2018-12-08 - The Jackson Times

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–Photos by Bob Vosseller Top: The Snowflake Gift Shop provided holiday shopping for attendees of this year’s Toyland event. Left: Maria Held volunteered again this year to help bring some holiday magic to Toyland. Right: Jack Weinstein, 10, Manasquan joins Craig Brownfield in the Train Room at Toyland which returned on Dec. 1-2 at the Jackson Senior Center.

Funding To Provide Model Classroom, Energy Savings

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Board members recently recognized district staff responsible for two OceanFirst Foundation grants the district received and noted recent awards for its energy savings program.

The board joined Superintendent Dr. Stephen Genco and other staff in expressing thanks for the district’s receipt of two Model Classroom Grants from the Foundation.

This year’s OceanFirst Foundation Grant program chose only 25 schools out of 144 applicants for the award.

Each of the winning applicants submitted a proposal that outlined their inventive vision, creativity and desire to craft a model classroom for learning.

Those applicants that did not receive (Energy - See Page 2)

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The holiday season officially arrived in the township with two long standing traditions returning on the first weekend of December.

For more than two decades, residents have enjoyed some holiday magic in the form of Toyland, which returned on Dec. 1-2 to the Melvin Cottrell Center for Senior Citizens and the Disabled located at 45 Don Conner Blvd.

The center was transformed into multiple holiday themed rooms featuring costumed characters.

Around two thousand visitors toured Toyland during the twoday event which was the result of

Georgian Court Breaks Past Win Record

–Photo courtesy of Georgian Court University The Lions’ Shana Rayside, who starred at Lakewood, soars for a point.

a cooperative effort by the Salvation Army, senior center staff and around 100 volunteers including students from Jackson Memorial High School and seniors.

Salvation Army Field Representative for the Central Region of NJ, Esther Valentin Leon, said “this is an amazing event that we work with the community to provide.

It is a true community effort and involves the Rotary Club, high school students, the center’s staff and volunteers who help put up displays and operate the event.”

Senior Center Director Kate Slisky was enjoying her second Toyland experience during the (Toyland - See Page 2)

By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD - Put a winning season into the books for the Georgian Court University women’s volleyball team.

The Lions were 22-10 overall, including 12-4 at home.

They were 16-3 in the seven-team Central Atlantic Athletic Conference South Division for a tie for second place with Thomas Jefferson University.

GCU’s 16 CACC wins were the program’s most since 2009. Its 22 overall wins are the most in a single season since 2009.

The Lions finished the 2018 season with the third highest overall wins total in the 14team conference. They fell to Post University 3-1 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tou r nament semifinals.

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Toyland:

Continued From Page 1 weekend. “We had a few changes this year. Last year our back room was used as a changing room and a lunch area for our volunteers but that area has been remade into our Snowflake Gift Shop where visitors can shop for a variety of holiday items with prices 50 cents and up. It is so beautiful we are thinking of keeping it up year-round.”

Slisky said that the Salvation Army has been very supportive of the center and that they have been focusing on helping the homeless. “They provide the free Teddy Bears that the children receive. We also give the children a cookie and juice when they come through the door and visit our rooms.”

“Our senior volunteers have been working for months in knitting and crocheting hats, sweaters and outfits for the bears that can be purchased and the proceeds for them and bears that can be purchased is donated to the Salvation Army,” Recreation leader Kris Jackson said. “Everyone here is smiling.”

“This year there is more mingling and more time for the children and our senior volunteers to socialize. It really brings us together as a community,” Slisky said.

Slisky also commended Atlantic Coast Rehabilitation “who brought in Kristina, an artist, who created a new backboard and a mailbox area where our visitors write letters assisted by our student volunteers that are given to patients at the rehab for the holidays.”

This year’s train room offered a special

surprise with tiny Lego superheroes that were riding on one of the two train sets laid out in a massive winter mountain display.

