2018-01-20 - The Brick Times

Vol. 17 - No. 39

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–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn MMA champ Frankie Edgar spoke out against use of opioids at an anti-drug event at Brick High School.

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BR ICK – Mixed mar tial arts champion, Toms River native Frankie Edgar, held an exhibition match against Brick Memorial High School Assistant Principal Dan O’Cone in an anti-opioid event, “Knock Out Substance Abuse,” held in the auditorium of Brick High School on Jan. 11.

The match was at the culmination of the two-hour event, which was hosted by acting Superintendent Dennis Filippone, and sponsored by the school district and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

“Frankie Edgar came from training camp to be here, even though he has a fight coming up in about a month,” Filippone said.

An estimated 600 people came to the high school to see Edgar in person, but before (Fight - See Page 2)

Local School Receives Sustainability Grant

By Kimberly Bosco BRICK – Sustainable Jersey for Schools recently announced that 46 New Jersey schools and school districts have been selected to receive Sustainable Jersey for Schools grants funded by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). There were eleven $10,000 grants and thirty-five $2,000 grants that were distributed to fund a variety of sustainability projects in schools.

“This is an important program that directs resources into our schools and NJEA is proud to continue to work with Sustainable Jersey,” said NJEA Vice President Sean Spiller. “It is our job to help create a new generation of engaged citizens and leaders. We help ensure that we leave a better world for our students when we emphasize the value of sustainability.”

Of the 46 schools chosen,

Lanes Mill Road Elementary of Brick Township received a $2,000 grant.

All of the schools chosen to receive grants will use the funds to enact sustainability programs within their schools to help educate students on various sustainability practices. Lanes Mill Road intends to use the funds to purchase special recycling containers to streamline recycling (Grant - See Page 4)

New Principals, Board Members In Brick

–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn The current Board of Education are, (seated, left to right): Board President Stephanie Wholrab, Melita Gagliardi, John Lamela. (Standing, left to right): Daisy Haffner, Maria Foster, Victoria Pakala, Jessica Clayton.

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – New Board of Education members Jessica Clayton and Maria Foster took their oaths of office at the district’s Reorganization Meeting held on Jan. 4, and they got right down to business by voting for new principals for Herbertsville Elementary School and Veterans Memorial Elementary School.

Walter Hrycenko would be taking the reins as principal at Herbertsville Elementary, replacing Bonnie Giles, who is retiring.

Hrycenko has been the District Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction: Science, and was previously the district’s assistant superintendent and superintendent from 2009-2012.

“Mr. Hrycenko is a consummate educator and I know he will do an outstanding job at Herbertsville Elementary,” said acting Superintendent of Schools Dennis Filippone during the meeting.

Meanwhile, the district is in the process of “doing everything we can” to find an interim science supervisor to replace Hrycenko, Filippone said.

However, Hrycenko would remain as an advisor with the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) High School Academies, with the assistant principal at Herbertsville Elementary filling in for him as needed.

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Continued From Page 1 the exhibition match was held, a strong anti-opioid message was the theme of guest speakers Brick Mayor John G. Ducey, Police Chief James Riccio, and Ocean County Prosecutor Joe Coronado.

Coronado gave an overview of the severity of the opioid crisis in Ocean County, with 56 overdose deaths in 2012; 112 deaths in 2013; 101 in 2014; 118 in 2015; and 211 in 2016.

In 2017 the number of deaths dropped finally dropped about 25 percent to 163, which Coronado credited to a three-pronged approach being used by local schools and law enforcement: education, enforcement and rehabilitation.

Filippone, who was a long-term principal at Brick High School, introduced one of his former students, senior Cameron Cohen, who described a thread of addiction that wove through his family and ended with the heartbreaking death of his brother.

An Ocean County mother who lost her 18-year-old son to an opioid overdose was the next speaker. Trish Horner presented “Christopher’s Journal: A Mother’s Love,” which described a roller coaster ride of hope and despair as her son repeatedly overdosed, went to rehab, and went back to using heroin again and again.

The last time she saw her son alive was at 11 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2006 as they said goodnight to each other and he went up to bed.

The next morning she went into his room

and saw blood dripping from his mouth.

“He was cold. What went wrong? How do you say goodbye to your son who is laying in his bed dead? What will I do with my unfi nished love for him?” Horner asked.

“He turned our lives upside down.”

Later she learned from the coroner that her son died from an overdose of what he didn’t know was 96 percent fentanyl. “If it had been heroin, he would still be here,”

she said.

Filippone came back to the podium to introduce the two “elite athletes” for the exhibition match, Edgar and O’Cone, who is a three-time all American wrestler and a blackbelt in Judo.

“Former USC lightweight champion of the world Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar versus Danny ‘The Question’ O’Cone,” Filippone quipped.

–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn MMA champ Frankie Edgar, in black, held an exhibition match with Brick Memorial assistant principal Dan O’Cone in an anti-drug event at Brick High School.

The two men thrilled the audience with a series of wrestling moves, flips and pins before they shook hands and Edgar took the stage.

“You’ve got to learn how to say no, everyone wants to be the cool guy and fit in,” he said. “I went to those parties when I was young, but I had goals, I kept my eye on that,” he said.

“There is a lot of temptation, but it’s a cool thing to be a leader and not a follower,” Edgar said.

Brick resident Janet Ritchey, 51, was in the audience with her daughter, Shannon, 20, who attended Brick High School until she dropped out at 14 when she became addicted to heroin.

Ritchey said that her daughter had overdosed eight times; on two of those occasions she had administered Narcan to her daughter, which blocks the effects of opioids.

Shannon, who has earned her GED, has been clean for 11 months and lives in a sober community in Pennsylvania.

Shannon said she credits Brick High School student assistance counselor Lori Roland with saving her life.

“She even visited me in the hospital after my [last] overdose, and got my mom a Narcan kit,” Shannon said.

Ritchey said the Knock Out Substance Abuse presentation was very good.

“It’s a very strong message everyone needs to hear. There are too many families affected by this horrible epidemic,” she said. “But there is hope.”

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Continued From Page 1 Hrycenko’s salary would be increased from $160,000 to $166,000, which is a contractual requirement, Filippone said, but the district would be saving some $28,000 to $32,000 by filling Hrycenko’s previous position with someone who would be serving on an interim basis.

Hrycenkos’s salary had been frozen for many years, Filippone added.

Brick Memorial High School assistant principal Jonathan Barresi was named new principal of Veterans Memorial Elementary School, replacing interim

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Continued From Page 1 efforts throughout the school and teach students the benefits of recycling when it comes to sustainability.

“The Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant

Principal Dr. Lynn Coddington.

Barresi’s salary would increase from $117,263 to $131,225.

There were 68 applicants for the two principal positions, said Sean Cranston, director of human resources for the school district.

In other news, starting with the 20172018 school year, the State of New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is requiring school safety and security changes that include the appointment of a School Safety Specialist.

“The outlines are vague right now,” Filippone said, but the NJDOE would hold training seminars in Trenton for the position. The role of the safet y

specialist could include input on capital projects designed to enhance safety, such as vestibule upgrades and signage upgrades.

Brick Memorial High School Assistant Principal Dan O’Cone has volunteered for the position, Filippone said, and he would receive no additional stipend.

“He was willing to take it on and he’s doing it for the district,” Filippone said.

And finally, Board of Education meetings will have a new venue, and will no longer be held at Brick High School since the meetings interfere with school-based activities, such as play rehearsals and other practices, Filippone said.

Going forward, the meetings would be

held at the Brick Professional Development Center (BPDC), located adjacent to the central administration offices at the Veterans Complex on Hendrickson Avenue.

The BPDC is a more centralized location for the meetings, and is a more intimate setting than the voluminous Brick High School auditorium, bringing the community closer together in a smaller room, Filippone said.

During the Reorganizational Meeting, Stephanie Wohlrab was named new board president and Melita Gagliardi new board vice president.

