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Welcome to April and our Home & Design issue! There are a million quotes about what a home is, and the importance it holds in our lives. Our homes, how we care for and decorate them, is such a big part of self-expression and of making a happy life. But HOME means different things to different people. For some it’s a place, for others a person, but for all of us here in Monmouth County it’s where we choose to raise our families and conduct our businesses. With this edition we honor what Laura Ingalls Wilder called, “the nicest word there is.”

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Trend Watch - Interior Design on page 52 gives you an up-tothe-minute glance at what is in, and what is on its way out, for interior design. We tapped the knowledge of several local authorities, and love the warm and comfortable vibe taking homes to colorful places. Planning to start a garden? We can help! How Does Your Garden Grow on page 56 shares all the essentials for a fruitful bounty. Our new Meet Your Neighbor features have been getting rave reviews, and this month we bring you a drummer, a dentist, and a politician all from Holmdel. Have a suggestion on a neighbor? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at info@communitymagazinenj.com.

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Bell Works International Women’s Day speakers from left to right: Casey DeStefano, Jennifer Scanarito, Christine Zilinski Paola Zamudio, Margarethe Lauranzi, Sarah Krug, and Jenna Gaudio

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If you were not one of the lucky 275 women attending the inaugural International Women’s Day event held at Bell Works in Holmdel, here is a rundown of what happened.

The event started out in the spacious Bell Works lobby, with a cocktail hour and networking, where you also were greeted by the ladies of Impact 100 Jersey Coast. Attendees were able to learn about the group of women who collectively fund transformative grants to nonprofits in the Jersey Coast region. In just two years, the philanthropic women behind Impact 100 Jersey Coast have awarded grants totaling $391,000 to nonprofits serving Monmouth County. At its 2017 Annual Meeting, nearly 250 women voted to award Covenant House New Jersey and The Mental Health Association of Monmouth County as Impact’s 2017 recipients, each receiving grants of $123,000. A happy vibe with women and some supportive men sharing their stories and swapping business cards all around.

Guests were then ushered into the state-ofthe-art Bell Works Theater that comfortably fit all the attendees. Paola Zamudio, Creative Director at Bell Works, opened with remarks about her mom.

She thanked her mom for allowing her to be where she is today. Paola and her mom traveled here from Columbia twenty-one years ago. She credited her for instilling in her three important things: hard work, education, and knowledge.

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Here are the speakers and their messages about adversity and persistence…

Sarah Krug is the amazing woman in the red dress who talked about running away from home when she was just 17 after her mother died of breast cancer, at the age of 42 to pursue her dream of attending Princeton University, and protecting herself from her father. She succeeded and is now the founder of Health Collaboratory, CEO of Cancer 101 and President of the Society For Participatory Medicine. …and makes a positive impact on patients on a daily basis. Her story highlighted the fact that she did not let her former circumstances dictate her path in life. She told the audience to take off their “invisible capes” and awaken their inner superheroes.

Jenna Gaudio is the Marketing Director from Vydia and she talked about how she and some of her female co-workers created a new inclusive culture at Vydia. She showed us a picture of the company basketball game and recounted how the men on the court asked her and the other women to wait for the second game, because they wanted to play one “real” game first. After that experience, she and her co-workers worked to create a more equitable environment at work, including on the basketball court. She also described strategies women can use to move ahead at work. Jenna asked the audience what we want. If we want equal pay, she advised us to ask for it, not wait for it to happen.

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Grant Making and Engagement at Community Foundation of New Jersey. She gave us some striking statistics: across the nation, women control 60% of all personal wealth and own 40% of all privately held businesses. The combined net worth of 50 plus women is $19 trillion. She told us that by 2025, women will account for 60% of all billionaires. It was thought provoking.

Jennifer Scanarito is the iCIMS Senior Director, Cloud Services at iCIMS. When Jennifer took the stage, she pointed to her family in the audience and asked her husband to record her speech. She indicated that although she is white and blonde, there is more to her than meets the eye. Her family taught her to be courageous and to share her story. She urged us all to be agents of change and to speak up and share our stories. Jennifer, who speaks Spanish, ended her presentation by sharing her favorite Spanish quote: “Cada cabeza es un mundo” which translates to “every head is a world.”

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Christine Zilinski, Salon Concrete owner, stylist, industry speaker, trainer and leadership expert is the product of her tremendous dedication and an endless commitment to personal growth. Christine told a heartbreaking story about her business and her personal life, and then reminded us all to have good thoughts in bad times. She said, “Don’t let bad times define you, focus on what you can control, seek positive counsel or a mentor, ask yourself what you want your outcome to be…and go for it.”

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R. Bruce Phillips

By Susan Murphy < Robert Bruce Phillips as a Freshman, where he attended Red Bank High School, Red Bank, New Jersey.

Retired Holmdel Township Chief of Police R.”Bruce” Phillips passed away on March 11, 2018. He was 79 years old. Bruce was a second-generation policeman. His father, Joseph Phillips was the first Chief of Police of Holmdel and the only policeman on the force at the time. “So, Bruce left a brief career in major league baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers to become the second policeman on the Holmdel Police Department,” shared family members.

idea of spending his golden years on a farm that reminded him of the early Holmdel where he grew up sounded good - mostly farmland, hills, trees, fields, barns, streams, no traffic, and quiet.

Bruce enjoyed working on his farm and loved being outdoors.

He loved playing sports and attending sporting events. But most of all, he enjoyed the company of his family, friends, and his German Shepherd dogs.

Bruce graduated from Red Bank High School, FBI National Academy 73rd session, and Ocean County Police Academy. He attended Shepherd College, Potomac State and Monmouth College. An excellent athlete who excelled in baseball and football, he attained all state and conference honors. He attended the Brooklyn Dodgers spring training and played semi-pro football with the Bayshore Red Wings. He was a member of the Red Bank Tire semi-pro national championship baseball team.

Bruce enjoyed baseball, football, and hunting earlier in his life, and golf later in life. He was an outstanding catcher.

“He was a hard worker, and able to get whatever task was handed to him done. He cared about the youth in Holmdel and has helped many inspirationally. He was raised, grew up and worked his whole life in a town he loved so much,” commented a close family member.

Current Holmdel Chief of Police John Mioduszewski noted, “When he took over as Chief in 1971, he was in charge of a small force comprised mostly of part-time officers. Bruce was adamant in the need to build a properly trained, equipped, and staffed Police Department. And, he always stated that a community like Holmdel would never settle for, nor ever accept, anything less. Bruce served as Chief of Police for 33 years, an amount of time that would be impossible to come close to today. But, in all of that time he remained active and progressive, not only locally but within the state as well. To quote Mitch Sklar, the current Executive Director of the NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police, ‘In his day, Bruce Phillips was a giant of the State Chiefs Association.’ The Holmdel Police Department has lost a valuable friend and mentor.”

Bruce Phillips had a long and illustrious career, serving as President of both the Monmouth County and New Jersey State Police Chiefs Associations. He is credited with the development of many programs that still continue to this day, including the annual New Jersey Police Memorial Service and the Police-Security Expo. Under the guidance of Chief Phillip, the Department grew to 42 Officers. Also, during his tenure, he oversaw the creation of numerous programs including Neighborhood Watch, Domestic Violence Response Team, Police Youth Academy, the Department’s participation in the Holmdel Drug and Alcohol Alliance, and many other civic and community-based organizations.

Chief Phillips moved to Kentucky after retiring from the Holmdel Police Department in 2004 to be near friends. The

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Chief Phillips’ daughter, Kathleen, shared what she thought her father would want people to remember about him. “I’m sure he would want people to remember him as a good friend. He loved life, loved to laugh, and loved to have fun!”

Condolences to the family were accepted by Holmdel Funeral Home and a memorial service for Chief Phillips was held at the Holmdel Community Church on March 27. In lieu of flowers, it was requested that donations be made to Autism Tomorrow at autismtomorrow.org or mailed to Autism Tomorrow, 210 Park Avenue, Suite 301, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932-1057.

Bruce Phillips is survived by his wife of 30 years, Kelli, daughters Tiffany and Ava, with whom he lived on a farm in Kentucky. He is also survived by his children Kathleen Jablonski and husband Tom, Robert Phillips Jr. and fiancé’ Barbara, Penny Buccellato and husband Victor, and ten loving grandchildren: Robert III, Jacquelyn, Hannah, Allyson, Danny, Brooke, Kathryn, Tommy, Andrew and Billy, who will all miss him dearly.

While at Potomac State College in Keyser, West Virginia, Robert Bruce Phillips proudly wore his baseball uniform and was always in position to catch the ball.

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THE SECRET TO SUCCESS Countless books, seminars, and gurus promise to teach you the “secrets” to success. Well, here’s my secret: There are no secrets to success. Actually, it’s pretty simple. Want to excel in whatever you do? Get to work. Keep working. And don’t stop until the job is done. That’s called “work ethic.” It is this author's opinion that THIS is the Achilles heel of America.

As we get smarter and more educated generationally, the more we are taught that we can use our minds under the “work smarter, not harder” paradigm. Malcom Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours to be GREAT at anything – there are no elevators to success – take the stairs.

I own my own financial services firm. I won’t lie, it’s a dream job. But it isn’t a dream-come-true. There’s no fantasy involved. Just a semi-lifetime of hard work. I had my first job at 13. My best friend Carl and I convinced the principal at our middle school that we should sell tacos during after-school events (less policy and rules back then) – back to school nights, basketball games, you get the idea. So our moms helped us cook beef and cut up lettuce and tomatoes and put them in Tupperware that never found their way back home.

We learned real fast about the concepts of profit and more importantly, expenses. That job taught us a lot. We learned that to succeed, you have to grind (even for tacos). In high school, I worked scooping Italian ices. The owner didn’t appreciate it when I gave out overly-generous portions to customers. That taught me accountability. Until you run the show, you answer to the person who does. During college I worked as a bartender and played guitar, I learned that you need to smile and treat customers well, even when you’re having a bad day (or have a hangover). Leave your mood at the door, or expect to be shown the door. After graduation, I worked at a big consulting firm. I was a small cog in a big machine, but I loved working in the city and taking the ferry to work with all the Wall Street people (putting on that knockoff Armani tie made me feel professional). Maybe they looked down on the kid with the cheap suit and Inspector Gadget overcoat. People tend to frown on amateurs and their mistakes. I don’t. If you think a job is beneath you, you don’t deserve that job, or any other. Like all grinders, I was rejected far more often than not. Usually, I didn’t get past the first sentence. But sometimes I did – enough to start making people notice. The path to success is paved with failure.

After that big consulting firm, I was blessed to jump around to other prestigious firms. I had three jobs (back then that was a lot). One of those was in a data center in New York City. It was fun, but it involved ridiculously long hours. That was okay, though. I got used to it. And when long hours were called for later, I was ready. I went from working (learning)

in the data center to designing and building them. We put out a good product. But it wasn’t enough – because timing and luck are also important, and you can’t control those.

You can only control what you do. You just have to keep working. What choice do you have?

The experience of designing and building teams and solutions gave me the idea and confidence that I could do it on my own – the talent. I put the random thoughts of a new business together and decided to “float the idea” out there to a few prospects and I finally caught the eye of a HUGE financial company. I decided that I would never think of myself as a “talent”, but to surround myself with people smarter than I am. My ambition was to be the best at what we did and differentiate with a “whatever it takes” attitude. As the newbies, we were “in the office” day and night, and took every assignment that we could, especially the ones no one else wanted. After eight months, somebody with a big corner office (actually it was Jamie Dimon, now CEO of JP Morgan Chase) noticed we were making “a difference”, took a chance, and awarded us a large multi-year contract to do projects in Chicago and London. We celebrated BIG TIME. It was a huge jump, and it put us under a microscope. We weren’t ready for that. We made a lot of mistakes – some honest ones, some really dumb ones and some that cost us a bunch of money. All of them were public. The client didn’t hold back its displeasure, and neither did our employees. This pushed us to screw-up less and taught us how to deal with criticism. Mistakes are life’s way of highlighting what you need to improve. So we kept making mistakes, and we kept improving. After five years, we were named to INC. Magazine’s fastest growing companies in the country. Life offered us success through hard work and many failures.

