2018-02-24 - The Brick Times

Vol. 17 - No. 44

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–Photo courtesy Kean University Athletics Communications Department Memorial grad Danielle Oakley plays for Kean University.

By Chris Christopher Zack Molloy, the former Toms River High School North boys swimming standout, continues to win honors as a member of the Rider University Broncs.

Molloy was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men’s Swimmer of the Week for the third time this season. He captured the award for the third straight week.

He won his latest honor after starring at the Big Al Invitational at Princeton University.

He racked up four top-eight performances at the three-day event. In the individual events, the ex-Mariner was fifth in the 50yard freestyle in 20.56, seventh in the 100 free in 44.95 and eighth in the 200 free in 1:40.97.

He was also a member of the 400 medley team that finished in 3:19.44. He split 48.15 in the 100 butterfly. His split would have placed him third in the 100 fly individual event at the meet.

(College - See Page 4)

Police Organization Changing

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - At the behest of Police Chief James Riccio, the governing body passed an ordinance on the first reading that would increase the police staffing for captains, lieutenants and sergeants.

The current ordinance regulating police staffing allows for three captains, seven lieutenants, and 19 sergeants. Riccio has requested amending the ordinance to increase the numbers to four captains, nine lieutenants and 23 sergeants.

“At this time we will be requesting two additional sergeants and nothing more,” said Council President Heather deJong during the Feb. 13 council meeting.

The additional sergeants are needed to

facilitate the new police officer schedule change that has saved the township in excess of $400,000 in its first year, she said.

In 2017, Brick police officers went from a four-on, two-off schedule, to a fouron, four-day-off schedule by working longer days. deJong said that the police department has evolved significantly in the past few years, “being proactive in the identification of programs and expanding current programs that have been expanded over time as necessary and impactful.”

Those include the formation of new police districts, including one on the (Police - See Page 2)

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Brick Has Questions About Legalizing Marijuana

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Would Brick township join numerous other New Jersey municipalities who have vowed to ban the sale of recreational marijuana if it becomes legal in the state?

While he was campaigning, Gov. Phil Murphy said he would sign legislation to legalize the use of recreational marijuana within 100 days of taking office.

Without seeing an actual law or at least a bill pending, Mayor John G. Ducey said he doesn’t know what the impact would be on Brick Township.

(Marijuana - See Page 5)

Ocean County Freeholders To Fund Road Improvements

By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – Some Ocean County infrastructure is up for repairs and improvements.

County Freeholders agreed to fund $6.5 million worth of repairs and rehab for roads, bridges and other projects throughout the county.

Donna Flynn, the county’s director of public information, said that the county has more than 1,600 county-lane miles to maintain; that includes nearly 260 bridges and culverts.

“With long term planning we always take a close look at our roads and our infrastructure and set priorities in order to improve our road network all while staying within our budget,” Freeholder John P. Kelly said. “All of the projects to be funded in 2018 have been closely (Road - See Page 5)

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Police:

Continued From Page 1 barrier island and at Maple Leaf Park condominium complex.

Riccio has achieved a complete overhaul of community policing, including t he bi ke pat rol, boat pat rol, a new neighborhood watch program, and a new school-based anti-drug program,

“Not Even Once,” deJong said.

A new supervisor is needed in internal affairs because of a body-camera mandate, and there is a need to replenish off icers on the Special Enforcement Team (SET) and the d r ug u nit who were reassigned to make sure the new programs and initiatives would work, she said.

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police department has jumped in with both feet to get these new programs a nd i n it iat ive s of f t he g rou nd a nd successful. Community policing takes manpower and amendi ng this ordinance will help our police serve the town better,” deJong said.

Public comment on the amended ordinance would be at the next council meeting, but when pressed by resident

Sam Foster about associated costs, Mayor John G. Ducey said there would be no additional cost associated with t he request for t wo add it ional sergeants.

“There are 19 sergeants now that have the word ‘sergeant’ in front of them, but there’s 21 people being paid as sergeants, so it’s actually not going to cost us anything,” he said.

After the meeting, Police Chief Riccio was asked about the success of the police schedule change, after he said he had been “cautiously optimistic” that there would be savings of at least $250,000 a year.

“The officers like the new schedule. They agreed to try it for a year after putting it up to a union vote, where it overwhelmingly passed,” he said.

After a one-year trial period, if the new schedule hadn’t saved money, or if the officers didn’t like it, they could go back to the old schedule, he said.

“It allows for more training and more specialized programs without paying overtime,” Riccio said. “For example, one of the biggest savings is on Summerfest, which used to cost $60,000 a year in overtime.” No police overtime is used for Summerfest since the new schedule took effect, he said.

Officers’ work days are 10.25 hours, up from eight hours in the old schedule, which adds up to 2,019 work hours a year for both schedules.

The new schedule has allowed for increased police coverage during peak workloads, increased training without an adverse impact on the patrol schedule, and the ability for superior officers to grant time-off requests, said Mayor Ducey in January 2017.

The mayor said the new schedule had been discussed for over a year when superior officers said that a change was needed, based on the growing number of patrol officers’ vacation requests that had to be denied due to staffing and the need to require overtime and double shifts.

The next council meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.

Online Forms BRICK – Brick Township provides online forms for its residents’ convenience.

Employment applications, open public records act requests, landlord registration forms, registration and maintenance of properties pending foreclosure, winter weather property damage forms, do-not-knock registry forms, and community garden applications are available.

Visit bricktownship.net/forms for those forms.

C ORRECTION In the Feb. 17 article “Osprey Counts On The Rise,” the following information was misstated: “The young osprey, those less than six weeks old, are banded for future tracking. In 2017, 892 young were recorded and 408 banded. That same year, 19 birds that were banded in New Jersey were spotted in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Aruba, Antilles and Venezuela.” We regret the error.

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College:

Continued From Page 1 Molloy’s best effort in the 200 free came in the preliminaries in 1:38.00. All three of his times in the freestyle events are the best in the MAAC so far this season.

“Zack sprinted well this weekend and he competed hard in spite of being sick,” Rider coach Steve Fletcher said on the Broncs’ website. “He fought through an extensive meet program, including relays on which he supported Rider in recording seed times for the MAAC Championships that will put us in the middle of the pool in the finals.”

Molloy enjoyed an honors-filled 2016-17 season.

He was named Rider’s Co-Male Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row. He was named the MAAC Swimmer of the Meet at the conference championships for the second straight year.

He set two Eastern College Athletic Conference records, five MAAC records and four Rider records at major events and championships during the season.

He won six gold medals and one silver at the MAAC Championships, powering the Broncs to their sixth straight conference team title.

As a sophomore, Molloy was named the MAAC Swimmer of the Meet at the conference championships and made the MAAC All-Academic team. As a freshman, he sped to gold medals in two events at the MAAC Championships.

Molloy is an accounting and information systems major Burke a champion: Senior Amanda Burke, a Toms River North graduate, helped the Rowan

University women’s swimming and diving team win the New Jersey Athletic Conference regular-season title as the Profs downed The College of New Jersey 220-77.

Burke was second in the 100-yard backstroke (1:02.87) and third in the 200 backstroke (2:15.07).

The Profs were 5-0 in the NJAC. Burke was second in the 100 backstroke in 1:02.81 in a 193-68 win over the Stevens Institute of Technology.

Another local athlete on the Profs’ roster is Polina Dineva, a senior out of Central Regional.

She swam the anchor leg as Rowan placed second in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:38.45 at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gompei Invitational.

Burke (2:19.56) and Dineva (2:32.25) went 2-3, respectively, in the 200 backstroke in a 146-106 win over the University of Bridgeport. .

Ham cited: Former Freehold standout Jay Ham and others were inducted into the Brookdale Community College Athletics Hall of Fame during an awards dinner at the Radisson Hotel in Freehold.

Ham led National Junior College Athletic Association Division III in scoring in 1991-92, averaging 31.5 points per game.

He earned NJCAA All-Region XIX honors and was named to the NJCAA All-Garden State Athletic Conference team.

Veltre stars: Former Brick Memorial runner Kevin Veltre captured the 3000-meter run in a Rowan University record 8:25.84 for the Profs at the Bomber Invitational at Ithaca College in men’s indoor track and field.

The senior broke the 37-year-old record of

8:30.74 set by Greg Rapp in 1981. Veltre was named the NJAC Men’s Indoor Athlete of the Week. He was ranked second in the NJAC and ninth in NCAA Division III in the event Veltre was first in the mile in 4:17.17 at the Ramapo Season Opener.

In women’s action, Rowan’s Brianna Angellella, the former Southern Regional standout, ran the second leg on the second-place 4x400 relay team (4:03.15) and placed fourth in the 800 in 2:20.92 at the Bomber Invitational.

The former Ram ran the second leg on the second-place 4x400 relay team (4:07.00) at the Ramapo Season Opener.

D’Amico leads win: Former Central athlete Joe D’Amico, a junior member of the Stockton University men’s team, ran the first leg on the Ospreys’ winning distance medley relay team (10:27.72) at the NYU Invitational.

Sophomore teammate Tom Strychowski (Lacey) was seventh in the shot put (13.43 meters) at the NYU Invitational.

D’Amico was third in 9:01.13 at the Dick DeSchriver Invitational. Freshman teammate Kevin Holland (Central) was second in the pole vault (4.26) on a tiebreaker at the meet.

In women’s action, Stockton junior Isabel Barsch (Southern) placed sixth in the weight throw (14.19) at the Dick DeSchriver Invitational.

Freshman teammate Justine Hosszu (Southern) was fifth in the shot put (10.98) at the John Covert Classic.

