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THURSDAY 10.02.14
VOLUME 135
NUMBER 236
SINCE 1879
ADVICE D5
CLASSIFIED E1
COMICS D4
LOCAL A3
LUXURY LIVING D1
OBITUARIES A14
OPINION A17
SPORTS C1
WEATHER C10
YOUR MONEY A10
Four more cases of the severe respiratory illness
striking children, Enterovirus D68, have been con-
firmed in New Jersey by federal health authorities.
The new cases of Enterovirus 68 involve patients
from Burlington County, which has two cases, and Cam-
den and Morris counties. Three confirmed cases previ-
ously were announced in Essex, Passaic and Sussex
counties.
All seven children have been released from the hos-
pital and are recovering. Their names havent been dis-
closed, but they range in age from 1 to 9.
Yes its here, said Dr. Steven Kairys, chairman of
pediatrics at K. Hovnanian Childrens Hospital in
Neptune. Its definitely here.
Health Commissioner Mary ODowd advises parents
and health care providers to be aware of symptoms that
include cough, runny nose, sneezing and muscle aches
and possibly a low-grade fever.
According to the CDC, 472 cases of Enterovirus 68
have been confirmed in 41states and the District of Co-
lumbia since mid-August.
Kairys said samples from four to five patients at the
hospital who may have had D68 have been sent to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A backlog
is delaying the results.
None of those local cases in have been confirmed, nor
are there any confirmed cases in Ocean County, accord-
ing to the Ocean County Health Department.
But Kairys said there has been a 30 percent uptick in
Four more
cases of
enterovirus
confirmed
Children affected in N.J.
all expected to recover
KEN SERRANO @KENSERRANOAPP
See VIRUS, Page A8
LAKEWOOD With fixed incomes and no kids in class-
rooms, senior citizens often are thought of as easy no
votes when it comes to expanding school budgets.
But Lakewoods senior citizen community bucked
expectations on Tuesday, voting en masse for a success-
ful referendum effort to float a nearly $34.7 million
bond for repairs to six township public schools.
In Lakewoods southwestern corner, dominated by a
couple of senior housing developments, 95.8 percent of
voters were in favor of the proposal, according to re-
sults released by the Ocean County Clerks Office.
The total vote in the three districts was 1,060 in favor
of the proposal and 46 against it, according to the re-
sults.
Overall, the proposal received 2,436 yes votes and
Lakewood seniors
prove difference
in bond passage
KEVIN PENTN @KEVINPENTONAPP
See SENIORS, Page A8
Editors note: Shortly after superstorm Sandy
passed, the Asbury Park Press began tracking the lives
of those with homes destroyed in one of the hardest-hit
Shore communities. Nearly two years later, these are
their stories.
ORTLEY BEACH Like so many in this superstorm
Sandy-battered section of Toms River, Lisa Frankle
spent most of the past two years waiting to move back
home.
Now at last, shes almost there.
I am so excited, you have no idea, said Frankle, 47,
a teacher in Montclair whose Second Avenue condo-
minium had to be demolished after Sandys surge
knocked it sideways, off its foundation. Now a new, ele-
vated building is rapidly taking shape on the property,
and Frankle is thrilled with the progress at last.
Finally, she said on a recent warm day, as she sat at
a picnic table while neighbor George Polizzano, a con-
tractor, and his son Matt worked on the roof and floor
framing of the condo building. It seems like its been
forever, but I can finally imagine moving back in.
Ortley Beach, like Frankles condo, remains under
construction as the second anniversary of Sandy ap-
proaches. Signs dot the landscape, touting everything
from mold removal to home elevation to modular
houses. Half-finished houses, raised on pilings or on
thick concrete foundations, can be seen on many
HOMEWARD
BOUND
PETER ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER.
Lisa Frankles condominium on Second Avenue in Ortley Beach is nearly complete, two years after superstorm Sandy. She
hopes to move back in before the end of the year. I am so excited, you have no idea, Frankle said.
Ortley residents
return after Sandy
JEAN MIKLE @JEANMIKLE
See HOME, Page A8
PETER ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Scott Edrington discusses the progress in town as he visits
his property. Visit APP.comfor a photo gallery look back.
ON THE WEB
Scan the QR code or visit
APP.comto see a video
about progress in Ortley Beach nearly
two years after superstorm Sandy.
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SIX DEGREES OF
THOMAS EDISON
Rumson mansion has illuminating past LUXURY LIVING, D8