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Vol. 19 - No. 12

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–Photos courtesy Howell Police Department ( B e l ow) O f f i c er s created a perimeter to protect the horses from any ongoing cars and safely walked them back to the farm.

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(Above) Howell Police Officers Matthew Cadott and Scott Bigelow along with two girls from the farm are pictured with the two ponies they were able to find after they escaped.

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By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – For some police depar tments, it’s not every day they receive a report about m i s si n g p o n ie s o r horses. For the Howell Township Police Depar tment however, farm animals tend to get out and wander through the town from

time to time. On August 5, the Howell PD posted a humorous statement about two in custody for a recent “Hoof Pursuit.” “When two mischievous ponies escaped from a summer riding camp on Casino Drive, Howell officers were called in for assistance.

The first rule in escaping is to split up. These amateurs stuck together running through back yards stopping occasionally to eat vegetation,” the Department said. “Horses on adjacent properties seem to aid in their escape by purposely running around their pens creating a

dust cloud to obstruct our view as the suspects ran past. Clever,” the Department wrote, playing into the humor of the situation. The fun nar rative came to a happy ending after police caught the escapees. Oﬃcers were able to quickly (Ponies - See Page 4)

9/11 Memorial Ceremony To Mark 20th Anniversary

By Alyssa Riccardi MONMOUTH COUNTY – To reflect and remember those who were lost, the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners will be holding a September 11 Memorial Cere-

mony at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook at 460 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Highlands on September 11 at 8 a.m. “As we approach the 20th anniversary of the September (Ceremony - See Page 4)

–Photo courtesy Monmouth County Parks System The memorial at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook features a timeline walkway, names of the county residents who lost their lives, and an eagle sculpture with a beam from one of the fallen towers.

August 21, 2021

Zoning Board Approves Warehouse Expansion

By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – At the latest Howell Township Zoning Board meeting, members approved the expansion of a warehouse at 366 Ramtown-Greenville Road, tripling its size. The owners of the warehouse plan to build a new structure and continue to use the existing building that’s on site, according to documents. The proposal includes constructing a 20,088 square foot warehouse within the wooded portion at the rear of the site and a 1,614 square foot loading breezeway to connect to the existing building. They are also proposing to utilize the existing 17,485 square foot one-story masonry building as warehouse (14,443 square feet) and oﬃce space (3,402 square feet), remove the existing site driveway and relocate it. This project will triple the warehouse space already on the parcel in the existing building. Since the majority of the parcel lies in a rural (Warehouse - See Page 2)

$8.6 Million Bonded At Last-Minute Meeting By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – After scheduling a special last-minute meeting, the Howell Township Council voted unanimously to adopt four ordinances, borrowing millions of dollars for projects. The meeting, held on August 10 at 3 p.m., was the third time the council tried to take action on the matter. They had previously canceled two meetings when there weren’t enough council members in attendance. The special meeting consisted of the council approving $8.17 million for capital improvements and equipment, such as vehicles and engineering projects; $700,000 in sewer improvements and over $6 million in equipment (Meeting - See Page 4)

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Continued From Page 1 and agricultural zone, the proposal would need to be granted a variance by the Zoning Board of Adjustment to continue. This application was originally scheduled to be heard on January 25, but was carried several times so that the applicant could review with the township’s engineer, planners and environmental commission. At the August 9 Zoning Board

meeting, members approved the variance. Members who voted ‘yes’ for the proposal were Paul Sayah, Jim Moretti, Matt Hughes, Matt Gonzalez and Chairman Wendell Nanson. “I believe the residents will benefit from the storm water management. I believe the residents will benefit from the eco/environmental improvements. For those reasons, I would like to give this applicant a motion to move forward,” Sayah said.

Two board members, Rich Mertens and Glenn Cantor, voted ‘no’ against the proposed project. “Going further with this application, I do believe that it is not going to be in the best interest of the residents and the town… My vote is no,” Mertens explained. Many residents in the community are angry at the Zoning Board’s decision, especially after the public comment section for this application was cut short last month.