Szymczyk on target: Senior center April Szymczyk (Jackson Liberty, Ocean County College) scored 18 points and added eight rebounds, three assists and one steal for the Rowan University women’s basketball team in its 88-58

win over Rutgers University-Newark.

She buried eight of 13 shots from the field and netted both free throws in 26 minutes as a starter for the Profs.

The former Lion, ex-Viking netted 18 points and added five rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes as a starter in a 93-31 thrashing of New Jersey City University.

She put home nine of 10 shots from the field.

In a 76-67 win over Kean University, Szymczyk registered her fifth double of the season, scoring 10 points and picking off 12 rebounds.

Kean junior guard Danielle Oakley (Brick Memorial) scored 12 points on five of 12 from the field and two of two from the foul line, grabbed five rebounds, handed out six assists, scrapped for four steals and blocked one shot.

Szymczyk netted 18 points and added three assists, eight rebounds and three blocks in a 77-66 win over Rutgers University-Camden.

She bucketed 21 points and added six rebounds, three steals, one assist and one block in an 80-63 conquest of Rutgers University-Newark.

She scored 20 points, picked off 12 rebounds and added four steals and two blocks in an 84-77 loss to Stockton University and finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals in a 70-48 win over William Paterson University.

Famulare aids win: Junior forward Samantha Famulare, who played for Freehold Township, scored 10 points and picked off seven rebounds for The College of New Jersey in its 87-77 win over Rowan.

Farrell among the leaders: Former Point Pleasant Beach standout Matt Farrell finds himself starring as a senior point guard on the (College - See Page 19)

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Road:

Continued From Page 1 reviewed and are determined to be necessary improvements and safety projects.”

The projects will also include drainage improvements and some reconstruction and resurfacing.

“We have the largest road network of any County in the state,” freeholder director Gerry P. Little said. He is liaison to the county’s road department.

“It’s important those roads are well maintained for our motorists and our visitors.”

Flynn said Hooper Avenue, home to many shopping centers in the county, will see a redesigned traffic signal near what she called “two popular shopping centers.” Freeholders Joseph Vicari and Virginia Haines requested that work.

“I am pleased that we are moving ahead with these plans,” Vicari said. “When this work is com-

Marijuana:

Continued From Page 1 No one knows if the state would keep the tax revenue, or if the towns with dispensaries would keep it, or perhaps all towns would benefit from the tax revenue - whether they’ve banned the sale or not, he said in a recent interview.

“The problem is, even if towns ban the sale of marijuana, they can’t ban people from using it in their town since it would be a state law, and they would have the same problems without any of the benefits,” said Ducey, who is an attorney.

For example, the cost of enforcement would go up since the police department would need additional DRE (drug recognition officers), he said.

That’s true, said Brick Police Chief James Riccio, who said he is for the legal use of medicinal marijuana but “not so much for recreational use.”

Brick has two DRE officers who are trained to determine whether someone is using drugs based on certain tests. The breathalyzer is used for testing individuals who might be under the influence of alcohol, but there is no such test for prescription drugs or marijuana, Riccio said, so the DRE officers would need extra training.

He said marijuana is way for young people to start moving onto other drugs, “because we’ve seen it, so for that reason I’m against it,” he said in a recent phone interview.

Riccio said that if the legalization of marijuana becomes law, the politicians need to consider some of the ramifications.

“For example, we have three [drug sniffing] K-9 dogs, what happens to them? The dogs can’t differentiate between marijuana, cocaine or heroin, and the sale of marijuana would still be illegal on the federal level, which would cause confusion,” Riccio said.

“We need answers to these things.”

The police chief said that police applicants get screened and police officers get randomly screened for drugs and “I’d be inclined not to accept an applicant who tested positive.”

Brick Council President Heather deJong said that even though it is currently not legal to use or sell marijuana in New Jersey, and no bill has been posted in the state legisla-

The Brick Times, February 24, 2018, Page 5 plete it will bring much needed relief to motorists accessing these plazas.”

The public information office said the changes will take place on Hooper Avenue south of Indian Hill Road, and will allow for left-hand turns near Target, eliminating the need for a U-turn.

“This change will provide full access to Hooper Avenue,” Vicari said. “The current traffic signals provide limited access to Hooper Avenue.

“The new traffic signal configuration will help motorists access both north and southbound Hooper Avenue and also will allow for the crossing of Hooper Avenue to the other shopping center,” Vicari said. “This is good for motorists and good for business.”

While Hooper Avenue is a busy road along its entire stretch, this particular section is a

heavily traveled corridor, Kelly said.

“We believe this modification will have a positive outcome with traffic safety and accessibility,” Kelly said.

Cross Street in Lakewood will be expanded to three lanes from Route 9 to Route 528 and includes intersection improvements. Kelly said this project is part of the recommendations of the countywide transportation model update started in 2017.

“The transportation model update is an important tool to help us with future planning when it comes to the county road network,” Kelly said. “The update to the transportation model we looked at the northern municipalities to reflect new growth patterns. “The update will be used by the county as part of our long-term capital improvement program.”

Mayetta Bridge and Morris Boulevard

Bridge in Stafford, Ridgeway Boulevard Bridge in Manchester, Grawtown Bridge in Jackson, and Zebbs Bridge in Berkeley will also see repairs and improvements.

“It’s important to take a proactive approach to maintaining our bridges,” Kelly said. “We want to repair or replace them before they become a hazard to our motorists and pedestrians. “The safety of our motorists and our pedestrians is a priority in Ocean County.”

Other projects slated for funding include: East Branch culvert Route 539 in Barnegat; Ridgway Boulevard drainage replacement in Manchester; widening of Chambers Bridge Road at the Garden State Parkway in Brick; and Massachusetts Avenue and Prospect Street intersection improvements in Lakewood.

The county also plans on performing stormwater drainage work on 21 county roads.

ture, she heard a rumor that any town that opts out of allowing the sale of marijuana would also be opted out of any potential tax influx from the state.

“Hypothetically, if it were legal to use and

sell, it would still be legal to use in those towns where selling has been banned,” deJong wrote in an email.

“With that you are still getting all the risk, and it would be monetarily irresponsible to

ban the sale,” deJong said. “We still would have the added cost of training and detection for our law enforcement along with whatever hidden costs that would be found through legislation.”

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

Congressman MacArthur’s Statement On Passage Of Bipartisan Budget Deal From The Desk Of

Congressman Tom MacArthur WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom MacArthur released the following statement after the bipartisan

budget deal passed the House: “It’s important that Congress came together and passed this bipartisan budget, which

will fund the government for the full year and address key priorities for the United States and for South Jersey.

This budget fully funds our military, protecting our country and allowing Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to move forward on planning and construction for the KC46 refueling tankers.

It increases federal funding in our fight for those

suffering from the opioid crisis which has devastated South Jersey. I have been working with leaders from both parties, as co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, to ensure our fight against substance abuse is fully funded and I’m grateful our bipartisan advocacy is seeing real results.

This deal also includes my bipartisan legislation, the

Fairness for Our Hospitals Act. This will allow Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Burlington County to access millions of dollars each year in federal Medicare payments it has been wrongly denied, so it can continue to provide outstanding care to our community, especially the many seniors and veterans it serves.

Finally, this bipartisan bud-

get agreement establishes a commission to thoroughly review the congressional budget process, which is clearly broken. It is irresponsible to fund our government a few weeks at a time, which not only weakens our military and our economy, but also makes it difficult to make smart choices about how the government uses taxpayer’s money.”

Shared Services Legislation Passes Senate Budget Committee From The Desk Of

Congressman

Chris Smith WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) participated in the Capitol Hill presentation of the “Outstanding 9-1-1 Call Center Award” to Monmouth County’s 911 Center for its “overall excellence in serving the public.”

“At some point in our lives, each of us has or will turn to our

first responders in emergency cases,” Rep. Smith said. “It is paramount that the response be prompt and diligent. I am so proud of Monmouth County’s 911 call center for being a top center in the country for serving our communities with excellence in their moments of greatest need.”

Monmouth County 911 Center was honored in Washington, D.C. at the 15th annual 9-1-1 Honor Awards Ceremony hosted by the NG911 Institute, for its “overall excellence” in its emergency response and its use of technology. The center was one of only two local centers nationwide to be honored with the “Outstanding 9-1-1 Call Center/ Program” award, manifesting its outstanding response time and efficient use of technology in emergencies.

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden was on hand for the presentation of the award, along with Undersheriff Bob Dawson.

The call center provides critical services for not only the citizens of Monmouth County, but also the hundreds of thousands of tourists who vacation on its beaches in the summer. The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Communications Division processes over 750,000 emergency calls per year. The call center serves as a dispatch for 56 fire departments, 30 first aid squads, and 20 police squads, as well as Brookdale Community College, Monmouth University, Gateway National Park-Sandy Hook, and Naval Weapons Station Earle.

Its primary center is a 45,000

square foot facility with 110 full-time staff members in Freehold, in Smith’s district, and its backup center is in Neptune, also in Smith’s district; the facilities were upgraded after Superstorm Sandy to prepare for future extreme weather conditions, and they can now operate in a category 5 hurricane.

The center was also recognized for its scaling of its IT systems in a fee-for-service model to assist local communities whose response systems may be antiquated and who may not have the resources to upgrade their own systems. By operating as a central command center, the call center also

allows local communities to communicate with each other during a large-scale crisis.

The ceremony also marked the 50th anniversary of 9-1-1, which began with the first 911 emergency call on February 16, 1968.