Now I’m helping people succeed by creating safety and security for their families, and I love it! After a semilifetime of work, I think I see what it takes, whether it’s your first job, your dream job, or you’re retired. It could be running a company or a small “honey do list” project around the house... the formula is always the same: Get to work. Keep working. Make Mistakes. And don’t stop until it’s done. That’s the secret (that’s not a secret) to success.

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My name: Alex Silvergold What I do: I am a professional musician When my career began: I started playing the drums when I was eight, but didn’t take it seriously until I was a sophomore in high school.

What sets me apart from other musicians: My motto has always been ‘more is more’ and that attitude helps me bring a unique energy to the compositions I play. This helps me connect with the other musicians I play with, especially the soloists, in ways that other musicians may not.

How I got into music: I had an electronic drum set in my basement for a very long time. Eventually my parents saw my curiosity for the instrument and nurtured my interest in it through private lessons and by allowing me to join programs that supported music and the arts.

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Displaying exemplary production, Louis Critelli was inducted into the global real estate brand, Engel & Völkers’, 2017 “Elite Club”, he also received the NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Award and The NJ Realtors® Distinguished Sales Club Award

Monmouth County, N.J. (April 2018) - Engel & Völkers Americas announced that Louis Critelli has been inducted into the 2017 Elite Club, the company’s highest distinction for closed sales volume.

Critelli also received the NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Award and The NJ Realtors® Distinguished Sales Club Award, which is presented to NJ Realtors® members who have been recipients of the Circle of Excellence® Sales Award® for 10 years.

“Louis has proved himself to be one of our top advisors among Engel & Völkers’ global network of expert real estate advisors who consistently deliver an unparalleled level of service,” said Anthony Hitt, CEO of Engel & Völkers.

“Louis’ outstanding achievements evidence him being a leader in our local marketplace, and we could not be more proud.”

Pictured is Louis Critelli (left) with Anthony Hitt, CEO of Engel & Völkers North America.

Louis was recognized for his achievement during an awards ceremony held at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture at Engel & Völkers’ annual Exchange event, the global company’s largest North American event.

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“Remaining absolutely focused on the needs of my market’s home buyers and sellers has always been my strategy for success, and combined with the supportive network and systems that the Engel & Völkers brand provides, my abilities to service my clients are limitless.”

About Engel & Völkers Since its beginning in 1977 as a specialty boutique providing exclusive, high-end real estate services in Hamburg, Germany, Engel & Völkers has becomes one of the world’s leading companies specializing in the sale and lease of premium residential and commercial property, yachts and private aviation. Engel & Völkers currently operates a global network of over 10,000 real estate advisors in more than 30 countries, offering both private and institutional clients a professionally tailored range of luxury services. Committed to exception service, Engel & Völkers supports its advisors with an array of premium quality business services; marketing programs and tools; multiple platforms for mobile, social and web; as well as access to its global network of real estate professionals, property listings and market data. Each brokerage is independently owned and operated.

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What I do: Our practice incorporates advanced anesthesia services to help manage various special problems and requirements which may occur with phobic and challenged individuals.

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Laser hair removal is performed on both women and men. It is commonly done on the lip, chin, nostrils, sideburns, jawline, cheeks, neck, forehead, eyebrows, chest, areola, abdomen, back, shoulders, arms, buttocks, bikini, full legs, feet and toes.

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Burry Honored on International Women’s Day Senator Vin Gopal, Assembly members Eric Houghtaling and Joann Downey honored Deputy Director Freeholder Lillian Burry for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018. They presented Freeholder Burry with an official resolution on behalf of the New Jersey State Legislature to honor her for inspiring other women to enter politics and breaking many barriers.

Left to right: Freeholder Gerry Scharfenberger, Ph.D, LD-11 Assemblywoman Joann Downey, Colts Neck Mayor JP Bartolomeo, Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs, Freeholder Deputy Director Lillian Burry, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone, Freeholder Pat Impreveduto, Senator Vin Gopal, Matawan Mayor Joseph Altomonte, and Freeholder John P. Curley.

“There is no time better than International Women’s Day to recognize and thank Freeholder Burry for her dedication to community service,” stated Gopal.

Mayors of Matawan and Colts Neck, along with Burlington County Freeholder Director Katie Gibbs presented proclamations to Burry.

“Friends” Library Book Sale a Success Colts Neck Friends of the Library held its annual book sale in mid-March. This annual event wouldn’t be possible without the army of volunteers who showed up to help the group out.

President Michele Battista wanted to give special thanks to: Colts Neck Friends of the Library Trustees & Members; Stephanie Laurino & Colts Neck Library Staff; Colts Neck Woman’s Club; Colts Neck Seniors Club; Students from Cedar Drive Middle School, CNHS, CBA, & Saint John Vianney High School; Thom Hennessey; Lou Bader & DPW Staff; Colts Neck Mayor JP Bartolomeo; Kathleen Capristo, Township Administrator; Beth Kara, Municipal Clerk; and Georgette Fitzgerald.

Battista said, “This is our main fundraiser for the year, and it was another success! We might have a mini book sale once a month because patrons asked for another book sale during the year. Proof that people do still read books!”

The Colts Neck Friends of the Library is a volunteer organization whose purpose is to aid and enhance the library’s development and to sponsor social, cultural and educational programs for the benefit and enjoyment of our residents.

Left to right: Joanna Vroman, Shirley Miller, Mil Wexler-Kobrinski. Meredith Geneve, Ien Yoe, Mayor JP Bartolomeo, Michele Battista, and Georgette Fitzgerald. Students pictured are: Lauren Bujnowski, Victoria Hulse and Madelyn Divino

Colts Neck Resident Named to Virginia Tech Dean’s List Madeleine R. Warendorf from Colts Neck, a freshman at Virginia Tech, majoring in GE in the College of Engineering, is among the Virginia Tech students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must complete at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester.

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Food Emporium Comes to Marlboro STORY CATHY PADILLA

For those of us who live in Colts Neck, or the western or southern portions of Holmdel, food shopping can be a timeconsuming challenge. Seldom can I venture to one store to do all my shopping. It’s not a quick trip to either Freehold, Manalapan, Aberdeen, or Lincroft to a conventional supermarket. Finally, the frustration of losing the convenience of the A&P, which sat at the corner of routes 520 and 79 in Marlboro, is coming to an end.

Sometime later this month (not April 6 as previously announced), the Food Emporium will open its doors to much anticipation and expectation.

Part of the Key Food Co-op of stores since 2015, Food Emporium is known as an upscale, gourmet supermarket similar to Whole Foods or Wegmans. The Marlboro location will be the first in Monmouth County. It is privately owned by the Doleh family of Colts Neck who also own four Key Food markets in New York. Joe and Amy Doleh will oversee the running of the store, while their three children, Danny, Mike, and Jenna, will all help in their own way.

“We’ve lived in Colts Neck for a few years and we realize how hard it is to go shopping here,” says Joe Doleh. “There isn’t a bakery, or a butcher, or even a traditional supermarket in town.

Food Emporium is a new brand for New Jersey, but we think people will love it. We spared no expense in redoing the store, and the products will be top quality at very competitive prices.”

Danny Doleh, co-owner of Food Emporium of Marlboro

A walk through the almost-finished store promises an exciting shopping experience. Sleek, bright, spacious, and ontrend, each department pops with color and has the feel of an openair market. Whether you’re looking to do your weekly shopping, to grab a coffee and pastry, or want to meet a friend for lunch and sit at one of the dining tables, the store promises something for everyone.

The store’s slogan from the 1990s, "someone made a store just for me", seems appropriate after speaking with Danny Doleh, who is acting as store manager and handling both the marketing and Grand Opening. The store is a mix of chef prepared meals, organic meats and produce, locally sourced seafood, and upscale baked goods and bread with all the everyday, brand-name items one would expect. After a thorough study of local markets, Danny promises competitive prices and the freshest food available.

“We’re hoping to create a one-stop-shopping experience for families,” says Danny. “We have an incredible on-site chef, Chef Mo, who will daily create carry-out meals, oversee catering orders, and provide both custom cakes and carry-out baked goods. He made a cake for my sister’s birthday that was unbelievably good.”

A Grand Opening Celebration is planned for the second part of April. We’ll keep you posted on our Facebook page @ CommunityMagNJ where you can view more photographs of the store.

Friends of JJ is proud to announce its 3rd annual Ladies Night Out on April 13, 2018 from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. at Colts Neck Firehouse #2. This year the nonprofit will be hosting a night to Sip, Shop and Support, which will include boutiques, vendors, wine, gourmet buffet and a fabulous gift raffle. Admission is $50, which includes five raffle tickets and an exclusive gift raffle. Event sponsors include Tastefully Yours, Catering

by Joyce, Alfano Kitchen & Bath, Court Liquors in Long Branch, ToyBox, The Hobby Shop, and Jersey Mike’s.

The proceeds from this event will go directly to support Friends of JJ’s mission of bringing smiles to children and families affected by pediatric diseases, in memory of JJ Messana. JJ battled neuroblastoma for eight years until he passed away at age 27. The Messana family and friends work year-round with over twenty hospitals across New Jersey and New York. Every year, Friends of JJ delivers over 10,000 toys to children and families, as well as provide character visits, superhero parties and care packages.

Friends of JJ is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that enriches the lives of children and families affected by pediatric disease. Visit friendsofjj.org for more information.

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DIVORCE TALK: HOUSEKEEPING

BY PET E R C . PA R A S , E S Q.

Peter C. Paras

is a shareholder in the Family Law Firm of Paras, Apy & Reiss, P.C. Selected as "Super Lawyer"

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The information in this article is not intended as legal advice. For legal advice you should consult your attorney.

“Dahling, I am an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get divorced, I keep the house.”

Zsa Zsa Gabor, movie actress, divorced seven times.

“Can I keep the house?” The answer varies from case to case. This seemingly simple question is actually a multifaceted one fraught with complicated facts- and emotions. Years ago a man literally divided the house in half by using a chainsaw to cut through the roof and the walls. That triumph of emotion over intellect is not the preferred way of answering the question.

Generally, there are two main areas with many sub-parts to explore. First, does the income and asset picture allow you to buy your spouse’s interest?

Second, assuming you can buy out your spouse, can you afford to keep the house?

In most cases the marital home is subject to equitable distribution, and both spouses have an interest in the equity. (Fair market value – mortgage indebtedness=equity). When there is very little equity, a buyout is easier. In other cases, there is a great deal of equity and one solution is to use other marital assets as an offset, i.e., shares of the other assets are traded for the spouse’s interest in the home equity. Sometimes the spouse will agree to a buyout over time (e.g., monthly payments). Another factor is often whether financing, either private or through a lending institution, will be available.

Assuming you can trade, finance or otherwise purchase your spouse’s interest, can you afford to keep the home? Do you have enough income to make monthly payments?

Wages, investment income, alimony and child support all count, but even if you

can afford to make monthly payments, all the other expenses that come with homeownership, such as taxes, utilities, insurance, repairs, maintenance, etc. must also be considered. And, even if you can, will that leave you “house poor”, pouring so much of your monthly income into your house that you have little or no money left to do anything else? This comes down to a personal lifestyle preference. For some, the house is the highest priority. For others, a less constricted lifestyle is more important.

Even in cases where there are enough assets to trade for the equity in the house, you will undoubtedly be given a reasonable period to refinance the mortgage in order to release your spouse from the obligation. Therefore, the amount of equity and your income will still come into play in deciding whether you will qualify to refinance the mortgage. Many times, the circumstances lead the couple to agree the house should be sold and the equity divided.

There are other future factors to consider too.