“During the meeting in July, it was stated that public comment would be cut off at 10:15 p.m. There were many residents waiting to speak that dropped off. Public comments then continued to nearly 10:45 p.m. I personally feel they did not adequately allow the residents to speak. It should’ve been opened again for the August meeting,” Dawn Van Brunt, creator of Howell for Open land and Preservation of the Environment (HOPE) said. “The project is an absolute atrocity. There has been no transparency. Mr. Pape refused to answer residents’ questions at an Environmental meeting earlier this year. Pushed us to discuss at the Zoning Board during Public Comment. The Public Comment time that was cut short.” In addition, Van Brunt explained how the expansion will bring excessive truck traﬃc since the applicant has since stated they were repackaging food and now changed it to distribution. “According to their traﬃc report they anticipate one tractor trailer per day,” Van Brunt said. “Meanwhile, residents have witnessed many trucks of various sizes entering and exiting at all hours of the day. Many were tractor trailers. Tractor trailers are a huge issue. They cannot navigate into or out of the driveway easily. Many must cross over the centerline to make the turn into Ramtown-Greenville Road. A rural road full of school buses. Three schools nearly a few yards away. This is now. Prior to the expansion. Horrible location for this.” Ken Pape, who represented the applicant at the Zoning Board meetings explained that their trucks will only operate from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on weekdays.

Drop-In Nature Kayak Tour Of Swimming River

MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Monmouth County Parks System is offering a kayak nature tour at Swimming River Park, Red Bank on August 25 from 12 to 1 p.m. Novice paddlers welcome. All equipment is provided. Both single and tandem kayaks are available for use on a first come, first served basis. The program is limited to only 12 participants. Wear appropriate clothing that can get wet. Weight limit 250 lbs. for singles; 450 lbs. for tandems. Open to ages 12 and up; under 18 with participating adult. The cost is $25 per person; cash or check only.

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Continued From Page 1 11 terrorist attacks, the Board of County Commissioners invite the families of those who lost their lives during this tragedy,” Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone said. “We will never forget what took place around the country on that tragic day, in particular, to the 147 families that lost loved ones who call Monmouth County home.

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Continued From Page 1 lease agreements. Many residents expressed their frust ration si nce the meeti ng was only announced one day before it took place. Resident Barbara Dixel said how she had reported the council to the New Jersey attorney general. “You don’t have a meeting at 3 o’clock in the afternoon when people are work-

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Continued From Page 1 set up a perimeter along Casino and Georgia Tavern Road to make sure the ponies were protected from being struck by passing cars and to contain them in the search area.

We must continue to offer support to the families in any way possible.” “Mount Mitchill is home to the Monmouth County’s 9/11 Memorial which is a tribute to the 147 men and women who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks,” Commissioner Ross F. Licitra, liaison to the Monmouth County Park System said. “The path leading to the memorial chronicles the events of that day and at the center is the light stone sculpture of any eagle by local artist Franco

Minervini. This eagle grasps a beam from the World Trade Center. It is a fitting tribute and our way of honoring those who lost their lives that day.” Monmouth County’s 9/11 Memorial sits on 12 acres and is at an elevation of 266 feet, being the highest natural elevation on the Atlantic seaboard (excluding islands) from Maine to the Yucatan. The Memorial overlooks Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Bay, Raritan Bay and the New York skyline.

The Monmouth County 9/11 Committee formed in 2002 and made plans for a fitting tribute to the victims, heroes, and events of September 11. Their first job was to create a memorial to fit into Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook. Fundraising began in order to finance the Memorial and by midsummer 2005, the 9/11 Committee exceeded its goal and raised $296,000. They continue to receive donations for the upkeep and maintenance of the Memorial.

ing,” she said. “I’m putting you all on notice… We hired you, you serve us… I’ve reported you to the state.” The meeting was called on short notice due to the urgency of adopting the ordinances, Municipal Clerk Dwayne M. Harris explained. The ordinances required a minimum of four out of five votes. Previous meeti ngs were canceled because some of the council members could not attend for personal reasons.