“With many local communities unable to afford much-needed upgrades to their emergency response systems, Monmouth County’s Sheriff’s Office is providing a way forward for local and regional response centers to adapt to future crises,” Smith said. “I am looking to the center to continue providing first-class service to local residents. This award is well deserved.”

Menendez, Booker: $110M in Federal Tax Credits to Spur Economic Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of t h e S e n a t e B a n k i n g Committee, and Cory Booker announced that the Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, Inc. and the Reinvestment Fund, Inc. have been awarded a total of $110 million through the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC) to attract private investment and spur economic activity in low income communities throughout the state.

This federal tax credit builds public-private development partnerships by helping to leverage greater private-sector investments than would otherwise be possible.

President Donald Trump had proposed a budget that eliminates funding for the CDFI Fund’s discretionary grant and direct loan programs, a cut of $234 million

dollars.

“New Markets Tax Credits are designed to attract private sector investment in our distressed communities and act as the seed money for growth and prosperity by creating a mutual benefit for both the investor and the community,” said Sen. Menendez. “With millions of Americans living in communities with high unemployment, vacant properties, and stagnant incomes, CDFIs provide these communities with real investments that allow them to start small businesses, create jobs, and purchase homes. It is irresponsible for the Trump Administration to slash the CDFI Fund, which has proven to work and succeed in encouraging investment across New Jersey and the nation.”

“By unlocking capital for small businesses and bringing investment to distressed economies,

New Market Tax Credits play an important role in strengthening local communities, generating economic growth, and creating jobs,” said Sen. Booker.

“Since my time as mayor, I’ve been committed to supporting federal programs like this that help lift up some of our most underserved communities while creating pathways of opportunities for all New Jerseyans.”

The specific awards to community development organizations making significant investments in New Jersey are: Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, Inc., New Brunswick: $40 million Reinvestment Fund, Inc., Philadelphia: $70 million “The New Markets Tax Credit program remains an essential tool for attracting much-needed private investment into low-income communities across the state,” said Wayne T. Mey-

er, president of New Jersey Community Capital, which runs the Community Loan Fund of New Jersey. “This private investment helps create jobs and promotes economic opportunities for local residents. New Jersey is fortunate that Senators Menendez and Booker realize and advocate for the transformative power of NMTCs. This year’s $40 million allocation will help NJCC spur over $150 million in total investment.”

The CDFI Fund generates economic growth and opportunity in some of our nation’s most distressed c o m m u n i t i e s b y o f f e ring innovative programs that invest federal dollars alongside private sector capital. Private community partners have for the better part of a century injected capital, created jobs, and provided mortgage credit, small business loans, and banking

services to spur economic growth in lower-income, distressed communities. In 2016 alone, CDFIs made over 39,000 loans and investments totaling more than $3.6 billion, financed over 11,000 small businesses and over 33,000 affordable housing units.

This year, the CDFI Fund is awarding $3.5 billion in NMTCs to 73 organizations in 29 different states and the District of Columbia to support investments across the nation. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, for every dollar invested by the federal government, the NMTC program generates over $8 of private investment.

Investments through the NMTC program, established by Congress in December 2000, have created hundreds of thousands of new jobs, and supported the construction of 178 million square feet of manufacturing, office, and retail space.

As the communities benefit-

ting from these investments develop, they become more attractive to investors, creating a ripple effect that spurs more investment.

The NMTC program allows individual and corporate taxpayers to receive a non-refundable tax credit against federal income taxes for making equity investments in vehicles known as Community Development Entities (CDEs).

The CDEs in turn use the capital raised to make investments in low-income communities.

CDEs that receive the tax credit allocation authority under the program are domestic corporations or partnerships that provide loans, investments, or financial counseling in low-income urban and rural communities. The tax credit provided to the investor totals 39 percent of the cost of the investment and is claimed over a seven-year period.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY F EATURED L ETTER Kids Hit Home Run In Helping Others Since its inception in the early 1970s, Berkeley Little League has never turned a child away. As long as a true hardship could be verified, any child who wanted to play was welcomed and the fees were adjusted, waived and at times even board members chipped in to cover the cost.

In 2016, Berkeley Little League was gifted a scholarship fund in memory of Anthony Marchese, the pop of one of their own players.

Several deserving players have already been assisted through the scholarship fund, with several scholarships currently being awarded for the 2018 spring season.

Last year, Berkeley Little League experienced a bit of a movement by our teen players. Inspiring each other, it suddenly became cool to give back and volunteer. All over the beautiful Moorage complex on any given day, you could find teenage players coaching a Tee Ball team, being a buddy for a player in the Challenger Division, or helping to maintain the fields.

A league that was built upon and thrives on volunteerism enjoyed this new phenomenon - and delighted in the youth of the league’s dedication to

not only the sport, but the community and to each other.

And if you thought that Berkeley would stop there, think again.

When a few of our teen volunteers found out that one of our scholarship applicants not only needed fees covered, but due to circumstances as a result of family violence, he had left behind all of his treasured baseball gear, they knew what needed to be done.

With a grant from the scholarship fund, they took the player on a dream shopping spree. Helmet, glove, bat, cleats, pants, jersey, and bag - all chosen by this young player with help from his new “baseball big brothers.”

Then they took him out to lunch, where the topic of conversation was, of course, all things baseball.

And before a single pitch is thrown in this 2018 spring season, Berkeley Little League just hit one heck of a dinger.

To donate to the Berkeley Little League Scholarship Fund: berkeleylittleleague.org/page/ show/3268028-scholarship-fund Jon Bentivegna President of the Berkeley Little League

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Letters To The Editor Don’t Arm Teachers If you have never worked in a school or qualified with a firearm please stop advocating that teachers should be armed. First, most of my colleagues have zero interest in carrying. Second, there is a much greater chance of having a negligent discharge or a misplaced weapon or a bad guy getting hold of that weapon than there is of that teacher using it to neutralize a threat. Third, when law enforcement makes entry how would they know that said teacher is not one of the bad guys? Fourth, even sworn law enforcement officers know that it is always a bad idea to be carrying in a crowd. When I was an MP and there was a fight at a bar and we responded, we were ordered to wait outside and handle it there. Running into a crowd poses weapons retention issues. Corrections Officers don’t carry inside a jail for the same reason.

Fifth, school budgets are scarce as it is. Expecting them to pay for weapons, ammunition, range time and a stipend is simply not going to happen. Most schools don’t even arm their school safety personnel.

Finally, the idea that more guns will make people more safe flies in the face of what the rest of the world is showing us. Schools should have multiple levels of security and be difficult to access.

If an intruder tries to get in, these measures will buy time as the authorities respond. We also need to do a better job of enforcing the ‘see something say something’ mindset. Looking at other incidences of school shootings there are always indicators which weren’t appropriately reported or (in the case of Parkland) not appropriately handled once reported.

I served four years in the Marine Corps and am a qualified expert with both rifle and pistol. If I wanted to still be a gunslinger I’d be a gunslinger, but I’m a teacher so these days I’ll stick to my compass, protractor,

Letters To The Editor calculator and #2 pencil, aka to accept their convoluted weapons of math instruction.

Educators have enough to worry about and already wear many different hats to the children entrusted to our care. Let’s leave armed protection to the appropriate authorities.

Dan Staples President, Manchester Township Education Association

Pumping Gas Is No Problem Your reader Bill McPhail in the Feb. 3 Jackson Times thinks that a Pump Your Own Gas Bill is “stupid” and suggests that older or infirm people would have a difficult time filling up because it would be hard to learn how to start the pump and then would spill gasoline on their clothes. Really?

Are there no senior citizens in the other 49 states? Are the citizens of the rest of the country so much smarter than New Jerseyans in figuring out how to use the pump?

And please, Mr. McPhail, let us know the numbers of all the “gas pumping accidents” occurring in other states.

I have no problem if there are full service islands available at gas stations, but I should have the right to pump my own if I so choose.

Robert Brooks Jackson

The Dems “Free Speech” Is To Censor I am FED UP with Democratic H & R. The rule of each day for these PC non-specific gender people is to ‘search and destroy.’ Their weapons: Hypocrisy and Ridicule.

Their targets: Anyone whose disagrees with them or has a different opinion then they share. Since the sixties they have managed to take control of all forms of media, education, and are now advancing toward complete control by launching their final attack against society and the political theater.

They have sufficiently indoctrinated enough children

logic. They have mastered the art of hypocrisy claiming free speech as their right while denying it to anyone who dares to disagree. They have taught their followers to voice their opinions while having no facts or information other then any distortion of reality they can conceive of, and when all else fails, attack them physically.

Their predecessors, Adolf, Stalin, Chairman Mao, and let us not forget, Kim Jong-il, have set the stage and shown the way for the Democrats.

They have taught them to indoctrinate the youth of America, to condemn others of doing what they themselves have done, to stifle any resistance by any means necessary, to attack on a daily basis and pound opposing thought into the ground until it has been wiped from the face of the earth, and to show false empathy for those they want to use for their own ends.

From Chuck Schumer’s disingenuous tears to Nancy Pelosi’s grandchild’s birthday wish, their perverted distortions of reality make me sick! Racist, Xenophobe, Deplorable, no matter what is said or done by one who opposes them they label them with constant name calling. Their big one is: Racist.

Everyone is a racist, well, the true racists are the Democrats because they use people of different races to gain power and control over them to advance their own agenda.

They have forsaken the citizens of America for ‘Immigration Reform.’ “Why, the country was built by immigrants,” they spout, negating their illegal status while classifying them as ‘undocumented.’

Ask yourself a few questions: How many families would be left whole if the “undocumented” had been vetted and entered legally into the US? Do the “undocumented” live where Chuck Schumer lives?

