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County announces testing site expansion, provides COVID updates

onmouth County officials have announced the expansion of the county’s COVID-19 free testing program and provided COVID-19 updates. “Beginning on Dec. 8, the county will be operating mobile testing twice per week, specifically for healthcare workers and first responders,” Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone said during a Dec. 2 press conference. “We are incredibly grateful to all of our front-line workers and all that they do to keep Monmouth County residents safe and healthy and we want to do whatever we can to support them. “The Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD) will administer the tests and perform contact tracing for anyone who tests positive. MCHD will continue to operate the county’s COVID-19 testing for all county residents four days per week,” Arnone said. The mobile testing will be offered in four municipalities: Ocean Township, Manalapan, Middletown and Wall Township. The sites will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and there will be 100 tests available at each site, according to a press release from the county. The times and locations for all COVID-19 testing sites will be posted on www.

visitmonmouth.com and on the county’s Facebook and Twitter pages. “This pandemic has affected all of us, but it has placed our first responders directly in harm’s way,” Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said. “They risk their lives every day as they respond to critical incidents to protect the residents of Monmouth County and we need to support them by providing expedited testing through the mobile Field Communications Unit. “This effort, led by the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, the Monmouth County Health Department and the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, will help ensure our first responders’ health and well-being and provide them with peace of mind as they work on the front lines,” Golden said. Freeholder Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley provided an update on the anticipated COVID-19 vaccine. “We could expect vaccinations to be shipped to New Jersey within the next three to four weeks,” Kiley said. “Vaccines will be distributed to hospitals first before local health departments and will be administered to healthcare and frontline workers before the general public. (Continued on page 19)

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Manalapan planners will hear details of Pinebrook Crossing By MARK ROSMAN Managing Editor

embers of the Manalapan Planning Board are scheduled to hear testimony for a proposed residential development during their 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 meeting. The meeting will be conducted in a virtual manner due to the ongoing 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

Instructions for how to attend and participate in the meeting are posted on the township’s website. According to a legal notice published by attorney Salvatore Alfieri, of the firm Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs LLC, Matawan, Pinebrook Crossing is being proposed by K. Hovnanian at Manalapan V., LLC. The property where K. Hovnanian proposes to construct the residential develop-

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Grandsons will honor relative with distillery in Keyport

hen Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev issued an anti-alcohol campaign in the mid-1980s that entailed a soft prohibition and subsequently raised the price of vodka, wine and beer, the new legislation, which was similar to America’s liquor prohibition in 1920, ignited an era of bootlegging and hoarding of supplies. As individuals throughout the Soviet Union sought new ways to brew and distill liquor at home, one citizen, Oleg Pichenikin, developed a spirit recipe from split peas that became popular among his friends and colleagues. Nearly four decades later, Pichenikin’s grandsons are following in his footsteps. Bound by ancestral history and craftsmanship, twin brothers Aleks and Maks Zhdanov are honoring their grandfather’s legacy by bringing his split pea spirit, tied in with elements of Soviet prohibition culture and themes, to Keyport with a new distillery they plan to open this winter. The name of the business, 3BR, which stands for “Three Bottles or Riot,” draws inﬂuence from Gorbachev’s dry law which enforced a ration of two bottles of liquor per person right around the time Aleks’ and Maks’ parents were planning to get married in Russia. The new business at 7 Main St., Keyport, is expected to house a distillery production side and a tasting room which will feature cocktails and bottle sales. The distillery is also expected to house a distinctive production process which includes a centrifugal sifter to help work with the tricky split pea material, and a hydroponics setup to grow botanicals and garnishes for the bar. The business has been an enduring vision for the 27-year-old Zhdanov brothers. Aleks Zhdanov recalled that the idea was born in 2014 from an interest in brewing ginger beer in his dorm room at Rutgers University alongside brother Maks and roommate Robert Mattera. “We started to get into ginger beer during college and Rob would bring it back to the room, which started a craze for us to make our own,” Aleks Zhdanov said. “We bought a small home-brewing kit and used online instructions to make our own, but it tasted repulsive. It turned out so bad that we almost abandoned the idea of brewing for a year. We had no idea what we were doing.” Although the trio’s initial efforts in home-brewing proved to be futile, they revisited the idea about one year later.

