2018-04-07 - The Berkeley Times

Vol. 23 - No. 44

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| April 7, 2018

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By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Central Regional’s All Girl Varsity All Music Division placed third in the nation during a recent competition, coach Coral Caiola said.

“They worked really hard to overcome so many obstacles this year,” she said. She thanked the parents, district, and governing body for their support.

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Cedar Creek Golf Course will soon be under new management.

By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – After years of losing money, the governing body has decided to privatize the Cedar Creek Golf Course.

Atlantic Golf Management is set to take the reins this spring.

The management company and township officials said that the

golfer experience will be the same or better. It will just cost the township less to run it.

The golf course has been in a hole for a number of years.

According to township figures, it has lost six figures a year for the last decade. This amounts to $2,473,000 in losses since 2007.

–Photos by Chris Lundy Prior to that, it did make money.

Additionally, township officials were looking back on $2,387,000 in capital investments dating back to 1999.

“The taxpayers of Berkeley Township have subsidized the golf operations nearly $2.5 (Golf - See Page 4)

10 Years Of Wish Granting

By Jennifer Peacock TRENTON – They’ve been connecting wish-makers with wish-granters for 10 years. And while some anniversary celebrations are in the works, the One Simple Wish team in Trenton is working to give even a little bit of happiness to children foster children - in need.

One Simple Wish founder and executive director Danielle Gletow and program manager Nicole Sumner had just come back from a meeting with the new acting commissioner of the state’s Department of Children of Families (the new-ish moniker for the scary-sounding DYFS), Christine (Wish - See Page 14)

–Photo by Jennifer Peacock Program coordinator Nichole Quinn, technology lead Anshita Patel, founder and executive director Danielle Gletow and program manager Nicole Sumner of One Simple Wish.

At Bat For New Season

By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD – “New” is the word for this season at FirstEnergy Park, the home of the Lakewood BlueClaws.

There will be new entertainment. And the Philadelphia Phillies’ low Class-A farm team will play baseball under some new rules.

The BlueClaws will play their home regular-season opener Thursday, April 12, against the Delmarva (Md.) Shorebirds, a Baltimore Orioles affiliate, at 6:35 p.m. in South Atlantic League action.

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

The BlueClaws have unveiled an ambitious (BlueClaws - See Page 18)

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Golf:

Continued From Page 1 million over the last 10 years in addition to providing nearly $2.4 million of additional funding for capital improvements.

Capital improvements are both equipment and course improvements,” Mayor Carmen Amato said. “That is a cost of nearly $5 million of taxpayers’ funds. It is unacceptable.”

A few residents spoke out about the privatization at the most recent Township Council meeting. They said they were surprised by the move.

Ron Griego, a resident of Holiday Heights, said that Cedar Creek is like “Little Orphan Annie,” in that the town would rather hand it off to someone else than take care of it.

He was hoping that the township could get some outside funding to get snack stands or walkways or some other kind of improvements.

Griego suggested getting Green Acres funding for the golf course, but business administrator John Camera said that Green Acres funding can’t be used to pay employees.

Township planner James Oris said that even if Green Acres funding could be obtained for an improvement to the course, Green Acres doesn’t pay to maintain that improvement.

Michael Wujciak, a South Seaside Park resident, said he’s a member of a number of golf clubs. Cedar Creek was a nice, inexpensive place to teach the kids how to play. As a result, one of his kids achieved

a scholarship for the sport and the other made a career in the industry.

“That back 9 I’ll hold against any back 9 in any county,” he said. “You have a resource you’ve failed to develop.”

He questioned why the vote to privatize was not made public.

The Township Clerk said that the bids for the management company was made public. A February article in The Berkeley Times mentioned that the township was looking into the possibility of doing this.

The vote itself was added on with a few other motions at the end of the meeting. It was not on the agenda.

“When you’re in a hole, you stop digging,” Council President James Byrnes said in response to a criticism from a resident.

“Do you think it’s right for the rest of the taxpayers to foot the bill?”

“The employees are all our friends and relatives. We don’t want to do this but it’s for the best,” he said.

Camera said that no one is talking about shutting it down or making big changes.

The management company is expected to make the golfer experience the same or better, while cutting down the cost to the taxpayers.

The management company would likely pay less in salaries than the township is required to pay due to employee contracts and unions. They would be able to spend more money investing into the course instead, he said.

“It’s been a long, tough decision,” Camera said about privatizing.

Any change in the golf rates would have

to be approved by the council, Byrnes said.

Additionally, if the governing body doesn’t like what the management company is doing, they can “throw them out.”

