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| April 6, 2019
By Chris Lundy LAKEWOOD – An assembly of civic leaders, ban kers, and developers met recently to work towa rd d isma ntli ng roa dblocks to affordable housing. M i ke McNe i l , a s t h e NA ACP’s housing committee chair for the state, hosted the event held at the Lakewood Municipal –Photo by Chris Lundy Building. There are a lot Reva Foster, chair of the New Jersey Black Issues of people working toward Convention, described how many people are losing getting people into homes, their homes. (Affordable - See Page 5)
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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – There is a huge difference between what the intersection of Routes 166 and 37 looks like today and what it looked like a year ago. Some would even say it looks done. However, there are still a few more projects to do, according to Steve Schapiro, deputy Director of Communications for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. In terms of how traffic will flow, nothing will change from how it is now, he said. What will change is the roadway
itself. Final milling and paving still needs to be done. The DOT plans for this to happen overnight, so that the road closures won’t impact as many drivers, he said. There is also a plan to have this done before the increase of traffic that comes on Memorial Day, which had been previously discussed. After that, there is just landscaping and cleanup that will need to be finished up, but that is not expected to affect drivers, he said. (Work - See Page 2)
Did Recreational Marijuana Hurt Other Marijuana Bills? By Chris Lundy TRENTON – The vote for recreational, or “adult use” ma r iju a na has taken center stage but the medicinal mariju a n a m ove m e nt a n d expungement of records might have been hamstrung by it. A vote was planned for a package of bills that would legalize adult use marijuana, expunge records of people charged with possession of up to
5 pou nds, and expand med ici nal ma r iju a na use. However, when Democrat leaders were trying to f i nd out how much support there was, they came up short on definite “yes” votes. Senate President Steve Sweeney said during a press conference that they decided not to put it up to vote because it would be defeated. So instead they (Marijuana - See Page 2)
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pushed “pause” on it, so they can work to get more support so they know it will pass. He also noted that if it was on the ballot in November, it wouldn’t do well because it’s not a presidential election and not as many people would vote. However, some people feel that by tying expungement and medical marijuana to the recreational one, it stopped two common sense bills from progressing. The family of Jake “The Tank” Honig put out a video plea to lawmakers to separate the medicinal marijuana expansion from the recreational. Jake, 7, passed away last year after five years of dealing with cancer. “The only medication he was on was medical marijuana,” his father Mike said. When he was on it, it alleviated all of his symptoms. But the state only allows 2 ounces for someone his age. “Somehow medical marijuana got all tied in with recreational. And because of that, we’re putting patients in New Jersey behind pleasure seekers. We’re putting our own personal agenda ahead of the terminally ill child. We ask that you untie medical marijuana from recreational… Everybody can agree, that a patient, especially a child, deserves the medication they need to be comfortable,” he said.
The bill is called the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act. Another bill is expungement, which would help people who have minor offenses have a more productive future. Sen. Robert Singer (R-30 th) told a group at an affordable housing assembly in Lakewood recently that “too many young lives have been ruined for having a small amount of marijuana.” Even if the legislature is torn on recreational marijuana, they should still move forward with the expungement of people’s record, he said. Then, revisit recreational marijuana when there’s more consensus. State Democrats declined to make a specific reply to requests for comment, but at the same press conference that Sweeney spoke at, there were also several other decision makers including Gov. Phil Murphy and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin. When a reporter asked if the bills could be separated, Murphy said it needed to be a full package. If you just decriminalize it, it’s just in hands of bad guys, if you just expunge records, you still get 600 arrests a week of low-grade marijuana charges. “I know we’re doing the right thing by legalizing adult use marijuana,” Sweeney said. “Too many people are being arrested. Too many people are not getting justice.”
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Author and Environmental Activist Maya K. van Rossum Coming to Toms River Library
TOMS RIVER – Author and environmental activist Maya K. van Rossum will discuss her book “The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Apr. 29 at the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library. Maya K. van Rossum is the Delaware Riverkeeper and has led the Delaware Riverkeeper Network for over 23 years. She was named one of the “10 Most Influential People of 2015” on energy issues by SNL Energy. van Rossum’s book displays a new pro-
posal for environmental advocacy and was selected as the 2018 Living Now Evergreen Awards Gold Winner in the Nature Conservation category. The branch is located at 101 Washington Street. Registration is required for this free program. To register, call the branch at 732349-6200 or visit theoceancountylibrary. org/events. Free parking is available daily after 5 p.m. in the Toms River parking garage behind the library or all levels, anytime in the county parking garage on Hooper Avenue.
Conklin Places Second At VA Championships
TOMS RIVER – High School East sophomore student Michael Conklin placed second at the National High School Coaches Association Championships in Virginia Beach, VA last week.
Michael wrestled at 126 pounds and placed second out of 126 wrestlers. He was recognized as a NHSCA All-American. Congratulations to Michael and Coach Warren Reid.