Left to right, Aleks Zhdanov, Yulia Kravchin, Maks Zhdanov, Robert Mattera and Will Proulx pose in their Soviet attire as they get set to open their new distillery in Keyport this winter.

“This time, with a bit more research, we started to have better and better results,” Aleks Zhdanov said. Revived with dexterity for crafting new recipes and ideas for spirits, Aleks said that right around the time he and his brother embarked on this skill, their mother Yuliana informed them of their grandfather’s history in producing homemade liquor. Having grown up in the aftermath of World War II, Pichenikin left school to join the workforce and grew up with limited resources, but he overcame those obstacles with his creativeness, the twins said. The brothers said that before he tried his hand at liquor, their grandfather built various items such as a machine that could tap a phone. They said he would listen in on government telecommunications as a hobby. Aleks Zhdanov said Pichenikin was eventually apprehended for that act, but instead of conviction, his ingenuity landed him a government position where he rose through the ranks to become a lead engineer responsible for building and maintaining elevators in conﬁdential locations throughout the country. When the soft prohibition took effect under the Gorbachev regime, Pichenikin did not hesitate to put his skill for innovation to work. The Zhdanov brothers learned their grandfather used a recipe that had been handed down in the family based on split peas, resulting from their abundance during a time when other ingredients typically used for alcohol production, such as grain

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and sugar, were scarce. Surprised, yet impressed by the news of their grandfather’s roots in bootlegging, the brothers formed a business plan for a distillery centered around those stories to pay homage to him. “We found out our grandfather had this history,” Maks Zhdanov said. “The best part about this is being able to honor him. “We were never able to meet him because he passed away when we were really young. He was an amazing man and influenced a lot of people around him, so we thought this would be a great way to pay tribute to him and create our own family legacy with this business. “We are not in it to make a quick buck. We don’t want to make this place a quick cash grab in any way. Anything we do, it’s all specific to honoring our grandfather and that time period,” he said. Aleks Zhdanov said he spent years studying the craft of brewing and distillation and has earned certifications in the field. He will serve as 3BR’s head distiller. Maks Zhdanov, the chief financial officer, earned a double master’s degree in international business and finance prior to the distillery’s inception. He worked as a business analyst and as a senior financial analyst and said he learned how to run a company from a financial standpoint. As the idea gained traction, the brothers recruited several friends with different specializations, but all of whom were tied together by Rutgers University. This team included former college roommate and now botanicalist Robert Mattera; Chief

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Marketing Ofﬁcer Yulia Kravchin; and Chief Production Ofﬁcer Will Proulx. With assistance from family members, friends and multiple investors, the group raised the necessary capital to turn their vision into an attainable goal. As they head down the homestretch toward opening day, the 3BR team members said the business will be ready this winter for customers to enjoy a unique drinking experience, absorb some Soviet history and taste Pichenikin’s secret spirit in addition to vodka, gin and whiskey, all of which will be distilled in-house. “We want everyone coming in to be slapped in the face with the Soviet character,” Aleks Zhdanov said. “I want everyone to be amazed by it, but to realize some of the misconceptions they may have been led to believe about the Soviet Union. The country was viewed as an enemy during the Cold War through U.S. propaganda, but this is actually a fascinating time period with a cool history.” The operators are offering memberships that include certain perks. Maks Zhdanov said, “Supporting 3BR before we open in this way means a great deal to the team. I really believe the membership is worth it and it will only get better as we add more perks and ways to be part of our family.” For more information, send an email to info@3brdistillery.com or visit www.3brdistillery.com

