2018-04-07 - The Brick Times

Vol. 17 - No. 49

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–Photos courtesy Lakewood BlueClaws Top: Marty Mallory will continue to manage the team. Bottom: This picture of the fans is from the final home regular-season game in 2017 at FirstEnergy Park.

By Chris Christopher Philadelphia Phillies’ low Class-A farm team LAKEWOOD – “New” is the word for this will play baseball under some new rules. season at FirstEnergy Park, the home of the The BlueClaws will play their home reguLakewood BlueClaws. lar-season opener Thursday, April 12, against There will be new entertainment. And the (BlueClaws - See Page 2)

School District Expects Tax Increase

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - The Board of Education approved a tentative budget of $155,146,126 in a special meeting that only lasted minutes. The introduced budget is supported by a tax levy of $109,258,129, said school business administrator James Edwards.

Last year’s tax levy was about $104.7 million, so the levy would be increased by nearly $4.5 million for the 2018-2019 school year budget.

The spending plan calls for $2,234,334 repayment of debt service.

The tentative budget, which would most likely change before its fi nal adoption, is $724,426 more than last year’s budget (Tax - See Page 6)

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Doctors Urge Screening For Colorectal Cancer

By Jennifer Peacock BRICK – March was Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Ocean Medical Center, par t of Hackensack Mer id i a n He a lt h , hosted its ow n –Photo by Jennifer Peacock colorectal canLeonard Thomas Sr., senior commuc e r aw a r e n e s s nity outreach coordinator for Meafternoon March ridian Health, talks to visitors about 28, wh ich feacolon health. tured a 12-foot inf latable colon highlighting the different growths that can turn into cancer if left untreated. Registered participants were (Cancer - See Page 4)

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Mayor John G. Ducey introduced the 2018 municipal budget during a recent council meeting that shows an increase of less than one-half of a percent over last year’s budget.

The $100,978,885 projected spending/ revenue plan is up $471,742 for increases that are “largely beyond our control,” including insurance costs of more than $1 million, police salary and wage up nearly $900,000, and increased pension contributions of $477,000.

The spending plan calls for an increase of $2,177,880 in the tax levy, which equals 1.9 cents on the tax rate, and equates to $47.50 for the median home in Brick, valued at $250,000.

There would be no cuts in the services, programs or the protection that Brick residents have become accustomed to, he said.

This would be the first budget since 2010 that the township is not receiving a $1 million donation from the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority (BTMUA), an amount that Ducey called a “significant revenue loss.”

A township ordinance says that when a municipal utility service has available surplus revenue, an amount, not to exceed 5 percent of the annual costs of operation, may be transferred and included in the local budget. The BTMUA is requesting a rate increase this year that would raise $2.5 million for shortfalls. After the meeting, Business Administrator Joanne Bergin said the township did not request the $1 million this year, recognizing that the BTMUA is implementing several capital projects.

“I would love to stand here before you every year and say there is no spending increase, but the realities of running a municipal government and a community this size, and providing for the safety and quality of life for our residents makes that very difficult, if not impossible, to achieve,” Ducey said.

The mayor said that since the start of his tenure as mayor in 2014, the budget has grown a total of 2.56 percent.

The proposed budget includes a surplus (Budget - See Page 5)

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the Delmarva (Md.) Shorebirds, a Baltimore Orioles affi liate, at 6:35 p.m. in South Atlantic League action.

Lakewood’s fi rst seven regular-season games will be played on the road.

The BlueClaws have unveiled an ambitious multi-year redevelopment plan for a series of family and fan enhancements, the fi rst since the ballpark opened in 2001.

The 2018 phase includes a miniature golf course and boardwalk attractions, with games and food options, around the outfield concourse.

“We’re excited to usher in this new era of BlueClaws baseball,” said Art Matin, the managing partner of Shore Town Baseball, the team’s ownership group, which purchased the club from the American Baseball Company, its previous owners, last season. “These improvements to the ballpark are just the start of what Shore Town Baseball has in store for BlueClaws fans moving forward.”

Matin said the enhancements are the fi rst in a multi-year capital investment plan designed to create an “even more fun, family friendly and Shore-themed destination.”

The nine-hole family course will be open during games and available for private events. The course was designed by leading miniature golf course design fi rm Harris Miniature Golf and will offer a feel of the Jersey Shore.

The course will also recognize the BlueClaws’ history with Holes of Fame, celebrating the past accomplishments of a Lakewood player on each hole while also recognizing the long term partnership between the BlueClaws and the Phillies.

The teams signed a player development contract in 2016 and it runs through 2020.

Each hole will include special recognition for the achievements of a former Lakewood player. The list of Hole of Fame players will be unveiled on BlueClaws. com and through the team’s social media channels leading into Opening Night. A total of 80 former Lakewood players, led by former Philadelphia stars Cole Hamels and Ryan Howard, have made it to the major leagues - from the Shore to the Show - entering this season.

Ex-Lakewood managers Greg Legg, Jeff Manto and Dave Huppert have coached in the major leagues. Former Lakewood manager Dusty Wathan is in his first season as the Phillies’ third base coach.

“When we came on board, we gathered the office staff for a brainstorming session,” said Lakewood president-general manager Joe Ricciutti, who was hired by the team last season. “We said, ‘How do we begin to freshen up things? What is our identity?’ We bounced around ideas of Jersey Shore elements and how to bring them into the ballpark. We said, ‘What does it mean to be at the Jersey Shore?’

We came up with a vision and put it into architectural terms and drawings.”

A revamped food court, including ballpark favorite Charlie’s Pizza, will sit adjacent to the mini golf course. The board-

walk attractions, located in right-center field, will include select boardwalk games such as Ring Toss, Wiffleball Toss, Hoop Shot, Balloon Burst and Fat Cat as well as select seaside sweets such as caramel apples, taffy and cotton candy while providing additional family entertainment.

Look for more entertainment on the video board.

“We have about 110 or so pieces in our portfolio,” Ricciutti said. “It is another element of fun.”

Packing ‘em in: Lakewood last year attracted 338,544 fans to FirstEnergy Park for 65 regular-season openings and second place in the SAL attendance race.

It averaged 5,208 fans per game for second in the league.

“Our ticket sales are going really well,” Riccutti said. “We have unveiled a couple of mini ticket plans that have moved well.

There are a minimum 20 games that we want to sell out this year. Four of those games have fewer than 1,000 tickets remaining.”

The Greensboro (N.C.) Grasshoppers, a Miami Marlins farm club, led the league last season in home attendance, welcoming 350,743 fans for 67 openings. It averaged 5,235 fans per game to lead the SAL. “The BlueClaws are a top Jersey Shore entertainment destination and we’re excited to make some great enhancements to the ballpark,” Ricciutti said. “This marks the fi rst phase of a multi-year ballpark development plan that will serve as the face of a bright future of BlueClaws baseball.”

Boom, boom: The miniat u re golf course, new boardwalk attractions and Suite enhancements are not the lone improvements that will greet fans. The team has added seven Saturday night fi reworks shows (June, July and August) to the Friday Fireworks series which runs throughout the entire season. This year, Lakewood will have a team-record 20 shows: every Friday, select Saturdays, plus Tuesday, July 3 and Sunday, Sept. 2.

More comfort: The BlueClaws have upgraded the heating and cooling system on the FirstEnergy Park Luxury Suite level to assure optimum climate comfort for Suite Holders and fans in the Monmouth Medical Center Champions Club no matter the temperatures outside. The upgrades represent an overhaul of the HVAC system.

New way to enjoy a brew: The BlueClaws Biergarten will debut April 12. It will be located down the left field line across from the Third Base Picnic area. It will serve as the new home of BlueClaws Thirsty Thursdays. The event will include dollar Coors and Coors Light drafts plus 50-cent wings (Thursday home games only).

The area will offer expanded seating options with both high-top and sit-down, picnic-style tables available. The Biergarten, which will include the WRAT Trap (named for sponsor 95.9 WRAT) will have additional sales portables for speedier service. A variety of craft beers, including New Jersey brews, will also be available.

Beats and booze: The Biergarten will (BlueClaws - See Page 7)

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Cancer: Continued From Page 1 given colorectal take-home kits, to collect stool samples at home and mail back the slides to screen for blood or other abnormalities.

Statistics suggest 1 in 25 Americans will develop colon or rectal cancer. If caught early, the survival rate exceeds 75 percent. But as with other cancers, colorectal cancer is a silent killer, only showing symptoms - pain, rectal bleeding - in its most advanced stages.

Those with no family history of colon cancer should start screening at age 50, and if no problems are found, have a colonoscopy every 10 years. Those with Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis need to start earlier and be screened more frequently.

Anyone with an immediate family member who has had colon cancer should start screening sooner. If their relative died at age 46 from the cancer, they should have their first screening at age 36.

Leonard Thomas Sr.’s mother died at 46. He had his first screening - which came back normal - at 37. He’s the senior community outreach coordinator at Meridian Health. He was manning the walk-through colon outside Ocean Medical Center’s main entrance.

