TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 18 - No. 31
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Inside The Law
December 10, 2022
─Photo by Chris Lundy M. Rose Peluso hopes her book will help others learn to live with faith through hardship.
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Chronic illness is something most people don’t want to talk about, so M. Rose Peluso wrote a book about it. Her book, “Behind The Tapestry,” is subtitled “My Discovery Of God’s Grace Amidst Chronic Pain And Loss.” It’s available in most online book markets. It chronicles a life dealing with serious issues while also working to become a nun. It’s a personal story but it appeals to a wider audience. She suffers widespread, chronic pain from pudendal neuropathy, named after the nerve that runs through the pelvic f loor. “If you’re having a horrible day, sitting is almost unbearable,” she said. A chronic condition will take up a huge amount of your life. If you don’t have one, you just don’t understand how much it impacts everything. Lots of people don’t want to hear about illness, but Peluso won’t suffer in silence any longer. She left her great job as a graphic designer and entered the convent in 1999. It’s a long process to become a nun, as you move up through the stations. She became a sister in 2002. The disease struck in 2001, and she recalled that it (Author - See Page 4)
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Shelters Caring For Animals Rescued From Brick Home
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY The 175 malnourished dogs and cats evacuated from a home at 111 Arrowhead Park Drive in Brick Township are receiving care from the Ocean County Health Department. Ocean County Health Coordinator Dan Regenye said the depart-
ment was taking care of 175 of the 180 animals brought in by multiple agencies when the Brick Township Police uncovered the illegal operation and made two arrests. Early in the process, 30 dogs and 17 cats were brought to the Northern Ocean County Animal Facility in
Jackson while 17 dogs and eight cats were taken to the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter in Manahawkin, while 81 dogs and 12 cats were transported to the county’s Barnegat facility (formerly Barnegat Kennels) which is generally used to shelter animals (Animals - See Page 5)
New Retail Coming To Mall Property By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – You might have noticed land being cleared on Bay Avenue near the Ocean County Mall. This is the start of a proposed retail building that will be built there. However, the tenants are not yet set in stone. The 12,000 square foot retail building will
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have 49 parking spaces, according to township documents. There would be access from “both Bay Avenue and Mall Access Drive.” There are also plans for a drainage system, utilities, landscaping, and lighting. The property is approximately 2.43 acres. (Retail - See Page 20)
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Land was cleared recently for new businesses.
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