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he Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has passed a resolution which urges members of New Jerseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legislature to allow counties and municipalities to regulate the sale and use of marijuana within their borders. The freeholders took the action during a meeting on Nov. 24. The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s governing body acted as state Senators and Assembly members are considering the pas-

sage of enabling legislation that will permit the use of recreational marijuana in New Jersey. Recreational marijuana is also referred to as adult use marijuana. In their resolution, which will be forwarded to Gov. Phil Murphy and other state ofďŹ cials, the freeholders noted that in the Nov. 3 general election, New Jersey voters approved an amendment to the State Constitution legalizing marijuana. The constitutional amendment will per-

mit the possession and use of marijuana for persons age 21 and older and legalizes the cultivation, processing and sale of retail marijuana. However, before any of that can happen, Senate and Assembly members must pass enabling legislation, which must be signed into law by the governor, to set the parameters around the sale, purchase and use of marijuana. In comments made prior to the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passage of the resolution, Freeholder Director Thomas Arnone said it is â&#x20AC;&#x153;mindbogglingâ&#x20AC;? that state ofďŹ cials put a public question on the Election Day ballot with so many unknown aspects of how adult use marijuana will be implemented. Since the passage of the public ques-

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Marlboro planners approve warehouse on Boundary Road By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer

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NEWS BRIEFS Marlboro’s municipal government is collecting food and toy donations for individuals in need during the 2020 holiday season. The holiday food drive will take place through Dec. 18. Collection bins are located in town hall, the recreation center and the police station. Hams, turkeys and gift cards may be delivered to the recreation center during normal business hours. Residents who are in need of receiving a food basket may email mayor@ marlboro-nj.gov Marlboro’s holiday toy drive pairs the township with the Charity Kings nonproﬁt organization. Residents are asked to deposit new, unwrapped toys in the collection bins at the recreation center and at town hall. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 14. Letters to the editor may be sent to news@thenewstranscript.com. All submissions may be edited for length, grammar, content and libelous statements.

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Entertainer reunites with fellow Mouseketeers to record album By JENNIFER AMATO Managing Editor

ne of “The All-New Mickey Mouse Club” cast members from the 1990s has reunited with her fellow Mouseketeers to record a special holiday album. “Why? Because It’s Christmas” features Princeton resident Lindsey Alley, along with 17 ’Teers who recorded 15 holiday classics. The Disney stars from all seven seasons reunited 30 years later and recorded the album during the height of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. The album was released on Nov. 27. The group is donating a portion of the gross proceeds to two organizations that support individuals who have been extremely affected by COVID-19. MusiCares provides critical assistance to members of the music community in times of need. The Brave of Heart Fund provides much needed ﬁnancial support to the families of frontline healthcare workers and volunteers who lost their lives due to COVID-19. “Music has such a unique ability to heal and unify us, and we are so grateful for our position to continue to support music creators and professionals in these uncertain times. The direct impact we have been able to make on our music community during the pandemic would not be possible without the generosity of partners like Always In The Club,” said Laura Segura, executive director of MusiCares. “We are grateful to Always in the Club for its efforts to raise awareness for the Brave of Heart Fund,” said Holly Welch Stubbing, president and CEO of E4E Relief. “Contributions like this one will allow the fund to support even more families of fallen healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic as they navigate their unimaginable losses.” In addition to Alley, the singers are Rhona Bennett, Deedee Magno Hall, Tony Lucca, Nikki DeLoach, Dale Godboldo, Chasen Hampton, Tasha Danner, David Kater, Jason “Blain” Carson, Jennifer McGill, Mylin Brooks-Stoddard, Raquel “Roque” Herring, Nita Young, Jason Mi-