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Continued From Page 1 and they were all under one roof. They gave short statements and then met afterward in a room where people could find out more about their programs. The process to apply for affordable housing can be daunting, McNeil said. Some people give up because the process is so difficult. Or, they think they won’t qualify so they don’t bother. Other times, they wait until the housing is already built; by that time it’s too late. The goal is to educate people in need how to navigate the process, he said. The other part is to educate decision makers about the need for affordable housing. What is affordable to some might not be affordable to others. The state defines an affordable home as one that can be afforded by someone making much less than what the median income is in a region. Monmouth, Ocean and Mercer counties are in the same region, which puts the median income for a one-person home at $69,4 47. Low i ncome would be someone making $34,723, according to documents provided at the assembly. Affordable housing is a phrase that often makes local politicians curse under their breath, as some feel state regulations have taken away home rule and led to increased traffic, school taxes, costly lawsuits, and environmental
The Toms River Times, April 6, 2019, Page 5 impacts. The speakers gave a different take on it. They said access to affordable housing is one of the most significant civil rights issues today. Everyone deserves to live in a safe neighborhood. Rachel Wainer Apter, director of the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, explained some of the methods that are used to tell people that they can’t live a certain place. They include a landlord steering you away from certain neighborhoods, or a bank providing different lending terms based on race. She shared a hotline for people who have exper ienced discr imination in housing: 866-405-3050. Not only did people speak about creating more homes, but to keep homes affordable once an area begins to gentrify. Jersey City Councilwoman Joyce Watterman explained how her city has been growing, and as it grows, it’s pushing out people who have lived there a long time. Reva Foster, chair of the New Jersey Black Issues Convention, spoke about pages and pages of sheriff’s sales in newspapers, indicative of people being unable to afford to live in their homes any more. “Local officials decide who can live where based on income,” said Kevin Walsh. He’s the executive director of the Fair Share Housing Center, a non-profit created to “end discriminator y or exclusionary housing patterns which
have deprived the poor, par ticularly those presently living in inner cities, of the opportunity to reside in an environment which offers safe, decent, and sanitary housing near employment and educational opportunities.” Their history stems from a lawsuit in which the town of Mt. Laurel was accused of zoning in such a way that only rich people could afford to live there. As a result of the litigation, every town in New Jersey has to provide a certain portion of affordable homes. There’s a mentality of ‘my children benefitted from a school, but we don’t want more kids in school,’ or ‘I just moved here, but no one else should move here because they bring traffic,’ he said. “They exclude on race even if they don’t realize it.” This sentiment was echoed by Connie Pascale, a long-term advocate for underprivileged people. “The racism that caused these problems are still there, either in the law or in their hearts,” he said. Adam Gordon, with the Fair Share Housing Center, said they have been working with the state to get a central website for all affordable housing locations so that people looking for them can find them more easily. Channell Wilkins, CEO of Ocean, Inc. said that it costs more for them to build an affordable unit than for a developer to build a market rate unit. He urged local politicians to extend the same breaks that other developers get to those
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TOMS RIVER – A community breakfast was held on March 27 to honor Mayor Kelaher and freeholders John “Jack” Kelly and Virginia Haines at Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River. Also in attendance were Sheriff Mastronardy and Ocean County Prosecutor Billheimer. NJRC aims to serves and help its community with outreach programs. Our vision is to “develop a culture where people with histories of incarceration face no barriers to employment and are no more likely to be arrested than people who have not been incarcerated.” Mayor Kelaher and Freeholders Kelly and Haines were honored by NJRC Chairman and former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey for their support, dedication and work in the state of New Jersey.
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TOMS RIVER – Students from High School North visited the Protectors of Freedom monument at Bey Lea Park today as part of NEA Big Read. The monument, commissioned by the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation and unveiled in the summer of 2017, was constructed by famed sculptor and Toms River resident Brian Hanlon, who was on hand to discuss his inspiration with students. Protectors of Freedom reflects every conflict from 1917 to today, depicted through six, eightfoot bronze sculptures, including a woman nurse serving in the Vietnam War, and figures representing World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Middle East. Braving the cold and windy, albeit sunny weather, students from the English classes of HSN teacher Erika Kashman-Gellis were on hand to observe, reflect, and converse with Hanlon. The field trip was a powerful extension of the novel The Things They Carried by Tim
–Photo courtesy TRHS O’Brien, a Vietnam War epic that students are reading and studying for NEA Big Read. What proved particularly relevant and symbolic for students with regard to the novel, in addition to the sculptures representing Vietnam, was one depicting a World War II soldier carrying a wounded friend. As Hanlon explained, in addition to its literal interpretation, the statue also symbolizes a young man “carrying on his back ‘the greatest generation.’” It was apropos, then, that as a gift to students, Hanlon created a miniature version of that statue, which he presented to HSN Principal Ed Keller, Ms. Kashman-Gellis, and her students. The statue will now be prominently displayed at High School North as a memento of the day’s experience. The district worked directly with the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation to make the student site visit possible, and the foundation’s reps were in attendance, along with school and district administrators.
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JACKSON – After a long winter, what better way to celebrate spring than with coaster thrills and family fun? Come on out April 6 & 7 for Opening Weekend to take a spin on El Toro, Kingda Ka, Nitro, BATMAN:
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Capitol Comments Senator Jim Holzapfel 10th Legislative District, Serving Toms River
TR ENTON - Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Dave Wolfe and Greg McGuckin (all R-10th) said that they stand by Toms River Regional School District Superintendent David Healy’s testimony, as delivered during a public budget hearing, stating that they will continue to fight for fair
funding for students in Ocean County and throughout New Jersey. Superintendent Healy testified at a March 21, 2019 public budget hearing in Newark, urging officials to stop all further cuts until the flaws in the state’s funding formula are fixed. The severe funding cuts to schools with-
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Capitol Comments Senator Robert Menendez
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor to outline the Trump Administration’s failure to nominate qualified individuals for a number of ambassador posts and senior State Department positions. The Senator’s speech comes in response to the latest statements the President reportedly made when he met with Senate Republicans, where he tried to shift the blame away from himself for his
Administration’s failure to adequately staff our foreign policy agencies. “When the Trump Administration repeatedly fails to appropriately vet political nominees, Congress must exercise appropriate oversight,” said Menendez. “The President has nominated and re-nominated individuals with restraining orders for threats of violence; people who made material omissions, sometimes on a repeated basis, in their nomination materials; people who tweeted and retweeted
10th District Supports Toms River Superintendent’s Testimony in Legislative District 10 have been vehemently opposed by legislators, school officials, and students. “Superintendent Healy’s testimony shines a light on the glaring holes in our state’s school funding formula,” Senator Holzapfel said. “As a result of Governor Murphy’s funding cuts, District 10 is set to lose over $5.5 million in state aid for the 2019-2020 school year. On behalf of students and
taxpayers in our district, we will continue to speak out against the deeper cuts that will be imposed in the years to come if the governor’s budget proposal becomes law.” “We have been met with nothing but silence from the State Department of Education when we questioned their lack of transparency in calculating Local Fair Share,” Assemblyman McGuckin added. “Stating that
the calculations for determining Local Fair Share are ‘proprietary’ seems to be an excuse for withholding valuable information from our school district. We believe all school districts should have the right to know how the property and wealth calculators in the formula are obtained.” “We vow to fight the cuts imposed by Governor Murphy and the Democrat-controlled Legislature, whose
members have been completely unresponsive to the needs of local students and taxpayers,” Assemblymen Wolfe said. “Our office is working diligently with local school officials and our colleagues in Trenton to restore funding for our local schools. We will not roll over and allow Democrats to redirect millions away from our school districts at the expense of our student’s education and our resident’s tax dollars.”