“The best way to explain it is, every polyp doesn’t become cancer, but every cancer came from a polyp,” Thomas said. “So at the end of the day, when you remove a polyp, you are actually pre-

venting cancer, and it’s one of the very few screenings that can actually prevent cancer when you get a colonoscopy.”

Tens of thousands of deaths can be prevented by getting regularly screened, Thomas said. The colorectal kits are one way to screen, and should be done annually. A sigmoidoscopy, which can be done at the done at the doctor’s office with minimal prep, should be done every five years. However, it only views the lower colon and rectum, and won’t detect any polyps in the entire colon.

If pre-cancerous polyps are found, the patient will need a colonoscopy anyway.

The third screening is a colonoscopy, which requires unpleasant prep (ask anyone who’s had a colonoscopy before), time off from work, a driver to take the patient home, and sedation. The procedure is costly, but is considered the “gold standard” of screenings for cancer.

“You decrease the mortality rate if you get any one of those tests done regularly,” Thomas said. “And the best test is the one that a patient will do. So yes, the gold standard is a colonoscopy—it does up one side and down the other and gets everything - but there are a lot of people who won’t do the prep, don’t want to take the day off.”

The lecture featured Thomas R. Lake III, M.D., of Atlantic Surgical Group, and Michael J. Levitt M.D., of Atlantic Hematology Oncology Associates.

“As a surgeon, I’ve seen a lot of patients who, their primary care physician said,

‘You’re 70 years old, you’re healthy, you don’t need another colonoscopy. I think that’s bad advice. You’re 70, and now you’re 80, and now you’re 90, and you’ve reached that age for a reason. You’re healthy, and you’ve done things right.

And then what happens, it sneaks up on you, and now you’re 90 and you’ve got colon cancer.”

Lake has a patient at Ocean Medical Center who is 90 and active, who was told she didn’t need any more colonoscopies. At 89, she started “having problems.” She finally had a colonoscopy, which revealed two colon cancers.

Healthy people should continue to get screened. Women should regularly get pap smears and mammograms. Men should have prostate exams. Everyone should have their colon checked.

Levitt sees patients with colon and other cancers.

“I encourage screening,” Levitt said.

He reiterated that colonoscopies are the “gold standard,” and regular screening should begin at 50 unless a family member has had colon cancer.

Lake said colon cancer is no longer a geriatric problem. He has seen patients as young as their 20s with colon cancer.

They are not being screened, but coming in with symptoms. The patients often don’t have a family history of colon cancer, and Lake isn’t seeing commonalities in the younger patients with cancer. Only 15 percent of colon cancers are hereditary; the other 85 percent are described

as “sporadic.”

“I’ve scratched my head, saying how did you get this? There’s no family history,” Lake said.

While we can’t yet escape our genetics, the American diet likely plays a large role in cancer development. A diet of whole grains and fiber and plant-based foods, as well as reducing or eliminating red meat and alcohol, is thought to reduce the chances of developing colorectal cancer.

Lake offered his own observations from a family vacation to South Africa last summer. Traveling through South Africa, and even Europe at other times, was eye-opening for him.

“I was amazed. I was going through the grocery store. The whole grocery store was organic. You had to search out the garbage. In our food supply, you have to search out the healthy food. Everything has got GMOs, there’s hormones. I think it has a lot to do with [developing cancer],” Lake said. “Do I eat GMO-free? No. But we’re seeing at a younger and younger age and I think a lot of it is environmental. It’s the food we eat, the water we drink, the chemicals we’re exposed to in daily life.”

Organic and unprocessed food is the norm throughout much of the world. It’s often cheaper to feed a family processed food than it is to shop at a higher-end store for fresh organic foods.

Lake encourages his own patients to eat as many fresh vegetables as their budgets allow.

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Budget: Continued From Page 1 balance of nearly $11 million, which the mayor said was one of his administration’s fiscal initiatives.

“The surplus is essentially the township’s savings account,” Ducey said.

“Just like a healthy savings account is good for your household, it is good for the township. It’s a sign of fiscal responsibility and has strengthened our financial standing.”

After the meeting, Bergin said that the budget utilizes $10,927,270 in surplus to balance the budget, the equivalent of 10.59 cents, to offset the tax rate increase, leaving the same amount in surplus for cash flow purposes, which represents 10.82 percent of the proposed 2018 operating budget.

“This is a credit positive in our Aa2 Moody’s and S&P’s AA rating reflects the highest surplus balance in over 25 years,” Bergin wrote in an email.

Eight years ago the surplus was down to $48,724, Ducey said.

A second f iscal i nitiative for his

Free U.S. Citizenship Preparation Classes LAKEWOOD – The Lakewood Branch of the Ocean County Library will host a free, seven-session class to help prepare people planning to take the test for U.S. citizenship naturalization.

The class will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Apr. 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23.

The class will cover all topics on the test for U.S. citizenship, including civics and American History. It will also offer practice exercises for English reading and written vocabulary.

This program is for adults 18 years and older who have lawful and continuous residency in the United States for a minimum of five years or three years if married to a citizen.

Those attending should have been physically present in the United States for 30 months with at least three months living in the same state or district.

The citizenship test will not be administered as part of the class.

The branch is located at 301 Lexington Ave. Registration is required due to limited class size. To register or for more information, contact Librarian Richard Potter at 732-3631435, ext. 2100.

Co-Ed Basketball Camp LAKEWOOD – Join Georgian Court University for Co-Ed Basketball Camp on July 16-19 and July 23-26 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The program is for grades 2-10. The cost is $200 or $60 for a daily drop-in. For more information, call 973-722-0016 or visit gculions.com.

The Brick Times, April 7, 2018, Page 5 a d m i n i s t r a t io n w a s r e d u c i n g t h e t ow n ship’s debt, which was $168,335,337, Ducey said. At the beginning of 2018, the debt had been reduced to approximately $149.7 million, down $18.5 million.

Ducey said his administration would further reduce t he debt t h is year by $2.5 million.

“We will continue to work on reducing this debt and continue to be fiscally conservative,” he said. “This budget is the product of the council, the administration, and the municipal staff working towards a common goal of saving the taxpayers money,” Ducey said.

The budget would be formally introduced later on this spring, he added.

–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn During a recent council meeting, all the former council women who have served the township (12 in 168 years, four presently) were honored for Women’s History Month. L to R: Mary Anne Butler Hayes (1979-1989), Ruthanne Scaturro (2004-2011), Mary Lou Powner (1992-1999), Kathy Russell (1998-2009), Susan Lydecker (2012-2015), Kim Casten (2000-2003), current Council President Heather deJong (2014-present), Lisa Crate (2015-present), Andrea Zapcic (2016-present), Marianna Pontoriero (2014-present).

Not pictured: Helen Fayad (1990-1999), and Lee Hartman (1990-1997).

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

Congress Takes Bipartisan Action To Combat The Opioid Epidemic

From The Desk Of

Congressman Tom MacArthur WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tom MacArthur, cochair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, released the following statement on how the biparti-

san spending bill will combat the country’s opioid epidemic. The bipartisan legislation provided almost $4 billion, the largest amount to date, to help fight the

opioid epidemic: “As co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, I’ve heard heartbreaking stories from those who have lost loved ones to the opioid crisis and from those who are struggling with substance abuse. I’m glad that Congress has listened to the message

of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force and understood that this epidemic is bigger than politics.

It’s important that Congress worked together and took real action to fight this crisis and save our communities. This bipartisan legislation provides nearly $4 billion - the largest investment

to date - to combat this epidemic by helping improve law enforcement efforts, supporting treatment and prevention programs, and stopping the flow the of illegal drugs into our country.

“Importantly, this legislation will protect and strengthen the Office of National Drug Con-

trol Policy (ONDCP) and provides funding for the ONDCP’s High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program. The Bipartisan Heroin Task Force advocated for this funding and I’m grateful to see that House Leadership listened to protect this vital office,” he said.

District 10 Legislators: Less Financial Aid Will Be Available For Students Who Follow The Rules

TRENTON - Senator Jim Holzapfel, Assemblyman David Wolfe, and Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin of the 10th Legislative District criticized legislation approved by the New Jersey Senate that would allow undocumented immigrants access to college state financial aid programs.

“New Jersey is already one of 20 states that offer in-state tuition to undocumented im-

migrants,” Holzapfel said.

“They’re already getting a big discount on their tuition bills at taxpayer expense.

To provide additional financial aid to undocumented immigrants is neither economically feasible nor wise. The pot of money for these programs is only so big, so we should prioritize the limited aid available to college students who follow

Congressman

Chris Smith spending package authorized $10 million in funding over five years for the Missing Americans Alert Program.

“The new provisions and the added funding will support critical wandering prevention programs that have saved lives, and will continue to save

Tax: Continued From Page 1 of $154,421,700, mostly due to contractual benefits and two large facilities projects planned for the 2018-2019 school year, Edwards said.

The fi rst is the estimated $1.38 million roof replacement at Drum Point Elementary School, and and the second large facilities project is $1 million earmarked for security enhancements to school vestibules.

“We already have our architect working on the vestibules, and the assembly passed a bill the other day that mandates strobe

lege even with the various federal and state financial aid programs, including TAG,” Wolfe remarked.

