Affidavit of Proof of Service and Publication

Star-Ledger <794< 488:64A:@ AD#: 00 0011116634 State of New Jersey,) ss County of Middlesex) Maria Nunez being duly sworn, deposes that he/she is principal clerk of NJ Advance Media; that Star-Ledger is a public digital newspaper, with general circulation in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren Counties, and this notice is an accurate and true copy of this notice as printed in said digital newspaper, was printed and published in the regular edition and issue of said digital newspaper on the following date(s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aria Nunez ________________________________________________ Principal Clerk of the Publisher Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of August 2026 Jeanette Kryzymalski Online Notary Public. This notarial act involved the use of online audio/video communication technology. Notarization ________________________________________________ facilitated by SIGNiX® Notary Public