Paycheck Fairness Act Would Eliminate Inequities Among Workers eration. I’m proud to stand with the full bipartisan delegation from New Jersey to co-sponsor and support this important legislation and call on the Senate to finish the job and send this bill to the President.” The Paycheck Fairness Act is an important step toward ending gender-based wage
discrimination and ensuring all women receive equal pay for equal work. Specifically, The Paycheck Fairness Act would: • Require employers to prove that pay disparities exist for legitimate, job-related reasons and not based on gender alone
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Trump’s Nominees Must Be Vetted, Because He Isn’t Vetting Them
vile things about Senators and their families; and who have engaged in incidents that should, frankly, mean they never should have been nominated. One nominee attacked my late colleague and good friend, Senator John McCain, claiming that John McCain, an American hero, was rolling ‘out the welcome mat for ISIS on America’s Southern Border.’ But unfortunately, we know that attacking McCain does not cross any redlines for this President. Another nominee has claimed, with no evidence, that the wife of Senator Cruz is part of a sinister cabal seeking to combine the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States. This
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nominee called Hillary Clinton a ‘terrorist with amnesia’…You can’t make this stuff up. “When the White House, either through negligence or incompetence, sends us
un-vetted, unqualified nominees, incapable and often times offensive, my staff and I must exercise due diligence on behalf of the American people. So, to make this crystal clear,
the President can speed up this process. All he has to do is start nominating Americans with appropriate credentials and honorable conduct in their careers,” concluded the Senator.
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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY F eatured L etter State Needs To See Effects Of Aid Cuts Good afternoon State Leaders, I am a very concerned parent and an extremely fearful district employee of Toms River Schools. T he d rast ic cut s t hat face ou r staff, teachers, and administration is det r i ment al to ou r school district and most importantly to our students who will reap this harsh consequence. Our school district cannot afford such excessive cuts. We have such a large school district with already large classrooms with an average size of 20 to 22 students in each element a r y class a nd over 22 students in each secondary classroom. I am a mother of three children who all attend Toms River Schools. I am concerned that my child ren are going to get lost in the shuff le with an abundance of students in each class. I have a son who greatly benefits from a smaller classroom size. His focus decreases when there is too much stimulation in the classroom with too many students. With a larger classroom size of over 30 children, my son is not going to be able to grow as he should and his academic performance will most likely drop. I know many children are in the same position as my son. We need ou r tea cher s so classroom sizes do not increase. This also poses a problem for the teachers. Teaching a larger classroom can get out of control and is more stressful on the teacher. How can a teacher teach 30 -35 st udents? Some parents can’t take care of 1 child...do we really expect a teacher to take care of 30 -35 students every day for 6 hours? The same goes
for our staff members who aren’t teachers. We all have so much work... who will do it all with all of these cuts? Are you as state leaders going to come to Toms River Schools a nd help ou r administrators with all of the work...maybe you should. Maybe then these cuts wouldn’t take place. I am also concerned about our children’s extracurricular activities and programs in all of our schools. If you take away our children’s only outlet for staying away from drugs and alcohol, my concern is children are going to get themselves into trouble. We want to keep our children safe, busy, and active and away from drugs and alcohol. If you take extracurricular activities and programs away from our children, this will only cause more problems and issues in the community. Why should our school d ist r ict be pu n ished? Cutting staff, teachers, administration, and extracurricular activities and prog rams for ou r ch ild re n is a pu n ishment. Our children were always taught you are only punished when you do something wrong... well what have we done wrong to deserve these devastating cuts? Our children are our future...our children deserve a good education. These cuts are only goi ng to ma ke lea r n i ng that much harder for our children. Please don’t do this to our schools, our community...our futures all depend on it. Thank you for your time and your consideration. Please let us be heard. Sheri Pereira Toms River parent and employee
Letters To The Editor District Terrified Of Job Cuts
Good Afternoon, I am writing this letter letter out of fear...fear the many school districts across New Jersey that are facing drastic and devastating cuts to S2. 1. All schools deserve a fair funding formula. 2. Don’t punish model schools, students, staff and programs. 3. Keep politics out of our classrooms, fund schools fairly. 4. Funding cuts have a face...our children...our future. 5.Districts that are already under adequacy shouldn’t be punished...kindly read this again...Districts that are already under adequacy shouldn’t be punished 6.Please do not punish responsible spending districts. Kindly read all testimony relating to S2 from the many districts in NJ facing irreparable harm due to S2. Anita Steimle Toms River resident, graduate, parent, and staff member
Why Do People Love Trump? The kaleidoscope of corruption, incompetence, immorality, willful ignorance and systematic betrayal of Constitutional norms manifested by this Oval Office increases an obser ver’s
