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─Photo by Chris Lundy Monty Pellegrini of Holiday City Carefree poses for a photo while getting his shot. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Ever y few weeks, the state has expanded the groups who are able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, which increases demand without necessarily increasing supply.
Most recently, it was announced that anyone 16 and older could be vaccinated. Meanwhile, there were seniors who still had trouble getting their shots. That’s what led to a vaccination clinic being held at the Holiday
City West clubhouse on Cabrillo Boulevard. It was a spot surrounded by senior communities, and they wouldn’t have to drive to Toms River or Stafford for the county clinics, or as far as Atlantic City for others. Richard Walker and
Donna Lumia, both of HCW, said they came to this clinic because it was close and available. The fact that they were giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was a plus. “We wanted the one
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Locals Score Well On Shark Tank
By Bob Vosseller STAFFORD – A Manahawkin man’s connection with zombie apparel led him to inventing the Furzapper. His latest journey on bringing his product forward to a larger market came with his appearance with his business partner on the ABC TV show Shark Tank. A few years ago, Mi-
chael Sweigart created an invention that picks up animal hair. He works in advertising and marketing, but he’s been working from home and typically, he’d be doing the laundry for the family. “I’d do a wash and dry load every day and we had three animals in the house and all the laundry would still
be coming out with all this fur on it. The clothes looked unkempt because there was so much hair on them. So, I tried to fi nd a solution,” Swiegart said. Sweigart said, “a few years ago, I was working at Frightfest for Great Adventure as a makeup artist. I would go in and make up all the zombies and clowns
and all that, put masks a magnet. I took that on people. I had some big chunk of zombie familiarity working mask and threw it in with silicone and ex- the laundry with my perimenting with dif- clothes and it tumbled ferent mask-making around and then I threw techniques for fun.” it into the dryer and When Sweigart had it was tacky and soft d ropped one of the enough to grab the hair masks that had ripped, but it didn’t hold onto he picked it up and no- the hair permanently. ticed “there was hair It wasn’t all stuck to it.” Sweigart experimented all over it. This stuff just attracted hair like (Shark Tank - See Page 7)
April 17, 2021
Boat Yard Hearing Scheduled
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – A boat yard that was operating without permission will have another hearing at 6:30 p.m. on April 28 at the municipal building located at 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road. The Planning Board will hear the owner’s plan to move or construct new boat racks and to build a new 3,000-square-foot garage for boat repair. Most Planning Board meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month. They set aside special meetings for situations like this when the public are more likely to have comments. As of the close of day on April 13, the meeting was not on the township’s website. Neighbors have been upset about the boat yard, stating that the owners cleared trees to set up boat racks without warning. The land is owned and operated by NJ Outboard, and they have been using it for boat storage throughout the last year. The (Boat - See Page 4)
Land Preserved On LBI
By Chris Lundy HARVEY CEDARS – Development is always one of the biggest issues in Ocean County, so when land is preserved for open space it is often celebrated. Ordinarily, the land that is purchased is adjacent to already preserved land, like a wildlife area or watershed. Very rarely does it happen in shore areas, such as a property in Harvey Cedars. Recently, a purchase was made of a 3.4acre property located off Long Beach Boulevard. County officials said the purchase price was $81,125. The National Lands Trust Fund Advisory Committee recommended the purchase to the Ocean County Commissioners. The National Lands Trust Fund is an account generated by an annual open space tax that every property (Land - See Page 4)
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owner in Ocean County pays. The Committee is a group of volunteers who make recommendations to the Commissioners, who run the county. In every purchase, they also get the approval from the town where the land exists. This is so that they know that the town approves of taking this portion of land off the tax rolls. In this case, the county put in $50,000 of the purchase. The borough of Harvey Cedars provided funds and a matching grant from Green Acres. Ownership and management will stay with Harvey Cedars and a conservation easement will be dedicated to the County. The property is a salt water marsh located at the municipal boundary and is adjacent to a Long Beach Township-owned marsh property, the county reported. The acquisition is the first Natural Lands Trust Open Space in Harvey Cedars. Environmentalists praised the purchase and another one – 1.3 acres off Bayview Avenue in Berkeley. This land will add to the existing Good Luck Point wilderness area. It’s known locally as Becker’s Boat Basin. “Ocean County is moving forward with preserving open space. They will be protecting 3 acres of salt marsh off of Barnegat Bay near Long Beach Island and adding 1 acre to the Good Luck Point wilderness area. The area by Barnegat Bay can flood, so protecting this salt marsh from development will protect nearby properties,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “This is especially important because Ocean County’s original open space plan was flawed, but they changed it. Now they are using open space funding to buy threat-
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land is zoned as residential, meaning that only homes are supposed to be built there. The area is in the woods between Scott Drive and Browning Avenue, east of Route 9. They were using the intersection near the Wawa gas station and Sylvan Lakes Boulevard to move boats. Neighbors living behind the property, in the Scott Estates neighborhood, had been coming to the Township Council meetings to protest it. They said NJ Outboard cut down trees, buried some of them on the property, built unsteady racks over them, and used fill that hasn’t been tested. They were also accused of environmental issues such as spilling oil, leaving out open paint cans, and filling in wetlands. All of this was done without township or environmental permits. The township fi ned them. NJ Outboard then applied to the Zoning Board to allow them to operate as they have been, just legally this time. Residents had said the fi nes were a slap on the wrist after allowing them to profit off the land all season.
ened and environmentally-sensitive lands to protect them from development. “Ocean County has been leading the effort to protect land around Barnegat Bay, which helps protect water quality in the Bay. They are continuing that program by buying environmentally-sensitive open space in Berkeley and Harvey Cedars. Now that they’re using this money for the right purpose, they’ll be able to get more funding from Green Acres and nonprofits. This will further stretch the $13 million of open space funding,” said Tittel. “Preserving open space is more important than ever with climate impacts like flooding and sea-level rise. Open space funds are critical for stopping inappropriate development and protecting towns from sprawl. Protecting open space means less traffic, less water pollution and flooding.” Last year, voters in Ocean County voted to increase their existing open space tax rate by 1 cent on every $100 of assessed property value. According to the Garden State Preservation Trust, Ocean County acquired 17,514 acres of open space from FY2000 to FY2019. “It is important that Ocean County is moving forward with protecting open space now that the funding has been released. This will help prevent overdevelopment in areas that are constantly growing. Open space not only increases the value of homes in the area, but it helps protect against flooding and stormwater runoff,” Tittel said. “Purchasing open space is one of the most cost-effective ways to stop overdevelopment and prevent increased traffic and pollution. Acquiring this 4.7 acres acres of land will help prevent development and protect environmentally-sensitive land in one of the fastest-growing areas of the state.”
