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h, the sweet smell of Fall. October is officially here and us fall lovers are enjoying the sights of mums bursting with beautiful hues of red, orange, and yellow. Bright orange pumpkins adorn the doorsteps along every street and Halloween decorations have begun filling yards in every neighborhood. There is nothing cozier than slipping into a favorite hoodie on those first crisp nights of Autumn. From the pumpkins, mums, corn mazes to Terror in the Junkyard, October offers a rush of excitement.

I still remember the last time I dressed up for Halloween as a kid. I was about 12-years-old and I borrowed my grandmother's lab jacket to compliment my mad scientist costume. After parading through the neighborhood with my friends, I carefully hid my loot so my older brothers wouldn't steal it. Turns out my dog found my hidden treasure and I was one disappointed trick or treater. Fortunately, my dog was fine, seems she enjoyed tearing it all apart more than actually eating it.

Many years later, as young parents, Bob and

I took our three little ones trick or treating. We dressed our Irish triplets (twins and an older one 18 months apart) as dalmations and transformed their wagon into a firetruck. Not sure how much they enjoyed it, but Bob and I sure did! Of course, the best part was eating all of their candy! We stayed up late that night watching scary movies while munching on KitKats and Tootsie rolls, while rationalizing our indulgent behavior with the fact that all this sugar would not be healthy for the kids. It was our duty to consume it before they did.

So many Halloween parties, parades, trips to the pumpkin patch and Halloween nights have come and gone since then. Now in our semi empty nest, we look forward to handing out candy and putting our dogs in costumes that they will only keep on for about 30 seconds. That picture is worth the struggle!

Check out all the Halloween Happenings in our area on page 6. There is something exciting and fun for every age and every interest. New this year, and sure to be a phenomenal event, is WitchCraft at Lake Lenape. Read more about it on page 23.

Another fun and interesting October delight is looking into the paranormal, perhaps even going on a ghost walk. Read Steffen Klenks "Haunted Legends of South Jersey" on page 8.

Thank you for picking up this issue of Shore Local Newsmagazine. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Autumn!

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5 Fun Facts For Fall

utumn is a season of many changes, with some of the most notable including the dramatic multicolored displays that occur just prior to trees shedding their leaves. It's also a time of year when many people feel reenergized by cooler temperatures and spend many hours outdoors enjoying all that fall has to offer.

Whether one is collecting leaves, picking apples, exploring corn mazes, or driving the countryside enjoying the foliage, autumn is full of fun facts that can make the season that much more enjoyable.

Autumn begins on the autumnal equinox, which occurs on or near September 22 in the northern hemisphere. This year, September 22 is the day when the sun crosses the celestial equator moving southward.

When the equinox occurs, there are an equal number of daylight and nighttime hours.

Since ancient times, autumn has been an important time of year for many civilizations. Autumn is a main harvesting time in many areas,

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and a successful harvest was once necessary for survival. Many steps are, and have long been, taken to ensure a bountiful autumn harvest.

Fall is a time when trees and other plants prepare for dormancy during winter. As autumn progresses and the hours of daylight gradually decrease, trees begin to close down their food production systems and reduce the amount of chlorophyll in leaves. Chlorophyll is the chemical that makes tree leaves green, and as it declines, other chemicals become more prominent and shine through in the leaves. That is why leaves change color.

Some scientists believe that global climate change can impact autumn colors, such as delaying the change in trees. Also, red pigments may start to decline as trees use sugary fuel to grow new twigs rather than to cause red leaf displays.

Americans more readily refer to this time of year as fall, while the British use autumn. Both terms date back to around the 16th century. Prior to this period, autumn was known as harvest.

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Halloween Happenings Scullville Terror in the Junkyard ▶Fridays ▶ & Saturdays from 7-10pm & Sundays from 7-9pm Fleming’s Junkyard 753 Zion Rd. Egg Harbor Township The men and women of the Scullville Volunteer Fire Company are back again for their 19th season at Fleming’s Junkyard. Experience the horrors on the Terror in the Junkyard and run for your life in the All New Maze of Terror.

Tickets for the Hayride are $12 per person; $8 for the Maze of Terror, or buy a combo ticket for $15. Visit scullvillefire.org for more details.

R and J Farms -Fall Fun Open everyday with something for the whole family. Corn maze - daytime or nightwith a flashlight. Hayries to the pumpkin patch - bring a pumpkin home. Weekend pony rides and face painting. Farm market - pumpkins, mums , cornstalks, straw bales and gourds.

For those that enjoy a fright don't miss Cornfield of Terror!

723 W. Herschel St., Egg Harbor City (609) 593-6180 October Ghost Tours in Ocean City ▶Fridays ▶ and Saturdays at 8pm Celebrate Halloween with spine-tingling tales of restless spirits and haunted houses on this candlelight walking tour of Ocean City’s historic district. Tours last 75-90 minutes and depart from 9th Street and Asbury Ave. in front of City Hall. Purchase tickets by calling 609-814-0199 or visit ghosttour.com.

Halloween Trunk-or-Treat & Movie Night ▶Friday, ▶ October 11th from 5-8pm Birch Grove Park 1700 Burton Ave. Northfield Join the Next Gen team for a night of Trunk or Treat, Hay Rides and a Movie. Trick or Treat Bags will be given away for the kids, along with gift baskets and a Next Gen Gift Card. Trunk or Treat is from 5-7pm, the movie starts at 7pm. Mini-Halloween hayrides are $3. This event is hosted and sponsored by the Northfield Police Department.

Somers Point Trunk or Treat ▶Friday, ▶ October 18th from 6-8pm 1 W. New Jersey Ave. The Somers Point Municipal Drug Alliance and Somers Point Police Department are hosting their 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat in the parking lot of City Hall. The event is free to

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Free Halloween Event at Bass Pro Shops ▶Starting ▶ Saturday, October 19th from 12-5pm 30 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. Atlantic City Bass Pro Shops invites everyone to their Spooktacular Halloween event. Come in costume, bring your dog in costume, and bring the entire family for a Free 4x6 photo against our Halloween backdrop.

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Smithville Pet Costume Contest ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th at 1pm 615 E. Moss Mill Rd. Smithville Paw Dazzle will host their Annual Pet Costume Contest next Saturday. Spectators can watch over 100 pets show off their unique Halloween costumes. To enter your pet, please call Paw Dazzle at 609-748-7110.

Witch-Craft ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th from 6-10pm Lenape Park 753 Park Rd. Mays Landing Enjoy a mystical encounter with Broos and Spirits. Lake Lenape Park will be transformed into a mysterious wooded village of local partners serving up zesty stews and seasonal brews. Also, enjoy professional pumpkin carvings, mixology demos, music, a bonfire, fortune

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Ocean City Halloween Parade ▶Thursday, ▶ October 24th at 6:30pm Asbury Ave. from 6th – 11th Street Sponsored by the Ocean City Exchange Club. For more information, called 1-800-8135580 or visit ochp.blogspot.com.

Smithville Monster Bash ▶Saturday, ▶ October 26th from 10am-6pm 615 E. Moss Mill Rd. Smithville Come spend the day and evening in Smithville. Take part in the area’s largest Zombie Walk at 6pm. Music and vendors will fill Village Greene throughout the day. Show up all ready in full costume and make up. Rain date is Saturday, November 2nd.

Halloween ComicFest ▶▶ Saturday, October 26th from 10am-5pm Hamilton Mall 4403 E. Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing Join Hamilton Mall and Level Up for a Free spooktacular event featuring a selection of free comic books, special guests, vendors, activities, a costume contest and more.

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Ghosts, Ghouls and Hauntings in South Jersey

By Steffen Klenk

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he Jersey Shore is known for having family friendly towns with outstanding beaches, cities full of rich history and fun boardwalks. Yet, there is a scary, spooky side to our area, full of shadowy abandoned houses, creepy cemeteries and chilling legends. Seeing that Halloween is just a few weeks away, I’ve chosen to share some information on our local haunted legends.

How is a place deemed as being haunted? The history of the building or surrounding area is at the top of the list, followed by who lived there and how the house or land was used.

“Spirits” may seek some form of justice or revenge or, perhaps, just wants someone to know of their presence. This is especially true on battlegrounds, cemeteries and old, long closed hospitals and prisons.

There are countless legends attached

to such places; tales of paranormal activities are shared such as unexplained cold spots, odd smells, creaking or slamming doors, flickering lights and sounds of footsteps in the dark.

There are a considerable amount of places that are described everywhere from Smithville to Cape May, all rich with history. Locally, there are several that stand out. South Jersey is known for the Pine Barrens, which encompasses 1.1 million acres of preserved woodland over seven counties and known as the largest haunted area in all of the state. Within this endless forest are former mining settlements and mills, along with tails of numerous ghosts, and another Jersey-native creature.

Often referred to as the Leeds Devil, tales of the infamous Jersey Devil go back as early as the 1700s. Legend has it he is the 13th son of Jane Leeds, and was born as a creature with hooves, wings and a forked tail. Many have reported spot-

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ting the creature in various locations throughout Atlantic County, most notably in the Pine Barrens.

Cape May is another town full of paranormal occurrences and sightings of numerous apparitions. The Cape received its name from the Dutch Captain Mey, who came upon the peninsula in 1620, a place where the Native American tribes summered. When the Quakers formed the community in 1688, the whailing

industry began and more families re-located to the area. Victorian houses and hotels line the beach front streets along with many stories of hundreds of ghosts.

Just in time for Halloween, several local towns are currently offering nightly Ghost Tour walks, many telling tales of folklore and old haunts. In Ocean City, you can take a 90 minute candlelight tour, explore around the city’s Victorian district while listening to stories of the supernatural and learn about the “Alley of the Dead.” There are a number of haunted hayrides that will send chills down your spine, leaving you to wonder what is coming next. Corn mazes provide smiles and fun to both kids and adults.