This contract is separate from, and won’t affect, the one regarding the vendor who runs the restaurant, he said.

Current Employees There are currently nine full time employees. Years ago, The Berkeley Times wrote an article about the golf course that showed it had 13 full time employees. The number went down through attrition, chief fi nancial officer Fred Ebenau said.

Since those employees were going to be offered other positions, residents questioned what savings the town would really see.

The current employees will be interviewed by the new management company, Amato said. Those who have non-compatible titles will be able to apply for township vacancies. There are a few town positions that are open due to retirements or resignations that the town purposely didn’t fill for this reason. Some union employees with the same titles will have bumping rights for positions.

Anyone who doesn’t fall into one of those categories will have to be laid off.

“We do regret this, as it was a difficult decision because we do value all our employees, however this was ultimately a business decision that needed to be made on behalf of all the taxpayers in the township,” Amato said.

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Richard Saloom said he wished the town had taken their advice about not cutting some rates, causing even less money to come in. Veterans, for example, make up a large percentage of the golfers, and when they received discounts, it hurt revenue.

“They’re not a bad company, but they’re a company who’s in the business to make money,” he said about the new management. The current employees have deep roots in the community, and they are more likely to go above and beyond for the love of the community than an outside company.

Discounts were offered to seniors, county residents, and veterans. Amato said the money lost was negligible.

Amato said he trusts in Atlantic’s experience, and anticipates that the course will become profitable under their care.

The new managers will honor all gift certificates, previously booked golf outings, all current league play and the current rate structure. The management company can send a crew over for a day and get a lot more work done, since they have more resources.

Harry Leonard, the CEO of Atlantic Golf Management, promised quicker greens, and better bunkers and drainage. They hope to spend time and money improving the bunkers and the cart paths.

The rates will stay the same during the first year. “We don’t want to go in there and raise rates without proving ourselves,” he said. If there is an increase in the future, it would only be after the company invested (Golf - See Page 5)

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Continued From Page 4 money in the course, so that the company can recoup some of that investment.

In Atlantic’s proposal to the town, the company touted its management of Spring Meadow Golf Course in Farmingdale, where, under Leonard’s leadership, it grew in gross revenues from $750,000 to $1.2 million.

Atlantic’s proposal also stated that John Boyer would be the superintendent of the course. Boyer had been superintendent at Marriott Seaview in Galloway for 22 years. After that, he worked for a couple of companies, one of which was acquired

by Atlantic in 2015. He spent 16 years at Westlake Country Club in Jackson, and also worked on Running Deer Golf Club in Centerton and Greenbriar Oceanaire in Waretown.

Atlantic used to manage five different courses, but just handles Spring Meadow and Cedar Creek now, Leonard said.

Advice On Golf The township receives input from several sources about the golf course. There are

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BERKELEY – Come to the Berkeley Branch for The Fiddle in America on April 10 from 7-8 p.m. In this interactive session, Matthew Backes, a professor of American Studies at Rutgers University, shares the origins and history of American fiddle music—covering a range of styles and modes of expression—and raises big questions about musical tradition and music making along the way. This program is funded by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.

Berkeley Kindergarten Registration

BERKELEY – Kindergarten registration for the 2018-2019 school year for Berkeley Township School District will take place April 16, 2018 through April 20, 2018 at the Administrative Annex Office, 62 Veeder Lane from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Children must be 5 years old on or before October 1, 2018 to enter kindergarten.

Parents should bring an original birth certificate with a raised seal, two proofs of residency and proof of immunizations for kindergarten registration.

American Red Cross Blood Drive

BERKELEY – Join the American Red Cross at the Berkeley Branch Library for a blood drive on April 17 from 2-7 p.m. To make an appointment please contact this branch or the Red Cross at 1- 800-RED-CROS.

The Berkeley Times, April 7, 2018, Page 5 three council members who are on a golf committee. Currently, they are James Byrnes, John Bacchione, and Angelo Guadagno.

There is also a residential golf committee that advises the governing body. This is an all-volunteer group, and their committee doesn’t have a budget.

The management company is anxious to get input from them, Amato said.

There is also a resident, Cheryl Altieri, who works in an advisory position for the town. The position is listed as “golf ranger,” and earns $25 an hour. After taxes, she earned $11,725 in 2017, according to township records. There are no benefits associated with this position.

Altieri, who owns a chiropractic center in town, was brought in to help market the golf course, he said.

“We did the best we could,” he said of the attempts to bring in more golfers over the past few years with marketing and rate changes, but it ultimately wasn’t enough.

