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Beach Haven’s New Town Hall Will Cost $5.7M

–Photo courtesy Beach Haven An architectural rendering of Beach Haven’s plans for a $5.7 million town hall, complete with a court room that links via live video feed to the county jail.

By Daniel Nee stroyed during Superstorm The approval of the bid is a to the bid specifications, the BEACH HAVEN – After a Sandy. The borough has been long time coming. The govern- council solicited proposals for round of rejected bids and a temporarily using the former ing body was poised to award a second time, settling on Sanyear of waiting since plans for U.S. Coast Guard station on a contract earlier this year, torini’s response.

The new building will be locata new municipal building were Pelham Avenue. but halted the process after all announced, Beach Haven offiThe borough council awarded of the bids submitted for the ed in the same lot as the former cials agreed on a $5.7 million a $5,721,000 contract to Santo- work came in approximately hall, at the corner of North Bay proposal to construct a new rini Construction, of Neptune, $1.5 million over an estimate and Engleside avenues. The new home of borough government. to complete the project at its provided by the borough’s building will be accessed from The old municipal building – September meeting. The coun- engineering fi rm, said Mayor a repaved Engleside Avenue, according to Borough Manager which has been demolished – cil also approved an additional Nancy Taggart-Davis.

(Building - See Page 5) After some minor changes was damaged and largely de- $32,000 for exterior lighting.

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Business Directory...................23 Classifieds................................21 Community News.................8-13 Dear Joel..................................18 Dr. Izzy’s Sound News...............16 Government...............................7 Inside The Law .........................19 Letters to the Editor.....................6 Wolfgang.................................27

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$3.6M School Building Referendum Before Voters Sept. 27

By Chris Lundy TUCKERTON – Tuckerton Elementary School will get improved handicap accessibility and modern technology labs among other improvements if voters approve a $3.6 million referendum on September 27.

The total project would cost $3,636,121.

Of this, there is a capital contribution from the district of $250,000. State aid will amount to $1,286,726. This leaves $2,099,395 to the taxpayers.

On a home valued at the borough average of $200,000, it would add approximately $68 a year in taxes, according to figures supplied by the district. It would be a 20-year bond.

The core of the referendum is that while certain requirements have changed over the years, the old building has not, and educators worry about children being left behind. “I feel very strongly that the various projects are all essential,” said Janet Gangemi, the district’s superintendent and (Referendum - See Page 18)

Christie Comes To Bayville With School “Fairness Formula” Pitch

PIPE BOMB IN SEASIDE

By Catherine Galioto ith more incidents since, the initial report of a pipe bomb detonating in Seaside Park on September 17 was close to home, causing confusion, traffic backups, closures of major events and beaches, but no injuries.

Federal investigators began the week releasing photos of the suspect wanted for questioning at Chelsea, Elizabeth and Seaside, while the threat of detonated suspicious packages loomed. Police identified and captured Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, in Linden on September 19.

In the Seaside incident, a pipe bomb exploded in a trash can near the race route of Semper Five, a popular 5K race dedicated to the Marines with attendees from ROTC, veterans groups and other military. The race was immediately

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G –Photo by Bob Vosseller An emergency response mobilized in response to a detonated pipe bomb in Seaside Park September 17.

By Catherine Galioto and Jennifer Peacock ov. Chris Christie took his pitch for school funding changes on the road to Bayville, where he announced he has escalated the issue to the judiciary.

“For the first time, it’s your governor going to the court and saying enough is enough, on behalf of the people of this state we’re tired of paying for failure we need this system to change, we filed that today and we’re going to fight for you in the Supreme Court rather than have (Christie - See Page 15)

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Pipe Bomb:

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canceled, as was the Point Pleasant Seafood Festival that day, as the FBI, state police, K-9 and bomb squads from the local to the federal level swarmed the barrier island. No injuries were reported.

The spot of the exploded trash can now bears American flags in the sand. And local officials have issued statements commending an emergency response and subsequent manhunt, breathing a sigh of relief.

It is a “Spiritus Invictus,” said the organizers of Semper 5, that prevails in times like these. “We must remember the Marines Special Operations Command (MARSOC) motto ‘Spiritus Invictus,’ meaning unconquerable spirit,” Semper 5 posted in a public post on its Facebook page. “Although we were forced to cancel this year’s Seaside Semper Five, it has only strengthened our resolve. Much like the brave marines our event so humbly supports, we too will push on. We will continue our mission of support and gratitude for the men and women of our military who sacrifice so much for our safety, our security and our freedom.”

With the pipe bomb exploding on the race route, bystanders were close by as the incident unfolded, including several JROTC students. But Ocean County personnel were “quickly mobilized,” said Freeholder Director John P. Kelly, who is also the director of Law and Public Safety.

“Our law enforcement officers, whether from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s

The Southern Ocean Times, September 24, 2016, Page 5 Office and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department or local officers train extensively for these types of situations. Public safety has always been a top priority in Ocean County. This Board of Freeholders provides many of the state of the art tools used by law enforcement to keep residents and visitors out of harms’ way and to meet the changing face of threats,” Kelly said in a prepared statement. “From the training received at the Ocean County Police Academy to continual upgrades and improvements of equipment used in investigations and surveillance, public safety takes precedence. Our Sheriff’s officers were already on the boardwalk that morning to protect the public and runners expecting to participate in the charity 5K run.”

Besides resilience in the face of these events and the community spirit that strengthens in their wake, the response from the public should also be continued vigilance, said Kelly.

“It’s these types of situations that heighten the importance of each of us becoming more vigilant of our surroundings and to follow the words if you see something suspicious say something to authorities.

This is not just a catchy phrase but rather words to live by in this day and age,” said the freeholder.

Kelly echoed the sentiment by Semper Five organizers, that Ocean County will not be stopped by terror.

“We should not stop going to public events, we should be able to enjoy all that is offered here in Ocean County. Unfor-

tunately we do need to be more vigilant.

This weekend’s incidents show no one is immune from threats and terrorism. At the county level, with our law enforcement personnel, we will continue to do all we can to keep our residents and visitors safe,” said Kelly.

County Spokesperson Donna Flynn said the cost of any overtime, patrols or other spending associated with the Seaside Park response was not yet calculated.

Kelly said that no matter what the cost was, there is no dollar amount you can tabulate when considering the years of training that lead responders to mobilize as they did: “Emergencies are planned for and costs are built in to Ocean County’s annual budget which covers a host of regionalized services including law enforcement. The true value here was in the personnel and training that came into play so that no lives were lost and no one was hurt.”

This year would have been the third running of the Seaside Semper Five. The 5K race aims to help support the U.S. Marine Corps and the MARSOC Foundation, and since its inception has grown with thousands participating and gathering along the boardwalk to show support for country and military.

“Incidents like this only underscore our need to support the men and women of the armed forces who keep us out of harm’s way,” announced Semper Five. “The race will go on. We will not be deterred. Our calling is too important. With your continued support, we will return next year bigger and better than ever.”

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Richard S. Crane. The borough council, last year, approved a $294,577 contract with Mathis Construction, of Little Egg Harbor, to pave the 300 block of Engleside, which will be completed after the new building is in place.

The new building will also incorporate the latest in technology, officials said.

The court room and council chambers will conform to the latest state laws on municipal courts, and will contain a private entrance and exit for the municipal court judge and conference rooms where attorneys and prosecutors can meet to discuss cases privately.

There will also be a full video uplink to the Ocean County Jail where the judge can address defendants who are incarcerated. A large projection screen will be set up behind the dais so the public can view presentations during council meetings.

There will be a total of 17,600 feet in the new building, said Ron Sebring, an architect and planner from Point Pleasant Beach who has been hired by the borough to design the building. The new town hall will ultimately be connected to a portion of the current police station which will be renovated and house the building and zoning departments. A covered walkway will link the buildings, with light entering through translucent panels.

As for the cost of the new building, grant funding will cover 25 percent of the total, with the remaining 75 percent being funded by a low-interest loan that will be paid back over the course of 30 years, Crane said.

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Opinion

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Featured Letter Fairness In School Funding A recent Asbury Park Press article on Governor Christie’s proposed “Fairness Formula” questioned if his plan to treat all New Jersey students equally would hurt New Jersey.