No matter where you may venture this season, have a Happy Halloween.

Steffen Klenk is a multimedia journalist. He resides in Ocean City and enjoys capturing the eclectic moments of shore life.

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This is your worst nightmare come true. The sights and sounds of the Cornfield of Terror will leave you screaming for your life as well as running out of your shoes. You don't have to be the fastest, just don't be the slowest. Will you be the next victim?

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EHT man makes heroic rescue Extinguishes fire burning motorcyclist

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ike Price learned how to operate a fire extinguisher years ago.

He just never thought the first time he would it would be to help a man on fire.

But that’s what the Egg Harbor Township man did Friday, after a Mays Landing motorcyclist crashed after losing control on the Black Horse Pike S curve in West Atlantic City.

Price was in the living room with his windows open when he heard the crash at about 3:45 p.m. Friday, he said.

At first, he thought it was a car crash.

He looked up to see heavy black smoke.

Price grabbed his fire extinguisher,

thinking maybe it was mediate action before help fire under the car’s arrives, and that’s what I hood. did,” he added.

But when he got Meanwhile, Bostic is outside, people were improving, his family said. shouting, “The man’s He had third-degree burns on fire!” on his legs and arms.

Robert Bostic, 46, Price, who is on the Egg was on the ground, Harbor Township Board of his pants on fire, Price Education, said he’s seen said. quite a few crashes living “He said, ‘Put the on the curve. fire out on me,’” Price He was glad to be able recalled. to help, and says everyone So he quickly extinshould make sure to have guished the flames. at least one working fire About 20 feet away, extinguisher and know the bike was still burn- ‘The man’s on fire,’ people yelled as Mike Price ran to the crash scene. how to use it. ing. Worried that the “I was amazed at how choking smoke might pose another and the medevac landed perfectly to well it worked,” he said. “Everyone take Bostic to the hospital. threat to Bostic, Price helped move should know how to use one. You him about five or 10 feet farther.

Bostic’s wife was able to reach out never know when you can help some“There were people everywhere to Price on Sunday to thank him for one.” and traffic everywhere,” Price said. his quick action.

“Some cars were trying to speed “I’m not a hero,” said the PleasantLynda Cohen through the smoke and flames. It was ville High School truancy officer. “The BreakingAC.com a terrible situation.” real heroes are police, firefighters and Call or Text: 609-703-1849 The police and firefighters had to EMS who do this every day. But we Follow on Twitter @LyndaCohen come down the opposite lane to get are all citizens and first responders Facebook: Facebook.com/ to the scene, he said. in some way.

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ock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, Journey, sold out two nights at the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City. The Etess Arena was filled to capacity over 5,000 fans on September 27th and 28th.

The 80’s supergroup blasted through a spectrum of hit songs like, “ Wheel In the Sky,” “Ask the Lonely” and of course...”Don’t Stop Believing.” Frontman, Arnel Campaner, set the stage on fire with powerhouse vocals and never ending energy. Jonathan Cain (vocals, keyboards) has been with the band since 1980. He wowed the audience with extended piano solos and haunting vocals. He told the story of how he wrote the bands number one hit “Faithfully.”

Neil Shone is the only constant original band member. He is the lead guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. His guitar prowess is legendary and he did not disappoint. Shone’s weeping guitar during “Who’s Crying Now” evoked emotion throughout the entire arena. Ross Valory (bass) and Steve Smith (percussion) rounded out the

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uring Absegami's girls soccer game against Cedar Creek on Oct. 1, little girls from the Atlantic United Soccer Club were beside themselves with giddy delight while standing on the track surrounding the football field at Absegami High School. Even the Braves varsity players were a little awestruck. There was a professional athlete on hand, standing right there next to the Braves' bench.

Former Absegami star player Erica Skroski was on hand to have her jersey retired during a halftime ceremony, becoming the first athlete in school history to enjoy such an honor.

No girls soccer player at Absegami will ever wear No. 8 again.

Skroski unveils an oversized replica of her jersey that will be hung up inside the school "It's so cool. It's such an honor for them to be able to recognize me.

Coach (Elizabeth Lee) called me a few weeks ago and, honestly, I was silent for a good 10 or 15 seconds because I

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didn't know what to say," said Skroski, who now plays for Sky Blue FC in the Women's Professional Soccer League. "I was humbled and so honored that they even put that in their thoughts, to retire my number. When she called me I was in such shock that I almost dropped the phone. I just kept saying, 'wow, thank you coach!' I couldn't say thank you enough. It's a true honor."

"Knowing that she came from Gami is an honor. I've always looked up to her, she's been a role model in my life since I was 7. I used to be the ball girl when she played here and it's amazing that she came out here tonight," senior captain Rylee Getter said. "We went to the Sky Blue game on Sunday and saw her play because we knew she was going to come to our game, so we went to support her

and she played an awesome game."

Added Courtney Gaston, another senior captain, "It's really amazing, like Rylee said. It's breathtaking. I'm speechless. She's so great and it's so special that she went to this school and is doing so many great things."

Skroski has been one of the most recognizable athletes to come out of Absegami High since 2000. A 2012 graduate, she led the Braves into the South Jersey Group 4 and South Jersey Coaches Association Tournament championship games and a No. 3 ranking in the state, and personally was named first-team AllSouth Jersey, the South Jersey Midfielder of the Year, All-Cape-Atlantic League first team, was Absegami's team MVP for two seasons and also was the Press of Atlantic City's Girls Soccer Player of the Year and overall

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Female Athlete of the Year. In addition, Skroski was a first-team All-State selection.

She went on to play at Rutgers University, where she was a team captain for two years, All-Big Ten first team, the Big Ten Defender of the Year in 2015, a second-team All-American, and helped lead the Scarlet Knights into the College Cup (the Final Four for soccer) for the first time ever. In 2016 she was drafted by Sky Blue FC of the Women's Professional Soccer League and also was invited to play for the U.S. Women's National Team's U23 team.

Her list of accomplishments is long, but Skroski said receiving Skroski holds up her framed retired jersey No. 8 an honor like getting her ica was a standout athlete, whether high school jersey number retired has made its way right to the top of it was playing baseball in the street the list. with the neighborhood kids or marking up Megan Rapinoe "This ranks at the top of the top. I'm in the profesin the NWSL, her talent sional league and I've radiates," coach Lee been to U23 camp said. "But what sets with the national Erica apart from team, but this most athletes is is a different her willingness feeling, and a to be coached special feeling and her desire to be honored to make those in your homearound her bet ter. She town like this," alw ays put s she said. "This her team before town built me into who I am today, herself and she has my roots are here taken advantage of — my club coach, my every opportunity she high school coach and Erica Skroski, 2012 graduate has been given." my friends and family, Skroski spent time I owe them everything. They have after the halftime ceremony taking continued to push me at every level." photos with Absegami players as "It's always been evident that Erwell as the youngsters from Atlantic

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United, her former youth club team.

"I like to tell the girls today that it goes quickly and to enjoy it. You only get four years of high school, you get to play with your best friends, so just enjoy the process. I remember practice every day after school.

My high school team was the same

as my club team, it was pretty much all the same girls. So we would get out of school, go to high school practice, get in our cars and go to club practice, get home at around 10 p.m. and get up and do it all again the next day.

It's the memories I made with those friends, all the parents. They all came out to support me in this (ceremony) and it's just been an unbelievable thing," Skroski said. "I'm in Central and North Jersey a lot now (with Sky Blue FC) but I always represent South Jersey and Absegami, this is forever my home. It's crazy because (in the frame) was my actual jersey from high school and I can see the transitions of the jerseys since then. The fact that it's my original jersey is really cool."

Dave O'Sullivan is the publisher of Glory Days Magazine, the premier high school sports digital publication at the Jersey Shore.

For more Glory Days features, visit glorydaysonline.com.

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Events & Happenings Second Friday at Noyes Arts Garage ▶Friday, ▶ October 11th from 6-8pm Ocean City Fine Arts League 711 Asbury Ave. Join Noyes Arts Garage for this month’s opening reception, celebrating the most recent exhibitors and the arts in Atlantic City. Enjoy opening exhibitions from Stuart Lehrman, Danielle Carter and Into the Forest. Plus, live music by Danny Keiser, refreshments and snacks, guest artists and craft vendors.

Second Friday Reception Ocean City Fine Arts League ▶Friday, ▶ October 11th from 6-7:30pm Ocean City Fine Arts League 711 Asbury Ave. Join Ocean City Fine Arts League for this month’s opening reception and awards presentation, Day and Night. Light refreshments will be served.

Meet South Jersey artist Renee Leopardi as she presents her solo exhibition, South Jersey: By Land & Sea, at the Ocean City Arts Center, now on display until October 31st.

Ocean City Fall Block Party and Fireworks Spectacular ▶Saturday, ▶ October 12th from 9am-5pm Asbury Ave. between 5th & 14th Street The Fall Block Party features over 400 crafters and vendors, food, music

for 2019 is the Color Run Fun Run in partnership with AC Marathon. Rain date is Sunday, October 13th. Register to participate at bit.ly/ caac-2019.

Smithville Irish Festival ▶▶ Saturday, October 12th & Sunday, October 13th from 11am-6pm 615 E. Moss Mill Rd. Smithville South Jersey is going Gaelic this weekend for the annual Smithville Irish Bernie McCabe of Mazing Art Studio creates an Atlantic City maze in Brown’s Park for Chalk About AC 2018.