There was a push toward getting youth involved in the game, making it easier to navigate for seniors, and allowing twilight play for a second shift of players, for

–Photo by Chris Lundy Few people were playing the Cedar Creek Golf Course in the recent cold weather. example.

“We did see a small increase in the rounds

of golf, but not nearly enough to make an impact on the deficit,” he said.

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

Household Recycling Reduces Landfill Costs, Increases Revenue for Berkeley Township From The Desk Of

The Mayor - By Berkeley Mayor

Carmen F. Amato, Jr. BERKELEY – I want to remind Berkeley Township residents of the importance of household recycling. As you know mandatory recycling became law in 1987.

In 2017, Berkeley Township collected 4,328 tons of recyclables.

Our recycling tonnage is up 25 percent from the same time frame four years ago.

I know as a community we can do better.

As a reminder, recycling was made easier a few years ago with the implementation of Single Stream Recycling. This means that bottles and cans; newspaper; mixed paper; and cardboard all go in the same container.

Acceptable Bottles: Plastic containers where the neck is smaller than the base of the container i.e. beverage, shampoo, laundry detergent, milk jugs, condiments. Cans: aluminum, steel, tin and empty aerosol

cans. Paper: newspapers, mixed papers, corrugated cardboard.

The recyclables that are collected are brought to the Ocean County Recycling Center. The township has an agreement with Ocean County as part of their Recycling Revenue Sharing program. The payout per ton varies depending on current recycling markets.

On average, the township receives as its share, between $20,000 and 30,000 per year. Out of the 33 Towns in Ocean County, Berkeley Township is the 6th highest in revenue generated.

Keep in mind for every ton we recycle we save $71.21 in tipping fees at the landfill.

If we didn’t recycle, the cost to the township would exceed $300,000. In return, we receive 50 percent of the profits from the county in recycling revenue.

Let’s all “pitch in” and do our part to recycle, reduce land fill costs and generate additional revenue!

Berkeley Farmers Market to Return Thanks to the hard work of Councilman Angelo Guadagno, our Berkeley Farmers Market is ready to return for another season starting on May 29. The market will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at our Recreation Center, located on Route 9 in Bayville every Tuesday, weather permitting. Local vendors from around the area, including our own Moore’s Farm Market, will be on hand selling Jersey’ Fresh produce and other items of interest.

Your support is critical in making this a success.

Please come on out and support your local vendors.

As a reminder, the Berkeley Township Historical Society museum will also be open during market hours.

Interested in finding out the history of our town? Stop by and check it out - you will not be disappointed. “Save the Bayville Dinosaur” shirts will also be on sale at the museum.

Residential Document Shredding Program Coming to Berkeley Township I’m pleased to announce the Ocean County Residential Document Shredding Program is coming to Berkeley Township, on Saturday, June 2, at the Berkeley Township Recycling Center, 630 Pinewald Keswick Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Residential Document Shredding program has provided residents and taxpayers the opportunity to recycle their old documents and files safely and securely. The shredding unit features an automatic feeding and dumping system, eliminating human contact with your documents and forms. The service representatives are unifor med, bonded and insured. The program is for all paper documents and paper forms. Paper clips and staples do not have to be removed. Unacceptable items are: X-Rays, CDs, floppy disks, micro film and file folders. Each vehicle is limited to 6 boxes or bags of documents. Commercial and business documents are not accepted.

I encourage all residents to use this service to recycle important documents.

Especially because scams and identify thefts are now at an all-time high. This is a free service sponsored by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders. If you have any questions call the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management at 732-506-5047.

Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections I am pleased to also announce our continuing collaboration with the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department in offering Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections in Berkeley Township.

The next scheduled inspection is Wednesday, April 11 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Bayville Volunteer Fire Co., located on Route 9 in Bayville. These inspections are free of charge.

Ask yourself the following questions: Is my child’s safety seat properly installed in my vehicle? Is the safety seat I am using the right seat for my child? Is my child securely seated in his/ her safety seat? Is my child ready for a booster seat?

Is my child ready to safely travel in a vehicle without a booster seat? Can my child be placed in the forward facing position before he/ she is two years old? Is there a “BEST” car seat for my child? If you are not sure of any of these questions, stop down and one of our Certified CPS Technicians will be there to assist.

Nixle Information Notification System Lastly, I cannot stress enough the importance to Berkeley residents to sign up for the Township’s information notification system.

By signing up for this service, you will receive real-time alerts and advisories directly from the township.

