2017-01-28 - The Manchester Times

Vol. 22 - No. 41

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–Photo by Jennifer Peacock/Manchester Times From left to right, Board President Donald Webster Jr., Superintendent David Trethaway and business administrator Craig Lorenzten briefly discuss the school budget process.

By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – The public will soon get a chance to see how the school district builds its budget.

The Manchester school dist r ict will hold budget workshops at 6 p.m. on Febr u-

ary 22 and 23 at the Ridgeway Elementary School media center.

Business Administrator Craig Lorentzen said different depar tments will give presentations over the two nights, giving the board, administration

and public a “snapshot look” into the 2017-18 school budget. It’s an incomplete picture, as state aid figures have yet to be released.

School officials expect state aid to remain flat or dip, they said.

The district received

$50,000 more f rom the state than usual last year, but was still $1 million short of its 2009-10 state aid. State aid accounts for 10 percent and federal aid 2 percent of the total budget. More than 80 (Budget - See Page 5)

County Golf Course Up To Par After Fire, Poor Weather

By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Atlantis County Golf Course in Little Egg Harbor is past its rebuilding year and is expecting a strong 2017, county officials said.

In November 2015, a fire started in a golf cart and it spread to the maintenance building, adjacent to the pro shop. Initially police reports stated that explosions were reported from the clubhouse.

No one was seriously injured, but some firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.

The cost of damage to equipment was approximately $1.5 million, according to county sources.

Since then, there has been all new electrical systems, heating, insulation, garage doors, phone lines and a fire wall. The county then took this as an opportunity to upgrade the pro shop with (Golf Course - See Page 5)

–Photo courtesy Ocean County Freeholders The county-run golf course in Little Egg, Atlantis, had to rebuild its pro shop after a fi re.

Last year also saw poor weather, officials said.

By Jennifer Peacock LAKEHURST – A familiar face will again lead council in 2017.

Those present unanimously chose council president Steven Oglesby to again serve as president. In response, Oglesby said he “will humbly accept” another year as president.

Abse nt f rom t he January 19 business meeting were Councilwoman Robin Busch and Mayor Harry Robbins. Councilman Gary Lowe called into the meeting via phone.

Dock Trim Oglesby told council he heard from a concerned resident about the lack of any kind of railing at the dock

Council President Steven Oglesby on Lake Horicon. The resident requested that trim be placed around the perimeter of the dock to prevent accidental falls, especially for those who are wheelchair-bound.

He said the borough may not want railing, as children may be tempted to jump off that into (Council - See Page 7)

Varied Attempts To Control Drug Abuse In Ocean County

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By Chris Lundy ow do you control illegal drug and alcohol use in your town? Experts debate this constantly, especially as the number of heroin deaths continue to climb every year. A local medical office started giving an award to towns who are doing everything right in combatting the problems.

The Institute for Prevention at Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health awarded Lacey Township as a Town of Excellence for the (Drug Abuse - See Page 4)

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communitywide efforts to combat illegal drug and alcohol use.

“They say it takes a village to raise a child and there are more people in the prevention field than ever before doing the heavy lifting, trying to fight underage drinking and the heroin epidemic,” said Mayor Peter Curatolo, who also works as the director of the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center for the Ocean County Health Department.

How Big is the Problem?

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office compiles the numbers of deaths, as well as the numbers of saves with Narcan, the naloxone spray that first responders use to save the lives of people who are at risk of overdosing.

Al Della Fave, press officer for the prosecutor’s office, shared the following statistics on overdoses for the past few years. Keep in mind that an overdose, by definition, means that someone died from using drugs. Additionally, these figures represent all kinds of overdoses, but he said the majority were from opiates such as heroin and fentanyl.

2012: 53 overdoses.

2013: 112 overdoses.

2014: 101 overdoses. The county began using Narcan in April, and had 129 reversals.

2015: 118 overdoses. 272 Narcan reversals.

2016: 197 overdoses. 502 Narcan reversals.

Della Fave noted that the number of overdoses will likely increase to more than 200 as toxicology reports come in.

2017: 6 overdoses. 18 Narcan reversals.

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“You can’t have the attitude that ‘It’s just alcohol’ or ‘It’s just kids being kids’ because it will continue to be a real problem that can lead to the demise of your kid or another kid” if your child gets behind the wheel of a car, he said.

What It Takes to be a Town of Excellence Robert Wood Johnson evaluates municipalities based on a checklist of criteria, Capko said. This is the first year for the award, he said. He noted that Brick, Toms River, Little Egg Harbor, and Plumsted also worked hard for this award.

“Lacey has really met and exceeded the criteria on all fronts,” he said. These are the priorities that they look at: Underage Drinking: “Parents who host lose the most” campaign to curb parents from allowing alcohol at their children’s parties.

Sticker Shock, where stickers are posted on alcohol bottles at liquor stores that tell consumers that it is illegal to sell or provide alcohol to minors.

TIPS (Training on Intervention Procedures) policy change on the municipal or organizational level Private property ordinance, allowing police to make arrests for underage drinking on private property.

NJ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control trainings for alcohol outlet owners and store managers.

Illegal Marijuana Use: Disseminate information on the dangers of driving under the influence of marijuana.

Prescription Drug Misuse: Permanent prescription drug drop box and

mobile collection box to get unused medication out of homes.

“What’s in your Medicine Cabinet?” presentation.

Narcan training for community members.

Tobacco Use: Tobacco merchant education.

Smoke free parks/outdoor recreation by municipal ordinance.

Smoke free signage in municipal parks and outdoor spaces.

DART Youth Prevention Coalition: Presence of the DART coalition in the high school and middle school.

Advisor participation on the DART Youth Prevention Coalition Advisor Committee.

“What the designation means is that it really validates the effort made in our township to improve the quality of life for all of our residents and from a prestigious institution like RWJ Barnabas Health to recognize our township for these achievements means a lot,” Mayor Curatolo said. “But for the efforts of our Municipal Alliance, our police department, our recreation department, our schools and all our volunteers working in concert with each other, awards like this simply don’t happen so I am very proud of everyone that had a hand in this.”

But by no means does this award mean that the problem is solved. For all of the town’s efforts, the town has not yet seen a reduction in drug use, the chief warned.

“Heroin is at an all-time high. The problem is going to increase before it’s going to decrease,” DiBella said.

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of January 18. According to these figures, this was an average of one death every three days, and one Narcan save a day.

Change Attitudes to Change Behavior The first thing to do is understand the problem, officials said.

One of the most important goals is to alter people’s perceptions about drugs and alcohol, said Michael Capko, DART Prevention Coalition Manager for Robert Wood Johnson. The name DART used to stand for their organization, he said. The name has since changed, but the acronym has been kept since the goal of the organization is “taking aim at substance abuse.”

“Attitudes and opinions are where you start to see change,” he said. This forms the groundwork for everything else in the community.

Some residents needed convincing to show them that there really was a problem, said Heather Scanlon, municipal alliance coordinator for Lacey.

“A lot of people had their heads buried in the sand,” she said. “There was an understanding that this was a big problem and we needed to address it as a unified front.”

Lacey Lt. Paul Sullivan said that stopping underage drinking sometimes starts with teaching the adults about the problems.

If people start drinking prior to the age of 15, they are five times more likely to have a drinking problem, he said.

“Alcohol is the true gateway to everything else,” he said.

Therefore, it is important to address it at very young ages, he said. Also, it is important to teach parents. They become part of the problem when they host parties with kids drinking, thinking it is no big deal.

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Continued From Page 4 to residents fighting drugs and alcohol use in Lacey, and offi cials there used these programs as examples on how to successfully fight these issues: RED Night Out, a recurring event where families come out for speakers and activities, Scanlon said. It was promoted with local businesses, and it stands for Reaching and Educating a Drug-free community.

Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs event.

Parent awareness program in 2014 that drew 800 parents and students.

Prescription drop-off at the police department. “Without a doubt, that medicine drop-off has continued to be a success,”

Budget:

Continued From Page 1 percent of the district’s $55.71 million budget is raised through local taxes.

The 2015-16 budget stayed $179 per student below the state average on per-pupil spending, $14,557 to the state’s $14,736 according to final 2014-15 statistics. That gap widened last year, with Manchester spending $201 less per pupil than the state average, $15,095 compared with $15,296, while keeping staff and services intact.

Each of the district’s six schools will likely present its budget wish list one night, while other departments such as buildings and grounds and technology, among others, will give their budget presentations the following night. It’s a chance for the administration and board to gut or expand proposals before sending the overall proposed budget to the county superintendent in mid-March for approval.

District officials told The Manchester Times they do not anticipate cutting any staff or programs, and may expand course choices at the

Golf Course:

Continued From Page 1 a snack bar and some aesthetic improvements.

“The fire really reduced productivity,” said Michael Mangum, director of the county’s Parks and Recreation department. “We lost almost all of the maintenance equipment.”

In addition to the fire, irregular rains in 2016 hampered the playability. It would be very dry, and then there would be a deluge, he said. The problem with heavy rains is that the water does not get a chance to sink into the soil. It floods, instead. “We can’t get steady irrigation. Either too much or too little.”

In addition to the rebuilding that has been in motion, there are long-term projects that Mangum said he wants to achieve, such as rebuilding bunkers.

They are also trying to build forward tees on some of the holes. These are tees built on flatter parts of the fairway used to reduce the length to the flag. This helps people who have trouble driving the ball long distances.

Mangum had made a presentation about the status of the golf course at a recent meet-

The Manchester Times, January 28, 2017, Page 5 Lacey Police Chief Michael DiBella said.

Prevention Vs. Punishment Manchester and Brick townships have beg u n pilot prog ram called H A R P: Heroin Addiction Response Program.

People who are suffering from any kind of addiction can approach the Manchester police department (1 S. Colonial Dr.) on Wednesdays or the Brick police department (401 Chambersbridge Rd.) on Thursday without fear of arrest.

They will be screened for entry into the program, and will be transported to addiction services in either Preferred Behavioral Health in Lakewood or Integrity House in Toms River.

Curatolo said that the township is watching the effects of the pilot program to see if it would be something to bring to Lacey.

high school. However, they were reluctant to say much more before having state aid figures and school and department requests.

