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BlueClaws: Strong Season, Despite Lost Championship

By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood BlueClaws’ season was chock full of championships.

There was a first-half Northern Division title. There was a second-half Northern

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–Photo courtesy of the Lakewood BlueClaws The Lakewood BlueClaws honored the team’s host families with an on-field ceremony prior to a game at FirstEnergy Park.

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–Photo courtesy of the Lakewood BlueClaws Jake Scheiner starred for the Lakewood BlueClaws.

Division title. There was the overall South Atlantic League regular-season title.

There was a franchise record for regular-season wins (87).

However, it was a season that ended with a 2-1 loss to the Lexington (Ky.) Legends in the fourth game of the best-of-five SAL Championship Series at FirstEnergy Park on a recent Friday night.

Lakewood, the Philadelphia Phillies’ low Class A farm team, dropped three of four games to the Kansas City Royals’ affiliate.

“It was a heck of a ride,” Lakewood manager Marty Malloy said af–Photo courtesy ter the Sept. 14 of the Lakewood BlueClaws game. “We lost Lakewood featured the South At- a five-game selantic League’s best pitching staff, ries in a dogfight. led by coach Brad Bergensen.

We pitched good

Former Brick Superintendent Sues District

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - A nine-count, 40-page lawsuit has been filed by former Brick Township School Superintendent Walter Uszenski, who is suing former members of the Board of Education, Mayor John G. Ducey, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato and others, seeking damages for himself, his daughter Jacqueline Halsey, and

her son, “J.H.” In May 2015, Uszenski was suspended with pay after his arrest for his role in a plan to provide his preschool grandchild with educational services (i.e., full time daycare) and transportation at public expense for which the child was not legally entitled.

In September 2015, Uszenski (Superintendent - See Page 6)

enough to win, but that’s baseball. This team has done it all year. We just came up two runs short. It stinks that we lost. I feel for that group.

Nobody is ever satisfied to finish in second place.

“This whole group believed in each other. What a good season. ... what a good year. ... what a good year. They cared about each other. They cared about winning. When they find they won’t have to do a 10-11 hour bus ride to play an opponent is when this loss will sink in. I can’t say enough about this group.

I am proud of each of them.”

The Legends, who were 76-60 (.559) during the regular season and won the second-half Southern Division crown (39-29, .574), received the championship trophy from league president Eric Krupa in an on-field ceremony. The team held its prize aloft and exchanged hugs and high-fives in front of its dugout where it unfurled the

(BlueClaws - See Page 4)

Gas Station, Convenience Store To Replace Jersey Paddlers

By Judy SmestadNunn BRICK - The first Royal Farm gas station and convenience store is coming to Ocean County, and it will be located at the site of the former Jersey Paddler at the intersection of Route 70, Route 88 and Olden Road.

This is the third approval

in recent months for similar projects. Wawa got approval to build a convenience store/gas station at the corner of Duquesne Boulevard and Route 70 and also at the site of the Laurelton Mobile Home Park on Route 88 and Jack Martin Boulevard.

Royal Farms got the nod at a special Board

of Adjustment meeting held on Sept. 12. Oftentimes, there are multiple hearings over a period of months or years for similar applications, such as the two Wawa applications, but the Board voted unanimously in favor of the application after just one meeting. There were (Replace - See Page 5)

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BlueClaws: Continued From Page 1 championship banner. It was Lexington’s second SAL crown in history and its first since 2001.

“Watching the other team celebrate is never a good feeling, “ said Lakewood’s Jake Scheiner, who played first base, third base and left field for the BlueClaws this season. “It stinks to come up short. We had a good run together. I am proud of all the guys I played with.”

With the score tied at one, Lakewood loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth.

Catcher Rodolfo Duran led off with a single to center on a 3-2 pitch and was replaced by pinch runner Matt Kroon. Right fielder Jhailyn Ortiz forced Kroon with a grounder to third. Shortstop Nick Maton went down swinging on a 98 mph fastball from Tad Ratliff, who saved each win in the series. Designated hitter Colby Fitch singled off Ratliff’s right throwing hand to load the bases.

With the announced crowd of 2,577 roaring, “Let’s Go BlueClaws,” third baseman Jose Antequera hit the first pitch for a grounder to third baseman Manny Olloque, forcing Ortiz at third and igniting cheers from a small contingent of Lexington fans as Lakewood’s season drew to a close.

“To hear the fans getting into it in the bottom of the ninth with me coaching third base. ... what a good season we had,” Malloy said. “It stinks that it came down to one run, but that’s the nature of the beast and we fell short.”

The Legends took a 1-0 lead in the fifth on a run-scoring double down the left-field line by shortstop Cristian Perez. Lakewood tied the game on a two-out run-scoring single to right

by Ortiz. On the play, Scheiner, who had singled, was cut down at the plate as he tried to score from second.

Lexington won it with a run in the ninth off Connor Brogdon, the third of three Lakewood pitchers.

Left fielder Brewer Hicklen opened with a walk and went to second on a single to center by Olloque. With the infield in, Hicklen scored on a sacrifice fly to right, beating the throw to the plate by Ortiz with a nifty slide around the tag of Duran.

“We had two plays at the plate,” Malloy said.

“One went our way. The other did not. That was the difference in the game.”

Lakewood’s Spencer Howard, who led the BlueClaws into the championship round with a 103-pitch no-hitter Sept. 7, worked five innings, allowing one earned run on three hits, striking out six and walking none. He threw 62 pitches, including 41 strikes, before leaving the game because of an injury.

“He tweaked his back a little bit,” Malloy said. “I was not going to take any chances with him - not with that arm. He is fine. He is fine.”

“It’s fine,” Howard said of exiting early. “I was just trying to get as deep as I could into the game, eat innings up and turn it over to our bullpen.”

Howard said he suffered the injury while throwing a breaking pitch at either the end of the third or the start of the fourth.

“I threw one curve and expected to finish it and follow through,” he said. “My back locked up a little bit. I felt a little discomfort in the last couple of innings and he (Malloy) took me out. I had never had trouble with my back before this.”

Howard, who pitched 126 innings, said he saw plenty of action with Lakewood this year.

“I threw far and away the most innings I have

ever thrown in a season,” he said. “I threw a lot of innings. The overhand throw is not real good for the body in the first place. I threw a lot of pitches, a lot of innings. I am not worried about it. It won’t set back my off season training at all.”

Howard enjoyed playing for Lakewood.

“Team chemistry was a big reason for our success,” he said. “Everyone meshed together. We all played for each other. That is why we had so many walkoff (11) and come from behind wins that belief that we had in each other. I have a lot of good memories from this team. At the beginning of the season, we struggled a little bit, but the bats caught up and it was a fun year.”

“Good chemistry in the clubhouse goes a long way,” Scheiner said. “We had a lot of comeback wins. We all trusted each other. We all had one goal in mind. The end goal is the big leagues. If you play to the best of your ability and help the team win. …we all still want to succeed. It’s a long season (the first full professional campaign for many Lakewood players). It’s a grind and it helps build team unity as we all go through the same thing.”

The BlueClaws, the SAL’s northern most team, endured some of the league’s longest bus trips.

The team flew to Lexington for its two games.

“One trip to Georgia was 14 hours,” Scheiner said. “Our average ride was 10 hours. It takes a toll on you, but this was a good group of guys.

We got along. You get off a bus after a nine-hour drive and you get there (the destination) at nine in the morning. You play later that night. We had a few of those. We had a sleeper bus with a couple of beds, but it’s still tough. Our team did a good job of accommodating us.”

ALL-STAR UPDATE: Four BlueClaws made the SAL’s postseason All-Star team.

Malloy, pitching coach Brad Bergesen, Scheiner and left-handed pitcher Will Stewart were honored.

Malloy led the BlueClaws, who began play in 2001, to an 87-51 regular season overall record (.630). Lakewood was the sixth team since 2000 to win both halves of a SAL season. It won the Northern Division title in the first half (41-28, .594) and the Northern Division crown in the second half (46-23, .667).

Malloy said seven Lakewood players were promoted one level to the Clearwater (Fl.) Threshers of the Florida State League, an advanced Class A circuit.

“We were lucky,” he said. “We were fortunate.

We had a heck of a group of players. They played hard each day and gave you everything they had.

This was a fun group of players to be around. I had to kick them in the rear end once or twice.

They get the credit.”

Lakewood led in just one of 38 innings in the series.

“Tonight was just tough as it was the last one,” Malloy said. “That’s the hardest part.”

