There's a Reason Why…

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VOLUME 57 / No. 2 Monroe Township, New Jersey FEBRUARY 2021 There’s a reason why… By Allan Kaufman we will have a big baseball There’s a reason why void running from mid- there are only 28 days in February until, if we are February. And once every lucky, mid-March. In a nor- four years there are 29 days mal year these two events on the February calendar. are the gateway to the spring Why? With all due respect to month of March. those celebrating birthdays Sandwiched between two and/or anniversaries during months having 31 days, February, there is not much January and March, Febru- to celebrate during arguably ary has one holiday, Presi- the coldest (it’s neck and dents Day and a sentimental neck with January) and holiday, Valentine’s Day. The snowiest month of the year. price of roses goes up from Yet here we are, unless you $35 a dozen on Feb. 7 to are a snowbird. $100 on Feb. 14. They In a normal year, the Su- should rename this day per Bowl is played the first Suckers Who Buy Flowers weekend in February and Day. If you love your wife, remarkably, 14 days later, give her the money and let pitchers and catchers report her spend it on what she to spring training. It’s a per- wants. The flowers will die, fect transition from one sport but your generosity will be to another. The Super Bowl remembered, perhaps for the is being played, we hope, on wrong reason if you give her time, but the start of spring the present on Feb. 7. Winter sunset Photo by Y.A. Lee training, as of today, may be That brings me to the initial in jeopardy. If this happens, (Continued on page 3) Warp speed ahead: Vaccinating against COVID-19 By Kaytie Olshefski, BSN, RN-BC

After a challenging year, sponsible for making sure all tating virus. The vaccines 2021 starts off with hope: two vaccines have met the stan- went through three phases of different vaccines for COVID- dards for both safety and clinical trials in six months 19, created by Pfizer and efficacy. After the FDA ap- instead of the typical two Moderna, have been approved the vaccines, the Ad- years. In this pandemic it proved for Emergency Use visory Committee on Immuni- was urgent to develop these Authorization (EUA), and zations Practices (ACIP) re- vaccines to stop the spread vaccinations are underway. views the data and makes of this virus as quickly as The Food and Drug Admini- recommendations to the possible. Although the manu- stration (FDA) issued an Centers for Disease Control facturing process of this vac- EUA allowing access to criti- and Prevention (CDC). cine was accelerated, it is cal medical products that Scientists, with funding important to note that the help during a public health from different countries in- safety and efficacy review emergency. cluding the United States, process by the FDA was not There are guidelines that worked together with one rushed. must be met before an EUA goal in mind – to develop What are the differences is issued. The FDA is re- vaccines to fight this devas- (Continued on page 17)

In Memoriam Monroe Township Mayor Mayor Tamburro became Gerald W. Tamburro, who involved in public life shortly served in elected office in after moving to Greenbriar in Monroe for 19 years and 1997. Born in Newark, Mayor dedicated decades of his life Tamburro grew up in Nutley. to public service, passed He joined the U.S. Army in away peacefully on Thurs- 1957 and was discharged in day, December 31, sur- August 1964. He attended Rudolph Snowbound Photo by Terre Martin rounded by family. He was Seton Hall University, where 84. he earned a degree in bank- He was elected as second- ing. He landed his first bank- ward councilman in Novem- ing jobs at Boonton National Mayor Gerald Tamburro Inside this issue ber 2001. He went on to Bank in the 1960s. serve as council president for He was married for 60 eight years before being years to the late Carole Bank of Elizabeth and as Bits & Pieces ...... 2 New Neighbors ...... 15 elected mayor in 2015 and re (Lombardo) Tamburro. They president of a community Bob’s Almanac ...... 7 RCAI Meeting ...... 2 -elected in 2019. resided in East Brunswick bank in New Jersey. He also “Mayor Tamburro was a where they raised six chil- earned a graduate degree Clubs ...... 14 Recycling Information ... 19 tireless and passionate advo- dren. The couple moved to from the Stonier Graduate Culinary Corner ...... 14 Snow Policy ...... 18 cate for Monroe Township Monroe in 1997 in retire- School of Banking at Rutgers residents and served the ment. University. Governors’ Meeting ...... 2 Transportation Tidbits ... 19 township with love and Mayor Tamburro served as When Mrs. Tamburro Month in Pictures ...... 10 Website Notice ...... 2 pride,” said Council Presi- vice president of commercial passed in 2019, Mayor Tam- dent Miriam Cohen. lending for the National State (Continued on page 7)

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Bits & Pieces Sue Ortiz

Why is it, when I drop fast that we think that pen something, it has to roll un- just vanished into thin air. der the table, the bed, the There are legends of couch, or otherwise disap- these little people in many pear into the far corners of cultures around the world. infinity? Oh, no, it can’t just Trolls, brownies, pixies, fall by my feet, where I can faeries, leprechauns, bend down, pick it up, and dwarves, gnomes, goblins, continue with my day, thank gremlins, are just some of you very much. Nope, I have the more common names to get down on my hands that refer to little people. and knees to find that ear- These races of mischievous ring, that expensive ring, or little people hide in dark the only available pen in the corners and play tricks on room. It’s never a mundane unsuspecting humans. paper clip, elastic band, or The only way I know to scrap paper. Who cares? – get these miscreants to re- I’ll just go get another one. turn anything is to demand, Maybe it’s the last of the “Okay, little people, put it holiday candy that took me back!” The next day, most two minutes to unwrap, only likely, you will find the miss- to see it roll across the ing item right back where it (dirty) kitchen floor and dis- should have been all along! appear into the void. Where I am not kidding; try it. the heck did it go? Under Do they really exist? I the radiator, probably, left don’t know, because I have to melt into a gooey mess never seen one of these when I turn on the heat. little people. But I want to (Yes, my house is that old believe. I have lost numer- to have radiators.) If it ous combs, brooches, The following employees were honored recently at the BOG meeting for their years of would just fall by my feet, pens, toys, and even service to the community. They are, from left, Richard Adamcik, Pro Shop, 5 years, Jose then the five-second rule stones, throughout my life. I Sanchez, Clubhouse, 5 years, Frank Rapisarda, Golf Course Maintenance, 10 years, Jillian might apply—give it a wipe, got most of them back by Stevens, Maintenance, 5 years, Christina Smith, Administration, 5 years, Daniel Jolly, RCAI pop it in my mouth, and asking for them. President, David Salter, Maintenance, 10 years, Paul Thibault, Clubhouse, 10 years swallow. My grandfather Maybe we should ask the always said, “A little dirt little people to throw all of won’t kill ya.” our “missing” trinkets into January 21, 2021 reported on the many com- Mr. Jolly congratulated Scientists say that there one of those massive black The RCAI Board of Gover- pleted projects and the an- Richard Adamcik, Jose San- is no new matter in the uni- holes that are cruising nors Zoom meeting was ticipated projects. chez, Christina Smith and verse: all matter in people, around in space. Just called to order at 9:00 a.m. Jillian Stevens for their 5 plants, animals, the earth, maybe all that matter will be on Thursday, January 21, The board passed a reso- years of service to the Com- stars, and galaxies began rearranged into health, hap- 2021, by Mr. Daniel Jolly, lution to clarify the New munity and Frank Rapisarda, as one tiny speck of energy piness, and a million dol- President. The Zoom meet- Member Referral Incentive David Salter, and Paul Thi- at the time of the Big Bang, lars! ing was open to Owners and Program for full and 9-Hole bault for their 10 years of around 13 million years Stockholders that wished to memberships. If you are in- service to the Community. ago. Everything throughout B&P the history of time just participate. terested in further details Some of the hydrogen in about the resolutions, please There was no other busi- keeps shifting around and your body comes from the The Minutes of the Board contact Administration in the ness for the Board to discuss rearranging itself. Big Bang, and when you For example, when one of Governors meeting on Village Center at 609-655- and the meeting was ad- see a kid walking down the sun goes supernova, an- December 21, 2020 were 1000 or email jane- journed at 9:45 a.m. street with a helium balloon, other sun arises from the approved 16-0., two Mutuals [email protected]. you can say, ‘There goes ashes, so to speak. Or, on were not represented. some of the primordial uni- Mr. Jolly appointed Joseph a more plutonian level, verse.’ – Jocelyn Bell Raymond Bridy, Head Golf Conti, Carol DeHaan and when someone loses Burnell (Irish scientist, b. weight, someone else gains Professional, reported on the Robert Huber to another two- Our Website 1943). it. It’s the circle of life. state of the golf course mem- year term on the Rossmoor Rossmoor now has Lose a penny, gain a bership; Thomas Tucci, Golf News Board. an improved website: There are three things we penny. So, when you lose Superintendent, reported on rcainj.com. cry about in life, things that the condition of the golf Participants’ questions re- The Amenities page something, someone else are lost, things that are course; Melissa Barnard, garding the Rossmoor direc- finds it: Enter … the little found, and things that are features the ability to people! Clubhouse Manager, re- tory, recycling and trash re- magnificent. – Douglas access Channel 26 Maybe these little people, ported on the upcoming vir- moval, COVID vaccines, Coupland (Canadian author, tual events; and David opening the Common Facili- slides anytime. Check it creatures of the shadows, out. b. 1961). Salter, Operations Manager, ties were answered. have the power to whisk those shiny, somewhat im- If we do find ET, we will portant, baubles out of our at least have something in hands and hide them so common with them. They may live on planet Zog and have seven tentacles, but The deadline for they will be made of the same kinds of atoms as us. The Rossmoor If they have eyes, they will gaze out on the same cos- News mos as we do. They will, like us, trace their origins News Board: considered as space permits. 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There’s a reason why…

(Continued from page 1) question, why does February have 28 days and then every four years February has 29 days? For the first question, you can blame it on Roman King Numa Pompilius. His advisers told him that because of simple mathematical fact: the sum of any even amount (12 months) of odd numbers will always equal an even number, which was bad karma, even numbers. He wanted the total number of days to have an odd total. Numa first added January and February to the original 10- month calendar to fully sync the calendar with the lunar year. He chose February to be the wicked stepchild of the calendar. The month would be the unlucky month of 28 days and host to Roman rituals honoring the dead. There you have it. Why February has a 29th day is easier to explain.

