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By Alyssa Riccardi BRICK – Despite the rainy and foggy weather, residents came out to shop local at the Brick Township Farmers’ Market. The market was slated to open on May 7; however, it was pushed back a week due to a terrible storm. Rain traveled to the following Saturday, but many visitors still made their way out to Windward Beach to check out local farmers, producers, artisans and more. “We always expect a big crowd for the market. We average about 1,200 guests every market. Even when it’s raining the number may go down, but when you add it up, we average (Market - See Page 6)
–Photos by Alyssa Riccardi (Top left) Rainy weather didn’t stop customers from visiting the Brick Township Farmers’ Market. (Top right) This year, the market will open up to artisan crafters last Saturday of the month. (Bottom) Check out new vendors selling local produce, crafts, goods and more.
Nonprofit Keeps Teens Safe From Sex Trafficking
By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY – A Toms River non-profit is on a mission to educate families concerning how children could wind up in the hands of sex trafficking predators. Ashley Graham-Jean is a licensed counselor who provides individual and family services for Ocean’s Harbor House. She offered some insight concerning
the non-profit’s role in counseling victims and fighting against child sex trafficking. “We’ve been providing education around CSEC or commercial sexual exploitation of children since about 2017,” shared Graham-Jean. “We do this with the kids we already have in-house and with our outside services.” (Teens - See Page 4)
May 21, 2022
School District Adopts $163M Budget
By Alyssa Riccardi BRICK – Members of the Brick Township Board of Education have voted to adopt a $163 million budget for the 2022-23 school year. As per state law, the district had to submit their final adoption no later than May 14. According to dist r ict f ig u res, the $163,322,838 budget will include a tax levy of $118,369,977, a .8% increase from the previous year. Tax levy supports the largest share of the budget, about 72%, as state aid continues to decline. “As I stated previously, our budget is very simple in that we don’t have much control over revenue sources. Our revenue can only go up $2.3 million with the mandated 2% tax levy cap,” Superintendent Thomas Farrell said at the March 15 Board of Education meeting. Included in the 2022-23
budget is $145,203,645 of total general fund expenditures, Business Administrator James Edwards said during the budget presentation. The resolution lists $18.8 million in special revenues for 2022-23, a $7.3 million increase from 2021-22. The bulk of that is $7.1 million for capital projects. T h is money comes from the Federal American Rescue Plan. Where will the money go? Instruction and Benefits make up 61% of all expenditures, up from 58% in 2021-2022. More services are being offered in-district, for special education. This has two impacts. One is that Out of District Tuition has decreased by 16.1%, and the cost of instruction increased by 4.2%. More teachers are being added to the elementary level to decrease class size, (Budget - See Page 6)
Educators Sing Praises Of “Unsung Heroes”
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – An unsung hero is someone who makes the world a better place but doesn’t ask for fame. However, educators and law enforcement decided to shine the light on students from around the county at an awards banquet held at Central Regional High School. These students came from every age and walk of life. Some of them
were praised for their hours of community service, and some for their grades and extra-curriculars. But all of them were praised for their positive attitude in the face of diversity. As one guidance counselor said, they were “truly inspiring.” While this article serves to celebrate these children, their exact stories won’t be shared here. Some
of them are very personal, and they might not want to have them told in a publication. It would be more appropriate to keep some of their story “unsung.” Instead, some examples will be given. Several children lost family recently, and in one case it was their sole caregiver. Some had academic or physical special needs (Educators - See Page 13)
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Continued From Page 1 Ocean’s Harbor House provides a safe haven to runaways and homeless youth throughout New Jersey. Unfortunately, according to the organization’s fact sheet, 68 percent of homeless youth have been trafficked or engaged in survival sex while homeless. One in five runaways or homeless youth are reportedly victims of human trafficking, including sex and labor trafficking. Some of the most vulnerable to sex exploitation appear to be young people who are homeless and identify as part of the LGBTQ population. “These aren’t bad kids,” Tim Zeiss, Director of Harbor House’s Development and Marketing, said. “They are kids in bad situations. Some may have come out and been rejected by their families. “The people who are supposed to accept them and not judge them are the ones who make them feel that somehow they don’t belong,” continued Zeiss. Meanwhile, parents might be shocked to learn that children who live at home may also be victims of sexual exploitation. Equally disturbing is that the average age of entry into sex trafficking is 12 to 14 years old. Reality paints a far different picture than those displayed on the television or the big screen. Graham-Jean said that whether or not sex traffickers call themselves groomers or pimps, they generally adopt the same approach.
“The groomers start early and look for vulnerable youth who are homeless or are having problems at home and looking for attention,” Graham-Jean said. “The idea that kids are being taken by force or ripped off the streets is very seldom true.” According to Graham-Jean, the most popular way of recruitment is seduction. The traffickers pretend to be boyfriends or father figures. While the median age of predator is 22, some are well into their eighties. “That nice man the kid met online might seem harmless to them,” shared Graham-Jones. “And that might be the case for now. Groomers can take a year or two, pouring into a kid, as a way to suck them into the life.” Males dominate as human traffickers, although females also participate in the sexual exploitation of children. Nearly 100 percent of females involved were victims themselves at some point. “The great majority of recruiting happens online on all the social media platforms,” Graham-Jean said. “There are a number of organizations that are trying to put more security in place as a way to help protect our children. Unfortunately, these platforms know that it’s happening, and they’re not doing anything.” Graham-Jean said she currently works with a group of seven girls and is impressed with their resiliency and support for one another. They’ve also tuned her into how groomers work their game. “There’s nothing special about these girls online versus any other,” said Graham-Jean. “The girls told me things to look out for that
I didn’t know about.” For example, one should be wary of individuals who have limited streaks on Snapchat, as they likely are operating from a fake account. The girls also told her stories of receiving explicit photos and links to inappropriate websites. In a typical scenario, the trafficker starts by making the victim feel they have fallen in love and may even present them with gifts such as jewelry. “Suddenly, someone who feels isolated and not accepted,” said Graham-Jean. “Feels like someone’s paying attention to them.” “A lot of people think you have to have a pimp in order for it to be considered sex trafficking,” she said. “For youth, anytime they exchange sex for anything, it’s automatically considered trafficking. No one has to force them to do it, as they can’t give consent to commercial sex.” The kids still living at home begin disappearing on weekends. They may run away or lie to their parents about where they are spending the night. In some cases, families aren’t paying attention or don’t seem to care if something just doesn’t seem right. In many of those instances, the child will come into school that Monday appearing tired and even dressed inappropriately. They also have extra money with no viable explanation. While some of the trafficking involves prostitution, Graham-Jean said that there’s also online exploitation as well. Harbor House began working with the Toms River school district to provide educational resources designed to prevent
sexual exploitation among school-aged children. The first line approach is to meet with girls who might be considered high risk because of problems at home or other circumstances. “Girls typically referred to me are girls in foster care or those who have witnessed domestic violence,” Graham-Jean shared. “Others are girls who have been in toxic or abusive relationships or have problems with consent or understanding consent.” That’s not to say that boys aren’t being trafficked as well. In the past, 90 percent of victims were female. The number dropped to 75 percent in recent years and brings attention to something referred to as survival sex. “Homeless youth and LGBTQ+ are more likely to engage in survival sex,” explained Graham-Jones. “That involves having sex in exchange for things like food and shelter.” One of the major challenges in combatting child sex trafficking is the code of silence imposed by the predators. Victims either feel threatened or embarrassed to report that they are being exploited. Graham-Jean cited 2019 statistics from the National Human Trafficking Hotline, stating that New Jersey was the twelfth highest state in reporting cases. The same entity reported that New Jersey’s report rate went down in 2020 to seventeenth, which may be linked to the state’s strict restrictions during the pandemic. “Child trafficking is not a regular occurrence here, at least reporting wise,” Detective (Teens - See Page 5)
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Continued From Page 1 Alex Bromley of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office said. “We see more human trafficking here in the sense of both labor and forced prostitution of adults.” Bromley acknowledged that kids meeting people on the internet is a constant issue for county residents and everyone throughout the country. He said parents should monitor children’s online presence and encourage them not to communicate with anybody they don’t know. “They should be cautioned never to meet up with anybody in person,” said Bromley. “Obviously, that puts them at the biggest risk, no matter what these people are promising or what the situation is at home.” Since 1988, Harbor House has offered housing to close to 6,000 young people from varied backgrounds. Service referrals come from a variety of places, including self-referrals from young people who feel they are without a home. “We have twelve beds in a shelter, which is located in one of our Toms River locations,” said Tim Zeiss, Director of Harbor House’s Development and Marketing Team. “The purpose of that program is to work with the kids and their families to provide them with counseling to hopefully resolve whatever the issue is that put them in that situation.” Children who receive services from Harbor House can be as young as ten years old. Those up to age 21 can also find refuge at the shelter – all are runaways or somehow homeless.
