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Photo by Chris Lundy The Relay For Life brings survivors, caretakers, and loved ones together to make sure no one fights cancer alone. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY - It will touch everyone’s life eventually. You might not be a cancer patient, but someone you love is likely to get cancer. According to the World Health Organization, cancer accounted for one in six deaths globally in 2020. Robyn Griffith, who coordinated the Berke-
ley-Lacey Relay for Life, said that fundraisers like this helps the American Cancer Society give patients rides to appointments, lodging, and a hotline. It’s the best way to help those struggling with the disease and fight it with researching cures. “Together we can make the biggest impact to save lives,” she told the group at the
opening ceremony at Veterans Park. The event starts during the day, lasts overnight, and ends the next morning. This symbolizes the darkness that comes with a cancer diagnosis, and the light of hoping for a better tomorrow, Griffith said. Throughout the evening, there were scheduled laps for various groups. The first lap,
for example, was made up of survivors. The event got its start in 1985, when Dr. Gordon Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, raising money to help the American Cancer Society. The walk was about 83.6 miles and he raised $27,000. The next year, the Relay for Life was born. It has continually been an overnight event since then. No one walks for 24 hours straight, though. They take turns, and that’s why it’s a relay. The benefits aren’t just financial, they’re social and emotional as well. Fran Curtis detailed her battle with several cancers. It led her to the Reach To Recover y program, where survivors are partnered with someone who is currently fighting. It helps to have someone who has been through it and knows what it’s like. There’s also Man To Man, for prostate cancer. Diana Dozois met Curtis through Reach (Relay - See Page 4)
August 26, 2023
How Much Damage Did Ciba Cause?
By Chris Lundy amounts of toxic waste TOMS RIVER – On the into the soil and waterheels of a settlement being ways. Many people besigned in which the owner lieve that the area’s cancer of the Ciba-Geigy proper- cluster was caused by ty will still be able to profit them. from it, environmentalists The current property are forming a strategy to owners, BASF, and the again fight the chemical State Department of Engiant and the state agency vironmental Protection that has “environmental reached a settlement that protection” in its name. would keep about 1,000 Ciba-Geigy created acres of it preserved for dyes and other chemicals open space, pollinator from 1952 until 1990. It gardens, trails, and an also dumped unknown (Ciba - See Page 4)
Photo by Chris Lundy Environmental lawyer Albert Telsey gave an overview of his tactics in fighting this settlement.
Program Will Help Police, Autistic People Interact
Photo courtesy Berkeley Township Mayor Carmen Amato and Police Chief Kevin Santucci announce the Blue Envelope program.
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – A new program will help police and those on the autism spectrum interact during stressful situations. Getting pulled over is stressful for everyone. For someone who has sensory processing or communication chal-
lenges, it can escalate the stress and lead to a difficult situation for all involved. Berkeley is joining the Blue Envelope program. If pulled over, the driver shows the blue envelope to the officer. On the outside are instructions for the driver, such as keeping their
hands on the wheel. There’s a reminder that the officer may shine their flashlight in the car and that the police car may have flashing lights. On the reverse side of the envelope, it tells the officers what to do, such as simplifying requests. There’s instruction to
the officer that if the driver becomes upset, to contact a person on the emergency contact card inside. A checked off box will also indicate whether the driver is verbal or nonverbal. The driver will keep their driver’s license, vehicle registration, vehicle insurance, and
an emergency contact card inside the blue envelope. “This program is highly successful in other towns in the state,” said Mayor Carmen Amato. “The Blue Envelope Program was brought to my attention by a resident of our community. Having
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