Courtesy of phys.org

The reason why our Christmases are still white, our springs green and our summers warm is due to the extra day we add to the calendar every four years. Put simply, we need a leap day because the length of a year, the time it takes the Earth to fully orbit the sun, doesn’t exactly match up to our 365-day Gregorian calendar. “The exact length of our year,” according to Dr, Daniel Brown of Nottingham Trent University, “is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds.” If we did not have the leap day, our years would advance by that amount of time each year, the 5 plus hours, slowly separating where our calendar year ends and when the Earth actually fully completes its cycle around the sun. It would put our seasons out of whack. “In 750 years, the middle of June would be when it’s the coldest time of the year, winter.” Brown said. Hey, let the people have some fun shoveling snow in June and going to the Jersey Shore in February. It will blow their minds.

Courtesy of philly.eater.com Why not let the scientists in the year 2770 figure this out? I, personally, do not want another day of winter during the coldest month of the year. Let July or August have 32 days. What would you rather have? An extra day of 30- degree temperature and a chance of snow or an extra 80- degree day where you have a chance of sun and surf? Let our descendants figure it out. Thank goodness, there are only 28 days in February. Happy birthday and anniversary to those who celebrate this month. I can be reached at [email protected]. Com- ments and questions are always welcome.

ROSSMOOR COAT DRIVE 2020 I wish to thank all Rossmoor residents for their gener- ous contributions of warm coats and clothing to the Coat Drive’s great success to keep all warm. Thanks, Sal

COVID-19 Testing Available in Monroe Testing is available in Monroe Township at MyInstaDoc Monroe located at 298 Applegarth Road. Call 609-207-3220. Hackensack Meridian Urgent Care of Monroe also offers testing at 215 Applegarth Road. Call 732-263-7922. Visit covid19.nj.gov/testing for additional testing locations throughout the state.

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A talented Rossmoor resident By Anne Rotholz Roswitha Ibrahim, who lives in Mutual 6, is a long way from her country of birth, East Germany. She was born in the city of Potsdam, located in the flatlands around East Berlin. This city was famous because San- souci, the Summer Palace of the Kaiser, was located there. Roswitha’s father was missing in action in WWII and never came back from the war. Her mother was left with two little girls and a baby boy who did not survive the war. Because her mother worked for the government she was always under sur- veillance. Life was difficult in communist East Germany. Roswitha Ibrahim of Prayer Shawl Group Sometimes they did not know where the next meal was coming from. been built at this time. They later moving to North Bruns- When Roswitha was 9 they got asylum there and wick, N.J. in 1967. She has fled by train, at night, to West Roswitha spent her 10th two sons and a daughter. Berlin. The Wall had not birthday in a refugee camp in When her husband died 10 West Berlin. years ago, she looked for a Sponsored by the Church new place to live and later World Service, a group that came to Rossmoor. I got to helped Eastern European refu- know her when she joined gees find a new home in the the Prayer Shawl group. U.S., Roswitha's mother and Roswitha is a talented knit- her two teenage girls boarded ter and she has made many a navy ship full of refugees beautiful shawls. What from eastern European coun- makes her so unusual is the tries headed for New York. fact that she is a left-hand The family went to Cincin- knitter who taught herself to nati, Ohio, where Roswitha knit left-handed. But while found herself in high school attending school in Germany, knowing very little English she had to learn to knit right- but excelling in math. She handed. A fairly good knitter frequently helped other stu- myself I am always in awe of dents with that subject. She left- hand knitters, especially learned the English language those who teach themselves! in an ingenious way. She Since the pandemic took a class with English- started Roswitha has knitted speaking students who were over 30 prayer shawls and learning the German lan- counting! guage. Needless to say, Finally, if you would like a Roswitha was an asset to the Prayer Shawl for anyone class. who is ill (or cold), please Later Roswitha married contact Josie Cuddy, 609- and settled in Cincinnati, 860-8535.

Monroe Schools update as of mid-December

(The following is a letter to Currently since Nov. 16, parents from Dr. Dori Alvich, we have 11 positive cases Superintendent of Schools, among staff and 37 positive offering update information cases among students, most about education plans for the of whom are full remote stu- District’s students. The infor- dents. The number of stu- mation relates to end of De- dents and staff needing to cember and early January quarantine in our schools plans.) and community has grown Dear Monroe Community, exponentially over this time I want to begin by thanking period with the expectation everyone for your continued that things will be getting patience and dedication to worse. our students in Monroe. I As of today, we have 104 know that this year has not staff members and about 70 been easy for any of us. The students quarantining due to purpose of this message is to contact with a COVID-19 share some important infor- positive person, travel out- mation regarding the dis- side of New Jersey, or cold- trict’s schedule over the next like symptoms. Additionally, few weeks. we have witnessed a large As you know, over the past percentage of parents choos- few weeks, we have seen a ing for their child to move large increase in positive from in-person learning to COVID cases not only in fully remote learning as well New Jersey but also in Mid- as more students testing dlesex County and specifi- positive. cally in Monroe Township. Nearly every school district Our protocols have been in Middlesex County and sur- working and we have not rounding areas is now seen an in-school transmis- choosing to move to a fully sion in our district. (Continued on page 6)

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Monroe Schools full remote learning until food services. District offices building today. Close con- building administrators. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. All will remain open during this tacts were identified and noti- Thank you again for your (Continued from page 4) students in grades 1 through time in January with limited fied to quarantine. continued understanding, remote model for the fore- 12 will follow their current staff to ensure the district I am hopeful that the steps perseverance, and patience. seeable future after the holi- class schedules as we transi- continues all business opera- we are taking will help miti- As always, if you have any day break, which greatly tion to remote learning. Pre- tions. Your supervisors will gate any spread and we will questions, please reach out compounds our staffing is- kindergarten and kindergar- communicate this schedule be able to reopen safely for to your building administra- sues. With more staff out on ten students will revert to the with each office. During the in-person students on Jan. tors or my office. Please stay child, medical, maternity, and original schedule from Sep- time of remote status, all 19. safe during the upcoming quarantine leaves, all of tember. Building principals meal pick-ups will continue If you or your child need holiday season. these factors are directly im- will communicate specific as planned. assistance, please contact Thank you, pacting our ability to deliver a details with all families and Added to all of this is the our guidance departments or Dr. Alvich consistent program to our staff. I will continue to moni- pending snowstorm. During students. tor the data coming from the the health emergency, the With all this said, the dis- State of New Jersey Depart- district will have remote trict has reached a tipping ment of Health, as well as learning during any weather- How big is your bubble? point where we can no the mandates from the DOE related days. I will communicate to all staff members if longer safely and effectively to determine if more time in a By Linda Bozowski That record was made in district buildings are closed keep our schools open. The fully remote environment is Trivia question for the day April 2004 by Chad Fell. due to snow. current data supports a move necessary. (will it make it into a Jeop- So, if Chad’s bubble was COVID-19 Update: to full-remote learning to help For the week of Dec. 16 ardy category?): How big hands-free, how did Susan The High School, Middle mitigate the spread in our through Dec. 23, the school was the largest bubble gum blow her first bubble? Don’t School, Barclay Brook, community and protect the buildings will remain open for bubble ever blown? If your know. Hmmm. Woodland, Applegarth, and well-being of our students, any teachers who want to answer was 26 inches in Bubble gum was created Oak Tree Schools were noti- staff, and their families as we work from their classroom, diameter, you would be cor- in 1928 by an accountant at fied that one student tested move into the end of the security, all office staff, and rect. the Freer Chewing Gum positive in each school. All year. This is not a decision anyone who is needed for That giant bubble was Company, based in Phila- students are full remote stu- that is made lightly or without the safe operations of the blown in 1996 by Susan delphia. One of his recipes dents so no contacts were great thought. However, the building. For the two weeks Montgomery of Fresno, was less sticky than regular identified. The high school health and safety of staff and following winter break, Jan. 4 California. The largest chewing gum. Since it was was also notified that one students is paramount. through Jan. 18, all school hands-free bubble blown more elastic, it could be staff member tested positive. On Wednesday, Dec. 16, buildings will be closed to all was 20 inches in diameter. blown into bubbles. Thus, The staff member was in the 2020, the district will move to staff, except custodians and the original confection, named Blibber Blubber, was renamed Dubble Bub- ble. It was not until after World War II that Bazooka gum hit the market. Synthetic gums were in- troduced in the 1970s. Their primary benefit is that they were less sticky, so these new products would stick less to the chewer’s face than the previous products. Hubba Bubba and Bubble Yum were two of these more technologically advanced brands. So, another important question for today is “Why is bubble gum pink?” Chil- dren, in taste tests, preferred strawberry and raspberry flavors. Numerous flavors were attempted, including banana, winter- green, lemon and pineap- ple, but were not as favored as the tried-and-true strawberry and raspberry offer- ings. Since the original bubble gum recipes were gray in tone, red food coloring was added to make the product more attractive. These preferred flavors and the pink coloring seemed a perfect match, so that’s what we have.

