2018-08-25 - The Jackson Times

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–Photos by Jennifer Peacock (Left) Ocean County Sheriff Mike Mastronardy. (Right) Chris Ambrosio explains the Post’s TECH Talk program, with Freeholder Director Gerry Little looking on.

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By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – Freeholders John Kelly and Gerry Little recently honored the members of Ocean County Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Explorer Post No. 1.

All the Freeholders were joined by Ocean County Sheriff Mike Mastronardy and Christine Farrell, an officer with the sheriff’s department who has run the Explorer program for almost three years.

–Map courtesy Ocean County The small, yellow parts of this map show what land is being purchased. The green sections show what has already been purchased.

By Jennifer Peacock TOMS R IVER – The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders approved the purchase price of three parcels to add to the county’s natural lands trust program at a recent meeting.

Two of the properties are in Jackson Township. The other is in Berkeley.

The first lot, 4.55 acres (Block 18904, Lot 4) on Toms River Road in Jackson, is $32,000, plus up to $665 for property tax adjustments.

Freeholder Director Gerr y Lit tle, f illing in for Freeholder John Bartlett, who was absent and usually handles discussions on open land purchases, said this particular lot is wooded and vacant. Located in the Pinelands, the lot is along the Ridgeway branch of the Toms River, a category one water stream that requires preservation. This property is also considered a priority area for preservation for the Pinelands Commission (Space - See Page 4)

Defense Bill, Saving Joint Base, Signed Into Law

By Chris Lundy FORT DRUM, JEFFERSON, NY – President Donald Trump signed into law a $716 billion defense bill which removed the Base Realignment and Closure provisions for the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

Local congressmen supported the bill for what it would mean for the Joint Base.

According to press releases sent by Tom MacArthur (R-3rd) and Chris Smith (R-10 th) after they sent the budget to the president’s desk, the act leaves out Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), the federal process to realign and/or close military bases.

It would also authorize $10.2 million for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to

replace the Hot Cargo Hydrant System, for aircraft that require hazardous cargo parking, according to Smith. The project is needed in preparation for the arrival of the KC-46A refueling tankers, which are expected to begin arriving in FY 2021.

“These authorizations will provide an (Defense - See Page 4)

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Continued From Page 1 The program, open to students ages 1420 (applicants must have graduated eighth grade to join), gives students an opportunity to explore careers in law enforcement, in towns that don’t necessarily have their own Explorers post.

The Post has 20 members, although only six were on hand to be recognized.

The students are mentored by law enforcement officers, and not only complete community service projects, but compete in regional and national law enforcement competitions.

“They learn everything that we learn,” Farrell said of the Post’s members. “Firearms, how to do motor vehicle stops, burglary in progress. We also do community service projects. We give back to our towns and our communities.”

Explorer Post No. 1 walked away with numerous awards this past competition season: • First Place, 2018 Stockton State Competition, drill team • First Place, 2018 Stockton State Competition, burglary-in-progress response • First Place, 2018 Stockton State Competition, motor vehicle stops • First Place, 2018 Stockton State Competition, arrest, search and seizure response • Second Place, 2018 Stockton State Competition, motor vehicle stops • Second Place, 2018 Stockton State Com-

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petition, domestic violence response • Second Place, 2018 Stockton State Competition, female physical fitness • Back to Back Top Overall Post, 2018 Stockton State Law Enforcement Exploring Competition • Third Place, 2018 National Law Enforcement Exploring Competition, Exploring USA Community Service Winners for community service initiative, TECH talk They competed nationally in Indiana this past July, and won third place over thousands of other Explorer Posts for their community project.

The project, called TECH –Photos by Jennifer Peacock Talk, has the Explorers visit No. 1 with Sheriff’s Officer Christine Farrell (center). From left to right, Damian Morrone, Chris senior citizen communities Ambrosio, Sierra Baker, Farrell, Chris Beals, Daniel Rosengarth and Casey Iorio. and teach them how to use their smartphones: text, use Skype, post on good use,” Farrell said.

The Explorers include: Chris Ambrosio, Facebook. The Post has been engaging in Post members come from Ocean, Lacey, Damian Morrone, Casey Iorio, Chris Beals, that project for two years.

Barnegat and Jackson townships. The pro- Sierra Baker, and Daniel Rosengarth, who “They put a lot of research into it. As we gram is funded by the sheriff’s foundation, were all honored by the Freeholders; and all know, Ocean County has a very heavily and not through tax dollars.

Aristotle Matarazza, Tyler Lehr, Sarah populated senior citizen community and we “Our Explorers are not only exploring those Fedak, Christopher Triano, Juan Alicia, felt the best way to give back to our commu- opportunities [in law enforcement], but they Elizabeth Richardson, Eric Luna, Gina nity was by using their tech skills (pointing are award-winning Explorers,” Kelly said. Matteo, Kevin Carhart, Nicholas Terzo, to Post members), because they’re constantly “We are so proud of everything [they’ve] Nicholas Zibakowski, Quinn Baumgarten, on their phones and computers, and put it to accomplished.”

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Continued From Page 1 and U.S. Department of Defense, Little said. It’s in the flight path for Joint Base Maguire-Dix-Lakehurst.

“They have encouraged us to do everything we can to preserve this area as a buffer to the base,” Little said.

This parcel is eligible for 50 percent cost sharing through the federal government.

The second lot in Jackson is located near Ogden Lane (Block 18905, Lot 1). The county plans to purchase the 5.63-acre lot for $33,000, plus up to $150 for property tax adjustments.

This is a heavily wooded parcel, also located in the Pinelands, Little said. It too is along the Ridgway branch of the Toms River, a priority area for state and federal agencies as already mentioned, is in the flight path for JBMDL, and likely contains endangered species, although what specific species was not clear.

This parcel is also eligible for 50 percent cost sharing through a federal program.

The third parcel, this one located in Berkeley Township on Roberts Avenue (Block 1689.03, Lot 24), is a .07-acre lot.

Defense:

Continued From Page 1 essential boost to the employees at JBMDL, continuing to upgrade the base and making it the premier refueling hub on the East Coast,” Smith had said. “I am also glad we were able to keep a new round of Base Realignment and Closure out of this legislation.”

The president and vice president addressed the bill, known as the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, at For t Dr um in New York. According to the White House, the NDAA does several things, including: • Adds 15,600 troops across the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps • Procures 77 F-35 fighter jets and funds the construction of 13 new battle force ships and accelerates funding for several future ships

“As Freeholder Bartlett is so fond of saying, this is the best deal because it is a donation to our program,” Little said.

This lot is part of what the county calls the Roberts Avenue preservation area in the South Seaside Park section of Berkeley, just north of Island Beach State Park. The county acquired the Roberts Avenue tract back in 1999. This one lot was retained by the owner, probably to have built a house upon, but the owner now decided to donate the property.

The Natural Lands Trust program is dedicated to protecting open space in Ocean County. The fund was approved by Ocean County voters in 1997, and established a 1.2-cent tax to fund land acquisitions.

The program generates about $8 million per year.

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

Freeholder director Gerry Little has said that in a county that’s 408,000 acres, about 60 percent of it is permanently protected against development through Pinelands, state parks and 21,000 acres preserved through the natural lands and farmlands programs.

• Increases pay by 2.6 percent There were, however, several aspects that Trump challenged as “unconstitutional.” They are related to the powers and authority of the office of the president.

For example, a White House press release said the act purports “to restrict the President’s author it y to cont rol the personnel and materiel (sic) the President believes to be necessary or advisable for the successful conduct of military missions. While I share the objectives of the Congress with respect to maintaining the strength and security of the United States, my Administration will implement these provisions consistent with the President’s authority as Commander in Chief.”

A full list of challenges is available at whitehouse.gov/brief ings-statements/ statement-president-donald-j-trumph-r-5515

America’s Victory Gardens

JACKSON – During WW1 and WW2, people were encouraged to turn their flower gardens into vegetable gardens in order to increase food production. Join us for an interesting look into this era of gardening history.

Outdoor event, please dress accordingly.

Program will be located at the Ocean County Tree Nursery, 499 South Stump Tavern on Thursday, October 25 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Admission is free.

Growing Fresh Herbs During Fall/Winter Months

JACKSON – Hold off buying those kitchen herbs at the store just yet! Come join us and learn how to keep those tasty fresh herbs flourishing all year long. Outdoor event,

please dress accordingly. Program is located at the Ocean County Tree Nursery, 499 South Stump Tavern on Wednesday, October 17 10:30-11:30 a.m. Admission is free.

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Marijuana Not Decriminalized, But Cases Put On Hold

By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY –The New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has asked municipal prosecutors to hold off prosecuting marijuana-related criminal cases until at least Sept. 4.

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, which does act in a supervisory role to municipal courts, said the local courts will honor the attorney general’s request. Spokesman Al Della Fave told Jersey Shore Online that the prosecutor’s office didn’t have any further comments on the directive at this time.

“Not much to say other than the [Attorney General] has asked that the municipal court matters related to marijuana be put on hold to Sept. 4…OCPO will honor his request,” Della Fave said in a July 24 email.

Grewal’s action came in response to Jersey City’s move last week to decriminalize some marijuana charges, have prosecutors seek dismissal in low-level marijuana charges, and move some defendants - those with criminal records and signs of addiction - to the city’s community court.

The attorney general’s July 24 letter to municipal and county prosecutors said that they do not have the authority to make those decisions on how to prosecute marijuana cases, but that he would form a working group to study and clarify how prosecutors can and should proceed. He asked that they adjourn all marijuana-related offenses until Sept. 4, which will give his office time to formulate guidelines.