nor, TJ Fantini and Marc Worden. Alley moved to Princeton in mid-2019 with her husband and young son. They had moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., from Los Angeles in 2018 and after living in a basement apartment for nearly a year, decided they needed a bit more space, she said in an interview with Newspaper Media Group/ Packet Media LLC. “We looked at a lot of towns in New Jersey and New York, but Princeton just felt ‘right’ to us. And we also found the perfect house, so it all made sense. We hadn’t been here too long before COVID hit, but it still gave us plenty of time to ﬁnd our favorite spots and meet some great new friends,” she said. Alley said she watched a lot of movie musicals as a child and remembers saying to her mother, “I can do that,” she recalled. “She took me to an audition for ‘The Sound of Music’ at a dinner theater in my hometown of Lakeland, Fla. I landed the role of Gretl and I have been working in the theater ever since,” she said. Reﬂecting on her days as a Mouseketeer, she said, “Doing what I loved to do with such wonderfully talented people was pure joy. And there’s just no way of paying for that kind of learning experience, you know?” Alley has starred on stage in “First Wives Club, The Musical,” and in TV shows, movies and theatrical productions. She has had roles in “How I Met Your Mother,” “Lethal Weapon” and in her critically acclaimed one-woman show, “Blood, Sweat & Mouseketears!” on Broadway. “Choosing a favorite project is impossible. Every project I have been inv olved in has been a gift in one way or another. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve done some bad shows. But I would classify those as learning experiences. “If I had to play favorites, I would say ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’ has had the most profound impact on my life. Learning to river dance for a role in ‘Legally Blonde’ was the hardest thing I have ever done. And doing my one-woman show, ‘Blood, Sweat and Mouseketeers’ is the most cathartic ongoing process,” she said. Alley is currently working on a new club act-one-woman show called “After

Ever After.” “It’s mostly about being a mom. About marriage and family and friends. Juggling real life with my show business hopes and dreams. I obviously need a better elevator pitch, but that, too, is a work in progress. I’m hoping to bring something to a local stage when it is safe to be back indoors,” she said. That being said, COVID definitely affected the recording process of “Why? Because It’s Christmas.” “The process was pretty hilarious. I had never recorded anything from home before, so there was a lot of trial and error. Lots of starts and stops. “I started recording in a refrigerator box that we saved for our son’s playroom ... but my vocals were ultimately drowned out by a family of very loud crickets. “I moved my setup upstairs to a small closet and everything seemed to be going well until one of our producers asked to see my ‘studio’ via FaceTime. “I gave him a quick tour and he confirmed my sound was still off, as I had been singing into the back of the microphone. Whoops. “We got there in the end, but it was defi-

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• Marlboro’s annual holiday lighting event will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 14. The lighting of a Christmas tree and a Hanukkah menorah at Town Hall will be livestreamed on Marlboro’s Facebook page and will be broadcast on Optimum channel

• The Marlboro K-8 School District is accepting donations of gift cards to be included with donations of food baskets. The food baskets will be delivered to more than 60 township families this holiday season. The food baskets will be delivered by the

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nitely a process! I am actually so grateful to have gone through everything, as I now feel like I could record my own little album from the hall closet,” she said. Calling her fellow Mouseketeers “some of my most favorite people on the planet,” Alley said they all picked up where they left off. “To be a part of a project like this with them … during a global pandemic, and for three great charities, gave me all the feels including joy, hope and pride, to name a few. Creating this album together, yet apart, was an honor and a privilege,” she said. She was also delighted to record a Christmas album. “Christmas is my favorite time of year. If I could start decorating in September without the neighbors raising an eyebrow, I would. “My favorite Christmas songs of all time are Nat King Cole’s ‘The Christmas Song,’ Bing Crosby’s ‘I’ll Be Home Christmas’ and Judy Garland’s ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.’ “When I hear those folks singing those songs, all is right in the world. And when I have had a hard day, I immediately go to my Pandora Christmas station for a ﬁx. Christmas music is a balm for challenging times,” she said. Alley’s Christmas memories include her dad risking his life to hang a giant star on the chimney, singing “Silent Night” at Christmas Eve church and her mom’s shoepeg corn casserole. “Christmas is my favorite. And while this year is going to be hard being away from our families, my husband and I are going to try to start some new traditions with our 3-year old son, like decorating a bit too early. “We are trying not to focus on all the things that are missing, but rather on all we have right here and right now. Because if 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that every single day counts,” she said. “Why? Because It’s Christmas” will be released by Always In The Club/M12/Universal and is available at www.MMCHolidays.com. The album will be available as a commemorative holiday CD and as a digital download.