Harris said the state provided them an extension in order to vote on the ordinances. The ordinances authorizing the bonds and leases were first introduced July 13. Some of the capital improvements include a new fuel island and repaved yard for the Department of Public Works, “building and security improvements” at the police and court buildings, an unspecified roof replacement, road work and a new traffic signal, according to

documents. In the lease agreements, a majority went to the police depar tment: $1.3 million to lease 25 SUVs for five years, $770,133 for a 10-year lease on a public safety VHF paging system upgrade and $750,000 for another 10-year lease for a communications antenna site. In addition, the council approved Board of Education capital equipment leases, the highest being $965,520 to lease iPads for five years.

Police even dispatched one of their drones to assist the search overhead. It only took a few minutes, but officers located the two ponies about a half mile from the original scene. Howell Police Officers Matthew Cadott and Scott Bigelow along with two girls from the farm successfully led the ponies

out of a backyard. “We found them on Casino in someone’s backyard. The two girls with us worked at the farm. They brought a pail of food to help focus them in. They put the reins and harnesses on them while they were eating and were able to walk them out,” Cadott explained. “Unfortunately, horses

get out quite frequently. I would say in the more northern section. People think of Howell and they’re like ‘you guys are more like a city.’ No, we’ve had bulls run away, we’ve had horses run away. This is probably my third horse call this year. This is a pretty normal occurrence than one would say.”

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Bill Takes Aim At Risky Laser Assaults On Police, Firefighters Capitol Comments Senator Robert W. Singer 30th Legislative District

TRENTON - Senator Robert Singer introduced legislation that would protect law enforcement officers, firefighters and first responders from assault by laser sights, pointers and similar devices.

“The irresponsible use of lasers jeopardizes public safety and puts lives at risk,” said Singer (R-30). “W hen police of f icers are targeted by lasers, they may assume a weapon is pointed at them. If they draw their weapons in response to the threat, it can lead to tragic consequences. “Lasers can also create temporary and long-term vision problems that can make

it impossible for police or emergency personnel to do their jobs and serve the public,” Singer noted. A violation of the provisions of the bill (S-3873) would constitute aggravated assault of the third degree, punishable by three to five years imprisonment and a fine of $15,000. “We witnessed the abuse of lasers during television coverage of the protests across the country last summer, and this bill would establish penalties that will discourage the risky behavior from oc-

curring here in New Jersey,” Singer said. Currently, it is illegal to point a laser that is affixed to a firearm in the eyes of law enforcement. Singer’s bill expands the protection to include all laser devices and all first responders, including firefighters and EMTs. “The goal is to keep everybody safe,” Singer said. “This seemingly innocuous practice is in fact extremely dangerous. The legislation should make people think twice before committing a crime with a laser.”

Senators: Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act Delivers For NJ Capitol Comments Senator Cory Booker

Capitol Comments Senator Robert Menendez

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) released a breakdown of how the historic, $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in the U.S. Senate will provide record investments in New Jersey’s aging infrastructure to repair roads and bridges, expand mass transit, build the Gateway Project, replace water and sewer pipes,

and increase broadband internet access. The bill projects to generate more than two million jobs per year over the next decade and deliver billions to New Jersey in federal funding to address the state’s most pressing infrastr uct ure needs. The legislation will provide an estimated $12.31 bi l l io n i n g u a r a nt e e d transportation and transit funding formula dollars for New Jersey over the next five years - the largest ever investment in the state’s transportation infrastructure. The state will also receive a minimum $100 million to expand broadband internet access. State formula funding for water and sewer infrastructure has yet to be calculated, and New Jersey can still compete for additional federal funding through other discretionary sources Transportation Highways/Roads: $6,883,719,399

Bridges: $1,146,780,115 Electric Vehicles: $104,373,268 Ferry Service: $24,407,410 Transit TOTAL: $4,154,648,806 FY21: $626,068,511 FY22: $792,674,692 FY23: $809,730,546 FY24: $831,558,775 FY25: $849,219,308 FY26: $871,465,485 Broadband: $100,000,000 (*min.) The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also includes additional infrastructure funding for federal programs that will benefit New Jersey, namely: Gateway Project Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC): $30,000,000,000 Capital Improvement Grants - Supplemental appropriation: $8,000,000,000 Capital Improvement Grants - Annual authorization: $3,000,000,000 (Note: Funding from these programs can be used to complete Gateway) Airports A i r por t I n f rast r uct u re G ra nts: $15,000,000,000