The Brick Times, May 21, 2022, Page 5 It’s not uncommon for youth who live at the shelter to have an active case with the Department of Child Protection and Prevention (DCPP), the agency formerly known as DYFS. Some have been kicked out of their homes or are frequent runaways. A group of concerned citizens initially started the non-profit in 1988 when they determined a need for a shelter. When family reunification is not possible, there’s a next step available that protects and teaches young people in need. Harbor House also runs a transitional living program with an additional 12 beds, which is longer-term and provides a home for individuals who typically range in age from 16 to 21. “Those are for youth where there’s not going to be resolution in their homes with their families,” said Graham-Jean. “They are looking to gain some independent loving skills and can stay with us until their 21st birthdays. We’re hoping to get them stabilized so they have their own place and everything they need to live.” Zeiss pointed out that youth who live in transitional housing are expected to attend school and do chores. Those who work are required to put a portion of the money they earn into an account opened in their name. “When they transition out, we want them to have some sort of nest egg,” Zeiss said. “One of the issues they will face is the cost of rent soaring in this market.” The non-profit’s out-client services assists youth from 10-17 who come to Harbor House with crisis and truancy issues and an assortment of other problems.
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Continued From Page 1 about that many people per week,” said Recreation Department coordinator Christine Hessenkemper. Hessenkemper has been organizing the market since it opened in 2015. This year, she said that the Farmers’ Market has a lot of surprises as several new vendors have joined the roster. “This year we have a lot more vendors who are coming in, we’re about 57 vendors. We have a couple new farmers that joined the market this year, a new distillery, there’s so many,” she said. “What’s new this year is that the last Saturday of every month, we opened the market up to artisan crafters. We have two new crafters: a glass blower with glass work and someone who is selling pottery.” In addition to the new vendors, live music is scheduled to perform at the market about once or twice a month. Hessenkemper explained how amazing it is to see the market grow over the past couple of years. “A lot of the vendors are returning ones and they’ve stuck with our market over the years,” she said. Some of them get so popular that they
open their own store. In that way, she’s proud of the market being a starting point for them. Some new vendors joining the market this summer includes: • Orchardside Farm – Fresh in-season vegetables and farm to table fresh prep salads and grain basted entrees. • BBQ on Wheels Catering – Smoked chicken, pork ribs, smoked turkey breast. • Little Box Farms – Micro greens, nut-free vegan pesto, salad blends. • Dachshund Distilling – Artisan rum. A full list of vendors can be found on the Brick Township Farmers’ Market website at bricktownship.net/index.php/brick-farmers-market. “We also have the volunteer youth club that’s there every Saturday to help shoppers with their bags if things get too heavy. They go around with a wagon and help bring goods to the customers’ cars. This year they were handing out reusable bags too,” Hessenkemper said. “I want to give a big thanks to the mayor, the council and the administration for supporting the Farmers’ Market 100%. In addition, the Parks Department and Public Works for maintaining the parking lot, making sure the park looks good. It’s a team effort with the market,” Hessenkemper added. The Brick Township Farmers’ Market is open on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. until September 24.
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Continued From Page 1 Edwards said. Debt Service went down by 69.2% as another referendum was fully paid in 2021-2022, he said. In March, Governor Phil Murphy proposed a spending plan that would increase funding to New Jersey public schools by $650 million. However, this was after the state Department of Education said the Brick School District would face a $4.7 million cut from state aid for the 2022-23 school year. Key factors affecting this year’s budget include reduction of state aid, staffing, special education programs and facilities, Farrell said. Due to the strains on the budget, minimal equipment will be replaced for technology, special services, facilities, transportation and more, Edwards said. Where will the money come from? Tax levy supports the largest share of the budget, 72.5%, as the State Aid continues to decline. State Aid reductions under S2 continues to impact the district with a loss of 19%. The district is set to receive $19,245,303 in aid, which is over $4 million less compared to the previous year. This will be the fifth year of state aid cuts due to the S-2 bill. The law states that those districts who are not paying their “fair share” of property taxes will have their state aid slashed. Local towns have been fighting to get this funding back. Over these five years, the Brick Township School District has lost a total of over $20 million in aid. “We don’t have an expenditure problem, we have a revenue problem,” Farrell said. “We believe that we do more with less in brick township public 0schools than ever before and that’s attributed to our amazing staff.”
