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Township Finally Gets Sandy Payment For Traders Cove

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─Photo courtesy Dockmaster Kevin Burdge Traders Cove is used by recreational boaters, and Brick Police have their boat there as well.

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - It has taken more than eight years, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the township $1,136,867 to pay for repairs at Traders Cove Marina, which was undergoing reconstruction when 14-foot waves

and wind from Superstorm Sandy destroyed docks there and an electrical shed that housed the transformer and other electrical components.

In a press release, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced a combined $9,218,987 in FEMA

funding to support two Sandy-related repair and mitigation projects in Ocean and Monmouth Counties.

“This vital federal funding will help bring our state one step closer to full recovery from Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the Jersey Shore

over eight years ago,” said Senator Menendez.

“It’s absolutely critical that we continue investing in resiliency and mitigation projects so that New Jersey’s families, businesses and communities are better prepared and can withstand future (Cove - See Page 8)

Vaccine Concerns Addressed By Hackensack Meridian Health Leaders

By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – Hackensack Meridian Health held a webinar designed to alleviate the fears and address the concerns regarding the COVID-19 vaccines.

The webinar was expected to be the first of several to address the

Drum Point Road Development Denied

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - It was a unanimous thumbs down from the Planning Board for a mixed-use building proposed for the corner of Old Silverton Road and Drum Point Road.

Township resident Samuel Pica III had applied to construct two buildings containing five contractor offices and storage units, and two, three-bedroom second-f loor apartments on the 26,000 square-foot, L-shaped lot, located behind the Red Lion Plaza.

The proposal fits in with the intent of the township’s Village Zone that creates mixed-use development by combining commercial and residential use.

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subject of the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Among the topics covered during this first one was the research and development process.

The webinar, called “COVID-19 Vaccines – What You Need to Know” included Dr. Ihor

S. Sawczuk who serves as chief research and institutional officer at Hackensack Meridian Health. He was joined by doctors Brian Roper, the Center’s internist and Bindu Balani, who serves as the Center’s infectious disease physician.

Another member of

the panel was Hackensack University Medical Center Respiratory Therapist Reyna Berroa.

She was one of the first team members to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Following the panelists individual presentations, they responded to a barrage of questions from

the 100 plus member virtual audience.

Dr. Sawczuk started off and explained some of the history of the vaccines’ development. “Six weeks from now we’re going to be in March and that is going to bring us about one year ago when this whole (Health - See Page 15)

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County Commissioner Screening For Governor Nod

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Republican Organization is screening candidates for the 2021 election, and current County Commissioner Joseph Vicari is screening for the nod for governor.

The screening process is a step in determining who the influential GOP group will endorse in the primary election. They will have the party line on the ballot.

Current County Commissioner (formerly called Freeholder) Joseph Vicari will be screened for the governor spot. He is up against Jack Ciattarelli, Hirsh Singh, Brian Levine, and Joseph Rullo.

This is not the first time Vicari has explored a run for New Jersey governor.

The screening will take place on February 6. The screening committee will then make (County - See Page 8)

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

e dITorIAL In 2021, Stop Being Angry And Start Helping You don’t need me to tell you that there are a lot of problems in this world.

It’s easy to get frustrated, doom-scrolling t h roug h Fa ceb o ok or Twitter as more and more problems hit your eyes one after another after another.

Being angry about a problem doesn’t help anyone. You can get mad as you want, you can rant all over social media, but at the end of the day, the problem still exists.

The only thing that has changed is that you’re now worked up over it.

And problems will still exist until you start helping other people.

If something impacts you enough to get angry over it, then try to help someone in need. This is the easiest, most selfless way to make the world a better place. You would be amazed at how an act of kindness will brighten up a dark spot in your life.

There are no shortage of ways to help in your community. You’ll probably fi nd a good cause in the pages of this paper.

Call your church. Call your f ire depar t ment.

Call your first aid volunteers. Call your police benevolent group. Ask

them what you can do to help. Maybe all they need is a check. You’d be surprised at how far a nonprofit can stretch $50.

Food banks, for example, can buy stuff at a great discount. I remember writing once that they were buying fresh meat for 92 cents per pound.

So, a small donation really means a lot to them.

Maybe they need volunteers. Volunteerism is a little tricky these days with coronavirus.

But pe rhaps you ca n make phone calls on their behalf. Maybe you can write to your elected officials asking for change.

T he help you g ive doesn’t have to be this grand. It can simply be cal l i ng some one you know and seeing how they are.

This is just one example of what we can do.

You can’t wait around and hope for someone else to fi x the problem.

No politician is going to wave a magic want and cure society’s ills. Anything good that’s ever come from this world has happened by ordinar y people t r ying to help someone else.

Chris Lundy News Editor

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How Are Democrats Ruining America?

My GOP friends on Facebook talk about Democrats ruining America. But how can they? They haven’t been in power to do so.

If you remember your Civics lessons, you’ll recall that there are three branches of government: The Legislative, Executive, and the Judicial.

The Legislative is split into the Senate and House. Republicans have had control over the Senate ever since 2008!

Mitch McConnell has blocked every piece of legislation that would truly make America great.

It’s only starting in 2021 that Democrats have a scant majority in the Senate. And that’s only a tie with the VP as tiebreaker.

For the first two years of Trump’s term, Republicans controlled the House and the Senate. Democrats got control of the House in January of 2019. That’s it. They’ve had control of the House of Representatives since January of 2019. The first two years of Trump’s term, he had plenty of time to Make America Great. What did he do?

Even if Democrats in the House tried to get a bill passed, they couldn’t because it has to pass in the House and Senate. An identical bill has to be passed in both for it to become law. The big, bad Democrats in the House had literally no power.

Let’s move on to the Judicial.

The Supreme Court has 9 justices. When Trump’s term began, Republicans had a 5-4 majority. Now, at the end of Trump’s term, Republicans have a 6-3 majority.

And of course there’s the Executive branch, which had Trump for the last four years.

So, how can you blame Democrats for your problems when Republicans have been in power for years?

S. T. Barrino Toms River

Support Alzheimer’s Funding Act

As not only a Registered Nurse, but also a caregiver for my mother who had Alzheimer’s, I can understand the stress and devastation that the disease can cause to not only their caregivers, but to the health care system in general. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for medical research.

As Congress addresses the needs of people impacted by COVID-19, they are continuing to address the needs of some of the most vulnerable people impacted, Americans living with Alzheimer’s.

Five million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s and that number is expected to triple by 2050. In NJ, 190,000 people are currently living with the disease.