The storage of boats is not a violation now, Berkeley Business Administrator John Camera explained. The Zoning Board gave them a variance to allow that. A variance in this case is when a property owner is granted the ability to use the property in a way that the township doesn’t normally allow (at least not in that location). At a Zoning Board meeting last year, the owner of NJ Outboard said through his attorney that he had a reputable contractor who assured him that everything was being done legally. He also said he had a stroke earlier and did not remember what was done. NJ Outboard has never returned calls from this newspaper. Ultimately, the Zoning Board allowed NJ Outboard to continue to use the land as a boat yard while they came up with a better plan to use the property. When the plan is fi nalized, they’ll have to have it approved, which is a public process. That’s what’s happening now with the Planning Board meeting on April 28. Zoning Board officials had said back then that if they didn’t allow the storage, then the owner could appeal it to a court and the township would lose all jurisdiction.
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Continued From Page 1 further. “I bought a bunch of different kinds of silicone and a couple of different thicknesses, sizes and shapes and I came upon what we have now which is this nice round disk that is shaped like a paw.” After doing some research on a patent he went to an attorney, Toms River’s Harry Levin, and found it was “very patentable and now we have several patents. His attorney not only provided him legal advice but was so taken with the concept that he joined him as an investor and partner in the company and currently serves as its vice president. “We put it on Amazon and also got orders from there and were selling a couple hundred a month,” Sweigart said. It was a Walmart newspaper advertisement that got things rolling even further. The full-page ad announced that Walmart was investing in American businesses. Apply now and get your product into Walmart. “We applied and were accepted and long story short they loved it, and said they would like to have our products for sale.” “Everyone I talked to said this would be a great Shark Tank product and I said, ‘yeah it probably would be.’ Being so busy with every aspect of the business I didn’t have time at fi rst to fill out this monstrously long application.” It took a year before his partner and members of his staff fi nally
The Berkeley Times, April 17, 2021, Page 7 filled out the application. He and Levin made a professional video to promote Furzapper for Shark Tank which is a reality show where entrepreneurs pitch their unique products before a panel who decide whether they want to invest in them. Sweigart said he and Levin spent 10 days in Las Vegas last September for a segment on the show that aired on April 9. During that segment the two men went before panelists Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, Barbara Corcoran and Kendra Scott. Levin gave an enthusiastic greeting to the panelists at the start of the segment. The duo asked the panel for $600,000 in exchange for 10% of ownership of their company. While Sweigart went over the origin of the Furzapper, Levin spoke about how it addresses the hairy problem of pet fur debris. “The best part is this, you can reuse the Furzapper over and over again,” Levin told the Sharks. “With your help, we will be zapping the fur off pet owners’ clothes around the world.” O’Leary was quick to jump in with an offer. Corcoran expressed interest as well but it was Greiner who spoke up with the strongest desire to match O’Leary’s deal and go beyond it. Levin said he expected to get over $4 million this year. “We are in every Walmart in the United States. Our two-pack is our top seller which sells for $14.99.”
He added that acquisition costs for the product is “a nickel.” O’Leary said he was in the cat business with a fi rm that performs cat DNA testing. He made a two part offer. “I will offer you $600,000 to cover debt for three years at 9.5% and I will only take 5% equity in that scenario.” His other offer involved, “if you want to go for equity, I’ll do the $600,000 for 20% and then I go to work expanding what you are doing to direct customers. That to me is far more interesting. There is an offer with some fur on it,” O’Leary said. Levin said that was “a brilliant offer” but he wisely wanted to hear what Greiner had to say. Corcoran however spoke next. “I’d like to give you $600,000 for 20%.” “I have fallen in love with you both but as I am sitting here in the tank today and while there are things, I am great at, there are Sharks here that have access to things that can give you things that I could not. I’m going to pass because I know it is better for you. I sure as heck would like to invest,” Scott said. Grenier said each year she brings her pad to scribble notes “and all these years I have never written one thing. I wrote this time; this is so right for me.” O’Leary joked saying “that is funny Lori I wrote that it was better for me.” “I would give you the $600,000. I would give it for 19.99% Greiner said but a counter offer came in from Cuban for 15%
ownership. “Will you jump in with him,” Levin asked Greiner. “I won’t jump in with him but I will match it Harry,” she responded. “I am the right person to pick. Sometimes when the Sharks work alone you can hit the road running and do great.” Corcoran went down to 15% as well and offered an additional $600,000 credit line. Levin went back to Grenier confi rming the 15% and $600,000 “with the understanding that you may need to provide some additional funding if needed, we’re okay.” “Good!” she said and with that Levin and Sweigart jointly said, “Lori you have a deal.” Afterwards Levin said, “I’ve been watching Lori on Shark Tank all season and I’ve fallen in love with her and I respect everything she does. Making a deal with her - other than getting married, the birth of my children and my grandchildren this is without a doubt the best day of my life,” Levin said. Sweigart said, “they did a great job protecting everybody including everyone behind the scenes as well. They treated us like royalty and it was surreal,” he added. He added that another Furzapper product would soon be added to the list of items that his company is providing in its never-ending battle against animal fur and hair in home across America.
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e DitoriAl Our Mission More Important Now Than Ever On April 18, Micromedia Publications celebrated its 26th year of operation, marked by the introduction of its first weekly newspaper, The Manchester Times, on April 18, 1995. Since then, it has introduced six more weekly newspapers, as well as our website, Jersey ShoreOnline.com. The first edition of each newspaper contained an editorial entitled “The Importance Of Community” which stressed that the strength of our society is based on “the simple associations we make in our community each and every day.” As such, the editorial continued, “We believe the mission of a local newspaper should be to promote the highest ideals of community life,” a mission we have tried to pursue faithfully throughout our journey. This mission has been aided exponentially by the addition of our JerseyShoreOnline.com website, which posts critical breaking news throughout the day. With the appearance of the coronavirus a year ago, which has taken many lives and devastated countless local businesses, I believe our mission is more important now than ever. Our newspapers and website offer vital resources to keep our communities informed and updated during this difficult time. Of course, this is only possible because of the dedication of our news, production and delivery people, all of whom are part of the community which they serve. it is also only possible because of the deep working relationship we have developed with loyal advertisers through the years. In closing, I want to assure our readers that the mission to which we have been committed will continue, hopefully for many years to come - thank you all, and please stay safe. Stew Swann Publisher
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Support Fairness In Women’s Sports Act
Biden Backward On Immigration
Parents and grandparents of women athletes, please contact your State Senator and emphatically request they sign on to be a co-sponsor of New Jersey Bill S3540 (Fairness in Women’s Sports Act). This is a physical safety bill to protect girls and women from being forced to play in a sport they love against boys and men with dramatically higher testosterone levels. The bill is presently in the NJ Senate Education Committee. It was co-sponsored on submission by Senator Testa of District 1 and Senator Holzapfel of District 10. By having your Senator add their name to this bill, the chance of the bill leaving committee increases. Once on the floor, the bill can be debated and voted on by the NJ State Senate. Passage of this bill is critical because of the executive order of President Biden to allow males identifying as females to play on any girls’ sports team they desire. Even males who have started the transitioning treatments to female have physical advantages exceeding female athletes. (“A recent study on the impact of such treatments found that even after 12 months of hormonal therapy, a man who identifies as a woman and is taking cross-sex hormones possesses a significant advantage over female athletes and will still likely have performance benefits over women.” S3540, Page 3, k 5-9.) In the future, participation on a male or female sports team may be contingent on blood tests which have defined testosterone levels for biological males and females. Until those blood test requirements are put into law, the physical safety of girls and women in sports participation must be a top priority in New Jersey.