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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor
E DITORIAL It’s Not Always A Good Thing When Your Taxes Go Down We write articles all the time about the budgets of towns and school districts. This is the season for these kinds of stories. Usually your taxes go up. Occasionally they go down. But that’s not necessarily good news. When fuel, insurance, salaries and other expenses go up every year, you should be skeptical if your taxes go down. Sometimes, your town is using one-time revenues to protect taxpayers. There might be a windfall that is helping out. The town might be using their surplus from the previous year. They might have won a lawsuit. None of these are bad things, but they are not sustainable. Eventually, those windfalls will blow away. Probably the best fiscal policy is a small tax increase every year. Nothing too drastic. Nothing to scare anyone away. Just enough to cover your employment contracts and make the trains run on time. And have a couple nice, quality of life things for residents, like recreation. You can’t put a price on that. The most common reason, in this area, for taxes to go down is development. The more houses there are, the more people there are to spread the taxes around. Towns like Toms River, Jackson, Howell, and Barnegat have seen huge developments recently. So, there are more people to spread the taxes around. That means your taxes will go down. For a little while, anyway. Those people will need police, garbage removal, and other services. Twenty years from now, that new road will need repaving. For a while, some of that cost will be absorbed by
existing town staff and programs. And then families move into those homes. And their children enter the school district. Your municipal taxes might go down, but your school taxes go up. Next time you drive by a huge development, think about how many kids are going to enter the school district. Most districts around here are pretty much done with school construction. There shouldn’t be a new public school built for a while. Not even an addition. But the kids will need teachers, teaching assistants, support staff, and more. You should also realize that a few kids in that new neighborhood are going to have special needs. Most won’t cost anything and they can be mainstreamed in the public school district. However, some will have challenges that the district is not in a position to solve. Schools for special needs students easily cost $50,000 or more per kid. Four or five special needs students will increase taxes by a quarter of a million dollars. This is not to demonize special needs, not by any means, but it’s something to consider when there’s a large development. If the kids go to private school, the district will have to either provide busing for those kids or pay the families $1,000 per kid. This is a state law. Again, this is not to demonize private schools. This is just a fact that you need to be aware of because often the people running your towns aren’t thinking about it. So, if you’re ever lucky enough to have your taxes go down, ask what you will be paying in the long run. Chris Lundy News Editor
Respect The Restaurant Workers I understand fast food is supposed to be fast. When you come to restaurants and you see 3 or 4 people behind the counter busting their asses to get the orders out. Doing the jobs of 3 people. It’s not our fault that people don’t want to work. We’re showing up to deal with way more than what we sign up for. But we’re there to do the best we can. Give some respect. Show some compassion; be nice; stop being so rude to us. We’re here, we showed up to work to do our job - show us some props for still trying to do our best. We are not perfect, no one is. We try and do our job and make it through. We have no control over things you people get so rude and mean about. We’re people just like you are - remember that! Remember that there are kids that work at these restaurants. Would you want your kids to treated like that by customers? Stop being rude and cursing at us. Yes, I am a restaurant worker and proud of it. Thank you. Frances Joseph Lacey Township
Supreme Court In Peril When Donald Trump was in office, he and Mitch McConnell made three lifetime appointments to the Supreme
Court. McConnell went so far as to defy Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish - that the next president appoint her replacement - by packing the Court with Amy Coney Barrett just eight days before the 2020 election. The result? Today’s Supreme Court has been taken over by a hyperpartisan supermajority that is on the verge of dismantling abortion care in America. But there’s something we can do. The Judiciary Act of 2021 would add four seats to the Supreme Court bench restoring balance to the court. It’s the solution we need to move away from the extremely partisan rulings that now threaten our fundamental freedoms. Recent polling showed that the majority of voters support expanding the court. Congress has changed the size of the Supreme Court seven times already in our nation’s history. It’s time to do it again. I’m urging our representatives to back this important bill now so we know they want to protect the rights of the American people. The stakes are too high to stay quiet on this important issue. Karen Benjamin Manchester
Under The Flag, Not Under God With Flag Day approaching, I can recall back in the early 1950s, there was virtually no
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controversy when it came to reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. It was an inclusive, purely patriotic nonreligious exercise, that was readily recited by all Americans. It was said whether you were rich or poor, black or white, believer or non-believer. It was a pledge that fostered unity and helped bring us together during the dark days of WWII. That all changed in 1954, however, when under pressure from religious groups, Congress added the words “Under God” to the Pledge, that effectively turned an inclusive patriotic pledge into a religious affirmation. The end result was it drove a wedge between believing and nonbelieving Americans that divided the country along religious lines that still persists today. What the religious phrase “Under God” unfortunately also accomplished was that it tied patriotism with a belief in God. All of which has rendered the nation divisible where citizens must either compromise their religious freedom or appear to be unpatriotic. It is time to drop the religious affirmation and restore our original inclusive Pledge of Allegiance and reaffirm the idea of a “nation indivisible” and a Pledge that fully recognizes the shared beliefs and common aspirations of all Americans! Borden Applegate Jackson
State Must Pay For Private School Busing I applaud the Jackson Township Council for proposing that the State of New Jersey fund private school transportation. I believe that with the rise in private schools and the number of students attending them the cost of transportation will be very costly to not only the Jackson public school district, but also surrounding towns. This will be a burden on
the public school district budgets and taxpayers. This archaic state mandate (NJSA18A:39-1) which mandates public school districts must provide transportation for students attending private schools does not take into consideration the number of students attending private schools. Just look at what happened to the Lakewood public school district budget. The money taken from the public school budget for private school transportation impacts the education of the students attending the public schools and our taxes. I totally agree with what the Jackson Township Council is proposing and I believe other surrounding towns, (Toms River, Howell, Brick and Manchester) should also petition the state of N.J. to fund transportation and special needs services for private schools. The state takes in millions from sports betting and now from taxes on the sale of legal recreational pot. This cost of private school transportation should not be the burden of the public school districts and the taxpayers. Frank Resola Jackson
Baby Formula Shortage Not Biden’s Fault “The buck stops here!” That was the sign on Truman’s desk. While the president is the most powerful person in America, not everything is his fault. Just like how the companies doing price gouging is causing more inflation, and gas companies are rising prices just because they can, this is one problem that has nothing to do with the man in charge. At least, not this president. During Trump’s presidency, he created a new North American trade agreement that discouraged imports of baby formula from Canada. It wasn’t just baby formula, it was a lot of things. Trump (Letters - See Page 13)
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SPOTLIGHT ON GOVERNMENT Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials
Police Officers Deserved Better From The NJ Supreme Court, 10th District Lawmakers Say Capitol Comments Senator Jim Holzapfel Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin 10th Legislative District
TRENTON – Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano (all R-10) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision to release the man convicted of murdering
New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster on the Turnpike in 1973: “The State Supreme Court’s decision to free a cold-blooded cop-killer is distasteful and exasperating. The court’s callous leniency is insulting to the men and women of law enforcement who put their lives on the line to protect New Jersey residents. Sundiata Acoli was
sentenced to life for the assassination of a State Trooper in the line of duty. At this contentious time when police officers across our nation are being challenged, threatened, and targeted more than ever, we would have hoped the court would be more supportive of the Parole Board and the appellate court sentiments that would have held Acoli behind bars where he belongs.”
More Than $177M Will Revitalize Local Neighborhoods Capitol Comments Senator Robert Menendez
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) announced the awarding of a combined $177,768,593 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development to support the revitalization of communities across New Jersey. “Families in all zip codes deserve safe, affordable, and high quality housing and opportunities to succeed,” said Sen. Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. “As we continue the recovery process from
the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that we continue to provide the support New Jersey’s communities and families need to rebuild. This funding is an integral part of that effort.” “ Eve n before t he COVID-19 pandemic, disadvantaged communities across New Jersey were struggling - a fact that has only been exacerbated by the health crisis,” said Sen. Booker. “This federal funding is vital to ensuring that these communities can recover and provide residents safe, affordable places to live.” The funding comes from four different grants designed to revitalize struggling neighborhoods and expand access to affordable housing. They are: the Community Development Block (CDBG), the CDBG Recovery Housing Program (RHP), the HOME program, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), the Housing Opportunities for
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Similar to the ability to fold one’s tongue or wiggle one’s ears, some people can intentionally make one eye point in a different direction than the other, but for those with a condition called strabismus, this occurs without control or intention. Symptoms of strabismus may be sporadic, but they will cause changes in vision including blurriness and loss of depth perception. There are six muscles that must work together to move the eyes up, down, and at angles. Because these muscles receive their signals from the brain, strabismus can affect those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, or stroke. Strabismus can also occur in people with other health problems such as diabetes or thyroid disease. In most cases, the only effective treatment for a constant eye turn is strabismus surgery. If your eye doctor finds that your child has strabismus, he or she can refer you to an ophthalmologist who specializes in strabismus surgery. The earlier strabismus is treated surgically, the more likely it is that the affected eye will develop normal visual acuity and the two eyes will function together properly. Please call SIGHTMD NEW JERSEY SUSSKIND & ALMALLAH EYE ASSOCIATES at 732-349-5622. We offer evening hours most nights of the week. P.S. Strabismus causes double vision because the brain is receiving vision messages of the same spot at different times from each eye individually instead of both at once.
