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−Photos courtesy Craig Farmer Newly planted shrubs are seen at the First Aid Squad Building in Lakehurst, a project of Troop 10 Boy Scout Craig Farmer. (Inset) Lakehurst Mayor Harry Robbins shake hand with new Eagle Scout Craig Farmer who completed his Eagle Scout project of landscaping the Lakehurst First Aid Squad building on July 25 with the help of volunteers and those who donated materials for the project. By Bob Vosseller L A K E H U R ST – Craig Farmer will be heading out to college but his experiences as a member of Boy Scout Troop 10 will go with

him - including his recently completed Eagle Scout project. The project involved landscaping and beautifying the Emergency Services building in

the community, Scout Master Jay Laird said. “It was at the new First Aid Squad building. My son (Jay Laird III) had done the fi re department side of it

three years ago for his Eagle Scout project and Craig’s project focused on the First Aid Squad part of it,” he said. “He made the firehouse (Scout - See Page 4)

Remembering The Shark Attacks Of 1916 By Patricia A. Miller BEACH HAVEN − It was a very hot and humid day on July 1, 1916 in Beach Haven, much like it probably was up and down the entire Jersey shore. It was so uncomfortable that Philadelphian

Charles Epting VanSant, 25, a graduate of the 1914 class of the University of Pennsylvania, couldn’t wait to get into the ocean water. He was traveling with his physician father and two sisters on a train to escape the city heat. Charles headed for the Beach Haven bathing

beach as soon as they arrived and began playing with a dog. But the dog didn’t want to go out too far, so Charles ended up by himself. Shortly after, residents and visitor heard what they thought was Charles still playing with the dog. But he wasn’t play-

ing. He was being bitten by what appeared to be a shark. He began shrieking close to shore. By time he was moved to the beach, he was nearly unconscious, according to Richard D. Fernicola’s book “Twelve Days of Terror,” a frightening account of five shark at-

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tacks in July 1916 along the Jersey Shore that left four men dead and one teenager injured. VanSant was one of the ones who died. He lost portions of both his legs and bled to death at the Engleside Hotel in Beach Haven. His death was the fi rst of (Shark - See Page 7)

By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Mayor Ken Palmer said this year’s municipal budget plans for the future. “The big things to focus on this budget are that it did go up by $1.1 million from last year. There were three primary drivers for the budget going up,” he said. He outlined those three drivers explaining, “number one our EMS (Emergency Medical Service) is now online so that is a $1,050,000 increase by way of salary and operating expenses. You will see a new line item in the budget and it is entitled ‘reserve for retiree allowance’ and that is in the amount of $250,000.” “As we’ve talked about in our negotiations with our PBA, not this year, not next year but in the next three to six years a lot of our PBA and SOA, which are the rank and file police officers as well as our sergeants up, a large chunk of those employees will be retired. Along with them they get 183 days worth of pay in what it is called terminal pay.” Palmer said the terminal pay was something negotiated into their contracts years ago and is basically unused sick time that they accumulated. “It is going to cost the township a significant amount of dollars when they retire.” The mayor said the plan was for the township to start saving up for that situation now. “This year we are putting $250,000 aside and each of the coming years we hope to do the same if not more. When we are talking about the amount of money we are paying out if - I’m not mistaken - it is three to four million dollars worth of time that will be paid out. So, we have to start putting money aside to make those payments. Mayor Palmer said another driver in increasing the budget was a land sale that occurred last year for a county park. “We received $1.4 million and we don’t have that next year so that is a hit to our general operating revenue that we can’t count on.” The third driver was “another big and important item that has gone down is our capital fund which typically we had $500,000 in that line item. Last year it went down to $150,000 because we had some unspent reserve money for that but this year, we dropped it down $75,000,” the mayor added. (Budget - See Page 7)

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Continued From Page 1 side of it look really nice and the first aid side of it looked really bland with nothing there so I wanted to spruce that side up,” Farmer said. “Eagle Projects require a lot of work and the scout has to secure volunteers and the materials for their projects. It is designed to build leadership skills,” Laird said. “I talked to my scout troop. I talked to my scout master who loaned me some tools. My brother is a member of a Manchester Troop in Whiting, Troop 350, so some of those scouts came and helped. I went around to local nurseries and asked them for donations of plants,” he added. Farmer said he was able to get a donation of top soil and got some assistance from the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Lakehurst who donated some money towards it. “I had received a scholarship from them to go to college and I mentioned it and they gave me a check.” “All the tools were donated from local landscape companies so everything was all donated,” he added. Laird said before an Eagle Scout project can go forward the scout must first have it approved by the board leadership of the troop and in many cases by the community. “I had to clear it with the board and mayor last fall. I planned on doing the project last September but I ran out of time. I was too busy. I met with them last year and was then planning on doing it in March and then the virus hit,” the scout said. “I couldn’t do it at that time but I finally got it started in June and July 25 was the actual

project date. I left my house at 7 o’clock in the morning and came home at 2 or 2:30 p.m. - so about seven hours. I had to stop before going to work that night,” Farmer added. Borough Mayor Harry Robbins was there to greet the scout and check out the progress of the work being performed. “He’s been very supportive,” Farmer said. Farmer headed off to college on Aug. 29. “I will be going to Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia. They are having everything in person.” He noted his experiences with scouting have helped prepare him for the future. “I’ve always enjoyed younger kids coming in and meeting them. Most of the kids in our troop have some form of autism so being able to help them form into productive members of society and leading them with projects felt good.” Laird said he’s been a scout leader for 20 years now. His father had also been a scout master and he noted that those who achieve Eagle Scout status develop leadership skills at their own pace so it can be done at age 14 or 18. “Craig was my fourth in Lakehurst and we have another two in the troop that will be ready soon. I’ve had 14 before that as I was also a leader in Toms River,” Laird said. He noted that 13 merit badges are required prior to an Eagle Scout project and 11 are elected. The Eagle Scout candidate is the full leader of the project. “He directs it all and it tests him on how he can the project done.” Farmer said he received good response from the mayor and members of the First Aid Squad following the completion of the project. “Everybody loved it they were all happy so I was happy too,” he said.