The event would not be possible without two “remarkable Department of Public Work staff Mark Herrick and Steven Clark better known as ‘Mark and Clark’,” Slisky said. “They help lay out the multiple rooms.”

Slisky also commended staff member Elaine Kwalski who assists with posing the children with the Kringles and helping out in the office.

Among the seniors who volunteer was Marie Held who was decked out in green as an elf. “I was in rehab last year and missed this last year but I’ve been helping out for about 30 years with this. I love it,” Held said.

Around 50 Jackson Memorial High School students served as costumed tour guides for the event. They provided elves, snowmen, various Disney characters from the film “Frozen,” Rudolph the red nosed reindeer and this year some superheroes as well.

Santa and Mrs. Claus of course had a room devoted to greeting children and adults within Toyland.

Jackson Memorial High School art teacher Matt Albert helped make sure Kris Kringle got to the center from the North Pole noting that he’d been involved with the project with students for 16 years but provided Santa Claus after being asked to fill in 14 years ago. “The mayor and I provide a letter of recognition to each student for their record but they all really love to volunteer for this.”

Jackson Rotary Club Vice President Bill

Hybbeneth said the Rotary Club loves to support the program and “we have Interact Clubs at both Jackson high schools that are sponsored by the Rotary. The kids here today are doing the face painting and tattooing booths.”

The township’s official Christmas Tree Lighting was lit with ceremony, holiday wishes and song on Dec. 1 on the grounds of the municipal complex on Don Conner Boulevard. Parents, children, township officials enjoyed a musical program within the township hall before adjourning outside to light the tree. Santa stopped by shortly afterward, making the event complete.

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Continued From Page 1 a major award received a $500 gif t cer tif icate, making the foundation’s total contribution for the 2018 program $309,500.

“We are beyond th r illed that t wo of our schools here in Jackson were chosen to receive this grant,” Board member Sharon Dey said.

Foundation representative Nina Anuario presented the grant award, noting that Jackson had a long history of educational excellence. “You have been a winner before. You can’t get these special things done without the money you need. You did a great job and we are happy to help this community. You

had great grant writers,” Anuario said.

“It will be put to very good use,” Dey told Anuario.

District staff were also recognized during the evening for their work in drafting the grant proposals.

The Howard C. Johnson and Switlik elementary schools both received the grants. Dey said that Johnson serves 478 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, of which 31 percent have special needs.

“With their grant, the school will create a space to lead social and emotional learning with the aid of a school therapy dog, maintain their accountability through Yale University research, and to promote their community service to a global audience,” Dey said.

She added that the star of the school’s “Lear ning Unleashed” Model Classroom is a dog with Ivy League credentials. The school has reimagined what was once an office and adjacent space in the school’s library to expand the footprint of the classroom and to make it the hub of their school.

The designated space will be used periodically to ensure that the therapy dog is well-rested and ready when it is time to perform instructional duties.

St udents will come together i n the newly created environment for lessons on social emotional learning through interaction the school’s therapy dog according to the school district.

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Georgian:

Continued From Page 1 “Overall, we are generally happy with the season,” seventh-year Georgian Court coach Dan Sempkowski said. “However, our expectation was to win the conference championship. We knew we were an improved team from last year just from the fact we did not have any seniors in 2017. Our team at minimum was a year more experienced in addition to the hard work everyone put in and some key additions through recruitment.”

Earlier this season, the Lions topped host Post 3-0.

“I am not sure I would say we under achieved,” Sempkowski said. “We just did not win the biggest matches when we needed to.”

Sempkowski said this year’s team was strong in several phases of the sport.

“Passing and defense were the keys as well as balancing our offense out,” he said. “We were an extremely well-rounded team that hoped to run all of its hitters as opposed to focusing on either one or two hitters. Passing and ball control helped us do that. The team worked hard.”

The Lions’ 5-foot-10 Amy Bruno, a junior

right side hitter-middle blocker from Barnegat High School, earned first team all-conference honors. She was fifth on the Lions in points with 224 and added 170 kills, 80 blocks and 16 digs.

