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By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – Few things are worse for boaters than hearing the sickening thump and scrape after unexpectedly hitting bottom, and many boaters have reported damage to their boats in areas when shoaling has occurred.

That won’t be a problem for much longer in township channels, because for the first time in decades, the NJ Department of Maritime Resources is dredging the navigable channels, which is the transportation network for boats.

The areas that will be dredged include portions of the northern and southern branches of the Beaver Dam Creek; northern and southern branches of Kettle Creek; a section of the chan nel near the former Hinckley’s Yacht Services at the base of the Mantoloking Bridge; and portions of Green Cove Channel on the Metedeconk River.

Channels should be five feet deep at low tide, and they can over-dredge, said township engineer Elissa -Photos by Judy Smestad-Nunn Commins, who calculated (Dredging - See Page 2) Dredging has begun in the township’s channels.

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Facts To Know About Flu Season

By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY - The flu vaccine does not cause the flu since it contains influenza viruses that have been killed, and are therefore unable to infect your body, said Jennifer Crawford, an epidemiologist who oversees the communicable disease department at the Ocean County Health Department (OCHD).

It takes the vaccine two to four weeks for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against the flu, so if someone has been exposed before their shot, they could get the flu, she said.

Also, the vaccine, usually given as a quadrivalent vaccine, only protects ( Flu - See Page 2)

Georgian Court Women’s Soccer Finishes Strong

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Cooks Fundraising Christmas Lights Celebrates Sixth Year

By Jennifer Peacock JACKSON – Christmas really does come in July, or at least the summer, for the Cooks.

In its sixth year, The Cooks Christmas Lights will light up at 1 Carlson Court to help raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. To date, the Cooks have raised

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–Photo courtesy of Georgian Court University Former Toms River High School North player Krystal Hund (2) earned postseason honors at Georgian Court University.

By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD –The soles of the sneakers worn by Georgian Court University women’s soccer coach James Moore have begun to show wear and tear.

Not that the Lions’ 14th-year mentor minds.

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Continued From Page 1 that the dredge spoils (the material that will be excavated from township channels), based on yardage, would fill the area of a football stadium – including the end zones – to 100 feet high.

Commins attended a pre-construction meeting for the project in September 2017, and said that the dredged areas would only include sections of the channels that’s needed for navigation.

The dredge spoils will be placed in two of many “dredge holes” that were dug up and down the along the barrier island when the island was widened and when the original construction of Route 35.

One of the dredge holes is located off Bayside Park, opposite Brick Beach 3, which Commins said is about 26 feet deep and has the capacity to hold 175,000 cubic yards of material.

A large barge is currently anchored off the park, and a turbidity barrier boom is in place that will keep sediment and silt in place while allowing water to pass through, Commins explained.

The second dredge hole that will be utilized for the project is off Chadwick, which has a capacity to hold 260,000 cubic yards of material.

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against four strains of the flu, and there are dozens of strains out there, Crawford said.

“So if you come into contact with a different strain that’s in the vaccine, you could get the flu,” she said.

That’s true, said Dr. Philip Angelo, a family physician from Brick who works for CentraState in Colts Neck, but getting the flu shot offers protection against strains that aren’t even in the vaccine.

He said there is documented evidence that the flu shot makes the symptoms of different strains of the flu milder, even if it’s not an exact match, reducing the both the need for hospitalization and mortality rates.

If you have aches and pains after the flu shot, it’s just your immune system “charging up and learning how to fight the flu,” Dr. Angelo said.

“There are a number of important reasons to get the flu shot. First, it kills up to 30,000 people a year in the United States, and that number is not just old and frail people,” he said. “Younger people are also getting sick and dying from the new flu strains.”

Also, the flu knocks you down for a week, and for a lot of people, missing a week of work could present multiple hardships, Dr. Angelo said.

“Getting your flu shot prevents you from spreading it to other people, and some people - like those with advanced lung disease, or people on chemo - if they get the flu, they could die,” he said.

“Get the shot now before it starts coming around, even if you’re young and healthy,” Dr. Angelo said. “I get my flu shot every year, and I have for the past 20 years.”

the dredging and dredge spoils placement, and Commins said that the dredge holes are typically void of aquatic life since they are isolated deep holes of colder water and in great contrast to the surrounding ecosystem.

The project would be mechanically dredged with no hydraulic dredging or pipeline involved, Commins explained.

