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By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – It was a perfectly planned event, even if weather didn’t fully cooperate.

The 3rd Annual Family Fun Day was held in Veterans Park. It offered rides, crafts, games, music, and more.

These were all things Emiliana Rose O’Brien loved. It would have been a perfect day for her. Sadly, she passed away in 2015 at just 13 years old.

“We would love to call it Emiliana’s Day, because this event embodies everything she loved - maybe one day we can give her that honor,” her mother Janet O’Brien said.

“Em loved crafts. She taught herself how to crochet - she crocheted (her brother) Connor’s baby blanket in a week. Only two weeks before her diagnosis. She loved to draw, do her hair and make-up, and learned it by watching YouTube. She loved going to food truck festivals, especially if they had bacon. Bouncy houses, Italian ice, hamster balls, everything

a healthy child would enjoy,” she said.

Emiliana never gave up hope throughout the course of her illness.

–Photos courtesy Emiliana’s Hope Therefore, her parents started Emiliana’s Hope in her memory to bring

| July 28, 2018

County Buys Open Space In Berkeley

By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – The county will be adding more open space to its acquisitions, pending the usual approvals.

The Ocean County Freeholders accepted the recommendation from the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund Advisory Committee to acquire two parcels of land in Berkeley Township, totaling a little more than 24 acres total.

The county is set to pay up to $1.025 million plus up to $2,200 for property tax adjustments.

Mark Villinger, the supervising planner with the county’s planning department, said even though the parcels are not adjacent, it’s one purchase (Open Space - See Page 9)

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Hooray For Hollywood! In Ocean County

By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – Former Gov. Chris Christie yelled “cut” on movie industry tax incentives back in 2010 and let an attempted reauthorization die back in 2016.

Variety, the entertainment business industry magazine, reported back in October that it was the gover nor’s dislike of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” that prompted the dropping of many industry-related tax incentives. (Recently, the show did return to Seaside Heights for a (Hollywood - See Page 4)

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Holiday Inn, Manahawkin, and Dana Lancellotti, division director, Ocean County Tourism and Business Development.

The county had established a film advisory committee in 1979. This commission replaces that.

Ocean County offers creative people miles of pristine beaches and boardwalks to the east, the Pine Barrens to the west, and a variety of exteriors in between. Freeholder Joseph Vicari, who oversees tourism and business development in the county, sees a bright future for film and television here.

“Film crews, producers, and all the staffing that goes with this would fill hotels and restaurants. They would tap into and support local services and attractions and elevate the visibility of our tourism destinations,” Vicari said. “This is a great opportunity to present our diverse culture and landscape and showcase our attributes on a

county website that is specifically designed to target and attract filmmakers.”

Despite its poor portrayal at times of life at the beach, “Jersey Shore” was an economic force in Seaside Heights during its filming in the borough. Again, Variety reported that the borough parking meter collection jumped from $807,000 prior to the show in 2007 to $1.3 million in 2010. Area hotels, restaurants, car rental agencies, caterers, hardware stores, and dry cleaners cashed in from the show.

“The film and digital media industry is poised to become a dynamic part of New Jersey’s economy, one that will create good-paying union jobs and countless residual benefits to the economy,” Murphy said July 3. “By signing this legislation, we are allowing these companies to take advantage of New Jersey’s unique culture, location, and geography. I look forward to

seeing the many projects that will come out of our great state thanks to the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.” “The Ocean County Film and Television Advisory Commission will advise, serve as liaison and collaborate with the current New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Development Commission to effectively promote and proactively pursue film industry projects to take place in Ocean County,” Vicari said. “This would contribute to economic growth, create job opportunities and elevate the visibility of Ocean County.”

The New Jersey Department of State Motion Picture and Television Commission lists locations in each county that might interest productions.

In 2018 thus far, two feature films and 20 television productions have filmed in the state. At least one, “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation,” filmed in Ocean County.

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family time and even for a few minutes, forget that they are different than their brothers, sisters, friends,” O’Brien said.

The event had been postponed due to inclement weather. And even on the day it was rescheduled for, there were heavy clouds that eventually turned to rain around 2 p.m.

Originally, it was scheduled for May 19.

This is during the school year, and more families are around. Having an event like this in the summer means that families would be on vacation. Also, it’s harder to tell families about it without being able to do so through the school. So, attendance was

lower this time around, O’Brien said. Some volunteers were also away on vacation.

The price was reduced from $15 to $5 to make it more affordable for families. Adults could pay an extra charge for access to the beer garden.

Sept. 14. The shotgun start will be at 8:30 a.m. at Cedar Creek Golf Course. It will be followed by a silent auction and luncheon at Water’s Edge.

A night with Jersey Shore Medium Linda Shields will be held on Nov. 17 at the Bayville Elks Lodge. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the show is at 7 p.m.

In 2019, Emiliana’s Hope will be hosting Sibling Days for families dealing with childhood cancer.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Visit EmilianasHope.com for more information.

Continued From Page 1 two-day filming stint, and was apparently filming scenes for an upcoming season in Atlantic City. Brick Township rejected the shows bid to film there.)

But Gov. Phil Murphy signed those incentives back into law with the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act on July 3, the benefits of which Ocean County fully plans to use.

The county approved members for its newly formed film and television advisory commission at a recent Freeholder meeting. Those members are: Tim Hart, Ocean County Historian; Toby Wolf, director of marketing, Jenkinson’s Boardwalk; Michael Redpath, executive director of Seaside Heights Business Improvement District; Liz Santoro, director of sales at Mainland

Continued From Page 1 awareness to childhood cancer and funding for research.

The Family Fun Day raised about $1,200.

The group donates the money to childhood cancer research being performed by Emiliana’s doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

“Emiliana will always be 13 years old.

And so to honor our daughter and the short childhood she lived, we created Emiliana’s Hope, so that children with cancer can enjoy

Upcoming Fundraisers Emiliana’s Hope will be hosting a few more events this year.

Some of the events that were postponed due to weather will be held in cooperation with Berkeley schools in September.

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F EATURED L ETTER Link Between Domestic Violence And Gun Violence 180 Turning Lives Around is mourning the loss of life in the recent mass shooting.

It is without hesitation that I am compelled to share with you two simple facts: When abusers have guns, people are at a high risk of homicide.

Mass shooters often have a history of domestic violence - in fact nearly 60 percent of recent incidents.

The threads of domestic violence in the lives of these perpetrators are important to note: Santa Fe High School, Texas - where eight students and two teachers were killed, and where according to the mother of one of the victims, her daughter had rejected the killer’s advances for months.

Orlando Nightclub - where 49 were killed and 53 injured, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the perpetrator cruelly abused his former wife, isolating her from friends and family.

Parkland, Florida - before the mass shooter killed 17 students and teachers, he was abusive to his girlfriend, stalked her, abused animals, owned guns and was expelled from high school for fighting with his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.

Planned Parenthood, Colorado Springs - where three individuals were shot to death, the killer beat and raped his wife and had been previously arrested.

Boston Marathon - before

planting the bombs that killed three people and injured more than 260, the killer was arrested for beating his girlfriend.