During emergencies when critical information needs to be distributed, all residents will be contacted. To sign up to receive e-mails and text messages, from the Nixle system, you must register. To register your e-mail address and cellular phone number go to our website berkeleytownship.org and click the Nixle sign up link.

Or, to sign up for text messages only, simply text your zip code to 888777.

Connors, Rumpf & Gove Reject Giving Illegal Aliens State Tuition CAPITOL COMMENTS 9th Legislative District Senator Christopher J. Connors • Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf • Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove

TRENTON - Fulfilling their oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law, Sen. Christopher J. Connors (R-9th) voted against providing illegal aliens with state tuition assistance. Both Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove announced their

intention to also vote no if the Assembly considers the legislation.

The members of the 9th District delegation made the following statement in response to the State Senate’s passage of S-699, which would allow illegal aliens who meet certain criteria to qualify for State

student fi nancial aid programs: “There is a general consensus that New Jersey does not provide sufficient tuition aid to legal taxpaying residents but now, somehow, Trenton can fi nd the money to give to people who are in our country illegally to pay for college?

“Rewarding persons for breaking the law disenfranchises law-abiding citizens.

It’s no wonder people are leaving the state in droves that is, of course, except for the illegal aliens coming to New Jersey where, as a sanctuary state in the

making, they are entitled to government benefits.

“Establishing New Jersey as a sanctuary state not only undermines the rule of law - it exacerbates the state’s very serious and pressing fiscal problems.

For this very reason, our delegation vehemently opposed and voted against the state law that provides in-state tuition for illegal aliens signed by former Governor Chris Christie.

“Too many of our constituents are already at their financial breaking point.

A broken school f u nding formula raises their property taxes so they pay not only for their kids to go to school, but also for someone else’s kid living in another part of the state to go school. The 23-cent gas tax increase means they pay more at the pump now so there’s revenue for a mass transit project in

North Jersey.

“Politics - not sound public policy - is the sole driving force behind pro-illegal immigration whether its tuition aid or providing driver’s licenses for illegal aliens for that matter.

Regardless, the rule of law matters greatly to our constituents, whose interests we will continue to represent by opposing policies that turn New Jersey into a sanctuary state.”

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Young Adult Program

BAYVILLE – Sign up now for the Young Adult Program, with AMP Zone. This is a 7-week intensive program for young adults ages 16 and up.

The program focuses on written and oral communication, leadership skills, collaboration, job skills, resumes, applications, and community partnership projects. It offers support services such as on-site job coaching, job shadowing, job placement, basic skills

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Summer Food Service Program

BERKELEY – The Central Regional School District will be participating in the 2018 Summer Food Service Program from July 9 through August 16, 2018.

The Summer Food Service Program is a federally funded program of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Services. All children 18 years of

age and under who are enrolled in the ESY Program will receive the same free meal in accordance with a menu approved by the state agency, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by the USDA.

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.

Support Group For Survivors Of Suicide Loss

BEACHWOOD – Forever In Our 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. Meeting time is 1 p.m. For complete information visit our page at facebook.com/ ForeverNRHearts or call 732-269-3236.

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Premiere Of South Baseball – The Spirit Of Winning At The Grunin Center

TOMS RIVER – The documentary film South Baseball – The Spirit of Winning will premiere on Sunday, April 8, 2 p.m., Main Stage, Grunin Center for the Arts, Ocean County College Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River, NJ. Please use Parking Lot #2. Tickets are $5 and includes a free reception following screening (refreshments provided by Jersey Mike’s Toms River and Perlmutter Family ShopRites).

South Baseball – The Spirit of Winning is the first film to tell the story of legendary Toms River High School South Head Baseball Coach Ken Frank. With more than 850 victories, Coach Frank is the winningest high school baseball coach in New Jersey, ranked in the top 20 nationwide! The one-hour film focuses on Frank’s 40th season as head coach of the Hitting Indians, and also weaves in South alumnus Todd Frazier’s inspiring story – from Little League World Series Champion

to Major Leaguer.

Toms River native Sandra Levine, founder of Sandra Levine Productions, spent two years creating the film. According to Levine, she was inspired to produce the project after learning about the culture of South Baseball, and how Coach Frank, a former assistant principal and physical education teacher, has helped transform countless boys to young men through his mentorship.

Levine is a veteran television producer who has been nominated 10 times for regional Emmy awards. She worked for 23 years at New Jersey’s former PBS station, NJN, as a producer, reporter, and host. Levine is a South alumna who was inducted into the Toms River Regional Schools Hall of Fame in 2004.