Malloy said he will return to the Phillies’ system next season.

“I don’t know where I will be,” he said. “We will cross that bridge. I was told today I will help out in the Florida Instructional League. I will know within a couple of weeks where I will be going next season. I still enjoy Lakewood (where he completed his second season at the helm). The front office was good to me. I love the stadium.

I love the fans.”

Malloy joined the Phillies’ organization last year as the BlueClaws’ manager after spending the previous three seasons managing the Gulf (BlueClaws - See Page 13)

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The chain, which is known for their fried chicken, has 180 stores in the mid-Atlantic region and 35 new ones near completion.

Attorney John Jackson introduced the professionals hired by Royal Farms to testify about the application and answer questions from Board members. The professionals included engineers, one who specializes in traffic, plus a city planner and a project manager.

Thirteen were needed for the project, which is located in a B-3 business zone, including variances for lot width requirements, side and rear setbacks, lot coverage, parking setbacks, signage size and height, and the width of parking spaces.

Jackson said that the variances were related to the “unique geography and peculiar shape” of the location. “There are very few commercial sites that can get through without variances,” he added.

The gas station and convenience store are allowed as a “conditional use” for the site if the project meets all conditions, explained Professional Planner Charles E. Lindstrom.

“The site is irregularly-shaped with three frontages on highways, which present hardships,” he said. “The bulk variances should not preclude this use. It’s a perfect location for it and it’s an upgrade for the existing site,” he said.

A gas station had previously been located there before it was the site of Jersey Paddlers, Lindstrom added, and added that the engineers had done a good job of addressing the variance issues.

Traffic engineer Nathan B. Mosley presented an analysis of the three access points for site, which include entrances fronting Route 70, an access point on Route 88 and a third on Olden Street.

Mosley had conducted peak hour traffic counts during morning and evening rush hours, and during midday Saturday, and studied the signals on either end of the site.

He had also looked at a database of accidents near the site, from 2015-2016 (the most recent data available), when there had been 21 accidents in the area, he said.

“It’s a crazy corner even without Royal Farms there,” noted Board Chair Harvey Langer.

Mosley said that there should be no significant increase in traffic at the intersection since a majority of their customers - about 75 percent - are cars already passing by and continuing on their way after fueling up.

The Brick Times, September 22, 2018, Page 5 Langer said the site could attract more than cars just passing by since he’d heard that Royal Farms was known for their fried chicken.

“There will be people who go there as a destination, specifically for their chicken. That’s a good thing for you,” he said.

Board engineer Brian Boccanfuso said he had concerns about cars getting backed up on Olden Street that are trying to make a left onto Route 70 east.

The NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is planning to improve that intersection by adding a left-turn arrow, Mosley said. “That is separate from this application. It’s an existing issue,” he said.

Boccanfuso said there is no guarantee that construction on Royal Farms would be completed before the DOT had added the protected left turn.

“No one seems to know what that’s going to happen, so your [traffic] analysis would not be correct,” he said. “I have concerns with that.”

Mosley said he would reach out to the DOT to check on the timeframe and would provide that information to the Board.

He said that he had a pre-application meeting with the DOT, who was reviewing the traffic plan.

Before getting final approval from Board members, representatives of Royal Farms agreed to reduce the size and height of the signs, and to add more landscaping and stormwater management than what was in the original plan.

The developer would also be adding sidewalks and crosswalks on all three sides of the project, and a handicap ramp and pedestrian push-button for a countdown traffic light crossing Olden Street.

The plan calls for eight fuel pumps with 16 gas nozzles. Jackson said that any of the parking spaces against the 4,694 square-foot building could accommodate charging stations for electric cars if there is market need in the future.

Royal Farms will be leasing the land from Jersey Shore Paddler Realtors, LLC., who would be staying on as a landlord.

John Durrua, who ran Jersey Paddlers for 30 years, was at the hearing and said that the twoacre property had been in his family since the 1800s and was not for sale.

Royal Farms representative Chase Gunther said the chain doesn’t always lease the land for their stores.

“It’s site-dependent,” he said during a break in the meeting. “They will purchase the land if they can.”

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Superintendent: Continued From Page 1 was suspended without pay after he and his daughter, Jacqueline Halsey, were indicted on official misconduct and theft.

The indictment also named Andrew Morgan, former interim special services director for the district, and his wife Lorraine Morgan.

Andrew Morgan was recommended for the position at Brick schools by Uszenski, was indicted on charges of False Swearing and Theft

by Deception for knowingly concealing his prior criminal conviction for selling cocaine in New York City in 1989.

The indictment said that Morgan and Uszenski executed the necessary approvals required for the Board of Education to fund fraudulent benefits for the child that are believed to be in excess of $50,000.

Lorraine Morgan was charged with Official Misconduct for her role in approving unnecessary counseling services for Uszenski’s grandchild.

Uszenski, now 66, was the superintendent from July 2012 until his termination on September 14, 2017. His contract ran from

July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2018 when he planned to retire.

The lawsuit, filed on Sept. 11 in Superior Court in Monmouth County by attorney Neil Mullin of Smith Mullin in Montclair, claims that the charges were filed against Uszenski for uncovering what he believed to be a fraudulent and/or corrupt transaction involving the school district’s finances.

In December 2012, the Board Finance Committee asked the superintendent to call Director of Special Services Donna Stump to meet with them to explain an unexplained deficit, which compelled School Business Administrator James Edwards to transfer $750,000 into the Special Education budget to cover the shortfall, it says.

During the meeting, Stump said the deficit had been caused by her failure to submit invoices for out-of-district expenses which had been placed under the desk blotter of her secretary.

Due to this incident, the Finance Committee requested an audit of the Special Education Department to determine if there were any other financial irregularities in the Special Services Department’s budget.

In the lawsuit, Uszenski’s attorney says “as a result of this highly questionable and/or corrupt transaction, defendant Stump was demoted from her position,” and her husband, James Stump, a former FBI agent, “conspired with the other named defendants to retaliate against the plaintiffs.”

The lawsuit further states that the defendants’ upper management participated in and/or have been willfully indifferent to the retaliatory conduct.

In January 2012, Halsey’s child met with the Special Education Department to develop an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for her son, who had been identified as a special needs child as early as 2011 by the State of NJ, “more than two years before the date of events at issue in this case and determined to be eligible for classification,” reads the lawsuit.

Furthermore, he had been receiving intervention since he was 18 months old after being diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Sensory Integration Disorder. He had already been receiving special education services from Brick School District before Uszenski was even hired as superintendent, it says.

In March 2013, Halsey’s son’s IEP was amended and it was determined that he would be mainstreamed for part of the school day.

His mother had a biopsychosocial assessment conducted on her son by Meridian Behavioral Health, who referred him into a behavioral support program and deemed him eligible for support services through their organization.

In July, the child was evaluated by a neurological pediatrician and he became legally entitled to out-of-district placement. He attended Ocean Early Childhood Center from July 2013 to June 2014, when he was declassified.

For the 2014-2015 school year, J.H. attended school with no special needs help.

“This de-classification had a detrimental impact on J.H. and as a result, he regressed,” the lawsuit says.

It also says the Board of Education did not properly reclassify J.H. during this 2015 time period because of “intimidation and threats” made by defendant Assistant County Prosecutor Michel A. Paulhus toward the evaluating members township child study team and he was “baselessly de-classified and denied special services” in retaliation for Uszenski blowing the whistle on the $750,000 deficit.

What followed was home counseling services for the boy to help him transition into general kindergarten. Lorraine Morgan approved the counseling services. It was agreed that J.H. was doing well, no longer needed at-home counseling, but still required a classified status and an IEP. In December 2014, Brick Mayor John G. Ducey contacted Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato to report an allegation that Uszenski’s grandson was being driven to a private daycare on a public school bus. In May, 2015, Uszenski, Halsey and Morgan were arrested and charged and the Board of Education voted to suspend Uszenski with pay.

In September 2015, a grand jury returned an indictment against Uszenski and Halsey, and the Board voted to suspend him without pay, based on his criminal prosecution. In September 2017, the Board voted to terminate Uszenski’s employment.

Ocean County Superior Court Judge Patricia B. Roe threw out the charges in February 2017, but Coronato’s office re-indicted Uszenski in June 2017.