Letters The Editor blood pressure to theTo point belittlement of traditional Greed has trumped all huof brain-explosion! The occupant of the Oval Office is modeling the United States of America according to the blueprint of Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin. Think about it. Putin surrounds himself only with oligarchs who have ravaged the wealth of the nation. Failure to pay homage to Putin - or not paying him the expected gratuities results in banishment from the inner circle of power, seizure of assets, indefinite imprisonment, expulsion from the Motherland and even assassination. No, we are not yet at the point of assassination-by-presidential-edict. However, our president’s fascination with and admiration of despots suggest that he envies their power and frequent practice of gratuitous imprisonment, torture and execution. Endowment with the power of life or death might possibly fulfill his darkest desires! Would easy death-orders finally satisfy the needs of his ego? Nonetheless, countless s u p p o r t e r s p r ofe s si n g themselves as Christians continue to f lock to his defense - and praise - no matter the harm caused to Constitutional Law. Also sacrificed are the lower classes of citizens; the hope of the displaced and would-be immigrants; the unrestricted poisoning of our water, air and soil; the
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Christian virtues and of morality itself; continual attacks on Free Speech and Free Press; the f lagrant flouting of all legal restraints; the betrayal of longtime allies and friends juxtaposed with the embracement of tyrants eager to destroy all democracies; the brazen f launting of greed, machismo, mendacity and blind belligerence. Why do so many millions of Christians love and support this president? Here are a few theories for consideration: 1. Too many citizens idolize their children. This president speaks and acts like a child. 2. Too many find virtuous living boring or difficult. The president’s bad example frees citizens to skirt most virtues. 3. Too many citizens feed their brains with “bad TV” and even worse social media. Macho violence, nitwit comedy and loveless sex dominate the vast spectrum of our TV channels. TV-watching in the White House seems perpetual. 4. Too many have devalued intellectual pursuits and generally despise intellectuals, while seemingly preferring mediocrity… except in the case of their own doctors. 5. Too many Bible-readers are no more than that… readers…and not doers of the Biblical or Christian code of ethics they claim as their own. “Love one another” has become “Do unto him before he does unto you.” 6. Too many gratuitously attribute the rising stock market to the president’s taking up residence in the White House, although the recovery began under his predecessor’s tenure. Yet the current president claims all credit, and accepts no blame. 7. Like Judas who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, too many Christians have betrayed Jesus’ alleged ideals by an unquestioning embrace of greed as virtue.
man virtues. Greed is the president’s only “virtue.” 8. Too many hate to read or study or ref lect. They readily identify with the non-reader in the Oval Office. 9. Too many consider politics to be sports entertainment. “No harm to the Republic, whatever the politicians do in DC!” so they think. The Italian people and the German people of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s thought the same. 10. Too many citizens with too much irony believe that Almighty God raised Donald Trump up to seat him at His side! Donald has trumped Jesus as the new messiah! 11. Too many think, speak and act like this president. They love him and like everything he says and does, whether good or evil. 12. Too many citizens fear and hate the same groups of people the president despises with his malicious cacophony of bigotry and racism. 13. Too many have a false sense of confidence in the viability of the American way of life (see #9). 14. Too many practice gullibility as if a virtue, believing literally every word that issues forth from the Trump tongue, then believing literally his later contradictory statements. 15. Too many citizens accept without challenge all propaganda blaring forth from radical “news outlets.” 16. Too many believe passion to be more important than rationality in politics and in all other human interactions. 17. Too many think that religions do not have to be accountable for the bad deeds they inspire in their adherents, just as much as they expect credit for the good they inspire. These people of religion reject the notion that a great deal of evil is done in (their own) God’s name. “Only other religions (gods) are guilty (Letters - See Page 23)
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It’s more bad news for sugary drinks that contain high fructose corn syrup or HFCS. According to a new animal study, consuming a small amount of this sweetener can speed up the growth of tumors. The study focused on intestinal (colon) tumors and the amount of high fructose corn syrup was equivalent to the amount found in one can of soda. I’m concerned because I know somewhere out there, children are celebrating their birthdays with lots of candy and beverages that are high in HFCS. The amount of corn syrup found in a can of soda appears to give mice bigger colon tumors. You might be thinking that other factors came into play such as weight, or illness, but the results of this mouse study were actually independent of compounding factors. This finding comes at the same time as another concerning trend is coming to light. That is more and more young adults are being diagnosed with colon or colorectal cancer in their 30’s and dying from it. High fructose corn syrup is a liquid sweetener, derived from corn that consists of both glucose and fructose in a ratio of 45 to 55. So it’s a blended sugar that contains two different natural sugars, and it is mainly fructose which is a fruit sugar. The fact that sweet drinks accelerate tumor growth within the colon begs the question about other tumors. Does it drive tumor growth for other cancers, or just colon? And it raises the question about soda,
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Breakfast Education Series for Employers LITTLE EGG HARBOR – Join Urgent Care Now for the Breakfast Education Series for Employers presented by Dr. John Kulin. Gain valuable insight and resources for managing your organization in today’s market. Programs are held the second Thursday of each month from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Urgent Care Now, 1395 Route 539 in Little Egg Harbor. • April 11: Dr ug Screening in the New World • May 9: Workmen’s Compensation,
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TOMS RIVER – The International Order of Saint Luke invites you to a Healing Mission sponsored by the Chapters God’s Healing Grace Church, Toms River. The guest speaker will be Rev. Mother JoEllen Werthman speaking on “The Power of Resurrection.”
