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–Photo by Stephanie Faughnan These are just some of the volunteers gathered for the October 9 Adopt a Street fall clean up. By Stephanie Faughnan BARNEGAT – Three scouting groups were part of approximately 75 total residents who gathered recently to help keep the streets clean in Barnegat. While the skies above looked foreboding, nothing seemed to stop the volunteers signed up for the
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township-wide Adopt-a-Street program. They armed themselves with garbage bags and donned gloves provided by the township as they took on more than sixty streets to clear them of litter. One of the key items that surfaced during the (Streets - See Page 16)
$12M In County Sandy Loans Forgiven
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – It’s been nine years but municipalities that still owe the federal government money after Superstorm Sandy will have their loans forgiven. This amounts to more than $25 million in New Jersey alone. In Ocean County, there is $12 million outstanding in these Community Disaster Loans. The bill forgiving these amounts was championed by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6th), Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd), and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12th). It was signed into law as part of the government
operations bill by President Joe Biden. Some towns have already started repaying these loans but there was still a lot left over. The only way towns would have been able to pay it back would be to raise taxes. “On behalf of Berkeley Township, we sincerely appreciate the efforts put forth by our congressional delegation, especially Congressman Kim, in getting bi-partisan support for Community Disaster Loan (CDL) forgiveness,” Berkeley Mayor Carmen Amato said. “This is welcome news. “Our community was (Loans - See Page 5)
Garbage Contracts Increase In Two Towns
By Stephanie Faughnan BARNEGAT/WARETOWN – Rising costs of garbage and recycling removal caused local officials to wish they could just toss the problem in the trash.
“Marty (Martin Lisella, Barnegat Township Administrator) spent a lot of sleepless nights worried that when October 1 rolled around, we didn’t know who was going to pick up the garbage in town,” shared Barnegat Mayor
Mother Learns More About Suspicious Death Of Her Child
By Stephanie Faughnan BARNEGAT – It’s been six months since first-grader Corey Micciolo died under circumstances warranting investigation by both local authorities and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office. Corey died on April 2, a little
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less than one month before his seventh birthday. Breanna Micciolo dropped Corey off at his father Christopher Gregor’s home in Barnegat on the morning of his death. It would be the last time Breanna would see her son alive. (Mother - See Page 4)
Albert “Al” Bille. Ocean Township Administrator Diane Ambrosio said she could easily relate to her counterpart in the neighboring town. A proposed 74 percent (Garbage - See Page 17)
Three New Officers, Chaplain Position Added
–Photo courtesy Breanna Micciolo Breanna Micciolo still wants answers regarding her late son Corey’s death.
By Bob Vosseller LACEY – Police Chief Michel DiBella introduced three new officers to the public during a recent Township Committee meeting. The new hires were sworn in during the session. The newly hired officers took their oath of office from Township Clerk Veronica Laureigh. They included
Jason Nilon who was joined by his father Jeff Nilon, Tyler Walsh whose fiancé held the Bible for the oath and Daniel Biel whose father Daniel held the Bible for his oath of office. Lacey’s police department has 42 sworn officers, one part-time class II officer and three class III (Officers - See Page 15)
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Continued From Page 1 Gregor brought Corey to Southern Ocean Medical Center on the afternoon of his passing, where he died a short time after entering the emergency room. Breanna continues to press for answers to understand the circumstances regarding her young son’s death. An autopsy report provided to Breanna lists Corey’s cause of death as “blunt force injuries with cardiac and liver contusions with acute inflammation and sepsis.” The same report lists the manner of the young boy’s death as “undetermined.” Breanna continues to hope the ongoing investigation will ultimately lead the medical
examiner to a different conclusion. “I cannot believe some of the other things the report talks about,” shared Breanna. “It told me there was evidence of other injuries I didn’t know about or see myself because they were hidden.” According to the medical examiner, Corey’s 62-pound body bore evidence of multiple contusions with different stages of duration. In addition to the cardiac and liver contusions, the report also documents contusions and abrasions to the young boy’s back, legs and arms. The day before his death, Breanna brought Corey to Jersey Shore Medical Center, where she says Corey told doctors his father was hurting him. Breanna says she also made several reports to DCPP (NJ Child
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anna brought the child to his father. Breanna set up a Facebook page entitled “Justice for Corey” that now has 16,000 followers from places as far away as Australia. She continues to bring attention to Corey’s case by setting up rallies and daily social media posts. “I also hung up signs in a couple of towns saying I was looking for information about Corey’s death,” said Breanna. “They don’t mention Chris’ name at all. Yet, I have pictures of his mother and sister tearing them down in Monroe.” In November, Breanna and her mother Rebecca face municipal court charges brought by David Gregor. The paternal grandfather claims that Corey’s mother and maternal grandmother began harassing him on or about April 3, the day after the little boy’s death. A recent fundraiser allowed Breanna to retain a forensic pathologist to review the case on an independent basis. The young mother has also purchased a plot in the same cemetery that serves as Corey’s final resting place. “I want him to know I am always there,” said Breanna. “I visit his grave at least two times a day.” Corey is buried with Breanna’s maternal grandmother, who had a different last name than Corey. A Southern Ocean County businesswoman paid for a new tombstone that reflects both surnames.