Are they at home in Nancy Pelosi’s neighborhood? Am I a “racist” because I support law and order and disdain those who cruelly take advantage of others only to advance their own ends?

Bill Miele Whiting

Democratic Congressional Challenger Runs Right of Republicans

Monmouth County Democrats recently held a debate for their three potential challengers to 18-term incumbent Rep. Chris Smith. It was a great event which spotlighted the differences between the candidates, ensuring that voters could make an informed decision in the primary.

To my surprise, one of the candidates, Josh Welle, consistently sided with the most conservative Republicans on many issues.

On retirement, he took a position on the far right of the aisle, blaming Americans’ retirement problems on a lack of personal fiscal responsibility. He ignored the systemic issues that drive inequality, blaming those who don’t have money for not saving.

He took an even more conservative position the Trump tax plan as well, stating we “had to” eliminate the SALT deduction. Rep. Smith himself voted against the tax plan, speaking out strongly against elimination of the SALT deduction which disproportionately hurts New Jersey residents.

Welle supported ballooning defense spending — at a time when the country’s defense budget is larger than the next eight biggest nations’ combined — and went on to describe our military as “hollowed out.” The recent increase is historically enormous and is widely seen as a handout to defense contractors. Coincidentally, Welle co-founded a tech company, Severn Pacific, which contracts with the Department of Defense. Previously, in an essay for Harvard Business Review, he explained his view that war is a business opportunity.

Welle expresses frustration at being labeled “Republican Light.” I suggest a solution to this problem would be to stop taking such strongly conservative positions.

Jim Silverman Holmdel

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Craft And Vendor Fair With Gift Auction

BRICK – Please join us for an afternoon of shopping, fun, food, and giveaways at the Craft and Vendor Fair! Start your Easter and Mother’s day shopping early with some unique gifts not found in stores.

All proceeds from the event will sponsor

Chemo Care packages for the cancer patients at Southern Ocean Medical Center.

The event will be held at the Brick Township Volunteer Emergency Medical Services from 11a.m. – 3 p.m. Admission is free!

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.

Flea Market BRICK – There will be a Flea Market on April 7 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Greenbriar I Clubhouse. There will be 34 vendors and the Veteran’s Association of Greenbriar will be selling lunch at 11 a.m. For more information, call 732-899-5455.

Atlantic City Bus Trip

BRICK – Join us for a trip to Bally’s Casino on Monday, March 19. We will leave from the American Legion Post 348 at 822 Mantoloking Rd. at 9 a.m. and return at the legion at about 6 p.m. The cost is $30 per person. You will get $30 is slot play for Bally’s.

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Cancer Screenings And Mammograms Available Through OHI

OCEAN COUNTY - Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) with locations throughout Ocean County, is now able to refer patients for cancer screenings, such as mammograms, through the state-sponsored program New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED).

Mammograms are being offered at Community Medical Center, 99 NJ-37, Toms River; Health Village Imaging, 1301 NJ-72 #100, Manahawkin; Monmouth Medical Center Jaqueline Wilentz, 300 Second Avenue, Long Branch; and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, 600 River Avenue, Lakewood.

OHI is focused on bringing specialty health care services to the underinsured and insured patients of Ocean County.

NJCEED provides comprehensive cancer education and community outreach to the vulnerable populations of New Jersey.

For more information or to make an appointment, contact Wendy Cameron, Patient Navigator, at 732-363-6655 ex. 8984.

About Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI): OHI, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) federally qualified health center (FQHC), has six health centers, a Mobile Medical Unit, and two

school-based wellness programs in Ocean County. OHI health centers are at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; 333 Haywood Road, Manahawkin; Manchester, 686 Route 70, Lakehurst; 798 Route 539. Building 3, Little Egg Harbor; and 1608 Route 88, Suite 207, Brick. The school-based wellness programs in Lakewood are in the Clifton Avenue Elementary School, 625 Clifton Avenue; and Lakewood High School, 855 Somerset Avenue, Suite A. The Lakewood, Little Egg Harbor and Manchester health centers have pharmacies.

OHI provides comprehensive primary and preventative health and dental care to Ocean County’s uninsured, underinsu red and insu red populations. A sliding-fee scale is available, based on an individual’s or family’s ability to pay.

Services include family and internal medicine, dental, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral health and social services, podiatry and pharmacy services.

OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call 732-363-6655. Visit ohinj.org for further information.

AAUW & Girl Scouts Present The Be A Friend First Workshop LAKEWOOD – The Northern Ocean County Branch of AAUW partnered with the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore once again to present to 34 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade girl scouts the “Be a Friend First” workshop.

This workshop focuses on teaching young girls to be better friends which in turn will make them better leaders for the future. Being a friend first includes discussions and activities about conflict resolution, stereotypes, peer pressure, and bullying (relational aggression and cyber).

This year, we brought back the Tom Letson materials on how to stand up to a bully as a supplement to the BFF program. This included learning how to have a “poker face” and how to use “self-talk” skills while delivering a comeback line to a bully.

After morning activities, which included making a friendship tile craft, the girls were broken into four groups and led to breakout sessions facilitated by seven student ambassadors from Point Pleasant Borough High School. These young women attended previous trainings led by Pamela Saavedra and Diane Becza of AAUW-NOCB. For their participation, the high school students received 25 hours of community service from AAUW-NOCB. The breakout sessions were closely monitored by six members of AAUW-NOCB. During the

breakout sessions, the facilitators engaged the young girls by playing ice-breaker games and encouraged them to participate in discussions and roleplays about standing up to bullying, stereotypes, how to be a good friend, conflict resolution and the creation of “I” statements.

In the afternoon, Gail Poverman-Kave, a professional counselor, spoke to the young girl scouts about speaking up, using those “I” statements to avoid conflict, and how to be a good person/friend in general.

After the question and answer period, the day was wrapped up by the girl scouts presenting a “Take Action” project that encompassed all that they had learned from that whole day.

Each Girl Scout received a beautiful “Be a Friend First” patch for their participation in the workshop.

“I thoroughly enjoyed the Bullying program.

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-Photo courtesy Hackensack Meridian Health From left to right (front row): Kelly Ussery-Kronhaus, M.D., program director for family medicine residency program, medical director of GME, and vice chair of family medicine at the Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Vincent J. Vivona, D.O., JD, FACP, FCLM, CHCQM, chief medical officer of Ocean Medical Center.

By Kimberly Bosco BRICK – The Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center is now accredited to offer residencies in family medicine and psychiatry.

Ocean Medical Center recently announced that it received initial accreditation for residency training programs in these two areas by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

“With this ACGME accreditation, Ocean Medical Center will become a premier community teaching hospital,’’ said Dean Q. Lin, MBA, FACE, FCPP, regional president of Hackensack Meridian Health and president of Ocean Medical Center.

“We face critical physician shortages in the areas of psychiatry and family medicine,’’ Mr. Lin said. “Our ACGME-approved residency programs will help train the next generation of health care providers while increasing access to high-quality care for Ocean and Monmouth counties, the state’s two fastest growing counties.’’

Tons of medical students all across the country have shown interest in Ocean Medical Center’s programs, with 2,800 students applying for the Graduate Medical Education (GME) inaugural class of just 14 residents. Ocean Medical Center hopes to add another residency program for internal medicine by the spring of 2018.

“Ocean Medical Center’s residency programs will attract exceptional new physicians to this area and increase access to care,’’ said Thomas Brandeisky, D.O., designated institutional of-

ficial and chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC).

For the family medicine program, 8 of 1,900 applicants will be selected to participate in the three-year training program.

“Our family medicine residency program will help address the critical need for primary care providers,’’ said Kelly Ussery-Kronhaus, M.D., program director for family medicine, medical director of GME, and vice chair of family medicine at the Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

For the psychiatry program, 6 of 975 applicants will be chosen for this four-year training program.

“Ocean Medical Center’s psychiatry program will be a community-based program,’’ said Ramon Solhkhah, M.D., program director for psychiatry as well as training director and chair of psychiatry at the Seton Hall University-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

“Our new psychiatry residency program will improve clinical care and ultimately encourage future health care leaders to build practices in the Jersey Shore area,’’ as stated by Dr. Solhkhah.

The application process is now nearly complete and those residents who have successfully matched with the Ocean Medical Center program will be awarded one of the 14 available positions and the inaugural class will start in July.

For more information about Ocean Medical Center’s GME program, visit OceanMedicalCenter.com/GME.

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CVCJ Volunteer Information Session BRICK – Mark your calendar to attend our information session on Wednesday, March 14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Visitation Church Rectory, 730 Lynnwood Ave. The session will include an orientation for new volunteers.

Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ) is a non-profit agency is committed to enabling the homebound elderly of Ocean County remain living independently in their home. As a senior yourself or a spouse, partner or friend taking care of a non-driving elderly member of our community there is help available.

There is no charge for the services and there is no income eligibility. The only requirement to receive service is that the loved one needing service is over 60, is no longer driving, and lives in Ocean County or parts of southern Monmouth County.

At this session, CVCJ will review all the services that are available, how the program works and the variety of volunteer opportunities for those who wish to join the 600 volunteers who provide services to our homebound seniors.

CVCJ volunteers provide: Round trip transportation to medical appointments (volunteers use their own car) Grocery shopping (they shop for you, once every two weeks) Friendly visits and phone calls to those who feel lonely and live far from their families Caregiver Canines Pet Visitation to provide a great tail-wagging joy; this program provides in-home volunteers and therapy dog visits.