The next Board of Education meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.

will directly benefit our students at Lanes Mill Elementary School,” said Dennis Filippone, Superintendent of Brick Township Public Schools. “Through this grant, the students are empowered and given the resources to learn and practice sustainability. This recognition is a great reflection of

the hard work and dedication of the staff and students and we are so proud.”

Through these grants, NJEA has provided $750,000 to support a sustainable future for children across the state through the Sustainable Jersey for Schools program.

“Congratulations to the grant recipients.

Sustainable Jersey for Schools aims to empower schools with the funding needed to implement important sustainability actions,” said Randall Solomon, executive director for Sustainable Jersey. “We look forward to the completion of these projects and the ongoing efforts of these schools and school districts. The NJEA-funded grants allow communities to come together to improve outcomes for students, staff and the environment.”

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Brick Township Snow Corps Seeks Volunteers BRICK – The Brick Township Snow Corps is seeking volunteers for the current Winter Season. The Snow Corps utilizes volunteers from the community to remove snow from the sidewalks and driveways of senior citizens and people with disabilities.

Volunteers must be 16 years or older and will need to provide their own snow removal equipment. Interested parties should fill out an application at townshipofbrick.seamlessdocs. com/f/snowcorpapp.

Start 2018 with Ocean County Library’s Adult Winter Reading

TOMS RIVER – All branches of the Ocean County Library will host the annual winter reading program for adults. The program will run Jan. 1 to Feb. 28.

Participants will read a minimum of five books from different pre-selected categories, including nonfiction, book to movie, science fiction, or an adult or young adult title of their choice.

Branches will each have one prize bag and the library system grand prize will be a Kindle Fire tablet. Participants may submit one entry form for every five books read.

Entry forms will be available at the branches.

For more information, check with your local library branch.

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Winter Storm Grayson Cleanup Costs Total Over $725,000

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – As we are recovering from the recent snow storm that blanketed the area in nearly two feet of snow on Jan. 4, the County has put together the preliminary cost estimates for the cleanup of the blizzard.

As of Jan. 10, Ocean County officials calculated the cost of salting, plowing, and various cleanup projects to be an estimated $725,000, according to Ocean County Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little.

“Our departments were staged and ready to go at midnight,” Little in a press release. “This was a storm that

dropped almost 19 inches of snow on some areas of the county. The snow combined with high winds and frigid temperatures made it difficult to cleanup. But our road crews and county staff got the job done.”

Ocean County has nearly 630 miles of roads and this is where most of the cleanup expenses stem f rom. Lit tle noted that $675,000, a large portion of the total cost, was used by the Road Department in cleanup efforts; using over $337,000 for materials, $191,000 for overtime and $35,000 for subcontractors.

The storm also required a whopping

3,700 tons of salt as well as 4,150 gallons of liquid calcium.

“It is essential that our parking lots and sidewalks are cleared so our employees can get to work and the public can access our services and programs,” in any of the 135 government buildings in the county, said Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari in the release.

The Buildings and Grounds Department had 37 employees involved in cleanup, using 768 bags of salt. After putting in nearly 600 hours combined, the materials and overtime ended up totaling $18,500 for this department.

Little noted some additional storm

cleanup expenses, including $7,000 for assistance from the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management, about $12,000 for the Bridge Department, and about $3,000 in overtime for the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Overall, numerous county departments played a part in the cleanup effort, including the Ocean County Department of Vehicle Services, the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management, the Ocean County Parks and Recreation Department, the Bridge Department, and the Buildings and Grounds Department, Department of Vehicle Services.

Physical Therapy for the Pediatric Population By: Erin Sullivan, DPT, Freehold Facility Manager

Physical Therapy is not just for adults, children can also benefit from treatment.

HOW CAN PHYSICAL THERAPY HELP MY CHILD? • Orthopedics Range of motion and flexibility differ from that of an adult so special considerations should be kept in mind when treating the pediatric population.

When a child experiences an injury, treatment may vary considerably versus an adult, particularly in the event of growth plate involvement. These Injuries, and the natural growth and development of a child can significantly impact their ability to reach motor milestones. Growth spurts may also impact how and/or when they evolve their gross motor skills.

• Meeting Motor Milestones Children may have difficulty reaching their motor mile stones for a number of reasons. These milestones act as stepping stones for a child to progress towards more complex, functional activities. If children are delayed in reaching these milestones, they may also have difficulty participating in school-based, recreational, or age specific activities.

• Sensory Processing Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, or other conditions which impact sensory processing, can also benefit from skilled physical therapy services.

A child’s perception of sensory input may impact their functional and gross motor ability as well as their behavior. These senses include sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, vestibular (balance), and what is known as proprioceptive or the perception of one’s own body, detected by the nervous system. It is possible that children may be over sensitive or under sensitive to sensory input, and it is important that their treatment be focused regarding their specific needs.

WHAT TO EXPECT A licensed physical therapist will take a detailed history from you and your child regarding current or ongoing complaints. Your therapist will then complete a thorough evaluation, often through observation as well as objective measurements to determine whether your child is performing at an age appropriate level. Measures of joint range of motion, flexibility, and strength will also be assessed as part of the evaluation. The therapist will then discuss their findings with you and make recommendations regarding their plan of care. Your child may attend therapy sessions anywhere from once a week to three times per week depending on the outcome of your child’s evaluation.

Treatment will be specific for each individual child and will be focused on age-appropriate, childdriven activities with integrated therapeutic play to address the child’s goals.

WHERE CAN I FIND PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY? Pediatric physical therapy is available in a number of different settings. Children with developmental delays from infancy up to three years of age, in New Jersey, may be eligible for a federally funded program called Early Intervention.

School-based physical therapy is also available in some cases and focuses on the child’s ability to access and participate in the school setting. Medical-model physical therapy is available in the hospital-based, home-based or outpatient setting, like All Care Physical Therapy Center.

Medical-model physical therapy will address a child’s global needs including the ability to participate in the home or community (due to injury or gross motor delays). Many children may

benefit from physical therapy on an outpatient basis, in addition to receiving school based therapy services. Parents are encouraged to discuss any concerns and treatment options with your child’s pediatrician or physician.

ERIN SULLIVAN, DPT Erin graduated from the Richard Stockton College of NJ with her Bachelors of Science in Biology in 2011 and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2013.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

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He agreed to let this letter run as a letter to the editor.)

I have received you r packages and the troops were very excited! Movies, magazines and health and beauty products are always appreciated. I run the medical operations here so I see all of our sick soldiers and we like to provide them with things to do and some form or way to enter tain them, especially it bei ng the holidays.

Certain other things that the soldiers asked for were board games. I know these are all simple requests, but out here we do not have a lot of ways for our soldiers to take their minds off of the everyday tasks.

We are more than grateful for all of your hard work and support! Look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes this holiday season and God Bless!

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AARP Silent On The Tax Bill

Regarding the ar ticle “ St a f for d C ou n cil Presents Volunteer Award,” I was at the To w n s h i p C o u n c i l Meeting during which the Mayor presented the award to Heather Kline.

I thought it was a wonderful way to shine the light on what volunteers can do to improve any community.

T h e p r o cl a m a t i o n brought to mind a volunteer who has never got t e n a ny r e c og n ition, but whose efforts have brought together many volunteers. His n a m e i s M i ke S t e c , and, since Bob Walker ret i red , he ha s be e n responsible, along w it h h i s w i fe a nd a com m it tee of volu nteer s, for coord i nating all the necessar y f u nc t ion s t h at m a ke the Mill Creek Road Community Garden a viable resource for all of Stafford Township.

Mi ke painted the ba r n at t he fa r m by himself. I’ve seen him

and a small a r my of volu nt e e r s , wor k i ng early in the morning, weed i ng, water i ng, and tilling the property during the summer.

T he tomatoes, sw iss cha rd , spi na ch , rhubarb, lettuces, beans, e t c. we r e g i ve n o u t to volunteers, or, for a s m a l l d o n a t io n t o re side nt s who a ske d for produce from the garden.

