2017-10-07 - The Brick Times

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| October 7, 2017

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–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn The Foodtown site has been awaiting redevelopment. Currently, a contractor hired by the town to do roadway reconstruction is using the lot as a staging area, officials said.

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – The township took a big step in closing the chapter on the redevelopment of the former Foodtown site since the State Department of Transportation has no traffic-related objections, said Mayor John G. Ducey during the Sept.

26 council meeting.

The council hired a traffic expert who did a report and put in a request for a Letter of No Interest, “which means, we’re good with it,” the mayor said. “This is (Foodtown - See Page 5)

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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News

Council Candidates Discuss Taxes, Quality Of Life

Keeping Your Ears In Good Shape

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Dear Pharmacist How Magnesium Helps You Breathe And Be Happy

John Ciocco, Heather deJong, Marilyn Lago, Paul Mummolo, Marianna C. Pontoriero, Lois Turner

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – The three Democrat council members whose terms are up are running for reelection, and there are three Republican candidates who would like to unseat them in November’s general election.

The six candidates were asked several questions, including how (Council - See Page 5)

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The Future Of Performing Arts In Ocean County

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College Corner:

Where Yesterday’s High School Athletes Excel Today

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–Photo courtesy Ocean County College The Ocean County Vocational Technical School students perform “You Will Be Found,” from the show Dear Evan Hansen, to celebrate the eventual construction of a performing arts high school on the campus of Ocean County College.

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – When the chorus took the stage, dozens of their peers in the crowd burst out in applause and shouting.

(Arts - See Page 4)

–Photo courtesy Rowan University Brick Memorial’s Kevin Veltre runs at Rowan.

By Chris Christopher Welcome to the College Corner, a look at how former local high school athletes are faring at the collegiate level.

Senior Kevin Veltre (Brick Memorial) was one of the top men’s cross country runners in NCAA Division III last season for the Rowan University Profs.

And the former Mustang got off to a fast star t this year, crossing the finish line for first place in 25:48.26 and leading the Profs past host (College - See Page 2)

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Continued From Page 1 Stock ton Universit y 17- 46 over the 8-kilometer distance.

Veltre last year was fifth at the New Jersey Athletic Conference championship meet (25:21.42), 13th at the Atlantic Region meet in 24:50.0 and 161st at the NCAA Division III Championships in 25:46.4.

St o ck t on up d at e: St o ck t on’s Jo e D’A m i c o (Ce nt r a l Re g i ona l ) wa s named the Osprey of the Week in men’s cross country after placing fourth in the loss to Rowan in 26:54.63.

Na m e d t h e O s p r e y of t h e We e k i n w o m e n’s t e n n i s w a s A m a n d a El-Khouri (Brick Memorial).

She won 6-2, 6-2 at sixth singles in Stockton’s 8-1 loss to Wilmington of Delawa re. T he ex-Mu st a ng tea med with Toms River North graduate Emily Steinberg for an 8-0 win at doubles in the Ospreys’ 9-0 conquest of William Paterson.

In women’s soccer, Nicole Pallante (Brick) posted her first shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over Emmanuel.

Including a 3-0 loss to Scranton, the former Green Dragon kicked out eight shots overall. She made nine saves as the Ospreys went 1-2.

In f ield hockey, Victoria Calazzo (Southern Regional) was named the NJAC Defensive Player of the Week and the Osprey of the Week.

She scored one goal and made a defensive save in a 3-0 win over New Paltz.

She allowed a goal on a penalty stroke in a 1-0 loss to Swarthmore.

Shot saver: Cedar Crest College junior Morgan Maddock (Brick) made 14 saves in a 1-0 loss to New Jersey City University in women’s soccer.

Carpino aids win: Rowan senior back Michelle Carpino (Brick Township) assisted on the second goal of the match in the Profs’ 5-0 win over Marymount.

Setting, spiking: Rowan freshman Lauren Horbacew icz (Toms R iver East) helped the Profs past Rutgers Un iversit y-Newa rk 3- 0 i n women’s volleyball.

The 5-foot-10 freshman middle hitter finished the event with eight kills as Rowan prevailed 25-17, 25-13 and 2514. She ended the second set with a kill and blasted home two kills as the Profs opened the final set with a 9-1 run.

Brookdale Community College sophomore defensive specialist Johanna Williams (Jackson Memorial) scored 11 points and spiced her showing with f ive kills in a 3- 0 win over Rowan College at Gloucester County.

The Jersey Blues won the first set 25-6, captured the second 25-21 and prevailed in the third 25-9.

Duo contributes: Sophomore midfielder Diana VanSickle (Brick) and freshman keeper Ashley Tutzauer saw action for Cabrini in its 4-0 win over New Jersey City University.

VanSickle netted one goal. Tutzauer notched the win without facing a shot on goal.

Vikings compete: Ocean County College freshman Kyle Sarno (Barnegat) and Jessica Reis (North) placed 11th and 10th, respectively, in the men’s and women’s cross country 8K races at the Duke’s Invitational at Cumberland County College.

The men’s event consisted of nearly 70 runners. A total of 32 athletes competed in the women’s event.

Ignatowicz signs: Former Toms River South and Rowan standout Vinny Ignatowicz has signed a professional contract to play for the Philadelphia Fury of the American Soccer League.

He played for the Profs from 2013-16.

He scored 46 points on 17 goals and 12 assists in 68 career games (59 starts).

He put home five match-winning goals.

He was named to the 2016 All-New Jersey Athletic Conference first team and received honorable mention in 2014.

He was a team captain and a National Soccer Coaches Association of America South Atlantic All-Region second team selection as a senior. Rowan twice advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament during his time with the team.

The ASL is a developmental league that provides American players with professional playing opportunities as well as a direct pathway into the major leagues around the world.

Gaul leads on links: Howell Township resident Daniel Gaul, a sophomore fire science major, has been named the captain of the New Jersey City University men’s golf team.

The former Manalapan player made the 2016-17 Capital Athletic Conference Academic team.

This season, he fired a 96 for 27th among 33 players at the SUNY Cobleskill Jug Classic at the Cobleskill Golf and Country Club in Cobleskill, N.Y. NJCU was second among six teams.

He tied a teammate for second place with an 81 (40-41) in a 330-370 win over Bryn College at the Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth.

Gaul forced the tie with a par on the 18th hole. He birdied the 183-yard par three 15th. He notched nine pars.

Kohles honored: Rowan g raduate Glenn Kohles (East) earned All-Academic honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Count r y Coaches Association.

Kohles graduated with a degree in law and justice studies and minors in political science and psychology. He starred in the discus and shot put for the Profs.

College Corner is written by veteran Jersey Shore sports writer Chris Christopher. In the not too distant future, Chris will debut Grid Gossip, which will report on the exploits of former local high school football players in college action. Please send tips to Chris at cchristopher1259@gmail.com.

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Continued From Page 1 There was an excitement among the kids, cheering on their fellow students in the Vocal Ensemble. They were performing in front of local officials who were officially announcing the eventual construction of the Performing Arts Academy on the grounds of Ocean County College. Their songs and dance number was just a preview of what was to come when the school fi nally fi nds a home there.

Currently, the academy is stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The school is distant from everything else, and difficult to travel to and from. The new school would be built in front of the current Jay and Linda Grunin Center. Ocean County Vocational Technical School Superintendent William P. Hoey Jr. said that the grounds between the center and parking lot will be extended, taking up some of the parking, for the building. The building will be used by college classes at night. The academy will allow performing arts Vo-Tech students to earn both a high school diploma and an Associate’s Degree at the same time.

Hoey told a story of walking through the halls of the current performing arts academy. When classes let out, kids poured into the halls. Many of them were singing.

This is just something that happens when creative kids are given a chance to express themselves.

“It’s a tribute to the kind of education that they’ve chosen,” he said. And “chosen” might be the most important part of that. When kids have a hand in their own education, they are driven to excel.

It’s that kind of excitement, on display on stage at the event, that will prompt them to succeed, he said.

The Perfor ming Arts Academy, as well as the county’s Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, are federally recognized Blue Ribbon schools, he said. Placing the academy in a state-of-the-art building will give it even more potential.

OCC President Jon Larson said this will be a transformative experience for both schools, “making us the envy of other counties.”

Freeholder Director Joseph Vicari touted the cooperation between the vo-tech, OCC, county government, and the Grunin Foundation.

Students that will graduate from the future academy will look back at the opportunities that were given here, he said. It will provide them the training for future careers – some of which don’t even exist yet.

“Towns and cities aspire to be places where people want to live and visit. A vibrant and flourishing arts culture is certainly a way to distinguish a community from the sameness that permeates so much of our national landscape,” said Jay Grunin, co-founder and co-chair of the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation.

The school will be a place for creative students to develop their own unique needs, and explore new subject matters and cultures, he said. It will also provide the skills and mindset to succeed in the 21st century job market.

“Arts education not only enhances students’ understanding of the world around them, but it also broadens their perspective on traditional academics.

The arts give us the creativity to express ourselves while challenging our intellect.

The arts integrate life and learning for all students, and are essential for the development of the whole person,” he said.

The goal is to be completed in December of 2019, so students could start in January of 2020, Hoey said. However, if there are construction delays, the first classes would be held in September of 2020.

There would be high school students on the same campus as adult college students, but Hoey said every precaution will be made to keep the students safe.

There will be chaperones for common areas like lunch and library time. They won’t have freshmen roaming free, but the access to the college increases more as they age.

A lot of high school students are already on campus during the day and night, as OCC has been reaching out to schools to accelerate education, he said.

Financing And Naming Rights The state will fund $10.6 million toward the funding of the construction. Ocean County and the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation will each contribute $8 million. OCC will provide $2 million.

However, there would still be the cost of programming and expansion of education that is currently done. This would cost an estimated $5 million, said Jeremy Grunin, president of his parents’ foundation. So, the foundation is kicking off a fundraising drive for this.

“We are willing to forego the naming rights” of the building, he said. A donor who would contribute $2.5 out of the total $5 million would secure the naming rights of the building.

“It is not an act of vanity but an act of leadership,” he said. Sponsoring an educational endeavor like this is meant to inspire giving in others.

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–Photo courtesy Ocean County College An artist’s rendering of the Performing Arts Academy that will be built on Ocean County College’s campus.

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Foodtown:

Board of Education and the township are two separate governmental entities.

“So it’s not like a check could just be written and given to them, they have to manage their own finances as the township manages its own, even though the taxpayers are, generally speaking, the same,” Starkey said.

