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FORKED RIVER DREDGING UNDERWAY

By Chris Lundy LACEY – The New Jersey Department of Transportation began dredging the Forked River channels in order to ensure the safety of boaters, officials said.

The work is being done on the Forked River, Forked River Middle Branch and Spur, the South Spur, and the “Elks” channel. It is part of a $2.5 million dredging project, according to a press release from the DOT. These waterways were named in a 2014 survey called the State Channel Dredging and Emergency Response Program, which was designed to locate spots that needed to be maintained in order for people to respond to emergencies such as Superstorm Sandy.

The contractor is Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. They placed a pipeline in the channels to pump the dredge spoils to an area referred to as the Oyster Creek Confined Disposal Facility.

Lacey Township Committee members had warned the public that the activity was going to go on, since the equipment would be on site 24 hours a day.

The work is expected to wrap at the end of September, the DOT reported.

Unfortunately, anywhere the dredge (Dredging - See Page 5)

Dredging takes place on the south branch of the Forked River.

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Prescription Drug Abuse On Forefront Of Heroin Epidemic

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By Chris Lundy STAFFORD – Heroin mixed with fentanyl has become a deadly concoction, and police said that the best way for everyday people to fight this epidemic is to drop off unused prescriptions in designated areas.

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office records numbers of overdoses and Narcan reversals. Narcan is a chemical spray that first responders and school districts have that can cancel the effects of an overdose. According to their figures, this is the status of the opioid epidemic in Ocean (Epidemic - See Page 4)

–Photo by Chris Lundy Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato addresses a crowd at the Southern Service Center in Stafford Township.

Botulism Suspected In Lagoons

By Chris Lundy STAFFORD – The death of about a dozen ducks following an algae bloom in some Beach Haven West lagoons was likely caused by botulism, officials said.

According to the Center for Disease Control, botulism is caused by a toxin released by a bacteria. It attacks the body’s nerves and in some situations, it can be fatal. It forms naturally under certain conditions.

Those conditions were met in some of the lagoons in the Beach Haven West section of (Botulism - See Page 5)

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Epidemic:

Continued From Page 1 County: • 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: 209 overdoses. 502 Narcan reversals. The number of overdoses is higher than previously reported, because earlier articles were published before the toxicology investigations were done on some deaths.

• 2017: 84 overdoses. 201 Narcan reversals. This number is accurate as of August 1. Similarly, this number might go up after toxicology results are in.

It also means that in the fi rst 185 days of the year, there has been approximately one death every two days.

In an effort to get unused medications away from drug dealers and addicts, the county has collected 12 tons of prescriptions since the program began in 2013, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato said. For many, the use of heroin starts with the abuse of prescription medications.

The goal is to get these medications off the streets so that they can’t be used or sold, he said during a presentation at the Southern Service Center in Stafford Township.

“It may not seem like a lot,” to drop off

medications. However, some medications have a street value of up to $40 a pill.

Several municipalities have drop-off boxes where you can dispose of your medications any day. Call your local government to fi nd out when and where you can drop off your unused prescriptions.

Officials have said that dumping them in the toilet or in the garbage is not safe because the chemicals eventually get into the drinking water.

“Law enforcement can’t do this all by itself,” he said.

“It all starts with prescription pills,” he said. People enter your house for any number of reasons. Either they are there to work as a contractor, or maybe you are selling your house and a realtor brings a potential client in. These people ask to use the bathroom. “They’ll take a few pills from the medicine cabinet and you wouldn’t even know.”

Freeholder Director Joseph Vicari told the group assembled that he knows how they feel. He’ll get a prescription and hold onto it. “Then six months later I can’t remember what it’s for.”

These pills stay in a home for years, and no one will even know if they go missing, he said.

The impact of a drug addiction spreads beyond just the addict, he said. Friends, families, co-workers, and others in that person’s circle of influence are affected.

“Drugs don’t have an impact on one person but the whole family,” he said.

Stafford Mayor John Spodofora continued on that idea. While the number

of deaths att ributed to overdoses is staggering, there are other figures that are not as well known. Injuries, suicides, and robberies to fuel a drug habit are hard to count.

“This is a war. This is an actual war,” he said. “If you see something wrong, if something looks suspicious, feel free to contact the police department.”

He thanked seniors for turning in their medications, and urged them to tell their friends and family to do so, as well.

He asked that they not get f lushed or thrown in the garbage, because then the chemicals will fi nd their way back to the drinking water supply. Stafford town hall on Bay Avenue has a drop off location.

Stafford Police Chief Thomas Dellane said it was rewarding to see all the medications come in, because it means that there’s less out there for people to steal. He also noted that on occasion the police come out to communities to make collections.

The police have changed their tactics over the years, he said. A lot has changed since the “war on drugs” in the 1980s.

“We thought we could arrest people and throw them into jail and thought it could end the supply chain,” he said, noting that it does not work that way.

Enforcement and arrests remain a key principle, but there are two more elements that are just as important, he said. The fi rst is education – going into schools and other places and letting people know how dangerous this is.

While education aims to stop people from starting, treatment – the third prin-

–Photo by Chris Lundy Stafford Police Chief Thomas Dellane addresses a crowd at the Southern Service Center in Stafford Township. ciple – is designed to help people who are already addicted.

Having a licensed social worker available to the police to make referrals for people to go into special programs has helped a lot of people, he said. It does more than just arresting someone who was doing something wrong. It breaks up the cycle of behavior that would cause that person to continue to commit crimes. It has also saved an estimated 400 hours of police work in responding to repeat offenders.

“It’s better than putting a Band-Aid on it,” he said.

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Resident Asks For Crosswalk

The shopping center that would be serviced by a crosswalk.

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By Chris Lundy STAFFORD – A resident asked for a crosswalk on Mill Creek Road.

Dawn Papatheodorou, president of the Beach Haven West Civic Association, asked for the crosswalk at a recent meeting of the Township Council.

There are some shopping centers on one side of the street, and it would be helpful for people walking there, she said.

Business administrator James Moran said that for roads with a lower speed limit, it is not appropriate.

Botulism:

There were 11 ducks that died in the area, he said. Some of the carcasses were taken for a necropsy. Although it would take a few days for the results to come in, the DEP stated that botulism is the main suspect right now.

“We’ve seen this happen before,” he said.

A warning posted on the township’s website stated that the contamination was in the Village Harbor section of Beach Haven West and told residents not to swim in any of the lagoons for now.

Continued From Page 1 town, said Lawrence Hajna, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection. There was a lot of rain, and the stormwater washed into the lagoons, creating an algae bloom. This bloom drained the lagoons of oxygen. Coupled with the lack of circulation that happens in manmade lagoons, an environment was created that would allow botulism to grow.

Dredging:

Continued From Page 1 equipment is in operation will have limited use by boaters. People who frequent the channels were warned to stay clear of the pipeline, and any equipment, whether or not the equipment is on or off. Since the channels are narrow to begin with, boat-

ers are urged to exercise extreme caution when passing by equipment. No wake speed should be maintained. The goal is not to close any channels while the work is ongoing.

The Forked River project is just the first step in a larger project, the DOT stated.

The Barnegat Bay Channels project would come next.

Laugh For Recovery Comedy Benefit

LACEY – Young People in Recovery is hosting their 4th Annual “Laugh for Recovery” comedy benefit and gift basket raffle on September 15 at the Lanoka Harbor Volunteer Firehouse, 2 Warren Ave. Comedians include host Joel Richardson, Chris Monty and Adam Lucidi.

Doors open at 6 p.m., buffet dinner starts at 7 p.m. and comedians go on at 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets purchased

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–Map courtesy Ocean County The area in yellow is being purchased by the county. It will join the portion in green, that is already owned by the county.

By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – The Freeholders voted to purchase several tracts of land to preserve it as open space. One patch of land straddles Manchester and Jackson.