Dredging would continue until December 31 and would restart at some point to be determined next summer, she said.

The NJ Department of Transportation’s Office of Maritime Resources provides interagency support, program planning and policy recommendations on maritime issues. They advance public education on all maritime and marine issues and serves as the primary advisory body and lead agency for support of New Jersey’s $50 billion maritime industry.

According to NJDOT, some of the channels in Monmouth and Ocean Counties experienced shoaling as a result of Superstorm Sandy, limiting boating options, emergency response and commercial traffic in the areas.

Some $20.2 million has been earmarked for dredging projects as part of a comprehensive State Channel Dredging and Emergency Response Program announced after Sandy in March 2014.

No local taxes would be used for the dredging project, Commins said.

Flu viruses are constantly changing. The composition of U.S. flu vaccines is reviewed annually and updated as needed to match circulating flu viruses, Crawford said.

“We vaccinate for flu viruses that we expect to be circulating that season based on other parts of the world that experience winter when we are not, she said.

While Crawford said it’s too soon to comment on the efficacy rate of this year’s quadrivalent vaccine, people who got last year’s vaccine were 40 to 60 percent less likely to get the flu, she said.

“It’s better to get vaccinated early in the fall.

We started our flu clinics in early October because we wanted people to start getting it before the influenza starts circulating,” she said.

The OCHD offers multiple clinics at multiple locations throughout the fall until mid-December. Their public information officer, Brian Lippai, said it depends on an individual’s health insurance, but most co-pays are about $20.

The vaccinations are free to those who are enrolled in Medicare Part B. If an individual has a financial hardship, Lippai said to talk to the clinic manager who would discretely discuss getting the shot for free on a case-by-case basis.

The OCHD recommends that everyone over the age of six month should get vaccinated against the seasonal flu every year.

The shots are especially important for pregnant women and people with chronic diseases.

For more information, including information about upcoming flu clinics, visit ochd. org or call 732 341-9700 or 800 342-9738 extension 7604.

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Continued From Page 1 more than $21,000 for the organization.

One-hundred percent of the donations received go to the MS Society.

The tradition didn’t start out as a fund raiser. Michael Cook and his wife Carol played around with a 16-channel sequencer and synchronized seven songs to lights that first year.

“We like Christmas and we like Christmas lights,” Michael Cook said in a phone interview Nov. 7 with The Jackson Times. He was sitting at this kitchen table, testing 300 lights before starting the long installation process outside the house.

In its second year, having attracted visitors who viewed the show and asked if they took donations, Michael and Carol, whose son suffers from MS, decided to adopt the National MS Society as its benefactor for donations.

It’s grown to nearly 33,000 lights and eight songs, four new this year. This includes the 3,200-light spiral mega tree and four singing Christmas tree faces. Two years ago, the family added a 1,008-bulb pixel matrix, which will make another appearance this year.

It takes months to put in all the work to

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Continued From Page 1 Moore sported the sneakers during the team’s 27-0-1 Central Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season streak. And he plans to continue to wear the sneaks until the end of the streak.

“If it gives the team a boost ... whatever works,” said Moore, whose program won its fourth straight CACC regular-season title and fifth overall this year. “The left sole is almost completely ripped off. I have kind of worn them out. My wife (Kate) won’t let me wear them in any other place than the field. I don’t want to mess with the mojo right now. If our players catch me coaching a conference game without those sneakers on, I think they will call me out on it.”

It was another banner regular season for the Lions of NCAA Division II. They were 12-3-1 overall. And they captured the crown at 11-0-1.

“The thing that made this year’s title unique was we lost five seniors to graduation from last year’s team,” Moore said. “A lot of our opponents felt there would be a drop in our level of play this year. Because we lost those players, people felt we would take a step back. The girls accepted the challenge to continue the success that our program has had. It was real satisfying to get to the finish line with a title when we were doubted by many of the opponents we faced.”

A key reason for the Lions’ success was the play of freshman Krystal Hund, a forward out of Toms River High School North.

Hund earned All-CACC Rookie of the Year and first-team honors after scoring 13 goals and adding nine assists for 35 points during the regular season. She led the CACC in

synchronize the lights to music, finagle the electrical equipment and then install all the displays. The work starts in the summer and gets tweaked up until the first show after Thanksgiving.

And, of course, there are the candy canes.

Michael Cook gave out more than 7,000 last year, and hopes to top that number this year.

