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we know that the bay’s total nutrient loadings are significantly higher than heretofore recognized.”

The State of the Bay 2016 Conference, held at the Gateway Building of Ocean County College on June 15, featured a who’s who of Barnegat Bay experts. Private sector and government scientists, academics, engineers and others held panel discussions during the event that was hosted by the Barnegat Bay Partnership (BBP, formerly the Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program).

The conference was held in conjunction with the release of its State of the Bay Report 2016, an evaluation of the current environmental conditions of the bay and its watershed.

The current conditions were compared to those from the last report, State of the Bay Report 2011, which enables the experts for the first time to determine trends of specific and measurable characteristics of the bay.

Hales said the Bay ecosystem “weathered a historic cataclysm” between the 2011 and (Bay - See Page 4)

Funny In 90 Seconds

By Jennifer Peacock WHITING – Before she even asked if Julia Scotti wanted a table or booth, the waitress at Heritage Restaurant in Whiting told Scotti she killed it.

“You were hysterical,” she said. “I don’t watch that show, but I turned it on because you were on there.”

Scotti settled at a table in the quiet section, where 60s ballads were blasting overhead.

While waiting for her grilled chicken Caesar salad and wheat toast, another patron leaving stopped by the table, touched Scotti’s shoulder and wished her luck.

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By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – The state of the Barnegat Bay remains one of nitrogen fertilizer, nuisance species and depleted shellfish, but experts shared some positive changes alongside the grave discoveries announced in a special conference hosted by the Barnegat Bay Partnership.

Among the biggest problems facing the bay is eutrophication from the high nutrient load of fertilizer runoff, with the 2016 State of the Bay report and conference revealing those levels were higher than previous thought.

The last State of the Bay report was completed 2011. The 2016 study shows that fertilizer runoff from lawns and other turf landscapes like parks and athletic fields is a significant and increasing source of the bay’s total nutrient load.

“Our understanding of its causal factors have improved substantially,” said Barnegat Bay Partnership Director Dr. Stan Hales. “As a result of new science... not included in previous st udies,

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“Oh, wow,” Scotti said.

Scotti, who lives in Manchester, appeared on the June 21 episode of America’s Got Talent, hosted by Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel. She had 90 seconds—not including waiting for the laughter to die down—to impress the judges and pass the audition.

She mentions that her Twitter feed went from 600 followers to more than 3,000 almost overnight, and her Facebook feed is clogged with well wishes. She wants to answer each person, but even her agent (Funny - See Page 5)

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­­­– Photos by The Toms River Times From top, Barnegat Bay Partnership Director Stan Hales; a stormwater basin in Laurel Commons; and the lagoon front Mariner’s Cove, Silverton.

Background, the view from K Street, Seaside Park.

Block House Now Open

By Catherine Galioto and Judy Smestad-Nunn ORTLEY BEACH – After delays from weather since the project began, the Block House lifeguard building destroyed by Superstorm Sandy is now open.

Township officials and lifeguard staff helped cut the ribbon on the new building, formally known as the Ortley South Lifeguard Building, in a ceremony June 24 at Fielder Avenue. The event was attended

by Mayor Tom Kelaher, Councilwoman Maria Maruca and Councilman Kevin Geoghegan, who also noted the ceremony corresponded with the start of daily beach operations. For the season before June 24, the beaches were only guarded on weekends. Now through Labor Day, beaches are guarded daily.

Nor’easters and other storms lead to some delays in completing the work, as the foundation which began in 2014 had to be buried before construction resumed 2015.

Through last year, the frame, stories, walls and utilities went into the building, which is used as a lifeguard station of operations as well as public bathrooms.

After the storm for the summers of 2013 through 2015, the staff operated from a trailer, and porta-potties were available.

Township Engineer Robert Chankalian said the project was slowed by weather but (Block - See Page 20)

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OCEAN COUNTY – Looking for the nearest places to see fireworks? There are numerous Independence Day firework displays over the holiday weekend, as well as parades and other fun. Mark your calendar: July 2 to 4, Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson will hold its Fourth of July Weekend Celebration. Fireworks are scheduled for 10 p.m. every night.

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July 3, Lacey Township will have a fireworks display at the Lacey Township High School. The fireworks will begin at dusk.

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the 2016 State of the Bay reports in the form of Superstorm Sandy, which was “almost unprecedented in its impacts to the bay and the human population along the Jersey Shore.”

The experts agree that the biggest problem facing Barnegat Bay is eutrophication due to high nutrient loading from what Hale called a “smoking gun” from a USGS/Rutgers study.

The experts also agree that climate change and sea level rise could change the ecosystem in ways that are unknown and have yet to be addressed.

Eutrophication is not the only problem facing the bay: Peter Brant, EPA Region 2 Public Affairs Director for Estuaries and Lakes said that if citizens are not vigilant, an estimated one pound of plastic for every three pounds of fish would enter the waterways in the next decade.

Nearly all of the Barnegat Bay watershed is located in Ocean County except for the portion of southern Monmouth County within the Metedeconk River subwatershed, which discharges into the Barnegat Bay. According to panelist and Brick Township engineer Elissa Commins, 121,000 acres, or about one-third of the watershed has been altered by humans in the form of development in the watershed, which is having a detrimental effect on the bay.

Despite the percent of developed land in-

creasing to a total 30 percent, preservation of land has also occurred: the good news, is some 11,000 watershed acres have been protected over the past five years, she said.

At this point, Commins said that 95 to 98 percent of Brick Township is built out with very little land left for acquisition or development.

The Brick Township Engineer said the need is to further educate people on their use of fertilizer and the impact of development, and warned of “over-regulation.”

“We have to think about educating people; in general people don’t like to be over-regulated on things like fertilizer usage, and most community leaders don’t want to over-regulate the residents,” she said.

The best way to change human behavior is by educating individuals about the long-term effects of how their actions in their own backyards directly impact the bay, she said.

Changes Over Time While Ocean County was being developed in the 1950s, “things weren’t done the best way and there were practices you can’t do anymore,” such as digging up marshland to create lagoons, said panel moderator Mark Mauriello, President of Edgewood Properties.

“Climate change is happening, it’s real ‑‑ let’s not pretend it won’t get worse in the future. It’s difficult to manage areas that have been developed for 150 years like Ortley Beach and other vulnerable areas,” Mauriello said. “With sea level rise

what should we be looking at? Things will happen in a catastrophic manner.”

Commins said that municipalities can’t raise every road and all the infrastructure.

“We don’t know how fast or how high the sea level rise will happen,” she said.

Supervising Planner from Monmouth County Linda Brennan said that long-term, sustainable planning is key.

“Certain communities will have to retreat...and we have to make sure the re-use of those properties is done in consistence with what we know will happen with sea level rise,” she said.

Mauriello said he also believes that some communities will have to be vacated. “We don’t like to talk about retreat but it will be a fact of life,” he said.

Stormwater Authority?

President of Save Barnegat Bay Willie DeCamp asked panelist Dave McKeon, planning director for Ocean County, if he would support a countywide stormwater authority, or empower the Ocean County Utility Authority to become a stormwater authority.

McKeon said if that were set up there would have to be a funding source which would have to come through taxation.

“If we collect money from people, they want to see their money going in the right place. The next report is in five years from now. Let’s reevaluate where the money would go,” he said.

He said his main concern is that the money be targeted effectively. “We don’t just want people riding around in trucks,”

McKeon said. “It’s a complicated subject.

The future may lead in that direction,” he said.

Species Change Eutrophication has resulted in a change of species assemblages in the bay, said Dr. Ryan Rebozo, Director of Conservation Science, Pinelands Preservation Alliance.

There has been a change in species from native to non-native from worms and gastropods to shellfish, fish and eelgrass.

According to Dr. Paul Bologna, Associate Professor of Biology at Montclair University, a decline in seagrass is a global issue.

Dr. Ken Able Director of Rutgers University Marine Field Station said that 150 years ago oysters were the dominant species in Barnegat Bay while today there are very few.

“They filter water and create a unique habitat,” Able said. “Now we have five to 10 years of data, and we can see that over 150 years the bay has changed radically.”

“What happens when the Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant goes offline?” Bologna asked. “An enormous population has been sucked through the plant for years.

Will species expand? It’s all unknown,” he said. “It’s a big area, we don’t know and we can’t predict.”

Barnegat Bay Policy Going forward, it is important to keep politics out of public policy decisions, said moderator Alan Steinberg, former (Bay - See Page 5)

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There are three components to policy making, he said: the law, which determines what you can and cannot do; how the policy impacts economic development; and how the policy impacts public opinion and interest groups.

He said that the solution is a broad coalition between political, academic, scientific and grassroots citizens’ groups.

“Climate change is a problem for policy makers because the attitude is, any effective policy change has to be global.

Greenhouse gases are diffused throughout the world so they say, ‘Why should we if China isn’t?’” said Steinberg.

Professor Christina Cavaliere from Stockton University said the US is in a position to be a leader.

“We have that responsibility; the impact of not doing something is too great,” she said.

“I agree with that; it’s a challenge,” said Steinberg.

At the end of the conference, Dr. Hales said the time is right to address the problems facing Barnegat Bay. “We talk about our vision of what the coastal waterway should be...we need to think about what we want and how to get there,” he said.

To view the 79-page State of the Bay Report 2016, visit bbp.ocean.edu.

said she can’t possibly do that. Scotti wishes she could.

