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The SandPaper/Wednesday, April 15, 2015 40 THINKING OF SELLING CONTACT ME FIRST • VACATIONHOMELBI.COM 609-492-2090 CALL FOR YOUR MARKET ANALYSIS KNOW YOUR PRICE - KNOW YOUR MARKET JUDITH “JUDY” COLLINS - REALTOR VACATIONHOMELBI.COM ONE STOP CLICKING FOR ALL THINGS LONG BEACH ISLAND SALES/RENTALS/INFO 609-492-1511 OFFICE 12800 LONG BEACH BLVD., BEACH HAVEN TERRACE, NJ C K S 609-342-0495 CALL TO EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE! On the corner of 12 th & the Boulevard in Surf City www.dfinellihomes.com Continued from Page 32 6-Year-Old and one-on-one help from teachers and her loving big sister, Laura, who is in school for education and is Sherman’s teaching assistant. As Alena’s “key worker,” Laura works on skill-building with Alena at home and during the school day, implementing the behavior intervention tools in the classroom. Helping her to adjust is a matter of de- sensitizing her to new or “hard” situations gradually so she can become comfortable. Stimulus fading is one technique. “It’s a whole process,” Karen said. With help, Karen said, Alena moved up the communication ladder from pointing and gestures to nodding and shaking her head, by facing her fears at a rea- sonable pace. She worries that Alena is misread, by those who don’t understand, as defiant or aloof. Even an activity like trick-or-treating is a challenge. But what she exhibits is an avoidance pattern, Karen explained. “We all avoid things that are hard,” she said. But diligence, patience and plenty of positive reinforcement can pay dividends. Karen said the family saw a child psycholo- gist for about five months, and eventually Alena spoke to the therapist, but the benefits were not felt throughout all areas of life. Alena was also prescribed Zoloft, which proved ineffective for her. So her family found a support group in Kinnelon with a facilitator named Gail Kervatt, author of The Silence Within: A Teacher/Parent Guide to Working With Selectively Mute and Shy Children. Kervatt feels the best place to treat the disorder is in the school, where the child feels the most anxiety, Karen explained. Montecalvo said the condition is somewhat mysterious in that it can be hard to identify because, although people with the condition all experience similar struggles, each case is unique. The earliest signs of speech for Alena start- ed as coughs and giggles, according to Laura. She would blow her breath onto a cotton ball. She would use a “whisper phone.” Montecalvo got her whispering with a game of “Telephone,” which led to talking at normal volume. The last three months have shown the most dramatic improvement, and “now people have to tell her to be quiet,” Sherman said. Once she even recited the mealtime prayer for the lunch room. Sherman said just the day before The Sand- Paper’s visit, Alena had spoken directly to her for the first time. It happened without warning and without fanfare, seeming totally natural. Since many were unfamiliar with selective mutism before Alena came to LCA, in order to better understand Alena’s needs, a speech therapist came to the school to educate the staff. “There was a lot of communication so we could all be on the same page,” Sherman said. The speech expert spelled out three rules: Don’t force speech, don’t expect speech, and don’t react to speech. For Karen, that meant no more asking Alena daily if she had spoken to anyone in school. Before too long, Alena was talking to some- one new at school every day. “It’s so nice to see Alena talk to other chil- dren. She is so happy to go to school and learn and be able to talk. It has opened up a whole new world for her.” [email protected] committee meeting. Michael Dower, Timothy Hoolahan and Michael McKuhan are all sea- soned officers from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department and will be sworn in on April 23 when their interdepartmental transfers are completed. Police Chief Richard Buzby said the township’s Project Medicine Drop, in which residents can bring their unused prescription medicines to the police station to be disposed, has been a success. Since starting the program in February, Little Egg Harbor police have col- lected 208 pounds of prescription medicine to be disposed by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. “It reduces the threat of home burglar- ies and also is good for the environment,” said Buzby. Township engineer Jason Worth of T&M Associates announced the township has re- ceived a Streetscape Revitalization program grant for up to $845,000 from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to create sidewalks, lighting, benches and bus shelters for the township’s