As fall approached, Mi ke orga n i zed volu nteers to help w it h the fall clean out, and I’m sure he’s already ordering seeds for the spring planting. This i s a n e n d e a vo r t h a t la st s f rom spr i ng t o fall, and benef its all of our residents. If it wasn’t for Mi ke, the Mill Creek Garden would surely have lain fallow for lack of attention. Thanks Mike, for all t he good you have done, and, I hope, will continue to do!

Jeanine Sciglitano Stafford Township

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With all this “ to-do” about the new tax bill,

Letters Theme toEditor self-educate where was AARP? To induced Meet Andy Kim, You read and hear about all the benefits for “lower cla s s ,” “ m id d le cla s s” (working people) and the “upper class” but there is the sound of silence for retirees. AARP could have opened their “big mouth” to see that we seniors got a break. We retirees that itemize on our IRS form 1040, line 20a and 20b are hit with an 85% tax thanks to for mer Sen. Bradley (D) of N.J. which used to be 35%. (Who, by the way, no longer lives in N.J.) No longer do I pay dues to A A R P si nce, i n my opi nion, they backed Obamacare because their health insurers were looking for a piece of the “pie.”

So why do seniors pay AARP dues? Is it because they get some small discounts on purchases? You are paying/joining AARP without a voice to lessen this taxation on your Social Security benefits.

Bill McPhail Toms River

An Apology To Younger Generations This is a blanket letter addressed to generations X, Y, and Z for the transgressions of a wayward generation that wasted too much of its time being wasted, or in self-indulgence. The culmination of years of progressivism and gover nment excess

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as to its roots; and so, I offer the following sincerest apologies.

First and foremost I apologize to those who were aborted, denying their fi rst basic right, the right to be born.

I apologize for allowing the government to reduce the word of god in your life; for an education cartel that seems focused on the dark clouds in our history as well as an unhealthy infringement into social and family issues; for an electronic technology that appears to be stealing your brainpower, limiting your social skills, and affecting your attention spans and work ethic; for a burgeoning debt, not only nationally but on state, county and local levels that are unsustainable; for the globalist greed that has used robotics to eliminate jobs and trade deals that have shipped manufact u r ing jobs overseas; for the entitlements that have stolen the dignity of millions of people; for not making you proud and grateful to be Americans; for giving too much help with your school work, helicopter parenting, and participation trophies resulting in diminished problem solving skills and delayed transition to adulthood; and lastly, for being a pawn of establishment politics, the root cause of the aforementioned.

I’ll never apologize for America or her history, where God’s hand has been ever present. Look to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for the solution! They enumerate your basic rights given unto you by god, not by the gover n ment spawned from him.

James M. Spickard Little Egg Harbor

Congressional Candidate The Barnegat Democratic Municipal Committee and Club are proud to announce that Andy Kim, Candidate for Congress in Congressional District 3, will be headlining and kicking off our membership drive on Wednesday, Jan. 24, in Barnegat.

It will be an exciting event, especially in light of how interested everyone is in fl ipping the 3rd Congressional District and electing a candidate who will look after the interests of “We The People,” - the 99% - instead of only the 1% which is where our current congressman’s (Tom MacArthur’s) interests are since that is how he has voted.

Andy Kim has an impressive resume. He has a tremendous amount of experience having worked in the Defense Department with General Petraeus and with the NSA. He knows his way around the Washi ng ton D.C. qu ag m i re.

You can check out Andy Kim’s Facebook page at: facebook.com/AndyKimNJ/ or his website: andykimforcongress.com/.

If you live in the third district, please take advantage of the opportunity and come and meet Andy on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Barnegat Com mu nit y/ Recreation Center, 900 West Bay Avenue in Barnegat (just behind Town Hall and the police station).

We’ll provide some lite refreshments; all you need to do is bring your energy and enthusiasm.

Marianne P. Clemente Chair, Barnegat Democratic Municipal Committee

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

MacArthur Wants Online Tax Calculator Available

Congressman Tom MacArthur introduced the Transparency for Taxpayers Act. This bill directs the IRS to make an online tool available to individual filers by April 1, 2018 that will enable people

to see the impact of the new tax law at the same time that they file their taxes under the current code.

“Over the next year, Americans will seek to understand how the new tax law will

affect their bottom line,” said Congressman Tom MacArthur. “The new law will absolutely provide Americans with real tax relief, but unfortunately some people in politics and the media have

resorted to fear-mongering and spreading misinformation about it. The American people deserve better and they deserve the truth. This bill is a common sense solution that will allow taxpayers to see the

real and truthful impact of the new tax law.”

The Transparency for Taxpayers Act is cosponsored

by Representatives Rodney Davis (R-IL), Bob Gibbs (ROH), Bill Johnson (R-OH),

John Faso (R-NY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tom Garrett (R-VA), John Rutherford (R-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Alex Mooney (R-WV).

Trump’s Offensive Words Require An Apology From The Desk Of

Congressman

Chris Smith NEW JERSEY – As chair of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Orga-

nizations, I have taken numerous trips to Central American and African countries and have chaired over 85 hearings on issues related

to Africa alone. I have visited South Sudan twice within the last 18 months to investigate violence and famine and find solutions.

What I have consistently taken away has been the innate goodness and resiliency of people facing extraordinarily difficult challenges - perhaps President Trump should visit these countries and see this for himself.

The dire circumstances that compel individuals and families

to emigrate to the United States does not diminish their love of country and culture. Once here, the men and women have contributed significantly to society and have become our neighbors and valued members of communities in my congressional district and across the U.S. Throughout my career, I have supported compassionate policies that provide refuge to individuals fleeing political instability, vio-

lence and natural disaster.

I voted for legislation that established Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, the Immigration Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-649), have sponsored and co-sponsored legislation and most recently, authored a joint letter to Speaker Ryan, seeking protection for TPS beneficiaries.

These individuals have come out of devastating conditions - including dictatorship, war, terrorism,

famine, disease - and have lived here for years with their families contributing greatly to American culture and economy. According to one study among TPS beneficiaries from El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti, the work force participation rate is over 80 percent. To terminate their protected status would result in the break-up of families and their return to countries with conditions that may still be unsafe.

New Law Regulates Deed Procurement And Solicitation

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella said a newly signed state law will help residents from being overcharged for certified copies of deeds by private vendors.

“This bill was endorsed by the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey and we are very pleased to see it signed into law,” said Colabella. “This will help many of our residents who have been taken advantage of by

vendors charging high prices for a certified copy of deed that can easily be obtained at County Clerk offices for far less.”

The new law stipulates that when deed solicitors advertise their services, they are also to include the address and telephone number of the appropriate County Clerk’s office through which the recipient could obtain a copy of the deed directly.

In addition, the bill prohibits deed

procurement companies from creating a false impression in a solicitation for deed procurement services that the recipient is legally required to use the services in order to obtain a copy of a deed.

Colabella said the new stipulations will help reduce the number of private vendors charging high prices for deeds.

“We have been closely working with the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs in try-

ing to stop this practice,” Colabella said. “And while it was not illegal, these types of businesses were marking up the prices anywhere from $80 to $89.

“The markup was far higher than the average $10 that is charged for a certified copy of a deed at my office, which is usually about five pages,” he said.

Colabella also noted that most deeds can be viewed online for free by accessing the County Clerk’s

website at clerk.co.ocean.nj.us.

In Ocean County, this kind of solicitation can be costly especially for the many seniors that live here, Colabella said.

“Our seniors can be vulnerable to these types of solicitations,” said Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, who serves as liaison to the Office of Senior Services and the Department of Consumer Affairs. “This should certainly help our seniors.”

The bill stipulates that a violation of its provisions is punishable under the consumer fraud act. An unlawful practice is punishable by a monetary penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $20,000 for any subsequent offense.

Anyone interested in obtaining a deed can contact the Ocean County Clerk’s Office at 732929-2018.