“Amy comes into every volleyball season in the best shape of her life,” Sempkowski said.

“She is physically among the most dominant athletes on the floor in every match. She had some knee and shoulder issues, mostly tendinitis, as well for 2018. Both were minimal issues this year because of all of the rehabilitation work she did all year. Blocking and hitting are always Amy’s strong points.

“Amy is on the quiet side. She is someone who is a doer as opposed to talking about it.”

Sempkowski said he saw Bruno compete at the club and high school levels.

“We felt her physicality would translate to our level (NCAA Division II),” he said. “Fortunately, we were correct. She was recruited to play right side, but filled in at middle blocker due to the team’s need in 2017. She had such a great year that we kept her there for 2018.

We hope Amy continues to improve on her consistency as well as in the flexibility to play multiple positions.”

Shana Rayside, a 6-foot-1 junior right side hitter from Lakewood, paced the Lions in blocks (81) and was second on the team in kills (244). She added 49 digs and was third on the team in points with 290. She scored 10 kills in the semifinals.

“Shana took the biggest jump forward of any of our returning athletes,” said Sempkowski, a former Ramapo College men’s standout and ex-assistant men’s coach at the NCAA Division III school. “On the court, she became much more consistent and helped us win many games. Off the court, she stepped up and took a role in our leadership core. Hitting and blocking are her strong points. She was the leading blocker in our conference at her position.

“Shana came into this year in the best shape of her life. Her on the court experience is really starting to take over. We expect her to be the best right side in the conference in 2019.”

Former Toms River East player Jaime Sweeney, a 5-foot-6 sophomore setter, was second in the CACC with 336 assists and added 151 digs.

She handed out 15 assists in the semifinals.

“Her setting abilities helped us to run our offense and have as much success as we did,” Sempkowski said. “Whether she was either

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starting or coming off the bench, she did a great job of bringing some consistency to the team and the offense. Her experience and being around the program certainly helped.”

Senior outside hitter-right side hitter Jessica Sipili, a Lakewood resident who played for Monsignor Donovan (now Donovan Catholic), posted 11 kills and 26 digs. She’s 5-foot-10.

“Jessica was a returning captain and one of the biggest leaders in our leadership core,” Sempkowski said. “She is also one of our brightest athletes who truly gets the job done in the classroom. She is simply a role model in everything she does.”

Sophomore outside hitter Aubrey Binkley, a Toms River North product, was third on the team in digs (249) and kills (241) and second on the club in points (309 1/2). She added 21 assists. The 5-foot-10 Binkley notched 10 kills in the semifinals.

“Aubrey is an all-around strong athlete who rarely gets rattled by the situation,” Sempkowski said. “When she is on, she helps us win in every way. When one aspect of her game is off, she still helps us win by being able to do so much more - hitting, blocking, passing, defense and serving tough. She played in 114 sets this year because she can simply help us in so many ways. She took a bigger role on the offensive side this year than she did last year.”

Senior outside hitter-right side hitter Peggy Rosario, who hails from Puerto Rico, was an all-conference second-team selection. She paced the Lions in points (356), kills (298) and digs (255) and added 15 blocks. She led the Lions in kills each season. She’s 5-foot-10.

“Her on the court contributions cannot be ignored,” Sempkowski said. “She ended her career among our statistical leaders in kills, digs and aces. She was in great shape this year. She clearly worked hard all summer.

Her consistency improved this year.”

The team’s captains were Rosario, Sipili, Rayside, Binkley and freshman Grace Fenn, a 6-foot middle blocker-right side from Phoenix, Az. “We ran a leadership core which was a little different, but with the hope of building more leaders for future teams,” Sempkowski said.

While on the recruiting trail, Sempowski looks for several qualities in athletes.