As proof that it would, a professor from the University of Nevada pointed to other states that are attempting to make their school funding systems more like ours.

Such comparisons are unwise, as are attempts by those states to replicate the flawed school funding logic that the New Jersey Supreme Court has forced upon Garden State taxpayers and students for the past 30 years.

In a well-intentioned, but failed, attempt to improve educational achievement in underperforming school districts, more than half of all state school aid has been allocated to just 31 so-called Abbott districts under the court’s direction.

While those districts received a total of $97 billion in state aid over the last three decades, the other 544 districts in the state received just $88 billion combined.

Despite this flood of money over many years, educational outcomes have not improved in these long-failing school districts. In fact, the court’s only success has been to drive the average property tax bill in New Jersey to $8,353 per home – the highest in the nation.

In the greatest examples of this disparity, Camden and Asbury Park receive around $30,000 of state aid per student, while North Caldwell and Haddonfield receive just $360 per student.

School districts along the Jersey Shore don’t fare much better with the aid they receive under the current formula: Brick - $4,045/student;

Lakewood - $4,093/student; Toms River - $4,344/student; and Wall - $1,003/student.

The Fairness Formula seeks to end this inequity by implementing a new school funding formula that is simple, fair and transparent. Under the Governor’s plan, every school district in the state would receive an identical $6,599 per student enrolled.

Homeowners in 75 percent of school districts could expect their property tax bills to drop – many by thousands per year.

This plan directly challenges the fallacy that simply spending more money is the key to educational success in underperforming districts.

We’ve tried that approach, and it’s failed.

We also spent billions more building new schools hoping that would improve student achievement. Unfortunately, that hasn’t moved the needle either. It’s hard to deny that many century old schools need to be replaced, but spending $100 million on individual schools with luxuries like swimming pools and field turf is foolish.

While New Jersey spends an average of $19,651 per student, California spends just $10,288. Rhode Island and North Dakota have just 142,000 and 106,000 students, respectively. New Jersey has 1.37 million.

Our 31 Abbott districts ‑‑ which receive the majority of state school aid – have more students than both of those states combined.

What we really need is a fair balance.

I believe the Fairness Formula, which treats all students equally, is the right approach for our schools and the most affordable plan for New Jersey taxpayers.

Senator Robert Singer

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Letters To The Editor Now Is Time For “Fairness Formula” Governor Christie has recently proposed a school funding plan, the “Fairness Formula,” that would provide $6,599 per student to all New Jersey school districts with additional funding for special needs students.

This plan would increase state aid to approximately 75 percent of the states’ some 560 school districts, and could lower their property taxes, but it would seriously cut state funding and affect taxpayers of the 31 so-called Abbott districts.

State Senate President Steve Sweeney is proposing an alternate plan that would “fully fund” all districts by creating a four-member commission who would study and propose changes to the 2008 School Funding Reform Act that allocates funding to districts based on enrollment, demographics, and other factors.

Property taxes would have to necessarily increase statewide in some fashion.

We say it’s about time! How long do our “middle districts” (too “rich” to be Abbot Districts, too poor to be able to get by without more state help) have to wait to get their fair share?

In Brick Township, year after year, we struggle to properly educate our children by spending some $17,000 per pupil, while Abbot District aided

Asbury Park spends $34,000.

Where is the fairness in that?

Brick is not Rumson. Brick is not Camden. Where does Brick fall? Brick is tired of waiting. The time is now.

Let’s begin this conversation.

Surely, there is some middle ground that will place all of our children first.

John O’Rourke Victor Finamore Brick Students First Candidates for Brick School Board

Principles To Truly Believe In I would like to start this letter by outlining 10 principles that I truly believe all Americans can (and should) support.

1. Every human deserves a say in the decisions that affect his or her life.

2. All persons should have the rights and opportunity to benefit equally from the resources afforded us by society and the environment.

3. Societies must operate with the understanding that we are part of nature, not separate from nature.

4. It is essential that we develop effective alternatives to society’s current patterns of violence.

5. Centralization of wealth and power contributes to social and economic injustice, environmental destruction, and militarization.

6. We must develop new

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economic activities and institutions that will allow us to use our new technologies in ways that are humane, freeing, ecological and accountable, and responsive to communities.

7. Human values such as equity between the sexes, interpersonal responsibility, and honesty must be developed with moral conscience.

8. It is important to value cultural, ethnic, racial, sexual, religious and spiritual diversity, and to promote the development of respectful relationships across these lines.

9. Individuals to act to improve their personal well-being and, at the same time, to enhance ecological balance and social harmony.

10. protect valuable natural resources, safely disposing of or “unmaking” all waste we create, while developing a sustainable economics that does not depend on continual expansion for survival.

Do you agree with any of these principles? To me they seem natural and basic. How anyone can oppose these ideals is beyond me, unless you are a super wealthy corporation, or a member of the elite ruling class who has enjoyed the exploitation and social destruction of the American experience.

By remaining silent and unmoved in the face of racial, social, economic, gender, environmental injustices, you are complicit. By not standing up for the voiceless, you are condoning their oppression. By not resisting environmentally destructive corporations and government policies that support them, you are allowing our planet to be destroyed.

The time for opposition is now. The above 10 principles are actually the Key Values of the Green Party of the US. Consider that when you cast your ballot in November.

There is a better choice than the lesser of two evils.

Alfred Clayton Brick

A Better Government For The People I will start off telling something I believe you all should know. It is both an honor and a privilege to vote. As you also know, in many countries around the world, they have no free elections. In fact, they have “no” elections. These

countries are run by dictators who rule with an iron fist.

Then we come to the United States. We are in the process of weeding out the candidates to end up with two people who will run for office. This is call the race for the office. The candidates are supposed to tell the people why they should be in office, what they stand for, and what they will do for the country. It sounds simple but nothing could be further from the truth.

To run for office you need backing (money). This runs into the millions of dollars.

Some do it with small contributions and other do it with the big money behind them.

The big-money people do this so in the future they will get favors – and they do get them. SO these candidates are beholden to them.

The next big step is that the candidates start looking for dirt about the other running mates. In everybody’s closet there is something. If they can’t find it, they make it up.

They spend most of the money on advertising. They are on every media. The money spent on advertising is beyond belief.

Then they come down to debates. This is when they tell you how great they are and what they will do for the country. They promise anything the public wants to hear: a $15/hr. minimum wage, free college, cut in taxes, a 30-hour work week, a strong military, to clean up corruption in government.

Why not a swimming pool in everybody’s home? They go on and on, knowing that they can’t keep these promises. In other words, they start off by lying to the public.

This, of course, is “wrong” and should be stopped. There is a word called accountability. We the public should hold them to their promises. Then maybe we will get to the truth.

The average man lives by the truth, so why can’t our elected officials do the same? Instead of promising pie in the sky, how about the truth?

In total, there is nothing wrong with our system of government but it can be cleaned up a little. People should not get into office just belittling the competition. All I ask for is a few small changes to get us back on the right track.

Herb Greenberg, Jr. Brick Township

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Spotlight On Government Capitol Comments 9th Legislative District Senator Christopher J. Connors • Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf • Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove

NEW JERSEY – The General Assembly passed legislation sponsored and suppor ted by the Ninth District legislative delegation that would designate the week of September 17 through September 23 of each year as “Constitution Week” to remember and honor the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America on September 17, 1787. This would

Senator Christopher J. Connors

Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf

Ninth District Delegation Works To Designate U.S. Constitution Week In State correlate with the national week as established by Congress in 1956.

The General Assembly passed legislation sponsored and supported by the Ninth District legislative delegation that would designate the week of September 17 through September 23 of each year as “Constitution Week.”

The joint resolution (AJR72) is supported by Senator Christopher J. Connors, As-

semblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove is also part of an effort to raise public awareness of the important role the Constitution plays in the lives of American citizens.

The Ninth District delegation issued the following statement subsequent to the successful Assembly vote: “The signing of the U.S. Constitution marks an in-

credibly important event not only for our country, but for the world.

“The brilliance of the Founding Fathers in establishing a government that exists to serve its citizens is something that should be more widely celebrated, including in our classrooms.