The state generally does not allow transfers, whether there’s a surplus, a deficit or what the conditions are of either government, Starkey said.

They’re designed to operate separately.

“I just thought it might be something you’d want to consider,” O’Rourke said.

And finally, Ducey said there was more good news for the township: the state awarded Brick a $246,633 Municipal Urban Aid Program Grant to be used towards Birchwood Park Phase 3 roadway improvements after Township Engineer Elissa Commins and Township Grant Writer Tara Paxton submitted the application.

The total cost to finish the remainder of the streets in Birchwood Park is estimated at $905,000, so some township money is still needed for their completion, Ducey said.

When the next capital budget is approved in June/July 2018, the rest of the funds would be approved, so this time next year the bids would open and paving could begin, he said.

“So that’s great news for Birchwood Park. I know they’ve been waiting, or at least the people who live on these particular streets. Everyone else has been happy because their streets were done a couple of years ago,” Ducey said.

The streets include parts of Orangewood Drive, Orangewood Court, Elmwood Drive, Elmwood Court, Elmwood Place, Oakwood Drive, parts of Sprucewood Drive, Larchwood Drive, and Boxwood Drive.

The next council meeting will be on Tuesday, October 10 at 7 p.m.

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council and mayor. Currently we have no checks and balances in our township government. The current council has acted as a rubberstamp to policies that have failed to effectively address empty storefronts, rundown commercial properties overgrown with weeds, rising drug abuse and the related crime that it causes. Despite election year gimmicks, our taxes continue to rise,” Ciocco said.

“My opponents have been in charge with a majority on the town council for 6 years. They have had plenty of time to make a lasting difference on the issues that affect our quality of life and have not. Every day I see Brick take another step to being an urbanized area with mega gas stations, new unneeded strip malls, townhouses and highrise apartments,” he wrote.

Heather deJong (D), 37, has lived in Brick since 2009, and has served on the township council since 2013.

She has a BA from Moravian College in Sociology and Political Science. deJong is currently employed by Community Services, Inc. of Ocean County as the Director of Finance which administers the Meals on Wheels Program and other services for seniors throughout Ocean County.

“I have experience in government, fundraising, grants, marketing, and budgeting. I worked for a veterans non-profit assisting our nation’s heroes with housing, and health and educational benefits,” she wrote.

“I am running for re-election because I am

Continued From Page 1 excellent, excellent news. Big news.”

The traffic study showed that there was more traffic at the site’s prior use – first as a Bradlee’s and then as a Foodtown – than there would be for what is proposed at the site. An objection by the DOT could have resulted in a delay of 18 to 24 months, Ducey said.

In May, plans were finalized for the site, which would pass from township ownership to two developers who would each pay $2.5 million to develop a privately-owned recreation center and a retail area with three pad sites.

“We got that letter, so the State DOT agrees: they have a Letter of No Interest, so we don’t have to go through that 18 month to two-year process and we are moving on from there,” Ducey said.

Going forward, the next step is for the two developers to file a final site plan to delineate shared parking, draining locations, and other engineering concerns, he said.

After the site plan is completed, it would be reviewed by CAFRA, which should take about three months, Ducey said.

“The longest part from here until the end was the DOT, and that is behind us because we have the Letter of No Interest,” Ducey said.

In other news, citing an article he recently read in The Brick Times, resident John O’Rourke asked if the township could use surplus funds to make up for a $720,000 shortfall to the school district since they had to revise their budget after an unexpected cut in state aid.

“The [school] business administrator James Edwards is going to appeal this, and even if he is successful in getting some of the money back... could the council make up the difference?”

O’Rourke asked.

Township Attorney Kevin Starkey said that the

Continued From Page 1 long they have lived in Brick; have they ever held public office before; what is their educational and work background; why they are running for township council; and what do they think is the biggest issue facing Brick today.

The candidates responded by email and were limited to about 250 words each. Below are their answers in alphabetical order.

John Ciocco (R), 53, has lived in Brick for 20 years. He has an MBA in executive management from St. John’s University in New York.

He has not held elected office before, but has served as a Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority Commissioner for six years, and on the Brick Township Housing Authority for two years. Ciocco is a past president of the Brick Morning Rotary.

“My work background covers over 26 years of management experience including Production and Operations Management, Project Management and Customer Service and Client Administration,” Ciocco wrote.

“The key aspect of each of these positions has been the responsibility for managing employees and providing services to customers and clients while controlling costs and allocating limited resources,” he said.

“I am running for council because I see the small town atmosphere of Brick slipping away due to the lack of strong leadership of the current

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

F EATURED L ETTER Traffic Nightmare On Princeton Ave. For the past seven or eight years, the traffic on Princeton Ave. in Brick has become a nightmare. The speed limit says 40 miles an hour while there are times the cars are doing 46 to 50 miles an hour.

Princeton Ave. is a residential area. The volume of the traffic is because the people are using Princeton Ave. to avoid Route 88 which is 35 miles an hour (and is a commercial road) while trying to get to Point Pleasant. The majority of the people do not live on or off Princeton Ave. The cars come in caravans of 7 to 19 or more all day, every day seven days a week. Trying to cross Princeton Ave. is at your own risk because the caravan of cars is coming both ways.

Then there are people driving in the bike lane while trying to get around a car that is trying to make a turn off Princeton Ave. These people don’t even slow down – they continue their same speed.

These drivers are sometimes very abusive to the people walking or riding their bikes in the bike lane. There are fewer people walking, jogging or riding their bikes anymore because they don’t feel safe. Princeton Ave. has very few sidewalks – hence walking or jogging in the bike lane.

Then we have the problem of trying to get out of our development. First there are the cars speeding through a red light. I live on Princeton Pines Place. When trying to go straight across Princeton Ave. to Post Road, that’s another nightmare. We have to fight the people making a right turn onto Post Road even though they have a red light but they continue to speed around the corner.

They need a “No Turn On Red” sign at this corner.

Sometimes we have to slam on our brakes to avoid an accident even though we have the light. But these people just keep going.

I addressed these concerns with the town over two years ago but nothing has changed.

If anything, the situation has only gotten worse. There are more cars, trucks, and even big commercial trailers.

The summer months always bring more traffic and then there is the Farmers’ Market on Saturdays at Windward Beach during the four summer months. The traffic is horrible on Saturdays during the summer.

This issue needs to be addressed before a major causality occurs.

Elizabeth Schuckman Brick

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Not A Vote For Trump In reference to John Cardello’s recent letter, I feel I must respond even though his “facts” are questionable at best.

About his reference to the great job Trump is doing; we learn from the Gallup. com poll: Trump’s most recent weekly average approval rating is 38 (from Sept. 11-17, 2017) From Newsweek: “Trump’s approval rating is bad – like, historically bad. The weighted average from data-focused website FiveThirtyEight pegged it at just 37 percent on Friday – Day 197 of his presidency. No other president in the history of modern polling has had an approval rating so dismal on Day 197.”

President Trump regularly boasts about the stock market’s strong performance since his inauguration. What Trump hasn’t noted, however, is that Barack Obama and George H.W. Bush oversaw greater stock market expansion during their first six months in office, as judged by percentage growth of the S&P 500.

As for the Russian investigation being over, Mr. Cardello, surely you must have been sipping the Kool-Aid or taking a page from Trump’s “alternative facts.” The New York Times three days ago, headlined “Mueller Seeks White House Documents Related to Trump’s Actions

Letters To The Editorthey will no longer take fullas President.” The article Vicari goes on to say, “The document requests provide the most details to date about the breadth of Mr. Mueller’s investigation, and show that several aspects of his inquiry are focused squarely on Mr. Trump’s behavior in the White House.” This article is dated Sept. 20, 2017, so the investigation is certainly not over even though Trump and Mr. Cardello wish it to be so.

About food stamps (SNAP) you boasted that there are fewer people on food stamps.

One can certainly state that there could be less people on food stamps because Trump cut the budget for eligible recipients. Nearly half of SNAP recipients are children. That’s 20 million kids – about 1 in 4 Americans under the age of 18. The 42 million Americans – 13 percent of the population – who currently receive SNAP benefits, which include low income families, the elderly (about 11 percent of SNAP recipients are seniors) people with disabilities, and those who have lost a job. They receive an average of about $4.17 per day, or $1.39 per meal. (from modernfarmer. com) Surely you cannot be proud of taking food out of their mouths.

All in all, Mr. Cardello, I do not wish to be in your rising boat that purportedly lifts us all. Neither do I wish to be in the Trump one that is sinking.

Rosemary Doherty Berkeley

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Endorsed It is with great pleasure to announce The Monmouth & Ocean Counties Building and Construction Trades Council has endorsed Joe Vicari for his re-election to the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

A lifelong educator and liaison to Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools, Joe Vicari has worked tirelessly to educate young people preparing to enter the workforce, as well as adults ready to begin a new career. Freeholder Vicari has been a leader in creating skilled workers ready to compete for jobs in the global economy.

Joe Vicari’s efforts with the Ocean County Workforce Investment Board and the Department of Business Development and Tourism has also provided new jobs for our residents while strengthening our local economy.

Freeholder Joe Vicari is an experienced leader who knows how to get the job done in Ocean County with local residents.

Thomas DeBartolo President, Monmouth & Ocean Counties Building and Construction Trades Council

Barnegat Meeting A Farce In case you missed the Barnegat Township Committee Meeting on Sept. 5, here’s some details. It was a complete farce…nothing more than a campaign-style “rally” meeting, a la Trump, where each of the committee members gave a stump speech promoting their “greatness.”

I would, however, like to give them some credit on two issues which we in the township had been strongly and vociferously advocating for over the last 10-15 years.

They finally listened to us and made some renovations to our public parks and, after all these years, the committee members announced that

time health benefits.

On this last issue of the health benefits, I would like to highlight two relevant, somewhat hypocritical and misplaced comments made by our committee members at the meeting last Tuesday.

Mr. Novak had the audacity to state that he is a “true public servant” because he is generously refusing to take these health benefits. Why didn’t he refuse them the last three years and also when he was on the committee several years ago? Mr. Bille, from the dais of our Township Committee meeting as mayor, inappropriately “thanked” their two candidates for refusing to take these health benefits. This ploy is purely a campaign strategy and should be seen as such. Campaign matters have no place at a Township Committee meeting.