DATEBOOK • The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will offer a Zoom presentation, “Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema,” from 6 p.m. Dec. 22 through 6 p.m. Dec. 25. Call 732252-6990 to receive a Zoom link which is good for viewing the ﬁlm at any time between the dates and times noted. All dona-

Marlboro Police Department during the week of Dec. 21. The holiday drive is a collaborative effort between the Mayor’s Ofﬁce, Marlboro Recreation and the Marlboro K-8 public schools. Gift card donations may be dropped off at 1980 Township Drive, Marlboro, through Dec. 18 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

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Illegal ATVs are destroying state parks; officials must act

llegal off-road vehicle use continues to be used legally in parks, causing a lot to be a major problem in New Jersey, of damage. especially in environmentally sensitive Years ago they allowed for a one-day areas like the Pinelands. ATV rally in Allamuchy Park, causing State parks like Cedar Lake in Glouces- $60,000 worth of damage. Sierra Club ter County and Wharton State Forest are studies in other states have shown that lecovered in tire marks and deep ruts from gal ATV parks increase illegal ridership in jeeps, dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles the areas. (ATVs). Illegal ATVs cause serious damage to New Jersey has not done enough to reg- the environment. They destroy wetlands ulate ATVs and dirt bikes. This is a state- and streambeds and trample small plants. wide problem, but it is most acute and most They can damage rare plant and animal known in the Pinelands. species found in the Pinelands and other The New Jersey Department of Envi- areas of the state. ronmental Protection (DEP) has failed to They kill endangered pine snakes and put a real plan in place to protect Whar- endangered pitcher plants, swamp pink and ton State Forest for years, and meanwhile other endangered species. The siltation and the damage keeps happening. New Jersey runoff alone hurts water quality and makes needs tougher laws, stricter penalties and it harder for trout to lay eggs. a real plan to stop the illegal operation of These vehicles not only disrupt imporATVs. tant natural habitats, they contribute to air Illegal ATVs are turning our state parks pollution as well. into road rallies, trampling plants and damWe need the state to step up and take aging rare plant and aniaction to stop illegal ATV mal habitats. This is public use. These vehicles are a land that was put in the GUEST COLUMN scourge and there needs public trust for all of us. to be enforcement and a • The state needs to stand real plan to deal with this JEFF TITTEL up to protect this land by problem. coming up with a real plan Earlier this year, Gov. to stop illegal ATV use in Phil Murphy signed a our parks. law that revised certain penalties for illeIn 2016, the DEP announced they were gally operating snowmobiles, all-terrain creating a plan to deal with off-road vehi- vehicles and dirt bikes on public streets, cles in Wharton State Forest, but they have highways and rights of way in violation of existing laws. done nothing since. However, we need stricter laws and Their plan included increased enforcement, increased signs and repairing the more enforcement, especially to protect the forest’s sand and dirt roads. Motorized Pinelands and other environmentally sensiuse would be restricted in certain environ- tive areas in New Jersey. New Jersey needs to do more to stop mental areas that have sustained too much the illegal operation of ATVs and dirt bikes damage. We have been trying to get the DEP to because they pose a serious safety threat as implement a plan to limit ATVs in Wharton well as damaging the environment. They are endangering our most preState Forest for years. They talked about creating a plan in 2016, but nothing has cious wild places. People are getting killed or hurt by illehappened and damage is still taking place gal ATV drivers and the drivers are getting from illegal ATVs. They need to create a real plan that hurt as well. If an ATV driver is illegally closes off environmentally sensitive areas riding in the forest and is involved in an acby using barriers to stop ATVs. It needs to cident, they may not be found immediately. DEP needs to be impounding more veinclude increased penalties, real enforcement and funding for education for ATV hicles. They also need to block trails. We need the state to enact tougher laws and riders on what they can and can’t do. Wharton Forest is one of the biggest put together a real plan of action to stop pieces of open space in New Jersey. It is a illegal ATVs from hurting people and the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. DEP needs environment. to protect this critical and environmentally Jeff Tittel is the director of the New Jerensitive area from illegal ATVs. In the past, New Jersey allowed ATVs sey Sierra Club.