Mailing Addresses If you are not receiving mail from Rossmoor, your Mutual, or The Rossmoor News, it may be a matter of our not having your cor- rect mailing address. Many residents, over the years, filed “Winter Ad- dress” forms with Admini- stration and failed to spec- ify a return date. If you did not contact us when you returned, it might be possible that we still have an alternate or winter address in our system. Please contact Resident Services manager, at 609- 655-1000, to verify your address.

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Bob’s Almanac—February 2021 By Bob Huber

Looking back on the year the same time on Feb. 17, the 14th century that this 2020 from the perspective of which is Presidents' Day. feast day became defini- one month, I think we would And from the sublime to the tively associated with love. all agree that last year was a ridiculous, how about Work- We have Geoffrey Chaucer real bummer, what with ing Naked Day or Sword to thank for that. In 1382, COVID-19 and political tur- Swallowing Day. he wrote a poem to com- moil, but February opens the Of course, most of us will memorate the first anniver- door to the promise of a focus on Feb. 14, Valentine’s sary of England’s King brighter future. Day, the day we acknowl- Richard’s engagement to Actually, there’s plenty go- edge our love for the object Anna of Bohemia. The ing on in February, if you’re of our affections with flowers, poem read in part, “For this willing to seek it out. There candy, and mushy greeting was Saint Valentine’s Day, are at least 35 nationally rec- cards. But like so many spe- when every bird cometh ognized events vying for your cial occasions, the history of there to choose his mate.” attention, including: Adopt a Valentine’s Day is obscure. That was good enough for Rescued Rabbit Month, It’s clouded by many fanciful most people, including Grapefruit Month, Boost Your legends, but most scholars Shakespeare, who men- Self Esteem Month, and Re- believe it dates back to an tioned it in his play “Hamlet.” turn a Shopping Cart Month. ancient Roman fertility cele- The day has been associ- If that’s not enough to bration (it seems like all Ro- ated with love and romance stimulate your corpuscles, man celebrations involve ever since. there are individual days de- fertility). Even though meteorologi- voted to all sorts of things. In Valentine's Day was origi- cally speaking, winter will addition to Groundhog Day, nally commemorated on Feb. have five more weeks to go, which Rossmoor’s local 15, and to further complicate many people view Valen- groundhog totally ignores, matters, no one is absolutely tine’s Day as the first harbin- there is Abraham Lincoln’s certain which Saint Valentine ger of spring. birthday on Feb. 12 and we’re honoring. There were The truth is, February can George Washington’s birth- several Saint Valentines. be a fabulous month, if day on Feb. 22. Or you can Take your pick. you’re willing to give it a acknowledge them both at In any case, it was not until chance.

In Memoriam

(Continued from page 1) years of military service and when it came to finances. His burro shared his own love its lasting effect. He still kept advice was exceptional. He story with the community, his old Army-issued foot- kept a close watch over the saying he fell in love early locker, where he stored his town, with plenty of integrity, and was married at 23 – the shoe polish. He valued and which is what you need to do couple’s sole possession at honored all veterans and as mayor.” the time was a Hi-Fi phono- made it a point to personally Mayor Tamburro is sur- graph. “From there, we thank veterans whenever vived by his two sons: Gerald somehow built an incredible possible. Tamburro, Jr. and his wife life together,” Mayor Tam- His close friend was former June and Peter Tamburro burro recalled. Monroe Mayor Richard and his wife Alba. He has Mayor Tamburro particu- Pucci, who always appreci- four daughters: JoEllen larly loved the holidays; it ated Mayor Tamburro’s intel- Schmidt, Susan Kinsey and was the perfect time to be ligence, extreme punctuality her husband Kevin, Lynn with extended family. Christ- and focus on serving the M a n z a a n d C y n t h i a mas would bring together a community at-large. Lombardi. He is also sur- family of more than 50 peo- “There was not a day when vived by a sister, a sister-in- ple, in which he would be we wouldn’t speak,” Pucci law, nine grandchildren, and surrounded by his grandchil- recalled. “We had an out- three great grandchildren. dren, great-grandchildren standing, open-door relation- In lieu of flowers send a and many nieces and neph- ship. Jerry was very special donations in the name of ews. to me. He was a great public Mayor Tamburro to the Mon- He often spoke of his servant, and with his career roe Township Library Foun- in banking, he was very de- dation, 4 Municipal Plaza, tail-orientated, especially Monroe Township NJ 08831. Did you know? You can drop off cans of unused paint every third Saturday of the month, between 8 and 11:30 a.m. Just take the cans of left- over paint to the Monroe Township Recycling Center at 76 Gravel Hill-Spotswood Road, where the staff is most helpful. If the paint has completely dried in the can, you can toss it in the household trash bin. (NOT in the recycling bin.)

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How to have a heart attack

By a Rossmoor Resident light supper at 5 o’clock. A doubts: my left arm now Suggestion #1: Do your little after 8 p.m. I felt my up- weighed a hundred pounds. I utmost never to have a heart per chest muscles getting got dressed, called 911 using attack: stop smoking, lose tight, from shoulder to shoul- the key words “heart attack,” weight, keep up with your der and right under my collar chewed another aspirin as medical check-ups. bone. Hmmmn, what peculiar instructed, and waited for the Suggestion #2: If, God for- nonsense is this, I thought. ambulance. The driver asked bid, you do suffer a heart Took a few deep breaths, my preference, to which I re- attack, be a lot smarter than I and tried some shoulder plied “Robert Wood Johnson,” was. stretches. Went for an aspi- and off we went on a warm Here’s what happened rin, my go-to solution for light Sunday morning, Dec. 6. In November, the sudden aches and pains. Went look- I recall nothing of the ER. death of a much-loved rela- ing for the heating pad. There was an IV in my left tive put us all into shock. I Nothing got either better or arm; had they put me to walked around like a zombie worse until I started to feel sleep? My oldest son (God – in between bouts of tears. faint. l live alone. Passing out bless him) showed up right Three weeks later, my on the floor would solve away and later told me what heart seized. nothing, so for the first time the ER doctor said. “See that?” That particular Friday after- in my life I dialed 911. he said, pointing to a monitor. noon I had gone over to In minutes, two kind Emer- “She’s still having the heart Princeton for some Christ- gency Medical Technicians attack.” Friday night through mas shopping. I ate a very were at the house. They took Sunday morning? Oh boy. my blood pressure, pulse Fortunately, it was a light heart rate, and oxygen level – all of attack, and fortunately, the which fell in the normal care at RWJ was excellent. range. Next day they removed a Since all my vital signs were blood clot and put in a stent satisfactory, and considering to keep everything circulat- the emotional stress of recent ing. By Wednesday, I was weeks, the EMT asked if I sent home with a lot of pre- might be suffering an anxiety scriptions, but feeling fine. attack. Maybe a cup of tea and Still am. a chance to relax? I had to But there’s a message in think about that. this story. He assured me they would According to my RWJ cardi- be glad to take me to the ologist, if a person of a cer- hospital if I thought that was tain age (seventies, eighties, the right option. I had to think anyone?) is having symp- about that, too. toms, SOMETHING IS HAP- Well, although there had PENING. been plenty of emotional 1. A doctor must be con- stress, I had not fainted and sulted. If none is avail- was in no physical pain, so I able, go to the ER with- decided to forego the hospi- out delay. tal trip. I would control these 2. Not all heart attacks are wayward emotions! To bed: dramatic, chest-clutching sleep always helps. events. Next morning, Saturday, I 3. There are “silent heart went for a haircut and attacks,” in which the stopped at the supermarket symptoms are so subtle on the way home. I treated as to be missed. These myself to an afternoon nap, attacks are nevertheless had another light supper, and dangerous and require by 8 p.m., didn’t that dog- medical attention. gone symptom start in again! 4. The finest EMT in the Tightness across the upper world should not ponder chest. But this time, I was which symptom is seri- prepared: I could beat this ous or which is trivial. with deep breathing and self- Nor should the patient. control. Went to bed lecturing 5. You! Take care of your- myself about staying calm. self. You are wiser to After a slightly fitful night of over-react than to under- sleep, I awoke with no further react. Be smarter than I was. Go to the ER if you cannot reach your doctor for advice.