Purchase tickets online grunincenter.org, call 732-255-0500, or visit the Grunin Center Box Office, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Emotional Freedom Techniques

BERKELEY – This program has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 11 at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Branch. All registrations will carry over to the new date.

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a cutting-edge, gentle stress relief tool that is

being used by all kinds of professionals and non-professionals with families, friends, and at work. This program is presented by Carol Bemmels, a counselor with 40 years of experience who is trained and certified in EFT. Please register.

Prayers For Ethan Fundraiser

BAYVILLE – Join Tony’s Pizza and Manchester Pediatric Medical Day Care for Prayers For Ethan Fundraiser on April 25, 2018.

Ethan is a four year old Bayville resident who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

After several surgeries, Ethan is awaiting a

heart transplant while he recovers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Please help Ethan and his family during this difficult time by donating to a good cause at this fundraiser. For more information call 732-269-5555.

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Gold Star Parent ID Program Recognizes Those Lost During Active Duty

CASTING EYES ON SLEEP DISORDERS

Research shows that young people who are afflicted with eye diseases that damage the inner part of the retina and optic nerve are significantly more likely to have sleep disorders than those with other types of eye disease or those with normal vision. The study showed that subjects with optic nerve disease were 20 times more likely to experience daytime sleepiness than subjects with normal sight. In some cases, it may be that visually impaired subjects experience difficulty in using daylight to synchronize their internal rhythms to the outside world. Researchers also found that people with optic nerve disease had variable wake-up times and experienced greater difficulty falling asleep. Individuals with sleep disorders may want to check with the ophthalmologist.

Tests for optic nerve disorders may include a variety of eye exams and imaging tests.

Treatment depends on which disorder that you have. With some optic nerve disorders, you may get your vision back. With others, there is no treatment, or treatment may only prevent further vision loss. To schedule an exam, please call SUSSKIND & ALMALLAH EYE ASSOCIATES, P.A. at 732-349-5622. We are committed to providing advanced vision care in a professional and comfortable environment.

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By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County has established one of the first Gold Star Identification Programs 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 country over the years,” Ocean County Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little, who serves as liaison to the Ocean County Veterans Services Bureau, said.

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“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 county 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 true name and branch of the armed forces the deceased soldier served in while on active duty.

Applicants must show: “certification 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 service member’s federal DD Form 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.

Ocean Gate First Aid Seeks Members

OCEAN GATE – Ocean Gate First Aid Squad wants you to join their team!

We are now accepting applications for drivers and EMTS. We will give you all the training required to get the job done. We are a volunteer organization who needs people to help the amazing town of Ocean Gate.

If interested, or if you have any questions, call 732-674-7369 or email jeanettemerickson@ yahoo.com.

Live Animal Talks & Discovery Nature Walks

BERKELEY – Join Jake’s Branch County Park for Live Animal Talks and Discovery Nature Walks every Sunday!

At 1 p.m., meet the animals of Jakes Branch County Park. Get an up-close look at the park inhabitants and learn about each species. At 1:30 p.m., join a park naturalist on a brief but informative nature walk through the park.

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Central Regional High School Seniors Of The Month

–Photo courtesy Central Regional High School BERKELEY – Noor Abdelaziz and James Murray are the latest CRHS Seniors of Month.

Abdelaziz has an impressive list of accomplishments throughout her high school career.

She made the High Honor Roll while enrolled in rigorous AP and Honor Level courses.

She received 18 college credits through the Humanities Academy partnership with Georgian Court University. She was inducted into the National Honor Society as a result of continuous academic achievement and contributions to school and community. She also earned induction into all the other available Honor Societies- Math, Science, History, and English. She was awarded Student of the Marking Period on two separate occasions for Language Arts and Physics.

Abdelaziz has been an exemplary role model at CRHS. She was invited and represented CR at the Hugh O’Brien Leadership Seminar at Monmouth University. As a Student Ambassador, she was a peer leader for incoming students and tutored students in Algebra. She served as Vice President of the Class Advisory, and assisted with various fund raising events. She participated in charity work with the Islamic Youth Group. She volunteered hours with Relay for Life, Beach Clean Ups, making blankets to ship overseas, and tutoring younger student in CRHS and her Mosque.

Abdelaziz currently works at Staples. Upon graduation she will attend Rutgers University.

James “JT” Murray has been a leader in the classroom and during extra-curriculars.

He excelled academically and was inducted into the National and Math Honor Societies.

He was a recipient of the NJ STARS College Award. Murray participated in several sports throughout high school and was awarded the Scholar Athlete Certificate every season.