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Freehold Twp. pupils await in-person return to school Staff Writer

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Students in the Freehold Township K-8 School District may resume in-person instruction at their schools on Dec. 14 following a two-week change-over to fully remote instruction. During the 2020-21 school year, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many Freehold Township pupils have been receiving their education in a hybrid model that consists of in-person instruction and remote instruction. Two cohorts of students have been attending school on alternating days. Some children have only been receiving remote instruction if their parents selected that option at the beginning of the school year. In a letter dated Nov. 23, Superintendent of Schools Neil Dickstein said all students would begin receiving fully remote instruction by Nov. 30. He said the fully remote instruction is expected to continue until Dec. 14, after which the hybrid model may resume. Dickstein wrote that the decision to change to fully remote instruction was due to an increase in the number of positive coronavirus cases across the school district. “Throughout the weekend and today (Nov. 23), the number of conﬁrmed positive COVID cases and the number of staff and students who are symptomatic has increased exponentially,” he wrote. “This has resulted in the challenge of accurately identifying all close contacts and informing them of their status. Additionally, as staff members are testing positive for COVID or developing symptoms of COVID and being identiﬁed as close contacts, we are losing the ability to adequately provide substitute coverage for them,” Dickstein wrote. The superintendent said the date when students will be permitted to physically return to school may change based on the New Jersey Department of Health’s risk designation for the state’s central east region where Freehold Township is located. The region is currently in a high risk category. “Please understand, (moving to fully Letters to the editor and Your Turn guest columns about issues of local interest may be sent via email to news@thenewstranscript.com. All submissions may be edited for length, content, grammar and libelous statements.

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Students will not return for in-person instruction as planned By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer

FREEHOLD – Students in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District will not resume in-person instruction on Dec. 14 following a decision by district administrators to delay the return of children to the district’s three buildings. Since the beginning of the 202021 school year, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all of the pupils in the district have been receiving remote instruction. In early November, Board of Education members approved an updated restart and re-entry plan that allowed children who are enrolled in ﬁve special education classes at the Freehold Learning Center elementary school to begin receiving a combination of in-person and remote instruction. The pupils returned to school on Nov. 16. The board’s restart and re-entry plan established Dec. 14 as the date when the remainder of the district’s pupils would begin receiving a combination of in-person

and remote instruction (referred to as a hybrid plan). Parents would have retained the option for their children to continue to receive instruction on a fully remote basis. However, due to a mid-November increase in the state’s reported number of coronavirus cases, Superintendent of Schools Rocco Tomazic said the pupils who have been attending the ﬁve special education classes at the Freehold Learning Center would return to fully remote instruction and the rest of the pupils would not return for in-person instruction as scheduled on Dec. 14, and would instead remain on fully remote instruction. Tomazic made the announcement on Nov. 30. He said Monmouth County and Freehold Borough were placed in a high risk category for the virus by the COVID Regional Risk Assessment on Nov. 19. Monmouth County and Freehold Borough were designated in the moderate risk category for the virus when the school year began in September, but for several reasons, administrators chose not to offer

pupils any level of in-person instruction. When a school district is determined to be at high risk for the virus, it is recommended by the state that administrators only provide fully remote instruction. Tomazic said the school district will remain on fully remote instruction until Monmouth County and Freehold Borough reliably return to a moderate risk designation and an updated transition plan for a combination of in-person and remote instruction can be implemented. Administrators will give parents at least three weeks notice of any planned return to in-person instruction. “The district will be constantly monitoring public health conditions, but in all cases, will thoroughly review the district status on Jan. 29, 2021, the end of the second marking period,” Tomazic said. Tomazic said once Freehold Borough returns to a moderate risk designation for the virus, administrators will proceed with the transition to hybrid instruction. As of mid-November, 63% of the

district’s parents wanted their children to attend school in person, according to the superintendent. The remaining parents wanted their children to remain on fully remote instruction. “While I am certain that shifting to full (remote) instruction is the right thing to do at this point in time, I fully understand how disappointed many of our students will be who had hoped to soon be back in school,” Tomazic said. “I am equally aware of how disruptive this is to some of our parents as they must continue to juggle schedules and childcare arrangements. “We have worked extremely hard to get the district to a position where it can safely open for in-school hybrid instruction, but the realities of the current situation and the strong recommendations of our health ofﬁcials make shifting to in-school hybrid currently inadvisable. “We will delay our transition until we can reopen safely and with some expectation that we can stay open,” the superintendent said.