Board president Donald Webster Jr. said districts must stay within a state-mandated 2 percent cap on raising taxes, which only gives the school about $1 million to work with. The cap was lowered from 4 percent to 2 percent in 2010.

The state mandates many budget items, such as pension contributions and health care costs. The district must also honor the contract determining staffs’ salaries. The district does look for savings where it can, Lorentzen said, saving nearly $5 million through cooperative agreements with the township, other school districts, and energy and other cost-saving programs. The district also relies upon donations from the PTA, Educational Foundation, “Donors Choose,” and fundraisers to help defray costs.

Officials said they are watching what happens in Washington, DC, expecting cuts in federal aid in programs that are already underfunded.

ing of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He thanked officials who helped them get back on their feet quickly. The Freeholders said they bought it more than 20 years ago to save it from development. It had been a golf course, but the owner was selling.

Freeholder John Bartlett said part of the challenge is that they did not want to be competition with other courses like Sea Oaks Country Club, also in Little Egg. Sea Oaks is in a different price range than more affordable municipally-run courses.

Atlantis fulfills the niche for an affordable course in southern Ocean County, he said.

Financially, it breaks even.

Bartlett also credited Cuisine on the Green, the restaurant on location. It was started about five years ago, and operates as a teaching kitchen for the Ocean County Vocational Technical School adult cooking classes. It also helps tournaments, because people want an affordable meal after an event.

Freeholder Jack Kelly said the restaurant has been made into a recreational facility, hosting events like murder mystery nights.

He also noted it was the first time a voc-tech had ever received a liquor license.

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Council:

Continued From Page 1 the lake. Conversely, railing will likely prevent anyone from falling off the dock.

Oglesby suggested a 2x4 trim be put around the dock, but the borough would have to consult with its insurance carrier first.

Missed BRAC Councilman James David breathed a sigh of relief that Joint Base Maguire-Dix-Lakehurst missed another round of Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Commission’s hearings.

The base was not only one of two bases chosen to house the active-duty-led KC-46A Pegasus bases, but is also the site of largest military solar energy project in the northeast.

“This secures our future at the joint base for some time,” Davis said.

The Manchester Times, January 28, 2017, Page 7 ADA Compliance The borough will seek $33,000 in NJ Department of Transportation aid money for improvements on Willow and Pine streets.

The borough received aid last year to start making curbs and sidewalks compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The law prohibits discrimination against disabled persons, in this case, in public accommodations and transportation.

A number of curbs and sidewalks were improved on those streets. Pine Street runs east-west behind the elementary school. Willow Street, on the north side of the borough, is three blocks long and runs perpendicular to Myrtle Street.

Those streets were chosen because they are high traffic areas and school walking routes.

The council will meet at 7:30 p.m. on February 2 at the community center, 207 Center St.

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The movie will follow at 6 p.m. Cake and coffee will be served for all.

The movie is about a WWI veteran (Michael Fassbender) who takes a job as a lighthouse keeper on an isolated island

and meets his future wife played by Alicia Vikander. A lifeboat washes ashore, and what happens next is a surprise. The movie is rated PG-13 rated and runs 132 minutes.

Dinner and a movie cost $6. The movie alone is $2.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

FEATURED LETTER Plant-Based Diet Best Health Insurance Wit h Re publ ica n Congress bent on depr iving 22 mill io n A m e r ic a n s of med ical i nsu r a nce, this is a great time to provide our own, totally free and totally effective health i nsu ra nce: a pla ntbased diet.

A study with 131,000 participants, in last year’s Internal Medicine, found that consumption of animal protein is associated with higher risk of death.

A couple dozen other massive studies in the past four decades had similar findings.

None reached opposite conclusions.

According to Nat ional I nst it utes of Health, 1.4 million, or 68 percent, of identified U.S. deaths are at t r ibut e d t o he a r t disease, stroke, canc e r, a n d d i a b e t e s .

And these are linked conclusively w it h

consumption of animal products.

Cost of medical care was estimated by Nat ion al I n st it ut e s of Health at 3 t r illion dol la r s i n 2014, or $24,0 0 0 per house hold , a nd r isi ng at 6.5 percent annually.

T hat is nea rly fou r times the rate of inf lation.

I n c r e d i b l y, t h i s amount rivals our national budget and represents 17.5 percent of our gross domestic product.

Even so, it does not include the costs of lost productivity, disability and premature death.

We have little control over the national cost of medical care.

But, each of us has a great deal of control over our household’s $24,000 share every time we visit the grocery store.

Henry Traconi Toms River

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Ask Legislators Not To Repeal Affordable Care Act I just called Rep. Chris Smith’s Washington, DC, office and asked that he not vot e t o r e p e a l t he Affordable Care Act. I spoke to one of his aides named Michael and explained that a repeal of the ACA would definitely impact Medicare, which is my insurance. I said that a repeal would bring b a ck h ig he r p ay me nt s for ser vices perfor med under Medicare Advantage and that would most l i kely resu lt i n h ig he r premiums. It would also mean an end to the law’s guarantees that preventive services are provided free to patients. And it c ou ld a l s o i n c r e a s e premiums and/or out-ofpocket costs.

A lso, re peal wou ld rescind effor ts to close the “doughnut hole” for prescription drugs – the provision of the ACA that has greatly reduced the amount that seniors on Medicare have to pay for their medicines.

If you a re i n Rep. Smith’s district and are on Medicare, I strongly urge you to call his office and ask him not to vote for repeal of the ACA. His off ice phone nu mbers are: 202-225-3765, 732-350-2300, and 609286-2571.

Sanford Josephson Manchester

Letters To should The Editor be classified as off process for the adoption of A Tax That Benefits A Few

As tax time nears I began to wonder about this new gasoline tax, that was approved by both legislatures and the governor, to fund road and transportation projects. So, I did some quick research on the topic.

New Jersey places forth highest in the count r y, $0.595 per gallon, according to the American Petroleum Institute. The three highest are New York at $0.617, Washington State at $0.678 and Pennsylvania at $0.6971. Now to be fair the Feds get $0.184 of this tax.

T herefore, for ever y 100,000 gallons of fuel that is delivered the state gets $41,100. So, what are the drivers/commuters getting for their money here in the southern counties?

Add to this the southern counties have a huge maritime interest. Why is there a road tax of $.25 a gallon on marine fuels or fuels that are used in planes? We will never benefit from this tax but on each 100-gallon purchased we will pay $41.10 towards the transportation fund. Will there be dredging of our waterways, better maintenance of waterways?

We have been paying road tax for years and have seen very little benefits from these taxes. Look in Ocean County roads with no shoulders and traffic lights that are not in sync so you stop and go. Roads that go from three lanes to two.

Marine and aviation fuels

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road usages since boats and planes never use roads.

It seems unfair to boaters and people who fly. We are already being overcharged at marinas because, as they claim it is a seasonal operation and they must make a profit.

Will our marine or aviation fuels ever be tax exempt or allowed as a deduction?

Captain R.M. Silva Toms River

God Bless Us, Everyone Recently, I returned from a visit to the west coast where family lives and was privileged to serve homeless people at a church that does it weekly. A man there said, “I am so blessed.” But really, I was the one who was blessed to help serve that turkey dinner.

Except for the counter between us, he was the same as me.

Too often, we take for granted what we have – our surroundings, our God, our family.

That we have a next meal coming is taken for granted by so many of us.

Too often, we are not grateful enough for what we have.

May God help us to see how blessed we all are.

Bette Kooreman Whiting

PPA Submits Object Letter To Commission The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) has written to the Pinelands Commission pointing out that the process it recently adopted for reviewing natural gas pipeline and other infrastructure developments for compliance with Pinelands rules was unlawful, because it amounted to the adoption of a new regulation without providing the public comment and deliberation process required by statute and by constitutional due

new regulations.

“The state of New Jersey fi rst tried to keep the members of the Pinelands Commission from reviewing these big pipeline developments altogether, and the Court ruled it cannot do so. Now the state is trying to take another shortcut by having the Commission adopt a completely new and inadequate process, and doing so by a vote taken with no notice, public comment or deliberation,” said Carleton Montgomery, PPA’s executive director.

“We believe this seat-ofthe-pants manner of making important decisions violates statutes, regulations and constitutional standards.”

In October 2016, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court reversed the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approvals for construction of a natural gas pipeline proposed

by South Jersey Gas to run through the Forest Area of the Pinelands. The Court ruled that the project required approval by a vote of the full membership of Pi nelands Com m ission for compliance with the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) before it could proceed – an approval the state had sought to avoid altogether by relying on the informal “opinion” of the Commission’s executive director.

The Court sent the matter to the Pinelands Commission and directed it to adopt a procedure for conducting the compliance review.

On December 9, 2016, the Pinelands Commission went into a closed session, out of view of the public, and emerged to vote on a wholly new procedure to govern all cases in which the BPU waives municipal land use reviews of infrastructure developments, pending adoption of a proper regulation to govern such cases at some indefinite time in the future. The Commission took no public (Letters - See Page 24)

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SPOTLIGHT ON GOVERNMENT Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

Capitol Comments Senator Jim Holzapfel

10th Legislative District

Holzapfel: We Must Improve Treatment For Addiction & Reduce Access To Opioids To Prevent Abuse

OCEA N COU N T Y – Senator Ji m Hol zapfel (R- Ocean) said that he hopes the Governor’s desire to address New Jersey’s crisis of drug abuse as expressed in the State of the State address proves to be successful.

“Ocean County is ground zero for opioid abuse in

New Jersey, and we’ve been fighting this battle against heroin and the diversion of prescription medications for years,” said Holzapfel.

“We agree with the Governor that we need to do more to treat those suffering from addiction, but we also need to enhance our efforts to stop dangerous narcotics

from ever becoming available for abuse.”

Holzapfel sponsors legislation, S-1026, which would double criminal penalties for unlawfully manufacturing or distributing fentanyl – a prescription opioid found to be up to 50 times more powerful than heroin.

He also sponsors S-2188,

which requires health care practitioners prescribing opioid medications to minors and new patients to limit the amount of prescribed medication to a seven-day supply.