Kansas - an hour and a half after receiving a restraining order stemming from a domestic violence complaint filed by his ex-girlfriend the murderer equipped with assault rifle and pistol killed three and injured 14.

And the list goes on. The statistics regarding domestic violence and gun access are staggering. When an abusive partner has access to firearms, statistics show that domestic violence is more likely to turn deadly. According to research published in the American Journal of Public Health, the presence of a gun in domestic violence situations increases the risk of homicide for women by 500 percent. More than half of women murdered with guns are killed by family members or intimate partners.

Our commitment to empowering survivors of domestic violence to turn their life around is paramount. However, in light of the link we see between mass shooters and domestic violence, we also remain steadfast to advocating for laws that prohibit domestic abusers access to guns and we implore the community to immediately hold abusers accountable for their behavior.

Anna Diaz-White Executive Director 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc.

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Also Disappointed With The Path This Great Country Has Taken I just wanted to let Myrna Arnold of Whiting (letter in your July 14 issue “Remembering Different Good Old Days”) that I agree with all she wrote!

For the first few paragraphs, I felt she was reading my mind /thoughts.

Then, since she said she was 72, and I ‘m the same age, I realized we are from the same generation, and obviously, we just might think alike.

I was always proud to be an American, and still am, even though it is hard and at times embarrassing in today’s world!

Thanks, Myrna, there are lots of us who think as you do and can relate to your feelings.

Judy Ricca Howell

Those Good Old Days Never Happened It was clever of Myrna Arnold to start off her letter (“Remembering Different Good Old Days”) in your July 14 edition with her remembrances of pleasant American memories that many of us share before switching into her anti-Trump screed.

But when you combine her simply incorrect statements (example: “I remember when a president of the United States was elected by a majority of the people, instead of the electoral college.” No, you don’t, because no American president has ever been elected based purely on the popular vote.) with the clinically hysterical (example: “I remember when infants were not ripped from their mothers’ arms...” But seemingly you don’t remember the millions who’ve been

Letters To early The Editor ripped from their mothers’ deaths. The problem of have come before the NJTA wombs, never mind their arms.) and add to them silly politicized moans (among other examples: “I remember when a Supreme Court nominee was allowed a hearing, even when he was not a right-wing republican.” I remember that too, and here’s what it got us: libleft ideologues like Ginsburg and Breyer, willing to ignore the Constitution to stick the country with their perverse schemes.) and top it off with the strictly maudlin (example: “I remember when I was proud to be an American and proud to wear the uniform of the U.S. Army….”)

Well, I remember when I was proud be an American and proud to wear the uniform of the United States Marine Corps, but I’m beginning to wonder how long national pride can be maintained in a country under administrations (unlike the current one) that won’t defend the borders from alien invaders and are willing to burden their own citizens with the cost of harboring those invaders. And maybe everybody is wondering how long it will be before the countries those invaders come from will be forced by their own peoples to become worth staying in.

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Parkway Wall Would Protect Neighbors A 14-foot noise, pollution and safety wall is needed where the Garden State Parkway enters Brick near Evergreen Woods and continues southbound through the town and on the northbound side past Brick High School and town hall and up to Primrose Gardens and the reservoir.

This will not stop all the toxins from f lowing into everyone’s lungs from vehicles on the Garden State Parkway but it would at least assist in the prevention of autism, asthma, COPD and

the environmental destruction that causes lung and heart ailments among many of our residents has not gone away. It will not go away on its own and each passing day puts our citizens further at risk. Each and every one of our citizens faces the toxins forced upon them by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority Commissioners and their powerful profiteering cohorts.

The citizens are being harmed each day and no politician will stand up to the Commissioners who were appointed to their highly powerful positions because of their support of the political class in all of New Jersey. Republican nor Democrat will not stand with the working class people because the regular everyday citizen does not have the power to control the state’s leaders. The bureaucracy runs amuck in New Jersey’s government so politicians will not speak out and stand up for the citizens in any kind of defense from the bureaucrats and ruling class that run every aspect of the government.

More and more money is taken from the middle class citizen to support programs and agencies controlled by the profiteering bureaucrats.

Small and large businesses and everyday citizens are faced with financial doom if they stay in New Jersey, so many move out and leave the state to the bureaucrats that inf luence every part of the residents’ lives. Just about every politician is afraid to speak up for the people because the rich and powerful bureaucrats will not financially support them in future political endeavors. The Turnpike Authority, which controls the Garden State Parkway, ignores the pleas of the people for a fair and just settlement in the matter concerning the health and well-being of the residents. So many people are noticeably impacted by the destruction of the Garden State Parkway and although various people

Commissioners with their concerns, nothing is done except to dismiss the citizens. The commissioners don’t care about the people and only care about what kind of payoff they can get for themselves, their cohorts and the politicians they control.

Elected officials do not speak up against the abuse of power of various institutions like the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and let the bureaucrats do unto their citizens whatever they please. It seems hard to understand why the political class does not stand with their citizens unless they are so beholding to the bureaucrats in the state that they fear losing financial and political support. Local officials will not sue the bureaucracy or even try to coerce the state and county officials into helping the citizens lead normal healthy lives. The bureaucracies are powerful and therefore local elected officials and even news agencies seem to be afraid to publicly address the problem despite over whelming evidence published in national and international publications.

As mentioned previously a combination of additional shrubbery and forestation as well as a 14-foot pollution, noise and safety wall to curtail some of the damage brought about by the illegal actions of the Commissioners of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority is necessary in Evergreen Woods and other areas of Brick Township. Someday, maybe in the near future, one or more politicians will stand up for the citizens and fight the government bureaucracy, stand up for the residents and take the fight for the lives of their people before the courts but for now the citizens will just have to suffer the health impacts of the toxins from the Garden State Parkway.

Thank you.

John Sluka Brick, NJ

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

Don’t Combine Small Towns: Bigger Is Not Better CAPITOL COMMENTS 9th Legislative District Senator Christopher J. Connors • Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf • Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove

TR ENTON – Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Ru mpf, and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove urged residents to reject the false narrative that forced municipal consolidation will produce a windfall of savings for taxpayers.

Forced or coerced municipal consolidation is an issue that rears its head periodically but, nonetheless, should be taken seriously given its severe and wide-ranging implications

for representative government in our state. Residents would be best served by rejecting the false narrative that having Trenton unilaterally redraw the borders of their home towns by one means or another will somehow produce a windfall of savings.

For the most part, tax bills are high because of the broken state school funding formula and Trenton’s misplaced spending priorities.

Smaller government has proven far more effective

in providing services as opposed to cities, and the State, for that matter. So, the question remains: why are smaller and mid-sized municipalities, as a whole, even being labeled as culprits of high taxation?

It’s one thing for Trenton to lecture other government entities about the need to be more fiscally responsible. But it’s an entirely different level of arrogance for Trenton to compel municipalities to operate under the city model largely defi ned by an expansive, cumbersome and costly bureaucracy, as if this somehow represents reform.

Municipal operations comprise only a small portion of property tax bills.

Under the two-percent tax

Bill Would Reauthorize National Flood Insurance Program From The Desk Of

Congressman Tom MacArthur WASHI NGTON, D.C. – C o n g r e s s m a n To m MacArthur (R-3rd), whose district was devastated by Superstorm Sandy, took action to keep the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from expiring.