If you buy your spouse’s interest and the market improves, you won’t have to share the upside. If, on the other hand, the market tanks or major repairs are necessary, – it’s all yours. By selling to a third party, you will share the profit or the loss and any needed expenses.

Can I keep the house? It is a question that you and your lawyer should discuss at length, keeping in mind your priorities and the lifestyle that fits best with your future plans.

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On Sunday, April 29, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Holmdel High School PTSO will be sponsoring its first ever TOWN-WIDE garage sale!

As a community event, all Holmdel residents are encouraged to join in. There are a few levels of participation to choose from.

For more information and registration details, visit HolmdelParents.org/Holmdel-High-School.

If you have any questions, contact Dina or Sue at hhptsofundraising@gmail.com. Proceeds will be used to enhance the educational experience at Holmdel High School.

Any unsold items will be donated to our neighborhood Good Will.

NJX will be holding tryouts for teams on Monday, April 30th for players born between the years 2005 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2011. The NJX teams are professionally trained, coached, and directed.

Teams play in EDP, which is one of the best leagues in the region and play in multiple high-level tournaments each season. Training 10 months or more out of the year, teams are for serious players looking to play at the highest level.

Teams train out of Cross Farm Park and the Holmdel High School turf.

Holmdel Football Club (HFC) will be holding open tryouts for the 2018/2019 season on Friday, May 4th for girls and boys teams for ages U7 thru U14, players born between 2005 - 2012. Holmdel FC teams play in MOSA, EDP, and JAGS leagues. HFC teams have professional trainers and utilize volunteer coaches. Teams train out of Cross Farm Park and have access to the lights and turf at Holmdel High School.

Tryouts for all teams will be held at Cross Farm Park located at 10 Longbridge Road in Holmdel. Questions? Call 732.539.7208. Interested in coaching or managing a team?

Call 732.778.0998. For further information and tryout times, visit holmelfc.org.

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Left to right: Veronica Pagani Kraus, David Picascia, event organizer and chef Antonietta Picascia, and Christian Kraus.

Holmdel Cooking Class Supports Community Member with Fundraiser

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hanks to the delicious homemade Italian dinner sponsored by Holmdel Recreation’s “Cooking with Antonietta Picascia” Class, the Christian Kraus Benefit Dinner held on March 10, 2018 at the Holmdel Community Center was a great success. “We had an amazing turnout with over 100 people and 100% of the proceeds went to the Kraus family,” said Antonietta.

While planning the fourth annual fundraiser for the cooking class, Antonietta heard about Christian Kraus, who was involved in a horrendous car accident on December 8, 2017. She had passed the accident soon after it occurred but did not know any details.

When she was informed that the victim of the accident was a Holmdel resident, everyone in the class decided to sponsor the dinner for the benefit of the Kraus family. “The people that come to my cooking class are amazing human beings and are always ready to lend a hand,” shared Antonietta. She noted that this was her eleventh year teaching the cooking classes and some of the members have been attending since she started, becoming like a second family.

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wife Veronica for permission to sponsor the dinner, she was surprised and pleased that the class was willing to do the fundraiser for her family.

Antonietta made a Wedding Soup and other members of the cooking class and local eateries made trays of pasta, salads, and dessert. “We also had many donations of baskets and raffle items,” shared Antonietta. The sponsors who generously helped included LaRocca Jewelry, Salerno’s Pizzeria, Patricia of Holmdel, Bethany Wine & Liquors, DeMarco’s, Luigi’s, City Nail & Spa, Hazlet Pharmacy, Bethany Cleaners, Livoti’s, Party City, Cheeburger Cheeburger, Cracked Olive, LaGinestra, Trademark Taste/Grind, Abbate Bakery, Carousel Bakery, J&M Bakery, and Holmdel Bagels.

“The evening turned out really wonderful! It felt like a Holmdel reunion of friends, families, neighbors and complete strangers that just wanted to support the family. Even Christian’s high school teacher, Mrs. Whitten and her husband were in attendance as were Christian’s parents,” said Antonietta.

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him with multiple brain injuries, Christian spent time in the ICU at Jersey Shore University Center, then at an acute rehabilitation facility for three weeks, and a subacute facility for one month, able to return home on February 8, 2018.

“Christian made a miraculous recovery. He quickly regained all of his physical functions and is currently doing cognitive therapy as an outpatient in the same facility he used to live in. He is making amazing progress cognitively as well. We are hopeful that within the year they had given to us he will be as close as possible to 100%,” shared Veronica.

“We are extremely overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of friends and strangers that have gathered around us since the day of the accident. The community we live in has shown us that there is so much love and good around us. We are at a loss of words to describe how much this has helped all of us to get through this time. We got robbed in an instant from our normal life but we understand we have gained a new respect for the people around us and for each other.”

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Donny & Debbie Osmond at home in Utah

Donny Osmond Home It’s a Little Bit Furniture, A Little Bit Heart & Soul Story: Cathy Padilla

He’s known the world over as an entertainer, famous for his solo singing career as well as his collaboration with his sister, Marie.

But for the past seven years, Donny Osmond and his wife Debbie have been running Donny Osmond Home, a home collection of casual, comfortable premier quality furniture and products. What seems like a reinvention of his brand is in fact a fusion of all that has come before. Donny Osmond Home is symbolic of everything that matters to Donny Osmond the man, as well as to the teen idol, musician, actor, author, and Vegas performer. His offerings are personal, often signed, and tell stories of his life. Accustomed to traveling long hours and being on the road, he has always found a way to stay connected to his family. His wife and five sons are the most important aspect of his life. Donny and Debbie create products to encourage people “to make home and family priority number one.”

Something that has grounded the man who has achieved legendary status in the field of entertainment.

The line of home décor continues to gain rave reviews and has made its way to Monmouth County. Local designers are finding his products well-constructed, on trend, and at a price point that conveys quality without imposing punishment. Peggy Marchese,

owner of Upstaged, LLC of Rumson and Red Bank, uses many of Osmond’s offerings when she renovates homes or stages them for sale.

“Most recently I used Donny Osmond Home in Colts Neck, Rumson, and Spring Lake,” says Marchese. “The homes were gorgeous and stately, and the pieces I chose were the perfect ones for the job. In the Rumson house, which is entirely custom built, we used a dining set that I just love. The chairs are linen with antique bronze nail heads and washed wood legs. Lovely. While in the Colts Neck house I used a bench in the entry foyer. It’s my favorite bench. I love the elegant lines and natural linen fabric. It is versatile and works just as well in a bedroom or dining room. I find their furniture well-made and just beautiful.”

But Donny’s connection to our area goes deeper than finding his furnishings in local homes. One of the many times he performed in Red Bank brought with it a life-changing event. “There are certain moments in our lives that determine the direction we take and the decisions we make,” says Donny. “One of those moments for me happened right at the loading dock of the Count Basie Theater back in 1989 during the Soldier of Love Tour.”

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CM: What made you and Debbie want to start a Home Décor business?

Donny: This is something my wife, Debbie, and I started talking about when we got married almost 40 years ago now. When we travel the world we see certain things, and people do this all the time, they purchase things not just because they look good but because they remind them of a moment.

And that’s what you should decorate your home with. Our furniture is conversational pieces, yes, they look good and they enhance your home, but they also invoke emotion.

We realized this is something we can do the rest of our lives, I don’t know how long I’ll be on stage, but this is something we can do in our sunset years. It’s more than just a hobby, it’s something that I do with my wife as my business partner.

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oping to shake his teen idol image, Donny was often reluctant to perform his earliest songs, in particular Go Away Little Girl and Puppy Love. While standing on the loading docks outside the Basie, a fan who had attended his show earlier that night came up to him angry. She was upset that he had made a derogatory remark about Puppy Love during the show. The song had important meaning to her, and him putting it down hurt her deeply.

Donny admits at first, he dismissed the woman, saying it was his song and he could do with it as he liked. But after a moment of reflection, and seeing the woman’s sincere pain, he came to understand the songs didn’t just belong to him but to all who listened to them and had them as part of their lives.

Now he embraces his initial recording period with fondness, and recognizes that his many fans around the world are always excited and appreciative to hear his earliest chart successes. That single encounter in Red Bank changed how he would perform from that point forward.

Here’s my interview with Donny Osmond. A celebrity who, upon meeting, far surpassed the day dream.

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CM: Who is your target market?

Donny: We try to have something for everyone. We found it can be very expensive out there and we tried to find a price point for everyone. It’s easy to put out expensive furniture, and we don’t want to put out cheap stuff, so it’s been a learning curve over the last seven years. And it’s fun. We want people to buy these items, whether it reminds them of the old Donny and Marie days or they just happen to like it. I just ran into a lady at one of the meet and greets after one of the shows in Vegas. And she told me she had one of the pictures and she told me which one she had.

And then she said, “Oh I just love that picture because of the story you told (on Evine).” And right there in that moment it solidified the philosophy I go by works, it all comes down to emotion. And she said, “Every time I see this picture I’m reminded of the story.” That’s why I spend hours and hours signing every piece of artwork we sell on Evine.

CM: Do you get involved in the design of the pieces?

Donny: Most definitely. There’s a lot of celebrities out there that just slap their name on it and it’s a money grab and it lasts for a couple of years and just fades. So we’ve already passed that point, because people are starting to realize this is not just me slapping my name on. I do get involved in the selection, in the design, in the color schemes… which is quite interesting. Do you know what the Pantone color is this year? Purple. It’s different shades of purple.

CM: Do you have a favorite piece you’ve created or worked on?

Donny: That’s like picking a favorite child,

come on. (Laughs) I would have to say, well there are some that are my least favorites, but that’s because I really try to keep a low price point on some things. But, some of the artwork is absolutely gorgeous. The outdoor furniture, which is not going to be ready this year, that’s probably going to be my favorite next year. But right now, probably the lighting.

CM: What is it like working with Debbie?

You’ve worked your whole life with your sister and your brothers.

Donny: I’ll be very honest…I don’t have the eye that she’s got. She studied interior design.

She’s got the taste, although our styles are very, very similar, when it comes to certain…say our rugs…oh that’s another one that’s going to be unbelievable, they’re coming out later this year… picking out the pile and the color pattern, when it comes to that I really acquiesce to Debbie because she really knows what she’s talking about. At times I can get a little blingish. With my showbiz background, I just love things that sparkle, and she tones me down. Other times

CM: Do you take inspiration from the look of Utah?

Donny: No, it’s not rustic like that. We have some pieces which are, but no. It’s midcentury modern.

CM: It must be challenging to stay ahead of the design curve?

Donny: You have to know what’s coming a year in advance, you have to know the Pantone color.

Furniture has to be planned a year in advance.

Artwork is a quick turn-around, you can do that in a couple months. Lighting takes about six months. But furniture, it’s so far ahead. It’s hit or miss. That’s why you have to have your own style. At the end of the day you have to be able to say, I like it.

CM: Do any of your five sons work in the business?

Donny: No, just Debbie and myself.

CM: You’re up to 10 grandchildren now?

How do you like being a grandfather?

and had my first hit record when I was twelve.

CM: How did it go from the Osmond Brothers to just you and Marie?

Donny: It was about 1973, we were headlining in Las Vegas at Caesars and as a little novelty act Marie came on and she and I did Where is the Love by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, and one thing led to another and she got a recording contract. She recorded Paper Roses at thirteen and Freddy Silverman, who was President of ABC, saw us on The Mike Douglas Show and he called us up and said he had an idea for The Donny and Marie Show. We did a pilot, and by the end of 1975 we had a show that ran for four seasons, went sky high, world-wide, and that was the first of Donny and Marie.

CM: Why can’t we buy the Donny and Marie Show on DVD? Donny: I own the show. It wouldn’t work on television today, in my opinion. The problem is, our show, unlike so many other shows, was more music than anything. And because of the

this is something we can do in our sunset years.