“The obvious things are the player’s volleyball skills, potential and general athletic abilities,” he said. “Other important pieces to us are strong academics, leadership qualities and other off the court intangibles. At the end of the day, we want athletes who love volleyball. Few people love early morning workouts, but if you love volleyball and see where those workouts will take you, then you’ll have on the court success and volleyball won’t seem like a job when you get to college.

“In general, the team consists of a great group of athletes who come into the gym to work hard every day. They love volleyball and love winning.”

The assistant coach is Jason Ulrich, who completed his sixth season. The former Brick Township athlete began the Jackson Memorial girls team and coaches the Jaguars’ boys team.

“He has turned the boys team into a Shore Conference top four team,” Sempkowski said. “His love of volleyball helps all of his athletes.”

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Continued From Page 2 Johnson Elementary School teachers Car rie Hogan, Melissa O’Keefe and their principal, Michael Raymond were recognized during the session.

Switlik Elementar y School’s grant proposal cited a growing need for elementary teachers across the country to take an active role in learning how to incorporate student data into their planning and instruction to support personalized learning platforms.

The school’s model classroom will allow for the creation of an innovative, personalized learning platform in a third grade inclusive classroom where traditional resources, highly adaptive assistive technologies, and multisensory materials will complement personalized instruction to general and special education students, according to the district.

T h i s s t u d e nt-le d cl a s s r o o m w i l l ex p o se st u de nt s t o c e nt e r s , whe r e re se a rch , goal set t i ng, com mu n it y service, and student celebration events are at the foref ront of the sk ill set needed to be successful. The grant will specifically provide for the purchase of Ch romebook s, t ablets a nd ot her technology.

Switlik Principal Kathy McKiernan, Assistant Principal Renee Pagano-Hein and teacher Danielle Parella were recognized for their work during the meeting.

The district also received good news concerning its ongoing energy savings program. Board members took part in the Sustainable Jersey for Schools awards, which recognized each of the district’s schools for earning at least bronze level certification.

The Elms Elementary School received

a silver level certification which is one of only 14 silver level certifications issued in New Jersey.

Jackson Liberty High School received the 2018 Sustainability Champion Award.

It was chosen from among all the state’s high schools.

Elms Principal Michael Burgos and Jackson Liberty High School Principal Geoffrey Brignola were both present during an award ceremony held in October where the district was presented 10 plaques for its schools.

The two principals received special recognition for their school’s achievements.

District Energy Conservation representative John Blair noted during the board meeting that the recognition “also belongs to the students, staff, administrators and coordinators of the efforts that earned us this distinction.”

Blair said that the district’s earning these recognitions takes a constant commitment to education, preservation and responsible behavior. “This can only be done by creating a district-wide culture of preservation and sustainability.

“We save money and reduce our carbon footprint. There is a public side that everyone sees which starts off with staff simply shutting off lights and computers at night,” he said.

Blair added that the behind the scenes efforts include analysis of district utility bills. The district has brought in $145,000 since 2017 according to a PowerPoint presentation that Blair showed during the meeting.

Six energ y f ir ms that the dist r ict works with are “willing to come out as speakers to our schools.” Blair added that $1,512,546 in spending had been cut from the district’s budget thanks to recent energy preservation efforts.

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

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Chris Smith WASHI NGTON, D.C. - R e p . C h r i s S m i t h’s (R-4 th) legislation to provide humanitarian relief to genocide v ict i ms i n Iraq and Syria, and hold ISIS per pet rator s accountable - HR 390, the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018 - passed the House after over two years in the making.

“W hen genocide or other atrocity crimes are p e r p e t r at e d , t he Un ited States should direct humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery aid to enable t hese people to survive - especially when they are minorities whose existence as a people is at-risk,” Smith stated on the House Floor before the vote. “HR 390 would ensure our actions match our words.”