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Continued From Page 1 devastated by Superstorm Sandy both in property and revenue loss. The CDL payment was a huge help to our township, in the short term, in keeping our government running while we dealt with the aftermath of Sandy,” he said. According to Chief Financial Officer Fred Ebenau, the town borrowed $5 million. Of this, $3,755,497.97 was already forgiven because township officials were able to prove the severe loss in rateables and revenue. Berkeley was one of the hardest hit communities by Sandy. The town made payments in May of 2020 and 2021 toward this debt. The remaining balance, $672,959.62, will be forgiven under this new law. “We strongly believe and provided the necessary information that the entire amount should have been forgiven,” Amato said. Central Regional School District took out a loan in 2013 and used almost $4.7 million to keep taxes flat for the 2013-14 and the 2014-15 school years, said district Business Administrator Kevin O’Shea. “We had about $3.5 million of it cancelled in 2017 by (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) based on an analysis they did of our actual needs. So this left a balance of $1.2 million that was required to be repaid,” he said. The loan carried an interest rate of 1.5%
The Southern Ocean Times, October 16, 2021, Page 5 and had to be repaid by July of 2023. The district made payments every year to keep down interest, and to mitigate having a huge payment in one year for which would create a bump in taxes, he said. Central Regional is made up of five sending towns so each one had some calculating to do. O’Shea said that Seaside Heights and Ocean Gate had already paid off their share of the loan and Island Heights did not qualify for the loan. The remaining balance came down to about $300,000 from Berkeley and $108,000 for Seaside Park. “We were extremely excited when we got the news that the remaining balance was being forgiven based on the law signed by President Biden. We want to thank Congressman Kim for his efforts, as well as Robert Allison of our audit fi rm Holman, Frenia, Allison who did a lot of advocacy work behind the scenes for this to happen,” he said. “It will certainly make preparing our 2022-23 school budget that much easier.” Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill explained how it worked at a press conference. He said that his town lost $4 billion in ratables. That means that there was $4 billion in houses and other buildings that were destroyed. When this happens, the rest of the property owners in town have to fill the tax hole. Additionally, Toms River was all-handson-deck immediately after the disaster. There was overtime for fi rst responders
like police, and there were additional costs for the public works department. They were clearing debris and carting away whole rooms of furniture and paying for tipping fees at the county dump. The town had started to pay back its loans, Hill said. Their accounting fi rm, Holman, Frenia & Allison attempted to appeal the loans, hoping not to pay them back, but they were unsuccessful. The town reached out to Congressman Kim who was able to put it into a bill to get it passed. “We knew how hard families were struggling from Sandy,” Kim said. “The last thing we want to do is raise taxes,” especially during a pandemic. He noted that there is a lot of bickering on Capitol Hill, but this bill shows how bipartisan support can cut through that if everyone has the same goal of helping the people. Pallone credited the New Jersey Organizing Project for working to get this bill started. Joseph Mangino, a co-founder and Board President of the New Jersey Organizing Project, said his group was founded after Sandy to urge the government to “Finish The Job.” That job was disaster relief. “Nine years after the storm and we’re still trying to fi nish the job.” He listed off a number of agencies that failed people, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, down to the banks who were loaning money. The Stafford
resident said he hopes to fi x the disaster response that failed so many people. Currently, victims of Hurricane Ida are also going through this. The next goal is to eliminate clawbacks, he said. This is when individuals were granted money, and then policies changed and people were ordered to give the money back. People are still suffering through this. A reporter asked where the money will come from to pay for the loan forgiveness. Pallone answered that when there’s a disaster in another state, New Jersey pays for that relief with their taxes. New Jersey pays more to the federal government than it gets back. Everyone is paying into the same pool, and everyone helps each other. According to federal figures, the debt that was forgiven (including principal and interest) for local towns are: • Beach Haven: $1,902,919.36 • Berkeley: $665,743.04 (although Berkeley records show $672,959.62) • Central Regional Board of Education: $408,594.91 • Little Egg Harbor: $4,416,610.54 • Ocean Gate Board of Education: $13,481.38 • Point Pleasant: $3,531,935.82 • Point Pleasant Beach: $800,128.12 • Seaside Park Board of Education: $143,799.06 • Stafford: $1,701,242.42 • Toms River: $2,994,642.22 • Tuckerton School District: $41,393.34
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EDITORIAL My Daughter’s Quarantine When I saw that Toms River had a thousand students in quarantine, I thought about writing an article, but I didn’t and now I’m glad I didn’t. Because my daughter became one of them. Does she have COVID? No. Was she exposed to someone with it? No. She had a cold. It’s her basic, back-to-school bug that she gets every year. I was actually very surprised she got it this year since she was wearing her mask and we’ve been careful. I called the school nurse at 6:30 in the morning on Monday, September 27, and was told in a very friendly and helpful manner what needed to be done. If my daughter had two or more COVID-like symptoms (in this case a sore throat and a runny nose) then she had to have a negative test in order to come back. It takes 2-7 days to get test results from the location we went to. That’s at least a week on quarantine for nothing. But, we must follow the rules. And besides, could you imagine going to school with a runny nose and having to wear a mask? Gross. Also, she would have to tell every single person “No, it’s just a cold” all day in every one of her classes. So, we went to the Rite Aid in Bayville and did the drivethrough self-test with the nasal swab on the night of September 28. As I’m writing this editorial, it is Monday, October 11 and we still have not got the results back. That’s two weeks of quarantine for a cold. She hasn’t even had symptoms for a week. Ocean County is in an upswing of cases, and no one – not even the testing centers – are prepared for it. I imagine that, like my daughter, most of these tests are going to come back negative, but they are being done to be on the safe side. One of her friends is in the same boat. She had a cold and is home awaiting the results. Another friend was exposed to someone with COVID and had to stay home but did not contract it. Both of these are TR kids. My friend’s son, another TR
kid, tested positive for COVID. I don’t know if he got it from someone at school or elsewhere. They were fortunate: mild symptoms, didn’t spread to anyone, and he’s fine now. So there are some kids that have it. When the article came out that exposed an “outbreak” in Toms River schools, I became worried about the misinformation it provided. Another newspaper wrote about it, and out of professional courtesy I won’t poke too many holes in it (although they shouldn’t have quoted Board candidates in it). The interim superintendent responded that some of the stats reported were cumulative numbers – dating back to the beginning of the pandemic, not the current total. Apparently some people failed to read the fine print. He also said how a lot of the confirmed cases came from outside of the school. This happened last year, if you remember. End of year summer events, like Labor Day barbecues, led to some spreading of the virus and the kids start school right after Labor Day. One problem has to do with reporting statistics. As they say: “There are lies, there are damned lies, and there are statistics.” Cold numbers are one piece of information, but unfortunately in this story, that is the only information that was reported. Clearly, just looking at the number of quarantined students does not equal the number of sick or even exposed people. Yet, everyone now thinks that Toms River is a haven for COVID. Most people only read the headlines anyway as they scroll through on Facebook. They’re not going to learn of the nuances or even what the district’s version of this information is. The school district did its best to mitigate the damage done by the article but it’s like closing the barn door after the cow escaped. It seems like the newspaper that originally published the piece has taken the article down from its website. However, the district appears to have stopped providing the calculations of how many people tested positive or are quarantined on its home page (it got moved to here: trschools.com/ community/tr-safe-return). It’s a shame that their transparency caused misinformation to make
them change this. That’s not to say Toms River did everything they were supposed to. I’m not letting them off the hook that easily. My daughter attends one of the schools that is not air conditioned throughout. She did say that in the first week, when masks were optional, that people took it as a way to flaunt the rule. It was a loophole. Even a few teachers and staff members went without. She said that after the really hot days, staff all masked up and enforced the rules. Of course, this is a kid reporting this information so I’m not taking it as gospel (even if it is my kid). My family has been in education for decades. I know that in the trenches, rules get skirted because they have to. A big mandate comes down from on high and it leaves the people who actually have to deal with it scratching their heads. How can you have kids with sensory issues wear masks? How do you add more duties – like cleaning surfaces – to an already overworked staff ? How do you keep kids six feet apart in classrooms that were built for stockpiling 30 to a room? The answer is you can’t. Not all the time. You do your best and hope for the best. Sure, the superintendent said that he has seen the mask mandate enforced everywhere he goes in the district, but aren’t you always on your best behavior when the boss is around? In my estimation, in every job I’ve ever been in, the people who spend their day in an office know the least of what’s really going on. I asked my daughter if I could write about her experience in this before I started. I guess my point is that you can’t just look at the numbers. You have to look at the reality of it. (This is my argument against standardized testing but that’s another editorial.) The only absolute is that there are no absolutes. As a parent, you have to trust that educators have your child’s best interest at heart. And in my experience in the Toms River schools – both as a parent and as a graduate – they do. Chris Lundy News Editor