“Many people would never have the opportunity to become addicted if they didn’t have half-full bottles

of prescription painkillers from an old surgery or injury sitting in their medicine cabinets at home,” added Holzapfel. “Too many of our family and friends fi nd and abuse these overprescribed drugs with deadly results.”

Holzapfel also sponsored a law signed in 2015 which

Senator Jim Holzapfel updated the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program to ensure additional scrutiny of prescriptions for certain medications that are frequently abused.

From The Desk Of Congressman Chris Smith: Smith Praises Joint Base New Refueling Tankers

Congressman Chris Smith WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ04) announced that the Air Force has chosen Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) to host the next generation KC-46 refueling tankers. With the designation of a Main Operating Base (MOB), JBMDL is now slated to receive 24 new KC-46 Pegasus tankers to replace the current fleet of KC-10 Extenders.

“Securing this vitally important air refueling mission not only significantly enhances US military power but will ensure the sustainability of the JB from any future closure,” said Smith, dean of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation who represents a large portion of the installation. “The service members at the Joint Base have truly earned this mission. The skilled human capital that makes the base run, the proven track record of success in ensuring our military has the

strategic ability to operate around the world and the strong support of our local communities brings unparalleled capabilities to the Air Force and our national security “Today’s decision is a big win for JBMDL and a monumental step that will help maintain and secure the base—and its economic impact for New Jersey—for decades to come. It’s quite a day in the history of JBMDL and in New Jersey.”

With this approval JBMDL is one of only two bases named to receive the next generation tankers this round.

The Air Force announced that Travis AFB in California will also receive 24 KC-46s.

Smith, who led the delegation letter urging the Air Force to designate JBMDL in July 2016, has repeatedly stressed that the installation is the ideal location for the new tankers: it is the nation’s only tri-service joint installation; is home to over 80 mission partners that includes active duty, Reserve and Guard units; and is Air Mobility Command’s premier East Coast refueling hub that enables U.S. global reach around the world.

“Our delegation has worked

hard—with our partners in the State, including the Governor, the Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, and New Jersey National Guard Adjutant General Michael Cunniff—to highlight the Joint Base’s capabilities and strong record of demonstrating its mission-critical value to national security,” said Smith. Click here to read a letter to the Air Force from Guadagno and Cunniff. “The Air Force decision validates what we have said: the Joint Base is and will continue to be a critical asset to the Air Force and America’s ability to respond rapidly to humanitarian or military operations across the globe.”

“It is a great day for New Jersey and the Joint Base!

When the KC-46A mission is finalized, it will potentially provide mission stability to the Joint Base and provide financial and job security to the surrounding communities that depend on the Base,” said Kim Guadagno. “As the Chairwoman of the New Jersey Military Installation Growth and Development Task Force, I’m proud and honored to have worked so closely on this project with the New Jersey Congres-

sional Delegation as well as local leaders from Ocean and Burlington counties. Together, we are the best team in the nation.”

The base’s current 32 KC10s are continually targeted for retirement and will now be replaced by the new KC46s. The base also hosts

eight KC-135 Stratotankers and 13 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters, and other planes and helicopters.

Last January, the Air Force announced that JBMDL was one of 11 installations in the running for MOB4, and then made the candidates list of the final five bases announced in

June 2016—joined by Dover AFB, Fairchild AFB, Grand Forks AFB, and Travis AFB. JBMDL is the largest employer in the region, second only to the State of New Jersey as the largest employer in the Garden State, and contributes $6.9 billion annually to the regional economy.

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MANCHESTER – The Manchester Township Police K-9 handlers, Marc Micciulla and Steven Wendruff, along Patrol Sgt. Robert Sharry conducted a K-9 demonstration for the Crestwood Village II Resident’s Club on January 11.

The officers, along with their K-9’s Storm and Lynk demonstrated how well the dogs listened to their handlers, how they were able to detect drugs, and how they apprehend criminals. The officers answered many questions about the dogs and the K-9 unit in general. During the demonstration, the officers were presented with a $200 donation from the Resident’s Club to the Manchester Township Police Foundation for the K-9 Unit.

This donation from the Residents Club will be put to good use to help ensure the continued success of the Manchester Township Police K-9 Unit. The funds will be used to purchase K-9 unit-related equipment as well as to pay for training for both the dogs and their handlers.

“We’re grateful to Linda Hill and the members of the Resident’s Club for their support of the Manchester Police K-9 Unit which was

established in 2014.” “The generous donation will be used to offset the costs associated with running the unit, Lt. Manco said. “Members said it was the best meeting they went to,” said Hill.

Donations like these help to offset the cost for care, maintenance, and training for the K-9 Unit and reduce the usage of township funds. The Manchester Township Police K-9 Unit greatly appreciates the community’s continued support of the re-established Police K-9 program.

Donations are handled through the Manchester Township Police Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides funding for youth and community outreach programs, police charities, investment in advanced education and training, and funding for specialized equipment and technology in order to help our police officers better perform their duties. Those who wish to donate can visit the Manchester Township Police Website at: manchesterpolicenj.com and click on the “police foundation” tab.

Those donating to the K-9 Unit should indicate so on their check or donation.

Upcoming Events Crestwood Village III

WHITING – These are upcoming events at Crestwood Village III. Friendly Gathering Pot Luck Dinner, 5 to 8 p.m. on February 18. Tickets are free and upon getting a ticket guests will receive a suggestion for a dish to make. Tickets are available February 6 and 13 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Unity Hall, 250 Schoolhouse Road. For further info call Bill Fullem at 732-569-8042.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance, 5:30 to 11 p.m. on March 17. Music by Mare Haze. Dinner will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and dancing and music from 7 to 11 p.m. Dinner will be corned beef and cabbage with all the trimmings.

BYOB. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased on March 6 and 13 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Unity Hall, 250 Schoolhouse Road. For further info call Cornelia Bagley at 732-350-6128.

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By Chris Lundy LACEY – School officials said they learned lessons about how to keep kids out of inclement weather and how to communicate better after responding to a bomb scare at the beginning of the year.

Lanoka Harbor School was one of five schools across the state that had threats called into them on the same day, January 4. Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School in Jackson was the only other Ocean County school. Authorities are still investigating the connections.

In Lacey, the investigation centers around what officials could have done better during the event.

“We didn’t do perfectly,” Board of Education President David Bidwell said at a board meeting

January 17.

A communication plan needs to be improved to spread the information amongst administration, the board, and parents, he said. Also, the district needs a plan for inclement weather. On January 4, it was warm enough. However, if it was very cold, the district needs a plan to have the children bussed to another school or at least kept in the busses where they can be kept warm.

Superintendent Craig Wigley said that security elements of the plan cannot be discussed publicly but the inclement weather issue needed addressing. Fortunately, it was a false alarm and no one was hurt.

“We did things right, but we could always do better,” he said.

Healthcare Job Fair Seeks Employers, Attendees

LAKEWOOD – Ocean County Library’s Lakewood branch, 301 Lexington Ave., will host a job fair for healthcare workers 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 30.

Healthcare employers are invited to send representatives to the fair and participate.

The job fair is free and open to the public. There is no charge for employers to participate. Tables and

chairs will be provided by the library. Registration by employers is required before March 8.

To register or for more information, contact Kristin Cancellieri at the branch, 732-363-1435, ext. 2120.

The job fair is funded by a New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Career Connections grant and the Ocean County Library.

Village II Mardi Gras Dance

WHITING – The Residents Club of Crestwood Village II will have a Mardi Gras Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. on February 25. Music will be provided by Don Pesce.

Soft Drinks, munchies, coffee and cake will be provided. Sample plates of Jambalaya and red beans and rice will be served. BYOB.

Tickets are $10 and will be on sale in the Harmony Hall Activity Room from 9:30 to 11 a.m. every Wednesday until February 17. No tickets will be sold at the door.

For more information, call Linda at 732716-1928 or Fran at 732-581-2290, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Crestwood Village III Women’s Club News

WHITING – The Crestwood Village III Women’s Club has its Monday Morning Mini Mart every Monday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Unity Hall. The mini mart will be open February 6, 13, 20 and 27.

The club’s next meeting will be held on

February 7 at 12:30 p.m. It will be the Annual Soup & Sandwich lunch before the meeting.

A variety of soups will be provided; guests should bring their own sandwiches.

For more information, call Pat Shea, president, at 732-716-1573.

The Great Comet Show In NYC

OCEAN COUNTY – The OCVTS Performing Arts Academy PTSO is hosting a trip to “The Great Comet,” with music written by and starring Josh Groban.

The group will be going to the 3 p.m. matinee on January 29.

The bus will depart from OCVTS Toms River Center at 10:30 a.m. The school is located at

1299 Old Freehold Road.

The cost is $119 per person, which includes the bus and show ticket.

Payment must be sent to Bob McGowan, 426 Princeton Ave., Brick NJ 08724. Checks should be made payable to PAA PTSO. For more information, email McGowan at paaptsobray@gmail.com.

Bounce About Time

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will be conducting a new “Bounce About Time” program. Children will have an hour of instruction, activities, story and craft. They will play afterward on giant inflatables.

The program runs February 7, #443123-5C and March 7 #443123-5D from 10 a.m. to noon.

The fee is $10. The program is open to children ages 3 to 5.

To register, send a check made payable to the “County of Ocean” to: Ocean County Parks and Recreation, 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, NJ 08753. Guests should provide their name, address and daytime telephone number, along with program number when registering.

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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Seven years ago, Katiria Rodriguez didn’t have many options.

She was navigating a web of social programs trying to find something that would give much-needed stability and security for her and her daughters.

“I was young when I had my kids, and went on welfare when I was 19,” she said. “I went to school to better my education, and get a better paying job.”

She and her family are currently living in an apartment in Brick. She works as an executive assistant at Summit Home Health Care and also works per diem as a nurse.

After seven years of working her way through any social programs she qualified for, things are turning around for her this year. A large group of volunteers, civic organizations, government entities and businesses came together.

By the end of the year, she’ll be living in her own house.

The Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity will be building a new home for her on a lot on First Avenue in Toms River, near Garfield Avenue. The build is a culmination of work from a number of government agencies, volunteer groups, and local businesses, executive director Suzan Fichtner said.

On January 14, a ceremony was held on the property, in the cold morning hours before it started to flurry. Rodriguez was there with her daughters, Kamiah, 10, and Izabella, 11. They were given shovels to symbolically turn over the first bits of earth.

The groundbreaking ceremony included representatives from most of the groups that had brought the project this far. There was an invocation, remarks from local officials, and a proclamation from Rep. Thomas MacArthur (R-3rd). A Beachwood family who had been the recipient of a previous home were also in attendance. Representatives from M&T Bank were also on hand. With locations in Lakehurst and Toms River, they have been the top funder of the Habitat homes for a few years, Fichtner said. Radio station WJRZ worked with them on a fundraiser at the Ocean County Mall.

There, volunteers and construction professionals actually built the walls for the home in the mall’s parking lot. The walls were framed and stood over the course of a weekend as a visual aid for the fundraiser. The walls were later taken down and stored elsewhere.

Rodriguez had volunteered at Solutions To End Poverty Soon, and was later hired as a receptionist there. Through this chain of events she came into contact with the Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity.

“This is a family that is doing everything right, but it takes a lot of resilience,” Fichtner said. “The foundation of life begins with the stability of a home.”

The ambitious goal is to have the family in their home in six months, she said. For that, more fundraising has to be done. They are currently at $75,000. The thermometer drawing used to visually show donations goes up to $150,000, but she said that the final price of everything will likely be closer to $120,000 or $130,000.

That is just for the price of the house itself.

–Photo by Chris Lundy The Rodriguez family, from left: Kamiah, Izabella, and their mother Katiria, at the groundbreaking of their new house, by Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity and several civic, municipal and business interests.

In Ocean County, land can often be more expensive.

Fortunately, Toms River was able to find an undersized lot on First Avenue that could be a good place for a home, Mayor Thomas Kelaher said.

The property came into the township’s ownership by way of a tax foreclosure, he said.

It was a substandard lot, so there was no real market value for it. Builders would not want to go through the application process necessary to build a small house on an undersized lot.

Therefore, Habitat became a welcome partner in being able to take a useless lot and provide a good use for it, he said.

However, this is just one family finding an affordable place to live. Kelaher acknowledged that there are many more who are struggling.

Toms River has provided for thousands of affordable homes, he said. Every town in New Jersey is required to set aside a portion of development for affordable housing. However, a lot of people’s troubles depend on the job market, he said.

“There’s a job deficit in the county,” he said, describing the mass exodus every morning as residents pile onto the Garden State Parkway to get to work. Some young people are moving out of the area to find jobs, he added.

The Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity usually builds one home a year for deserving families, Fichtner said. This year, there will likely be two. A lot of them, recently, have been in the Manitou Park section of Berkeley Township. In fact, the day before the groundbreaking, the group closed on another property. Although it’s in Manitou, it is also on First Avenue.

This is the 18th home that the Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity will be constructing, according to the group.

For more information, or to contribute time or funds, contact Habitat at programdirector@ nohfh.com or at 732-228-7962 ext. 109, or visit nohfh.com/donate-now. Interested parties are also encouraged to “like” Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity on Facebook or visit the site at nohfh.com.

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Deerfield Fair

MANCHESTER – The Deerfield Woman’s Club will host a fair which raises money for two Manchester High School scholarships.

The fair will be on April 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m..

The event is not a flea market, but will have all kinds of businesses and service organizations that attend.

The kitchen will be open for breakfast and lunch. Door prizes available.

Organizers are not recruiting vendors, limited to one business of each type to be fair to everyone.

For information call Rosie at 732-8811044 or email deerfieldwomansclub@aol. com.

Elementary School Spirit Night

MANCHESTER – There will be an elementary school spirit night on February 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Manchester Township High School gym.

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Ocean County Artist’s Guild Announces Classes And Workshops For 2017

OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Artist’s Guild in Island Heights, a center for the arts in Ocean County, announces new classes and workshops for the coming year.

Three workshops by nationally acclaimed artists are scheduled. April 17 through 21 will feature master watercolor artist Charles Reid with Painting Watercolor/Mixed Subject Workshop. The hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A wait list for this class is available.

July 10 through 14 will feature Michael Story with the workshop Mastering Skies and Reflections: Landscape Painting in Oil and Acrylics. Back by popular demand, Michael is a talented artist/ teacher with an

engaging personal touch. And, for a creative change of pace, the Guild welcomes water media artist Pat Dews with her class, Paint Abstracts with Zing, in September. Pat, artist, author and international workshop presenter, promises an intense, fun-filled, creative water media experience for three days in September. The workshop will run from the 7 through 9 of September from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Soup-R-Bowl Of Chili Challenge

LAKEHURST – The Borough of Lakehurst Historical Society is holding the ninth annual Soup~R~Bowl of Chili Challenge on January 28 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Lakehurst Community Center across from the museum in Old St. John’s Church on Center Street.

Area clubs and organizations make soups and chili and compete for the People’s Choice traveling trophies. The AristaCare Cooking Club and Fleet Reserve Club 124 are returning to defend their titles. They are welcoming back Lakehurst Vol. Fire Co. defending the

Judge’s Choice award, as well as Lakehurst PTA, Lakehurst First Aid, Lakehurst Police as well as the Historical Society.

The donation is $5 a ticket, children under 5 admitted free. A gift auction and 50/50 add to the festivities. All proceeds benefit the Lakehurst Borough Historical Society Museum.

Tickets are available at the museum, Colonial Bouquet flower shop on Union Avenue and at the door.

For more information, call Kathy at 908839-7388.

The Meadows At Lake Ridge Upcoming Trips

MANCHESTER – The Meadows At Lake Ridge invites residents to break up winter doldrums and join them as they socialize and enjoy a day trip on March 29 to the Crab Trap for lunch plus a visit to the Atlantic City Resorts Casino with a $25 bonus. The price is

$60 per person.

They will be going to Ellis Island, with “lunch on your own” at Harold’s, on May 4. The price is $59 per person.

For more information, call Cathy at 732-3502189 or Terry at 732-849-6939.

Drug Addiction And Recovery Testimonials

LAKEHURST – Jermaine Jackson will speak on “Taking Back Our Communities” from drugs on February 4 at 4 p.m. at the Lakehurst Community Center, 207 Center St. Guest speakers will discuss how they coped,

overcame and changed their lives after fighting an addiction. Jackson and guests and discuss how drugs plague communities and how to look for any means on improving the situation.

All are welcome.

Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Trip

WHITING – The Whiting UMC will again board a bus for a trip to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse on July 13 to see their 2017 summer musical, “The Land We Love.”

The cost is $90 with a $45 deposit due at signing. Checks should be made payable to Whiting UMC and brought or mailed to

55 Lacey Road.

The group will leave the church parking lot at 9 a.m. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m.

Showtime is 11:30 a.m.

The Whiting United Methodist Church has Sunday services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. The church is handicap-accessible and everyone is invited.

Whitesbog Tours

BROWNS MILLS – Whitesbog hosts family hikes throughout the year. The cost is $5 per group.

Hikes will also be hosted on March 10, May

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WHITING – The Crestwood Village III Travel Club has these upcoming trips scheduled.

Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, February 28.

The cost is $25. This trip includes round-trip transportation including all gratuities and a casino bonus of $25 slot play. Casino bonuses are subject to change without notice. Valid government issued ID is required to receive casino bonus. The group will gather at Unity Hall at 8:45 a.m. and return at 5:45 p.m.

Algonquin Theatre to see “Carousel,” May 19.

The cost is $38. They will gather at Unity Hall at 6:15 p.m. and return at 11:45 p.m. The cost of the trip includes the show ticket, transportation and bus driver gratuity.

Lunch at Golden Corral and trip to Tropicana Casino in AC, June 29. The price is $50. The trip includes round-trip transportation, buffet lunch including all gratuities and a casino bonus of $25 slot play. Casino bonuses are subject to change without notice. Valid government issued ID required to receive casino bonus. The group will gather at Unity Hall at 10 a.m. and return at 7:45 p.m.

Lancaster overnight show trip to see “Jonah” & Philadelphia Tour, July 10 and 11. The price of $235 per person for double occupancy, $39 more for single occupancy, and includes the following: motorcoach transportation, one night’s lodging, three meals, admission to the “Jonah” show at the Sight & Sound Theatre, visit to Kitchen Kettle Village, guided tour of Philadelphia, and all gratuities. A $75 deposit is due upon signing, with the balance due by May 3. Travel insurance is available for $35. For more information, call Rose Kantenwein at 732-408-5441.

Sands Casino & Outlets in Bethlehem, Pa., August 17. The price is $35. The trip includes round-trip transportation including all gratuities, a casino bonus of $25 slot play and $5 food voucher. Casino bonuses are subject to change

without notice. Valid government issued ID is required to receive casino bonus. The group will gather at Unity Hall at 8:30 a.m. and return at 5:15 p.m.

Peddler’s Village & lunch at Cock & Bull Restaurant, October 19. The price is $67. The trip includes shopping time in Peddler’s Village, lunch choice of broiled salmon or chicken marsala at Cock-N-Bull restaurant, round-trip transportation and all gratuities. The group will gather at Unity Hall at 8:30 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. A $30 deposit is due with reservation, the balance of $37 is due by September 15.

Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Christmas Show, November 16. The price is $95. The trip includes round-trip transportation including driver gratuity, sit-down lunch with buffet dessert and the show. The group will gather at Unity Hall at 8:45 a.m. and return approximately 5:30 p.m. A $30 deposit is due with reservation, $35 is due

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Deposits will only be refunded if trip is cancelled.

Tickets for trips will be on sale on Monday mornings at Unity Hall from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays in February.

For reservations or information on any trip, call Rose Kantenwein at 732-408-5441 or Lois Pearson at 732-350-7448.

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WHITING – The Crestwood Village Garden Club will be going to the Philadelphia Flower Show on March 14. The cost is $61 per person.

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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – There were 17,223 people served by the St. Joseph’s food pantry last year.

Now, imagine serving that number out of a converted basement.