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Continued From Page 1 four. Four men died over the next few days at the Jersey Shore, apparently because of shark attacks. Spring Lake was the next, on July 6, 2016. Charles Bruder, a popular employee of a local hotel, had previously scoffed at the reports of the Beach Haven shark attacks, according to Fernicola. He swam beyond the lifelines, but still in front of tourists. The tourists heard a scream from the water. Lifeguards began rowing towards Bruder, who shouted that a shark had torn his legs off. “The nature of Charles Bruder’s wounds, which clearly indicated the severing of

Budget:

Continued From Page 1 Mayor Palmer said that with the pandemic the township was falling behind. “COVID related expenses have caused us to fall behind on our schedules. We’re just not going to get to some of the paving and some of the capital improvements that we typically do. That line item actually went down to $75,000.” Despite those issues the mayor added that overall the township was in good shape. “We ended last year with just over $7 million in our surplus, typically $2 million. We are going to use $4 million of that into our budget so our

The Manchester Times, August 29, 2020, Page 7 multiple lower extremity arteries, produced such catastrophic blood loss that he died of irreversible circulatory shock within minutes of being hauled into the lifeguard boat,” according to the book. Unfortunately, the attacks continued over the next several days. Matawan was next. On July 1, Pre-teen boys aged around 11 or 12 flocked to muddy Matawan Creek, a tidal river, to swim and cool off. Eleven-year-old Lester Stillwell’s father let him off work early because of his hard work that day and the heat. Lester and his buddies began to swim in the creek. Then the boys heard a scream. Lester had been bitten by a “beast.” He sunk below the water.

Local dry cleaner Stanley Fisher set out to recover Lester’s body. He was able to grab Lester, but was then attacked by the same beast that had engulfed the boy. Both Fisher and Lester died of injuries from the attacks, Fisher just before surgery to amputate his leg. Twelve-year-old Joseph Dunn was the only New Jersey resident to survive the attacks. He spent two months in the hospital for work done to repair his lower left leg. “I was about ten feet from the dock ladder when I looked down and saw something dark,” Dunn told The Asbury Park Press in an exchange noted in the book. “Suddenly I felt a tug, like a big pair of scissors pulling at my leg and bringing me under. I felt as if my leg had gone! I believe it would have

swallowed me.” Just whether it was one shark responsible for all the attacks or several was not ascertained at the time. But the multiple attacks stopped, after roughly a month. A number of investigators theorized that a great white shark was the cause. But don’t worry too much about shark attacks this summer. Despite what happened in 1916, they are very rare. “When one considers the number of people who swim in the sea and are otherwise unknowingly exposed to free-swimming sharks, the chances of being attacked by one are likely one in several million, and the chances of becoming a shark-attack fatality are higher still,” Fernicola wrote in the book.

taxpayers don’t have to make it all up. That is basically our rainy day fund.” The $4 million being taken from the surplus “will leave us $3.2 million in case of unexpected things come up so we don’t have to go back to the public for more money,” the mayor said. Mayor Palmer said that typically over the course of time the township has used about 70 to 80% of its sur plus and in 2010 93% was used. This year it will be 55%. “We are still in a good healthy position by not tapping into all our surplus.” He noted the amount to be raised by taxation which is the portion that residents will pay on the municipal level of

their tax bill is just under $22 million. It is $21.9 million which is up from last year. The mayor said this emphasized this was primarily due to the EMS and COVID related expenses. The mayor said that as many residents may know from receiving their latest property tax bill - which was an estimated bill as the county and state budgets await being finalized - “our assessed value in town went up which resulted in our tax rate to go down.” What this means is that the property throughout the town went up in value, so the tax burden got spread thinner than last year. He said in 2019 the municipal tax rate

was .6229 cents. This year it will be .5225 cents which he said represents a good reduction on the tax rate. “For the average household, the average mu n icipal t ax i n Manchester was $997 last year. Next year it will be $1,035 which is a $38 increase per household,” Mayor Palmer said. “We do expect that while we are including some of the EMS revenue in the budget - about a million dollars’ worth - we expect next that will probably be doubled if the numbers hold true. So, we will have additional revenues next year which will offset some of the new line items we had this year,” the mayor concluded.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

F EATURED L ETTER COVID-19: What’s The Correct Amount Of Worry? Looking at the social media feeds of my friends and family, it seems most people are falling into one of two camps: panicking over COVID-19 or thinking it’s no big deal. Where’s the middle ground? What’s the appropriate amount of panic? Walking into grocery stores without a mask to prove how tough you are ain’t it. Stockpiling toilet paper and never leaving the house ain’t it, either. It has to do with where people get their information. There are some news sources that keep telling people the world is going to end. There are other news sources that are telling people that this will go away on its own. If you listen to the information coming from health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you get a pretty good idea of what to expect. Real medical experts are giving the same advice: practice social distancing, wear face coverings, do everything you can to protect the most vulnerable among us. I say “real medical experts” because there are always some quacks. Also, there are always talking heads trying to politicize everything. Be smart, and be considerate of others. That’s all you really have to do. I’ll say it again: Be smart, and be considerate of others. You have no idea if the healthy-looking person you’re coughing near has an immune disorder, or is taking care of an elderly relative at home. So follow the experts’ guidelines. My first job as a reporter was for Worrall Community Newspapers. I wrote for two of their papers: The Independent Press of Bloomﬁeld and the creatively-named Glen Ridge Pa-