Essentially, the leader of the country President Joseph Biden has ordered ICE to stand down and not report undocumented foreign nationals. Underreported by national news outlets on the ongoing serious border siege, that President Biden has made it clear to backtrack and eliminate many of the effective orders on protecting our border and if not the entire country, but the several border states. Recent videos have shown the massive raid on roads and trails that have overcome the ICE teams. Dereliction of duty comes to mind when our elected President made it clear to his Immigration Enforcement people that he does not want much enforcement. Recorded undocumented foreign nationals are coming from many countries, with underage children’s parents who most likely pay “cartels” to bring them into and over the border. End up in who knows who’s hands? Those released into our border states are overcome and witnessed a move to our many states beyond Arizona, Texas. Many of those who will most likely benefit for the jobs that should be provided to legal citizens. Every one of my historic family members came from several countries and came through legally and worked for the citizenships in every case, through Ellis Island and on to New Jersey. In many examples worked for $2 per day, got water and bread, working on roads and railroads that exist to this day. When you go to NYC, look up and you will see many of the older “brick buildings” that our ancestors built. Bricklayers were the key trade of many Italians.
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Fox News Says Tucker Carlson Is Not Truthful It still shocks me that anyone can believe anything that comes out of Tucker Carlson’s mouth when even Fox News knows he’s not telling the truth. At least, that’s what they said on record in court. Carlson was accused of defamation for one of his monologues. The court decided he was not guilty because Fox News said that because of his exaggeration, that no sane viewer would think he is stating facts. Here’s an actual quote from the court decision: “This ‘general tenor’ of the show should then inform a viewer that he is not ‘stating actual facts’ about the topics he discusses and is instead engaging in ‘exaggeration’ and ‘non-literal commentary.’” Here’s another bit: “Fox persuasively argues, (see Def Br. at 13-15), that given Mr. Carlson’s reputation, any reasonable viewer ‘arrive[s] with an appropriate amount of skepticism’ about the statements he makes.” See, he’s not supposed to be a real source of information. And yet people watch the show as if he’s going to tell you something important. Why would any “reasonable viewer” watch that show? Wayne Kimble Jackson
Be Aware Of Your Surroundings
We need to be more aware. Every day a lot of people come to the big shopping malls like Walmart, Shop Rite in the city to shop. I have been noticing for some time now that people are leaving their carts in the parking lot after shopping. In many cases, due to wind, empty carts hit the parked car. A few days ago, my own
car was damaged due to the reckless behavior of unconscious people. If we are not aware of this, anyone’s car can be injured any day. Bakin Rabbi Brick
Beware Of New Scam I’m writing this to make local residents aware of a scam which is circulating online at the present moment. T he scam is occurring by means of Facebook. 1.) Someone’s Facebook account is hacked. 2.) The scammer, assuming the identity of the person that’s hacked, contacts some of their friends via pr ivate messagi ng. Usually it’s friends they haven’t heard from in a while. 3.) After chit-chat to establish trust, the hacker/ sca m me r sh a r e s ab out how they were recipients of a large amount of cash via a Federal Grant program, specifying that they received the cash and it does not have to be repaid. “Are you interested?” is the next question. 4.) If you’ll say Yes, you’ll be given the info to contact the “agent” who will then help you file for your grant. 5.) The “agent” is a scammer as well and will ask for the name of your bank, credit cards, etc. (DO NOT GIVE OUT THIS INFO!) Tip: If you simply phone the person who supposedly contacted you in the fi rst place, you’ll lear n they never received a g rant and never messaged you about it. It is very sad that people scheme and lie like this, but because many residents in our area are elderly, we need to be especially aware. These predators hunt for us, and it’s apparently Open Season on Seniors! Chet Jelinski Whiting
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A Monument Honoring Gold Star Families Could Be Built From The Desk Of
Congressman Andy Kim WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Mike Waltz (FL- 06) int roduced the bipartisan Gold Star Mothers Family Monument Extension Act of 2021, which extends the authorization for the establishment of a commemorative work in honor of the Gold Star Families, which
was expi red in Januar y 2020 and is now on hold. Senator Booker will introduce companion legislation in the Senate. The bill was introduced on Gold Star Spouses Day, a day to honor the sacrifices of widows and widowers who have lost a loved one in service to their country. “I’ve had the honor of meeting with Gold Star families from New Jersey and across our country. Their stories and their sacrifice should never be forgotten, and this bill will give them the time to ensure that,” said Congressman Kim. “I want to
thank Congressman Waltz for working alongside me to move this forward in a bipartisan way. Honoring our veterans and military families should never be a place where partisanship gets in the way of progress, and I look forward to working in a bipartisan way to get this bill passed.” “The families of our servicemembers nervously wait for their loved one’s safe return from deployments,” said Congressman Waltz. “Unfortunately, for some, the knock on their door instead initiates them into a fraternity no family wants to join, the Gold Star family. I am proud to support this legislation to help establish a monument to honor these families who,
as Lincoln said, “have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.” For over a century, the Gold Star tradition has reminded our nation of the sacrifices made by servicemembers and their families. The tradition goes back to World War I, where flags were displayed bearing a Blue Star representing a family member serving abroad, and a Gold Star for a family member who had been lost in combat. The monument will be entirely sponsored by the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation and will be built at no cost to the taxpayer. Once completed, it will be located in Washington, D.C.