That was why staff at St. Joseph’s mounted a fundraising campaign to create a standalone building that would serve as a pantry. They tore down an old garage, and will likely have the new building up and running in six to eight months, said Rosemary Goebel, the social concerns coordinator for the group.

“For 13 years we’ve been in the basement.

Six months is nothing,” she joked.

Unfortunately, the need for the building is that great. After SuperStorm Sandy, the church saw the needs for service rise to almost 19,000 people, she said.

“It has dropped off slightly,” she said. “A lot of those people are back into homes and able to help themselves.”

However, there are still thousands who still need help. Of the 17,223 that were served last year, 5,346 were children.

“It’s quite an eye-opener,” she said.

They record their numbers based on what people are asking for, she explained. When people come in, they tell staff how many people are in their household, and they are given a number of bags that corresponds to that. Once per year, the clients are required to provide identification for the people they are claiming.

Even the way the food is doled out will likely change, she said. Other food banks have the room to let people come in and shop for what they want. In the basement, they just can’t do that. So, they have prepared bags ready for them. In a larger space, they would like to be able to set up the food so that people can pick up what they really need.

The new building will be larger than 1,700 square feet, she said. Importantly, it will be street level. So, no one will have to carry large

amounts of groceries up and down stairs. This has been a problem with senior and handicapped clients.

The pantry receives much of its products from the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, she said. There are other sources as well. On the first weekend of the month, there is a van set up outside the church. Parishioners are asked to bring donations and put them in the van. The Monday after that, students at the school unpack the van and sort it. Frozen meat has a cut-off date by law, that stores have to stop selling it, even though it is still good.

They collect that meat from the ShopRite on Route 37 and the commissary at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. They also receive donations from Ocean County Hunger Relief, and bread from Panera Bread and Pepperidge Farms. When in season, fresh produce comes from gardens at Community Medical Center, the Rutgers extension, and Father Scott Shaffer’s garden.

“The Holy Spirit is always shining on us,” she said. “Whenever we need something, someone always walks in with it.”

“A couple of years ago, when I first got here in 2012, one of my goals was to get volunteers and clients out of the basement,” said Father Scott Shaffer, a pastor at St. Joseph’s. People are doing double or triple the work because of the bad location.

The fundraising, kicked off by a concert by Irish tenor Ronan Tynan, is still ongoing, he said.

“There are more people than we think who are living at the edge of that poverty line. A lot of people are one paycheck away,” he said.

To help contribute, contact St. Joseph’s at 732-349-0018 or send a check with a memo for the “food pantry expansion” to St. Joseph’s Church, 711 Hooper Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753.

The pantry is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held at noon on March 11 down the Boulevard in Seaside Heights.

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$92M Dune Project Contract Awarded For Spring Start Date –Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn In Brick, a steel wall in the beachfront was put in place to increase coastal storm resiliency. A federal dune project was awarded a contract to add 22-foot dunes along the entire barrier island.

By Catherine Galioto OCEAN COUNTY – With a contract in place, work on constructing a dune and berm along the barrier island from Manasquan Inlet to South Seaside Park would start this spring. The $92 million contract was awarded to Weeks Marine on January 10.

The Army Corps of Engineers did not announce where along the 14-mile island the work was to begin and how it would proceed, instead promising the Army Corps will closely coordinate with the NJDEP and Weeks Marine on the construction schedule and will post updates to its project web site when further information is available.

The Notice to Proceed for construction to Weeks Marine Inc. will come sometime in the next month, announced the ACE, with physical construction expected to begin by spring of 2017 and project completion by 2018.

Portions of beach will be closed while the pipes pump dredged ocean sand onto the beach, but the ACE said no more than 1,000 feet would be closed at a time “as work progresses along the island, (closed sections are ‘rolling’ and advance as the beachfill progresses along the island).”

The Ocean County project area was held up while the southern portion for Long Beach Island advanced throughout the summer of 2016.

Now, this year through late 2018, areas such as Point Pleasant Beach, Mantoloking, Ortley Beach and Seaside Heights will eventually see

dredge boats arrive to pump about 11 million cubic yards of sand, dredged from approved ocean locations.

That sand would create 22-foot high dunes, with beaches widened from construction to an additional 100 to 300 feet. The project, approved before Superstorm Sandy, is designed to reduce coastal storm damage and increase resiliency.

Over the course of 50 years, the dunes will be maintained, ACE said, adding sand lost to erosion.

“This represents one of the largest beachfill contracts in the history of the United States Army Corps of Engineers,” said U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District Commander Lt. Col. Michael Bliss, said in a prepared statement. “The engineered dune and berm system will serve the vital purposes of reducing risk and helping to protect people and property.”

Landowners needing or contesting required easements brought about litigation, with elected officials urging owners to sign. In Toms River, tracking down all landowners in a beach association held up matters, after the first signed agreements were voided by the state. Elsewhere in Point Pleasant Beach, landowners sued.

As more signatures were earned for the easements, the announcement of a bid opening came late 2016, with the contract awarded January 10 to Weeks.

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MANCHESTER – The Get Together Club will be holding an information meeting on February 15 from 7 to 9 p.m.

For April the club is planning a bus trip to Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack. They will be there for the live races. Ticket price is $28. Bonus is $30.

Guests must bring a valid ID and email address to get the bonus. Those who don’t have an email address should alert the club.

For the holidays they’re going to the

Sight and Sound Theater to see “The Miracle of Christmas.” This live theater show is only produced every two years.

They’ll start the day with lunch at Shady Maple. There will be time for some shopping before going to the theater.

The $125 ticket price includes lunch at Shady Maple and the ticket to the Sight and Sound Theater.

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First, for custom, non-behind-the-ear products, the “red” writing on the aid is for the right ear and the “blue” writing is for the left ear.

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January Is Glaucoma Awareness Month

OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health, said, “January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month and it is important to spread the word about this sight-stealing disease. Presently, more than 3 million people in the United States have glaucoma and the National Eye Institute projects this number will reach 4.2 million by 2030, a 58 percent increase.”

“You could have glaucoma and not know it,” said Daniel Regenye, Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) Public Health Coordinator. “Glaucoma is called “the sneak thief of sight” since there are no symptoms and once vision is lost, it is permanent. As much as 40 percent of vision can be lost without someone noticing. Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. It is more prevalent among African American and Latino populations. Actually, glaucoma is 6 to 8 times more common in African Americans than Caucasians.

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H.

Vicari, chairman of the Ocean County Office of Senior Services, added, “With our aging population, there could be an epidemic of blindness looming if awareness is not raised.

The World Health Organization estimates that 4.5 million people worldwide are blind due to glaucoma. Although glaucoma is a group of eye diseases, the most common forms primarily affect the middle-aged and the elderly.

Vision loss is caused by damage to the optic nerve which carries images from the eye to the brain. There is no cure for glaucoma; however, medication or surgery can slow or prevent further vision loss. Early detection is vital.”

People who are at higher risk for glaucoma are those of African, Asian or Hispanic descent. Other high-risk groups include: people over 60, family members of those already diagnosed with diabetes and people who are severely nearsighted.

The best way to protect your sight from glaucoma is to get a comprehensive eye examination. If you have glaucoma, treatment can begin immediately.

OHI’s Annual Valentine’s Day Fundraiser OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean Health Initiatives, a federally qualified health center and 501 (c)(3), is inviting the public to its annual Valentines’ Day fundraiser, which will support health care services for Ocean County children, adults, and seniors.

Enjoy dinner, dancing, and an Alice in Wonderland themed Casino Night on February 10 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Drive, Farmingdale.

Tickets are $150 each.

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through enhanced medical care services for people of all ages, regardless of their insurance or ability to pay. This includes, but is not limited to, better medical equipment, community outreach, educational materials, vaccinations, health awareness, and more.

OHI has been providing comprehensive primary and preventative care services to Ocean County’s uninsured and underinsured populations for the past 13 years. The increasing number of Ocean County families needing access to health care has resulted in OHI’s continued growth throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties.

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H ERE ’ S T O Y OUR H EALTH Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

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When you think of histamine, you think of allergies and sneezing right? But histamine is actually a neurotransmitter and release is activated by any outside ‘invader’ such as pollen.

We make histmaine in our cells, then dump it out after exposure to a trigger. But we might also be eating histamine on a daily basis. By eating certain foods you unintentionally raise an ‘allergy’ chemical. Maybe you don’t mean to, but that’s what you’re doing nevertheless.

Foods that are high in histamine are almost always fermented (basically, they’ve started to rot a little bit). Sorry for the visual!

High-protein foods like meat or seafood don’t contain much histamine when they are fresh, but the longer they are cured or stored, the more histamine they contain. Leftovers are super high in histamine. Cold-cuts, hot dogs, processed fish, wine/alcohol, aged cheese like Parmesan, vinegar (including fermented beverages like kombucha) and sauerkraut are all very high in histamine. There are dozens more that I’ll tell you about in my free ebook (offer below).

In1989, a study examined ‘Chinese food syndrome’ and discovered people’s reactions mimicked symptoms of histamine intolerance. They measured plain soy sauce to contain 220 micrograms of histamine per gram, while tamari (a gluten-free soy sauce) was loaded with an astonishing 2,392 micrograms histamine per gram. That’s 10 times higher, just to get gluten-free soy sauce! Both soy and tamari are fermented. If there is MSG present in your meal, the combination of excessive glutamate from the MSG and histamine

from tamari could trigger diarrhea, anxiety, insomnia, migraines, panic attacks and pain.

You can see how easy it is to mess yourself up with a condiment! It’s even more problematic for the brains of sensitive vegans/vegetarians that eat fermented or manufactured foods that often high in MSG and histamine.

Histamine intolerance disorders can occur when you get too much histamine and your tissues can’t break it down fast enough. DAO is the enzyme that processes histamine to help us keep it in balance. Excess amounts are the problem. Histamine intolerance from your meals can also cause diarrhea, headache, sinus congestion, sneezing or a runny and itchy nose.

How many of you have been put on antihistamines only to get awful side effects?

Maybe the problem was just something on your plate.

What about inhalers for asthma? Asthma is another sign of histamine intolerance.