Less than 200,000 Christians remain in I r a q , d o w n f r o m 1. 4

million in 2002 and 500,000 in 2013, before ISIS swept through the region on its genocidal campaign. Many of the remaining Christians i n I r a q a r e d i s pl a c e d , mostly i n Erbi l i n t he Ku rd i st a n r eg ion , a nd need assistance to return to their homes and stay in Iraq. Af ter the ISIS invasion, 60,000 Yazidis f led to Eu rope, and of the 550,000 Yazidis still in Iraq, 280,000 remain d ispla ce d a nd on ly 20 percent have been able to return to their historic homeland of Sinjar, according to the Yazdi organization Yazda. Those displaced will also need assist ance to ret u r n to their homes.

Smith int roduced the legislation in 2016 and again in 2017, with lead Democrat cosponsor Re p. A n n a E s h o o ( D CA). “Tens of thousands

Bill Would Help Groups Targeted By Genocide of religious and eth nic m i nor it ies i n I r a q a nd Syria were targeted for g e n o c i d e b y I SI S b e t ween 2014 a nd 2017,” Rep. Eshoo said. “As survivors return to their homes and begin rebuilding their communities, the United States government must make it a priority to help families in need of assistance now, while ensuring the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity are held accountable. H.R. 390 will aid in these efforts and send a powerful message to these communities that we haven’t forgotten them.”

Among other key provisions, H.R. 390 authorizes and directs the Administration to: Fund entities, including faith-based ones, that are providing humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery aid on-the-ground to genocide survivors from religious and ethnic minorities; Assess and address the humanitarian vulnerabilities,

needs, and triggers that might force these survivors to flee; Identify warning signs of deadly violence against religious and ethnic minority communities in Iraq or Syria that have been victims of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes; Support entities conducting criminal investigation into ISIS perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Iraq – including collect i ng and preser vi ng evidence that links specific per petrators to specif ic atrocity crimes and is usable in a range of courts; and Encourage foreign governments to add identifying infor mation about suspected ISIS perpetrators to their security databases and security screening and to apprehend and prosecute perpetrators.

Smith int roduced the legislation following a human rights mission he led to Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in December

of 2016 at the invitation of Archbishop Bashar Warda of the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil. There the U.S. delegation met with genocide survivors, religious leaders, aid workers from the Archdiocese, and officials from the U.S., other gover n ments and the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations.

Many Christian survivors of the ISIS genocide in Iraq and Syria had repor ted receiving no aid from the U.S. or the UN, relying completely upon aid from donations of non-governmental organizations like the Knights of Columbus and Aid to the Church in Need. The Trump Administration has focused on targeted religious and ethnic minorities whose survival is at risk, including Yezidis and Christians, under the leadership of Vice President Pence. This legislation provides the foundation for future appropriations and clear, detailed authority for the Executive Branch.

H.R. 390 was co-sponsored by members from both parties in the House, and leading faith-based groups and religious and human rights leaders suppor t the bill, including Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Yezidi survivor of ISIS slavery, and all four of the former Ambassadors-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, who span Republican and D e mo c r a t a d m i n i s t r a tions.

A s c h a i r m a n of t h e House global human r ights subcom m it tee, Smith has held 10 hearings in whole or in part on the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. He has called at tent ion to the atrocities committed

by ISIS there, the lack of access that genocide victims there have to vital aid, and what the U.S. could be doing to ensure the safe return home of genocide survivors who wish to remain in their homeland.

$2.9M To Support Maternal And Child Health Services Throughout N.J.

Capitol Comments Senator Cory Booker

Capitol Comments Senator Robert Menendez

WASHI NGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) announced the awarding of $2,913,103 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the New Je r s e y D e p a r t m e nt of Health to support maternal and child health services in the state. The Title V block grant is a key source of support for promoting and improving the health and well-being of moth-

ers, children, and families throughout the country.

“This funding is critical to helpi ng low-i ncome families across New Jersey access the quality and affordable health care they deserve,” Sen. Menendez said. “From prenatal care for mot her s, to i m munizing children against disease, and offering family- centered child care for children with special health needs, the Title V grant allows families ad-

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dress health care concerns they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford.”