INWARD-LOOKING EYES

About one percent to two percent of the U.S. population has a condition known as “esotropia” in which one or both eyes turn inward. “Infantile esotropia,” which occurs within the first year of life, is usually treated with surgery, eyeglasses, or Botox injections before a child is two years of age. Treatment is often very successful, with relatively few children experiencing visual problems as they grow up. “Acquired esotropia,” which develops later in life, may result from medical conditions including diabetes or other eye problems such as untreated farsightedness. Double vision is the primary symptom among those with this condition, which may be treated with prescription eyeglasses and vision therapy. In some cases, surgery may be required.

Prematurity, a family history, and various neurological and genetic disorders increase the risk of eye misalignment. Some systemic disorders like hyperthyroidism and diabetes can cause ocular misalignment. To schedule an eye exam, please call SUSSKIND & ALMALLAH EYE ASSOCIATES, P.A. at 732-349-5622.

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Lighthouse International Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions

By Kimberly Bosco LONG BEACH ISLAND – Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, The Lighthouse International Film Festival (LIFF) is now accepting film submissions! From June 7-10, 2018, the internationally recognized LIFF will be bringing together filmmakers, industry professionals, and avid film fans to enjoy the modern storytelling of cinema in the relaxing beach environment of LBI. You can now submit films through Film Freeway. The accepted genres are: Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Multimedia, Music Video, Narrative Fiction, New Media / Web, Screenplay, Short, Television, and Virtual Reality.

The LIFF screenings will include Question and Answer sessions. Industry breakfast events and filmmaker attendance at the film screenings helps to encourage networking as well. One of the goals of the festival is for filmmakers to engage in a dialogue with their audience while enjoying the scenic beach areas and all that the island has to offer.

The LIFF has also announced that submissions are open for the “Write by the Beach” program.

This program is a writers’ retreat for female screenwriters and filmmakers. This program offers selected screenwriters the opportunity to spend a week in a beach house prior to the 2018 Festival to foster their creativity on whatever project they are currently working. Use the scenery and atmosphere of the beach to help your creativity flow with this program!

Eligible female writers must have at least one credit as primary screenwriter on a produced short or feature film. Priority will be given to those writers currently working on feature-length screenplays in the selection process. Additional information may be required, such as writing samples, film or equivalent writing credits and a brief synopsis of your current writing project.

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by Feb. 23. There is an early bird special discount for early submissions sent in by Jan. 26. The late deadline for submissions is March 16.

The Lighthouse International Film Festival is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to showcasing diverse, dynamic storytelling, with a focus on unique voices.

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Philadelphia Flower Show And History District Trip

OCEAN COUNTY – Freeholder John C. Bar tlett, Jr., Chair man of Ocean County Parks and Recreation will be conducting a bus trip to explore Philadelphia on Thursday, March 8. The theme of the Flower Show is “Wonders of Water”.

The bus will depart from the Ocean County Park in Lakewood at 8 a.m. for a day in the city to discover the historic and museum area attractions on your own or attend the Flower Show at the Convention Center. We will return To Lakewood at approximately 6 p.m. You will receive a map of the area, and will be dropped off at the Flower Show and in the Historic district.

To register, send a check for $35 per person made payable to: County of Ocea n. Mail t h is to Ocea n Cou nt y Pa r k s & Re c r e at ion , 1198 Ba nd on Road, Toms River, NJ 08753. The fee includes the bus transportation only.

For any admissions or tours you must be responsible for the cost. The approximate fee for the f lower show is $31.00.

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The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders sponsors this event. Call 1-877-OCPAR KS for infor mation or to be placed on the Newsletter mailing list.

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Brick Parks Services Recognized

By NJ Society of Engineers

BRICK – Brick Township’s Municipal Recreation Facilities Improvement Project was awarded Fi rst Place i n the category of the Municipal Parks/ Recreation Projects by the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers.

Brick Township was honored along with CME Associates who served as the engineer on the award-win ning

projects. The award was given at the recent New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference in Atlantic City The projects that were recognized in the contest were the renovations of Herbertsville Park (formerly Colorado Park), Lake Riviera Park and the Forge Pond Tennis Courts and the reconstruction of the Ocean Beach 1 parking lot.

Family Movie Night BRICK – St. Paul’s United Methodist Church is hosting a Family Movie Night on Jan. 20 beginning at 6 p.m.

At 6, there will be games, activities and snacks in the gym. Then at 7:15 p.m., the movie will be shown – Cars 3: Driven to

Win. This is a free family event co-sponsored by the Mustard Seed Preschool, the Sunday School Team, and the Stewardship Team.

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For more information call 732-4582080.

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–Photos by Jane Fabach Presenters at meeting from left to right: Kevin Hughes, John Leavey and Gene Donatiello, all of Brick. Right: Okatona Medicine from Laurelton, NJ BRICK – At the January 9 meeting of the Brick Township Historical Society, t hey hosted a collect ibles prog ra m where three Brick residents presented some of their collections.

Kevin Hughes, known as “the postcard guy,” is showed off an old bottle of Okatona Medicine. Historian and writer John Leavey displayed a large m a p c a s e f r om Br ick sbu rg, wh ich pre-dates Brick Township, dated 1838.

Gene Donat iello, aut hor a nd Br ick Township historian, displayed two license plate holders from the late 1940’s and early 1950’s.

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days of January, March, June, September and November at the Herbertsville Fi r e h o u s e , 6 01 He r b e r t s v i l le Rd ., Brick. Meetings are free and open to the public.

To join the society, visit the website at bricktwphistoricalsociety.com or call 732-458-4788.

OHI To Host Annual Valentine’s Day Fundraiser And Casino Night Celebrating 15 Years!

By Kimberly Bosco FARMINGDALE – Join Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc. as they host their annual Valentine’s Day Fundraiser and Casino Night on Feb. 9 from 7-11 p.m. Be a part of these celebrations to kick off OHI’s 15th anniversary at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club in Farmingdale.

Casino Night will be diamond themed and all of the proceeds will go towards suppor ting health care ser vices for adults, seniors, and children throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties. There will be dinner, dancing, and a silent auction.

You also have the opportunity to take part in sponsorships, donations, journal ads, and premium ticket packages that are all 100 percent tax deductible.

Tickets are $200.

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OHI has been servicing our communities with quality medical care for 15 years. Purchase a sponsorship or donate an auction item at this fundraising event to help support OHI and the wonderful work they do, providing primary and preventative quality care to those who need it most.

Proceeds will help purchase better medical equipment, community outreach, educational materials, vaccinations, health awareness and more.

To become a sponsor, visit ohinj.org/ f undraiser/. For more i n for mat ion, tickets or sponsorship infor mation, contact Douglas Clark, marketing manager, at 732-719-9026. The deadline for sponsorships and ad journal proofs is Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Send all ad files to fundraiser@ohinj.org.

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Musicians have a keen awareness of the auditory world. Their ability to distinguish and organize tones is the backbone of the musical language they use to communicate.

Musical training, however, appears to have benefits that reach well beyond melody and rhythm — it might strengthen the ability to hear in background noise.

Musical Training Benefits Hearing- A growing chorus of voices is suggesting that musical training may offset some effects of age-related hearing loss. A 2011 study in the journal PLoS One found that 45- to 65-year-old lifelong musicians could hear speech in noise better than non-musicians in the same age group. A 2015 study in the Journal of Neuroscience found that musical training might boost speech-listening skills that typically decline with age. For the most part, however, these studies compare musicians and non-musicians; they don’t measure improvement in people undergoing musical training.

Teaching to the Choir- Encouraged by this research, Frank Russo and his team at Ryerson University, in Toronto, have been researching whether joining a choir would improve the ability of those with a mild hearing loss to process speech in noise.

Study participants undergo musical training at Ryerson but also use music-training software at home. One example of a training exercise: singing a musical scale while the choir director plays a recognizable melody over it. Participants receive before-and-after speech-in-noise evaluations.