The last issue I wanted to discuss in this letter is one about which, our entire town is up-in-arms….the huge municipal tax increases we have experienced over the last 10-15 years – years in which both Mr. Cirulli and Mr. Novak served as mayor and/or Township Committee members and voted on all the budgets during their tenures. If we just take 2016 vs 2015 municipal taxes – they increased by $2.2 Million (10% year-over-year). Looking back on previous years we see the same irresponsible spending. Every year residents stand up and ask for answers to these unacceptable spending patterns and the Township Committee continues to dance around the issue.

Well, I think it’s time for new voices in Barnegat and the only way we’ll get them is if you go to the ballot box and make it happen. We have had a one-party Township Committee in Barnegat for far too long and it’s time to make some changes. Vote on November 7. That’s the only way we can begin to affect change in Barnegat.

Marianne P. Clemente Chair, Barnegat Municipal Committee

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

Giving Brick’s Youth A Place To Call Home From The Desk Of

The Mayor - by Mayor John Ducey According to the latest Census, there are over 17,000 people under the age of 20 in Brick Towns h i p. T h a t i s r o u g h l y 22% of ou r tow nship’s population. Roughly half of those are between 10 and 20 years old. These young people represent the f ut u re of ou r community and this administration has been working to engage those you ng citizens and f ind out what t hey wa nt i n ou r

community.

Th rough the Br ick Youth initiative, I have spent many hours meeting and talking with the you ng people of Br ick To w n s h i p . O u r B r i c k Youth Coordinator regularly visits with students of a l l a ge s t o d i s c u s s their thoughts on Brick To w n s h i p a n d s h a r e s them with me. Their suggestions have led to sever al yout h- or iented events and programs in-

cluding the Annual Brick Township Birthday Party and ou r Cupcake Wars events. I meet regularly with the Mayor’s Teen Advisory Committee – a dedicated group of high school students who are working with my admini s t r a t io n t o m a ke o u r c o m m u n i t y b e t t e r fo r young people.

One of the frequent suggestions I’ve heard was to have a place for young people – specif ically t e e n age r s – t o gat he r.

I am proud to say that later this fall, we will be doing just that. We are c re at i ng a t e e n ce nt e r at t he Br ick Tow nsh ip Civ ic Pla z a on C h a mbers Bridge Road for the you ng people of Br ick

Tow n s h i p. T h e c e nt e r w i l l be cal le d L ou nge 270, a reference to the address of the building at 270 Chambers Bridge Road. Lounge 270 will be located in the end unit of the Civic Plaza which is owned by the Township.

L o u n g e 270 w i l l b e open to Brick Township t e e n a ge r s a nd w i l l b e a place to gat her w it h their peers. There will be video game systems, computers, couches, board games and more.

It will be open initially on T hu rsdays f rom 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. There will be no charge or admission fee to hang out for young people. Lounge 270 w i l l h a ve a s t a f f member on hand when it

is open to supervise the center.

This center will also provide us with the ability to host special events for ou r you ng p e o ple.

Events being discussed i nclude cof feehouse nights, karaoke nights, movie nights, video game tour naments, gaming nights, parties and other special events.

It is ou r hope t hat Lounge 270 becomes a focal point for the youth of ou r com mu n it y a nd a popular spot for them to gather, socialize and enjoy their younger years together. We will keep a dialogue open with the you ng p e ople t o le a r n wh at t hey wa nt at t he center. You can help too.

If you have board games, puzzles, video games or the like that you would like to donate to Lounge 270, it would be greatly a p p r e c i a t e d . Yo u c a n d r o p of f i t e m s a t o u r Recreation Depar t ment in the Civic Plaza.

We are very excited to open Lounge 270 in the coming months. Our inhouse construction staff is f i nali zi ng t he reno vat ion of t he u n it a nd we will soon begin the process of installing furniture and amenities for the young people. Please follow Br ick Tow nship on Facebook and Twitter fo r t h e a n n ou n c e m e nt of the grand opening of Lounge 270 and we hope to see you there!

Macarthur Announces Ocean County Designated As High Drug Trafficking Area NEW JERSEY –Congressman Tom MacArthur, Republican Chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, has announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has designated Ocean County as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).

Recently, Congressman Tom MacArthur led a letter to the ONDCP urging the addition of Ocean County to the HIDTA program and has met with

local, county, state and federal law enforcement officials to discuss the importance of the designation. Additionally, the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, which he co-chairs, successfully fought against drastic budget cuts to the ONDCP and the HIDTA program.

This designation helps coordinate joint efforts among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, and provides funds for resources needed to combat drug traf-

ficking in problem areas.

“Ocean County has been devastated by drug addiction,” said Congressman Tom MacArthur. “Last year, 190 Ocean County residents died from an overdose – that’s one death every 43 hours.

Our local law enforcement officials are on the front lines of this fight and need help to get dealers off our streets and stop drugs from flowing into our communities. This designation is critical for Ocean

Work To Begin This Fall On Midstreams Road Bridge Over Beaver Dam Creek

BRICK – Work will begin this fall on a replacement bridge over Beaver Dam Creek at Midstreams Road in Brick.

The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders awarded a $4,661,443 contract to Midlantic Construction of Barnegat Township for the replacement of the existing 55-year-old structure.

The new bridge will be an 111-foot-long long steel and concrete constr uct, replacing the old concrete and timber pile span, said Freeholder John P. Kelly,

Director of Law and Public Safety.

“This new modern bridge is designed to last between 70 and 80 years,” said Kelly, who is also liaison to the Ocean County Engineering Department.

Kelly said the new bridge should be in place within a year after construction begins.

Work will be staged, allowing a single lane for northbound traffic throughout the construction.

The 49-foot wide bridge will include a 6-foot-wide

sidewalk on the west side.

“Ocean County maintains more than 220 bridges and culverts,” said Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari.

“Replacing old structures is important for the safety of motorists and pedestrians.”

Kelly said the County makes it a priority to review its structures regularly and replace or refurbish those that need it.

“Public safety is a priority for the board,” Kelly said. “All of our engineering projects have public safety components tied into them.”

County and will ensure our police officers have the assistance and resources they need to save loved ones. I will continue to fight for our community and support local law enforcement in their effort to protect our neighborhoods and rid our streets of drugs

and the criminals who profit from ruining people’s lives.”

“Drug trafficking is a national problem that has to be addressed on the local level, and adding these counties to the HIDTA program is a critical part of this effort,” said Richard Baum, Acting Director of

National Drug Control Policy.

“These new designations and the funding they will bring will help our federal, state, and local law enforcement officers work together to disrupt and dismantle the trafficking networks that are bringing drugs into our communities.”

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OCEAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

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• All people 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against seasonal Flu every year • Children younger than 6 months are at high risk of serious flu illness but are too young to be vaccinated. People who care for them should be vaccinated instead • Vaccination is especially important for pregnant women and people with chronic diseases • The “regular” & “intradermal” flu vaccines offered at the OCHD Flu Clinics protect you against four different flu viruses (strains) • Three (3) Choices of Flu vaccine are available: 1. “Regular” dose injection in the muscle for all people 6 months of age and older • 2. “High-dose” injection in the muscle for people 65 years of age and older 3. “Intra-dermal” injection into the skin for people 18-64 years of age

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10/5/17 Thursday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Barnegat Library – 112 Burr Street 10/25/17 Wednesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Brighton at Barnegat – Clubhouse 35 Brighton Road*

10/7/17 Saturday 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM New Life Christian Center 211 East 4th St.* 11/8/17 Wednesday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Lakewood Library – 301 Lexington Ave.

BEACHWOOD

LAVALLETTE

10/27/17 Friday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Beachwood Community Center – 147 Compass Ave*

BERKELEY

10/11/17 Wednesday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Berkeley Library – 30 Station Road

BERKELEY-TR ADDRESS

10/11/17 Wednesday 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday City West – Clubhouse 45 Cabrillo Blvd.

10/17/17 Tuesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Holiday City South – Clubhouse South 139 Santiago Dr.

BRICK

10/10/17 Tuesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Lions Head North - Clubhouse 200 Courtshire Dr.

JACKSON

10/18/17 Wednesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Melvin Cottrell Center – 45 Don Connor Blvd.

LACEY

10/5/17 Thursday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Church of Saint Pius X 300 Lacey Road*

ALL CLINICS ARE OPEN TO RESIDENTS 6 MONTHS OF AGE AND OLDER. SEE SITES DESIGNATED FOR ADDITIONAL SCREENING SERVICES. For additional information please visit our website at www.ochd.org or pick up a vaccine information statement at any flu clinic.

(732) 341-9700 or (800) 342-9738 Ext. 7604 TTY (732) 831-6489

10/26/17 Thursday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Lavallette First Aid Squad Building Bay Boulevard & Washington Avenue

LITTLE EGG HARBOR

11/15/17 Wednesday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Little Egg Harbor Library. – 290 Mathistown Rd.

MANCHESTER

10/13/17 Friday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Whiting United Methodist Church – 55 Lacey Rd.* 10/25/17 Wednesday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Cedar Glen West – Recreation Hall – Robin Lane 10/31/17 Tuesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Cedar Glen Homes – Recreation Hall 1848 Ridgeway Road*

OCEAN GATE

STAFFORD

11/1/17 Wednesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Southern Ocean Resource Center 179 S Main Street (Route 9)*

TOMS RIVER

10/5/17 Thursday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Shenandoah Commons 2405 Mount Hood Lane 10/12/17 Thursday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Toms River Senior Center 652 Garfield Avenue 10/18/17 Wednesday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Toms River Library – Green Room 101 Washington Street 10/19/17 Thursday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM County Connection – (Inside Ocean County Mall)*

1201 Hooper Avenue 11/9/17 Thursday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Saint Justin’s Church 975 Fischer Blvd.