Families Under Stress Of New School Year With the start of the new school year, we all need to be focused not just on academics for our children, but their mental health as well. “We” includes parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, doctors, coaches, and everyone who connects with children or advocates for programs for children. Good health includes mental health, and children have been caught in the crosshairs of the often confusing and anxious messaging they hear. Mask mandates, increasing infections, fears of possible educational disruption – all impact our children every day. Uncertainty can create new anxiety or exacerbate existing anxieties. We must prioritize prevention strategies, continue to focus on helping children understand and strengthen their emotional responses, give parents tools and guidelines for talking to, and listening to, their children, provide consistent counseling opportunities, and keep a close eye on children’s reactions and behaviors. We all had hoped that this school year would bring a return to normalcy, but we are not there yet. It is indeed true that our children are our future – let us all work toward keeping them healthy and strong – physically, mentally, and emotionally. Here at Preferred Behavioral
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Republicans Vs. Dan Rodrick Councilman Dan Rodrick has torpedoed every initiative, every cost-saving measure, and every movement that the Toms River Republicans have put forward. Or, that is, he would have if he had any sort of power. But he’s just one man. That’s why he’s running his own team. He has his friend Justin Lamb running in Ward 1. He has his friends George Lobman, Mary Guarin and Lynn O’Toole running for the school board. Everyone knows he wants to control the school board so that he can get a do-nothing job in the district. If these two get in, he will get that job. And if Justin Lamb wins, then there will be another vote on the council for him and doing whatever Rodrick wants. Rodrick and Lamb will fight against Mayor Hill and all the good that he’s doing. I’m a life-long Republican. So I’m not telling you to vote Democrat in these elections. But I’m just saying don’t vote for Rodrick, Lamb, Lobman, Guarin or O’Toole. John Berent Toms River
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Kim: Bill Would Expand Access To Summer Meals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) introduced the Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger (Summer Meals REACH) Act. “Families across the country experienced hunger during the pandemic, some for the fi rst time,” said Congressman Kim. “In my district alone, there are 55,630 people, including 12,100 children, who don’t have enough to eat. Sadly, we know some servicemembers and their families are among them. Lowering administrative barriers for summer meal programs permanently will help fight summer hunger everywhere, but especially in suburban areas like my district, which often don’t have the high concentration of need to qualify for an ‘open site.’ But we know there are hungry families in all kinds of communities - and these changes will help us reach more of them with nutritious summer meals.” The Summer Meals REACH Act would make permanent some of the expiring flexibilities in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) that have made meals more accessible to children during the pandemic, including: • Eliminating the area eligibility requirement, allowing all sites to serve free meals to all children; • Eliminating the congregate feeding requirement, allowing grab-and-go meal service to continue; • Modifying the monitoring requirements to allow sponsors to continue to monitor sites remotely, a flexibility that has allowed more community partners, like the Ocean County YMCA, to operate summer meal sites for the first time. “Food insecurity is an issue in Toms River
that pre-pandemic no one wanted to speak about,” said Gretchen Insole, Interim CEO, Ocean County YMCA. “The pandemic allowed us to not only speak about the issue but gave us the leverage to take action. With the help of the Capital Area YMCA in Trenton and the introduction of federal waivers, the Ocean County YMCA became a summer meals site in Toms River. The federal waivers have expired, and with that so has our ability to serve our community. The measures proposed by Congressman Kim will help support all families in need and allow us to continue our work and the conversation of food insecurity.” “During the pandemic, YMCAs and other USDA child nutrition program sponsors have risen to meet community need and feed every hungry kid across our diverse neighborhoods,” said Darrin Anderson, CEO of the NJ YMCA State Alliance. “Healthy meals are the foundation for kids to meet their full potential. We welcome Congressman Kim’s solution to codify effective strategies through the Summer Meals REACH Act. Expanding eligibility, allowing sponsors to support sites that are further away, and permitting to-go meals as needed are game changers for addressing summer hunger in communities throughout New Jersey and across the country.” “This measure will go a long way toward ensuring that children have healthy nutrition all summer long,’’ said Adele LaTourette, Director, Hunger Free New Jersey. “For far too many children, when schools close, hunger sets in. These common-sense flexibilities will make this program so much easier to operate for the many organizations across New Jersey and the nation that want
to feed children in the summer.’’ The Summer Meals REACH Act is endorsed by Hunger Free New Jersey and the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance. Congressman Kim has been a leader on hunger issues in Congress, voting to increase SNAP benefits and other programs through the CARES Act and American Rescue Plan to help ensure working families can put food on the table. This summer, he highlighted solutions to address hunger in a week-long tour across Burlington and Ocean Counties. The Congressman is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Committee on Small Business. In Toms River, the Ocean County YMCA operated summer meal sites for the first time ever with the help of new administrative flexibilities in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). About 30 percent of the students in the Toms River Regional School District are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, so the area does not usually qualify for an “open” summer meal site that can offer free meals to all children without the need for enrollment or documentation of family income. During COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) waived certain rules for Summer 2020 and Summer 2021 that allowed the Ocean County YMCA to reach families in need, distributing an average of 1,200 grab-and-go meals weekly. Those waivers expired September 30. According to the first complete calculation of 2020 hunger released by USDA, more than 38 million people in the United States experienced hunger in 2020, a nine percent increase over the 2019 level of 35
million. This includes 11.7 million children who experienced hunger, up from 10.7 million children in 2019. Investments in safety net programs have likely mitigated hunger during the pandemic. For example, the U.S. Census Bureau found lower food insufficiency and financial hardship among households with children immediately after the first round of advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments from the American Rescue Plan were disbursed to families in July. Other policies like flexibilities in the National School Lunch Program and SFSP, Pandemic-EBT payments, and increased SNAP benefits have prevented millions of American families from going hungry. During a typical summer, summer meals reach only about 15 percent of eligible children across the country. Before the pandemic, about 22 million children received free and reduced-price lunch at school, but only 2.7 million received meals during the summer. During Summer 2020, with the help of the new flexibilities, SFSP reached twice as many children (5.6 million) with nearly 10 times as many total meals (1.3 billion meals in 2020, versus 142 million meals in 2019). According to the New Jersey Food for Thought Campaign, in 2020, New Jersey communities served more summer meals than ever before. With heightened awareness of the need to feed children during the pandemic and relaxed federal rules, New Jersey exceeded national benchmarks, reaching 51 percent of low-income children who receive free school lunch. Congressman Kim’s legislation will ensure that communities can continue to make summer food a priority beyond the pandemic.
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Coffee With A Cop
–Photo courtesy Stafford Township STAFFORD – Thank you to the Stafford Township Police Department and everyone that came out and participated in the Stafford Township Coffee With A Cop on October 6.
AHS/Popcorn Park Fall Online Auction
FORKED RIVER – The Associated Humane Popcorn Park Shelter is holding their 4th Online Gift Auction November 11 through the 14 and they hope you’ll participate! They hoped to go back to their, “BIG one” that’s been held every year for decades now in person, but with more restrictions coming down from the pandemic, it’s not worth the risk. The online auctions are a fun way to raise money that supports the animals at all three of their AHS shelters and the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge.
The auction begins at 5 p.m. on November 11 and ends at 5 p.m. November 14. Check out the details at: 32auctions.com/ AHSfallauction. They’re currently collecting donations of brand-new items (in box or with tags) and gift certificates. Donations can be dropped off anytime or sent to: AHS/Popcorn Park Gift Auction, 1 Humane Way, Forked River, NJ 08731. Even if you don’t have anything to donate, make a donation here: ahscares.org, toward funding the auction. Every little bit helps!