With NFIP set to expire on July 31, the House of Representatives passed a five-year reauthorization on Nov 14, 2017. T h is bill included numerous provisions authored by MacArthur to limit premium increases, increase mitigation coverage and require more accountabil-

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Unfortunately, the Senate has failed to act.

Recently, Congressman MacArthur introduced the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act to keep NFIP authorized th rough hu r r icane season. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise signed on as an original cosponsor to this bill.

“I have met numerous times with House leadership and explained the critical need for NFIP to be reauthorized. This bill

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levy cap, municipalities have little f lexibility to increase spending, whereas the State has no such limitations on spending and can, essentially, cook up overly-optimistic revenue projections to give the appearance – at least on paper – of a balanced budget.

Forced consolidation advocates fail to see that the imposition of the cap has already compelled municipalities to share services, when practical. But to be effective, shared services agreements should be left to elected local officials who know better than a Trenton bureaucrat how to run their municipality o r, m o r e i m p o r t a n t l y, how residents want their town run.

If Trenton was t r uly committed to curtailing wasteful spending at the local level then it has to look no further than cities that can’t or won’t manage their fi nances responsibly.

Media reports of wastef ul spending occur ring in our cities are not only jaw-dropping but infuriating, especially when it

concerns cities whose budgets are largely subsidized by non-resident taxpayers.

Experience has taught us and common sense shows us that smaller government leads to greater transparency. Corruption and waste is far easier to prevent or root out when you can follow the money as opposed to a multilayer bureaucracy that millions of taxpayer dollars are poured into.

Forced consolidation also disenfranchises voters by denying them the basic right to choose how their town is r un. Voters are highly likely to reject the “Trenton knows best” policy approach just on principle. Generally speaking, there will almost always be winners and losers when municipalities consolidate.

Taxpayers of one municipality are going to take on the debt, mismanaged services and/or expenses of the other municipality.

Residents are already empowered under State law to direct their local elected officials to proceed with the consolidation process.

However, to date, only

two municipalities in the entire state have chosen to consolidate. This is very telling, to say the least.

If the public so favored consolidation and was convinced savings could be achieved, then why haven’t more towns consolidated?

Are the “home rule” advocates who have the audacity to want to preserve their voice in local government and reject ceding more authority to Trenton somehow ruining it for the rest of us? Certainly not.

By and large, most residents prefer their town as it is as opposed to what the Trenton bureaucracy determines is best for them.

Trenton’s policies are generally regarded as the primary culprit of high taxes.

Residents simply don’t trust state bureaucrats to have even more power over municipalities then they already have under current law and regulations.

Let’s call forced consolidation what it really is: a diversion from the real, politically-driven and correctable causes of high taxation.

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Continued From Page 1 because both lots belong to the same owner.

The larger lot, 21.13 acres, is situated by Hickory Lane/Segal Avenue in Bayville, where a lot of development has been taking place. The parcel the county wants to acquire is approved for two homes and some industrial uses. It’s near an 812-acre tract that was purchased from the NJ Pulverizing Co. in December 2016, that is now the Florence T. Allen Conservation Area and where the Barnegat Bay Trail is near.

The second parcel totaling 3.10 acres is off Route 9 and fronts along Cedar Creek.

There are two billboards on the property, which of course will come down once the county owns the land, Villinger said.

That property is close to the township’s Dudley Park, but not anything owned by the county.

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County voters back in 1997 approved a 1.2-cent tax that goes into an Ocean County Natural Lands Trust. The program generates about $8 million a year.

A nine-member advisory committee, established in 1998, nominates properties for the Freeholders to consider.

Freeholder Director Gerry Little has said

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that in a county that’s 408,000 acres, about 60 percent of it is permanently protected against development through Pinelands,

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BEACHWOOD – Freeholder John C. Bartlett, Jr., announces that the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will be conducting a Pickleball Clinic and Social.

Join us for the game that combines badminton, tennis and ping pong. All equipment is supplied.

The event will be held at Jakes Branch County Park, Beachwood, August 1 from 9:30-11:00 a.m., program #223494-2a. The fee is $5 per person.

To register, send a check made payable to the “County of Ocean” to: Ocean County Parks and Recreation, 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, NJ 08753. Please provide name, address and 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.

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By Kimberly Bosco OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Retired Policemen and Firemen’s Association Local 8 is looking to bring together retired law enforcement officers, corrections officers, state troopers, prosecutors investigators and career firefighters within the Ocean County area.

The group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 12 p.m. at the Silverton Firehouse, 15 Kettle Creek Rd. in Toms River.

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sion and benefits related issues, share stories, and build a brotherhood.

If you’re interested in joining, yearly dues cost $20 in addition to a $5 charge for lunch at each meeting. You do not have to be retired from an Ocean County Department to join us! Out of state retires are welcome as long as they meet the criteria.

If you are interested, download an application at njrpfa.org/local8/MEMBERSHIP_ APPLICATION. We also have a yearly picnic and Christmas party, as well as the occasional guest speaker.

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Senior Exercise Program

BERKELEY – Senior Exercise is held from 9-10 a.m., Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Silver Ridge Park Westerly. From June—September, classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There is a $10 registration fee for the year.

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The patient is crying and scared as the Bayville Volunteer First Aid Emergency Medical Technicians and First Responders appear and attempt to calm the child as they perform emergency medical treatment, move the child to the ambulance and take the child to the hospital. To help ease the patient a small stuff toy would be provided. However, since the stuff toys could pass infection from patient to patient, the squad stopped the practice and is seeking a new method to help these young patients to overcome their fears.

Thanks to Jack Scari owner of the Bayville McDonalds the young children will be handed a small McDonald toy which will replace the stuffed animal. Captain Cody Jordan and Squad President Pat Sperber accepted the toys on behave of the squad. The toys

are placed in the squad’s ambulances to be distributed either to youths accompanying a parent in need a trip to the hospital or to be given to an injured child.

The toy will provide that little bit of comfort for a child in the midst of a frightening experience. Our squad is a volunteer squad does not charge our patients or their insurance companies for any emergency medical service to include transportation that we provide.

Last year, we had over 1,000 emergency medical calls that we provide assistance to the patients in Bayville, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate, Forked River and Lacey Townships.

The toys (10 per ambulance) that Bayville McDonald donated will be provided to our younger patients to help them through a period of hardship as we provide medical treatment and transportation to the local hospitals.

Barrier Island Surf Contest – Junior

BERKELEY – The Barrier Island Classic JR. Surf Tournament will return to Island Beach State Park on Monday August 20. The boys’ division will have two categories (those under 12 and 1217). The girls division will have one category for all ages under 17. The cost is $25 for registration.

Change in Garbage and Recycling Schedule

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BERKELEY – Come join us for a celebration of healthy living at Island Beach State Park on August 2, 9, and 16 at 8 a.m.!

We will be in Swimming Area 1 with vendors and activities that promote a healthy lifestyle.