Their fundraising efforts have caught the attention of the National MS Society. This year, on Dec. 9, the family will be recognized during the Society’s Breakthrough’s event in Iselin. The event includes keynote speakers and a time to recognize those who raise money for MS research. It’s the first year the Cooks have been invited to attend.

The Cooks Christmas Lights starts Nov. 24 and runs through New Year’s Day. Guests can view the show Sundays through Thursdays, 6-10 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays 6-11 p.m. Viewing instructions are posted by their driveway, but guests should tune into FM 100.9.

Michael Cook asked that visitors make sure to turn off headlights to better enjoy the show. Please don’t block neighbors’ driveways. A place to leave donations will be clearly marked.

For updates and more information, visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/ cookschristmasnj/.

assists during the regular season.

“She is a dynamic player,” Moore said.

“She is an extremely creative player with the ball and she is very quick. She has a very high skill level.”

Moore said Hund missed her senior season with the Mariners because of a knee injury.

“She is playing at the same level when she was a junior when she was one of the top goal scorers in the state,” he said. “Her ability to take on players one-on-one is excellent. She gets in front of the net to score and is real accurate inside the box when she is able to get her shot off. She has added the ability to pass the ball. She is not just scoring the ball. She’s also setting up her teammates, which has made our offense diverse.”

Hund does not lack for company on the field.

“A lot of teams played her one-on-one at the beginning of the year, but that has changed now,” Moore said. “She faces more double teams and defenses are shading to her side as coaches have seen her play in person and on film. They now know she will win in one-on-one situations more often than not. Coaches send defenders over to her to get the ball off her foot and that has opened opportunities for our other players.

We have been able to handle that very well.”

Moore said Hund chose Georgian Court over several other schools.

“A number of Division I schools, including Stony Brook, Elon and Charleston Southern, looked at her,” he said. “She was real comfortable with our program and myself.

She wanted to have her family watch her play and she wanted to get a great education.”

Moore and Hund are far from strangers.

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Continued From Page 4 “I have known her for many years, seeing her play at the youth level,” he said. “I saw her potential and how it would translate at the college level. I am always looking for creative forwards who can score the ball.

I felt she would be a perfect fit for our system of play. Fortunately, she has lived up to each of my expectations.”

Ju nior cent ral midf ielder Anissia Fucci, a Manchester product, made the All-CACC fi rst team for the second straight season after netting eight goals and handing out three assists during the 2018 regular season. She led the Lions in match-winning goals with five, including one in an overtime conquest of visiting Holy Family University that gave the Lions their latest CACC regular-season title.

“She has just an unbelievable work rate,” Moore said. “She did not receive a lot of recognition during her youth and high school days, but I felt she was another player who I felt worked to make her game successful at the college level. She is an excellent two-way player. She gets

forward and scores goals and works her way back and defends as well as anyone in our conference.”

Earning All-CACC second-team honors was former North player Nicole Turelli, a freshman defensive midfielder who handed out two regular-season assists.

“Nicole is one of my favorites,” Moore said. “In high school, she did not get much playing time, but I knew her from the youth level. I saw great potential in her. I knew she would thrive in our system. She has worked so hard to get into great shape.

She has turned herself into an excellent college player.”

Other contributors to the Lions’ regular-season success were junior midfielder Kaitlin Lister (Toms River East), junior defender Kristen Lister (East), junior forward Dana Fontana (Brick Memorial), freshman midfielder-forward Emma Carney (Brick Memorial) junior midfielder-forward Samantha Wiles (Freehold Boro), freshman defender Melissa Fontana (Brick Memorial), sophomore midfielder Nora Stapleton (Monsignor Donovan, now known as Donovan Catholic), senior midfielder-forward Shannon

Kelly (Point Pleasant Boro), sophomore center back Erin Wimmer (Sayreville War Memorial), senior captain Carolyn Stanton (Communications High School of Wall Township), junior keeper Natalie Axelsson (Absegami) and senior forward Heather Arbachesky (Brookdale Community College, Wall).

Kaitlin Lister put home five goals and added seven assists for 17 regular-season points.

“Kaitlin is the best outside midfielder in our conference,” Moore said. “She is one of the best at her position in the country.

She has had another fantastic season. She has the ability to create opportunities for the rest of our offense. Her serves are spoton perfect. She has a great combination of speed and leg strength. She has excellent vision as a distributor and is a dangerous player any time she steps on the field.”