It is the sixth leading cause of death in America and does not have a cure or treatment to slow its progression.

By increasing funding for Alzheimer’s research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $354 million and by supporting 20 million dollars to implement the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, researchers will have the resources to continue research that could lead to treatments and eventually a cure.

During National Caregivers Month, as we support and acknowledge the thousands of family caregivers throughout the nation, please join with me and the Alzheimer’s Association in encouraging Rep. Andy Kim along with Senators Booker and Menendez to support this critical funding. It is only through increased research funding that new ways to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s will be found.

Mary F. Gerard, RN, BSN Toms River

How Did We Allow This To Happen?

It is sad to see what we have become.

The peaceful transfer of power is the hallmark of our nation. It has been looked upon by the world in amazement and a shining example of democracy. It is now being threatened by people, for whatever reason, believing conspiracy theories cooked up on the internet and promoted by President Trump.

How can any citizen of this great nation look at what happened January 6th and not feel sick and realize things have gone too far?

I will still be fine with my decision.

If my children contract COVID-19, it is unlikely to have a catastrophic effect.

Common sense would dictate, why would I trade that for the unknown?

Like I said, if you feel you should take the vaccine take it. But my decision is not made out of fear, to me it’s just common sense. I’ll let others be guinea pigs.

Jeffrey Ashmen Bayville

Why Didn’t GOP Stop Trump?

Not Surprised

By Capitol Attacks I speak for all of my friends that I’ve talked to in the past week when I say none of us were surprised.

Words become thoughts, and thoughts become actions. And the words of Donald Trump have been hateful towards marginalized groups and the free press even before he became a political figure. Hell, he was claiming the 2016 election was rigged and he won the damn thing!

Right now, I really feel for the majority of sane and sensible people in America, but don’t try to convince us that no one saw this coming.

Because we did, and so did you.

Cindy Thomas Seaside Park

COVID Vaccine Was Rushed Don’t want anyone to think I’m causing any fear. If you feel the vaccine is safe feel free to take it. But when something is fast tracked like this there’s no way to know long-term effects.

In 20 years from now if everyone is walking around with a rare form of cancer, I will be fine with my decision.

In 20 years from now if everyone is not walking around with a rare form of cancer,

John Starnes Bayville

In the wake of the recent insurrection in the U. S. Capitol, the chairman of the Ocean County Republican Club, Frank B. Holman III, wrote (in a recent letter) that he stands “with all Americans in condemning the violent actions that took place.”

He implored us to “work hard to elect leaders who can unite us” and to “discourage personality-based arguments.”

Really?

I do not recall hearing Holman’s voice when Donald Trump was bewailing the evidence-free claim that his election was somehow stolen by a vast, insidious conspiracy of his enemies. He was silent when a majority of House Republicans voted to ignore the conclusions of the Electoral College.

Where was he when his president was standing before the White House on a cold winter’s day exhorting his mindless minions to march down the avenue and storm the capitol? Why were he and his Ocean County contingent there at Trump’s catastrophic rally if they did not countenance his barefaced lies?

A Republican of far greater eminence than the platitudinous Mr. Holman or even Mr. Trump - Abraham Lincoln - said in 1838 “there is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.”

Michael J. Doherty Berkeley

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SPOTLIGHT ON GOVERNMENT Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

Holzapfel: Governor Should Make Vaccinations Available At Senior Communities TRENTON - The 10th District legislators, Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano, are calling on Governor Murphy to allow for COVID-19 vaccinations to be offered at senior communities. The legislators sent a letter to the Governor making that request out of concern for seniors who cannot easily travel to other vaccination sites due to driving

restrictions or disabilities.

“Since the rollout of the vaccine, our office has been inundated with calls from residents of senior communities who have been waiting patiently to receive the vaccine but still do not have clarity on how or when it will happen,” said Senator Holzapfel. “Some elderly residents either do not drive or have a disability that prevents them from traveling

easily to other vaccination sites. We could address those concerns and vaccinate as many seniors as possible by sending mobile units directly to each senior community.”

In the letter, the legislators point to the expansion of criteria for vaccinations which makes almost anyone with a chronic condition, including smokers, eligible to be vaccinated.

They noted that Ocean County has just six designated vaccination sites, while Essex County offers twelve.

They said the lack of locations coupled with a competitive appointment scheduling process has prevented many of Ocean County’s senior citizens from receiving or even scheduling their vaccinations.

“If they somehow manage to get an appointment, our

seniors then have to rely on family or friends to bring them to a crowded vaccination site, where they are at greater risk of being exposed to someone with the virus,” added Assemblyman McGuckin. “Vaccinating seniors within the relative safety of their communities is something that should be easy to accomplish with the help of the Governor’s Office.”

“The willingness of our

seniors to get vaccinated isn’t the issue,” added Assemblyman Catalano. “In fact, both the 55 and older community board members and the residents themselves want to get vaccinated as soon as possible so they can begin to put this pandemic behind them.

Let’s alleviate this burden for these seniors and make accessing the vaccine easier for the generation that has already suffered so much.”

Menendez: Probe Urged Over COVID-19 Outbreak At Fort Dix

NEWARK - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and Congressman Andy Kim (N.J.-03) led members of the New Jersey congressional delegation in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) to expand his ongoing investigation into the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) COVID-19 response to include its handling of an outbreak at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Fort Dix. FCI Fort Dix currently has over 300 positive COVID-19 cases among incarcerated individuals and staff.

“Earlier this week FCI Fort Dix once again had the most severe COVID-19 outbreak of all federal prisons, and we are alarmed that BOP has repeatedly failed to contain outbreaks at the facility,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to DOJ IG Michael E. Horowitz.

“Additional oversight is urgently required to protect the safety of incarcerated individuals and staff at FCI

Fort Dix.” The lawmakers have repeatedly called on BOP to improve its strategies for testing and infection control at the facility, but BOP has continued to maintain that the situation at FCI Fort Dix is under control. With the recent sharp uptick in cases and the BOP’s failure to control the outbreak, the lawmakers are calling for greater oversight over FCI Fort Dix in order to protect the health and safety of the incarcerated individuals and staff at the facility. “…[W]e urge you to immediately investigate the COV I D -19 response at FCI Fort Dix, including infection control and testing procedures, access to medical care, impacts on living conditions, and transfers to home confinement,” added the lawmakers. “We are gravely concerned that without additional oversight, BOP will continue to endanger the lives of the incarcerated individuals and staff at FCI Fort Dix.”