per. This was in 1999, when the West Nile virus first started hitting the states. At the time, we had to refer to it as WNL, or West Nile-like virus, because it hadn’t been confirmed yet that it had traveled here from Africa. Every week, we published the dead bird counts. The virus lived in birds, mostly crows, and then mosquitoes carried it to humans. Every week, we’d have to update the public about how many dead birds had been found, and how many had tested positive for WNL. It’s kind of like the beginning of the pandemic, when each county started reporting positive cases. Essex County was where West Nile first touched down in New Jersey, probably because of Newark airport, so our little towns suddenly were very important in this global story. I remember sitting down with the head of the health department. We had never met before, so he didn’t trust me yet. He was very wary of the kind of story I was going to write. Instead of the interview starting with me asking him a question, he started by asking me one. He wanted to know what my article was going to be. I told him, very honestly, that I wanted to inform the public without making them panic. The health director visibly relaxed and we had a half hour discussion about the realities of the disease and what people can do to protect themselves. That’s the tactic that journalists should be taking now – and should have been taking from the beginning: letting people know that there is a very real threat out there, but with kindness and intelligence we can mitigate it. Chris Lundy News Editor

Trump Golfs While Rome Burns

Have you heard the story of how Nero fiddled while Rome burned? It shows how powerful people don’t care about the problems the rest of us have. They will play fiddle while the rest of us suffer. According to official statistics, there have been 125 trips to golf courses since Trump’s inauguration. That means he’s been golfing roughly one in ten days, or ten percent, of the entire time that he’s been in office. However, these are just the ones that the White House lets us know about. There are ones where he is seen going to one of his golf courses, but the White House doesn’t tell us about it. People physically see him golfing, but he lies and says he wasn’t. If you add up all of these times, it’s more than twice that. There are web statistics that put him at as many as 366 visits. According to Fox News, he has played 275 rounds of golf since he became president. Some other news sources have it as high as 366. That’s an entire year of golf. One-fourth of his entire term. You can’t tell me that these are all business trips and that he’s doing the work of the American people on them. He says he plays “very fast.” Even the fastest golfer will take half a day to do it.

Letters To The Editor Doesn’t he have better Why Not Vote things to do? Instead of organizing a national response plan to coronavirus, he golfs. Instead of protecting our military, he golfs. Instead of fixing the economy, he golfs. Instead of trying to bring us together, he golfs. It’s not just the time he’s wasted. It’s our money he’s wasted. According to White House figures, the amount of money it costs to fly the president around with his entourage and security detail in Air Force One costs $514,000 per hour of flight time. What would you do with $514,000? I’m sure you’d spend it better than our president. It’s estimated that our president has cost us $136 million on golf trips. I could certainly spend $136 million some other way. And guess how much of that wound up back in his pockets? Trump loves to go to his own properties, requiring the secret service to rent rooms. How much of that $136 million – our $136 million – wound up back in his own pocket? By the way, Obama, according to published reports, golfed 300 times in the eight years he was in office. Maybe our next president should be one that plays mini-golf instead. John Cabot Toms River

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In Person? I don’t understand why they can’t allow us to vote in the November General Election in person, inside a voting booth. I mean, we are all allowed to go to grocery stores, libraries, retail shops. What gives? If they are worried about surfaces, that excuse doesn’t really work as you can go into the supermarket and touch everything. Here’s an idea. Why don’t they just set up the damn voting machines inside Walmart or Costco? People are going in and out all of the time. Why can’t we vote in person without a paper ballot? This whole vote by mail thing makes no sense. I’m sure there are polling workers willing to sit there with masks on to make sure we can all exercise our God-given rights. This whole plan is insane and spits on the graves of the men and women in uniform who made it possible for us to be free. Freedom is really getting dumped on and I’m fed up. Jerry Thomas Brick

Murphy Sued Over Vote By Mail I am pleased to announce that our NJGOP team has joined forces with Donald J. Trump for President Inc. and the Republican National Committee to stand up for the rights of all New Jersey voters by filing a lawsuit again Governor Murphy’s unconstitutional vote by mail scheme. Governor Phil Murphy issued yet another unconstitutional executive order, this time establishing an all vote by mail election scheme that violates the basic rights of New Jersey citizens. Throughout the COVID-19 crisis and July’s primary election, one thing became very clear: Governor Murphy is failing New Jersey families and businesses. Doug Steinhardt Chairman NJ GOP

Is This Voter Fraud?

In July a Voter Registration Application in my maiden name arrived at my parents’ home in Pennsylvania. I have not lived there or used my maiden name in over 47 years. After my family mailed me the form, I Googled the company listed in the return address and then made a call to them. Surprisingly, this organization listed with a Harrisburg, PA address was actually in Washington, D.C. None of the lower level employees I spoke to could shed light on how my information was collected. Unfortunately, the Program Manager who was supposed to call me back never did. A call to the Voter Registration Office of my hometown county in PA, confirmed that my maiden name and address were NOT in their files. It was the office worker’s comment about my situation that stunned me. She said in effect she was not surprised “with all the fraud going on.” The Voter Registration Application I was sent only required my name, address, date of birth, race or ethnicity (I question the relevance of this), last four digits of my social security number, submission date and to either “sign the form with a signature or a mark.” If I was an unscrupulous person, I could have easily submitted all the information in my maiden name with the old address and signed with an “X.” Once a voter registration card arrived, I could apply for a mailin ballot in PA and continue voting in person in NJ during the same presidential election under two different names. This would be voter fraud pure and simple. Would I ever be caught? Could anyone prove I had done this since the form was signed with an “X”? We must have a federal law: Photo ID must be presented to vote in person or a photo copy of photo ID must be submitted with a mail-in ballot request. Barbara Kochie Brick