But she is hardly an overnight success. A jazz drummer turned stand-up comedian, Scotti worked the clubs with names you know: Piscopo. Murphy. Seinfeld.

“I always wanted to do stand-up. In 1980, I did it for the first time in Paramus in a Chinese restaurant,” Scotti said. She was “Rick Scotti” then, and while very open about being transgender, does not want that to be the focus of her career. “I began working at The Improv. I did stand-up for 20 years, traveled around the country, was a national headliner.”

But Scotti got tired. At age 40, she went back to college to get her teaching certification.

She worked for seven years in the Freehold Borough School District as a language arts teacher. While she loved her job, she couldn’t give up on comedy. She came back to standup in 2011.

“It’s been remarkable. It’s not even been five years now, and I don’t know what happened,” Scotti said. “I think I just became a more honest comic. That was my goal when I came back, to be honest and fearless. And to deal with this whole trans situation in a public way, because there’s been so much prejudice out there, and a lot of haters. I wanted to crack the mainstream comedy market.”

Scotti laughs. “I guess I did.”

Five years ago Scotti had a lunch with a friend, Christine Rich, who she’s known for 30 years. Over the course of lunch, the topic of comedy came up.

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“’So when are you coming back?’ And I said: ‘I’m never coming back. I’m old. I haven’t stood on a stage in 10 years.’ She said, ‘You have to do it.’ So I went to a friend of mine who has a club in Bristol, Penn., called Comedy Works—his name is Mike Kaplan, and he should get some credit for this because he was the first person to give me stage time—and he said, ‘You were funny then. You’re probably funny now.’” She remembers the conversation well. “It was the first time I ever said in public that I was trans, and it was like a deep breath.”

Kaplan said, “I knew Julia because I knew Julia as Rick Scotti. As Rick Scotti, Rick was one of the funniest people I knew.” Kaplan added, recalling the decision: “When he dropped out of comedy, and we had heard some stories as to what was going on, and then she came back, and one of the other regular comedians had brought it to my attention that Julia had decided to come back into comedy, and how would I feel about having her at the club. He was funny as a man, I’m sure she would be funny as a woman. …She made people laugh.”

Scotti said it was a liberation. “The best comics in the world are those that pull from the truth. We’re very much about speaking our version of the truth anyway. I always felt like, I knew something was different about me. But I couldn’t put my finger on it. Let’s face it, 16 years ago, hardly any internet, no information about being transgendered. So I kind of lived in shadows, not really wanting to expose my true feelings on stage. Once I realized what the issue was, all of that changed. All of that.

It was such a liberating feeling,” she said.

Scotti has studied the comic greats—Chap-

lin, Keaton, Benny: “And of course, Carlin is god in my opinion.”

And there is a method to Scotti’s art. She does sit at the computer, always procrastinating, to write her shows.

“She is constantly writing. You would think most comedians would be doing that, looking at life and looking at the funny things that happen. That’s what good comedy is about.

Julia is great at doing that, at telling stories, and telling the funny side of it. She does a great job,” Kaplan said.

For America’s Got Talent, she had to compress her best work into 90 seconds. She was “discovered” by the show after someone visited her website, juliascotti.com, and asked if she’d be interested in auditioning. Her shtick focuses on her advanced age.

“No. What chance do I have in getting on this thing? But my manager said, ‘You’ve got nothing to lose,’” Scotti said.

“You are a joy,” Mandel said at the end of Scotti’s set on America’s Got Talent. “You have so much to offer. …Whether you’re a man or a woman, you’re a human. And you’re funny. And you’re talented.”

Scotti cannot discuss any more details about the show, but said she is very happy with how things turned out.

As for her audience: “I want them to have a smile on their faces. I want them to feel like they saw something meaningful. I hope it impacts them in a positive way. That’s my goal, to have fun. And, nothing is impossible.

You have something you dream about, then do it. Are you going to take your last breath and say, ‘I should have done that?’ No. You gotta do that.”

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Officials Warn Of Phony Charitys Solicitations

NEW JERSEY – With many New Jersey residents anxious to show support for the victims of the recent mass shooting in Orlando, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has cautioned consumers to beware of phony charity scams. While the outpouring of grief, concern and support for the families affected by this tragedy is enormous, so is the potential for fraud.

“In the aftermath of a tragedy such as this one, good people are moved to find ways to help victims start the healing process, often by sending money,” said Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy. “Unfortunately, bad actors are just as motivated to find ways to exploit the situation for their own profit.”

“Consumers should apply a critical eye to any emails, websites, door-to-door collections, mailings, or telephone calls soliciting money to help those devastated by the Orlando shooting,” said Steve Lee, acting director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. “The best way to provide support for the victims is to make sure the money you donate is going to a legitimate charity that actually benefits them.”

To avoid getting taken by phony charity scams, consumers should follow these steps before opening their checkbooks: Try to limit giving by donating to known and trusted charities. Consumers should never give to a charity they know nothing about. If a charity is new, that doesn’t necessarily mean consumers shouldn’t donate – but they should learn as much as possible before they decide to entrust the organization with their money.

Learn about the charity’s stated mission, and find out how, exactly it plans to use donated money. Ask for literature and read it. Honest charities encourage consumers to ask questions.

Contact the Division’s Charities Hotline at 973-504-6215 or state.nj.us/lps/ca2/charities/ to learn about specific charities. Confirm whether a charity is registered or is exempt from registration requirements. Certain religious or educational organizations, and those that raise less than $10,000 in a calendar year, are exempt from the registration requirement.

Visit the division’s website to review the charities most recently reported financial information – including the amount of the charity’s annual expenses that went to actual charitable programs, as opposed to fundraising or management expenses.

Be especially cautious when responding to e-mail and telephone solicitations for money for victims of a recent tragedy. These methods of solicitation are more often used by fraudsters seeking to take advantage of a tragedy for their own gain.

Delete unsolicited e-mails and don’t open attachments, even if they claim to contain video or photographs. The attachments may contain viruses designed to steal personal financial information from the consumer’s computer.

Beware of solicitors that pressure consumers to act quickly or donate on the spot. That’s a telltale sign of a scam. Legitimate organizations will allow consumers time to consider what kind of contribution, if any, they want to make, even if they’ve donated to them in the past.

Avoid cash donations if possible. Pay by

credit card, or write a check directly to the charity.

Do not make checks payable to individuals; make checks payable only those organizations which are found listed as active in the Division database.

Be wary of providing personal or financial information, even to charities that have been confirmed as legitimate. Limit the informa-

tion to what is needed to process the donation.

Social media sites can also perpetuate scams. Do not blindly give via these mediums. As with any charity, investigate the groups behind such pleas to ensure that they come from a legitimate organization.

Consumers are urged to report suspicious solicitations to their local police and to the Division of Consumer Affairs at 800-242-

5846 (toll free within New Jersey) or 973504- 6200.

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Spotlight On Government Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

From The Desk Of The Township Mayor - Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher

Thomas F. Kelaher TOMS RIVER – I am continuing to highlight our various department heads in Town Hall. This month I would like to spotlight JoAnn Benson, Director of the Division of Health and Human Services.

JoAnn grew up in Toms River and attended Toms River Schools. She has been with the Township since 1986, where she served as deputy director to Senior Services for 18 years under the previous director. Two years later she took on the role of director of Senior Services and became director of Human Services soon after.

As director of Health and Human Services, JoAnn wears many hats. She oversees the Toms River Animal Facility, Senior Center, Youth Center and the Toms River Municipal Alliance.

Animal Facility Our state-of-the art Toms R iver A n i mal Facilit y opened two years ago on Oak Avenue, adjacent to the police

department. The Toms River Animal Control and Services is a municipal shelter serving Toms River Township. We are one of only four remaining municipally-run shelters in New Jersey.

The staff is busy seven days a week and is responsible for all daily operations including administrative, cleaning/ feeding all animals, adoptions, reclaims, owner relinquishments and animal control. The shelter is currently in the process of putting in a spay and neuter clinic for our animals funded by a large donation to the shelter.

The staff is also in the process of conducting a townwide census ensuring all pets are properly cared for and licensed. Licenses are available by mail with proof of neutering and a current rabies shot. If you are interested in adopting an animal, please contact the shelter directly. Applications are required when adopting a pet. Applications are held for 24-48 hours for screening.

If approved, a fee of $40 is required and no credit cards are accepted. For a list of

Mayor Discusses Roles Of Health & Human Services Director our adoptable pets, go to our website at tomsrivertownship.com and click on Animal Control and Services.

Youth Center For our children, the Toms River Youth Center offers residents of Toms River a safe, well supervised, inexpensive alternative for childcare through our after school program. The program offers educational assistance, peer interactions, arts & crafts, snacks and outdoor activities.

The summer program includes a variety of activities, trips and games.

On site counseling is available for Toms River residents.

The afterschool program is available from September to June (school calendar) until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for children ages six through 12.

We also have a large Summer Camp Program for 200 children from the last day of school until school begins, age six to 11. Summer camp offers age appropriate, properly supervised, fun trips daily available with our online registration.

Municipal Alliance

The Toms River Municipal Alliance receives funding from the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and a Township match. The alliance implements substance abuse prevention strategies for youth, seniors and families.

They promote programs that strengthen family relations and communication, build youth leadership and provide senior education.

These include referral awareness, safe medication management, and systematic training for effective parenting. The alliance partners with and supports programming facilitated through Ocean’s Harbor House, Big Brothers Big Sisters, D.A.R.T. Coalition, Children’s Home Society Prevention First, the county health department and other faith-based and health groups.