The other is in the Bamber Lake section of Lacey.

The Lacey properties are described as Block 4029, Lots 2, 4, 5, and 10. The total cost was not to exceed $51,000, plus $400 for property tax adjustments.

They are made up of several privately owned lots that became available, Freeholder John Bartlett said. The total area of the new lots is 2.4 acres. This adds up to 1,700 acres in the area that is already preserved.

The Manchester and Jackson property is 182 acres that was previously mined by Stavola, Bartlett said. It could have been only about 20 homes built on the property.

There are about 200 acres to the north of it that the county already owns. These 182 acres would join that area of undeveloped land.

The property was described as Block 22501, Lot 1 in Jackson, and Block 62, Lot 31 in Manchester. The purchase price was not to exceed $2,415,000, plus up to $9,000 for property tax adjustments. It is across

from the Pine Barrens Golf Club on South Hope Chapel Road.

The price was very attractive to the county, Bartlett said. Additionally, the purchase is eligible for a reimbursement for half of that by the U.S. Department of Defense. This is because the land helps provide a buffer for the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

The money comes from the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund. This is money generated by an open space tax residents voted for two decades ago.

A municipality has to approve of the purchase before the county buys it, Bartlett said, in case they had other plans for the land. Often, the purchases are used to create contiguous open space to protect resources, such as drinking water.

“When an opportunity comes about that looks good, we jump on it,” he said.

In related news, Jackson gave the county a lot of property described as Block 16901, Lot 23. This is land along Route 571. It was acquired by Jackson during a tax foreclosure. They had no use for the land except to widen the road if it needed to be widened in the future. So, the township gave it to the county.

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

9th District Lawmakers Praise Open Space, Clean Water Initiatives CAPITOL COMMENTS 9th Legislative District Senator Christopher J. Connors • Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf • Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove

NEW JERSEY – Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove hailed the recent signing of several open space and clean water initiatives into law.

Those legislative environmental initiatives are as fol-

lows: S-3352/A-5045: Appropriates $71,700,224 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects;

S-3353/A-5046: Appropriates $12.3 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects; and S-3354/A-5044: Appropriates $8,992,898 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

Correspondingly, bipartisan legislation (S-3240/A-4996)

was also signed into law authorizing the NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to provide loans with an interest rate at or below the prevailing market rate to local governments, public authorities, or public water utilities for environmental infrastructure projects, including clean drinking water projects.

Connors, Rumpf and Gove made the following remarks on the enactment of the open space initiatives: “Municipalities across the 9th Legislative District stand to benefit substantially through

the enactment of these bipartisan-supported open space initiatives passed overwhelming by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

“Open space preservation remains among the most important issues to a large segment of our constituency with the understanding that such initiatives protect quality water while also preventing unwanted and irresponsible development.

“Our delegation remains consistent in its support for open space initiatives as we

Federal Flounder Limits Benefit The Entire Jersey Shore

Freeholder Forum

by Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari NEW JERSEY – The federal government’s decision to cap flounder fishing limits at levels favored by the state, county and local fishermen is a win for the entire Jersey Shore, Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari said.

“We are very pleased with this

decision that maintains the limits that the state already imposes on daily flounder catches,” Vicari said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) earlier this month affirmed New Jersey’s sum-

mer-flounder fishing size, bag limits and the length of the fishing season, meaning all rules adopted by the state earlier this year will remain in effect through early September.

The decision also won final approval from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.

In approving the state plan, Ross rejected a proposal to reduce the annual flounder haul by 34 percent and instead found that New Jersey’s existing rules are in compliance with the safe and sustainable management of summer flounder.

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passed a resolution favoring the existing limits and rejecting the proposed 34 percent decrease, saying the change would have harmed the local tourism economy and done nothing to protect the flounder population.

“The earlier proposal by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission would have had a dramatic and disastrous effect on the residents of Ocean County, especially those that rely upon the summer flounder fishery for their livelihood,” Vicari said. “Some of our area

fisherman said the change would have put them out of business.”

The decision means that the recreational summer flounder season, that began May 25 and runs through September 5, remains unchanged.

The minimum size of a catch remains 18 inches for summer flounder along most coastal waters, including the ocean, estuaries and creeks. Anglers in these areas may keep three legally sized fish per day.

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represent a coastal legislative district that includes large portions of natural treasures such as Barnegat Bay and the Pinelands.

“Clean water initiatives have environmental benefits that go beyond just safeguarding wildlife habitats. Tourism and fishing industries, critical to our area’s economic base, would be detrimentally impacted by any diminishment in water quality, making these sound investments by the state in open space preservation and environmental infrastructure all the more necessary.”

the size limit for shore fishing is 16 inches, with a daily twofish limit.

Vicari thanked Tom Fote of Jersey Coast Anglers Association and DEP Commissioner Bob Martin for their hard work in ensuring the state’s preferred rules were approved by the federal government.

“Working together we have won a victory that will help guarantee that future generations will continue to enjoy fishing in Ocean County,” he said.

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Forked River Tuna Club Awards Scholarships To MATES Graduates

FORKED RIVER – The Forked River Tuna Club presented three $1,000 scholarships to local students who will pursue college degrees in marine science-related fields of study. The recipients are: Christopher Boyce of Jackson, who will major in Marine Biology at Florida Gulf Coast University; Colleen Cochran of Manahawkin, who will major in Environmental Science at Fordham University and Liam Dorsey of Forked River, who will major in Marine Biology at the University of Miami.

All recipients are graduates of –Photo courtesy Forked River Tuna Club the Marine Academy of Technol- Christopher Boyce, Colleen Cochran and Liam ogy and Environmental Science Dorsey were presented with $1,000 scholarship (MATES), a specialized career checks by Forked River Tuna Club Scholarship academy high school administered by the Ocean County Vocational Committee Chairperson Paul Lenzo.

Technical School district. MATES students a strong commitment to preserving and proreceive an integrated and challenging curric- tecting the vast natural resources of the Jersey ulum of math, science and technology with a Shore. Fundraising activities throughout the focus on marine and environmental science. year enable the Forked River Tuna Club to The Forked River Tuna Club has local his- present scholarships to students who choose to torical roots dating back to the 1930’s. The continue their education in fields that address Club was formally incorporated in 1956 and environmental issues. is located on Bay Avenue. Many of the club’s For more information about the Tuna Club, members are avid fishermen, and there is also visit forkedrivertunaclub.com.

Goddard School Summer Shoe Drive Kicking In

By Sara Grillo TOMS RIVER – The Goddard Schools of Toms River (Route 70 and Bay Lea Ave.), Forked River and Wall are hosting a shoe drive throughout the month of August via a partnership with Soles4Soles, a Nashville-based nonprofit that collects and donates new and used shoes to those in need. Donate your slightly worn shoes to any local Goddard School shoe drop box, located at the Toms River Bank of America, Freehold CrossFit, and other lo-

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This is Goddard School’s first year doing this shoe drive. Shoes were collected the entire month of July as well, and so far the fundraiser has been a huge success.

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Bartley Healthcare Employees Complete Second Quarter Alzheimer’s Training

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August Programs At Long Beach Island Branch Library

SURF CITY – The Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library will host the following programs in August at its 217 South Central Ave. location. Some programs require registration. Call the library at 609-494-2840 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org for more information.

August 14 at 7 p.m. – Barnegat Light Historical Museum. Learn everything you wanted to know about Barnegat Light from Karen Larson of the Barnegat Light Historical Society & Museum, and others, about old hotels, the lighthouse and the Fresnel lens, with historic photos of landmarks. Former students, now in their 80s, will talk about life and attending the Barnegat Light School, which is now the museum. And hear about Karen’s brother, Karter, and his adventure of going to sea at the age of 8.