Minor annoyances are one thing, but psoriasis, Hashimoto’s, multiple sclerosis, sjogren’s, lupus and others are serious enough that you should eliminate histamine-rich foods for several months to gauge improvement.

I’m willing to give you a free ebook on this topic upon signing up for my free newsletter (then you get me on your email). Just go to suzycohen.com. It’s called “Hashi Food NoNo’s” and it’s all about this topic and includes a complete list of histamine-rich foods. The ebook is for anyone, especially if you have symptoms listed above. Histamine intolerance is so easy to address, and changes to your health are swift and dramatic.

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Ocean County Program First In NJ To Send Those Fighting Addiction To Rehab, Not Prison

OCEAN COUNTY – Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato, Brick Police Chief James Riccio and Manchester Police Chief Lisa Parker announced the first of its kind law enforcement addiction help program in New Jersey.

The “Heroin Addiction Response Program” (HARP) will allow substance abusers to turn

themselves and their product in at either of the above participating police headquarters, to go to addiction services providers for treatment evaluation without any threat of charges or jail.

Brick and Manchester PDs will begin this innovative initiative by partnering with Preferred Behavioral Health in Lakewood and Integrity

House in Toms River to pilot the HARP program. Initially, the two departments and their health providers will make the life changing option available two days a week. Those fighting addiction, regardless of their residency, can go to Manchester Police Department on Wednesday or Brick Police Department on

Thursday to seek immediate critical help in fighting drug addiction.

The program is the latest initiative on the heels of Narcan and the Recovery Coach Program to offer substantial diversion help in order to reduce the impact of heroin and opiate abuse in our community, while encouraging those who suffer from addiction to seek help and experience recovery. Prosecutor Coronato stated, “It is my mandate that Ocean County Law Enforcement treat all those suffering from addiction with compassion, care, and concern while providing resources to assist in their recovery. This is another valuable partnership with Health Providers that is a substantial addition to support our three prong approach in combatting the opiate epidemic thru – Education/prevention, Enforcement and Treatment.

The premise of the program is simple – any person who voluntarily enters the two participating agencies and requests help with addiction to heroin or opiates or any substance shall be immediately screened for potential participation in HARP. Although HARP is primarily designed to apply to persons who present themselves at the station, an officer who encounters a person outside the police station believing they would benefit from HARP has the discretion, based upon their training and experience, to the bring an individual to the police station if the person consents to the voluntary screening process. The officer/shift supervisor, upon completion of the HARP screening process shall provide transportation for the participant to the designated provider as soon as reasonably possible.

Prosecutor Coronato concluded by saying, “It’s the generous commitment of Behavioral Health and Integrity House, along with Brick and Manchester PD’s pro-active community outreach that makes this all possible. It is the hope of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office to ellicit other local law enforcement/ health provider partnerships in the next several months to expand the program across Ocean County.”

“The fight against opiate addiction must be multi-faceted, which is why this partnership is such a critical step towards the missing intervention component,” said Manchester Township Police Chief Lisa Parker.

“Prevention, Intervention and Enforcement are all equally necessary. The Manchester Township Police Department is committed to utilizing all three essential components to combat this epidemic. Our Department was the first in the State to develop a high school opiate awareness program, appropriately named #NotEvenOnce, which was rolled out this year for all high school seniors in Manchester Township. Our goal is to share this program with every Police Department in the State of New Jersey. Additionally, in July of 2014, a specialized unit, the Narcotics Enforcement Team, hit the streets and has been very busy with drug arrests.

The HARP (Heroin Addiction Response Program) will provide treatment for those in need regardless of their insurance coverage or ability to pay. The intervention component that HARP provides is a road less traveled by Law Enforcement, but at this point we must employ all of our resources to combat this epidemic.

Each of these components — Prevention, Intervention and Enforcement — alone will not solve the problem, but collectively, and with the assistance of other police departments joining in with this three-pronged approach, we can make a difference.”

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Attendees will meet more than 30 organizations, practices and autism experts. This event includes light fare, crafts and sensory story time for kids, keynote speakers, and a performance by Mr. Scott the Music Man. Keynote speakers for the event include: Gary Weitzen, executive director of POAC Autism Services and Eileen Shakelee, author of the blog “Autism with a Side of Fries.”

This program is free and open to the public.

Registration is not required, walk-ins are welcome. For more information please go to the library’s website at theoceancounty library.org or contact Wendi Smolowitz at 732-928-4400, ext. 3830.

Glass Painting

JACKSON – The Central Jersey Italian American Club will host glass painting on February 2 from 7 to 10 p.m. at 255 S. New Prospect Road.

They will be painting Valentine’s Day glasses.

The cost is $35 per person, which includes all supplies, coffee, tea, soft drinks and snacks. BYOB. Couples are welcome.

For reservations, call Carey at 732-7359220.

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Inside The Law Check Your Auto Insurance Policy For Verbal Threshold

By Robert C. Shea, Esq. & Christopher R. Shea, Esq. of R.C. Shea & Associates

Check your Auto-Insurance policy for Verbal Threshold. Under New Jersey law, a person who simply fails to indicate their insurance preference is automatically assigned the Verbal Threshold limitation on lawsuits. This limitation severely affects an injured person’s ability to seek just compensation for injuries resulting from an auto accident. In fact, under the holding of Oswin v. Shaw, a plaintiff who elects Verbal Threshold is required to demonstrate, without regard to medical expenses, that his injury fits within one of the recognized categories under the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act, or “AICRA” for short.

Under AICRA, the law states that, damages for non-economic losses must stem from bodily injury arising from the use, ownership, operation or maintenance of an automobile in NJ that results from one of the following: (1) death; (2) dismemberment; (3) significant disfigurement of scarring; (4) displacement fractures;

Robert C. Shea Esq.

Christopher R. Shea Esq.

(5) loss of a fetus; (6) a permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability Further, a person who elects Verbal Threshold must also satisfy the tort option provisions contained within New Jersey Statute 39:6A-8(a). This statute indicates that, by law, an injured plaintiff must submit a physician’s certification. This certification requires a doctor to state, based on objective clinical evidence and under penalty of perjury, that the injured plaintiff has sustained an injury that is included in one of the above six statutory categories.

As you can imagine, selection of the Verbal Threshold policy will vastly effect an injured person’s ability to recover for a wrongly sustained injury. Therefore, protect your rights and the rights of those covered under your policy by reviewing your policy today!

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Our House Was Our Castle And Our Keep

Dear Joel My wife and I are both retired. I am writing because she may see this and realize that it’s her that I am referring to. Our house is filthy and disgusting.

I can no longer look in the refrigerator. Our stove hasn’t been cleaned in months and the bathroom equally as dirty. Any suggestions as to how to change her?

Answer: My suggestion is (as always) stop trying to change her and work on yourself.

I see nothing in your letter that makes me feel that you are incapable of doing some housework. Too often people can

help situations but find it easier to blame others. Perhaps if your wife sees that you care enough to do the cleaning, she will follow suit.

If my suggestion doesn’t f it, many people hire people to do the cleaning for them. If that is all that’s wrong in your home, consider yourself lucky. It’s not a heavy lift.

Write to joel@preferredcares.com.

His radio show, “Preferred Company” airs on Monday through Friday from 8 to 10 a.m. on preferredradio. com and 1160 & 1310 WOBM-AM

If you or anyone else is in need of home health care, call Preferred at 732-840-5566. “Home health care with feeling. Joel Markel is President of Preferred Home Health Care and Nursing services inc. serving all of New Jersey in adult, senior and pediatric home health care.”

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Winter-Spring Programs For Kids & Teens

OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County College Kids & Teens Programs allow children to participate in a variety of adventures. Classes are held on OCC’s Main Campus, College Drive in Toms River unless specified.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Program: Sensitivity Super Powers is an enrichment program for high functioning Autistic children to align sensory sensitive kids with their “super powers” and become the hero of their own story. Focus is on each child’s unique abilities. Children will be exposed to music, art, yoga, animal, comedy, and play therapy. Trips include Chariot Riders Horse Farm, Silverton Farms, Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library, and a laser show at the Novins Planetarium. Cost: $399. Saturdays, March 11 through May 13, 9 a.m. to noon.

Health & Wellness Program: Nutrition Detectives can inspire change and motivate the whole family to adopt a healthier approach to balanced eating.

Elementary school children will learn “5 clues” to read food labels, identify and choose healthy foods, and participate in a hands-on activity to apply “detective” skills with real food items. Cost: $49. April 15, 10 a.m. to noon.

World of Model Rockets: For children ages 7 to 12. This program allows children to learn about NASA, build their own rocket, discover the physics behind flight, and be treated to a program at the Novins Planetarium. Cost: $125. May 13 and 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Forensics – Mystery Gunfire: For children ages 8 to 16. This program shows how to sketch and photograph a crime scene, fingerprint, collect and analyze blood and ballistic evidence, make casts and impressions of foot prints and tire tracks, and

analyze hair and fibers. Cost: $139. Saturdays, February 4 through 18, 9 a.m. to noon.

Forensics – Serial Killer: For children ages 10 to 16. This program shows how to use a grid search, DNA fingerprinting, and handwriting, bone, and blood analysis. Cost: $139. Saturdays, March 4 through 18, 9 a.m. to noon.

Forensics – Catch a Bank Robber: For children ages 10 to 16. This program shows how to use geographic profiling, serial number restoration, bullet trajectory, gunshot residue and counterfeit detection, and GPS tracking. Cost: $139. Saturdays, April 22 to May 6, 9 a.m. to noon.

Dance programs will be held at Ultimate Dance Studios in Toms River.

Hip Hop: For ages 8 to 13. Cost: $99. Mondays or Tuesdays, January 23 through March 27, 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

Hip Hop/Lyrical Combo. Cost $119. Wednesdays, January 25 through March 15, 5 to 6 p.m. or 6 to 7 p.m.

Sports programs will be held at Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood.

Birdie Golf, ages 6 to 10. Cost: $99. Saturdays, April 1 through 22 or May 6 through 27, 1 to 2 p.m.

Eagle Golf, ages 11 to 15. Cost $99. Saturdays, April 1 through 22 or May 6 through 27, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.