Airport Terminal Program: $5,000,000,000 (Note: Funding is national over the next five years) Water Infrastructure Drinking Water State Revolving Funds: $15,000,000,000 Clean Water State Revolving Funds: $11,700,000,000 L e a d C o n t a m i n a t i o n i n S c h o o l s: $200,000,000 PFAS Cont a m i nat ion Remed iat ion: $10,000,000,000 (Note: Funding is national over the next five years) Superfund/Brownfields: $5,000,000,000 to clean up and revitalize polluted sites; New Jersey has the most Superfund sites in the nation Flood Resiliency: Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants $3,500,000,000 (Note: Funding is national over the next five years) We a t h e r i z a t i o n A s s i s t a n c e: $3,500,000,000 to reduce energy costs for homeowners Cybersecurity: $2,000,000,000 to modernize and enhance our nation’s cybersecurity capabilities

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Howell Elks Paddle Auction

HOWELL – The Howell Elks with be hosting a Paddle Auction on August 27. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. First number will be called at 7 p.m. There is a $10 entrance fee and includes one paddle, soda and water (bring your own snacks for your table). All money raised will benefit the Special Children’s Committee. For reservations of

more information contact Connie at 732259-9666 or cantwellconnie@yahoo.com. The Howell Elks will also be holding a super 50/50 raﬄe to support lodge activities. $5 per tickets. Winner will be drawn on August 28 at 6 p.m. Winner need not be present. Tickets available in the Grille Room or contact Greg Scarlato at 732749-4484.

Howell Farmingdale Car Show

FARMINGDALE – Howell Farmingdale Car Show sponsored by the Howell Optimist Club will be held on October 23 at Main St. in Farmingdale. Registration is at 10 a.m. Fee is $20 day of the event. Show is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Judged

show, trophies, food and music. All proceeds go towards the Mayor Harvey Morell, Mayor John P. Morgan and the Mayor Roberts Francis Walsh Memorial Scholarships. For more information, visit Howell Optimist@yahoo.com.

Recreation Commission 19th Annual Golf Outing

FREEHOLD – The Freehold Township Recreation Commission will be holding their 19th Annual Golf Outing on September 23 at the Pine Barrens Golf Club.

For more information, view the golf pamphlet at tinyurl.com/Ftrecgolf. Registration can be mailed, dropped off at the Recreation Office at Michael J. Tighe Park or online at ftrec.com.

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HOWELL – TJ Fallon, New Jersey native and the founder of Dead History, traveled throughout the United States in 2020. He covered 33 States, by driving over 50,000 miles alone in rental cars. TJ visited the gravesites of every president, vice president, Declaration of Independence signer and US Constit ution sig ner. In addition, he saw many other historical sites and locations during his journey. See over 80 videos on his YouTube Channel at youtube.com/deadhistory. Come hear all about his fascinating adventure in person, at the August 27 Howell Heritage and Historical Society monthly meeting beginning 7 p.m. at the Ardena Baptist Church Gym. More Society information at howellheritagehistoricalsociety.org or Facebook: Howell –Photo courtesy Howell Heritage & Heritage and Historical SociHistorical Society ety NJ. NJ native Grover Cleveland gravesite in Princeton.

1st Annual “Liv” Like A Unicorn Soccer Tournament

–Photo courtesy Freehold Township FREEHOLD – Mayor Thomas Cook and Committee Members Maureen Fasano, Lester Preston Jr. and Alan Walker were honored to attend the 1st annual Liv Like a Unicorn Soccer Tournament on August 7. It was a beautiful day and very successful in raising money to support families dealing with pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors, as well as supporting research so one day no other family will have “go home and make memories.”

Free Rabies Clinic

FREEHOLD – Mark your calendars. The Freehold Borough Board of Health will offer a free Rabies Clinic on September 9 between 6 to 7 p.m. at the Fire House. Animals must be three months or older.