It’s more than just a hobby, it’s something that I do with my wife as my business partner.

we prove that I’m right because we’ll test it and we’ll show people and immediately they’ll go to the bling. And right now, if it’s the right kind of bling…wait until you see the pillows coming out…

CM: Do you decorate your home in Utah and your home in Vegas with your pieces?

Donny: Of course, absolutely. Now we can’t use all of it, we have over a thousand SKUs and we can’t use them all. But most of it we absolutely use.

Donny: Oh, I love it. I wish you could start with the grandkids first. You spoil them and send them home.

CM: You’ve been in showbiz for five decades.

How did you get started?

Donny: I was three years old when I started singing because I saw my brothers on the Andy Williams Show. One thing led to another, and I had rehearsed some songs, and I debuted at five-yearsold. Joined the group officially when I was seven

restrictions of the Guild, it would trigger like a nine or ten-million-dollar residual. And it just doesn’t make sense financially. It’s financially not viable at this moment.

CM: That’s disappointing. There are those of us who would love to see the show again.

Donny: The little kids now-a-days don’t know anything about those shows. They know me from Joseph or Mulan. When I sing Mulan in Vegas, I’ll Make a Man Out of You, the teenagers who

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come are like, “You’re kidding, that’s you!” It’s really funny. (Donny played Joseph in the stage production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Creator Andrew Lloyd Webber chose him for the 1999 film adaptation. In Disney’s Mulan, he is the singing voice of Shang.)

CM: Is there a moment in your career that stands out to you?

Donny: Well, that’s hard, because I’ve had so many different kinds of careers because I started so young. Most everyone starts their career in their late teens or whatever and has one transition into adulthood. Last I counted I’ve had six different careers. I was with my brothers on The Andy Williams Show; and then we had our career with One Bad Apple as a recording band. Then I had my own separate career when I released Go Away Little Girl and Puppy Love. And then the Donny and Marie career started. Then I had the Broadway career, and prior to that was Soldier of Love, which was a reinvention of me. It’s difficult to answer the question.

the biggest highlights of my career because I don’t think I’ve ever worked harder for an accolade than I did on Dancing with the Stars. (Donny and partner Kim Johnson won the 2009 season of the hit show.)

CM: Is there some part of your career you’ve enjoyed more than the others?

Donny: They’re all different. I love live entertainment. That’s why this Vegas gig is so satisfying and very fulfilling for me, because you get immediate feedback. Broadway is a little bit different. It’s ah… you’re restricted. Andrew Lloyd Weber writes the scene and that’s the way you do it. When I did Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (on Broadway) it was by the book. It’s not like a concert. I absolutely love touring.

My favorite tour ever, of all time my whole life, was a year ago January over in the UK. And the reason, and I made a DVD out of it, and the reason I say that is because I wasn’t restricted. When I put the show together I wanted no restrictions at all. I put stuff in there I’ve never done before.

CM: Anyone you’ve met through your career that stands out the most?

Donny: Well there’s one that I have to meet, that I haven’t met, and that’s Elon Musk. He’s my hero.

CM: You have the Tesla, don’t you?

Donny: Yes, I do, I’ve had that about 10 years now. And I just think he’s amazing. It was a magical moment when I met my musical hero Stevie Wonder. It was kind of cool, it was the Grammy Awards.

CM: You started in Vegas and now you’re back in Vegas going on your 11th year, is that right?

Donny: It’s our 10th year and it was supposed to be six weeks. We moved over to the Flamingo and I thought, and I called Marie, and I said you have to come see this. It reminded me of the original Las Vegas we started in. Just the right size, almost 1000 people. We can do this for six weeks and then go do what we want to do, Broadway, whatever, touring. Those plans got thrown out the window. (Laughing). Ten years later we’re still doing it.

CM: Dancing with the Stars…

Donny: I’m still recovering.

CM: Is it as physically grueling as they say?

Donny: I had a conversation with Jerry Rice a few years ago, and he was on season one, I believe.

He said something I’ll never forget, he said it was harder than the NFL. And I was doing Las Vegas at the same time as Dancing with the Stars. I’d do a show at night and then rehearse all day.

CM: How exciting was it to win Dancing with the Stars after everything else you’ve achieved?

Donny: I don’t even have words how euphoric it was. It was just pure elation. And I remember the first thing I did when I heard the announcement, I mean I hugged Kim because we had worked so hard together, and then I ran over to my wife and I picked her up out of the audience and carried her on stage because she went through a lot watching her husband dance with another woman with almost nothing on. It was tough on her. But I got the trophy, baby, I got it! It’s one of

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And when we met he started singing Go Away Little Girl to me, and here’s my hero singing my song to me. It was an amazing moment.

CM: You’ve really met and performed with some phenomenal people.

Donny: When I look back on my life in the third person, I’m a little bit amazed at the people I’ve been able to call my peers. Whether it’s Bob Hope or Groucho Marx or Ronald Reagan. (Despite remaining outside politics, Donny and Marie were asked to perform at Reagan’s second inaugural.) Did you ever hear the story about the moon?

CM: No… Donny: I was nine, when the moon landing took place, when Neil Armstrong landed and I was just dumbfounded. I was bowled over that somebody was walking on the moon. So, after it was all over on

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TV, I went outside and was lying in the grass in the backyard looking up at the moon. It was a little kid’s dream; someday I want to be one of the first singers on the face of the moon. (Laughs). Right? Dream on. I think Buzz Aldrin told me this story when I met him. He said that on one of the Apollo missions they took up with them a tape of music, and one of the songs was Andy Williams singing Aquarius. I’m singing background on that song. They left the tape on the moon, and my voice is sitting up on the moon. So when I think back at the life that I’ve led, it’s kind of surprising even to me. In our Vegas show one of the last songs we do is a highlight of all the people we’ve worked with, and we’ve been doing this for ten years since we started there. And every time I look at the video I’m kind of taken back by all these people I’ve known over the years.

CM: Is there someone who most inspired you in show biz?

Donny: That’s an interesting question. I can’t point to one. I’d like to glean the best from everybody. I think of the time I auditioned for Gene Kelly, and the way he pushed me real hard. I didn’t get the gig, but he pushed me hard in that audition. When I was working with Lucille Ball on The Lucy Show and she was teaching me the timing of comedy. Or Jerry Lewis taught me how to do a prat fall when I was maybe seven or eight.

The training I got from all these amazing pros is priceless. You can’t learn it out of a book or in a university. It’s on the job training. So I gleaned little bits from everyone here and there. Even today, I love Bruno Mars.

I do get involved in the selection, in the design, in the color schemes

Chairs from Donny Osmond Home in a Rumson home staged by Upstaged, LLC

CM: Do you think you’ve stayed relevant all these years because of how you’ve lived your lives? I have always admired you and your sister.

Donny: I’d like to think so. We’ve taken a lot of shots from hard-core mainstreamers because they say we’re not really that cool. But I’d rather live my kind of lifestyle. It works for me, it may not work for you. I say live and let live, baby! (Laughs).

CM: What’s next for Donny Osmond?

Donny: Summer tour is going to be happening. Vegas keeps me pretty busy. There is something coming out in May that is really kind of fun from American Greeting, I think I can tell you that much. I’m not allowed to announce anything until May. But, yeah, go ahead and say that. (Laughs).

I’m just grateful for being in this business that’s so fickle for so long. Yeah, I’ve worked hard, but without the fans I wouldn’t be able to do what I love to do. Despite the fact I work hard, a lot of people in the business work hard, but it always goes back to the fans. In fact, Elvis Presley told me that when I was talking to him one time. He said, “If I ever had to do it over again I’d get closer to my fans.” And at fourteen that kind of made a big impact on me.

Some of Donny’s Favorite Things: Favorite song that he sings: My favorite that I ever wrote was Whenever You’re in Trouble. My third son was in Scotland and I was recording an album at the time. I had forgotten to turn my phone off.

Right during a vocal my phone goes off and starts ringing. Ruined a perfect take. I was just about to shut it off when something inside me said to read this one, it was a text. It was from Brandon and all it said was, “Are you out there, I need your help.” When your child says that, you’re like hold on. So I said “Hi, I’m here, what do you need?” and we started to text back and forth. And then all of a sudden he sends this text that says, “Okay Dad, I’m fine now, I’ll see you later.” And I immediately texted back, “Why the change, why did you change so quickly?” Then he said something, “I just needed to know you were there any time I needed you.” And I looked at my producers and said, “Guys, I have to go write a song.” And so many parents have come up to me and said that that song has helped them with their children so much.

Favorite song in general: Uptown Funk Favorite singer: Ed Sheeran. Stevie (Wonder) takes me back to the day and I’ll always love him. But Ed Sheeran’s writing and producing.

I’m just a big Ed Sheeran fan. Sam Smith’s song Latch, does it get any better than that?

Favorite meal: Italian food lover. I love that. I’ve also acquired a taste for Indian food spending so much time over in London. I love Tandoori chicken and naan bread. I could eat that all day.

Favorite city or location: I absolutely love New Zealand. I just went for my 60th birthday. I went to my three favorite places. I started out in Bora Bora, then New Zealand, and then Hawaii. Just Debbie and myself, that’s all I wanted.

Favorite local spot: I love to go to Sundance. That’s like 20 minutes from where we live. I’m not a Black Diamond skier anymore, but I love going there because we have so many memories of dating there.

Favorite passions or hobbies: I’m a real tech geek. The Google Pixel 2, it’s worth it.

Favorite quote: My mom, whenever times got rough she’d say, “This too shall pass.” I’m going to give two though. One for my mom and one for my dad. This too shall pass gave me the patience to just hang in there and it’s true. And my dad would say, “Anything worth doing is worth doing well.” A lot of wisdom in those two statements.

Favorite movie: Well, I love Spartacus. My favorite movie now is The Greatest Showman. For drama I always go back to The Fugitive.

DONNY WILL BE LIVE on Evine.com on April 12 & 13 with his Home collection! You can view and purchase Donny Osmond Home at DonnyOsmond.com or on Donny’s Facebook page @donnyosmond.fb

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One in/One out - For every new item that comes into your home, an old item goes out. When shopping ask yourself, “What would I remove from my home to make room for this?”

At the very least this one routine stops the amount of clutter from increasing.

Everything needs a home - Everything in your home should have a place where it belongs. Consistency is key here.

Consider the daily mail. How often does it end up on the kitchen counter, then the table, and then your desk, just to be moved again? Having a place for everything eliminates the “stuff shuffle.”

Use labels - Once everything has a place, use labels so things can be easily found and, more importantly, easily put back.

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Have you become so accustomed to the clutter in your home, office, and life that you barely even see it anymore? Has clutter just become part of your life’s landscape?

It is easy to be overwhelmed by the thought of an organizing project. The piles of mail seem too big. The kids’ toys have taken over every room. Or, you try to go through the clothes in your closet, but you never seem to make a dent. It feels so complicated and it is stressful.

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Walk into each room of your house (or office) with fresh eyes - Look for the things that are out of place and taking up space. Simply being aware of the clutter brings you one step closer to getting it under control.

“Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful” - William Morris. We spend so much of our day in our homes. So, it makes sense to fill our spaces with things that make us feel good. Put silly-faced pictures in the frames. Hang the curtains that you’ve never

put up because they are “too nice to use.” Use the good china on a Tuesday night! And perhaps more importantly, let go of those things in your home that don’t add to your happiness.

Reevaluate your schedule and routines - Find ways to eliminate things that don’t HAVE to be done or that you don’t enjoy doing. Just because you’ve always done something doesn’t mean you have to continue to do it.

Reframe your thinking - Instead of looking at organizing as a project, think of it as a process. A process has times of fervent success and times of slow drudgery. Some days you will accomplish a lot. Other days you will accomplish a little.

What matters is that, even on the days that you accomplish a little, you are closer to your goal. Focus on where you want to be - how you want your space to look and function. Use that as motivation to keep going. You can do it!

Don’t feel the need to implement all of these tips at once.