Future generations must understand the absolutely critical role the Constitution plays in protecting and

preserving our freedoms and very way of life that has given rise to American exceptionalism.

“It’s important to note that designating the week of September 17 through the 23rd is an ongoing initiative of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This is among the prominent initiatives that this patriotic organization has undertaken as part of its continuing

Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove

commitment to preserve American’s history.”

The New Jersey signers of the Constitution were: William Livingston, David Brearly, Jonathan Dayton, and William Paterson.

Assemblywoman Gove is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and taught American History and Government at Southern Regional High School for 32 years.

“Project Medicine Drop” Boxes Now At More Police Departments

OCEA N COU NT Y – RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and the DART Prevention Coalition joined the New Jersey Attorney General’s “Project Medicine Drop” initiative and provided secure prescription drug drop boxes to four Ocean County Police Departments this month including Plumsted, Ocean Gate, Tuckerton and Beach Haven.

The medicine drop boxes make it more convenient for residents to take an active role in the fight against the

opioid and heroin epidemic.

Prescription painkillers are often a gateway for further drug abuse. According to the 2013 and 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than half of the people who misuse prescription painkillers got them from friends or relatives; 22 percent received a prescription from a doctor.

In total, 4.3 million Americans use painkillers for non-medical purposes each month.

“We are very excited to partner with these outstand-

ing police departments to provide this resource to the residents in these townships,” said Connie Greene, Vice President for the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention. “Ocean County is at the heart of the opioid epidemic in New Jersey, and we know we need to do everything we can to get unused, unwanted and expired prescription pain medicines out of homes and unavailable to those who could abuse them.”

Project Medicine Drop provides the opportunity for

The Southern Service Center Office A Valuable Resource OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Clerk’s Office at the County Southe r n Se r v ic e C e nt e r i n Manahawkin has proven to be a valuable resource for the residents of Southern Ocean County.

On a daily basis residents apply for passports, obtain veteran photo cards, apply for vote by mail ballots, receive assistance i n b e c om i ng a Not a r y Public and register a new

business trade name.

The positive feedback the off ice has received from the residents of the barrier island communities on Long Beach Island, in addition to individuals resid i ng i n Tucke r ton , Little Egg Harbor, Mana hawk i n , E agle swood , Waretown and Barnegat and sur rounding municipalities attest to the growing populatiry of the office and the convenient

location.

I n 2015, t he C ou nt y Clerk’s Southern Service Center Office processed 9 0 8 p a s s p o r t a p pl ic a tions, 262 Notary Public applications, 308 veteran photo cards and issued 94 new business trade name certificates.

The Office is located at 179 South Main St., Manahawkin.

For more information, call 609-597-1500.

residents to anonymously discard unused prescription medications every day throughout the year. This initiative also protects New Jersey’s environment by keeping these drugs out of landfills and out of the water supply.

The participating police departments maintain the deposited drugs, and dispose of them according to their normal procedures for the custody and destruction of controlled dangerous substances. They report the quantity of discarded drugs to the Division of Consumer Affairs on a quarterly basis.

The RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention promotes a healthy lifestyle and focuses on reducing factors that put families, individuals of all ages and communities at risk for alcohol and drug addiction.

In 2016, the Institute for Prevention launched the Opioid Overdose Recovery Program (OORP) in Ocean and Monmouth Counties to connect Narcan-reversed individuals with appropriate staff with the goal of getting them into recovery.

The mission of the DART Prevention Coalition is to engage Ocean County youth

and residents in the process of reducing substance abuse. The Coalition, which develops environmental strategies to achieve its goal, is comprised of more than 80 Ocean County community leaders including law enforcement and government officials, educators, business owners, substance abuse professionals, clergy, students and other youth.

For more infor mation about Project Medicine Drop, including the full list of participating locations, visit NJConsumerAffairs. gov/meddrop.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Club News, Activities, Events & Announcements

Lacey Skate Park

LACEY – The Lacey Township Police Department has partnered together with the Lacey Township Recreation Department and the Municipal Alliance to open the Gille Park Skate Park, for Lacey Township residents, every other Friday evening. The events will continue through October 28.

The remaining dates include September 30, October 14 and 28.

During each event the skate park will be open from 7 until 11:00, with a live DJ playing music until 10 p.m.

Lighting is provided by the Lacey Township Police Department with assistance from both the Forked River and Lanoka

Harbor Fire Departments. In addition, both the Lacey Township EMS and Lanoka Harbor EMS will be on scene. The skate park is specifically for the use of skateboards, scooters, and in-line skates. Bicycles are not permitted.

All users are required to wear a helmet in the skate park at all times, and follow all of the posted skate park rules. Bottled water will be permitted in the park.

The October 28 event will also include a Halloween costume contest.

For more information contact the Lacey Township Recreation Department at 609693-1100 ext. 2203.

Pine Shores Art Association Ongoing Studio Sessions And Workshops

MANAHAWKIN – The Pine Shores Art Association is hosting its ongoing studio sessions and workshops. The studio is located at 94 Stafford Ave. Portrait Drawing Sessions (live model) is open to all artists for a $2 model fee for a two-hour session. The session is Sunday afternoons from 1 to 3 p.m. and on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m.

Life Drawing Sessions (undraped model) is open to all artists for a $5 model fee for a two-hour session on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m.

“Do Your Own Thing” Wednesdays is held every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2:30

p.m. where artists meet and create their own work. The event is free.

“Artist helping Artists” Tuesdays is held from 6 to 8 p.m. where artists meet and create their own work in Acrylics or any other medium. This is open to all artists at no charge.

For more information on these classes, call 609-597-3557.

Pastel Classes with Linda Coulter are held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome. Fees are $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Call 609-618-2244 or contact Linda at Lindacoulter@comcast. net for more information about this class.

Waretown Historical Society Church And Cemetery Tour WARETOWN – The Waretown Historical Society will tour the Old Presbyterian Church and Cedar Grove Cemeteries by candlelight on October 29. The Society will meet at the museum at 5 p.m. for light refreshments and to purchase tickets. The tour begins at 5:30

p.m. Admission is $10 per person. The money goes to the Scholarship Fund for Waretown students graduating from Southern Regional High School. Tour registration is limited to 75.

To register, contact, Adele R. Shaw at adele170@aol.com or 609-661-1733.

Stafford Fall Wine Festival

MANAHAWKIN – The Stafford Fall Wine Festival will be held on October 22 at noon and on October 23 at 5 p.m. at Manahawkin Lake Park III. The event will feature wine vendors from around the state, craft vendors, and much more.

Sample dozens of wines from some of New Jersey’s leading wineries at the fifth annual Stafford Fall Wine Festival. Guests

are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets to sit and enjoy live music by Nectar & Ambrosia on October 22 and Acoustic NRG on October 23. The festival is rain or shine; tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the gate. Under 21 years of age and designated drivers are free.

For more information, visit facebook.com/ events/988442734584949.

Tuckerton Vote By Mail Ballots

TUCKERTON – Registered voters in Tuckerton who may be unable to go to the polls for the Special School Election on September 27 will need to visit the Ocean County Clerk’s office in the County Courthouse in Toms River

until 3 p.m. on September 26 for a Vote By Mail ballot.

District One voters will vote at Tuckerton Borough Hall, 140 E. Main St. District Two voters will vote at Tip Seaman Park, 120 Lakeside Dr.

Pine Barrens Jamboree WARETOWN – The Pinelands Cultural Society will host its 22nd Annual Pine Barrens Jamboree from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Wells Mills County Park, 905 Wells Mills Rd. Admission and parking are free. The event will be held rain or shine.

The program features an all day, live stage concert of country, bluegrass, and traditional music presented by the musicians from Albert Music Hall.

For more information, visit oceancountyparks.org.

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LITTLE EGG HARBOR – Fifteen Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts from Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton participated in the Miss America “Show Me Your Shoes” parade on September 10 in Atlantic City.

The annual parade features all 52 Miss America hopefuls riding in convertibles along the Atlantic City boardwalk. During the parade, the Girl Scouts carried a 20 foot by 40 foot ’76 Bennington Flag. The Bennington flag is the version of the American flag most associated

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44th Annual Commemorative 18 Mile Run

BRANT BEACH – The 44th Annual Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run will take place at 10:30 a.m. on October 9 in Holgate, the southernmost point of LBI. Participants will run north on Long Beach Boulevard for 18 miles and finish at Barnegat Light State Park.