Skipperettes’ Card Party And Beachcomber’s Fundraiser Raffle
WARETOWN –The Skipperettes’ Card Party and Beachcomber’s Fundraiser Raffle will be held on October 21 from 12 to 4 p.m. at Skipper’s Cove Beach Club, 5 Bluebeard Way, Waretown. Admission is $10 and includes dessert bar, coffee and tea. To purchase tickets, call Mary Mirabello at 732-614-8955. Basket raffle sponsored by Beachcomber’s
Senior Citizens Club. Raffle tickets will be sold at the event. Attendance is limited to 90 seats; fi rst come basis. Bring your favorite card games, board games or Mahjong. If you are not with a group, let them know at the entrance and they will assign you to a game table. Sorry, no Bingo allowed. Proceeds benefit Skipperettes Scholarship Fund.
Seeking Photos For 2022 Stafford Township Municipal Calendar
STAFFORD – Calling all photogs, collectors and anyone with lots of photos in their phones or an old album in the attic with pictures from around town! The time has come again to begin selecting photos for the 2022 Stafford Township Municipal Calendar. They can be old or new, amateur or professional, people, places or things. The only rule is they have to be in
Stafford Township, of Stafford Township. Remember that even if you have treasured historic photos, they can scan them and they can be returned to you immediately. If you have photos you would like considered for next year, email them to jhazelton@ staffordnj.gov and use the subject line: Stafford Calendar 2022. Your photo may even be chosen for the cover!
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Public Works Superintendent Retires
–Photo courtesy Stafford Township STAFFORD – Congratulations go out to John Maresca, Assistant Public Works Superintendent on his retirement! John has worked 22 years for Stafford Township Public Works. Congratulations John, and the Township wishes you all the best in your retirement!
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By Alyssa Riccardi STAFFORD – In the Beach Haven West section of Stafford Township, the third phase of the sewer replacement project has begun. During the first phase of the project last year, the oldest and most deteriorated pipes in Beach Haven West were removed. The work in phase three will consist of sanitary sewer replacement, drainage improvements and then the milling and paving
of the streets. The following areas are included in the project: Joan Drive, Robert Drive, Jeffrey Drive, Joshua Drive, Jennie Drive, Morris Boulevard from Joan Drive to Walter Boulevard and Jennifer Lane from Jennie Drive to Morris Boulevard. Officials are asking motorists to drive with caution as there potentially may be traffic detours and shifting lane patterns throughout the area.
Fall Craft Fair October 16
STAFFORD – The Stafford Township EMS Auxiliary is hosting their 2021 Fall Craft Fair & Vendor Show on October 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Southern Regional High School, 600 Route 9 North, Manahawkin. Lenahawkin playing guitar from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Arties Parties DJ from 12 to 3
p.m. There will be live music, food trucks, face painting, activities and more. All the important details you need to know will be posted on their website. Visit squad38.com/auxiliary-craft-fair for more information. The Auxiliary can also be reached via email at auxcraftfair@gmail. com.
13th Annual Fall Furfest
MANAHAWKIN – It’s the Friends of Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter 13th Annual Fall Furfest and Halloween Pet Costume Parade! Prizes, ribbons, giveaways and an adoption event! Event is on October 23 and starts at
1 p.m.; Parade begins at 1:30 p.m. and the Shelter is open from 1 to 4 p.m. for adoptions. Friends of Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter is located at 360 Haywood Rd. in Manahawkin.
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Food Trucks & Fire Pits
FORKED RIVER – The Forked River Fire Department will be hosting a Food Trucks & Fire Pits events on October 23 from 6 to 10 p.m.
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Atlantic City Electric Provides Energy Saving Tips
MAYS LANDING – October is Energy Awareness Month, and Atlantic City Electric is encouraging customers to take energy efficient steps in support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2021 theme, “Leading by Example.” By taking just a few easy energy efficient steps, customers will decrease their energy bill and their energy use and have a positive impact on the environment. In addition to recognizing October as Energy Awareness Month, proclamations to celebrate Energy Efficiency Day on October 6 were signed in several area counties to declare the day this year. With the increased focus on the important impacts energy efficiency has in achieving regional clean energy and climate goals, Atlantic City Electric is calling on customers to take action, lead by example, and implement steps that can help reduce the amount of energy it takes to power their daily lives. Customers in South Jersey who are homeowners or renters on any budget can take advantage of Atlantic City Electric’s programs that help them save energy and money during Energy Awareness Month and all year long. The first step in being energy aware is understanding how and when you use energy. Customers are encouraged to sign up for My Account online to review energy usage, receive details on how much energy they have saved and how their savings compare to others, and receive tips on how to reduce energy use based on energy usage patterns. Residential and business customers can participate in Energy Efficiency programs, which include Quick Home Energy Check-ups, an array of incentives for energy efficiency upgrades, rebates on energy-efficient products, and a variety of other offerings to help use less energy and save money. The Quick Home Energy Check-up program provides no-cost evaluation of a home’s heating and cooling systems, windows, and doors and teaches the customer how their home uses energy and how to reduce it. Additional tips anyone can use to save energy include: • Unplug unused electrical devices when you leave a room. Chargers use energy when left plugged in after your device is fully charged • Weatherize your home. Apply weather stripping or caulking around doors and windows to help keep heat or cool air from your system inside your home • Maintain home heating and cooling equipment. Get your heating and cooling equipment tuned up periodically by a professional service representative • Check your thermostat. Set your thermostat a few degrees lower in the winter, and higher in the summer, if health permits • Check for air leaks. Check the ductwork for air leaks about once a year if you have a forcedair heating system. To do this, feel around the duct joints for escaping air when the fan is on. Relatively small leaks can be easily repaired by
covering holes or cracks with duct tape. More stubborn problems may require caulking as well as taping • Dust or vacuum radiators. Dust and grime impede the flow of heat; keeping them clean helps radiators maintain their efficiency • Install storm windows. Combination screen and storm windows are the most convenient because they can be opened easily when there’s no need to run heating or cooling equipment • Adjust your blinds. Raise your blinds in the winter to let warm sunlight into your home, and lower the blinds in the summer to keep cool air inside To learn more about all of Atlantic City Electric’s programs to help you save energy and money, visit: atlanticcityelectric.com/ SaveEnergy.
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October Events At The Barnegat Library
BARNEGAT – The Barnegat Library has announced the following events for the month of October. Teen Drop-in Gaming: Wednesdays at 6 p.m. All types of games. From Video to Board. Ages 12 to 18. Poetry Writers Group: October 20, 7 p.m. Hone your craft with like-minded adult writers. Family Movie Night: October 21, 6 p.m.
The Book of Life (PG) 95 min. Drop in. EWE Knit and Crochet: 1 p.m., October 23, 28. Drop in with your own supplies. Adult Writers Group: October 27, 7 p.m. Hone your craft with like-minded adult writers. Drop in. Call 609-698-3331 or go online at theoceancountylibrary.org to register for all programs that read REG, and for movie information.
“Lacey Through Your Lens” Photography Contest
LACEY – The Lacey 150 Anniversary Committee is hosting a photography contest! The “Lacey Through Your Lens” contest will be accepting submissions up until December 10 and winners will be announced on December 31. You can have up to five submissions under the different
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Continued From Page 1 officers. Chief DiBella provided some background on each officer during the meeting and members of the governing body congratulated each of them noting that most had roots in Lacey Township.
The Southern Ocean Times, October 16, 2021, Page 15 Previously, the Committee approved an ordinance adding the position of police chaplain to the department. A resolution appointing two police chaplains was also approved. The police department has never had a chaplain. That role will be filled by the pastors from Village Lutheran Church and the Lacey Christian Academy.