Festival. This exciting get-together will honor Irish culture and more along Asbury Ave. in Downtown through traditional Emerald Isle-inspired Ocean City. At 9:30pm, enjoy a spectacumusic, dance, food and drink. The twolar fireworks display over the boardwalk day festival kicks off with a rousing between 6th-14th Street. For more inforParade of Colors on Saturday at 11am. mation, call 1-800-BEACH-NJ. Father Timothy McGuire will host mass Chalk About AC on Sunday at 10:30am. Bring the children ▶Saturday, ▶ October 12th from 9am-1pm for face painting, sand art, caricatures O’Donnell Memorial Park Ventnor & and pony rides.

Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company Albany Ave. Beer & Food Festival Chalk About AC is a free city-wide chalking event encouraging participants ▶Sunday, ▶ October 13th from 5-9pm to create chalk artwork throughout the Hidden Sands Brewing Compacity. The event is family-friendly and ny 6754 Washington Ave. Egg invites everyone to celebrate Atlantic Harbor Township City through the creation of positive, The Auxiliary of the inspirational messages and images. New Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company presents their 2nd Annual Beer & Food Festival.

Taste a variety of food & drink while enjoying your favorite music.

Door prizes, 50/50 raffle and pick-a-prize raffle. Rain or shine. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at bargaintownfire.org/events.

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Woofstock 2019 ▶Friday, ▶ October 18th from 7:30-11pm Josie Kelly’s Public House 908 Shore Rd. Somers Point. Humane Society of Ocean City presents their WOOFstock 2019 FUNdraiser featuring a very magical night of music fur a good cause with the amazing Jeffrey Gaines along with Nancy Malcun and Catroom Katie Bailey. Tickets are $35 and helps the Humane Society care for, enrich, love and support the animals in the shelter. For more details, call 609-398-9500 ext. 4 or visit hsocnj.org.

Atlantic City Marathon ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th at 9am Michigan Ave. in front of Bally’s Established in 1958, the Atlantic City Marathon is the third oldest continuing marathon in the country and is noted for being fast and flat, including 8 miles of oceanfront running. The 2019 Atlantic City Marathon features four different race distances along the famous beaches and boardwalk, including the 26.2 mile marathon and 13.1 half marathon on Sunday, and 10K & 5K on Saturday. Register online at acraceseries.com.

Horsepower by the Bay ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th from 10am-2pm Horsepower by the Bay car and boat show, sponsored by the Somers Point Historical Society, is coming.

If you think your car is cool, feel free to enter the show. Registration is $10 payable at the show.

Food, activities, trophies, booths and displays are part of the show. If you know someone that sells crafts, flea market items, or swap meet items, contact us at sphs55@yahoo.com. Cost is $25 per space. Sponsorships are also available.

Mays Landing Fine Crafts Fall Festival & Family Fun Day ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th from 11am-4pm War Memorial Park 109 Route 50 The Fine Crafts Fall Festival & Family Fun Day is a time-honored tradition in Hamilton Township that attracts thousands of visitors each year and continues to be a resounding success of an event that promotes community pride and local business. Tons of activities for the kids, with free train rides, bounce houses, pumpkin painting, plus food & craft vendors.

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So You Think You Can Dance Live ▶Saturday, ▶ October 12th at 8pm Tropicana Showroom Tickets start at $35 So You Think You Can Dance, the 16-time Emmy Award-winning show that sparked America’s fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall, live on tour. Members of So You Think You Can Dance’s Top 10 finalists will make their way to Tropicana Showroom this Saturday, October 12th.

Deon Cole ▶Saturday, ▶ October 12th at 9pm Harrah’s Resort Tickets start at $34 Tower of Power & Average White Band ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th at 8pm Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort Tickets start at $35

Tropicana Beer & Whiskey Festival ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th from 2-6pm Tropicana Showroom Tickets start at $35 The Beer & Whiskey Festival at Tropicana is an event featuring samples of 60 beers and 30 whiskeys. There will be food available for purchase and live entertainment from The Benjamins.

Darci Lynne and Friends ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th at 8pm Caesars Atlantic City Tickets start at $44 The Spinners ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th at 9pm Golden Nugget Tickets are $25

Community Events

Love at First Stitch Needlecraft Group ▶Thursdays ▶ at 6:30pm Atlantic County Library Egg Harbor City 134 Philadelphia Ave. Open to adults and teens. If you crochet, knit or do any other type of needlecraft, this is your club.

Stories, Stay & Play ▶Fridays ▶ at 10:30am Atlantic County Library Brigantine 201 15th St. S Suggested for ages 1 ½ to 3. Support

your child’s early literacy skills by hearing enjoyable stories, singing songs & making a quick craft. Stay and play in the Brigantine branch kids’ room afterwards.

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EHT Genealogy Club ▶Saturday, ▶ October 12th at 10am Atlantic County Library EHT 1 Swift Dr. Open to adults. Registration required. Working on your family tree? Come to the library to share and swap tips, stories and information with your fellow area genealogists.

Storytime University ▶▶ Saturdays at 10:30am Atlantic County Library Pleasantville 33 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Open to ages 3-6; children must be accompanied by an adult. Children and their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and movement while building language and literary skills.

Sew a Tote Bag ▶Saturday, ▶ October 12th at 11am Atlantic County Library Egg Harbor City 134 Philadelphia Ave. Open to tweens and teens ages 1016. Registration required. Learn to use a sewing machine and create a tote bag. All

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Checkmates Chess Club ▶Saturdays ▶ from 12-4:30pm Atlantic County Library Ventnor 6500 Atlantic Ave. Exercise your mind.

LEGO Club ▶Saturday, ▶ October 12th from 1-3pm Atlantic County Library Galloway 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Rd. Gather with other LEGO lovers to build something & share with other young engineers. We supply the LEGOs, you supply the imagination and fun.

Dungeons & Dragons ▶Saturdays ▶ from 2-5pm Atlantic County Library EHT 1 Swift Dr. Teens and young adults are invited to run their own Dungeons & Dragons game with supplies and snacks provided by the library. This event will occur every Saturday.

Harvest Concert with Steve Kuzma ▶Saturday, ▶ October 12th from 2-4pm Atlantic County Library Ventnor 6500 Atlantic Ave. Open to all. Celebrate the harvest season with music from local artist Steve Kuzma & accompanying artists.

Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament ▶Saturday, ▶ October 12th at 2pm Atlantic County Library Brigantine 201 15th St. S Open to children ages 7-10. Registration requested. Bring your own Yu-Gi-Oh cards and play some rounds of the game.

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Grief/Loss Support Group ▶Monday, ▶ October 14th at 5pm Mental Health Association of Atlantic County 4 E. Jimmie Leeds Rd. Suite 8, Galloway Individuals affected by the loss of a loved one due to addiction/substance use disorder will meet Mondays through October 14th. For more information, call 609-652-3800 ext. 308.

Gathering Wool ▶Tuesdays ▶ at 10am Atlantic County Library Ventnor 6500 Atlantic Ave. Open to adults. All levels of experience welcome.

Young Adult Stress Relief Group ▶Tuesdays ▶ at 4:30pm Stockton Campus Center Meeting Room 2 101 Vera King Farris Dr. Galloway Students, non-students and “Twenty-Somethings” meet every Tuesday at Stockton University. Topics include common young adult issues, stress management, family problems, roommate issues and more. There is no cost to attend. Provided by the Mental Health Association of Atlantic County in partnership with The Wellness Center at Stockton University. For more information, call 609-652-3800 ext. 308 or e-mail jangelini@mahnj.org.

Nerdvana Family Game Night ▶Tuesday, ▶ October 15th from 4-7pm Atlantic County Library EHT 1 Swift Dr. Open to all ages. Everyone is welcome to our board game nights presented by local store Nerdvana Games & Comics.

Furry Buddies ▶Tuesday, ▶ October 15th at 6:30pm Atlantic County Library Mays Landing 40 Farragut Ave. Suggested for ages 6-14.

Read a story to Freedom, Erin and Cody, therapy dogs who love sharing stories with children.

Microsoft Word Basics ▶Wednesday, ▶ October 16th at 1pm Atlantic County Library Somers Point 801 Shore Rd. Open to adults. Participants must be experienced using the mouse and keyboard. Learn how to use Microsoft Word to create formal documents, use templates and insert clipart.

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Welcome Warriors ▶▶ Thursdays at 6pm Stockton University Academic Spine Building, F-Wing Corridor 101 Vera King Farris Dr. Galloway Welcome Warriors is an all-veterans meeting on topics such as employment, adjusting to civilian life, relationships/family and more. For more information, call 609-652-3800 ext. 308 or jangelini@mhanj.org.

LGBTQ+ Discussion/Networking Group ▶Friday, ▶ October 18th at 2pm Mental Health Association of Atlantic County 4 E. Jimmie Leeds Rd. Suite 8, Galloway Members of this group meet to share experiences, learn more about the community, find support and discuss relevant topics. For more information, call 609-652-3800 ext. 318 or e-mail bhuff@ mahnj.org.

Yoga at the Library ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th at 10am Atlantic County Library EHT 1 Swift Dr. Open to adults. Registration required.

Stretch at the library with local instructor Linda Schwartz.

Hispanic Film Fest: Like Water for Chocolate ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th from 1:303:30pm Atlantic County Library Pleasantville 33 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Open to adults. Enjoy this classic film of forbidden love and amazing food. In Spanish with English subtitles. Spicy Mexican hot chocolate, whisked with an authentic molinillo, will be served.

Knights of the Square Table ▶Saturday, ▶ October 19th at 3pm Atlantic County Library Galloway 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Rd. Open to all ages.

Registration requested. If you have any interest in playing chess, this club is for you. We will be playing chess and holding club tournaments.

Survivors of Suicide Support Group ▶Monday, ▶ October 21st at 6:30pm Mindful Counseling Center LLC 3069 English Creek Ave. Suite 224 EHT A support group for those who have lost someone to suicide will be offered on Monday, October 21st. For more information, call 609-377-5859 or e-mail mindfuncounselingcenter@gmail.com.