Consult with a dermatologist, chiropractor, and local environmental nonprofits. There

will be yoga with Dawn Keen from the Center for Health and Healing, a GFunk Kids Fitness Class, a cartoonist, Marty Mayo, Seine Barnegat Bay, I See Magic Show, and Doug Billingsley.

Admission is free. For more information, visit friendsofibsp.org/events/augustwellness/.

Building Department Shared Services

SOUTH TOMS RIVER – As of June 1, South Toms River has switched shared services for the Building Department (building, electrical, fire and plumbing permits) to the Toms River Building Department. Please visit the township website for details.

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Berkeley Township Sounds Of Summer Concerts Continue!

BERKELEY – Berkeley Townships’ Sounds of Summer Concert series will continue throughout August with the following events!

August 1: Annual Beach Party at White Sands Beach in South Seaside Park at 23rd Avenue, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Alotta Colada, a jamming island party band with great music, props and a lot of energy, will entertain crowds for the evening.

August 8: 5 p.m., Seventh Annual Night Out Against Crime will host the Berkeley Township Police Department, First Aid Squads, Fire Departments and other public safety agencies.

All of these public safety agencies will have their vehicles and equipment on display. There will be games and prizes for the children to enjoy. At 7:30 p.m., Tusk, a Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band will play.

August 22: 6 p.m., Rock N’ Rhythm, a fivepart vocal group with a tight harmonious sound of both traditional Doo-Wop and contemporary styles, followed by Radio Nashville,

covering the Best Modern Country Music from the North of Nashville.

August 29: 6 p.m., Gerard Esposito, one of New Jersey’s most requested entertainers, followed by The Infernos Band, America’s #1 Show Band and the area’s premier live performance group singing four decades of music from Barry White, Earth Wind & Fire and Sinatra, to today’s hot sounds of Bruno Mars, Robin Thicke and Taylor Swift.

September 8: The Finale and Berkeley Township Community Pride Day. Community Pride Day begins at 10 a.m. with rides and inflatable’s for the kids, many vendors, local non-profits and community groups. The late afternoon will begin musical entertainment at 5:30 p.m. with the Symphonics, who perform a variety of music from the 1940’s thru today, followed by Eaglemania known for their uncanny ability to sound like the Eagles note by note. After the show, there will be a fireworks display.

All Sports Camp

BEACHWOOD – Calling all good sports!

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Meet at Tennis Court #1at Jakes Branch County Park, Beachwood. The program runs Monday through Thursday, July 30 through August 2 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Program # 223112-1C. The cost is $14 for children ages 7-10.

Community Outreach Event On Flooding

BERKELEY – Attention flood-prone residents: there will be a Community Outreach Event on September 14. Learn about ways to reduce your flood risk at Berkeley Twp. Town Hall from 6-8 p.m. Professionals from Smart

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BERKELEY – Holiday Heights Recreation has scheduled trips to Tropicana Casino. The cost is $23 per person. You will receive $25 free play. The trips will be on August 5 and September 12. For more information, call Herb at 732-240-3376.

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–Photo by Jennifer Peacock The county, whose board of social services occupies six buildings now, will purchase four buildings to demolish and build one structure that will house all its social services offices.

By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – The county plans to build a “replacement building” on the same spot that its current social services offices sit at 1027 Hooper Ave. The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders approved in the beginning of July a $7 million appropriation for the land acquisition, design, engineering and permitting of that property in Toms River.

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The current lease expires June 20, 2022.

The county plans to purchase 10 acres and four buildings. The new building will be constructed where the current parking lot is.

The plan is to seamlessly move offices from their old locations into the new building as it’s completed, so no services are interrupted during the construction and demolition.

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VFW Post 10185 News

BERKELEY – The next meeting of Silver/Holiday V.F.W. Post 10185 will be held on Thursday, August 2 at 1 p.m. at Silver Ridge Park West Clubhouse, 145 Westbrook Drive, Silver Ridge West.

We hold our meetings on the f irst Thursday of every month. We meet in the day time, so that you don’t need to worry about driving at night.

To join our post, just bring a copy of your Discharge (DD-214, or VFW membership card to transfer in) to our meeting and you will be signed up right away. You will receive a hardy welcome and refreshments before the meeting.

You’ll get a chance to socialize with fellow Veterans and make new friends.

If you need a ride to the meeting or just want more information call Past Commander Ray Opland at 732-505-0644.

Remember if you hear of any Post member passing away or being in the hospital, call Chaplin Thomas Kraszewski at 717-215-1991 and let him know.

On Tuesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. V.F.W. Post 10185’s Commander James Egan and his staff will attend V.F.W. District 12’s meeting at V.F.W. Post 316, 30 Gifford Road, Little Egg Harbor, where the latest V.F.W. Programs and events will

be discussed. Any post member wishing to attend can call Commander James Egan at 732-341-4905.

VFW Post 10185 received a Certificate of Recognition for their work with VFW Post 6063, Toms River, in their effort to pick the best ‘Patriot’s Pen Program’ selections for the State of New Jersey Veterans of Foreign War’s sponsorship and promotion of local community program activities, for the year 2017–2018.

Post Member Training will be held September 23, at Post 2290, Manville, NJ, September 30, at Post 679, Glassboro, NJ and October 13, at Post 4591, Hasbrouk Heights, NJ. Any Officer or member who would like to attend please let Quartermaster Ray Opland know.

The Manville Post is the closest to our Post and we need to get names in as soon as possible.

VFW Post 10185 would like you to drop your old and faded Flags off at either Holiday City South Clubhouse (Main Building), Silver Ridge Park West Clubhouse, Silver Ridge Park Nor th Clubhouse, and Holiday City Berkeley Club House #1. Please remove the sticks from the small Flags first and the Flags will be disposed of properly.

All Sports Camp

BEACHWOOD – Freeholder John C. Bartlett, Jr. announces that the Ocean County Parks and Recreation Department is conducting an All sports Camp program designed to give your child a chance to try a few different sports.

It is a four day program; Monday through July 30- August 2 at 9:30–11:30 a.m. at the Tennis courts of Jakes Branch County Park, Beachwood. Program #233112-1A. The cost is $14 per child and ages 7 to

10 years. To register, send a check made payable to “County of Ocean” to: Ocean County Parks and Recreation, 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, NJ 08753. Please provide name, address and daytime telephone number, along with program # when registering.

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

Central Regional 2018 Girls Basketball Summer Camp BERKELEY – Sign up for Central Regional’s 2018 Girls Basketball Summer Camp July 31-August 2 at the high school. Camp will be from 9-11:30 a.m. for those entering grades 3-8. The cost is $45 per person; if you sign up with a buddy, you can take $5 off!

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

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Lion’s mane mushroom, scientifically known as Hericium erinaceus, is a hairy-looking mushroom with a name that conjures up visions from the wild kingdom. It literally looks like a white Lion’s Mane!

Lion’s Mane has some interesting beneficial effects on your body. It contains many active ingredients, among them beta-glucan and some antioxidants.

You can take it in supplemental form, or you can cook with it, like you do Portobello’s!

Lion’s mane helps your brain and keeps you sane. It can help to boost cognitive performance, improve mood, and protect neurons from damage. But how can a shroom protect your mind?