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Lacey Brings Back Undeadly Trail
By Bob Vosseller LACEY– The Lacey Recreation Department is bringing back “The Undeadly Trail” this fall. This year the “Undeadly Trail” will be taking place at Hebrew Park on October 16, 22, 23 and will be a walkthru trail event. The event proved popular last October during the pandemic as a safe means of
enjoying some Halloween fun for the entire family. Event organizers are looking for people who are interested in acting, doing special effects make up, as well as helping to set up and break down the event. Those who have questions regarding “The Undeadly Trail” should call the Lacey Recreation Department at 609693-1100 ext. 2203
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Continued From Page 1 clean-up appeared representative of the times. It was not something the original organizers thought of as a concern when they first advocated for the program in 2019. “We all found a lot of masks on the ground,” said Nora Hansen, a Barnegat High School junior. “They were the one thing that kept popping up over and over again.” Hansen and Jenna Marcy were just entering their freshman year at Barnegat High School when they made a presentation to the local township committee regarding their desire to create an Adopt-a-Street
program. They did so with the help of Michele Cucinotta, who once acted as their school guidance counselor. Barnegat High School junior Skylar Dasti joined the two program originators as a leader soon after the Township Committee formally approved the Adopt-a-Street plans. The three returned to appear before the local government in September of this year. Deputy Mayor Al Cirulli, the township liaison, commended the students on their efforts. He also gained assurances the three were training others to take their place when they graduate from high school. “This is what makes Barnegat great,” said Mayor Al Bille. “Whether it’s the
little things or the big things, this is what makes Barnegat great.” The Adopt-a-Street program schedules clean-ups in both spring and fall and hopes to plan others. Children must be accompanied by adults and all are required to complete registration forms. Upon completion, bags are left at street corners for collection by the Department of Public Works. The Barnegat Police Department is aware of the program and continues its regular patrol to ensure that it is safe. One new feature added to this year’s Adopt-a-Street event involved data collection. Michele Cucinotta’s role within the Barnegat School District has changed to the K-8 Student Assistance Coordi-
nator/Drug Free Community Support Coordinator. She actively participates in the Communities that Cares program and asked volunteers to record certain items they came across. “I had at least six groups report to me they found little alcohol nip bottles,” Cucinotta shared. “And, an assortment of flavored vapes thrown on the ground as well.” According to Cucinotta, future events may include an expansion of the program to include local parks. One mother said that she tries to pick up trash she fi nds when she visits Project Playground and expressed her willingness to help with that aspect of cleaning up the town. Another mom called with a similar desire to assist.
Daughter Charged In LBI Double Murder Claims To Be Framed
By Alyssa Riccardi SURF CITY – A woman who was arrested for murdering her father and his girlfriend in their Surf City home claims she was “being framed” after she appeared before a judge in Pennsylvania, according
to a news report. Sherry Lee Heffernan, 55, of Landenberg, Pennsylvania, was charged with two counts of Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and Unlawful Possession of Weapon after police arrest-
ed her for the deaths of John Enders, 87, of Surf City, and Francoise Pitoy, 75, of Manchester. Police had found Enders and Pitoy dead with multiple stab wounds on October 3. The next day, Heffernan was arrested at
her Pennsylvania home. On Friday, Heffernan appeared before a Chester County judge and agreed to waive her rights regarding extradition, the Daily Local News of West Chester reported. “I would have surrendered myself in New Jersey if I had known I was wanted for something,” Heffernan told a Pennsylvania judge. According to the report, when asked if she wanted to comment on the charges, Heffernan told the reporter, “Not guilty…I’m being framed.” A neighbor of Enders’ told police how Heffernan was a real estate agent and became “disgruntled” after Enders did not let her sell his house, according to documents that were released last week. Police also stated how Heffernan went to the Surf City home in an RV in the middle of the night and left behind a bloody crime scene. The Pennsylvania State Police had found several spots of suspected blood inside her vehicle. Heffernan has to face criminal charges for retail theft and receiving stolen property in Montgomery County before returning to New Jersey. According to the report, she did not appear for hearings for an October 2019 arrest by Upper Providence police.
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Continued From Page 1 increase in solid waste and recycling fees easily triggered a nightmare effect that required immediate attention. Meadowbrook Industries services both Barnegat and Ocean Township for solid waste and recycling removal. Barnegat’s increase was scheduled to be even higher, with a 40 percent uptick on trash and 114 percent increase on carting away recycling materials. The existing cont ract with Meadowbrook ended on September 30 and represented a continuation of a shared service agreement between the two communities. The arrangement worked well for an entire decade. However, that’s no longer the case from now on. “We had two bidders when we made our last contract,” said Lisella. “There was no comparison with the other bidder as far as price when we combined with Waretown. However, this time, Meadowbrook raised the combined bid, and it was much better for us to do the single bid alone.” Both towns put out public notices announcing requests for solid waste and recycling bids. Ambrosio pointed out that these types of bid requests are subject to other requirements. “We had to make sure we followed what the law dictates as far as publication,” Ambrosio shared. “We are required to go with more than our regular official sources when it comes to advertising for
The Southern Ocean Times, October 16, 2021, Page 17 receipt of bids. We also put a notice in the Star Ledger.” According to the state law found in NJSA 40A:11-23, bids for collection and disposal must also be published in one newspaper of general circulation published in the state. The outreach did not result in even one more bid. Meadowbrook Industries was the sole entity to respond to the request for bids. No one else attempted to take the business away from the existing contractor. The two township administrators considered moving operations back in-house as an alternate solution. Research proved the cost would be even more expensive. “First, there would be the cost of the vehicles,” explained Lisella. “We then factored in how many employees we would need to accomplish everything on our own. We would have to hire another foreman, another mechanic, and worry about fuel costs and employee benefits.” “Robocans would have cost $3 million more if the township did them,” Lisella continued. “No one responded to our request to include them in a bid.” When Lisella did a five-year comparison analysis without including additional workers compensation or the robocans, the bottom line was that it was $300,000 less to keep the outside hauler. Ambrosio’s calculations worked out similarly. Negotiation proved a critical step in coming to an agreement with Meadowbrook. The two towns asked the contractor to spread out the increases over the five-year period rather than load them
on the front-end. “If we had the big hit in the beginning, we would have had to raise taxes by eight cents,” Lisella shared. “That would be $200 on the average home, and $400 for the people with above average homes.” Both administrators found themselves further confronted with another issue. Budgets approved to the end of the year did not allow for the significant increases proposed by the sole bidder. Meanwhile, the terms of the current contract officially expired on September 30. “If we redid the contract starting from October 1,” said Lisella. “We would have had to pay $160,000 more for the first three months. We thought we were being generous by allowing for a 25 percent increase when we did the budget.” Ambrosio and Lisella credited Chris Dasti, the township attorney in both Barnegat and Ocean Township, for negotiating a successful resolution as far as delaying the start of the new contract. “Because we agreed to the five-year cont ract, Meadowbrook waived the increased fees to the end of year,” said Ambrosio. “This saved us $90,000.” The bid awards to Meadowbrook Industries in both Barnegat and Ocean Township break down the f ive-year aggregates with cost increases annually. It is unknown what number of units were used to appropriate per unit costs. However, the Barnegat mayor shed some light on recycling costs alone. “It now costs us close to $400,000 a year for just recycling,” Bille shared. “We get
back just $30,000 in recycling fees.” In Bar negat, the combined annual solid waste and recycling cost begins at $181.92 per unit in 2022. Increases continue until the contract ends in 2026 to a rise of $240.60 per unit. The 2021 collective annual cost of solid waste and recycling was $117.88 per unit, according to a 2016 resolution. Based solely on per unit costs, the increase from 2021 to 2022 amounts to a 54 percent increase. Over the five years covered by the new contracted prices, the increase from 2021 until 2026 is more than an 104% increase in solid waste and recycling costs. “The increase should be minimized through our building of new homes in town,” Lisella said. “Every time we build a new home, the average taxes are coming in between $8,000 to $9,000. With us averaging about 200 homes a year, over the next five years, the increase should be minimized with the additional income and tax money we have coming in.” Ocean Township’s combined annual cost for solid waste and recycling starts at $154.44 per unit in 2022. With increases in between, the contract ends in 2026 with an annual collective cost of $230.88 per unit. Ocean Township’s 2016 resolution does not break down per unit annual costs. Instead, it lists a total of $330,701 for 2021 contract amounts. Both township administrators indicated that Meadowbrook Industries cited rising fuel costs and increased employee compensation as factors in raising prices.