Mathistown and Radio Road Town Center. T&M has assisted in the grant procurement but has not been awarded the design contract as of yet, said Worth on Tuesday. “The application for the grant was made in 2013 and we were Police Contracts Continued from Page 28 told the original project was high on their list, but there were no funds that year. Then in late 2014 we were told funds had become available and we supplied them with additional paper- work. Right now the project is going through NJDEP environmental review and that should be wrapping up soon.” Worth said the township anticipates that the project should get started this spring and then stop in winter and start again in the spring of 2016. “The project must be completed by July of 2016.” The project will consist of 5-foot-wide con- crete sidewalks from the intersection of Center Street and Mathistown Road to Radio Road and on Radio Road from its intersection with Bass Wood Road, where the Little Treasures Playground is located, and through the intersec- tion with Mathistown and to the senior center. Decorative streetlights and benches and some plantings will beautify the area. The committee approved an agreement with the Little Egg Harbor schools to supply them with salt and plowing when there is deep snow and to repair their utility vehicles. Buses are not included in the agreement because they are contracted from a company. The township also agreed to letting the school district’s utility vehicles use the public works gas pump because it will save the district from paying state sales tax. The township will bill the district. At the beginning of the municipal meeting, Michael Czurlanis read a letter he had written to the township in honor of his father, George Czurlanis, who passed away March 29. The elder Czurlanis, after many years of dedication, was able to preserve two Revolutionary battle sites in the township through his Affair at Little Egg Harbor Historic Society; Michael is now the society president. He read that his father had twice been wounded in World War II and had received the Bronze Star for valor. “Many of you remember him from zoning and planning board meetings at the township and from seeing his name in the newspaper as he started his career. But I ask that you remember him for the cause that he believed in, that the officers and men of the Revolutionary War and all veterans deserve to be remembered.” Mayor Arthur Midgley thanked him and later said the township will dedicate a tree to his father at the township recreation fields. Midgley also announced that the Lion’s Club is sponsoring a benefit for Lily Rose Cra- mer at Calloways in Eagleswood on May 1 from 7 to 10 to help the family with medical bills. During the public portion of the meeting, resident Louise Mary O’Brien said another South Jersey town, Runnemede, would be adopting an anti-tethering law for dogs. O’Brien had spoken at the March 9 committee meeting about her cause, urging the township to adopt such a law. Midgley said the town- ship is working on a version to present to the committee. — Pat Johnson [email protected] Seismic Testing Continued from Page 29 “Clearly they didn’t tell you that my fellow researchers and I are attempting to understand the history of sea-level change and what impact rising sea level will have on the Jersey shore.” Mountain also directs individuals to the web- site geology.rutgers.edu/slin3d-home, which, he wrote in his letter, may be “helpful in learning about the proposed research and its compliance with environmental concerns mandated by the oversight organizations.” As of Tuesday, April 14, the Federal Reg- ister – federalregister.gov – still denoted the 16th as the close of the comment period for the project IHA. — Juliet Kaszas-Hoch j[email protected] LEH Accident Continued from Page 30 truck several times after running a stop sign at the intersection of West Calabreeze Way and Radio Road on April 11 at 10:44 p.m. Patrolman Kevin Hogan had Matos perform field sobriety tests; Matos was then placed under arrest. The younger child was flown by helicopter to Cooper Medical Center in Camden due to the nature of her injuries, and her sister was transported to Southern Ocean Medical Center. Both are in stable condition. Also inside the truck was Matos wife, who apparently was unhurt. Ishmael Matos refused medical treatment. Matos was charged with D.W.I., assault by auto, endangering the welfare of a child, D.W.I. with a minor in a motor vehicle, reckless driv- ing and several more motor vehicle summonses. LEH police officers Kevin Hogan and Chris Graham are the investigating officers, assisted by Officers John Kelly and Dan Ivancich. —P.J. Get Results with The SandPaper Classifieds!