H is d i re ct or of com mu n icat ion s, Sh a ron L auch ai re, issue d a st rong clarification that same day.

“…the Attorney General did not commit to the final outcome of the working group or the content of the forthcoming directive. The Attorney General also reiterated that municipal prosecutors do not have the authority to unilaterally decriminalize marijuana-related offenses,” Lauchaire wrote.

Toms River attorney Michael B. Cooke told Jersey Shore Online the attorney general was put “in a tough position” by what Jersey City did. Cooke agrees with Grewal that it’s not within the power of the municipal prosecutors to do what they did in Jersey City. Municipal courts aren’t allowed to have widely varying outcomes for the same kind of case. It can’t be legal in Jersey City but then you in trouble for it in Hoboken, Cooke said.

Grewal’s directive applies only to municipal court cases - disorderly person offenses - for personal use amounts of marijuana, and likely paraphernalia associated with that. People will still be arrested, charged and tried for DUIs, as well as those who possess amounts larger than for personal use.

“It is interesting because it seems like the [State] legislature is moving in the direction of some form of either decriminalization or legalization,” Cooke said.

“There are individual arguments that I think could be successful in getting a dismissal. But I don’t think anything Earth-shattering has changed in the last 48 hours,” Cooke said.

The county and a growing number of municipalities have it made it clear where they stand on the issue. Even if the day arrives that recreational marijuana is legalized, numerous municipalities around the county have banned the sale of it.

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What Drivers, Bicyclists, And Pedestrians Need To Know For Safety

By Kimberly Bosco BEACH HAVEN – With the summer season come lots of crowds, activities, and events outdoors. While the sun is out, people might take to walking along the boulevard or heading to popular tourist destinations, such as Fantasy Island, with family and friends.

While we may be nearing the end of the summer season, local township officials and police departments continue to urge pedestrian safety and safe driving practices at all times, especially in heavy traffic areas.

On July 25, members of the Beach Haven Borough Council, Beach Haven Police Department, and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) held a press conference to kick start the Street Smart NJ pedestrian safety campaign in Beach Haven and other shore towns.

The campaign is “aimed at saving lives, preventing injuries, and helping the state of New Jersey reach its goal of eliminating pedestrian fatalities, because after all, zero deaths is really the only acceptable number there is,” said David Behrend, Director of Communications & Government Affairs for the NJTPA. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that the pedestrian fatality rate in NJ is nearly double the national average, with 824 pedestrians killed statewide between 2013 and 2017. In this time, pedestrian deaths made up nearly 29 percent of all crash-related deaths. These statistics ranked New Jersey 16th in the nation for pedestrian fatalities in 2016.

Zenobia Fields, Director of Planning for the NJTPA, stated that these statistics can be narrowed down to show one death every two days in New Jersey.

The campaign boasts not only hopes to keep pedestrians safe, but also change those behaviors in motorists that can cause pedestrian fatalities, like distracted driving.

Another major slogan for the Street Smart NJ campaign is “heads up, phones down,” something local police departments have been preaching for years.

Members from the Surf City, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach, and Beach Haven Police Departments were present at the press conference to show their support of the campaign, which they all take part in.

Council President S. James White noted that in the summer months, “we go from 1,000 people to maybe some 20,000 people, just in Beach Haven.”

With the influx of people, police have a big task of patrolling the tourist areas where pedestrian numbers spike during the summer months. White explained that, while the council tries to remain tourist-minded for the benefit of the Beach Haven area, they know it is impossible to make the streets inaccessible just to protect pedestrians.

The Street Smart NJ signage tells pedestrians to “Check Your Vitals”: • Cross at corners, intersections, and marked crosswalks

Look both directions before crossing Use pedestrian buttons and only cross when “Walk” signal shows • Use sidewalks or walk facing traffic where there are no sidewalks • Be wary of motorists making a right on red • Be visible at night • Walk sober • Eliminate distractions.

According to White, Street Smart’s signage will be posted on local buildings to keep pedestrians and motorists aware of their surroundings.

Beach Haven Police Chief James Markoski also demonstrated that street safety is always significant, sharing the tragic tale of a local Beach Haven resident who was hit by a distracted driver, while crossing in an unmarked area in 1995.

“I can’t help but think if she was in a pedestrian crosswalk and if the driver hadn’t been distracted, that one of our local families would not have had suffered this tragic loss,” said Markoski.

Capt. Tom Medel provided these tips for drivers: • Drivers should always stop for pedestrians • Look for pedestrians before turning • Obey the speed limit • Do not block or park in crosswalks • Eliminate distractions (no talking, texting) Sgt. Lisa Schmied advised bicyclists: • Bicyclists must obey all traffic signs and signals • Look for pedestrians before turning • Ride with vehicle traffic or use bicycle lanes where assigned • No riding on the sidewalks • Wear a helmet • Eliminate distractions Officers plan to reward positive behaviors, such as using crosswalks and wearing a helmet, as part of the program. Beach Haven officers will distribute coupons for free 7-11 Slurpees to pedestrians and bicyclists who are seen obeying traffic laws.

Fields stated that the implementation of this program in other areas of the state has already yielded great results.

“We’re looking for transportation investment, and what better transportation improvement then one that saves lives,” said Fields. “We’re actually seeing a difference.”

NJTPA reports that the program has seen a 40 percent reduction in drivers failing to stop for pedestrians and a 28 percent reduction in pedestrians crossing in marked areas as opposed to mid-block.

The Street Smart NJ program has made its way to over 70 communities like Long Beach Island, including Avon-by-the-Sea, Bay Head, Belmar, Long Branch, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach, and Toms River, among many others.

For more information on the program, visit bestreetsmartnj.org.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

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Dear Neighbors Affected By Aug. 13 Flood The Brick Housing Authority would like to offer to you our deepest sympathy in this challenging time. We recognize the events of Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 have significantly impacted your life and as such we would like to remind you that our Project Based Voucher waiting list is currently open.

The PBV waiting list will remain open until the end of October and we are accepting applications to live in our three apartment buildings located on Chambers Bridge Road.

As a Brick resident that is displaced you will be given a preference for admission. You must be

at least 62 years of age or disabled and meet income restrictions to apply.

Income Limits are as follows: • Individual: $50,350 • Couple: $57,550 Again, we are truly sorry for the hardship you are currently encountering and hope to help in any way possible. If you have any questions in this regard, please call me at 732-920-9400, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Ron Jampel Chairman Brick Housing Authority (BHA) brickha.org

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The people of Jackson face an array of issues – taxes, traffic, the environment, education. Issues that will impact Jackson for years to come. And no doubt you have something to say about them.

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Fi r st a nd fore most , town council meetings.

Let your officials know you’re watching.

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First Aid Squads, Friends For Life

This column is dedicated to those who volunteer, helping their communities in many ways. In particular it is dedicated to the former members of the Holiday City at Berkeley First Aid Squad, without whom there would be no free EMS. Thank you. Some of them pop into the squad to say “Hi.” We are pleased to see them. Most, we don’t get to see unless they come to a function. If you are a former member, or know one, please let the Squad know if you move, are sick, getting better or if you need a ride to one of the annual Squad functions.

For a little over a year I have volunteered to call the retired members of the HCBEMS squad. I extend an invitation to them for our annual Memorial, which is the third Sunday in May. Also to the squad Christmas Party in December and picnic in July.

They are always happy to hear from me and to know that their squad hasn’t forgot them.

We haven’t forgotten them.

They are the reason we have a volunteer EMS squad in the first place. Many of them are gone. Some live out of state with children or in nursing homes. Some of them still live in our community. Some can’t come to the functions because they are no longer able to get around by themselves. One retiree is 93 and “will try to get to the picnic if possible.”

We were looking forward to see her. Some retirees have new phone numbers, which we didn’t have. They are important, so this year, I went to the addresses and found some of them. Guess what? Some of them made it to the picnic and they wouldn’t have known about it. We were so happy to see them.

They were all glad to hear from us and they all said they enjoyed their time on the squad – the work and the people. Come work with us.

You would too. Many of them have lost touch, and asked about old friends who worked with them. Sometimes I could give them information. Other times, I didn’t have any. Some

even came to the picnic. I hope they all had a good time.

I enjoyed hearing the retired members talk about how it was when they were on the squad. I was sorry to have to tell them that is so hard to get volunteers to serve today, that we have had to cut back our hours. Some of them were on the squad when it served the community 24/7. Even when I joined the squad, almost 7 years ago, we still worked 7 days a week but only a 12-hour day shift. We did not have enough people for a day shift and a night shift.

Next year it would be nice to tell them, we have more volunteers.

Won’t you consider volunteering for a while? HCBEMS works from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Your shift would only be 1 day a week. You get education, CPR certified, a uniform, and a lot of time on an ambulance, comradeship of other volunteers and the gratitude of your neighbors as well as the rest of the squad. You want some action - join HCBFAS at 100 Port Royal Drive. We are one of the busiest squads.

We’d love to show around and tell you what you can do. We have interesting calls, real emergencies and even some funny calls. Come down and ask about working with us.

You “want to see the world join the Navy.”

We learn like kids, work like dogs, get stroked like cats, eat like the fire department and laugh like it’s on sale and we need you.

All the volunteer squads need more volunteers. We cover an area that includes 1,765 homes. In a 5-day workweek, from January 1 until July 1, we have responded to over 1,000 9-1-1 calls. HC Berkeley has 3,236. HC Carefree has 1,612 homes. HC South has 2,359 homes. HC West has 1,812 homes. Silver Ridge Park East & West has 1,746.

You would think we could get more than 38 volunteers.

Stay Well! Volunteer if you can.