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The Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Program is free, but registration is required. To register for the Lakewood collection site, call 732-367-0802. For Toms River collection, call 732-506-5047. For the Stafford collection site, call 609-978-0913. “Spring is the time of year when people are cleaning out garages, basements and attics and seasonal homes are being reopened and prepared for summer,” said Ocean County Freeholder Director Virginia E. Haines. “We encourage our residents to use this free program to make certain chemicals, cleaners, solvents and other items we use around the house are disposed of properly.” Those interested should note what materials are acceptable: paints, thinners, boat paints, solvents, pool chemicals, pesticides and herbicides, aerosol cans, auto products, toilet and drain cleaners, silver polishes, oven cleaners, photographic chemicals, rug and upholstery cleaners, polishes and bleaches, waste oil and used gasoline. The maximum amount residents can drop off at a collection site is 200 pounds of dry material and 20 gallons of liquid. No containers over five gallons will be accepted. “Our residents should check with us or their local recycling center to determine what is accepted year-round eliminating the need to store potentially hazardous items in their home,” Quinn said. For more information, visit co.ocean. nj.us.
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In 1998, the State of New Jersey adopted the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act (AICRA) to reduce the cost of automobile insurance by reducing the benefits available to persons who are injured in automobile accidents. This means less coverage to pay for medical treatment and less rights to recover monetary damages from careless drivers who injure your family. Protect yourself. Automobile insurance is mandatory in New Jersey. The failure to carry automobile insurance may be punishable by imprisonment. When purchasing automobile insurance, you have two choices; you are required to select either a Basic Policy or a Standard Policy. We do not recommend choosing the Basic Policy. The Basic Policy only provides minimal coverage and leaves you unprotected in several areas. A Basic Policy only provides you with $5,000.00 of property damage liability coverage if someone makes a claim against you and only provides $15,000.00 of medical expense benefits should you require medical treatment for your injuries. The Basic Policy does not cover you if you injure someone else. The Basic Policy does not provide Uninsured Motorist coverage to protect you and your family if the careless driver who causes the collision is uninsured or is insured under a Basic Policy. Perhaps most importantly, the Basic Policy will not provide you with a free lawyer to defend any claim against your personal assets. We recommend that you purchase a Standard Policy. A Standard Policy provides the best insurance coverage to protect your assets if you are sued and to provide compensation to you and your family if you/they are injured. The Standard Policy does provide medical
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Special Event in Toms River to Help Seniors Living at Home TOMS RIVER – It’s spring and time to roll up your sleeves and make a difference in your life and in the life of our community! Mark your calendar to attend our information session on Saturday, April 27, 9:30- 11 a.m. at the Ocean County Library, Toms River Branch, 101 Washington Street, Toms River. The session will include an orientation for new volunteers. Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ) is a non-profit agency is committed to enabling the homebound elderly of Ocean County remain living independently in their home. As a senior yourself or a spouse, partner or friend taking care of a non-driving elderly member of our community there is help available. There is no charge for the services and there is no income eligibility. The only requirement to receive service is that the loved one needing service is over 60, is no longer driving, and lives in Ocean County or parts of southern Monmouth County. At this session, CVCJ will review all the services that are available, how the program works and the variety of volunteer opportunities for those who wish to join like-minded volunteers who provide services to our homebound seniors in Toms River and all the communities of Ocean County from Lacey Township to Point Pleasant and west to
Jackson and Whiting. CVCJ volunteers provide: • Round trip transportation to medical appointments (volunteers use their own car) • Grocery shopping (they shop for you, once every two weeks) • Friendly visits & Phone Calls to those who feel lonely and live far from their families • Caregiver Canines Pet Visitation to provide a great tail-wagging joy, this program provides in-home volunteers and therapy dog visits. In addition, we also offer our frail and elderly residents the following services: Alzheimer’s Respite Care Program offers Caregivers of those living at home with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or chronic illness to get relief from their incredible stress and burden on a weekly basis. Veteran to Veteran, our volunteer Veterans are matched with a Veteran for all our services Multicultural Outreach, we have diverse and bilingual staff members. We provide education and outreach to minority communities Call CVCJ today 732-505-2273 to reserve your spot at this special session. Check on line at caregivervolunteers.org.
Pineland Symphonic Band 2019 Season OCEAN COUNTY – The Pineland Symphonic Band is pleased to announce its new 2019 public performance schedule: • May 20 at the Ocean County Library in Toms River at 7 p.m. • August 11 at the Ocean County Library (outside) at 7 p.m. • September 22, 3 p.m. at the Southern Ocean Congregational Church in Little Egg Harbor The Pineland Symphonic Band is a non-profit band of volunteer musicians that has been performing for local elementary schools, adult
communities and churches for approximately 30 years in Ocean County. The band performs a variety of music, Dixieland, classics, show tunes, marches and much more. The band always welcomes musicians to join the group especially saxophone, bassoon, French horn, trombone, trumpet and tuba players. The band rehearses every Friday morning 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. at the St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Rte. 539, Whiting. Please e-mail band President Jeff Heilbrun for more information at: heilbrun@ comcast.net.