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Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program, and the Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The following communities were awarded the following grants (presented in bold if they are within Micromedia’s newspaper coverage area): State of New Jersey: CDBG: $6,707,393, RHP: $1,008,572, HOME: $5,938,846, ESG: $3,512,900, HOPWA: $1,738,173, HTF: $26,873,570 • Asbury Park: CDBG: $405,475 • Atlantic City: CDBG: $1,317,218, HOME: $529,188 • Bayonne: CDBG: $1,374,343 • Bloomfield: CDBG: $1,010,159 • Brick: CDBG: $310,817 • Bridgeton: CDBG: $298,016 • Camden: CDBG: $2,541,628, HOME: $995,794, ESG: $218,167, HOPWA: $1,193,996 • Cherry Hill: CDBG: $423,294 • Clifton: CBDG: $1,176,884 • East Orange: CDBG: $1,407,498, HOME: $559,366 • Edison: CDBG: $635,250 • Elizabeth: CDBG: $1,541,110, HOME: $1,051,743 • Ewing Township: CDBG: $239,246 • Franklin Township: CDBG: $312,761 • Gloucester Twp: CDBG: $274,327 • Hamilton: CDBG: $623,290 • Hoboken: CDBG: $967,580 • Irvington: CDBG: $1,098,073, HOME: $515,230 • Jersey City: CDBG: $5,333,792, HOME: $2,388,869, ESG: $496,319, HOPWA: $2,320,676 • Lakewood: CDBG: $1,160,218, HOPWA: $2,023,965 • Long Branch: CDBG: $459,857 • Middletown: CDBG: $262,868 • Millville: CDBG: $278,388 • Newark: CDBG: $6,924,742, HOME: $3,166,299, ESG: $632,695, HOPWA: $5,319,429 • New Brunswick: CDBG: $827,123, HOME: $582,567 • North Bergen: CDBG: $632,597 • Ocean City: CDBG: $277,154
• Old Bridge Township: CDBG: $278,823 • Parsippany-Troyhills: CDBG: $228,014 • Passaic: CDBG: $1,245,167, HOME: $1,034,787 • Paterson: CDBG: $2,455,305, HOME: $1,228,480, ESG: $222,146, HOPWA: $1,891,705 • Perth Amboy: CDBG: $628,064, HOME: $495,170 • Piscataway Township: CDBG: $297,005 • Princeton: CDBG: $232,943 • Sayreville: CDBG: $239,024 • Toms River: CDBG: $1,407,498 • Trenton: CDBG: $2,880,286, HOME: $1,030,569, ESG: $260,236 • Union City: CDBG: $1,053,888 • Union Township: CDBG: $609,443 • Vineland: CDBG: $463,443, HOME: $661,269 • Wayne Township: CDBG: $179,518 • Woodbridge: CDBG: $675,200 • Atlantic County: CDBG: $1,127,243, HOME: $709,569 • Bergen County: CDBG: $9,162,198, HOME: $3,088,026, ESG: $815,473 • Burlington County: CDBG: $1,446,598, HOME: $947,475 • Camden County: CDBG: $2,372,185, HOME: $1,279,027, ESG: $212,901 • Essex County: CDBG: $5,241,018, HOME: $1,382,194, ESG: $469,298 • Gloucester County: CDBG: $1,352,452, HOME: $637,223 • Hudson County: CDBG: $2,085,891, HOME: $2,932,131, ESG: $186,467 • Middlesex County: CDBG: $1,678,822, HOME: $1,828,025 • Monmouth County: CDBG: $2,550,350, HOME: $1,693,540, ESG: $210,283 • Mercer County: HOME: $789,563 • Morris County: CDBG: $1,921,781, HOME: $963,834, ESG: $166,486 • Ocean County: CDBG: $1,423,325, HOME: $1,487,733 • Passaic County: CDBG: $906,791 • Somerset County: CDBG: $1,049,099, HOME: $687,319 • Union County: CDBG: $4,597,813, HOME: $1,375,568, ESG: $398,787
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Cheer Team Honored By Township
–Photo courtesy Brick Twp. BRICK – The Township Council honored the Brick United D10 Cheer Team at the May 10 Township council meeting. The team took first place at the American Youth Cheer Nationals and the Dance Alliance Global Championships. Congratulations on a great season!
Adult Social Club Casino Trip To Tropicana BRICK – The St. Dominic’s Adult Social Club is sponsoring a trip to Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City on June 16. The cost of the trip is $30 and includes a tip for the bus driver. You will receive back $20 in slot cash from Tropicana. Plan on boarding the bus at the church at 9:15 a.m. If inter-
ested or in need of more information, call Terri or Adam Drapczuk at 732-255-7242. You can send your check, made out to St. Dominic’s Adult Social Club, to T. Drapczuk 19 Lawndale Drive, Brick, NJ 08723 and you will be placed on the reserved list for the trip.
Annual Memorial Day Parade To Be Held May 30
BRICK – Brick Township’s Annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on May 30. The Parade steps off at 10 a.m. and marches on Chambers Bridge Road to the Municipal Complex where a ceremony will follow.
The Parade is hosted by the Township of Brick, American Legion Post 348 and VFW Post 8867. Join as they honor the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation.
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Brick Native Spends Mother’s Day Deployed In Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
BRICK – Being in the U.S. Navy can be challenging. Spending time away from family during deployments while adhering to a rigorous work schedule and training plan takes discipline from even the most stalwart Sailor. However, there is an occupation that some believe is one of the toughest in the world, and that is being a mother. Being both a mother and a Sailor takes a level of sacrifice, courage and commitment not found in just anyone. Every year, many people honor their mothers on Mother’s Day. The holiday can be a little different for mothers deployed thousands of miles away from their families. “I have probably spent more Mother’s Days away than I have at home,” says Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Jacqueline Rummel, a Sailor from Brick, New Jersey, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) and currently deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), where she is assigned to the camp’s safety department. “I think by default, it has become just another day. We are really good at celebrating holidays and events on off-days so that we still have those memories. We are going to have a massive all-holiday celebration when I get home.” For any parent, being able to maintain home life and career life is not simple. The U.S. Navy continues to shape its policies toward giving everyone an equal chance of success. In 2022, the Navy launched the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program giving pregnant Sailors access to free maternity uniforms to wear while on duty. On April 7, 2022, the Department of Defense enacted a policy which allows new mothers in the military or DoD civilian workforce to be reimbursed for the cost of shipping breast milk when they are on official travel for more than three days. The administrative ability for a mother to continue her military service is there, and the Navy is committed to making sure her command is equipped to offer her their support. “I was fortunate to have a super supportive chain of command,” says Rummel, who has served 15 years of active duty and has been a mother for 12 years. “Having all of them behind me, there was not much of a stopgap. It is one thousand percent do-able.” Even with all the measures taken to ensure that becoming pregnant during your service does not hinder your career in the Navy, some women may still have concerns that it might have detrimental
–Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Word effects. As of 2020, women accounted for only 20% of the total Navy force. With any predominantly male work environment, there can still be some lessons to learn when it comes to fully welcoming its female teammates. “You get judged for having a baby,” says Engineering Aide 1st Class Jessica Couvillier, a Sailor attached to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202 Det. Jacksonville, Florida, and currently deployed to CLDJ where she is assigned to the public works department. “No matter what time you plan on having a child, in the military, someone is going to judge you for it. Someone might think that just because you have a baby, you can’t fulfi ll your obligations to the Navy.” The times that a military parent is away from their child can be difficult, but they are not away all of the time. A military family can have many unique and positive experiences together. “Being a mom in the military is hard, but I do love my job,” says Couvillier, who has served nine years in the Navy and been a mother for four years. “I do believe it’s good for my daughter too, because she gets to travel a lot. She gets to go to a lot of new places, and she gets to do lots of new things that she might not get to otherwise.” Traveling to new places and living in new homes every few years can be an exciting adventure for a military family, but some parents might feel that is not the (Mother’s - See Page 24)
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Students Participate In Second Project Sticker Shock Event
BRICK – On May 9, members of the Mayor’s Student Advisory Committee participated in another Project Sticker Shock event. The pur pose of this project is to enforce underage drinking laws, reduce social providing of alcohol and educate the community on its related problems through environmental change. Project Sticker Shock is an effort coordinated by the Brick Municipal Alliance Coalition (BMAC) and the Brick Township Police Department. The stickers, provided by the DART Prevention Coalition of Ocean County, provide messages to educate the public and raise awareness about purchasing alcohol for anyone under 21.