Birdie/Eagle Golf, ages 8 to15. Cost: $135.

Sundays, April 2 through 23 or May 7 through 28, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

For full descriptions of Kids & Teens courses, visit ocean.edu.

To register, call the OCC Department of Continuing & Professional Education, 732-255-0409.

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Auto For Sale REDUCED 2000 Ford F-250 Super duty, supercab, XLT, long bed, 7.3L, auto, 4WD, power windows, seats, locks, Cap with tool boxes.

8 1/2 Ft Western Plow. 240,000mi. $6,500 OBO. 732-684-4922. (t/n) 2008 Saturn Vue - With 82,500 miles.

Good condition. Power windows, power locks. Very reliable car. If you are interested, please call 732-3971621. $4,800. Thank you.

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For Rent Furnished Room - With all utilities. Private entrance and private bathroom. Microwave and small refrigerator. $750 a month. Call 732477-3053 or 732-492-3428.

(7) Seaside Heights - Studio. Kitchen and bedroom. $775/month. 1 1/2 months security. Heat included. No pets, no smoking. One person occupancy.

732-773-2688.

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Items Wanted $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ Jewelry and watches, costume jewelry, sterling silver, silverplate, medals, military items, antiques, musical instruments, pottery, fine art, photographs, paintings, statues, old coins, vintage toys and dolls, rugs, old pens and postcards, clocks, furniture, bric-a-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid.

Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n)

COSTUME/ESTATE JEWELRY Looking to buy costume/estate jewelry, old rosaries and religious medals, all watches and any type of sterling silver, bowls, flatware candlesticks or jewelry. Same day house calls and cash on the spot.

5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) CASH, CASH, CASH! - Instant cash paid for junk cars, trucks, vans. Free removal of any metal items. Discount towing. Call Dano 732-239-3949. (t/n) Buying - Jewelry collections and jewelry boxes; costume/estate/antique. Rhinestones, pins, bracelets, all types (watches too). Cash Paid Today! Call “THE JEWELRY GAL.” Brick Area. 732-513-2139.

(8) Entire Estates Bought - Bedroom/dining sets, dressers, cedar chests, wardrobes, secretaries, pre-1950 wooden furniture, older glassware, oriental rugs, paintings, bronzes, silver, bric-a-brac.

Call Jason at 609-970-4806. (t/n) U s e d G u n s Wa n t e d - A l l types: collectibles, military, etc.

Call 917-681-6809. (t/n)

Items For Sale Mattress, King Size - Posturepedic with box spring and metal frame. Excellent condition. Original cost $3,000. Accept any resonable offer. 732-831-0372.

(6) Collectible Dolls - Assorted old records, hand made crochet, king bedspread, Lennox lamps-blue flowers. All perfect condition.

Call 732-350-3411.

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Help Wanted HVAC Service Tech/Installers Hiring now. Experience a plus, will train. Great work environment. Company vehicle. Year round/paid holidays. 401K/benefits avail. Call 732-349-1448 or fax resume 732-349-6448.

(7) Certified Home Health Aides Needed for Ocean County area. Hourly and live-in positions avail. P/T and F/T. Call CCC at 732-206-1047. (t/n) Now Hiring Property Inspectors- FT/ PT in your area. Full, free training provided. jim.g59@comcast.net or msangelabove@comcast.net. 732-7664425, 201-259-0734. Ask for Mel. (t/n) Secretary - seeking responsible individual with good phone skills. Experience a plus, will train. Good work environment. 401K/Benefits available.

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Paid holidays.

Call 732-349-1448 or Fax resume 732-349-6448.

(7) Teacher Assistants - 2 full-time positions available. Pre-K Or Two’s class. Are you enthusiastic? Do you love to work with children? Do you like to have fun and smile a lot at work? We’re located in Brick.

Call us at 732-458-2100.

(5) Summer Day Camp - Hiring; lifeguards, aquatics director, sports coaches/counselors, events coordinator. Located in Ocean Twp. Contact: vicsusc@gmail.com or call 1-718-375-6859.

(6) Receptionist P/T - Toms River CPA seeks P/T receptionist for the tax season through 4/17/17. Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and some Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Position includes processing tax returns (will train), filing and some light typing and clerical work. Pleasant non-smoking office. $12/hour. 732-270-3966.

(6) Teacher - Full-Time; Toddlers.

Experience with toddler curriculum development and classroom management preferred. Call 732 4582100 (located in Brick, NJ).

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Services My 2 Girls Cleaning Service Let us clean your home to take away the dust along with keeping the winter blues away. Weekly, monthly. Call Donna 732-914-8909, 732-232-7058.

Bonded and insured. Same teams.

Reasonable, reliable, references.

(7) Roofing Etc. - Roofing, siding, windows, gutters. Repairs and discounted new installations. Prompt service.

Insured. NJ license #13HV01888400.

Special winter discounts. Call Joe Wingate 551-804-7391.

(6) Wallpaper and Bordering - Hanging and removal of old. No job too big or small. Great references.

Call Angela 609-891-8544.

(43) All American Home Health Care Experienced home health aides, housekeepers available. Live in or hourly. Skip the rest, come right to the best. Satisfaction guaranteed. Veteran/senior discounts. Call 732-664-3605 or 732-604-6809 or 732-693-1739.

(5) All In 1 Handyman/General Contracting - Painting, kitchens, bath, basements, etc. Remodeled, flooring, carpentry, roofing, siding, windows, doors, gutters, etc. “Any to do list.”

No job too big or small, we do it all. $ave - Veterans discount. Call Clark 732-850-5060.

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C lassifieds Services

PQ Painting & Home Improvement Services - Celebrating almost five decades of service. Visit us online at pqpaintingservice. com. See all our anniversary and monthly specials. Winner of Angie’s List Super Service Award.

Free estimates, reasonable rates, fully licensed and insured NJ Lic #13VH06752800. Call 732500-3063 or 609-356-2444. (t/n) Tutoring - English, SAT’s and ACT’s, writing, A.P. Language and Literature. 35 years’ experience. 551-497-9651.

(6) Caulking - Interior, bathrooms, kitchens, etc. Cutting out old. Installing new. Call Steve 732703-8120. Thank You. (t/n) Bobs Waterproofing - Basement and crawlspace waterproofing. Mold testing, removal and prevention. Family owned. Fully licensed and insured.

Call Bob 732-616-5007. (t/n) Handyman and More - From painting to plumbing. Also, clean-ups and clean-outs. Junk removal. Hauling.Whatever you need. Assurance, LLC. Lic#13VH05930800.

732-678-7584, Tony. (t/n) Don Carnevale Painting - Specializing interiors/exteriors. Very neat. Special senior discounts. Reasonable, affordable, insured. References. Low winter rates. License #13VH3846900. 732-899-4470 or 732-814-4851. Thank you.

(6) Computer Tutoring for Seniors – Retired, “Microsoft Certified” instructor. Very Reasonable rates. Very patient with slow learners. I’ll teach you in the comfort of your home on your computer. I can trouble shoot your slow computer! I also teach iPhone and iPad. I set up new computers at less than half the price the retailers charge. Windows 10 specialist. I can also build a beautiful small business website at a fraction of the going rates. Special Projects always welcome! Tony 732-997-8192. (t/n) Autobody Work - $99 any dent big or small, professionally done. We come to you. Serving Ocean and Monmouth counties. 347-744-7409. (t/n) Need A Ride - Airports, cruise, A.C. Save $$$. Senior discounts. Tom. Save ad. 551-427-0227.

(3) Electrician - Licensed/Insured. Will do the jobs the big guys don’t want. Free estimates, senior discount. Call Bob 732608-7702. LIC #12170.

(11) Nice Polish Lady - Can take care of elderly. Available days.

Have car for shopping, doctor visits. 20 years experience. Call Maria 732-657-2798.

(6) We Unclog All Drains - Including main sewer lines. Toilets repaired and replaced and more. Assurance Drain, LLC. Lic#13VH05930800 732-678-7584, Tony. (t/n) Caregiver - RN 25 years in Ukraine plus 15 years U.S. eldercare experience. References. Live-in/out, or hourly. LVW (Manchester, NJ) owner resident. Call Lucy 732-657-1409, home. 732-833-3273, cell.

(3) Gerard’s Watch & Jewelry Repair - Master watch maker. Expert battery replacement. 908-507-3288.

864 West Hill Plaza, 37W. Next to Window Happenings store.

(6) Painting - I will paint your rooms. Very good prices. Call 732-552-7513. (26)

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Health Lectures

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NEW JERSEY – Hackensack Meridian Health will host these upcoming lectures.

Breast Health Lecture, February 6 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Meridian Health Village Jackson, Cranberry B Conference Room.

Yolanda Tammaro, MD, Breast Surgeon will discuss current issues surrounding breast health. Topics will include breast self-examination (BSE), mammograms, preventing breast cancer, risk factors, myths and treatment options. Light dinner will be served. To register, call 800-560-9990.

Colon Cancer Awareness Month Activities, various locations. One out of every 25 people in the United States will develop colon-rectal cancer. With early detection, the survival rate can be as high as 75 percent. Even so, 60,000 people will die from this disease this year. Come and experience firsthand what colon cancer looks like by taking a walk through the 12 foot colon and learn how to prevent, treat and beat colon cancer. Free take home colon cancer screening kits will be distributed. Light refreshments will be served. Call 800-5609990 to register.

Lecture/Screening/Inflatable Colon, March 1, 3 to 6 p.m., Brick Recreation Center, 270 Chambers Bridge Road (Civic Plaza).

Panel Discussion/Screening, March 7, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Meridian Community Resource Center, Freehold Raceway Mall.

Inflatable Colon /Screening, March 15, 8 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m., Meridian Fitness and Wellness, Brick.

Colonoscopy Video/Screening, March 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ocean Medical Center, Community Room.

The American Cancer Society offers a program to individuals being treated for cancer. Learn some makeup and hair tricks to make patients look and feel better.

March 6, 2016, 1 to 3 p.m., Ocean Medical Center, Conference Room B Lower Level.

Call 800-560-9990 to register.