Ready for my walk, boss.

Friendly reminder  Pets must be leashed at all times  Pets must be kept within 3 feet from any walk or curb  Pet owners must clean up after their pets

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Presidents Day By Ken Thomas N a t i o n s “Happy Presidents Day” fame had a are not words we generally chance at a hear. “What’s on sale” is day, but not more likely. Poor George and today. Cal- Abe are celebrated with vin Coo- credit cards. Yet, these presi- lidge was a dents have a day dedicated very popu- to them. Should we give lar presi- other presidents a day? dent. “Big Thomas Jefferson and deal,” I say. Teddy Roosevelt join Eliminate Cal. Herbert Hoo- Day would set a precedent, George and Abe on Mount ver won’t get a day. He has a likewise for John Adams Rushmore. They don’t need dam. and John Quincy Adams. a day. They have a moun- Harry Truman said Then, add William Henry tain. “Surprise, it’s me, your Harrison and Benjamin Har- We recognize some president.” “Surprise Harry!” rison. Nobody celebrates presidents by their initials: No day for you either. “Relatives’ Day.” FDR, LBJ, JFK. Their fame Americans made Eisen- Gerald Ford is a goner. A surpasses a name, so a hower a general and a Ford day was vetoed by day isn’t required to re- president, saying “I like Ike” Chevy and Toyota. Jimmy member them. repeatedly. Ike doesn’t Carter won’t be around ei- All presidents who wore need a day from us, too. ther, a “Peanut Man” day? I wigs or were in the Whig Nixon sealed his fate with don’t think so. Bill Clinton is Party are eliminated on the Watergate. Eliminate. eliminated. The jury is still basis of “style” points; Ty- Reagan rose from actor to out on Obama, but it doesn’t ler, Taylor, Fillmore -- hair president. His re-runs are look good. spray is required. Eliminate televised. Forget a day for Trump was president, but them. Ron, watch a movie. now Trump is gone. Biden is James Monroe, “the last Presidents Bush and in. of the Founding Fathers,” Bush are automatically I have a presidential head- and James Madison, “the eliminated. A father/son ache. Father of our Constitution,” are eliminated. Fathers already have a day. Martin Van Buren was the first Democrat and first U.S. citizen to be elected president: automatic elimination Marty, Republicans only. William Henry Harrison was a “short timer” with only 32 days in office. He doesn’t get any votes for a part time job. Polk and Hayes said they would serve only one term. “Lazy” politicians don’t get a day. Buchanan couldn’t stop the South’s secession, and Johnson made a bad job of “reconstruction.” Civil War boo-boos mean elimination. Grant was the first true “Republican” president, elimi- nating him automatically, Democrats only. James Garfield and Wil- liam McKinley were assassi- nated, maybe Warren Hard- ing too. “Too bad” gentle- men, you should have ducked. Arthur (Chester) and Pierce (Franklin) are next. Their first names are in pa- renthesis, which describes their terms in office and elimination. Grover Cleve- land was the 22nd and 24th president. Two strikes and you’re out, Grover. This isn’t baseball. William Howard Taft was a better chief justice than he was a president. Banging a gavel eliminated Bill. Wood- row Wilson from League of

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This month in pictures By Joe Conti and Walter Gryskiewicz

Snow event photos by Terre Martin

Social Distancing sign in the snow No one wants a cart for now. The picturesque Meeting House up close

Season’s Greeting in the snow Doug Martin shoveling the porch Construction had to be halted

Frank Sasso waves to the people driving by celebrating his 90th birthday Frank greeting all the people driving by for his 90th.

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from further afield, including Mary McLeod Bethune: educator, $62,000 from John D. Rockefeller. Other support- entrepreneur, activist ers included James Gamble (co-founder of P&G), Tho- mas White (White Sewing By Jean Houvener Mary, meanwhile became Dwight L. Moody’s Institute Machines), and Booker T. Mary Jane McLeod was increasingly determined to for Home and Foreign Mis- Washington. Eventually her born on July 10, 1885, in found a school of her own for sions, with the intention of school merged with Cook- Mayesville, S.C., the fifteenth black children. becoming a missionary; how- man Institute to create Be- of seventeen children born to Moving to Daytona, Fla., in ever, when she completed thune-Cookman College, of Sam and Patsy McLeod. 1904 she bought a house for the course, she learned that which she was president Both her parents were born $11, which was next to the no church would sponsor her from 1931 to 1942. into slavery as were many of dump, and began to set up to be a missionary since she When one of her students her siblings. After emancipa- her school, the Daytona was black. Undeterred, she became ill with an appendici- tion at the end of the Civil Beach Literary and Industrial Mary McLeod Bethune. decided to become a teacher tis attack and was in need of War, her parents worked dili- School for Training Negro Photo by Carl Van Vechten, under the Presbyterian pro- immediate attention, the local gently to save enough to buy Girls. She started with 5 girls 1949 (LOC: van.5a51728) gram. hospital initially refused to a farm of their own. All the plus her son, but by the end While initially teaching at admit her, ultimately putting children worked on the farm, of the year had over 30 stu- her own elementary school, her on an outdoor porch of campus. For whatever rea- including Mary, who said she dents. She was an avid and she moved to Augusta, Ga., the building. It became obvi- son, the Klan marched in the could pick 250 pounds of effective fund raiser, begin- to teach at a school founded ous to Mary that the Black entrance and then marched cotton a day by age 9. ning with supporters in the by Lucy Craft Laney under community needed a hospi- back out the exit, perhaps At an early age she was neighborhood and in the the Presbyterian mission and tal, so in 1911 she founded thinking a show of force aware that the path forward, school, where sweet potato whose philosophy was that McLeod Hospital, named in would deter voters. It did not for her and for all the de- pies, ice cream, and fried fish educating women improved honor of her parents, which deter Mary McLeod Bethune, scendants of slaves, was they had made were sold to the lives of the entire family. was used by the neighbor- who remained active in help- education, starting with the crews at the dump. There she was struck by the hood and proved essential ing women register to vote learning to read and write. At The school made do with successful teaching methods during the 1918 influenza and in getting them to the age 10, she was sent to Trin- found furniture and packing of Laney, which she was to pandemic. polls. ity Mission School, the one crates, home-made ink from incorporate into her own later In 1920 she was active in Eventually she was recog- room school house in elderberry, and pencils from school founding. She was the women suffrage move- nized at a national level, Mayesville run by the Pres- burned wood. She taught her subsequently transferred to ment, particularly being sure through the National Asso- byterian Board of Missions of students practical skills, for Kindell Institute in Sumter, that Black women registered ciation of Colored Women, Freedmen. She was the only making their own supplies S.C., where she met her hus- to vote and voted. For her the Southeastern Association member of her family to at- and for self-sufficiency, in- band. pains, in 1920 the Ku Klux of Colored Women’s Clubs, tend school, but came home cluding dressmaking and Married in 1898 to Albertus Klan scheduled a “night ride” the National Council of Ne- and taught her family every- cooking, both for future ca- Bethune, she and her hus- through the grounds of the gro Women, National Asso- thing she learned. reers and for their own future band moved to Savannah, school, threatening to burn ciation for the Advancement Her teacher, Emma Jane households. Coursework Ga., and then Palatka, Fla., the buildings if she did not of Colored Persons, and the Wilson, was a mentor and began the day with Bible where Mary did social work cease her voting activism. United Negro College Fund. supporter for the young girl. study. As the students grew with outreach to prisoners Telling the staff to get all the She served on commissions She helped Mary win a older, mathematics, science, and ran a mission school. students into their dorms at for President Calvin Coolidge scholarship to Scotia Semi- and business were added to The couple had a son, Al- the back of the school, she and President Herbert Hoo- nary, where Wilson herself the mix. bert. In 1907 Albertus re- stood in the center of the ver. She became good had been a student, which Mary raised donations turned to South Carolina, school quadrangle with her friends with Eleanor and Mary attended from 1888 to and did not return, although from the wealthy of the area, faculty fanned out across the (Continued on page 12) 1893. Next, she attended the two did not get a divorce. as well as having support

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Flirty February

By Bob Huber though attracted to or trying cheerleading squad. The While desperately search- to attract someone, but for encounter with such youthful ing for something nice to say amusement rather than with enthusiasm was worth the about February in this col- serious intentions.” That de- five bucks I put in their chap- umn, I ran across an interest- scribes me to a T. I’m many erone’s money jar. ing event that immediately decades beyond being a Though the whole object is caught my attention. It’s young adult, but I do enjoy to have some innocent fun, I called International Flirting engaging men, women, boys offer one word of caution: Week. It occurs either the and girls in pleasant conver- Engaging in flirting with the week before or week after sation. If that’s flirting, I’m opposite sex might be con- Valentine’s Day, take your guilty. strued by some as sexual pick. I’ve schmoozed with every- harassment. Discretion is The stated purpose of In- one from President Gerald advised. ternational Flirting Week is to Ford (whom I invited to take The COVID virus kept encourage single young a nap on the couch in my most of us Rossmoorites adults to get acquainted. It office anytime he was in cooped up this past year. As goes on to describe various town) to ten minutes of de- vaccines become more avail- ways this might be accom- lightful banter with the bevy able, maybe Flirty February plished without getting your of Monroe junior high girls would be a good time to get face slapped or sued. that accosted me outside the out and reacquaint ourselves A textbook definition of Stop and Shop. They were with our neighbors and meet flirting indicates “behaving as collecting money for their new friends.