Pick one or two that resonate the most with you and focus on those. Even small steps create big change over time.

A positive change doesn’t need to wait for the calendar.

Decide today what change you can make to simplify your life and start doing it - TODAY! Katie Tracy is a professional organizer and owner of Simple Spaces.

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TREND WATCH Interior Design - Bold Florals, Rustic, Pops of Color STORY: CATHY PADILLA

We spoke with several local renowned Interior Designers to find the color and design trends of the moment as well as what we can expect to see in the near future. Donny Osmond, co-founder of Donny Osmond Home with his wife Debbie, gave us a suggestion of what’s coming in furniture and décor and hinted at purple bursting on to the scene starting this fall. Outdoor furniture, and how we live outside the home, is also taking on new styles and concepts with innovative designs and a center-stage approach to what every home needs. And perhaps a trend that will especially suit our area - rustic, wood, and exposed beams are all making a quick comeback. Whether you’re looking for a complete redesign, or just something new to brighten up your living space, keep reading!

HOME DESIGN TRENDS OF 2018 • Go straight to the curves and arches. From windows, to doorways, to furniture and beyond, shapes and non-linear is in. “Who said couches need to be rectangular?” shared Affordable Interior Design of NY, NJ, and Conn. “This year we’re seeing a softer shape in seating. You can make a statement with a bold print or keep it subtle with a neutral fabric. Either way, your guests are sure to appreciate the more comfortable setting a curvy couch provides.”

• Midcentury modern was all the rage in 2017, but in 2018 it’s been modified to include comfort. “Midcentury modern, a term coined back in 1984 by author Cara Greenberg, is a style that became popular in the 1950s. Furniture of this aesthetic features clean and simple lines. The look is all about only adding what’s needed: you won’t find any excessive and unnecessary.” Says Rina Carrolli, Rina Carrolli Interior Design, LLC of Fair Haven. But 2018 is all about convenience, flexibility, and comfort. Homeowners are seeking décor that doubles as storage, such as shallow cabinets constructed to store spices or broom closets, and decorative objects that serve a purpose beyond eye appeal. They are also moving away from the minimalist approach and adding things to their homes that give them a sense of well-being.

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• Color makes a come-back. Bold color as well as an array of combined pastels are both trending. Ice cream type shades are popping up in paint, while deep, rich tones are found everywhere else. You can either go big with colorful statement furniture or use shades throughout your accessories. In particular, rugs, throw pillows, and blankets are a great way to get in on the trend without feeling overly committed. “Green is such a bold and rich color that most homeowners tend to shy away from,” says Sarah Dooley of Leedy Interiors, LLC of Tinton Falls. “However, when mixed with the right neutrals and used in the perfect proportion, it can become an unforgettable space to live in!”

• The bigger the flowers, the better. Bold floral prints are replacing dainty rows of tiny buds. Unlike previous years, the new florals seek contrast, strong colors, and large patterns. Greenhouseinspired interiors remain popular. Colorful, hardto-kill plants with ornately patterned leaves in decorative planters and stands are enjoying a creative revival.

• Look up! Ceilings are now an empty wall in need of attention. Applied moldings, shiplap, exposed beams, and a full array of design elements are being used to make the fifth wall in the room both exciting and unique.

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LIVING ROOM/BEDROOM TRENDS Comfort and coziness are becoming all-important, bringing velvet and like fabrics to the bedroom and living spaces. Creating resort or spa-like interiors is the goal, as we all seek a safe space to relax and decompress. Muted, soft colors, rattan, warm materials like wood, and natural fibers are met with bold accent pieces. “2018 is the year of velvet,” according to Affordable Interior Design. “In 2017 we saw it start popping up in home stores after making its debut on the runways, and from the looks of it, this plush fabric is not going anywhere anytime soon. From throw pillows to wall decorations, velvet adds a luxe element to your look, but we’re most excited about experimenting with it in new and unexpected ways. Bold color accents have moved from pillows and drapes to sofas and chairs. Warm grays with rich, earthy shades will edge out cooler neutrals.”

KITCHEN DESIGN TRENDS

• Get stoned. According to Affordable Interior Design, Agate was already in full force last year, but now there are many more unusual stones entering the mix. Stones add texture and dimension to your space and bring the beauty of nature inside. Expect to find them used in everything from coffee tables to decorative accents.

• Any metal will do, really. Depending on with whom you speak, brass may be king, or perhaps it’s chrome once again, or could it be gold? Whichever one you choose, metals have long been popular, and that trend will continue with no end in sight. The interesting change in this category is that now mixed metals are perfectly acceptable and on-trend. So go ahead and have brass knobs with chrome light fixtures and gold door-knobs, we won’t tell. Designers do suggest sticking to one type finish, however.

• Light the way. Artisan light fixtures, as well as vintagestyle fixtures such as aged copper pendant lights, are a huge focus according to designers. The trend is moving toward iron-forged sconces and macramé fringed pendants, bringing in both the current movement toward metals and a handmade look and feel. Macramé, fringing, tufting, tassels and feathers are all big this season and will be reflected in cushions, wall hangings, throws, rugs, and accessories.

Colorful, wallpaper-inspired back splashes, an ocean of blue palettes, graphic contrasts (think black and white), creative tile, and the continued influence of white and gray are key ingredients for kitchens in 2018. Mixing metal finishes is now considered acceptable, and warm-toned fixtures live harmoniously with stainless steel appliances.

Perhaps one of the biggest changes is a move away from open-concept floor design to a more half-open concept, where cabinets or shelving gives definition to the space. There’s also a movement toward open shelving, especially as part of islands or cupboards.

“Blues and greens emerge as go-to color choices for cabinetry this year. They are being mixed with other colors, complementing wood stains, and are perfect with the natural organic vibe in home decor and lighting,” says Erin Mullooly, a Colts Neck designer who works for Heart of the Home Kitchen Renovations of Edison. “White has dominated in kitchen design for the last few years and can appear sterile at times. Rustic finishes that appear light and fresh are inviting and personal. By layering shiny white quartz and new cabinetry with dark floors, exposed brick, wood beams and rustic wood shelving you can elevate your kitchen into a more personal space. Throw in a vintage rug in front of your sink, and don’t forget to display your pottery collection. This sets your kitchen apart and makes it entirely yours. Understated, yet inviting.”

As we move away from white to bolder color choices, sinks are also going from stainless and all white sinks to more color-rich materials such as copper, concrete, and granite. Backsplashes are also changing as there are new tiles that look like wood, concrete, resin, fabric, and wallpaper but retain the durability of tile.

“So many beautiful trends are emerging in tile such as terrazzo, bold geometrics, and interesting colors, but square shapes may be the most apparent,” says Mullooly. “By changing the basic shape of subway tile from rectangular to square, it looks new and interesting. A standard, inexpensive builders tile done in a beautiful color in a square shape makes a stunning kitchen backsplash. A rough and wavy edge can set a white, square tile apart from the norm. Tiles that look handmade can bring in much needed texture. Tiny square tiles, including mosaic, are really making a comeback. They give a subtle texture due to size and bring the eye forward. 4 x 4 tiles that were so popular in the 60s are back in a big way. Paired with modern sleek elements, they appear vintage and stylish all at the same time. Be there or be square.”

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Spring in Monmouth County brings with it the opportunity to plant and grow a vegetable garden. Not having a green thumb myself, I’ve had to do a good bit of research to be able to go from growing dried out plants that turn to weeds to a full bounty of home-grown goodness. If done properly, a garden in your yard can add a pleasant aspect to your outdoor design. Here are my best tips for a hardy, happy, garden.

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Do not choose your vegetables randomly. Make a list of which vegetables you want in your garden, keeping in mind how much space you have allotted.

Maybe start small with just two or three types of veggies, or be brave and jump in! Then write down a plan for where each vegetable will go, keeping in mind you will need space between each row and within the rows for air circulation and to walk without stepping on your plants. Or, for convenience and ease on your back, plant a raised garden. Either way, place the tallest growing crops on the north side of your garden so they will not block the sun from lower growing crops.

3. When do I get to shop?

Now you’re ready to do some shopping! Remember that New Jersey is in USDA plant hardiness zones 6-7 and always buy plants or seeds that are viable in our climate and soil. Peas, carrots, Swiss chard, radishes, cucumbers, beans, and lettuce are better grown from seeds. Most herbs, eggplant, peppers, zucchini, parsley, and tomatoes do better if grown from a plant. You may also need top soil, a hose, a shovel and hoe, gardening gloves, some type of fertilizer, and either a screwdriver or pencil to poke holes in the ground for seeds.

4. How do I start planting?

The first thing you’ll need to do is prepare the soil in the garden. Remove any grass, rocks, or other debris. Use your hoe to turn the soil and soften the earth.

Place some nutrient-rich top soil down as the first layer, deep enough so that the plant roots or seeds will be in the top soil. Follow the instructions on your seed packets to know how deep to plant them and how far apart they will need to be.

5. Now what?

Put time aside to care for your plants daily. They will need to be watered every day, and the best time is dusk or dawn when the sun is not as bright. Once the garden is established it will only need to be watered once or twice a week depending on how high the temperature goes. Midway through the growing season is the best time to introduce fertilizer or compost to your plants.

Organic fertilizer or fish emulsion is best. Avoid touching the leaves of the plant and always water the soil right after sprinkling fertilizer. Each vegetable will grow at a different rate, and provide a different yield. When you purchase your plants or seeds the expected time to harvest will be on the packet or marker. Jot down when each variety is expected so you’ll know if the plants are lagging behind and require additional watering or nourishment.

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Beauty Ball Raises $300,000 for Families Fighting Cancer PHOTOS: TOM ZAPCIC PHOTOGRAPHY

The 12th annual Beauty Ball, hosted by The Beauty Foundation for Cancer Care, was held on March 17, 2018 at The Asbury Hotel in Asbury Park, where the Foundation honored Sal Martelli with the 2018 Diamond Award of Philanthropy, Melissa Clifton-Bahrs with the 2nd annual “Unsung Hero” award, and Danny Murphy with the Peter Criss “Man of Courage” Award. Over 300 were in attendance, and the Foundation raised $300,000 to help families fighting cancer, according to evening co-chairs, Foundation founders and fellow board members - Krista Olsen and Carla Scarabino. For more information, visit beautyfoundationnj.com.

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Meet Your Neighbor: Patrick Impreveduto Most rewarding work as a public figure: Back in 2000 through my work with state and federal authorities, I was able to secure a grant that assisted veterans of World War II who never had the opportunity to graduate from High School. The grant enabled them to earn and receive a High School diploma. We even held a reception for the graduates. This was one of the most personally rewarding moments of my time in public office.

My current titles: Monmouth County Freeholder and Associate Director of the Middle States Association of Colleges Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.

What I do in my current positions: As Freeholder, I act as the liaison to the County Superintendent of Schools; The Fire Academy and Fire Marshall; The Monmouth County Board of Health; The Workforce Development Board; The Office of Emergency Management; The Construction Board of Appeals; and The Belford Ferry System. As Associate Director of the Middle States Association of Colleges Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools, my main responsibility is helping schools prepare for accreditation, analyzing visiting team reports, and defending the reports to our commission.

Why I am in public service: My passion in life has always been in helping people and to be of service to the community.

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Advice I have for someone seeking office: I believe it is important to be a great communicator, to be effective and, above all, to be honest.

Who has most inspired me: My father was a great inspiration.

His philanthropic work with senior citizens left a big impression on me. He was really the first person to teach me the value of helping people and especially those in the community who faced great hardships and personal challenges.

Members of my family: I have been married to my wife Judith for 42 years. We have a son Rocco, who is married to Danielle, and a daughter Andrea, who is married to Jon Kocak. My three grandchildren are Rocco, Daniel and Matthew.

How long have I have lived in Holmdel: I grew up in Hudson County, New Jersey, and have lived in Monmouth County since 1984. For the first 10 years I lived in Colts Neck and for the last 24 years I have lived in Holmdel.