Other Alliance popular programs include the Municipal Alliance Senior Health Fair, hosted annually by the Toms River Senior Center on Garfield Avenue in May. Numerous government, non-profit and private health care and

Freeholder Forum

social service providers offer free health screenings, services, and information for the age specific needs of seniors and their care givers.

Admission is free and the day includes live entertainment and a picnic lunch. For more information, a referral, request, or volunteer opportunities, please call 732-3411000 ext. 8474.

Seniors One of the Township’s busiest places is our Senior Center for older adults.

The Senior Center provides information and assistance, recreation, education, transportation, physical fitness programs, free health screenings and referrals for anyone 60 years or older. The center is partially funded from county grants with a match from the Township. Ocean County has the second largest senior population in the U.S. which is only expected to increase greatly within the next few years, with seniors living longer, healthier lives.

The Caregiver and Outreach program, which is partially funded by a federal grant, screens and pro-

vides in-house services to the most frail, vulnerable and isolated of our seniors.

As the federal government continuously changes their guidelines to adjust to funding restrictions, so must our staff with continuous trainings, educational seminars and additional computer programming for reporting purposes. Transportation is limited and by appointment only. The center hosts such events as health fairs, picnics, parties, seminars, free health screenings and much more. The outreach workers are state health insurance counselors and are available to help with your medical insurance problems. Stop by the Senior Center located at 652 Garfield Avenue, to pick up a newsletter.

As you can see, JoAnn is responsible for many essential Departments in the Township, which enhance the quality of life for all of our residents. We encourage everyone to take advantage of these great programs and facilities. I wish our residents and visitors a safe and happy summer!

By Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari

Pinelands Are Being Assaulted By Illegal ATV Riders

OCEAN COUNTY – The Pinelands are under assault by crowds of illegal ATV and quad riders who are tearing up the pristine woods, leaving behind mounds of trash and endangering first responders who sometimes have to travel to remote areas to treat injuries.

Unfortunately, social media has attracted many more riders into areas of the Pinelands that had previously only been known to small groups of locals.

Now, with word spreading

on Facebook and high-resolution satellite images available on every phone, riders from around the state and the Northeast are coming here, and in many cases completely disregarding our laws regarding all-terrain vehicles.

Additionally, police have found that many of these vehicles are unregistered and uninsured.

Local police and the media have reported that large groups of riders arrive with trailers full of dirt bikes, quads and other ATVs.

These riders are at risk of serious injury and can be difficult to find and treat in the vast expanse of pine forests.

The motorized vehicles on Pinelands trails can also pose a forest fire danger to the surrounding woodlands.

Police departments from Lacey, Barnegat and Waretown have already begun a campaign targeting offroad riders on both private property and conservation tracts.

Working together with municipalities, the State Po-

lice and the Department of Environmental Protection, we can control this growing problem.

One suggestion might be the immediate confiscation of motorized off-road vehicles found on private property and restricted public land.

Confiscation would send a strong message that people can’t simply travel to Ocean County and have a good time without obeying the law.

Last summer also saw a problem with large parties

in some sections of the Pinelands, with partygoers leaving behind huge piles of trash.

In one location, we estimated that more than 300 young people had gathered one weekend.

Having fun is one thing, but la rge u ncont rolled crowds like this threaten the environment and make it difficult for police and other first responders to respond to an emergency at such an event.

We are very fortunate that 60 percent of all the land in

Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari Ocean County is preserved open space, unavailable for building.

By following the rules and working together, we can ensure that this valuable open space is protected and available for both us, and future generations, to safely enjoy.

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Editiorial Celebrate Your Freedom This week Americans celebrate a holiday rooted not in seasonal tradition, not in religious ceremony, and not in recognition of persons or groups. This week Americans celebrate a day, an event, a happening that speaks to the core of what it means to be American. This week America celebrates its independence.

Before the Internet connected people across a globe; before aircraft made Earth’s expanse but a short journey by air; before the telephone provided a means to communicate over vast distances; before all of this there was the British Empire.

We were part of it. Then 13 loosely affiliated colonies, America was little more than a figurative island under the rule of King George III. But even then Americans were not a people content to live under the thumb of another, sitting idly by while decisions were made for them.

So it was that on July 4, 1776, after years of ever-mounting opposition to the King’s rule, America declared its independence.

More than any one thing, of greater import than any single ideal, was the belief that people should be free to dictate the direction of their

lives. This lies at the root of America’s founding.

“Governments are instituted among Men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,” the Founding Fathers wrote in our nation’s Declaration of Independence. “Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

These principles are what we celebrate on July 4. Most of America’s citizens are descended from ancestors who arrived long after America told the world it was a nation that would be free, yet with each new wave of immigrants that spirit lives on. The notion of liberty, of freedom, of opportunity, of having power over one’s own life, these are the ideals that still draw people to America. These are the ideals Independence Day best represents.

Remember this as you watch the fireworks. Remember this and celebrate your freedom.

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Letters To The Editor We Need Real Action

The Barnegat Bay Report that just came out is another alarm bell going off of the failure of the Christie Administration to take action on Barnegat Bay. The Barnegat Bay is enjoyed by thousands of people for recreation and tourism. It is actually one of the most endangered bays in the nation because it has experienced decades of nonpoint source pollution. However, what the report did not mention is what really needs to be done to protect the bay and clean it up.

The threats to the Barnegat Bay are immediate, and the failure to deal with land use has actually made it worse.

In the last 30 years, urban land use cover has increased from 22 to 32 percent. Once that percentage reached over 30 percent in the watershed it caused irreparable damage.

This shows the Governor’s 10-point plan was pointless because it didn’t address land use. The bay will never go back to its pristine state, but we still need to do things that can clean it up.

What the report doesn’t mention is that the town of Lakewood alone went from a population of 60,000 to over 100,000 in the past 15 years.

This could easily double to 225,000 in 2030.

The partnership says indicators such as nutrient loading from pollution are below average and are actually trending upward over the past two decades. This is not a surprise because the Christie Administration bottled up a 2013 report that showed we needed action to save the Bay, but the administration has failed to listen.

Bay beaches have contin-

ued to close and fail tests for bacteria, which has put public health at risk. However, the Barnegat Bay Partnership says closures have actually decreased. Less bacteria is only a factor of weather.

Last summer, we had a mild summer without a lot of rain, which leads to less stormwater entering the waterways.

Only 75 percent of shellfish have been approved conditionally to eat, but harvest has been down 80 percent because most of the shellfish beds are lost. What the report doesn’t even mention the impact of Oyster Creek and the governor’s failure to require cooling towers. This has continued the plant’s 45-year legacy of discharging millions of gallons of super-heated water into the Bay and killing thousands of fish each year.

The report also notes that the percentage of base flow has significantly declined in the northern streams, which is a result from over-pumping.

We are also losing hundreds of freshwater and Bayshore wetlands that help filter nonpoint source pollution.

Instead of strengthening protections for the Barnegat Bay, the governor is actually waiving environmental and rolling back regulations.

The changes being made to the Coastal Areas Facilities Review Act (CAFRA) will actually increase land use cover and allow parts of the bay to be paved over.

The Administration has also weakened the Flood Hazard and Water Quality Planning Rules, which will increase development in environmentally sensitive areas and add 18,000 acres of additional sewer service areas. This will allow about 400,000 more people to live in the Barnegat Bay Watershed.

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All letters are printed as space allows unless deemed offensive by the editorial staff, and provided they are signed and include address & phone number for verification. Letters may not be printed if we cannot verify them. Names will not be

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While most letters are printed as submitted, we reserve the right to edit or reject letters.

The weekly deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday. Mail or bring typed letters to: 15 Union Ave., Lakehurst, NJ 08733, fax 732-657-7388 or e-mail newsdesk@micromediapubs. com. Letters may be limited to one per month per writer at the editor’s discretion.

Opinions expressed in letters do not reflect those of Micromedia Publications.

What we really need to help the bay is to actually enforce existing legislation to deal with land use, stormwater, impervious cover, as well as set limits on pollution. If we allow the bay to continue to die, we not only lose environmentally, but we will lose over $4 billion per year in tourism. We need policies and actions that will protect the bay now, not more photo-ops.

We may have to wait for the next governor to put in any real plans to save the bay.

Jeff Tittel Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club

Our Next President Here is an outline of what the country needs in our next president: We need a president who is honest with himself and the country, is caring and listens to the people the best he can.

We need a president who is bright, but doesn’t speak over the people’s heads; is tough, but fair. We need a president who understands the job, as well as the two-party system and how it works, so that he or she can do the job properly.

We need a president who understands all people, knows the meaning of compromise and is serious, but has a sense of humor. We need a commander-in-chief that has served time in the armed forces; a president of all the people, regardless of their party and doesn’t let personal ego get in the way of the job. We need a president that knows the importance of our allies and a show respect to them, and also knows the meaning of the Constitution, not how to work around it.

These are just a few things that the next president should possess. The question is, is there such a man or woman and do they want the job?

Herb Greenberg, Jr. Brick

Christie’s Funding Failures Gov. Chris Christie’s school funding proposal is a transparent attempt to deflect

attention from the abject failure of his education policies.

Having never once funded the state’s existing formula, he has no basis for assessing its effectiveness. New Jersey has a progressive school funding formula that acknowledges the need to invest the most resources in students who have the greatest needs. Christie has made a mockery of that formula and the values it represents since he took office.

Christie’s failure to fund that formula even once during his administration has done the most damage to students who are the most vulnerable.