The event is sponsored by St. Francis Community Center, 4700 Long Beach Blvd., in cooperation with the LBI Jewish Community Center. Applications are now being accepted and registration will continue until race day.

Since 1973, the 18-Mile Run has been held in memory of the 11 Israeli Olympic athletes who were slain at the Munich Olympics on September 5, 1972.

“The killing of those innocent athletes was one of the most horrific acts of terrorism the world had ever seen,” said race director Mike Thompson.

Due to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the race will also continue to be dedicat-

ed to those who lost their lives in America on that unforgettable day. St. Francis Center and the Jewish Community Center will continue commemorating both events. Mile markers, bearing the names of the victims of both tragedies, will be posted along the race course, in memoriam.

Buses will be provided for registered runners, and will begin leaving for the starting line at 8 a.m. Buses will continue to run from the finish line to the Community Center. The finish line closes at 2:15 p.m. All runners are invited to a recognition luncheon at the Center immediately following the race.

Applications are available at St. Francis Community Center, 4700 Long Beach Blvd., and can be downloaded at stfranciscenterlbi. org or on RaceForum.com/LBI. For more information on the special activities planned for the 18-Mile Run weekend, and other year-round events and programs at St. Francis Community Center, call 609-494-8861.

Elks Celebrate Octoberfest MANAHAWKIN – The Manahawkin Elks Lodge No. 2340 will celebrate Octoberfest from 1 to 5 p.m. on October 8 at the lodge, 520 Hilliard Blvd.

Traditional Octoberfest German fare and refreshments with live music with Timeless

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Adults are $30 until October 2 or $35 at the gate. Young adults, ages 12 to 20, are $25.

For ticket information call 609-597-1107.

Tickets may be purchased at the bar.

Advanced ticket purchase recommended.

Holiday Bazaar

LACEY – The Lacey United Methodist Church will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on November 19 at 203 Lacey Rd.

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Chowderfest Weekend Is Back

SHIP BOTTOM - There is no place else at the Jersey Shore where the first weekend in October brings the excitement of summer, unless you are spending it in Long Beach Island for the 27th Chowderfest Weekend.

Thousands will descend, to share the experience choosing the Grand Champion, by taste testing unlimited red, white and creative chowders from the region’s best restaurants.

Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce members have packed this two day festival with entertainment, food and shopping of the season. October 1 starts off at with free admission for Merchant Mart, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Taylor Avenue Ballfield and 9th Avenue in Beach Haven becomes a bounty of end of summer bargains, fall and holiday treasures, live music by Hawkins Road, children’s entertainment, gourmet food court with beer and hard cider on tap is all part of the gearing up to Sunday’s Chowder Cook Off Classic.

October 2 brings on the competitors including for Red Chowder, The Black Whale Bar & Fish House, Lefty’s Tavern, Stefano’s Seafood & Pasta, Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club and Shore Fire Grille; for White Chowder, The Chicken or the Egg, Country Kettle Chowda, Howard’s Restaurant, Sea Oaks Country Club, Mud City Crab House, The Shack; and Creative, Blue Water Café, La Bamba, Cuisine on the Green, Southern Smoke and Buckalew’s, who will be serving it up to VIP ticket holders beginning at 10 a.m. and general admission ticket holders at 11 a.m. with samples throughout the day.

Cheer on your favorite under the big tents, enjoy the entertainment and the beauty of being steps from the bay. Every ticket holder gets a vote for each category and can watch the award ceremony at the end of the afternoon.

Tickets can be purchased for the cook-off at chowderfest.com or by contacting the Southern Ocean County Chamber at 609-494-7211.

Waretown Historical Society Calls For Volunteers WARETOWN – The Waretown Historical Society needs volunteers.

Phone Chain Volunteer: This person helps by taking charge of a list on the phone chain. Each list consists of 10 members. This volunteer will be notified when calls need to be made to the people on the list, informing them of meetings

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Pinelands Jamboree Table Help: More volunteers are needed for the table at the Pinelands Jamboree on October 8. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Set up begins at 8 a.m.

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Democratic Club Dinner

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Annual Christmas Bazaar

WARETOWN – The holidays will be here before you know it. The Waretown United Methodist Women are hosting their annual Christmas bazaar on November 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Waretown United Methodsit Church, 27 Bryant Road.

The event will feature Christmas décor, attic treasures, baked goods, handmade items and a light breakfast and lunch. Vendors’ tables available on a “first-come/first served” basis with a $15 donation per table. To reserve a table or for additional information, call Dot at 609-698-4161.

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By Jennifer Peacock WHITING – She closed her eyes and motioned her hands, pointing to this general store and post office and that hotel and the little brick church down the road. Her eyes opened. They’re just memories now, those buildings that populated a little corner named after Nathan C. Whiting.

Ruth Whitfield talked about another building, one where she attended Sunday School during her summer stays and later, when she and her husband moved to Keswick Grove, now known as Whiting, and was Sunday School Superintendent for about 30 years.

The Old Franklin School House was built in 1871 and still stands, today as part of Whiting Bible Church on Lacey Road.

It’s likely the oldest standing building in Manchester. And it needs the community’s help to stay standing.

The building is safe to occupy, Whiting Bible Church Pastor David Rittinger said. It was 89 degrees inside the building with only floor fans to circulate air the day Rittinger and Whitfield spoke to The Times. The building was used by the township as a school many years ago, before the community outgrew it and needed to build a larger elementary school to accommodate the growing population.

Today, it’s primarily used for the church’s Sunday School and Youth ministries. The heat aside, the foundation has bowed, and along with some other minor projects, will cost about $100,000 to fix.

The church is asking the community for donations.

A longtime resident, who is also a member of the church, suggested they reach out to the community to seek funds.

“With all the changes that have happened in the town, there are very few old pieces left,” Rittinger said. “So the idea came about from this gentleman, ‘How great that you, instead of tearing it down, are going to keep one of the old pieces of the town. What a great idea.’

So the thought hit me, that if people think it’s a great idea, maybe they’d be willing to contribute.”

Whitfield, with her husband Don, researched Whiting and collected some history on the area.

According to their research, the school was built in 1871; a second room was added in 1909. During the Great Depression, a lunchroom was added to the rear of the building.

The church bought the building from the Manchester Board of Education in 1960 and has been used as a Sunday School building since.

“I was Sunday School Superintendent for about 30 years, so it was part of me,” Whitfield said of the building.

Tax deductible donations can be sent to Whiting Bible Church, 95 Lacey Rd., Whiting, 08759. Please mark the funds specifically for the Youth Building Project.

For more information about Whiting Bible Church, visit wbcnj.org.

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FORKED RIVER – Criminal Mischief (Residence) – On September 1 at 3:33 p.m., Officer Noah Schaffer responded to the 800 block of Hazelton Avenue in Lanoka Harbor, for a criminal mischief report. The investigation revealed that an unknown person or persons smashed the rear sliding glass door to the residence between 3:00 p.m. on August 31 and 3:15 p.m. on September 1. It did not appear that the door was opened or that entry was made into the residence. The value of the single pane sliding door is $1,000.00.

Burglary and Theft (Auto) – On September 1 at 11:14 a.m., Officer Michael Hein responded to the 2000 block of Brookdale Park Drive in Forked River, for a theft report. The complainant stated that between the evening hours of August 29 and the morning hours of August 31, a Garmin GPS unit, a cell phone charger, and brown sunglasses were stolen from the center console of his unlocked vehicle that was parked at the residence. The total value of the stolen items is $100.00. The incident is under investigation.

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New Executive Director Appointed To Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation

MANAHAWKIN – The board of trustees of Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to support various health care programs and services at Southern Ocean Medical Center, has appointed James Young as Executive Director. Young brings more than 25 years of development experience to the foundation, most recently serving as New Jersey State Director at the March of Dimes Foundation.

“I am very pleased to welcomes James to Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation,” said Thomas Dolan, chair of the foundation’s board of trustees. “Given his wide-range of fundraising experience and shared vision with our hospital, I know he will play an integral role in exceling our philanthropic mission.”