In addition, we also offer our frail and elderly residents the following services: Alzheimer’s Respite Care Program: this program offers Caregivers of those living at home with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or chronic illness to get relief from their incredible stress and burden on a weekly basis.

Veteran to Veteran: our volunteer Veterans are matched with a Veteran for all our services Multicultural Outreach: we have diverse and bilingual staff members and we provide education and outreach to minority communities Call CVCJ today 732-505-2273 to reserve your spot at this special session.

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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.

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“Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence: Media Literacy and Sexual Violence Law,” was the title of the seminar led by members from the St. Francis Community Center Counseling Services.

The seminar was broken up into three parts, beginning with an introductory presentation about gender roles and sexual violence defi nitions by Meghan McAleer, LSW, the Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention Program Coordinator at St. Francis.

McAleer began by defi ning the concept of media literacy. “It is how we understand, or how we interpret the information we’re getting,” from any kind of media source, she said.

The concept of media literacy was a large part of the seminar, because as McAleer noted, we need to critically examine the things we interpret daily from the media in order to be media literate about things such as gender and sexuality.

She discussed topics such as gender versus sex, hyper masculinity, and what

it means to “be a man” versus “act like a lady.” Showing funny commercial advertisements and videos to the audience, McAleer engaged with them by throwing candy out to individuals who shouted out correct answers, getting the conversation about sexual violence started in a comfortable atmosphere.

“If you’re laughing, you’re learning,” she joked. Sexual violence is a sensitive topic for many, and McAleer made it very easy for individuals to start a productive discussion around the topic.

She helped the audience to describe what we all consider to be stereotypical characteristics of men and women. The transition into a discussion about sexual violence came when she asked the audience: “What happens when a man or women acts outside of the stereotypes?”

Jumping from the lighter topics to the statistics, McAleer noted that 1 in every 2 women and 1 in every 5 men has had an experience with sexual violence in their lifetimes. These numbers are bit unsettling, especially when you notice the stark gap between males and female.

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TOMS RIVER – Roll out the red carpet and break out the popcorn, the 12th annual Ocean County Library Student Film Festival is approaching and submissions are needed!

The Ocean County Library is looking for the next Stephen Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino. Entries by high school filmmakers are now being accepted for a chance to see their film viewed on the big screen on Saturday, April 28. The submission deadline is Friday, March 16. There is no entry fee.

Submissions are being accepted in the following categories: Animation: An illustrated or computer-animated film featuring a story or a plot. The visual technique provides the illusion of motion by displaying a collection of images in sequence. Limit three minutes.

Commercial: An advertisement for a company, local business or product. The object is to create an interest in the promotion of the advertisement and should be targeted to the public. Limit 90 seconds.

Documentary: Primarily for the purpose of education, instruction or historical record, documentaries cover a broad category of subjects intended to highlight some aspect of reality surrounding an issue, topic, or person of importance. The film should add value and promote discussion by bringing in new information, identifying unrecognized problems, providing or suggesting new solutions, or offering a unique perspective.

Limit five minutes.

Experimental: The film should be characterized by abstract or avant-garde techniques, a poetic approach to a film’s construction, or the absence of a linear narrative. Limit five minutes.

Music Video: A film integrating a song and imagery created for artistic purposes. The film should represent the artist’s original work and emphasize the relationship between audio and video. Limit five minutes.

News Coverage: A segment that brings attention to an important issue ranging from local to global. Limit three minutes.

OCL Promo – Make us a social media video: Create a piece that features why the library is important to you and the community! The winning video will be pinned on the library’s Facebook and You Tube pages.

Limit two minutes.

(PSA) Public Service Announcement: Create a message, with the objective of raising awareness or changing public attitudes and behavior towards a social issue. Limit two minutes.

School Coverage: An informational segment about something happening at your school, such as academics, a sporting event, a play, etc. Limit three minutes.

Short Film: It should be an original film that emphasizes a story. It should include character development, conflict and resolution with creative storylines that strive to keep the viewer engaged for the full length of the film. Subcategories include but are not limited to action, adventure, comedy, drama and horror. Limit five minutes.

Silent Film: A film that contains no synchronized soundtrack and no spoken dialogue. It should emphasize a story. It should include character development, conflict and resolution with creative storylines that strive to keep the viewer engaged for the full length of the film. Subcategories include but are not limited to action, adventure, comedy, drama and horror. Limit five minutes.

Stop Motion / Claymation: Limit three minutes.

The film festival will take place at the Toms River Branch, 101 Washington St. on the big screen in Mancini Hall, from 6 to 9 p.m. Entrance and attendance to the festival are free!

Entry requirements, FAQs and the link to the application can be found on the Ocean County Library website (theoceancountylibrary.org) and at all 21 library locations.

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Once you get the hang of it, social networking is really quite simple. All you need is a computer or mobile advice (like a Smartphone or a Tablet) and a functioning on-line signal. You may want a decent photo of yourself for your profile, but it is up to you. Depicted below are the major social media sites that are most popular with older adults. *Blogging – Many older adults are getting big into blogging. They are reading – and – writing – blogs about all kinds of subjects from sewing to sports to health and wellness. Audigy Certified providers even have their own blog – called HearingCareBlog.com – to keep all of our patients informed about the latest news in health, technology and tips for living full lives with better hearing. You can even leave comments, so it is a great way for us to stay engaged between appointments – visit Hearing Care Blog today to join the conversation. *Social Networking – EONS.com, facebook. com and twitter.com EONS is the social networking site designed for “boomers” age 50 and over. Similar to facebook, it allows you to post messages and photos, join interest groups and discuss boomer issues and keep in touch with family and friends.

Facebook.com is by far the most popular social networking site used by 41 percent of the population in the U.S. You can create a personal profile for yourself and ask others to “become friends” and link with you. Many people will also ask you to be their friend as well. It is up to you how many people that you want to connect with. You and all of your contacts can share messages, photos videos and links. Additionally, many businesses have profiles where you can find out about up to the minute news and Facebook-only discounts when you like “like” them.

Twitter is a free social networking site designed for quick, short messages that are shared among

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your network of contacts. The messages, known as “tweets” must be no longer than 140 characters and can include links to other messages or online sites. Once you set up a profile, you can follow the “tweets” of others. They can follow your “tweets” as well if you allow them. Twitter is a great way to stay in touch with family, friends, business and interest groups.

A variety of media sharing sites include Youtube. com, flicker.com.

Youtube is a website where you can watch and share videos, TV and movie clips, home movies, all available for free. You do not have to be a member. Just go to the Web site and search for a subject of interest.

Flicker is an image and video hosting Web site and online community. It is a place where you can store, sort, search and display photos for people to see. Once you put the images on this site, anyone can view them. If you want to share private photos with family or friends, you can send them a guest pass link to your page of images.

Consumer Participation: Groupon.com is a Web site that offers a Deal of the Day such as discounted restaurant meals or discounted items at certain stores. This free service is available to people with GPS enabled mobile phones such as Smartphones.

Yelp.com can provide review information on local businesses. just enter what you are searching for such as – “hearing care” – and your general location and you get a listing of area businesses with contact information, a map, rankings and reviews (by real people).

Our practice would like all of our patients to use these online sites so our entire community can receive the same general healthcare and services that you have received. It is a great way to share the gift of better hearing.

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

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

No matter what your age, you always want to look your absolute best. Throughout my life, I’ve learned all kinds of beauty tips and tricks from reading, talking to friends, and getting to know a few make-up artists when I appeared as a guest on TV shows.

I always ‘pumped’ these girls to get their secret beauty tips while sitting in their chair and getting made up. I recall one lady who made me look amazing even though I hadn’t slept in 2 nights! She brought me to life with a few tricks, which I’ll share today.

1. Get Rid of Red If you put an ice cube into a paper towel and apply it under your eyes for 5 minutes, the red puffiness of ‘bedroom eyes’ will vanish for a little bit. Then you can apply your eye cream and concealer and look fresh and happy.

2. Curl Your Lashes Like the Pros I don’t use eyelash curlers ever, they freak me out, but I know a lot of you do! A makeup artist once told me her secret. She said to warm up your eye lash curler for a few seconds with the hair dryer. It needs to be warm not hot or you’ll burn yourself, and I feel bad telling you something that is obviously common sense. So anyway, be careful… the point is that a slightly warmed eyelash curler works better. She said its effect is akin to a curling iron on your hair.

3. Hide Insomnia After a 20-something hour flight from South Africa I had to land, get through customs, get over to the Dr. Oz studio and tape a segment. I looked rough. She made me

up and luckily I had my best tool, a white eyeliner pencil. Just be careful putting it on because it goes in an awkward area called the waterline. So, first apply your normal darker eyeliner where it goes, then apply the white eye-liner in the waterline. It’s across your top rim on your lower eyelid.

Google waterline if necessary.

4. Fresh Eyes Homemade gel under eye masks are one of my favorite treatments for puffy eyes.

You make these yourself with gelatin, which is rich in collagen. Here is a DIY recipe for a de-puffing eye mask. The green tea imparts a touch of caffeine which helps remove dark circles: Mix together one tablespoon chilled Manuka honey with one tablespoon prepared green tea.

Add unflavored gelatin powder to desired consistency. Spoon onto a cucumber (sliced in half) and apply under your eyes for 10 minutes.

5. Shiny Hair You can take 10 years off your age by making your hair soft and shiny again. Whisk one banana and one egg together and apply to wet hair after shampooing. Leave on for about 3 to 5 minutes then rinse.