As an underclassman, he played soccer and basketball, where he won the Coaches Award.

He switched to swimming his junior year, and was co-captain this year as a senior. He excelled at tennis and was a member of the varsity team all four years and served as captain since sophomore year. He won the Most Improved Award and placed 3rd in Ocean County Tournament.

Murray’s kind and personable nature is evident in all pursuits. He helped with the Prom for Special Education and volunteered during basketball clinics. He has been involved the Sponsor a Board, boardwalk fundraising and replacement effort in Seaside Heights. He was a student tutor and also a camp counselor for third and fourth graders during Berkeley Township Summer Camps. Murray plans on attending, and continuing to play tennis, at Farleigh Dickson University next year.

RCE Ocean County Master Gardeners: Beach to Bay Plantings

BEACHWOOD – Join the Beachwood Branch Library on April 10 from 2-3 p.m. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Ocean

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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 find 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.

• Lacey Branch, 10 East Lacey Rd.,

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.

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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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 confirm your seat. There will be no refunds.

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 shipwrecks,

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!

Forked River – Friday, April 20, 10:30 a.m.

• Lakewood Branch, 301 Lexington Avenue – Friday, April 13, 3:30 p.m.

• Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Road – Monday, April 16, 10:30 a.m.

• Long Beach Island Branch, 217 S. Central Avenue, Surf City – Thursday, April 19, 3:30 p.m.

• Manchester Branch, 21 Colonial Drive – Wednesday, May 9, 10:30 a.m.

• Plumsted Branch, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt – Thursday, May 17, 3:30 p.m.

• Point Pleasant Branch, 834 Beaver Dam Road – Tuesday, April 10, 11 a.m.

• Point Pleasant Beach Branch, 710 McLean Avenue – Friday, April 6, 3:45 p.m.

• Stafford Branch, 129 N. Main St., Manahawkin – Monday, April 23, 4 p.m.

• Toms River Branch, 101 Washington Avenue – Monday, April 30, 10:30 a.m.

• Tuckerton Branch, 380 Bay Avenue – Tuesday, May 15, 10:30 a.m.

• Upper Shores Branch, 112 Jersey City Ave., Lavallette – Monday, April 9, 10:30 a.m.

• Waretown Branch, 112 Main Street – Tuesday, May 8, 11 a.m.

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.

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.

BTES Graduation Ceremony BERKELEY – Save the date for Berkeley Township Elementary School’s Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2017-2018. The 6th Grade Graduation will be held at Central Regional High School on June 19 at 6 p.m.

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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.

Kindergarten Registration

BERKELEY – Kindergarten registration will be held April 16 through April 20 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Administrative Annex Office at

62 Veeder Lane. Make sure to bring two proofs of residency, an original birth certificate with a raised seal, and immunization records!

Friends Of The Berkeley Library Bake Sale

BERKELEY – Join us at the Berkeley branch for a bake sale on April 12 at 6 p.m. Volunteers from the Friends of the Berkeley Library will be selling tasty homemade treats. All proceeds to benefit the Berkeley Library.

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“And I have never been so hopeful in the last 10 years than I am now, that we have leadership at the state who I believe is going to really make strides in changing that daunting [foster parenting] process,” Gletow said.

It’s an open secret that there simply aren’t enough foster homes, that the children waiting to be placed, even temporarily, far exceeds homes available. The process should be thorough and stringent, but with today’s families being pulled in different directions, and technology being what it is, the process of becoming a foster parent may soon enter the 21st century in New Jersey. Training that doesn’t involve VHS tapes and hours spent on Saturdays at an office training, but rather online training, for starters?

That’s a huge concern for Gletow, who adopted her daughter Mia, now 10, through the fostering process. Mia was placed with the Gletow’s at three-days old; Gletow discovered she was pregnant shortly thereafter with her daughter Lily. The girls are just shy of nine months apart.

In as many cases as possible, DCF workers try to reunite children with their families, and that does happen in about 80 percent of those cases. But 100 percent of the children who enter foster care have their lives upended, and their narratives don’t often have the media spotlight shining on them. And their needs and desires are as unique as they are.

Gletow worked in marketing, seeing companies spend millions of dollars developing loyalty programs to keep customers coming back to use their product or service. She wrote the business plan for One Simple Wish while on maternity leave with her daughter.

“If we had an ounce of these resources, this brainpower, this money, focused on things like ensuring that these kids in foster care had an opportunity to just be kids, or could connect them to lifelong support systems, we could really make a significant difference,” Gletow said. “And part of the problem is, people don’t know there’s a problem.”