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Freehold man is facing charges related to the shooting and stabbing of a 28-year-old Holmdel man that occurred on Nov. 30, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Julian Lee, 25, is charged with first degree attempted murder, first degree armed robbery, second degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, second degree unlawful possession of a firearm, third degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth degree unlawful possession of a weapon. According to the press release, Holmdel police officers were dispatched to the area of Holmdel Road at 10:40 p.m. Nov. 30 in response to multiple 911 calls from

individuals who were reporting there was an injured man at the location. The injured man was transported to a local hospital by a Good Samaritan. Upon his arrival at the hospital, the man was treated for serious injuries resulting from apparent gunshot and stab wounds, according to the press release. Gramiccioni said that following an investigation, Lee was identified as the man’s assailant. On Dec. 3, detectives located Lee in Atlantic City and he was taken into police custody. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Holmdel Police Department were aided in the investigation by the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, the Hazlet Police Department, the Howell Police Department, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey

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hen it comes to hybrid technology in automobiles, Toyota, or its luxury division Lexus, are at the head of the class these days. For me, the Toyota Prius sets the gold standard for hybrid achievement. It is boldly designed, exciting to drive, energy efficient and miserly on gas. The trend these days is for the car manufacturers to make hybrid versions of their models more and more available. Peter Perrotta To that point, I recently jumped behind the wheel of the 2021 Lexus NX 300h F Sport crossover SUV for one week to see how this model measures up to what the Prius is offering. As far as efficiency goes, this compact SUV has it. The NX 300h is powered by 2.5 liter Atkinson cycle, four cylinder engine combined with a high torque electric motor. The unique transmission in this vehicle varies the power between the gas engine and the electric motor or combines both on an as-needed basis. The result is a combined 194 horsepower system. Moreover, regenerative braking changes the electric motor to a generator that captures the kinetic energy of the wheels when the brake is applied, storing it in the nickel-metal hydride battery pack. When this vehicle is in the EV drive mode, under certain conditions, the NX 300h can run solely on the electric motor at lower speeds – below 25 mph. A hybrid system indicator and fuel consumption indicator located on a 4.2 inch screen help coach the driver to operate the vehicle as fuel efficiently as possible. The result of all this cutting edge hybrid technology is an amazingly efficient and eco-friendly SUV. The government’s EPA fuel consumption ratings for this NX 300h come in at an impressive 33 miles per gallon for highway driving, 30 mpg in city driving, netting an overall rating of 31 miles per gallon. The EPA estimates that this vehicle will cost a miserly $1,300 per year to operate as it only uses about 3.2 gallons of gas per

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every 100 miles driven. Personally, I found this NX 300h F sport an overall pleasure to drive. The hybrid operation is seamless and the gas engine/electric battery combination operates smoothly. However, when it comes to the ride and handling, I found an issue. At normal highway and around town speeds the NX 300h passes the test. It’s fairly nimble and easy to navigate through most daily driving situations. However, I found that at higher speeds – used more aggressively on the Turnpike or Interstate – to make an aggressive pass this vehicle loses its grip on the road a bit and gives the driver a bit of an uneasy feel. It feels a bit top heavy at higher speeds. If you compare just the ride of this NX 300h to the competitors in its group, it comes up a bit short in that category, but far superior in the hybrid technology offered. The BMW X1 or X2, for instance, or the Mercedes GLA or GLB, offer a sportier drive and feel to their compact crossover SUVs.

In the German vehicles I feel that a more secure command of the road is offered at higher speeds or while commandeering more aggressive driving maneuvers. The 2021 Lexus NX 300h F Sport I drove for a week has a base price of $46,810. There were no additional options added to this tester besides a $1,025 charge for destination and delivery, bringing the bottom line sticker price to $47,835. The F Sport black line special edition package my tester came equipped with as standard included: sport tuned suspension; heated steering wheel; front fog and cornering lamps; aluminum pedals; 18-inch F Sport wheels and more. The editors at Car and Driver gave the NX 300 high marks for its “chiseled styling, proper SUV seating and spacious interior.” I would have to agree. This vehicle is quite comfortable and spacious inside for a compact crossover SUV. For low points, the folks at Car and Driver dinged the NX 300 for its “fussy infotainment controller, middle-of-the-pack acceleration and aged styling”.