It’s a valid question, one that scientists have wondered too. Studies prove that compounds in Lion’s Mane increase Nerve Growth Factor, or NGF. This is a critical protein in your nervous system.

It plays a variety of roles actually, including the most important which is to grow new brain cells.

Lion’s Mane increases NGF and since you can’t supplement directly with NGF, Lion’s Mane could be a consideration.

It’s a nootrope, and nootropes support brain function, memory, focus and learning.

This next part is fascinating. Lion’s Mane can suppress certain pro-inflammatory cytokines involved in neurolgical diseases. Given that excessive inflammation is believed to be involved in many different disease processes, including

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There was a great study that suggests that Lion’s Mane can help reduce symptoms of both anxiety and depression after just four weeks. Unlike traditional SSRIs and other anti-depressants or psychoactive drugs, there is no risk of addiction, tolerance withdrawal or receptor down-regulation. Side effects are minimal, unless you have allergies to the mushroom.

In people with mild cognitive impairment (the precursor to full-blown dementia), taking Lion’s Mane significantly improved cognitive performance, with the positive benefits increasing over the duration of the 16-week trial.

More research is needed, and being conducted. I’m not suggesting that we throw away important prescribed pills or disregard your physician’s orders over this body of research. But of course, it is enticing, and exciting to think a shroom could have this much power on brain-boosting chemicals. It certainly gets my attention. You can cook with it, or take it in supplemental forms. I have more information about this, a longer version of this article, as well as recipes.

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That was the message from Micah Fowler, 20, who grew up in Barnegat and has the featured role in ABC TV’s “Speechless,” which was just picked up for a third season of 22 episodes.

Micah took time out of his shooting schedule in Los Angeles to give a motiva–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn tional speech at Brick High Actor Micah Fowler gave an inspirational speech at School to the middle and Brick High School, accompanied by his mother and high school BASE Camp business manager, Tammy Fowler. students on self-advocacy and focusing on their abilities, not disabil- I was so thankful,” he said.

“I am so honored to be a part of this show. ity. (BASE –an acronym for Behavioral Academic and Social Education - is a I get social media messages every day. summer camp for special needs students). People say ‘You have really changed my Micah is one of the only actors with a dis- perspective, thank you for bringing a smile ability playing a character with a disability to my son or my daughter,’” Micah said.

“We get a lot of those messages,” Tammy on primetime television. On “Speechless,” he plays JJ DiMeo, a wheelchair-bound added. “On Tuesday there was one from teenager with teenage problems, but is a boy who said he never say anyone on non-verbal and speaks through an embar- TV like himself, who has physical disabilities.” rassing full-time aide.

Speechless has made a big difference In real life, Micah has less pronounced cerebral palsy than his TV character, and to people with disabilities because it is is able to walk using a walker. He spoke changing society’s perception of people from the stage at the Brick High School who are disabled, she said.

Some people are condescending to those auditorium with help from his mother and with disabilities, Tammy said. “People business manager, Tammy.

Micah got his start in community theater have patted Micah on the head and said as a child, which gave him the experience ‘good boy.’ They get into your personal space, people would talk down to him and to become self-confident, Tammy said.

He started his professional acting career society didn’t believe in his potential, so around the age of nine when he appeared there are a lot of challenges Micah has on Blues Clues, and then he appeared on faced along the way,” she said. “My best advice is speak positive words into these several episodes of Sesame Street.

At 15, Micah was cast in his fi rst movie, kids’ lives, help them fi nd out who they Jason Reitman’s 2013 movie Labor Day, are.”

“I just want to say, never give up on your which starred Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin, after auditioning for the role in dreams, no matter what challenges or obNew York City. The audition was so stress- stacles you have,” Micah said.

BASE camp director Brett Novick, who is ful that he burst into tears afterwards, a school counselor at Osbornville ElemenTammy recalled.

“Most people go on 150 auditions before tary School, opened the floor to questions they get a role, it’s really a tough busi- from the audience.

One of the children asked if Micah was ness,” she said. “The important thing is, you were seen by that casting director and paralyzed.

Tammy said that her son can feel his they might use you for something else.”

She said that her son’s cerebral palsy was limbs, that CP affects motor skills.

Another question was about where the the result of a stroke he had in utero while she was pregnant. Speech disorders are series is shot and how long it takes to common among those with CP, and while shoot an episode. It takes a week to shoot it takes time for Micah to speak, he was one episode, and every day is different for Micah, Tammy said. He could have a able to express himself to the audience.

Micah was asked by his agent to submit a long day where he is in eight scenes, or “personality tape” for an untitled project, sometimes his day can be shorter when which was a tape of him talking about he is in fewer scenes. The family spends himself and joking around. A year later, three weeks a month in Los Angeles and his agent asked for another personality one week at their home in Barnegat.

One of the BASE students asked Micah tape for the project which was now given about his future goals. Micah said he a name: “Speechless.”

A few days later, the casting director would love to be in a Star Wars movie.

Micah is the ambassador of the United sent six scenes to their home in Barnegat, which his family taped and the agent Cerebral Palsy Foundation and was recentloved. On his 18th birthday, Micah found ly named #13 in Forbes “Top 30 under 30 class of 2018,” which acknowledges the out he got the role, Tammy said.

“It had been my dream to be an actor. inspiring work of young entrepreneurs When I got the opportunity to do this show and game changers today.

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By Dina Vicari of R.C. Shea and Associates During the process of purchasing a home, many buyers are concerned with the bottom line and look for ways to cut costs. One of the first items they may choose to forego to save money is to opt out of ordering a survey. This article is intended to provide information which will assist the purchaser in making a well informed decision whether to obtain or forego a survey.

Many purchasers are not aware of all the various important components that a survey can disclose. A survey is not just a simple drawing showing boundary lines and location of the dwelling, but it also delineates right of ways, easements, encroachments, and/or gaps between property lines.

The survey can also confirm the location of a water way, an existing improvement and determine whether all the structures on the property you are looking to purchase are within the property boundary lines such as sheds, pools, retaining walls and fences. Perhaps the most important pieces of information a survey will provide are the property’s zoning classification, dimension and size, which will allow you to determine if the property conforms to the local lot size requirements.

Once the survey is obtained your attorney will forward it to the title company, who will also research the information contained therein. If the survey accurately shows that there are no property line encroachments then the title company will not require any exceptions in its policy, which will allow the title company to provide coverage and defend against anyone who, in the future, challenges the accuracy of the property lines. If you do not have an accurate and current survey prior to clos-

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These disputes can be costly and you possibly may be precluded from seeking recourse from the previous owner.

The basic survey cost is around $650800 and of course the cost may be more if the property is very large or has irregular shape. If you chose to have metal stakes installed at the corners then that may increase the cost of the survey. These markers are important for those homeowners who, after making the purchase, want to install a fence, pool, shed, or an addition to the dwelling.

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33 With 43-Across, acting like an un-

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Inspectors Test Boardwalk Games For Fairness

By Kimberly Bosco SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Beachgoers were able to catch a special presentation on the Seaside Heights Boardwalk on July 17 at Franklin Avenue as Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs discussed the annual Operation Safe Summer 2018 program.