6. Glowing Skin Soak a clean face cloth in a cup of cold milk that has 3 drops of essential oil of lavender. Wring out and drape the cloth over your face. Relax with it for 10 minutes then rinse your face, tone and moisturize like normal. This brightens and moisturizes your skin, giving you a luminous glow and relaxed sensation.

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You don’t need permission from the FAA to fly your UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) under the Special Rule for Model Aircraft, but you must always fly safely.

You may elect to register your UAS to help in the recovery of lost equipment, but this is not required.

The FAA has adopted the following UAS Safety Guidelines: •Fly at or below 400 feet •Be aware of airspace requirements and restrictions •Stay away from surrounding obstacles •Keep your UAS within sight •Never fly near other aircraft, especially near airports •Never fly over groups of people •Never fly over stadiums or sports events •Never fly near emergency response efforts such as fires •Never fly under the influence of drugs or alcohol Flying under the Special Rule for Model Aircraft.

The Special Rule for Model Aircraft (P.L. 112-95, Section 336) provides the definition and operating rules for flying a model aircraft. Model aircraft operators that comply with all of these operational requirements during flight do not have to register their UAS with the FAA. Model aircraft operators must follow these rules to fly under this Rule: •The aircraft is flown strictly for hobby or recreational use (once you start earning money from the use of the drone you have removed yourself from this exception); •The aircraft is operated in accordance with a community-based set of safety guidelines and within the programming of a nationwide community-based organization; •The aircraft is limited to not more than 55 pounds unless otherwise certified through a design, construction, inspection, flight test, and operational safety program administered by a community-based organization;

•The aircraft is oper- Michael J. Deem ated in a manner that does not interfere with and gives way to any manned aircraft; and •When flown within 5 miles of an airport, the operator of the aircraft provides the airport operator and the airport air traffic control tower (when an air traffic facility is located at the airport) with prior notice of the operation (model aircraft operators flying from a permanent location within 5 miles of an airport should establish a mutually-agreed upon operating procedure with the airport operator and the airport air traffic control tower [when an air traffic facility is located at the airport]) A model aircraft is defined as an unmanned aircraft that is capable of sustained fl ight in the atmosphere, flown within visual line of sight of the person operating the aircraft and flown for hobby or recreational purposes.

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Continued From Page 4 University of Notre Dame men’s team.

He was second on the Fighting Irish in scoring, averaging 16.1 points per game through his first 21 outings of the season. He led the team in assists (113) and was second on the club in steals (26) and minutes played per game (35.0). He averaged 2.3 rebounds per game and was 44 of 57 from the foul line for .772 percent.

He blocked two shots and made 50 turnovers.

He started in all 21 games.

Farrell is a 6-foot-1, 175-pounder.

Nocco smart and swift: Rowan senior Nick Nocco (Southern) was a member of the Profs’ men’s cross country team which won U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team honors.

He made the All-NJAC second team after placing 11th in 26:10.24 at the NJAC Championships.

The mechanical engineering major was 41st in 25:38.6 at the Regional Championships. He was Rowan’s third finisher at the NCAA Division III Championships in 25:42.38.

Barnes, Porricelli honored: Former Manchester player Kashaun Barnes and Hailee Porricelli, who competed for Freehold Township, won honors for Stockton.

Barnes, a junior guard. was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Metro Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and the NJAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

Porricelli was cited as the ECAC Metro Women’s Basketball Player of the Week and the NJAC Women’s Basketball Rookie Player of the Week.

Barnes led the Ospreys to two NJAC wins, averaging 27.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He erupted for 37 points against Montclair State University - the third highest total by a Stockton player in the last 29 seasons.

The former Hawks player blazed away at a 14-for-23 clip from the field, including five of nine from downtown, and netted four of five free throws in 40 minutes in an 89-81 conquest of the Red Hawks. He added six rebounds and four assists.

Barnes was second in the NJAC in scoring at 18.7 points per game. He was eighth in freethrow percentage at .780 in the NJAC and ninth in treys made per game at 1.9.

Porricelli averaged 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in a 1-1 week in NJAC play.

The freshman point guard buried five of 11 shots (45.5 percent) from behind the arc and bucketed both free throws. She tied her season high with 13 points in a 69-65 win over Montclair State, then ranked 15th in Division III. The former Patriot put home 39.1 percent (36 of 92) of shots from downtown for second in the NJAC. She was 10th in the NJAC and first among rookies at 2.7 assists per outing. She averaged 7.0 points per game.

Locals on diamond: Senior Dan Naif (Jackson Liberty) heads the local contingent on the Felician University baseball team.

He’s the team’s leader in career saves. Other locals on the team are graduate student Mike Martone, a catcher-first baseman and a Brick Memorial product; junior third baseman Austin Gonella (Toms River South) and senior pitcher Steven Slagmolen (Toms River North).

Worthy chooses college: Freehold senior Ashante Worthy, who starred for the Colonials, will continue his football career at Lackawanna College.

The Brick Times, February 24, 2018, Page 19 It’s a junior college in Scranton, Pa. The Falcons went 7-2 last year and were ranked as high as fifth in the National Junior College Athletic Association Poll. They wound up 19th in the poll.

Worthy became Freehold’s quarterback in the fourth game of the 2016 season. As a senior, he set the state’s modern day, single-season rushing record of 2,860 yards. He passed for 2,106 yards to become the first player in state history to rush and pass for more than 2,000 yards in a season.

He finished the campaign with 4,966 yards of total offense and accounted for a state sin-

gle-season record 61 touchdowns - 41 rushing and 20 passing for coach David Ellis, a former Lakewood player. Worthy finished his career with 6,400 yards rushing for second on the Shore Conference’s all-time list for yards in a career.

During his career, Worthy scored 119 touchdowns, threw for 2,963 yards, sped to 826 return yards and piled up 10,592 yards.

An honor for Bekefi: Felician senior golfer Chris Bekefi (Toms River North) made the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Fall 2017

All-Academic team.

Pallante cited: Stockton junior keeper Nicole Pallante (Brick) made honorable mention on the All-NJAC team in women’s soccer.

During the regular season, she was third in shutouts in the NJAC with seven. She was third in the NJAC in saves with 88 for a 4.19 average per match. She’s fourth on the Ospreys’ career shutouts list with 25.

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Preventing Fires In Boiler/Furnace Rooms

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LAKEWOOD – In light of the nature of recent f i re calls, t he La kewood 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, offer the following information to prevent fires in Boiler/Furnace Rooms.

Many homeowners (and renters) are utilizing the boiler/furnace room and/ or the laundry room as a storage room.

As the photos below indicate, this practice can result in tragic consequences.

The boiler/furnace room should NOT double as a storage room!

Over the years, homes and apartments, accu mulate a g reat deal of items clothing, boxes of files, paper supplies, holiday decorations, half-empty paint cans, solvents, cleaning supplies, etc.

Having the items available is great, but many fail to take the proper precautions when storing these items.

A leading mistake is using the boiler or furnace room as a storage area for t hese combust ible mater ials. Ma ny homeowners succumb to temptation and build shelves for storage in these rooms or just stack items next to the appliances. The Lakewood Fire Department has responded to fires caused by f lammable and combustible materials stored too close to boilers, furnaces, water heaters and other mechanical equipment. The outcome of these fires ranges from minor damage costing several thousands of dollars to complete destruction of the entire home.

The boiler/furnace room should NOT be considered an all-purpose storage area!

Boilers, furnaces, water heaters and dryers, etc. all require proper air circulation to prevent incomplete f uel combustion and production of carbon monoxide. In fact, boiler, furnace and laundry rooms are designed with excess space to allow for the proper airf low and ventilation needed, or at least they should be. Therefore, keep these rooms clean and clear of all unnecessary items.

Another risk for boiler and furnace rooms or rooms that generate more than their share of heat, is spontaneous combustion of material. This occurs when combustible material in contact with air generates enough heat to ignite. This can happen when items such as clothing, other items or mattresses (yes, we’ve seen this too) are stacked next to the appliances. Even without any items physically touching any appliances the overcrowding of an already relatively small size room creates a fire hazard. The boiler/furnace room should be clean and clear of all unnecessary items!

Importance of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.

Remember that smoke detectors provide early warning of a fire, allowing extra time to escape, and as a result, substantially reducing the risk of injury and/or death in residential fire. Smoke detectors should be located outside each separate sleeping area and on every f loor of one’s home including the basement. Carbon monoxide detectors should be located outside each separate sleeping area. A few minutes should be spent each and every month to test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to ensure they are operational.

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Continued From Page 14 itly normalize sexually violent culture, like Beauty and The Beast, among others.

“I love Game of Thrones, but what do they always do on that show?” McAleer said, “They fight and rape women.”

Following her presentation was Donna Velardi, RN, FN-CSA, the SART/FNE Coordinator from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

Velardi is a member of the SART for Ocean County, which stands for the Sexual Assault Response Team.

“New Jersey is special because all 21 counties participate in the SART program,” she said.

The SART team is made up of law enforcement agents, a Confidential Sexual Violence Advocate, and a Forensic Nurse Examiner. Additional members that can play a part in the process are prosecutors and hospital staff members.

When talking about sexual violence, Velardi said, “It’s really about power and control.” When Velardi helps a patient, or a victim of sexual abuse, she noted that the victim is always in charge.

“They get to tell me how they want to do things,” she said.

According to her presentation, SART exists to provide victim-centered services, to help minimize re-victimization, to provide forensic medical exams quickly and with quality evidence examination, and to assist in prosecution. The SART program is required by law and is coordinated by the NJ Division of Criminal Justice and operated by the County Prosecutor.