She asked herself the question: how do I create a platform that welcomes everyone into the conversation?

One Simple Wish was her answer. It works like this: a social worker submits a wish on behalf of a child he or she works with. The One Simple Wish team vets the wish, and those wishes are placed on their website.

The wishes come from foster children from about 40 states. The wishes range from money for a movie ticket to laptops for school to gaming systems. Visitors can search for wishes based on gender, age, location and price range. They complete their donation online, and the team gets that money or gift to the social worker, sometimes in a matter of hours. Visitors can also make donations to support the physical operation, which is located on South Broad Street in Trenton, or they can make a general donation for wishes, which the staff can apply as they see fit. They

also take full and partially used gift cards.

“These are kids who are coming from really traumatizing experiences. And really, if the one thing that is going to make them feel a little bit better is pair of UGGs, there are so many people who can afford to buy you a pair of UGGs. Let’s put that need out in the universe and see if somebody wants to answer it,” Gletow said. “It was about looking to [the kids] and saying, ‘What do you want? What would make you happy?’

Not looking at adults and saying, ‘What do we think these kids really need,’ or ‘What do we think they should want?’ It was, ‘What do you want?’”

One Simple Wish also accepts the gift of time. Volunteers can contact them for more information.

The organization launched in December 2008 and just catered to New Jersey foster kids’ wishes. They’ve grown to include 40 states, and have four full-time and two part-time employees, all women.

And to celebrate its 10 years, One Simple Wish will be hosting several events throughout the year. “Wishful Drinking with One Simple Wish at Blooming Grove Inn” will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on April 22 at the inn, 234 West Upper Ferry Road in Ewing. Tickets are $45 that include unlimited mimosas served in a “wishful drinking” glass. Tickets are available at onesimplewish.org/wishfuldrinking422.

“I think foster care is one of those issues that doesn’t get a lot of attention because of who it impacts. If you look at causes like breast cancer awareness, childhood diabetes, childhood cancer, autism, these are all issues everybody talks about and cares about because, it could be you. It could be your kids, it could be your nephew, your niece, your neighbor’s kid,” Gletow said.

“Foster care is like America’s dirty little secret. We don’t talk about it because for most of suburban, middle-class America, foster care doesn’t matter. …So unfortunately you’ve got a whole bunch of kids who are already dealing with issues that marginalize them - poverty, drug abuse, incarceration, generational poverty - and now on top of it, they’re put into a foster care system. So they already didn’t have much of a say, and now you’ve made it even more challenging, because now they don’t even have those adults who were constants in their lives, whether those constants were good or bad, those constants have been removed.”

More than 500,000 children enter the foster care system in each in the United States. Thousands of them will stay in that system: they can’t go back home, and they won’t be adopted. Foster families receive a subsidy of about $1,000/month for boarding a child, with an additional small clothing allowance, according to Foster and Adoptive Family Services. It’s the extras that often aren’t budgeted for, things families often take for granted: a new pair of shoes, an afternoon at the movies. If a trip to the movie theater or a pair of the latest, fashionable sneakers would make a foster child happy, and if someone out in the universe can afford to and wants to buy it for them…they can visit onesimplewish.org.

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There are many reasons to choose an open fit digital hearing aid: Cosmetic Appeal – These hearing instruments are a fraction of the size of traditional behind-the-ear hearing aids and their transmission tube is tiny. The result is a cosmetically unnoticeable hearing instrument.

Non-Occluding – A frustrating problem with hearing aid users is the feeling of being stopped up. Open fit hearing aids overcome this problem by employing a breathable ear tip.

Comfortable – These instruments are quite light, and the ear tip is designed not to apply pressure to the ear canal.

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Natural Ambient Sounds – Open fittings allow environmental sounds to pass naturally through the ear canal, as if hearing aids are not being worn. The only sounds that are amplified are the soft sounds; loud sound should not be over amplified.

Please keep in mind that these devices may not be appropriate for everyone.

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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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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 first phase of a multi-year ballpark development plan that will serve as the face of a bright future of BlueClaws baseball.”

Boom, boom: The miniature golf course, new boardwalk attractions and Suite enhancements are not the lone improvements that will greet fans. The team has added seven Saturday night fireworks 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

Continued From Page 1 multi-year redevelopment plan for a series of family and fan enhancements, the first 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 first 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 firm 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 (BlueClaws - See Page 22) 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 boardwalk attractions, located in right-center field, will include select boardwalk games such as Ring Toss, Wiffleball Toss, Hoop Shot, Bal–Photo courtesy Lakewood BlueClaws loon Burst and Fat Cat as well as select seaside sweets such as car- Marty Mallory will continue to manage the team.