Phyllis Brown Holiday City at Berkeley First Aid Squad

Church’s Child Abuse Is Business As Usual On Aug. 16, the Press published (again), another clergy sexual child abuse story. Should anyone be shocked or surprised?

“Child abuse” is really a pathetic euphemism for what has been going on in the Roman Catholic Church for decades, and still is! We’re talking about the systematic rape and molesting of thousands of children by Catholic priests, and the churches’ complicity in covering up and protecting the child-rapists among us.

Just this month alone, a Pennsylvania grand jury report asserted that church leaders protected hu ndreds of accused priests at the expense of more than 1,000 abuse victims. The Archdiocese of Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Spokane, San Diego, to name just a few, all have paid out millions of dollars to victims of its own church.

What has been taking pla ce i n t he chu rch is not an aber ration or an anomaly, or the result of a few rogue priests as some church apologists contend.

The truth is, it has been “open-season” on children in the Catholic church for centuries.

As for pedophile priests and the Catholic Church that covers up and protect them, I humbly apologize for my inability to pay them both the proper disrespect they deserve!

Borden Applegate Jackson

Trump Has Proven Why He Should Be Impeached Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution calls for i mpeach ment for t reason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors by the president, the vice

president and all civil officials of the United States.

Observing the officials of this Executive Branch from top down sent me scurrying to my Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary looking up the word “treason.”

The entry on “treason” is long so I’ll “trim and select” various elements, and occasionally insert an accusation or comment (in parentheses).

“Treason” is the offense of acting to over th row one’s government (FBI, D OJ,C I A , NSA , H L S , EPA, HUD, DOE, etc). It’s a violation of allegiance to one’s sovereign (in this case the Constitution of the United States) or to one’s state (the USA). It’s the crime of giving aid or comfor t to the enemies (Putin’s Russia) of one’s government.

My d ict ion a r y l i n k s “treason” and “sedition” in a nuanced manner. Both mean disloyalty or treachery toward one’s country or its government.

“Sedition” is any act (disbelieving and demeani ng A mer ica n secu r it y experts), writing (tell-all tweets to friends and foes), speech (accepting the word of Vladimir Putin while rejecting all evidence, and condemning the American press) directed unlawfully against state authorit y, the government, or constitution, or calculated to bring it into contempt or to incite others to hostility, ill will or disaffection (every speech at ever y Tr ump rally). “Sedit ion” does not amount to treason and therefore is not a capital offense.

Question 1: Do not both sedition and treason qualif y as high cr imes and misdemeanors?

Question 2: How can an entire political party (Tr ump’s loyalists and/ or Stormtroopers) be impeached for the crimes of sedition and treason?

Suggestions please!

Nicholas Molinari Brick

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Spotlight On Government Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

Capitol Comments Senator Jim Holzapfel 10th Legislative District, Serving Toms River

TRENTON - Senator Jim Holzapfel, Assemblyman Dave Wolfe, and Assemblyman Greg McGuckin (all R-10 th ) called on the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to investigate if massive flooding that occurred in the Greenbriar I senior community in Brick is

related to the recently completed interchange construction at Exit 91 of the Garden State Parkway.

“The flooding that occurred yesterday along Burrsville Road and in Greenbriar is unlike anyt hing t he a re a ha s previously experienced, including during Sandy,”

From The Desk Of

Congressman

Chris Smith HOWELL - Rep. Chris S m i t h ( R - 4 th) s u r v e y e d extensive flood damage in Wall and Howell Townships, meeting with local officials, residents, and law enforcement, and was briefed on the extent of flood damage in Monmouth County after record rainfalls in the area.

“The recent flooding has created a disaster for residents in Monmouth and Ocean counties, plain and simple,” Smith said.

“I saw roads and bridges

washed out - that may take weeks to repair - and met with homeowners who have suffered nightmarish damage to their properties.”

“This flooding requires all hands on deck to help victims recover, and I look forward to Gov. Murphy requesting federal disaster assistance so that these residents can receive the aid they need right now,” Smith said. According to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act, the

From The Desk Of Secretary of State

Tanesha Way TRENTON - New Jersey has finalized a spending plan utilizing $10.2 million in federal and state election security funds. The plan will fund programs into 2023 and will address critical election infrastructure, such as cybersecurity, database improvements, and election auditing. The New Jersey Department of State, through its Division of Elections, and the New Jersey Office

of Homeland Security and Preparedness, through its New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell, released the following statement regarding the continued confidence in the security of the State’s election systems: “Our citizens deserve a secure election system that fulfills their unalienable right to participate in their government free from interference.

DOT Should Investigate Link Between Parkway Exit 91 Project And Local Flooding s a i d H o l z a p f e l . “ We ’ r e concerned that the recent reconfiguration of Exit 91 has impacted the area to make it susceptible to flooding. The NJDOT needs to investigate and undertake improvements if that’s the case.”

More than 100 homes in and around the Greenbriar I senior community were flooded during a torrential d o w n p o u r o n M o n d a y, Aug. 13, forcing the evac-

uation of residents.

“It’s a little suspicious that Greenbriar can go five decades without this kind of flooding, including during Superstorm Sandy, but it’s suddenly underwater a year after the adjacent Exit 91 project was completed,” said Wolfe. “We need to know if changes to the grading or drainage in the area led to this flooding, and we need a plan to prevent it from happening

again.”

The 10th District legislators sent a letter to NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti requesting that the Department examine whether the recently completed interchange at Exit 91 contributed to the flooding, and to develop an action plan to remedy any issues that are identified.

“Residents who lived through years of disruptive

construction as Exit 91 was completed now live in fear that the next storm might flood them out of their homes again,” added McGuckin. “We need to determine if this was a freak event that’s unlikely to happen again, or if it’s a direct result of the engineering of the interchange.

If there’s something we can fix, we need to find out, and we need to do it immediately.”

Federal Funds Needed For Flood Recovery governor of an affected state must formally ask the President to issue an emergency or major disaster declaration for a state to receive federal assistance.

C u r r e n t l y, l o c a l , s t a t e , federal, and volunteer organizations are working hard to complete the Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) to determine loss and recovery needs.

Based on these findings, the governor will then submit a request for federal assistance to the president.

“I am ready to work with our state officials and our entire Congressional delegation in support of the anticipated request and to ensure the federal government provides needed and appropriate assistance,”

Smith said.

In trips to flood damage sites in Wall and Howell, Smith met with local officials including Wall Township Mayor Tim Farrell, deputy Mayor Kevin Orender, Committeeman Carl Braun, township administrator Jeffrey Bertrand, and members of Wall Police; Monmouth County Director of Public Works and Engineering John Tobia, assistant Director of Public Works James Cerreta, Supervisor of Bridge Repair David Yegelwel, and numerous public works employees who are working to repair bridge W18A and re-open Allenwood Road; as well as homeowner Zac Nickl. Smith also met with Howell Deputy Mayor Rob

Nicastro, deputy Manager/ Director of Community D e v e l o p m e n t J i m H e rman, Office of Emergency Management coordinator Victor Cook; Howell resident Bob Salomon and residents Anthony and Eileen Sosa, all of Pine Needle Street.

Among the damage Smith inspected was the damaged county bridge W18A on Allenwood Road in Wall, a damaged bridge on Ramtown-Greenville Rd. in Howell, and damaged residences on Pine Needle Street in Howell.

Smith met with homeowners and their neighbors, and promised to work to ensure that local disaster victims who are without flood insurance coverage

because their homes are not in flood zones are included in Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance Program.

To b i a i n f o r m e d R e p .

Smith that the initial flooding cost to Monmouth C o u n t y ’s i n f r a st r u c t u r e was $665,000 and that 14 county bridges had been damaged. The total cost of infrastructure repair is expected to rise, he said.

Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency for flash flood damage in several New Jersey counties, including Monmouth and Ocean counties. The other counties included in the declaration were Bergen, Essex, and Passaic counties.

New Jersey Announces $10.2 Million In Election Security Initiatives

Improving New Jersey’s current election infrastructure has been an ongoing process, which has included planned database upgrades and increased cybersecurity partnerships. But this infusion of funding can help set the foundation for what we hope can be one of the most advanced and secure election systems in the nation,” said New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way. “I have had one priority since assuming leadership over the Division of Elections, which is to protect each citizen’s vote like it were my own.

That is what I’ll continue to do as we take the necessary steps to upgrade our election infrastructure.”

“The cybersecurity assistance that we provide to state and local officials in the form of vulnerability assessments of polling places, warehouses, and ballot storage areas will continue throughout this election cycle,” said New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Director Jared Maples. “We are working with municipal, county, and state election officials to offer services to ensure the security and in-

tegrity of the Statewide Voter Registration System. To that end, the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell will continue to provide real-time monitoring of cyber threats, tailored analysis, and share information on resilience and risk mitigation strategies.”

State officials are increasing deterrence, detection, and response resources and making relevant upgrades to the State’s election systems.

Of the total funding, $9.7 million was awarded to New Jersey following congressional appropriation and the

state provided nearly half a million dollars in matching funds. Secretary Way, in consultation with Director Maples, county election officials, and other state officials, developed the spending plan to include the following spending categories (details below): • Cybersecurity • Physical Security • Training • Communication • Voter Registration • System • Voting Equipment • Election Auditing • ADA Compliance

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Community News C lub N ews , A ctivities , E vents & A nnouncements

Robert Eric’s Piano Man: A Concert To Benefit OCC Students

TOMS RIVER – Tickets are on sale now for a spring concert event to benefit the students of Ocean County College. The OCC Foundation and The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts are partnering to host Robert Eric’s Piano Man – A Tribute to Billy Joel on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The Grunin Center is located on the OCC Main Campus on College Drive in Toms River.