Kristen Lister fi nished the regular season with two assists.

“She does not get a lot of numbers, but she has been a real solid defender at left back,” Moore said. “I am real proud of how far she has come as a player.”

Arbachesky was named the CACC Player of the Year. She was a first-team All-CACC selection after scoring 13 goals and handing out seven assists for 33 points. She won four regular-season matches with goals. She played two seasons at Brookdale before joining the Lions.

Arbachesky provided early regular-season inspiration for the Lions.

“Our slogan is, ‘Let’s go. It’s time to go to work,’” said Moore, assisted by former Manchester and GCU player Jessica Constantine. “Heather made it up. It was born early in September. Our team was a little tired and dragging and she said it with energy. Everyone laughed at it at first and then a couple of girls began repeating it. We say those words on a daily basis.”

Axelsson, an All-CACC first-teamer,

was named the conference’s Goalkeeper of the Year after allowing 1.20 goals per game during the regular season.

Success is nothing new for the Lions.

Under Moore, they put up a 168-47-15 record in CACC play through the 2018 regular season. They enjoyed 13 consecutive winning seasons and made 13 straight trips to the CACC Tournament through the 2017 campaign. Entering this season, the Lions won three CACC tournaments.

Entering this season, Moore has produced 32 All-CACC players, 13 Division II Conference Commissioners Association players, nine National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-East Region players and six CCA All-Americans. Moore was named the CACC Coach of the Year in 2006, 2015 and 2017.

“It’s all about bringing home the hardware,” Moore said. “That statistics stuff is nice to talk about, but it’s about bringing home the hardware. It’s wonderful to watch this growth in the program. As good as we are this year, I feel we will be infinitely better next year as we have so many young players who are emerging. Our goal in the next couple of years is to qualify for the Sweet Sixteen (in the NCAA Division II Tournament) or the Elite Eight. We are very close to achieving those goals.”

Moore said he recruits players who play with plenty of fire.

“I look for players who have a desire,” the senior staff member and the director of goalkeeping at the Toms River Football Club said. “Do they have a desire to excel at the college level? I recruit players who are often overlooked. They did not get the recognition they felt they deserved at the younger levels of the game. They play with a chip on their shoulder. They have talent, but I look for what will set them apart from the other players. I want them to want to succeed. I want them to excel to reach higher levels of greatness. We want players who are willing to put in the work.”

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Brick To Host Seminar For Special Ed Parents

By Jennifer Peacock BRICK – The Brick Township School District will hold its Special Education Parent Academy 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Professional Development Center at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 101 Hendrickson Road.

The academy is free and open to district parents.

Topics covered include “How to Review

Your Child’s I.E.P.,” “Productive Struggles/ Growth Mindset,” and “Behavior and Autism.”

Seminars are led by school subject experts.

Registration is requested at brickschools.org.

For more information, call the Brick Township Special Education Department at: 732785-3000 Ext. 4515 or email specialservices@ brickschools.org.

Point Pleasant Boro’s Christmas Tree Lighting POINT PLEASANT BORO – Please join Mayor Sabosik, the Borough Council and the Chamber of Commerce for the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Market in the Park Event at Community Park on November 30, 2018 at 5–9 p.m.

The Tree Lighting will begin at 6 p.m., after

the lighting there will be horse and carriage rides, bounce houses, holiday music and an ice carving demo. The Market in the Park is from 5-9 p.m. and will have a variety of food, craft and local vendors.

If you would like information on the market please call the Chamber at 732-295-8850.

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Brick Swears In New Officer

BRICK – Brick Police welcomed new Officer Brian Gordon, who was sworn in

by Mayor Ducey on Tuesday October 30.

Gordon started his career in law enforcement as a Class 1 Officer with Brick

–Photo courtesy Brick Police Township in 2014. In 2015 he was hired by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department where he worked for the past three years.

Brian Gordon will be starting the field training program immediately.

Brick Police Participate In No Shave November

BRICK – The Brick Township Police Department in conjunction with Brick PBA #230 will be participating in No Shave November. While the Brick Police Department has a strict grooming policy, in the coming weeks you might notice some of our officers growing facial hair. No Shave November is a movement done all across the country to help

raise money for cancer research. For each day an officer does not shave, they will donate $1 up to $30 which will be collected and then ultimately donated to a reputable cancer research organization. This is our second year participating in this worthy cause, with last year’s donations going to a Pancreatic Cancer Organization.