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Chris Smith WASHINGTON, D.C. − Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th), who has been pushing for more assistance for United States Postal Service (USPS) workers since April to address the myriad of COVID-19 challenges they face, welcomed the announcement by the USPS Postmaster General to reverse his proposed changes that could have negatively impacted postal operations. “I am grateful that the Postmaster General has reversed course on the proposed changes. And while I am glad for the postponement, we still need and I continue to support increased funding to help stabilize the Postal Service and ensure it can properly process the surge of ballots expected this fall.” Smith noted that in New Jersey, the July primary was conducted mainly through the vote-by-mail process (VBM), as will the general election - even though county clerks, county governing bodies, and the post office have expressed serious concerns about a November VBM. “I share those concerns but we must be

committed and determined to protect the integrity of the voting process,” he said. “During the COVID-19 restrictions we are living under, if we are going to have a secure, vote-by-mail election, our nation needs a robust and healthy United States Postal Service. “For months I have been pressing postal officials and congressional leadership for added support and an appropriation of at least $25 billion for the Postal Service to alleviate some of the strain and help us meet the new demands, including the expected influx of ballots. We must provide the funding and equipment needed to allow postal workers to do their jobs, and that includes processing voters’ ballots. “Putting the brakes on this ill-conceived plan was a good decision, but we have to do more. In the midst of the pandemic the Postal Service has proven again to be a steadfast presence in our neighborhoods, delivering medicines, checks, food items and more. “I continue to believe we must not shortchange USPS operations and must work together to ensure that the USPS, and the brave men and women on the frontlines of postal operations, are fully supported in their work which is fundamental to our economy and democracy.”

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OCEAN COU NTY – Several local churches and facilities host regular Narcotics Anonymous support group meetings. The calendar includes: Sundays: 7:45 to 9 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 747 West Bay Ave in Barnegat; 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 130 Cable Ave. in Beachwood; 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Church of Saint Martha, 3800

Herbertsville Rd. in Point Pleasant: 7 to 8 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 415 Washington Street in Toms River; 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Mondays: 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 5800 Long Beach Blvd. in Branch Beach; 8 to 9:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church., 203 Lacey

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Upcoming Free Concerts

MANCHESTER – Manchester Recreation will host free concerts at Harry Wright Lake. On Sept. 2, there will be a concert of “Stiletto & the Saxman” and “Stone Flower” beginning at 6 p.m. On Sept. 9 there will be a concert featuring “Gerard Esposito” and “Emil Stucchio & The Classics” beginning at 6 p.m.

“We are still complying with the Governor’s orders so we will still be limited to 500 people and social distancing will need to be maintained,” a recreation department official said. Due to the pandemic, events are often postponed or cancelled. Check with your local officials for the latest information.

Historical Society Seeks Help

LAKEHURST – The Lakehurst Historical Society will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Lakehurst Community Center. The pur pose of this meeting is to finalize plans for the reopening of the museum. We invite all residents to come join us

in our efforts to preserve our heritage. Our society has lost several key members in recent years, and with each we have lost another bit of our collective memory. Please come join in our effort to retain what we still have. Masks and social distancing will be required.

Police: Repeat Offender Exposed Self To Children

By Chris Lundy LAKEHURST – A local man was arrested for allegedly touching himself in front of two children playing in a yard, and police said he had done a similar thing last year. Richard Davis, 66, of Lakehurst, was arrested and charged with two counts of Sexual Assault, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law. Police said Davis was touching himself inappropriately in front of two children

who were playing in their yard. This incident happened on Aug. 20. Davis was previously charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child for an incident on May 17, 2019. A mother reported to the police that he was touching himself inappropriately in the presence of a child at Lake Horicon. Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the Lakehurst Police Department, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, and Ocean County Sheriff ’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit for their thorough investigation leading to Davis’ arrest.

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Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 3rd-8th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The program culminates with girls positively impacting their communities through a service project and being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5K event at three locations: Somerville, Fair Haven and Toms River. GOTRCNJ will hold a Fall 2020 Virtual Program. For more information go to gotrcnj.org or contact donna.york@ girlsontherun.org.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Plastic Bags Can Be Donated

OCEAN COUNTY − How many plastic bags does it take to make one blanket? For the past three years, Pam Miller, RN, the director of nursing at the Mount Laurel office of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), with headquarters in Eatontown, has been creating blankets for the homeless from plastic bags. Miller cuts plastic strips from the bags, and then crochets the strips into blankets. It takes about 900 bags to make one blanket! Miller is asking everyone to donate clean plastic bags no matter their condition. Drop boxes for the plastic bags are at each of Preferred’s locations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The New Jersey drop-off sites are in Eatontown,

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YMCA Offers All Day Child Care, Help With Virtual Learning

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By Dr Elisa Velazquez Ocean Pediatric Dental Associates OCEAN COUNTY − Did you miss your child’s dental check-up due to COVID? There is uncertainty over what the 2020-21 school year will look like, but add a dental checkup to the back-to-school checklist to keep your children’s smiles healthy. We want to remind you to schedule your child’s dental check up to ensure your child’s overall dental and orthodontic health. September and October are great months for dental visits and starting the school year off with healthy habits and routines. Dental problems and pain may put your child at a disadvantage with learning. Studies have shown that kids with dental problems and cavities may be more prone to missed school days,

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−Photo courtesy Ocean County Berkeley Township Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. at left, joins Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari are standing in front of the billboard truck on Aug. 18 at the Shoprite Parking Lot, Route 9, Berkeley Township. By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – The message is clear: you count; and your community, county and country are counting on you to fill out and return your Census 2020 form. A strong visual reminder to do just that was traveling around sections of Ocean County recently in the form of a billboard truck. That truck made for a good backdrop for a photo to remind county residents about its message so on Aug. 18, Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari paired up with Berkeley Township Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. for a friendly reminder urging county residents to fill out the 2020 Census questionnaire. Among its stops, the billboard truck was seen in the Shoprite parking lot, Route 9, Berkeley Township. It also stopped in South Toms River and will be traveling around to other areas of the county where the response rate has been low to raise awareness about the importance of being counted in 2020.