A VIP reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., in the Black Box Theatre, and the concert begins at 8 p.m. on the Main Stage.

VIP reception (includes wine, beer, and light fare)/concert tickets are $100. Tickets for the concert only are $45.

Proceeds from the event will support the mission of the OCC Foundation and help students fulfill their dreams of college education.

Known as “Philly’s Piano Man,” Robert Eric began his career with the group “Big Shot,” Billy Joel’s back-up band. He has also toured with “Rocksplosion” as Billy

Joel and has opened for the man himself twice at the Wachovia Center, with Billy asking for and receiving a big round of applause from the crowd in honor of the warm-up tribute act. This guy looks, sounds, talks, acts, and plays just like him!

For one night only enjoy an evening of incredible music and food as you support the mission of the OCC Foundation.

Despite the College’s best efforts to contain costs and maintain an affordable education, many students still have a tremendous need for financial assistance.

Scholarships make the difference. Your support of this event can turn the dream of a college education into a reality for many Ocean County students. Learn more about scholarships at go.ocean.edu/ scholarships.

To purchase tickets, contact the Grunin Center at 732-255-0500 or visit grunincenter.org.

Ocean County Library To Host Education Resource Session

TOMS RIVER – Homeschooling teenagers can seem like a daunting task. The Ocean County Library will host an information session at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27 at the Toms River Branch, 101 Washington St. The session is designed to familiarize parents with the many education resources the library has to offer, including our new Education Initiative and how it can

help you.

Registration is required. To register, call 732-349-6200 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

Free parking is available daily after 5 p.m., in the top and middle levels of the Toms River parking garage located behind the library or anytime in the Ocean County parking garage on Hooper Avenue.

Olde Time Antique, Crafts, And Collectible Faire

TOMS RIVER – Don’t miss the 32nd Antique, Crafts, and Collectible Faire sponsored by the Ocean County Historical Society and held in and around the Ocean County Parking Garage, Madison & Hadley Avenues, and the grounds around the OCHS museum.

Enjoy antique appraisals, 50/50 raff le, Civil War reenactors, new and used

books, baked goods, antiques, crafts, classic cars, antique engines, music, museum tours, and more. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be available from food trucks.

The fair is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. rain or shine on September 1, 2018. Vendors can call Jeff at 609-339-9134 to reserve a space for $50.

Save The Flavor Of Summer

TOMS RIVER – Summer may be winding down, but you can still preserve your homegrown vegetables and fruits. The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St., will host Joanne Kinsey from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29.

Kinsey’s free program, “Save the Flavor of Summer” will include instructions on properly canning fresh produce. Partici-

pants will also create labels for future use in their own canning projects.

Registration is required. To register, call 732-349-6200 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

Free parking is available daily after 5 p.m., in the top and middle levels of the Toms River parking garage located behind the library or anytime in the Ocean County parking garage on Hooper Avenue.

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Jersey Shore Boat Sale & Expo

LAKEWOOD – Head over to the Jersey Shore Boat Sale & Expo September 21-23 at FirstEnergy Park Home of the Lakewood BlueClaws. Hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept.

21; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 22; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 23.

This show has something for everyone, with hundreds of new boats on sale from the

top dealers in the state, plus an expanded pre-owned boat section, boaters marketplace full of accessories and services, activities for the little boaters and much more.

You’ll find the best options and pricing at the most affordable and convenient boat show around!

The cost is $5; kids 12 and under are free.

Lakewood Lions Renaissance Faire

LAKEWOOD – The Lakewood Lions Renaissance Faire will be held on September 15 and 16 at Pine Park.

The Renaissance Fair will take you back to the 16th cent u r y; enter the world of Knights in their shiny armor jousting on their “War Horses”. Have your child Knighted and learn the art

of combat. Witness to the crowning of the Fair’s King and Queen chosen from children under age 10 and dressed in period garb.

The cost is $12 for adults, $2 for children 6-12, and children under 6 are free.

Visit lakewoodrenfair.com for more information.

Donate Blood, Earn A Ticket To The Park JACKSON – On Sunday, August 26 the Central Jersey Blood Center will host a blood drive in Six Flags Great Adventure’s Employment Center parking lot from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m.

Each donor will receive one theme park ticket valid for Six Flags Great Adventure.

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The Silent Witness Project TOMS RIVER – Join us for a ceremony as we remember Ocean County residents who were murdered in acts of domestic violence and all law enforcement officers whose lives ended on duty while responding to domestic violence incidents.

Help us raise awareness in our com-

munities and connect people with local resources for ending the violence in their lives.

This event will take place on October 5, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at the Ocean County Mall Center Court. Reception and refreshments to follow.

Back To School Drive 2018

JACKSON – The Jackson MOMS Club is hosting a Back to School Drive! Help support local families in need by donating school supplies.

Items needed: backpacks, markers, highlighters, erasers, packs of pens and pencils, pocket folders, pencil sharpeners, binders, rulers, scissors, lunch boxes,

colored pencils, glue sticks, notebooks, filler paper, 24 pack crayons, pencil cases, and compasses.

Tax deductible monetary donations can also be payable to MOMS Club Jackson, PO Box 47, Jackson, NJ 08527. For more information contact jacksonmomsclub@ gmail.com.

Ocean County Carousel of Music 2018

OCEAN COUNTY – Join Ocean County Parks & Recreation for the Ocean County Carousel of Music 2018 at various locations throughout the county.

Enjoy an outdoor concert presented by the Ocean County Board of Cho-

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Sweet Nothings: You spouse whispering “Sleep well, Honey” before bed, just like they have for years.

Compliments: Hearing just how delicious your home cooking is or how festive your house looks this season “I Do.”: You, your child, or your grandchild beginning a life together with that special someone.

Firsts: A toddler saying their first words – or, better yet, that first time a child or grandchild says, “I love you.”

Reading Aloud: A child thrilling to all your imagination, expressions, enthusiasm, and silly accents.

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“You dropped this, “Your Plane is now boarding,” or “STOP!” Music: Children’s recitals, the nuances in your favorite Beethoven symphony, a beloved album on those amazing new speakers.

Jokes: Inside jokes, punch lines, the giggles of your family members (caused, or course, by your very clever quip).

White Noise: The subtle crunch of snow under your feet, the rain on your bedroom window, or the light pencil taps of your spouse deep in thought.

Pet Sounds: Your cat purring, your dog panting her appreciation after a long walk, your horse clip-clopping to the barn at the sound of feed being poured.

Kick-start a better-hearing journey – yours or a loved one’s – this year with a complimentary hearing consultation!

Dr. Izzy and his staff are always available to answer most of your questions regarding your hearing health.

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Protect Yourself From West Nile Virus With These Tips

By Kimberly Bosco NEW JERSEY – Now up to three human cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in New Jersey, officials of the Murphy administration are urging residents to practice caution and safeguard themselves against the mosquito-borne disease.

Department of Health and Department of Environmental Protection officials remind residents that keeping the insects out of their residences and off their skin are most effective.

“Residents should protect themselves by using repellent, wearing long sleeves and pants and avoiding the outdoors during dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active,” said New Jersey Health Com missioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal.

“WNV causes mild symptoms, such as fever, headache, body aches or a rash for healthy individuals, but it can cause severe illness in the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.”

Department of Environmental Protection Com missioner Cather ine R. McCabe recommends that eliminating standing water f rom you r proper t y, securing window screens and using

air conditioning as other good ways to protect yourself from mosquitos.

Pay special attention to f lower pots, birdbaths, clogged rain gutters, plastic wading pools, wheelbarrows, and trash containers, as these areas can draw mosquitos.

The three cases of W NV affected elderly residents; a 74-year old Hunterdon County resident, a 76-year old Essex County resident, and an 80-year old Hudson County resident. All three were hospitalized and later discharged.

Those over 50 and those with weak immune systems are more at risk to develop the more sever form of WNV. This includes added symptoms such as severe headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis.

For more infor mation on mosquito-proof ing you r yard, visit nj.gov/ health/cd/topics/vectorborne.shtml.

For more information on WNV and New Jersey’s efforts to limit its impact, visit nj.gov/health/cd/topics/vectorborne. shtml or nj.gov/dep/mosquito.

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H ere ’ s T o Y our H ealth Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Unique Ways To Reduce Dangerous Homocysteine

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Most of you understand that homocysteine is a toxin that, when elevated, increases your risk for heart attack and stroke. This is well-documented, but what is shocking is how dangerous a neurotoxin this compound is! It has been implicated as a contributing factor in neurological and psychiatric disorders such as major depressive disorder, aggression, schizophrenia, bipolar, psychosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

The other shocking surprise is that homocysteine can increase in your blood stream if you have mild kidney disease. Your first clue to this might be unexplained itching, or mild swelling in your feet after a shower or prolonged sitting.

Excessive homocysteine can destroy your life and cause you to get diagnosed with multiple conditions that require expensive medications! If you’d like the extended article I’ve written, I’ll send it via email if you sign up for my free newsletter. Now, here are some ways to reduce homocysteine: Minimize Meat: Methionine is the primary building block for homocysteine, so one quick way to reduce the formation of homocysteine, is to cut back on red meat which is high in methionine. Just think of it as “meat-thionine” and reduce intake for a few weeks.

B Complex Vitamins: These include B6, B12 and B9 (methyl folate). This is what’s needed to break down homocysteine. It works for some people, but it triggers other people causing them to over-methylate. It’s not my favorite approach because it’s very hard to find the perfect ratios of each B vitamin (which is

different for everyone). I prefer throwing a “wet blanket” on top of the fire so continue reading.