Visitors must wear a mask and have your animal on a leash or in a pet carrier. Pet licensing can be completed at Borough Hall during normal business hours. Any questions, call 732-462-7057.

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AroUnD the JerSeY Shore Association Of Community College Trustees Announce Regional Award

MON MOUTH COU NT Y – It was announced today by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) that Cynthia Gruskos, senior assistant to the president and Board of Trustees of Brookdale Community College, is the recipient of the prestigious 2021 Northeast Region Professional Board Staff Member Award. The Professional Board Staff Member Award was established in 2001 and is given to any board staff member to recognize exemplary service to boards. The ACCT Chairman will present this award at the Annual Awards Gala during the 52nd A n nual ACCT Leadership Congress, which will take place in San Diego, California in October. “Thank you for nominating me, appreciating me, and encouraging me,” said Gruskos. “I am so very fortunate that I am able to serve the College and the Board of Trustees in my position. I know that each of you have very full lives and you have demonstrated what it means to be givers of your time, efforts, expertise, energy and wisdom to advancing the work of Brookdale Community College. Thank you for being available and responsive during this very difficult year. I have learned so much from you about what it means to be a Trustee, to be a leader, and to be caring citizens of Monmouth County.” The ACCT award shines a spotlight on some of the nation’s best public servants and professionals through our region and ref lects the extraordinary commitments and accomplishments of the people who dedicate their lives to helping students succeed. “Cynthia has provided outstanding support of the board in her seven years in the position,” said Dr. Henry Cram, chairman of the Board of Trustees. Over the last two years, her efforts in assisting the board in the government of meetings in a virtual format and migrating board materials to a cloud-based portal have been invaluable.” Community colleges and their leaders have been vital to our country’s educational infrastructure and workforce for over a century. This year, perhaps more

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Upcoming Blood Drive On September 16

FREEHOLD – First United Methodist Church of Freehold, located at 91 W Main St. in Freehold, will be holding a blood drive on September 16 from 1 to 7 p.m. All donors will receive a T-shirt and be entered into a raff le to win a $50

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to attend leadership encampments, career academies, field trips, and other activities. Becoming a cadet does not require joining the military. The Civil Air Patrol is a non-profit, volunteer auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. Adults in the patrol perform lifesaving humanitarian missions. Adults looking to join can come every Thursday evening from 7-9:30 p.m. If interested, pre-register for the program by sending an email to pineland@njwg. cap.gov. Please provide your name, age, and town where you live. Seats for this program are limited and are available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis, so please register early. For more information, visit gocivilairpatrol. com or send an email to pineland@njwg. cap.gov.

Brain Injury Alliance Of NJ To Host Fundraising Walk

NEW JERSEY – The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey is proud to host the 19th Annual 5K/Walk for Brain Injury Awareness at four locations throughout New Jersey: October 2: Saddle River County Park, Paramus; Mercer County Park, West Windsor. October 9: Bradley Beach Boardwalk, Bradley Beach; Laurel Acres Park, Mt. Laurel. The Bradley Beach location is offering 5K registration options in addition to walk registration. The 5K/Walk for Brain Injury Awareness is a family fun event that increases brain injury awareness and raises funds

for critical programs and services. Participants can walk, run or ride together through a designated accessible route and enjoy music, games, prizes, food and more. All events are dog-friendly! The Bradley Beach location will host an After Party at The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, featuring the Eddie Testa Band. Admission is free with 5K/Walk registration or $20 at the door. Dogs are welcome at The Wonder Bar, but owners and dogs must stay in the designated dog park area. There are currently 175,000 people living in New Jersey with brain injury who need your help. So, who will you walk for? Register now at bianj.org/5kwalk.