Census workers are also traveling with the billboard and can assist people with filling out the census form on the spot thus eliminating the need for census workers to visit the homes of residents who have not submitted their forms. “An accurate census count is incredibly important to Ocean County and will help determine the amount of federal and state aid that we receive for the next decade,” Vicari said. “We ask that anyone who has not yet completed their ensus forms to please do so as soon as possible,” the Freeholder Director added. The 2020 census can be submitted online at 2020Census.gov, or by calling 844-3302020, or by mail. If you don’t have internet access or need assistance, branches of the Ocean County Library provide laptops dedicated to the public for use in completing the census. Trained staff are also available for assistance and can be reached by contacting a local county library branch.

Arc To Hold Virtual Fundraising Walk

OCEAN COUNTY − The Arc, Ocean County Chapter is challenging the community to run, walk or ride the 18-mile coastline of Long Beach Island from anywhere in the world! Kicking off on Sept. 18, each registered participant will have 21 days to run, walk,

or ride a total of 18 miles to virtually complete the challenge. This fun event encourages fitness for all ages and abilities, be sure to go at your own pace and track your miles. Sign up at runsignup.com/Race/NJ/LBI/ ArcOcean18Miles.

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Hearing Help During Pandemic Times In my opinion, the effects of Covid-19 will remain in effect for at least the next 6 months and more than likely will linger into 2021. I strongly believe there will be several viable vaccines as well as therapeutics by the end of this year. In the meantime, it’s very important to wear a mask when social distancing is not an option. Always carry “hand sanitizer” with you! When you decide to visit your hearing healthcare professional, make sure they have procedures in place in line with CDC recommendations. For example, in my practice, we take everyone’s temperature and have them complete a covid-19 questionnaire. Secondly, we limit only two patients in our waiting room at the same time. Third, we allow more time between patients to disinfect all areas. Fourth, we have each patient leave our office from a different location. As a general rule, we are allowing at least an extra 15-30 minutes per patient. What this should mean is that you’re hearing care professional should be spending more time with you at each appointment. Equally important, if you’re not

comfortable entering our offices, we offer curbside services for folks who just have a hearing aid problem. We would disinfect the hearing instrument, fix it, and return it to you while you wait in your car. If we have to send the hearing aid back for repair, we can provide you with a loaner hearing instrument. Finally, as we remain stuck in our homes, we realize how important it is to hear clearly. Don’t hesitate to have your hearing tested and if you’re wearing a hearing aid, it should cost nothing for us to clean and adjust them. Please be careful when removing your mask while wearing your hearing aids. Many folks have lost their hearing instruments because of the mask. Ask your hearing care professional to add a “sports lock” to the receiver wires and/or consider custom micromolds. Dr. Izzy is always available to answer all of your important questions about most hearing care issues. He can be reached at 732-818-3610 or visit us at www.Gardenstatehearing.com. Our offices are in Toms River, Manahawkin, and Whiting.

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Health Beneﬁts Of Mustard Greens By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Eating mustard greens is probably an acquired taste, it’s not something most people like due to the pungent flavor of the greens. It’s worth it though, and I can help you make it taste delicious. One quick tip when cooking it is to use half mustard greens and half Swiss chard which makes it taste milder. The benefits of this vegetable are hard to beat, and impart strong cancer-fighting compounds such as isothiocyanate or ITCs. These are sulfur-based nutrients that have been studied repeatedly for cancer-fighting effects. They can detoxify the body and this effect is common among all the cruciferous vegetables such as kale, broccoli, cauliflower, watercress and Brussels sprouts. You might be thinking that mustard greens are goitrogenic, and can suppress thyroid function, however, if you cook them that is not going to be an issue. You will have to be careful though if you have kidney stones because of the high oxalates. Another caution is for those of you who take anticoagulant medications like warfarin. Mustard greens, like all greens contain a lot of natural Vitamin K which impacts blood clotting factors. With all these cautions out of the way, let me tell the rest of you why you should acquire a taste for mustard greens: 2 Major Reasons to Eat Mustard Greens: 1. Isothiocyanates or ITCs - Cruciferous veggies contain ITCs which are made from other compounds called “glucosinolates.” Mustard greens have the highest ITC yield as compared to all cruciferous vegetables.

One particular glucosinolate is called “Sinigrin” and it has been studied for its ability to reduce AGE (Advanced Glycation End Products). It’s important to reduce AGE if you’re dealing a degenerative condition such as Alzheimer’s diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The mustard seeds have the most of this compound (sinigrin), which has major therapeutic anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative potential. Absorbed ITCs are rapidly converted in your liver to something amazing called glutathione. That’s an antioxidant that is known to detoxify heavy metals and other garbage in the body. Glutathione is a powerful benefit of eating greens! 2. SOD - SOD is short for Superoxide Dismutase which is an enzyme in your body that vacuums up dangerous “superoxides” which are oxygen-derived free radicals. One infamous toxin in this category is Hydrogen Peroxide or H2O2. It’s not just in those brown bottles sold as an antiseptic, your cells make it! In a normal, healthy pathway the H2O2 is broken down immediately by Catalase or SOD which turns them into water and oxygen. But some people don’t have enough SOD or Catalase. When it builds up it raises your risk for thyroid disease, chronic fatigue, breast cancer (most cancers actually!) as well as respiratory problems such as COPD (Chronic Pulmonary Disease) and asthma. I have a longer version of this article posted at my website as well as a recipe for Garlic Parmesan Mustard Greens. It’s delicious! Eating these greens even once or twice a week will give you noticeable health impacts that can’t be beat!