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2nd Annual “You Are Not Alone” 5k Run & Walk
WALL TOWNSHIP – The 2nd annual “You Are Not Alone” 5k Run & Walk is coming up on June 25 at the Wall Township municipal complex athletic fields. The event is for The CulleyStrong Foundation, a local 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose primary mission is to support mental health issues and suicide prevention. Although this upcoming event is being held at the Wall Township athletic fields, Sean Culley was from Brick, and Sean’s parents still live in Brick.
The foundation held its first annual 5K fundraiser last year, and it was a big success. The funds raised from that event were used by the foundation for several mental health and suicide prevention initiatives, including purchasing and providing service dogs for local veterans and other members of our community dealing with mental health issues. Sign up for the June 25 5K through the foundation’s website at theculleystrong foundation.com.
Monday Night Cornhole League
BRICK – There are still spots open in Brick Recreation’s Monday night Cornhole League. The 10-week season begins June 6 at Windward Beach. Each week is a best-of-three with games to 21. Top 6
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POINT PLEASANT BEACH – Young people are using their artistic talents to encourage their peers to live a healthy substance-free lifestyle as part of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Design a Fourth Grade Folder contest. Nearly 3,000 fourth grade students from all 21 counties in New Jersey entered the contest, but only 33 earned recognitions at the program’s virtual award ceremony held on May 3. Allison Leinen of G. Harold Antrum Elementary School in Point Pleasant Beach was selected as a finalist in the competition. The virtual awards ceremony honored each of the finalists, allowing them to showcase their work in a video presentation. All 33 fourth grade student finalists will receive medals for their creative peer-to-peer substance use prevention artwork with the theme “Fun Things to Do Instead of Drugs.” The winning artwork will be featuring on 40,000 fourth grade folders to be distributed this fall. “All of the students are peer leaders and should be commended their artistic talent and sharing these important messages that showcase what it means to live a healthy drug-free lifestyle,” said Angelo Valente, Executive Director of PDFNJ.
–Photo courtesy Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey “It is never too early to begin the conversation and educate today’s youth about substance use and prevention efforts,” Valente said. “The Fourth Grade Folder Contest is just one example of how to engage students and encourage them to make smart decisions throughout their lives.” To view the Fourth Grade Folder Contest presentation, visit: drugfreenj.org/2022online.
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The Brick Times, May 21, 2022, Page 13 – Alyson Bernaldo • Lakehurst Elementary School – Gabriela Novo Diaz • Lakewood High School – Ariana Castillo • Lavallette School – Kelsey Marzarella • Manchester Township High School – Joseph D’Antonio • New Egypt High School – Chelsea Nicholll, Flor Mejia • OCVTS Toms River – Kevin Schweikert • OCVTS GPAA – Christian T. Cirone • OCVTS Jackson – Pavlina Horvatova • Ocean Gate Elementary School – Samarra Hand • Pinelands Regional High School – Michele Ramos • Point Pleasant Beach High School – Evan Silva • Point Pleasant Borough High School – Bridget Morris • Stafford Intermediate School – Dante Manzo • Toms River High School East – Nicole Rosas • Toms River High School North – Jervin Sevilla • Toms River High School South – Berlin Ortiz • Tuckerton Elementary School – Savannah Joelle Russell
that they had to overcome. A few had a significant language barrier. Some had parents with drug and alcohol problems. Some of the children had loved ones with cancer and some of the children were the ones with cancer. Then, throw in the everyday stress of growing up, plus the pandemic, and you can imagine what these kids are going through. Teachers, principals and guidance counselors told the crowd what made each child unique. You could see them beaming with pride. Despite their various differences, the one thing they had in common was that they overcame their challenges and then helped others. One student, who will go on to pre-med, finished 150 hours of community service, for example. But even if they didn’t have something that can be quantified like “150 hours,” each of them clearly left an impact on their teachers and fellow students. Or, as a principal said, paraphrasing one of the students: “I hope we leave here remembering something positive about everyone in this room.” The students that were honored included: The evening was sponsored by the Ocean • Barnegat High School – Angelique County Prosecutor’s Office, the Executive Antonelli • Berkeley Township Elementary School County Superintendent of Schools, the Ocean County Association of School Ad– Arely Vargas-Leonor • Brick Memorial High School – Relm ministrators, as well as Casino Pier, Breakwater Beach, and Coin Castle in Seaside. Campo • Brick Township High School – Arianna Leonard • Central Regional High School – Kayla Kulzy • Eagleswood Elementary School – Maria Esposito • Frog Pond Elementary School – Giuliana Gencarelli • Hugh J. Boyd Elementary School – Jayden Tuzzolino • Island Heights Elementary School – Drew Hawthorne • Jackson Liberty High School –Photo courtesy Central Regional – Alfred Galvan • Jackson Memorial High Christian T. Cirone, of Brick, represented the Ocean County Vocational Technical School’s Grunin PerSchool – Holden Rieger • Lacey Township High School forming Arts Academy.
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Continued From Page 7 wanted us to be less dependent on other countries, but it backfired. Also, and this was before Trump, the FDA and Department of Agriculture are very strict on what they allow to be sold. I don’t know when these rules happened. It could have been when Biden was vice president but I think this was way before that. This has been made worse by a bacteria found in a Michigan baby formula factory which caused recalls. Also, the coronavirus has permanently damaged the supply chain.
If people are sick, they can’t work, and they can’t get you the products you need. It doesn’t help that people horde products they don’t need right away because of the fear of pandemic shortages. They are basically creating their own shortages. The baby formula market in the U.S. was small to begin with. It was kept small by the FDA and Department of Agriculture. Trump made it smaller. And now the recalls and pandemic have choked it to death. Once again, this is just another problem that the people currently in charge have to deal with. Teresa DeRosa Brick
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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE OCC Students Named To New Jersey All-State Academic Team
(Left) Sarah Wymbs. (Right) Kaitlyn Barrett. TOMS RIVER – Ocean County College students Kaitlyn Barrett of Brick and Sarah Wymbs of Little Egg Harbor were among 38 students from the state’s 18 community colleges named to the 2022 New Jersey All-State Academic Team. The students, all members of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for community colleges, were honored by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) for their outstanding academic achievements and exceptional service to their communities and colleges, and recognized during the NJ Community College Scholars Celebration at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton on April 28. “These students truly exemplify the true power of Community Colleges. The New Jersey All-State Academic Team members have worked incredibly hard to become the state’s very best Community College students. They have remarkable stories and serve as an inspiration to all,” said NJCCC President Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D. “They have become leaders on their college campuses and have contributed to their communities in myriad ways,” said NJCCC Chair Mary Zimmermann. “As we emerge from the pandemic, New Jersey Community College students continue to prove their perseverance and achieve.” Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achieve-
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ment of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. Both Barrett and Wymbs are members of Tau Iota, Ocean County College’s PTK chapter, and served as officers while studying at Ocean County College. “New Jersey’s Community Colleges have had a huge impact on my life,” said Barrett. “I have had the amazing opportunity of being on the board of Phi Theta Kappa as the VP of Fundraising, Historian, and now President! Throughout the past few years, we have been able to work on many projects to help the community, such as providing a Health Fair for Ocean County College (OCC) students and their families and establishing a Victory Garden where the produce grown was donated to the Food Pantry at OCC.” “Being able to participate in PTK as the officer of fundraising and join the community has surpassed my expectations,” said Wymbs, adding that her time at Ocean County College has been an incredible experience. “The reputation of the school precedes it and now being part of that history, I hope that my contributions, as an honors student and PTK member, were able to add to the legacy because they will always be an important factor in mine.” OCC is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of these extraordinary students!