11/16/17 Thursday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

County Connection – (Inside Ocean County Mall)*

1201 Hooper Avenue

10/27/17 Friday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Ocean Gate Municipal Bldg. – 801 Ocean Gate Ave*

TUCKERTON

POINT PLEASANT

10/24/17 Tuesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tuckerton Seaport – Hunting Shanty 120 W Main Street

POINT PLEASANT BEACH

10/20/17 Tuesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ocean Township – Community Center 239 11th Street

10/19/17 Thursday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Senior Beehive at Saint Martha’s Church 3800 Herbertsville Road 10/16/17 Tuesday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Point Pleasant Beach Fire Company No. 2 614 Laurel Ave.* 10/31/17 Tuesday 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Point Pleasant Beach Library 710 McLean Ave

OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Joseph H. Vicari, Director Gerry P. Little, Deputy Director John C. Bartlett, Jr. Virginia E. “Ginny” Haines • John P. Kelly

OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS

John J. Mallon, Chairperson • Senator Robert Singer, Vice Chairperson Richard Work, Secretary-Treasurer • Carol Blake, RN Christopher J. Dasti • Maurice “Mo” B. Hill, Jr., D.M.D. Veronica Laureigh • Henry Mancini • Ruthanne Scaturro Gerry P. Little, Freeholder Liaison

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Lakewood Township Recreation Department Fall Schedule LAKEWOOD – The Lakewood Recreation Department has released the 2017 schedule of its fall recreation programs, including soccer, wrestling, open gym nights and adult programs.

Fall co-ed instructional and league soccer play is Monday and Wednesday evenings for children ages 4 – 12. The schedule for each age group is Monday, 6 to 7:15 p.m. for children ages 4, 5 and 6; and 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. for 7 and 8 year olds. Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. is for 9 and 10 year olds, and 7:45 to 9 p.m. for children 11 and up.

Fridays are reserved as make up time in case of rain. Follow the Monday and Wednesday schedule. Register at the John Patrick Sports Complex on Vine Street. The registration fee is $10. Players are asked to bring a personal soccer ball to practice.

Students in grades 1 – 12 will learn the skills, conditioning, discipline and techniques of “Escape” wrestling in the Lakewood High School wrestling room on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The

registration fee is $10. For questions or concerns, contact Coach Oscar Orellana at 732-216-7188 or email escapewrestlingclub@gmail.com.

Open Gym for high school students and up will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and includes basketball, volleyball, weight room and indoor track.

The fee is $2 for each visit.

Students in grades 9 – 12 must have a parental waiver form.

Only the instruction is free for adult arts & crafts, jewelry making and crocheting programs beginning October 16 at the Lakewood Community Center, Fourth Street. Bring your own supplies.

Instruction includes Jewelry Making on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Crochet on Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Arts and Crafts on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Listen to WOBM for cancellations. For more information, call the Lakewood Recreation office at 732-905-3405 or visit lakewoodtwpnj.org.

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Brick Historical Society To Host Fall Festival BRICK – The Brick Township Historical Society will sponsor a Fall Festival on October 7 (rain date October 8) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Havens Homestead Museum property, 521 Herbertsville Road. Besides the museum, the Lizzie Herbert House and the other buildings on the property will be open. There will be face painting, pumpkin painting, games

for children, a “White Elephant” table, a display of vintage farm equipment and classic cars. The society will hold a bake sale including fall desserts inside the museum. Admission is free and donations are graciously accepted.

For more information on the society, see its page on Facebook, access bricktwphistoricalsociety.com or call 732-785-2500.

Pinelands Commission To Host Free Presentation

NEW JERSEY – The New Jersey Pinelands Commission is hosting a free, technical presentation at 10 a.m. on December 18 on the decline of the anuran species and the discovery of a new species.

The talk is entitled, “An Unexpected Journey: Anuran Decline Research and the Incidental Discovery of a New Species in the Urban Northeast and Mid-Atlantic US.” Jeremy Feinberg, a recent PhD graduate from Rutgers University and a guest

researcher at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, will conduct the hour-long lecture and presentation.

This event will be held in the Richard J. Sullivan Center for Environmental Policy and Education. The center is located at 15 Springfield Road in New Lisbon.

The presentation is part of the Pinelands Research Series.

For more information about this presentation and the series, visit state.nj.us/ pinelands/science/pinesseries.

For Wolfgang Puck’s latest recipe, see page 31.

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AAUW-NOCB Psychic Night BRICK – The American Association of University Women, Northern Ocean County Branch is holding their annual Psychic Night on Thursday, October 26 at Willow Springs, 1049 Burnt Tavern Road from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Enter at the Main Entrance (white canopy) before 8 p.m. Use the Ambulance Entrance (blue canopy) after 8 p.m.

The event includes Tarot Card Readings, Palm Readings and Fan of Life Readings by four well known readers at $20 for 15 minutes each. Advance scheduling is recommended. Call Willow Springs at 732-840-3700 to make a reservation. All are

welcome and refreshments will be served.

AAUW is a national organization whose mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

The proceeds of the auction will benefit the AAUW Educational Opportunities Fund and our local scholarships, community service projects and essay awards. The Educational Opportunities Fund provides money to advance education, research, and self-development for women and girls. Locally we provide three $1,000 scholarships to Ocean County women who are going on to college.

Crafters Needed BRICK – Crafters are needed for the Brick Marching Dragon Caravan Winter Juried Craft Show on December 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brick Township High School, 346 Chambers Bridge Road. Cost is $50 for a 15’ by 3’ space.

Boating Safety Course

POINT PLEASANT BEACH – A boating safety course required by all power boat operators and jet skis in New Jersey is at the USCG Station, 61 Inlet Drive, on Monday and Tuesday, October 9 and 10, from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $55 per person and $50 per person for groups of two or more. To sign up, contact Stephen Fecho at 732-451-4020, ext. 382 or sfecho@ comcast.net.

St. Dominic’s Social Club Bus Trip

BRICK – St. Dominic’s Social Club is sponsoring a trip to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on Thursday, November 9.

The cost of the trip is $30 and includes a tip for the bus driver. It is anticipated that you will receive $25 back from Resorts and also have a great time with club members.

Report to the St. Dominic’s parking lot by 9:15 a.m. and the bus will leave at 9:30 a.m. Return home by 6 p.m. If interested, please call Adam or Terri Drapczuk at 732255-7242. You can also send a check made out to St. Dominic’s Social Club and mail it to Terri Drapczuk, 19 Lawndale Drive, Brick, NJ 08723.

S.A.V.E. Rescue Shelter Needs Volunteers

BRICK – Would you consider volunteering, fostering or adopting a pet? S.A.V.E. Rescue Shelter needs your help! Our non-profit rescue desperately needs your assistance today. If you love animals, then this is the organization to join. We are a no kill shelter with locations in Brick and Toms River that need volunteers to care for our furry friends. Visit SAVE.RescueGroups.org to complete an application.

This is a well-known annual show for 30+ years. There will be Santa photos, a bake table and concessions. Contact Susan Fimiani at 848-333-4026 or bthsmarchingdragonscraftfair@gmail.com for more information.

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TOMS RIVER – The 79th Annual Toms River Halloween Parade, sponsored by the Toms River Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 since its inception, is on Tuesday, October 31 this year starting at 7 p.m. A rain date is set for November 1.

A true community event, the non-profit parade is a yearly tradition for all local high school marching bands and community floats. For some families, the parade is old news. For others, it might be something new and exciting.

Either way, the Toms River Halloween Parade dates way, way back – to October 31, 1919. Led by local veterans who served in World War I, over 500 people marched in it, and then joined a block party along Robbins and Water streets that featured dancing, children’s games, cider and donuts. In the 1950s, the party relocated to

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There were some gaps. The parade was put on hold during the 1930s due to lack of funds, and once again in the 1940s during World War II because of labor shortages and blackout rules – but it recovered.

Today, more than 6,000 people take part in the annual parade and over 10,000 spectators crowd Main and Washington streets to watch marching bands, decorated cars and floats, and ghosts and goblins march through downtown Toms River.

It is the second largest Halloween parade in the world, dwarfed only by the annual Halloween parade in New York City’s Greenwich Village.

“I have lived all over the country, and I’ve never seen a parade like the one we have here in Toms River,” said former Dover Township committeeman Clarence “Bud” Aldrich III, who also recalls people asking him if Toms River is the place where they have that Halloween Parade while vacationing in Hawaii.

Toms River’s parade is run by a committee of Fire Company No. 1 members, while Fire Company No. 2 steps in to provide fire protection for the event.

Aside from the traditional parade divisions of best costume, best decorated float, and youngest and oldest marcher, a new division will be added for best representation of the book Station Eleven, which students in Toms River Regional Schools are reading as part of a grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Big Read program.

The book describes a post-apocalyptic world where a flu pandemic wipes out the population and a traveling symphony forms, putting on Shakespeare plays to keep the arts and humanities alive for what few people remain.

Costumes reflecting post-apocalyptic worlds, Shakespeare, emergency preparedness, traveling symphonies, and the book’s connection to Superstorm Sandy five years later are encouraged.

Also new this year is a parade division for best decorated family pet, both walking on a leash and while riding on a float.

Individuals, community organizations, scout groups and emergency service organizations are encouraged to register and march in the parade, but all individuals and apparatuses must be in costume or decorated festively. Politics of any kind are not allowed in the parade.

Registration will take place at the Toms River Volunteer Fire Co. #1 Firehouse, 26 Robbins Street, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 31.

It is free, but donations are gladly accepted.

Any questions should be referred to 732-3490144. For full parade rules and regulations, visit trfc1.org/halloween.html.

Annual Chili Or Soup Supper POINT PLEASANT BEACH – The Woman’s Club of Point Pleasant Annual Chili/Soup Supper is on October 20 at 513 St. Louis Avenue.

Dinner is at 6 p.m. followed by dessert and entertainment at 7 p.m. Donation is $13 and includes salad, soup or chili, bread, dessert and entertainment by “Them Stool Pigeons.”

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Brick Elks To Host Polka Band BRICK – Brick Elks will host 18-time Grammy Award winner Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra on Sunday, October 29 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 2493 Old Hooper Ave. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. The group has been voted the #1 polka music band in the country for the past ten years.

Refreshments will be available, as well as

a Polish kitchen with a variety of foods to choose from. Tickets cost $25 per person.

For tickets and more information, call Andy at 732-330-0624 or email njpolkas@ comcast.net; Bernie at 732-504-7808 or email blesiak@yahoo.com; Neil at 732905-0696 or email neil12@optonline.net.

Make all checks payable to the Brick Elks.

BMAC To Host 17th Annual Golf Tournament

LAKEWOOD – Brick Municipal Anti-Drug Coalition (BMAC) will host its 17th Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, October 9 at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood. The event includes a continental breakfast, 18-hole modified

shotgun start, gift auction, buffet lunch and awards ceremony. Proceeds will support BMAC in their mission of fighting substance abuse in Brick Township. For registration and more information, call 723-262-1076.

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LAKEWOOD – The Municipal Court processes complaints filed against individuals who have been charged with traffic offenses, local ordinances or disorderly persons offenses.