“Brain Boot Camp”- Their research hinges on a measurement known as frequency.

Tracking a musical note’s pitch and locking

onto a person’s voice are both examples of recognizing a specific frequency. When you improve your ability to recognize pitch, you also improve your ability to distinguish a target voice. These tasks depend chiefly on your brain, not your ears. “Singing is sort of like brain boot camp. You’re sort of whipping your neurons into shape,” says Ella Dubinsky, a member of Russo’s team. So far they’re optimistic. According to Russo, “These preliminary findings suggest that short-term musical training is able to mitigate some of the age-related difficulty in hearing that is experienced by older adults.” So, sign yourself up for brain boot camp — join a choir or learn a musical instrument today to whip those speech-innoise neurons into shape!

Parbery-Clark A, et al. Musical experience and the aging auditory system: implications for cognitive abilities and hearing speech in noise. PLoS ONE. 2011;6(5):e18082.

Bidelman GM, Alain C. Musical training orchestrates coordinated neuroplasticity in auditory brainstem and cortex to counteract age-related declines in categorical vowel perception. Journal of Neuroscience.

2015;35(3):1240–1249. Steinberg SM, Russo F. The SMART Lab Singers: Improving Age-Related Hearing Difficulties Through Choir Lessons. http://smartlaboratory.org/ our-choirs/ our-hearing-impaired-choir/.

Accessed Oct. 26, 2017. Siegel R, Hsu A. ‘Like Brain Boot Camp’: Using Music to Ease Hearing Loss. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/31/530723021/ like-brain-boot-camp-using-music-to-easehearing-loss. Accessed Oct. 26, 2017.

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Caregiver Support Group BRICK – The Caregiver Support Group at St. Dominic’s Church provides a source of added support for those that are caring for another. Caregivers know the difficulty and stress involved in caring for a loved one.

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

Experienced and committed facilitators will be assisting the group in learning ways to care for themselves. Meetings are held the last Thursday of each month at 1 p.m.

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

9 Ways To Outsmart Fat Cells

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Women can be really hard on themselves. Fattening foods contains addictive chemicals and f lavor-enhancing (toxic) substances that make you crave it! It’s criminal that these things are allowed in our foods.

For sure, I know it’s not entirely your fault! The fat cells expand and expand and then hold on to estrogen, leading to more expansion and sometimes even female types of cancers. You can’t shake off fat cells, you have to shrink them. This is a very complex problem, one that I cannot cover entirely here, but I will do my best to set you up for success.

You have to be pretty smart to outsmart a fat cell. Once hormones like cortisol come into play, you’re dealing with belly fat accumulation which is a vicious circle because the fat on your belly has more cor tisol receptors, which then attracts more fat!

In today’s article, I’m referring to weight gain that occurs with ANY body shape, regardless of what your numbers are. Fat cells are stubborn mules.

You can’t get rid of them. So if you t h i n k you ca n eli m i nate you r fat cells by losing weight, you’re wrong.

They’re there to stay, like a mule. You want them to be thin though. You can certainly empty a fat cell of its fat (aka energy) but unlike other things in your body (like pesticides, sticky xenohormones, decayed teeth, a kidney stone, a pathogen), you cannot eliminate, or

even kill a fat cell.

You can’t starve yourself either! Another mistake people make is by going on a crash diet. Maintaining a size 2 after you’ve been a size 10 all your life is virtually impossible to maintain if you achieved the size 2 AFTER a crash diet. This is because your body went into starvation mode to get to the size 2. It sends a signal to your brain that this person is now dying, they’re starving themselves to death! They are going into a phase called catabolism.

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You can read that version by signing up for my FREE newsletter at suzycohen. com and I’ll email it. But to get you started today, here are the 9 steps: 1. Tone 2. Restore nutrients 3. Eat this 4. Fun Exercise 5. Portions 6. Eat slowly 7. Adaptogens 8. Relaxation 9. Balance 2 hormones You can lose weight again. It may feel like a struggle on some days, but I believe in you. No matter what indulgence you get into, just go back to the plan and do the best you can. Don’t let anyone body shame you. You are who you are, and no matter how futile you think it is, just stick with it. One day you will look into the mirror and love what you see.

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OC Mental Health Association Meetings

OCEAN COUNTY – The Mental Health Association in Ocean County has these groups: Double Trouble Groups. Peer run support groups for those who are diagnosed with mental illness and addiction are offered to Ocean County residents, 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 7:30 p.m. on Fridays at Journey to Wellness Center, 25 South Shore Drive in Toms River.

No cost. For more information, call 732-9141546 or Facebook/Mental Health Association in Ocean County.

Wellness Groups. The Mental Health Association – Ocean County offers several open, peer run groups: 4:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and

5:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Topics include coping strategies and more. At 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays, there is an open discussion men’s group. A Spirituality Group meets Mondays at 7 p.m.

All meeting are at Journey to Wellness, 25 South Shore Drive, Toms River. Call 732-9141546 or Facebook/Mental Health Association Ocean County.

Addictions Groups. Ocean County residents may attend open groups: 6 p.m. on Mondays, 4:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, and 5:30 on Thursdays at Journey to Wellness Center, 25 S. Shore Drive, Toms River. Call 732-914-1546 or Facebook/Mental Health Association Ocean County.

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Dear Joel

By Joel Markel

Why Are People Late?

Dear Joel, Why are some people are habitually late?!?! I happen to work in a profession where I take appointments.

If a client comes in late it can upset the whole apple cart, and cause all the other innocent victims on the client list to be inconvenienced too. I’m sure those same people are late for church, work, and other appointments. Don’t they realize how disruptive and downright annoying this can be? What are your thoughts on this matter?

ANSWER: There is an old expression that goes, “5 minutes early is on time. On time is late. Late is unacceptable.” There is a lot of truth to that. Many cultures consider lateness a sign of disrespect… because it is. Everyone is late once in a while, but habitually late people are either ego maniacs, desperately disorganized, unrealistically over-committed, inconsiderate, or just flakes. None of those are good

things. Have you spoken to your customer about their tardiness or broached the subject of penalties?

If that’s not realistic, give them a quick, efficient service with no chit chat – small talk is for people on time. You may just have to work around them. Try booking someone with a shorter service at the same time of their appointment. If they arrive on time they will have to learn what it feels like to wait and if they’re late you’ve kept your schedule moving along. I also would print that saying and hang it up. They might get the idea by reading it on the wall.

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Nine Charged And Arrested For Underage Drinking

By Kimberly Bosco

POINT PLEASANT – Nine people were charged with possession of alcohol and underage drinking at a home in Point Pleasant on Dec. 23, according to police officials.

In the private home, located on Certainty Drive, Officer Robert J. Tobias arrested nine individuals, including one young adult from Belle Meade who remains unnamed, two from Brick, and six from

Toms River.

The other eight individuals are: • Kasie A. Sullivan, 20, Toms River • Margaret F. McCarthy, 19, Brick • Amanda J. Weiss, 20, Toms River • Crystal A. Guthrie, 20, Toms River • Louis E. Keraitis Jr., 20, Toms River • Nicholas G. Bruno, 19, Toms River • Richard L. Davis jr., 20, Brick • Shea J. Branda, 19, Toms River

The Jersey Shore Comic Book Show Returns TOMS RIVER – The Jersey Shore Comic Book Show returns to Toms River on Sunday, January 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Toms River Elks, 600 Washington Street. The event will feature vendors, artists, writers, publishers and costume groups.

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This show benefits the Toms River Elks and other charitable organizations. Looking for crafters with items related to super heroes, science fiction, anime, steampunk.

For more information, see jersey shorecomicbookshow.com.

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Inside The Law Consumer Rights And Data Breach: Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft

Robert C. Shea Esq.

By Michael J. Deem, Esq, of R.C. Shea and Associates

The recent data breach by Equifax meant that sensitive personal information for 145 million Americans was potentially exposed, including Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers. This incident has left many consumers wondering how they can protect themselves from identity theft.