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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. I love cheese and eat all kinds of it, but that’s because I am among the lucky ones who has no genetic problems processing it. Today I’m going to talk a lot about cheese, just as one example to make the case against tyramine which causes headaches. Cheese has tyramine in it, and that’s bad for people who are prone to headaches and migraines. Tyramine itself is called a “monoamine” compound which means it has just one “amine” group in its structure. Do you know what breaks down monoamines when we produce them or eat them through cheese? A special oxidase enzyme that makes these otherwise powerful chemicals linger around too long and cause discomfort. In the tyramine case, as you can surmise, we need a “monamine oxidase” or MAO enzyme to break down all the Parmesan cheese in your fettuccine Alfredo. If you don’t have enough MAO, or you have a genetic propensity not to make enough of this specific enzyme, you will not be able to handle Parmesan and many other aged cheeses without soon getting a headache, high blood pressure or anxiety. Researchers figured this out long ago in the 1950’s when they developed antidepressant medications called MAO inhibitors which obviously block MAO enzyme from doing its job and breaking down cheese. People who took the medicine experienced spikes in blood pressure, nausea, heart palpitations and/or headaches whenever they ate foods containing tyramine (like cheese). No one is 100 percent sure why the tyramine triggers a migraine, but we have some ideas. We know that lowering tyramine in
your diet is a good thing if you are headache prone. Another way to say this is that cheese is a migrenade for some of you! That’s a term I use throughout my book entitled Headache Free, available on Amazon. The umbrella categories of foods that can trigger tyramine-related problems include those that are cured, fermented, aged, curdled or soured. These are also the same foods that are highest in histamine by the way! Here I will list a handful of popular but problematic tyramine rich foods which you should avoid if you have MAO problems: • Cheese, all of them (especially aged ones - Brie, Bleu, Parmesan, Gorgonzola, Swiss) • Sauerkraut • Sourdough bread • Red Wine • Miso soup • Bean curd • Tofu and tempeh • Soy and Teriyaki sauce • Salami • Pickled herring • Tap beer So those who are prone to tyramine headaches are those who have slow (or down regulated) MAO enzymatic pathways. For example, pregnant women, those with elevated estradiol and those with genetic hindrances in their MAO pathway. If you’d like to learn about helpful hacks for this condition, or simply read the longer version of my article, please sign up for my free newsletter at suzycohen.com. Also, there is a lot of information and a low-tyramine diet available at the website for the National Headache Foundation.
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“Design Your Own Destiny” Art Contest
NEW JERSEY – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (“HTS”) today announced a statewide art contest for adults and teens to promote its ongoing “Take Control of Your Destiny” distracted driving public awareness campaign. Winners will have their art displayed on HTS’s social media channels as part of the campaign.
The “Design Your Own Destiny” contest, which begins today, invites New Jersey residents ages 15 and up to create their own version of the colorful steering wheels showcased in the innovative “Take Control of Your Destiny” campaign that launched in April 2021. The wheels, which depict life milestones like graduation, marriage, and pursuing creative and professional interests,
are accompanied by the tagline “You Have Places to Go. Don’t Drive Distracted.” Since its launch, the campaign’s message has reached millions through print, digital, and radio advertisements. “The Take Control of Your Destiny campaign has been hugely successful and we’re excited to invite the public to become part of it,” said Acting Attorney General Bruck.
“The contest is a creative way to raise awareness of districted driving and engage drivers of all ages in the efforts to prevent fatalities on New Jersey roadways.” The Department of Education is promoting the campaign in high schools throughout the state to help raise awareness among new and soon-to-be drivers of the dangers of distracted driving. According to New Jersey State Police statistics, distracted driving was to blame for more than a quarter of the fatal crashes that occurred in New Jersey from 2015 through 2019, claiming the lives of 730 drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and bicyclists. During that same five-year period, more than half of all crashes in the state– both fatal and non-fatal – involved a distracted driver. “The contest, like the campaign, is aimed at inspiring drivers to stay focused on what lies ahead – literally and figuratively - every time they get behind the wheel,” said Eric Heitmann, Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety. “Designing their own wheels will help drivers of all ages take stock of what matters most to them and encourage them to avoid risky behaviors– like driving distracted – that can bring a sudden and tragic end to those hopes and dreams.” HTS will provide contestants with a steering wheel template (downloadable from the contest webpage) to design using crayons, paint, colored pencils, computer generated software, or any other medium they choose. Deadline for contest submissions is December 1. There will be two winning steering wheel designs chosen from the following age groups: One winner for ages 15-21 One winner for ages 21 and over Winners will be announced in January 2022, and the winning wheels will be posted on the HTS’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram social media pages, along with the corresponding winner’s name and hometown. For more information, including a complete list of contest rules and information on how to submit entries, go to njsaferoads. com and click on the Design Your Own Destiny contest link.
“A Night Of Mystery And Laughter,” Interactive Mystery Performance
TOMS RIVER – SRP Westerly Entertainment Committee Presents a Night Of Mystery and Laughter, November 13 at 7 p.m. A Murder Mystery Performed by D.O.A. An Interactive Mystery Performed by a Professional Ensemble. Witness the Crime and Meet the Suspects. Can you figure out who did it? Tickets are $32. Ticket sale dates October 26 & 28 November 2 & 4, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 39 Millbrook Dr. Toms River, October 30 & November 6 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. BYOB & snacks; coffee & cake served at intermission. All communities welcome. For more information, call Cookie 201-3943583 or Diane 848-223-7661.
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Dude, Where’s My Stuff ? Dear Joel, Why do some people take so long to return borrowed items? I’m always happy to share, but I needed a tool the other day, only to remember that it still hadn’t been returned. So, then I had to chase down my friend to get it back, and I wound up waiting another week for its return. Answer: They say, “Neither a borrower or a lender be.” I don’t really agree with that, but I think you have a right to say I need this back by Friday. This way, if they’re late, you can gently remind them that they broke their promise and tell them
that their tardiness affected you negatively. Maybe they will learn an important lesson. If not, you can tell them no when they make their next request. Thanks for writing, Joel Write to joel@preferredcares.com. His radio show, “Preferred Company” airs Monday through Friday from 8 to 10 a.m. on preferredradio. com and 1160 & 1310 WOBM-AM.