His choice to favor charter schools has further disadvantaged the vast majority of students who attend district schools. The negative effect on students has been greatest in communities where charters have proliferated most widely, including many districts that would be devastated by the changes he is proposing. It is a blatant attempt to pit New Jersey residents against one another on an issue where we ought to be most united: ensuring a better future for all New Jersey children.

Christie’s proposal would result in a huge step backward to the days when poor families in economically challenged communities were left to fend for themselves. By sending equal dollar amounts per pupil to each district, regardless of need, his plan would subsidize those who have the most at the expense of those who have the least.

That is the opposite of fair; it’s despicable.

Under Christie’s administration, we’ve witnessed terrible neglect of communities struggling with poverty.

Childhood poverty has grown worse under the policies his administration has imposed.

It takes commitment, hard work and intensive investment to overcome the challenges that poverty creates for families and for children.

We will continue to do that work, even as Christie attempts to use his remaining time in office to drive New Jersey backward.

Wendell Steinhauer NJEA President

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News Community Club News, Activities, Events & Announcements Toms River Police To Hold Operation Brain Freeze TOMS RIVER - The Toms River Police Department will be running its third annual “Operation Brain Freeze” to promote compliance with helmet laws in an attempt to prevent traumatic brain injuries. Police spokesman Ralph Stocco said that this year’s campaign began June 22 and will run through September 4. Last year there were 40 officers handing out over 300 vouchers for free ice cream. Stocco said that this year we hope to issue 500 vouchers. The participating ice cream shops on the barrier island and beach area are Summer Sweets and Barnacle Bills. Participating shops in the mainland area of the township are Yellow Brick Road Carousel, Mrs. Walkers, Rita’s, Dairy Queen, and Denae’s Sweet Shop.

While on patrol, if an officer observes a child riding a bicycle, skateboard, roller blades or scooter while correctly wearing a safety helmet, the officer will approach

them and talk to the kids as they stress the importance of them wearing their helmets.

As an incentive the children will then be provided with a voucher to one of the local businesses that entitle them to one free ice cream. For safety reasons only officers in uniform and driving marked police cars will be participating.

Police wanted to expand it in 2016 in order to reach as many children as possible.

According to Stocco, last year saw children riding around their neighborhoods looking for police cars that would observe them obeying the law so they could talk to the officers, and of course, get some free ice cream. Chief Mitchell Little says that “it is such a joy to be able to interact with the children and have them see the officers in a positive light. We are trying to build lifelong relationships with them.

For more information, call Ralph Stocco at 732-349-0150, ext. 1216.

East Dover Holds Career Day TOMS RIVER – Over 75 members of the East Dover school community came together on June 10 to share their career knowledge with East Dover’s students. The diversity of careers that were represented at Career Day

gave the students a sneak peek at what their lives could be like in the future.

Students were engaged in conversations and demonstrations of the local professionals throughout the entire day.

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News Community Club News, Activities, Events & Announcements Canine Provides Independence For Local Resident

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK ‑‑ It’s not easy for Beth Detata, 30, to communicate with non-family members because she is profoundly deaf and has cerebral palsy from birth, but there’s no question about how she feels about her canine companion, Vinny.

“He is really her best friend now that her siblings are out of the house and have their own lives,” said Beth’s mother, Sue, 56, who brought her daughter and Vinny from their home in Laurelton Heights to the new dog park at Angela Hibbard Park last week. “Because of the deafness and cerebral palsy, she’s so isolated.”

As one of six children, including an identical twin sister who is a physical therapist, Beth has always had a busy life, attending sporting and school events with her siblings, but now her youngest brother is away at college.

She had another canine companion, Campos, for about 13 years before he died from cancer two years ago, and it wasn’t until February of this year the Detata family got the call saying there might be another dog for Beth.

The call was from Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), a national nonprofit organization that provides assistance dogs for children and adults with disabilities at no charge.

All the dogs, including Vinny (short for Levin) and Campos went through extensive training where they learned over 40 voice commands, from retrieving dropped objects, turning light switches on and off, pulling wheelchairs, pushing the pad that opens handicapped-access doors and more. The dog can’t have any fears, Sue said.

The staff at CCI had an idea that one of about 15 dogs was a good match for Beth, but they wanted to see them interact and develop a bond, Sue explained.

In February, Beth and her parents attended a two-week Team Training Class at the Northeast Regional Center in Medford, NY. After spending the first two days with the dogs, Beth’s parents were asked to list their first, second and third choice dog for their daughter, and Vinny was at the top of their list, Sue said.

The 12-day training consisted of lectures, interactive exams, practice and public outings.

Since Beth can’t give verbal commands, one of her parents is always with her and Vinny

when they are in public; Beth holds one leash while one of her parents holds the other, which helps to make her more stable when she walks, Sue said. Not even one of her siblings can go out in public with the dog and Beth, she added.

“We waited one and a half years to get the second dog. It was excruciating, but Vinny was so worth the wait, he is so in tune with her,” Sue said. “When you are getting a successor dog you move up the list, but we were waiting and waiting. Beth is so happy.”

According to John Bentzinger, public relations for the group’s Northeast Regional Center, Canine Companions for Independence has its own breeding program at its national headquarters in Santa Rosa, California where they breed labrador retrievers, golden retrievers and crosses between the two.

When the puppies are weaned at about eight weeks of age, they are flown to one of the six regional headquarters in the U.S. where they are adopted by volunteer puppy raisers, who are the backbone of the organization, Bentzinger said.

The volunteers teach the puppies basic commands and socialization skills, and when they are about one and a half years old they begin six months of advanced training to learn commands that are useful to a person with disabilities.

Only about four out of 10 dogs make it through this rigorous program, he added, so the ones that graduate are the cream of the crop.

“Many puppy raisers and graduate teams form lifelong bonds with regular communications and visits,” Bentzinger said.

At the end of the two-week Team Training there is a graduation ceremony where the puppy raisers ceremoniously hand over the leash to the new team.

“It is incredibly emotional; there isn’t a dry eye in the house,” Bentzinger said.

Mike Hartsky of Wilmington, Delaware was Vinny’s volunteer puppy raiser, and Sue said they regularly send him photos of Vinny and Beth.

Canine Companions for Independence is the largest nonprofit provider of trained assistance dogs to children and adults with disabilities, including disabled veterans.

For more information visit cci.org or call 800-572-BARK.

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BlueClaws To Have “Biggest” Fireworks Display In Its History

LAKEWOOD – The post-game fireworks that follow the BlueClaws game on July 3 will not just be the biggest show of the year, but the biggest fireworks show in the history of FirstEnergy Park, the team announced.

The BlueClaws are responding to numerous fan requests for an enhanced show surrounding Independence Day and will have the biggest of the nearly 200 shows in team history after the 7:05 p.m. game on July 3.

The July 3 show is presented by Georgian Court University.

“Our fans have loved our fireworks shows for the last 15 years, but we did get several requests for an even bigger-than-normal show over Fourth of July weekend,” said BlueClaws General Manager Chris Tafrow.

“We’re glad to listen and can’t wait for July 3.”

Last year, the BlueClaws were home on July 4 and welcomed a crowd of 8,317, the largest of the season. With the expected large crowd for one of the most anticipated games on the calendar, fans are encouraged to reserve their tickets in advance by calling 732-901-7000 option 2 or online at blueclaws.com.

The firework show will be played to a series of patriotic music.

The BlueClaws also has individual picnic tickets available for this game. Tickets come with an all-you-can-eat buffet (including hot dogs, hamburgers, BBQ chicken, pulled pork, mac-and-cheese and more), plus a seat in the picnic area. Typically, picnic tickets are only available for groups of at least 24. Tickets are $26.95 for adults and $18.95 for juniors. To order, call a BlueClaws representative at 732-901-7000 option 3.

The game is on a Sunday, so kids eat free thanks to ShopRite and kids are able to run the bases after the game. Dogs are welcome to FirstEnergy Park each Sunday and adults can enjoy $2 Coronas until the end of the seventh inning.

July 3 is also a Kids Club MVP “Fireworks on the Field” Night, where members of the BlueClaws Kids Club, presented by Jenkinson’s Boardwalk and Applebee’s, can watch the fireworks on the field. Membership in the BlueClaws MVP Kids Club is just $25 and includes four ticket vouchers, a $25 gift card to Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park, a BlueClaws Lunch Bag, access to exclusive events and much more. For information or to sign up, call Patrick Prendergast at 732901-7000 ext. 171.

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Currently, free clinical health screenings are available to uninsured women in Ocean County.

The program provides free clinical breast examinations, mammograms, cervical exams and pap smears to uninsured women between the ages of 40 and 64. To qualify

for the program, participants must meet specific income requirements.

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LAVALLETTE – With Barnegat Bay as its backdrop, Ocean County officials joined with local representatives from the northern barrier island and Lavallette Elementary School students to unveil a new pumpout boat. The addition of this boat brings the number of pumpout boats to seven.

Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, who serves as liaison to the county’s pumpout boat program joined with Freeholder Virginia E. Haines, who serves as liaison to the Ocean County Planning Department, which oversees the program, in recogniz-

ing seventh grade science students from Lavallette Elementary School who helped name the boat – “The Pollution Solution.”

Science teacher Jill Lorenz assisted the students with creating a name.

Ocean County’s pumpout boats are specially equipped vessels capable of emptying the on-board toilets and tanks of other boats, thus keeping waste from entering the bay. The boats cover different areas of the bay throughout Ocean County.