Bifidobacterium: Intestinal flora that has healthy amounts of Bifidobacterium longum can help reduce homocysteine. It works because the probiotic goes on to produce folate in the gut, and folate is needed to break down the homocysteine.

Prunes: In last year’s issue of Food and Chemical Toxicology, researchers noted that homocysteine responded to antioxidant compounds found in prune extract. Granted, this was not a human study, but still the prune extract was given by injection and it significantly decreased homocysteine levels. We can joke about it all day long, but you need to know that the prunes have a beneficial effect on homocysteine.

Pomegranate Powder: Brand new research in Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy was published in June 2018 and showed how “punicalagin” from pomegranates can protect neuronal DNA in the brain of rodents with high homocysteine. Drinking pomegranate juice might help humans, it’s certainly not going to hurt. Even better, you can buy a concentrated pomegranate powder in a bag, and just mix some in water each day.

Catalase: High homocysteine is associated with a reduction in catalase enzyme activity all over the body. So if your homocysteine is high, your peroxide is too. Catalase is the liver enzyme humans make and it’s required to break down peroxide and turn it into water and oxygen. There are supplements of Catalase available online.

(This information is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Suzy Cohen is the author of “The 24-Hour Pharmacist” and “Real Solutions.” For more information, visit www.SuzyCohen.com) ©2017 SUZY COHEN, RPH. DISTRIBUTED BY DEAR PHARMACIST, INC.

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R.C. Shea & Assoc.

Inside The Law Rights And Restrictions For An Executor To Use Estate Assets To Pay Counsel Fees

Robert C. Shea Esq.

By Robert C. Shea, III Esq., of R.C. Shea and Associates

The death of a loved one is a tragic event.

Unfortunately, following in the wake of a loved one’s passing, disputes often arise as to the decedents Last Will and Testament.

If such a dispute arises, it is important to understand how legal fees could impact the assets of the Estate.

Once an Executor of an Estate is appointed and the Will is challenged, the Executor may use Estate assets to defend the challenge as long as the contesting party challenges the Will’s validity, interpretation, distribution, or a specific clause. The estate assets may be used to hire an attorney to defend the challenge of the Will. Legal fees incurred in defending the challenged Will, its contents, clauses, or distribution are not be the personal responsibility of the Executor.

Instead, under such circumstances, the legal fees are payable from the Estate.

However, when an Executor has to defend claims against non-probate assets, then the circumstances change and certain limitations apply.

Probate assets consist of any asset that is owned solely by the decedent and are distributed to heirs by the court. Probate assets may include real property that is titled solely in the decedent’s name or held as a tenant in common; Personal property, such as jewelry, furniture, and automobiles; bank accounts that are solely in the decedent’s name; an interest in a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company; any life insurance policy or brokerage account that lists either the decedent or the estate as the beneficiary.

A non-probate asset is as an asset

which does not “pass” through the decedent’s Estate, and bypasses the court process by transferring directly to the beneficiaries. Non-probate assets include property that is held in joint tenancy or as tenants by the entirety; bank or brokerage accounts held in joint tenancy or with payable on death (POD) or transfer on death (TOD) beneficiaries; property held in a trust; life insurance or brokerage accounts that list someone other than the decedent as the beneficiary; retirement accounts.

If a party to a Will challenges the transfer of a non-probate asset, an Executor may be forbidden from utilizing Estate assets to defend against such a claim. When a transfer of non-probate assets benefits the Executor of the Estate to the exclusion of other beneficiaries, then the Executor will not be allowed to use the Estates assets to pay legal fees in defense of such a dispute.

Should an Executor use the assets of the Estate to make such payments, then these assets may be payable back to the Estate by the Executor.

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Notice To Residents Signed Up For “We Care” Program

JACKSON – The State of New Jersey has adopted “Register Ready” as it’s Special Needs Registry for Disasters and therefore is replacing the We Care Program. Register Ready is a free, voluntary and confidential web-based program.

The program allows residents with disabilities or access and functional needs and their families, friends, caregivers and associates an opportunity to provide information to emergency response agencies so emergency responders can better plan to serve them in a disaster or other emergency.

All information collected is confidential and will not be available to the public. The information will be held securely and only used for emergency

response and planning.

You are encouraged to register electronically, if possible, by accessing registerready.nj.gov.

Alternatively, you can call New Jersey’s toll-free 2-1-1 telephone service. This service will register people, offer free translation, and provide TTY services for the hearing-impaired.

Additional information can be obtained from your local, county and state emergency management agencies.

For more information on this program, you can contact the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, Office of Emergency Management at 1-800331-8152.

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By Kimberly Bosco OCEAN COUNTY – Join in a free workshop to learn more about diabetes! Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, Meals on Wheels of Ocean County and the Ocean County Office of Senior Services are offering free diabetes education.

The workshop is park of Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC), which is a national initiative that offers free self-management workshops to people with Medicare who have diabetes, their family members and caregivers.

The workshop meets once a week for six weeks. You will learn about diabetes and its risks, preventing complications, healthy eating, exercise, how to deal with stress and difficult emotions, managing medications, and more.

“Our participants are benefiting from our collaboration with Quality Insights and the Everyone with Diabetes counts program,” Louanne Kane said. “They gain new tools and support through class participation and see their health goals achieved. As a result of learning about diabetes and putting that knowledge into healthful lifestyle changes, participants have reported a lower A1C and weight loss.”

Ocean County will host three free workshops: • Homestead Run Adult Community on 100 Fireside Boulevard in Toms River, Wednesdays, September 12 to October 17, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To register, call Kara Kessler at -732-370-2300 • Brick Branch - Ocean County Library on 301 Chambers Bridge Road in Brick, Thursdays, October 4 to November 8, 2018, 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. To register, call Rob Rinaldi at 732-477-4513 • Lakewood Branch – Ocean County Library on 301 Lexington Avenue in Lakewood, Mondays, October 29 to December 3, 2018, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To register, call Jarmaine Williams at 732-955-8168 For more information about Quality Insights, visit qualityinsights-qin.org.

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JACKSON – The Township will now begin accepting electronics and e-waste at our Convenience Center located on Don Connor Blvd.

The following items will be accepted: televisions, computers, monitors, printers and fax machines. We will not collect electronics during our bulky collection; they must be taken directly to our facility.

For questions regarding this, contact Public Works at 732-928-1311.

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BARNEGAT – Join us for a program on the last of Ocean County’s cranberry growers.

Your morning will start with a tour of Cloverdale Farm County Park to learn about the operations on a former small family-based cranberry farm. Next, we head over to Double Trouble State Park to explore a larger-scale cranberry industry and set foot inside their once heavily utilized commercial-based packing house.

After lunch, we will head down to John Headley’s farm in West Creek, to see the operation of the last independent cranberry

Wine On The Beach Festival

SEASIDE HEIGHTS – The Wine on the Beach Festival will take place over the days of Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9, 12-5 p.m.

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his upscale event hosts a dozen wineries and numerous food vendors. Concerts on the beach stage include The British Invasion Years on Saturday and Garden State Radio on Sunday. Performances start at 2:30 p.m. each day. Guests will also be able to attend wine related seminars and presentations.

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Please dress warmly as this program will be outside. Cranberries and baked goods will be available for purchase.

Meet at the Program Room at Cloverdale Farm County Park on October 27. Departure is at 9 a.m. Return at 4 p.m.

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about hearing aids. Dr. Boyer will also explore the common signs of hearing loss and the steps that may be taken to prevent it.

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Ocean’s Harbor House Receives $7,500 To Fund Shelter Programs

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Ocean’s Harbor House was recently awarded a grant for $7,500 from The Provident Bank Foundation to help fund their Shelter and Transitional Living programs. These programs assist homeless youth in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

Ocean’s Harbor House has been a safe haven for youth since 1988. Celebrating 30 years, Ocean’s Harbor House is proud to

continue serving children in crisis.

The Provident Bank Foundation supports not-for-profit groups, institutions, schools and other 501(c)(3) organizations that provide services in communities served by the Bank. Since 2003, the Foundation has granted more than $23 million to not-forprofit organizations and institutions.

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Fall terms: • 15-Week Semester: Register through August 26 (late registration through September 18). Classes run September 5 – December 21 • First 7½-Week Accelerated Term: Register through September 11. Classes run September 5 – October 25 • 10-Week Quick Term: Register through October 18. Classes run October 10 – December 21 • Second 7½-Week Accelerated Term: Register through November 2. Classes

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3rd Annual FED UP! Recognizes Overdose Awareness Day

By Kimberly Bosco FORKED RIVER – Join Young People in Recovery (YPR) for their 3rd annual FED UP! Overdose Awareness Day on August 30, 6-9 p.m., at Lacey United Methodist Church.

The event will host keynote speakers including Lacey Township police chief Michael DiBella and Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato.

There will be also resource available from treatment centers, recovery groups, and a candlelight vigil for the lives lost due to

accidental overdoses. Come out and get some information from other organizations like MNANJ, Lifeline Recovery Support Services, Hope Sheds Light, DART Prevention Coalition, and Recovery Centers of America.

FED UP! recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death.

For more information call Donna at 732425-7938 or email oceancountynj@youngpeopleinrecovery.org.

Golf Outing To Benefit Local Rescue Organization

By Kimberly Bosco CREAM RIDGE – Help support the rescues A Tail to Tell at a golf outing, organized by Beachwood locals.

John Kelshaw and his wife Linda, of Beachwood, are involved with A Tail to Tell, a puppy mill rescue organization that has saved 16 dogs. These animals require various types of veterinary care; two have broken legs, one needs jaw surgery.