Governor Murphy: Law Will Provide $15 Million For Small Businesses
PRINCETON – Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A-A5446, which provides $15 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid for small businesses throughout New Jersey. The bill – sponsored by Senators Linda Greenstein and Joseph Lagana and Assembly Members Joann Downey, Andrew Zwicker, and Sterley Stanley – provides aid in the form of grants to small businesses and non-profits in need. The bill is part of a five-bill, $100 million relief effort aimed at helping New Jersey’s small businesses recover from the year-long pandemic. “New Jersey’s small businesses were particularly hard hit by the ravages of COVID-19,” said Governor Murphy. “This legislation, along with three additional bills I signed last week and one I will sign in the near future, will go a long way toward helping hundreds of state businesses keep their doors open as we
recover from this year-long ordeal.” “Since the beginning of the pandemic, supporting small businesses has been central to Governor Murphy’s response. These businesses are the lifeblood of our economy, and ensuring they not only recover but come back stronger and better prepared for future challenges is critical to achieving a sustainable, equitable recovery,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan. “The funding announced today, in addition to the other funds for specific industries announced over the past week, will provide much-needed support for businesses as they overcome the remaining pandemic-related challenges and set the stage for a stronger, fairer recovery.” “Providing our support during this difficult time will not only allow these organizations to remain in operation, but will help preserve
and create jobs while spurring the economic recovery we aim to achieve,” said Assembly Members Downey, Zwicker and Stanley. “Investing in our businesses and non-profits will have a direct, beneficial impact on families throughout our state for years to come.” “Throughout the last year, COVID-19 has placed a serious strain on many of our local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Unfortunately, a number of beloved businesses in our communities were unable to weather this storm and sadly closed their doors for good,” said Senator Greenstein. “This $15 million in federal funding will provide a big sigh of relief to so many business owners and nonprofits throughout our state, as well as their employees and individuals that rely on their services.” “Providing financial support to businesses
and nonprofits is fundamental to their survival during the pandemic,” said Senator Lagana. “Local businesses create vibrant downtowns and communities, while nonprofits can efficiently and effectively provide services for people in need. Together, they will play a central role in New Jersey’s economic recovery and the quality of life for our residents.” The relief aid will be administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, which will announce when the application for the aid is open. To date, the NJEDA has distributed more than $250 million in aid to some 55,000 businesses across the state. The signing was held at Jammin’ Crepes, a business that began its journey at a farmers market in the local train station parking lot and in 2014 opened its first brick and mortar location in downtown Princeton.
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Continued From Page 1 and done,” Walker said. “We tried Walgreen’s, Ocean County Health Department, CVS…” Lumia said, but it was hard to get an appointment. Marietta Kobus, president of Holiday City West, said so many of her residents had trouble getting the shot. A lot of them had trouble going online to register.
Two years ago, Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) held a town hall meeting in this building. She had kept the card of his chief of staff, Ben Giovine. She called him to ask if something could be done. Soon, arrangements were being made to set up the clinic. Kim said his office has been hearing a lot of similar complaints from seniors – the lack of vaccine availability, and the difficulty in registering online. His office coordinated with Ocean Health
Initiatives (OHI), a nonprofit federally qualified health center with a number of locations throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties. Getting a thousand doses of the vaccine, together with the location, medical staff, volunteers, and all the other moving parts was like air traffic control at an airport, the congressman said. That’s why it was better that this was the one-shot vaccine; having to orchestrate this twice within 21 days would have been more challenging.
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“I’m really excited to see this in person,” he said, looking around at the crowd. People filtered in from the rain outside, and made their way to registration tables. Once their identification and insurance information was taken, they were given their shots. Then, they had to wait 15 minutes to make sure there were no side effects. There was no charge. John Bonevich, director of marketing for OHI, said their organization changed some of their online registration to make it easier for people who weren’t too tech-savvy. Theresa Berger, CEO of Ocean Health Initiatives, credited her staff for coordinating almost a thousand vaccinations in just one day. Days after this event, the state paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to six women between the ages of 18 to 48 suffering blood clots 6 to 13 days after the inoculation. To put this in perspective, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 7.2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine had been administered as of press time. OHI published a statement saying they would halt the administration of the J&J COVID-19 vaccines from its seven locations throughout Monmouth and Ocean Counties as of April 13. OHI stated how they will continue to follow all guidelines set by the CDC, FDA and Department of Health. At this time, OHI vaccination events will only offer the two dose Moderna vaccine for eligible individuals in the community. You can pre-register for the vaccine at ohinj.org. Alyssa Riccardi contributed to this story
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Vendors Wanted For The 2021 Farmer’s Markets
BERKELEY – Vendors wanted for the upcoming Farmer’s Markets which will be held at two location this year. Join at the popular Bayville location on Rt. 9 or our spot in South Seaside Park, next to Island Beach State Park. The Bayville Market began on April 6 and run every Tuesday through October. It is located at
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Pine Beach Chapel Operates A 24-Hour Food Pantry
PINE BEACH – A 24-hour stand-alone Food Pantry located at Pine Beach Chapel located at 401 Hillside Ave (corner Huntington Ave) in Pine Beach, is stocked and ready to go. Just open the door and take what you need or donate what you wish (pretty full
right now). The pantry is on the grounds in front of the church. The Pine Beach Chapel are proud to serve the community during these hard times. For more information, contact Carol Czitrom at 732-854-9438, czitrom1@gmail.com.
Township Announces Meal Distribution
BERKELEY – Mayor Carmen Amato is pleased to announce that, thanks to a partnership with Fulfill, Berkeley Township will be distributing Prepared meals every Tuesday beginning April 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. The location for distribution will be the Berke-
ley Recreation Center, 630 Atlantic City Blvd. Bayville. As this will be during the Farmers Market, the Township kindly asks that you enter at the Berkeley Historical Society Building. Signs will be posted. All are welcome and no registration is required.
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BUMPS ON THE EYELID
A bump that develops on the eyelid may indicate one of two conditions. A “stye” (also known as a “hordeolum”) is a localized infection caused by bacteria. It manifests as a painful lump that grows from the base of the eyelash (called an “external hordeolum”) or under the eyelid (called an “internal hordeolum”). A stye may also develop as a result of accumulations of bacteria at the base of the eyelids that cause dandruff-like flakes to form (“blepharitis”). A swollen bump on the eyelid known as a “chalazion” develops when the eyelid’s oil gland clogs up. A chalazion, which is not usually painful, typically develops farther back on the eyelid than a stye. Call an eye doctor if you think you have a chalazion. Your doctor may want to check it and suggest you use eye drops or cream to help it heal. If the simpler treatments don’t work, your doctor may prescribe medicines or give you injections to help clear up the problem. SUSSKIND & ALMALLAH EYE ASSOCIATES specializes in glaucoma and cataract surgery. When you need to schedule an exam, call our eye center at 732-349-5622.