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News Community Club News, Activities, Events & Announcements Charity Resale Shop Donates Proceeds To Charities

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TOMS RIVER – Mark Kotzas, president of the Charity Resale Shop in Toms River, designates the proceeds of the shop to be donated to a various small charity every month. Past recipients include Children’s Specialized Hospital and Tina’s House Ocean County Child Advocacy Center.

The March recipient was Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity. Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit housing ministry that brings people together to build homes, communities and hope in northern Ocean County. To date, the Northern Ocean County affiliate has completed 16 new homes, over 60 Hurricane Sandy critical home repairs and 116 exterior repairs through its ‘A Brush with Kindness’ program. For more information and to find out how to get involved, visit nohfh.com or call 732-228-7962, ext. 109.

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Report Available On State Of The Barnegat Bay

TOMS RIVER – The State of the Bay 2016 Conference, hosted by the Barnegat Bay Partnership, was held June 15 at the Gateway Building at Ocean County College.

The four panel discussions were: Land Use, with moderator Mark Mauriello, president of Edgewood Properties, with panelists Linda Brennen, Supervising Planner from Monmouth County; Elissa Commins, Municipal Engineer, Brick Township; Professor Rick Lathrop from Rutgers University; Dave McKeon, Planning Director from Ocean County; and Carleton Montgomery, Executive Director or Pineland Preservation Alliance.

Water Quality and Water Supply with moderator Leslie McGeorge, NJDEP Administrator of Water Monitoring and Standards, with panelists Ron BAker, Research Hydrologist with USGS; Mat t Csi k, Assist ant P ublic Health Coordinator from the Ocean County Health Department; Justin Flancbaum, Executive Director of Lakewood MUA; Trish Ingelido, NJDEP Environmental Specialist; and Rob Karl, Supervisor of Source Water and Watershed Programs for BTMUA. Habitat and Living Resources with moderator John Tiedemann, Director of Marine and Environmental Biology

Students Excel At Math League Competition TOMS R I V ER – The Toms R iver Regional School Board recognizes the following Inter mediate students and advisors from Intermediate East, North and South for being named winners in the Ocean County Math League competition. The winners were a combination of team and individual competition winners.

The student winners from Intermediate North are: Ryan Baker, Everett M. Bot w i n ick , Zack a r y K. Brow n , Jeff T. Cheng, Ved S. Jain, Christos A. Kaiafas, Gavin J. McLaughlin, Krishna V. Parikh, Sakshi V. Parikh, Shyam G. Patel, Jervin A. Sevilla, Rutva R. Shah, Michael A. Tresvalles, Devyn R. Walkowicz and Ethan F. Wong.

The adviors from Intermediate North are: Jill Griffith, Sarah Dugan, Stephanie Susko and Christine Keil.

The student winners from Intermediate East are: Kay tlyn V. Cazassa, Joseph S. Hannah, Michael R. Jacobus, Emma Norris and Jake A. Piantanida.

The Intermediate East advisors are Kristen Johnson and Allyson Boucher.

The student winners from Intermediate South are: Maraida Joy S. Dionio, Garrett L. Kaye, Erin N. Magsamen and James J. Racanelli. The highest score went to Jack D. Putnam of Intermediate South.

The Intermediate South advisors are: Margaret Molloy, Lisa Andrews and Kelly Fifield.

and Policy Program from Monmouth University with panelists De. Ken Able, Director of Rutgers University Marine Field Station; Dr. Paul Bologna, Associate Professor of Biology, Montclair Universit y; Mar tha Maxwell-Doyle, Project Coordinator for BBP; Dr. Ryan Rebozo, Director of Conservation SCience, Pinelands Preservation Alliance;

and Dr. Gary Taghon, Professor Rutgers University Department of Marine and Coastal Science.

What’s Next? with moderator Alan Steinberg, former EPA Region 2 Administrator and former Executive Director of the NJ Meadowlands Commission with panelists Tom Belton, former coordinator of Barnegat Bay research for

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100 Years Later, NJ Shark Attacks Still Terrify

By Catherine Galioto The nation’s fascination with or fear of sharks – whether the movie “Jaws,” Shark Week television prog rams or tracking the Mar y Lee as she pings offshore – is as popular as ever. But it’s been a century since what many see as the nation’s first deadly shark attack first gripped headlines, and that

history is here on the Jersey Shore.

That was July 1, 1916, in Beach Haven, a Saturday before the Fourth of July holiday. The story, as detailed in several local history and shark attack books, is that Philadelphian Charles E. Vansant, 23, had gone for a pre-dinner swim near the Engleside Hotel his family had checked into.

He suddenly f lailed and screamed for help. Lifeguard and beachgoer jumped into the water, reportedly only five feet or so deep, to save Vansant. Pulled from the str uggle, Vansant had lost the back of one thigh and had exposed bone and a huge gash in the other leg.

He died 90 minutes later after losing so much blood, said the reports at the

time, with wit nesses calling it “ the most horrible thing I ever saw.”

That same year, but just five days later, another fatal shark attack left a sea captain dead offshore in Spring Lake.

Less than a week later on July 12, Matawan Creek saw two more deaths from shark attack and one person seriously injured, less than an hour apart.

The four deaths and one critical injury sparked national headlines. Previously, shark sightings were captain’s tales, but with the fatal news, the triangle fin and the terrifying grin of the carnivore kept the beachgoer on high alert.

The “celebration” of all things shark continues after Beach Haven held its Sharkfest Weekend June 17, with more events planned throughout the year.

Among them is a presentation by Dr. Richard Fernicola, author of 12 Days of Terror, a book that investigates the 1916 shark attacks. The presentation is at the New Jersey Maritime Museum’s annual fundraiser on September 10.

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Many of the teens in the study were found to have a measurable hearing loss, yet none of them were aware of it. Their youth and the gradual nature of hearing loss made their experiences almost undetectable. This inability to communicate effectively can lead to social problems at school and poor performance in the classroom, making regular hearing screenings for young people as necessary as regular dental checks.

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. Did you know that your medication can damage skin? Most of you don’t even think about that as a side effect. Photosensitivity is a fairly common skin reaction that is sparked by taking medicines that interact with ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or tanning beds. After two hours of sun exposure on a shady trail, it happened to me; luckily the red burning rash and tingling only affected my hands, rendering me out of writing commission for a few days.

The big problem is that photosensitivity reactions are highly unpredictable. Nothing may happen the first three times you go swimming, but then the next time it’s dreadful. The reaction can differ with each exposure, and the specific medication you take.

For example, a classic reaction is a severe sunburn, but also possible are brown splotches in your skin, redness, pain and tenderness, an actual bumpy rash, hives and any inflammation. Photosensitivity reactions may cause permanent skin damage, while others are reversible in a few days, it is very individual.

Finally, just because you do not have a problem with medication now, doesn’t guarantee smooth sailing every time you take it. There are hundreds of offenders, and again my list does not mean you’ll have a reaction at all, it just means the possibility exists. Here goes: Antibiotics: Sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and the UTI drug nitrofurantoin.

Psychoactive medications: Amitriptyline, imipramine and other Tri-cyclic antidepressants. Also, sertraline (Zoloft), venlafaxine (Effexor), mirtazapine (Remeron) and alprazolam (Xanax). The blockbuster Aripiprazole (Abilify) is another psyche med that has been associated with skin eruptions

and sensitivity.

Accutane and Retin A: These are used to improve skin, so it’s ironic it can have a photosensitivity reaction, but they’re biggies.

Allergy meds and antihistamines: Cetirizine, diphenhydramine, loratadine and other blockbusters.

Blood pressure medications: Enalapril and amlodipine can sometimes cause “Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus” a painful skin eruption.

Diabetic drugs: Glipizide, glyburide, tolbutamide, glimepiride and others. Metformin does not usually cause any problem.

Birth control pills or menopausal drugs, any of them, there are hundreds. Patches, pills, all of them can have a ‘photo’ reaction.

Statin cholesterol drugs: All of them, atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin have the ability.

Diuretics: Many of them are skin sensitizers, however the popular HCTZ (hydrochlorothiazide) can cause a dangerous reaction called “Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus.”

Anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs: Ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen and celecoxib.

My list is not complete, so ask your pharmacist about your medication. Use natural sunscreens and sunblocks, wide-brimmed hats, as well as clothing that covers you up well. Aloe vera creams are soothing, as is the gel right from the plant.

Try putting lavender essential oil (20 drops) and peppermint oil (2 drops) in some cold water, then make a cold compress out of that. It will cool on contact. Compresses with comfrey root, baking soda water or lavender oil are the fastest way to take the sting out of your sunburn or rash.

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July 3. Fireworks go off at 9 p.m. The rain date is July 10. Visit lavallette.org for more information. July 3, Lakehurst will have a fireworks display at Lake Horicon from 9 to 10 p.m.

July 3, Lakewood’s Independence Day Celebration will have fireworks at 9:15 p.m. on July 3 over Lake Carasaljo. For more information, visit lakewoodnj.gov.

July 3, Lakehurst will host fireworks at dusk on Lake Horicon on July 3. Visit lakehurstnj.org for more information.

July 4, South Toms River is having an Independence Day Celebration with activities for kids at Mathis Veterans Memorial Park from 9 to 11 a.m.

July 4, Seaside Park is hosting a bike parade from 9 to 11 a.m. starting at 5th Street Pier.

July 4, Plumsted Township will have parade beginning at 10 a.m.