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Dear Joel

By Joel Markel

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Dear Joel, Why can’t some people take a hint? I know a few people who ask me if I’ve tried something or are planning on doing something and when I say no, they won’t stop telling me why I should or giving me advice. I am trying to be polite by not starting a conversation that won’t end well, but they just won’t stop! Answer: We all know a few people like that. Whether they are well-intended or just know-it-alls, it can be exasperating. Try telling them that you appreciate their

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Brookdale’s English Professor Publishes 8th Book Of Poetry

LINCROFT – Laura McCullough, professor of English at Brookdale Community College, had her eighth book of poetry, Women & Other Hostages, published by Black Lawrence Press. “These are riveting, wholly moving narratives of a life lived,” said Suzanne Frischkorn, poet, editor, and author of seven poetry collections. “Out of sorrow, McCullough invokes a stunning

grace where ‘what is stripped from you’ becomes a gift because ‘what’s left behind is all your own.’ This beautiful book will knock loose what is lodged in your heart.” As a child, McCullough’s mom read to her every night from the book Best Loved Poems of the American People by Hazel Felleman. She also read from the book McCullough still has from her childhood,

The Golden Treasury of Poetry edited by Louis Untermeyer and illustrated by Joan Walsh Anglund, a mid-century children’s artist. When McCullough’s mom passed away, she got two tattoos from the beautiful illustrations in the book to commemorate her death. In McCullough’s recent two books, she finds passage through the darkest times.

Billy Collins selected her seventh book, The Wild Night Dress, as a finalist for the 2017 Miller Williams Poetry Prize. This book was written after she loses, in short order, her mother and her marriage. “Through her near unbearable grief, she creates poems that slip between science and nature as she grasps at coordinates in a world spun out of its orbit,” said The University of Arkansas Press. “McCullough brings readers to the mystery of surrender, and the paradox that what we bear can make us more beautiful, that there is a gift in grief.” The gift of grief has made McCullough a better, more compassionate teacher. “I began to change my curriculum to be much more sensitive to the invisible trauma and suffering in people’s lives and what my students might be facing,” she said. “I transmuted my pain into compassion, and my curriculum in the English department now is based on trauma-informed, whole student-directed, wellness enhancing curriculum infused into English classes.” When COVID hit, this curriculum turned out to be precisely on target. Robert Frost said, “You have to write out of grief, not grievance.” McCullough explained that today, in particular, creative writing students often want to come to their poetry with grievances. “They are angry at cultural things, political things, a personal life event, yet what makes something accessible to others is usually the emotional grief, not the didactic: why their dad was wrong, the President was wrong, or the government was wrong. It is not that those things cannot be in a poem, but the grief that is underneath all of it is the universal connector. As Robert frost also said, ‘No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader, no discovery in the writer, no discovery in the reader.’ If the writer drills down into the universal truths of their grief, the reader will feel that sense of discovery, and it will enliven them.” McCullough has her MFA in fiction from Goddard College. She did not think of herself as a poet but did study as an undergraduate with Stephen Dunn, a Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning American poet. He continued to be her mentor and friend until his recent death, and he was the first writer she brought to Brookdale when she founded the Visiting Writers Series. In addition to her own creative work, McCullough has edited two anthologies for University Presses, one on her mentor, and The Room and the World: Essays on Stephen Dunn (Syracuse University Press) and a socially and politically relevant one, A Sense of Regard: Essays on Poetry and Race (University of Georgia Press). Born and raised in New Jersey, McCullough’s first poem was called “Pump Your Own Gas”. “And literally, included in it was the issue of pumping your gas on the Garden State Parkway,” she said. “It was instantly taken, and somehow that thrust me toward becoming a poet,” and in 2009, her fi rst book was taken. Between then and now, there have been eight full length collections published by independent and (Poetry - See Page 15)

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Continued From Page 12 university presses, four chap books, and the two university press anthologies. Three of McCullough’s books are located on the Jersey Shore, and two are “very located” in Asbury Park. Women & Other Hostages has several poems located on Cookman Avenue and the restaurant Porta. Her book Jersey Mercy is all about growing up in Eatontown, Long Branch, Red Bank, and Asbury Park; though she did not personally grow up there, her poems draw on her own girlhood, the Jersey Shore life, and people she had known and loved here, yet, she says, “The Jersey Shore itself is the main character.” Her book Panic is mainly about the Jersey Shore and was McCullough’s