Classes in Art The Ventnor Cultural Arts Center is holding Classes in Art year-round.

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cean City’s premier autumn event – the Fall Block Party – will go off rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12.

More than 400 crafters, food vendors and entertainers will line a mile of downtown Asbury Avenue between Fifth Street and 14th Street.

The Block Party helps draw tens of thousands of people to Ocean City for Columbus Day Weekend.

Entertainers and bands will perform at various spots along the Avenue between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Just a few of the perennial favorites include the Tidal Wave Band (at 10th Street) and the Pennsport String Band (at 13th Street). The cast of “The Marvelous Wonderettes” will perform from the steps of City Hall. Pony rides for children

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Street parking will be free at all metered spots and municipal parking lots in Ocean City, including at the Transportation Center lot (Ninth Street and Haven Avenue) and at the municipal lots on the 700 and 800 blocks of Central Avenue.

A 9 p.m. fireworks display over the ocean caps off the evening. The show will be launched from a barge off the Ocean City Music Pier and will be best viewed from the boardwalk and beach between Fifth Street and 14th Street.

The Indian Summer Weekend (Oct. 12 to 14) celebration also includes seafood vendors at the Ocean City Music Pier. Downtown and boardwalk merchants will hold table sales with discounted merchandise set up between Sixth Street and 14th Street on the boardwalk and Asbury Avenue throughout the weekend.

FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE SET FOR THURSDAY The Ocean City Fire Department and IAFF Local 4032 will hold their annual OPEN HOUSE at the station at 550 Asbury Avenue from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Everybody in the community is invited to this free event. It will feature a live burn demonstration, a “smoke house” where kids can safely learn to navigate a dark and smoky structure, tours of trucks, “stop-drop-and-roll,” hot dogs and pretzels.

The annual event coincides with national Fire Prevention Month and gives the community a chance to learn more about how the department works. Off-duty firefighters from the local firefighters’ union volunteer their time to produce the event.

ART ON ASBURY Sponsored by Ocean City Fine Arts League

A unique gallery featuring fine art from local artists. Art & gifts for everyone in all mediums.

Rain date will be Oct. 11. For information, call (609) 525-9182.

ALSO COMING UP Daytime/Nighttime Exhibition (through Oct. 31): It’s all about lights and darkness as the seasons change in the October “Daytime/Nighttime” themed exhibition at the Ocean City Fine Arts League (711 Asbury Avenue). There will be a "Meet The Artist" reception and awards presentation on Friday, October 11 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public.

Renee Leopardi Exhibition (through Oct. 31): Renee Leopardi brings her beautiful pastel paintings to the Ocean City Arts Center (1735 Simpson Avenue).

A “Meet the Artist” reception will be held 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. It is free and open to the public.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Ocean City (Oct. 13): The American Cancer Society sponsors a fundraising 5K walk honoring more than 300 survivors in Ocean City. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the practice field at Sixth Street and Boardwalk. Opening ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.makingstrideswalk.org/ Oceancitynj or call 856-673-5729.

Bingeing on Bolling (Oct. 18): The Ocean City Free Public Library will host Pamela Whitman’s Playmates Quartet performing the music of

Claude Bolling at 7 p.m. on October 18 in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall. Admission is free to the public.

Porsche Boardwalk Reunion (Oct. 19): – All Porsche models built since 1948 be on display on the Ocean City Boardwalk between Fifth Street and 14th Street starting at 11 a.m.

For more information, call (703) 992-4519 or visit www.boardwalkreunion.org.

John R. Elliott HERO Walk and 5K Run (Oct. 20): A 5-kilometer walk and run on the Boardwalk promotes the use of sober designated drivers to reduce the number of drunken driving tragedies and raises funds for educational and awareness programs. It is also a time to remember those who have been affected by a drunken driver.

Registration begins at the Civic Center (6th and Boardwalk) at 8:30 a.m. The run begins at 9:30 a.m. The ceremony starts at 10:30 a.m., and the walk begins at 11 a.m. For more information, visit www.HEROcampaign.org or call 609-626-3880.

Ocean City Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Welcome Night (Oct. 23): Meet Ocean City groups, businesses and organizations 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ocean City Sports and Civic Center. Free event. For more information, call 1-800-BEACH-NJ. Halloween Parade (Oct. 24): The annual parade begins at 7:15 p.m. and travels Asbury Avenue from Sixth Street to 11th Street. Sponsored by the Ocean City Exchange Club. For more information, call 800-813-5580 or visit ochp.blogspot.com.

Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweep (Oct. 26): All organizations and families are encouraged to participate in this annual statewide event to help keep our beaches clean and safe and protect our coastal environment. Check in at the Ocean City Music Pier for cleanup supplies. The event is from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Ocean City Fishing Club’s 51st Annual Surf Fishing Tournament (Oct. 26): For updated information, visit oceancityfishingclub.com.

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Witch Craft will take place in Lake Lenape Park in Mays Landing on Saturday October 19th from 6pm – 10pm. Word on the street is that the park will be totally transformed into a spooky wooded village packed with local partners who will offer up the yummiest stews and seasonal brews. But this event isn’t just another beer festival, Witch Craft is a fully immersive experience engaging all of your

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And it has been my experience that if you are Italian or have Italian heritage, the love of broccoli rabe is in your DNA. On the other hand, I’ve met many Americans who don’t like it because they say it’s too bitter. And I say, let me cook it for you and I think you will like it.

Broccoli rabe (or raab), also known as rapini, is a bitter, long, slender vegetable, with deep green leaves and small buds that resemble broccoli florets. However, it’s not related to broccoli but instead is related to the turnip – hence it’s more bitter flavor – which is described as nutty, bitter or pungent.

Broccoli rabe is widely used in Southern Italian, Portuguese and Chinese cuisines. It most likely originated in China as a descendant of a wild herb, and then brought to the Mediterranean region. In fact, although it’s also now grown in the United States

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and Canada, it’s one of the most popular vegetables in China, especially in Hong Kong.

Of course, broccoli rabe is a staple in Italian-American kitchens. It can be served on its own as a side dish or included in soups, stews and pasta dishes. But here in the Philadelphia/ South Jersey area probably its most popular use is in roast pork sandwiches. What a delicious use of broccoli rabe! Slow roasted pork, sliced thin and served warm with roasted peppers and provolone cheese. The broccoli rabe is the perfect partner to the rich pork, creamy cheese and soft roll.

At Mama Mia’s my homage to the Philadelphia roast pork sandwich is The Gumba: One-half pound of thinly sliced seasoned roast pork, broccoli rabe, caramelized onions, roasted red peppers and smoked Gouda cheese on a 9-inch roll. Mama Mia! I could eat one right now.

I also like to serve sautéed broccoli rabe as a side dish. My secret to great tasting broccoli rabe? Make sure it is fresh and not old. You’ll know it’s old if the stems are tough and the buds are turning yellow. You want the florets to be dark green and tightly closed, with leaves that aren’t yellow and wilted. And if it smells like old cabbage, avoid it.

All parts of broccoli rabe are edible, so when you get it home, trim off the bottom of the woody stem (like you do with asparagus), and if you’re not using it right away store it uncut and unwashed in a plastic bag in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer.

I prefer to first parboil it, then shock it in ice water before cooking it. This makes it less bitter and more tender while keeping its bright green color. Simply boil in salted water for two minutes, then put it directly into a bowl of ice water for another two minutes before draining in a colander.

Although you can steam, braise, stir-fry or grill broccoli rabe, my favorite way is to simply sauté it in olive oil, chopped garlic, a few anchovies, a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes and a squeeze of lemon juice. Seasoned to taste with salt and pepper it’s a great accompaniment to meat, especially veal, and pasta dishes containing sausage, pancetta, anchovies, olives or currants.

At Mama Mia’s it’s included in my Veal Barese, which is lightly breaded veal, prosciutto, broccoli rabe, long hots (peppers) and tomato sauce baked with asiago cheese and served with pasta. The slight bitterness of the broccoli rabe blends beautifully with the sweeter tomato sauce and the cheesy goodness of the asiago cheese.

If you love broccoli rabe, serve it tonight. If you don’t, I hope you’ll give it another try.

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Prepare For Winter Wellness

By Nancy Adler

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inter is in the works and getting through the season without a cold or flu is the plan . However the truth is that staying healthy through the winter is hard; many of us exercise a little less, stress a little more, and although soups and stews can provide us with lots of colorful veggies, they just aren't as easy to keep up with as heaping summer salads and green smoothies.

This fact is just one of many reasons why I step up my supplement game in the fall, the second I feel a chill in the air. This year, these supplements—combined with eight hours of sleep a night, moving my body regularly, and as many fruits and veggies and bone broths as I could muster—helped me stay healthy all winter long.

Unfortunately, vitamin deficiency is not uncommon, especially in places with long, dark winters. Your body makes vitamin D (cholecalciferol) when your skin is exposed to sunlight.

The lack of sunlight in winter often makes it hard for your body to produce enough vitamin D. Why is this fat-soluble vitamin so important for us? It strengthens our immune system and protects us from infections. Foods like fish (salmon, tuna & sardines),eggs,dairy products, and mushrooms should be on your grocery list.

Keep in mind , If you already have a defi-

ciency, you won’t be able to correct it by simply eating foods containing vitamin D. In this case, you need to see a doctor. A supplement might also be a good idea. In winter, you should get approx. 5,000 IU (international units) of vitamin D per day.

While Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can’t protect you from colds, it can shorten the length of time you are sick. If your body is low in vitamin C, it won’t be able to ward off germs as effectively as usual. Therefore, an adequate supply of vitamin C is crucial in winter! Try to incorporate these foods for a shot vitamin C: Bell peppers (contain almost three times as much vitamin C as oranges) , Citrus fruits, Brassicas (kale & broccoli) , Leafy greens , Cranberries.