Brick Mayor Ducey said he does not understand why he and Township Business Administrator Joanne Bergin are listed as (Superintendent - See Page 10)

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

Congressman Tom MacArthur WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Tom MacArthur spoke with FEMA Administrator Brock Long recently regarding last month’s flooding in Brick. More than 100 homes

were evacuated and most of the victims are seniors, who are still recovering from the storm.

“Brick recently experienced devastating flash flooding, affecting many of our seniors.

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Congressman

Chris Smith WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Chinese-made fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is killing Americans more than 29,000 in 2017 alone.

We must hold the Chinese government accountable,” Congressman Chris Smith (R-4th) said during a hearing about how deadly fentanyl is contributing to the opioid epidemic.

A leading prosecutor from Smith’s Congressional district, Jo-

seph Coronato, of Ocean County, called China-made fentanyl into the U.S. a “synthetic storm” that is “devastating,” but highlighted his program that allows drug abusers to voluntarily turn themselves in to a police station—more than 800 since 2017—without being prosecuted. Smith said the program has “almost certainly reduced deaths.” In 2017, there was a 20 percent reduction in overdose

From The Desk Of The

Governor Phil Murphy TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy announced that aggressive actions taken by his administration to stabilize the health insurance market in New Jersey will result in an overall average rate decrease of 9.3 percent in the individual market for 2019.

The reduction in health insurance rates is the direct result of New Jersey’s first-in-the-nation action to continue an individual mandate, after the elimination of the mandate by the Trump Administration at the federal level, and to implement a reinsurance program beginning in 2019. The two laws, signed

by Governor Murphy in May, were cited by the Center for American Progress in its listing of New Jersey as the national leader among states for having taken action to protect consum-

ers from federal sabotage of the Affordable Care Act. “Our work is based on the core belief that health care is a right – not a privilege,” said Governor Phil Murphy. “Federal attacks on the Affordable Care Act and rising costs of health care have made premiums less affordable for residents buying plans on the individual market. We have taken deliberate actions to defend the gains made by the ACA and our work is demonstrating results. We will not back down from our work to protect New Jersey families and ensure they get the health care they deserve.

My administration remains committed to doing everything it can to improve access to coverage and care.”

“States across the country are increasingly challenged in their efforts to ensure residents have

FEMA Needs To Respond To Flooding In Brick

I had a productive conversation with (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Administrator Long about this flooding and actions still needed to be taken in the community. I again urged Administrator Long to do everything he can to make any and all federal resources available to Brick to assist with

ongoing rebuilding efforts and to do it with all due haste. I will continue working with FEMA to ensure that the federal government stands ready to help the people of Brick.”

Timeline of Congressman MacArthur’s actions following Brick flooding: Aug. 17 - Rep. MacArthur

sent a letter to Administrator Long asking for support from FEMA in immediate response to flooding.

Aug. 21 - Rep. MacArthur visited those affected in Greenbriar and witnessed damage.

Aug. 24 - Rep. MacArthur sent a letter to Administrator Long supporting Governor

Murphy’s request for a damage assessment.

Sept. 4 - Rep. MacArthur visited Greenbriar again to meet with seniors still recovering from flooding and volunteers helping with the recovery.

Sept. 10 - Call between FEMA Administrator Long and Rep. MacArthur.

China Must Be Held Accountable For Production Of Deadly Fentanyl deaths—174—in Ocean County, down from 217 deaths in 2016.

Still, based on his medical examiner toxicology analysis, Coronato said “that in 2014, 10 percent of overdose deaths had fentanyl in their systems.

In 2018, fentanyl-related deaths have jumped to 80 percent.”

Coronato also said “synthetics will become the predominate type of illegal drugs abused within the next 5 years” and that “in many instances” it is being sold “right over the internet.”

Smith pressed both the State Department and DEA to do more to hold China accountable for fentanyl in the U.S., asking them, “Are we using existing tools to hold bad actors in China accountable? We have tools, such as the Global Magnitsky Act, which targets corrupt officials and human rights abusers. Perhaps it is time we start thinking outside the box and use something like Global Magnitsky to ensure that corrupt Chinese officials and narco-traffickers are held to account.”

Smith also said he voted for the House-passed “Synthetics and Overdose Prevention Act, to require the U.S. Postal Service (as private carriers like UPS and Fed-Ex are currently required to do) to obtain advance electronic data (AED) - detailed info on the shipper and addressee and other data - empowering Customs and Border Protection to target fentanyl and other illegal drug shipments.”

Bryce Pardo of the RAND Corporation testified that the

potency of fentanyl has sharply increased the number of opioid overdoses. “The crisis was initially fueled by oversupply of prescription painkillers, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone.

Yet, in 2017, synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, were involved in approximately 60 percent of all opioid overdose deaths,” Pardo stated in his testimony.

“Today’s drug overdose crisis now surpasses major public health epidemics of prior generations, including the HIV/AIDS epidemic,” Pardo stated.

Individual Health Insurance Rates To Decrease In 2019

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Policies in Washington aimed at dismantling the Affordable Care Act have created enormous uncertainty in insurance markets nationwide. The repeal of the individual mandate led to request-

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We ask that you are respectful, and that you discuss issues rather t ha n just sla m m i ng someone.

Similarly, we will cut off press releases from incumbent politicians at around the same time.

Our Government Page has releases straight from the congress members’ offices. We will instead be asking the Republican incumbents and the Democrat challengers to send us a statement to run side by side.

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Letters To The Editor For MacArthur, Rich People Come First My mailbox has been stuffed in recent weeks with all kinds of malicious and false propaganda emanating from the Tom MacArthur re-election campaign. In these mailers, TMac claims he lowered taxes for New Jersey’s households. That may be true in some instances. But there are many others, including myself, whose taxes are going up.

Losing the full deduction for state and local taxes is bad enough, but the Trump/ MacArthur tax bill also eliminates personal exemptions, which means those who itemize deductions, regardless of whether they pay state and local taxes or not, will see their effective tax rate go up. TMac knows this tax bill is bad for New Jersey as he was the only Republican Congressman from our state to vote in favor of it, all four of the other Republican Congressmen (Leonard Lance, Chris Smith, Frank LoBiando and Rodney Frelinghuysen) voted against it because they knew it was bad for New Jersey.

The Trump/MacArthur tax bill not only raises taxes on some individual taxpayers but raises the tax rate for small corporations as well. In prior years small corporations paid a fifteen percent tax rate, but thanks to Donald Trump and Tom MacArthur these same corporations will have to pay a twenty-one percent tax rate, the same as the biggest corporations.

D e s pit e t he Tr u m p/ MacArthur tax increases, the biggest hit to many New Jersey bank accounts are the humongous increases, as much as 30 percent for health insurance premiums, especially for individual policyholders with preexisting or chronic conditions.

This is the direct result of Republican efforts, led by Tom MacArthur, to repeal the Affordable Care Act

Letters To The Editor and eliminate protection nal Chambers through the for people with serious and lasting medical conditions.

A significant number of New Jersey residents who live in the third congressional district have lost thousands of dollars in tax increases and higher health insurance premiums as a direct result of the policies implemented by the Trump/MacArthur Administration. They should remember this when they vote in November.

Ken Bank Barnegat

MacArthur’s Bipartisanship Is What Washington Needs ‘Bipartisanship’ is a word of ten touted in today’s polarized political sphere with little substance to backup such a claim. The Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy created a ranking system to grade each Congressperson on how regularly they work across the aisle in Washington. During this polarizing time in American politics, I am proud that my congressman, Tom MacArthur, was ranked one of most bipartisan members in the House of Representatives.

It is no secret that New Jersey Congressional District 3 is a swing district. Many different opinions range from the Delaware River in Burlington County across to the Jersey shore towns in Ocean County. MacArthur’s strong bipartisanship rating is a reflection of his understanding and willingness to represent all walks of life in his district.

He focuses on solving real problems, such as fighting the south Jersey opioid crisis and keeping Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst open, and isn’t afraid to reach across the aisle to get work done. MacArthur even enters Congressio-

democrat ent rance and mingles with his counterparts before going to his seat. Tom MacArthur is a bipartisan problem solver.

Tom MacArthur’s opponent, Andy Kim, will resist everything Republicans do, simply because he is an extreme partisan activist.

There is enough gridlock in Washington – we don’t need Andy Kim to add more.

MacArthur Fighting Opioid Epidemic

I recently received a deceitful f lyer in the mail attacking Andy Kim (a candidate for Congress) as a tax dodger among other things. I have seen u nt r ut h f u l a d s o n T V about Kim also. Who is behind these unscr upulous attacks? None other t ha n ou r Cong ressma n Tom MacArthur.