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Scholarship Funds Available for OCC Students In Addiction Recovery
TOMS RIVER — In a move to directly impact students in addiction recovery attending Ocean County College, the Ammon Foundation has partnered with the OCC Foundation to make available $2,500 in scholarship awards for two students in recovery for the Fall 2019 semester. Scholarship applications can be submitted through August 16. The funding for the scholarship has been made available via The Ammon Foundation’s Core Value Partnership Initiative, which strives to create intentional, mutually-beneficial and long-term partnerships to strategically support individuals in recovery. As an Education Partner, OCC joins with The Ammon Foundation in a one-to-one matching scholarship to remove financial barriers in place for an individual in recovery pursuing education. The Ammon Foundation has allocated a minimum of $100,000 annually for scholarships to support individuals in recovery pursuing education via various pathways. Scholarship recipients become Ammon Recovery Scholars and are connected to a community of students in recovery, and offered free Peer Recovery Coaching and Professional Mentoring via the Foundations’ Community Engagement Initiative. The Foundation subscribes to the belief that when individuals in recovery are holistically supported to build purposeful lives, the likelihood of them maintaining their recovery substantially increases. “As a woman in long-term recovery, Executive Director of The Ammon Foundation, an Ocean County College alum, and a Trustee on the Ocean County College Foundation Board, I could not be more ecstatic about a partnership,” said Mariel Hufnagel. “All
individuals deserve access to education. Through innovative partnerships like this, we are able to better serve the marginalized and disenfranchised – not only removing barriers to education but providing hope by opening doors to a brighter future.” In recent years, the OCC Foundation has expanded its outreach to partner with community leaders in business, industry, education, and government to reach a common goal to provide quality, affordable education to the students and to prepare them to assume their roles in our society. The accomplishments of the Foundation are a tribute to an unwavering belief in its mission by all who have participated to provide academic excellence that is accessible to all Ocean County residents. “The Ocean County College Foundation is proud to participate in the Ammon Partnership for Recovery through Education Program,” remarked Kenneth Malagiere, Executive Director of the OCC Foundation. “With this scholarship, students can begin or make a fresh start on the road to higher education right here in Ocean County. Our Foundation has long been committed to the success of all of our scholarship recipients and we are looking forward to the witnessing the positive effect of this partnership on our student body.” Beyond the matching scholarship, Ammon and OCC are also exploring various ways to work together and bring education and awareness about addiction and recovery to the campus and the community at large, and support to those in, or seeking, recovery. OCC students in addiction recovery can visit ocean.academicworks.com/opportunities/2037 to apply for the scholarship funding.
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Continued From Page 9 of that.” There are many other reasons for this president’s popularity and “infallibility.” Every citizen needs to examine his/her conscience; cross-examine his/her mindset; self-question his/her stance on Constitutional Law and on its Preamble, which states in black and white the actual purposes for which the Founding Fathers split from the British Monarchy and established the United States of America. We do not want an American Monarchy, do we? Nicholas Molinari Brick
Cuts To Medicare, Social Security Proposed President Trump recently revealed his record-high $4.5 trillion budget for fiscal year 2020. Among other items, it includes a 5 percent increase in military spending, a further $8.6 billion for his fantasy border wall and new work requirements for food stamps and other federal assistance
The Toms River Times, April 6, 2019, Page 23 programs. Hidden in the small print - and of gravest importance to the senior citizens of Ocean County - is his reduction of spending for Medicare and Social Security by a whopping $1.9 trillion. No mention was made of candidate Trump’s pledge not to alter these “entitlements” in any way. Most of my friends and neighbors here in the retirement communities dismiss the mainstream media because they have been assured, on no authority whatsoever, that it presents fake news. They get their information (such as it is) exclusively from Fox News. This outlet duly reported and briefly discussed Trump’s 2020 fiscal plans, at one point almost gloating over the proposed work requirements. Only one item was omitted: any mention of slashing funds for Medicare and Social Security. Devotees of Fox News consequently will be left unaware of the full nature of Trump’s plans for their physical and financial health, nor will they ever understand that only a Democratic House of Representatives can prevent the actual realization of these intentions. Michael J Doherty Berkeley
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CLASSIFIEDS Real Estate Rental or Purchase 1 & 2 BR Homes – Adult 55+ Community Homestead Run – Toms River. www.homesteadrun.com. Call 732-370-2300. (17) For Sale 55+ - $215,999. Heritage Point Barnegat. 2BR, 2Bth, garage. 49 Pierhead Dr. Open house Sundays 1-3. Zillow me 908-783-9782. (16)
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Advanced Foot & Ankle Specialists, PC: Treating Everything Below The Knee
By Michael Vandenberg Dr. Scott Amoss, DPM, CWS is a lot more than a “foot doctor,” as people often mistake podiatrists for. In reality, “we provide comprehensive lower extremity care,” he said. So yes, if your foot hurts, Dr. Amoss will be happy to help. However, that barely scratches the surface of all the conditions he sees and the treatments he provides. Dr. Amoss (pronounced like “famous Amoss”) grew up in nearby Ocean Township and has been connected to the Jersey Shore community and greater New Jersey area his entire life. Originally, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Rutgers and spent a few years in the chemical industry. However, that feeling of wanting to make a difference in people’s lives that drives all physicians caught hold of Dr. Amoss. He liked podiatry in particular because of its ability to help people really quickly. “You can immediately have a positive impact on someone’s life. They come in pain, and can leave virtually pain free.” Scott Amoss became Doctor Scott Amoss when he graduated fourth in his class with numerous honors from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine in 2000. He then completed a two year residency focusing on orthopedic, vascular, plastic, and reconstructive surgery, in