If a resident needs to pay a ticket, they can do so online at lakewoodnj.gov/department/ municipal_court. There is a “Pay Tickets Online” button that will take residents to the site they can pay their tickets on.

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POINT PLEASANT BEACH – Employees of Bartley Healthcare teamed up on Saturday, September 23 to take part in the Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s in Point Pleasant Beach, an effort aligned with Bartley’s ongoing support and fundraising for Alzheimer’s New Jersey.

The team at Bartley Healthcare takes part in the walk every year to show its support for residents and their families, as well as its dedicated staff of caregivers.

“Events that raise funds and call attention to Alzheimer’s disease are one of the ways we can make a difference in the lives of our residents and their families,” said Laura Hoey, COO of Bartley Healthcare, and one of the team members at the Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s in Point Pleasant Beach.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, a term used to describe memory loss and other intellectual disabilities that are serious enough to interfere with a person’s daily life. Alzheimer’s disease, which makes up 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases, causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.

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N.J. Health Care Network To Meet

NEW JERSEY - The monthly meeting of NJ Health Care Network, a free organization for anyone in the health care industry, including those who provide ancillary products and services, is October 10, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Thomas Edison State University, Prudence Hall, 11 West State Street, Trenton. Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy is the food sponsor.

The NJ Health Care Network provides an opportunity to build relationships among health

care professionals, market events, and promote business. Meetings take place in a different New Jersey county each month.

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Residents Advised To Lock Cars

BRICK – The Brick Township Police are asking residents to lock their vehicles and hide valuables.

There has been a “slight increase” in thefts from

vehicles recently.

Most of these thefts are crimes of opportunity due to vehicles being unlocked.

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BRICK – Although not a federal public holiday in the United States, National POW/ MIA Recognition Day this year was on September 15.

In honor of those prisoners of war and missing men and women, American Legion Brick Memorial Post 348 member Bruce Blaum and Ocean County Department Executive Committee Ray Miller contacted Brick Chickfil-A owner Ted Reim to ask if they could set up a special POW/MIA table within its busy restaurant. He happily obliged.

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The Missing Man Table, also known as the Fallen Comrade Table, was placed in a prominent place within the restaurant throughout remembrance weekend– from September 14 to 16.

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Bulk trash pickup will be Friday (not Wednesdays) every week according to your zone. Bulk trash is items such as brush, metal, leaves, e-waste and sanitation bulk.

The second change: All normal trash (green can) and recycling (yellow can) pickups for Thursday and Friday will now be collected the day before. So if your normal pickup day was Thursday, it is now Wednesday. If your normal pickup day was Friday, it is now Thursday.

Very important reminders about bulk trash: All residents must call for an appointment to have their bulk trash picked up. Remember, bulk trash is only collected once a month in your zone, so if a holiday occurs on your bulk trash pickup week, you will have to wait until the next month.

Be sure to separate metal, brush, electronics, and bulk trash, and neatly stack these items at your curbside so they do not

wind up in the road or cause someone to fall on them. To reduce the risk of accidents, do not put out items scheduled for bulk pick up earlier than the Wednesday before a scheduled pick up. Sorry, no construction or demolition materials will be picked up.

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We all know that exercise is good for keeping our bodies in good shape. There is more and more evidence that exercising our ears is also good for keeping our hearing in good shape. A number of studies in the United States and abroad have demonstrated that individuals with hearing loss in both ears, who only use one hearing aid, tend to maintain or improve their ability to understand words in the ear with the hearing aid. The ear without the hearing aid tends to decline in word recognition ability. This decline is not a change in hearing sensitivity, but rather is a decline in the ability to process the complex speech signal simply through the lack of use. In my opinion, there are several reasons for this phenomenon: 1.

The ear without the hearing aid is not being “exercised” very much and 2. The area of the brain involved in hearing is not being used and becomes less effective at

processing speech information.

This gradual decline in speech recognition ability usually reverses itself once the ear gets more stimulation (normally through the use of a hearing aid). Research in England suggests this process of gradual improvement in speech understanding may take four to six weeks after the hearing aid fitting, and may continue for up to 12 weeks. What does this mean to someone with hearing loss? Over the past 10 years, the results of a number of studies suggests the following: 1. The longer a hearing loss is ignored, the greater effect. 2. The sooner a hearing loss is treated, the easier the adjustment. 3. In almost all cases, two hearing aids are better than one. Two hearing aids will keep both ears and both sides of the brain actively involved in hearing.

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Whether caring for a loved one at home or in a nursing facility, joining others on the same journey may be beneficial to

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Free Clinical Health Screenings Available

OCEAN COUNTY – Community Medical Center’s Community Health Services, a RWJ Barnabas Health facility, through a grant provided by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services, coordinates the NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection program in Ocean County. Currently, free clinical health screenings are available to uninsured women in Ocean County.

The program provides free clinical breast examinations, mammograms, cervical ex-

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

How Magnesium Helps You Breathe And Be Happy

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. Magnesium participates as a cofactor in more than 300 enzymatic reactions in your body which comes as a surprise to people who think that FDA-approved medications hold a clinical edge over nutrients. Medications tend to steal the show, but I can’t name one drug that functions in 300 metabolic processes in your body. Not one!

Even the National Institutes of Health says magnesium is necessary to help maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keep your heart rhythm steady, support a healthy immune and bronchial system and keep your bones strong so your hip doesn’t give out.

According to a survey by the U.S. government 75 percent of American adults have a magnesium-deficient diet. That’s three out of four of you. It’s getting worse due to the massive coffee consumption because compounds in coffee are ‘drug muggers’ of magnesium. Human deficiencies occur more often because the soil is very deficient in magnesium, so the salad that grows in the soil isn’t soaking up as much mag as it used to back in the day! When you eat it, it’s not as nutritious.

Magnesium levels impact one hugely important organ in your body, your heart! Everyone is so afraid of a heart attack and yet, I bet you don’t know that a low level of magnesium is associated with an increased level of C-reactive protein (CRP). CRP is a marker for type of inflammation and it’s a silent killer.

High CRP levels are associated with heart disease.

Has anyone ever tested your RBC magnesium levels if you have asthma? The reason I ask is because low magnesium levels have long been associated with several adverse, dangerous lung conditions. Even a recent study confirmed how low levels of magnesium and vitamin D are associated with an increased incidence of severe breathing difficulties!

Sadly, most patients are put on inhalers for their entire lifetime, without ever getting tested to see if low mag is contributing.

A low magnesium level can damage your brain and mood. In my book, Headache Free, I provided research to show how magnesium can reduce headache frequency, while improving mood and restorative sleep. No surprise there… magnesium is needed to create dopamine, serotonin and other happy brain chemicals. But a very common mistake is taking the wrong form. You will need the kind of magnesium that actually gets into your brain, like the “threonate” form, as opposed to the laxative form of magnesium like “citrate” which slides through your colon.

I have much more to share with you about magnesium’s role in women’s health, bone integrity and cardiovascular disease so I’m inviting you to my website (suzycohen.com) to sign up for my newsletter. When you do that, I’ll email the longer version of this article. You do need to read it because three out of four American’s are magnesium deficient, so if it’s not you, then three of your relatives are deficient and that means their heart and brain are at risk.

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By Sara Grillo Maybe you remember the scene from the movie Miss Congeniality where Candice Bergen, who plays the Miss United States pageant director, tells the cop that it’s not a beauty pageant, “It’s a scholarship program.” Well, it is.

Until two years ago, Ocean County was not represented in either the Miss New Jersey pageant held in Ocean City for nearly three decades, or the Miss New Jersey’s Outstanding Teen pageant, which started up about 10 years ago.

Directors Geralyn and Chuck Watson have the sinking feeling that people don’t know the pageant has come back to the county, and that young women and teens have no idea how much money could be up for grabs to help finance their college education or pay off their student loans.

For the past two years, the competition has been an open one, meaning girls from anywhere in the state were allowed to compete. This year, the hope is to crown a Miss Ocean County from within the state’s sixth most populous county.

At a time when it’s estimated that nearly 44 million Americans owe over $1.45 trillion in student loan debt, the word scholarship goes a long way.

Through support from the local Ocean County community, the Watsons hope to be able to give away more money to contestants. The county pageant is also a window to the larger Miss New Jersey and Miss America competitions, which have more established sponsorships.

Last year alone, the Miss America Organization said it gave away millions in cash, scholarship assistance and tuition waivers. Although it began with a group of Atlantic City businessmen as a way to prolong the summer tourism season, the nonprofit has grown to become one of the nation’s leading advocates for women’s education and the largest provider of scholarship support to young women in the country.

“It’s not the pageant of yesterday,” said Geralyn Watson, who goes by Geri.

Bright Women, Bright Futures North Dakota’s Cara Mund was crowned as Miss America 2018 in this year’s competition on September 9. Yes, there were gowns, swimsuits even. But Mund is also an Honors Graduate from Brown University and plans to enter law school when her year-long campaigning as Miss America and for Children’s Miracle Network is up.

She even hopes to become the first woman-elected governor of North Dakota.

The current Miss Ocean County, Olivia Suarez, is also a scholar. She graduated from Widener University in Pennsylvania with a degree focused in business management and hospitality and now works at Harrah’s Philadelphia, where she began as an intern three years ago. She now manages a restaurant and a Starbucks, and also juggles some part-time work in graphic design and makes promotional videos for artists who come to town, such as Iggy Azalea. She loves her job, of course, and can still see her old college stomping grounds from the Harrah’s parking deck.

Olivia has been volunteering since the age of 4 and said she got involved with Miss America because she wanted to volunteer, not because she wanted to be in a pageant. She was the first girl in New Jersey to take her volunteering platform

international by traveling to Honduras to work with underprivileged youth – working on projects to build a library, water well and kitchen so kids there could have clean food and drinking water.

“It’s sad to see,” she said, adding that many people who live there are malnourished and have very different sanitation standards than we do.

She also started a birthday book program there, which she said was the platform of former Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum, who tragically passed away after a car accident last year. Since the children in Honduras don’t have exact birthdays, or much of anything to call their own, they would just pick a month they wanted to celebrate, then hold a fiesta and get to open a book.

Taking The Stage So what are pageants really like? There are a lot less rules than you think, at least at the county level. Besides age, that is. For Miss Ocean County Outstanding Teen, it’s 13 to 17 years without being a graduating senior. For Miss Ocean County, it’s 17 to 24 years without turning the age of 25 before December 31, 2018.