“By providing funding for mater nal and child health services, Title V cont i nues to i mprove overall health outcomes for t he women , k id s, and families across New

Jersey who need it most,” said Sen. Booker. “Now more than ever, we must remai n v ig ila nt i n ou r commitment to protecting quality and affordable healthcare for our most v ul nerable New Jerseyans th rough federal funding like this.”

C ORRECTION In the Nov. 24 story “County Sets Record Election Results,” the Monmouth and Ocean county results for 2014 candidate Ruben Scolavino were accidentally switched, making it appear that 2018 candidate Joshua Welle performed more poorly than him in Ocean County. We regret the error. The text should read: In 2014, Chris Smith received 36,888 of the votes in Ocean. His challenger, Ruben Scolavino, received 11,816. So, again, Smith received more than 20,000 votes this year than in the most comparable year, 2014. Welle’s vote total, 24,130, was twice that of the Democrat in 2014, and was more in line with the 2016 election.

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Honor Micromedia’s Late Alice Swann With Charity Donation

By Kimberly Bosco In honor of the holiday season, the Micromedia family asks that you keep the Alice Swann Ovarian Cancer Memorial Fund in mind.

Alice Swann, wife of Stewart Swann, President/Publisher of Micromedia Publications, passed away on October 17, 2018 after a four and a half year battle with ovarian cancer. Alice was not only loved and cherished by her close family and friends, but also by her Micromedia family, having served as treasurer here for many years.

Alice and Stewart Swann’s daughter Chrissy Morrison are requesting that those who wish to participate in holiday giving this year do so in honor of Alice Swann.

Morrison said: “My mother, Alice Swann has been an integral part of Micromedia Publications for many years. Unfortunately, she lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer last month. As a Registered Nurse, I knew that day was coming, however, it came much sooner than I expected.

“Over the course of her illness, I watched my mother endure treatments that kept her in bed for weeks at a time. I spent countless hours in her home administering IV fluids, and medications just to keep her comfortable. My father, Stew Swann waited on her around the clock, because there were days she just couldn’t get out of bed. I can’t tell you how many times I had to drop everything to rush her to her Oncologist, or the Emergency Room due to the many side effects and issues she encountered during her treatments.

“Despite everything she went through, she did it all with grace. She continued putting her children and grandchildren ahead of herself when she was able. Even on the day of her death, she was asking for treatment, because she didn’t want to leave her kids.

I know in my heart she is in a much better place, and no longer suffering in agonizing pain, but nothing can take away the pain of losing your mother.

“I humbly ask you honor her memory with a donation to the Alice Swann Ovarian Cancer Memorial Fund, so others may not have to suffer the same fate as my mother.”

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OCC Repertory Theatre Presents “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”

TOMS RIVER — Back by popular demand, the Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company is taking their production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” to the Black Box Theatre at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts from December 6 through December 16.

In this hilarious and heartwarming tale, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – possibly the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem, and the fun, when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on! Written by Barbara Robinson.

Directed by Will Salmons.

Performances: Thursday, December 6, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, December 7, at 7:30

p.m.; Saturday, December 8, at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; Sunday, December 9, at 2:00 p.m.; Thursday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, December 15, at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, December 16, at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors, and can be purchased online at grunincenter.org; by phone at 732-255-0500; or in person at the Grunin Center Box Office, Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ask about group and student rates.

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The Grunin Center is located on the OCC Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River, NJ.

Message From Plumsted Police Chief PLUMSTED – Throughout the calendar year we receive reports of countless phone scams which attempt to defraud people of their hard earned money. Unfortunately many of these operations are based overseas and are extremely difficult to track and in turn prosecute.

However with the Christmas Season upon us they seem to be more aggressive and we receive an increase in complaints.