Christkindlmarkt: Old Time Holiday Craft Market

TUCKERTON – Tuckerton Seaport rolls out the holly for the Annual Christkindlmarkt on November 30, December 1, and December 2; Friday 4-8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Christkindlmarkt will be a family fun three day event with late night hours on Friday,

celebrating the traditions of the season with a Holiday Market and Craft Fair under a huge heated tent and throughout the Seaport buildings. Come jump start your holiday shopping.

Get in the holiday spirit with a horse drawn wagon ride.

Admission for this event is $5 per person.

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BRICK – RWJBarnabas Health employee, Elizabeth August and her husband Manuel, a cancer survivor and patient at RWJUniversity Hospital – New Brunswick, were joined by New Jersey Devils alumni and former Stanley Cup winners Bruce Driver and Grant Marshall, as they volunteered at the RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Race and Family Fun Walk, Saturday, November 3 at South Mountain Recreation Complex.

The event, which raised more than $160,000, supports the collective commitment of RWJBarnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils to build stronger communities

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Elizabeth and Manny, who reside in Brick, NJ, were married in his hospital room at RWJUniversity Hospital New Brunswick, where he spent 34 days undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment. They are committed to giving back and raising money for many important systemwide philanthropic initiatives.

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By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – The Citta Foundation, Inc. generosity of the Citta Foundation. Their overrecently announced a $600,000 grant awarded to whelming generosity will enable us to provide the Jersey Shore Council of the Boy Scouts. The relevant programs emphasizing character, leadgrant will be disbursed over the next six years, ership and positive achievement to thousands of helping to fund improvements to the Council’s the area’s young people. This gift continues the camp, the Citta Scout Reservation and to enhance decades of support from the Citta family and we are most grateful for all they have done in the past the Council’s endowment fund.

According to the President of the Citta Founda- and continue to provide for future scouts,” stated tion, Kristin Farfalla, the grant was made in honor Jim Gillick, Scout Executive/CEO of the Jersey Shore Council. of her late grandfather, Joseph Citta.

“My grandfather was a strong supporter of the The Citta Scout Reservation, adorned with a statBoy Scouts and their preparation of young people ue of Joseph A. Citta, is located in the Brookville to become contributing members of society. We section of Barnegat, NJ. For more information, contact Jim Gillick at the are very pleased to make this gift to continue my grandfather’s legacy of supporting scouting in the Jersey Shore Council at 732-349-1037. The Jersey Shore Council is located at 1518 Ridgeway Road, Jersey Shore area,” said Farfalla.

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–Photo courtesy Willow Springs BRICK – The team at Willow Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has partnered with its physician partners in the launch of a third television commercial. Dr. Todd Cohen, Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Dr. Leonard Sandler, consulting cardiologist and Dr. Jennifer Scheick, Staff Physiatrist proudly joined the team in the focal promotion of the center’s distinguished cardiac rehabilitation program.

Check Your Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors POINT PLEASANT – Point Pleasant Fire Department Station 75 is reminding everyone to take the time to change your batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. A good tip, if

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When you change the battery, do a test and the chirps stops.

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BRICK – Registration is now open for Brick Recreation’s 2018 Winter Camp.

The camp runs from December 26 to 28, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Campers will be making trips to Fun Plex and Liberty Science Center, as well as participate in fun activities like laser tag and

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Chewing. Slurping. Sniffling. These everyday sounds can drive some of us crazy, and now we are one step closer to knowing why.

Often misunderstood and misdiagnosed, misophonia is a soundprocessing disorder that many experience but don’t understand and don’t know what to do about.

About Misophonia -Misophonia (which translates roughly to hatred of sound) refers to strong reactions to specific sounds that can include anxiety, depression, difficulty concentrating, and obsessive-compulsive behavior. The offending sounds are ones that happen in everyday life, making avoidance difficult. Misophonics report anxiety, panic, and anger when exposed to trigger sounds. This compromises their ability to complete everyday tasks, be successful in the workplace, and engage in social interactions.

Causes -A 2017 study published in the journal Current Biology discovered that in misophonics, the part of the brain that joins our senses with our emotions — the anterior insular cortex — is overly active, and it’s connected differently to areas involved in remembering experiences, according to Dr. Sukhbinder Kumar, the lead researcher from the Institute of Neuroscience at Newcastle University. He tells The New York Times, “We think that misophonia may be heavily connected to recalling past memories, because people with misophonia have had very bad experiences.” Onset can occur in early childhood, with sensitivities becoming serious and affecting everyday coping usually between ages 8 and 14. If untreated, it can last a lifetime. We do not know how many are affected, as it has only recently been diagnosed as a condition.