To help this organization afford the costs to care for these animals’ medical needs, Kelshaw has organized a golf outing to benefit A Tail to Tell on October 5 at 1 p.m. at Gambler’s Ridge Golf Course in Cream Ridge.

The cost is $100 to join and includes a golf cart, lunch, dinner, and prizes. All proceeds will go to the organization. If you cannot golf, donate!

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SEASIDE HEIGTHS – Come join us in the arcade for our annual Fall Festival on October 20! It is free and fun for all!

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our winners win prizes! Come join the fun and start your Halloween and fall fun with us at Casino Pier! Please bring non-expired canned goods for donations to the Food Bank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties.

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John Cumming Memorial Golf Classic

LAKEWOOD – On Monday September 17, Durand Lodge will be hosting the 5th Annual John Cumming Memorial Golf Classic.

We will honor a fallen brother, a man whom all of us will forever remember as the “young fella”. John Cumming was an honorable man and a Mason, a father, a World War II veteran, a Masonic Kiltie, a mentor to so many, a presence which we all miss. After John passed away, the members of Durand Lodge wanted to pay tribute to him. That is why we are going to play the game John loved so much and honor his memory by carrying out Masonic work in his honor. He will not be forgotten.

Through this event, a portion of the proceeds will go toward funding the John Cumming Memorial Scholarship Fund.

• Registration - 12:30 p.m.

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• Dinner and Awards Start - 5:00 p.m.

Tickets are available for purchase online at Eventbrite.com. Four different ticket types are available for purchase depending upon the desired level of participation: • Golf & Dinner Ticket : $125 (Includes Golf, Buffet Dinner, 2 Hour Open Bar, Cart, Greens Fees) • Dinner Only Ticket : $65 (Includes Buffet Dinner and 2 hour Open Bar) • Donation Only Ticket (in the amount of your choosing) • Sponsor Ticket: There are 3 different types of sponsorship tickets available corresponding to $100 (Bronze), $250 (Silver) and $500 (Gold).

There will be dinner and an open bar. Prizes include Hole in one, Lowest score, Closest to the pin, Longest drive, and 50/50 Raffle.

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By Jennifer Peacock NEW JERSEY – The opioid epidemic is so bad locally that Monmouth and Ocean counties will have a “Post of Duty” task force run by the Drug Enforcement Administration New Jersey Division.

The increase of heroin and prescription opioid threats to these counties led to the creation of this new DEA office, according to a press release. The DEA will work with other area agencies in enforcement operations, intelligence sharing, community outreach, as well as prevention measures.

“The creation of this new office means the permanent assignment of DEA special agents and task force officers. The office will aim to disrupt the trafficking

of narcotics throughout Monmouth and Ocean County,” DEA Special Agent Valerie A. Nickerson said. “It will also allow for the increased use of federal resources to combat the current heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkiller epidemic that has taken a toll on the area resulting in an unprecedented number of drug overdose fatalities.”

There was no word on where this office’s physical location would be.

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni, Senator Cory Booker, Rep. Tom MacArthur, and NY/ NJ HIDTA Executive Director Chauncey Parker helped bring this office to the region.

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By Kimberly Bosco JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department and PBA is hosting their 19th Annual PBA Pig Roast on September 8, 2018 from 1-6 p.m. in Pine Park, on West Countyline Road.

This family event will feature live music, food and beverages donated from the Shoprite in Jackson, and lots of kids’ activities.

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event brings in over 1,000 people each year.

Not only does this event provide a fun, family day for residents, but it also allows the Jackson PBA to give back to the residents and their continued supporters.

If you are interested, you can become a sponsor for this event.

You can buy tickets from any police officer. For sponsor information or tickets, contact Sgt. Fred Meabe #230 at 732-9281111 ext. 5230.

Looking for Mass Migrants of Cape May

WARETOWN – This is the time for the seasonal migration of birds into and out of the area. We will board the pontoon boat the “Osprey” looking for the migrants in the Back Bay areas of Cape May. Af ter ou r lu nch at the Cape May Point State Park, we will visit the hawk count. Pack lunch, binoculars and dress for the weather. Be prepared for walk-

ing on uneven ground.

Additional costs are $25 for the “Osprey.” Please bring exact change.

Pick-up is at the Parking Lot at Wells Mills County Park on September 11.

Departure is at 8:15 a.m. Return at 5 p.m.

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Partnership For A Drug-Free NJ Seeks Volunteers For Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Initiative MILLBURN — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey is looking for volunteers throughout the state to help spread awareness of the dangers of prescription opioids and actions that can be taken to protect families and communities from addiction as part of the third annual Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day on Saturday, Oct. 6.

In 2016 — the most recent year with complete data — more than 42,000 people in the United States and 2,000 people in New Jersey lost their lives from an opioid overdose.

The final death total for 2017 is expected to be even higher, and New Jersey is on pace to have more than 3,000 drug overdose deaths in 2018.

Through this statewide single-day initiative, volunteers will spread the message about the potential for dependency on prescribed pain medicine and its link to heroin use rates in our state. The effort will involve a twopronged approach: informing prescribers and raising awareness among New Jersey residents and families.

More than 5,000 volunteers participated in last year’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day, distributing crucial information on safe prescribing practices to healthcare providers, as well door hangers with information on the link between prescribed pain medications and heroin abuse throughout communities.

Each county will have volunteer coordinators who can help interested volunteers obtain materials and help them plan their outreach.

Volunteers will be asked to devote the amount of time they can give, whether it’s a few hours delivering door hanger tags to homes in their community or 20 minutes during their lunch break distributing materials in their office.

Anyone can volunteer: school clubs, scouts, religious groups, businesses. Coordinators for each county can provide more information on how to get involved.

Residents interested in volunteering can sign up at drugfreenj.org/knockoutvolunteers. The

website also includes a toolkit, which provides electronic methods for spreading the message of Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day. Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day is a project of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, in cooperation with the Governor’s

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NEW JERSEY – Crisis Hotline Volunteers needed for CONTACT of Ocean & Monmouth Counties’ training beginning Tuesday, September 18, 2018, two nights a week for 6 weeks (Tuesdays & Thursdays) from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Training will be held at Magnolia Gardens in Toms River. CONTACT is a 24-hour crisis intervention & suicide prevention hotline that also provides information and referral to community resources. All calls are free, confidential and anonymous. Training is free.

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Butterfly And Pollinator Garden Tour

HOWELL – On Thursday, September 6 at 11 a.m., tour this special garden at t he Ma na squ a n Re se r voi r Env ironmental Center that is designed to provide habitat for wildlife. Tour is approximately 30 minutes and is offered weather permitting. Admission is free!

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Second Annual Bullock Farms Fall Fest

CREAM RIDGE – Come spend the day on our 100 acre farm and celebrate the Fall season on September 23, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Bring the whole family for pumpkin picking, hay rides, mazes, live music, delicious food vendors, the Bullock Barnyard, and lots more!

Bullock Farms is home to New Jersey’s only far m brewer y! Screamin’ Hill Brewery will be open exclusively to ticket holders on Sept. 23. Stop in during your visit to sample some amazing craft beer grown and brewed right on our farm.

For pict ures and videos f rom last year’s Fall Fest, visit our events page at facebook.com/bullockfarms.

Tickets are $15 and include: live music, hayride, corn maze, zinnia f lower walk, games, face painting, barnyard animals, kids’ maze, and more!

Fall Festival

JACKSON – Join in for the Fall Festival on October 14, 12-4 p.m. at Goetz Middle School. There will be a craft fair, a flea market, vendors, food trucks, shredder truck, fall plants, pumpkins, and a clothing drive.

For more information contact Kim Nelson, Goetz PTN. For space reservation, email knelson0705@optimum.net.

Plumsted Township Notice Regarding The Brynmore Road Playground PLUMSTED – Please be advised that due to repeated acts of vandalism, the portable toilet at the Brynmore Road playground has been removed. We understand that many residents have appreciated having the facility located at the playground. However, due to the extensive damage that has occurred over the last several months, it was necessary to have it removed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Road Work Expected

JACKSON – Beginning Friday, August 3, Jackson Township will see road/lane closures and alternating traffic patterns on the West side of town due to the MUA’s Water Main Extension.

From August 7 on West Commodore Blvd., expect construction beginning at the intersection of Diamond Road and proceeding toward Patterson Rd. Expected to last about two weeks.

Please keep this in mind for your travel plans. Updates will be posted as they are received.

2018 WILD Outdoor Expo

JACKSON – Come out for the 2018 WILD Outdoor Expo on September 8 and 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area.

This free family event celebrates outdoor recreation in New Jersey and allows visitors to learn about, explore, experience and enjoy New Jersey’s natural world. This is a great opportunity for families to learn about and try a wide array of outdoor activities that can be enjoyed at State Parks, Forests and Wildlife Management Areas, including fishing, shooting sports, kayaking, rock climbing, geocaching, camping skills, hiking, wildlife watching and more. Many demonstrations and seminars will take place on a variety of topics including snakes of NJ, scuba diving, water retriever demos, tree and bird identification walks, and birds of prey flight demonstrations.

The Expo features an Environmental and Outdoor Supply Vendor Market and food is available from vendors, or bring your own. Hosted by The NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ. For more information, visit our website.

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By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Soroptimist International of the Central Jersey Coast (SICJC) is partnering with local nonprofit, The HOPE Center, to provide much needed hygiene products to local girls and women throughout the following year.

These two organizations will be putting together bags of grooming and feminine hygiene products for local girls in “immediate crisis,” according to Deborah Weingroff of Soroptimist International.