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Students Can “Ask A Health Educator”

By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Students will now have the opportunity to ask local health experts about any public health topic. The program, “Ask a Health Educator,” is being run by the Ocean County Health Department. It can be used as a classroom resource. But it doesn’t have to be connected to any school project.

Any school-aged child can use it if they have a question. Nor mally, this time of year would be spent with the Health Department visiting classrooms for educational sessions, but that has been impossible due to COVID-19. “The programs and topics we discussed in the classroom focused on so many dif-

ferent public health issues that were relevant to students of all ages,” explained, Daniel Regenye, OCHD Public Health Coordinator/Health Officer. “With the pandemic, we’ve had to amend ou r school program strategies and find ways to improvise while still providing key public health education for children. We believe the new ‘Ask a Health Educator’

campaign will satisfy some of that need.” Although COVID-19 is most likely going to be an important topic, Regenye said that any health-related topic is welcome. Someone may be interested to learn more about the f lu or other diseases, bullying, internet safety, smoking or depression. Children or their parents can ask a question on the OCHD Facebook page or email the question to healthed@ ochd.org. The student’s question will be featured in a video post on Facebook where the health educator will provide the answer. A new video segment will be posted on Facebook every Friday and spotlight new questions. Children should always have their parent or guardian’s permission before using the internet or social media, the Health Department reminded. “The Ocean County Health Department learned that the COVID-19 pandemic has students and children extremely interested in not only the issues surrounding COVID-19, but also a variety of other public health issues as well,” said Ocean County Freeholder Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health. “That’s why we’re excited to unveil the ‘Ask a Health Educator’ campaign. Now children have direct access to the professionals that work in the public health field every day.” For more information regarding “Ask a Health Educator,” visit ochd.org.

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By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – With public access to many county government offices closed or restricted due to the ongoing pandemic, the Ocean County Surrogate and County Clerk offices have added additional online access to many of their records. Surrogate Jeffrey W. Moran said, “we’ve upgraded our office with new technology designed to make our operation more efficient and also allow this new level of access. “Ocean County is now one of only two counties in New Jersey that offer this level of online public access,” Moran added. The Surrogate has implemented new systems that permit the public to access online nearly all records not otherwise sealed by law and this includes the record indices, and decedent’s estates records such as probated wills, executor appointments and administrator appointments. “This initiative will allow the public to review our records from the comfort of their living room. Despite our building being closed to the public, we are fully operational via telephone, mail and email. This new online component will further advance our ability to serve the public,” Moran said. He thanked the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari for supporting the upgrade. Vicari, who is also liaison to the Surrogate’s Office, said Ocean County Government remains open and accessible, despite the

COVID-19 restrictions. “Our offices are fully staffed and available via telephone and online to serve our residents’ needs,” Vicari said. Surrogate records are available by visiting the Ocean County Surrogate’s website at: co.ocean.nj.us/OC/surrogate/. Those with questions should call 732-929-2011. The Ocean County Clerk’s Office also allows the public to access records remotely and conduct online land record searches. “The entire process is fast and simple. Any person can locate a document on record with the County Clerk at oceancountyclerk.com and can immediately call up the image on a computer monitor,” said Ocean County Clerk Scott Colabella. The Clerk’s Office also offers electronic recording to help avoid delays, eliminate errors, and speed-up the recording and filing of documents, said Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director Gary Quinn, liaison to the County Clerk’s office. This secured electronic recording of Land Record documents is designed to support a wide range of submitters, including banks, law firms, mortgage lenders, and title companies. Quinn said, “we will do everything we possibly can to assist the public during this pandemic and we look forward to opening our doors and serving the public in person again as soon as possible.”

Beach Plum Festival

ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK – The annual Beach Plum Festival is returning to Island Beach State Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 13. This yearly event features over 100 arts and craft vendors, children’s games, non profit

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Postmaster Holds Off On Mail Changes Until After Election

By Chris Lundy WASHINGTON, D.C. − Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a statement that the post office will be prepared for mail-in voting, and that plans in place to limit the work of the service will be pushed back until after the election. There have been criticisms of DeJoy’s handling of the United States Postal Service this year in lieu of many states relying on mail-in voting for the first time (Five states already have mail-in voting). Criticisms have included that DeJoy is deliberately slowing down mail to make voting more difficult, and as a side effect, important mail and prescriptions are being received late. Some changes have been happening in post offices around the country that critics said were intentionally weakening the post office. These changes are being held off until after the election, DeJoy said: • Retail hours at Post Offices will not change. • Mail processing equipment and blue collection boxes will remain where they are. • No mail processing facilities will be closed. • And we reassert that overtime has, and will continue to be, approved as needed. In addition, starting Oct. 1, there will be standby resources in all areas of operations, including transportation, to satisfy any unforeseen demand.

“The Postal Service is ready today to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives this fall,” DeJoy said. “Even with the challenges of keeping our employees and customers safe and healthy as they operate amid a pandemic, we will deliver the nation’s election mail on time and within our well-established service standards. The American public should know that this is our number one priority between now and election day. The 630,000 dedicated women and men of the Postal Service are committed, ready and proud to meet this sacred duty.” As part of this, a taskforce on election mail will now include leaders of postal unions and management associations. The taskforce will work with state and local election officials, he said. “I came to the Postal Service to make changes to secure the success of this organization and its long-term sustainability. I believe significant reforms are essential to that objective, and work toward those reforms will commence after the election. In the meantime, there are some longstanding operational initiatives - efforts that predate my arrival at the Postal Service - that have been raised as areas of concern as the nation prepares to hold an election in the midst of a devastating pandemic. To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded,” DeJoy said.