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Vendors Needed For Barnegat Farmers Market
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Plastic Bags Can Be Donated
OCEAN COUNTY − How many plastic bags does it take to make one blanket? For the past three years, Pam Miller, RN, the director of nursing at the Mount Laurel office of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), with headquarters in Eatontown, has been creating blankets for the homeless from plastic bags.
Miller cuts plastic strips from the bags, and then crochets the strips into blankets. It takes about 900 bags to make one blanket! Miller is asking everyone to donate clean plastic bags no matter their condition. Drop boxes for the plastic bags are at each of Preferred’s locations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The New
Jersey drop-off sites are in Eatontown, Elmwood Park, Galloway, Jersey City, Mt. Laurel, Neptune, North Brunswick, Robbinsville, South Orange, and Toms River. Miller is well-known for her dedication and altruism. In 2009, she started and personally funded a sewing project for people in Haiti. When she realized that for religious reasons the women would
only wear skirts, she made it possible for women to learn to sew at Penny Miller’s Sewing Academy. For more information about Preferred or donating plastic bags, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com or call 732-5479886. Visit PreferredCares.com for more information.
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Greenbriar Woodlands Clubhouse 1 Kensington Circle Toms River, Annual Flea Market & Bake Sale Saturday November 6, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Vendors and various items for sale coffee, bagels, donuts, hot dogs and chili for sale. (47) ATTENTION - If you or someone you know worked at ASARCO/ Heritage Minerals in Lakehurst between 1966 and 1981 and worked with or knew Marlin Sovey please call Rebecca at Simmons Hanly Conroy toll-free at (855) 988-2537. You can also email Rebecca at rcockrell@simmonsfirm.com. (45)
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Items Wanted COSTUME/ESTATE JEWELRY Looking to buy costume/estate jewelry, old rosaries and religious medals, all watches and any type of sterling silver, bowls, flatware candlesticks or jewelry. Same day house calls and cash on the spot. 5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ Jewelry and watches, costume jewelry, sterling silver, silverplate, medals, military items, antiques, musical instruments, pottery, fine art, photographs, paintings, statues, old coins, vintage toys and dolls, rugs, old pens and postcards, clocks, furniture, bric-a-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid. Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n) Cash - Top dollar, paid for junk, cars running and nonrunning, late model salvage, cars and trucks, etc. 732-928-3713. (17) Vinyl Records Wanted - Paying cash for LP albums, Rock, Jazz, Reggae, Blues, Metal. Very good condition only, Call Rick 908-616-7104. (49) Used Guns Wanted - All types: collectibles, military, etc. Call 917-681-6809. (t/n) Entire Estates Bought - Bedroom/dining sets, dressers, cedar chests, wardrobes, secretaries, pre-1950 wooden furniture, older glassware, oriental rugs, paintings, bronzes, silver, bric-a-brac. Call Jason at 609-970-4806. (t/n) CASH PAID!! LP records - stereos, turntables, musical instru-ments, guitar, saxophone, CD’s, reel tapes, music related items. Come to you. 732-804-8115. (47) CASH, CASH, CASH! - Instant cash paid for junk cars, trucks, vans. Free removal of any metal items. Discount towing. Call Dano 732-239-3949. (t/n)
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE You’ll Never Be Left High And Dry As Long As Dr. Choxi is By Your Side By Michael Vandenberg “There’s always some kind of suppor t available,” for patients struggling with pain, Dr. Sarah Choxi told me in a recent discussion. If you, like many of Garden State Medical Center’s new patients, have been told by other doctors that nothing could be done to alleviate your suffering, it’s time to think again. When you combine the vast treatment options available at GSMC with Dr. Choxi and the rest of their pain management specialists (including founder Dr. Dharam Mann), that negativity simply doesn’t stand a chance. After all, her interest in helping people has driven her throughout her education and career. She decided to specialize in anesthesiology and interventional pain management because she saw how much those fields could change lives. “It was a way to help patients improve quality of life,” said Dr. Choxi. “It can be really difficult for people when they have pain to go through their normal day by day activities. So it was really impor tant to me as a medical student, later on as a resident, and now as an attending to be able to restore their function and have very independent lives.” People who have conditions that can’t be solved or are difficult to solve deserve the ability to be happy and painfree. Formerly at the Universit y of Chicago, Dr. Choxi was drawn to GSMC’s same focus, as well as the innovative tools it has to make it happen. “It’s a very multi-dimensional perspective on man-
aging pain,” she said. Their solutions include medication manage ment, injections, spinal cord stimulators, and countless others that have been proven safe and effective. Oftentimes a combination of techniques works best. “Patients aren’t cookie cutter. They’re very unique and individual. So I think you need to have a plan in place that caters to their specific needs.” Garden State Medical Center has always been on the cutting edge, so it’s only natural for them to have so much under their umbrella. If Dr. Choxi thinks you need to see a rheumatologist, don’t start looking at next month’s calendar; you can see one of her rheumatologist colleagues in-house in a matter of days. She’ll probably even share her notes with them on their stateof-the-art electronic database, which will also help you to stay informed about your own care. Being in-the-know about the options available to you is an important part of the culture at GSMC. Dr. Choxi remembers one patient in particular who was desperate for answers. She had heel surgery and, although When she saw the pa- granted. Recently she it had physically healed, tient, she told her, “No went to a flea market with she was still feeling a matter what, we’ll fig- her husband and could ton of pain. Unfortunately, ure this out together.” Dr. actually just walk around the surgeon had been Choxi gave her options: for a couple hours and enjoy herself. Previously, dismissive, telling her five to be exact. The patient decided anything longer than ten that there was no reason to go with minutes used to be una n i n j e c - bearable. “I’m finally able tion called to just enjoy the weather a s y m p a - outside,” the patient told thetic nerve her. “I’m so glad that you block, and could give me options j u s t l i k e and I know that I can t h a t s h e trust you.” Trust in a doctor gives for her to be feeling dis- achieved 90 percent recomfort. “She felt a little lief. It was a life-changing patients the courage to pushed around by him difference, giving her pursue the treatment and sort of just pushed the ability to experience they feel most comfortout the door,” Dr. Choxi basic joys again in ways able with. Luckily, after remembered her saying. lots of people take for Dr. Choxi gives you the
most effective and safest options, she’s happy let you make the ultimate choice. Unfamiliar with how some of these methods work? She’ll happily go over everything with you at length and answer any questions. In addition, GSMC has models in every room to help patients visualize what doctors are describing. There are even televisions in all the offices with videos that give patients a full rundown of procedures and illustrations on how they’re performed. It ’s all bec ause Dr. Choxi’s patients “know
that they ’re going to get the care they de serve”. To get started, call 1-888-376-2661 today to schedule an appointment, or feel free to visit gsmedicalcenter. org to learn more on the procedures Garden State Medical Center provides. Dr. Choxi currently practices at 780 Route 37 West, Suite 110 and 1314 Hooper Avenue, Building B, Suite 101 in Toms River; 1100 Route 70, Entrance A in Whiting; 1608 Route 88, Suite 102 in Brick; and 100 Route 36, Suite #1K in West Long Branch.
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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Rules For Voting In Ocean County This Year
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Local officials are publicizing some of the regulations on how to vote by mail or in person during this year’s election. This is all still very new to residents and they want to make sure everyone is on the same page.