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THINKING OF SELLINGCONTACT ME FIRST • VACATIONHOMELBI.COM
609-492-2090CALL FOR YOUR MARKET ANALYSISKNOW YOUR PRICE - KNOW YOUR MARKET
JUDITH “JUDY” COLLINS - REALTOR
VACATIONHOMELBI.COMONE STOP CLICKING FOR ALL THINGS
LONG BEACH ISLANDSALES/RENTALS/INFO
609-492-1511 OFFICE12800 LONG BEACH BLVD., BEACH HAVEN TERRACE, NJ
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609-342-0495 CALL TO EXPERIENCE THE
DIFFERENCE!
On the corner of 12th & the Boulevard in Surf City
www.dfinellihomes.com
Continued from Page 326-Year-Oldand one-on-one help from teachers and her loving big sister, Laura, who is in school for education and is Sherman’s teaching assistant. As Alena’s “key worker,” Laura works on skill-building with Alena at home and during the school day, implementing the behavior intervention tools in the classroom.
Helping her to adjust is a matter of de-sensitizing her to new or “hard” situations gradually so she can become comfortable. Stimulus fading is one technique. “It’s a whole process,” Karen said. With help, Karen said, Alena moved up the communication ladder from pointing and gestures to nodding and shaking her head, by facing her fears at a rea-sonable pace.
She worries that Alena is misread, by those who don’t understand, as defi ant or aloof. Even an activity like trick-or-treating is a challenge. But what she exhibits is an avoidance pattern, Karen explained. “We all avoid things that are hard,” she said. But diligence, patience and plenty of positive reinforcement can pay dividends.
Karen said the family saw a child psycholo-gist for about fi ve months, and eventually Alena spoke to the therapist, but the benefi ts were not felt throughout all areas of life. Alena was also prescribed Zoloft, which proved ineffective for her. So her family found a support group in
Kinnelon with a facilitator named Gail Kervatt, author of The Silence Within: A Teacher/Parent Guide to Working With Selectively Mute and Shy Children. Kervatt feels the best place to treat the disorder is in the school, where the child feels the most anxiety, Karen explained.
Montecalvo said the condition is somewhat mysterious in that it can be hard to identify because, although people with the condition all experience similar struggles, each case is unique.
The earliest signs of speech for Alena start-ed as coughs and giggles, according to Laura. She would blow her breath onto a cotton ball. She would use a “whisper phone.” Montecalvo got her whispering with a game of “Telephone,” which led to talking at normal volume. The last three months have shown the most dramatic improvement, and “now people have to tell her to be quiet,” Sherman said. Once she even recited the mealtime prayer for the lunch room.
Sherman said just the day before The Sand-Paper’s visit, Alena had spoken directly to her for the fi rst time. It happened without warning and without fanfare, seeming totally natural.
Since many were unfamiliar with selective mutism before Alena came to LCA, in order to better understand Alena’s needs, a speech therapist came to the school to educate the staff. “There was a lot of communication so we could all be on the same page,” Sherman said.
The speech expert spelled out three rules: Don’t force speech, don’t expect speech, and don’t react to speech. For Karen, that meant no more asking Alena daily if she had spoken to anyone in school.
Before too long, Alena was talking to some-one new at school every day.
“It’s so nice to see Alena talk to other chil-dren. She is so happy to go to school and learn and be able to talk. It has opened up a whole new world for her.”
committee meeting. Michael Dower, Timothy Hoolahan and Michael McKuhan are all sea-soned offi cers from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department and will be sworn in on April 23 when their interdepartmental transfers are completed.
Police Chief Richard Buzby said the township’s Project Medicine Drop, in which residents can bring their unused prescription medicines to the police station to be disposed, has been a success. Since starting the program in February, Little Egg Harbor police have col-lected 208 pounds of prescription medicine to be disposed by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Offi ce. “It reduces the threat of home burglar-ies and also is good for the environment,” said Buzby.
Township engineer Jason Worth of T&M Associates announced the township has re-ceived a Streetscape Revitalization program grant for up to $845,000 from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to create sidewalks, lighting, benches and bus shelters for the township’s Mathistown and Radio Road Town Center.