Prior to the March of Dimes, Young served for five years as Director of Development for the country’s leading respiratory hospital, National Jewish Health. Before National Jewish, he helped to lead the Eastern Division of American Cancer Society as Regional Vice President. He spent more than 20 years with the American Cancer Society.

“Jim led an impressive career in health care philanthropy, securing transformational gifts while building strong relationships with donors and community members,” said Joseph Coyle, president of Southern Ocean Medical Center. “We are confident his expertise and enthusiasm will build upon our existing donor base and forge new relationships for Southern Ocean.”

–Photo courtesy of Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation Pictured is James Young.

“I am thrilled to join the Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation team and partner with this outstanding community to ensure excellent health care continues to be available, close to home,” said Young.

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BAYVILLE – The third annual Memorial and Charity Drive, in memory of Arthur Szymanski, will start at 10 a.m. on September 25 at Central Regional Middle School, 509 Forest Hills Pky. The cost is $15 per rider or car and includes a commemorative bracelet. T-shirts and bracelets for participants are an additional cost.

All motorcycles and cars will leave the parking lot at noon.

An after party will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. at The Captain’s Inn Tiki Bar, 309 E. Lacey Rd., Forked River. The cost is $25 per person, $35 per person includes a T-shirt.

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Introducing Christie at his Elks stop was Berkeley Mayor Carmen Amato, who for Continued From Page 1 years has been working to find a solution the educational interest being the ones who to his town’s funding levels under current are always fighting there with her handouts state aid formulas. The proposed Fairness saying they need more of your money,” Formula would mean a significant boost to Christie told a mostly friendly crowd at the two school districts in Berkeley.

Bayville Elks September 15.

In Berkeley, the formula could net an “avThough a scattered “boo” could be heard, erage household savings” of $694, through the crowd clapped at the promise of a tax annual property tax savings, according to decrease with increased school funding to the governor’s office. local districts, under what Christie has called Mayor Carmen Amato said the amount of the “Fairness Formula.” aid would impact both school districts that Christie’s proposal calls for schools to serve Berkeley: the Berkeley School District receive a flat $6,599 per pupil enrolled but and the Central Regional School District. would still receive special education funds.

He said that under the Fairness Formula, While under Christie’s plan 75 percent of the state would provide Berkeley Township the state’s nearly 600 school districts would Board of Education $6,599 per student, mulsee an increase in per-pupil aid, 25 percent tiplied by the 2,065 enrollment, would equal would see a decrease, and in the case of $13,626,935 in aid. In contrast, $2.3 million some Abbott Districts, lose tens of millions in state aid was awarded to Berkeley Schools of dollars in aid. in the 2016-17 budget.

For the Central Regional Board of Education, the $6,599 per student multiplied by 1,971 enrollment would equal $13,006,629 in aid. Central Regional received approximately $4 million in state aid in the 2016-17 budget.

“Under the basics of this plan, both districts combined would see an increase of $20 million in aid. Twenty million in additional property tax relief would be welcomed,” said Amato.

The Berkeley Mayor said that –Photo by Catherine Galioto Gov. Chris Christie addresses a crowd at a town hall after campaigning for funding style meeting on school funding in Bayville recently. changes for years as a member

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of the board of education, then the council and now the mayor, he never dreamed he would one day be hosting a governor who is pitching a new formula, one Amato said he welcomes.

“A new school funding formula is desperately needed, one that is more favorable to Berkeley Township. The current school funding formula, as its predecessors, severely short-changes rural and suburban communities like ours,” said Amato. “I am encouraged by the Governor’s announcement that recognizes the shortcomings of the current formula and the need to provide a more fair funding formula that treats all districts and children the same. It’s not fair that 31 districts, only 5 percent of the States’ 577 school districts receives more than half – 52 percent - of the $9.1 billion to fund education while the 546 districts receive the remaining 48 percent.

However, according to the Education Law Center, a public education advocacy group in Newark, if Christie’s plan goes through, the Lakehurst school district would lose $2.89 million in state aid, 34 percent of its total operating budget. Plumsted would lose $2.5 million; Little Egg Harbor, $1.02 million; and Tuckerton, $270,966. Lakehurst would be the hardest hit district in the county.

And the news of Christie’s court filing riled the teachers union, the New Jersey Education Association, who issued a statement against it that day: ““Chris Christie has done nothing as governor but attack public education. He’s failed to fund the formula. He’s refused to expand access to early childhood education. He’s demonized the women and men

who work in our public schools. And he’s proposed a funding scheme that would steal from poor children to reward rich adults,” said NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer.

For a large portion of his visit to Bayville, Christie’s comments put the blame on collective bargaining and statutes that he says bind the hands of real success for education.

“The real thing that’s preventing us from teaching kids in these districts are the ridiculous work rules that are imposed upon us by statute and by collective bargaining agreements with the teachers union that prevents us from doing common sense things like, if there are going to be layoffs in our schools, that we should layoff the least effective teachers, not do layoffs, as we are required to do by state law, based purely upon seniority,” said Christie.

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Monmouth Medical Center Receives Gift From Tigger House Foundation LONG BRANCH – Monmouth Medical Center recently received a $1 million donation from the Tigger House Foundation to support the Medical Center’s response to the opioid overdose crisis.

Monmouth Medical Center is part of a Stategrant-funded Opioid Overdose Recovery Program, which links individuals reversed from an opioid overdose with recovery support services and treatment after being seen in Monmouth Medical Center’s Emergency Department.

Recovery specialists play a critical role in engaging reversed patients with the goal of entry to the appropriate level of care, while patient navigators work to ensure access to appropriate treatment and services and a smooth transition of care.

The gift will fund a private consultation room in Monmouth’s Emergency Department. The newly designed area will enable patients and families dealing with substance abuse to meet with physicians, recovery specialists, patient navigators and counselors in a comfortable and private setting. Additionally, Monmouth Medical Center will work to honor the memory of Tigger Stavola through its efforts to reduce the stigma that surrounds the disease of addiction.

“Our son, Rick Jr., who was known to friends and family as Tigger, was larger than life ; he had a big heart and a special smile that would light up a room,” said Rick Stavola, who started the Tigger House Foundation with his wife, Lisa, in 2013 in memory of their son following his death from an accidental overdose. “If we can help prevent other families from going through what we did, we will have been successful and honored his memory. I believe this partnership with Monmouth Medical Center

will help save more lives.”

“The statistics surrounding opioid use and overdose in Monmouth County are staggering,” said Bill Arnold, president and chief executive officer, Monmouth Medical Center. “The generosity of the Tigger House Foundation will greatly assist Monmouth Medical Center in our efforts to combat this deadly epidemic.”

“This heartfelt gift from the Tigger House Foundation ensures that patients and families struggling with addiction have access to the support they need,” said Tara Kelly, vice president of development, Monmouth Medical Center Foundation. “The work Tigger House and the Stavolas are doing in memory of their son is truly remarkable and will certainly make a difference in the lives of other families.”

The Tigger House Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the death rate of overdoses due to heroin and opiate addiction. The foundation also works to change public attitudes towards individuals who struggle with addiction by addressing the illicit heroin and opiate epidemic.

In addition to partnering with government, law enforcement, legal and medical professionals to provide opportunities for rehabilitation and to halt the spread of illicit drugs through local dealers and prescription drug abuse, it maintains a 12-bed sober living house in Middletown.

Managed by Oxford House, Tigger House is helping to establish sober-living housing throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties.

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HERE’S TO YOUR HEALTH Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Antibacterial Soap Makers Have To Clean Up Their Act

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. Soap makers now have to get their junk out because plain soap works just as well and without risk. Manufacturers were ordered by the FDA to pull out 19 different chemicals from their body wash, hand soap, dish soap and other soaps. Hallelujah, these chemicals are pesticides which go down the drain and into our ecosystem.

We kind of got all bug phobic when soap makers started adding antibacterials like triclosan and fluorosan into soap. Fluorosan has a fluorinated and brominated backbone, and fluorine and bromine compounds are known to interfere with thyroid hormone production. Triclosan may reduce testosterone, behave like estrogen (raising it), impact your ability to conceive and disrupts many human hormones.