“Extending state aid to undocumented immigrants will either reduce a critical pool of college funding for those who ‘play by the rules,’ or increase taxes by $4.47 million, according to the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services fiscal

estimate.

New Jersey currently ranks ninth in the nation for student loan debt and the worst in the country for college student outmigration.

“Sixty-five percent of New Jersey high school students are choosing to receive their college education outside of our state,” McGuckin added. “This ‘brain drain’ of talent is hurting New Jer-

sey’s workforce and competitive edge. Meanwhile, New Jerseyans who choose to attend college in state are graduating with more than $30,000 in debt. We should work on legislation to make our state’s colleges more attractive and more affordable for our state’s high school students, not efforts like this that could make it even more expensive.”

Life-Saving Wandering Prevention Bill Becomes Law

From The Desk Of

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Key provisions from Kevin and Avonte’s Law (HR 4221) designed to help protect and locate children with Autism and elderly persons with Alzheimer’s who wander - were included in the Omnibus bill signed into law last week. The

the rules.”

The bill, S-699, would extend benefits granting undocumented immigrants access to any student financial aid program administered by the state’s Higher Education Student Assistance Authority or the New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education.

“New Jersey students are struggling to afford col-

lives,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th), co-founder and cochair of both the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Congressional Autism Caucus.

“Wandering is a common and serious - problem facing these Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers, as an estimated 60 percent of Alzheimer’s patients wander,” Smith said. “Similarly, almost half of children with Autism have wandered at some point, according to a 2012 Pediatrics

lights and other security enhancements that still have to go through the senate,” said acting superintendent of schools Dennis Filippone after the meeting. “So if I were a betting man I’d say it’s going to cost more than $1 million.”

The budget includes a 2.1 percent increase over last year’s state funding, or $36,055,619, which includes an increase of about $755,000, but Filippone said “they put it in one pocket and took it out of the other pocket.”

He explained that Brick schools got adjustment aid that makes up for a gap between whatever is considered a deficiency in state funding and the tax levy number,

study. Wandering can and has resulted in serious injury or even death.”

Smith originally introduced the Kevin and Avonte’s Law in the 114th Congress and it passed the House with broad bipartisan support, receiving over 340 votes. It was not acted upon in the Senate; Smith re-introduced it in November.

The bill is supported by the National Autism Association, the Alzheimer’s Association, Autism Speaks, Autism New Jersey, the Autism Society, the

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, SafeMinds, the National Down Syndrome Society, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.

As incorporated in the Omnibus, the law, funded at $2 million per year through FY 2022, will provide grants to help educate local law enforcement, health care agencies, and other organizations on wandering prevention for patients with Alzheimer’s and children with Autism, as well

which was less than last year.

The tentative budget also includes a health care adjustment of some $1.67 million, Edwards said.

School districts are mandated to stay below a state-mandated 2 percent cap, but may utilize “banked cap,” from previous years when the school budget increased by less than 2 percent, he said.

Approximately $1,129,454 of the banked cap is included in this spending plan, which means the tax levy is 4.28 percent, or 2.28 percent higher than the 2 percent cap, the business administrator said.

The proposed budget must be approved by the county superintendent of schools

as persons with intellectual disabilities.

Funding for these programs will also help them set up and improve communications and alert systems and utilize non-invasive tracking technology to prevent wandering-related injuries and deaths.

Under the Omnibus, the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program has also been re-authorized and expanded to become the Missing Americans Alert Program.

before it is fi nalized.

As of press time, district officials did not yet have the figure on how much more the average resident would be paying in taxes.

A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for April 26 at 7 p.m. at the Professional Development Center (PDC) located in the Veterans Complex.

The special meeting was preceded by a 30-minute executive session when board members discussed superintendent contract negotiations.

Filippone said they would announce the new superintendent during the regularly-scheduled April 12 Board of Education meeting to be held at 7 p.m. at the PDC.

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BlueClaws: Continued From Page 2 also include a stage for bands and play host to the Summer Concert Series. At six Saturday home games, the gates will open at 5 p.m. for two hours of live music and drink specials leading into that night’s game.

Each Summer Concert Series Night will conclude with a post-game fireworks show.

The 2018 Summer Concert Series includes the following: June 16, Splintered Sunlight (Grateful Dead Night); June 30, Parrot Beach Band (Margaritaville Night); July 14, After the Reign (Country Night); July 28, E-Street Shuffle (Bruce Springsteen Appreciation Night); Aug. 4, Kilmaine Saints (Irish Heritage Night) and Aug. 18, Beatles Tribute Band to be announced (Beatles Night).

Ricciutti, who is married and has one daughter, just might jam with a band or two as he has a musical background. He is also a piano player and has played “a little” Billy Joel and Elton John at the keyboard.

Time and money not wasted: The BlueClaws are determined to see that fans get the most bang for their entertainment buck.

“We realize how precious people’s time is,” Ricciutti said. “When families trust us with four hours of their time, it is our obligation to make sure their time is well spent and that any rough spots are smoothed over so that they don’t impact the fans. After people visit our ballpark, we want them feeling it was worth their time. Time is a lot more precious to somebody than $10. We want people to say, ‘I feel great. We laughed. We left with smiles on our faces. We want to come back.’ “ Speeding up the game: Minor League Baseball has announced rules and procedure changes aimed at reducing the length of extra innings games and the number of mound visits during a game.

The procedures, created in partnership with Major League Baseball, aim to reduce the number of pitchers used in extra innings and the issues created by extra innings games, including, but not limited to, shortages of pitchers in the days to follow, the use of position players as pitchers and the transferring of players between affiliates due to pitching shortages caused by extra innings games.

At all levels of Minor League Baseball, extra innings will begin with a runner on second base. He will be the player in the batting order position previous to the leadoff batter of the inning (or a substitute for that player).

By way of example, if the number five hitter in the batting order is due to lead off the 10th inning the number four player in the batting order (or a pinch-runner for such player) shall begin the inning on second base.

Any runner or batter removed from the game for a substitute shall be ineligible to return to the game as is the case in all circumstances under the Official Baseball Rules.

For purposes of calculating earned runs under Rule 9.16, the runner who begins an inning on second base pursuant to this rule shall be deemed a runner who has reached second base because of a fielding error, but no error shall be charged to the opposing team or to any player.

Visits by coaches and position players to the mound will be limited based on the classification level.

The Brick Times, April 7, 2018, Page 7 Triple-A clubs will be allowed six visits per team. Double-A clubs will be allowed eight visits per team. Single-A clubs will be allowed 10 visits per team. There will not be a limit on mound visits for short-season and rookie level clubs.

The mound visit limits will apply whether the game is scheduled for seven or nine innings.

For any extra innings game played each club shall be entitled to one additional non-pitching change mound visit per inning.

A pitcher must be removed from the game on the second visit by a manager/ coach in an inning.

Mallory returns: Lakewood’s manager is Marty Mallory, who guided the BlueClaws to a 73-66 overall record last season in his fi rst year at the helm. The BlueClaws were one game shy of earning a playoff berth, falling short by percentage points for the fi rst half title.

This is the fi rst full professional season

for many of the league’s players. Each team is scheduled to play 140 regular-season games, including 70 at home.

Lakewood’s roster will be announced as Opening Day, April 7, approaches. The BlueClaws will go against the Kannapolis (N.C.) Intimidators, a Chicago White Sox farm team in the regular-season opener for both clubs.

Milb.com and southatlanticleague.com contributed to this report.

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Brick Spring Leaf Collection Schedule Update BRICK – The township of Brick is planning to begin the annual spring collection of bagged leaves. Collection will be done in accordance with the recycling schedule.

The schedule is as follows, if your recycling day is: • Friday, put leaves out by April 9

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Monday, put leaves out by April 12 Tuesday, put leaves out by April 17 We d n e s d ay, p u t l e ave s o u t b y April 20 • Thursday, put leaves out by April 25 Residents are asked to have bagged leaves at the curb by 6 a.m. on the

f irst day of you r collection per iod.

Do not put branches, twigs, or other debris in bags.

Leaves may also be brought to the Br ick Tow n sh ip Re cycl i ng Ce nt e r, Ridge Rd., on Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Leaves can also be brought to the Ocean County

Re cycl i ng Cent e r, New Ha mpsh i re Ave. in Lakewood.

For more information, call 732- 4514060.

As Time Goes By

BRICK – Come see Emmy-winning actress Elaine Bromka and acclaimed actor Reathel Bean in “As Time Goes By” at the Brick Civic Plaza on April 21 at 2 p.m.

This performance is a great blend of scenes, songs, and sly humor in a concert-reading romp which ponders, “What does it all mean?”

Admission is free. RSVP at 732-262-4622 or online at parksandrecreation.bricktownship.net.

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BRICK – Brick Township Police EMS is hiring a part time Emergency Medical Technician.

Applicants must be a valid NJ EMT or Paramedic with a minimum of 3 years’ experience as either an EMT or Paramedic. Must have a valid CPR certification, a valid driver’s license, be able to pass a background investigation, physical exam, and psychological exam, be 21 years or older, and be available holidays, nights and weekends.