U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (N.J.-01), Josh Gottheimer (N.J.-05), Frank Pallone, Jr. (N.J.-06), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09), Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10), Mikie Sherrill (N.J.-11) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.-12) also signed the letter.

Earlier, Sens. Menendez and Booker sent a letter to FCI Fort Dix Warden David Ortiz, asking for an update on the conditions at the facility and urging him to grant home confinement to eligible individuals. In November and December of last year, members of the delegation sent letters to BOP calling on the agency to extend the moratorium of transfers to FCI Fort Dix, and requested their detailed plans for testing, vaccination, and implementation of home confinement.

A copy of the letter is as follows: “Dear Inspector General Horowitz, “We write today to thank you for your oversight of the

Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to date during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to urge you to expand your ongoing investigations to include Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) Fort Dix. Earlier this week FCI Fort Dix once again had the most severe COVID-19 outbreak of all federal prisons, and we are alarmed that BOP has repeatedly failed to contain outbreaks at the facility.

Additional oversight is urgently required to protect the safety of incarcerated individuals and staff at FCI Fort Dix. “More than 300 incarcerated individuals and 29 staff members at FCI Fort Dix have active COVID-19 cases.[1] This is not the first severe outbreak at the facility, as FCI Fort Dix has faced several waves of COVID-19 infections in recent months.

BOP reports that nearly 1,100 incarcerated individuals and 45 staff members at FCI Fort Dix have recovered from the virus, which means that in total

more than half of the incarcerated population at the facility has been infected with COVID-19 to date.[2] Even still, these figures may not capture the full picture of COVID-19 infections due to the lack of consistent and universal testing at FCI Fort Dix. In short, BOP has had ten months to learn how to protect the incarcerated individuals and staff at FCI Fort Dix during this pandemic, and has failed.

“In response to the outbreaks at FCI Fort Dix, as Members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation we have repeatedly called on BOP to improve its strategies for testing and infection control at the facility, including via letters sent to the BOP Director on November 9, 2020 and December 8, 2020. In response, BOP has continued to insist that the situation at FCI Fort Dix is under control. In his response letter dated December 16, 2020, BOP Director Michael Carvajal noted that

“the efficacy of the Bureau’s mitigation strategies can be seen in the very low number of hospitalized inmates.”

However, the recent surge in COVID-19 cases at the facility indicates that the BOP’s mitigation strategies at FCI Fort Dix are not working. We have also heard reports from constituents with incarcerated family members that BOP is failing to provide sufficient medical care, and that living conditions inside the facility have steeply deteriorated.

“In light of the concerns described above, we urge you to immediately investigate the COVID-19 response at FCI Fort Dix, including infection control and testing procedures, access to medical care, impacts on living conditions, and transfers to home confinement. We are gravely concerned that without additional oversight, BOP will continue to endanger the lives of the incarcerated individuals and staff at FCI Fort Dix.”

Lakewood Fire District Starts Vaccinating Members For COVID-19

By Alyssa Riccardi LAKEWOOD – Members of the Lakewood Fire Department have now begun receiving the COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners along with Lakewood Fire Chief Jonathan Yahr announced that the Department will be following the New Jersey State COVID-19 Vaccination Plan.

On January 10, Lakewood Fire Headquarters had a clinic set up by Chemed Health Center to administer the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Members from the Lakewood Fire Department, Lakewood Police Department and Lakewood EMS registered for the vaccine.

Although not mandatory, the vaccinations were strongly encouraged to members.

“This is a great day for the Lakewood Fire Department. I strongly encourage all of our members to take the COVID-19 vaccine offered through the Department to protect themselves, their colleagues, and their loved ones,” said Chief Yahr. “Through our vaccination process, we will further improve the safety of our members during this pandemic and ensure that the Lakewood Fire Department

will continue to protect the Lakewood Community our members bravely serve. Thank you to Hatzolah of Central Jersey, Chemed Health Center and Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller and to everyone at the township, county, state, and federal levels, as well as our own leadership, who have worked so hard to reach this important milestone in our fight against COVID-19.”

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natural disasters,” he said.

The grant to repair Traders Cove Marina represents the final installment of federal funding to complete all the repairs and mitigation work at the township marina and park.

Traders Cove was purchased by the township in 2005 to stop the development of high-density condominiums.

At the time, the boatyard was known as the “Boat Graveyard,” since the overgrown property was filled with old and abandoned wooden boats, and only 30-40 usable boat slips out of about 100, said dockmaster Kevin Burdge, who was the first township employee hired at the marina in 2009.

“There were people living in some of the boats on the land,” he said from the marina recently. “Supposedly, they paid the owner to live on the boats.”

As soon as the township took over the marina, Burdge and Dan Santaniello (who is currently the township’s Director of Recreation) were tasked with finding titles to the boats and getting rid of the ones that were abandoned.

“We crushed up 16 boats, and we sold some of them on Govdeals.com,” Burdge recalled.

“We ran the marina with the usable old slips and rented those out. The slips were narrow because people mostly had skiffs.”

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Continued From Page 1 recommendations. The County Convention, held in March, will host a vote to endorse candidates.

There are several other campaigns in the works.

Commissioner Gary Quinn is up for re-election. Commissioner Gerry Little announced his retirement and a plethora of candidates have stepped up, asking to be screened. They include: • John Bacchione, Berkeley Councilman

By 2010, the men had the site cleared of overgrown grass using brush hogs and heavy machinery, and they operated the marina as best they could, Burge said.

Construction on the first two of three phases for the new township marina and park had already begun when Sandy hit on October 29, 2012.

The new construction, which consisted of a playground, boardwalk areas and the marina office fared pretty well, but the old docks were completely destroyed, the decking came apart, and the pilings snapped at the waterline, Burdge said.

The debris from 10 homes in Mantoloking landed in the boat yard. “You couldn’t even see the ground,” Burdge said. “It was unbelievable.”

In the aftermath of Sandy, the marina grounds became a staging area for Sandy contractors to check in before heading over to the barrier island.

After about a year, work began on the final and third phase at Traders Cove, which included construction of new docks and boat slips.

There are currently 110 boat slips, four docks, 16 transient slips, 24 jet ski docks and a boat ramp. All the slips are full and the yard is at maximum capacity for winter storage. The marina runs with just two full-time employees and four seasonal employees in the summer, who are all retirees, Burdge said.