The program consists of boardwalk inspections to all establishments to make sure that retailers are operating stores and games safely and fairly. In order to promote a family-friendly environment, the Division of Consumer Affairs enforces game and price checks to keep business transparent and honest.

“Through their efforts, we are making sure that the few stores and amusement game operators who aren’t playing by the rules are held accountable so they don’t spoil the fun for everyone,” said Paul R. Rodríguez, Acting Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs.

Attorney General Grewal noted that the boardwalk is the quintessential place for summer, family-time fun. “The reason we do this every year is because the boardwalk, Seaside Heights, its iconic of our summers here in New Jersey…of family and friends getting together and trying to have a good time and establish memories,” he said.

The inspections encourage and maintain safety, transparency, and fairness in boardwalk retail, according to Grewal.

“As a father, I want to be able to lose those

games based on my own abilities, or inabilities,” Grewal joked. “We don’t want anyone walking away from what should be an enjoyable trip feeling like they, or worse, their children, were taken advantage of by rigged games or deceptive sales practices.”

Not only does Operations Safe Summer 2018 focus on keeping boardwalk games fair to consumers, but it also investigates the way stores price their products and handle their return policies. Grewal said that part of the process is making sure that product prices and return policies are clearly labeled.

“We don’t want anyone’s experience to be ruined when you get to that cash register and you realize [a product]…is nearly twice as much as you thought it would be,” he explained.

Since the program began last month, the initial inspections have found 12 establishments in two seaside towns that have allegedly violated state consumer protection laws and regulations, according to the Attorney General’s office.

Investigators from the Division’s Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission (LGCCC) unit and its Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) visit the boardwalk to perform the inspections.

These investigators are looking for violations in the gameplay such as a prize that is too heavy for the crane machine to pick up, a game that makes it impossible to win the top prize, or an incorrectly labeled prize.

So far, out of 8 arcades and 27 individual amusement games, investigators found 5 locations with alleged violations like these.

From the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, investigators took to the boardwalk to check the retail stores. Of 25 stores already inspected, the OCPO investigators found 7 with alleged violations. Violations in retail can be anything from an unmarked or not clearly marked item to the lack of a visible refund policy.

“In addition to inspecting for consumer protection violations, investigators also check for sales of prohibited items, such as novelty lighters, and test toys and prizes for excessive levels of lead. The Division also hands out educational materials to consumers to empower them as their own best advocates against fraud and deceit in the marketplace,” according to the Attorney General’s office.

Rodriguez added that the division is only about halfway through total inspections right now.

Following a brief presentation on the program with some statistics, officials took it upon themselves to test the games for transparency.

They first stopped at a game that requires you to hit a bottle with a baseball for a prize.

Rodriguez successfully smashed a bottle on his first throw, to which Grewal joked, “It can’t be rigged.”

Officials also measured the distance from the

boardwalk to the target of the game. Using a tape measure, they found it met the required 22 feet.

The group then moved on to the crane machine games inside Lucky Leo’s arcade where Joseph Chessere, an investigator with the LGCCC, discussed how the investigators go about checking the machine for violations.

Chessere explained that they first need to verify that the game can be won, and then they open the machine up and take a look at how it works. He demonstrated this on a machine that offers up small bags with hidden coin credits inside.

Chessere tested the crane’s ability to pick up the bag, and then verified that it actually contained the correct amount.

“If it’s not there, that’s a violation,” he said.

“Its fraudulent deceptive practice.”

Investigators also open up the machine to see the mechanics inside and make sure that they are NJ certified, which is a requirement.

Officials then gave the football game a whirl, where they again measured the distance and Gurbir and Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato tossed the ball hoping to hit the target. Neither made it, but at least they determined that the game was not rigged.

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By Kimberly Bosco LACEY – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held another public hearing for residents of Lacey and surrounding municipalities on the shutdown of the nearby Oyster Creek Generating Station, owned by Exelon Generation.

The meeting was held at the Lacey Township Community Hall on July 17 where dozens of residents gathered to hear the officials’ reports for the decommissioning of the plant in more detail, as well as field questions from the public.

Overseeing Decommissioning The presentations started with the NRC’s Bruce Watson, chief of the Reactor Decommissioning Branch. Watson discussed the overall process of overseeing decommissioning activities.

“It’s nothing new to us in how this work is done and we ensure it’s done safely,” said Watson, noting that the NRC has terminated licenses for over 72 complex material sites, power reactors, and research reactors.

Key regulations for the decommissioning process include: license termination, power reactor termination, independent spent fuel storage installation license (ISFSI), and inspection manual chapter 2561 dedicated to reactor decommissioning.

Included in the license termination is the process of fully, radiologically decontaminating the site and meeting the NRC’s criteria for unrestricted use.

“All of the sites that have been decommissioned in the US, including the power reactors, have been released for unrestricted use, meaning the owner can use the property for any purpose they want to after we terminate the license,” said Watson.

The inspection manual governs the reactor decommissioning process.

“One of the biggest things I hear is that when the plant shuts down, the NRC goes away,” said Watson. “That can’t be farther from the truth.”

The NRC will be using the inspection manual guidelines to continue expecting the plant until the license is terminated.

Storing Spent Fuel Later on in the process, ISFSI deals with the storage of spent fuel, which for Oyster Creek, will be at the site for quite a while, according to Watson. Exelon plans to utilize dry cask storage using the SAFSTOR method for the spent fuel at Oyster Creek. The NRC stated that SAFSTOR allows for natural radioactive decay, produces less waste, exposes workers to less radiation, and is the most efficient option, allowing for dismantlement at any time.

Jeff Dostal, director of decommissioning, noted during his presentation that SAFSTOR allows all structures not supporting spent fuel storage to be “drained, de-energized, and retired in place, ready for removal.”

Dry cask storage involves removing the spent fuel pool and storing fuel on-site in dry cask storage systems. These are metal casks that the spent fuel gets stored in that then gets welded up and placed in concrete casks.

NRC officials will come out and inspect these regularly.

The site will transform to include just an ISFSI only site where spent fuel is stored in a protected area and the rest of the site will be dormant.

Cost & Environmental Impact A concern for some residents, such as Jeff Tittel, director of the NJ Sierra Club, was the security of the dry cask storage against situations where severe weather can affect them.

“The plant itself is falling apart and located on a site vulnerable to sea level rise,” said Tittel. “As long as the plant isn’t dismantled, the community remains at risk.”

Tittel used his time at the public hearing to push for a more accelerated decommissioning plan to reduce the risk to the community and reduce the overall cost to taxpayers. According to Tittel, Exelon’s 60-year timeline for decommissioning will cost taxpayers $1.4 billion. “Exelon wants to take longer to close the plant to make more money.”

NRC officials combatted concerns for the lengthy decommissioning process, stating that they must follow federal guidelines for the process and Exelon has up to 60 years to do so.

Dostal’s presentation noted that the timeline (NRC - See Page 26)

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From Addiction To Recovery

By Jennifer Peacock I have to tell my story.

He was calling from his home in Stuart, Florida, the sailfish capital of the world. This Atlantic Coast city once had a house used as a haven for shipwrecked sailors called The House of Refuge. It might not be an accident that Richie Lapinski Jr. lives in Stuart.