Sound Advice Norman J. Politziner, CFP®, CeFT® President of NJP Associates

Private wealth’s perfect storm

Amid the COVID pan- are permitted to charge on The COVID pandemic demic, changes in tax, finan- loans to family members, abruptly changed tax and cial, and economic arenas trusts and other related enti- financial conditions affecting have created a deluge of ties. With this “applicable fed- estate tax and asset protec- added complexity for advi- eral rate” currently at less than tion drastically, and this per- sors managing private 1%, loaning assets may be a fect storm requires proactive wealth. Here’s an overview savvy way to transfer wealth to engagement of family mem- of the abrupt change in con- the next generation for buying bers as well as advice from ditions now battering private a home, starting a business, or tax, legal and financial pro- wealth, which, when taken making charitable bequests. fessionals. Please contact us together, amounts to a The loans are sometimes part with your questions about “perfect storm:” of a plan to transfer a family your personal situation. Tax Policy. Budget short- business, or support children Norman J. Politiziner, CFP, falls across the states as well with special needs. With the a resident of Encore, is n In- as at the federal level are pandemic potentially lowering vestment Advisor Representa- expected to result in steep the value of real estate and tive of Kingsview Asset Man- agement. business assets, and causing hikes to state and federal For more information, ques- income and transfer taxes. frequent stock market volatility, tions, or comments, we encour- Taxable Estates. For indi- optimizing low interest rates to age you to visit our website at viduals with taxable estates, make intrafamily loans is sud- www.politziner.com or call us the current exemption of denly a more viable solution to at (732) 296-9355. $11.58 million from estate reducing taxes and enhancing ©2019 Advisor Products Inc. and gift tax will be cut in half legacy planning. All Rights Reserved. Jan. 1, 2026. However, the Liability Explosion. With The views and information contained herein may have exemption amount could be tenants more often unable to been prepared independently pay rent, and small busi- cut much sooner, based on of the presenting Representa- the new Congressional legis- nesses facing financial diffi- tive and are presented for in- lative session. Changes in culty, landlords and business formational purposes only and tax policy increase the down- owners are suddenly facing should not be construed as side risks of failing to plan. an explosion in their liability investment advice. This infor- While 2026 may sound a exposure. Asset protection mation is not intended as tax long way off, preparing now strategies to mitigate per- or legal advice. Please consult to maximize goals can en- sonal liability exposure in the with your Attorney or Account- ant prior to acting upon any of sure a lasting legacy. event of a setback requires the information contained in preparation before a problem Lowest Rates in Decades. this correspondence. Every month the IRS releases arises or facing a legal chal- the minimum interest rates you lenge.

Mary McLeod Bethune tions. Besides all this, this Keep these e x t r a o r d i n a r y w o m a n contaminants OUT of founded Central Life Insur- (Continued from page 11) your recycling bin: ance of Florida, was part Franklin Roosevelt, always  Plastic bags owner in a hotel, and wrote pushing to ensure that Black  Food and liquids people were a part of the prolifically for various news- papers.  Electronics and small programs President Roose- appliances velt was implementing during Mary McLeod Bethune died of a heart attack on May  Textiles, bedding, rugs and the Great Depression, includ- carpet ing the integration of the 18, 1955. She had worked  Hoses, holiday lights, hangers, Women’s Army Corps when tirelessly to promote the extension cords it was created in 1942. value of a good education  Plastic bags, film, sheeting, She was appointed Direc- and self-sufficiency, backed tor of the Division of Negro by her strong religious be- flexible film packaging Affairs by President Roose- liefs. Her words on the occa-  Paper napkins, plates, cups, velt, making her the highest sion of the Brown v. Board of tissues level of government appoint- Education in 1954 reflect  Polystyrene foam ment for an African-American clearly these beliefs.  Tires, auto parts, scrap metal woman up to that point. The “There can be no divided  Concrete, wood, construction training and employment that democracy, no class govern- debris young black women and men ment, no half-free county,  Yard waste, wood were able to obtain through under the constitution.  Non-recyclable plastics these programs were invalu- Therefore, there can be no Adhering to these stan- able to their futures. In 1945 discrimination, no segrega- dards can save you money President Harry Truman ap- tion, no separation of some by reducing Rossmoor’s pointed her to the founding citizens from the rights which trash pick-up charges. conference of the United Na- belong to all.”

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AMD – Macular Degeneration is a serious matter By Linda Bozowski More severe symptoms in- which is a more serious is- As we age, our bodies of- clude seriously decreased sue. In wet AMD, abnormal ten show signs of wear and vision or a patch of darkness blood vessel growth occurs tear. Many develop arthritis, in the middle of an image, This vascular malfunction some have increasing cho- and should be addressed as can lead to loss of vision if lesterol or hypertension read- issues that require more ur- not treated promptly. Among ings. Weight gain could be a gent attention. treatments for wet AMD are factor as we may be less The macula is a small injections of specific medica- active, and vision may not be component of the eye inside tions or laser coagulation ther- as clear as it once was. Most the retina and it permits im- apy. Treatments may need to folks develop cataracts, ages viewed through the lens be continued for lengthy peri- some are diagnosed with at the front of the eyeball to ods. Testing of the degree of glaucoma. And many of us be transferred to the brain. In vascular degeneration is rou- have some sort of macular dry degeneration, small de- tinely done and determines if degeneration. posits build up within the reti- treatment should be contin- Macular degeneration, nal cavity and may cause ued. Wet macular degenera- sometimes abbreviated as visual blurring. In early and tion is never truly cured, but it AMD, is actually two different intermediate AMD, these can be controlled with careful types of eye disorder – dry or deposits, called drusen, do treatment. wet macular degeneration. not usually cause serious Healthful eating, routine Symptoms are often similar, dysfunction, but in late AMD, exercise, not smoking – all of but of the two types, wet some vision loss generally these approaches can lessen macular degeneration some- occurs. Dry AMD usually pro- the likelihood of developing times has the most disabling gresses slowly and accounts macular degeneration. Is Rossmoor News effects. Blurring vision is the for up to 90% of AMD cases. AMD absolutely prevent- most frequent symptom that There is no specific treat- able? No. Is it curable? No. seeks photographs many people experience. ment for this type of eye dis- Can it be controlled or Difficulty seeing clearly, es- order other than maintaining treated? Yes, in limited ways. We need pictures. pecially when reading, driv- good health. The key is awareness of our Please send us pictures you’ve taken ing, sewing or even in recog- Wet macular degeneration eye health, routine vision of any Rossmoor event or personality. nizing faces, may lead folks is a different story. Dry AMD exams, and taking good care We’re also happy to print your lovely to the eye doctor’s office. can progress to wet AMD, of ourselves. landscape, your new puppy, your graduating grandchild, a spectacular sunrise, a recent snowfall. Too cold! Send them to [email protected] and By Ken Thomas perature dropped. The wind include your name, telephone number, Campers are always look- blew, the rain came down, and a title for the picture. We’ll give ing for a special place of their and we went to our tents. own. I often volunteered to Three of us squeezed into you credit for it. meet the required adult a smaller tent, hoping body quota for this group of young heat would help us survive campers, who found such a the cold war. My adult tent spot. A friendly farmer let mates discussed the environ- them use part of his land as mental elements, but not for their own campsite. His long. Sleep came slowly for home was only an hour’s me and did not last. I awoke drive from town, so the group shivering. From my back exposed to the cold air were camped there regularly. Eve- pack, I found another pair of not. The hamburgers grilled ryone stopped at the farm- socks, gloves and a sweater slowly. Coffee and cocoa house to fill our water jugs to wear, but I was still too supplies were dwindling rap- and say hello before walking cold. My fingers and toes idly in the near-zero tem- down the dirt road to the needed a Hawaiian sun. perature. After breakfast, campsite. Back, belly, side, again back, along came Mister Wind. The farmer’s wife was a belly, side, but no position Respectfully, I call him Mister wonderful lady with a smile provided any relief. My tent Wind, because at 35 mph, he for everyone. The dirt road mates were wriggling around wasn’t Mister Breeze. The did not bring smiles. It was also, so my misery was a wind chill factor started triple- two semi-parallel, rambling shared misery. x word comments and the ditches (tractor tracks) with At sunrise, we dressed and wind blew them away. some level of water. Our hike started a fire. The world had The cold war was lost, so to the campsite was a hop- turned into an ice cube. Ice the decision to break camp ping, muddy, balancing act. coated the tents, rocks, was unanimous. A tent mate The devil of the ditches could trees, tarps, everything. Wa- discovered the reason for our suck you down with a mister, milk, juice, bread, lettuce, cold, cold night. A puddle of step at any time. even ketchup was frozen. rain water under the tent had Already the January tem- O u r b r e a k f a s t m en u frozen as we slept. Our perature was 30 degrees, so changed; hamburgers and group leader went to the extra blankets and long johns eggs please. We watched as farmer’s house to call for were required. That Friday the designated chefs cooked transportation home as we night was the beginning of a our meal. packed up. No one made the cold war with Mother Nature, Initially, the egg parts trip back from our Ice Cube and my weapons were defi- touching the frying pan were without falling down two or nitely inadequate as the tem- cooking, but the egg parts three times on the slippery road. Please wear a mask and stay Our leader gave us the bad news/good news. Ice physically distant in public had collapsed telephone Coronavirus is transmitted primarily through droplets as lines and the roads were a we cough, sneeze, talk, sing, and even breathe. Large skating rink, bad news. The droplets generally fall to the ground within six feet of our farmer offered his barn as mouths, hence the six feet physical distancing. Smaller shelter until the road was droplets remain in the air for a longer time and a greater sanded and someone could distance. The masks keep exhalations closer to the person drive to town for transporta- wearing a mask. tion, good news. The barn When other people wear a mask, they are protecting sheltered us from the wind YOU. When you wear a mask, you are protecting THEM. and the bales of hay were Failure to do so is inconsiderate of all. comfortable, but it was just too cold. The farmer’s wife brought us coffee, cocoa, FOR EVERYONE’S and extra blankets. We would be her guests for a SAFETY, few more hours. NO SPEEDING IN On the way home, my car THE COMMUNITY heater fan on high, the cold war was over.