The daily requirement if vitamin C is 95 mcg/ day for women and 110 mcg/day for men.

Folic acid is part of the B vitamin family. It is important for the growth and reproduction of cells and is therefore very important during pregnancy. It also plays an important role in DNA and RNA synthesis. This is why a lack of folic acid can weaken your immune system.

Pregnant women should definitely be taking folic acid, and it’s also a good idea for people suffering from intestinal disorders. Plus, alcoholics are at a much higher risk of becoming deficient in folic acid. In addition to getting help with this addiction, a folic acid supplement could also be a good idea. Some foods including folic acid are: Leafy greens (spinach & kale), Beets, Legumes (beans & chickpeas) , Rolled oats, Cherries, Strawberries, and Peanuts.

The daily requirement is 300 mcg/day, and for pregnant women 550 mcg/day.

Vitamin A (retinol) is a fat-soluble vitamin.

Most people know that it is good for your vision, but it’s also important to get plenty of this vitamin in winter. Vitamin A deficiency has been

associated with an immune response and an increased risk of infection . Please include these foods during your daily food intake: Tuna, Eggs, Dairy products, Carrots, Sweet potatoes, Leafy green vegetables (spinach, kale & arugula).The human body is capable of producing vitamin A itself from beta-carotene (the precursor of the vitamin). The daily requirement is0.8 mg/day for women and 1 mg/day for men.

Vitamin E (tocopherol) is also a member of the fat-soluble vitamin family. This vitamin is a potent antioxidant which strengthens the immune system and plays numerous roles in the body. It is said to help with a wide range of diseases (like cancer and arthritis) and the aging process. Your chances of developing a vitamin deficiency are low if you eat a balanced diet. Here is a list of foods containing Vitamin E: Nuts, Vegetable oils (wheat germ oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, safflower oil), and Whole grain products. The daily requirement for women is 12 mg/day, and for men is 14 mg/day.

If you eat a balanced diet and lead a healthy lifestyle, you can prevent vitamin deficiencies in winter. However, if you are tired or sick a lot, it might be worth talking to a doctor. The doctor will draw a blood sample and then be able to tell you if you have a deficiency and what vitamin or mineral supplements you need to take.

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Shore Local Gardener in a Pickle!

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hat’s a girl to do when she has an overabundance of cucumbers?

Teach her cooking class how to make pickles, of course.

Late this May, my husband helped me set up the raised gardening beds he gave me for my birthday. Some girls ask for diamonds, others ask for compost tumblers and raised beds.

Because we were planting this garden late in the growing season, I wanted to get a jump on things, so opted for starter plants of cucumbers instead of growing them from seed. The little packs of plants were simply marked “burpless” which means they will be a milder, less bitter type than the standard cucumber. When the fruit of the vine finally appeared, I couldn’t figure out what this crazy yellow round cucumber was. Thanks to a New Jersey

Lemon Cucumber Pickles Gardeners Facebook group, I recalled that a member had posted a picture of the same type of cucumber. The group’s collective knowledge helped me determine that I had inadvertently grown Lemon Cucumbers. They do not taste like lemons, but receive the name based on their yellow color and odd shape. Apparently, they are also extremely prolific! I had cucumbers coming out of my ears.

After searching the Internet for recipes, I got the bright idea to teach my cooking class at Atlantic Christian School in Egg Harbor Township to pickle cucumbers. Though as a child, I had seen my mom and dad can many fruits and vegetables, I had never made pickles myself. It was a learning experience for all of us. Currently, my afternoon class consists of middle

Noah Gibbs takes a turn filling jars while Jayden Sanchez, Adam Schlundt, and Chase Leach look on. school boys. I love watching their enthusiasm for learning how to cook and especially enjoy their willingness to clean up the kitchen.

Even if they don’t like eating pickles, it’s still a great experience for the class to learn to preserve food from the garden. Canning is very cathartic; it feels wholesome and good. It brings me back to the happy memories of going down to our basement pantry and choosing from the many jars of vegetables and fruits filling the shelves when I was a little girl. I love making tomato sauce, but miss being able to use the jars of delicious tomatoes that had come from our garden.

What fond memories I have of helping my mom and dad scoop the scalded

winter, when we would gladly break the seal.

Back in the school kitchen, the boys sliced the oddly-shaped cucumbers and stuffed them into jars with garlic, fresh dill, and red pepper flakes. They took turns pouring our heated brine of vinegar and salt over the raw cucumbers and twisting on the lids before I immersed the jars in their boiling bath.

All in all, I would say the experience was a success. We won’t know the true results for another two weeks, as we patiently wait for the great “pickle opening day”. Even if the results are too salty or sweet, we will learn from our failures as much as our wins, and part of the fun is in the journey.

Atlantic Christian School students show off their knife skills. Pictured left to right: Adam Schlundt, Chase Leach, Noah Gibbs, and Jayden Sanchez. tomatoes from the pot, sterilize the jars in boiling water, and crank the old manual grinder to strain the cooked tomatoes. Sounds of the lids pinging through the evening let us know that goodness was being kept safe until

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ven though we slipped into October in the blink of an eye, I still feel like school just began. We are starting to get into a routine but no matter how much I try to limit our after school activities, I still find myself rushing around at dinnertime, trying to get a healthy but satisfying meal on the table. Despite menu planning, I occasionally find myself with limited time and needing to change the plan.

To avoid calling out for a pizza, there are some key ingredients I always keep on hand so I can make a healthy dinner.

Veggie burgers, both homemade and store-bought are always in my freezer along with burger buns.

Veggie burgers can make for a very satisfying meal either as a salad topping or cut up, rolled in a tortilla with avocado and cheese. This is a one of my go-to lunches or dinners when I’m really short on time.

My pantry always has the following staples: vegetarian broth, diced tomatoes, beans and corn. With the addition of some diced onions and chopped fresh veggies, you can make a basic and easy vegetarian chili out of these ingredients. Top the chili with tater tots for the most delicious and satisfying tater tot veggie casserole!

Pizza crust is a pantry essential!

Whether you buy Boboli crusts or fresh dough at the supermarket (which can be frozen), pizza dough

can always be made into something delicious. I keep Gardein vegetarian chicken strips in my freezer and will use those as a pizza toppings along with barbeque sauce and cheddar cheese. It’s always a hit! For another quick vegetarian pizza idea, I will defrost frozen spinach and chopped broccoli and add those to a pizza crust on top of pesto and topped with mozzarella cheese. Your family will think you cooked for hours!

Besides regular pasta, I like to keep stuffed ravioli in my freezer along with shelf stable gnocchi in the pantry. Both can be cooked in no time.

Gnocchi with spinach, white beans and tomatoes is one of my go-to recipes for busy nights.

It’s a vegetarian dish full of vitamins and protein that cooks in less than thirty minutes.

Taco shells are another staple that I always have in my pantry alongside refried beans.

When I’m short on time, I’ll heat up refried beans and we’ll make tacos with a side spread of guacamole, salsa, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Tacos are not just served on Tuesdays in my house, they are an any night of week meal. My kids and husband love tacos so this one is always a crowd pleaser.

When all else fails, breakfast for dinner never disappoints. My kids think it’s such a treat to have eggs or pancakes for dinner. So plan ahead by keeping these staples in the house for those nights when you need to feed your family something fast. In the time it would have taken to wait for a pizza to be delivered, you could be eating something much healthier!

Marci Lutsky is a food blogger at Vegging at the Shore, www. veggingattheshore.com and can be reached at veggingattheshore@ gmail.com.

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Warm up to tater tot veggie chile casserole

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here are certain things that make me feel like I’ve won the lottery, like cutting into an avocado and finding it has ripened to perfection or using every last bit of produce from my CSA share before the next pickup. Another one of these small victories is when I make a new dish and everyone in the family not just eats it, but loves it. I’ve pretty much transitioned away from making two meals, one for the kids and one for the adults. Our kids mostly eat a vegetarian diet and enjoy it. This recipe for

tater tot veggie chili casserole was a major crowd pleaser. My kids and husband loved the tater tot topping, my daughter loves anything with soup and I loved the opportunity to use a variety of vegetables from my most recent Misfits Produce box.

You start by making a basic veggie chili.

You want to saute a bunch of vegetables in an ovenproof pot like this one from Le Creuset. I used carrot s, squash, peppers and onions because that’s what I had on hand. Feel free to swap out whatever fresh veggies you want to use.

Cook those in oil for a few minutes until they are softened and then add garlic and spices.

Next comes the beans, corn, diced tomatoes and broth. Again, you can customize this chili to your bean preferences. Use two cans of your favorite beans rinsed, for me this was pinto and black beans. Let that simmer for about 30 minutes and remove it from the heat.

Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top of the chili and then, making an inward circular pattern, top the chili with frozen tater tots. Carefully transfer the pot to an oven and cook for about 25 minutes.

When you remove the pot from the oven you will catch glimpses of bubbling chili and cheese underneath the tater tots.

Top with either scallions or cilantro and serve.

Spring still has many cool nights ahead and this casserole is perfect for those nights. If you have a busy day on the schedule, make the chili ahead and top with with the tater tots a half hour before you want to serve it. This is sure to be a winner all around for you too!

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Mauzy Broadway wrote a bunch of songs that wound up on TV and in the movies. And several others made some big splashes out in the real world.

The only other thing Barrensboro is known for is the herd of buffalo that runs through it from time to time.

Yep. You heard right.

The herd of buffalo.

They’ve been there since 1962 when me, Donnie, Bobby, Richard, June and Debbie put ‘em there. We dropped them carefully through the slot in the top of the Lane miniature cedar chest I “borrowed” from my mother one day.