• Bobbie Jo Crea, Little Egg Harbor Mayor • Lawrence Cuneo, Pine Beach Mayor • Peter Curatolo, Lacey Mayor • Shawn Denning, Waretown • Victor Finamore, Brick • Lisa Hodgson-Henson, Surf City • Andrew Kern, Jackson Council President • Sharon McKenna, Stafford • Stephen Reid, Point Pleasant Beach • Michael A. Thulen, Sr., Brick • Rolf J. Weber, Island Heights Councilman • Rory Wells, Manchester The GOP is expected to endorse the incumbents in all the Senate and Assembly races.

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Continued From Page 1 The Village Zone is designed to protect the township from high-density residential development while providing a means to improve businesses on Drum Point Road, Mantoloking Road and Herbertsville Road.

The meeting was a continuation from the first Planning Board meeting for the

application that was held on December 9. During that meeting, the professionals had concluded their testimony, but due to time constraints, not all comments and questions had been heard from the public.

In response to comments made by Board members and professionals, the plan had been modified by the applicant before the January 13 meeting. The building was f lipped to place the garages on the

opposite side, a side setback was enlarged, and some of the parking spaces had been shifted.

The plan called for nine parking spaces when 44 would normally be needed. Professionals for the applicant said that the 47-feet deep garages would make up for any parking shortfall since each garage could hold two oversize vehicles.

During public comment, Old Silverton Road resident Andrew Flora hired attor-

ney James H. Casey to represent him in objecting to the development.

“It’s too much on too small a lot. It’s the wrong place for this business - four businesses facing Old Silverton Road, which is a very small side street, and only nine parking spaces, are not going to handle it,” Casey said. “Cars and trucks will be going in and out, shining headlights on the house across the street.”

People would be compelled to double-park on the street, he added.

Township Planner Tara Paxton said that parking is allowed on Old Silverton Road. “It would be a better design if there was more parking than ‘just enough’ on the site, as there would only be availability for overf low parking on residential streets, which is permissible,” she said. “That’s something the Board has to weigh when they consider this application.”

Old Silverton Road resident Andrea Distaulo said her property has been in her family for 65 years.

“Everyone knows that ‘Mom and Pop’ contractors work seven days a week.

They go out on emergency calls at night, Saturdays and Sundays,” she said.

“You’ve got trailer deliveries...you’ve got all the through traffic that comes from Hooper Ave. to Drum Point Road... we’ve got children, we’ve got grandchildren and I don’t think any of you would want this in your residence,” Distaulo said.

The applicant’s attorney Tim Middleton offered to bring their traffic expert, John Rhea, to the next available Planning Board meeting to explain why he determined the number of parking spaces was adequate.

Board Attorney Harold Hensel polled Board members to ask if they could render an opinion without hearing additional testimony from the traffic expert.

Board members all agreed that they did not need to hear from Rhea, except for Board Chairman Bernard Cooke, who abstained.

Planning Board member and Township Councilman Paul Mummolo was the first to vote on the project.

“The applicant, I’m sure, has good intentions...with having people park in the building, but it’s something that we won’t be able to control, if he does sell it down the road, which I’m sure he eventually will sell,” Mummolo said.

“I feel like it’s inadequate parking,” he said. “There’s a lot of buildings, and not enough parking, so with that I’m going to make a motion to deny the application,” Mummolo said.

Each Board member in turn voted to deny the application.

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Around The Jersey shore Police, Firefighters Eligible For Vaccine

By Chris Lundy TRENTON – As the vaccine rollout continues, two more groups were added to the list of people who can get inoculated. “Police and fire professionals” would be able to register for the vaccine starting January 7.

Health officials have designated the populace into a number of phases based on their likelihood to contract the disease and to have serious repercussions. Phase 1A is healthcare providers and those who live in long-term care like nursing homes.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced in a tweet that police and fire professionals are now also able to get vaccinated.

“Our top priority remains vaccinating New Jerseyans in the 1a category – which includes our front line health care workers, and residents and staff at our long-term care centers,” Murphy tweeted.

He said that the online registration portal for the vaccine opened on January 5 and more than 450,000 people have signed up.

“This number gives us great optimism as we

continue to roll out our robust statewide vaccine program,” he said.

Whether it’s the Moderna or the Pfizer vaccine, they both require two injections a certain number of weeks apart. When residents sign up for one appointment, they are actually signing up for two.

In order to get out the vaccine, a number of nearby locations have offered it. The Ocean County Health Department started a clinic at Toms River High School North and were scouting a southern location. The Monmouth County Health Department has a mobile unit that has a few dates around the county. ShopRite on Fischer Boulevard in Toms River and the one in Stafford are also locations. Ocean Health Initiatives in Toms River were also registering health care workers who were getting vaccinated while Murphy was speaking at a press conference in the parking lot recently.

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With the help of 91 local organizations and individuals, 2,669 preschool, elementary and middle school students in Monmouth and Ocean counties received a new coat this winter. These winter outerwear items were distributed to children in 33 schools throughout the region.

Since United Way is a partner in the Operation Warm Up Jersey Shore initiative, they have supplied a total of over 5,000 coats to the ─Photo courtesy UWMOC community.

The United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties The ongoing pandemic has partnered with local schools and residents for a coat caused more families to exdrive. perience fi nancial difficulty and as a result, basic essentials like a families, and a new coat will help alleviwinter coat are more in need now than ever. ate some extra worry. The excitement on “The Red Bank Borough schools are our student’s faces and the gratitude from so thankful for our community partner- their parents when they receive this gift is ship with United Way of Monmouth and immeasurable.”

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Continued From Page 1 horrible pandemic reached New Jersey. March 3 or 4 is when the first patient was admitted to Hackensack Meridian Health Center and at that time, we really weren’t sure what we were doing.”

“We had hundreds of patients coming to us with COVID and we didn’t have enough tests to be able to determine in a timely fashion who was infected with COVID and who was not. We were scrounging around to get masks to wear.

We weren’t sure we should be wearing masks.

We were all worried about our protective gear.

Our health care providers were stressed, our patients were dying,” Dr. Sawczuk said.

He noted Hispanics and African Americans “were devastated by this pandemic but at the same time that we were trying to determine what to do we were making progress. We were working with some new therapeutics and with companies who we had never heard their names before.” He said that new therapies had developed during the course of the year to provide antibodies to COVID patients.

Dr. Sawczuk said as the months went by things began to stabilize and discussion of vaccines began to prevent people from getting the virus.

Clinical trials began on vaccine development and two firms in particular were working with a new type of technology. “Pfizer and Moderna were working with a technology called messenger RNA and they were taking parts of the genetic code and they were putting them within a lipid bubble and administering them to test volunteers.”