Olivia’s evening gown, which was a one-shouldered vision in white, came from her own creative mind. She likes designing, so she often creates the designs for her dresses.

“You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to get a gown and it shouldn’t be financially hard on a family,” said Suarez.

Geri and Olivia said it’s nice to see girls come out of their shells during the pageant process as they figure out what’s working and what’s not working, and tweak things like changing their outfit, or deciding to get healthier. Fortunately, the claws do not come out, as girls help each other and work with each other behind the scenes, especially during the teen pageant, which is more about mentoring and getting girls ready for college.

Olivia said it really is a sisterhood. She has competed in the Miss New Jersey pageant four times so far, and keeps in touch with girls at both the county and state level.

Although she will be aging out of this year’s Miss Ocean County competition, local teens and young women are invited to take the stage at the Surflight Theatre on Long Beach Island, which was generously offered as a venue for the November 5 Miss Ocean County Outstanding Teen pageant and December 3 Miss Ocean County pageant.

Through working with the American Legion, the first-ever Miss Veterans Day and Miss Veterans Day’s Outstanding Teen pageants will also be held. Those two competitions will still be open to girls and young women outside of Ocean County.

Orientations will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Starlight Dance Studio in Manahawkin on Sunday, October 15 for Miss Ocean County Outstanding Teen and Miss Veteran’s Day Outstanding Teen, and on Sunday, November 12 for Miss Ocean County and Miss Veteran’s Day. To become a contestant, please contact 732-9980052 or missoceancounty@gmail.com or PO Box 283, Forked River, NJ 08731.

Local businesses should also reach out for information on how their financial assistance can help provide scholarships, or in regards to purchasing advertising in the pageant program book.

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OCEAN COUNTY – Would you like to spend less time in your doctor’s office and more time doing what you love? A recent national applied-research study reported by the National Council on Aging confirmed that people who participated in the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program called “Take Control of Your Health” reported improvement in general health, reduced social/role activities limitation, increased self-efficacy, increased physical activity, improved communication with physicians and reduced health care utilization.

The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program was developed by Stanford University. The program is designed for adults with chronic diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, depression, heart disease, high blood pressure, lung disease or other ongoing health conditions. It is designed to help people gain self-confidence in their ability to control their symptoms while they gain confidence and skills to better manage their health.

Do you sometimes feel frustrated at not being able to do the things you used to do? Do you find friends and family don’t understand the changes that are going on in your life due to a medical condition? Do you feel alone in your situation? You know that physical symptoms are not the only challenges of dealing with a chronic condition. Unlike most programs aimed at helping people with chronic illnesses, this program is led by people who also have chronic conditions and have a close understanding of the challenges involved.

Participants coming to the workshops already know a lot of the information that’s being taught. But the workshop is about motivating you to actually do it. You will practice decision making, goal setting, problem solving and action planning. The program also puts people with different conditions together, where you can share and learn from each other. People who have different illnesses often face similar problems— including depression, pain and how to communicate with doctors. W hat is often heard is “I don’t feel so alone anymore.”

The program encourages you to break down over whelming challenges into little steps to better manage your condition. To that end, you will set one specific goal every week. Each goal you achieve gives a sense of accomplishment and control in your life. It allows you to adapt to the changes in your life, and to enjoy improved health and a more positive attitude.

By participating in a “Take Control of Your Health” workshop, you are placing a greater focus on solving problems rather than focusing on your symptoms, therefore becoming an active manager of your health.

If you have a chronic condition or are caring for someone with a chronic condition and are 60 years or older, come and learn how the “Take Control

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Take Control Of Your Health

of Your Health” workshop can provide a chance for you to meet new people, to help others by sharing what has worked for you and to find new ways to address your health conditions in a mutually supportive setting.

The workshop is funded by a grant th rough Meals on W heels of Ocean County and The Office of Senior Ser-

vices. It consists of six weekly sessions offered in a variety of community-based set t i ngs th roug hout Ocean Cou nt y.

Class size is limited to 15 people to allow for interaction among the participants. Each class is 2½ hours long. Attendees receive a book entitled “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions” & relaxation CD. Ref resh ments are

served at each meeting.

Participants describe “Take Control of Your Health” as “life changing, fun and filled with information and support.”

For more information or to register for a workshop, contact Staci at 609-698-1281 or Louanne at 732-281-8391, or visit csimow.org/senior-support/take-control-health.

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“The Ducey Teams needs to continue making sound fiscal policies. In the years before Mayor Ducey was elected to council in 2013, Brick’s taxes and debt exploded because of the waste and mismanagement of Mayor Acropolis and Finance Chair Scaturro. Since then, The Ducey Team has adopted sound financial policies which stabilized and decreased taxes all the while lowering the debt $18 million,” deJong said.

“The town could never get taxes under control unless the debt was down, and because of The Ducey Team, Brick yields a better credit rating and lower interest rates to borrow at. The Ducey Team has gotten Brick’s financial house in order from years of mismanagement and we are still able to provide programs and services and continue making Brick Better,” she said.

Marilyn Lago (R), 70, has lived in Brick for 45 years, and has never held public office.

She has a BA degree from Newark State College (now Kean University) and a MA degree, plus 30 credits from Seton Hall University, which gave her certification in Educational Supervision and Administration.

Lago taught in Newark for four years and then in Toms River for 35 years. She was a counselor with the Essex County Park Commission for eight years.

“I am running for council in Brick because I feel that I can make a difference in this town, that I could bring back the checks and balances that a thriving governing body should have and work on the re-establishment of businesses so Brick could continue to prosper to its potential,” Lago wrote.

“No doubt, the biggest issue facing Brick today is taxes,” she said. “Brick is slowly becoming urbanized. Let’s get it down to a reasonable and attainable level for all. I’d like to see us regain the title of the safest town in the nation, again. I’d like to promote our town so that businesses stop leaving and new ones start coming. I’d like to see an empty building like WOW become the home of medical and/or professional offices,” she said.

“I’d like to curtail the complaints I hear about the building department. My ideas are to get to the root of the issues by working together and discover an achievable resolve. I want to see a safer and better Brick for all,” Lago said.

Paul Mummolo (D), 58, has lived in Brick for 49 years, and has served as a councilman since 2013. He studied marketing and business, and for almost 40 years worked in the private sector dealing in the medical and construction fields.

“I’m looking forward to continuing our progress in stabilizing taxes and lowering the township’s debt, while still maintaining roads, improving parks and providing police and staff with the resources they need to serve the residents’ needs,” Mummolo wrote.

“The mayor and council only control a portion of your taxes, roughly 30%. The remaining 70% or so of your property tax bill is controlled by the schools, county and fire districts,” he said.

“In years past, mayors and councils would use essentially all the surplus, leaving under $50,000. Our surplus now is over $8.5 million.

What was done in years past is the type of fiscal

management that led to the referendum and the 24% tax increase in 2011. Since 2014 until now, taxes have been stable – the net growth has been only 1.9%. The previous four years had a net growth of 28%. By being fiscally responsible, the mayor and council are able to reduce the municipal tax rate this year for the first time in three decades,” Mummolo said.

Marianna C. Pontoriero (D), 44, has lived in Brick for 12 years and has served as councilwoman since 2013, which is the only public office she has held.

She has a BA in psychology from Adelphi University, and a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University.

Pontoriero and her sister, who is also an attorney, own the Pontoriero Law Firm in Brick, which specializes in family law-related issues. Before that, she operated her own law firm after working for the Honorable Anthony J, Mellaci, Jr., J.S.C. “I thought long and hard about running for re-election and determined that, ultimately, it was due to being diagnosed and successfully treated for cancer which made me agree to run for re-election,” Pontoriero wrote.

“It was during my fight with cancer that I realized just how many people in our town are plagued with this horrible disease and need services that are not provided. It is for this reason that I wish to begin a Mayor’s Advisory Committee for Citizens with Cancer. This committee can determine what resources can be provided by the town to assist residents who are suffering from cancer but have no means to have their needs addressed,” she said.

“I am also excited to continue working for this great town and continue our progress. We have made so many positive improvements to our town in these past four years and I hope to continue being part of them,” Pontoriero wrote.

She said she believes that opiate addiction is the biggest issue facing Brick today, and has worked with Police Chief Riccio as the chairperson of Public Safety in Brick.

Lois Turner (R), 60, has lived in Brick for 30 years and not held public office before.

She has been a Brick resident for 30 years.

Turner has a BS in Business Administration from Montclair State University, and has been a client finance manager for the Managed Care Division of York Risk Services Group for 13 years.

“I feel that there needs to be a new voice on the council. The current makeup of the council lacks checks and balances. Every vote is a yes. I have lived here long enough to remember how good this town once was,” Turner wrote.

“We need to reset our priorities and get a handle on spending and rising property taxes.

We also need to work closely with our schools and community groups to provide as much assistance and education as possible about the dangers of drug use. Finally, we need to make this a business-friendly town to entice quality businesses to call Brick their home. This would also increase our tax base. Together we can make Brick better again,” she said.

“I feel that rising property taxes are the most pressing issue today. People are being forced out of their homes and others find that owning here is out of their reach. As I walk the many neighborhoods of town, the one common concern from everyone is our property taxes,” Turner said.

The election will be held on Tuesday, November 7.

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TOMS RIVER – This was the first year that Toms River Recreation competed in Fulfill NJ’s annual Camp Kids Against Hunger challenge, which encourages students to raise food donations and awareness for their fellow classmates wo may be struggling over the summer break.

The “rookie” title didn’t seem to bother Toms River’s camp kids, however, as day camps at Citta, Cedar Grove, West Dover and Silver Bay Elementary Schools teamed up to collect a whopping 2,872 pounds of food during the challenge – earning them first place.

“The Toms River Recreation Summer Program is outstanding, with nearly 600 children participating each year,” said Toms

River Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher. “I’m delighted to see that our kids took first place in the Camp Kids Against Hunger Program at Fulfill as a rookie team. The effort of these children is a direct reflection of their home life and proves that Toms River is a great place to live, work and raise a family.”

Throughout the summer-long challenge, a total of 7,413 pounds of food was collected at day camps across the shore. That amount of food could feed meals to 6,177 children and adults in both Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

According to Fulfill, formerly the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, this was a record-breaking year that doubled the amount of food brought in last year by camp kids.