On Election Day You can still vote at your polling place on election day. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 2. If you don’t know where your polling place is, you can look it up at Vote.NJ.Gov on the Polling Locations page. Keep in mind that you can not bring vote-by-mail ballots to your polling place. Early Voting You can vote in person at a voting machine during the nine days before Election Day. That way you can vote when it’s most convenient for you. Tuesday, October 26 is the last day for the County Clerk to receive an application to vote early in person. This is a new option. You don’t have to bring it to your polling place. Instead, you can bring it to any polling place in the county that is designated as an early voting location. That list is also at Vote. NJ.Gov. These early voting locations will be open Saturday, October 23 through Sunday, October 31. The hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday. The early locations are: Berkeley: Library at 30 Station Road in Bayville Brick: Library at 301 Chambersbridge Road Jackson: Library at 2 Jackson Drive Lacey: Lacey Community Center, Room C, 15 E. Lacey Road Lakewood: Municipal Building Courtroom, 231 3rd Street NEED AN EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR? WE’RE HERE TO HELP AT NO CHARGE
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Lavallette: Library at 112 Jersey City Avenue Little Egg Harbor: Library at 290 Mathistown Road Manahawkin: Southern Resource Center Nutrition Hall, 179 S. Main Street Manchester: Library at 21 Colonial Drive Toms River: Library at 101 Washington Street Mail-In Voting If you are registered to vote, you can apply for a vote-by-mail ballot. You can do this either by contacting the county clerk or by visiting Vote.NJ.Gov. Tuesday, October 26 is the last day for the County Clerk to receive a Vote by Mail Ballot Application via mail. Your ballot must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on November 2 and be received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before November 8. You can also drop off your vote-by-mail ballot in person to the Board of Elections office by 8 p.m. on November 2. This information is found at Vote.NJ.Gov. You can not bring your vote-by-mail ballot to your polling place on election day. You can drop it off in a secure ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on November 2. The drop boxes are located at: Barnegat Library: 112 Burr Street Beachwood Library: 126 Beachwood Boulevard Berkeley Library: 30 Station Road Brick Municipal Building: 401 Chambersbridge Road Jackson Library: 2 Jackson Drive Lacey Library: 10 E. Lacey Road Lakewood’s Northern Resource Center: 225 4th Street Lavallette Library: 112 Jersey City Avenue Little Egg Harbor Library: 290 Mathistown Road Long Beach Island Library: 217 S. Central Avenue Manahawkin’s Southern Resource Center: 179 South Main Street Manchester Library: 21 Colonial Drive Ocean County Parking Garage: 3rd Floor, Madison Avenue PIC, Inc. of Ocean County: 1959 Route 9 Plumsted Library: 119 Evergreen Road Point Pleasant Borough Library: 834 Beaver Dam Road Toms River Library: 101 Washington Street Waretown Library: 112 Main Street Whiting Reading Center: 400 Lacey Road, Suite 5 For more information, visit the Ocean County Clerk’s site: oceancountyclerk. com/frmElectionServices?page=primary
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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE HalloweenFest To Scare Up Boardwalk Visitors
By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Coming soon to a boardwalk near you, Halloween Fest! Borough officials noted that the first Halloween event in quite a while will be held in late October and would feature scary holiday decorations as well some special guests. The event will scare up visitors on October 22 from 4 to 10 p.m. and noon to 10 p.m. on October 23. It will take place on the “BooWalk” and in the Carousel Petrified Pavilion. Visitors can check in with vendors on the Boardwalk as they creep over to the Monster Mash. Wandering mages will provide their magic. There will be plenty of creepy characters lurking about just waiting to spring out. The “Petrified Pavilion” includes the Tunnel of Terror. Ecto 1, the famous vehicle from the Ghostbusters movie franchise, including the new “Ghostbusters Afterlife” set to be released in November, will also be there. Visitors will enjoy plenty of activities inside the Pavilion, such as scary face painting classes, caricatures, and photo opportunities with Ecto 1. Another outside attraction is the Hemi
Hearse. Its driver and passengers just might surprise you. Attendees can shop among vendors selling toys, comics and more. Popcorn, candy and food will be available for sale. There will also be a pumpkin patch to buy a pumpkin along with a decorating table. Seaside Heights Mayor Anthony Vaz said he and the rest of the governing body were very excited to see the community host this family-friendly event during the Halloween season. He said the borough will be continuing to bring further events to the town year long. “We have plans for a holiday event in December,” he told Jersey Shore Online. com recently. Tickets for those 5 and up are $5 and must be purchased online; no tickets will be sold on site. Tickets are time-specific as there is a capacity limit for the pavilion. A time must be pre-selected. Full details and ticket purchase information can be found at exit82. com/seaside-heights-halloween-fest/. All proceeds from Halloween Fest will benefit two nonprofit organizations, the Seaside Heights Historical Museum and Resilient Minds On The Front Lines.
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–Photo courtesy Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office TOMS RIVER – Congratulations to Captain Vincent Frulio on his retirement from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office! Captain Frulio joined OCPO as an Investigator in 1993. Captain Frulio rose through the ranks over the years and was promoted to Captain in 2011. During his 28-year career at OCPO he has worked in the Juvenile Unit, Grand Jury Unit, Major
Crime/Homicide Unit, Special Victims Unit and Domestic Violence Unit and most recently supervised the Administration Unit. Thank you, Captain Frulio, for your years of service to the citizens of Ocean County! Pictured are Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, Captain Frulio and Chief of Detectives Joseph F. Mitchell
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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of OCT 16 - OCT 22 By Jeraldine Saunders
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your networking efforts can result in golden opportunities during the week ahead. You may feel pressured to spend money or adapt to new technologies. Friends and reliable advisers may help you make wise decisions. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Clear planning may help you to direct your energies in the right direction in the week to come. An issue about joint finances or possessions may be confusing. All the wrinkles should be able to be ironed out. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This can be an excellent week to make promises and commitments because other people should want to cooperate. Your judgment and astute observations might help you make a favorable impression on others. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may enjoy having your possessions in the week to come, but you are also likely willing to share your material blessings. This is a great week to make a favorable impression on new friends or to participate in group activities. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your ability to communicate with loved ones may improve as this week unfolds. Other people might be glad to hear your advice due to your charitable attitudes. This is probably a good week to use your influence to ask for favors. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Let your friendliness shine brightly. If you prove yourself to be an eager participant in interactive activities, you could impress even the most rational thinkers. Make realistic family decisions in the week ahead.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your initiative and enthusiasm can give you an advantage. In a few days your good judgment should be obvious. When you see an opportunity to improve your situation in the week ahead you may want to accept it. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is a great week to concentrate on forming enduring relationships and improving existing alliances. It might be easier than usual to discuss joint plans or to easily execute them without rocking the boat. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your efforts to make your dreams a reality could confuse family members. To avoid scattering your energies like confetti, wait until the middle of the week, when you possibly have better judgment, to make major decisions. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the week ahead strive to achieve a balance between doing what is right and doing whatever is necessary to succeed. Your material ambitions could be put on hold when you see an opportunity to be helpful. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Concentrate on achieving clarity by taking time to tune in in the week to come. You may bump into people who may seem unpredictable or controlling but can probably find common ground and arrive at a satisfactory compromise. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may be at your best in the upcoming week when you can interact with friends and are welcomed as a member of a group. Your people skills can be in top form but an attempt at a new romance could fall short of the mark.
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