This led to trails to determine if the vaccines protect individuals from getting the virus and if they were safe to be administered. Thousands of individuals were part of the clinical trials and one of those trials was conducted at Hackensack Meridian Health Center “and I was first volunteer to participate and Dr. Balani was the principal investigator in that trial and I received my first injection at the end of August and my second at the end of September,” Dr. Sawczuk said.

“Then you wait and see if you have any symptoms or any potential side effects. The two vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are effective.

They are safe. They do have some minor side effects but the number of serious adverse effects are really quite low,” he added.

He said for those who feel the vaccines were rushed, he answered “the technology to develop these vaccines has been available for years. It just hasn’t been applied in a manner that we’ve seen now to get the products. We do have safe vaccines available for our populations.”

Berroa, a front-line worker who helps COVID patients on a daily basis and has seen the dev-

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The Brick Times, January 23, 2021, Page 13 astation of the pandemic spoke about how she felt receiving the vaccine. “I was one of the first five to receive the vaccine here in December. I just received my second dose last week.”

“The reason that I volunteered to receive it is that I wanted to represent my community not only as a Latino and African American woman but to show that to get the vaccine was safer than not to have the vaccine,” Berroa added.

She said she had experienced a small pain in her left arm the first time and a bit more pain there during her second inoculation. “There were some chills, body aches, a fever in the first 24 hours but I do have to say if that is what I choose to experience for 24 hours versus what I see day to day and the risk of me being infected and coming home to my household is way larger. The reason I chose to do that is that I want health not only here with my co-workers and the patients that we see, my family, my husband, my grandmother.”

“I feel it outweighs the risk and everyone should be vaccinated. I feel we are ready,” Berroa said.

Further details and commentary from this first webinar by Hackensack Meridian Health will be presented in a follow-up article. For additional information concerning the coronavirus vaccines, visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org.

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Frequency of cleaning: We encourage all of our patients to use a soft dry toothbrush to clean the hearing aids on a daily basis. If you fail to do so, the hearing aids will break down frequently.

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H ERE ’ S T O Y OUR H EALTH Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. Heartburn, nausea, constipation or other gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are no fun.

Unfortunately, neither are many of the medications used to treat them. Some popular categories of medication that can upset your stomach include antibiotics, cholesterol pills, acid blocking heartburn drugs and hormones such as oral contraceptives.

By a mile, acid blockers are the most popular over-the-counter (OTC) drug that people take. Millions of people use them due to easy accessibility. If you do, you should know they are one of the strongest “drug muggers” out there, capable of robbing your body of practically every essential nutrient you need for health! They can reduce levels of probiotics, magnesium, folate, B12, calcium, vitamin C, iron and others.

Laxatives can help safely relieve a person’s occasional constipation, but when used excessively, they’ll reduce levels of several minerals including blood-pressure stabilizing potassium and the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. Complications from muscle cramps, to vision problems, to heart palpitations can result. If you get diagnosed with diseases related to your eyes, muscles or heart, it could be related to routine use of laxatives. I have a longer version of this article hosted at my website.

Whatever the problem and whatever cause, here are some natural solutions to help you if you’re experiencing GI discomfort: 1. Zinc Carnosine. If you have mouth sores, this could be helpful. These supplements help heal the mucosal lining and there is research that shows it helps repair the gut and reduce inflammation in the mouth. It can help a little with gastric ulcers/pain. Generally taken as twice daily,

once before breakfast and again at bedtime for a total of 8 weeks.

2. Make Marshmallow Tea. If you have reflux (GERD), heartburn, peptic ulcers, hiatal hernia, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, indigestion, diarrhea, celiac disease, or H. pylori infection, then this remedy can help you. The magic happens because marshmallow root (not the fluffy confection!) contains a lot of mucilage, a gooey, gelatinous substance that some plants naturally produce. When you drink it, it acts as a demulcent, creating a soothing film that coats your irritated mucous membranes and relieves pain and inflammation quickly. My recipe video is on youtube which shows how to make it.

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4. Focus on Fiber One of the easiest ways to relieve constipation is to get enough fiber.

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5. Use DGL Licorice root contains an abundance of healing flavonoids and phytoestrogens, along with the anti-inflammatory compound glycyrrhizin. It can soothe irritated membranes. DGL is best taken in a chewable tablet about 20 minutes before meals.

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Dear Joel, My husband and I are in total disagreement over taking the COVID-19 vaccine.

Based upon his age, he will be eligible to receive it before me, and despite my pleas for him to get it, he says he will pass on it for now. He has no underlying health issues, and says he is not worried. How can I convince him to get the vaccine?

Answer: It’s understandable that you want your husband to be protected from this insidious virus, but you must respect his choice. In time, he may change his mind,

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By Alyssa Riccardi TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County YMCA’s Crochet Club hosted its fi rst-ever Made With Love event at The HOPE Center on January 6.

The Ocean County YMCA partnered with the national nonprofit Warm Up America! For the Made With Love event to provide warm winter items for those in need.

“Made with Love has been going strong for seven years now here in Dallas,” said Jenny Bessonette, Executive Director of Warm Up America! “We are so thankful for our national volunteers who generously host their own Made With Love events across the country.”

Andrea Amante, Crochet Club Program Coordinator at the Ocean County YMCA, suggested joining the Made With Love initiative with the goal of crocheting 1,000 items. Soon after, the members of the club worked hard to reach that goal.

“Not only did they tirelessly crochet projects, but they spread the word about our project far and wide,” Amante said.

“As a result, the Ocean County YMCA Crochet Club was able to donate over 1,600 warm winter items to those in need in our community!”

Over 800 items were distributed to families and individuals during the winter at The HOPE Center. The other 750 gifts

have been donated to local Code Blue Warming Centers and to a senior center.

“Throughout the pandemic, these women have continued to meet virtually and work on various other projects,” said Peter T. Rosario, President & CEO of the Ocean County YMCA. The ladies in the Crochet Club crocheted caps for “CLICK for Babies: Crochet a Cap, Help Save an Infant”, and initiative organized by the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. The club crocheted caps in all shades of purple that were distributed to new parents.

Another initiative the club took part in was “Hooked on Crochet” during Dr. Martin Luther King Week of Service.

They crocheted nests for the millions of displaced and injured birds being rescued and rehabilitated as a result of wildfi res in Australia.