Head and Neck Cancer Screening, various times. “Say Ahhhhhh!” Join Dr. Kenneth Newkirk, M.D., FACS along with members of the Meridian Health dental faculty for a FREE oral, head and neck screening.

The screening lasts about five minutes, is noninvasive and painless. To register, call 800-560-9990.

April 4, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Meridian Health Village at Jackson.

April 18, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Meridian Community Resource Center, Freehold Raceway Mall Lower Level (Macy’s Wing).

Homework Help

MANCHESTER – Come to the Teen Zone at Manchester Library on Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. for peer editing/ research and writing/ and help with finding online resources.

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Ricky Riccardi “Tickles The Ivories” At The Grunin Center

TOMS RIVER – Back by popular demand, MidWeek Jazz’s own Ricky Riccardi returns to Ocean County College with his particular brand of powerhouse jazz. Come hear this acclaimed artist play classic jazz and swing in a single 90-minute set on February 15 at 8 p.m., Main Stage, Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, Ocean County College Main Campus, College Drive. Guests should use Parking Lot No. 2.

Backed by the warm vocals and ukulele of Brendan Castner and animated drumming by Dennis Valencia, Ricky Riccardi tears up the piano in his own inimitable style. A self-proclaimed Louis Armstrong “freak,” Riccardi is archivist for the Louis

Armstrong House Museum and holds a Master’s in Jazz History and Research from Rutgers University. He has presented lectures on Armstrong at the Institute of Jazz Studies, the Satchmo Summerfest in New Orleans, the Monterey Jazz Festival, among many more. He is the author of What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong’s Later Years (Pantheon, 2011). Riccardi has co-produced Armstrong releases for Mosaic Records and Universal.

Tickets are $24 for adults; $20 for seniors; $12 for students. Call the Grunin Center Box Office at 732-255-0500 or visit grunincenter.org.

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OCEAN COUNTY – The Master Gardeners of Ocean County, Inc. present two scholarships each year to applicants from the graduating classes of any school in Ocean County.

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The application for this scholarship can be picked up at the Extension Center building at 1623 Whitesville Road, Toms River.

A strict filing deadline is adhered to, and the date is March 24 at 4 p.m.

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Frozen Lakes, Lagoons And Rivers Pose A Thin Ice Danger

OCEAN COUNTY – Those frozen waterways may look inviting, but thin ice is a real danger, especially as winter temperatures continue to rise and fall.

“We’re asking everyone to be extremely cautious and avoid venturing out onto the ice,” said Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari.

A couple of brutally cold days left many lakes covered with a thin coating of ice, but the return of more mild temperatures means that ice is far from solid.

“If you tempt fate and walk out onto the ice, you are not only putting yourself in danger, but also endangering the emergency responders who come to your aid,” Vicari said.

Even if temperatures do stay cold, the fast-moving currents in the bay and rivers often keep the ice thin.

“It may look like fun, but under that thin sheet of ice is deadly frigid water that can kill in minutes,” Vicari said. “It’s simply not worth the risk.”

According to safety experts, new clear ice needs to be at least 4 inches thick to support a person of average weight.

Older ice that has melted and refrozen may crack and break even if the ice is a

foot thick.

“Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell how strong the ice is just by looking at it,” Vicari said. “Don’t take the chance. Stay off the ice.”

In 2015 a Toms River man was charged with animal cruelty and criminal mischief after the pickup truck he was driving on the frozen Barnegat Bay broke thru the ice and sank, killing the man’s dog.

Anyone on ice that begins to weaken and crack should immediately lie flat and attempt to roll away, back in the direction from which they came.

Ice of another kind remains a hazard on many Ocean County roads.

“We are asking that after a snowfall, everyone please clean the snow and ice from their vehicles,” said Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little.

Large chunks of ice falling from cars and trucks moving at high speeds pose a threat to other motorists and pedestrians alike.

“State law requires that drivers clear their vehicles of snow and ice before they take to the road,” said Little, who is also liaison to the Ocean County Road Department.

“Please be courteous to others and take the time to thoroughly clean your car or truck.”

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast

For the week of jANUARY 28 - February 3

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have the ability to rock even as you shock. Focus on the latest technology and most advanced ideas. You may become frustrated by mundane tasks and routines in the week to come.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Wait for it. You may be blessed by an almost magical ability to execute some shrewd business and financial plans in the middle of the week. A partner might have some excellent ideas.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You might be thrown into contact with deceptive people or frustrating situations as this week unfolds. Monday is the best day to ask for advice or feedback to sort the wheat from chaff.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Friends and group activities could dominate the week ahead. You appear friendly and approachable so may be bombarded by distracting conversations. A partner shares your goals.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Building blocks can be cemented by friendships. As this week goes by you might meet people who share your interests and ideas. Get some feedback about how to reach business and financial goals.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Think ahead. In the beginning of the week you might be impressed by someone or something that is merely a passing whim. Put your faith in people who have proved themselves trustworthy.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Exercise good judgment and tactfulness. It is much too easy to get caught up in a wild goose chase in the week ahead. A partner will not be able to accept suggestions or criticisms gracefully.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Hold your piggy bank close to your chest. In the week ahead there may be several situations that could prove costly. Don’t spend your hard earned cents unless it reflects sound business sense.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your heroes might prove to be zeros. In the week ahead you might be challenged to differentiate between the worthwhile and misleading. Remain in focus to achieve meaningful goals.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may be called upon to navigate social functions and distracted from what is really important. There may be an excellent opportunity mid-week to make a money making idea fly.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Every nickel counts. There may be an opportunity to improve your financial situation this week.

You must carefully weigh the added responsibilities and avoid long term debt loads.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There may be opportunities to showcase your talents this week. Yet if you accept new responsibilities they may stretch your talents too far. Get advice before accepting new obligations.

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By Wolfgang Puck

In the depths of winter, it can sometimes seem as if springtime will never come. Winds blow cold. Snow blankets fields of earth so hard that you can’t imagine vegetables will ever grow again. The only truly soothing warmth you can reliably find usually comes from the kitchen stove.

So now is the perfect time for you to make fresh pea soup.

Pea soup in the middle of winter? Yes, you read that correctly. And I don’t mean thick, gray-green, porridge-like soup made from dried split peas; the kind of soup you might find on so many diner menus at this time of year. I mean bright green, fresh-tasting pea soup that sings with the flavors of springtime while warming and soothing you with every delicious spoonful.

I’m sure you’re thinking that would be impossible since fresh peas won’t be available for soup-making until the ground thaws and springtime is here again. So I’ll let you in on a little secret that many chefs won’t tell you: Except at the very peak of spring, the “fresh” peas you’ll find in restaurants may well be frozen ones.

That isn’t scandalous, unless, of course, the waiter and cooks swear to you that they are fresh when they’re indeed frozen. Because frozen peas, especially the little baby ones often labeled “petite” peas or “petits pois,” as the French call them, can have the best flavor and texture of any frozen vegetable I know. And you can quickly, easily turn them into a beautiful, creamy soup.

To underscore the sense of springtime freshness my creamy pea soup delivers, I like to garnish it with a dollop of Green yogurt flavored with fresh lemon juice and chopped fresh mint leaves.

(Fresh basil leaves would also be delicious instead.) Feel free to use low-fat or nonfat yogurt, as your own dietary needs may require. Also, if you like, you can use much less of the cream called for in the recipe and more of the chicken stock or vegetable stock, to make a version lighter in fat; the natural starchiness of the peas themselves will still keep the soup tasting surprisingly rich.

Whatever choices you make, take care not to let the pureed soup sit on the stovetop for too long, or it will gradually discolor. If you don’t plan to serve it right away, cool down the soup quickly over an ice bath, which will help set the bright green color; reheat it just before serving. You can even freeze individual portions in freezer containers. Or, once spring arrives, serve this soup cold and keep enjoying it on into the summer!

CREAMY PEA SOUP WITH MINT YOGURT Serves 8 MINT YOGURT: 1 cup (250 mL) plain whole-milk, low-fat or nonfat Greek yogurt 15 leaves fresh mint, chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons honey

CREAMY PEA SOUP: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium-sized organic leek, white and light green parts only, cut lengthwise, thoroughly rinsed of all grit, and thinly sliced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 6 cups (1.5 L) organic, low sodium chicken or vegetable stock or broth, plus a little extra as needed 1 cup (250 mL) heavy cream 1/2 lemon 1 tablespoon honey 20 ounces (600g) frozen organic green petite peas (usually 2 standard-sized bags) Kosher salt Freshly ground white pepper Small sprigs fresh mint for garnish Up to several hours ahead of time, prepare the mint yogurt: In a nonreactive mixing bowl, stir together the yogurt, chopped mint and honey.

Cover the bowl and refrigerate until serving time.

To make the base of the soup, in a large nonreactive saucepan melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. When the butter begins to foam, add the leek and garlic, reduce the heat to low, and saute, stirring frequently and taking care not to let the vegetables brown, until the leek has softened, about 4 minutes.

Stir in the stock or broth, raise the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Stir in the cream, squeeze in the juice of the lemon, and add 2 teaspoons of the honey.

Stir in all but about 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the peas, reserving those for garnishing. Bring the liquid back to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste, and adjust the sweetness with up to 1 teaspoon more of the honey. Continue boiling until the peas are tender, about 1 minute.

Remove the pan from the stove. In a food processor or blender, working in batches to avoid overfilling, puree the soup, following the manufacturer’s instructions for working carefully with hot liquids; add a little more stock, if necessary, to thin the consistency. As each batch is pureed, pour it into a clean pot. Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper.

(If you are making the soup ahead, transfer the hot puree to a heatproof bowl set inside a larger bowl partially filled with ice and water, and stir until completely cooled. Cover and refrigerate.)

Before serving, melt the remaining butter with 1 tablespoon stock in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add the reserved 1/2 cup (125 mL) peas and saute just until heated through, about 3 minutes.

To serve the soup, gently reheat over medium-low heat. Ladle the hot soup into heated serving bowls. Gently slide some peas from a spoon held near the surface of the soup to float them in each bowl. Garnish each bowl with a dollop of the mint yogurt and sprigs of mint.

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) © 2017 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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