Brick Garden Club Meeting

BRICK – The next meeting of the Brick Garden Club will be held on Monday, October 9 starting at 7 p.m. After our business meeting is adjourned we will break for time to socialize with our members, enjoy some light

refreshments and a slide show presentation of the club activities. All meetings are held at the Bob Anstett Cultural Arts Center, 515 Herbertsville Road, and are open to the public.

Visit our website at brickgardenclub.com.

Women’s Club At River Pointe Vendor/Craft Fair

MANCHESTER – The Women’s Club at River Pointe Vendor/Craft Fair will be held on October 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clubhouse, 2517 Ridgeway Blvd. Guests will be able to view and purchase jewelry, handbags, accessories, gift and craft items, solar garden lights, floral

arrangements and books, as well as items form Pampered Chef, Lularoe and Tastefully Simple.

There will be a bake sale and beverages and lunch will be available. This event is open to public. Proceeds will go to a local charity. For more information, call 732-754-9429.

Buy In Brick

BRICK – Brick residents can earn property tax rewards by shopping in town through Buy In Brick.

The property tax rewards program gives customers the opportunity to earn credit

towards their property tax bill by shopping and dining locally.

To receive a card, residents should send their name and mailing address to dsirota@ twp.brick.nj.us.

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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.

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Help Wanted P/T Maintenance/Handyman Approximately 15–20 hours per week. Painting, upkeep of property, general maintenance. Hand deliveries; time divided between home and office. Salary commensurate with experience. Email your resume to mainfirmtr@gmail.com.

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(43) 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. (44)

Part Time Food Service - We have an immediate need for Part Time Waitstaff/Servers AM and PM shifts available, Dietary Aides, PT Dishwashers. We are a well established retirement/healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay. Under the direction of great Food Service leadership team, you will be working in an environment where you get the support and training needed to grow in your culinary career. The Pines offers an open door policy and Senior Leadership is always available and visible to our employees every day. Rate of pay starts at $9/hr. Apply in Person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org.

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) My 2 Girls Cleaning Service Fall Cleaning Specials - A package to meet all your needs. Bonded and insured. Same teams.

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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)

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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! Part Time 7-3 (9 days/pay/72 hours a pay), Full Time 11-7, Part time 3-11/6 days/pay/22.50 hours per pay.

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(47) The Goddard School on Route 70 in Toms River - Is hiring for multiple full time and part time positions! We provide a warm, loving environment for children ages from 6 weeks to 6 years. We are looking for fun, energetic teachers. Must be available Monday through Friday, between the hours of 6:30am-6pm.

Looking to hire immediately. Salary based on experience. Benefits include Paid time off, 401K, and paid lunch on Fridays. To learn more about our available positions or to set up an interview call 732-363-5530 or email your resume to dtomsriver2nj2@goddardschools.com.

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Cleaning homes like yours since 1994. call Dee 732-552-6633. (45) European Caregiver - 19 years US experience, 17 years taking care in private home. Looking for 24/7 live-in care, reference available. 732-833-3273.

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

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NJ reg #13VH08709600. (41) Roofing Etc. - Roofing, siding, windows, gutters. Repairs and discounted new installations. Prompt service.

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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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Sukkot Fire Safety LAKEWOOD – The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners, in conjunction with Fire Chief Mike D’Elia Jr., Fire Prevention Coordinator Jacob Woolf, and the members of the Lakewood Fire Department remind the community to be mindful of the following hazards to ensure a fire safe Sukkot.

foods, be careful of the oil that is in the food as it reheats, since it can cause severe burns. In the event of a grease fire, smother the flames with a lid only if it is possible. Do not use water to extinguish a grease fire as this will just increase the size of the fire. Do not hesitate to immediately call 911.

• Constructing a Sukkah – Please be mindful of the following: Place your Sukkah on stable and sturdy ground.

It is better to use fresh, green branches for the roof instead of dry ones.

When installing electric cables and lighting, do not improvise. Be sure to leave space between light bulbs, flammable surfaces and decorations.

Use “cold/low voltage” LED lighting.

During the holiday it may rain, so make sure all wires are insulated. Remember, any contact between electricity and water is dangerous!

Do not leave lights on in the Sukkah when no one is in it.

Do not place any type of heater in the Sukkah.

Do not leave burning candles unattended in the Sukkah, and be careful where you place the candles - it is preferable if they are enclosed and not exposed.

Make sure there is a clear path to and from the Sukkah in case of emergency.

It is recommended to place a fire extinguisher near the Sukkah.

• Appliances – Keep all appliances away from the edge of the counter and all wires safely out of reach, especially when children are around.

Leave ample space around any appliances to allow air to circulate and minimize the buildup of heat. Please make sure your appliances are U.L. compliant and that they are in optimal condition. An appropriate U.L. approved heavy duty timer may be used with hotplates, crock pots, etc. Speak to your Rav, if you need further Halachic clarification on using timers.

• Self-Clean Ovens – Ovens should be precleaned well before turning on the self-clean cycle. NEVER leave your home while the oven is self-cleaning.

• Covering the Stove Top – NEVER cover any vents. Leave all vents open to allow heat to escape. Failure to do so may damage your oven and cause a fire.

• Setting up the Stove Top – The Blech (metal stove top cover) should be positioned to allow heat to escape on all sides. Many people keep a burner on for the duration of the Holiday.

Should you do so, it is preferable to choose a back burner. When not in use, it is a good idea to keep a pot of water over the lowered flame to serve as visual reminder. A safer method of cooking is to use an electric burner. These can be placed directly on your Blech and can be used with an appropriate U.L. approved heavy duty timer as well. You will avoid any potential carbon monoxide buildup and it will only be on when needed. However, if you must operate a stove, leave a window approximately 4 inches open near the stove with a second window open as well on the opposite side of the home. This will provide cross ventilation, fresh air and prevent the accumulation of carbon monoxide.

Be certain all towels, curtains/draperies as well as other flammable items are removed and secured away from the stove to prevent them from coming in contact with a burner and igniting.

• Cooking – When cooking, roll up your sleeves and avoid wearing loose fitting clothing that can easily catch fire. Do not reach over burners and other hot surfaces. Keep all flammable items (dishtowels, curtains, etc.) at least three feet from the range top. Always turn pot handles inward to prevent young children from pulling down a hot pan. Remain in the kitchen and keep an eye on the stove or oven. Unattended cooking remains a leading cause of home fires.

• Frying – When frying, it is important to keep children away from the stove and other cooking elements. Use the back burners so they are out of the reach of children. When reheating fried

• Yahrtzeit Candles (Memorial Candles) – Place these in safe stable holders and on sturdy nonflammable surfaces, at least three feet away from flammable materials and in a location where they cannot be knocked over or something can fall on top of them. Do not leave children unattended in a room with lit candles, and do not display lighted candles in windows or near exits in case you need these to escape.

Never leave burning candles unattended and keep matches, lighters and lit objects away from children.

• Calling the Fire Department on the Holiday or Shabbos – NEVER hesitate to call the fire department even for the slightest suspicion of danger. What may appear to the uneducated to be “nothing” may, in fact, be deadly. Call your Rav for clarification, if you must, before the holiday. Once a situation arises, it is too late to start debating Halacha. Please make sure you have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in your home. At a minimum, smoke alarms should be located outside each separate sleeping area and on every floor of one’s home. Place a carbon monoxide detector outside each sleeping area in the home. Test your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors monthly to make sure they are working.

If your detector goes off, find out why! Don’t assume anything! Carbon monoxide detectors are NOT substitutes for smoke alarms, they are NOT interchangeable. Never disconnect your smoke alarms and/or CO alarms – no matter how “annoying” they are! Do NOT rely on your sense of smell to alert you, by then it may be too late. If your detectors are more than 10 years old, the detectors need to be replaced, not just the batteries. 30 seconds and a 9-volt battery can save your life.

• Evacuating in an Emergency – When evacuating your home due to a sounding smoke alarm, carbon monoxide detector or for another emergency, alert all the occupants if possible.

This is especially important in multi-family dwellings, apartment buildings, etc. where other residents may not be aware of an emergency in another apartment. You should not deviate from your path of egress or delay the escape of you and your family in any way; however, as you exit make an attempt to alert other occupants/ residents of the building.

• Stop, Drop and Roll – Review, the principles of “STOP, DROP and ROLL” which are simple: STOP – do not run if your clothes catch on fire.

DROP – to the ground and cover your face.

ROLL – continue to roll to smother the fire.

The Lakewood Fire Department wishes all a Safe and Peaceful Holiday.

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A CLASSIC CAR SHOW & LIVE MUSIC ALL DAY!!!

• The Fabulous 50’s Concert with Frankie Avalon, The Duprees, Danny & The Juniors, The Ladies of Shake, Rattle “N” Roll (Saturday Night - Reserved Seating)

RATES & BOOKING INFO Aztec Motel (1 block from Beach) - $229pp Waikiki Hotel (Beachfront) - $249pp

For Reservations Call Stephanie at 1-888-347-4227

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Saturday, October 7th Brick Beach III (Rt. 35 N)

It’s also a DOG FRIENDLY Event (All dogs must be leashed) COST: $25 per person BEFORE October 1st $30 per person AFTER October 1st REGISTRATION CHECK-IN: 7:30am RACE START TIME: 8:30am Concludes at 9:30am with award presentation!

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NJ State Library Cards NEW JERSEY – New Jersey residents can apply for borrowing privileges in person at the State Library, which is located at 185 West State Street in Trenton.

Residents must present: proof of New Jersey residency, such as a valid NJ driver’s license with photo or a current utility bill or lease for a NJ residence plus a photo ID. Library cards are issued to those 17 years of age or older.

The State Library borrower card will

enable cardholders to borrow five books from the library’s circulating collections and use the public PCs for onsite access to databases. Remote access is available to a suite of statewide databases via the JerseyClicks portal.

Borrowed materials must be picked up in person at the State Library, and returned directly to the library in person or by mail. However, the borrower is still responsible for any mailed returns that are not received by the library.

Food, Clothing Donations Accepted

BRICK – The Orthodox Christian Church of the Annunciation, 360 Van Zile Road, maintains a food pantry and donations are always accepted. Place non-perishable food items in blue bin in the church.

Clothing donations are accepted on the last Sunday of each month. Place donations next to the food pantry bin.

For more information, call the church at 732-458-9032.

Brick Police Seek Explorers BRICK – The Brick Township Police Department Explorer Post is looking for motivated explorers.

Anyone interested in applying must be 15 to 20 years of age and can pick up

an application at the Police Front Desk window.