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Virtual Programs To Raise Awareness Of Brain Health And Alzheimer’s
TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library and the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter mark Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month during June, with four awareness-raising virtual programs. The online discussions, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter, will focus on research and treatment, brain health, and matters of law, fi nances, and medicine for caregivers to consider. Question-and-answer sessions will follow each. 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s – 2 p.m., June 1. Learn about onset symptoms, and how to discuss them with doctors and medical providers. New Advances in Alzheimer’s Treatment – 2 p.m., June 8. Get an overview of Aducanumab (Aduhelm™): How it works, intended treatment candidates, availability, potential benefits, side effects, and more. Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body – 2 p.m., June 15. Discover what researchers are learning about nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity, and social engagement, and how to use them in a quality healthy-aging plan. Managing Money: A Caregivers’ Guide to Finances – 6:30 p.m., June 22. People who care for someone living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias can obtain basic information about legal, medical, and financial issues, and can take part in activities designed to help in creation of a financial plan. The presenters will be Debby Montone, RN, and Robyn Kohn, MA, CDP, CMDCP,
Director of Programs and Services for the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter. In her role for the Alzheimer’s Association, Robyn Kohn directs community and family education programs, care and support services, caregiver support groups, Early Stage social engagement programs, and community partnerships. Debby Montone is a Registered Nurse, Certified Dementia Practitioner, and Certified Dementia Support Group Facilitator. She has served in assisted living centers, dedicated dementia units and daycare for people who have Alzheimer’s and dementias, and their families. According to Alzheimer’s Association research, Alzheimer’s disease affects about 190,000 New Jerseyans over age 65, and involves an additional 310,000 family caregivers. Studies also reveal that nearly nine percent of adults aged 45 and older in New Jersey live with subjective cognitive decline. Of the 10 major causes of death in the US, only Alzheimer’s has no known cure or remedy. The series, along with displays and printed information at all 21 OCL branches and reading centers, mark the second consecutive year of partnership between the Library and the Alzheimer’s Association Grater New Jersey Chapter. Registration at theoceancountylibrary. org/events is required for these free virtual programs. Registrants will receive links to the Zoom sessions by email.
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You can usually tell when something needs to be replaced - your smartphone screen is cracked, or your vacuum smells hot. But what about your hearing devices? Here are five signs you need new technology: Malfunction: When you perform all the recommended maintenance diligently, but things are still going wrong, it’s time to consider new devices. If replaced batteries drain quickly or sounds remain muffled after a wax guard change, for instance, consider that a red flag. Occasional repairs are normal; persistent problems that resist troubleshooting aren’t. Change in Hearing: Your hearing changes over time due to age, exposure to noise, and health events. We can often adjust your programming to meet your new needs, but sometimes your hearing changes so much that you need a different level of technology. Costly Repairs: Replacement parts for older hearing aid models are often scarce, especially if the model is discontinued. Think of your devices like a car: If repairing them costs so much that it makes more sense to replace them, go ahead and spring for a newer model. The general rule of thumb is pay for the repair once, but never twice! Change in Lifestyle: When your lifestyle
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H ERE ’ S T O Y OUR H EALTH Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.
5 PMS Hacks To Make The Month Better By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.
Menstruating can be a tough time, exhausting, really! A woman’s uterus sheds its lining at fairly regular monthly intervals and that can be quite a tiring process to endure, as many of us can attest to. At the time of birth, there are approximately 1 million eggs, but by child-bearing age, only about 350 eggs will be ovulated month after month. After menopause, there are no more eggs. Each of us experiences this in our own way and it can be more unpleasant for some than others, especially if estrogen dominance is occurring. If the menstrual cramping (termed dysmenorrhea) is severe of course, visit your gynecologist for professional advice. In the meantime, here are 5 proven PMS hacks for your consideration: 1. Warmth. Obvious as it may seem, using a hot pack can be incredibly soothing during a menstrual cycle. The warmth that radiates into the abdominal muscles instantly eases superficial pain associated with PMS. You might be surprised by how effective it can be to take just 10 minutes, lay down and let the warmth of a heating pad, or microwavable hot pack penetrate into your achy muscles. 2. Chocolate! Dark chocolate contains magnesium which is proven to naturally relax and calm the smooth muscles of the uterus. Eating chocolate also releases endorphins, specifically dopamine, which in turn reduces the
symptoms associated with monthly cramping. It’s a comfort food too and the reason is because it improves production of serotonin and dopamine. 3. Exercise. Endorphins during exercise are released from the hypothalamus in your brain. The opiate receptors in the brain interact with the released endorphins and through this process, we then perceive pain in a different, lesser way. Exercise reduces stress and anxiety. It doesn’t have to be full-on heart-stopping aerobics, just move. 4. Chastetree Berry (Vitex agnus-castus). Chasteberry is also called Monk’s Pepper, and it comes from the Mediterranean. Dietary supplements are available in the U.S. and have long been prized to help with female complaints, both for PMS and post-menopausal issues. It stimulates progesterone and therefore, helps balance high estrogen. 5. Raspberry Leaf tea. You may not expect much from a tea made of fruit, but you’d be wrong. This little hack is among the fastest (and best) ones I had ever tried. Just a cup should take down severe cramp pain to a dull roar! The extracts and phytochemical in this fruit help because they are anti-spasmodic and anti-inf lammatory in nature. Just a note of caution, raspberries contain some natural salicylates and you should know this in case you are allergic to aspirin. For a longer version of this article, please sign up for my free newsletter at suzycohen.com.
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By: Marc S. Galella, Esq. of R. C. Shea and Associates With the coronavirus in the headlines today, a lot of clients are asking whether they need to update their Estate Planning documents which include Last Wills and Testaments, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills. In general, Estate Planning documents do not have to be revised because of age. Rather, they need to be revised when they no longer do what you need them to do. As important as it is to have these Estate Planning documents, it is equally important to keep them up to date. For example, are the persons who you named to inherit under you will still the persons that you want to inherit? Do you still want all of your children to inherit equally if you made gifts to one of your children during your lifetime? Did you provide for a trust for the benefit of your then minor children and they are now all over the age of 18 years? Do the persons that you named in your Will as the Executor still have the ability to perform the tasks associated with being an Executor? Do you have grandchildren that you want to name in your Will? If those grandchildren are under the age of 18 years, do you want their inheritance held by another person until they reach the age of 18, or maybe even older? Do you have a beneficiary who is receiving government assistance that would be disqualified by receiving an inheritance from you? Do you have a Power of Attorney? If so, do the persons named in the Power of Attorney still have the capability to
perform the functions as your Attorney in Fact? Does your Power of Attorney list alternates in case the persons you named to act for you are not capable of acting on your behalf? If you have a Living Will, have you looked at it recently to make sure the decisions you previously made as to life sustaining treatment are still what you want now. Has there been any change in your medical condition that is different now as opposed to when you made you Living Will? Are the persons you named in your Living Will as your Health Care Representatives still the persons that you want? Are they capability of acting in that capacity? We normally suggest that you take out your Estate Planning documents once a year and read them over to make sure that those documents still do what you remember that they did and what you need them to do now. However, in this time of medical concerns, it is a good idea to review your documents now to make sure you are protected in the event that you should become ill. We further suggest that you read your Estate Planning documents whenever there is a major event in your life such as a birth, death, divorce, change in financial status (you or your beneficiaries) or a change in mental capacity. The attorneys of R. C. Shea and Associates have over 100 years of combined experience in reviewing and preparing Estate Planning documents. Please call us to go over your Estate Planning needs.