August 15 at 10 a.m. – Photographs and Your PC. So, you took 976 photos on your vacation….now what do you do? Amateur photographer Marc Lipman will show you various ways to organize, edit, display and print your pictures. His career experience in the field of computers, along with his love of travel has led him to develop practical and effi cient methods for organizing and

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August 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. – Friends Book Sale. Get six books for $1 and help the Friends of the Island Library continue to provide great programs and support.

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August 16 at 6 p.m. – Painted Poetry IV Reception & Readings. A unique art and poetry exhibit where artists and poets have worked together to create paintings based on poetry, and poetry based on paintings. All collaborative works are exhibited together, producing an extremely interesting show.

August 6 p.m. – All are invited to a reception for the month-long exhibit.

August 7 p.m. – As the paintings are projected behind them, poets will read their work inspired by, or that inspired the artwork.

August 18 at 1 p.m. – Friday Afternoon Movie: Muppet Treasure Island The Muppets’ twist on the classic tale. (Rated G) 99 min.

August 21 at 6:30 p.m. – Monday Night Movie: Pirates of Penzance. An adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta of the same name, with parts of other of their operettas stirred in. (Rated G) 112 min.

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Southern Ocean Chamber To Host Forum For Family Business

SHIP BOTTOM – Join the business community as Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce hosts the first forum in the state to focus the discussion on family decisions becoming business decisions. The regional chamber’s September 13 meeting is at the Holiday Inn-Mainland in Manahawkin beginning at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $20 with advance reservation, or $25 at the door. It includes networking, program and breakfast buffet.

The panel will include perspectives from first, second and third generation businesspeople and will be moderated by Professor John Boyle of Stockton University. The panel will include Councilman David Taylor of Taylor Made Cabinets, representing a first generation entrepreneur who, during the course of 30 three years, grew his Stafford Township business from a two-man shop to a 20-person operation.

Toby Sweeney owns and operates the Terrance Tavern and Delaware Oyster House along with her husband. The couple recently bought the 31-year-old business from Toby’s father and brings a blend of traditional and new concepts to the establishments as second generation owners.

Elizabeth is third generation General Manager of Barlow Buick GMC in Manahawkin.

The Barlow Auto Group originated in 1971 with a Chevrolet store in Delran, NJ that was opened by Elizabeth’s grandfather, Edward Barlow Sr. Since then, the dealer group has grown to three locations serving Southern

New Jersey.

Professor John Boyle will be leading the panel. He holds an M.B.A., is a Certified Public Accountant and teaches Managerial and Financial Accounting. In addition to his academic background, Professor Boyle has years of serving family businesses in the private sector. Discussions will be focused on all aspects of starting, acquiring, maintaining and working within a multi-generation business.

In partnership with Stockton University School of Business, the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce launched the Founded in Family program January 2017.

Its goal was to allow family businesses to advance in planning stages, encourage new businesses and create a platform where the family legacy can be shared with consumers and visitors. As part of the program, the chamber has been featuring member families and their businesses through a series of articles and interviews. Southern Ocean Chamber Vision 2020 plan recognized that family business needs to be cultivated and promoted for the legacy they leave on our community and will continue to build the program through forums and workshops.

To RSVP for the September forum contact info@sochamber.com, call 609 494 7211 or stop into the visitor center at 265 West Ninth Street. For more information on the 103-year business organization, go to visitLBIregion. com and follow us on social media using @ southernoceanchamber or @lbiregion.

For The Love Of Meat: BBQ , Beer & Movie Event

LONG BEACH ISLAND – Just before Labor Day weekend, treat yourself to some on screen and real life BBQ at the Surf City Volunteer Firehouse. The food and beer filled fundraiser is on August 24 at 7 p.m. and includes a barbeque-themed movie screening, Smoky’s BBQ sandwich, two sides, beverage and sweet for $20. Craft beer from Ship Bottom Brewery will also be available for purchase.

For The Love of Meat is a documentary that focuses on folks around the country that take

their BBQ very, very seriously. The movie highlights these pit masters, such as Tootsie Tomanetz of Snow’s BBQ in Lexington and Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbeque in Austin, as they share the secrets behind their mouthwatering briskets, sausage, smoked meats, rubs and sauces.

To purchase tickets online, visit lighthousefilmfestival.org. Proceeds will benefit the Surf City Fire House and Lighthouse International Film Festival.

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Stockton Project Restoring Oysters To Southern Barnegat Watershed

LONG BEACH ISLAND – When customers at several Long Beach Island restaurants order clams or oysters this summer, they are also helping a Stockton University project to restore oysters to the Southern Barnegat watershed.

The used clam and oyster shells are being collected by Long Beach Township employee Joe Mangino three times a week and delivered to Parsons Mariculture, where they will cure and be used to host new oyster larvae.

Last month Stockton’s Marine Field S t a t i o n w o r k e d w ith t he Je t t y Roc k Foundation to plant about 150,000 spat, or baby oysters, that had been started by Parsons Mariculture. That spat used a combination of whelk shells purchased

by Dale Parsons, and the first batch of recycled clam and oyster shells from The Old Causeway Steak and Oyster House and Mud City Crab House in Manahawkin, whose owner Melanie Magaziner piloted a shell recycling project in 2015.

Jetty Rock funded this year’s planting and is raising money for future plantings.

Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini said when he heard about the project he contacted Steve Evert, manager of the Stockton University Marine Field Station, to see how he could help. Township sustainability coordinator Angela Anderson recruited six restauranteurs, and the mayor agreed to provide the manpower and truck to pick up and transport the shells.

“It’s a great cause, and there is less stuff going into the landfill,” Mancini said.

Mangino said Monday is his biggest day, with an average of about 20 bushels, each weighing about 50 pounds. His truck can handle as many as 36 bushels, and Anderson has been recruiting more restaurants.

The restaurants get small metal buckets promoting the recycling project to put on

tables so customers can keep the shells separate from other waste.

“I pick through to make sure there is no trash,” Mangino said as he noticed a seafood fork mixed in one bushel.

Participating restaurants include the Blue Water Café, Stefanos, Parker’s Garage and Oyster Saloon, Bistro 14, Howard’s Seafood Restaurant, and Delaware Avenue Oyster House & Bar. “We try to make it as easy as possible for the restaurants,” said Anderson, who is also a producer of a documentary “The Oyster Farmers” which premiered last month at the Stafford Township Arts Center.

Once plentiful, New Jersey’s oyster population plummeted due to changes in water quality, disease and overharvest.

Evert is pleased with how the spat has adhered to the recycled shells. He said the next few years will be crucial to see how the oysters fare in the Tuckerton Reef site.

“They could get eaten, they could die,” he said, adding that the first batch planted last year are growing and looking good. This year’s new spat is larger after Parson’s installed a new system that fed them more consistently in the tanks.

Both Anderson and Mangino are graduates of Stockton with degrees in environmental studies. They say raising awareness of the oyster industry and its role in the bay is as important as keeping waste out of the landfill.

“These shells should not spend their life in a landfill,” Anderson said. “They have too important a role here.”

The restoration project partnership also includes The American Littoral Society and receives funding from a $52,000 grant from the Barnegat Bay Partnership’s shellfish research program.

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Experience An Evening Of Painted Poetry SURF CITY – Delight in a distinctive artistic experience during the Painted Poetry Reception and Readings on Wednesday, August 16 at 6 p.m. at the LBI Branch of the Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Avenue.

Long Beach Island residents Carol Freas and Richard Morgan have once again coordinated the Painted Poetry exhibit. Artists and poets have worked together to create paintings based on poetry, and poetry based on paintings. All collaborative works are exhibited together, producing a particularly unique show. At 6 p.m., all are invited to view the works, which are on display in

the meeting room during the entire month of August.

At 7 p.m., poets will read their work, which is related to the artwork, as the paintings are projected behind them. Registration is required only for the presentation at 7 p.m.

This free program will be held in the meeting room. Please register online at theoceancountylibrary.org, by calling the LBI branch at 609-494-2480, or in person during branch business hours.