We buried the chest, and the first round of buffalos, in a hole we’d dug under our lean-to fort that was lashed to the fence in Donnie’s back yard. The fence divided his yard from old man Davenport’s apple orchard that disappeared into the Pine Barrens ten acres later.

We all cut our thumbs, mixed our blood, and promised each other we'd never reveal the location, or ever borrow any buffalos, without each other's permission. It was a sacred blood promise Indians used to make to one another.

Every now and again, when we all met at the fort, after school or on the weekends, we’d uncover the chest and add some more buffalos, until, after a while, it was full. We re-buried it, and figured we decide what to do with them when the right time came. But, like a lot

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It happened again when the Longo's grandson was metal detecting out at the orchard. The ground started shaking and rumbling as he dug a target he'd found. He dropped his detector and ran back to the house, scared to death. When he returned for the detector with his grandparents, they found it bent and broken in pieces, and trampled into uselessness.

I think back and smile to myself each time it happens. The cedar chest full of buffalo nickels we'd buried so many years ago. They've been left there all this time. Buried and, obviously, it seems, protected under our sacred blood promise. Never to be removed... except by one and/or all of us...the blood members of the herd.

To this day, every now and again, it happens. The ground rumbles and shakes. Someone hears snorting, and great clouds of dust rise up in the sky any time someone digs or pokes around back by the old orchard in Barrensboro.

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The years came and went. Donnie, Bobby, Richard, June and Debbie found their way out of "The Burr". I was the only one that stayed.

The day came, about ten years ago, when old man Davenport sold his apple orchard to some development firm, and it looked like Barrensboro was finally going to get some new streets and homes. On the day they broke ground, something very strange happened. The ground shook and rumbled something awful, and great clouds of dust arose. The folks that were standing there, development folks, township officials, and members of the press covering the event, ran away in all directions, scared to death.

They'd later say they heard animals snorting and hooves thundering...like a herd of buffalo were stampeding through the area. It was the darnedest thing anyone ever saw. The development company scuttled their plans and put the property back on the market.

They were never to return. The orchard sits empty to this day.

A few years ago, my neighbor, Chucky Austin, was digging for worms out near the orchard, and in the vicinity of the old fort, when the same thing happened: the ground started shaking and rumbling, great clouds of dust arose up in the air, and many, many animals seemingly could be heard, snort-

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young and remember having such a great time. My research in preparation to the trip included locating and reserving the best campgrounds taking amenities and scenery into consideration. Camping by Jenny Lake at the foot of the towering mountains is by far the preferred place to camp.

The only thing is that it is first come, first served; no reservations. With no Plan B, we set off from Glacier National Park for the long drive. Plan A was to drive as close to the entrance to Grand Teton National Park, sleep in the van and arrive at the gate when they opened at 7 a.m. to increase our chances of securing the campsite. The plan sounds good when it is formulated while well rested and excited. In actuality, the winding roads, drastic changes in elevation and the eventual darkness started taking its toll.

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say, it was not a night of fitful sleep.

At 5:30 a.m. we realized we were not going to get any more shut eye, so we left for the park in hopes that we were going to be able to secure a coveted camp site. When we got to the gate at the campground, we were the third car in line. I could not believe that anyone got there earlier than we did.

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We were exhausted but grateful and got to work setting up our campsite.

Behind our site was Lake Jennie and the towering, imposing Grand Teton mountains. In front was a large metal bin with carabiners as locks. Our instructions were to put anything that smelled like food in the “bear proof” bin. The question is, do we smell like food?

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Mainland Runner Breaks Course Record

By Dave O'sullivan Glory Days Magazine

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evin Antczak has been well known as one of the area's top distance runners throughout his cross country and track careers at Mainland Regional High School, and now he's captured the most prestigious cross country record the school has to offer. On Oct. 5 Antczak clocked in at 15 minutes, 32 seconds to win the Varsity A race at the New Balance Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park in Monmouth County.

His time beat the course record of former Mustangs star Greg Hughes, who finished second at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions as a senior and is perhaps the best runner in school history. Antczak beat out West Windsor-Plainsboro North senior Luke Johnson at the tape to take first place and also recordee the fastest time at Holmdel by a South Jersey runner since Paul VI's Jason DiJoseph's 15:16 in 1988.

"I knew I had a time like that in me, but I didn't know what to expect until I actually ran it. At no point in the race did I feel like I needed to slow down, so I guess I felt pretty good. Toward the end, I felt like I could have taken the lead but I just held back for some reason. Over the summer, I've just been working harder. The faster you get, the faster your workouts get and the more miles you do," Antczak said.

"Coming into the season I knew the

Ocean City dual meet was early on and I knew it was home, so I thought that would be the perfect opportunity to get the (Mainland) course record. I planned my early season around that.

I'm still training through everything I do through championship season, but I got my legs moving in the scrimmages and dual meets before that, I went hard for the first mile or two just to get my legs prepped. Obviously, it worked out pretty well, and my plan after that was to hold off until the race this past weekend because I wanted to run a fast time there. I wasn't expecting 100 percent that I would get (the school record) but I wasn't doubting that I could get it. My plan really just to run as fast as I could and see what happens."

"That was unbelievable. It's a deep class but this time puts him right in the mix. There are two guys who can run faster than that, maybe a couple more. It's an unbelievable senior class as far as depth, so he's going to have to be on that day. The hardest part for him is that almost all the heavy hitters are in Group 3 so they'll race each other in back-to-back weeks (later in the season) and it will be interesting to see how that goes," said Mainland boys cross country coach Dan Heyman.

"It's exciting because we're building everything for the end of the year. We got lucky with the weather the way it was. You never know what you're going to get, sometimes in October you get a summer-like day, but that was closer to a November day. But, I don't care what the weather is, 15:32 on that course is unbelievable. We knew he was really fit when he ran a 15:05 at home without really digging down. It's the second-fastest South Jersey time in the last 31 years. Greg Hughes, who had our school record, is an all-time great. Kevin was always hearing the stories about him, and Kevin would say to people that if he could have any one record at Mainland, he wanted the Holmdel record. To knock that out early is great because now he doesn't have to worry about it and can just go out and race.

Cross country's "championship season" begins this month with county and Cape-Atlantic League championships, and from there it progresses into November with sectional and group championships before the Meet of Champions caps off the season.

Antczak is a legitimate contender for the MOC and a possible berth at the Foot Locker National Championships in late November.

"The plan has been the same all along, to give it all I have at MOC and try to punch my ticket to Foot Locker Nationals. Before this last race, I knew I had a shot to win it because anything can happen on race day. There are favorites and people who are more likely to win, but after running that time I'm more confident of being a contender.

Every week that goes by, the more fit I get. From last year to this year, I have a whole year of training under my belt and I feel like I'm in the best fitness of my life right now and it's only going to get better as the season progresses," Antczak said. "Since I never expected to win groups or Meet of Champions last year, I was just focused on my time, but this year, since I'm one of the top guys, I'll be more focused on placement."

Dave O'Sullivan is the publisher of Glory Days Magazine, the premier high school sports digital publication at the Jersey Shore.

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The Atlantic City College Tour 2019

By Raymond Tyler

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he Atlantic City NAACP Youth Council is looking for college bound Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors for their upcoming tour of Historically Black Colleges.

In fact, youth that do not think of themselves as “college bound” should still make every effort to take this tour...it is very possible that after this tour they will be college bound.

Every year Linda Steele and Charles Goodman in their roles with The Atlantic City NAACP Youth Council organize a bus trip to several colleges. The trip lasts more than a weekend and and spans several states. This year’s tour will take the students to campus’ in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Washington DC. Charles Goodman explained the importance of seeing diverse college campus’ and communities, “We get the students out to large campus’ and small.

We get them to rural and city settings. It’s important for the student to learn what it takes to navigate the different settings.” Goodman also explained that the tour teaches students what they need to get into a certain school by way of tests, grades and perfor-

mance once they are accepted and begin classes.

There are several orientations and special information for the students that want to sign up for the tour and their parents.

For specific information and deadlines please call Linda Steele at 608-748-9717 or Charles Goodman at 609-816-7976.

Fee: $175 (NAACP Youth Council Members) $225 (Non-NAACP Youth Council Members) The fee includes lodging , transportation and a college football game at Howard University.

Tour Starts Wednesday , November 6th at 6:30 am the bus(es) will leave MLK Complex.

Wednesday November 6th students will tour Delaware State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Thursday November 7th the students will visit Hampton University and Norfolk State University (both in Virginia) Friday November 8th the tour goes to North Carolina Central and Shaw University (Both in NC.) Saturday , November 9th the tour winds up at Howard University in Washington , DC. After the tour the students will get to attend a college football game and experience the exciting Howard Bisons HalfTime Band Performance.

The students are scheduled to arrive back in AC at 6pm on Saturday, November 9th.

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outh Jersey is the home to many artists who represent a myriad of artistic genres. You can easily look around and find portrait artists, cartoonists and even watercolor artists. But, it’s not very often that you find an abstract artist at the shore...who just happens to be a surfer.

If you make a trip to Peace of Wood, in Ocean City, you will find a small back room filled with skate art and one special wall. It is there, that you will find some of the most vibrant

and refreshing original abstract paintings by a local surfer. This work all

comes from the mind of Gary Lindley.

Lindley graduated from Ocean City High School, but decided to follow his dreams to California for his collegiate education. After graduating in 2000 with a B.A. in Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute, Gary headed back home to Ocean City. A life in the art world isn’t always easy. He has seen many hurdles and has battled addiction (now 11 years clean and sober) but he has not let it stop him from creating and contributing to the art world.

Gary is finding his flow in the water as a surfer and in the art realm as a painter.