One thing people don’t know about me: I am really introverted.

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My favorite film: Since it was filmed in Hoboken, “ On the Waterfront” has always been a favorite of mine.

My favorite book: It is difficult to pick just one however I have to say that J.D. Salinger’s “ The Catcher in the Rye” is a classic favorite of mine. More recently, I enjoyed reading Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard’s “ Killing Reagan”.

My favorite group and singer: My favorite singer is Frank Sinatra and my favorite group is The Duprees.

My favorite quote: A favorite saying of mine is “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.”

Helpful hint for grandparents, especially grandfathers: I would say that being nurturing and supportive is the most important aspect of being a grandparent.

Who makes me smile and/or laugh almost immediately upon seeing them: That is an easy one. My grandchildren put a smile on my face the minute I see them. They surprise me every day and I am extremely proud and happy to be their grandfather.

My most memorable family trip: One of the most memorable trips we have taken as a family was to Hawaii. It was a wonderful vacation and we made great memories there that will last a lifetime. I enjoy doing everything with my family. They are my life.

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A portion of the events proceeds will also benefit HABcore which provides permanent housing and individualized support for homeless families, veterans, and individuals with special needs as they move through crisis to stability, giving

them the opportunity to improve their lives. HABCore is celebrating their 30th Anniversary and we are all looking forward to making this a successful event. Check out habcore.org for more information.

Tickets are $30 if purchased in advance online at coltsnecklionsclub.us and $35 at the door.

In addition to ticket sales, the Club is looking for sponsors as well as silent auction items. Please reach out to either Justin Lotano at Justin.Lotano@ wellsfargoadvisors.com or Dana Cirincione at Dana.Cirincione@SothebysRealty.com if you have any questions.

Sports Foundation’s Annual Father-Daughter Event a Success!

Approximately 240 guests attended the Colts Neck Sports Foundation’s 8th annual Father-Daughter Dance Fundraiser on March 18th at Battleground Country Club. The committee – Trisa Satter (chair), Tara Buss, Star Dettro, Jennifer Buckwald, Amanda Fitch, Tracy Jordan, Fran Cherchio, and Krista Staback – wanted to thank all the donors who helped make it a great event.

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The Colts Neck Community Band (CNCB) is a group of skilled musicians whose primary goal is to come together in preparing and performing high quality music for the community. After a successful performance at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan last November, CNCB is poised to continue its tradition of offering to its audience an exciting and varied concert program.

consists of musicians spanning in age from teenagers to senior citizens whose common thread is dedication to the experience of making and sharing music.

The band was founded by the late Richard Frankle, a music educator in Colts Neck.

In its sixteenth season, the Colts Neck Community Band continues in its mission to uphold the high standards set by Mr. Frankle.

The band will present three performances for its spring 2018 concert series: Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at Colts Neck High School, Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at Thompson Park in Lincroft, and Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Colts Neck Township Independence Day

All CNCB performances are free to the public; donations are always appreciated.

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April 14th at 8:00 p.m.

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April 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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April 20th An event at The Riverhouse, Rumson Country Club, which will highlight the #MeToo movement during April’s Sexual Assault Awareness month and will honor Impact 100 Jersey Coast and The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen. The Bobby Bandiera Band will set the stage for an evening to remember. Visit 180nj.org for more info.

SPRING FLING AND CASINO NIGHT

WINE & MARTINI TASTING

April 12th from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

The Salt Creek Grille in Rumson is hosting and 100% of the proceeds will go to support Covenant House’s Asbury Park New “Rights of Passage Program.” Covenant House is a not-forprofit organization providing critical services to homeless, runaway and trafficked youth between the ages of 18-21. To purchase tickets, contact Marie Noglows by calling 732.778.4597 or emailing marie.noglows@comcast.net.

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April 20th from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

All proceeds benefit High Tech High School Parent-Faculty Association in Lincroft.

Event is at The American Hotel, Freehold.

Tickets are $75. Casino operated by Tumbling Dice, $25 gaming chips comes with the event ticket. For more info, visit hthspfa.org/Hli/ index.cfm.

CLEAN OCEAN ACTION BEACH SWEEPS!

April 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Join other local beach lovers to help clean up the shoreline as part of Clean Ocean Action’s annual “Beach Sweep” event!

All ages welcome and no experience necessary. Find locations and/or register at cleanoceanaction.org.

April 21st from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

Visions of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin will adorn this funfilled event at Spring Lake Golf Club, which will provide an opportunity for attendees to enjoy an evening of fine food, drink and entertainment all while raising funds for children with cancer in New Jersey. Tickets are $200. Visit ashleylaurenfoundation. org for tickets.

CLEAN OCEAN ACTION COCKTAIL PARTY

April 21st from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

122 South Broadway South Amboy Clean Ocean Action is having a cocktail party with raffles and door prizes, food and drink at Talking Heads (122 S Broadway, South Amboy). For more information call 732.721.7060.

BREWING FOR AUTISM AWARENESS

April 21st from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

BBQ buffet, silent auction, gift baskets, beer, live entertainment with the Paul Marino Band at Beach Haus Brewery in Belmar.

Event supports the Autism MVP Foundation’s initiatives, including the groundbreaking Autism Program Improvement Project led by Monmouth University. More info, visit autismmvp.org.

PARKER HOMESTEAD-1665 FLEA MARKET

April 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

All proceeds made by the Homestead from this event will go towards the continuing restoration and public use of this unique property.

Stop by to shop, or just tour the home, barn, and grounds! Visit parkerhomestead-1665.org for more info. continued on page 68

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MONMOUTH PARK CHARITY’S KENTUCKY DERBY CELEBRATION May 5th

WOMEN BUILD WARRIOR YOGA

April 22nd from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

You are all invited to the Women Build Warriors Yoga Event on Earth Day at Monmouth Park. There will be yoga, a book signing by author and fitness expert Megan Callus and a wine tasting

by Holmdel Buy-Rite. After all this fun there will be a trunk show hosted by Athleta. Support Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County and enjoy this day for only $25. For tickets, visit habitatmonmouth.org.

RED BANK BEER, WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL

April 22nd from 12:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Downtown White Street Parking Lot Beer, Wine, and great local food will be part of this outdoor event in Red Bank.

Music includes: Verdict, Remember Jones, Mealachi, The Nerds and many, many more…Don’t miss this fun event.

WINE TASTING FUNDRAISER

April 25th from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.

The Friends of the Monmouth County Parks are raising a glass to toast “Nature In Your Backyard”, a celebration of the Monmouth County Park System. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, light bites, premium wines, spirits, and craft beers at Tatum Park in Middletown. Tickets are $75 per person. For tickets, visit friendsofmonmouthcountyparks.org.

MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA DOG WALK + PET FAIR

April 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Attracting over 2,000 people and their fur friends, don’t miss the fun at Brookdale Community College for MCSPCA’s annual fundraiser. Over 100 vendors, live music by The Wag, onsite adoptions, food trucks & other refreshments, 50/50 raffle, activities for children, live demonstrations, and contests for people & pets.

YOGA WITH GOATS

April 28th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Lay your mat in the field. Try to pay attention to yoga while baby goats climb on you, push you over and generally cause a ruckus. $30 (plus small registration fee) per person, per session benefits OASIS tlc. Reservations required. Buy your ticket/s at http://bit. ly/2Ev030M. More dates include: 5/19, 6/5, 6/16, 7/7, 7/24, 8/14, 8/25, 9/11, 9/22 & 10/6.

MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES

April 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Meet Francine Klagsbrun author of “Lioness” the gripping and detailed biography of Golda Meir and have brunch at Congregation Tortat El in Oakhurst.

For tickets, visit toratet.org or by calling 732.531.4410 - $15 pp, $20 at the door.

Held at Monmouth Park, this fun event will provide a simulcast of the Kentucky Derby with betting available, an open bar & chef specialties, a hat parade & contest, live & silent auctions, and games of chance. For more information, to buy individual tickets, or to be a sponsor, visit mpcharityfund.org.

RUN THE HOOK

May 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

A 5K/10K race at Sandy Hook National Park in support of local charity Clean Ocean Action. A portion of proceeds from the race goes directly to the charity so it can continue to work to improve the quality of our local bodies of water. Visit runthehooknj.com to sign-up today.

THE RUMSON KITCHEN TOUR

May 17th from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Gather your friends for a lovely day touring eight beautiful homes in Rumson. In each stunning kitchen, attendees will enjoy sampling a variety of delicious tastings prepared by talented local chefs while gathering ideas and inspiration from professional designers and florists, who will lend their creative hand to highlight each home’s unique style with inviting tablescapes and gorgeous floral arrangements. Tickets are $60. To purchase tickets, visit RumsonEducationFoundation.org.

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The Parish of Saint Mary Happenings SAVE THE DATE Four local parishes, St. Mary Parish (Colts Neck), St. Gabriel (Marlboro), St. Catharine (Holmdel), and St. Benedict (Holmdel) are putting together a collaborative effort event to bring Dr. Allen Hunt and Dynamic Catholic to our community for the program “Find Your Greatness”.

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The Find Your Greatness event delves into the four lifegiving spiritual habits of engaged Catholics. Save the date for September 22, 2018 and discover how to master the four signs of a Dynamic Catholic in your life. Tickets are $25.00, available for sale at each parish as well as electronically available at dynamiccatholic.com and via links on each parish’s website.

MARTHA MARY GUILD MONTHLY MEETING Remember the old saying “April showers bring May flowers”? Some of the spring flowers are already being welcomed into our area and many of us are looking forward to getting out there to do some gardening. In anticipation of this, Martha Mary Guild has invited two Monmouth County Master Gardeners to be the highlight of the April meeting - Ellen Simonetti and Robert Mellert.

At this meeting, their focus will be on different types of herbs – how they are used and how they are grown. They will offer guidance on using containers and/or planting directly in the ground.

All are invited to pray the rosary in the Spiritual Center Chapel on April 11th at 11:30 a.m. At noon, there will be a BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch), with refreshments provided by the Guild in Madonna Hall. Ellen and Robert will begin “sparking our gardening enthusiasm” at 12:30 p.m.

ANNUAL GOLF OUTING The 9th Annual Golf Outing and Summer Social will be held on Monday, June 4th to support the parish ministries and community outreach programs. This year the Saint Mary Parish Golf outing will be held at the renovated Battleground Country Club in Manalapan, which has gone through major upgrades to the course and the clubhouse facilities over the last couple of years. This will allow for new experiences, but following the same great St. Mary’s golf outing traditions that have made the event so much fun and memorable for those that have participated in years past. Registrations are now open at goo.gl/czGdib.

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Ladies Philoptochos Society to Sparkle in Spring Fashion Show and Dinner

The Philoptochos Society of Kimisis Tis Theotokou of Holmdel will host its ‘Sparkle ‘n’ Spring’ Fashion Show and dinner on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at The Gramercy at Lakeside Manor in Hazlet.

The evening includes a fashion show of prom dresses and elegant formal wear by Castle Couture of Manalapan modeled by members of the community. There will be an amazing luxury gift auction and raffles.

“We are very excited to showcase Castle Coutures’ exquisite formal wear modeled by our very own,” said Mary Loizou, Chapter President. “Our fashion shows have always been a highly anticipated event that draws over 300 guests. Everyone is sure to have a great time.”

The donation is $70 per person and includes open bar, full cocktail hour, dinner, and dessert. The proceeds will benefit the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Philoptochos’ charitable works, as well as Service Dogs for Children with Autism, and Camp Oakhurst for children with special needs. For reservations, email sparkleinspring2018@gmail.com or call Martha Parlamis at 732.888.7880.

This event is Kimisis Philoptochos Society’s largest fundraising event of the year. The Society is a women’s organization of the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church of Holmdel. The Ladies Philoptochos Society is a duly accredited national women’s philanthropic organization of the Greek Orthodox Church. The word “Philoptochos” is Greek and translates to “Friends of the Poor.” We aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry and the widowed through our fundraising efforts. We respond to war and national disasters as well as donate to food and blood banks in our local area. In addition, we support various charities such as Ronald McDonald House, the Salvation Army and several children’s hospitals.