Treatment- Researchers do not know why specific sounds trigger such a negative reaction; Sukhbinder hopes to identify the brain signature of the trigger sounds, which will help with finding treatment. For now, he hopes misophonics will find relief in knowing that what they experience is an actual disorder. Treatment has been most effective when based on a tinnitus-retrain-

ing therapy (TRT) model first introduced

by Pawel J. Jastreboff, Ph.D., Sc.D., and Margaret M. Jastreboff, Ph.D., who coined the term misophonia in 2003. TRT, a combination of sound therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, has proven effective in 83 percent of cases.

In TRT, pleasant environmental sounds or music are introduced into the patient’s ear canal. The patient learns to create positive associations with sound and practice intentional rethinking of trigger sounds. Use of earplugs or music-streaming earbuds to block out offending noises is not recommended. This exacerbates the problem by increasing sensitivity to sound. It’s More Than an Annoyance — It’s Misophonia.

S o u r c e s : h t t p s : / / w w w. n y t i m e s . com/2017/02/03/health/sounds-peoplehate.html. http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)31530-5.

Edelstein, M., Brang. D., Rouw, R. Ramachandran vs. Misophonia: Physiological Investigations and Case Descriptions.

Front Hum Neurosci. 2013;7:296. Jastreboff, P.J., Jastreboff, M.M. Components of Decreased Sound Tolerance: Hyperacusis, Misophonia, Phonophobia. ITHS News Lett. 2001;2,5-7. Jastreboff, P.J., Jastreboff, M.M. Using TRT to Treat Hyperacusis, Misophonia and Phonophobia. ENT Audiol News. 2013;21:88-90. Jastreboff, P.J., Jastreboff, M.M. Treatments for Decreased Sound Tolerance (Hyperacusis and Misophonia). Semin Hear. 2014;35:105-120.

Moller, A.R. Chapter 4: Misophonia, Phonophobia, and “Exploding Head” Syndrome. In A.R. Moller, B. Langguth, D. DeRidder, and T. Kleinjung (Eds.), Textbook of Tinnitus. 2001. New York, NY: Springer. Schroder, A., Vulink, N., Denys, D. Misophonia: Diagnostic Criteria for a New Psychiatric Disorder. PLoS One. 2013;1e54706. Wu, M.S., Lewin, A.B., Murphy, T.K., Storch, E.A. Misophonia: Incidence, Phenomenology, and Clinical Correlates in an Undergraduate Student Sample. J Clin Psychol. 2014;70:994-1007.

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

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Drinking water instead of soda can be the fastest, simplest way to lose weight and improve health. Why? We all need fresh water to dilute poisons in our body and fi lter toxins through our kidneys. When you become dehydrated with sugar-laden drinks, this fi ltration function gets harder. Blood sugar increases. Remember, water is essential to life because it keeps us hydrated. Having enough water on board can reduce the risk of migraines while improving energy.

Yet, despite the common sense aspect to drinking water and staying hydrated, some people insist on drinking tainted water that was perfectly good before some giant food company turned it into a liquid missile.

Drinking chemical liquids has become the norm. Millions of people worldwide choose to drink what I call “messed up water,” water that has been manufactured to contain lab-created dyes some of which trigger anxiety and asthma, various artificial sweeteners or preservatives, a few known carcinogens, as well as refi ned sugar.

I’m sure you’d be willing to at least offer your children a cleaner, healthier version of water if you knew how. So my intention today is to teach you how to make water prettier, tastier and fresher water with something cheap and easy like ice cubes.

I can show you how to make them medicinal by infusing them with fruits or

herbs. Then whenever you’re ready you can slowly tilt yourself in the direction of clean, pure water or fizzy seltzer drinks.

Changing from soda to water is easy if you want to. It’s just a choice, so try this: Blueberries: Add three blueberries to each cube and freeze. When these melt in your water later on, you can eat them. Seltzer water is ideal. Blueberries enhance cognitive function, vision and cholesterol/triglyceride ratios.

Mint: Put a tiny sprig each ice cube.

When it melts in your water it will add a minty zing and freshen your breath.