The salary ranges from $15.35 (starting) to $19.85 (after 5 years).

Applications will be accepted until April 10. Applications can be found at the Brick Township Municipal Complex, 401 Chambers Bridge Rd., or online at bricktownship. net.

Foreign Language Film: The Grandmaster

POINT PLEASANT BORO – Celebrate Chinese Lang uage Day at the Point Pleasant Boro Branch on April 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Watch an epic action foreign language feature The Grandmaster, inspired by the life and times of the legendary Kung Fu master, Ip Man, who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts.

Drop In Puzzle Pieces For Autism Awareness LAKEWOOD – Drop into the Lakewood Branch Library any day from Sunday, Apr 1 – Monday, Apr 30, at 12 p.m., to celebrate Autism Awareness month and earn community service hours by creating puzzle pieces for our collaborative display project.

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BlueClaws Spring Flea Market LAKEWOOD – The BlueClaws Spring Flea Market will take place on April 22 from 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. at FirstEnergy Park, 2 Stadium Way in Lakewood. Registration is now being accepted!

The event, which is free for shoppers, brings together nearly 200 vendors selling a variety of merchandise into a filled parking lot at FirstEnergy Park. Food will be available for sale at the event.

Registration is $25 on March 17 and runs through April 13. Registration will re-open on the day of the event for $30.

Each vendor will receive three 9′ x 18′ parking spaces. Additional 9′ x 18′ spaces are available for $5 each. Set-up time begins at 5 a.m. and runs until 8 a.m. the morning of the event. Food vendors can register for $75.

To register, return an order form or call Steve Woloshin at 732-901-7000 ext. 120.

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Build-A-Bear Pop-Up Shop BRICK – Build your very own Brick Pride Bear at a special Build-A-Bear pop-up shop at Brick Recreation on May 6 at 10 a.m. This will be followed by a Teddy Bear Picnic at Windward Beach at 12:30 p.m.

The cost is $30 per bear. Bears must be reserved by March 30. Proceeds will benefit the Teen Center Lounge 270.

To reserve, visit parksandrecreation.brictownship.net or call 732-262-1044.

Brick Friends Trip To Ellis Island Museum

BRICK – On Wednesday, May 16, 2018 the Brick Friends bus trip will include a visit to Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration and other sites in Liberty State Park and Bayonne.

When we arrive in Liberty State Park we will view the Empty Sky Memorial dedicated to New Jersey’s 749 loved ones lost at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, PA. We will also visit the NJ Central Railroad Terminal to view interpretive exhibits of this historic landmark.

In the same area, we will then board the ferry for Ellis Island, which from 1892 to 1924 was America’s largest and most active immigration station, where over 12 million immigrants were processed. The museum has three f loors of exhibits documenting immigrants’ experiences at Ellis Island, as well as

the general history of immigration to the United States.

After we spend three hours at this location the bus will then take us to Sarelli’s Restaurant in Bayonne for a delightful 4-course luncheon. Before returning home, we will visit the Tear Drop Memorial, also in Bayon ne, a 10 –story sculpture given to the United States by the Russian government as a memorial to victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The cost of the trip is $85 which includes transportation, driver’s gratuity, ferry admission, and luncheon. The bus will depart from the Brick Kmart parking lot at 9 a.m. and return to Brick by 6 p.m. Adults only please. No refunds.

Reservations are due by May 1. For more information, contact Vicky Aufiero at 732-713-6084.

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Fundraiser At The Idle Hour POINT PLEASANT – Join the Bay Head/Mantoloking PBA #347 for the 13th Annual Fundraiser at The Idle Hour on Rt. 88 in Point Pleasant on May 6, 2018. This year’s fundraiser will take place from 2-6 p.m., and be bigger and better!

There will be indoor and outdoor barbeques, an open bar, a gift raff le, a 50/50 raff le, and more. The cost is $60 per person.

For more information, contact Kelley at 732-892-0588 or Billy at 732-7739224.

Manasquan Quakers MANASQUAN – In today’s argumentative and indignant world, the Quaker faith and testimonies offer much good counsel and support. For four Friday nights in March, come and share your experiences of

peace, equality, community, integrity and simplicity. The event is open to the public.

Refreshments and child care provided.

Mark your calendar for March 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. Spread the word and bring a friend!

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POINT PLEASANT BORO – Join the Point Pleasant Boro Branch on April 12 at 11 a.m. for a class on internet basics.

This class will teach you how to find i nfor mat ion on the I nter net. Lea r n

how to access the Internet, search for a specif ic company or organization, and browse for a particular topic. Participants must be comfortable using a computer mouse.

Support Group For Survivors Of Suicide Loss

BEACH WOOD – Foreve r I n O u r Hearts, an organization to support those who have lost ones to suicide, is holding monthly meetings the second Saturday of each month at St. Paul Lutheran

Church, 130 Cable Ave, Beachwood.

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BRICK – Registration for Spring Storytime at the Brick Branch Library begins April 17 at 9 a.m. Registration is for the four-week series.

Choose Toddler Fun time, Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., or Pre-School Storytime, Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Proceed to May listings for your first Storytime on May 1 or 2. Signing up for the first session registers you for the month of story times. Please register each child individually; include the child’s complete first name, last name, and age. Enter email (optional) only once per family.

Yes We Can! With Yosi!

POINT PLEASANT BEACH – Being kind, caring, respectful, responsible, positive and safe are just some of the ideas presented in this memorable and engaging character education program. Children have challenges in school dealing with classmates, teachers and various expectations. It

can be difficult to know how to act or read.

Yosi weaves his songs, stories and humor to help young children understand how to get along with others and find a positive approach daily. Come join us for the event at the Point Pleasant Beach Branch Library on April 12 at 3 p.m. Please register.

OCL Teen Book Contest: Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters TOMS RIVER – Join the Ocean County Library for the Teen Book Contest!

Attention teens! Read at least one book for each month’s theme to be entered into a drawing for a prize. Fill out the

bookmark at your branch and hand it in to a teen librarian.

Every four months two small prize winners will be drawn. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected at the end of the year. The more you read the more chances to win!

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Program Guide Available TOMS R I V ER – Freeholder Joh n C. Bar tlet t, Jr., an nou nced that the Ocean County Parks and Recreation Program Guide is published. The seasonal Newsletter is a schedule of the events and programs sponsored by the department.

The Guide highlights the offerings of the Parks and Recreation Department

as well as infor mation about the 27 parks, nature centers and golf courses throughout Ocean County.

The Program Guide is currently available at many park locations. To receive one, or to be placed on the mailing list, please call 1-877-OCPAR KS or visit oceancount yparks.org. Like us on Facebook and follow on Instagram.

Deadline For Change Of Party Affi liation Declaration Forms

TRENTON - The New Jersey Division of Elections wishes to remind all registered voters who are currently affiliated with a political party and who wish to change their party affiliation that the deadline to change party affiliation is Wednesday, April 11, 2018 (55 days before a primary election).

A registered voter currently not affiliated with a political party may declare their party affiliation up to and including primary election day.

Registered voters can check their party affiliation by visiting the Division of Elections website at bit.ly/NJParty.

The Political Party Affiliation Declaration form is available on the Division of Elections website at bit.ly/NJAffiliationForm.

You can print and complete the Political Party Affiliation Declaration Form and mail or deliver to the Commissioner of Registration in your county or you can file it with your municipal clerk. These forms are also available at your local Commissioner of Registration Office.

The contact information for each of the 21 county election offices can be found on the Division of Elections website at bit.ly/NJCountyElecs.

Pickle Ball Clinic & Social

LAKEWOOD – Freeholder John C. Bartlett, Jr., announces that the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will be conducting a Pickle Ball Clinic and Social. Join us for the game that combines badminton, tennis and ping pong.

All equipment is supplied.

T he event w ill be held at Ocea n C ou nt y Pa rk , L a kewo o d , Tue sd ay, May 1 from 9:30-11:00 a.m., program #113494-1A. The fee is $3 per person.

There are many other Pickle ball programs offered. Call for information.

To register, send a check made payable to the “County of Ocean” to: Ocean

Cou nt y Parks and Recreation, 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, NJ 08753.

Ple a s e p r ov id e n a me, a d d r e s s a nd daytime telephone number, along with program number when registering. The department also conducts many sports programs for kids through seniors.

To receive more information or to receive a Parks & Recreation Newsletter call toll free 1-877-OCPARKS or visit our website at oceancountyparks.org.

The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders sponsors t h is program.

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Northern Ocean Habitat For Humanity Hosts Night Of Food, Fellowship, Fun BRICK – Join Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity for a night of Food, Fellowship, and Fun sponsored by the Brick PAL as we celebrate our partnership and work in Brick Township. The date of the fundraiser is Friday, April 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Brick PAL, 60 Drum Point Road in Brick.

Tickets to the event are $20 and include six rounds of bingo, dinner, and raffle tick-

ets. Reserve your spot today at nohfh.com/ bingo or stop by the Habitat office at 1187 Washington St. Suite 3., in Toms River for a hard copy ticket. Please note you must be 18 or older to attend.

