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VOL. 17, NO. 7, JULY 2020 - PUBLISHED MONTHLY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF REGENCY In 2015, Esther Schwartz (center) with, from left: Leslie Schoen, Susan Olan, Hollis Borak, and Judy Anil Shah with his 1988 Mercedes Benz 560SL Convertible. Feingold in the eighth and final Regency Actors and Players Show, “We’re in the Money?!” Photo submitted by Anil Shah Photo submitted by Esther Schwartz Meet the new kid on the block, 15- year-old Tibetan Terrier, Reggie Finkelstein. He’s a tough little guy who likes being king of the road. He knew something was up when he saw his human companions Barry and Karen packing stuff in cartons; Leading the Regency Car so being Reggie, he packed up his Club’s Memorial Day Car Pa- treats and toys he used to play with rade is Dennis Cataldo in his to keep as his memories. Reggie 1948 Studebaker pick-up.” loves lying on the grass watching A photo of the neighborhood taken by Steve Schwartz with his drone in June 2018. Photo by Steve Wandy people walk by. Photo by Bea Siegel Photo submitted by Esther Schwartz Renee Zukerberg in the Regency Actors and Herb Zukerberg, with his wife Renea, was the founder Players show Sentimental Journey. of what was originally called The Yiddish Club. Bob Pincu shot a hole in one May 31 on Hole #7. Photo by Sandi Shumsky Photo by Sandi Shumsky Photo by Nat Willner, submitted by Jason Pulsinelli JULY 2020 – PAGE 2 REGENCY REPORTER A Message from the Regency Emailer A Note from the Board of Trustees By Ron Post for me to deal with. Due to the ZATION FORM, which a resi- By Alton Kinsey You might ask, “What is a current situation, the Regency dent must sign in order to have During this quarantine, it is REGENCY EMAILER?” Well, Reporter is not being printed emails sent from me as well as very easy to see the glass as half it has been 19 years of sending and delivered to residents’ mail- the HOA. Usually I pick these empty. But, if we look at the residents emails concerning boxes. The paper is now in- forms up when I go to the Club- glass as half full, we can see what is happening at Regency cluded in my emails as a PDF, house. As of now, I cannot send hidden positives. Many of us and elsewhere. At the mini- which anyone can open. The emails to newer residents unless embraced a technology, which mum, one email goes out every entire paper is there, with all they first send me their email we did not know how to use or Saturday to 1700 email ad- pictures in living color. It has address. So I ask you to please even existed. We had to adjust dresses, mostly here at Re- been decided that even when the let your new neighbors know to in order to stay connected with gency. I will send out additional Reporter can go back to being send me their email address, family, friends, and the grocery emails if an issue arises that printed, it will still be on the which can be sent to ron- store. Many of you are walking, residents need to know about. emails as a PDF. Past papers [email protected]. Also, let riding bikes and finally getting will be archived so residents can them know that if they wish to to spend quality time on your With COVID-19 many things ture needs based on current have a look back if they so de- see what the REGENCY patio. Neighbors are talking have changed. Yet, my emails available platforms. sire. EMAILER is all about, they can with neighbors. Hopefully this continue to be sent out. As diffi- At the June Open Board The reason I am writing this go to my website, which is: activity and comradery will cult as it is there are messages Meeting, the conclusions from is because I realize that www.regencyemailer.com. continue once the quarantine is dealing with residents who may the Transition 2 negotiations NEWER residents might not Thank you and stay well dur- over. have passed away that the fami- were shared. As with most ne- have been given THE RE- ing these difficult times. Many of you were happy to lies ask me to send out. This is gotiations there was a certain one of the more difficult things GENCY EMAIL AUTHORI- see the golf course, tennis and pickleball courts open in May. amount of give and take. The These amenities were opened Board feels that the results from Let’s Zoom with Joel and Arthur following the Governor’s direc- the negotiations were fair to all. tive and CDC guidelines. But in The majority of items on the By Sandy Newman every senior Tennis Pavilion that I attended, order to keep these amenities municipal