The Ocean County SART program works with four different hospitals in Ocean County, including: Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, and Community Medical Center in Toms River. Velardi said that if a victim of sexual

assault visits one of these hospitals for help, they need not wait in the emergency room.

These patients are taken back to a specially designated room for SART that allows them easy and quick access to advocates that will help them.

“I have been a Forensic Nurse for 18 years,” said Velardi. “I’ve done over 200 cases of sexual assault in my lifetime.”

She also noted that the SART program and all of the services and resources it provides its patients are all grant funded and free to patients, excluding sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing.

Velardi ended her presentation on a positive note, noting that more males have been recorded coming forward after incidents of sexual abuse.

“This means that these men are becoming better educated, and stronger,” when it comes to sexual violence, she said.

Following Velardi was the fi nal aspect of the seminar, which included comments from Stockton University Interim Police

Chief Cynthia Parker and Stafford Township Police Chief Thomas Dellane.

“Sexual violence (response) is not something that the law enforcement department does by themselves,” Chief Parker said.

Accompanying Parker at the seminar were officials from Stockton, including the Clery Compliance Coordinator Rosanne Latoracca, Title IX Coordinator Valerie Hayes, and Director of the Women’s Gender and Sexuality Center Laurie Dutton.

“The more we educate, it’s all about prevention, but the big thing is consent,” Hayes emphasized.

Chief Dellane noted that the department has a very strong focus on providing the needed services to the community, regarding sexual assault. “Our purpose, our goal, is to prevent re-victimization,” he said.

Velardi mentioned that, “we would like everyone to come forward (for help)…but not everyone is ready.”

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Novins Planetarium Special Events For February TOMS RIVER – Enjoy a celestial experience at the Robert J. Novins Planetarium on the Ocean County College Main Campus, College Drive. Please park in Parking Lot #2. Enjoy a variety of laser, kids, and holiday shows!

Special Laser Fest events include: • Feb. 24, 5 p.m.: Laser Beatles. The “Fab Four’s” best spanning six years and 11 albums becomes the background for dazzling laser-art and spectacular effects. All ages will appreciate this fantasy tribute of music and light to The Beatles.

• Feb. 24, 6:15 p.m.: Laser Zeppelin.

Proclaimed by many critics to be the progenitors of heavy metal and hard rock, Led Zeppelin’s individualistic style reset the standards for many musical genres in the ’60s and ’70s.

The group has been hailed as one of the most successful, innovative, and influential bands, alongside Pink Floyd, U2, and The Beatles.

• Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.: Laser Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon. This is a gripping and spellbinding musical journey – beautiful, haunting, powerful, and thought provoking with spectacular and mesmerizing laser art. Dark Side of the Moon offers a mixture of psychedelic, rock, and jazz sounds.

• Feb. 24, 8:45 p.m.: Laser Pink Floyd: The Wall. Pink Floyd is always a crowd favorite and The Wall is considered to be one of the best classic rock albums of all time. It is a timeless classic, and one of Pink Floyd’s best, becoming the group’s second top seller behind Dark Side of the Moon.

• Feb 24, 10 p.m.: Laser Metallica.

Metal meets lasers! And it is intense! The theater shakes with Metallica’s awesome tempos, instrumentals, themes, and sounds that are joined with laser lights. Your pulse and body will pound as the music fills both your ears and eyes.

Kid’s shows: • Feb. 24, 12:30 p.m.: The Stars from My Backyard. Ages 4-10. Learn about the sun, moon, weather, constellations, and planets visible in the current sky. Fun stories, songs, and a passing rainstorm help make this an exciting introduction for young children.

• Feb. 24, 11:30 a.m.: One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure. Ages 4 and up. Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street! Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take you on a journey of discovery to learn about the Big Dipper, North Star, Sun, and Moon.

Tickets for these programs are $10 for adults, $8 for Seniors and OCC Alumni, and $7 for children 12 and under and students with ID. To purchase tickets, visit tickets.ocean.edu or call 732-255-0343.

For groups of 20 or more, a Group Discount may be available! Call or enter promo code GROUPDISCOUNT when ordering online.

Tickets are available at the door but advance purchase is recommended as many shows sell out.

For recorded show information, call 732255-0342. For the latest news, events, show trailers, laser song playlists, and schedules, visit ocean.edu or visit us on Facebook.

Hospice Volunteers Needed OCEAN COUNTY– Is it time for you to give back or pay forward the blessings you have received? Compassionate Care Hospice is looking for volunteers interested in taking a special journey. Hospice is about living your life with quality and dignity. You would be joining a team of professionals who, with your help, can make this happen. You can sit with a patient, read to them, or give respite to an over-exhausted caregiver. We also

have office work available that can make you feel like part of the team. There are training classes provided before you get started. By joining this team you will surely be making a difference. For more information, please call Kathleen O’Connell at 732-608-3965 or email kathleen. oconnell@cchnet.net. Visit the website to learn more at cchnet.net. One thing is for sure – you will get back so much more than you give.

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TOMS RIVER – Get career assistance at the Ocean County Family Success Center. Come to get tips on preparing for an interview and how to make a more effective resume.

Contact Christina China at 732-557-

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The Ocean County Family Success Center is located at The Children’s Home Society of NJ, 1433 Hooper Avenue, Suite 121.

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.

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Oyster Creek To Close Ahead Of Schedule

By Jennifer Peacock FORKED RIVER – The oldest nuclear power plant in the United States will close its doors permanently later this year.

Oyster Creek Generating Station will close in October 2018, a full 14 months before its original closing date of December 2019.

Lacey Township Mayor Nicholas Juliano said the township heard about the plans early in the day on Feb. 2, the same day the general public was notified of the change. The township has been preparing for the site’s closing for some time.

“Lacey Township has been working with other entities to bring in an alternative power source to the site,” he said. “In addition, we have been working with the office of state planning for approval on our Plan Endorsement Town Center application that will allow for more impervious coverage on our commercial ratable properties, allowing for expansion and redevelopment on many of the commercial sites along the Route 9 and Lacey Road corridor to help offset tax base loss from Oyster Creek closing.”

Juliano continued: “Long after Oyster Creek ceases to operate they will continue with a team of employees who will remain on site protecting the facility and the public with a highly skilled staff of experts to oversee the entire dismantlement process. (plant owner) Exelon will continue with its safe operation through decommissioning which could take up to 20 years with a strong environmental monitoring program. Oyster Creek’s tax base will remain intact until such time that buildings are dismantled and no longer exist on the site. As to the spent fuel, Exelon, being the current holder of the license, will be responsible for safely maintaining the on-site spent fuel storage systems. (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) regulations requires licensees to manage and provide funding for the management of spent fuel as long as the spent fuel remains on site.”

Exelon Generation, the company based in Kennett Square, Pa., that owns Oyster Creek, paid $2,247,300 in taxes for the land the plant operates on in 2017, according to township records. The property also generated $11,107,588 in Energy Tax Receipts. These are taxes directly given to towns in exchange for allowing utility companies to operate there.

The station pays out $68 million in annual salaries, according to published reports. The company did not directly answer questions about what the future holds for the site, only that it would be maintained to the highest safety standards.

“For nearly a half-century, the men and women at Oyster Creek have operated our facility with safety, reliability and respect for our environment as their primary focus.

That commitment will remain long after the plant shuts down and decommissioning takes place,” Exelon spokeswoman Suzanne D’Ambrosio told Micromedia Publications.

Every two years, the station enters a refueling outage: the plant shuts down and a third of the fuel assemblies used in the plant’s reactor are replaced with new ones. That would be happening this October, if the plant had remained

open until next December. With the permanent shutdown, all fuel will be transferred to the used fuel pool, and the plant will be “permanently defueled,” she said.

Once that’s completed, those systems that are no longer required will be removed from service, to be dismantled or put in long-term storage.

“A fuel handler certification program and shutdown emergency plan will be put into place. Security adjustments may also be made based on the new configuration with all fuel in the pool. These actions allow for facilitating staff adjustments,” D’Ambrosio said. “The schedule and activities for decommissioning described in the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) will be implemented at the site. Some workers will remain on site for the first few years after the plant is shut down to work through the process of putting the plant in a dormant condition.

After that, a smaller workforce will remain at the site until the plant is decommissioned. The number of individuals needed at the site depends on decommissioning activity timing.”

Exelon employs 500 people at Oyster Creek.

The company is working to place them inhouse at other facilities; Exelon operates in 48 states and Canada, and has a station in Mays Landing and other locations in the Philadelphia/Camden metro area.

“I want to thank the thousands of men and women who helped operate Oyster Creek Generating Station safely for the past half-century, providing generations of New Jersey families and businesses with clean, reliable electricity,” Exelon president Bryan Hanson said in a statement. “We will offer a position elsewhere in Exelon to every employee that wishes to stay with the company, and we thank our neighbors for the privilege of allowing us to serve New Jersey for almost 50 years.”

As for providing power for those 600,000 homes Oyster Creek currently serves, D’Ambrosio told Micromedia Publications that PJM Interconnection is solely responsible in ensuring “grid reliability.” She said Exelon is confident PJM will procure the generation resources needed to cover Oyster Creek’s 600 megawatts of generation.

The station is “a single-reactor plant that produces 625 megawatts of zero-emissions energy: enough carbon-free electricity to power 600,000 homes,” according to company literature. The plant went online in 1969. A plan was reached by state officials and Exelon to close the plant by 2019.

The plant’s closing is welcome news to environmental groups across the region.