Monitor your Account Check your fi nancial account transactions regularly. Opt-in for alerts that screen for questionable transactions and opt-in for multifactor authentication.

Look for charges that you don’t recognize, even if they were for small amounts.

Sometimes scoundrels test the waters with small charges. Be aware of communications claiming to be from credit reporting agency or financial institution.

Review Credit Reports By law, all consumers are entitled to a free credit report every 12 months from each of the three major credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion). You can request a free credit report from annualcreditreport.com, by phone or mail. Any site other than annualcreditreport.com is

not part of the legally Michael J. Deem mandated free annual credit report program.

Make sure you spell the annualcreditreport.com domain name correctly and avoid look-alike scam sites.

Place a Freeze A credit freeze prevents new creditors from accessing your credit file and others from opening accounts in your name. A freeze could stop identity thieves because most (but not all) businesses will not open credit accounts without checking your credit report. A credit freeze does not prevent identity thieves from taking-over your existing account.

Set a fraud alert!

A fraud alert requires creditors who check your credit report to take steps to verify your identity before opening a new account, issuing additional card or increasing your credit limit on an existing account. A fraud alert is free. You can place an initial alert on your account for 90 days if you have not been a victim of identity theft.

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The Church of Epiphany’s Scrapbooking Event

BRICK – The Church of Epiphany, 615 Thiele Rd., is holding a Scrapbooking Event on Saturday, February 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in our All Purpose Room.

Br ing you r supplies and enjoy an uninter r upted day of creativit y and net work i ng. Cont i nent al brea k fast, lunch, and dessert are included in the

$40 ticket price. A limited number of tickets are available.

You can buy tickets at churchofepiphany.org/images/pdf/scrapbooking.pdf.

Return the form and your payment to The Church of Epiphany by Jan. 29.

For more information call Barbara at 732-616-1107.

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-

ams and pap smears to uninsured women between the ages of 40 and 64. To qualify for the program, participants must meet specific income requirements.

Clinics will be held at Family Planning Center locations in Lakewood at 290 River Avenue and Manahawkin at 1173 Beacon Ave. Call for details.

Appointments are required. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 732-557-3202.

VAN HOLTEN’S Chocolates FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1904 “We don’t just sell candy...we create memories” Chocolate Dipped Strawberries by the Piece or LB. $21.95 per lb OR our Extra Large Strawberry 8 Pc. Gift Box for $21.95 Available at the Brick Location.

SINGLE CHOCOLATE ROSES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY!

$5 OFF Your Purchase of $30 or MORE Valid at either location.

With this coupon. Cannot be combined or used on prior purchases. Expires 2/15/18.

“We don’t just sell candy... we create memories” Huge Variety of Chocolate-Filled Hearts

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from 4oz. to 7lbs. ♥ Chocolate Covered Bacon, Stem & Cordial Cherries, Various Creams, Jellies, Barks & Clusters, Assorted Fruit Cups Available HOURS: Mon-Sat 10am-8pm Sun 10am-6pm Extended Hrs. 2/10-2/14 2/12 – 2/14: 9am-9pm

Van Holten’s Sweet Shop 802 Ocean Terrace • Seaside Heights 732-830-2220 (On Casino Pier) HOURS: 10am-Seasonal Closing Times (please call)

Van Holten’s Chocolates 1893 RT. 88 • Brick • 732-840-0888 HOURS: M-Sat 10am-8pm • Sun 10am-6pm

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Financial compensation will be provided to qualified participants. Learn more today about how you can participate in this study and help shape the future of cancer research.

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CLASSIFIEDS For Rent

Help Wanted

For Rent Brick River View - 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths, $1,500/month plus utilities. 1 1/2 month security.

Call 732-477-9498. (t/n)

Sales/Marketing - Part time Jackson office. Hours 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 1-800-361-9881.

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Call 732-370-2300.

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Work At Home - Calling property managers. Need computer and laptop.

9:30 am to 12 or 1 - 4 pm. Salary and bonus. Call 848-222-4887.

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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 732363-5530 or email your resume to dtomsriver2nj2@goddardschools.com.

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

5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ Jewelry and watches, costume jewelry, sterling silver, silverplate, medals, military items, antiques, musical instruments, pottery, fine art, photographs, paintings, statues, old coins, vintage toys and dolls, rugs, old pens and postcards, clocks, furniture, bric-a-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid.

Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n) WE BUY USED CARS - Any condition, any make, any year. We also specialize in buying Classic Porshe, Mercedes and Jaguar running or not, DEAD OR ALIVE. 609-598-3622. (t/n) Entire Estates Bought - Bedroom/dining sets, dressers, cedar chests, wardrobes, secretaries, pre-1950 wooden furniture, older glassware, oriental rugs, paintings, bronzes, silver, bric-abrac. Call Jason at 609-970-4806. (t/n) U s e d G u n s Wa n t e d - A l l types: collectibles, military, etc.

Call 917-681-6809. (t/n) CASH, CASH, CASH! - Instant cash paid for junk cars, trucks, vans. Free removal of any metal items. Discount towing. Call Dano 732-239-3949. (t/n) We Buy Records, 33/45 Insruments - Call Eddie 732-8295908 or Brian 732-804-8115. Any amount we do all the work!

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Auto For Sale 2010 Chevy Cobalt LS - Black, 2 door, 4 cylinder. Auto. PB, PS, CD, Air. 30MPG. Only 44K. Holiday City. $6,200. 732-604-2704.

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Comics, Cards Convention - Sunday, January 21, Toms River Elks.

Artists Ron Wilson, Neil Vokes, Rusty Gilligan. Horror star Genoveva Rossi. 609-242-7756.

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Help Wanted Help Wanted Borough Of Lakehurst - Full-time Public Works laborer. $10 per hour. Valid driver’s license with good record required.

Applications can be obtained at Borough Hall, 5 Union Avenue, Lakehurst, NJ 08733. EOE. (5)

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) Ramblin Acres Kennel in Jackson is looking to hire full and part time employees. Experience with animal care is recommended and must be willing to work weekends. Please call 732-370-8628 to inquire.

(5) 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..

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! FT 7-3 CNA – Skilled Nursing Unit. FT 3-11 CNA – Skilled Nursing Unit. Part Time 3-11 CNA – Skilled Nursing Unit We e k e n d c o m m i t m e n t p o s i tions on all 3-11/11-7. Weekend program requires a commitment of 4 weekend shifts per month.

Special weekend rates available for weekend commitment positions.

Full Time positions offer excellent benefits including health, dental, life, Paid Time Off and 401(K) with generous match after 1 year. Apply in Person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org.

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

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Services PQ Painting & Home Improvement Services - Over 5 decades of service in NJ. Visit us online at pqpaintingservice.com. See our 2018 specials on our website. Winner of Angie’s List Super Service Award. Free estimates, reasonable rates, fully licensed and insured NJ Lic #13VH06752800. Call 732500-3063 or 609-356-2444. (t/n) Bobs Waterproofing - Basement and crawlspace waterproofing. Mold testing, removal and prevention. Family owned. Fully licensed and insured.

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

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All In 1 Handyman/General Contracting - Painting, kitchens, bath, basements, etc. Remodeled, flooring, carpentry, roofing, siding, windows, doors, gutters, etc. “Any to do list.” No job too big or small, we do it all. $ave - Veterans discount. Call Clark 732-850-5060. (t/n) Car Service - 24/7. Doctors, shopping, airports, hospitals, cruise, shops, Atlantic City, family functions, NYC accomodations for large groups. Call for reasonable rates. Kerry 732-606-2725.

(12) Personal Care Companion For You Live-in, live-out. Overweight care. Veteran care. Senior care. Great references. drivers license. 973-204-0108. (4) RC Hammer Home Improvement/ Handyman - Experienced in all phases of home repair/improvements. Reasonable rates. Reliabel work. No job too small.