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2021 Oscar Nominated Shorts Can Be Watched From Home
LONG BEACH ISLAND – The Lighthouse International Film Society is proud to present the 2021 93rd Oscar Nominated Shorts Programs now through April 24. An annual LIFSociety tradition, patrons will be able to see all of the short films nominated for Academy Awards before the Oscar telecast on April 25. A perennial hit with audiences around the country and now the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of amazing shorts. Join in-person at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ or enjoy from the comfort of your home. The 2021 Oscar Nominated Shorts are being offered as a virtual cinema screening and there is also an in-person theater option. Virtual cinema tickets allow patrons to view the film up to 30 days after purchase. Patrons joining us in-person will be required to wear a mask, social distance and prepurchase tickets. In-person seating is limited. The health and safety of our patrons is our number one concern. So, if you are viewing at home or at the Foundation, enjoy the show! All of the Live Action Short Film nominees and Documentary Short Film will be offered in-person and virtually. Animated Short Film nominees will only be available virtually. For tickets, trailers & details visit lighthousefilmfestival.org. Tickets for each program are $12. Virtual Cinema patrons only can purchase all three programs for $30. In-Person LIFS members $6. Your purchase supports the 2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival.
The Oscar-nominated Live Action Shorts Program will include: • Feeling Through (USA): A late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a Deaf/Blind man. • The Letter Room (USA): When a corrections officer is transferred to the letter room, he soon finds himself enmeshed in a prisoner’s deeply private life. • The Present (Palestine): On his wedding
anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping? • Two Distant Strangers (USA): In “Two Distant Strangers,” cartoonist Carter James’ repeated attempts to get home to his dog are thwarted by a recurring deadly encounter that forces him to re-live the same awful day over and over again. • White Eye (Israel): A man finds his stolen bicycle, which now belongs to a stranger. While attempting to retrieve it, he struggles to remain human. The Oscar Live Action Shorts Program LIFSociety Virtual Cinema Screening: April 2 through 23. All Tickets $12; Bundle all three programs $30. The Oscar-nominated Animated Shorts Program will include: • Burrow (USA): A young rabbit embarks on a journey to dig the burrow of her dreams, despite not having a clue what she’s doing. Rather than reveal to her neighbors her imperfections, she digs herself deeper and deeper into trouble. • Genius Loci (France): One night, Reine, a young loner, sees among the urban chaos a moving oneness that seems alive, like some sort of guide. • If Anything Happens I Love You (USA): Grieving parents struggle with the loss of their daughter after a school shooting. An elegy on grief. • Opera (USA): “Opera” is a massive 8K size animation installation project which portrays our society and history, which is filled with beauty and absurdity. • Yes-People (Iceland): One morning an eclectic mix of people face the everyday battle, such as work, school and dish-washing. As the day progresses, their relationships are tested and ultimately their capacity to cope. The program will also include additional (Shorts - See Page 23)
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AroUnD the JerSeY Shore Grant Will Fund Food Crop Science Initiative
−Photos courtesy Toms River Schools Student Christina Mardini is currently piloting the Corn Genome to Phenome project at High School North. Thanks to her efforts, and the initiative of her teacher Christine Girtain, the project will begin to flourish at High School South. Story below. TOMS RIVER – Authentic Science Research (ASR) Di rector Ch r isti ne Gi r t ai n certainly proposes the most interesting projects, and her latest venture again caught the attention of - and earned suppor t from - Sustainable Jersey for Schools. Four years after winning a Sustainable Jersey for Schools $10,000 grant to implement her Wolbachia Project, Girtain earned a $10k-level grant for her proposal titled, “Investigating Food Crop Sustainability With Corn Genotype to Phenotype Teacher Workshop.” Needless to say, it was the only submission of its kind. But both its uniqueness and its science - and environmentally-driven tenets wowed the grant review panel. This grant cycle was funded by Sustainable Jersey for Schools th rough the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) and - like he did for the Wolbachia proposal - Toms River Education Association (TR EA) President Scott Campbell endorsed Girtain’s application on behalf of High School South. With the funding, the longtime TRRS
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AroUnD the JerSeY Shore Going Back In Time With A Man Who Designs Dinosaurs
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Resident Bruce Mohn has been sculpting since he was 2 years old and his passion has taken him to present a prehistoric showcase for a number of educational venues. Mohn is someone who could design his own Jurassic Park and, in many ways, has done just that for museums and universities. “My mom discovered that if she sat me down with a lump of clay, I would be engrossed for hours, which was a wonderful thing for a mom with four children,” he said. “I’ve always been interested in animals of all kinds and a number of my early sculptures were of dinosaurs.” When his mother once brought home a
pound of “Sculpey” shortly after it was introduced in the early 1970s, Mohn’s interest only intensified. “Sculpey is a plastic clay-like material that is easily sculpted and can be baked hard in a regular oven, which means your creations last forever, unlike typical plasticine clay, which can be reshaped over and over again, but isn’t so great for playing with in the dirt.” Mohn developed a great interest in science fiction and puppetry in his teens and 20s and thought that “knowing something about anatomy might improve my skills at making believable aliens.” “I enrolled as an art major at what was then Stockton College (now university) and began taking higher level biology courses to learn about anatomy and along the way, Roger Wood, one of the biology professors told me I could obviously handle the work and encouraged me to switch majors,” he said. “Stockton’s art program was infamous for their graduates working as cab drivers, but the biology program was a whole different thing, with a number of graduates going on to prestigious university and museum employment,” Mohn added. Mohn got an internship at the Smithsonian’s Vertebrate Paleontology Preparation Laboratory in 1992 and learned how to remove fossil bones from their rocky matrix and prepare them for study, how to make molds and casts and how to mount skeletons for exhibit. Later that year he designed an independent study course in dinosaur reconstruction and Dr. Wood introduced him to the then-director of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Keith Thompson. Thompson “invited me to show my work at a fossil weekend event. While there I met Bob Walters and Paul Sorton who became respectively my agent and my instructor into the fi ner points of sculpture. Through Bob, I got my first paying gig as a dinosaur artist in residence at the Academy and worked alongside Paul making sculptures for the Academy’s Lost World show.” “That was in 1993 and I’ve been doing it ever since. It’s been mostly a side job, but sometimes a very lucrative side job. I’ve had some years when I made more as a dinosaur artist than I did at my day job,” Mohn said. He added, “these days I mostly do work for museums, universities and private collectors. My work is in 22 museums around the world. It’s been featured in books, magazines and television, but not yet in any movie.” How To Make A Dinosaur Mohn shared the techniques he uses in his museum work. (Dinosaurs - See Page 15)