Apparently, he cannot run on his own record but has to attack his opponent.

MacArthur’s record shows his allegiance to Trump even if it goes agai nst us, his own constituents.

He also has ref used to hold town hall meetings.

He wou ld g l a d ly t a ke away our health care and protection for pre-existing conditions and was Trump’s right-hand man trying to accomplish this.

MacArthur represents big money, not we the people, which he has proven time and time again with his voting.

Andy Kim has served as a national security official under presidents of both parties. He is a Rhodes Scholar. He helped take on ISIS and advised U.S. generals in Afghanistan. He will be the spokesperson for middle class America.

Our police and first responders wage a battle against the disease of addiction everyday. It has ravaged the south Jersey community, showing no mercy, sparing no age, race, or socioeconomic status. No family is immune in Burlington and Ocean counties - we all have a loved one or friend who is suffering or passed away due to their drug addiction.

In Washington D.C., Congressman Tom MacArthur is fighting for emergency responders to ensure we have resources we need to fight the flow of illegal drugs in our community.

From 2015 through the winter of 2018, almost 24,000 lives in New Jersey have been saved due to the timely use of the overdose reversal drug naloxone by emergency officials (commonly known under the trade name Narcan). Congressman MacArthur, who is the co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, has worked tirelessly to break the stigma of addiction and prioritize funding for first responders through the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA).

An all-encompassing bill tackling addiction from many angles, CARA expanded the accessibility of Narcan to local law enforcement, helping to make our communities safer. After CARA’s passage into law, Tom MacArthur supports CARA 2.0 which would authorize $1 billion to fight opioids and provide enhanced training for our first responders. Tom MacArthur truly values our police and emergency responders, knowing they are the brave members of society who run toward problems while others flee. He has the best interest of first responders and all dealing with the opioid crisis at heart.

Rosemary Doherty Berkeley

Douglas Tortorelli Toms River

Joseph Slevin Toms River

Who Does MacArthur Represent?

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Superintendent: Continued From Page 6 defendants in the lawsuit.

“There are no claims made specifically against me or Joanne, so it’s strange we’re in the lawsuit,” he said in a recent phone call.

Ducey said a school bus driver came to meet with him and Bergin over some general concerns she had about the town, and it came up that she was told to pick up a student in Beachwood and bring him to Forked River. The student was a relative of Superintendent Uszinski, she added.

“After the meeting I looked at Joanne and said, ‘wow, what was that all about? Why was our Brick bus in Beachwood going to Forked River?’” he said. “Something suspicious is going on with the superintendent and the school transportation department.”

Shortly afterward, Ducey and Bergin went to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office to let them know, he said.

“Morally and ethically, it was the correct thing to do. We met with Coronato and relayed the story, and that’s the last we heard of it. We told him to do whatever investigation he needed to do,” Ducey said.

Bergin agrees. “This suit marks the fi rst time I have ever been sued for doing the right thing,” she wrote in an email.

“I never assigned guilt or innocence, I made no assumptions on the validity of

the information, nor did I request to be informed or updated on what the Prosecutor decided to do with that information.

Mayor Ducey and I reported it to the appropriate party as is our responsibility as public servants. I believe the taxpayers of Brick expect nothing less,” she wrote.

The defendants named in the lawsuit include former Board of Education members John Barton, Sue Suter, Michael Conti, Karyn Cusanelli, Frank Pannucci, Sharon Cantillo and Vito Gagliardi; Business Administrator James Edwards; former Board Attorney John C. Sahradnik; former bus driver Marcell Butterly, former Director of Special Services Donna Stump, James Stump, Mayor John Ducey, Business Administrator Joanne Bergen, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato, former Assistant Prosecutor Michel A. Paulhus, Detective Ryan Mahoney, and other unnamed employees of Brick Township or the Board of Education.

The board’s attorney, Ben Montenegro, said he has read the complaint and has referred it to the district’s insurance carrier, Summit Risk, and his firm would coordinate the defense of the district with the insurance company.

“Any comment on the merits is premature while criminal charges are litigated,” he said.

“My only comment is our firm will zealously represent the interests of the school district and the interests of the tax payers in Brick.”

1st Annual Purple Angel Foundation 5k Wind Run/Walk

BRICK – Be a part of the 1st Annual Purple Angel Foundation 5k Wind Run/Walk and Family Fun 1k on October 13 at the Brick Township Reservoir.

Check-in is at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. start. Parking and check-in at Trinity Bible Church, 3801

Allenwood Lakewood Rd. in Wall.

There will be a BBQ following 12:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 348’s picnic grounds.

The cost is $10.

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Affirmations To Create A Happier, Healthier You

By Sharon Yeskel, BA Integrative Health Associate Affirmations are phrases you repeat to yourself to help bring about positive changes in your life. They can also help you stop negative self-talk by choosing to state the opposite of what you believe is true. To create an affirmation out of a negative belief, change the thought: • I’m not lovable becomes I deserve to love and be loved • I’ll never find an apartment I like becomes I trust that I will find the perfect place to live • I’m always sick and tired becomes I am healthy and filled with energy to do the things I love Affirmations should create positive images in your mind. Using words like scared, pain, or anxious make you think of those conditions. Make sure to use words like comfortable, safe, supported, and peaceful when writing your phrases: • I have no pain becomes I feel comfortable.

• I am not scared becomes I feel safe and supported.

• I’m not anxious becomes I choose peace in this moment.

Be sure you never start your affirmations with “I hope.” When you say “I hope this happens,” there is an underlying vibration of

doubt. Say to yourself: “I hope I get the job and my boss respects me.” Now say: “I have a job that I love. My boss respects me and values my work.” Which phrase makes you feel better?

Which phrase makes you feel that having that job is possible? Always chose statements that make you light up inside.

Have you ever thought about what would bring you joy and give you a reason to get up every morning? If you don’t know the answer, try using affirmations to lead you to your life’s purpose. Try these statements and see what shows up for you: • I am aligned with my life’s purpose.

• My life’s purpose is being revealed to me now. I open myself to all possibilities.

When you first start saying affirmations, they may not be true or you may not believe they are true. As you continue to say them once or several times a day, they can change the way you think about yourself and the world. Make a commitment to repeat your affirmations every day for a minimum of 21 days. Keep a list of your affirmations on your night table and read them before you go to sleep at night and when you wake up in the morning.

Overtime, you may find those statements that were once just wishful thinking, are true. Drop some and add others as the statements become a reality. Affirmations can be a powerful tool to help you let go of limiting beliefs and help you create the happier, healthier life you desire.

Vendor Fair: Shining Light On Self Care

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New Assistant Superintendent Named For OCVTS

By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – Michael B. Maschi, Ed.D., has been named Assistant Superintendent of Ocean County Vocational Technical School.

Maschi is a licensed clinical social worker who served as Director of Special Services in Lacey schools since 2012. That department serves more 1,000 special needs students and their families.

He started his career, however, working in healthcare for those with substance abuse issues and mental health disorders.

He transitioned to education with the Barnegat Township School District. He then worked in Little Silver before going to Lacey.

“I have been incredibly impressed with

the OCVTS’ work since I moved to Ocean County in 2004. Knowing that meeting the career and technical needs of a diverse population of students requires collaboration, consultation, and meaningful partnerships with our Ocean County community. I look forward to working closely with everyone to continue to provide outstanding programs/ services for our students. I join OCVTS with excitement, purpose, and deep respect for OCVTS’s accomplishments serving students, families, and the county for nearly 60 years,” Maschi said.

He received his undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology from State University of New York - New Paltz, and continued his graduate studies at State University of New York - New Paltz and Albany. He has a master’s in social work and sociology, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of New England.

“As you get to know me you will know that I am committed to maintaining and creating world-class career and technical education programs for students so that they can continue to benefit from all the community has to offer. I am passionate about issues that impact traditional and non-traditional students in the 21st Century and their educational experiences beyond the classroom. I intend to work closely with all stakeholders to advocate and create meaningful partnerships for all vocational students,” Maschi said.

Maschi replaces Nancy Weber-Loeffert, who recently retired.

10th Annual “QUE-by-the-SEA”

SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Come enjoy a BBQ lover’s weekend packed with mouth-watering specialties along with all day musical entertainment, artists and crafters, kids zone, and our 10th annual

Seaside Heights BBQ Competition on Grant Avenue.

Hours are: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 22-23.

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BlueClaws: Continued From Page 4 Coast League Astros, Houston’s rookie level team which is two levels below Lakewood.