Millions of you slathered on bizarre chemicals or all over the kids with the misguided notion that “antibacterial” was better.

Triclosan is in 93 percent of antibacterial soap products, as well as cutting boards, dish soap, deodorants, yoga mats and even lip stains.

The problem is that triclosan and other antiseptics and pesticides go right through your skin, and show up later in your urine and breast milk.

Soap makers have to clean up their act now and they have one year. I don’t feel sorry for them. These companies spent billions of advertising dollars to brainwash you that their chemicals are necessary in order to kill germs, fend off the flu or get you really clean. Puhleese. Like I was dirtier before you put the triclosan, hexachlorophene and methylbenzethonium chloride in there? Does

anyone feel dirtier with that stuff on them or is it just me?

I never bought it though. And I told you years ago not to buy it either. I remember spending hours one night scouring the Internet just trying to find a foaming soap that was free of potentially harmful chemicals.

Soap, I just wanted S.O.A.P that’s it.

What was wrong with plain soap? Nothing.

I knew all along that this was just clever marketing, what is termed product diversification and the addition of these chemicals were synthetic, unproven and just put in there to make the label prettier for “show.”

The theory behind triclosan is that it’s there to crack open the cell walls of bacteria, which renders them inactive, however, it doesn’t work fast, it takes hours to do accomplish the killing task. Triclosan doesn’t kill viral proteins either. These added ingredient(s) make for an awesome label, with the implied message that germs will be killed instantly on your hand, before they can get inside you and make you sick or spread infection.

So the FDA is putting their foot down. Better late than never. I mean they started their investigation in 1978. C’mon people, go a little faster next time would you? Can you focus on glyphosate next please? To their end, the FDA is actually planning a full-on review of hand sanitizers and germ-killing chemicals used in hospitals.

Their final decision, made last week isn’t based on one study, there have been many.

The latest comes from South Korea where scientists tested antibacterial soap on 20 different strains of bacteria. Plain soap performed just as well.

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It seems to be mostly at the end of the day but it could be throughout the day as well. I don’t know how to handle this and don’t want to get him into trouble.

Answer I see your problem exactly the other way around. By doing nothing you are getting him into trouble. He is a danger to every person on the road (and off the road). Lives are taken and others ruined by drunk drivers.

If I were you I would demand that he give you his car keys and driver’s license. That is just the beginning.

At that point I would contact an attorney who deals specifically with alcoholism and drug addiction.

If he refuses to go, which may very well be the case, I suggest that you go without him. In the meanwhile get him a driver, drive him yourself or keep him home. I would suggest a bicycle but he is a danger on the road even then if drunk.

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business administrator. “We’re prepared to move forward for our students both education- and safety-wise for a long time to come.”

Science and Technology The science and technology labs would have a new layout and updated computer system that would facilitate hands-on projects and group work. Already, the school uses Skype, the free communications software, for students to call other schools or experts in fields of study. “Our kids have Skyped with people on all seven continents,” Gangemi added. However, the district wants to do more.

One of the new focuses in education is STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). With the new focus, children will be called upon to demonstrate abilities in these subjects throughout their lives. “We’re told, as educators, that the students we have in elementary school, 20 years from now, will be doing jobs that don’t exist right now,” Gangemi said.

Accessibility The Americans with Disabilities Act, originally passed in 1990, requires public buildings to be accessible to everyone.

If the referendum passes, the only change to the footprint of the building would be the entranceway, Gangemi said. There would be a sloped sidewalk installed and a lift. The playground would be upgraded to follow ADA regulations as well. Inside, there would be a lift to allow students easy access to the three floors, from the media center to the cafeteria to the underground gymnasium.

Safety and Security The playground equipment would be updated. The oldest equipment is almost 30 years old, and the newest is about 12 to 15 years old, Gangemi said. A new basketball court and fencing would be included.

Security measures would be improved, in response to incidents that happened at other schools in the country, she said.

The parking lot would be redesigned to include more spaces and a lane for dropping off students. Parents’ vehicles would queue along Marine Street, and come in, circle the lot, and drop the children off at the front of the school.

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Satisfying those conditions is called Resolution Compliance.

Once an applicant receives the Resolution of approval, the fi rst requirement is to prepare and publish a Notice of Decision. This provides a general notice in the official newspaper as to the details of the approval received. Proof of this publication must be provided to the Board secretary.

Contained within the Resolution may also be requirements for various legal documents. Examples of these documents are: Lot Consolidation Deeds, which consolidate various lots owned by the applicant under one lot number; Cross-Access Agreements, which will allow neighboring businesses or residents to utilize a common driveway or parking area; and Easements, which earmark certain portions of the property for access by other agencies to maintain or service utility structures or equipment which may be on the property, or may identify portions of the property that are to be undeveloped to preserve the environment or ensure visibility at an intersection.

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out t he process is Dina M. Vicari Esq. that these are legal docu ments requi ring the attachment of legal descriptions and reduced plans, requiring review and approval of the Board professionals and, in some cases, the documents must be recorded with the County Clerk. Certainly, the preparation of these documents is best performed by a qualified land use attorney.

Additionally, the Resolution may require plan revisions, payment of additional fees and escrows and approvals from outside agencies. Those agencies may be other local agencies, such as local sewerage, utility and municipal authorities; County agencies, such as Planning Board and Soil Conservation; and/or State agencies, such as NJDOT and NJDEP. Again, each applicant requires a combination of varying approvals. This office can coordinate the receipt of those approvals and prepare a fi nal submission to the local land use board to successfully complete Resolution Compliance. Receiving Resolution Compliance approval will then allow the applicant to construct their proposed project.

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–Photo courtesy of International Kite Festival The International Kite Festival LBI FLY will take place October 7 through 10.

LONG BEACH ISLAND – The second annual International Kite Festival LBI FLY will take place on October 7 through 10. The skies will be filled with kites the size of buses in all kinds of shapes, banners, ground displays, kite battles and demonstrations. Most events are free.

The weekend begins on October 7 with the Indoor Kite Flying Competition.

On October 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a wide variety of activities will be happening on Ship Bottom beaches: kite ballet competitions; large kites, banner and ground displays; learn to fly kites; and sport kites demonstrations. There will be candy drops for kids both days at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Bol Kite races at noon.

Bayview Park in Long Beach Township is the place to go for Kids Kite Making and watching

the Miniature Butterfly Kites soar. This is also the spot to find fabulous juried crafts at the High Flyers Art Market, well priced and unusual items not found in other craft shows.

Buggy Kites are on display and for rides at the Taylor Avenue Beach in Beach Haven both days and there is a Kite Wind garden installation in Taylor Avenue Panzone Park to visit.

Two other events to be held during the weekend include a Night Fly Extravaganza from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. October 9 at the Barnegat Lighthouse Beach and Mayor’s Cup Rokkaku Battle at 1 p.m. that same day on the Ship Bottom beach.

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Visiting Writers’ Reading Series At OCC Set For October

TOMS RIVER – Patricia Marx, humorist and writer for the New Yorker, will speak at Ocean County College’s annual Visiting Writers’ Reading Series on October 6 at 11:00 a.m., Main Stage, Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, OCC Main Campus, College Drive.

The event is free and open to the public.

Patricia Marx has been contributing to The New Yorker since 1989. She is a former writer for Saturday Night Live and Rugrats, and is the author of several books, including the novels “Starting from Happy” and “Him Her Him Again the End of Him” (both of which were fi nalists for the Thurber Prize); numer-

ous children’s books, among them “Now Everybody Really Hates Me” and “Meet My Staff” and the humor book “How to Regain Your Virginity.”

Her latest book, “Let’s be Less Stupid: An Attempt to Maintain My Mental Faculties,” was published in July 2015.

Marx was the fi rst woman elected to

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Trick-Or-Treating Set For Sunday Before Halloween In Toms River OCEAN COUNTY – Due to the 78th annual Toms River Halloween Parade taking place on October 31, the traditional ‘trick or treating’ activities in Toms River will be observed on October 30.

Toms River Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher said in order to avoid a conflict with the Halloween Parade, Toms River will observe Halloween on October 30.