If your company or organization is interested in being one of the generous sponsors to this event, email Nicole Bavaro at social@nohfh.com.

Registration For OCC Spring & Summer Classes Now Open TOMS RIVER – Register today for spring and summer classes at Ocean County College! If you’ve been thinking about attending college, don’t put it off a moment longer. Register early for the best selection of classes. Apply today and take that first step to getting a college education.

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Applications are being accepted. Course schedules can be viewed online at ocean. edu. New students must register in person. For some courses, students may be required to take the College Placement Test. New full-time students must complete orientation prior to registering.

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State: Lethal Force Justified In Brick Shooting

By Chris Lundy BRICK – After an investigation into the use of lethal force, the Office of the Attorney General and Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato have determined that Brick officers were justified in shooting and killing Keshawn Wilson, who was firing at them.

According to police, they responded to a call at 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 20. They received a number of 911 calls about an assault at 141 Meridian Drive. One of the callers said that the attacker had a gun and that members of the household had barricaded themselves into a bedroom.

One resident was able to jump out a window and run for help.

Officers Anthony Chadwick, Richard Zimmerer, and Ryan Osborn arrived, as did Sgt. Donald Smith. They approached the home behind a bullet-proof shield.

Keshawn Wilson was standing at the side door with a handgun. He fired at the officers, who returned fire.

A neighbor’s testimony matched that of the police. She described the subject pointing the gun at police while officers yelled “Drop the gun!” several times.

After Wilson was down, Smith called for the Brick Police Special Emergency Response Team

Disney Junior Dance Party On Tour TOMS RIVER – Join us at the RWJBarnabas Health Arena on April 21 at 3 p.m. for the Disney Junior Dance Party on Tour!

Are you ready to dance? Disney Junior Dance Party is an all new interactive live concert experience. Sing along to Disney Junior’s greatest hits with your favorite characters: Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Sofia the First, Puppy Dog Pals, Elena of Avalor, Doc McStuffins, Vampirina, The Lion Guard and more!

Kids of all ages and their families are invited to get up and dance, play games and join the biggest dance party around.

The cost is $30-35. For more information, contact Tammi Millar at 732-818-8536 or tmillar@trschools.com.

Astronomy Day TOMS RIVER – Join us at the Robert J. Novins Planetarium for Astronomy Day on April 21 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. for the daytime event, and 7-9 p.m. for the nighttime event.

One day each spring, astronomy clubs, planetariums, and other groups of sky lovers band together to share the wonders and excitement of astronomy with their communities. The theme of Astronomy Day is “Bringing Astronomy to the People,” and amateur astronomers and science fans can hardly wait to share their excitement about the sky with the general public.

The daytime event will have astronomy displays and demonstrations along with “safe” solar observing! The nighttime event will have telescopes setup to observe the wonders of the night sky!

Admission is free. For more information, call 732-255-0343.

to make sure there were no other threats in the house. The team escorted the family out. Two household members were brought to Ocean Medical Center Hospital for injuries caused by Wilson.

The Ocean County Sheriff’s Criminalistics Unit (OCSD) retrieved Wilson’s gun, a black Rohm .38 Special revolver.

Inside the revolver was one .38 Special discharged shell and four .38 Special full metal jacketed bullet cartridges within the cylinders.

They also discovered an item wedged under the f iring pin of the revolver which turned out to be a clear gelatin capsule used to contain medication.

They found another in his pocket.

The investigation determined that the capsule caused the gun to not fire all of the rounds, even when the trigger was pulled. Four bullets in the gun had marks as if the gun tried to fire them, but did not have the impact necessary to do so.

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

The FDA Might Be Feeding You Foolishness

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Who should decide if your food is healthy? Do you think that the Food & Drug Administration should? Reason I ask is because this year, the FDA is going to become more involved in considering what “healthy” means. They will also have input about the claims that food companies make.

On the surface, this sounds absolutely reasonable. The “FDA” name itself implies that it should have some say about food, but I’ve noticed their track record and it’s awful. Have you noticed that their interventions to fortify food don’t work that well? When they fortify cereal with folic acid, that’s a synthetic form of vitamin B9. When they fortify milk with calcium, it’s not a very good form and can cause stomach upset.

Furthermore, I think that an agency that’s in charge of drugs, should not simultaneously be in charge of food! Unless perhaps you want to look forward to Prozac Popsicles and Requip Rice Krispies!

If it wasn’t so sad, it would be hilarious!

Scott Gottlieb, who is the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, was speaking at the CNBC Healthy Returns Conference in New York a few days ago, and he looks like a nice, reasonable guy.

I wish I could get a meeting with him! I’d tell him that his prior attempts to help out with obesity are failing pathetically. His changes to the food industry intended to reduce the incidence of heart disease, diabetes and chronic illness aren’t work-

ing. They won’t ever work… not until his agency stops the genetic modification of our food and the spraying of it with hundreds of hormone-disrupting pesticides.

Why don’t you start prioritizing that, hmm?!

The FDA’s intention is noble, but do we want to let the same people who sanction margarine dictate what’s “healthy” now?!

They’re working towards making food manufacturers create an icon or symbol on all their labeling in order to meet new definitions of “healthy.” But food makers cheat, not all of them, but for sure some of them are failing to disclose additives, MSG and bug parts. The industry is not the most ethical sort, and I some will just stamp the new icon on their labels without doing anything to make it “healthier.”

And you’ll pay more for the pretty (but meaningless) badge on the label. As the expression goes, “You can’t put lipstick on a pig.”

If you sense my frustration it’s because I’ve worked very hard my entire life, not just to purchase real food, but to cook authentically healthy meals, the kind that automatically come with nutrition. No icon needed!

If you want “healthy” food, don’t look for boxes with an icon! Shop around the perimeter of the grocery store or go to a Farmer’s Market and buy organic when possible. Don’t rip open a box that has an ingredient list of 45 things you can’t even pronounce, and then shove it in the oven just because some agency stuck an icon it.

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BRICK TOWNSHIP – Nothing in military history had the dimensions - or risks - of D-Day. Learn the strategy and obstacles of Operation Overlord, May 23 at 6:30 PM at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch.

Former Brookdale Community College History Professor Paul Zigo, founder and director of the World War II Era Studies Institute, explains the make-or-break cir-

cumstances of the June 6, 1944 attack at Normandy beach , the complex logistics behind the massive wave of Allies, and its impact for future generations.

The Brick Branch is located at 301 Chambersbridge Road. The program is free.

Registration is required. Call 732-277-4513 or visit the “Events” page at theoceancountylibrary.org.

Sound Healing Seminar With Bartley Healthcare

JACKSON - Sound is a sense that we need, but did you ever think how much more there is to that than just being able to hear? Can sound be used to help in healing and wellness?

To explore those questions and more, Bartley Healthcare is partnering with Centrastate Medical Center to host an educational seminar to inform the community on the importance and positive effects of sound healing. The seminar will be held on April 23 at 5 p.m. at Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation at 175 Bartley Road in Jackson.

Shelly Botwinick MA, Holistic Health Educator of the Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center, will present information and be available to answer questions and provide guidance.

Sound has been utilized in various cultures for thousands of years, using various techniques that all have the same intention: to move us from a place of imbalance to a place of balance. Sound healing is a vibrational energy method in which tonal sound waves harmonize the mind, body, and spirit.

A gentle therapeutic vibration is conducted throughout the body to promote healing and wellness. Research has shown sound bal-

ancing reduces stress and anxiety, increases energy, and enhances the immune response while transcending into a higher level of awareness. You will experience a renewed sense of harmony and balance!

Seating is limited, so anyone interested in attending the “Sound Healing” educational seminar, please call Centrastate Medical Center at 732-308-0570, or visit centrastate.com, and click on Classes and Events.

There will be a light dinner served, so if you are interested in attending, please call, or go online, and register.

For 32 years, Bartley Healthcare has provided quality individual focused memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and assisted living services for residents on its 25-acre campus in Jackson, NJ. Founded in 1985, Bartley Healthcare has long been recognized as an award winning, quality leader in memory care, skilled nursing, post-acute care, and assisted living. Bartley Healthcare is Joint Commission accredited, with special certification for their Memory Care and Post-Acute Programs.

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R.C. Shea & Assoc.

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

In New Jersey, if you sustain an injury arising out of or in the course of your employment, you are entitled to certain benefits under the law. This is more specifically set forth in the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act. Primarily, should your injury require medical attention, the Workers’ Compensation carrier for your employer is to provide this to you. The insurance carrier pays for reasonable and necessary medical care until you reach a medical plateau.

In turn, however, the insurance carrier does have the right to direct your medical care. In other words, the insurance carrier has the opportunity to choose the physicians with whom you treat, as well as the facilities where any treatment or therapy is administered.

In the event that your injury is such that you are medically unable to work for more than seven (7) days, the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act provides that the insurance company is to pay temporary disability benefits. This entitles you to seventy percent (70%) of your wages, up to the statutory maximum for the year in which you sustained the injury. These payments continue until the authorized physician permits you to return to work or until you reach a medical plateau, whichever is sooner.