Mint is great for energy and may improve digestion.

Strawberries: Use organic ones. Wash them and cut the stems, then slice thinly.

Put a slice in each cube. Strawberries have 113 percent of the daily value of Vitamin C, plus a lot of manganese which makes your SOD (detoxification) enzyme work better.

Matcha: Brew some matcha green tea at half strength and then freeze it.

These make beautiful green cubes and matcha infuses your water with EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), which is a known cancer fighter and fat-burning compound.

Greens: Make superfood ice cubes out of your favorite brand of greens, I make mine at half-strength.

To receive more of my medicinal ice cube recipes, go to my website and sign up for my free newsletter at suzycohen. com.

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

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

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

Should permanent effects of your injury remain after achieving a medical plateau, you may be entitled to benefits to compensate for those permanent effects. This is based on a statutory value determined according to the part of your body which was injured and the permanent residuals of your treatment and injury. This process progresses after your physician has returned you to gainful employment. In the event that you are deemed medically unable to return to work, you may be entitled to total disability benefits.

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

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

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Sick of fluorescent lights? Tired of cutting through the red tape to run a field trip? Learn to use the resources at hand to run your own outing.

Most of Ocean County’s schools are located in some of the richest and most unique natural areas in the country. Get at least four

teachers together and set up an appointment for a naturalist to come to your school and get you up to snuff on the general ecology of the schoolyard.

Teachers of any discipline from art to math will find practical applications for teaching in and about the environment. The naturalist can also answer questions and provide program ideas and curriculum resources.

Contact Christopher Claus at 732-506-5122, or cclaus@co.ocean.nj.us for more information or to set up an appointment.

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BRICK – On Sunday, October 14, the Women’s Club held its annual women’s cancer walk. What a success! Hundreds of pink bows on the mailbox! What a beautiful sight! Nearly 100 women, men, and children participated in the event. In addition to the walk, donations were received through the “pink bow” campaign.

For 16 years, the Women’s Club has sponsored a walk to raise money for various breast cancer organizations with the goal of supporting women fighting cancer. Since the club adopted this annual event, it has donated over $500,000. This year, the proceeds from the cancer walk and sale of pink bows went to the nonprofit organization, Mary’s Place by the Sea, located in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

On behalf of Mary’s Place by the Sea, Clare Freda thanked everyone for supporting Mary’s Place which is a beautiful oceanside Victorian home with a serene and peaceful environment for women fighting cancer. Its staff is made up of mostly volunteers, and it is funded solely by donations of which 85 percent goes towards services which are no cost to its guests. For more information about this wonderful organization, visit its website at marysplacebythesea.org.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of NOV 17 - NOV 23

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the week to come you may be enthusiastic about achieving your material goals. Trying to switch horses in midstream, however, could land you deep in the river with no horse at all.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Juggle several balls at once. Hard work may be called for where your business is concerned this week, but romantic fantasies are vying for attention as well. Put things in proper perspective.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Skepticism is a healthy attribute. Be discerning when you make decisions. This week you might not be able to trust your intuitions or there may be a misunderstanding about a message.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Roll up your sleeves to make money. Put the accent on reliability and perseverance in the upcoming week. Show off your very best manners to impress others and win a few brownie points.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consistent effort in the week ahead will win recognition and appreciation from those who count the most. Work hard and be willing to wait for results and a pat on the back.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): No one can be a tower of strength all the time. But acting helpless won’t bring the sympathy that you crave. There could be miscommunications and verbal mix-ups in the week ahead.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There is a tendency to push the limits of tolerance and see how far you can go. Remain skeptical of things that may only look good on the surface and be sure to research the facts this week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put it in motion. Ideas that go around and around in your head may have merit. This could be a good week to tackle a research project or initiate a plan because you will stick to it like glue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make moneymaking a priority this week. You have the willpower to work long and hard to reach a financial goal and the dedication to see major projects through to the end.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take pride in pursuing your passions. You really do have the ambition and know how to get ahead so when opportunity knocks jump to answer the door. Get ahead this week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Avoid extremes to realize your dreams. Achieve a balance of genuine friendliness and reserve. To get ahead in the business world you must be both energetic and reliable in the week ahead.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The dogged pursuit of material things may give way to more gentle and romantic experiences by the end of the week. Your imagination may overflow and create a minor misunderstanding.