When it comes to defining art or style, Lindley does not like to conform to labels. In fact, he doesn’t even like to title his paintings. He sees art as a subjective form of expression. The person viewing

the work can choose to label or not to label the piece.

“I remember Miles Davis, one time,

talking about his songs. And someone asked him, ‘What do you call this?’

And he said, ‘You can call it whatever you want!’ I always thought about Jazz music and how they come up with these titles.” Lindley continued, “Every single song has to have a title.

It doesn’t make sense because it’s an abstract song!”

When looking at some of the pieces that hang in Peace of Wood, you can see glimmers of inspiration.

Lindley sites Picasso, Basquiat, Dali and street artists as influences but his paintings only allude to the artists ever so slightly with a brisk tip of a hat.

There is no question that his work is 100% reflective of him, his life and his style. As a surfer, Lindley sees his love of the water translated into much of his work. He likened painting to catching a wave and not trying to conquer it, but going with it and learning from it. “I paint fluid lines. It's the same as surfing. You can see them flow on the canvas. It just comes to me and I go with it.”

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“Art is a different form of communication and sometimes it’s more emotional than it is actually describing something. "To me, the art should speak for itself.”

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Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson is the Victim of a Debate Hoax ... It's time for those who perpetrated it ... to Own it!

By HARRY HURLEY Political Columnist

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s it turns out, the one and only debate for Atlantic County Executive was a disgrace. The League of Women Voters of Atlantic County and The American Association University Women of Atlantic County co-sponsored what turned-out-to-be a farce.

The Moderator of the so-called debate was Arlene Groch. Groch is the President of the American Association University Women of Atlantic County. Disturbingly, Groch is also a $ 2,000 financial contributor of Susan Korngut. (Proof of this contribution

is attached).

Korngut is the Democrat challenger to Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson. I think all fair-minded people know that a debate should not be moderated by a person who has financially backed one of the participating candidates.

Groch and Korngut are both lawyers. Their profession and license dictates that they must be very mindful of conflicts of interest. Korngut knew that she received $ 2,000 and Groch knew she gave it.

If they wanted to perpetrate this odd scheme, the event co-sponsors should have made an announcement before the debate began, confirming that the moderator had recently contributed $ 2,000 to Korngut; but, no worries, she intended to be fair and balanced.

No such announcement was made.

The only public disclosure was on New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission candidate forms, which

are submitted directly to the state and no regular people every read or hear about them.

None of this may be illegal, but it is immoral. They debased the debate (let's use it with object) to reduce the quality or value of what could have been a very instructive discussion.

They lowered it in rank, dignity and significance.

In fairness, there's no evidence that the The League of Women Voters of Atlantic County had any advanced knowledge of their fellow debate co-sponsor actions. But, they haven't issued any comment about it. That's wrong.

The content of the debate was also part of the scheme. I have interviewed Levinson on-air several times about this sham. He confirmed that the moderator was a financial contributor of his opponent. Levinson is also convinced that the questions were hand-picked.

For instance, the first question to

Levinson was an obscure question, dating back to Birmingham Alabama on September 15, 1963 and a tragic church bombing that exploded right before morning church service at the 16th Street Baptist Church.

This was a church with a predominantly African-American congregation. It also served as a regular meeting place for civil rights leaders.

On this tragic day, four precious little girls were killed. Their names were Addie May Collins (14), Cynthia Wesley (14), Carole Robertson (14) and Carol Denise McNair (11).

This unexpected question was posed to Levinson. But, it wasn't even about the four who tragically perished.

It was about a 5th child who survived (Sarah Collins Rudolf). Levinson didn't know who the 5th child was. Almost no one would know. "Oh that question is for me," said Korngut. "I called her in Alabama," said Korngut.

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Levinson called out, "I don't know who that is. Arlene (Groch) do you know?"

Groch said, " I don't know who that is."

However, Korngut knew exactly who the little girl was.

Levinson knows he got jobbed at this debate, yet, he has taken the high rode. Here are some of Levinson's public remarks about this politically corrupt debate: Levinson said "Don’t blame LWV or AAUW for the actions of a few. I feel compelled to come to the defense of the League of Women Voters (LWV) and the American Association of University Women (AAUW). They have come under harsh criticism after the debate they sponsored for County executive. The overwhelming majority of these two organizations are dedicated, decent, individuals. I believe they are totally innocent of the embarrassing circumstances that were arranged by a few scheming partisans working behind their backs."

"The heckling was obviously prearranged but the pleadings to stop by LWV Chair Rosemary Goldberg were genuine but ignored. Ms. Goldberg reprimanded the hecklers stating it was a non partisan event."

"The format called for questions from the audience “for appropriateness” to be asked by the moderator.

The moderator (President of AAUW) incidentally, gave $2,000 to my opponent. Unbeknownst, I am sure, to both organizations."

"You be the judge to the “appropriateness” and fairness of the question posed to me. “How can Atlantic County strategically partner with Sarah Collins Rudolf to outreach to youth to reach one to teach one?"

"Surprising, the only person that could answer this obscure question was the person that wrote it, clearly my opponent. She answered the question with great lucidity."

"Please do not judge these two quality organizations by the unrepentant few," said Levinson.

This is remarkable class that has been exhibited by Levinson. Regarding Groch and Korngut? Not so much.

They have not apologized. They have not even publicly commented after I broke the news of this scandal on Saturday, September 28, 2019.

I also strongly believe that both The Atlantic County League of Women's Voters and The American Association University Women of Atlantic County are duty-bound to publicly apologize for these despicable circumstances.

To date, neither organization has spoken or written a word about this that I am aware of. That is wrong. It compounds the problem.

Levinson has been asking his opponent to debate him for months.

Typically, a challenger salivates at the opportunity to debate the incumbent.

Not this time.

Sadly, the only debate that will take place is this tainted one. The public was cheated. These two organizations owe the public a formal apology. They cannot let this stand without comment for it would have great lasting negative effects in the future.

Former President John F. Kennedy made this quote famous, again back in 1961 ... "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men (and women) to do nothing." This quote has long been attributed to Edmund Burke, a British statesman who sided with America and the Patriots over his own nation.

These two organizations must do the right thing and shine light and apply disinfectant on this scandal.

Harry Hurley is the president of Harry Hurley Consulting and Communications, LLC. He hosts the daily talk radio program "Hurley in the Morning" 6-10 a.m., weekdays on Townsquare Media, WPG Talk Radio 104.1 FM & 1450 AM, where he also serves as the senior programming consultant.

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ven before they opened their doors, I watched the evolution of Atlantic City's newest restaurant, Setaara, create their very unique facade and couldn't wait to see what was going on inside. They opened, we waited a few weeks and then my wife Susan and I indulged.

The experience begins with the middle eastern entrance way. We were greeted by a very friendly hostess who escorted us to our table past the traditional Afghan dining booths.

Our server, Micah, asked if we had any questions and was very attentive throughout our entire meal.

The cuisine is Afghan and French presented by the very talented chef

and owner, Homa Bazyar. She is originally from Afghanistan and moved to Atlantic City from Denver in 2019 where she also owned a restaurant for 20 years in the Denver area. Chef Homa's family is also involved in the restaurant.

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I began with a Salata, Afghan style salad and Susan, Lemon Chicken Soup, which was the soup of the day.

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The bottom line is we enjoyed Setaara very much from top to bottom.

The atmosphere, very friendly staff and especially Chef Homa's sensational cuisine.

Setaara is a BYOB and they have a free parking lot across the street.

For more information about Setaara Restaurant, including the menu please visit www.setaaraac.com I look forward to

returning with friends.

Setaara is a great addition to Atlantic City's diverse indulgent experiences.

Setaara, 2322 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Reservations: 609246-7704 Free Parking in Private Lot, Setaara is BYOB Marc Berman -Former Talk Radio Host, Travel Photogrpaher and Director Of Marketing for Berman Travel. Prior to that, Marc owned Marc Berman Entertainment, a very successful DJ company in Philadelphia from 1978 thru 2004.

Marc is a strong advocate for Atlantic City and that's where he and wife Susan live year round.

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Tuckerton’s Time Machine

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ve r y b o d y ’s p roba b l y dreamed of traveling to another place and time, but Tuckerton car guy Jon Miller is actually doing it.

Well, sort of.

Owner of Jon Miller Car Care in Tuckerton, Jon Miller helps people celebrate special days and public events with his custom re-built, Back to the Future inspired DeLorean Time Machine. Just like this iconic car from the classic Steven Spielberg movie, Miller’s Time Machine, one of the most authentic screen machines of its kind.

The car is complete with film props like a working Flux Capacitor. He rents out to parties and weddings and reunions and corporate conferences along with other large family or business outings and events on www.rentdelorean.com.

Among many of the other recognizable movie and television

cars ever made, like the Ghostbusters’ Echto-1, Batman’s Batmobile, The Blues Brothers’ Blues Mobile, James Bond’s 1964 Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5, Knight Rider’s Kitt or Herbie the Lovebug , this sleek silver DeLorean with the signature GullWing doors is arguably the most-sought after movie car of all time.

Miller found his DeLorean in 2013 and built it with his young son Evan.

He has been a huge BTTF fan almost his whole life “Everyone loves The Time Machine,� said Miller. “There’s usually one at every car show you go to now. It’s probably the most popular movie car ever made. I can remember watching the movie when I was really young and watching it over and over with my friends. Anytime you see a DeLorean, you can’t help thinking about the movie.�

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farm whose mission is to help animals is now looking for the public’s help.

A homeless runaway teen stole a dog from Funny Farm Rescue in Mays Landing, right after he was paid $1,000 for the farm to take custody of him.

Funny Farm owner, Laurie Zaleski, first met Caesar about three months ago, after she was approached by people at the Covenant House in Atlantic City because they couldn’t take the dog of the 19-year-old runaway.