“We hope and pray that these projects not only provide physical warmth to those who receive them, but also spiritual and emotional support knowing that each one of these projects was handmade for them with love and kindness by their fellow neighbors,” said Rosario. “This is what the YMCA is all about, strengthening the foundations of community.”

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By Mike deem 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.

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When you purchase the Standard Policy, you must elect a “tort option” that will determine your right to make a claim. You must select either the “limitation on lawsuit option” or the “no limitation on lawsuit option.” If you purchase the Basic Policy then you are assigned the “limitation on lawsuit option.” We recommend that you choose the “no limitation on lawsuit option.” Ask your insurance representative what is the actual dollar amount that your overall premium will increase if you elect the “no limitation on lawsuit option.”

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Beachwood Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing

By Chris Lundy BEACHWOOD – A local man pled guilty to dealing cocaine and faces more than 20 years in prison.

Michael Trotman, 35, of Beachwood, admitted to Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute stemming from an arrest on March 4 in Brick. He had previously pled guilty to Possession of Cocaine in a Quantity Greater than Five Ounces

with Intent to Distribute for a 2018 arrest in Manchester.

His sentencing is scheduled for March 5, police said. He faces eight years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2020 incident and 15 years with a five-year period of parole ineligibility for the 2018 incident.

The sentences would run at the same time.

On May 30, 2018, Trotman was pulled over by Manchester police. He consented

to a search of his vehicle which revealed a hidden compartment holding about 700 grams of cocaine, as well as codeine, oxycodone, and marijuana. All of these were packaged for distribution. There was also $1,400 in cash seized.

He was jailed but released due to bail reform.

On March 4, 2020, Brick police pulled him over when his vehicle was swerving. Offi-

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Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer thanked the efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Robert J. Cassidy who handled these cases on behalf of the State as well as the Manchester Township Police Department and Brick Township Police Department.

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Seaside Heights - 3BR, 2BA, furnished condo apartment. A/C, W/D. Available 01/01/2021 – 06/30/2021.

No pets/No smoking. $2100/month + utilities. 732-822-7688 (8)

HIRING NOW!! Looking for outgoing, positive, and engaging teachers to join our Toms River – Route 70 Goddard Family. We are primarily hiring teachers for our elementary school aged children to foster a learning environment in which these children can continue to do their elementary school work. This would include helping them with worksheets, zooms, google classrooms etc. Some of the great perks of being a part of the Goddard Family include a benefits package, paid time off, holiday events and free food and Goddard swag. Call today to inquire about this job posting and start as early as next week!

We can be reached through phone at 732-363-5530 or email at TomsRiver2NJ@GoddardSchools.com.

Personals Crestwood Village Lady - Seeks companion 60-75 for low-key home living. Easy going person.

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LOST KEYS - Christmas week.

Most likely in a store, parking lot in ocean county. One small gold key, one small key with black square top. ( also lost a bunch of store discount cards, the small ones, could have been separately? Not important to recover) RV keys. Reward. Please call or text Chris 732-664-3605. (7)

Items Wanted $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ Jewelry and watches, costume jewelry, sterling silver, silverplate, medals, military items, antiques, musical instruments, pottery, fine art, photographs, paintings, statues, old coins, vintage toys and dolls, rugs, old pens and postcards, clocks, furniture, brica-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid. Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n) COSTUME/ESTATE JEWELRY Looking to buy costume/ estate jewelry, old rosaries and religious medals, all watches and any type of sterling silver, bowls, flatware candlesticks or jewelry. Same day house calls and cash on the spot. 5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) Cash - Top dollar, paid for junk, cars running and nonrunning, late model salvage, cars and trucks, etc. 732-928-3713.

(17) CASH, CASH, CASH! - Instant cash paid for junk cars, trucks, vans. Free removal of any metal items. Discount towing. Call Dano 732-239-3949. (t/n) Vinyl Records Wanted - Paying cash for LP albums. Rock, Jazz, Reggae, Blues, Metal. Very good condition only. Call Rick 908-616-7104. (8) Entire Estates Bought - Bedroom/dining sets, dressers, cedar chests, wardrobes, secretaries, pre-1950 wooden furniture, older glassware, oriental rugs, paintings, bronzes, silver, bric-a-brac.

Call Jason at 609-970-4806. (t/n) U s e d G u n s Wa n t e d - A l l types: collectibles, military, etc.

Call 917-681-6809. (t/n) CASH PAID!! - LP records, ste-reos, turntables, musical instru-ments, guitar, saxophone, CD’s, reel tapes, music related items. Come to you.

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Items For Sale H.O. Trains - 3x6 board, prewired, 2 engines, (8) cars, round house, (8) switches, folding table, $135.

Bumper pool table and all accessories, cues, etc. Antiques, coins and paper money. John Z. 609-698-4759. (5)

Home Health Care Company Now Hiring RN’s, LPN’s and CHHA in Ocean & Monmouth Counties!

Flexible scheduling. Work in your community. Weekly pay. Career advancement. Comprehensive benefits. Call 732-505-8000 today. (t/n) Floral designer/Florist - 2 to 3 yrs experienced. Part time and holidays. April Showers Florist Jackson NJ. 732-664-0546.

(7) Housekeeper Wanted - Older couple needs someone to clean home 1 day a week. You must be animal friendly. 609-758-9089.

(7) IMMEDIATE JOB OPENINGS Saba Home Health Care. Working with a quality team with over 25 years’ experience. NOW HIRING RN, LPN, Certified Home Health Aides, Live-ins, & Companions. FullTime/Part-Time. Flexible schedule.

Incentive Programs. Referral Bonus Paid time off. Fill application on-line at Sabahomehealthcare.com or call us at 732-797-0700. Please send resume to Ssalu@sabahhc.com. (t/n) Bodyshop In Howell, Lakewood, Freehold Area - Looking for a bodyman, must know how to use a frame machine. Working papers a must. Excellent Pay. Call/Text 848-525-8282.

(7) Help Wanted: Rceptionist For Toms River CPA Office - (Through 4/15/21). Processing tax returns (will train), some typing, filing and clerical work. $ 15/Hr. Pleasant non-smoking office. Call 732-270-3966.

(8) Certified Home Health Aides Needed for Ocean County area. Hourly and live-in positions avail. P/T and F/T. Call CCC at 732-206-1047. (t/n) P/T 1st Class Machinist - w/Tools needed weekdays in Lakewood for small Lathe/Bridgeport work. 732-

367-3100, ext. 107.

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Auto Parts Delivery Drivers Needed - Part time, Lakewood area. Vehicle supplied, clean license required.