“This was a joint decision made by the Township, Toms River Fire Companies and the Toms River Police Department. We want children to be come to the parade with their families but still enjoy the time honored tradition of trickor-treating.”

Police Chief Mitch Little says while Halloween is one of the most enjoyable times of the year for

children, it also presents dangers if the proper precautions are not taken.

“On October 30, motorists should be aware and drive with extra caution. We advise parents to accompany children or have kids trick-or-treat in groups, always carry a flashlight for safety, stay on sidewalks or as close to the curb as possible and only go to houses where the porch lights are on.”

While there is no official curfew in Toms River, Little says that all trick-or-treaters will be asked to be off town streets by 9 p.m.

“As always please contact the Toms River Police Department if you see or hear any suspicious activity. Have a safe and Happy Halloween,” said Chief Little.

For parade information, visit trfc1.org/ halloween.html.

Fall Dinner Dance

POINT PLEASANT – A Fall Dinner Dance honoring Elizabeth Shea, assistant commissioner of the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities, and The Arc of Ocean County

Board members Walter Fernandez and William Henry, will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on October 20 at Crystal Point.

Tickets will be available for $100 per person.

Ocean County Fireman’s Association Meeting

FORKED RIVER – The Ocean County Fireman’s Association meeting will take place at 8 p.m. on October 20 at Bamber Lake Fire, 2630 Lacey Rd. The Association is an organization made up of

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Health Department Recommends Flu Shots

OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Board of Health recommends residents get flu shots before flu season starts.

“It is important to remember, when you get your flu shot, you not only protect yourself from the flu but you also avoid spreading it to others. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points out that anyone over the age of 6 months should receive a flu shot; therefore, if you have someone in your home less than 6 months of age or someone who cannot receive a flu shot, it’s important that everyone else in the household, including caregivers, receive their flu shot,” said Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health.

Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, who is chairperson of the Ocean County Office of Senior Services, points out how devastating flu can be to older adults. Vicari adds, “The Ocean County Health Department is offering flu/pneu shots in many of our older adult communities to make it easier to access these important immunizations. The OCHD is also offering Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) and shingles vaccinations at these clinics.”

Daniel E. Regenye, OCHD Public Health Coordinator, stated, “Influenza is contagious and caused by the influenza virus, which can be spread by coughing, sneezing, or nasal secretions. Symptoms usually last only a few days in most people and may include: fever, cough, sore throat, headaches, chills, muscle aches and fatigue. There are other illnesses with the same symptoms and are often mistaken for flu,” said Regenye. He continued, “Infants, the elderly, pregnant women and people that have certain health conditions, such as lung, heart or kidney disease or those with a weakened immune system, can get much sicker if they have the flu. There are thousands of deaths each year due to seasonal flu and even more require hospitalization. Vaccination is extremely important for pregnant women and people with chronic diseases.”

Regenye continued, “The 2016-2017 flu shot campaign will offer three choices for flu vaccination, which include: Regular dose for all people 6 month age and older – this is an injection into the muscle of the upper arm. This vaccine gives good protection from severe disease.

High-dose for people 65 years of age and older – is designed to provide a higher immunity level for those 65 years of age or older. This age group is at a higher risk of severe consequences if they get the flu.

Intradermal for people 18 to 64 years of agethis vaccine is injected just beneath the skin of the upper arm with a needle that is 90 percent smaller than the needle used for the “regular” vaccination. It provides the same protection as other flu vaccines for this age group. You may get a “mosquito bite-like” reaction in the skin from this vaccine.

It is important for people to know that although flu shots give good protection against the flu, you can still get the flu, although the flu vaccination should lessen the severity of the illness. You cannot get the flu from the flu vaccine.

Leslie Terjesen, OCHD Public Information Officer, said that the pneumococcal vaccine or the pneu shot, is important for all people 65 years of age and older to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia, a common cause of severe pneumonia in the age group. People who have the flu may also be more susceptible to infection with the bacteria that can cause this pneumonia.

Terjesen added there will be approximately

70 public flu/pneu clinics in numerous municipalities throughout Ocean County. Medicare Part B covers the cost of a flu and pneu shot.

For those without Medicare Part B or have a Medicare Managed Care Plan, the cost will be $20.00. A physician’s note or prescription is required for a pneumonia shot for those under the age of 65.

Flu shots for both adults and children will be offered at the same time in addition to the

different types of vaccines. “It is important to get your children vaccinated against flu; the rates of infection are highest among children.

In addition, all children from six months to 59 months who attend any licensed child care or preschool facility must be vaccinated against flu between September 1 and December 31.

During this year’s flu/pneu clinics, additional Health Department services will be offered.

Live Healthy Ocean County will be offered

at several of the flu/pneu sites. As part of this program, you will be able to get a blood pressure reading, osteoporosis screening and a stroke risk assessment. In addition, other adult immunizations will be available, including the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) and Shingles.

For more information about flu shots, location and times of clinics, call the OCHD at 732-3419700, ext. 7604, or visit ochd.org.

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Professional Profile Garden State Radiation Oncology

Toms River Surgeon Dr. Barbara Schneider Saves Lives, One Breast At A Time

By Joyce Blay Cancer patients have a “breast” friend in Toms River surgical specialist Dr. Barbara P. Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.S., radiation oncology.

Dr. Schneider believes in treating the whole patient.

“Breast cancer is not just a medical illness, it’s a psychological illness,” she tells a visitor. “Patients not only ask themselves, ‘Am I going to live?’ They also ask themselves, ‘What am I going to look like?’

While Dr. Schneider treats men as well as women, she maintains that women as a group react to a diagnosis of breast cancer differently than men.

“Breast cancer is different from any other cancer because breasts are so visible and prominent in a woman,” Dr. Schneider says. “Breast cancer is almost a betrayal of who the patient is as a woman.”

A patient undergoing treatment for breast cancer may not only suffer the loss of a breast, but the loss of her hair.

Dr. Schneider is that patient’s staunch advocate, supported by a network of specialists that work with her to ensure that patients diagnosed with breast cancer receive the

most appropr iate plan of treatment.

“I feel very strongly about my patients,” she says. “I give them a treatment plan that addresses all of their needs.”

The years have only strengthened her resolve to continue that practice.

Dr. Schneider began her academic career as a biology major at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. In 1977, she graduated from Albany Medical College. She interned at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center in New York City, then completed the rest of her 5-year surgical residency at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

In 19 8 5, D r. Sc hnei der brought her medical expertise to Toms River, NJ, where she opened a private practice.

She has hospital privileges with Community Medical Center.

Because Dr. Schneider is a woman, she of fer s the predominantly female breast cancer patients she treats a uniquely empathetic and compassionate understanding of their needs.

She also offers a range of other surgical procedures in the treatment of various diagnosed conditions.

While Dr. Schneider treats

many different conditions, the majority of her patients are diagnosed with breast cancer.

Each breast is as individual as the person being treated, Dr. Schneider maintains. Her goal is to save both patient and breast. As an expert in the technique of oncoplastic surger y, which inc reases the rate of breast conservation, she has a greater rate of success than many other surgeons nationwide reported. Her local recurrence rate following breast conserving surgery is less than 1% compared to a nationwide rate of 9.7%.

All patients are in good hands as soon as they enter Dr. Schneider’s office, conveniently located next to Community Medical Center. Dr. Schneider’s two experienced assistants share her philosophy, she says. They expertly assess each patient in order to triage their needs prior to seeing Dr. Schneider.

Patients praise Dr. Schneider’s work and her results in comments posted online.

“You and your staff were professional, compassionate and caring,” Gail wrote in her online rating of Dr. Schneider.

“I’d recommend you to anyone.”

Another patient expressed gratitude to Dr. Schneider for

Dr. Barbara P. Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.S. the results she achieved.

“Thank you for 6 years cancer free!” Donna exclaimed in her online comment.

Still another patient commented on Dr. Schneider’s warmth and understanding, as well as the quality of her surgical expertise.

“I felt as if you knew me although we had just met,” Sue wrote in an online post. “You took all my fears, worries, and concerns put them on a table and tackled them BEFORE I had the chance to verbalize them. You do know the “being” beyond the human and made a scary situation very calm. I had no post- op pain and have never seen such a beautiful incision line.”