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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

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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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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.

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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

BlueClaws:

Continued From Page 18 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 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

By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The 3rd Annual Family Fun Day will be held at Veterans Park in Berkeley on Saturday, May 19.

There will be play areas for children as well as

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.

Triple-A clubs will be allowed six visits per team. Double-A clubs will be allowed

Family Fun Day May 19 In Berkeley vendors. A craft beer garden will be available for adults. The following bands will be playing: 11-11:45 a.m.: The Shanty’s 12-12:45 p.m.: P.J. Farley 1-1:45 p.m.: Slap Happy

2-2:45 p.m.: Skinny Amigo 3-4 p.m.: Revolution Rewind The event is a fundraiser for Emiliana’s Hope, a nonprofit volunteer organization founded in 2016 in memory of Emiliana O’Brien, who lost

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 first year at the helm. The BlueClaws were one game shy of earning a playoff berth, falling short by percentage points for the first half title.

This is the first 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.

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Deadline For Change of Party Affiliation 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.

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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.

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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.

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–Photo by Jennifer Peacock This wooded area will eventually be a new county park.

By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – There’s a method to it: have a county park within a reasonable distance for every resident in Ocean County. Reasonable of course is a relative term, but Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr. sees a hole he wants to fill: Manchester should have a county park.

Bartlett, Freeholder liaison to the county’s parks department, joined Mayor Kenneth Palmer at the March 26 council meeting to discuss building a county park across from Ridgeway Liquors, at routes 571 and 547 and the railroad tracks, bordering Jackson. The township owns 247 acres, and 13 acres is privately held. With wetlands restrictions, 120 acres is developable.

It would be the 28th county park/conservation area. “[This is a] project that will benefit our residents and residents from the entire region, so it’s something that we’ve been asking for, we’ve been hoping for, and I think you’ll all appreciate that,” Palmer said.

“It’s a win-win situation for both the county and town,” Councilman Charles Frattini said.

Bartlett and Palmer have been quietly talking for two years about “the last hole in the county park system, which I believe is in Manchester Township,” Bartlett said. “…That would be an interesting place for the county to build a county park.”

The county will reimburse the township its costs, about $1.2 million for the Green Acres-purchased lots and $25,000 in soft costs, Palmer told The Manchester Times. The county will seek to purchase the two privately-held lots.

Ridgway Boulevard runs through the parcels, which may actually work into a logical split: one side could have passive hiking trails that are ADA accessible on the eastern end, the other could have

soccer and other playing fields on the western end, though the plans are subject to change.

Bartlett stressed the park is a regional park, not a township park, but the county would consider what would most benefit Manchester residents, as they would likely be the ones to use the park most.

“We will not satisfy everyone, I can also guarantee you that,” Bartlett said.

“I was in Barnegat years ago and someone said, ‘Do you take suggestions as to what to build?’ and I said, ‘Well, if I ask for suggestions, someone would say we should build a football field, and an ice-skating rink, and a bowling alley, and this-and-that, and I stopped there. So he said, ‘What you’re saying is no,’ and I said, ‘Well, politely, yes.’”

Bartlett continued: “What we try to do is fit the use to the land, not the other way around. So whatever will fit in and look nice, and be nice for everyone, visually nice and accommodating and comfortable, that’s what we would design. Will everyone be happy with that? No.” The county has about $6 million appropriated in 2018 or its capital improvements, which will cover land acquisition, permitting, environmental assessment and planning.

The focus has been rebuilding what Superstorm Sandy destroyed back in 2012.

Cattus Island in Toms River was only recently completed, and Berkeley Island County Park is nearing its completion for mid-2018. A new county park hasn’t been built in years, and those either damaged

by Sandy or just needing upgrades from aging needed addressing first.

So the next steps are to apply for the needed permits and environmental studies. The park is years off from fruition.

“This will be a first-class park,” Manchester council president Craig Wallis said. “This will be a very good thing for the township.”

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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.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Looking good can help you win the battle. A pleasant appearance will make people think you are more talented than you really are.

Use the power of attraction this week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your standards could undergo a 180-degree change, as you absorb new ideas. You could labor under heavy obligations in the week ahead that alter your outlook.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You might find practical solutions for impractical problems. Pay close attention to the advice of others in the week ahead. Gain the insights that see your plans through to fruition.

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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