“I don’t foster,” Zaleski said she told them.

But after being called several times, “they wore me down.”

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“Brandon” — whose name may also be Aaliyah — had said he came from Missouri, but Zaleski said they’ve now learned he had been in Atlantic City for years.

Brandon couldn’t find a shelter that would promise not to euthanize the dog, so Zaleski finally agreed to help.

She told Brandon he could have the dog back once he established residence and had a good job and stability.

“I had every intention of giving him back,” Zaleski told BreakingAC. He agreed.

Meanwhile, Caesar became attached to the 550 other animals and got used to the 20 acres.

Caesar, on a visit to Home Depot earlier this year Worried that Brandon wouldn’t be able to provide stability Caesar alone in a room, one of the ating, Zaleski said. for the dog, and that working enough volunteers offered to pay Brandon Anyone who has seen Brandon to provide for them would leave $1,000 for him to sign his rights away. or Caesar is asked to call Hamilton The conditions would include that Township police at 609-625-2700 or Caesar would not be adopted out and Atlantic City police at 609-347-5780.

Brandon could visit.

After a couple of days, Brandon returned with the signed paper, saying he knew what was best for the dog, Zaleski said.

Brandon accepted the money and then started playing with Caesar, even posing for a photo.

Zaleski said she didn’t know of the deal the volunteer made using their own money until right before Brandon fled.

But then he started walking toward the gate, and called Caesar to him, Zaleski said.

As she realized he was leaving, a red or maroon SUV sped up, stopped to pick him with a volunteer at the rescue farm up and left.

“We watched it happen,” Zaleski Lynda Cohen said.

BreakingAC.com She’s now learned that she didn’t Call or Text: 609-703-1849 really know the teen’s name, and that Follow on Twitter @LyndaCohen he may have been born Aaliyah.

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nd the Flyers are going on the PECO POWER PLAY…!!!” – Lou Nolan, Flyers P.A. announcer I always love to hear my guy Lou Nolan say that as my “first love” is back with Flyers hockey underway.

The Orange and Black didn’t exactly look like Stanley Cup winners in the preseason, but a win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Prague to open the season was sure nice. No matter what, the Fly Guys show signs of playing faster & with more passion under new head coach Alain Vigneault.

Since I last wrote, the Eagles have won two games in a row and are now tied for first place in the NFC East.

Phillies owner John Middleton is taking a maddening amount of time to decide of Gabe Kapler will return as manager next season. I mentioned the Flyers, as I’m looking forward to

seeing some changes they’ve made to the Wells Fargo Center to enhance the hockey experience. The Sixers begin preseason play this week, with the regular season debut set for Wednesday October 23rd at home against the Boston Celtics. Finally, high school football continues with just one local team unbeaten.

From the entertainment world, l made sure to see “Ad Astra” in IMAX before “The Joker” knocked it off that screen. I also made sure to see “The Joker” on the opening Friday night, lest anyone leak some spoilers about it. Plus, the Fall TV season continues as some of my favorite shows return.

As always though, we begin with sports, and my thoughts: ●● When I last wrote, who would’ve thought the Eagles would string together wins in Green Bay and at home against the lowly Jets…? I mean, the Jets game wasn’t that much of a surprise, but going to Lambeau Field and winning on a short week? No one saw that coming! The Birds got that one done by RUNNING the football, something that this old NFC East fan likes to see. I remember a time when the NFL favored the running game, and the NFC East was filled

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John Riggins in Washington. Ottis Anderson with the Giants. Tony Dorsett (and then Emmitt Smith) with the Cowboys. Even the Eagles had Wilbert Montgomery when I was young. At the risk of sounding like the “Get Off My Lawn” guy, I miss those days…!!!

The Birds win in Green Bay came at a cost. Sidney Jones had to leave with injury. Avonte Maddox was carted off on a stretcher after a scary helmet to helmet hit near the end of the game. Craig James had been promoted up from the practice squad and ended up making the key play at the end of the game that led to an interception to seal the victory. No question the Eagles secondary is depleted and their #1 concern moving forward.

That said, they didn’t need their best guys against the Jets. Boy

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The big takeaway from the win over the Jets was the 10 sacks from the Eagles defense. Coming into the game, the Birds only had 3 sacks in their first four games, but they say sacks come in bunches.

They also come when you play a sub-par opponent and no one had a bigger game than Brandon Graham. With Malik Jackson gone for the season because of injury, Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz has elected to move #55 to the inside pass rush, and he certainly shined against New York.

Let’s see if that trend continues moving forward.

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all on the road. The Birds play at Minnesota, at Dallas, and at Buffalo in weeks six through eight. Plus, when they return home, their next three games are home with Chicago, New England and Seattle.

Things don’t let up until Week 13 when they travel to Miami in what will probably feel like an Eagles home game. Either way, the next six games will make or break the Eagles season.

It only took FIVE games for the Washington Redskins to fire their head coach Jay Gruden. Once again, the Redskins can’t get out of their own way it seems. President & GM Bruce Allen said the move “had to be made”, but in the 20 years that Daniel Snyder has owned the team, can you remember a season that Washington was a serious threat to win it all…?

That’s a sad state of affairs for what was once one of the league’s storied franchises.

Speaking of owners that leave me befuddled, I can’t figure out why it’s taken John Middleton so long to make a decision on Gabe Kapler.

As I write this, there are stories coming out that Middleton is seeking more input from his players on whether or not Gabe should stay.

Um…wasn’t he supposed to do that when he stood in the dugout on the final game of the regular season? Isn’t that why he made the final road trip to Washington with the Phillies…? Even the Mets have already fired their manager…! What is Middleton waiting for?

I’m hoping to attend the Flyers home opener against the Wayne Simmonds and the New Jersey Devils. As much as I want to see the product on the ice, I’m really curious to see about some of the changes they’ve made to the amenities in the Wells Fargo Center. There’s a new Kinetic 4K center-hung scoreboard that’s supposed to be HUGE. The “Spectrum Red” seats are gone as all the seating is now uniform & new. The food options on the concourses are revamped. It’s all part of a multi-year, $250 million dollar initiative they’re calling “Transformation 2020”. Check back in my next Extra Points column for some of my observations of the changes at 3601 S. Broad Street…!!!

Meanwhile, the Sixers went out and spent their money on their players…

Al Horford comes over from Boston and instantly makes the team better in my opinion. Ben Simmons apparently is more confident than ever and now might even have a jump shot? Joel Embiid cried…literally cried when Kawhi Leonard’s quadruple doink shot eventually

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Hey, don’t forget, you can listen Oh yeah, there’s to me on the radio each Saturday PLENTY of exmorning on 97.3 ESPN from 8-10 a.m. citement about photo by Jose Aponte Jr. It’s the “Pete Thompson Show”, and the Sixers…!

I’ve been calling it “Breakfast with In high school football, Mainland Sara Gilbert has excellent comic the PT”, so I hope you’ll tune in and football is still unbeaten at 5-0. timing. Oh, and I haven’t even given interact with me on the air.

Chuck Smith’s Mustangs had to props to the amazing Laurie Metrally to beat Clearview 14-7 at calf, who is always good as “Aunt Pete has been the local home. Up next, the Falcons from Jackie”. "sports guy" at the Jersey Shore I’ll close with a few restaurant tidOakcrest, and then a road game since 2004. After a decade with bits as I stopped by Katina’s Kosmos at Middle Township that’s no cupTV 40, he joined 97.3 ESPN radio to talk Eagles, Phillies, Sixers cake. The big game on the schedthe other day in Galloway. There’s & Flyers with Mike Gill on "The ule that might already be sold out something for every appetite there, SportsBash" each day from 2-6 is Ocean City at Mainland on Friday but if you really want a treat, order p.m.

November 1st. That one should be something off the Greek portion of Pete is proud to be a "voice" so good, that I think I’m going to their menu. A Gyro, a Falafel, they for the annual ShopRite LPGA Classic each June, and does get out and make a return to the definitely do Greek right..! I enjoyed emcee work for groups like the sidelines…! live music on the Saturday night I National Football Foundation, If I talk Mainland, I should give props was there. Plus, there were copies The Old Grad Awards, and The to the other teams that have at of SHORE LOCAL inside the door, so 200 Club of Atlantic County. that’s always a plus. least 4 wins as of this column. The You can hear Pete each Tuesday St. Joe Wildcats are still strong.

And, there’s a reason that Charon 97.3 ESPN at 5:30p, and if you see him out & about in the The Red Raiders from Ocean City lie’s in Somers Point has a full page community, he requests that you did suffer loss number one, but no ad in each edition of SHORE LOCAL. please say "Hi". Send comments question they are having a special Owners Jeff & Jimmy Thomas are to PBrooksT@aol.com season. Buena & Pleasantville each continuing the tradition of their late sit at 4-1 through Week Five of the season. Cedar Creek is 4-2 so far.

Great drama each Friday night and Saturday on the gridiron…!

From the entertainment world, I finally saw “Ad Astra” with Brad Pitt. I made sure to see it in IMAX at the Tilton Square Theater. It was good, but not amazing. What was great is the staff at the theater. Kudos to Dottie behind the counter and Phil working the projectors to make sure my experience was the best. I had to squeeze that one in during the week because “The Joker” came in and knocked it off IMAX. I made sure to see that one from the comfy seats at Tilton Square as well. I thought visually it was stunning. The musical score was outstanding. And, if Joaquin Phoenix doesn’t win an Academy Wednesday Award for his performance, I will be shocked. Just like the late Italian Night (great) Heath Ledger, Phoenix litGreat Italian erally inhabits the role. You can’t Food Paired take your eyes off the screen when HALF PRICE DINNERS! With Italian Wines he’s on.

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I enjoy John Goodman, and I think

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