Branch hours are Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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St. Stephen’s Church Gift Auction

WARETOWN – The St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church gift auction is on September 16. Doors open at 5 p.m. and calling starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. Super

grand prize is a 60-inch RCA flat screen TV. Other prizes include gift cards and theme baskets. The church is located at 367 Route 9.

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Little Egg Harbor Couple Indicted For Sandy Fraud

By Sara Grillo LITTLE EGG HARBOR – A Little Egg Harbor couple was indicted by a state grand jury August 1 for allegedly defrauding over 20 people who hired them to have their homes repaired, elevated and rebuilt after Superstorm Sandy, according to the State Attorney General. The victims had paid the couple and their home improvement companies, Rayne Construction Management Services, LLC and Colmyer & Sons, LLC, more than $1 million dollars in mostly Sandy relief funds, but the work was never completed. The money was allegedly used by the couple to gamble and buy luxury goods for themselves while the victims’ homes remained in disrepair.

The couple, 41-year-old Jeffrey Colmyer and 33-year-old Tiffany Cimino, was arrested back in October 2016 after a joint investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice Financial & Computer Crimes Bureau, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General and the New Jersey Division of Taxation Office of Criminal Investigation.

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs had also previously investigated the couple and filed a civil action last year against them, claiming violations of the Consumer Fraud Act. The hundreds of thousands of dollars Colmyer and Cimino are accused of diverting were allegedly used to make jewelry purchases by Cimino, including a $17,000 diamond ring and gambling at seven casinos in Atlantic City. The couple abandoned jobs promised to their victims or even failed to start them at all, leaving them with homes they were unable to live in. Most of the funds they stole came from the state’s largest Sandy housing recovery program, the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program, which is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and financed through

the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It provides grants to Sandy-impacted homeowners for repairs up to $150,000 that are not covered by insurance or other federal relief funds.

“Colmyer and Cimino allegedly stole $700,000 from homeowners devastated

by Superstorm Sandy, ruthlessly draining away relief funds the victims needed to reclaim their lives so they could instead use the money to bankroll their own gambling and luxuries,” said State Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino in a statement. “We have prosecuted scores of defendants for various types of fraud related to Sandy, but this case is by far the most egregious.”

The couple was charged with second-degree conspiracy, second-degree theft by failure to make required disposition of property received, two counts of money laundering, second-degree structuring and third-degree tampering with public records of information, as well as various third-degree counts of filing a fraudulent tax return, failure to file tax returns and failure to pay taxes.

The second-degree charges carry a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison and a fine of up to $150,000, while the third-degree charges carry a sentence of three to five years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000.

The money laundering and structuring charges carry sentences consecutive to the sentence for the theft charge, and potential additional penalties of $250,000 and $75,000, respectively.

Colmyer and Cimino both posted their $150,000 bond after their arrests and were released from jail. The Division of Consumer Affairs finished its civil action against the defendants and released an additional $776,000 in federal relief funds to the RREM recipients and alleged victims of the couple’s fraud, so that they can hire new contractors to repair their Sandy-damaged properties and finally return home.

Lacey Students Star In Anti-Drinking PSA

By Chris Lundy LACEY – The Ocean County Intoxicated Driver Resource Center partnered with Lacey High School students to produce a video showing the negative effects of teen drinking.

In the video, “Drinking Destroys Dreams,” a high school senior decides to have a drink on her way to her prom, and winds up getting pulled over.

“My whole life was ahead of me, until I decided to have a drink…” she says in narration.

The video flashes between what could have been: footage of teenagers getting ready for prom, and what happened: getting arrested, her car towed, put in jail, and appearing before the judge. It also shows how much one night of excess cost her financially.

The video is one part of a larger effort to

educate youths against drinking, to prevent issues before they happen, said Peter Curatolo, chief of administrative services for the Ocean County Health Department and the mayor of Lacey. The video will be shown in driver education classes.

“We wanted to illustrate the legal process from arrest and conviction to the mandatory Intoxicated Driver Resource Center class that takes place when a person makes one bad decision and doesn’t plan ahead,” he said.

“The goal is to save a life and secondly, to avoid a conviction for a DUI.” He credited the creativity and talent of the high school students who produced the video, as well as the police, judge, and towing company that appeared in it.

It can be viewed online at youtube.com/ watch?v=Q-Eve8i5R1s.

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By Chris Lundy LACEY – A fundraiser for the family of a boat racer killed during a race will be held on August 17, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Captain’s Inn tiki bar, 304 East Lacey Road. The rain date is August 24.

David Raabe was racing in a boat named “Repeat Offender” in the Point Pleasant Beach Offshore Grand Prix on May 21.

The vessel pulled in front of another vessel, which resulted in a collision. Raabe was pronounced dead soon after the crash. The other operator in the vehicle, James Byrne of Nutley, was injured.

The fundraiser will be used to help his wife and children with their bills.

Tickets for the event cost $25 each.

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–Photo courtesy Ray Chiste Included in the entrance fee is a dinner buffet and non-alcoholic drinks. There is a silent auction, t-shirts and other fundraising material for sale, and race boats on display. Live music will be by Matt Noffsinger. Those coming by boat can reserve a slip for a $20 donation.

Those who wish to attend, but not to have dinner, do not have to purchase a dinner ticket.

Donations can be made to the Raabe Family, P.O. Box 1044, Forked River, NJ 08731. For information on how to sponsor the event, or supply them with silent auction items, contact Melissa Przemielewski at 732-620-7287. For more information, visit davidraabememorial.com.

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

What Color Do You Pee?

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

It’s one of those things you don’t even pay attention to, until it changes color. The yellow ‘pee’ pigment is called “urochrome” and if it’s concentrated, you’re urine is darker yellow. When well hydrated, the urochrome is dilute. A variety of surprising foods, candy, medications and disorders impacts urine color. Here are causes for the strange colors: Red or Pink If you pee red, it’s frightening because your brain immediately thinks “Blood!” But shots or high oral doses of Vitamin B12 can cause it. Beetroot supplements and eating beets (or drinking beet juice) can also make you see pink in the potty.

If you just had two slices of rhubarb pie, or a dozen blackberries, you’ll see pink.

Bladder or kidney infections, and prostate cancer are rare causes, so get it checked out if it persists beyond the beets.

Orange or Amber The popular UTI (urinary tract infection) treatment called “phenazopyridine,” will tint your urine orange. The prescription blood thinner “Coumadin” (warfarin) can do it but usually it’s because you just drank a lot of carrot juice or took some vitamin C. If you see reddish brown urine, that could be rhabdomyolysis which is associated with some popular medications. If you’re on a cholesterol drug, and see tinged urine, see a doctor immediately.

Yellow or Brown Yellow is normal, but bright neon yellow is not. Still, it is harmless. Supplements that contain riboflavin will make you pee in neon yellow! You’re not dying, don’t freak out.

Amber urine could be a sign of dehydration. Go drink more water and see what

happens, your urine should go back to yellow right away. However, dark urine that is unusual, or in excess could indicate liver disease. Methocarbamol, nitrofurantoin and laxatives (cascara or senna) can temporary do it too.

Green Did you eat a bag of black licorice? It will make you pee green. Maybe you have a UTI? Honestly, vivid green urine is highly unusual. It happens sometimes on the day (or day after) you’ve been sedated for surgery or a procedure. It’s from the propofol (aka the Michael Jackson drug). This is a popular short-acting sedative that anesthesiologists frequently use, and it can tinge pee green.

Cimetidine (Tagamet) sold over-the-counter for acid reflux can do it sometimes too.

Blue This one would alarm me personally, even though a number of medications produce blue urine including Elavil (amitriptyline) and Indocin (indomethacin).

Purple Purple urine is almost always associated with people who have catheters and then get a UTI. If you visit a loved one in the nursing home and see this, all they need to do to cure it is a treatment of antibiotics and a catheter change.