July 4, Tuckerton will have a parade starting at 10 a.m. from the Tuckerton Elementary.

July 4, Ocean Gate will have a parade beginning at 10 a.m. on Ocean Gate Avenue.

The parade will end at Wildwood Avenue, where there will be games and entertainment for kids.

July 4, Lakehurst will have an Independence Day Celebration, starting with a parade down Union Avenue at 11 a.m. The rain date for the fireworks display is July 9.

July 4, Mantoloking will have a parade on Downer Avenue starting at noon.

July 4, Barnegat Light will have a parade at 6:30 p.m. that starts at West 11th Street.

The Liberty band concert will follow the parade at the bay dock area between 7th

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also complications with the bid, which had to be awarded three times. Kelso Construction of Manasquan, who also rebuilt the 3rd Avenue Lord House, became the lowest responsible bidder and was awarded the $1.1 million project, which is being mostly funded by FEMA. Superstorm Sandy destroyed the building, which was only three years old at the time.

The new Block House has pilings that are positioned at a 45-degree angle against the verticals. If the sand were to erode, the building would not just be precariously

Street and Bayview Avenue.

July 4, Barnegat Township is holding a free dock concert and fireworks display on July 4. The band, ReUnited, will play 50s and 60s style music beginning at 7 p.m. More information can be found at barnegat.net.

July 4, Jenkinson’s Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach will host a fireworks show at dark on July 4. Visit jenkinsons.com for more information.

July 4, Beach Haven will have fireworks at dusk on July 4 at Bay Village. Visit bayvillagelbi.com for more information.

July 4, the annual fireworks over the Toms River will take place with Beachwood will have a fireworks display at the Beachwood beach along the riverfront beginning at 9 p.m. Fireworks can be seen from Toms River, Beachwood, South Toms River and elsewhere.

July 4, Pine Beach will have a parade and field games to celebrate Pine Beach Yacht Club’s 100th Anniversary with the theme “Sails in the Wind.” The parade starts at 9 a.m. in front of the firehouse on Prospect Avenue and ends up at Vista Park. There will be foot races, ladies balloon blowing, men’s tug of war and sack races during the morning’s activities.

July 4, Seaside Heights will have a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. on the oceanfront. These fireworks will be viewable off the boardwalk.

July 4, Tuckerton’s celebration starts with a parade at 10 a.m. on July 4 at Tuckerton Elementary School. Evening events will be at Tuckerton Seaport. Fireworks will go off at dusk at Tip Seaman Park. Visit tuckertonborough.com for more information.

July 9, Plumsted Township will have fireworks at the New Egypt High School beginning at dusk.

sitting on top of the pilings, he said, the pilings would be supported laterally for more stability, which is the same technology that was used at the township’s Lord House lifeguard station.

The first story of the new Block House has eight-inch thick, rebar-reinforced poured concrete walls, and it has an elevation of 24 feet; the second floor is conventional wood framing, he said.

The structure has about 1,500 square feet, with public bathrooms, beach badge sales and a first aid station downstairs.

The second floor is a lifeguard station that includes an office, showers, a changing room, and observatory of the beachfront.

Aphasia Center Offers Communication Group

TOMS RIVER – The Adler Aphasia Center is currently offering an aphasia communication group for people with aphasia at Kean University Ocean Campus, located at Gateway Building #427, One College Dr. The Adler Aphasia Center and Kean University have partnered to offer people with aphasia who reside in southern New Jersey its first such group. This group, offered at no charge, will meet the first and third Fridays of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

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Volunteers Expand Caregiving Mission To Another County

By Jennifer Peacock They had to come.

Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey, operating in Ocean County, opened a new office in Freehold to answer increasing demands for services for the elderly in Monmouth County. Though they opened their doors in March, they held an opening ceremony and ribbon cutting in June at St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church, where their office is located.

This office will currently serve Howell and Freehold seniors.

“For us, we’re going to have a lot more people going on more appointments because at the senior center, although we do appointments, the time frame is extremely limited,” Melanie Decker, Howell Senior Center director, said. She and Howell Business Administrator Jeffrey Mayfield attended the ribbon cutting. “We have a 2- to 3-hour window, and it’s not even every day that we can bring people for appointments. The other problem is people have to wait an hour sometimes after their appointment is done. So, for the last two months since [Caregiver Volunteers] has been open, we’ve already been referring people. They’ve been doing their assessments and taking people. So it benefits our seniors, and then the Senior Center, because we have staff that is now available to do other things.”

The expansion into Monmouth County was prompted by one woman’s phone call. Angela, 78, who lives in The Villages and parishioner at St. Robert, recently lost her husband and cannot drive. She needed help getting to doctors’ appointments and reached out to Caregiver Volunteers.

Now they can help.

“Our staff, our board, our volunteers are dedicated to providing services to the elderly, the homebound, veterans, people who are disabled over 60 years old, and

caregivers. Our mission is to enable them to live their lives with dignity and joy in the comfort of their own homes,” Executive Director Lynette Whiteman said.

Their services include medical transportation, grocery shopping services, friendly visits and phone calls, and easing the burden of caregivers. They do all this through volunteers. They’ve been in Ocean County for more than two decades and have more than 1,000 volunteers.

“Now I’m so delighted we are able to bring this community effort to Monmouth County,” Whiteman said.

“It began as all things begin, with a need, the need of a parishioner,” Rev. Msgr. Sam A. Sirianni of St. Robert’s said. “A need of assistance, and instead of doing what so many groups do—well, we’ll start our own thing—we looked around to see where we could network, where we could work together. It’s a blessing at this time to work with people from various backgrounds, various beliefs, various traditions, because as it was mentioned already, the world gets darker each time we turn on the news.

The world seems to get colder with each report. So it’s when people of good will join together to work together to show that taking care of our neighbors, taking care of the vulnerable, taking care of the seniors, taking care of those who can no longer care for themselves but cared for others in their prime, that’s a light that makes this world a little warmer and a little brighter. And so I thank you for your work, for your service.”

Also in attendance were Freehold Township Mayor Barbara J. McMorrow and Monmouth County Freeholder John P. Curley.

Caregiver Volunteers’ Freehold office is located at 61 Georgia Road in Freehold.

Howell residents should call 732-8763900.

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Heritage Minerals Redevelopment Plan Vetoed By Mayor

By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – After Manchester Township Council narrowly approved, in a 3-2 vote, the Heritage Town Center Redevelopment Plan that received the Planning Board’s unanimous seal of approval, the mayor and council announced it had withdrawn the plan.

June 20, about a week after the council discussion, the mayor announced he had vetoed it.

“Hearing the DEP’s concerns and those of our residents, I, along with the Town Council, have decided to withdraw the plan. As such, earlier this morning I vetoed Ordinance 16022,” wrote Mayor Kenneth Palmer in a June 20 statement.

The redevelopment plan, the fruit of a year’s labor of Palmer’s redevelopment committee, created by Maser Consulting and vetted for its economic impact by Richard Reading & Associates, proposes the development of 6,543 residential units that would support a retail “Town Center.” The plan also calls for a 5-mile boulevard to connect Routes 70 and 37. The total tract of the former mining operation stretches to near the borders of Whiting, Lakehurst, Berkeley and Toms River.

The plan has received little public support at both meetings, with environmental groups and residents alike decrying potential negative environmental impacts and the destruction of Manchester’s rural atmosphere, which many said drew them to the township in the first place. Some believe taxes will go up because of the development. The former Heritage Minerals tract, part former mining operations and part Pinelands, spans 7,000 acres, though about 1,000 is proposed for development.

“As promised, since the Council’s approval of the Redevelopment Plan, we have sought input from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). They have indicated development beyond the 2004 settlement agreement’s 1,000 acre ‘footprint’ would be extremely difficult

given the various environmental issues, permit requirements, and effects on threatened and endangered species,” said Palmer, in explaining his veto.

The mayor also said that ultimately the process is an “exploration,” and he called the development of the massive Heritage Minerals tract “the single most important issue” for the town. As such, the deliberation and public opinion is very important.

“As you know, Manchester Township has been exploring development alternatives on the Heritage Mineral Tract. Recently, the Township Council passed Ordinance 16-022, approving a Redevelopment Plan that conceptualized a ‘Town Center’ project. I supported the Council’s decision to approve the concept because I believe the manner in which the Heritage Minerals Tract is developed is the single most important issue affecting Manchester Township’s economic future. However, as I have repeatedly and publicly stated, neither I nor the Town Council were in favor of 6,543 units. That much development would never be in Manchester’s best interests. We agreed to the Redevelopment Plan in order to start the process of vetting out a possible plan that was ‘right’ for Manchester Township.”

The veto announcement comes after a series of meetings where the township council and planning board debated the plan and whether to approve it. The planning board did unanimously, recommending the council vote on it, which it did, at its June 13 meeting, with Councilmen Craig Wallis, Brendan Weiner and Sam Fusaro voting in favor, and Councilmen Charles Frattini and James Vaccaro voting against it.

Despite large crowds who came to the meetings against the plan, a few residents and council members feel the development would benefit taxpayers by bringing in more businesses to share the burden and shift the

town’s demographics so more state aid can pour into the schools.

“If a town doesn’t have growth, you maintain all the residents you have that pay the taxes. …To me, a business is free money. They don’t give you students, they don’t cause you road work…it’s essentially free money. We don’t have that in Manchester,” Councilman Craig Wallis said. “We have two shopping areas.

We have two gas stations. We have one hotel.

And we have some little strip mall stuff.”