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Continued From Page 14 “I’m best known for making three dimensional reconstructions of the skeletons of small dinosaurs, early birds and pterosaurs. Because of their small size and delicate bones, it makes more sense to sculpt models of the bones than to prepare them out of the rock which would also destroy delicate impressions of feathers and skin,” he said. “When possible, I obtain high quality casts of the actual fossils and use those as references and to pull measurements from. I supplement that with full sized enlargements of drawn reconstructions of the skeletons and refer to other more complete specimens to fill in missing parts,” he added. Mohn said each bone is made as accurate as possible and each joint made as a working joint so that the skeleton can be mounted in any position the living animal could assume. “I taught myself how to use a variety of tools, including brazing rigs for making metal armatures, grinding and engraving tools for doing sculpture too fi ne to be done by hand and amassed a collection of sculpting tools, dental tools, (and I) made tools to do the work,” Mohn said. He noted that “sculpted life reconstructions start in a similar fashion. I make an enlarged drawing to the size of the piece to be done, then prepare a metal armature. I make a fairly accurate model of the skull and then add taxidermy eyes, musculature and skin, much like forensic reconstruction, but in this case, the dead have been dead for millions of years and I have to rely on comparisons with the anatomy of living animals to suggest the musculature.” “When I started, very little was known about the skins of dinosaurs, beyond a few impressions of scales from some larger species. Today we know that many of the carnivorous dinosaurs had feathers and possibly some of the herbivorous dinosaurs as well,” he said. “I bulk out my metal armature with crumpled aluminum foil and then cover that with a layer of Sculpey, making a rough model of the animal’s body, pulling measurements from the drawing and transferring them to the sculpture with plotters. This ensures that the animal is accurately proportioned,” he added. Mohn sometimes make a rough sculpture
The Berkeley Times, April 17, 2021, Page 15 of the skeleton before adding the muscles, baking the sculpture between layers so that he is always working on a hard surface. A fi nal thin layer of Super Sculpey is then spread over the muscle layer and embossed with latex skin molds. He either makes up his own mold or makes them from the skins of modern reptiles that have similar scale patterns as the known dinosaur skins. “I’ve pulled scale stamps from a variety of sources including lizards, turtles and snakes and on one occasion, from a nineteenth century Bible,” he added. As to his typical week Mohn said, “I have a 9 to 5 job that I can rely on to pay the bills between artwork. Occasionally I have had artwork that paid well enough that I could just do that for a year. Generally, when I’m on assignment for a museum, I’m also on deadline, so I will work long hours to get the work out. Each job is different, so I can’t really say there is a typical pattern.” Every Dino Tells A Story Working in such a unique and artistic field, Mohn has had a few humorous incidents over the years. “Part of my job is restoration work. I was restoring and mounting the cast foot bones of a T-Rex one time and was painting that in my front yard. A car drove by and then backed up very slowly and stopped while the occupants gawked.” He also recalled when he was restoring a 120-year-old Japanese giant spider crab from the Rutgers Geology Museum shortly after moving into his new home. “This is an actual specimen and had become quite fragile over the years it had been on display to the point that it was falling apart. “I got the job of hardening it and strengthening it so that it could last another 100 years or so on display. It is a huge specimen with an arm span of 11 feet and a carapace as big as my chest. I was working on one of the claws (six feet long) in my backyard when my new neighbor looked over the fence and gasped. “Is that a crab?” I wasn’t sure how that was going to proceed, but he and his wife came over and took pictures,” Mohn said. Mohn said he’s enjoyed his times working in public view. “One day I was finishing up the restoration of the legs of the mastodon skeleton at the Rutgers Geology Museum and was trimming excess paint from between the toes. A little boy wanted to know what I was doing and I told him I was giving it a pedicure.”
Auto Museum And Men’s Club Restore Studebaker
WHITING – The Ocean County Automobile Museum was presented a 1909 Studebaker and is starting to restore this antique car. Museum members are hoping to have it restored enough to showcase this car in the Toms River Halloween parade. To accomplish this, they are looking for volunteers from the community who are willing to volunteer some time to help in this project. Those restoring the car meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. in their Whiting warehouse. They are looking for people who can help stripping the old paint off, doing upholstery work, engine work etc. Those interested in helping need to join the museum for $25 per year. “These types of projects help them keep the history of our automobiles alive,” Holiday City South Men’s Club President Bill Holencsak said. For more information, call Holencsak at 732-570-7213.
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We all know that smoking is bad for our health. Typically, we think of lung cancer, heart disease or asthma as the closely associated effects of long-term tobacco smoking, but a new study conducted by New York University School of Medicine found that, “Teenagers exposed to tobacco smoke may also have significant hearing loss – and not even know it.” The study participants – ages 12 to 19 – were tested for two specific things: The amount of a tobacco related chemical in their blood called Cotinine and for severity of hearing loss in the low, mid and high frequencies.
The Results; They May Surprise You What the researches discovered was astounding. The children who lived in a smoking household were twice as likely to develop hearing difficulty compared to a child from a non-smoking home. The higher the level of the Cotinine found in their blood, the higher the child’s risk of developing a hearing loss. Some children with especially high levels of Cotinine were at three times the risk for hearing loss. Many of the teens in the study were found to have a measurable hearing loss, yet none of them were aware of
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H ERE ’ S T O Y OUR H EALTH Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.
Causes Of Muscle Twitching By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.