Insured. NJ LIC #13VH07304600.

Call Ric 908-330-6146.

(5) Attention - Home owners, bussinesses, contractors, realtors - CASH towards property damage. Don’t hesitate. Call or text Joe 201-852-4417. Free consultation.

Licensed/bonded NJ PA. Career oppertunities available.

(8) Computer Tutoring for Seniors – Retired, “Microsoft Certified” instructor. Very Reasonable rates. Very patient with slow learners. I’ll teach you in the comfort of your home on your computer. I can trouble shoot your slow computer! I also teach iPhone and iPad. I set up new computers at less than half the price the retailers charge. Windows 10 specialist. I can also build a beautiful small business website at a fraction of the going rates. Special Projects always welcome! Tony 732-997-8192. (t/n)

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Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners Adopts 2018 Budget L A K E WO O D – T h e L a k e w o o d Board of Fire Commissioners adopted their 2018 Fire District Budget after a public hearing on January 8, 2018.

The Budget has been forwarded to the Depa r t ment of Com mu n it y A f fai rs (DCA) for review and final adoption.

Once adopted by DCA, the Board of Fire Commissioners will place the 2018 Budget on the ballot to be voted upon by the legal voters within the Township at the annual Fire District Election on February 17, 2018.

The 2018 Budget ref lects Total Revenues of $6,310,957 which includes an amount to be raised by taxation of $6,250,980. Included in the 2018 Budget are the capital items listed below.

It must be noted, all of the figures are estimates and the actual costs may be less, however, in no event will they exceed the projects assig ned dollar

amount.

Fire apparatus in an amount not to exceed $975,000. This is a combination apparatus that can be used as both a fire engine to provide water to the fire as well as a ladder truck to reach the upper floors of buildings. It will replace an apparatus with a 75-foot aerial ladder that is over 10 years old. The new apparatus will be equipped with a 105-foot aerial ladder to provide greater access to upper floors of a building. It will also be easier to navigate throughout the Township due to its greater maneuverability. The purchase of this one piece of equipment is a savings of over $1,000,000 when compared to purchasing both a fi re engine and a ladder truck individually.

Brush truck in an amount not to exceed $225,000. The need for this truck is overdue as it will be used to replace the present 1953 brush truck. Due the

smaller size and maneuverability of this vehicle, it is necessary to access brush fi res that are inaccessible to regular fi re apparatus, especially those brush fi res in close proximity to current as well as future residential developments and other buildings. Additionally, due to its offroad ability, this vehicle will be used to respond to emergency incidents in developments under constr uction as well as recreational and wooded areas where access by larger apparatus would not be possible.

Chief ’s vehicle in an amount not to exceed $65,000. The need for this vehicle is also overdue as it will be used to replace a cur rent Chief ’s vehicle that is over 10 years old. This vehicle will be properly equipped for use as an incident command vehicle which is critical to the establishment and integrity of the incident command system

for ensuring the safety of emergency responders as well as the public.

Lighting upgrades in an amount not to exceed $36,000. These upgrades are part of a continuing project to enhance lighting throughout the eight f ire stations. The cost of these upgrades is supplemented through an energy grant and the electrical cost savings upon thei r complet ion a re ant icipated to be substantial and offset the expense.

The Fire Commissioners and Administrative Staff, along with District Professionals, work tirelessly to address f ire service needs so as to eff iciently and effectively maximize f ire protection within the community, taking into consideration the fiscal constraints of the taxpayers.

The Budget adopted was within the 2% cap permitted by the State of New Jersey.

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Jim Mahlmann Named Chairman Of OCVTS Foundation

–Photo by Joe Sharp

By Fran Kirschner

TOMS RIVER – Jim Mahlmann, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of NetCetra, Toms River, a full-service internet company has been named chairman of the Ocean County Foundation for Vocational Technical Education (OCVTS).

A Toms River resident, Mahlmann is an internet marketing and designer specialist, and a certified Google Partner. He is also a partner in a data center in Walla Walla, Washington.

OCVTS Foundation, established in 1994, is a nonprofit organization made up of volunteers dedicated to ensuring a quality education for OCVTS students. All fund raising efforts directly benefit students and instructional programs at all Ocean County Vocation Technical Schools in such areas as equipment and training in technology, financial assistance, and staff development, among others.

Since 1994 to June 2017, the Foundation has awarded $719,970.00 in scholarships to OCVTS students and more than $565,019.15 in grants to teachers and programs.

“It is extremely rewarding to serve on the OCVTS Foundation because we help a lot of kids! Besides raising money, one of my goals is to make sure everyone knows about OCVTS and the outstanding programs it offers,” said Mahlmann.

Mahlmann is a member of New Jersey Business Industry Association (NJBIA) and chairman of its small business committee; a vice chairman of the Technical Committee of the Monmouth Ocean Development Council (MODC); and serves on the Ocean County College Business Advisory Board.

Mahlmann received the 2016 NJBIA “Main Street Award” for leadership, innovation, and dedication to NJBIA’s mission of creating a competitive business climate, locally and globally; and acknowledges efforts to provide greater resources and assistance to New Jersey-based small businesses. He also received a B.A. in marketing from the University of Minnesota.

OCVTS programs and academies offer career majors in more than 40 areas and include service occupations, such as child care professions, cosmetology, culinary arts, fashion design and merchandizing, and law and public safety; health technologies; construction trades, applied and performing arts, transportation technologies, and computers, among many others.

For more information about the OCVTS Foundation call 732-240-6414 ext. 3339 or email foundation@mail.ocvts.org.

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Living Purposefully In The New Year

By Kathleen Welshman, RN-BC, BA, NBC-HWC, Integrative Nurse Health Coach As we enter another new year, we often think of a new year’s resolution. What will I resolve to do this year? “New year, new you” is often a thought. This is a common time of year for people to join a gym, vow to lose weight and eat healthier. These are all great ideas and important to consider in terms of making healthier changes in our lives.

But, have you ever stopped and thought about the reason behind these resolutions? What is the reason you want to lose weight or exercise more? Why do you want to be healthy? What is the d r iving force behind these ideas of change? Think about what is important in your life, your values and beliefs.

Think about why you get out of bed in the morning!

At Hackensack Meridian Integrative Health & Medicine, we explore the Five Pillars of Health & Well-Being: sleep, activity, purpose, nutrition and resilience. Perhaps try a different approach to your new year’s resolution this year by exploring your purpose first. Purpose is what gives your life meaning, your reason for being. Purpose is the essence of who we are and what makes us unique. It is a source of direction and energy. By tapping into a clear sense of purpose, often everything else follows naturally.

Christine Whelan, Ph.D., author of “The Big Picture: A Guide to Finding Your Purpose in Life,” suggests you ask these questions: What are my values?

What are my strengths? Who do I want to impact?

Then, you fill in the blanks: Because I value _ _ _, I want to use my strengths for _ _ _ to impact _ _ _.

It is important to re-evaluate our purpose as we journey through life, as it may change at different phases of our lives and with changing life circumstances. As we change, our priorities and values shift; our confidence grows, may dissolve into doubt and return once again. When we make choices that are in line with our purpose or our values, it gives greater meaning to the reason we are doing something.

An integrative health coach can partner with you as you set small, achievable goals.

With your purpose in mind, those goals are more likely to be sustainable. So as we journey into another new year, learn to embrace the “why” of purpose before selecting the “what” of your goals.

Live intentionally and live on purpose. Don’t be af raid to challenge yourself to answer the question: Why do I get out of bed in the mor ning?

To learn more, please visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/IntegrativeMedicine or follow the program on Facebook at Hackensack Meridian Integrative Health & Medicine”

Free Rabies Clinic

BR ICK – Brick Township will be holding a free Rabies Clinic on Sunday, January 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Drum Point Sports Complex, 41 Drum Point Rd. This will be the only free clinic for the

2018 licensing year. Please cooperate and have your pet on a short leash and accompanied by an adult. There will be no animal licensing at this clinic.