T&M has assisted in the grant procurement but has not been awarded the design contract as of yet, said Worth on Tuesday. “The application for the grant was made in 2013 and we were
Police ContractsContinued from Page 28
told the original project was high on their list, but there were no funds that year. Then in late 2014 we were told funds had become available and we supplied them with additional paper-work. Right now the project is going through NJDEP environmental review and that should be wrapping up soon.” Worth said the township anticipates that the project should get started this spring and then stop in winter and start again in the spring of 2016. “The project must be completed by July of 2016.”
The project will consist of 5-foot-wide con-crete sidewalks from the intersection of Center Street and Mathistown Road to Radio Road and on Radio Road from its intersection with Bass Wood Road, where the Little Treasures Playground is located, and through the intersec-tion with Mathistown and to the senior center. Decorative streetlights and benches and some plantings will beautify the area.
The committee approved an agreement with the Little Egg Harbor schools to supply them with salt and plowing when there is deep snow and to repair their utility vehicles. Buses are not included in the agreement because they are contracted from a company. The township also agreed to letting the school district’s utility vehicles use the public works gas pump because it will save the district from paying state sales tax. The township will bill the district.
At the beginning of the municipal meeting, Michael Czurlanis read a letter he had written to the township in honor of his father, George
Czurlanis, who passed away March 29. The elder Czurlanis, after many years of dedication, was able to preserve two Revolutionary battle sites in the township through his Affair at Little Egg Harbor Historic Society; Michael is now the society president.
He read that his father had twice been wounded in World War II and had received the Bronze Star for valor. “Many of you remember him from zoning and planning board meetings at the township and from seeing his name in the newspaper as he started his career. But I ask that you remember him for the cause that he believed in, that the offi cers and men of the Revolutionary War and all veterans deserve to be remembered.”
Mayor Arthur Midgley thanked him and
later said the township will dedicate a tree to his father at the township recreation fi elds.
Midgley also announced that the Lion’s Club is sponsoring a benefi t for Lily Rose Cra-mer at Calloways in Eagleswood on May 1 from 7 to 10 to help the family with medical bills.
During the public portion of the meeting, resident Louise Mary O’Brien said another South Jersey town, Runnemede, would be adopting an anti-tethering law for dogs. O’Brien had spoken at the March 9 committee meeting about her cause, urging the township to adopt such a law. Midgley said the town-ship is working on a version to present to the committee.
— Pat Johnson [email protected]
Seismic TestingContinued from Page 29
“Clearly they didn’t tell you that my fellow researchers and I are attempting to understand the history of sea-level change and what impact rising sea level will have on the Jersey shore.”
Mountain also directs individuals to the web-site geology.rutgers.edu/slin3d-home, which, he wrote in his letter, may be “helpful in learning about the proposed research and its compliance with environmental concerns mandated by the oversight organizations.”
As of Tuesday, April 14, the Federal Reg-ister – federalregister.gov – still denoted the 16th as the close of the comment period for the project IHA.
— Juliet Kaszas-Hoch j [email protected]
LEH AccidentContinued from Page 30truck several times after running a stop sign at the intersection of West Calabreeze Way and Radio Road on April 11 at 10:44 p.m.
Patrolman Kevin Hogan had Matos perform fi eld sobriety tests; Matos was then placed under arrest.
The younger child was fl own by helicopter to Cooper Medical Center in Camden due to the nature of her injuries, and her sister was transported to Southern Ocean Medical Center. Both are in stable condition.
Also inside the truck was Matos wife, who apparently was unhurt. Ishmael Matos refused medical treatment.
Matos was charged with D.W.I., assault by auto, endangering the welfare of a child, D.W.I. with a minor in a motor vehicle, reckless driv-ing and several more motor vehicle summonses. LEH police offi cers Kevin Hogan and Chris Graham are the investigating offi cers, assisted by Offi cers John Kelly and Dan Ivancich. —P.J.
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