White Two of the most frequent causes are kidney stones or high calcium excretion (hypercalcuria) or high phosphorus in the urine (phosphaturia). You might also have a very bad kidney or bladder infection.

Black Black is sometimes associated with melanoma. It can occur red blood cells being destroyed at a dangerous rapid pace and is considered an emergency.

(This information is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Suzy Cohen is the author of “The 24-Hour Pharmacist” and “Real Solutions.” For more information, visit www.SuzyCohen.com) ©2017 SUZY COHEN, RPH. DISTRIBUTED BY DEAR PHARMACIST, INC.

Health Care Outreach Day

LAKEWOOD – Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), a federally qualified health center, is hosting a Health Care Outreach Day outside of its Lakewood Health Center, 101 Second Street, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 15 in recognition of National Health Center Week 2017.

OHI will be conducting health screenings, and giving away promotional items and information about its services. The Health Care Outreach Day Event will focus on providing information on how OHI and its health centers provide services that benefit the overall health of people in the local

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The theme of National Health Center Week 2017, which is August 13 -19, is Celebrating America’s Health Centers: The Key to Healthier Communities. The National Health Center Week campaign is designed to raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s Health Centers, the largest and most successful system of primary health care.

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Fearful in Forked River Dear Fearful, As parents we worry, and anyone who tells you it stops at a certain age is lying.

You will always worry about your children, especially when they are pursuing a hobby that has risks. Motorcycles are all the things you think, but they are also a favorite recreation by lots of people worldwide. Remember, automobiles

h ave lot s of risks too. He’s an adult and he should be able do what he wants, but he should also know that buying a motorcycle is going to make you anxious. I think you have to hold your ground. If he does buy the bike, you must insist that he completes courses in safety, handling and repair, and also buys the best helmet on the market. Tell him exactly how you feel, that you will live in dread of getting a phone call with bad news. That may not stop him, but it may cause him to use extra caution every time he rides.

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Southern Ocean Chamber Partners With Tuckerton EDC

SHIP BOTTOM – The Economic Development Council (EDC) of Tuckerton Borough, along with Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, are working to develop key strategies that will assure economic growth plan and commercial support that is reflective to their downtown customer base and preferences. The partnership has generated several opportunities, including a new founded dialogue with the Borough of Beach Haven to identify future joint projects, Pop Up chamber meetings in vacant commercial Great Bay Blvd. and Tuckerton Seaport Restaurant space that has led to occupancy, as well as inclusion in a Visitor Profile Study focused on tourism, influence of shared economy and ridership of a water taxi.

The overall Downtown Driven program will begin a network to distribute resources to the business and nonprofit community

focusing on best practices, professional development and marketing. As part of this initiative, the Southern Ocean Chamber will provide research results this fall that will be reviewed with the intent to facilitate investment in the business district. It will also include a discussion of a marketing and communications initiative. Southern Ocean Chamber has contracted Stockton University to generate a Visitor Study that will highlight Beach Haven and Tuckerton that will deliver data needed for aspects of growth. The survey is currently underway at key locations in both boroughs.

Updates on discussion and progress will be available through the Borough of Tuckerton EDC website at tuckertonborough. com/government/boards-committees or at visitLBIregion.com throughout the year, or by contacting Jon Miller, Chairman of the EDC.

Volunteer Tax Preparers Needed

MANAHAWKIN – Volunteers are needed for a free income tax preparation program available to anyone who needs help filing Federal and New Jersey taxes, with special attention given to seniors. Volunteers must attend approximately six days of training during December and January from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. during classes held at St. Mary’s

of the Pines. Volunteers are required to be available at least one half-day weekly, from February 1 to April 15, 2018.

This is an AARP program being offered in cooperation with the IRS and the NJ Division of Taxation. If you are interested in volunteering, or need more information, call Pat at 609-294-0730.

Flea Market Vendors Needed

BARNEGAT – Zonta of Southern Ocean County will host a vendor fair and flea market on Saturday, November 4 at the

Barnegat Community Center. Contact Diane Gorgy at dgorgy1@comcast.net for an application and to reserve a table.

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By Dina Vicari, Esq. at R.C. Shea And Associates The very necessary but intensive part of your quest to close on your new home will be providing your mortgage representative with all of the financial records and additional information they require. Equally, during a re-finance of your existing home, many of the financial records will be required. In either of these situations, the process is started by the application process and moves through the underwriting process until the loan is clear to close. During this time period which may span from 30 days to several months, depending on the complexity of the loan program, there are several things to remember as to not hinder a smooth closing, which your Attorney can assist with.

First, as an applicant, you never want to open new credit cards, switch credit card balances to new credit cards, or make large purchases on existing credit cards. Even the smallest of purchases on a new card may open up a much larger available line of credit. This is important to remember when you are paying for movers or looking to purchase new appliances and/ or furniture for your new home. All of these actions can disrupt your income to debt ratio which can be a major obstacle in getting to that clear to close position. Make sure prior to utilizing any credit that it is discussed with your Attorney and mortgage representative to avoid delays in obtaining clearance to close your loan.

Second, in a situation where you may be re-financing your existing home or purchasing a home that requires repairs prior to closing, make sure all home improvements/repairs that may be on going are complete prior to the appraisal being performed. One of the steps of any loan is to have a formal apprais-

al completed. To avoid Dina M. Vicari Esq. a delay, make sure you properly plan the timing of your appraisal. Timing of the appraisal should be discussed with your Attorney and mortgage representative to ensure that there are no on-going improvements within the property that would require a re-appraisal that will cost an additional fee.

Third, it is important to make sure you are prepared for closing and have enough money saved to bring to the closing table. At the time of closing there are lender costs and third party costs, such as payments to insurance companies, surveyors, title companies, home owner associations, tax office, municipal utilities, and many more, which must be paid at closing. It is important to communicate with your Attorney and mortgage lender to review all of your closing costs that you will be responsible for at the time of closing.

The above items may be overwhelming and we at R.C. Shea and Associates can help you through the process. The law firm of R.C. Shea & Associates, Counsellors at Law, is a full service law firm representing and advising clients in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate Litigation, Personal Injury, General Litigation, Real Estate Law, Medicaid Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers’ Compensation, Land Use and Planning Law, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and much more. Call or visit our office in Toms River at 732-505-1212 or 244 Main Street, our Manchester area office at 732-408-9455 or our Brick area office at 732-451-0800. Email us at rshea@rcshea.com or visit our website at rcshea.com.

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OCC Foundation To Host 16th Annual Golf Outing

JACKSON – The Ocean County College Foundation invites you to tee off at its 16th Annual Golf Outing at Pine Barrens Golf Club on October 10 featuring “Beat the Pro” and “Putting” contests. The event will be held rain or shine.

The entry fee is $325 per player. Your contribution includes brunch at 9:30 a.m., use of the driving range from 9:30 to 11

a.m. before a shotgun start at 11 a.m., along with green fees, golf cart and a golf gift. An Awards and Cocktail Reception will be at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse after the tournament.

Soft spikes and golf attire are required.

“In our first 15 years, we raised over $800,000 to support the students of Ocean County College and we have set our sights on a goal of $50,000 for this year,” explained

Michael B. York, Golf Outing Chair, OCC Foundation. “By providing students with excellent educational opportunities, it opens a new world of possibilities and paves the way for their future success.”

Individuals and businesses may lend support by becoming a sponsor. All sponsors receive recognition in the reception program; in addition, depending on level of

sponsorship, this may also include sponsor name prominently displayed at the Golf Outing, entry fees for a foursome or twosome, tee sponsor, Mulligans and tickets to the 2018 Scholarship Celebration. Please call for details.

Registration Deadline is September 8. To register as a player or sponsor, call the OCC Foundation at 732-255-0492.

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CLASSIFIEDS Auto For Sale Items For Sale Help Wanted 2001 Ford Crown Victoria LX - “V8. Auto. All power. Leather.