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Lincroft PTA-Sponsored LEGO® Brickfest a Hit with Students STORY SUSAN MURPHY

The Lincroft Elementary School winners of the eighth annual LEGO® Brickfest event sponsored by Lincroft PTA gathered for a photo on March 16, 2018. Photo credit: Lincroft PTA

One of the many fun activities sponsored by the Lincroft Elementary School PTA is the annual LEGO® Brickfest. The eighth annual event held on March 16, 2018 was open to children from Kindergarten through fifth grade. The general rules each year are that the children can make any type of creation they choose, but within specific categories.

This year’s categories were: Go For The Gold by making a creation that depicts a favorite winter Olympic event; the Spring Has Sprung category showed what to look forward to as the weather warms up; Read Across Lincroft was a play on the traditional Read Across America event and the children made a creation depicting a scene from their favorite book; the Choose Kind category reminded the children to strive to be good citizens, and their creation had to show what cause, charity or volunteer service was important to them and to their family; Welcome Mr. Imbimbo was focused on showing school spirit by making a creation that would show Principal Imbimbo their favorite thing about Lincroft Elementary School; the Adult/ child category allowed children and an adult to choose any of the themes, but they had to identify the creation as an adult/ child collaboration.

The children voted on one winning creation from their grade as well as the best creation overall. One winner was chosen for each category by a panel of parent judges. The children had a great time competing in the event and showed their amazing creativity and talents in producing outstanding creations with Legos.

Oak Hill Academy Sweeps First Place at Academic Contest at M.A.S.T. for the year!

MAST 1st Place winners (left to right): Michael Gao, Thibaut Fabricant, Anthony Matejicka, Robert Schweikert, Audrey Yan, and Alumni Zachary Basile & Seth Britton

Congratulations are in order to Oak Hill Academy in Lincroft for winning first place in the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (M.A.S.T.) Academic Jeopardy Contest on March 9, 2018!

Second seeded team of seventh graders Michael Gau (Holmdel), Thibaut Fabricant (Red Bank), Anthony Matejicka (Lincroft), Robert Schweikert (Atlantic Highlands),

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MAST 3rd Place winners (left to right): Molly Jain, Aarya Doshi, Alex Mitchell, Ansh Kulkarni, Cakie Dym and Alumni Zachary Basile & Seth Britton

and Audrey Yan (Holmdel) went 2-0 in the Final Four to win the title and give Oak Hill its second straight title to sweep the 2017-2018 Academic Contest Season.

Eighth graders Molly Jain (Red Bank), Aarya Doshi (Hazlet), Alex Mitchell (Red Bank), Ansh Kulkarni (Howell) and Cakie Dym (Rumson) finished third. Oak Hill Academy boasted FIVE out of the Top 10 teams as

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Congratulations to all of OHA’s seventh and eighth graders who participated in this contest. The hard work of the students along with the enriching curriculum provided by the Oak Hill teachers should be attributed to the continued success of OHA in these types of competition.

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Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) invites all current and past CILU members to our 20th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Potluck Supper. It will take place on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Holmdel Community Center on Crawfords Corner Road in Holmdel.

Following the potluck buffet will be a photographic presentation of our last 20 years as well as an update on current issues in town and a brief business meeting.

This event is free of charge. Please bring a main dish or salad to share. CILU will provide hot and cold beverages and dessert. RSVP by April 6, 2018 to Jenni Blumenthal at 732. 264.8482 or jblumenthal@comcast.net.

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Coldwell Banker in Holmdel Giving Back to the Community We live in an age where identity theft runs rampant, and safely discarding your personal and confidential information is of the utmost importance. With this in mind, Coldwell Banker in Holmdel will be holding a FREE Shredding Event on Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at its office located at 998 Holmdel Road in Holmdel. Everyone is invited to discard their important documents, whether it is one bag full to truck-loads of paperwork that needs to be shredded – and all for FREE! In conjunction with the shredding event, Coldwell Banker Holmdel has also teamed up with It’s a Ruff Life Rescue and Pet ResQ Inc. to provide a dog adoption from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Holmdel Office.

Sell or Shop in Lincroft LVGA Community Yard Sale The Lincroft Village Green Association is hosting its 14th Annual Community Yard Sale on Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at homes across Lincroft. To join the LVGA and register your sale, visit lincroftvillagegreen.org. The LVGA is a civic organization “committed to the preservation and restoration of our community”. Yearly membership in the LVGA is $25 per family, per year. Participation in the yard sale is free to LVGA members, and we will advertise the sale for you! Also, all are welcome to come and shop for bargains and treasures.

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Holmdel’s Earth Day Festival

From 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on April 29, 2018, Holmdel’s Earth Day Festival will take place at Bayonet Farm in Holmdel.

Admission, shows, tours and parking are all free. Rain or shine, all shows for children and live band performances take place indoors, in lovely preserved barns.

To celebrate this special 20th year, an exciting “Birds of Prey” presentation will have its Earth Day Festival premiere.

Children will love seeing the regal rescued owls, hawks and more. Photographers, please make note these magnificent wild birds will be on hand all day!

T H E PA R E N T H O O D B L O G : I want to begin this article by telling all of you – I. Love. My. Parents. However, we bond better when there is separation between our visits. Even when I lived under their roof, I preferred a long-distance relationship with them. When they were downstairs, I was upstairs, when they were home I was out. I went to college out-ofstate, and worked and married while living in NYC. After giving birth to my first baby, I did a complete 180. I moved back to Monmouth County, NJ. The same state I was born in and the same county I was raised in and you guessed it...where my parents still live.

The same policy holds true now that I am a mom. I enjoy spending time with them, but in social increments. Since there is a basic come and go understanding, when spring break was approaching I naturally assumed I could schedule a mini-vacation for my husband, myself and kids - even if it overlapped with the beginning of Passover.

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Fantastic and fun Doodle Dude will engage and delight young artists and “What’s the Buzz with Bees?” will get kids up-close to a live beehive!

Young environmentalists will also enjoy free nature crafts.

Littlest ones can meet sweet barnyard buddies at the Farm Friends Petting Zoo. Can’t let just the kiddies have fun! Great live Folk-Rock Bands will perform all afternoon and guided tours of the gracious historic Harding House will give a glimpse into the world of the late heiress who lived here and hosted movie stars of the day. Child-friendly Guided Walking Tours will demonstrate why the owner had this enchanting farm preserved. Both Tours are free but limited.

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Exhibits will be presented by renowned environmental organizations. Local grassroots activists and perennial Festival co-sponsors, Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) will have information pertinent to Holmdel environmental issues Young environmentalists of Holmdel Village and Indian Hill Schools will be showcased in a juried art exhibit to take place in the barns.

And, as always, delicious homemade sandwiches and fresh baked goodies will be for sale at the Red Barn Deli and Olde Fashioned Bake Shoppe. Souvenir Bayonet Farm Earth Day Tee Shirts will also be available.

Hikers who wish to start their day with an easy-to-moderate Greenway Walk to the Festival led by former Mayor Larry Fink are welcomed. Please meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Ramanessin Section trailhead parking area on Roberts Road, opposite the Holmdel Park Arboretum.

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The Obligatory Tradition you-can-invite" tradition. Of course, it is a very generous gesture of him and my mom to extend the holiday to my in-laws, my brother’s in-laws, neighbors and friends.

He likes to celebrate the holiday for family bonding purposes and not religious ones, which is fine with me. As opposed to the traditional Four Questions to kick off the Seder, his four questions are 1. Did I cut my hair? 2. Who do I still talk to from high school? 3. Can he get a high-five from the grandkids? 4. Can I get him a toothpick?

That’s why I assumed when I didn’t get the phone call that Passover dinner 2018 was happening, making alternative plans was fair game. And again, let me remind you, we don’t keep tabs on how often we see each other including during holidays, birthdays, weddings...etc. I’m not going to say I completely forgot about their once a year hostessing extravaganza, but since they didn’t bring it up to me I wasn’t going to bring it up to them.

Then I got the call from my father, “Hey Hopester, I’m going to see you guys for the

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holiday, right?” I replied with hesitation, “I don’t think so, dad. We made plans to go away since I didn’t hear from you.”

I was prepared to get a little sigh of disappointment and then we would move on and he would ask me, “What else is going on?” Instead, the unexpected happen. There was silence. And that’s all the “Gefilte guilt” I needed before I crumbled and said, “Um forget it, I’ll cancel our plans”.

Although, I felt like a child at that moment, I also felt more mature than I have ever felt as an adult. I knew these moments won’t last forever with my parents. And once they stop hostessing their version of a Seder I would probably take over the tradition.

My kids better show up!

Hope Daniels is a Rumson, NJ resident and founder of A New Mom In Town blog – you can read all about her mommy adventures at anewmomintown.com.

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LA CUCINA NOUVEAU

A Diamond in the (not so) Rough – A “Must Try” ….Buon appetito!

THE SCOOP: Giuseppe and Salvina Di Cristo are the executive chefs and owners.

Their creations are influenced by a combination of all the flavors of Italian artisan cuisine and French Brasseries.

Giuseppe orchestrates the kitchen while Salvina gracefully oversees the dining area.

Salvina greets all customers as they arrive, and the servers are very knowledgeable and friendly. The owners make you feel like family.

THE LOCATION: La Cucina Nouveau is located in The Marlboro Diamond Plaza.

Parking is ample.

THE LIQUOR: BYOB (with a liquor store located in the plaza - a nice bonus).

THE FARE: Italian Seafood and Meat with a French flare (with vegetarian options).

THE DECOR: The restaurant holds approximately 70 “explorers”. The interior has a modern but warm contemporary look garnished with crisp white table linens.

THE MENU: This is not your typical Italian menu. There were so many interesting

dishes that created a wonderful confusion as to what to order.

I inconspicuously strolled around the restaurant to see what diners were eating so I could view what looked good (don’t be shy – try it). Once you are seated each table has complimentary olives, roasted garlic and crunchy bread.

This was a nice touch and wonderful start to our euro-epicurean journey.

Appetizers: I highly recommend you start with the Crispy Calamari Fritti which is a dish with semolina & parmigiano crusted calamari with a horseradish mascarpone dipping, and marinade dressing. This was very tasty and not your traditional calamari found at most other Italian restaurants. If the Homemade Meatballs or Grilled Octopus (a personal favorite) are on the menu as a special, you MUST try these. Both were cooked to perfection. If you are a fan of mussels, don’t let these pass you plate. They are cooked in a spicy tomato ragout in a white wine broth served with a garlic crostini.

Entrees: I rarely order pork at an Italian restaurant but was urged by my fellow FoodSpy to do so. Great advice as I went with the Lombatina Di Maiale Paillard which is a Berkshire pork chop, lightly pounded over arugula with buffalo mozzarella with a white wine balsamic

glaze. It was flavorful, light with an outstanding and lingering flavor. Other interesting dishes I recommend are the Guazzeto Di Molluschi & Crostacei which are scallops, shrimp, clams, calamari, mussels and squid ink tagliolini in a fresh spicy tomato and saffron broth.

Portion size was generous and delicious.

Homemade Fettuccine Bolognese is a dish like you would taste in Rome. Also, try and order something that is a special that evening to taste another masterpiece from Chef Giuseppe.

Desserts: Homemade, plentiful and decadent. The tiramisu was the star.

Notables were the cheesecake and gelato.

If you want to experience quality, authentic European inspired food in a warm and comfortable surrounding do yourself a favor and make a reservation. It is, simply put, food made with a flair and passion. We plan to become regulars. La Cucina Nouveau is a charming BYO and located at 167 Route 9 South Marlboro, on the southbound lanes in the Buffalo Wild Wings strip in the Marlboro Diamond Plaza and can be reached at 732.414.6822 and previewed at lacucinanouveau.com - reservations are highly recommended.