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Services Nor’easter Painting and Staining, LLC - Interior and exterior. Decks, powerwashing. Affordable. Senior discounts. References. No job too small. Fully insured. 732-6910123. Lic #13VH09460600. (19) ALL American Home Health Aides Experienced experts in the field of trauma and recovery. Holistic approach to healing-nutrition, physical therapy, and quality of life improvements.

Hourly or live in. Honest, hardworking, etc. Includes housekeeping, rides to doctors/pleasure. Skip the rest, come to the best. 732-664-3605 (t/n)

Services Don Carnevale Painting Specializing interiors. Some exterior. Quality always. Very neat. Prompt courteous service.

Reasonable-affordable. Senior-Veterans discounts. Honest-reliable. Low rates. Free estimates. References. 732-8994470 or 732-915-4075.

(50) Computer Tutoring for Seniors – Retired, “Microsoft Certified” instructor. Very Reasonable rates. Very patient with slow learners. I’ll teach you in the comfort of your home on your computer. I can trouble shoot your slow computer! I also teach iPhone and iPad. I set up new computers at less than half the price the retailers charge. Windows 10 specialist. I can also build a beautiful small business website at a fraction of the going rates. Special Projects always welcome! Tony 732-997-8192. (t/n) Cheap Painting Done Rite Free estimates. Fully insured. 38 years experience. 732-506-7787 cell 646-643-7678.

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Around The Jersey Shore Volunteering During A Pandemic: How to Help Your Community Safely

By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – During the holiday season, many people strive to donate to others less fortunate or volunteer at pantries where you can help serve a Christmas meal to someone. Yet, with the ongoing pandemic due to COVID-19, there has been a higher need of donations across the board. So how can one volunteer and help donate in a safe manner?

Fulfill, the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, has been seeing the demand for food rising during the coronavirus crisis as soup kitchens and schools are closing. According to Fulfill, they have seen a 40 percent increase in the demand for food since the start of the pandemic. The increase remains steady.

Feeding America estimates the number of New Jersey residents struggling to put food on the table will climb to 56 percent within the coming months and the number of food-insecure children is expected to grow even more, by 75 percent.

“The cost of food has gone up exponentially since the start of the pandemic. A year ago, we paid $22,000 for a tractor trailer load of canned vegetables. Today, we’re paying $69,000,” Fulfill CEO and President Kim Guadagno stated. “Pre-pandemic, Fulfill was feeding 136,000 people, including 50,000 children. Today, we are feeding 215,000 people, including 70,000 children.”

Fulfill is partnered with over 250 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, day programs, group homes, and more. They’ve served 2.8 million more meals this year than they did the same period last year due to COVID-19.

The Freehold Area Open Door is a non-profit associated with Fulfill that provides emergency food, emergency funding, mentoring, and scholarships to those in need. They offer four different programs: a Food Pantry Program, an Emergency Funding/Advocacy Program, an After School Program, and a Scholarship Program.

“Because of the pandemic, we have seen a continuous stream of more people on our line,” said Geralyn Fraggetta-Drury, the Director of Freehold Area Open Door. “We did have a small drop before Thanksgiving and it is now picking up again. If we face another closure, we can expect to serve 250 to 300 people in under two hours.”

In 2019, they served 363 families for Thanksgiving with dinner boxes and turkeys or hams and this year they served 539 families. Each month they are seeing well over 1,000 people.

With the overwhelming number of people increasing, volunteers are highly needed during this time.

“Volunteering is hard. We have been operating with a skeleton crew with safety measures in place,” Geralyn said. “There are lots of things that volunteers can do

to help us while remaining safe. We need drivers to pick up our area store donations, we offer no contact delivery for our seniors and homebound clients.”

“If individuals don’t want to volunteer in-person, there is always a ‘most needed’ list for the pantry and that will help us fill in the holes in our pantry.”

Amanda Mehrman from Just Believe Inc. expressed the struggles the organization went through during the pandemic.

“In the beginning we took quick action to bring food and basic essentials to not only the homeless community, but those in motel settings and our elderly community,” Amanda said. “When the state first shut down… churches and pantries, many had nowhere to go to receive food.”

Just Believe Inc., a non-profit based in Toms River but helps across the county, is dedicated to supplying basic and immediate needs to the local disenfranchised and homeless community. Their mission is to help individual progress from homelessness to contributing members of society. They do so through outreach warming centers, affordable housing advocacy, and working with local programs and organizations that assist people in leading self-sustaining lives. Just Believe Inc. provides the proper supporting resources needed to bring hope and success to those in helpless situations.

“We collaborated with a group of volunteers to go out into the community with bagged meals, delivered to motels in the area and went shopping for the elderly so they could stay home,” Mehrman said. “We were the first responders so to say. The community has since developed a system of getting people food with Peoples Pantry open five days a week, the schools handing out free lunch, and food distribution locations spread in the area.”

Mehrman stated if anyone is looking to volunteer they can email her at: amanda@ justbelieveinc.org and fill out one of their volunteer packets. Due to COVID-19 and CDC guidelines, they are limited to how many volunteers they can have in their Riverwood code blue center and boutique, but they do still have a need.

If anyone wishes to donate monetarily they can go to their website at justbelieveinc.org.

Individuals can also drop off donations for the Thrift store at the Boutique located at 734 Route 37 West suite #5, Toms River, NJ 08755. There are beige bins located at Riverwood Park Recreation Center; 250 Riverwood Dr, Toms River where you can leave clothing donations for them to hand out to their guests at the Code Blue Warming Center.

“We understand there are many who still feel that it is unsafe to volunteer in public places and we have several dedicated volunteers who are “sitting out” this year due to

various health issues that leave them among the most vulnerable during this pandemic,” Amanda said. “However, the need to help the homeless and disenfranchised is still an issue in our community and the problem is growing larger each day with layoffs, shutdowns, and families being affected by the strain of our current world circumstances.

One thing that is always needed in all circumstances is money. Whether it’s for security deposits, car insurance, phone cards, food, etc it all takes monetary donations to help others get over the hump and out of the hole they are in.”

The Human Concerns Food Pantry, located in the St. Francis Community Center in Long Beach Township, is another local pantry that is partnered with Fulfill. The organization uses their donation funds to purchase non-perishables, fresh produce, and meat from local grocery stores to give out to individuals in need.

“We believe the increase we’ve seen can be attributed to our reduced hours of availability, other food pantries have closed or reduced their hours, food pantries have

struggled to receive food donations, and the increase in the unemployment rate in Ocean County,” Breanne (Gesicki) La Marco, the Program Director of Family Support Services at St. Francis said.