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alking, or ambulation, is one of the most important functional activities that we perform to maintain our independence. Without our ability to safely ambulate around the home or in the community, we must rely on either an assistive device (cane, walker, wheelchair, crutches, etc.) or another person to help. When we were younger, we took our ability to walk for granted. As we grow older, we must start paying attention to how we walk and think about our own personal safety. If our ability to ambulate is impaired, we run a great risk for serious injury. A statistic from the CDC states that more than 1 out of 4 older people (65 years or older) fall each year. This article will brieﬂy talk about the gait cycle, a common gait dysfunction, a common culprit for multiple gait dysfunctions, falls and how we can prevent falls in the future.

leg laterally (out to the side), but they also work to support proper hip alignment during gait. When these muscles are weak, they cause a gait pattern that appears as a limp. The limp can be demonstrated when one side of the hip drops as the other side hikes up. The side that hikes up (during stance phase on that same leg) is the side with the weak musculature. This limp can lead to a slower walking speed, a more strenuous gait pattern and ultimately an increased risk of falling.

THE GAIT CYCLE

As mentioned above, the gluteus medius is a key muscle when talking about gait and overall balance during functional activities like transfers and climbing stairs. Weakness in the gluteus medius can not only cause abnormal gait patterns, like Trendelenburg gait, but it can also cause weakness in other surrounding muscles or negative compensation patterns during your activities of daily living (ADLs). The muscle speciﬁcally acts to move the leg out to the side (laterally), prevent unnecessary movement of the leg inwards (medially), and to stabilize the hips. Without proper strength in this muscle, patients increase their risk of falling tremendously.

Gait, or “locomotion achieved through the movement of human limbs,” is much more complex than one would think. As physical therapists (PTs), we are movement specialists and we are one of the only medical professionals that specialize in human gait. Human gait can be separated into many different aspects that are crucial to understand when trying to correct unsafe gait. Briefly, gait is broken up into 7 distinct phases (as shown above; initial contact, weight acceptance, midstance, terminal stance, initial swing, mid-swing, and terminal swing. Each phase of gait could present with dysfunctions that could lead to an increased fall risk. As a PT, we must be able to find our patients’ gait dysfunctions, educate them, and help properly correct their mechanics to lead to a decreased fall risk. When we analyze abnormal gait patterns, we commonly categorize them into a few specific categories of gait; antalgic gait, ataxic gait, festinating gait, hemiplegic gait, high steppage gait, spastic gait and Trendelenburg gait.

TRENDELENBURG GAIT The Trendelenburg gait pattern is one of the most common abnormal gait patterns seen in physical therapy. It is commonly seen when patients have weak hip muscles; the gluteus medius and the gluteus minimus. These two muscles work to move the

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FALLS

When looking at the statistics, 1 out of every 5 falls cause serious injuries such as broken bones or head injuries. Even more alarming is that every year about 3 million people nationwide are treated in hospital emergency rooms for fall related injuries. In our country, the elderly population (65 years or older) is at the greatest risk for falls. These statistics may be shocking, but the reason people fall and injure themselves is because of improper gait, weakness, and decreased balance. The dangers that a single fall can present to the older population can, and most likely will, impact an entire life afterwards.

WHY DO WE FALL? Falls can be caused by so many factors, including environmental factors, behavioral factors and physical factors. Environmental factors include obstacles in the home (rugs, pets, dark/dim lighting, etc.) and obstacles in the community. Behavioral factors include improper nutrition, improper monitoring of blood pressure, decreased conﬁdence, confusion associated with Alzheimer’s disease/dementia, and cognitive impairments associated with stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and more. Lastly, physical factors include muscle weakness, diﬃculty walking,

balance impairments, coordination impairments, vision problems, foot/ankle pain, and proper footwear. Most falls are caused by a combination of the above risk factors, and the more risk factors a person may have, the more likely they are to suﬀer a fall. In order to reduce the amount of risk factors that we present with and to reduce the risk of falling, we must consult our healthcare providers before a fall occurs.

WHAT CAN WE DO? If you’ve fallen in the past year and feel like you are at risk for falling again, the ﬁrst thing you should do is contact a trusted healthcare provider. Your primary care physician, orthopedic physician, PT, occupational therapist (OT), physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP) would be happy to discuss possible options for you moving forward. Ultimately, since your PT is an expert on gait, falls and balance, they will be able to properly evaluate and assess your current condition. Your PT will possibly ﬁnd a positive Trendelenburg sign, suggest certain assistive devices, provide exercises to build strength and balance, provide education on proper gait, suggest community exercise classes and assess the safety of your home environment. Do not be afraid to talk to a healthcare provider about your fall risk and your gait!