addition to training in internal and emergency medicine, dermatology, and radiology. After that, Dr. Amoss knew it was time to go out on his own, so he opened Advanced Foot & Ankle Specialists in Whiting. 17 years later, the practice is going strong and recently opened a new location in Toms River to be closer to Community Medical Center, where he’s a surgeon on staff. Critically, this new foothold also allows him, as a specialist in diabetic foot care, to help the growing diabetic community in the area. While expanding served a logistically necessary purpose, Advanced Foot & Ankle has never lost its personal touch. You’ll never just be passed off to whichever doctor is on the clock that day, because Dr. Amoss is proud to be a solo practitioner. “The patients see me and only me,” he said. “It’s good continuity of care.” His tight-knit support staff of seven ensures that you get the streamlined care you deserve. That’s crucial in the field of Podiatry because, after all, things can get serious when it comes to Diabetes and foot complications. Luckily, Dr. Amoss is an Amputation Prevention Specialist as well as a Certified Wound Specialist. Less serious conditions like hammertoes, ingrown nails, bunions, and athlete’s foot can be treated in the office,
of ten dur ing your initial visit! “We’re very conservative,” D r. A m o s s assures future patients. “I’m surgically trained but I only like to per form surgery when all other conservative means have been exhausted. It ’s going to be painless.” He makes that possible by d eve l o p - One of Advanced Foot & Ankle ing treatment locations is 601 Route 37 West, plans for each 400 Lacey Road in Whiting (in the sp e c i f i c pa - Stop and Shop Shopping Center) tient. By having straRest assured, Advanced Foot & Ankle is fully equipped to tegically-located do so as soon as you come offices, an experiin. Both offices have digital enced and focused X-rays so they can almost staff, and tons of instantly see what’s going on treatment methods and review it with the patient. and equipment at They also have a diagnostic his disposal, Dr. ultrasound to diagnose soft Amoss is able to tissue conditions, as well as a easily achieve his laser for treatment of pain and goal of getting you neuropathy, a painful nerve fast comfort and relief. When condition caused by diabetes it comes to diseases like meland other issues. They even anoma, for example, speed is offer MicroVas therapy, which absolutely critical. The most gives much needed relief to deadly form of skin cancer, patients with high levels of melanoma has an especially diabetic neuropathy, as well poor prognosis on the foot beas vascular or PAD cause it often goes unnoticed for a long time. Dr. Amoss testing. In addition to the most diagnosed several of these cutting edge podiatric cases last year, which probably technology, Advanced saved those patients’ lives. But sometimes conditions Foot & Ankle has professional-grade con- aren’t as complicated as much sumer products you as some of the larger podiatrist need for immediate re- offices try to let on. Dr. Amoss lief. They offer a great remembers one recent patient selection of diabetic who came in after being with shoes, for example, as one such practice. “These well as custom-made eight doctors had exhausted orthotics which pro- all treatment options for this invide arch support and dividual in pain,” he said. After help correct the im- years of getting the runaround, balance in patients’ they told him there was nothfeet. Advanced Foot & ing they could do. The patient Ankle accepts most in- came limping into Advanced surance plans. (Medi- Foot & Ankle with what Dr. care covers one pair Amoss diagnosed in a matter One of Advanced Foot & Ankle locations is 601 Route 37 West, Suite of diabetic shoes per of minutes as a simple corn on 300 in Toms River (in front of the Ocean Eye Institute) the tip of his toe. “We gave him year!)
a customized foot pad which helped him tremendously, and by the next day he came in to thank us and tell us how much better he was doing,” Dr. Amoss said. “He couldn’t believe he waited and wasted several years with this other group of doctors.” At Advanced Foot & Ankle, you’ll get fast and customized treatment from a doctor you can trust. Give them a call today at 732-350-0100 and their very accommodating staff will be able to make an appointment for you with Dr. Amoss right away. And as the “urgent care of the lower extremity,” emergency appointments are also available. Advanced Foot & Ankle is located at 400 Lacey Road in Whiting (in the Stop and Shop Shopping Center) and 601 Route 37 West, Suite 300 in Toms River (in front of the Ocean Eye Institute). Or check out their website AdvFootandAnkle.com for more information.
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OCC Hosts Annual Holocaust Remembrance Week Events
TOMS RIVER — The Ocean County College Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education will host a number of events this spring to mark Holocaust Remembrance Week. The theme is “The Second Generation: Children of the Victims & Perpetrators.” All events are free and open to the public. • Anti-Semitism Then & Now: Tuesday, April 30, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Tech Building Lecture Hall. Following an overview of more than 2,000 years of uninterrupted anti-Semitism, this lecture from Dr. Ali Botein-Furrevig will focus on the causes and myths of ancient and modern anti-Semitism as well as intolerance in our own time, with an emphasis on the US, and specifically NJ. • You are the Future: Wednesday, May 1, 12:30-1:45 p.m., Gateway Lecture Hall. Renowned singer, actress, and raconteur Naomi Miller returns to OCC with her acclaimed musical/multimedia program in commemoration of the Holocaust. Miller, born in a displacement camp in Germany, has performed throughout the US and around the world. Her program, which prompts younger generations to never forget, evokes laughter, tears, and an understanding that there is hope. • Interfaith Memorial Service: Wednesday, May 1, 7 -9 p.m., Congregation B’nai Israel, 1688 Old Freehold Rd., Toms River. A
collaborative program with Congregation B’nai Israel and the Toms River Interfaith Clergy will include a keynote speaker/survivor. The program will be followed by a reading of names that will be continued Thursday morning at B’nai Israel. • Viewing of the Documentary ‘Inheritance’: Thursday, May 2, 10:30-11:45 a.m., Tech Building Lecture Hall. “Inheritance” is the moving story of Monika Hertig, soft-spoken daughter of Amon Goeth, Commandant of Plaszow Concentration Camp. After seeing “Schindler’s List,” she finds out that her father murdered thousands of Jews. Feeling an aching need to come to terms with her father’s legacy of hate, she reaches out to Holocaust survivor Helen Jones of NJ, who lived enslaved under Goeth’s roof for two years. • What Our Fathers Did: Thursday, May 2, 2 -3:15 p.m., Tech Building Lecture Hall. OCC alum Ernest Arians, who is completing his graduate work in Public History at Rutgers University, will speak about the children of the perpetrators of the Nazi Holocaust. For more information, contact Dr. Ali Botein-Furrevig, OCC Associate Professor of English & Literature, and Director of the Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education, at 732.255.0400, ext. 2368 or abotein-furrevig@ocean.edu.
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Earth First Festival Jakes Branch County Parks 2nd Annual Earth First Festival is approaching quickly. We are looking for local artists and businesses to take part in our event. Spots for the event are free! In keeping with the theme of the event, we are looking for local environmental and holistic businesses, recycled and environmental crafters and artists, garden and plant vendors, and whole food and produce vendors who have products to sell on site. Products being sold must be family friendly and fit within the criteria laid out in the vendor rules. All applications are subject for review before an acceptance letter is sent. An application is not a guarantee of acceptance to the show. For an event application and vendor rules, email Ben Ackerman at backerman@co.ocean.nj.us. Vendor Application form: bit.ly/2BdGlGn.