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“Brush Strokes” Exhibition
TOMS RIVER – “Brush Strokes” is a new exhibition at the Ocean County Artists Guild from June 5 to June 28 showcasing a diverse collection of acrylic on canvas paintings by Joyce Wasserman of Manalapan, New Jersey. In her first solo show, Joyce will display art that explores bold colors with many different themes inspired by the world around her. Joyce was raised on Staten Island but has lived in New Jersey for more than 30
years and spends much of the summer at the Jersey Shore. She also paints custom pet portraits, has participated in the Belmar Art Walk and displays her art regularly at the Freehold Art Gallery. Come enjoy this charming assortment of paintings at the opening reception on June 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. and throughout the month at the OCAG 22 Chestnut Avenue, Island Heights. For more information call 732-270-3111 or info@ocartistsguild.org.
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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE How War Has Kept This Local Family Apart
By Stephanie Faughnan MANAHAWIN – To play on a line from John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,” when the best-laid plans go awry, there’s often cause for concern. Manahawkin residents A nd rii and Mallory Shtibel know the feeling too well. They’ve put a hold on a long-awaited family trip this summer for reasons beyond their control. The Shtibels planned –Photo by Stephanie Faughnan to visit Andrii’s birthThe Shtibel family planned to visit their family in Uzhhorod, place in Uzhhorod, Ukraine this summer. Ukraine, to see his family back home. Instead, Russia’s inva- spoken softly in Ukrainian, she found the sion of Ukraine plays heavily on the young alarm announcing it frightening. Maryana couple’s minds as they live through the terror also expressed her dismay that her son worried so much from a place so far away. from afar. “I took it (the app) off my phone because I Andrii’s parents, Misha, 65, and Maryana, 56, reside in Uzhorod, with Andrii’s grand- told my mom I would delete it,” said Andrii. mother, aunt, and 21-year-old sister Natalya. “I don’t want her overstressed.” Meanwhile, the attacks have not been conThe city is located in the western part of Ukraine, approximately 25 kilometers (15.5 fined to just the eastern part of the country. miles) from the country’s border with Slova- A couple of weeks ago, missiles hit Volóc, kia. Andrii said he could actually view the a town less than two hours from Uzhhorod. neighboring nation from the second floor of Wartime remains unpredictable. Andrii submits that most Ukrainians were his family home. Mallory, 33, speaks fondly of the in-laws not surprised when Russia decided to invade she’s never met in person. She longs for the their homeland months ago. Sanctions imday they will exchange joyful hugs with the posed by the United States and the European newest addition to their family, one-year-old Union seemed to matter little when it came Kendyl. Andrii, 35, also looks forward to to the quest for more territory. “Some people think the war just started introducing his nine-year-old stepdaughter Kennedy as part of the life he’s made in the now,” said Andrii. “But it really began in 2014 when the East of Ukraine tried to figure United States. “We were so excited to go this summer and things out based on the Minsk agreements had everything mapped out,” said Mallory. “I with Russia as far as territory.” Andrii shuddered slightly as he compared didn’t even breathe a word about us not going when the war started because my heart hurt how Russia’s army acted in Syria to the attack on Ukraine. In both cases, the travesty for him (Andrii).” In the beginning, Andrii seemed somewhat against civilians represented humanity at its convinced things would end quickly, saying worst. Andrii senses that other countries like Putin appeared to limit his attempts at occu- Poland may worry that tomorrow Putin could pation to the eastern part of Ukraine. Andrii come for them. When the war initially broke out, Andrii felt somewhat reassured because his family considered returning to the home of his birth. lived in the west. “They didn’t start to get concerned until In the United States since 2015, he served in the air raid sirens began happening to them,” the Ukrainian military for one year prior to Mallory shared. “It was three weeks after the coming here. Andrii has a degree in tourism but worked as a professional firefighter for war actually started.” Technology brought the sounds closer to his local community. Mallory, who married Andrii in 2020, imhome. Andrii downloaded an app on his phone made available by the Ukrainian plored her husband to stay home. She remindgovernment after the Russians first started ed him of the family they started together and to bomb. Residents enter their location and suggested they could offer help in other ways. The couple has kept true to their pledge wait for a voice to tell them that all is safe by sending assistance with money raised by after the sirens go off. While Mallory doesn’t understand the words (Family - See Page 21)
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Continued From Page 19 other locals. Andrii spoke with his family to see what was needed to assist people back home. “We aren’t buying things to send to the military on the front lines,” Andrii said. “When we connected with some of the soldiers, we found out that one of the biggest problems was they had problems with seeing things at night.” That’s where Andrii’s firefighter training came in handy. He arranged to send thermal imaging cameras back home. The equipment is typically used by firefighters to see through smoke and determine people’s locations. In the meantime, one more member of Andrii’s immediate family remains overseas. His
brother, Marian, is 30 and works in Slovakia. A week after the conflict started, Marian wanted to return to Ukraine to defend the country. “I told him that I didn’t think he should go because he didn’t have any military experience,” said Andrii. “He works for a factory, and his boss said that in case something should go wrong, his family in Ukraine could shelter there. So I told him he could help from there.” Both Mallory and Andrii hoped to bring Natalya to the United States and had even begun preparations for a room for her. However, the red tape involved makes the timeline difficult to determine. In the first place, Natalya would need to travel eight hours to acquire the necessary documentation and could still be denied. “The region has no military actions right
now,” Andrii explained. “There are no bombs and shelling that would make it a reason to come here.” Natalya, a talented artist, has taken on different work at home. Andrii estimates that Uzhhorod has over 100,000 refugees from the east. His family has collectively been hosting people who are without homes of their own. During peacetime, Uzhhorod is a flourishing city of approximately 150,000 people, which Andrii described as multi-cultured. He attributed the differences as part of its previous associations with Czechoslovakia and Hungary. “You can walk from one side of the city to the other side in less than two hours,” said Andrii. “It was a popular tourist destination and known for its cherry blossoms.” Mallory said she’s visited the city through
online videos and looks forward to visiting in-person. She also performs a nightly ritual for those suffering through the war. “I have a God box and a candle that was sent from our family in Ukraine before we were married,” Mallory said. “It was lit the day we were married. It was lit on our anniversary and on special occasions. I lit it every night since the war started.” Andrii said he could wait to return to his homeland if only he had one assurance. “Just promise me that no one else will die in Ukraine from today,” said Andrii. “No Ukrainians, no babies – that no will else will die and that this war will stop. I’m ready to wait to see my family if this could happen.” A promise – that already remains broken as more and more people lose their lives to the travesty of war.
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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Two Sandy Contractors Admit To Theft Scheme
By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – Two contractors have pled guilty to stealing funds from Superstorm Sandy victims through their contracting businesses, officials said. John Bishop, 57, of Celebration, Florida, and his business partner, Paul Rueda, 50, of San Diego, Texas, both pled guilty to Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition in connection to the thefts made between October 2014 and May 2017 in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties. Bishop and Rueda formed John Paul Building, LLC, in November 2012 and six homeowners throughout the area entered into contracts with the company to repair their homes following Superstorm Sandy. In total, the homeowners paid John Paul Builders, LLC, in excess of $350,000, which Bishop and Rueda agreed to use to complete the projects. However, the homeowners received little to no work on their projects and later the company disbanded without returning any of the funds, officials said. In addition, Rueda entered in agreements with four additional homeowners under his newly formed contracting business, PKR Construction, between July 2016 and
May 2017. The homeowners paid PKR Construction a total of $363,575 toward construction projects on their properties. Some work was completed, but Rueda converted the victims’ funds to his own personal use and benefit, and failed to complete the projects, officials said. Bishop is facing four years in New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) and Rueda is facing five years in NJSP. As part of their plea agreements, Bishop has agreed to pay $178,425 in restitution to the victims; Rueda has agreed to pay $542,800 in restitution to the victims. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Heisler who is handling the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crimes Unit, Little Egg Harbor Police Department, Brick Township Police Department, Point Pleasant Borough Police Department, and Middletown Township Police Department, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation leading to Bishop’s and Rueda’s guilty pleas, and soon their state prison sentences.