“Our objective is to lessen the amount of time missed from work and/or school by women, most likely heads of households, and school-aged girls due to the unavailability of these products,” said Weingroff.

The local Central Jersey Cost chapter of

Soroptimist International of the Americas has received a $2,000 grant for this project.

“Our organization was among the 23 SI groups across the United States to receive this grant,” Weingroff added.

While this is only the first phase of the project, SICJC and The HOPE Center hope to successfully foster “dignity and hope for women and girls experiencing difficult times” with these items.

“The first step in empowering women and young girls is building self- esteem and offering encouragement to strive to be better,” said Weingroff.

Soroptimist International of the Central Jersey Coast and The HOPE Center are 501c3 organizations.

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Continued From Page 26 unit of 16 dogs, supervised by Sgt. Robert Stack. The unit was recently recognized for its service at a pre-board meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders.

“All of the dogs in this unit provide a variety of key tasks throughout Ocean County,” Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy said. “In addition to the bloodhounds, we have dogs trained specifically in narcotics, explosives, patrol and arson. Our K9s are well known throughout the county and the state and we are very proud of the dogs and the officers that work and care for them.”

K-9s Gertrude Penelope and K-9 Emmitt, with their partners, officers Christine Casullo and James Kohout respectively, were honored by the Board for their years of service.

Gertrude Penelope was rescued and given to the Sheriff’s Department as a five-month-old puppy. Now 7 years old, she’s nationally certified though the National Police Bloodhound Association. She’s worked with numerous county and state departments, and has many finds under her nose, including a stabbing suspect.

Emmitt, 9, who hails from Canada, was donated to the department by the National Police Bloodhound Association when he was just 12 weeks old. He’s also nationally certified through the same association, and also has many finds under his nose, including a bank robber and Alzheimer’s patient.

“Both Gertrude and Emmitt continue to provide a great service to the citizens of Ocean County and also our visitors,” Mastronardy

Jersey Shore Makerfest 4.0

TOMS RIVER – Join the Jersey Shore Makerfest 4.0 on October 20 from 10 a.m.4 p.m. at the RWJ Barnabas Health Arena, 1245 Old Freehold Road.

Begun in October 2015, Makerfest is an experimental, experiential, educational, and FREE (non-profit) annual community event, a celebration of creativity and imagination that’s part MythBusters, part science lab, part county fair, and part art studio.

It consists of 70-100 maker booths, LearningSpaces for workshops, an EdTalk stage, a Roborena. in 2017, Makerfest hosted the Toms River United Sustainability Team (TRUST) Green Fair, supported the National Endowment for the Arts grant-funded community Big Read, and piloted the first Jersey Shore Hackathon.

Over 250 makers and 10,000 attendees joined us in our first three years. Come be part of the fun!

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings JACKSON – Jackson United Methodist Church hold regular weekly meetings of Narcotics Anonymous.

NA will meet at 7:15 p.m. on Fridays at the church, 68 Bennetts Mills Road.

For more information, call the church main office at 732-833-8808.

The Jackson Times, August 25, 2018, Page 27 said. “They will be retired once our newest bloodhounds – Fiona and Clifford - have successfully completed their training.”

Mastronardy said bloodhounds assist in finding missing children and dementia patients. They can also track suspects in homicides, burglaries, robberies, assaults, and motor vehicle accidents.

“All of our bloodhounds are nationally certified once a year, and have continuous training every month,” Mastronardy said.

“The bloodhounds also take part in the many K9 demonstrations done by the K9 Unit each year.”

The newest additions are sibling bloodhounds Fiona and Clifford, 11-week-old puppies from a Westport, New York breeder. They were chosen from a litter of 11.

They’ll be in training for 10 months before they are put out on the road.

“As we visited the puppies, Fiona and Clifford exhibited the qualities we look for in a

new dog,” Casullo said. “They were the first to reach the gate when we arrived. They are curious and they are already working well with the training.”

“These dogs, as do all of the K9s in the unit, and their partners provide an important service to all of our citizens and visitors,” Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little said. “You can see by their temperament that they are well-trained and they love what they do.”

Synopsis of the Annual Audit Report of the Board of Fire Commissioners, District No. 2, Township of Jackson, Statements of Net Position December 31, 2017, as required by NJSA 40A: 5A-16.

Statement of Net Assets

Assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts Receivable Prepaid expenses Capital assets, net Contribution receivable - length of service award program Cash and investments - length of service award program Total Assets Deferred Outflows of Resources Deferred Outflows - PERS Deferred Outflows - PFRS Total Deferred Outflows of Resources Total Assets and Deferred Outflows of Resources Liabilities Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Capital lease oblilgation payable Due to fire company Net pension liability - PERS Net pension liability - PFRS Net assets available for program benefits - length of service award program Total Liabilities Deferred Inflows of Resources Deferred Inflows - PERS Deferred Inflows - PFRS Deferred Inflows - other Total Deferred Inflows of Resources Total Liabilities and Deferred Inflows of Resources Net Position Net Position Invested in capital assets, net of related debt Restricted for capital projects Unrestricted Total Net Position

2017

2016

$2,523,266 $34,144 $73,927 $1,948,020 $32,436 $367,637 $4,979,954

$2,172,266 $502,275 $69,588 $2,028,287 $31,962 $330,630 $5,135,008

$422,741 $938,412 $1,361,153 $6,341,107

$96,937 $693,826 $790,763 $5,925,771

$316,555 $311,812 $13,963 $590,583 $1,934,620 $400,073 $3,567,606

$254,390 $430,230 $12,838 $299,477 $1,777,272 $362,592 $3,136,799

$217,895 $328,189 $122,550 $668,634 $4,236,240

$140,066 $11,650 $128,250 $279,966 $3,416,765

$1,636,208 $970,620 $501,961 $2,104,867

$1,598,057 593,670 317,279 $2,509,006

Statement of Activities

Expenses Personnel services Material and services Debt service - interest Capital outlays Depreciation Total Program Expenses

$1,279,189 $575,429 $18,602 $50,470 $260,407 $2,184,097

Program Revenues Charges for services Net Program Expenses

$85,607 $2,098,490

General Revenues Amount raised by taxation Interest income Other income Total General Revenues

$1,644,914 $6,759 $42,678 $1,694,351

$1,479,875 $3,639 $31,149 $1,514,663

($404,139) $2,509,006

($373,235) $2,060,163 $822,078 $2,882,241 $2,509,006

Increase (Decrease) In Net Position Net Position - Beginning of Year Transfer from Jackson Fire District No. 1 Net Position - Beginning of Year, As Restated Net Position - End of Year

2017

$2,509,006 $2,509,006

2016

$1,190,575 $529,628 $23,209 $4,181 $262,336 $2,009,929 $122,031 $1,887,898

Comments and Recommendations: None The above synopsis was prepared from the financial statements with independent auditor’s report of the Board of Fire Commissioners District No. 2 Township of Jackson for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The financial statements with independent auditor’s report, submitted by Mohel Elliott Bauer & Gass, Certified Public Accountants, is on file at the clerk’s office, Township of Jackson and may be inspected by any interested person.

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Don’t Get Scammed On Home Improvement, Call Consumer Affairs

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Was your home damaged by the recent flooding? Maybe you’re simply looking into some home improvement projects?

If either is the case, Ocean County officials urge you to reach out to the Department of Consumer Affairs first, before signing any contracts with contractors.

“Residents recently affected by the flooding from unprecedented amounts of rain that damaged homes should reach out to our Consumer Affairs Department before signing any contracts with home improvement contractors,” said Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, Chairman of the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs. “While natural disasters like storms and hurricanes bring out the best in people they also attract the most unscrupulous con artists and frauds. Unfortunately we saw that following Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the Jersey Shore, but it also brought about numerous incidents of fraudulent home repair contractors. Officials are reminding residents to check with the Department of Consumer Affairs first, to make sure any work you have done is legitimate.

“Ocean County Consumer Affairs is here to help with information and helpful tips to walk you through the process of hiring a legitimate contractor,” Vicari said. “It is our job to keep our residents safe from fly-by-night unreg-

istered home improvement contractors that may take your money and disappear, leaving unfinished work and unsafe homes.”

Some steps to follow to protect yourself from these scams: • Call the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs to check that the contractor is registered with the state before hiring someone.

• Check for complaints filed against a potential contractor.

• Get a copy of the contractor’s liability insurance policy and make sure it is still valid.

• Don’t sign anything unless you understand and agree to all of the terms and conditions, including the fine print.

• Carefully review the list of materials that will be used.

• Never pay the full price up-front.

• Always pay with a check, never with cash.

This is nothing new to the Department of Consumer Affairs. Complaints against home improvement contractors rank number one in this department annually, according to Vicari.

“It may take a little extra time but it’s imperative to do your homework prior to signing a contract,” he said.

The Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs is located at 1027 Hooper Ave., Building #2, 732-929-2105.

Rock The Farm Festival 2018 SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Come out for the 5th annual Rock the Farm Festival 2018 on September 29 from 12-10 p.m. in Seaside Heights.

This family friendly event features incredible music all day long, food trucks, beer and wine garden, KidZone, and so much more. This day will feature the world’s top tribute bands covering a variety of everyone’s favorite music.

2018 lineup includes: • Tusk as Fleetwood Mac • Live Wire as ACDC • Decade as Neil Young • Love as The Beatles

• Eaglemania as The Eagles • Free Fallin’ as Tom Petty • Guns 4 Roses as Guns N’ Roses • Walk This Way as Aerosmith More to be announced!

The cost is $25 in advance, $35 at the gate, and $150 for VIP access. Kids 10 and under are free. Rock The Farm Festival is a benefit and 100 percent of the proceeds go directly to CFC Loud N Clear Foundation.