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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of MAR 30 - apR 5
By Jeraldine Saunders
ARIES (March 21-April 19): True friends show their true colors. When facing a crisis, you’ll find that you have plenty of support at your side. Avoid becoming too emotionally involved with an issue as an objective approach works best. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Keep your attention focused on one objective at a time and ignore distractions. Devote all your free time this week to doing what you love most. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Warm spring air thaws the heart. You may find a renewed vigor toward romantic pursuits that creates a restless itch that needs to be scratched. Take a loved one along for an exciting adventure in the coming week. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Get going while the going is good. An abundance of energy and a meticulous nature makes this the ideal week to cross items off your to-do list. Your greatest satisfaction comes from your accomplishments. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you’ve got it, flaunt it. Don’t hold back when it comes to showing off your skills. You could end up impressing those who can make things happen for you. The quality of your opponent sweetens the victory. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t jump to conclusions. Reserve making a final judgment until all the facts become available or you risk making a serious mistake. Err on the side of caution and don’t be pressured into making snap decisions.
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Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen Two ‘Underground’Vegetables Join Forces In A Soup You’ll Want To Share By Wolfgang Puck One of the happiest benefits of the farmers’ market revolution is the fact that food lovers get to discover products that not so long ago were unknown or unavailable. Seeing beautiful piles of produce in a market stall and talking with the people who grew them encourages cooks to try vegetables or fruits that they may once have been wary of tasting through unfamiliarity, much in the way that toddlers sometimes instinctively turn their heads away when introduced to new foods. Two of my favorite ingredients whose profiles have risen in recent years - thanks in part to farmers’ markets are sunchokes and fennel bulbs. I like to think of them as both literally and figuratively “underground” vegetables, because they grow beneath the soil and once were little known to the general public. What’s especially interesting and pleasing to me is how well they complement each other, as you’ll see when you make my recipe for sunchoke and fennel soup. “Sunchoke” is the modern-day name now generally given to what once called the Jerusalem artichoke. The name has changed largely for accuracy, since the knobby little tuber (an underground stem, or rhizome, like a potato), which looks a bit like overgrown ginger, neither comes from Jerusalem nor is related to the artichoke, apart from a shared slightly nutty flavor. In fact, the first part of the former name comes from the fact that it’s part of the sunflower family, and the Italian word for that plant is girasole, literally meaning “turning toward the sun” as sunflowers tend to do; though it was mistranslated into English as a reference to the Holy Land! Sunchokes are highly versatile, delicious raw in thin slices or cooked in a wide variety of ways. Fennel bulb, meanwhile, is related to the feathery, anise-scented herb called fennel. The bulb is wonderfully crisp and refreshingly flavorful, delicious raw in salads or cooked. Some people, however, may object to its hint of sweet licorice-like flavor. But when you bring cooked sunchokes and bulb fennel together in a pureed soup, something marvelous happens. That licorice flavor recedes to become subtly herbaceous, while the sunchokes harmonize perfectly with their mildly nutty richness. (I also include a potato to lend the mixture just a touch more body, as well as a large shallot for its sweetly oniony aromatic note.) The result is an elegant, beautiful soup worthy of a special dinner party, especially if you take the optional extra step of deep-frying some thinly sliced sunchokes to add a delightfully crispy garnish like miniature potato chips. So please visit your local farmers’ market soon and try these unheralded stars of the vegetable world. I hope you’ll agree with me that they were meant for each other! SUNCHOKE AND FENNEL SOUP Serves 6 to 8
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1 medium shallot, diced 1 pound (500 g) fennel bulb, trimmed and diced, small fronds reserved for garnish 1 medium baking potato, peeled and diced 3 cups (750 mL) vegetable stock or broth, plus extra as needed 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Coarsely ground black pepper, for garnish Sunchoke Chips (recipe follows), for optional garnish Put half of the lemon juice and a squeezed lemon half in a mixing bowl with the water. Peel and cube the sunchokes, and put the cubes in the lemon water. Heat a stockpot over medium-low heat. Add the olive oil and then the shallot and fennel. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are fragrant and begin to look translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain the diced sunchokes and add them to the pot along with the potatoes, followed by the 3 cups of stock and the salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until the potato and sunchokes are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the remaining lemon juice. Working in batches if necessary and following the manufacturer’s instructions for pureeing hot liquids, carefully transfer the soup to a blender and blend until smooth; keep pureed batches in a clean bowl, and then carefully transfer the pureed soup back to the pot. Stir in more stock as needed to reach a fluid consistency you like, and gently reheat the soup over low to medium heat, stirring occasionally. Ladle the soup into heated serving bowls, garnishing each serving with chopped fennel fronds, coarsely ground black pepper, and, if you like, sunchoke chips. SUNCHOKE CHIPS 1 pound (500 g) unpeeled sunchokes, scrubbed clean Vegetable oil, for deep-frying 1 tablespoon kosher salt Fill a large bowl with cold water. With a sharp knife or a mandoline, carefully cut the sunchokes into thin slices about 1/16 inch (1.5 mm) thick, immediately dropping them into a bowl of cold water to prevent browning. Rinse and drain the slices 3 times, and pat them very dry with paper towels. Pour enough oil into a large, deep skillet to reach a depth of about 1 inch (2.5 cm). Clip a deep-frying thermometer to the side of the skillet and heat the oil to a temperature of 375 F (190 C). Alternatively, use a countertop thermostat-controlled electric deep-fryer, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Working in batches to prevent overcrowding the skillet, fry the sunchoke slices until golden brown, stirring occasionally with a wire skimmer, 3 to 4 minutes. Using the skimmer, transfer the chips to paper towels to drain; sprinkle with some salt. Once the chips have cooled completely, store in an airtight container at cool room temperature until needed.
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