Expenses to run a government and schools go up, he said. “If you don’t have any growth whatsoever, that means where is all that [tax money coming from]?”

Council President James Vaccaro, who sits on the planning board and approved the plan there, rejected adopting the redevelopment plan at the June 13 meeting. Vaccaro spoke to The Manchester Times after that meeting.

“At the Planning Board level I was evaluating the project and hearing the testimony and seeing what was being shown to that Board.

And I didn’t want to influence the Planning Board members and I wanted to hear what the public had to say. My objective was to move it to Council and let them move on it and now see the project because they weren’t privy to a lot of the details,” Vaccaro said. “I didn’t want to signal a direction.”

Vaccaro continued: “I know we have to do something. The Council and I always want to make a better Manchester. So I will continue to explore and reevaluate the redevelopment options every aspect at each stage.”

Councilman Charles Frattini also voted against the plan.

“I’ve listened to both the pros and the cons, and I think I’m about to upset some of my colleagues here…I have not heard a comment saying there is an urgent need at this time. …I will vote no,” Frattini said. He made a motion to disapprove, but the motion died.

Councilmen Brendan Weiner and Wallis, along with Council Vice President Samuel Fusaro, approved the plan. Fusaro spoke to The Manchester Times after the June 13 meeting on his thoughts on the project.

Council’s approval of the plan doesn’t allow any development to take place, he said. Rather, it opens discussions among the county and state and other agencies to amend the 2003 agreement which allowed 2,450 age-restricted homes on 1,000 of 7,000 acres of the Heritage Minerals site.

“Currently, there are at least six approved age-restricted developments that have either not started or have stopped building due to the down swing in sales of age restricted homes. Any additional age-restricted housing at this time would just further overload the market, and in my opinion hurt resales in all of our existing communities. The worst scenario would be that a significant increase in age-restricted development would impact the amount of state aid we receive for Manchester’s schools, and could actually result in Manchester losing some or all of the roughly $8 million in state school funding,” Fusaro said.

He added: “…Perhaps the most concerning is that new development has nearly ceased within our town. Outside of the Heritage tract there are very few developable properties left in Manchester of five acres or greater. Without new development, taxes will continue to grow, if only to keep pace with salaries, medical benefits, increasing utility costs, and the endless state mandates and reduction in state funding for both the Township and our schools. Without new growth, this burden will fall on our current residence.

“In my opinion, Council would not be performing its responsibilities if we did not attempt to see what other options may be available,” Fusaro said.

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By Joel Markel

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Dear Joel: “Ed” and I are going to be married in six months. This will be a second marriage for both of us. We are both in our 30s, neither one of us ever having had children. We are planning a small, intimate, family and “close friends” wedding only.

As we continued to make our plans “Ed “ suddenly decided that our honeymoon to Italy was no longer what he wanted. He decided that the Caribbean is more of a “honeymoon destination.” Joel, we have paid almost half of this trip and although it is refundable for any reason; I refuse to change the destinations and plans that were put into place months ago.

As you can imagine, this created a major blow up and we haven’t spoken in nearly two weeks. Perhaps I am being stubborn but it’s the principle of the matter here.

I would love your thoughts as to who is right. Should I let him get away with his childish behavior?

Answer: I actually take your side here in that plans were in place and they sounded reasonable. He agreed at the time and I think that his changing his mind may be unfair. I must say ahead of time that

this is an advice column.

I am neither a physician nor trained in marriage counseling.

That being said, I don’t think that the trip here is the issue. If at this stage of the relationship you haven’t spoken in the amount of time, I think the honeymoon might have already ended. Time for you to call “Ed” and invite him to dinner.

I would stand firm about postponing this marriage as your relationship is more complicated than the honeymoon destination.

If you can’t work this detail out I honestly see trouble ahead in the long run.

Settling this honeymoon destination problem out now will not change my view off this relationship.

Please let me know how it works out.

Joel

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‘Right At Home’ Names Caregivers Of The Year

BRICK – Marie Hargain was named the National Caregiver of the Year by Right At Home, Inc. She has been a caregiver with Right at Home in Brick since November 2007.

Hargain has held the position of senior staff aide for more than five years.

Her f luency in Spanish has allowed Hargain to help with training of Spanish-speaking aides and assist potential employees th rough the employ ment process.

During the recent snowstorms, Hargain

made an effort to reach out to her clients and, if safety permitted, went to care for them or fill in for other aides.

Joy Potter is the Eastern Region winner of the Caregiver of the Year award. She is a Toms River resident and has been with Right at Home since January 2010.

Potter often rearranges her day to accommodate her clients’ appointments or other needs. She brings arts supplies, board games and has even created a reminiscing game called ‘Remember When’ to brighten her client’s day.

Youth Services Offers Extended Summer Camp Program

TOMS RIVER – Wondering what to do with the kids after summer camp is over? Toms River Youth Ser vices is now offering an Extended Summer Camp program. The Extended Camp will run from August 22 to 31. Days are filled with games, sports, arts and crafts and trips.

Registration is going on now. All registrations will take place online. The fee is $150 plus trip costs. Children must be between 6 and 11 years of age at time

of registration and residents of Toms River. Proof of age may be required.

Families must create an account for all Youth Services programs at register.communitypass.net/tomsriver and choose ‘Toms River’ in the drop down box. Depending on the age, grade or gender of the members in the family account, the system will display the programs that each family member is eligible for. For questions, call Youth Services at 732-341-1000 ext. 8436/8437.

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Toms River Police Place In Fitness Challenge

MANCHESTER – The Manchester Township Police Department hosted the second annual Elite Law Enforcement Fitness Challenge, held on June 8, and raised money for charity while offering an intensive physical competition for local police officers.

This team-based competition, held at Harry Wright Lake in Whiting, raised nearly $6,000, which will benefit the Ocean of Love Charity and the not for profit Manchester Township Police Foundation, Inc. The officers were proud to work together and compete in grueling physical exercises, all for worthy causes.

“To be successful in this Elite Fitness Challenge, you must be in excellent physical condition. This is one of the most intense competitions that only highly-trained athletes can successfully complete,” said Chief Lisa Parker. “Police Officers need to commit to maintaining a physical standard for their entire career, as the nature of their job demands it. Their departments should be proud of their accomplishment and sincere dedication to fitness.”

Stafford Township Police Team Blue earned the title of Fittest Police Department, beating out 17 other four-person teams for the honor.

In second place was Toms River Township Police Team 1, followed by Toms River Township Police Team 2 in third.

The exercises included team vehicle pull, team tire flip, fence climbs, rope climbs, barrel roll, team member carry, farmers carry, clean and press, individual tire flip, pole flip/carry, sandbag carry, firehose drag, 200 yard swim and a five mile trail run.

Detective David Fusaro and Patrolman Charles Gatnarek of the Manchester Township Police Department organized the event.

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Summer Prices In Effect At Island Beach

ISLAND BEACH – Island Beach State Park is accessible through an annual state park pass, or you can pay the per-vehicle fee at the gate. The entrance fee is $6 for New Jersey resident, $12 for non-resident, weekdays. On weekends and holidays, the fee is $10 for resident, $20 for non-resident.

Motorcycle entrance is $5 and $7. Those who walk or ride a bicycle in are free.

Those fees are in place now through Labor Day. The walk-in fee at the Fisherman’s Walkway is $3, near Tice’s Shoal.

Considered the busiest park in the state park system, Island Beach often sees its gates close when its parking areas are at capacity.

For information on Island Beach State Park, call the park office at 732-793-0506.

Township Council Appoints Members To Anniversary Committee

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Township’s anniversary was June 24. The township is now 249 years old. To begin the one year countdown to the 250th anniversary next year, the Township Council has appointed members to the anniversary committee.

The committee consists of Township Clerk and Historian Mark Mutter, previous clerk L. Manuel Hirshblond, resident Cynthia Smith, Alizar N. Zorojew of Downtown Toms River, Councilwoman Maria Maruca,

Holiday Changes To Garbage Collection Schedule TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Township Department of Public Works and the Recycling Convenience Center will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day. No garbage or recycling will be picked up on July 4. All recycling and garbage collections during the holiday week will be postponed one day.

The beach area recycling will be picked up on Friday as usual. Extra recycling collections that are normally collected on Fridays are cancelled this week only due to the holiday.

For additional information, refer to tomsrivertownship.com.

Toms River Branch Chief Librarian Zarita Mattos-Wright, OCC Executive Director of College Relations Jan Kirsten, Timothy Hart of the OC Cultural and Heritage Commission and an elementary teacher representative from the Toms River Regional Schools.

Like the committee back in 1992, this anniversary committee includes a variety of people from the community. The committee will soon meet to start making anniversary plans.

DO YOU SEE GHOSTS?

While “blurred vision” is characterized by a loss of sharp vision and an inability to see fine details, “double vision” involves seeing two images (or “ghost images”). “Diplopia,” as double vision is known medically, may occur by itself or it may be present with other symptoms such as misalignment of one or both eyes, painful eye movements, or droopy eyelids. These symptoms should prompt an immediate comprehensive eye exam. Double vision may also be prompted by a refractive error, cataracts, or failure of both eyes to point at the object being viewed (“ocular misalignment”). The most important step in treating this problem is identifying its cause. If double vision cannot be reversed, treatments can help individuals live with diplopia.