With the increase in visitors, the pantry is needing more donations. Donations can be dropped off at the Community Center in the Human Concerns Food Pantry any time Monday through Friday during regular business hours. If you have a large donation and need assistance, you can call to schedule a time to drop off at 609-4948861 ext. 197.

“If someone wants to help out in a safe manner, we always have an Amazon Wishlist where people can donate items we need like personal hygiene products and nonperishable food items,” Breanne stated.

Anyone interested in donating can visit their website stfranciscenterlbi.org for the Amazon Wishlist link. You can also send a monetary donation via Paypal on their website or by mailing in cash or checks to: Human Concerns Food Pantry, 4700 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach Twp., NJ 08008.

Bartley Healthcare Holds Successful Vaccine Clinic

─Photo courtesy Bartley Healthcare A resident gets her vaccine at Bartley Healthcare JACKSON - The Bartley Healthcare adds to the safety of the Bartley Healthcare Campus is on their way to fully protecting Campus. Employees have been diligent in their use of PPE and remaining socially themselves from the COVID-19 virus!

Bartley held their first COVID-19 vaccine distant at work in their everyday lives. Declinics the first week in January when the spite the high threat COVID-19 currently first doses were administered to employees poses in Ocean County and New Jersey, The and residents. They will be receiving their Bartley Campus has remained a COVID-19 second dose on the campus by the end of free campus for well over 7 months.

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Around The Jersey shore Governor Gives Optimistic State Of The State Address

By Bob Vosseller TRENTON – It was a pre-taped presentation shot before an audience of empty chairs due to the coronavirus pandemic but Governor Phil Murphy’s State of the State Address was largely optimistic and focused on a variety of topics.

The governor reviewed the devastating impact of the health crisis, tax incentives planned for this year, an ambitious infrastructure plan, racial equity, reproductive rights protection for women and how legalized recreational marijuana use would be implemented.

Noting the sagas involved in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, Murphy said, “they are stories that show our grit and reveal our heart. They echo the pain of 2020 and they preview the hope of 2021.”

He said they are tied in a common thread.

“We are all in this together. Although deeply wounded we enter 2021 tougher than ever, wiser than before and ready to move forward together. New Jersey was one of the earliest and hardest hit states, that our communities of color have been disproportionally impacted and that we are currently battling a second wave which is just as brutal as the first.”

Governor Murphy that as the state has for nearly a year, “we face the challenge head on…to make the right decision to public health and the vitality of our families. We weigh every pro and con to ensure that not only is every decision effective but equitable.”

He said that in typical Jersey style “we are leveling with each other and making sure that no one is left behind. We are facing this pandemic with a full scale counter attack.

We are making the fight against COVID-19 one that engages every New Jerseyan.”

The governor commented that three years ago he took office pledging to rebuild the state “the middle out and bottom up and to change the way Trenton works not simply for the sake of change but for the sake of people to put middle class and working-class families first.”

He said decisions such as raising the minimum wage, passing earned sick leave and expanding family medical leave and “making those at the very top pay their fair share with a millionaires tax while at the same time cutting taxes for working families with either a larger income tax credit or a direct rebate or both.”

Governor Murphy listed off what he said were accomplishments made in the state.

They included protecting health care from attacks from Washington, reducing premiums for hundreds of thousands of state residents and expanding pre-kindergarten

education.

He also noted that making investments in public education and stabilizing property taxes along with making community college tuition free and expanding job training programs were “accomplishments that help people across our state.”

Governor Murphy credited State Senate President Steve Sweeny and “colleagues on both sides of the aisle” for achieving those accomplishments. “Together we will continue moving forward, grounded in our shared everyday reality yet propelled by our optimism about tomorrow.”

He added that there was hope with the arrival of safe, approved vaccines to fend off the coronavirus and noted the efforts of the State Health Department. “Despite many obstacles we have in place a plan to vaccinate every willing New Jerseyian and hundreds of thousands have already rolled up their sleeves. Six vaccine mega-sites are opening across the state.”

“We will be able to see our economy recover and flourish. You have heard me say public health causes economic health. Our commitment to this ideal is unwavering,” the governor added. “The pandemic has slammed small businesses across America so our economic focus has been squarely where it should be on helping our hard-hit small businesses and encouraging new ones to grow.”

The governor said he was excited about a new business and job creating recovery plan that he recently signed. He said it was “a package that I was proud to work on alongside numerous lawmakers, progressive advocates, private sector leaders, union leaders and indeed small business owners.”

“The old ways worked for too few,” the governor said regarding corporate tax incentive programs. “They left too many behind so we set out to create a new system that is transparent and fair which focuses not on huge corporations but on job-creating small businesses and innovative start-ups.”

An inspector general would be established to “safeguard every penny of taxpayer money,” the governor added regarding the plan. He said brownfields and long neglected areas into “new walkable and inviting communities.”

The governor said that through the plan the state sought to “create the state’s first historic preservation tax credit so our future can be rebuilt by repurposing the buildings that made us an economic power in the first place.”

“This is what change looks like. This is what putting the people ahead of the powerful looks like. This is protecting today

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and planning for tomorrow looks like. The current economic crisis is like something we haven’t faced since the Great Depression of 90 years ago,” the governor added.

“New Jersey now has a new model that sets the standard for inclusive and statewide economic growth and job creation, growth powered by women, minorities and lesser-known smaller businesses and by innovative entrepreneurs,” Governor Murphy said.

He also praised NJ Transit saying it was safer and more accountable noting that the state beat the deadline on federally mandated train safety technology “completing 11 years’ worth of work in less than three.”

Governor Murphy said many new union jobs would be created from the infrastructure upgrades and was anxious to see with federal partnership new tunnels being built under the Hudson River.

The governor said his administration was committed to protecting school funding.

He also denounced efforts by high ranking officials who would diminish democratic institutions “to try and use baseless conspiracy theories into court challenges and to silent the voices and throw out the votes of many Americans.”

“We were all shocked to witness a mob incited and supported by politicians at the highest levels of government shamefully try to invalidate the votes of 158 million Americans through insurrection,” Murphy added.

He concluded saying “better days are coming. While the calendar has changed our mission has not. Out of shared pain we forged a shared purpose and because of all here in New Jersey, 2021 can be the year when dreams can once again be possible and the wind is at our back.”

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Around The Jersey shore Harrogate Completes First Round Of Vaccinations

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