Additional Traffic Officers Will Be Out This Summer
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Police will be on the roads looking out for distracted and impaired drivers along many roads this summer, including Routes 528 and 539. As part of the detail, officers from the Ocean County Sheriff ’s Office, Barnegat, Brick, Jackson, Lacey, Lakewood, Little Egg Harbor, Manchester, Mantoloking, Plumsted, Stafford, and Tuckerton will have extra patrols on the road looking for signs of impaired or erratic driving. “We work to support our local police departments in their ongoing efforts to protect the public,” said Ocean County Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy. “As warm weather approaches, the volume of traffic on our roads increases - as do accidents. We want to stop those drivers that shouldn’t be behind the wheel because they are impaired, distracted or any number of reasons that
create a hazard on our roadways.” These extra patrols will continue until the end of summer, officials said. The work will be funded by a grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. These roads were chosen based on crash statistics. “Our sheriff ’s officers along with police departments in 11 municipalities in Ocean County are part of an ongoing traffic enforcement detail that will help reduce the number of serious motor vehicle crashes along these roadways,” said Ocean County Commissioner Gary Quinn, who is liaison to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office. “Safety on our roadways has always been a concern and we want our motorists and pedestrians to know that our Sheriff ’s officers and their local police are making a concerted effort to make sure our motorists safely get to their destinations.”
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Continued From Page 10 best option for their children. There is an alternative. A Sailor can continue to serve their country and still come home to their family nearly every day as a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve. “It was a big decision for me to change from active duty to the Reserves,” says Logistics Specialist 1st Class Vicky Cruz, a U.S. Navy Reserve Sailor, from San Antonio, attached to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella, Italy and currently deployed to CLDJ where she is assigned to the camp’s U.S. Postal Service office. “As a parent, you have an attachment to you permanently
and that makes it harder to go away. I knew I did not want to get out completely. I love the Navy. I thought the Navy Reserve was that happy medium where I could still stay home, build a life with my family, see the kids growing up and still be a part of the world’s greatest Navy.” U.S. Navy Reservists do go on deployments. Every Reservist is required to be mission-ready physically and administratively. However, a Reservist does have the ability to spend much more time at home than their active-duty counterparts. If someone is already a mom or dad, choosing to serve in the Reserves may be an excellent opportunity. “I chose the Reserve because I had a five-year-old at the time,” says Master-at-
Arms 1st Class Kelly Gaines, a U.S. Navy Reserve Sailor, from Noblesville, Indiana, attached to Naval Security Forces Crane, Indiana, and currently deployed to CLDJ where she is assigned to the N34 security department. “I am a mom. I love being a mom, but I also love being in the military. I thought as a Reservist I would have to leave my son behind a lot less, or move him around, but I still wanted to be in the military. I love it.” Parents play a significant role in many people’s lives. Many Sailors will spend Mother’s Day away from their moms, and many Sailors are moms who may spend this and several more Mother’s Days away from their children. If a Sailor’s mother is an important relationship in their life,
they will hopefully be able to reach out and say ‘thanks.’ “My mother is super proud of me,” says Gaines, who has served in the Reserves for 12 years and been a mother for 17 years. “She brags and tells everyone how happy she is and proud that I am in the military. I’m proud of the mother I am. She is such a great mother, I feel that helps me be a great mother.” Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. The base enables maritime and combat operations in the Horn of Africa while fostering positive U.S.-Africa relations.
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–Photo courtesy Cineflix The hosts of “American Pickers,” Mike Wolfe and Danielle Colby. By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY – Would you like to be picked to be on “American Pickers?” The popular documentary series will be returning to New Jersey in August. The History Channel show follows skilled “pickers” as they hunt through people’s interesting items to find the most valuable antiques. On the top of their want list is a large, unique collection that has a story behind it. If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the Pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through, send your name, phone number, location, and
description of the collection with photos to: americanpickers@cineflix.com or call (646) 493-2184. The Pickers are on a mission to “recycle and rescue forgotten relics.” They don’t want these curiosities hidden away; they want them on TV for the world to see. They are especially interested in finding something they’ve never seen before. They had visited the Garden State in 2017, 2018, and 2019. They said they “continue to take the pandemic very seriously and will be following all guidelines and protocols for safe filming outlined by the state and Centers for Disease Control.”
Upcoming Blood Drives
OCEAN COUNTY – The nationwide blood shortage continues. We urgently need people to make every effort to donate blood! New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center would like to announce that it is conducting blood drives in the area which are open to the public. The following drives are scheduled next month:
June 2: St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 1528 Church Road, Toms River; from 1 to 7 p.m. June 16: Christ Episcopal Church, 415 Washington St, Toms River; from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. June 22: American Legion, 822 Mantoloking Road, Brick; from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Blood products have a short shelf life – from five to 42 days, so constant replenishment is necessary. Each day there are patients who depend on the transfusion of red blood cells, platelets and plasma to stay
alive. But blood and blood products can’t be manufactured. They can only come from volunteer blood donors who take an hour to attend a blood drive or visit a donor center. Any company, community organization, place of worship, or individual may host a blood drive. NYBC also offers special community service scholarships for students who organize community blood drives during summer months. Blood donors receive free mini-medical exams on site including information about their temperature, blood pressure and hematocrit level. Eligible donors include those people at least age 16 (with parental permission or consent), who weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, are in good health and meet all Food & Drug Administration and NY or NJ State Department of Health donor criteria. People over 75 may donate with a doctor’s note. To donate blood or for information on how to organize a blood drive call 1-800-9332566 or visit nybloodcenter.org.
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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of MAY 21 - MAY 27 By Jeraldine Saunders
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Use wit and determination to avoid trouble in the upcoming week. Remain reliable about handling your current obligations and focused on moneymaking activities. A loved one can be exciting as well as unpredictable. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may experience a lot of tension in the air in the week ahead. Remain calm and refuse to make spur of the moment decisions just to get along. The effort you put into a project is likely to be worthwhile. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Ship is headed toward a storm? It might be increasingly difficult to find the benefits in a relationship so you may be considering if it is time to move on. Wait at least a week to make drastic changes. CANCER (June 21-July 22): It is important to be consistently truthful if you expect others to trust you. You may optimistically attempt to establish and enforce policies in the week ahead. Avoid exaggeration as you try to enlist someone’s support. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the week ahead your drive and energy can make a favorable impact on any project you begin. A breakup with a friend is possible, but someone new waits in the wings. Insightful ideas can solve a perplexing problem. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There should be someone you can lean on. Count your blessings if you have a patient partner to rely on. In the week ahead, a loved one can offer sage advice and help you make an important project a huge success.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your widespread interests may prompt you to test numerous ideas. You might rebel against constraints or be frustrated by a lack of social activities. A focus on family concerns can keep you working late in the upcoming week. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today might bring your relationships into sharp focus. Someone close could have a taste for the unusual or outrageous. An ambition for material success and recognition could blossom as the week unfolds. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be mindful of crucial details. Minor mistakes can be easily rectified if discovered early, but if left unchecked could become a major headache. Be prepared to work intensely on a project or job issue this week. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Set a good example. Arrive on time even if no one else is punctual. You may be forced to adapt and adjust due to unexpected changes in plans or events. Spending should be kept to the minimum in the week ahead. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The past belongs in the past although you may receive frequent reminders. Some ancient issues or past mistakes might be triggered in the week to come, but this isn’t a good time to try to get closure or even understanding. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A compassionate nature makes it easy to be sympathetic and generous. You might be forced to confront conflicting facts that erode your optimism. Loved ones may rely on your coolness under fire in the week ahead.
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