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By Wolfgang Puck

The fourth Thursday in November comes early this year. With only three weeks to get ready for Thanksgiving, that can put a lot of pressure on those who rightly consider the holiday their biggest home cooking occasion of the year.

Let me help you take a major step in your planning by solving the question of what to serve for dessert by sharing this classic Spago version of an all-time holiday favorite: pecan pie.

Many people who have tried this version tell me it’s the best pecan pie they’ve ever tasted. But, when you bake it and take a bite yourself, you will probably note that there’s nothing too out-of-theordinary about it. No chocolate chunks or drizzle, no added spices, not even any of the flecks of bacon that seem to find their way into even sweet recipes these days. It’s a straightforward pecan pie.

So, what makes the pie so memorable? Like any really good cooking, it is quality results from an accumulation of small details that all add up to a big, noticeable difference.

Let’s start with the pie pastry. I start by making my own rather than using something store-bought.

I like to use what the French call pate sucree, which translates simply as “sugar dough,” a very basic pastry that takes just minutes to prepare in a food processor and bakes up especially sweet and crisp.

Then there’s the filling. Instead of using vanilla extract to flavor the syrupy mixture that typically binds the pecans together, I start with a whole vanilla bean, scraping its tiny seeds into butter that I melt and brown to enhance the nutty flavor. For the same reason, I also like to add a spoonful of Frangelico, a widely available hazelnut liqueur, which also emphasizes the nuttiness. And I’m proud to say I include just about as many nuts as can fit into the pastry shell; a full pound of them - both a base of chopped pecans and then concentric circles of pecan halves. You won’t find a thin layer of nuts sitting atop a thick layer of syrup in this pecan pie!

You’ll also notice that I bake the pie in a tart pan with a removable bottom, available in any wellstocked kitchen supply store or online, rather than a pie pan. That ensures that the filling has an even thickness right up to the edges, for more uniform baking.

You may be tempted to give the recipe a try now, three weeks before Thanksgiving. Go ahead!

You’ll probably want to make it again and again, all the way through the holiday season.

PECAN PIE Makes one 9-inch (22.5-cm) pie, serves 8

Position the rack in the center of the oven. Preheat to 375 F (190 C). Meanwhile, lightly but evenly rub the inside of a 9-inch (22.5-cm) tart pan with removable bottom with some butter, or coat with nonstick spray.

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the sugar dough into a circle 11 inches (27.5-cm) in diameter. Loosely roll it up on the rolling pin, then unroll over the tart pan, pressing the dough into the pan. With the tip of a knife, carefully trim the edges.

Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

For the filling, put 3 tablespoons butter in a small skillet. With the back edge of a knife, carefully scrape the seeds from each vanilla bean half; add the pod halves and scrapings to the skillet. Cook over medium heat until the butter turns golden brown and smells nutty, about 5 minutes, taking care not to let the butter burn.

Scrape the melted butter into a medium mixing bowl; remove and discard the vanilla pod. Add the corn syrup, sugar, whole egg and yolks, and liqueur.

Whisk until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until needed.

To assemble the pie, place the prepared shell on a baking tray. Spread the chopped pecans over the bottom. Carefully arrange the pecan halves on top, rounded sides up, in concentric circles, starting along the outer edge. Evenly ladle the filling over the nuts, to reach the top of the shell.

Place the baking tray in the oven and bake until the filling feels firm when lightly, quickly touched and the edges of the pastry are deep golden brown, 55 to 60 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool for about 20 minutes.

To unmold, use the back of a spoon or a knife to tap all around the side of the tart pan. Place the pan on top of a wide-mouthed jar or can narrower than the pan. Gently free the outer ring, letting it slip down the side of the jar. Return the pie to the rack to cool completely.

Use a sharp knife to cut into wedges. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

SUGAR DOUGH Makes 1 1/2 pounds (1.5 kg) 2 1/3 cups (585 mL) all-purpose flour 1/3 cup (85 mL) granulated sugar 1/2 pound (250 g) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces 2 large egg yolks 1 to 2 tablespoons heavy cream In a food processor with the stainless-steel blade, combine the flour and sugar, and pulse on and off once or twice. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles fine meal.

In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and 1 tablespoon of cream. Scrape into the processor bowl and process until a ball begins to form, adding additional cream as necessary to bring the dough together.

Carefully remove from the processor bowl and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours. Store any unused dough wrapped airtight in the freezer, thawing overnight in the refrigerator before use

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