“It’s important that Oyster Creek is closing early, because it should have closed a long time ago. This is the oldest nuclear plant in the country and it’s falling apart. It leaks radioactive tritium, has problems with storage, and erosion with containment vessels, among other issues. This plant was a disaster waiting to happen so it’s vital for our coast that it’s closing early. This plant is a dinosaur and it’s good that’s its going extinct,” Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, said.

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Free Substance Abuse Initiatives Available Throughout Ocean County OCEAN COUNTY – As the use of heroin and other illegal subst ances have been on the rise, there are several organizations to offer substance abuse initiatives available to the community.

A s a l ic e n s e d a lc o h ol a n d d r u g program, SFSNJ has joined multiple initiatives in order to serve multiple client populations. These initiatives enable clients to enter substance abuse services based on income and specific qualifications; these initiatives are: Driving Under the Inf luence: New Jersey set aside funds to support clients convicted of DWI that are indigent.

Once the client attends the mandatory 12-hour education class, if there is a determination for treatment, the funds will cover various services in the care of the client including outpatient and inpatient services and mental health services. The purpose is to reduce the recidivism among intoxicated drivers.

Anyone interested in these services sh a l l c ont a c t t he C ou nt y I DRC at 732-341-9700 or their offices at Brick 732-920-2700, and Toms River 732244-1600.

Drug Court: The Drug Court programs are designed in collaboration with the Administrative Office of the Cou r ts (AOC), and the Division of Addiction Ser vices (DAS). Through legislation, f unds were made available t o t re at subst a nce abu se r s. A collaboration and coordination of care between the Courts, County Probation Department and the treatment program is an effective method to assist clients to gain employment, receive services and to become productive members in their communities. Mental health services are also available under this initiative. For eligibility to this program, visit the AOC at judiciary.state.nj.us/ drugcourt/index.htm.

Mutual Agreement Programs: This program is to provide substance abuse pa rolees with st r uct u red subst a nce abuse services including mental health counseling. In coordination with the Parole Officer, the treatment program and the clients develop a t reat ment program directed to address the substance abuse treatment needs to assist

the client to reintegrate to society after incarceration. For information, contact the office at Brick, 732 920-2700 and Toms River 732-244-1600.

Needle Exchange Treatment Initiative ( NETI): SFSNJ provides counseling services to clients involved in the NETI programs. As part of a Blood Bor ne Disease Reduction Act, DAS developed the NETI program. This initiative funds medication-assisted treatment along with counseling services to indigent clients. SFSNJ is a counseling provider for the clients in this initiative.

All clients are referred by the NETI medication assisted program.

South Jersey Initiative for Adolescents: This funding is available for adolescents with substance abuse problems aged 13 to 18 and young adults up to 24 years old. SFSNJ outpatient services include individual, family and group counseling for alcohol and drug related problems. For eligibility, contact the office at Brick at 732-920-2700 and Toms River at 732-244-1600.

Work First New Jersey (WFNJ/SAI): This initiative is the result of State multi-agency collaboration to provide substance abuse counseling services to eligible clients in Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and General Assistance clients. The goal is to assist clients to resolve their substance abuse problem and to gain employment. Any person interested in these programs shall contact the off ices in Brick at 732-920-2700 and Toms River at 732244-1600.

Other DAS funded Services: SFSNJ is also able to provide indigent substance abuse cou nseli ng ser v ices to adult males and females, pregnant women and women with dependent children a nd a dole s c e nt s. T he s e r v ic e s a r e all on an outpatient basis, including traditional outpatient counseling and intensive outpatient services. For eligibility and admissions, contact the offices in Brick, 732-920-2700 and/or Toms River, 732-244-1600.

For any additional infor mation or questions, call 732-244 -1600, email info@sfsnj.org or visit seashorefamilyservices.org.

Master Gardeners Offering Community Programs OCEAN COUNTY – The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Ocean County are offering Community Garden educational and network programs for Ocean County Community Gardens.

Get growing: Want more information on starting or maintaining a Community Garden in your neighborhood, school, adult

community, hospital, assisted living facility or place of worship?

Get connected: Are you interested in networking with other community gardens in Ocean County?

Contact dfuentes@co.ocean.nj.us to receive more information about a Community Garden education and network events.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast

For the week of february 24 - march 2

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): You are like the little train that could. Just continue to think positively and even an uphill climb will be possible. In the week ahead focus on networking and making new friends.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your best qualities could be on display in the week ahead, so don’t miss a chance to charm someone who can help your career.

You may have some good ideas to increase your net worth.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Accept minor irritations with good grace. A friend may push you off your couch to persuade you to do something physical. Focus on accepting challenges with poise and tact in the week ahead.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Drum up support and promote your dreams. People are likely to provide the helping hand you need to get projects off the ground in the week ahead.

A partner may be especially thrifty.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take baby steps. It might not be a lack of ambition, but feeling the weight of responsibilities that prevents you from trying to get ahead. Be a perfectionist about ethics in the week to come.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It may not be fun, but it will be dependable. Rather than being restless for thrills be grateful for a steady diet of the same-same-old that you can rely upon as the upcoming week unfurls.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may receive more attention than you deserve. Your flirtatious mannerisms may interfere with a partner’s plans. Enjoy new contacts and plenty of social activities in the week ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Use your imagination. Conceive of ways to put a positive spin on situations so that you come out on top. As this week unfolds you may be given an opportunity to make beneficial changes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Find a budget buddy. In the week ahead you might spend time analyzing your expenses and resources. The pennies you often spend here and there on little things could mount up.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It is difficult to be carefree when locked into a serious mood. Give in to sentiment and put family pictures in order. Make your home a pleasant, restful haven as the week progresses.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It pays to discriminate, especially about romantic hookups. In the week ahead, you may be tempted to accept the first offer that comes your way. Remember there will be no doubts with true love.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep the faith. Sleep on major questions and concerns, and wake with the perfect answer. Important decisions may be made with little effort if you are patient in the upcoming week.

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Double The Fun: Celebrate Chinese New Year With Some ‘Fireworks’

By Wolfgang Puck

I love it when two unrelated holidays just happen to fall close to each other. It more than doubles the fun - and the possibilities for cooking enjoyable food to celebrate.

And that’s what’s happening right now.

This year, the Chinese New Year - a holiday that, based on a lunar calendar, can fall any time between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20 - comes right after Valentine’s Day, with its official first day on Feb. 16 and celebrations beginning the evening before.

This recipe is a great example of a dish ideally suited to elegant yet easy entertaining. Virtually all of the preparation can and should be done ahead of time, and it’s simple.

It starts with finely dicing a few vegetables and combining them with a little peanut-oil, vinegar, citrus juice, and soy sauce to make a pretty, flavorful Asian-inflected salsa.

Then cutting and chilling some vegetable threads for a garnish. With those tasks done and the sauce chilling in the refrigerator, the only cooking left consists of briefly sauteing a few aromatics, seasoning the scallops, and then searing them in a hot pan for barely more than a minute at most. (It’s important not to cook them any longer than that, or the delicate seafood will quickly turn from moist and tender to rubbery and dry.) Finally, assembling the plates for serving takes no more time than it took to cook the scallops.

I’ve always found that light, bright, spicy Asian flavors like the ones this preparation features are ideal for a romantic meal. The scallops delight the senses and satisfy you without weighing you down. As a result, I find that they inspire the kind of lively, happy conversation that could easily turn romantic, especially when you accompany the dish with a dry but fruity sparkling wine or white wine whose characteristics beautifully complement a preparation like this.

What to serve for the rest of your Chinese New Year meal? A medley of vegetables quickly stir-fried with ginger, garlic and soy sauce - prepared moments before you sear the scallops and served over steamed jasmine rice - would make an excellent accompaniment.

I wish you a happy Chinese New Year!

CHINOIS SEARED SCALLOPS WITH JALAPENO-TOMATO SALSA Serves 2

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For the jalapeno-tomato salsa: 2 shallots 6 to 8 small yellow tomatoes or small red

tomatoes 1 red or green jalapeno chile, stemmed and seeded 2-inch (5-cm) piece slender English cucumber, peeled 1-inch (2.5-cm) piece carrot, peeled 1-inch (2.5-cm) piece daikon 1-inch (2.5-cm) square piece red bell pepper 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro leaves 1/4 cup (60 mL) peanut oil 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or lime juice 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons sake For the seared scallops: 10 or 12 sea scallops 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root 1 teaspoon minced onion 1/2 teaspoon minced jalapeño chile Peanut oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup (60 mL) mixed fine strips of daikon, carrot, and red bell pepper, soaked in ice water

First, prepare the salsa: Cut the shallots, tomatoes, jalapeno, cucumber, carrot, daikon and bell pepper into very small cubes, 1/8 inch (3 mm) or smaller. In a small nonreactive bowl, combine the vegetables and cilantro with the peanut oil, vinegar and lemon or lime juice. Stir in the soy sauce and sake. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.

For the scallops, if necessary, use a small, sharp knife to trim off the any tough white connective tissue on their sides.

Heat a small saute pan over high heat. Add a little peanut oil and saute the garlic, ginger, onion and jalapeno for a few seconds until fragrant. Remove from the heat.

Sprinkle the scallops with a little salt and pepper. Use a teaspoon to spread a little of the sauteed mixture on top of each scallop.

Over high heat, heat a medium-sized saute pan large enough to hold the scallops in a single layer. Add enough peanut oil to coat the bottom. When the oil is hot enough to shimmer, add the scallops and saute just until they are seared golden and feel springy to a light touch, no more than 30 to 40 seconds per side.

Spoon the salsa onto two serving plates.

Arrange the scallops on top. Drain the mixed vegetable strips, shaking off excess moisture, and arrange attractively on the plates as a garnish. 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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