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CULINARY CORNER By Sidna Mitchell Get “fired” up for February By Sidna B. Mitchell Unfortunately, I never did had cayenne in the spice When one of the players at find a gumbo recipe that cabinet but alas not, so I had the Gasparilla Mallet Club would work with my ingredi- to substitute paprika and Ta- (Boca Grande, Fla.) said he ents—I lacked shrimp and basco. That worked. How- would bring champagne the chicken—but I decided to ever, I suggest you stick to next Sunday for after our golf make the cheese wafer rec- the recipe for the best re- croquet games, I decided I ipe. I could have sworn that I sults. should make some sort of

munchie to go along with the bubbly. I went over my list of Cheese Culinary appetizers in the index of all Wafers Corner my old cooking columns but 1 cup shredded extra sharp 1 cup flour couldn’t find anything I cheddar cheese 1/4 teaspoon salt thought would not only go 1/2 cup butter (one stick) at 1/4 teaspoon cayenne with the champagne but room temperature would also work for those folks who were so conscious Combine the cheese and butter with a fork until well mixed. of the Covid-19 health is- Add flour, salt and cayenne and mix until well blended. sues. Shape the dough into a log at least 12 inches long and a However, in looking little more than an inch in diameter; then place in plastic wrap. through some cookbooks for (Or place the dough in plastic wrap and roll that until you a gumbo recipe to use up the have a log.) rice, okra and andouille sau- Put the log in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to chill. sage in the refrigerator, one Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. cookbook opened right to a Remove the log from the refrigerator and cut into slices recipe for fiery cheese wa- about 1/4 inch or thicker. fers. That would be perfect, I Place slices on an ungreased baking sheet about a 1/4 thought, recalling a recipe inch apart. Lois Smida had given me Bake until golden, about 12-15 minutes depending on your years ago. Her recipe was oven. Makes about two dozen wafers. nowhere to be found on my NOTE: If you want a spicier wafer, just add a bit more cay- computer and all the note- enne. Also, the recipe suggested pulsing the cheese and books with copies of my butter in a food processor to combine. Not having that appli- cooking columns that I wrote ance in Florida, I just used a fork and my elbow grease. This over 42 years are, of course, recipe can easily be doubled for more wafers. in New Jersey. I can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].

Clubs and Organizations

All are welcome at the Dance Club’s Valentine Dance Party

By Judy Perkus alone and meet some naro a happy birthday. “Wear red to the Dance friends." We want to get back to the Club’s Valentine Dance Party Remember the good old Clubhouse Ballroom to enjoy on Saturday, Feb. 29. We days of February 2020? The dancing and other activities. will be in the Ballroom from 7 above sentences and the Please sign up for your to 10 p.m. enjoying Eric’s headline appeared in the COVID-19 vaccine. New Jer- music. All Rossmoorites are February 2020 Rossmoor sey now has a website where welcome – singles and cou- News. That Valentine’s you can register for the COVID ples. Dance Party was the last -19 vaccine (covid19.nj.gov/ "Bring your Valentine, dance held by the Rossmoor vaccine). It is very easy to sign bring your friends, or come Dance Club. We had a deli- up. Dance Club President Ar- cious dinner, enjoyed Eric’s men DeVivo has plans for music and balloon creations more dance parties as soon as and wished former Dance the Clubhouse reopens. Stay Reading, Club President Anne Azzi- safe. ‘Riting but no ‘Rithmatic By Norman Perkus On Feb. 18 at 3 p.m., the Book Discussion Group will discuss "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens. Contact Norman Perkus for the complete reading list for the year and for the access code for the Zoom meeting. The Writers Group continues to meet over Zoom. The next meeting is on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. Contact Norman for more information. All Rossmoorites are welcome.

February 15 Happy 93rd Birthday Anne Azzinaro

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Religious Organizations Did you know?

By Adrienne Brotman learned the most up to date scientists responsible for We found it very interest- immunology, which led him pioneering breakthroughs ing that several of the indi- to work in pharmaceutical that allowed the develop- viduals responsible for cre- science. ment of an mRNA vaccine, ating the vaccines to com- Albert Borla, the CEO of which is the novel approach bat COVID-19 have Jewish Pfizer is a Sephardic Jew used by Pfizer and Mod- roots. from Thessalonika, Greece. erna for dealing with COVID The Chief Scientific Offi- Thessalonika Greece’s -19. cer at Pfizer, Mikael Jewish population was al- The Jewish Congregation Dolsten is Jewish. Dolsten most completely wiped out will be zooming services on grew up in Halmstad, Swe- during World War II. Friday, Feb. 12, and Friday, den, the son of a Jewish At Moderna, another Feb. 19, at 4:30 p.m., father and a Jewish mother pharmaceutical company, unless the Meeting House who escaped Austria in the also with a vaccine for reopens. early days of World War II. COVID-19, Chief Medical Zoom Torah study will be He visited Israel numerous Officer Tal Zaks is an Is- on Saturday, Feb. 13, and times in his younger years raeli immigrant. Zaks re- Saturday, Feb. 20 at 10 and did a year of his doc- ceived his medical degree a.m., unless the Clubhouse reopens. Notice toral work at the Weizmann and his Ph.D. at Ben Institute. At the Institute he Gurion University, which is For more information on ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR one of Israel’s leading re- zooming please contact CANCELLATION DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS. search universities and Judy Perkus. If you would VISIT THE MONROE AND ROSSMOOR WEBSITES among the world’s leaders like more information about AND TUNE INTO TV CHANNEL 26 FOR THE in many fields. the Jewish Congregation, LATEST INFORMATION. Drew Weissman, a pro- please contact Cindy Sigl, www.monroetwp.com fessor of medicine at the Congregation president or University of Pennsylvania, Allan Kaufman, vice presi- www.rcainj.com dent of membership. New Neighbors and a colleague are the By Christina Smith, Resident Services Manager Josephine Cruz, 116N Lowell Lane, formerly of En- glishtown, N.J. Marica Hedhli, 15C Old Nassau Road, formerly of Centralia, Ill. Antonio Soto and Maria Otero, 81A Dorset Lane, formerly of Jersey City, N.J. Jin Ha Choi, 84-O Old Nassau Road, formerly of Iselin, N.J. Leon and Anissa Lee, 99B Rossmoor Drive, formerly of New York, N.Y. Brian and Gerald Ge- neieve, 590N Troy Way, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y. Theresa O’Connell, 520C Spencer Lane, formerly of Leonardo, N.J. David and Linda Wycoff, 387A Newport Way, formerly of Titusville, N.J. Cesar Chumpitazi, 89N Gloucester Way, formerly of Carteret, N.J. Vincent Occhipinti and Ca- terina Buscetta, 36A Con- cord Lane, formerly of Glen- dale, N.Y. Kirvankumar and Dipti Shukla, 616A Old Nassau Road, formerly of Leesburg, Fla. Karen Krimin, 632B York- shire Lane, formerly of Ave- nel, N.J. Chaoe Mei Liu, 608A Win- chester Lane, formerly of Fort Lee, N.J. Robert Harlan and Jenine Grano, 380C Old Nassau Road, formerly of James- burg, N.J. Arlene and Edward Stru- gala, 390A Newport Way, formerly of Sayreville, N.J. Vilma Deliz and Hector Leon, 224A Old Nassau Road, formerly of Iselin, N.J. Ranjan and Ramani Silva, 365B Old Nassau Road, formerly of Somerset, N.J. Raymond Stadta and Ruth Fuchsloch, 565A Old Nassau Road, formerly of Old Bridge, N.J. Jose Alvarez, 729B Vernon Road, formerly of Sayreville, N.J.