Do you ever get a little twitch near your eye, or on your ankle or calf? How about your finger or near your elbow? Almost everyone gets an occasional twitch and you feel it for a microsecond, then it goes away. This is normal. Muscle twitches are almost always benign issues and not based in serious neurological disorders. If you’ve ever had an eyelid twitch for 3 days straight, you know it’s more annoying than anything else. The medical term for this symptom is called “benign fasciculation.” The typical eye fluttering you get, or thigh twitch is rarely a cause for concern. Here are some of the most common causes for muscle twitching: Hypercalcemia - This means you have excess calcium in your blood and that will cause your muscles to contract and twitch. It can be from excessive calcium supplementation, overdoing vitamin D or magnesium supplements, or from elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH). There are other causes for hypercalcemia too. A deficiency of calcium will most often feel like a cramp, not a twitch. Elevated Vitamin D - This causes more calcium to go inside the cells, causing hypercalcemia, then the twitching begins. Hyperventilating - If you breathe very fast, you will hyperventilate. This occurs during a panic attack or while exercising very hard, and could trigger twitching too. Hyperventilating can occur as a side effect of certain medications, as well as with asthma or emphysema. Caffeine - Too much coffee will do it! It causes production of catecholamines in your
nervous system - think of dopamine and adrenaline- and these guys cause your skin to flutter and twitch like crazy, if you’re sensitive. Medications for ADHD or Antidepressants Some medications excite the nervous system and trigger the twitch. Usually, a dosage reduction or discontinuation is necessary to stop this type of twitch. Nicotine - If you smoke tobacco, you are apt to occasionally twitch due to the stimulant you’re smoking. B12 Deficiency - You can take a blood test to determine B12 levels and if they’re low, just supplement. A B12 deficiency can also lead to high homocysteine levels. Anxiety - This can become very pronounced in bed, as you’re trying to sleep but you keep twitching. Anxiety twitching stops while you’re sleeping and has to do with stress. It shouldn’t recur each night unless you’re constantly stressed and you’re dealing with insomnia. Hyperhomocysteinemia - If you have constant, never-ending twitching, have your blood levels checked for homocysteine, and if they are high, you might need B12. Pinched Nerve in the Spine - A gentle chiropractor or massage therapist or acupuncturist may be able to help tease this one out. Exercising - Occasional muscle twitches will occur sometimes after doing a lot of physical activity or working out. These are frequently felt in the forearms, calves, thighs, tummy and back. If you have muscle twitches that don’t go away after a few days and you are worried about them, please see a qualified physician for a proper medical work up to tease out what’s really going on.
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The Berkeley Times, April 17, 2021, Page 25
Lion King Star To Share Secrets To Fulfillment In Work, Life
By Alyssa Riccardi TOMS RIVER – Broadway star Alton Fitzgerald White, who is a singer, actor and dancer known for his role as Mufasa in Broadway’s Lion King, will appear in a virtual presentation on April 20 at 11 a.m. at the Grunin Center at Ocean County College. White will discuss his secrets to fulfillment in work and life through About My
Pride: Mastering Life’s Daily Performance. Visit: grunincenter.org/event/alton-fitzgerald-white for information. Pre-registration is required; the event is free. White made his Broadway debut as John in Miss Saigon and now has starred in six Broadway hit shows. White has starred in Lion King, Miss Saigon, The Who’s Tommy, Smokey Joe’s Café, Ragtime: The Musical and The Color Purple.
While rehearsing his role of Mister in The Color Purple in 2007, White was also performing the role of Mufasa in the evenings, successfully performing two shows at one time in a three-week period. With more than five years of continuous Broadway performances, White decided to take time off to act in the television show Law and Order; in the movie, The Invention of Lying; and to do voice-overs,
commercial work and perform concerts around the world. In 2014, White returned to the Broadway company of Lion King and passed the milestone of 4,000 performances as Mufasa. This event is sponsored by the Blauvelt Speaker Series, which is funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas & Eleanor G. Blauvelt and The Wintrode Family Foundation.
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The Berkeley Times, April 17, 2021, Page 27
Work At Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: Job Fair April 17
By Alyssa Riccardi JACKSON – Six Flags Hurricane Harbor has announced they will be hosting a virtual and in-person job fair on April 17, looking to fill positions from May through September. Some open positions include cashiers, lifeguards, food service workers and more, with many positions paying $15 per hour. “We’re looking for a great team to staff New Jersey’s most thrilling waterpark, and our new virtual hiring process has made it easier than ever to complete applications, hiring, and training from the safety and comfort of home,” Six Flags Great Advent ure Recr uitment Supervisor Samantha Katcher said. Those interested must be 15 and older to apply for open positions. All interviews, communication, and onboarding paperwork can be completed virtually. This year, Six Flags Great Adventure will be offering curbside drop-off for document verification. Once offered a position, new team members will: • Visit the Six Flags Employment Center with required documents and remain in their vehicle • Call a phone number listed at their parking spot • Human Resources representative will pick up the documents from the car window and process the paperwork • Applicant will receive processed documents along with a start date and training dates
Initial trainings will then be conducted live through interactive, classroom-type, virtual meetings. Six Flags offers a wide variety of positions in fast-paced environments, and paid internships for students. The company boasts many benefits for team members including advancement opportunities, educational scholarships, reward and recognition programs, free park admission and much more. Available positions includes: • In-Park Services: Food and Beverage Operations and Retail, including cashiers • Operations: Lifeguards, Water Attendants, Park Ser vices (Custodial), Security • Guest Experience: Admissions, Guest Relations • Landscaping Job Fair Details: • In-Person Job Fair at Six Flags Employment Center – April 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Before attending, candidates can complete a pre-employment application online at sixf lagsjobs.com • Information about positions and onthe-spot interviews will be available • Employment Center address for GPS: 609 Monmouth Road, Jackson, NJ • Appointments are not required, parking is free, masks/cloth face coverings are required • Virtual Job Fair – April 17, 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. • Interest applicants can access the job fair on mysfga.com/jobs on April 17 • Information about positions and onthe-spot interviews will be available in a live chat • Before attending, candidates can complete a pre-employment application online at sixf lagsjobs.com
• Employment Center Hours for Curbside Document Drop: • Wednesday & Friday - 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday -10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Appointments are encouraged
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safety procedures, all employees are required to wear masks and are temperature-checked and health-screened each day. Gloves are worn as appropriate, per guidelines. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor will open for the 2021 season May 15 and begin daily operation June 18. For more information, visit sixfl ags.com/hurricaneharbornj.
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The Berkeley Times, April 17, 2021, Page 29
AroUnD the JerSeY Shore Virtual Dance Highlight Social Justice Initiative
TOMS RIVER – Don’t miss this special evening featuring Nimbus Dance’s acclaimed social justice initiative, Lynchtown/Thistown, on April 24 at 7 p.m. Visit grunincenter.org/event/nimbus for more information and to pre-register for this virtual event. Tickets are free. Two iconic American modern dances will be performed: Charles Weidman’s 1936 masterwork, Lynchtown, and Pearl Primus’ renowned 1943 solo Strange Fruit. Both works explore race, violence and mob mentality, and illustrate the sociopolitical foundation of America’s early modern dance movement. OCC and PAA dance students, poetry and artwork by OCC students, and a discussion with artists from Nimbus Dance will be part of the evening. Catherine Mancuso, college lecturer II in Dance is excited for her dance students who have been a part of this dance project and developed a piece in partnership with Nimbus Dance. “My classes have been working with Nimbus for weeks, and one of the company’s members has worked with them creating a new work,” said Mancuso. “Each dancer created a phrase to contribute to the piece - the theme is self-help and mental health. This is timely, given the pandemic, with so many of us feeling isolated and unsure, craving social interaction and wondering
where things are going.” OCC’s dance students filmed their finished work, which will be shown as part of the virtual event. Nimbus, founded in 2005 and based in Jersey City, New Jersey, has been at the forefront of excellence in the arts, civic engagement and equitable impact. The company performs nationally and throughout the greater New Jersey/New York region. Now in its 15th season, Nimbus is led by founding Artistic Director Samuel Pott, acclaimed choreographer and former soloist dancer of the Martha Graham Dance Company. Nimbus’ repertory is known for structured and musical dances that evoke deep-rooted emotional connection. Through the organization’s three interrelated fields – company, school, and presenting – Nimbus is committed to artistic excellence, community engagement and progress, in so doing, they impact 16,000 people each year. Nimbus’ commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is recognized by various foundations and is reflected in its educational/ outreach programming and artistic content, and in the makeup of Nimbus’ staff, company dancers, teachers and board of directors. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more today by visiting ocean.edu.