Lapinski is fighting a summer cold, but still wants to talk. I have to tell my story. Almost everyone has heard someone’s version of it: a tight-knit family, involved in sports. Mom and dad sacrifice, the kids thrive. Then comes the injury. Then comes the painkillers. Then for some, the downfall comes. Not everyone makes it to the redemption part.

The restoration part.

This is Lapinski’s story. He grew up with his brother, sister and parents in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was deputy chief of the Jersey City Fire Department, and coached football and baseball. His mother was a stay-at-home mom and ran the youth cheerleading squad.

“She made sure I never went without and all my needs were met. I went to CCD, played sports every season, had many friends. I loved growing up in Bayonne.

I pretty much had a perfect childhood,” Lapinski said.

His family moved from Bayonne to Manasquan, which had an excellent secondary school sports program. Lapinski’s older brother played, but his grades didn’t attract the big-name schools. Lapinski learned from that, and made sure his grades and game were top notch. He was an allstate football star and all-county baseball player with 12 varsity letters and four state championships. He was vice president of his high school class, a member of several prestigious high school clubs as well as a member of the National Honor Society. Even with an ACL injury his last football game senior year, Harvard, Princeton, Bucknell and other schools courted him. He won a football scholarship to Lehigh University.

“Up until this point in my life most things came easy to me. I was a happy and successful person,” Lapinski said.

But he partied. When he wasn’t in sports, Lapinski indulged in alcohol and pills. But he always cleaned up for sports. When he tore his ACL again his sophomore year at Lehigh, his college sports career was over.

Now there was no reason not to party. He remembered the numbness he got from the painkillers he took for his ACL injury. Now he needed to numb life.

It’s not that Lapinski had NFL dreams.

But sports filled his time while he wondered what career path he should take. Should he be a firefighter like his dad? What about a teacher and coach, all things that had such a positive impact on his own young life?

Lapinski easily slid from pain killers to heroin. It’s cheap, readily available, and provides the brain a dopamine rush that provides a sense of pleasure and well-being. For a little while. He supported his own habit by selling drugs and stealing from his family.

And it eventually all caught up with him.

At 22, Lapinski was arrested, convicted, and spent three years in state prison.

“Now I can never be a teacher, a coach, a firefighter. I sold drugs, I stole from my family, I would take money from parents’ bank accounts. That’s why I ended up in prison. I glorified the things in life that I know aren’t important now,” Lapinski said.

Most addiction recovery programs agree that if a user wants to change, they can’t go back. To anything. But that’s exactly where Lapinski ended up – back - when he was released from prison. He went back to selling drugs and hanging around the same people he did before. He wanted quick money, and got it, and lost it all.

His life shipwrecked before he was even 30, Lapinski finally realized he needed to find shore.

“I was finally tired. I was tired of being burden to my family. I was tired of feeling like a loser. I didn’t want to live. I truly didn’t want to live. I was so tired of being in so much pain,” Lapinski said. “After 10 years, I was willing to take suggestions from people who got sober.”

Lapinski ended up in Florida. He went through a “safe detox” - a medically supervised detoxification from drugs - and entered treatment. He not only had to dump drugs, but “friends, places and things” that were part of his drug-drenched past. He joined AA, got a sponsor, and still attends 4-5 meeting each week.

“I started my life completely over,” Lapinski said. He traded his get-rich-quick-byselling-drugs ambitions and instead moved furniture all day, and then took an overnight tech job at a rehab center. “I had no car, no license, no cell phone, and just one bag of clothes. I worked 90 hours a week, got my license, got a car, got a phone.” He progressed at the treatment center, and is now the outreach coordinator for Foundations Wellness Center. He’s at the Port St. Lucie location.

“I truly believe in our program and the people that work there. Our staff goes above and beyond to make sure clients are given the tools to get sober and live a happy and successful life. Our staff is like a family,” Lapinski said.

He’s 34 now. He’s walked his 12 steps over and over, making amends with those he’s hurt over the years. He goes to work. He supports himself. He still thinks his childhood was the greatest. He had the greatest mom and dad. But at his young age, he’s lost so many friends to addiction.

He knows what it’s like to rely on drugs.

Escaping feels better than dealing with the pain and problems, until it doesn’t, and that escape is now the cause of pain and problems. Lapinski lives his life with willingness, patience, and labor. With those three things, anyone can get their life back.

“Today I spend my life telling my story and spreading the message that there is a solution to this terrible problem that is affecting so many families and especially young people. I am able to help people get the help they need. I have a purpose today and I wake up excited and motivated to help my fellow addict and alcoholic that is still suffering. I am living proof that recovery is possible,” Lapinski said.

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Continued From Page 24 could be shortened if new technologies for fuel storage are approved, but as of right now, the NRC plans to utilize the full time allotted for decommissioning.

“March of each year [the licensee] is required to send us [the NRC] a status on the decommissioning funds, so every year they are reporting to us what money is left or how much has been grown,” said Watson. The NRC verifies that amount each year. Watson also said that the PSDAR calculates the cost of decommissioning to be around $984 million.

Dostal’s presentation focused mainly on the PSDAR (Post Shutdown Decommissioning Report) which includes a description of decommissioning activities planned for the plant, a “high-level schedule” of decommissioning activities, cost estimates, and environmental impacts.

While NRC officials claimed that environmental safety was one of their priorities during decommissioning, some residents still harbored concerns, such as Katie Smith of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance.

“The generic environmental impact statement that the PSDAR relies on heavily is from 2002, so I’m wondering what the NRC thinks they’re missing,” she stated during the public hearing. Smith inquired to see if the NRC required a more updated environmental impact study off of which to base the PSDAR. Watson noted that the NRC is in the process of updating the environmental impact study currently, however “pretty much the same methods you would use for decommissioning are still good from 20 years ago.”

He explained that the NRC is depending on the updated environmental impact statement and anything new that is discovered through the licensee’s review and the NRC’s own environmental review. All of these factors will be brought together with the PSDAR. Overall Timeline Dostal’s presentation on the PSDAR also incorporated a timeline for the decommissioning of Oyster Creek. Split up into a transition/planning stage and 5 individual phases, the Site Decommissioning Phased Approach takes us from January of 2018 to September of 2078, when the NRC hopes to see the license terminated.

Transition Planning: This stage can be anywhere from 2 to 5 years and includes the formation of transition teams, development

of staffing plans, development of strategic decisions, and the submission of official reports (like PSDAR). We are currently in this stage right now.

Phase 1: This phase should take less than 30 days and hopes to take off in September of this year (the plant is slated to close Sept. 17, 2018).

It includes offloading the core, implementing a permanently defueled e-plan, and implementing a certified fuel handler program.

These first two stages make up the Decommissioning Transition sector of the process, which will take us to October 2018. Next comes the SAFSTOR/DECON stage.

Phase 2: Next is SAFSTOR/DECON, where all the fuel will be removed from the reactor.

Phase 2 should take about 10 to 15 months and include: the movement of fuel to ISFSI strategic plan, retirement of structures not supporting spent fuel, and the implementation of defueled license and tech specs.