Malloy joined 2009 Lakewood manager and current Philadelphia third base coach Dusty Wathan and 2010 Lakewood skipper Mark Parent in being recognized as the league’s top manager.

Bergesen was in his first season as a coach after playing for the Baltimore Orioles and the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2009-2012. The lefty was 19-25 with a 4.61 earned run average, appearing in 102 games, starting 59 and pitching 424 innings in his career.

During the regular season, Lakewood posted the league’s lowest earned run average (2.74). It was the best ERA in franchise history, besting the previous record of 3.04. The BlueClaws paced Minor League Baseball’s 120 full season teams in ERA. Lakewood pitched a franchise record 23 shutouts.

Stewart and teammates Ramon Rosso, Addison Russ and Kyle Dohy were named to the SAL All-Star Game in June.

Scheiner made the team as a utility infielder.

During the regular season, he paced the league in on-base percentage (.372) and was second in batting average (.296). He batted 453 times.

He was fourth in OPS (on-base plus slugging, .842)), total bases (213) and base hits (134). He was among the league leaders in runs batted in (67) and doubles (30). He played in 122 games.

Scheiner was among the league leaders in walks (49) and hit 13 home runs He hit five triples and stole 10 bases in 16 attempts. He was drafted by the Phillies on the fourth round out of the University of Houston.

Malloy said Scheiner will catch in the FIL. “We will catch a little bit to up his value,” he said.

“I had a routine, getting to the field and knowing what I needed to work on,” Scheiner said of his success. “My off season preparation was a big help, another key. I had a plan for what I wanted to do. I maintained my body physically. I maintained myself mentally. Sleep is big. Stretching helped me. This league is very spread out geographically.”

Stewart was 8-1 with a 2.06 ERA during the regular season. He was second in the SAL in ERA. He appeared in and started 20 games, pitched two complete games and tossed two shutouts. In 113 2/3 innings, he struck out 90, walked 21 and allowed 90 hits, including five homers. He hit five batters. He posted a 0.98 WHIP (walks and hits to innings pitched).

Selected by the Phillies on the 20th round in 2015 out of Hazel Green High School in Alabama, Stewart is the fifth Lakewood pitcher named to the SAL’s postseason All-Star team.

He joined righty Carlos Carrasco (2006), righty Matt Maloney (2006), lefty Jesse Biddle (2011) and righty Will Hibbs (2017). Carrasco is with the Cleveland Indians. Biddle is with the Atlanta Braves. Maloney pitched for the Cincinnati Reds.

Duo cited: Lakewood pitcher David Parkinson and Austin Listi, who played for the BlueClaws last season, were named winners of the Paul Owens Award, presented annually to the Phillies’ top minor league pitcher and position player.

Parkinson opened the regular season with the BlueClaws, winning eight of nine decisions with a 1.51 ERA over 17 starts. He had a stretch of 34 straight innings from May 12-June 25 in which he did not allow an earned run. He was promoted to Clearwater where he was 3-0 with a 1.24 ERA

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The lefty from Ole Miss was twice named the SAL Pitcher of the Week and threw seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in a victory that helped Lakewood win the SAL first-half title.

Parkinson joined outfielder Quintin Berry (2007), shortstop J.P. Crawford (2014) and righty Ricardo Pinto (2015) as Owens Award winners who spent part of their award-winning season with Lakewood. Berry played from 2012-2017 with the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox, the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers. Crawford is in his second season with Philadelphia. Pinto pitched for the Phillies in 2017.

Listi, drafted last year by Philadephia out of Dallas Baptist, hit four homers for Lakewood, including the winner in the final game of the season. He hit a combined 312 with 18 homers and 84 RBI between Clearwater and Reading (Pa.), the Phillies’ Double A Eastern League team which is two levels above Lakewood.

The award was instituted in 1986. Owens spent 48 years with Philadelphia as scout, farm director, general manager, manager and senior advisor. He died Dec. 26, 2003.

The honorees will receive their award on the field Sept. 28 prior to the Phillies’ 7:05 p.m. home game against the Atlanta Braves.

Newsy notes: Howard finished the regular season in a three-way tie for the league lead in strikeouts with 147 and fashioned a 1.26 WHIP. ... Lakewood’s Damon Jones was among the league leaders in wins (10) and notched a 3.41 ERA. ... Teammate Zach Warren was second in the league in saves (15). ... Lakewood catcher Rodolfo Duran and teammate Jhailyn Ortiz, a right fielder, slugged 18 and 13 homers, respectively. ... Among the SAL’s 14 teams during the regular season, Lakewood was among the league leaders in batting average (.251), 10th in runs scored (543) and belted 95 homers. It was ninth in base hits (1,105) and runs batted in (492). Lakewood hit 230 doubles and was seventh in total bases (1.676). It was 10th in stolen bases (80) and sixth in being caught stealing bases (53). The BlueClaws slugged .381 for fifth and put up a .694 OPS. Blueclaws find homes: The majority of the players stayed with host families.

Parkinson and pitchers Jonathan Hennigan and James McArthur and infielder Madison Stokes stayed this season with the Howell Township family of Mike and Emily Fahringer and their children, Andy, 14, and Erin, 10.

The family has housed 13 players over four seasons. Andy Fahringer plays in the United States Amateur Baseball League, a Lakewood sponsor.

“At the beginning, I wanted Andy to experience what it’s like to play at a higher level - not to just show up a half hour early to practice,” Emily Fahringer said. “The first year was so good that we wanted to keep hosting players. Now, we have extended families everywhere. We want to give our players a little bit of family while they are away from home.”

“It’s fun to get to know the guys and play at a higher level,” Andy Fahringer said. “They keep telling me, ‘If you are not having fun playing, there is no point of playing.’ I am a little in awe of them, but once you get to know them you see they are ordinary people not playing the game for money.”

Erin Fahringer said she enjoys the players.

“They are fun,” she said. “They like playing in our pool with me. They play board games with me.”

“They are like nice big brothers,” Emily Fahringer said as her daughter nodded in agreement.

Pitchers Austin Davis and Drew Anderson, both now with the Phillies, stayed with the family in 2016.

“We keep in touch with all of our players via texting and social media,” Mike Fahringer said.

“We’re not partial to pitchers. That’s just how it worked out. Two players stay with us at one time.

Hosting the players has been outstanding. They become family with us. They go to our children’s sports events.”

Stokes said he enjoyed staying with the family.

“Everything has been fantastic,” he said. “They take me around. From the first day I was with them, it felt like I was with them for a week. It has been perfect. It could not be any better.”

The family has hosted players from numerous places, including Iowa, Houston and Florida.

“Hosting the players helps our children understand how to treat people who are not family,” Mike Fahringer said.

Lakewood office manager Jo Anne Bell, who works under Kevin Fenstermacher, the team’s vice president of operations and events, in the host families program, praised its participants.

“I think the program is successful because we have a great set of families and a great application process that allows the families and players alike to know what is expected of them,” she said.

“We get a sense of who they are when we do the interviews. We look at what they say. We look at the accommodations and the activities in the house. We need houses that are suitable for our players to get their rest. We need houses that are more conducive to our players when they are off.

“The families really enjoy interacting with their

players. They continue to support them on their journey.”

Bell said the players stay with families that live as far as New Egypt and Freehold from our stadium. Other families live as close to the venue as Lakewood, Brick Township, Howell and Toms River Township.

“Our players enjoy the time they spend with their host families,” Bell said. “Although there is not a lot of down time, they interact with the families and can spend time on their own if needed. The families understand this.”

This year’s host families received a free blanket featuring a team photo. There was a free picnic with the players at the stadium.

Lakewood supplied the blankets and the picnic.

“This is a great program that I enjoy working with,” Bell said. “I enjoy working with the families and the players alike. I have made some lifelong friendships with our families.

Some of our families have hosted our players for either 10 or more years. We added new families this year.”

Bell said Helen Corr, a Howell grandmother, hosts Spanish players.

“They ask her, ‘What did you cook for us today?’ “ Bell said.

To participate in the program next season, contact Bell at 732-901-7000 ext. 100.

“I will send the family an application that it can fill out,” she said. “I will do a house visit to see the accommodations and go over questions the family may have.”

Packing ‘em in: Despite inclement weather, Lakewood attracted 293,413 fans to regular season home games. The BlueClaws averaged 4,657 fans per game. There were 63 openings.