response to 9-11. Usually, McCullough is working on multiple writing projects and manuscripts at a time, and is always simultaneously writing and reading. She said she is usually reading 4-5 books simultaneously, and she is constantly researching. “I read voraciously,” she said. “Sometimes someone will say to me explain one of my own poems,” McCullough said, “And I say no, if I could explain it, I would have written an essay instead of a poem. The poem is an attempt to bridge the intellectual, the linguistic, the spiritual, and head and the heart to be a meaning-making artifact that cannot exactly be quantified or broken down into components.” Together the poet and the publisher decide on the artist for the cover. For this latest book, Women & Other Hostages, they

chose Kyle Mosher, a collage artist. “Both of us fell in love with his collage called The Lady of Snakes,” said McCullough. “The prologue poem was written to go along with that cover. It was not part of the original manuscript the publisher had chosen and accepted. I was delighted that they wanted to have a snake as an interior illustration. I have a snake tattoo. Snakes are a symbol of growth and productivity and also a symbol of treachery, so there is a paradox in that, like much of life.” McCullough’s favorite part of this new book is a section at the end she called, Gratitudes, where she went a little bit further than she usually would. Instead of a listing editors and professional connections, she listed people who indeed helped her through the long dark night that led to this book

come into being. In the book, her favorite poem is from a long poem cycle titled “Marriage” (how to hold a heart) on page 76. McCullough’s motivation comes from people fi rst, and she studies and researches human nature, then the poems flow. Li-Young Lee, a poet she respects greatly, once said, “All poems are love poems.” “I would agree with that,” McCullough said. McCullough was the founder of the Creative Writing Program at Brookdale and the Visiting Writers Series, which she ran for eight years before passing it on to fellow writing faculty. McCullough currently teaches ENG 121 English Composition: the writing process, ENG 122 English Composition: Writing and Research, as well as Creative Writing and Fiction Workshops.

County Commissioners Look To Connect Employers And Employees Through Career Services

FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners would like to remind residents about the career services available to workers through the Monmouth County Division of Workforce Development. “With extended pandemic-related unemployment benefits set to expire on Sept. 4, thousands of businesses throughout New Jersey need workers. The Monmouth County workforce system is ready

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Sheriﬀ Golden Announces The Return Of Citizen Police Academy/Law Enforcement Mini Academy

MONMOUTH COU NTY – Sheriff Shaun Golden is pleased to announce the return of the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office’s Citizen Police Academy/ Law Enforcement Mini Academy which offers county residents ages 14 and above a unique opportunity to learn about the complex roles of modern-day law enforcement agencies. Speakers from the Monmouth County Sheriff ’s oﬃce and other public safety agencies offer insight into their roles in law enforcement as well as the role of citizens in assisting those agencies in the war against crime and terrorism. Enrollment in this course involves a five-week commitment to attend weekly classes at the Monmouth County Sheriff ’s Public Safety Center. Topics may include Analyzing a Crime Scene, Distracted Driving, Opioid Awareness, Internet Safety, Women in Law Enforcement, Career Opportunities with the Monmouth County Sheriff ’s Oﬃce, Monmouth County Cor-

rectional Institution tour, CERT Team demonstration, STARS Building tour including simulator demonstrations, K-9 team demo, Sheriff ’s Public Safety Center tour, and Volunteer Opportunities with the Monmouth County Sheriff ’s Oﬃce. Citizen Police Academy (2021) will consist of five sessions. Each session will take place on five consecutive Thursday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to approximately 7:30 p.m., at the Monmouth County Sheriff Public Safety Center, 2500 Kozloski Road, Freehold, NJ, and two other locations to be announced. The fi rst session is on September 23 and continues every Thursday until graduation on October 21. Applications can be obtained from the Sheriff ’s Oﬃce Website, mcsonj.org, click on community outreach, then click on Citizen Police Academy/Law Enforcement Mini Academy, or call and leave a message for Ted Freeman at 732-431-6400 extension 1110 to have an application package sent to you.

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served basis. The program is limited to only 12 participants. Wear appropriate clothing that can get wet. Weight limit 250 lbs. for singles; 450 lbs. for tandems. Open to ages 12 and up; under 18 with participating adult. The cost is $25 per person; cash or check only.

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