Should permanent effects of your injury remain after achieving a medical plateau, you may be entitled to benefits to compensate for those permanent effects. This is based on a statutory value determined according to the part of your body which

was injured and the permanent residuals of your treatment and Michael J. Deem injury. This process progresses after your physician has returned you to gainful employment. In the event that you are deemed medically unable to return to work, you may be entitled to total disability benefits.

The questions often arises, “What happens if I am injured during the course of my duties as a volunteer for a municipality?” It has been determined that volunteer firefighters, first aid or rescue squad workers, ambulance drivers, forest fire wardens or firefighters, board of education members and auxiliary or special reserve police officers are provided for within the Workers’ Compensation Act in New Jersey.

Although, as a volunteer as listed above one would not have been compensated for the acts performed within the scope of that position, if injured while performing those duties, and medically unable to work, you would be entitled to compensation at the maximum rate for the year of that injury. Furthermore, the injured volunteer is entitled to reasonable and necessary medical treatment as if an employee. In the event that the volunteer suffers permanent residuals from the injury in question, the volunteer would also have the right to seek payment for those residuals, the same as if a paid employee.

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Cuisine On The Green Wine Festival

LITTLE EGG HARBOR – Join Cuisine On The Green Restaurant on June 2 and 3 for the Cuisine on the Green Wine Festival.

The two-day wine festival will feature samplings of dozens of varieties of wine from a selection of award-winning New Jersey wineries. Attendees can enjoy live musical entertainment from local musicians, as well as peruse booths by crafters and retail vendors. There will also be an assortment of food available for purchase.

The festival will be held Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3 from 12 p.m. noon to 5 p.m. rain or shine.

The cost to attend is $15 in advance or $25 at the gate for those over 21. A twoday ticket will also be available for $25 in advance, $30 at the gate. Designated Drivers are free!

A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the programs of the Ocean County Foundation for Vocational and Technical Excellence.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Sylvia Allen, the event organizer, by visiting allenconsulting.com/ events/cuisine-on-the-green-wine-festival/ or calling (732) 946-2711.

From The Tony Award winning Songwriters of Ragtime and Anastasia, this is a joyous 90 minute Caribbean Fairy Tale in rousing song and dance. At its heart, Once On This Island is the story of a young woman who fights and endures the ultimate sacrifice to make the World a better and more inclusive place!

WHEN: Sunday April 22, 2018 ~ 3 PM Matinee WHERE: Bus departs at the OCVTS Toms River Center in the morning at 10:30am. We will take the bus into the city, have lunch (on your own) and see the show at the Circle in the Square Theatre on 235 West 50th Street. NYC PRICE: $119/person - includes bus to NYC from OCVTS Toms River Center, located at 1299 Old Freehold Road, Toms River and an Orchestra ticket to see ‘Once On This Island,” and gratuity.

Make checks payable to PAA PTSO. If you are interested – contact Kevin O’Brien at OB559@comcast.net or call 732-600-6993. Payments must be sent to Kevin O’Brien at 485 Myrtle Ave, Brick NJ 08723.

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By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County has established one of the first Gold Star Identif ication Prog rams in the state.

Gold Star families are parents or legal guardians of those who have lost an immediate member of their family who died on active duty in the U.S. Military.

The families can use the IDs for military discounts where they are given.

“We are so honored to have you here and so proud of all of the veterans from Ocean County that have served our count r y over the years,” Ocean Cou nt y Fre eholde r Di re ct or Ge r r y P. Lit tle, who se r ve s a s l iaison t o the Ocean County Veterans Services Bureau, said. “You and your families have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and I want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for all you have done.”

The ID program is overseen by County Clerk Scott Colabella’s office.

“Ocean County is – if not the first – one of the first counties in the state to implement this program,” Colabella

said. “I join with the Freeholder Board in thanking all of our Gold Star parents for joining us and for the ultimate sacrifice your child made on behalf of our nation so that we can enjoy the freedom we have today.”

The cou nt y has issued more than 10,000 veteran ID cards. The Gold Star Parents ID will display the “Gold Star Parent” on the card, as well as tr ue name and branch of the armed forces the deceased soldier served in while on active duty.

Applicants must show: “cer tif ication from an organization formed for the support of parents of members of the armed forces who lost their lives while on active duty for the United States, that the applicant is a parent, legal guardian or legal custodian; the ser vice member’s federal DD For m 1300, Report of Casualty, which identifies the member of the armed forces who died while on active duty for the United States and or documentation indicating the applicant’s relationship to the service member,” according to county officials.

Spring Victorian Tea TOMS RIVER – You are cordially invited to join the members an friends of the Ocean County historical Society at our Spring Victorian Tea on May 8, 2018 at 600 Main St. Bed and Breakfast and Victorian Tea Room in Toms River.

A popular meeting place for tea aficionados, 600 Main St. features delicious freshly baked scones, a variety of tea sandwiches and desserts, and a selection of teas to tempt every palate.

Choose the 12 or 3 p.m. seating and

call Pat at 732-814-2979 to make reservations, beginning April 16 after 7 a.m.

The cost is $30 for members and $33 for non-members. Your check can be made out to Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753, with TEA/PAT marked in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope. Checks must be received within five days of the phone reservation to conf irm your seat. There will be no refunds.

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Items For Sale Art and Records, 45’s, LP’s for sale - Fair prices. Many Dollar Records. Art at below fair market.

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

Benefits include Paid time off, 401K, and paid lunch on Fridays. To learn more about our available positions or to set up an interview call 732363-5530 or email your resume to dtomsriver2nj2@goddardschools.com.

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

Insured. NJ license #13HV01888400.

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

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Interior and Exterior Painting – Insured all calls returned. References available. Free estimates. Lic # VH4548900.

Tommy call 609-661-1657. (38)

Don Carnevale Painting - Specializing interiors. Very neat.

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

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Full Time Cook - The Pines is looking for a Full Time cook to prepare and cook meals for our independent, assisted living, and skilled nursing residents. We require 1 year of cooking experience, preferably in a healthcare or hospital setting.

Candidates must be flexible to work both breakfast and dinner shifts and must be available to work weekends.

We offer excellent benefits including health, dental, life, PTO time, and 401(K) with employer match. Please apply in person to: The Pines, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepines atwhiting.org. 732-849-2047. EOE. (t/n) Housecleaners Wanted - $15/Hour (Lavallette). The Ocean Beach Rental Agency is now hiring responsible, friendly, people to clean summer rental properties. We provide all supplies and equipment. This is a full summer commitment. Saturdays are required. Apply in Person any day between 10am and 4pm at the Ocean Beach Rental Agency located at 3170 Route 35 North in Lavallette, NJ Questions? Call Brenda: 732-793-7272.

A valid driver’s license and personal transportation is required. Pay is on the books, not in cash. No exceptions. (17) Experienced Landscaper - Who has experience in all areas of residential landscaping. 30-40 hours a week.

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1 FT 3-11 CHHA (e/o weekend) 1 position – Assisted Living.

1 PT 11-7 CHHA (e/o weekend) (1 Position – Assisted Living.

Weekend commitment positions on all 3-11/11-7, Weekend program requires a commitment of 4 weekend shifts per month.

Special weekend rates available for weekend commitment positions.

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

Admin. Secretary - Full time, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Typing, phones, Microsoft Office, filing. Must be well organized and a people person. Whiting.

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(17) LPN – Every weekend (32 Hours/ bi-weekly Pay). The Pines is looking for two compassionate RN’s to provide care to residents in our skilled nursing/rehab community. Minimum 1-2 years experience required as well as experience with EMR. One RN 7-3 (30 hours a week e/o. Excellent starting weekend rate. For immediate consideration apply to: The Pines, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759, 732849-2047 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. EOE. (t/n) Counter Help Wanted - Part time hours. Manchester Dry Cleaners.

Call Dave 732-657-4421.

(47) Registered Nurse – 30 Hours a week The Pines is looking for two compassionate RN’s to provide care to residents in our skilled nursing/rehab community. Minimum 1-2 years experience required as well as experience with EMR. One RN 7-3 (30 hours a week e/o Competitive starting rate and excellent benefits package including health, dental, life, vision, PTO time, and 401(K).

Part Time or Per Diem RN positions available on 3-11 shift. For immediate consideration apply to: The Pines, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759, 732849-2047 or email resume to rscully@ thepinesatwhiting.org. EOE. (t/n)

Services PQ Painting & Home Improvement Services - Over 5 decades of service in NJ. Visit us online at pqpaintingservice.com. See our 2018 specials on our website. Winner of Angie’s List Super Service Award. Free estimates, reasonable rates, fully licensed and insured NJ Lic #13VH06752800. Call 732500-3063 or 609-356-2444. (t/n) Computer Tutoring for Seniors – Retired, “Microsoft Certified” instructor.

Very Reasonable rates. Very patient with slow learners. I’ll teach you in the comfort of your home on your computer. I can trouble shoot your slow computer! I also teach iPhone and iPad. I set up new computers at less than half the price the retailers charge. Windows 10 specialist. I can also build a beautiful small business website at a fraction of the going rates. Special Projects always welcome! Tony 732-997-8192. (t/n) JoAnn Cares - Part time help for seniors. I can do companionship, prepare lunch. Call JoAnn 908-783-7985.