Alloy wheels. 80K. Black. Senior owner, Holiday City. $2,900.

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(34) 2002 Explorer - 4x4. Loaded, 165K. $2,995. 732-350-3146.

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For Rent Crestwood Village - 55+. Non smoker. Working person. 1 car only. $950 plus utilities. Credit check. Put back woods. 609-994-8644.

(33) Affordable Properties In Ocean County CAPC, LLC - Is offering two units for rent. Three and four bedroom, single-family homes in Toms River for $1,205. These properties are restricted based on income.

Application forms can be obtained from 421 Halsey Street in Newark; between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Applications can also be obtained by emailing clients@njclf.com or our website capcnj.org/apply. All individuals and families may apply. Priority will be given to qualified Sandy impacted residents/households.

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Real Estate ADULT 55+ COMMUNITY Homestead Run - Toms River. Purchase or rental. 2 BR, 1 or 1.5 Bath. Immediate occupancy. Call 732-370-2300.

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Items Wanted 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) $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ 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, brica-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid. Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius.

732-364-7580. (t/n) Cash Paid - For vintage saxophones and World War II military items.

E-mail: mymilitarytoys@optonline. net or call 609-581-8290.

(33) 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) WE BUY USED CARS - Any condition, any make, any year. We also specialize in buying Classic Porshe, Mercedes and Jaguar running or not, DEAD OR ALIVE. 609-598-3622. (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) 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)

Kayaks - Old Town Loon III and Wilderness. System PamLico 120. $500 each. 609-971-8740.

Bulkhead Ladder, $150.

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Teacher Assistant - FT/PT FLOATER. Seniors Welcome!

Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-2100.

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Help Wanted

Now Hiring Property Inspectors - FT/PT in your area. Full, free training provided. jim.g59@ comcast.net or msangelabove@ comcast.net. 732-766-4425, 201259-0734. Ask for Mel. (t/n)

Registered Nurse – The Pines at Whiting is looking for two compassionate RN’s to provide care to residents in our skilled nursing/rehab community.

Minimum 1-2 years experience required as well as experience with EMR. One RN 7-3 (22.50 hours a week e/o), and one RN 3-11 (16 hours a week e/o w/e). For immediate consideration apply to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759, 732849-2047 or email resume to rscully@ thepinesatwhiting.org. EOE. (34) FT/PT Weekend CNA/CHHA The Pines at Whiting is looking for experienced CNA’s/CHHA’s to provide excellence in care to our residents on our Assisted Living Unit and Skilled Nursing units. If you are looking for an environment that rewards excellence, provides a fun work environment you should look no further! Full Time 3-11. Excellent benefit package for Full Time employees. Stop in today to learn more.

Weekend commitment positions on all 3-11/11-7 Special weekend rates of $14 - $16/hour depending on community. Weekend program requires a commitment of 4 weekend shifts per month. Apply in Person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org (32) 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)

Laundromat Attendant - For PT/FT Good communication skills, math and min computer knowledge. Transportation needed. Long term commitment only. 732-286-1863.

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Services PQ Painting & Home Improvement Services - Celebrating 50 years of service in NJ. 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 732-5003063 or 609-356-2444. (t/n) Seniors Let Me Help You Organize Filing, household accounts, medical records, writing checks, general office work. Good verbal and interpersonal skills. Please call Ellen 732-716-1017 or leave a message. $10 an hour.

References are avialable.

(34) Nor’easter Painting and Staining, LLC - Interior and exterior. Decks, powerwashing. Affordable. Senior discounts. References. No job too small. Fully insured. 732-6910123. Lic #13VH09460600. (35)

Full or Part Time Laborer/Apprentice - In Jackson. Will train.

Benefits available for full time employees. Call 732-928-2100.

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Need A Ride - Airports, cruise, A.C., doctors. Save $$$. Senior discounts.

Tom. Save ad. 551-427-0227. (39)

Full Time Teller/Pawn Clerk Ocean Check Cashing, 970 Route 166 Toms River, NJ. 732-2442814. 45 hours plus per week, includes every Saturday. Duties are as follows: banking experience, have knowledge of verifying and identifying fraud, good customer service skills, good communication skills, cash handling experience, knowledge of filing SARS/CTRS, retention, knowledge of Ebay. Good starting salary. Paid vacation. Some cross selling a plus. Please send resume to michalvv@aol.com.

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All Around Yard And Home Maintenance – Outdoor, indoor work done to your satisfaction. Spring thru Winter. Cleaning, home repairs, yard upgrades, etc. References upon request. Very diligent. Fair estimates.

Eddie Zsoka 732-608-4781. (37)

Teacher- FT - Pre-Kindergarten. Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-2100.

(36) Community Resource Center Driver Wanted for Mental Health Agency in Brick. Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. - 9 a.m.; 2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Candidate must have valid NJ driver’s license with a clean driving record.

Please call 732-255-9102, ext. 4. (35) Per Diem Hair Dresser - The Pines at Whiting is currently looking for a Per Diem Hair dresser to work 2-3 days a week in our Continuing Care Retirement Community. The ideal candidate must have an active license in the State of New Jersey. Interested candidates can apply to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759/Phone 732-849-2047/ Fax 732-350-0540/email rscully@ thepinesatwhiting.org. EOE. (32) Part Time - Jackson helper/apprentice. Working papers require for 17 & under. Call 732-928-2100. (34) Teacher - FT- Two’s. Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-2100. (36)

Interior and Exterior Painting – Insured all calls returned.

References available. Free estimates. Lic # VH4548900. Tommy call 609-661-1657. (34) Do You Need Someone - To take care of your loved one in the evenings Monday through Friday?

Call Janet 732-409-7794 (Howell, Freehold and Jackson).

(35) Painting - By neat, meticulous craftsman who will beat any written estimate. Interior/exterior. Free estimate. Fully insured. 732-5067787, 646-643-7678.

(33) 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. (t/n)

Services Don Carnevale Painting - Specializing interiors. Very neat.

Special senior discounts. Reasonable, affordable, insured. References. Low spring rates. License #13VH3846900. 732-899-4470 or (34) 732-814-4851. Thank you.

Car Service - 24/7. Doctors, shopping, airports, hospitals, cruise, shops, Atlantic City, family functions, NYC accomodations for large groups. Call for reasonable rates. Kerry 732-606-2725.

(30) 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)

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Bobs Waterproofing - Basement and crawlspace waterproofing. Mold testing, removal and prevention. Family owned. Fully licensed and insured.

Call Bob 732-616-5007. (t/n)

The Original Family Fence A fully licensed and insured company in Ocean County has specialized in unique fence repairs and installations around the Garden State for over 35 years. We want your gate repairs, sectional repairs, and new installation inquiries! No job is too small for us to tend to in a day’s time. Call us today for your free estimate You might just be surprised with what is possible. NJ LIC: 13VH09125800. Phone 732773-3933, 732-674-6644.

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Autobody Work - $99 any dent big or small, professionally done. We come to you. Serving Ocean and Monmouth counties. 347-744-7409. (t/n) Daycare Provider - With 20 years experience. Excellent references. Looking to care for infant in her Howell home. Rt. 9-Adelphia Road. 732-905-1457. (36) Roofing Etc. - Roofing, siding, windows, gutters. Repairs and discounted new installations. Prompt service.

Insured. NJ license #13HV01888400.

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

(28) My Buddy - Wellness phone service. Easing loneliness. Receive a business-like call daily. Reasonable cost. For info, email mybuddy660@ gmail.com. My Buddy verified by Department Veteran Affairs listed as (SDVOSB) on www.vetbiz. gov. Must be 18+ years.

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H o u s e C l e a n - I Wi l l C l e a n Your Home. Very good prices.

Call 732-773-5078.

(41) All American Home Health Care All phases of home health care.

Professional, 25 years experience.

Live in, full or part time, or hourly.