They are open Tuesday through Thursday 12:00 to 9:30 p.m., Friday 12:00 to 10:30 p.m., Saturday 3:00 to 10:30 p.m. and Sunday 3:00 to 9:30 p.m. They are also accommodating takeout, and private catering for parties.

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Calling All Dogs and their Humans STORY GENA ANSELL-LANDE Another helpful tip is to wear them out before taking them anywhere they are required to sit still for a long period of time. Take a long walk or get some serious playtime in before going out. Also, it will help to arm yourself with the essentials before leaving the house: a travel water bowl, treats, and a chew toy. And finally, lots of extra bonus points if Fido knows the basic commands like: “sit,” “stay,” “come,” and “down.”

It’s been a long, cold winter and our pups are looking forward to the warmer weather as much as we are. With the arrival of spring upon us, it’s the ideal time to venture out with your fourlegged pal beyond that five-mile radius they are accustomed to. Interestingly enough, Monmouth County is home to a vast array of places where you will both be welcomed. However, before going anywhere, it’s critical to follow a few guidelines to ensure the FUN FACT: experience is a good one for you Did you know (and your pooch).

that petting a dog can lower your blood pressure and heart rate?

For example, if taking them to a restaurant, feed them first!

Think of all those enticing smells they will have to contend with.

After all, is there anything worse then having them spend the entire meal whining, barking or worse, begging for food? Avoid all of this nonsense by having them arrive with a nice, full belly. That way they will do the right thing and fall asleep at your feet while you enjoy your own meal.

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Off-Leash Parks Thompson Park Off-Leash Dog Area 805 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft This park includes two areas, splitting up the big guys from the more petite pups.

Wolf Hill Recreation Area 3 Crescent Place, Oceanport This newer park offers two off-leash areas and plenty of sheltered picnic tables.

Beaches 8th Avenue Dog Beach 8th Avenue, Asbury Park Visit the beach during off-peak hours in the summer and whenever you’d like the rest of the year. Pups permitted from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Fisherman’s Cove Conservation Area 391 Third Avenue, Manasquan This hidden gem features 55 acres of marshland along the Manasquan Inlet.

There is a designated Dog Beach where you can frolic and swim with your furry friend.

Restaurants Wonder Bar (Yappy Hour) 5th and Ocean Avenues, Asbury Park

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Open at noon on Saturdays and Sundays and features swimming pools and an agility area for the pups. Yappy Hour is restricted to guests 21 and over. For more information visit Wonderbarasburypark. com.

Asbury Festhalle and Biergarten 527 Lake Avenue, Asbury Park You and your pup will love this authentic Austro-Hungarian beer garden. Check out the outdoor patio located right at the street level. The sights and smells in this place are sure to delight your pooch.

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The BoonDocks Fishery & Grill 1 Marine Park, Red Bank This seafood shack is the ideal place for you and your pup to enjoy an ultra-casual evening overlooking the Navesink River.

Open May through October.

Lola’s European Café 539 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park Lola’s features “Doggie Night” once a week throughout the summer. Fido can even sample a free, frozen treat.

Miscellaneous Bark in the Park at Lakewood BlueClaws Baseball Game Visit the Lakewood BlueClaws website to see when the annual Bark in the Park event will be this season. This is a huge “Paw-ty” which is free and open to all dogs.

Enjoy a myriad of festivities including silly pet tricks, contests for your furry friends, and a pet parade before the game.

Red Bank Dog Days You and your furry friend will love Red Bank’s annual Dog Days this summer. A portion of Monmouth Street is shut down so you and your pup can browse dozens of vendors featuring all kinds of products and services for dogs and their owners.

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Letters to the Editor

A Better Approach to Holmdel’s Affordable Housing Mandate Holmdel Township is currently promoting, while in negotiations with the Fair Housing Center, to meet its state-mandated affordable housing obligation (approximately 110 homes) by rezoning four areas of northern Holmdel to allow for 500-600 units. In other words, Holmdel would allow 500-600 “fair market” homes that developers sell at a profit to account for the 110 affordable homes required. This “sweetheart deal” benefits developers but is a bad arrangement for Holmdel taxpayers, especially those living near one of these sites slated for high-density development.

No Debt for Unessential Services The results of the October, 2017 Holmdel Recreation Survey showed an overwhelming emphasis on passive recreation from more than 70% of the respondents, (hiking, biking, walking). The popularity of passive recreation is not surprising.

It’s also positive news because this activity tends to be lower in cost and have the least impact on the environment.

Holmdel needs to restrain itself from spending for recreation services that are already available at the township schools, parks, and county parks. Holmdel just approved $40 million for improvements in the schools. This spending will be funded by debt that will be with us for a long time.

Based on the survey, artificial turf fields and lighting are not in the residents’ best interest. It is unnecessary and a bad investment for the town. As the survey indicates, Holmdel taxpayers are highly satisfied with the existing natural turf fields and facilities.

The lighting issue also continues to be a bone of contention with many residents. The beneficiaries are private sports clubs that have no affiliation with the school system and are not entirely composed of Holmdel children. These clubs have greatly benefitted from having the use of excellent sports facilities at Cross Farm for many years at the expense of the Holmdel taxpayers. The residents were assured by the township council at the time the park was announced that there would be no permanent lighting and we continue to hold them accountable to honor this.

Let us not incur additional debt pursing unessential services.

Jerry Buffalino HOLMDEL

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Holmdel has accrued about $3M in its Affordable Housing Fund by imposing extra charges for construction permits. It is time to use those funds to address our affordable housing obligation. The Township can pay developers to construct only the 110 required units and then sell them to Holmdel for the lowest bid price. The Township would then sell or rent these units to people who qualify for affordable housing. This would allow our town to meet its court-specified “Affordable Housing” obligation, while alleviating the impact on the Holmdel school population and easing the tax burden that 500- 600 homes would bring to Holmdel residents.

This plan makes sense because it fosters competition among developers to the benefit of Holmdel residents.

Allowing additional areas throughout town to be considered while only building the mandatory 110 homes would also decrease the density of development while further increasing competition. Contact the Holmdel Township Committee to see why it is not considering this approach for meeting our affordable housing obligation.

Susan Stampfli HOLMDEL

Holmdel Says No to More Fields For several years, Holmdel has suffered through controversy as a handful of residents pushed for expensive new sports facilities, such as lighted artificialturf lacrosse and soccer fields.

Last October, the Township paid a consultant to survey every Holmdel residence, and the results are in: overwhelmingly, residents are happy with our existing infrastructure and show little interest in new facilities.

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most popular choice was “Walking & hiking trails”, with 54% of respondents listing it as one of their top 3 choices. “Synthetic turf fields” was only the 13th most popular choice, with just 6% of respondents listing it in their top 3. Asked, “How would you rate the overall management, maintenance, and general upkeep of the Township’s parks and recreation facilities,” only 1% said “poor,” disproving the argument that existing facilities are rundown and need replacement.

The survey’s response rate was above expectations, according to the Township Engineer.

It was undertaken by the Township’s ad-hoc Recreation Needs Assessment Committee, which will be delivering its final report soon. Survey results can be found at www.preserveholmdel.org.

Holmdel already agreed to a $40M bond issue to finance improvements at schools, including school sports facilities. The survey shows there is no support for additional expensive sports facilities.

Tom Wood HOLMDEL

Resident’s Thoughts on Holmdel’s Recreation Survey I commend Holmdel Township on its advertising and release of the town wide survey regarding recreation needs. But the survey results now may be in jeopardy due to the added input from open houses that yield only anecdotal data. How will we discount for vocal, special interest groups that might offer opinions contrary to the survey? Don’t allow the objective data that we already have to become contaminated.

My biggest concern over recreation needs, is that the Township might invest its funds into new facilities that are shared with private sports club interests.

We should spend Holmdel tax dollars where they benefit the majority of Holmdel residents rather than subsidize clubs partially composed of non-residents.

Don’t let the lines blur between actual users.

Holmdel currently has recreation facilities that need maintenance and better access. Investing in bike and walking paths will enhance their value. If we are to invest in additional facilities, we should put more emphasis on passive activities that are in keeping with the character of our town and that suit residents of all ages. Consider less expensive options: nature trails, fitness trails, improved tennis courts, bird walks, and meditation gardens.

Lastly, consider the tax implications of future recreation projects. Our property taxes will soon

increase from the recent BOE $40M initiative to upgrade our schools, which includes athletic improvements. Recently, a Township Committeeman suggested that we bond $2.2M for still other sport field improvements. Holmdel taxpayers deserve to know the bottom line cost for all anticipated recreation/ sports improvements prior finalization of plans.

Randy Rauscher HOLMDEL

Holmdel Recreation Plan Called Into Question After years of contention between sports field advocates and open space activists, the Holmdel Township Committee (TC) created an Ad Hoc Committee to explore the full scope of Holmdel’s recreation needs. This Committee contained leaders of sports teams and other recreation as well as Holmdel’s seniors. In conjunction with the ETC Institute, the Committee created a town-wide survey that yielded an “above-expectations” response rate of 1184 households.

Survey results were described at the March 13th TC meeting. 73% of respondents reported using the parks for walking, hiking, and biking. 54% wanted funds used to maintain trails and give better access to them. A majority of respondents wanted to maintain existing facilities, such as tennis courts and sports fields, but felt the number of existing fields was adequate.

What followed belied credibility. Holmdel’s engineering firm presented its 10-year recreation plan (costing up to $35M), which was based on the survey and comments from selected “shareholders” and attendees of their “Open House” events (approximately 40 opinions). Shockingly, the engineering firm ignored the Ad Hoc Committee when creating its plan which included additional artificial sports fields and an indoor sports center, neither of which was rated highly desirable in the survey.

This plan highlights the engineering firm’s desire to profit at the expense of Holmdel taxpayers.

The Holmdel TC needs to hire an independent, non-Holmdel firm to collaborate with the Ad Hoc Committee and create a recreation plan that accurately reflects the needs and wants of Holmdel residents as documented in the survey.

Michael Rauchwerk HOLMDEL The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the original authors.

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I met an oil and gas executive grappling with a toxic work culture, a voice recognition IT engineer jazzed about his career and many more seekers looking to strike a mindful balance in our fast-changing world. Our post class conversations traded tips for surviving life at the speed of light in a world rife with uncertainty. Most participants were new to yoga and had no idea what an asana, mantra or mudra might be, but they were open to learning in paradise. Magnifico!

I suggested that they consider reading a newer book entitled “Insight” by Tasha Eurich. The book is well researched and written about the importance of building self-awareness as leaders in our own lives. I shared that practicing and teaching yoga has helped me become a more calm and centered version of myself and I hoped that either this book and/or their yoga experience in Punta Cana would get them closer to their self-discovery goals. According to Eurich, achieving a better version of ourselves includes asking for feedback from “loving critics”. Loving critics are people in our lives that will give it to us straight, without sugarcoating, but always have our best interests in mind. It’s not about getting high fives from our familial fan club. Admittedly, most of us were not doing this enough.

We considered what the world would look like if we spent more time being mindful as the sound of whirling waves stirred our consciousness. We started by mentioning aloud one thing we were mindfully grateful for during our week of fun and sun.

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Interestingly, all twenty yogis who pitched their parkas for warmer weather from Russia, Canada, Minnesota, Michigan and more related similar themes. The evolved commitment, however, was to express more of this sentiment, mindfully, long after their vacation was over. Mission accomplished! Namaste.

DonnaLyn Giegerich MBA CIC RYT is the CEO of DLG Consulting, an integrated leadership training company that supports talent agility and skills development. Conference keynoter and executive coach, she delights in helping others at DonnaLynSpeaks.com. Her next side hustle yoga teaching benefit is April 22 at Monmouth Parks’ Turf Room from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. for Women That Build/Habitat for Humanity. Sign up at habitatmonmouth.org/events.

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