Free Cybersecurity Seminar Series
TOMS RIVER – The Cybersecurity Seminar Series at Ocean County College will continue on April 30, from 1 to 2 p.m. via WebEx. “A History of Vulnerability Disclosure” will be presented by Julian Cohen, who has served as an enterprise Director of Security, Chief Information Security Officer, and security professional across fi nance, healthcare, government, technology and e-currency enterprises. His discussion will include a timeline of significant milestones in vulnerability disclosure and the evolution of the processes, mechanisms and standards by which such information is disseminated and protected. There is no fee or pre-registration required to attend this presentation. Log in via WebEx here: ocean.webex.com/ ocean/j.php?MTID=m964e5cb0e36b363d c987431ad27e6072. Cohen started his career contracting for the United States Department of Defense, building a deep understanding of the operational challenges and constraints that offensive teams have, both enterprise and government. Using this perspective,
he began to design effective and efficient programs and controls to help defensive teams make powerful decisions to defend against adversaries. Since then, Cohen has held a variety of leadership roles at finance, healthcare, and technology organizations where he built security programs that have successfully defended against a diverse set of adversaries and where he designed and implemented novel security controls and technologies that are currently successful products or used in ubiquitous software, keeping users and organizations secure. In addition to his regular responsibilities, Cohen regularly advises security vendors and startups on product, efficacy, market and integration. He has given presentations at industry conferences such as BlackHat, RSA, USENIX, SOURCE, FS-ISAC, Thotcon and Hushcon. And he is heavily involved in the security community, giving back whenever he can by running a local meetup in New York, moderating an online community and mentoring professionals and practitioners. Learn more today by visiting ocean.edu.
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AroUnD the JerSeY Shore Fundraiser For Ocean County Sheriff ’s Officer Battling ALS
Phil Sickinger and his family. By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – An Ocean County Sheriff’s Office detective is facing the fight of his life with the support of his family and many friends in law enforcement. Detective Phil Sickinger, 39 was diagnosed in January 2020 with ALS. He has the support of his loving wife Diana and their daughters 4-yearold Harper and 8-year-old Olivia. The officer was also found to be suffering from Lyme Disease and Mold Toxicity and was diagnosed after feeling extremely week. He suspected it might be Lyme disease and a test revealed it was not and his physician recommended he go to a rheumatologist. He ended up going to two rheumatologists, an infectious disease doctor, two neurologists, endocrinologist and a neuromuscular doctor (at Robert Wood Johnson) before he was diagnosed me with ALS. After seeing a Lyme literate doctor who a more intensive test for Lyme’s disease, he received the unfortunate news that had tested positive for that as well. The detective’s symptoms began to change and his ability to do things physically became limited. Among the things he was not able to do as he had done before, included his job with the Sheriff’s Office and playing with his daughters. He had difficulty using his arms, writing and typing. He
−Photo courtesy GoFundMe had to use a specially made recliner that elevated him out of his seat. “I can’t really use my arms, can’t write, it’s hard to type, I have to use a walker to walk. In our house, we have a chairlift for me to get up the steps, I have a special recliner that lifts me up out of the seat, according to interview he did with WOBM radio. The Sheriff’s Department and members of the community along with family and friends provided him support in making sure that chores he could no longer do were done and helping to be as comfortable as possible at home. Some of his therapy is done inside his home while others are performed at treatment facilities. A GoFundMe page was started recently for Detective Sickinger, all funds will be used to assist him and his family during this difficult time. The officer is getting accustomed to his special power chair that is helping become more mobile and independent. Through another ALS family, he was able to get a wheelchair accessible van. While it requires some work, it has allowed him to travel more safely to his numerous doctors’ appointments. The Sickinger home was also adapted to allow him to navigate around the house better. Detective Sickinger and his family expressed gratitude for the donations and prayers they have received.
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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of APR 17 - apr 23
By Jeraldine Saunders
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The New Moon in your sign may subtly shift your attention to your inner fantasies and wishful thinking. Your romantic nature may be stirred and imaginative ideas kindled as the week unfolds. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Being part of the bigger picture, perhaps by interacting with people on social media, may be your cup of tea. As the week begins, you may be challenged to avoid jealousy and unfair generalizations. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may accept people at face value in the week to come. Challenge yourself to look deeper and you’ll make new discoveries. People appreciate your sensitivity to their feelings. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will likely find your way out of an impasse with someone after a struggle. In the upcoming week, your interest in building your reputation and receiving more recognition may grow stronger. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the week ahead, a small fragment of knowledge may lead you to speculate about how to achieve a richer life. It’s not just wishful thinking if it inspires you toward greater joy and authenticity. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): As a member of a group, you can emphasize your best points as the coming week unfolds. This can lead other people to notice the benefits of being your ally or companion.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A loved one may be popular and in demand, and you could be glad for it, but you may still suffer a few pangs of jealousy. As the week unfolds, you can find ways to make peace with this. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be glad that you can see the large patterns that count and aren’t distracted by nonessential details. Take notes and gather facts but wait to make the purchase you dream of later in the week. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Use the internet or a library to expand your horizons and enjoy mysteries from afar this week. They could be a little disappointing viewed from a closer perspective right now. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your home can be a place where dreams come true. The pressure to achieve something spectacular could build up this week until you are ready to take drastic action. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As the week progresses, you might look forward to a competition or become more enthusiastic about your job. Your friends may become involved in your family life or influence your key decisions. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Destiny is constantly being configured, as all choices are factored in. Instead of holding ungrounded fears and apprehensions, use your free will to create the life you dream of.
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