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Trimming, planting, & tearouts & more.

Call with needs 732-678-8681. (16) We Unclog All Drains - Including main sewer lines. Toilets repaired and replaced and more. Lic #13VH05930800.

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Nor’easter Painting and Staining, LLC - Interior and exterior. Decks, powerwashing. Affordable. Senior discounts. References. No job too small. Fully insured. 732-6910123. Lic #13VH09460600. (21) Cleaning Lady - Insured. I clean one house a day so that I can give your home the attention and care it deserves.

I only have a few openings left, so call while they are still available. References (15) upon request. 848-210-5710.

Removal Service and More - We Haul It All! Yard waste, household junk, trees/shrubs, furniture, appliances, metals, construction debris, concrete, dirt/sand and stone.

Also specializing in Landscaping, masonry and all fields of construction. Serving Ocean County area.

Call now! 732-998-4725. (18) Caregiver - Registered nurse with 25 years Ukraine experience, 15 years as US caregiver. Will do shopping, housekeeping, cooking, medication supervision, etc. Non-smoker.

Live-in or live-out. Call Lucy 732657-1409 or 732-833-3273. (17)

Gardening For Seniors - Specialize in maintaining and planting home gardens at reasonable costs. Replacement plants, perennials, bird and garden supplies. Organic plantcare. Help for DIY’s. Richard and Joe, experienced master gardeners.

732-232-8144. Free garden advice. (16)

Accounting and Tax Services LLC Tax preparation and small business accounting. Reasonable rates.

732-506-9272. 1201 Rt. 37 East, Toms River, NJ 08753.

(15) Home Health Care Company Now Hiring RN’s, LPN’s and CHHA in Ocean & Monmouth Counties!

Flexible scheduling. Work in your community. Weekly pay. Career advancement. Comprehensive benefits. Call 732-505-8000 today. (t/n) Car Service - 24/7. Doctors, shopping, airports, hospitals, cruise, shops, Atlantic City, family functions, NYC accomodations for large groups. Call for reasonable rates. Kerry 732-606-2725.

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

Call Bob 732-616-5007. (t/n) BUY DIRECT FLOORING - 26oz. commercial and DuPont stainmaster carpet $12 yd.installed. RITZ Luxury Vinyl $2.75ft.installed.

Quality remnants. Free no pressure estimates 732-504-9286.

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

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Author Gordon Hesse Comes To OCHS

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Historical Society will feature author Gordon Hesse on May 6 at 2 p.m., who will be presenting his new book “Island Beach A Sonnet in the Sands.”

Christine Menapace writes that this book “is a poetic love letter to Island Beach’s 3,000 acres and an important historical document on the march of time through the sands – from Lenni Lenape foraging and fishing to ship-

wrecks, Henry W. Phipps Jr., ‘Sedge House’, beach shacks, and even a WWII secret project.”

Hesse, raised in Roselle Park and Lavallette, NJ is a public relations specialist, communications consultant, author, and longtime member of the Delaware Press Association.

There is no admission charge. Refreshments will be served. Call 732-341-1880 for reservations.

Celebrate Ocean Gate’s 100th Year With COBA

OCEAN GATE – Join the Central Ocean Business Association (COBA) and Borough of Ocean Gate officials as the Borough of Ocean Gate celebrates its 100th year!

On April 10, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., visit the Anchor Inn for a luncheon and to network with COBA members and Ocean Gate officials.

The cost is $10 for members and $15 for future members. The luncheon sponsors are Teresa Nieves of Solid Wood Cabinets and Richard Spano of Advanced Furnace and Air Duct Cleaning.

To register, visit cobanj.com/cobaevents.

Registration is limited to the first 75 guests registered and paid.

Ocean County’s 10th Residential Document Shredding Program

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Residential Document Shredding Program is back as of April 14 for its 10th year. The program will include 22 locations throughout Ocean County, serviced by IDSAutoshred.

“This free and very popular program moves around the county providing a layer of safety from identity theft,” said Ocean County Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little.

“This is an opportunity to rid your home of papers that may include sensitive information and should be shredded rather than just tossed into recycling or the trash.”

Locations for the program this year include: • Brick Township Public Works Yard Lot: 9 a.m.to 1 p.m., April 14 • Long Beach Township, St. Francis Community Center Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 20 • Plumsted Township Municipal Complex Lot: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., April 28 • Little Egg Harbor Township, Little Egg Harbor Community Center: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 2 • South Toms River Recreation Center Lot: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., May 12 • Point Pleasant Beach Public Works Yard Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 19 • Berkeley Township Recycling Center Yard Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 2 • Eagleswood Township Municipal Complex Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 9 • Stafford Township, Southern Ocean County Recycling Center Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 16 • Bay Head Recycling Center Lot: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., June 23 • Manchester Township High School Soccer Field Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 30 • Lakewood Public Works Yard: 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m., July 13 Tuckerton Recycling Center Lot: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., July 21 • Ocean Township Municipal Complex Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 28 • Lakehurst Public Works Yard Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 4 • Toms River Township, Riverwood Park Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 10 • Lacey Township Recycling Center Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 18 • Pine Beach, Walling Field Lot, 601 Station Ave., 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Aug. 25 • Seaside Heights Recycling Center Lot: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Sept. 8 • Surf City Police Department Lot: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Sept. 15 • Point Pleasant Recycling Center Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 22 • Jackson Township Municipal Building Rear Lot: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 29 Commercial documents will not be accepted at the sites. Shredding is for paper documents and forms. Make sure to remove all staples and paper clips from documents!

Things not to bring include x-rays, CDs, floppy disks, microfilm, and file folders.

Residents are limited to six boxes or bags of documents per event.

Each location will run the complete schedule or until the truck is full; one truck can hold 10,000 to 12,000 pounds of paper.

Ocean County also offers drop-off boxes at both County recycling centers for shredded office paper. This is where you should bring shredded office paper instead of placing it in curbside recycling receptacles.

“Recycling helps to save landfill space and protects the environment. We encourage our citizens to take advantage of the programs offered and to help make a difference in preserving our natural resources,” said Little.

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35 Bambi’s aunt 36 “Mr.” with Jim Backus’ voice 37 In line for 40 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.

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2 Put two and two together 3 Air Force One, for one 4 Indonesian site of a WWII naval battle 5 Some “Night Court” characters: Abbr.

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32 Western neighbor of Nev. 33 Size up from med.

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Meet the Chiefs Of Ocean County Social FORKED RIVER – On April 27 the 200 Club of Ocean County and the Ocean County Chief’s of Police Association will host a Meet the Chiefs Social.

This is an opportunity to meet the leaders of our Ocean County Police Departments and to show gratitude for all in law enforcement. Meet the Chiefs will benefit the 200 Club of Ocean County and the Ocean

County Chiefs of Police Association.

Join us at the River House Restaurant and Beach Bar at the South Winds Marina, 361 E. Lacey Rd. in Forked River for the event.

There will be an open bar, hors d’ouevres, buffet dinner and live music by JSOUL. Tickets are $75 per person. To purchase tickets, visit the 200 Club Facebook page or call Sean at 732-904-6656.

OCL Puppet Players Present “The Bad Seed” OCEAN COUNTY – He’s rude, he’s crude. He’s got no friends. He’s just baaaad. Can he change? Children will fi nd out in April and May, as the OCL Puppet Players present Jory John’s “The Bad Seed” at 19 Ocean County Library Branches.

The bestseller, with Pete Oswald’s whimsical illustrations, tells of the little seed that learns the error of his ways.

The performances are free. Register by phone, in person, or online at theoceancountylibrary.org.

Performances are at: • Barnegat Branch, 112 Burr Street – Tuesday, April 24, 10:30 a.m.

• Beachwood Branch, 126 Beachwood Boulevard – Thursday, May 3, 10:30 a.m.

• Berkeley Branch, 30 Station Road, Bayville - Thursday, April 12, 10:30 a.m.

• Brick Branch, 301 Chambers Bridge Road – Friday, May 4, 10:30 a.m.

• Island Heights Branch, 121 Central Avenue – Wednesday, May 16, 10:30 a.m.

• Jackson Branch, 2 Jackson Drive – Friday, April 13, 10:30 a.m.

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Board Of Ed Member Picked For Board of Health

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Berkeley resident Jennifer Bacchione was unanimously appointed to the Ocean County Board of Health by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Bacchione, a Berkeley resident of 19

years, is on the Berkeley Township Board of Education and the Berkeley Township Housing Authority.

A press release notes that she graduated from Palm Beach College with an Associate Degree in Business. Her husband, John, is on the Township Council in Berkeley.

Kids’ Stuff Flea Market

LAKEWOOD – The Ocean County Depar tment of Parks and Recreation will hold a Kids’ Stuff Flea Market at Ocean County Park, Route 88, Lakewood, on Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

The event is held rain or shine, is a chance to buy items related to children, including toys, games, clothing and sporting goods.