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Business Profile

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Garden State Hearing And Balance Center

By Daniel Nee component,” Dr. Kirsh said. com m it ment to paHearing loss, unfortunately, tients, coupled with often goes untreated since it is technology and value not painful and often not a prihave set Garden State Hearing ority for patients. But for the & Balance Center apart for 40 million people who suffer years, with recent investments from it, Dr. Kirsh explains, making the treatment of hear- it is important that they seek ing loss and similar conditions diagnosis and t reatment to more manageable than ever. improve their life and ensure The practice, which has offic- good health. es in Toms River, Manahawkin “Over the last few years, and Whiting, was the first in there have been a lot of studthe United States to be Aud- ies that show a relationship igy-Certified, a testament to bet ween u nt reated hear ing its adherence to the industry’s loss and memory deficits such best practices that are required as dementia and Alzheimer’s, for certification. which means your susceptibil“Any business that is Audi- ity to obtaining these memory gy-Certified, from a best prac- issues increases as a function tices st andof the hear“We don’t over p oi nt , is i n ing loss that the top two to y o u h a v e ,” schedule or double three percent D r. K i r sh book, so people are in the counsaid. try,” said Dr. generally seen on time.”

Wit h r a re Isidore Kirsh exception, –Dr. Kirsh – commonly the only way known as Dr. Izzy – founder to help preserve your hearing and director of the practice, is th rough a hear ing aid – who holds a doctorate degree sometimes a stumbling block (Ph.D.) from the Union Insti- for patients who are self-contute & University. scious about wearing one. But The Center performs testing technological improvements for patients with auditory pro- have led to the devices becessing disorders and testing coming virtually invisible, and for people who are suffering more helpful than ever. from tinnitus – ringing in the “They can be 100 percent ears – as well as hearing loss invisible, they can have Blueand balance issues. tooth as well as Wi-Fi capaDr. Kirsh’s practice includes bilities,” Dr. Kirsh explained. state-of-the art equipment to “ You ca n st r e a m a sig n a l evaluate hearing and balance through your iPhone or your issues, which are often related television, even movies and to inner ear disorders.

Broa dway shows, r ig ht t o “Seventy percent of patients you r hea r i ng aid. Most of who complain of balance prob- today’s hearing aids are very lems usually have an inner ear inconspicuous, meaning the

Pictured is Dr. Isidore Kirsh.

His offices are located at 250 Route 37 West, Toms River, 732573-4020; 53 Nautilus Drive, Suite C, 1st Floor, Manahawkin, 609-489-5415; 75 Lacey Road Ste 1B, Whiting, 732-606-4912.

Visit gardenstatehearing.com for more information.

cosmetic issue is really not an issue anymore.”

Hearing aids also can have features such as GPS locator capability.

“The technology is improving significantly every year,” Dr. Kirsh said.

For patients, hearing aids can be financed interest free for 24 months, and Dr. Kirsh’s practice provides free battery replacements for life. Patients can also return a hearing aid during a 75 day trial period, during which time they return to Garden State Hearing &

Balance Center a minimum of three times to check on their progress.

“We don’t over schedule or double book, so people are generally seen on time,” said Dr. Kirsh.

The practice has thrived on accessibility for patients, investments in technology, and the easing of the f inancial aspect of treatment.

“We try to give people as much value as possible, and

that really separates us from some of the other hearing care professionals out there,” Better hearing is a priceless gift! Dr. Kirsh said.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of July 2-July 9

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Weeds can spoil your garden if left unchecked. Carelessness or trying to finish a project too quickly could create errors or blemishes that ruin overall progress. Remember to take your time and pay careful attention to the details.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Keep your feet on the ground. A dream or idea may provide benefits in the future but right now you may be lacking essential elements to get the ball rolling.

Focus on more tangible short term goals that you can achieve right away.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Expand your areas of expertise. Concentrate on skills or traits which may have proved difficult for you in the past and make an effort to improve your performance.

Determination and willpower can help you overcome any obstacle.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If it isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it. Just because someone else may have experienced misfortune doesn’t mean the same thing will happen to you. Don’t take unnecessary steps. There’s no need to make any changes.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t get too set in your ways. The methods and routines that may have served you well in the past may no longer be effective. Open your mind to newer and more innovative techniques and don’t be afraid to make changes.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It may all be in your head. Concerns and doubts over an issue may be unfounded and occupy far too much of your time for the next few days. Quickly clear the air with a friend or loved one with whom you may have had a dispute.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): The loudest voice gets the most attention. This does not mean that it is the voice that deserves to be heard. Make sure that the issues and activities that you focus on are relevant and that you aren’t following someone else’s agenda.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Nothing lasts forever. You may have become so comfortable with the status quo that you haven’t noticed a gradual shift in conditions. It may be time to reevaluate your views and positions to more accurately conform to changing times.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Let sleeping dogs lie. Your financial situation may not be quite as rosy as you’d like. It could be a whole lot worse, especially if you make any drastic changes. The sky is not falling, no matter what anyone tells you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stop, look and listen. Misunderstandings are likely to arise if you aren’t paying close attention to what others are telling you. The safest investments to make are not making any investments at all.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t get backed into a corner. Take time to mull over crucial decisions. If someone demands an answer right away then your answer should be “no.” Trying to appease someone could compromise your own interests.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Take things as they come. Deal with problems as they arise.

Don’t waste your time thinking about things that cause worry. Adopting a more carefree approach to your endeavors could make obstacles seem much less challenging.

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Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen Refresh Your Summertime Entertaining With A Classic Salad

By Wolfgang Puck

On the hottest summer days, sometimes all you feel like eating is something light and refreshing. Salad certainly matches that description; and yet, mixtures of leafy greens and other vegetables aren’t necessarily what comes to mind first when you want to satisfy hunger.

That’s why I think Caesar salad makes one of the best choices. The recipe was originally developed almost a century ago in Tijuana, Mexico, just across the border from California, by restaurateur Caesar Cardini, who threw it together one evening from kitchen odds and ends for some hungry partyers. Word quickly spread about how miraculously flavorful and robust it was for a dish so light - the perfect bite to enjoy after a night on the town.

I have long offered my own interpretation of Caesar salad in my restaurants, and it’s so popular that when I try taking it off the menu many guests insist on ordering it anyway. They like it, I think, because the combination of crisp romaine leaves, Parmesan, crunchy croutons and a creamy dressing of olive oil, egg yolk, garlic, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and anchovies delivers big flavor and great crunch with every bite, filling them up without feeling at all heavy.

Many people ask for the salad as an appetizer. Others request that we top it with a portion of grilled chicken, meat or seafood to make a complete one-dish meal. You can easily do this at home, too, whether you cook the protein on your backyard grill, on an indoor grill pan or under the broiler.

So how, you may wonder, do I manage to stay true to the classic while also making it my way? For one thing, I streamline the dressing’s preparation. In the original, it’s made with a coddled (barely boiled) egg that is beaten with the other dressing ingredients in the salad bowl. Instead, I use a pasteurized egg yolk (you can find pasteurized eggs in well-stocked markets) to ensure it contains no harmful bacteria, and combine it with the other ingredients using an immersion blender that instantaneously produces a perfect emulsion. I then blend the anchovies into the dressing. They are usually used as a garnish, which some diners don’t like. But, when blended in smoothly, they add a subtle briny flavor to the dressing that everyone seems to enjoy.

My other change is to the croutons. Instead of using cubes of bread tossed with the salad leaves, I prefer to use thin slices that you can eat as an accompaniment. I even like to top them with a simply seasoned mixture of cherry tomatoes, which adds a bright complement of both flavor and color.

So there you have it: My own take on a very satisfying salad everyone can enjoy throughout the summer.

CLASSIC CAESAR SALAD Serves 4 CROUTONS: 1 small French or sourdough baguette, cut diagonally into slices 1/2 inch (12 mm) thick Extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme CAESAR DRESSING: 1/4 cup (60 mL) fresh lemon juice strained 1 pasteurized cage-free egg yolk 1 clove garlic, grated 3 anchovy fillets 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar 1 cup (250 mL) mild-tasting extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon honey CHERRY TOMATO GARNISH: About 2 dozen cherry tomatoes, cut in halves Sherry vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or other fresh herbs SALAD: 3 hearts romaine lettuce, leaves separated and chilled 1 cup (250 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Hardboiled egg, sliced in half (optional garnish) First, make the croutons. Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C). Put the slices of bread on a baking sheet. Drizzle lightly but evenly with olive oil and sprinkle with thyme. Bake until deep golden-brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the dressing. In a glass measuring cup or bowl, combine the lemon juice, egg yolk, garlic, anchovies, mustard, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, vinegar and oil. With an immersion blender, blend until smooth. Add the honey and blend briefly again.

For the garnish, in a mixing bowl, combine the tomatoes, a small splash of vinegar and the fresh herbs. Toss well. Set aside.

Put the separated romaine leaves in a large bowl. Add 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup (85 mL to 125 mL) of the Parmesan and season lightly with salt and pepper. Drizzle with enough of the dressing to coat the leaves lightly. Toss thoroughly.

To serve the salad, arrange the dressed romaine leaves on individual large serving plates. Sprinkle more Parmesan over the salad.

Arrange the croutons on the side and top them with the cherry tomato mixture. Add hardboiled egg for optional garnish. Serve immediately.

(Chef Wolfgang Puck’s TV series,“Wolfgang Puck’s Cooking Class,” airs Sundays on the Food Network. Also, his latest cookbook, “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Easy,” is now available in bookstores. Write Wolfgang Puck in care of Tribune Media Services Inc., 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207) © 2016 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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