Skip the rest, hire the best.Senior discounts. 732-664-3605.

(15) Angel Card Readings By Ena 848-227-5424. I can help you with lifes concerns. With God, all things possible.

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Nice Polish Lady - Can take care of elderly. Available days. Have car for shopping, doctor visits.

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Buy Direct Flooring - Laminates, luxury Vinyl $2.65’ installed, plush, berber $1.65’ installed, quality remnants, hardwood. Owner installed. County #2006052978. 732-504-9286. (36)

Classifieds are placed in all 7 of our weekly newspapers covering all of Ocean County, and also Howell in Monmouth County.

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FUN & GAMES

SUDOKU

C ROSSWORD P UZZLE

Across 1 Bid with a weak hand, often 6 Nikon D5300, e.g.

9 Team up with 13 “Ya think?!”

14 Like newly Botoxed skin 16 Clip contents 17 Young fella 18 When Valjean adopts Cosette 19 Sorento and Sedona 20 Bar exhortation 23 Firetruck tool 25 Kerfuffle 26 It can cover a lot 27 “Defence of Fort M’Henry” poet 33 “Total Recall” (2012) director Wiseman 34 Out-and-out 35 Designer Klein

36 Acting coach Hagen 37 “Don’t text and drive” ad, briefly 38 Lodging provider 41 Up-in-the-air approx.

42 “This doesn’t __ well ... “ 44 Wingtip strings 46 Get someone’s name wrong, e.g.

47 “Let’s do it!”

51 Rim 52 Wine stain color 53 Egyptian slitherer 54 Magician suggested by the ends of 20-, 27- and 47-Across 59 Sweet pea 60 Seafood restaurant order 61 “In my view ... “ 65 Crew of buddies 66 Long-drawn-out account 67 Poppycock 68 Alternatively

69 Get into the pool 70 Silver dollar topper Down 1 Medium of much Chinese art 2 Luau chow 3 Tack on 4 Out-of-the-blue 5 “Scat!”

6 Shows confidence and pride 7 Cause of much intolerance?

8 Babe or Baby 9 Capital of Indonesia 10 Overlook 11 All-in-one Apple 12 Quick bite 15 Connect with 21 Bides one’s time 22 Bean cover?

23 Playground response 24 Second word of Coleridge’s “Kubla

Khan” 27 Blunders 28 Flagstick holder 29 It’s swung by some pinch hitters 30 Prepares to be knighted 31 Trick 32 Long (for) 39 “__ say more?”

40 Decryption org.

43 Make easier to read, in a way 45 Fits in a cabin?

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What to expect during your consultation

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BUSINESS PROFILE I&G FARMS

By Donna Frances Madej Love, dedication, blood, sweat and tears. Irene and Gregory Johnston’s secret for not only what may be the best, tastiest corn on the cob you’ll ever consume (take my word for it) but also one reason for the years of success that I&G Farms has experienced.

Located at 150 Whitesville Road, Jackson, I&G Farms is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In fact, the only time they’re closed is for two weeks at the beginning of November to transition into the holiday season and from January until the third week in March when they re-open for another selling season. The family run establishment has been delighting Jackson residents, in addition to residents of numerous other towns and even neighboring states, for over 35 years.

Here you’ll find fresher than fresh Jersey produce (a lot I&G grown) that will entice your pallet, lush hearty vegetation that will beautify your surroundings and seasonal creations to usher in the holiday season.

Don’t visit I&G Farms expecting just a farm stand with a limited amount of produce. When you enter the “Family Farm Market,” that not only has eye catching seasonal themed painted windows, but also an attractive, welcoming landscape of thriving flowers and plants that are available for purchase, you’ll be impressed! The huge array of fruits and vegetables are a feast for your eyes, exploding with vivid color and bursting with just picked freshness. It’s “Jersey Fresh” at its freshest, tastiest and finest!

“People have a lot higher awareness of the food that they’re eating,” Irene acknowledges. “A lot of them ask me about GMO (genetically modified organism.) I knew about

If You Plant It They Will Come…

GMO for 20 years but if I mentioned it 20 years ago, they would have no clue what I’m talking about.”

Health problems and environmental damage can occur from GMOs. According to the Non GMO Project, GMOs are “living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering or GE. This creates unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacteria and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods.”

“People know they can come here, where the food was grown.

I can give them the source of the seed and I know exactly how it was grown. That matters a lot,” Irene adds. “People tell me our string beans taste like a bean. They’ve been eating food that has no taste because big corporate farms don’t plow their ground. They just keep planting on it over and over again.

There’s nothing left in the soil, no nutrients. They have a machine that pulls the plant out of the ground and shakes it to death so beans fall off, go into a hopper, into a bin, get broken and get brown. They’re beat up. Ours are hand-picked and beautiful.”

In addition, varieties of squash, eggplant, “Jersey tomatoes” and Irene reveals, “the star of the show,” Gregory’s corn, which is always kept on ice, is grown on I&G’s neighboring acreage. The corn is grown in various “blocks,” and staggering the planting time results in corn (hopefully) until the end of October. The corn is white and bi-color (cross between white and yellow) and is picked daily, as needed, all day long.

“We always have fresh corn, all super sweet,” Irene exclaims. “In my dreams, if someone told me people would go crazy over corn, I would never have believed it.

Take your pick! The fruit is plentiful and delicious at I&GFarms.

And my husband… it’s like he’s married to the corn and I’m the second wife,” she says laughing. “It’s the truth. He gets up at 5:30 a.m. and he’s out in the cornfield.”

It may seem strange imaging that corn has a following, but I&G’s is legendary and is proof that people will travel to get a great ear of corn. Or…maybe put in a special request? Frequent I&G customer Liz Ferullo of Jackson, happily obliges.

“My aunt and uncle bring it back to Yonkers and my brother and sister-in-law from The Family Farm Market is open. There’s no Toms River say “come I&G Farms and get your fresh produce. over for a barbeque and bring the corn. Make sure that something new and different. you stop by I&G,” Ferullo says with “I come often for my gardening, a smile. “This is the sweetest corn my plants, my perennials, my anywhere in New Jersey.” potted plants,” Ferullo relates.

The farms quality control is im- “Everything has always done peccable, with Gregory inspecting well year to year. The quality is everything and making sure that phenomenal.” it meets his and his family’s high Like it says on their T shirts, standards.

I&G Farms are “growers for all “My husband’s passion is his seasons.” Poinsettias are started farm,” Irene proclaims. in the greenhouses in July. Fall It’s obvious that Irene shares the ushers in 20,000 field grown mums same passion and not only enjoys along with pumpkin’s, cornstalks the lasting customer friendships and straw. When produce ceases that have endured through the at the end of October, the market years, but the new ones that she closes for two weeks and is transcontinuously cultivates. formed into a decorating center “A lot of customers are connois- where wreaths, grave blankets and seur growers,” she notes. “That’s bows are custom made. And don’t why they come here. They get forget about the Christmas trees information, the knowledge and that follow. education they can’t get anywhere Although time changes many else.” things, customers are thrilled that The corn and produce are not I&G Farms remains a familiar area the only things that entice Ferullo landmark. Through the years as and others to return to I&G Farms construction of homes and busiagain and again. There’s always nesses have increased in Jackson,

Meet the “star of the show” I&G’s delicious corn. One bite and you’ll be coming back for more.

better time than now to stop at rumors have circulated in regard to the family selling their land to developers. Not to worry! Thanks to the Johnston’s, their land and their neighbor’s 30 acres is protected under the Farmland Preservation Program. Almost 70 acres on Whitesville Road can never be developed and I&G Farms will be around for a long time!

Visit I&G Farms at www.iandgfarms.com, and like them on Facebook; IGFarms, but you must stop by! Questions? Call: 732-3640308.

Irene looks back on her time on the farm as a “rewarding, wonderful experience” and looks ahead to more of the same. Retirement doesn’t appear to be an option.