Phase 3: This phase should take 3-5 years.

Here we can expect to see spent fuel moved to ISFSI and completed preparations for collapsing the Site Protected Area. We should see all spent fuel in dry cask storage by November 2023, according to the timeline.

Phase 4: This is the last stage of SAFSTRO/ DECON, which can take anywhere from 10 to 49 years. Here will see a continuation of any decommissioning activities and the site will become ISFSI only. The NRC anticipates the fuel to be accepted by the Department of Energy by September 2034; however this is a rough estimate, officials stressed.

This last phase makes up the Site Restoration stage.

Phase 5: This stage is for site restoration, which should take 2-4 years. Here the license is terminated and the site will be restored for any future use of the land. The NRC estimated

by December of 2077, the site deconstruction will be complete. License termination is estimated for September 2078.

In related news, the NRC also recently approved Exelon’s request for changes to the post-shutdown emergency plans at Oyster Creek.

“The requested exemptions would allow Exelon to reduce emergency planning requirements and subsequently revise the OCNGS (Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station) Emergency Plan to reflect the permanently defueled condition of the station,” according to Exelon’s statement.

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TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): All is not as it appears. Take care not to make snap judgments or reach conclusions as the facts that you have received may be distorted. It may be wise to hold off on starting anything important for a few days.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep expectations reasonable. A hobby or project may help pass the time, but you shouldn’t anticipate gaining much out of it. Stay among close friends or loved ones as they know how to encourage you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Know the difference between right and wrong. Drifting into gray areas may provide an easy shortcut but also may come close to breaking the rules. There’s no shame in asking for advice to solve a problem.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Speak from the heart or don’t speak at all. Telling someone what they want to hear may be the wrong thing to do, especially if it goes against what you believe in. A disagreement does not mean you have to be enemies.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t put the cart before the horse. You should clear your slate of existing responsibilities and tasks before taking on anything new. Keep an eye out for bargains and sales but only on essential items.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Regardless of the source, if someone gives you sound advice you would be wise to take it to heart. The simplest solution often works the best.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen Pump Up The Spice: Grilled, Chile-Spiked Fruit Salsa Brings The Sweet Heat

By Wolfgang Puck

Here we are in the heart of grilling season, a time when people who love outdoor cooking will look for any excuse to fire up the grill. Enthusiasts happily toss just about any ingredient on the fire, from heads of radicchio or Belgian endive quickly charred for a delicious salad to kabobs, sausages, burgers, fish fillets, steaks and chops to grilled vegetable side dishes and even pizzas.

I’m surprised by one food category, however, that continues to be met by skepticism when it comes to grilling: fresh fruit. People seem to think that sweet things won’t benefit from grilling. But the truth is the same aspects of grilling that make savory ingredients taste so good can benefit sweet things as well - especially fresh fruit.

A few minutes over a hot fire will caramelize the natural sugars in ripe but firm fruit, intensifying the flavor while making it more tender and juicy. Grill pitted nectarine or peach halves, for example, and place them on grill-toasted slices of pound cake, and you have an amazing summer dessert - especially when you add a scoop of your favorite ice cream before serving.

You don’t have to confine grilled fruit to the dessert part of your menu, either. I especially love to make quick salsas based on grilled fresh fruit to serve with any grilled seafood, poultry or meat that might taste even better accompanied by a combination of sweet, tangy and spicy flavors.

For the perfect example of how delicious grilled fruit salsas can be, I’d like to share my recipe here for sea scallops accompanied by a lively, colorful salsa of fresh pineapple (at its peak of season right now) tossed with grilled jalapeno chiles, bell pepper and red onion. The salsa is quick and easy to prepare once your fire is hot, taking just a few minutes on the grill and a few more for cooling, chopping and tossing. All that remains to do is grill the scallops, which take about 2 minutes per side (don’t overcook them), and serve it all on a platter or individual plates.

The salsa goes perfectly with any other main dish you like, from shrimp to salmon to tuna, boneless pork chops or steaks. It’s even great on sausages or burgers. And you can vary the ingredients as you wish, adding some grilled firm pitted nectarine or plum halves or other fresh herbs such as basil, chives or parsley; or using lemon or orange juice instead of the lime.

So you can go on customizing and enjoying it all through the summer grilling season.

GR I LLED SEA SCA LLOPS W I T H GRILLED PINEAPPLE, JALAPENO AND BELL PEPPER SALSA Serves 4 to 6 as an appetizer, 2 to 3 as a main course For the grilled pineapple, jalapeno and bell pepper salsa: 1 small to medium ripe pineapple, peeled and cut into slices 1/2-inch (12-mm) thick 2 red onions, peeled and cut into slices 1/2-inch (12-mm) thick 3 green jalapeno chiles 2 red jalapeno chiles, or 2 more green ones

1 red, orange or green bell pepper, quartered, stemmed, and seeded Extra-virgin olive oil, for coating 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves 1 lime, juiced Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper For the grilled sea scallops: 12 large sea scallops 2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint leaves 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil leaves Extra-virgin olive oil Freshly ground black pepper Kosher salt Bottled teriyaki or barbecue sauce (optional) If using wooden or bamboo skewers (you’ll need 8 total), soak them in water for 30 minutes to help prevent scorching during grilling.

Meanwhile, prepare the salsa: Build a fire in a charcoal grill, or preheat a gas or electric grill.

When the fire is hot, carefully oil the grill’s cooking grid. Place the pineapple slices on the grill, and cook until seared golden brown, about 4 minutes per side, turning once with grilling tongs or a grilling spatula. Set aside on a platter once you’re done grilling the pineapple.

While the pineapple is grilling, put the onion slices, jalapenos and bell pepper in a mixing bowl, and gently toss with enough olive oil to coat. Arrange on the hot grill and cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Set aside on another platter.

When the jalapenos are cool enough to handle, use paper towels to help you peel off the skin.

Stem, seed and mince the jalapenos.

Cut the pineapple into 1/4- to 1/2-inch (6- to 12mm) cubes, removing and discarding the tough core from each slice. Cut up the onions and bell pepper the same size.

In the mixing bowl, combine the pineapple, onion, jalapenos, bell pepper and cilantro, add the lime juice, drizzle with olive oil, and toss well, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside while you prepare the scallops.

For the scallops, place them on paper towels and lightly blot them dry. Thread 2 skewers parallel through 3 scallops; repeat with the remaining scallops. Place the skewered scallops in a single layer on a shallow tray or pan. Sprinkle evenly with mint and basil, then drizzle generously with olive oil. Season to taste with black pepper, then drizzle with more oil. Loosely cover and leave for about 15 minutes.

Brush the grill’s cooking grid with oil. Season the scallops lightly on both sides with salt, and place the skewers over high heat. Grill until just cooked through, about 2 minutes per side, turning the skewers once. If you like, after turning them, brush lightly with teriyaki or barbecue sauce.

Mound some of the salsa on individual serving plates or on a platter. (Reserve any extra in a covered bowl in the refrigerator for another meal.) Pushing with a fork, carefully slide the scallops off the skewers and arrange on top of the salsa. 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) © 2018 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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