JEFFREY MAYER, PT, DPT Jeff graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Human, Nutrition, Foods and Exercise Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2014. He then earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Seton Hall University in December 2018. He obtained his licensure as a Physical Therapist in February 2019. Jeff’s passion for physical therapy stems from his desire to help others achieve their physical and lifestyle goals. Jeff has clinical experience in outpatient orthopedics, subacute inpatient rehabilitation, and pediatrics. He also worked in an outpatient orthopedic setting for years prior to obtaining his professional license. His treatment philosophy involves personalized interventions with the patients’ goals at the forefront of the plan of care. Jeff’s goals include furthering his manual therapy techniques and expanding the creativity of his therapeutic exercises in order to provide the best possible care for his patients. He is currently treating patients at our Brick/Silverton facility.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE First Aiders During Pandemic

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK − The Brick Police Department Emergency Medical Services EMTs approach each ambulance call as a possible COVID-19 call since they now wear protective gloves, N95 masks and goggles at all times. “Our staff is working harder and smarter in how they approach every call,” said Director of Brick Police EMS Robert Contreras. Safety begins even before any of the department’s 48 EMTs begin their shift. When they report for work, EMTs must fill out a questionnaire to see if they have any coronavirus symptoms, and have their temperature taken. Contreras said that during the peak of the virus, about 50 percent of the department’s calls were for suspected coronavirus, with people complaining about shortness of breath, fevers and coughs. “Some people were sicker than others, they were gasping for breath,” he said. “We definitely saw some severe cases, but the majority were mild.” Since the beginning of May, there has been a significant decrease in suspected coronavirus calls, and Contreras estimates that those calls are down from 50 percent to about 15 percent. He attributes the decrease of coronavirus calls to people practicing social distancing and taking other safety precautions. The age of the coronavirus patients is varied, he added. Asked if the EMTs are worried about contracting the virus, Contreras said, “It crosses everyone’s mind, but it’s no different than other things we may face.” Phone calls requesting an ambulance are prescreened by the community operator, and once the EMTs arrive at the location, they do a quick screening of the patient for

the coronavirus by checking for a fever and other symptoms. If they suspect the patient might have the virus, they notify the hospital emergency room ahead of time. The EMTs are given a room assignment, and the patient is directly transferred to that room, Contreras said. Afterwards, the EMTs have a system in place where they decontaminate the ambulance and sanitize their equipment in about 15 minutes. “Things are more stressful right now because when we transport patients we have to tell family members they can’t go with us, and that’s disheartening,” he said. “Family members mostly understand, but some patients are afraid to go to the hospital because of COVID,” Contreras said. “Even non-COVID patients are afraid.” Most patients are appreciative and get a sense of security once they’re in the ambulance, he said. Brick has two EMS locations: one at 1810 Lanes Mill Road, and the other in the Civic Plaza on Chambers Bridge Road. The staff continues to wear masks and practice social distancing when they are between calls, he said. Brick EMS has never had a shortage of protective equipment, Contreras added. “The community has been very supportive,” he said. “They have been dropping off all kinds of supplies, food, and anything we ask for, like baby monitors.” Brick Police Chief James Riccio said that 10 of the EMTs are certified as paramedics, but the state had only allowed MONOC paramedics to operate in the area. “MONOC went out of business, so we have to be certified by the hospital,” Riccio said. “We’re working on getting a paramedic unit.”

Police Work Changes During Pandemic

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK − Roadways were largely deserted during the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, and traffic summonses were “way down,” said Brick Police Chief James Riccio, but as time went on, that is no longer the case, he said in a recent phone interview. “Right now, we’re getting back to - if you want to call it - normal,” he said. “In the height of it, we weren’t pulling over cars unless it was absolutely necessary, like reckless driving, because of the potential for exposure [to the coronavirus]. When Traffic Unit officers weren’t handling traffic calls, they were in the neighborhoods, doing some selective enforcement based on where there are numerous accidents, or in areas where there are complaints about speeding or other violations, he said.

“I want my officers out there doing traffic enforcement, but I’m more concerned about them getting into the neighborhoods, checking on businesses - many of which were closed - and things of that nature,” he said. In the early days, the chief said the department changed a lot of their patrol plans and limited the type of calls the officers would go on, and changed the way in which the officers would handle those calls. During normal times, the department always sends a police officer on EMS calls, but during the height of the pandemic, police officers did not go to certain first aid calls where there was no need for an officer, such as when there was a call from a nursing home, he said. “They might respond and make sure that (Police - See Page 30)

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the person was not in some type of distress or cardiac arrest, and then back off once they realized first aid was there, if there was no reason to unnecessarily expose them,” he said. At the beginning of the public health crisis, Riccio said the department cancelled some of the selective enforcement special details to limit the officers’ exposure to the virus, but those details are back up and running now. “We were fortunate, because in the beginning we saw the potential of what was coming and we were able to get our officers the proper PPE (personal protective equipment) when this first broke,” Riccio said. “Our ability to protect them and give them the proper PPE is what kept our officers healthy.” Asked if the officers have been breaking up large illegal gatherings, the police chief said there were very few complaints. There were a couple of incidents when large crowds gathered on beaches or other areas that were closed, but the residents of Brick were complying with the state orders as they came out, he said. “Besides that, people weren’t having the big gatherings that you heard about in other towns,” Riccio said. “If they were, people weren’t reporting them.” Other crime in town has remained about the same, he said. There are normally 55 to 60 domestic calls a month, and those numbers have not increased.

Brick Police are not involved with evictions; those are handled by the Sheriff ’s Department. The township had planned to hire 11 new police officers, but that number was cut to one because of budget constraints. As a result, Riccio said the department is short 18 officers, which includes officers who are out with injuries. He said he hopes the 11 officers would get hired once things get back to normal. And finally, Chief Riccio was asked if Brick has been impacted by the recent protests and looting that began in the aftermath of the police chokehold killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “No, and I think it’s because we have a very good relationship with our community,” Riccio said. “We obviously denounce everything we’ve seen happening in regard to Mr. Floyd being killed, and we understand peoples’ frustrations and their right to protest” he said. “We stand behind that, that we don’t condone, obviously, police brutality in any way, shape or form.” The Police Chief said that Brick police officers are trained to use the minimum amount of force that is necessary to control someone, and they always try to make sure there are enough officers to physically restrain someone when needed. “The choke hold is never used, and police are not allowed to use chokeholds in Brick.” he said. “We just train them continually about using only the minimum amount of force necessary to get the situation under control.”

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