“My husband and I are too high spirited energy to walk away from something like this,” she says amidst the hustle and bustle of the market. “It’s in your soul. It’s part of us. It’s us. I&G. Irene and Greg.

That’s what it is.”

The only thing better than a “Jersey tomato” is a “Jersey tomato” from I&G. Get them while you can.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of august 12 - august 18

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Savor close personal ties in the week ahead and concentrate on protecting joint assets. Circumstances could force you to part with a few hard earned pennies, but don’t jump wholeheartedly into a spending spree.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Walk the middle path in the week to come. It is easy to go to extremes of emotion if you compete for someone’s affections. Don’t let a fleeting obsession blind you to the facts. Possessiveness can cause a rift.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Hold your horses. The next several days are not the best time to negotiate, make a business decision, or start a new project. Wait until the second half of the week to obtain cooperation and bypass roadblocks to success.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Impulsiveness or recklessness could make a job more difficult or a health problem worse. In the week ahead adopting a rational approach will insure that demonstrations of love and affection are real and valid.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Actions speak louder than words in the week ahead when career and business are concerned. If you are in search of fame and fortune know that power shifts can put the spotlight on you. Be prepared to work diligently.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. In the week ahead ignore an itch to make adjustments to plans or to impulsively challenge a loved one. The grapevine might buzz about you or a significant other but it is all good news.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Tread water if a major commitment of loyalty or money is on the table. Delay making major financial decisions or transactions until the second half of the week.

Avoid making unnecessary criticisms at work.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put your best foot forward. You could be the target of someone’s romantic ardor or tempted by a casual flirtation in the upcoming week. Play it cool, since a decision about a relationship or commitment could backfire.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The unpredictability of others could make you uncomfortable in the week ahead. By staying calm, rational, and even-tempered you can win brownie points on the career front and maintain peace at home.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A fresh sense of purpose and a new cycle of accomplishment may commence as this week unfolds. Your strength lies in your adept touch with finances and an ability to adjust to quickly changing scenarios.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Treat others with the same respect and consideration that you would like to be shown in return. Get bills paid today to avoid mix-ups or criticism later in the week. A key relationship might experience ups and downs.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Turn on the cruise control and just “keep on trucking.” Don’t make any sudden changes, stops, or starts in the week ahead. Opposition to your plans or a temporary roadblock can prevent you from making headway.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen Midsummer Mania: It’s Time For The Eggplant’s Turn In The Spotlight

By Wolfgang Puck Among summertime’s signature vegetables, eggplant sometimes seems like it doesn’t get its fair share of attention. Tomatoes are the seasonal superstars, filling farmers’ market stalls with all their many-shaped, multicolored variety. Zucchini can dominate through sheer numbers, especially if you grow them yourself. And then there’s sweet corn, the outdoor favorite at picnics and barbecues.

But eggplant? With its glossy, purple-black skin and a texture and flavor that are unpalatable when raw, it seems to hang back while its more popular summer companions make friends so easily. Eggplant needs more coaxing to showcase how wonderful it can actually be. When sauteed, grilled, roasted or broiled, its flavor turns amazingly rich and satisfying, almost meaty, and the texture becomes luxuriously soft, smooth and silky.

There are so many ways to showcase those delicious qualities: -Combine eggplant with chunks of tomato, zucchini and onion, along with garlic and fresh herbs in the signature French vegetable stew called ratatouille.

-Slice the eggplant, slick with oil, and grill it as an easy side for summertime cookouts.

-Grill or broil eggplant whole until the skin blackens and the inside turns tender; then, scoop out the smoky-tasting pulp and whip it with tahini (sesame paste), garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt and parsley to make the superb Middle Eastern dip known as baba ganoush.

-Give the vegetable a try in a Southeast Asian main dish like my sauteed shrimp with Thai-spiced eggplant and Thai red curry sauce.

Having originated in Asia, eggplant is a staple in Thai kitchens, and in the following recipe it’s combined with aromatic seasonings to form a luxurious backdrop for quickly cooked seafood.

With the widespread popularity of Thai cooking today, you may be surprised by how easy it is to find all the ingredients. Many produce departments now include fresh lemongrass, Thai basil, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal - a cousin to ginger; and Asian food aisles often feature bottles of Thai red curry paste and the salty, fermented seasoning called fish sauce. Even more conveniently, you can also buy them all online.

Once you’ve assembled all the ingredients, the recipe proceeds very quickly, with each of the three main elements - the sauce, the eggplant and the sauteed shrimp - fairly simple to prepare.

Since the shrimp cooks the quickest of all the ingredients, I save their preparation until the very end. You could also substitute another protein of your choice; pork tenderloins or boneless and skinless chicken breasts, quickly grilled or sauteed and then cut diagonally into strips, would work beautifully with the other ingredients.

Whichever of these combinations sounds good to you, I encourage you to give my recipe a try soon - and let eggplant finally win its share of the spotlight.

SAUTEED SHRIMP WITH THAI SPICED EGGPLANT AND THAI RED CURRY SAUCE Serves 4 For the sauce: 2 tablespoons peanut oil 4-inch (10-cm) piece ginger root, sliced and smashed 4-inch (10-cm) piece lemongrass, white part only, smashed, or zest of 1/2 lemon, cut into strips 2-inch (5-cm) piece galangal, or a little extra ginger, peeled and chopped 2 dried red Thai chiles or other small dried chiles 2 teaspoons cumin powder 1 teaspoon sweet paprika 2 teaspoons bottled Thai red curry paste

1/4 cup (60 mL) peeled, seeded and diced fresh tomato 2 cups (500 mL) canned unsweetened coconut milk 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 to 3 tablespoons fish sauce, or 1 tablespoon anchovy paste 1/2 cup (125 mL) Kaffir lime leaves, or 2 tablespoons shredded lime zest 1 cup (250 mL) loosely packed Thai basil leaves, or regular basil leaves Kosher salt Sugar For the eggplant mixture: 1 large globe eggplant, or 4 Chinese eggplants 2 tablespoons peanut oil 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced ginger 1 tablespoon minced white onion 1/2 cup (60 mL) peeled, seeded and diced fresh tomato 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 tablespoon cumin powder 1/2 tablespoon coriander powder Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro leaves 1 tablespoon Thai basil leaves, or regular basil leaves, cut crosswise into thin strips For the shrimp: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Fresh basil leaves, cut crosswise into thin strips, for garnish First, make the sauce: In a medium saucepan over high heat, heat the oil. Add the ginger, lemongrass and galangal; stir-fry until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add the chiles and stir-fry another 30 seconds. Add the cumin, paprika, curry paste and tomato. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the coconut milk and bring to a boil, stirring and scraping to deglaze the pan deposits.

Reduce the heat; stir in the lime juice, fish sauce, lime leaves and basil. Simmer gently for 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and sugar. Remove from the heat and leave to steep for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the eggplant: Preheat a grill or broiler. With a fork, poke the eggplant several times all over. Rub with 1 tablespoon peanut oil. Grill or broil, turning regularly, until completely tender. Remove from the heat and set aside until cool enough to handle.

Cut in half and scoop out the pulp onto a cutting board; coarsely chop the pulp, transferring to a bowl, and discard the skin.

In a medium saute pan, heat the remaining peanut oil and the butter over medium heat; saute the jalapeno, garlic, ginger and onion until aromatic, about 2 minutes.

Stir in the eggplant, tomato, sugar, cumin and coriander.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and stir in the cilantro and basil. Cover and keep warm.

Strain the sauce and gently rewarm it over medium heat.

For the shrimp, in a large saute pan over high heat, combine the oil and butter. Saute the shrimp until just pink, 3 to 4 minutes; season with salt and pepper.

To serve, divide the eggplant among four serving plates.

Arrange the shrimp on top and drizzle with the sauce.

Garnish with basil and 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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