In 2015, Dr. Schneider received the Compassionate Doctor Recognition from Vitals, a New Jersey organization that annually honors the nation’s favorite doctors based on patient reviews and ratings.

For the past 35 years, Dr. Schneider has strived to help

her patients survive, as well as thrive, despite a diagnosis of breast cancer.

The odds are increasingly in their favor.

“A diagnosis of breast cancer is no longer a death sentence,” Dr. Schneider says. “One of the biggest reasons is the inc reased use of sc reen ing mammograms since the 1980s. Why should anyone check out at age 70 when they may have a good quality of life until they’re 90? At any age, a screening mammogram is the best investment a woman can make in her quality of life.”

For further information, visit Dr. Schneider’s Web site at barbaraschneidermd.com.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast

For the week of September 24-September 30

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (Mar 21- Apr. 19): Don’t sweat the small stuff. Stay focused on the overall objectives and don’t allow minor difficulties sidetrack you from making progress. Plot your moves carefully and strategically before taking action this week.

TAURUS (Apr. 20- May 20): Recharge those batteries. Use time off to your advantage.

Take a well-deserved rest before getting back into the daily grind. A friend or loved one may wish to engage in a deep, philosophical discussion in the week to come.

GEMINI (May 21- June 20): Find the balance between confidence and arrogance. You may be able to back up what you say with concrete action but it is the manner in which you do it that may put someone off. Use humility this week.

CANCER (June 21- July 22): Keep your emotions in check. A disagreement with an ill-tempered individual could escalate in the week ahead if you allow it. Prioritize tasks in order of importance so that a heavy workload doesn’t bog you down.

LEO (July 23- Aug. 22): Watch your step.

Be mindful of your manners in the week ahead as some people may be quick to take offense or start an argument. If an offer seems too good to be true, just wait for the inevitable catch.

VIRGO (Aug. 23- Sept. 22): You’ve got to give a little to get a little. Negotiations will go more smoothly in the week ahead if both parties agree to make sacrifices. Relax when meeting new people rather than being too formal and

straitlaced.

LIBRA (Sept. 23- Oct. 22.): Stay calm, cool and collected this week. Keep your head while everyone around you is losing theirs to diffuse a difficult situation. Someone’s sales pitch may be attractive but you aren’t likely to fall for it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23- Nov. 21): Be sure that the only toes you’re standing on are your own.

In your zeal to get a new project underway, you may inadvertently push someone out of the loop.

Plan your course of action carefully this week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): Don’t bite off more than you can chew. This week your need to succeed may cause you to take on responsibilities that you can’t adequately handle. Finish up current tasks before starting anything new.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 19): Look before you leap. Starting a new task that you are not properly prepared for could prove disastrous.

Someone who offers you an attractive deal this week may not be telling the whole story.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- Feb. 18): Nip it in the bud. You have the wisdom and foresight to prevent a friend or loved one from making a foolish mistake. Steer clear of those who seem to be itching for a fight in the upcoming week.

PISCES (Feb. 19- Mar. 20): Agree to disagree. No matter how hard you argue or how passionate you are about your beliefs you are never going to change someone’s mind. A relationship started this week may have lasting consequences.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen Autumn App Rich In Flavor, Light On Calories

By Wolfgang Puck

The first day of autumn is days away, and the thoughts of many enthusiastic home cooks are beginning to shift from outdoor to indoor entertaining. It’s a great time of year for dinner parties, too, with the evenings closing in while the frenzy of holiday parties is still mercifully more than two months away.

But with summer still here, I’d like to share some advice I think is very important, based on my own interest in providing delicious, nutritious, high-quality meals to my family, friends and everyone who dines in my restaurants. That advice is: Don’t let the change of seasons derail you from your own commitment to healthful cooking and eating.

As I detail in my recent book “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Healthy,” soon to come out in a new paperback edition, even the most elegant, special-occasion recipes can be cooked in ways that reduce fat, sugar and salt while maximizing not only flavor but also all kinds of beneficial ingredients. Case in point is a new, lighter (but no less delicious) version of an appetizer I’ve been serving for years: my butterflied baked shrimp with herbed breadcrumbs.

Bearing in mind that we eat with our eyes before food ever passes our lips, I butterfly the shrimps to create a satisfyingly beautiful presentation as well as to ensure they cook both quickly and evenly. I then coat the shrimp with just enough breadcrumbs to give them a golden-brown, crunchy surface, using a little olive oil to help the coating stick in place of the melted butter I once used decades ago. A trio of fresh herbs enlivens the coating, along with a pinch of the traditional Basque seasoning called Espelette pepper, for which you can substitute cayenne or hot paprika if you can’t find it in a specialty market.

In similar spirit, I enhance the dish by adding moisture and flavor with a streamlined version of aioli. That classic southern French sauce uses egg-rich mayonnaise as its base; but, for this recipe, I instead substitute nonfat Greek-style yogurt, which miraculously feels and tastes rich. To amp up the sauce, I use caramelized garlic - made easily at home - in place of the usual raw garlic.

Through such subtle yet significant changes, a once-indulgent dish becomes admirably lean, with fewer than a third of its calories coming from fat. Serve it as an appetizer for an autumn dinner party; or, if you like, double the portion size for a light but very satisfying main course. Either way, the results will make you want to entertain more often this autumn.

BUTTERFLIED BAKED SHRIMP WITH HERBED BREADCRUMBS AND ROASTED GARLIC LEMON YOGURT AIOLI Serves 4 For the shrimp: 3/4 cup (185 mL) fresh whole-grain breadcrumb 3/4 pound (375 g) extra-large shrimp (16 shrimp), peeled and deveined Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano leaves 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves 2 teaspoons minced garlic

1/4 teaspoon ground Espelette pepper or hot paprika 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 4 cups packed baby arugula leaves, rinsed well and patted dry Juice of 1/2 lemon For the aioli: 3/4 cup (185 mL) nonfat plain Greek yogurt 4 1/2 tablespoons mashed roasted garlic, homemade (recipe follows) or store-bought 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon honey Pinch cayenne pepper Pinch freshly ground black pepper Kosher salt Lemon wedges, for garnish Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C).

For the shrimp, evenly spread the breadcrumbs on a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes, watching carefully to avoid burning. Remove from the oven, transfer to a mixing bowl, and set aside. Raise the oven temperature to 500 F (260 C).

With a small, sharp knife, butterfly each shrimp by slicing along the length of its outer curve where the vein was removed, cutting half to two-thirds of the way down through it, from just in front of the tail to the head end; be careful not to cut all the way through.

Turn each shrimp over and gently make three shallow perpendicular slits across the other side to prevent them from curling. Lightly season all over with salt and black pepper. Set aside.

Add the basil, oregano, parsley, thyme, garlic and Espelette pepper to the bowl with breadcrumbs.

Season to taste with salt and black pepper and toss.

Brush the bottom of a large ovenproof skillet with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Press the open side of each shrimp into the oil in the skillet, then dredge in the crumb mixture, pressing down firmly so the crumbs coat the shrimp well. Place all the shrimp, coated side up, in the skillet in a single layer. Bake until the shrimp are just cooked through, turning pink and white, and the crumbs are deep golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, put the arugula in a large bowl, add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and the lemon juice, season with salt and black pepper, and toss well. Divide among four serving plates.

For the roasted garlic lemon yogurt aioli, in a medium bowl, combine the yogurt, roasted garlic, lemon juice, honey, cayenne, black pepper and salt to taste. Stir well.

To serve, arrange the shrimp, breadcrumbs up, on each plate. Serve with lemon wedges, passing the sauce at the table.

ROASTED GARLIC Makes about 1/4 cup (60 mL) 4 whole heads garlic 1/3 cup (80 mL) extra-virgin olive oil Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C).

Arrange the garlic heads in a small roasting pan and drizzle with the oil, turning to coat.

Roast until very tender when gently squeezed with a hand protected with an oven glove, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Set aside at room temperature until cool enough to handle.

When cool, cut the heads crosswise in half with a serrated knife. Squeeze the softened pulp from each half. Transfer to a container, cover and refrigerate. Use as needed within three or four days.

(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.

Page 28, The Southern Ocean Times, September 24, 2016

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