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If you’re just beginning your better-hearing journey — or if it’s time to upgrade — you might be surprised at how sophisticated hearing devices have become. They’re basically tiny computers, with just as many high-tech features.

Digital Reigns Almost all hearing technology on the market is now digital. Standard features include channels that can be programmed for your individual hearing loss and lifestyle, directional microphones to enhance speech in noisy backgrounds, noise reduction, feedback control, and the ability to wirelessly connect to FM and PA systems. But that’s just the beginning: Read on for some advanced options.

Data Capturing Today’s tech can store information about your listening environments and preferences, so your hearing care provider can access that data at follow-up appointments to further customize your settings.

Binaural Processing This means both devices communicate with each other. The devices can work in tandem, more closely mimic how we naturally take in data from both ears simultaneously, and stream sound signals from one device to another — which means you can choose to hear the person on the phone in both ears at once!

Connectivity Advanced hearing technology can communicate wirelessly with devices such as TVs and tablets. Currently there are no truly wireless hearing aids — a hearing

aid battery simply can’t generate enough power to comply with wireless standards — but devices called streamers can translate the signal into something hearing aids can use. A streamer placed in your living room, for example, streams and sends the sound from your wireless-enabled TV directly into your hearing aids, so loved ones watching with you can choose a volume comfortable for them, while you control the volume for your hearing aids.

Made for Smartphones Whether directly (Apple) or via a clip-on streamer (Android), today’s smartphones can stream sound to your hearing aids.

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

6 Ways To Protect Your Eyesight

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. I look around at this beautiful Earth and the people I love and I think, I never want to lose this gift! Eyesight is such a precious thing and most people take it for granted because you’ve never known otherwise. But it’s common to lose vision as you age. It’s not just an inevitable consequence though.

You might be able to slow it down by considering a few factors, dietary changes and vitamins or minerals. Today I’ll help you learn what might support your health if you have age related macular degeneration (AMD), dry eye syndrome or cataracts.

As soon as you notice changes in your eyesight, see an ophthalmologist. I recommend you share eyesight changes with your doctor so they can see if you have diabetes or other disorders.

Vision-protecting foods To protect eyesight, make sure that your diet contains plenty of eye-loving foods.

These include citrus foods, nuts, hemp seeds, walnuts, almonds, cashews, salads, sweet potatoes, pumpkin seeds, and seafood.

Water is also important. Dehydration will make your vision blurry.

Lutein and zeaxanthin Lutein and zeaxanthin are very special carotenoids that protect your retina. They filter out high-energy wavelengths of light and act as antioxidants.

You don’t make your own lutein and zeaxanthin, eat right and/or supplement. The best sources of lutein and zeaxanthin are leafy greens, squash, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, carrots and egg yolks.

Vitamins C and E These two powerful antioxidants protect the tiny cells of your eye from oxidative damage.

Both of these vitamins help you maintain healthy blood vessels. You see, blood vessels improve blood flow to your eye and this is imperative to good vision.

Good food sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits, bell peppers and salads. Vitamin E can be obtained from sunflower seeds, and walnuts.

Zinc Zinc is highly concentrated in your retina and especially in the macula, where it helps to make a pigment called melanin that absorbs harmful light. Melanin is a pigment that is made in your body by melanocytes. It’s in your skin too, it protects against UV radiation. The more melanin you have, the more brown your eyes are.

Zinc supports melanin production in the body.

EPA and DHA Fish Oils These offset some of the medication-induced vision damage that occurs from taking statins, NSAIDS, steroids and seizure medicine. Fish oils also suppress the inflammatory mediators such as thromboxanes, prostaglandins and leukotrienes. DHA accounts for more than one-third of the fatty acids in your retina.

Inflammation in your body doesn’t passively go away. We’ve recently learned there are three compounds that force it calm down. These good guys are called the resolvins, protectins, and maresins and essential fatty acids help you make more of the good guys.

Wear sunglasses Ultraviolet light can hurt your eyes so squinting isn’t good. Wearing sunglasses when you’re outside exposed to bright sunlight reduces the amount of UV light that your eyes are exposed to.

FYI, our devices emit short-wavelength blue light which might have negative changes in our eyesight.

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OCC Foundation’s 2018 Golf Classic Set For Oct. 9 TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County College Foundation invites you to tee off at the Pine Barrens Golf Club in Jackson on Tuesday, October 9, for the 2018 Golf Classic Tee Off for Scholarships.

The event, featuring “Beat the Pro” and “Putting” contests, is held annually to assist the Foundation in its mission to make higher education more accessible to Ocean Cou nt y residents th rough scholarships and awards. By providing st udents with excellent educational opportunities, it opens a new world of possibilities and paves the way for their future success.

Entry fee is $325 per player. Your cont r ibut ion i ncludes br u nch (9:30 a.m.), use of driving range (9:30-11 a.m.) before the shotgun start (11 a.m.), along with green fees, golf cart, and a golf gift. An Awards and Cocktail Re-

ception (4 p.m.), in the clubhouse, will follow the tournament. Soft spikes and golf attire are required.

Join the Foundation for a day of fun and fellowship. Make your reservations as soon as possible to ensure a spot.

The event (formerly called the Golf Outing and now in its 17th year) will be held rain or shine.

Individuals and businesses may lend suppor t by becoming a sponsor. All sponsors receive recognition in the reception program; in addition, depending on level of sponsorship, this may also include name prominently displayed at the Golf Classic, entry fees for a foursome or twosome, tee sponsor, Mulligans, and tickets to the 2019 Scholarship Celebration.

Please call for details.

To register as a player or sponsor, call the OCC Foundation at 732-255-0492.

5th Annual Wine And Beer Tasting

BRICK – The Tom Giannattasio Jr. Memorial Fund is having its 5th annual Wine and Beer Tasting at the Brick Township Volunteer EMS building at 500 Aurora Place, on October 26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25, or $30 after October 19. This event is for ages 21 and older.

Ticket includes wine and beer tasting coordinated by the Wine Shoppe of Brick, hors d’oeuvres, snacks and sweets from local area food establishments and door prizes.

Call 732-477-8959 for tickets or visit tomg jrmemorialfund.com.

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Robert C. Shea Esq.

By Michael J. Deem, Esq., of R.C. Shea and Associates I can’t say that New Jersey does a lot of things right, but I have to admit that our consumer protection laws are some of the best in the country.

When dealing with motorized wheelchairs a “consumer” is defined as the purchaser of the motorized wheelchair, if the motorized wheelchair was purchased from a motorized wheelchair dealer or manufacturer for purposes other than resale. A “consumer” is also a person to whom the motorized wheelchair is transferred for purposes other than resale, if the transfer occurs before the expiration of an express warranty applicable to the motorized wheelchair.

A manufacturer who sells a motorized wheelchair to a “consumer”, either directly or through a motorized wheelchair dealer, shall furnish the consumer with an express (written) warranty for the motorized wheelchair.

The duration of the express warranty shall be at least one year. In the event the consumer does not receive the express warranty then the manufacturer shall be deemed to have expressly warranted to the consumer that, for a period of one year from the date of the first delivery to the consumer, the motorized wheelchair will be free from any condition or defect which substantially impairs the value of the wheelchair to the consumer.

If the wheelchair has what is called a “Nonconformity” this means that a condition or defect substantially impairs the use, value or safety of the motorized wheelchair, and that is covered by an express warranty. A “Nonconformity” does not include a condition or defect that is the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modification or alteration of the motorized wheelchair by the consumer.

If a new motorized wheelchair does not conform to an applicable express warranty and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, the wheelchair lessor or any of the manufacturer’s authorized dealers and makes the wheelchair available for repair before one year after first delivery of the wheelchair to a consumer then the nonconformity shall be repaired at no charge to the consumer by the manufacturer. However, the consumer must provide the manufacturer a reasonable attempt to repair the wheelchair.

“Reasonable attempt to repair” means, within the term of an express warranty applicable, or within one year after first delivery of the wheelchair to the consumer, whichever is sooner, that: (1) the wheelchair has been in for repair three or more times and the nonconformity continues, or (2) the motorized wheelchair is out of service for an aggregate of at least 20 days due to a nonconformity after having been returned to the manufacturer, wheelchair lessor, or any of the manufacturer’s authorized dealers for repair.