CFC provides free services to over 7,500 families battling addiction in the State of New Jersey. More information on the Foundation can be found at healingus.org.

Ocean County Personal Assistance Services Program (PASP) OCEAN COUNTY – If you are an Ocean County resident between the ages of 18 and 70, who is permanently physically disabled, you may be eligible for the Personal Assistance Services Program (PASP). You must be able to direct and supervise your own services and be employed, attending school or volunteering

a minimum of 20 hours per month. PASP services may include assistance with personal care, chore service, food preparation, errand service or other services based upon your assessed need. For additional information, please contact The Ocean County Board of Social Services at 1-732-286-5982.

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Teen Hit By Car Has A Long Road Ahead To Recovery

By Jason Allentoff POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH – It’s been 12 days of intensive care and medical treatments for a 14-year-old girl who was hit by a speeding car in Point Pleasant while she was out riding a bicycle with her friends.

Although Emma-Mae is making progress, she has a long road ahead for recovery.

Stephanie Gnolfo, Emma-Mae’s mother, tells Jersey Shore Online that her daughter has been transferred to another hospital which specializes in brain traumas. She had been at Jersey Shore University Medical Center ever since the August 9th accident on Route 88 but was transferred to a new medical center over the weekend.

Gnolfo said “Emma-Mae is having severe migraines due to the concussion as well as the bleed on the brain and fractured skull. But she is the strongest kid I know and one hell of a fighter.”

A GoFundMe page started by Kristen Cutrona of Toms River has raised a total of $25,876 so far. The goal was originally set at $10,000 but due to the additional medical expenses for the extensive treatments, it is now set at $50,000.

The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce has announced they will have a special fundraiser for Emma-Mae on August 25th during the Point Pleasant Give Back Day. Gnolfo adds “I am forever grateful for all of the well wishes and prayers. It means so much to us.”

Emma and two friends were riding their bicycles at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 9th when they attempted to cross Route 88 at Sunset Avenue. They looked all ways, and believing it was clear, the two friends started to cross. However, Emma was hit by what was described as a dark sedan.

Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Al Della Fave said “the teen was thrown onto the windshield over the hood, where she was carried on the car for a time before being thrown off.”

Della Fave adds “the vehicle’s driver callously continued driving after the impact, carrying the victim on the vehicle hood for a distance before she was thrown free of the vehicle.”

26-year-old Brittany Keifer was arrested later that night on charges of assault by auto and leaving the scene of an accident that caused serious bodily injury. Officers found her car, which suffered extensive front end damage,

hidden under a tarp outside of her home. Due to changes in bail reform laws, Keifer was released on a summons. This didn’t sit well with many on Facebook who voiced their displeasure with her release.

According to sources Jersey Shore Online cannot disclose, Keifer has a lawyer working on her case and all attempts to reach out for a comment have turned up dry.

Emma, an accomplished cheerleader, is supposed to start Point Pleasant Boro High School as a freshman this September. Her mother says “Emma’s ultimate goal is to get better and get out of the hospital. She hopes to start her journey of high school and hopes to be able to cheer again. For now, we need to concentrate on getting her better so we can try and make those things possible.”

Emma’s mother, who is a single mom, said “that phone call is the worst call any parent can ever get. Today, for the first time, I was able to finally bring myself to look at the GoFundMe page. I am just so overwhelmed by the love and support we have had. Also, how the community has come together tremendously to help a little girl that they didn’t even know. It just fills my heart knowing how loved Emma is and it means so much to us.

There are no words for me to even come close to expressing my gratitude.”

Jennifer Peacock Contributed To This Report

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of aug 25 - aug 31

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Inspiring ideas will fill up your tanks. You can’t make headway if you are running on empty. In the upcoming week you may be more comfortable working behind the scenes. You may receive a whiff of true love.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You might enjoy the center of attention, even if it is only within the confines of your home. If you have developed good habits you can let your daily business routines run on autopilot in the week ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be the bandleader who directs your own life. Don’t let the passing whims of the world around you dictate how you spend your time this week. Use your charm and sincerity to impress people who wield the most influence.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can improve your reputation and career standing this week by starting new projects and aligning yourself with key people. When you notice money-making opportunities, you must strike while the iron is hot.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the week ahead, you may question whether your actions are bringing you the happiness you deserve. You may become more competitive at the workplace or more willing to tackle physically challenging projects.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Go the distance.

Some of life’s challenges require a mere sprint but you will really showcase your talents if you follow through on a long-term project. In the week ahead your most thoughtful words will receive attention.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the week to

come you may form ties and alliances that are mutually beneficial. Your lack of adventurousness may seem dull and unexciting to some, but they know they can count on you when the chips are down.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your insights may be valuable especially where money is concerned. You may receive some type of secret knowledge that you can parlay into personal profit.

Love can become a priority in the week ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Strive to start something meaningful for future success. You may consider making a change on impulse in the week ahead but will be happier with something that you have deliberated upon and prepared for.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Past experiences should refine you not define you.

In the week ahead, you may find ways to become more efficient so that you can meet the demands of daily life head-on. Experiment with the latest technology.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Improve your financial standing while the going is good. Take steps to build an emergency fund, improve your job skills or widen your networks in the week ahead. Tact and kindness will produce the best results.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your aura of inner peace is soothing and attractive to others. You can buy new clothing that will enhance your appearance. Friends or co-workers might be erratic or eccentric and try your patience in the upcoming week.

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Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen Back-To-School Blondies Put A Sweet Spin On The End Of Summer Vacation

By Wolfgang Puck

As the father of four sons - two grown and graduated from university, two more still in school - I know that right around now children may be deep in the doldrums. Depending on where in the country you live, summer vacation is drawing to a close or school has already started.

Either way, desperate measures are necessary to help those children who are still at home feel active, interested and happy, or to help cheer up those who have already returned to the classroom. Baking sweet treats has always done the trick for me, going back all the way to those days when I was an unhappy schoolboy in Austria dreading the end of my own summer break.

That is why I’d like to share a recipe for a delicious baked confection everyone will enjoy: blondies with walnuts and chocolate chips. I first encountered these popular American bar cookies - along with brownies, their even better-known chocolate-flavored cousins - after I came to America back in 1973, and I fell in love with them immediately. Like rich, dense, slightly chewy little pieces of cake you can pick up and eat from your hand, they have always seemed to me even more fun, indulgent and satisfying than cookies - and I love cookies!

Not only that, but blondies are easy to make. In fact, they’re even easier than most brownie recipes, since there’s no need to melt chocolate first. Mixed with a stand mixer or hand-held electric mixer, the batter comes together in just minutes. After 45 minutes or so of baking, and maybe another half hour to an hour of cooling before you cut them into squares, you have a treat that will bring joy to children and parents alike.

Under parental supervision, kids can join in the fun of preparing the blondies. If you like, let them come up with different variations from the walnuts and chocolate chips in the following recipe. I’ve seen blondies that contain other kinds of nuts, white chocolate or butterscotch chips, chopped pieces of toffee or other candy, raisins or chopped dried fruit of other kinds, miniature marshmallows, and even broken pieces of salted pretzel.

The fun doesn’t have to end there, either.

One of my favorite ways to enjoy blondies is to make them the base for sundaes. Place a square in a shallow serving bowl, and top it with a scoop of whatever ice cream you like.

Then a drizzle of your favorite sweet sauce, a dollop of whipped cream and some sprinkles top it off. Set up a blondie sundae bar, and the children may - at least for a moment - be so distracted they’ll forget that summer’s almost over or school’s already back in session.

BLON DIES W ITH WA LNUTS A N D CHOCOLATE CHIPS Makes 9 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) all-purpose flour, plus

extra for dusting 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 ounces (185 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, at room temperature 1 cup (250 mL) packed light brown sugar 2 large eggs 1/2 cup (125 mL) sour cream 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2/3 cup (165 mL) coarsely chopped walnuts 2/3 cup (165 mL) semisweet chocolate chips Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting, optional Position the oven rack in the center and preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Evenly coat the inside of an 8-inch (20-cm) square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; then, with a spoon, sprinkle some flour over the bottom and sides of the pan to coat it evenly, tapping out the excess. Set the pan aside.

In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Put the butter and brown sugar in the large bowl of an electric stand mixer, or in a large mixing bowl if using a hand-held electric mixer. Beat at low speed until the sugar is incorporated; then, raise the speed to high and continue beating until fluffy, stopping as needed to scrape down the sides of the bowl and the beaters with a rubber spatula.

Reduce the speed to medium and, one at a time, add the eggs.

Beat in the sour cream and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture, beating just until incorporated. Add the walnuts and chocolate chips, beating at low speed just until mixed in evenly.

With the spatula, scrape the batter into the prepared pan and level its surface. Bake in the preheated oven until the top feels firm to a quick touch and a long wooden toothpick or cake tester gently inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool.

Line another rack with aluminum foil.

When the blondies are completely cool, run a sharp knife around the inside edges of the pan. Invert the foil-lined rack over the pan and then, holding the pan and rack together, quickly but carefully invert and lift off the pan to unmold the blondies.

To leave the blondies right-side up, place a large, flat platter or plate over the blondies and flip the foiled rack. Then remove the foil.

With the knife, carefully trim away the hard outside edges of the blondies; then, cut into nine equal square pieces, each about 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm). If not serving immediately, store in an airtight container at a cool room temperature.

If you like, decorate the blondies with a light dusting of confectioners’ sugar before serving. Hold a small wire-meshed sieve over them, spoon a little confectioners’ sugar into the sieve and tap the side of the sieve while moving it over the blondies.

(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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