and our (O&S engi- After retiring as a dentist, Joel is. The first Joel led the discussions and Ar- open and to open others, we neering) punch list were ad- Iserson worked at the Freehold week Joel thur went around helping each must follow the guidelines pre- dressed. Items such as our engi- Apple Store helping customers lived in the participant keep up by finding the scribed by the Governor and the neering firm overseeing future set up their new equipment and community, items being discussed on their CDC. We must still socially repairs and construction in teaching classes. Arthur Ehrlich Arthur and own iPhones. They make a great distance and wear a mask as Phases 7 and 8 were included. who worked in IT for all of his Joel gave team. I took one class on Zoom indicated by the amenity. These The Board would like to thank career, went to the Apple Store their first about Cutting the Cord, that is guidelines are for the safety of everyone who was involved. Joel Iserson to research whether he should workshop at making the transition from Cable everyone. If these guidelines are Transition 3 (Phases 9 and 10) buy an iPad or a laptop (he the Tennis to streaming. Even on Zoom it not followed the HOA Board is now in progress. Using what bought a laptop). Joel waited on P a v i l i o n . was possible to raise your hand will be forced to reinstitute the we learned from Transition 1 him. They got to talking and Because of and have your questions an- closure of that amenity. The and 2, the Board is determining Arthur mentioned that he lived the virus swered. I found it very informa- HOA Board meets virtually what is necessary to complete at Regency. Joel and his wife l o c k d o w n tive. every week. In addition to the final delivery of the community were going to be moving in to the last few Zoom fatigue is very real. I normal Board agenda, we are to our homeowners. Issues such Regency shortly and the rest is workshops found it exhausting. Luckily discussing the impact of the as driveway aprons, sidewalks, history. Joel and Arthur realized have been Arthur Ehrlich you can go to the web site Covid-19 virus on our commu- the storm drains/piping system, that while they were both very given on https://www.regencyatmonroe nity. When the Clubhouse and as well as roadways are some of computer and iPhone savvy not Zoom. At the workshops at the hoa.com/workshops/ and re- other amenities are opened, the the items to be included in the view all the information from Board plans to institute updated Transition 3 negotiations. Also, to be included is the pond/ REGENCY REPORTER the classes. Here’s how you CDC and health department sign up for a workshop: When a irrigation in Phase 10. The Published by: Princeton Editorial Services, Inc. cleaning protocols. workshop is posted, you will re- A proposal for a new telecon- Board contracted with the engi- P.O. Box 70 Millstone Twp., NJ 08510 neering company of Matrix 732-761-8534 - [email protected] ceive an email invitation that ferencing system was intro- looks like this: Cable Options- duced at the virtual May Open New World to create a plan to EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Nina Wolff Get Comfortable with Stream- correct the turbidity issue on the EDITORIAL BOARD Board Meeting. The need for ing – Thursday, April 23, 2020, this new system began about a North Masters Pond. The cor- Barbara Bickel Laurie Lipper Elaine Sandler 10:30 AM. Streaming is the new rection will start once the final Louis Flumen Sandy Newman Cecile Spector year ago when our current con- way of watching all your televi- construction of homes in Phase Doug Poye ference call technology was sion programs- not just Netflix, consistently inadequate. When 9 is completed. This includes EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Amazon Prime and HBO. Learn the Board looked into replacing sodding of the land to prevent Phyllis Carlinsky Audrey Flumen Laurie Lipper Esther Schwartz about all the options and become or updating our conference call the runoff of sediment into the Jane Cooper Geri Garfinkle Arleen Panson Mort Spector comfortable with streaming BE- ability, we discovered that our pond. Carol Herman Marty Kornfeld Marie Rando Allen Tinkler FORE it is time to renew your phone system was not compati- Life as we knew it is differ- Sylvia Fleischer Carol Kortmansky Deborah Rosen Comcast contract. Now is the ble with the technology of to- ent. But we are strong and resil- DELIVERY COORDINATORS time to think about next year.