If, after a reasonable Michael J. Deem attempt to repair, the nonconformity is not repaired then the manufacturer shall, at the direction of a consumer (other than a consumer who leases a motorized wheelchair from a motorized wheelchair dealer), either (1) accept return of the wheelchair and replace the wheelchair with a comparable new one and refund any collateral costs; or (2) accept return of the wheelchair and refund to the consumer and to any holder of a Note on the wheelchair the full purchase price plus any finance charge amount paid by the consumer at the point of sale and collateral costs, less a reasonable allowance for use.

In order to receive a comparable new motorized wheelchair or a refund a consumer shall offer to transfer possession of the defective wheelchair to the manufacturer. No later than 30 days after that offer, the manufacturer shall provide the consumer with the comparable new motorized wheelchair or a refund. When the manufacturer provides the new motorized wheelchair or refund, the consumer shall return the defective wheelchair to the manufacturer, along with any endorsements necessary to transfer legal possession to the manufacturer.

In order to receive a refund a consumer shall: (a) offer to return the defective wheelchair to its manufacturer. No later than 30 days after that offer, the manufacturer shall provide the refund to the consumer. When the manufacturer provides the refund, the consumer shall return to the wheelchair; and (b) offer to transfer possession of the wheelchair to its manufacturer. No later than 30 days after that offer, the manufacturer shall provide the refund to the motorized wheelchair lessor.

When the manufacturer provides the refund, the motorized wheelchair lessor shall provide to the manufacturer any endorsements necessary to transfer legal possession to the manufacturer.

Also, keep in mind that any lease of a motorized wheelchair shall not be enforceable after the consumer receives a refund for the leased motorized wheelchair.

No motorized wheelchair returned by a consumer or motorized wheelchair lessor in this State or by a consumer or motorized wheelchair lessor in another state shall be sold or leased again in this New Jersey unless full disclosure of the reasons for return is made to any prospective buyer or lessee.

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Saturday, October 6th Brick Beach III (Rt. 35 N)

USATF Certified Beach to Bay 5K Course Goodie Bag-Fun Stuff ∙ Excellent Shirt ∙ Friends Age Group Awards ∙ Positive Energy ∙ Raffles/Prizes It’s also a DOG FRIENDLY Event (All dogs must be leashed)

COST: $25 per person BEFORE October 1st $30 per person AFTER October 1st REGISTRATION CHECK-IN: 7:30am RACE START TIME: 8:30am Concludes at 9:30am with award presentation!

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Garden State Parkway Removing Exact Change Toll Lanes

By Kimberly Bosco NEW JERSEY – The Garden State Parkway is getting rid of exact change lanes beginning September 24, announced the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

Exact change lanes will be removed from all parkway toll plazas, excluding tolls on entrance and exit ramps. Officials said they will be converting these lanes into full service or EZPass Only lanes.

The coin machines in the exact change lanes are nearing the end of their life expectancy and becoming exceedingly difficult and expensive to maintain or fix, according to NJTPA. NJTPA explained that most drivers, almost 83 percent going through the toll plazas, utilize EZPass anyway. Coin lanes see only

about 5 percent of drivers.

Motorists should expect a minimal impact on traffic due to the change.

“If you want to continue using exact change, you simply will be handing it to a toll collector instead of dropping it into a coin basket. Just make sure you select a full service lane rather than an E-ZPass Only lane,” stated NJTPA. The work will begin on September 24. The tolls will be worked on two per week, one north and one south: • Week 1: Pascack Valley and Cape May • Week 2: Bergen and Great Egg • Week 3: Essex and New Gretna • Week 4: Union and Barnegat • Week 5: Toms River and Raritan • Week 6: Asbury Park

Join Operation Ruck-It In Supporting Veterans With PTSD

By Kimberly Bosco BRICK – Take part in Operation Ruck It on Sept. 22 at the Brick VFW Post on Adamston Road. The walk will begin and end at the VFW, stepping off at 8:30 a.m.

Operation Ruck It is a 22-kilometer “ruckstyle” walk to raise funds for the suicide epidemic among veterans, taking the lives of 22 veterans with PTSD each day.

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The walk will take off from the Brick VFW, head through Bay Head, Mantoloking, Chadwick Beach and the northern beaches of Brick and Toms River before heading back to the Brick VFW for an after party. There will be water stops every 2.5 miles.

This event is open to the public. The cost is $22 to register. You can also choose to donate without walking.

Ma22 has already raised $26,103 for their cause.

Brick Craft Fair & Town-Wide Yard Sale

BRICK – Brick Township’s Craft Fair & Town-Wide Yard Sale returns to Windward Beach Park on Saturday, September 29, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The annual event gives residents a chance to buy some great craft items or maybe find some hidden treasures. Whether you are a crafter, someone looking to clean out the

garage or a person who loves to browse for bargains, this event is for you.

Spots are 10 ft. x 10 ft. and you must provide your own tables/tents. The cost to participate is $20 per spot for yard sale vendors and $40 per spot for craft vendors.

For an application, visit bricktownship. net/…/uploa…/2018/08/yard_sale1.pdf.

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CLASSIFIEDS For Rent Rent or Sale Brick - Green Briar I 55+.

2 BR/2 BA/EIK,DR,LR, Updated,CA& Gas, Garage. $1,750 mo + Utilities. 1 1/2 mo. security. 201+772-8227. (40) RENTAL/PURCHASE-G2 BR & 1 or 1.5 Bath homes Homestead Run 55+ Community. www.homesteadrun.com. 732-370-2300.

(44) Looking For Female Roommate - 55 yr old/over to share 2 bedroom unit in Holiday City Community. $800/month includes Cable/Internet and all utilities. Avail. Oct. 1. Please leave message 732-600-3377.

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(41) Second Chance Golf Balls For Sale - Titleist ProV-1, $25 a dozen, two dozen minimum, great condition, call 732-920-3944.

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Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n) COSTUME/ESTATE JEWELRY Looking to buy costume/estate jewelry, old rosaries and religious medals, all watches and any type of sterling silver, bowls, flatware candlesticks or jewelry. Same day house calls and cash on the spot.

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(41) Entire Estates Bought - Bedroom/ dining sets, dressers, cedar chests, wardrobes, secretaries, pre-1950 wooden furniture, older glassware, oriental rugs, paintings, bronzes, silver, bric-a-brac.

Call Jason at 609-970-4806. (t/n) CASH PAID!! - LP records, stereos, turntables, musical instruments, guitar, saxophone, cassettes, reel tapes, music related items. Come to you. 732-804-8115.

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NJ Receives 146 Applications For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

By Jennifer Peacock TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Health has received 146 applications from 106 organizations to set up medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state, the governor’s office announced.

Fifty applicants applied to operate dispensaries in North Jersey, 45 in Central Jersey, and 45 in South Jersey.

The Department on Health on July 16 requested applications for up to six new medical marijuana dispensaries. There are currently six dispensaries operating in the state in Egg Harbor Township, Montclair, Woodbridge, Cranbury, Secaucus, and Bellmawr.

“By expanding Alternative Treatment Center locations in New Jersey, we are putting patients first and ensuring more convenient access to medical marijuana,” Governor Phil Murphy said. “This is another step forward in removing barriers put in place

by the previous administration and creating a more consumer-friendly program.”

Approved applicants will be notified once the review is complete. Those applications won’t be made public until the awards have been announced.

“Program participation has surpassed 30,000 individuals as a result of reforms already made, and we expect that number to keep growing,” New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal said.

“We need more Alternative Treatment Centers to keep pace with the demand for a therapy that has been unjustly restricted for so long.”

The state will open up additional opportunities to apply to build cultivating, manufacturing, and dispensing sites in the future.

For more information on New Jersey’s Medicinal Marijuana Program, visit nj.gov/ health/medicalmarijuana/index.shtml.

Hawk Rock Hike LAKEWOOD – We will climb a steep assent up to Hawk Rock and then Cactus Ledge (up 400 vertical feet!) where we will view much of Bergen County and possibly the New York City skyline on a clear day.

We will also parallel a cascading stream, crossing rocky trails and woods roads.

You will be picked up at the Beach Complex Parking Lot at Ocean County Park on December 2. Departure is at 7:30 a.m. Return at 4 p.m. Hike is Moderate to Strenuous: steep, rocky, may be slippery, 5 miles.

The cost is $12 per adult and $8 per child (ages 9-16).

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Bob Evans Sausage Products Recalled For Contamination

By Kimberly Bosco NEW JERSEY – The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently announced a recall on Bob Evans Farms, Inc. pork sausage link products.

These products, produced on August 1, 2018, might have been contaminated with pieces of hard, clear plastic according to the FSIS. Consumer complaints made to the company spurred the discovery of the plastic and the subsequent recall.