If you have any questions contact the Clerk’s Office at 732-262-2925.

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BRICK – Join us for a morning walk to explore some of Brick Township’s scenic locations.

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LAKEWOOD – The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners announced new appointments and promotions during a swearing-in ceremony at the Board of Fire Commissioners meeting on Jan. 8.

Volunteer fi refighters Yaakov Berezin (Rescue Company No. 2) and Yehoshua Egert (Engine Company No. 1) as well as career firefighters Daniel M. Prodoehl, Gabriel T. Iannarone, Patrick R. Ortiz and Jason M. VanSoest have been appointed to the Lakewood Fire Department.

In addition, the Fire Commissioners promoted career fire officers Jonathan T. Yahr, James R. Ecks, Todd M. Stark and Robert J. Leon Sr. from within the Department.

These career fire officers all have a long standing and dedicated history of service to the Lakewood Fire Department.

The members will assume their new positions on January 28, 2018.

The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners continues to address the changing

needs of the community and its expanding population and development. They work tirelessly to address fire service needs so as to efficiently and effectively maximize fire protection within the fiscal constraints of the taxpayers. These appointments and promotions are a reflection of their commitment.

The recruitment of volunteer fi refighters and fi re-police remains ongoing and the Lakewood Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners, along with Lakewood Fire Department Fire Chief Mike D’Elia, continue to seek individuals who have a desire to serve the Lakewood Community in one of these capacities.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast

For the week of january 20 - january 26

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Having a few adventures may be good for you. The urge to start something new may be rolling around in the back of your mind. You may be spurred on by friends to test out unique activities as this week unfolds.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may find that those in close connection are enthusiastic and agreeable. Some messages may be somewhat confusing. Being in harmony with others might be the most important motivating force in your week ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep an inspirational inner dialog going to boost your spirits in the workplace. You may have some wonderful ideas even if you won’t be in a situation in which to promote them.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will be most successful by exercising your physicality in some way in the upcoming week. If you feel a bit under the weather don’t sit around but grab that tennis racket, or go for a walk, to dispel the clouds.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Stress relief is on its way. Once situations that are up in the air settle down, you will be able to enjoy a serene social life.

In the week ahead, focus on making new friends and spoiling yourself with some pretty things.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may feel compelled to spend some money on technologically advanced wares, or the latest gadget, in the week ahead. Since you might be somewhat impulsive it is best to read the instructions and fine print carefully.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your desires for smooth running relationships are ignited in the week ahead. Much can be accomplished when paired up with a pleasant companion. A plan of action will unfold effortlessly if put into action mid-week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can sparkle and shine like a crystal chandelier in the week ahead. Your energy levels may be high making this a good time to try something entirely new or to experiment with trendy ideas and technologies.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your head may be filled with new ideas and fresh insights that you feel compelled to discuss. Your bubbling enthusiasms may be somewhat confusing to loved ones in the beginning of the week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may be ready to embrace change at the drop of a hat, but it may aggravate a situation. Success is more likely if you wait until mid-week to break away from old traditions or to make firm resolutions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Making changes too soon could cause aggravation and prove challenging. You may act due to a sense of urgency, but set off a difficult chain of events.

Wait until mid-week to put your ideas into motion.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This week you may be full of vim and vigor. You have a lot of energy at your fingertips and will brighten up everyone’s day with your enthusiasm.

Since you are such a live wire you should network and visit friends.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen This Delicious Dish Is Simple Enough For Family Meal,Yet Elegant For Special Dinner Party

By Wolfgang Puck

It seems to me that people who love to cook at home often have two separate styles of recipes that they rely on. First come the everyday dishes that they make week after week for their family and any close friends who might drop by - simple, straightforward, delicious food they can cook quickly and easily with minimal fuss. And then there are more elaborate, special-occasion dishes that they only make to impress their guests at special dinner parties.

I think, however, that the very nature of special occasion entertaining has changed over the years. More and more hosts and guests alike prefer that dinner parties feel like relaxed family-style meals - occasions at which you don’t have to dress up in uncomfortable clothes, worry whether you’re using the right fork, or be extra cautious not to drip your red wine on the fancy tablecloth. Good food that feels more like a family supper puts everyone at ease gathered around the table at happy ease.

That’s why, right now, when you’re probably still thinking about how you’d like to change the way you cook and entertain in 2018, I’d like to share a favorite recipe of mine that is equally welcome and easy to prepare whether you serve it to your loved ones on a weeknight or present it to weekend dinner party guests.

It’s my pork medallions on apple compote with black pepper cider sauce.

Pork is a really home-style choice of meat, and it’s usually so reasonably priced. Yet, when you choose a piece of boneless pork loin and ask the butcher in your supermarket to cut it into the medallion-shaped pieces called for in the recipe, you have a main ingredient that looks surprisingly elegant for a special party.

The medallions also cook very quickly, which makes them a perfect choice for a family meal.

(You could also prepare a similar version of the dish substituting medallions of lamb, slices of boneless turkey breast, or even boneless and skinless chicken breast halves.)

The apple compote beneath the pork is also an appealingly homey preparation. Yet, a few easy special touches - some apple cider jelly and splashes of white wine and cream - transform the compote into something surprisingly elegant. The same goes for the sauce spooned over the pork, which gains its own bright flavor from the cider jelly plus some coarsely crushed black peppercorns.

Those three easily assembled elements add up to a dish that looks like something a fine restaurant might serve, yet tastes like the best in comfort food. In other words, it offers the best of both worlds, making it a recipe I hope you’ll want to prepare again and again, whatever the occasion.

PORK MEDALLIONS ON APPLE COMPOTE WITH BLACK PEPPER CIDER SAUCE Serves 4 For the black pepper cider sauce:

1 cup (250 mL) good-quality canned chicken stock or broth, plus a little extra if needed 2 tablespoons apple cider jelly or apple jelly 1/2 cup (125 mL) heavy cream 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon crushed black peppercorns, plus extra to taste For the apple compote: 2 pounds (1 kg) large pippin or Granny Smith apples 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 2 teaspoons apple cider jelly or apple jelly 1/4 cup (60 mL) dry white wine 1/2 cup (125 mL) heavy cream Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Pinch freshly grated nutmeg For the pork medallions: 1 1/2 pounds (750 g) pork loin, cut into 8 equal medallions 1 to 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter Finely chopped fresh Italian parsley, for garnish First, prepare the sauce: In a 10-inch (25cm) skillet, combine the stock or broth and the jelly. Over medium-high heat, simmer briskly until the liquid reduces to 1/2 cup (125 mL), stirring frequently to take care that the sugar in the jelly doesn’t burn along the side of the pan. Pour in the cream and simmer briefly, just until the sauce thickens.

Whisk in the butter and crushed peppercorns to taste. Cover and keep warm.

For the compote, peel, core, and quarter the apples, then cut into thin slices. In a 12-inch (30-cm) skillet, melt the butter over high heat. Add the apples, saute briefly, and then reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft. Add the jelly and wine and stir until the jelly melts. Add the cream and stir until the apples are evenly coated. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and a hint of nutmeg. Keep warm.

To prepare the medallions, first lightly dust them all over with the flour and season to taste with salt and pepper. Over medium-high heat, heat 1 or 2 heavy skillets with enough cooking surface to hold the medallions in a single layer without crowding. Add 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter to each skillet, and swirl to coat the cooking surface. Add the pork medallions and saute until golden-brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

To serve, mound the compote on 4 heated plates. Arrange two medallions on top of the compote on each plate. Spoon a little sauce over and around the medallions. Garnish with parsley, and serve immediately.

(Chef Wolfgang Puck’s TV series,“Wolfgang Puck’s Cooking Class,” airs Sundays on the Food Network. Also, his latest cookbook, “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Easy,” is now available in bookstores. Write Wolfgang Puck in care of Tribune Media Services Inc., 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207) © 2017 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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