Any questions can be addressed to the advisors, Ptl. Jay Nye or Ptl. Brian Foley at btpdadvisor@gmail.com.

Free Bread Fridays

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Family Success Center hosts a free bread pick-up day every Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

at 1433 Hooper Ave., Suite 121.

The bread is donated by Panera Bread.

For more information, call 732-557-5037.

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–Photo courtesy John Dowling They are a group of players in their 70s or older from Toms River, Manchester, Berkeley and Lakewood who play in separate teams, and united in an all-star team. They took on teams from Union, Monmouth, and Middlesex counties, and emerged undefeated.

Contact Ocean County Hunger Relief For Help OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County residents who are in need of emergency food assistance can place a food request into the Board of Social Services on Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. by calling: 732-349-1500 for Northern Ocean County and 609242-6100 for Southern Ocean County.

For emergency cases, call 732-505HELP. Ocean County Hunger Relief encourages clients in need of emergency food assistance to apply for “Food Stamps” (SNAPS) online at njhelps.org or calling 732-349-1500 and asking for the

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For all other assistance needs, call 2-1-1 (CONTACT).

Ocean County Hunger Relief does carry baby formula, diapers and wipes.

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The Ocean Count y Hunger Relief main office is located at 21 Germania Road, Toms River.

Any further questions can be directed to ochrelief@yahoo.com.

The B.E.A.T. Center

TOMS RIVER – The B.E.A.T. Center stands for Bringing Everyone All Together, and is a hub for community services that end the cycle of food insecurity. Located in Toms River, the B.E.A.T. Center is a partnership of the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, the People’s Pantry and the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen.

The site houses community organizations that provide a wide array of free services, providing assistance with food, housing, utilities, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, SNAP, health insurance, tax prep and job skills.

The center is located at 1769 Hooper Ave. For information, call 732-731-1400.

Job Search At County Connection

OCEAN COUNTY – Out of work and trying to find a new job? Visit the County Connection at the Ocean County Mall for its job search program, scheduled Mondays from 5:45 to 9:30 p.m.

Christine Karaska of Workforce New Jersey will

provide information and tips to job seekers. Sessions will focus on job search and resume skills.

For more information, visit co.ocean.nj.us/CountyConnectionCalendar. aspx.

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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton During baseball season, each charity (Emergency Services) – $5,000 partner is tied to an inning at a Blue- Chariot Riders (Horses for Heroes) – Claws game at FirstEnergy Park, and $4,000 every home run hit by a player earns Citizens Veterans Advisory Committhem a $1,000 donation. Now in its tee – $1,000 9th year, the Home Runs for Heroes GI Go Fund – $4,000 program has awarded local charities Jewish Federation/Take the Wheel – over $260,000. $4,000 “The 2017 season was a great success Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, II Memorial and we’re delighted that the BlueC- Fund – $3,000 laws hit lots of home r uns resulting Nav y-Mar ine Cor ps Relief Societ y/ in a $43,000 donation by OceanFirst Lakehurst – $4,000 Foundation. We thank the BlueClaws New Jersey National Guard State Famorganization and Townsquare Media ily Readiness Council – $1,000 for giving us the opportunity to work Operation First Response – $2,000 together to bring much needed relief VetGroup – $5,000

Committee Focuses On Substance Abuse Prevention

BRICK – The Brick Municipal Alliance Committee (BMAC) is a municipally supported, grant-funded organization whose mission is to provide substance abuse prevention programs and services for the community. It is a grassroots effort led by a group of volunteers representing organizations and key stakeholders empowered to initiate community-level change.

With funding provided by the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, along with sponsorships and donations, BMAC’s efforts will be focused on reducing

prescription medication misuse, particularly opiates, which is fueling the heroin crisis in our area. Chief Bergquist of the Brick Township Police Department summarized it best at the first BMAC meeting when he said “The police department is really good at arresting these people. What we’re not so good at is turning off the flow of new users coming in, and I think that should be our focus.”

BMAC meetings are held monthly on Mondays at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. All are welcome.

For more information, visit bricktownship. net/bmac.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast

For the week of september 30 - October 6

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Put several irons into the fire. There’s no reason to limit your progress when you are capable of handling multiple tasks this week. Your creative ideas may come to the forefront but you may need someone else’s aid to make it work.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Stick with what works. Don’t waste time worrying over areas and aspects that you find difficult when you can excel by simply doing what you do well. Be aware you will be the center of attention in the week ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Speak from the heart. If you just say what you feel and don’t try to over think an issue, you’ll have no problem making a good impression in the week to come. Devote extra time to a hobby to provide a much-needed escape.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can’t have it both ways. This week both business and family may demand your attention and you’ll need to decide which has the greater priority. A close friend could be counted on to come through for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t get emotionally involved. Someone’s irrational behavior may have you ready to lose your cool this week, but if you can keep your temper in check the solution should become clear. Maintain an objective view of everything.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A good chess player anticipates his next move. Make decisions carefully in the week ahead, keeping in mind future events could have an impact on whatever choice

you make. Create a pleasant environment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): Build it to last. As this week unfolds, when you make a commitment to something your word should be as good as gold.

Avoid just telling someone what they want to hear as no one will benefit in the long run.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Conventional wisdom may not apply. You may not get to the bottom of a problem unless you come up with a creative solution. Put good ideas to work this week, as they’ll do little good stuck in your head.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Share your thoughts. You may find satisfaction by expressing yourself through creative or artistic outlets this week. Others may gain insight into what makes you tick when you engage them in deep, meaningful discussions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Put your own spin on it. While someone else’s methods may not work for you, there may be certain aspects of their ideas that you can put to good use. Don’t be too quick to make a final judgment this week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Give a loved one a long leash. Give someone near and dear the space to do what they want in the week ahead. Making too many demands could result in a rebellion.

A dream may not be too far-fetched.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): March to your own beat. What works for everyone else may not work for you this week. Follow your instincts and intuition. Others may mean well, but the advice you receive could steer you in the wrong direction.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen When Is A Schnitzel Not A Wiener Schnitzel?

When You Make It Holstein-Style!

By Wolfgang Puck

Food lovers talk a lot about “secret menus” at their favorite restaurants (usually fast-food places) that clue people in on all sorts of special variations they order - only if they know about them. But even at fi ne restaurants, like my original Spago in Beverly Hills, there are secret items that anyone with the inside knowledge can ask for. One of the biggest secrets is the fact that, whether it happens to be on the day’s menu or not, you can get a Wiener schnitzel, the thin, crisply breaded and deep-fried veal cutlet that’s a specialty of Austria’s capital, Vienna (or Wien in my native language).

I find it interesting, though, when people refer to the dish simply as a schnitzel, because that word is too broad to refer to the Viennese favorite alone. When translated, schnitzel means “little slice.” And in meaning it’s no different from the most common English equivalent: “cutlet.”

Like cutlets, schnitzels can be made from a wide variety of meats beyond veal, including pork, chicken and turkey; in fact, growing up, my mother and grandmother usually made them for us with pork, far less expensive than veal.

The variety doesn’t end there, either. There are also so many different styles of schnitzel recipes across Austria and Germany. Depending on the restaurant and the region, you might find dishes like zigeuner (gypsy-style) schnitzel sauteed with tomatoes, peppers, and onions; Munchner (Munich-style) schnitzel lightly spread with horseradish or mustard underneath its breadcrumb coating; Jager (hunter-style) schnitzel, smaller slices sauteed and served with a woodland mushroom sauce; and so many more.

One of my favorite schnitzels, however, is a Holsteiner version. It was first created in a Berlin restaurant in the late 19th century for an important customer, German statesman Friedrich von Holstein. It appears he liked rich, piquant flavors, for his schnitzel was first lightly floured and then sauteed in both butter and oil; then, the pan drippings were transformed into a sauce with chicken stock, concentrated veal stock (for which I substitute a little barbecue sauce), lemon juice and capers; and fi nally served topped with a fried egg and garnish of anchovy fillets (which you can certainly omit if you aren’t a fan).

I know this may all seem unusual at first. But think about it and you might suddenly realize that your mouth begins to water. Mine does.

It’s a delicious combination of flavors. It’s also much easier to make than a Wiener schnitzel, requiring no deep frying. I haven’t yet added it to any secret menus in my restaurants. But you never know...

HOLSTEI N ER SCH N ITZEL W ITH FRIED EGG Serves 4 4 boneless slices veal or pork cut from the leg

or loin, each 6 to 7 ounces (185 to 215 g) 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper About 3/4 cup (185 mL) vegetable oil 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 4 large eggs 2 cups (500 mL) good-quality low-sodium store-bought chicken stock or broth 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 1/2 tablespoons good-quality bottled barbecue sauce 2 tablespoons drained capers 1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped fresh Italian parsley 16 anchovy fillets, patted dry with paper towels, optional First, pound and flatten the meat: Place a veal or pork slice in a large, heavy-duty resealable plastic bag. Close the bag loosely. With the flat side of a meat mallet, gently pound the meat to a thin, even cutlet about 1/8-inch (3-mm) thick.

Repeat with the remaining meat.

Spread the flour on a large plate. Working with one cutlet at a time, season on both sides with salt and pepper. Dredge both sides of each cutlet in flour, coating completely and then tapping off excess flour.

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 300 F (150 C). Place a rack on a large rimmed baking sheet.

Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil and 1/2 tablespoon butter. With tongs, add a cutlet. Cook until the bottom is golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn and cook the other side. Transfer to the baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Cook the remaining 3 cutlets the same way, using a little more oil and butter as needed.

When you’ve finished cooking the meat, fry the eggs. Heat the remaining oil and all but 4 tablespoons of the remaining butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, swirling to blend. Sprinkle in some salt and pepper. When the butter foams, break each egg one at a time into a bowl and then slide it into the pan, spacing them apart. Cook until the whites are set but the yolks are still soft, 2 to 3 minutes, basting the tops of the eggs with the hot butter and oil as they cook.

Meanwhile, pour off and discard the fat from the skillet in which you cooked the cutlets. Return the skillet to the stove over medium-high heat and add the chicken stock, lemon juice and barbecue sauce, whisking to deglaze the pan deposits. Whisk in the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Add the capers and season to taste with pepper. Swirl in the parsley. Remove the skillet from the heat.

To serve, transfer the cutlets to individual serving plates. Top each with a fried egg, including some butter from the pan. Spoon the pan sauce and capers over and around each serving. Arrange the anchovies on top. 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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