I am not sure I agree about the acceleration knock or the styling comment, but I most certainly do agree with the infotainment controller issue. On the center console, just below the gear shifter, sits a touch pad controller for all the infotainment functions in this vehicle. The touch pad is very sensitive and if you are trying to adjust different functions in this vehicle while you are driving, it can be a very frustrating task. New for 2021 for the NX 300h is blind spot monitoring and the rear cross traffic alert as standard features; an updated low profile wiper blade design; power folding automatic dimming reverse tilt mirrors; and an updated Mark Levinson amplifier for the sound system. Overall, this NX 300h F Sport makes for a quite impressive package, albeit not perfect.

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Pennyworth Season Two Premiere By Rick Gables EPIX will premiere season two of Pennyworth on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. This drama series is based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. It follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon), a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), Bruce’s billionaire father, in 1960s London. New characters this season include Lucius Fox (Simon Manyonda), a young scientist, and Melanie Troy (Jessica de Gouw), a military orphan who became a woman of the world far too young. Season 2 will also introduce new series regulars James Purefoy, Edward Hog, Jessye Romeo, Ramon Tikaram and Harriet Slater.

The heart-warming holiday event series The Christmas Caroler Challenge returns to The CW on Friday, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by Dean Cain and Laura McKenzie, the three-episode two hour-long Christmas caroling competition event series features 10 extraordinary Christmas caroling groups, each with their own stylized brand of performance, in celebrating the great Christmas music we have all come to love. Each group will be judged by three celebrity judges. Then Dogs of the Year returns to The CW with an all new cast of characters to charm their way into our hearts. Airing Thursday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, this special counts down the Top 10 dog stories of 2020, celebrating the dogs that go above and beyond, that leave their mark on society, and achieve the nearly impossible.

Hallmark continues the holiday spirit on Sunday, Dec. 13, with two new original movies. First up is Christmas Comes Twice airing at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel. Emily (Tamera Mowry-Housley) is a top newscaster who has achieved her career dreams but still has regrets about the guy (Michael Xavier) who got away years earlier. When the Christmas carnival comes to town, a ride around the carousel takes her magically back in time to the carnival ﬁve years before … giving her a second chance at love before she must return to Christmas present. Then, at 10 p.m. ET/ PT, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries airs Unlocking Christmas. When a mysterious key and a holiday riddle arrive on their doorsteps, Kate (Taylor Cole) and Kevin (Steve Lund) embark on a romantic Christmas adventure they will never forget.

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County provides COVID updates (Continued from page 1)

Vaccines are anticipated to be available to the general public in 2021.” MCHD has been officially listed as a vaccine provider by the New Jersey Department of Health. MCHD will continue to work with the county’s Office of Emergency Management to establish points of distribution for the vaccine and coordinate vaccine distribution with the state Department of Health. “Even though vaccine distribution is imminent, the health department continues to stress the importance of preventative actions the public can take, including social distancing, wearing face coverings and washing hands frequently,” Kiley said. “Public health officials also urge the public to answer the phone when a contact tracer calls. Contact tracing is a vital part of reducing the spread of COVID-19 throughout Monmouth County communities,” she said. Kiley reminded residents that the county

is still offering assistance to residents who are experiencing financial hardship or are in need of mental health support. The Financial Recovery Warm Line can be reached by calling 732-683-8959 and the Mental Health Hotline is available at 732542-6422. Arnone concluded the press conference by providing an update on the Monmouth County CARES Economic Assistance Grant Program. “Small businesses and nonprofits can apply for up to $20,000 in grant money for COVID-19 expenses. To date, we have approved more than 2,300 applications and dispersed more than $20 million. “I strongly encourage all small businesses and nonprofits to take advantage of this as soon as possible. The CARES Act funding must be used by the end of this month and so there are only a few weeks to submit applications in time to process payments,” Arnone said. Representatives of small businesses and nonprofit organizations may apply at www. MonmouthCountyCares.com

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