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Jewish Congregation membership drive By Allan Kaufman For those of you looking for a Jewish spiritual or a communally shared experience, let me introduce you to our Congregation. We have been in exis- tence, as a Reform Congre- gation since 1985. We hold our Friday night services, led by our Cantor and Lay Reader, twice a month. Additionally, we offer High Holy Day and Yizkor services. Normally, there are a number of social events; Purim and Hanuk- kah parties, a Passover Seder, and a Yom Kippur break-the-fast event. We also host a July 4th BBQ that is open to all Ross- moor residents. Hopefully, we will be able to have the BBQ this year. During this time of our an- nual membership drive, the dues have been suspended through May. Jewish Congregation members lighting their Menorahs together on the First Night of Hanukkah. If you would like additional information on becoming a member of our Congrega- tion, please give me a call at 732 690-2145 or I can b e r e a c h e d a t allan.kaufman0125@gmail. com.

A chilly day dish with a kick Chipotle Veggie Chili Servings: 6-8 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 5/8 teaspoon sea salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 can (14 ounces) diced fire- roasted tomatoes 1 can (14 ounces) red beans, drained and rinsed 1 can (14 ounces) pinto beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup vegetable broth 1 can (7 ounces) chipotles in adobo sauce 2 cans (15 ounces each) sweet corn with liquid 2 limes, juiced guacamole (optional) sour cream (optional) Jewish Congregation celebrating Janet and Fred Goodstein’s 50th anniversary at Zoom Sabbath Service with their jalapeno slices (optional) children and grandchildren Photos by Adrienne Brotman cilantro (optional) In large dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt and Rossmoor will send robocalls to 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Stir For Display Advertising and cook 5 minutes until on- advise in case of bad weather or ion is translucent. Add garlic In the Rossmoor News and red pepper. Stir and emergencies cook 8 minutes until soft. The Rossmoor administration will send automated robo- Call Add tomatoes, red beans, calls to residents’ telephones whenever it is necessary to pinto beans, broth, chipotles advise about predicted snow storms, severe weather Princeton Editorial Services in adobo sauce, corn, re- warnings, or other emergencies. maining salt and remaining P.O. Box 70 - Millstone Twp, NJ pepper. Simmer 25 minutes, If you are not home to answer, a message will be left in stirring occasionally, until your voice mail or on your answering machine. 08510 chili has thickened. Please be sure to check your phone or answering ma- Squeeze lime juice into chine. All necessary information will be included in the 732-761-8534 or 8535 pot; stir. Serve with guaca- message so you will not need to call the office in return. mole, sour cream, jalapeno [email protected] slices and cilantro, if desired. (Culinary.net)

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Relationships during the pandemic HEALTH CARE CENTER NEWS A Zoom Talk by Dr. Jay Levin The Jewish Heritage Mu- ate degree from Rutgers Uni- seum of Monmouth County versity and advanced de- (Continued from page 1) Who should not get the you talk with your doctor presents Relationships Dur- grees from Yeshiva Univer- between the Pfizer and Mod- vaccine? If you had a se- about when to get the ing the COVID-19 Pandemic, sity and California Coast Uni- erna vaccines? Storage is an vere allergic reaction after COVID-19 vaccine. After A Zoom Talk by Dr. Jay versity. Clients describe him important factor. The Pfizer having the first dose of the receiving your first dose of Levin on Sunday, Feb. 21 at as warm, empowering, and vaccine must be stored at COVID-19 vaccine, do not the COVID-19 vaccine, do 2 p.m. Admission is $7 mem- caring. He is extremely proud minus 95 degrees. The Mod- take the second dose. Let not have any vaccinations bers, $10 non-members. To of his marriage of 35 years erna vaccine can be stored your physician know imme- until after your second make a reservation, please and his two children. at standard freezer tempera- diately about the severe dose. call the Museum at 732-252- Funding has been made ture of minus 20 degrees. allergic reaction. If you If you have had COVID- 6990. You will receive an possible in part by a general Pfizer’s vaccine must be re- have a history of severe 19, speak with your doctor email with the Zoom link after operating support grant from constituted into a liquid while allergic reactions to an in- as he/she may have you your registration is proc- the New Jersey Historical Moderna’s vaccine does not. jectable medication, talk wait at least 90 days past a essed by the Museum. Commission, a Division of These vaccines do not with your primary care phy- positive COVID-19 test and Dr. Jay Levin is a licensed the Department of State, have any part of live or sician and ask him/her if when you are not exhibiting psychotherapist with a pri- through grant funds adminis- dead coronavirus in them. you should take the vac- any symptoms of the virus. vate practice in Colts Neck, tered by the Monmouth The vaccines are made us- cine. Experts need to under- N.J. He specializes in mar- County Historical Commis- ing messenger RNA Immunocompromised in- stand more about the pro- riage counseling and couples sion. (mRNa), which is a small dividuals and those receiv- tection that COVID-19 vac- counseling, child counseling, For more information, genetic code that reads and ing immunosuppressant cines provide before chang- and adult therapy, and has please call the Museum at produces protein in your therapies should speak with ing any recommendations been in practice for over 27 732-252-6990, or visit body’s cells. These cells their doctor as they may on the steps to slow the years. Dr. Levin is one of a www.jhmomc.org. The Jew- recognize coronavirus pro- have a diminished immune spread of the virus. There very few psychotherapists ish Heritage Museum is lo- tein and will launch the im- response. You should not will be ongoing studies re- personally trained by Dr. cated in the Mounts Corner mune system to target the take any other vaccines 14 garding whether vaccinated John, author of Men are from Shopping Center, at 310 coronavirus to protect you days before getting the people are able to transmit Mars, Women are from Ve- Mounts Corner Drive, Free- from coming down with COVID-19 vaccine. If you the virus. Until researchers nus. He also is a past presi- hold, N.J., at the corner of COVID-19. This mRNA received COVID-19 anti- tell us otherwise, we need dent of the New Jersey chap- Route 537 and Wemrock does not affect or change body treatment or convales- to continue following CDC ter of a prestigious children’s Road (between the Cen- your DNA. You cannot get cent plasma within the past guidelines even after being therapy organization. Dr. traState Medical Center and COVID-19 from these vac- 90 days, it is advised that (Continued on page 21) Levin holds an undergradu- Freehold Raceway Mall). cines. Is one vaccine better than the other? The FDA applied the same stringent review process to both vaccines regardless of the manufac- turer. Pfizer’s vaccine has shown to be 95% effective and the Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective in prevent- ing COVID-19. To achieve maximum protection, both vaccines are given in two doses. The Pfizer vaccine’s second dose must be administered 21 days after the first dose was given. Moderna’s second dose must be given 28 days after the first vaccine was given. There is no data available on interchange- ability between the two vaccines, meaning if your first dose was the Pfizer vaccine, your second dose must be the Pfizer vaccine. Protection from the vaccines is not immediate; it will take one to two weeks after the second dose to be considered fully vaccinated. What scientists know at this time is that the vaccine will last a minimum of four months. Research is con- tinuing and as more and more people are vaccinated, it will be discovered if these vaccines will last longer than predicted. After these vaccines are administered, Pfizer and Moderna will continue to monitor the safety, efficacy, and side effects of the vaccines. Side effects may be mild to moderate. Common side effects may include pain and tenderness at the injection site and swelling of the lymph nodes in the same arm of the injection. Gen- eral side effects are fever, chills, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, joint pain, nausea and vomiting. The side effects may be more intense after the second dose but should subside in 24 hours. A severe allergic reaction could occur within a few minutes to one hour afterwards.