The following products are being recalled: 12-oz overwrap trays labeled “BOB EVANS MAPLE PORK SAUSAGE LINKS.” These products contain a Use by date of Oct. 16, 2018 or Oct. 19, 2018, and Lot Code of 8213.

12-oz overwrap trays labeled “BOB EVANS BROWN SUGAR & HONEY.” These products contain a Use by date of Oct. 16, 2018, and Lot Code of 8213.

12-oz overwrap trays labeled “FRESH FROM MEIJER MAPLE FLAVORED SAUSAGE LINKS.” These products contain a Use by date of Sept. 06, 2018, and

Lot Code of 8213 12-oz overwrap trays labeled “GIANT EAGLE MAPLE PORK BREAKFAST SAUSAGE LINKS CARAMEL COLOR ADDED.” These products contain a Use by date of Sept. 10, 2018, and Lot Code of 8213.

12-oz overwrap trays labeled “SCHNUCKS MAPLE RECIPE BREAKFAST SAUSAGE.” These products contain a Lot Code of 8213.

All of these recalled items should have the establishment number EST 6785 labeled on the packaging. The products were shipped to locations in Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

No injuries or illnesses from these products have since been reported.

FSIS urges consumers who have already purchased the recalled products to throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

You can contact Bob Evans Farms, Inc. at 1-800-939-2338 for any questions related to the products.

7th Annual Beach to Bay 5k Run/Walk

By Kimberly Bosco BRICK – The 7th Annual Beach to Bay 5k Run/Walk for the Animals is upon us once again! Join in the event at Brick Beach III on October 6.

The run/walk will feature a USATF Certified, flat, fast scenic course along the ocean and the bay. Come out for goodie bags, t-shirts, awards, raffles, prizes, and a good time with family and friends!

Registration check in is at 7:30 a.m. and the race starts at 8:30 a.m. The event concludes

at 9:30 a.m. with an award presentation.

The cost is $25 per person before October 1 and $30 per person after October 1.

The fi rst 300 runners will also get a free T-shirt!

All proceeds will benefit the rescue and re-homing of abused, abandoned animals.

Register at raceforum.com/beach2bay.

Come out to Brick Beach III for a day of fun, and you can bring your dog too! All dogs must be leashed.

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New Jersey Horses Contract West Nile Virus & Eastern Equine Encephalitis Peace of Mind and Heart Before, During and Beyond Timothy E. Ryan Owner/Senior Director N.J. Lic. No. 3103

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By Kimberly Bosco OCEAN COUNTY – Horses in both Ocean County and Burlington County have reportedly contracted West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, both serious mosquito-borne illnesses.

In Burlington County, one 10-year old mare is the fi rst reported case of West Nile Virus (WNV) this year. In Ocean County, we’re seeing the fourth reported case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in New Jersey for 2018. The mare is now undergoing treatment. The Ocean County horse was euthanized on September 4; the previous three EEE horses, from Monmouth and Camden counties, were also euthanized.

None of these affected horses were vaccinated against either disease in 2018.

The NJ Department of Agriculture reported that “EEE causes inflammation of the brain tissue and has a significantly higher risk of death in horses than West Nile Virus infection. West Nile Virus is a viral disease that affects a horse’s neurological system.”

The disease, transmitted via mosquito bite, typically moves between birds and mosquitos. Humans and horses become

incidental but “dead-end” hosts for the virus.

“We continue to encourage horse owners be vigilant in vaccinating their animals against these diseases spread by mosquitoes,” New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher said. “Vaccinated animals are much less likely to contract deadly diseases such as EEE and West Nile Virus.”

The NJ Department of Agriculture urges livestock owners to vaccinate against WNV and EEE, especially as mosquito numbers are higher than average this year, they stated.

For more information about EEE in horses, visit the New Jersey Department of Agriculture web site at nj.gov/agriculture/ divisions/ah/diseases/diseaseworksheets. html.

EEE and West Nile virus, like other viral diseases affecting a horse’s neurological system, must be reported to the state veterinarian at 609-671-6400 within 48 hours of diagnosis. The New Jersey Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory is available to assist with EEE and WNV testing and can be reached at 609-4066999 or jerseyvetlab@ag.nj.gov.

2nd Annual Pig Roast Fundraiser BRICK – Brick Police host the 2nd annual Pig Roast Fundraiser on September 29 from 1-6 p.m. at the VFW Post 8867, 373 Adamston Rd. There will be BBQ food, ref reshments, live music, and family fun! Join

in for a dunk tank, a bouncy house, horseshoes, cor n hole, a gift raff le, 50/50, and more!

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of sept 22 - sept 28

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Keep your promises and people will respect your integrity in the week ahead. The dragon guarding the cave has gone on vacation so set your sights on achieving a worthy goal. Money may arrive unexpectedly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Home might be where the heart is, but you might shine brightest in the outer world this week. Expect to receive enthusiastic cooperation from your peers or co-workers when engaged on an important job or project.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This could be a perfect week to examine your fundamental wants and needs. Learn to be more spontaneous as you interact within a group although you may need to be the soul of discretion when handling secrets.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the week to come you may make career choices that depend upon having a sterling reputation. You may be called upon to go the extra mile for a friend.

Concentrate on making extra money to obtain your fantasy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The difference between fact and fantasy might cause a feud in the upcoming week. You may even imagine that what you have in your bank account is adequate to fulfill your dreams. Avoid minor disputes with loved ones.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): All that glitters might not be gold but could be worth a second look. You will need to be in the right place at the right time to profit and reap the benefits of your inspiring ideas. Take notes in the week ahead.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There is no business like show business. Show what you’ve got. You may be called upon to demonstrate your working ability in the week ahead or to produce hard facts and figures rather than mere wishes and dreams.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your judgment is a bit better than usual as this week unfolds, especially with matters to do with home and family. You may receive kudos for a job well done or for your brilliant ideas at the work place.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Concentrate on finding common ground with others in the week ahead, so that you can share in beneficial trends. Draw others into your inner circle and freely share your joys, hobbies, and inspiring thoughts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your naked ambition may be obvious this week. Nevertheless, you will be willing to play fair and share your good fortune. This is a time when following rules can lead to positive changes and decisions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the week ahead, you might push too hard to get your own way. Gauge carefully the potential reaction from others before making impetuous changes and proposals. Friends may provide good advice.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your business and negotiation skills will be in fine fettle as this week unfolds. But there may be more important subjects for you to consider as you contemplate better and improved conditions.

Focus on the future.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen Add A Popular Retro Touch To Brunch, Lunch, Or Cocktails With A Devilishly Good Egg Recipe

By Wolfgang Puck DEVILED EGGS Makes 24 halves 12 large eggs 1/4 cup (60 mL) good-quality mayonnaise, plus extra as needed 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon brine from bottled dill pickles 1 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon minced dill pickle 1 teaspoon minced yellow onion Sea salt Freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives or Italian parsley Paprika (optional) First, hard-boil the eggs: Put the eggs in a saucepan or pot large enough to hold them in a single layer and add enough cold water to cover them by 1 inch (2.5 cm). Put the pan, uncovered, over medium-high heat, and bring the water to a boil; cover the pan, remove it from the heat and set a timer for 9 minutes.

Meanwhile, fill a mixing bowl with ice cubes and water. When the timer goes off after 9 minutes, drain the eggs and immediately transfer them to the ice

water to cool for about 5 minutes. To peel each egg, gently but firmly tap its shell underwater against the side of the bowl to crack it all over; then, with your fingertips, gradually peel off the shell underwater.

Transfer the peeled eggs to a double layer of paper towels to drain, removing any last shell bits.

With a sharp knife, carefully cut each egg in lengthwise in half. With your fingertips, gently pop the yolk from each half into a fine-meshed metal strainer set on top of a mixing bowl, placing the whites cut sides up on a large plate or platter. With the back of a large, sturdy metal or wooden spoon, press the yolks through the strainer into the bowl, scraping off any yolks adhering to the underside of the strainer.

Add to the yolks the mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, honey, pickle and onion. Stir until thoroughly blended, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.

Transfer the yolk mixture to a piping bag fitted with the star tip. Close the bag and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Cover the egg white halves with plastic wrap and refrigerate as well.

Before serving, remove the egg whites from the refrigerator and uncover them. Remove the piping bag, and pipe the yolk mixture decoratively into each egg white half. Garnish with chives or parsley and paprika (if using), and serve immediately.

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