To register as a vendor, send a check for $15 payable to County of Ocean to 1198 Bandon Rd., Toms River, NJ 08753. Admission and parking are free.

Visit the website at oceancountyparks. org or call 732-506-9090 for more information. The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders sponsors the program.

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Todd Frazier New Mets Ambassador For Citi Community Home Runs Program

NEW YORK – Citi announced today that Todd Frazier will serve as the New York Mets’ ambassador for the Citi Community Home Runs program.

The program, launched in 2014, will return to Citi Field this season in an effort to help fight childhood hunger in NYC and across the U.S. For every home run the Mets hit at Citi Field this season, Citi will donate enough for No Kid Hungry to provide 20,000 meals to children in need.

“I am very passionate about supporting children in our community and helping pave the way for their future success,” said Todd Frazier, the Mets’ new third basemen. “I am excited that one the first initiatives I am involved in as part of the Mets organization is Citi Community Home Runs. As ambassador, I will have the opportunity to bring visibility to this great cause that supports children in New York City and across the country.”

Through the Citi Community Home Runs program, Citi has donated enough for No Kid Hungry to provide more than four million meals to kids facing hunger in America.

“The Citi Community Home Runs program is one of the key ways that we give back to the NYC community through our partnership with the Mets,” said Ed Skyler, Head of Global Public Affairs at Citi. “We’re excited to welcome Todd Frazier as our new ambassador – his passion for helping children in the community makes him a great partner for us, and we look forward to working with him to raise awareness and excitement about Citi Community Home Runs this season.”

No Kid Hungry’s mission is to end childhood hunger in America by connecting kids in need with nutritious food as well as teaching families

how to cook healthy, affordable meals.

“Thanks to the support of Citi and other great partners, the No Kid Hungry campaign has driven school breakfast participation to historic highs and provided kids facing hunger with more than 775 million meals,” says Billy Shore, Executive Chairman at Share Our Strength.

“Just in New York City, we’ve made huge strides to make breakfast part of the school day for all of the city’s elementary school students.

Citi’s partnership is critical to our mission to end childhood hunger in America, and with its support, we can make No Kid Hungry a reality in America.”

In addition to announcing Frazier as the new ambassador, Citi is highlighting the Citi Community Home Runs program in two new ways at Citi Field this season, including unveiling a large, clear, apple-shaped permanent fixture in the ballpark to help show the accumulation of meals donated to No Kid Hungry throughout the season. After every Mets home run, a fan will be featured on Citi Vision tossing a bucket of foam apples into the large, clear apple, signifying Citi’s ongoing contribution to No Kid Hungry.

Citi and the Mets are also introducing the “Citi Community Home Runs Challenge,” which will take place on the field at home games this season. As part of the Challenge, select fans will have the chance to take their best shot at launching a t-shirt across the stadium and into the famous Mets Home Run Apple using a Citi-branded t-shirt launcher. Those that successfully hit the Mets Home Run Apple will receive a prize, courtesy of Citi, and each participant will trigger a donation amount equivalent to 1,000 meals for kids facing hunger.

Sound Healing Seminar With Bartley Healthcare JACKSON - Sound is a sense that we need, but did you ever think how much more there is to that than just being able to hear? Can sound be used to help in healing and wellness?

To explore those questions and more, Bartley Healthcare is partnering with Centrastate Medical Center to host an educational seminar to inform the community on the importance and positive effects of sound healing. The seminar will be held on April 23 at 5 p.m. at Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation at 175 Bartley Road in Jackson.

Shelly Botwinick MA, Holistic Health Educator of the Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center, will present information and be available to answer questions and provide guidance.

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Seating is limited, so anyone interested in attending the “Sound Healing” educational seminar, please call Centrastate Medical Center at 732-308-0570, or visit centrastate.com, and click on Classes and Events. There will be a light dinner served, so if you are interested in attending, please call, or go online, and register.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of april 7 - april 13

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): The best way to enjoy peace of mind is to have a clear conscience. In the week ahead earn your way in the material world but don’t do anything unethical or shameful to achieve your goals.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Act on your imagination. You will be more creative or romantic than usual as this week unfolds and can attract the support needed to fulfill your dreams. Don’t accept “no” for an answer.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Small sacrifices on your part may be needed in the week ahead. It may be your calling to rescue someone drowning in despair because there is too much work to do or too many bills to pay.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t let a lack of enthusiasm slow you down. You might feel that you are moving along at a snail’s pace or that circumstances hold you hostage. You may need to motivate yourself this week.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Hard work never hurt anyone. You may not like to get your hands dirty, but the job must be done.

People at the workplace could be stubborn or difficult to deal with in the week ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The needs of the many might outweigh the needs of the few. As your ambitions get revved up in the upcoming week you can achieve worthy goals that also serve to benefit others.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Focus on good health and high hopes. You may be more creative than usual in the week ahead.

Do not limit your goals and dreams because you think you are too old or young to try something new.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This may be a good week to practice giving an inch to gain a mile. Compromise and cooperation can be very good tools when you need to bring two opposite viewpoints into alignment.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are capable of taking the lead during the week ahead. Network by attending public functions, being more outgoing can help you show off your talents and form powerful friendships.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen More Than Meats The Eye: If You’re Trying To Eat Less Meat, This Recipe Is For You

By Wolfgang Puck

Almost every day, guests in my restaurants tell me they’re following the paleo diet, a way of eating based on the belief that the way our bodies digest the foods we eat has evolved very little in the past couple of million years. So, the best way to maintain optimum health and weight, paleo fans say, is to eat whatever cavemen could hunt, catch or gather, concentrating on meats, poultry, seafood, fresh vegetables and fruit, eggs, nuts and seeds, along with healthy fats like olive, walnut, avocado and coconut oils.

While I can see some genuine benefits in those rules, I myself aim to eat a more balanced, well-rounded diet. But I also respect my guests and give them the best possible versions of foods they request. We serve paleo eaters a lot of fi re-grilled, grass-fed steaks, fresh salads and simply cooked farmers’ market vegetables.

Many people today, whether they’ve gone Paleo or not, wonder if they’re maybe eating a little too much red meat, and ask for alternatives. That’s when I suggest they try fresh tuna.

To me, a good sushi-grade ahi tuna steak is the closest thing you can eat from the sea that tastes like a great piece of beef. Deep rosy red in color, firm in texture, and richly robust in flavor, fresh tuna is defi nitely the fish you want to eat if you’re trying to take a break from meat. Unlike red meat, it also provides heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids (though it isn’t as high in them as fattier fish like salmon).

To enjoy ahi at its best, I cook it no more than medium rare, leaving a definite layer of deep red at its center. That ensures the relatively lean fish doesn’t dry out, yielding the best possible taste and texture. I prepare it simply, too, seasoning it with a sprinkling of salt and a layer of crushed black peppercorns like you’d fi nd on a classic beefsteak cooked in the French au poivre (with pepper) style before quickly searing it over high heat.

Of course, I also like to add a fi nishing touch in the form of a sauce, fi rst deglazing the pan with a little port wine and cognac (the high heat evaporates most of the alcohol) and then whisking in some butter - just half a tablespoon per serving. While those ingredients aren’t strictly paleo, they fall under the small indulgences all but the most inflexible paleo plans allow.

Of course, if you aren’t following a paleo diet but are simply trying to cut down on how much red meat you eat and fi nd healthy alternatives, then this recipe may also be just what you’re looking for too.

SEARED TUNA STEAK AU POIVRE Serves 4 1/4 cup (60 mL) black peppercorns 4 sushi-grade ahi tuna steaks, about 6 ounces (185 g) each Kosher salt 1/3 cup (85 mL) port 1/4 cup (60 mL) cognac 3/4 cup (185 mL) good-quality lowsodium chicken stock or broth, or vegetable stock or broth, briskly simmered until reduced to about 1/2 cup (125 mL) 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 3 or 4 pieces 2 teaspoons bottled green peppercorns, drained Put the peppercorns in a small sealable food storage bag. Seal the bag, squeezing out any air. Place the bag flat on a work surface. With a meat mallet or the bottom of a heavy skillet, press down on the peppercorns to crack them into coarse pieces.

Season the tuna steaks lightly on both sides with salt. Pour the cracked peppercorns onto a large plate or a sheet of wax paper and press each steak into the pepper, turning to coat both sides evenly.

In a small saucepan, combine the port and cognac. Place the pan over medium-high heat and simmer briskly, stirring occasionally, until the liquid reduces to only about 2 tablespoons. Pour in the reduced stock or broth and continue simmering until the mixture thickens to a consistency thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Remove the pan from the heat and briskly whisk the butter a piece at a time into the reduced liquid. Adjust the seasoning to taste with a little more salt, if needed. Cover the pan and keep warm.

Heat a nonstick skillet large enough to hold the 4 tuna steaks in a single layer over high heat. Add the tuna to the hot skillet and sear on both sides until rare to medium-rare, 45 seconds to 1 minute.

To serve, cut each tuna steak crosswise into slices 1/2 inch (12 mm) thick. Spoon the sauce in the center of four warmed serving plates and arrange the tuna slices on top, overlapping them slightly. Garnish with green peppercorns. 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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