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Rossmoor Community Association, Inc. Snow Policy and Procedure

POLICY 4. Once the full snow re- access. extra care for their safety continuously to provide When a snow or ice event moval operation is com- Snow Removal Operations when walking on exterior emergency access. Side- occurs, it will be the objective plete, ice melt may be ap- Concerns surfaces during periods of walks to the Club House of RCAI to make reasonable plied to perimeter and main Maintenance Office inclement weather. If it is and Meeting House are efforts to ensure that the 17 sidewalks and the front en- 655-2121 absolutely necessary to drive continuously cleared and miles of roadways and 43 trances walks and stoops M o n d a y – F r i d a y during a snow storm, please the buildings remain open miles of sidewalks within leading to the main en- 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon drive slowly and give snow during snow/ice storms for Rossmoor are passable for trance doors of the manors and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. removal vehicles the right of residents use in case of motorists and pedestrians as depending on accumula- North Gate 655-1868 way. power outages and/or loss soon as possible, in a safe tions, ice conditions, ground After hours/evenings/ If residents, their guests or of heat. and efficient manner. The and air temperatures and weekends employees use an entrance Residents with medical safety of Rossmoor resi- the forecast for the next 24 North Gate personnel may other than the front entrance conditions that require dents is the goal of this pol- hours. Reasonable efforts take messages for supervi- walk and/or stoop leading to outside treatments such icy. will be made to maintain the sory staff on site during a the main entrance door to as, but not limited to, di- PROCEDURE perimeter and main side- winter storm and snow/ice their manor, it is the resi- alysis or chemotherapy, When a storm is predicted, walks and the front en- removal operations. dent’s responsibility to re- must register with the all equipment and supplies trances walks and stoops Residents are responsible move the snow and treat the Healthcare Center prior to will be checked and staff as leading to the main en- to leave accurate and perti- secondary walk and/or stoop a winter storm emergency well as the snow removal trance doors of the manors nent information. for ice. to guarantee access for contractor will be informed of and driveways after each Snow removal is an ardu- these appointments. the response plan. storm and for the days to Snow Removal Operations ous and time consuming Regular medical/dental Snowfall accumulations of follow until the conditions Updates/Cancellations/Bus task. Please be patient. It is appointments, going to up to two inches are han- clear, but it is impossible to Service best for residents to stay in work, grocery shopping, dled by pre-salting the be everywhere all the time. Channel 26 the safety of their manors. filling prescriptions, leaving streets and carport lanes A full ice melt application Reasonable efforts will be Typically, bus service and for vacation etc. are not prior to the storm to try and takes approximately six made to keep residents in- most activities are cancelled considered priorities and prevent snow/ice from bond- hours and is not effective in formed during a snow emer- during a snow/ice storm. For staff will not respond to ing to the surface. Salting of lower temperatures and gency, but it may not always your safety, residents should such requests. the streets and carport lanes without sunlight. Secondary be possible. not approach active snow Residents that return to will continue as needed. De- walks and/or on the sides removal equipment. the Community during a pending on weather condi- or backs of manors will not RESIDENTS’ winter storm or during tions and the forecast, typi- be shoveled or treated with RESPONSIBILITY PRIORITIES storm removal efforts is not cally, no further action will ice melt. It is imperative and the The safety of Rossmoor considered a priority. Safe take place. 5. Reasonable efforts will responsibility of all residents residents is our priority. Su- access to a resident’s Snowfall accumulations of be made to rotate the snow to know and participate in the pervisory RCAI personnel manor may not be possible. more than two inches, typi- plowing schedule of drive- procedure by moving vehi- are on site during snow re- It is advisable to check with cally, require the initiation of ways and carport lanes each cles to ensure proper and moval operations to lead the North Gate prior to re- the full snow removal opera- storm. complete snow removal from staff and the outside snow turning to be sure snow re- tions as follows: Utmost caution should our streets, carport lanes, removal contractor to over- moval efforts have been 1. Pre-salting streets and be used if residents must and driveways. Vehicles see procedures and respond completed. carport lanes to prevent use the walkways during a should be parked in resi- to emergencies. All main and snow from bonding to the storm and during the thaw/ dents’ assigned carport secondary streets and en- Revised by the RCAI Board surface. freeze cycle that typically spaces or garages. Second trance gates will be plowed of Governors 2. Plowing all main and follows each storm until all vehicles or guests’ vehicles September 2016 secondary streets (see list of the snow/ice has melted. may be parked in the lower streets under “Priorities”) Each resident should con- level of the Clubhouse park- continuously after an accu- ing lot. sider having a supply of The following 26 main and secondary streets are mulation of 2” or more or as NOTE: Snow cannot be ice melt or grit for their cleared continuously after an accumulation of two or required by RCAI manage- personal use. removed and road salt or more inches or as required by RCAI management: ment. ice melt cannot be applied Stonaker Road (South Gate to Prospect Plains Road) 3. Once the storm ends, COMMUNICATION in the area where a vehicle Gloucester Way Sharon Way Troy Way separate crews and separate Fire/Police/First Aid is left on a street, carport Mayflower Way Sheldon Way Victoria Court equipment will begin plowing Emergencies 911 lane, parking space on a Mt. Vernon Road Spencer Way Waverly Way lanes and carports; plowing Upon notification of a carport lane or in a drive- New Haven Way Springfield Way Windsor Way perimeter and main side- pending fire, police or first way. Due to the nature of Newport Way Sussex Way Yale Way Old Nassau Road Sutton Way Yarborough Way walks; plowing driveways aid emergency requiring the size of the Community, Providence Way Terry Lane Yardley Way and finally shoveling of the emergency personnel, the the miles of roads and car- Revere Way Thurman Lane main, front entrance walks port lanes and the number snow removal staff/ Rossmoor Drive Tilton Way and stoops leading to the contractor on site will make of driveways, the contrac- main entrance doors of the reasonable efforts to clear tor cannot return and re- The following 51 carport lanes are cleared when the manors. Secondary walks the road, walkway and/or move the snow or apply snowfall ceases: and/or stoops on the sides or driveway in the area where road salt or ice melt where Amherst Lane Mystic Lane Roxbury Lane backs of manors will not be emergency personnel require a vehicle had been parked Bradford Lane Nantucket Lane Salem Lane shoveled or treated with ice access prior to or simultane- during the snow removal Concord Lane Narragansett Lane Sanford Lane melt. ous with emergency person- efforts. Dorset Lane Nautilus Court Somerset Lane Emerson Lane New Bedford Lane Stockton Lane In a typical snow storm (2 nel arrival. Fairfield Lane Northfield Lane Stowe Lane to 6 inches of accumulation), In those instances where IT IS THE RESIDENTS Glenwood Lane Norwich Lane Stratford Lane it takes approximately 12 there is no notification in ad- RESPONSIBILITY TO RE- Greenfield Lane Onset Lane Sturbridge Lane hours once the storm ends vance, upon learning of the MOVE SNOW FROM THE Hanover Lane Orrington Lane Sudbury Lane to complete the full snow emergency and/or arrival of AREA WHERE THEIR OR Lowell Lane Oxford Lane Sunset Circle removal operation. In the emergency personnel, the THEIR GUEST’S VEHICLE Madison Lane Pelham Lane Thornton Lane event of a major snow event snow removal staff/ WAS PARKED AND TREAT Malden Lane Plymouth Lane Westfield Lane (6 inches or more) and/or contractor on site will make THE AREA FOR ICE. Manchester Lane Portland Lane Westport Lane icing conditions, it may re- reasonable efforts to clear Marblehead Lane Prescott Lane Winchester Lane quire more time to complete the road, walkway and/or It is incumbent upon each Meeting House Lane Putney Lane Wingate Court Middlebury Lane Redding Lane Yorkshire Lane the full snow removal opera- driveway in the area where resident to be attentive to the Milford Lane Rockport Lane Yorktown Lane tion. emergency personnel require surroundings and exercise

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Many residents are ask- All schedules are available outside the E&R office calls returned same day. ing if we will be giving the RATES (near the copy machine) or via the Web at rcainj.com and COVID-19 vaccine. At this TECH BUDDY – Simple step- $14 for 10 words, moment we are working on following the links Facilities, Clubhouse and Activities, by-step help with smart- 50 cents each the logistics, storing the and Bus Info. phones, computers and tab- additional word. vaccine in the required tem- lets. Large print solutions for perature range to keep it low tech problems. Beginner to  Note: Phone numbers safe, and following CDC Advanced. Patience and en- count as one word and guidelines in keeping resi- thusiasm included. Wireless Recycle information from names as one word. Do dents and staff safe when printers, Netflix, Amazon Alexa giving the vaccine in an Waste Management setup and training. Have Alexa not count punctuation. open room. remind you of your appoint- Abbreviations will be  No caps on glass bottles/containers in the recycle bin. The local sites that have ments, read audiobooks, counted as one word. registered with the state will  No lids on plastic bottles. more. $5 off setup. Free quote.  Check or money order be granted permission to  Only #1, #2, and #5 plastic is acceptable in the recycle (732) 589-4974. give the COVID-19 vaccine. bin. [email protected] must accompany insert, These sites include local  Plastics numbered #3, #4, and #7, etc. must go in the made payable to Princeton and county health depart- household trash bin. Editorial Services. ments, health clinics, physi-  Other plastic items as well as plastic bags, plastic wrap, shipping film, and Styrofoam go in the household trash Please note  Phone number or address cians’ offices, urgent care which appears in ad must centers, and retail pharma- bin. Please, no plastic bags in the recycling bin. You can Printed copies of cies. It was announced that use a plastic bag to dump your recyclables, but take the the Rossmoor News appear on check or money New Jersey plans to open plastic bag away with you. (Recycle it at the supermar- are available for pick order to ensure proper six mega vaccination sites; ket.) up at the Village credit. the closet mega-site to  Shredded paper cannot be recycled by Waste Center by calling Ad-  Type or print your ad Monroe will be the Conven- Management with their current equipment so put it in the clearly and please include tion and Exposition Center household trash bin. ministration at 609- in Edison.  Aerosol cans must be empty and punctured before being 655-1000. any contact information. New Jersey is launching a put into the recycle bin.

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