These scammers target most everyone but,

mainly our senior citizens or those on fixed incomes. If it sounds strange it probably is strange. So please do not send money unless it is something you arranged in person with a friend or family member. Calls regarding a family member in jail and needing money is one of the most common.

So before you send call a family member to double check. Thank you and we of the Plumsted Police Department wish you a Happy Holiday Season.

ASL Holiday Rock And Roll Show

TOMS RIVER — Sing and sign into the season at the ASL (American Sign Language) Holiday Rock and Roll Show at Ocean County College! The event is scheduled for Saturday, December 8, at 7 p.m. in the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts.

Attendees can enjoy favorite holiday songs played by a DJ while faculty and students from OCC’s Interpreter Training Program sign each song in American Sign

Language. This cultural event equals tons of holiday fun!

Tickets: $12 for the public, or $10 with student ID. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Sponsored by the OCC Interpreter Training Program / Sign Language Society.

For more information, contact Program Chair Kathy Basilotto at kbasilotto@ocean. edu. The Grunin Center is located on the OCC Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River, NJ.

Evergreen Holiday Wreaths

OCEAN COUNTY – Everybody loves the scent of holiday greens, and making your own homemade wreath is even more enjoyable. Evergreens cut from some of our Ocean County Parks will be provided along with wire and a wreath frame. Please bring your own pair of hand pruners and gloves. Celebrate the holiday season with us and go home with a great looking

wreath.

• Program Room, Cooper Environmental Center, Cattus Island County Park, Toms River: December 11, 7-9 p.m. Cost is $12 per person. Ages 10 and up.

• Pavilion, Cloverdale Farm County Park, Barnegat: December 8, 1-3 p.m. Cost is $12 per person. Ages 10 and up.

The 2018 Police And Fire Toy Drive Begins!

JACKSON – Bins are set up at Police Headquarters and the Municipal Building and additional collection bins will be distributed in the upcoming week. Look for upcoming posts for the locations. The Fill a Truck event is scheduled for Dec. 15 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Shop Rite on North Countyline Road.

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Health Tips For The Holidays

By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – It’s important to stay healthy during the holiday season. Thankfully, government officials have some tips to make sure everyone strives for tip-top health.

“It’s imperative to make sure you and your family’s health and safety are a priority. By remembering just a few simple and easy tips you can make getting into the festive spirit a little easier,” Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little said. He’s the liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health.

Here are the 12 Tips For Holiday Health, as provided by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: • Wash hands often to help prevent the spread of germs. It’s flu season. Wash your hands with soap and clean running water for at least 20 seconds.

• Bundle up to stay dry and warm. Wear appropriate outdoor clothing: light, warm layers, gloves, hats, scarves, and waterproof boots.

• Manage stress. Give yourself a break if you feel stressed out, overwhelmed, and out of control. Get plenty of sleep.

• Be smoke-free. Avoid smoking and secondhand smoke. Smokers have greater health risks because of their tobacco use, but nonsmokers also are at risk when exposed to tobacco smoke.

• Fasten seat belts while driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Always buckle your children in the car using a child safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt according to their height, weight, and age.

• Get exams and screenings. Ask your health care provider what exams you need and

when to get them. Update your personal and family history.

• Get your vaccinations. Vaccinations help prevent diseases and save lives. Everyone six months and older should get a flu vaccine each year.

• Monitor children. Keep potentially dangerous toys, food, drinks, household items, and other objects out of children’s reach.

Protect them from drowning, burns, falls, and other potential accidents.

• Practice fire safety. Most residential fires occur during the winter months, so have an emergency plan and practice it regularly.

• Prepare food safely. Remember these simple steps: wash hands and surfaces often, avoid cross-contamination, cook foods to proper temperatures and refrigerate foods promptly.

• Eat healthy, stay active. Eat fruits and vegetables which pack nutrients and help lower the risk for certain diseases. Limit your portion sizes and foods high in fat, salt, and sugar. Also, be active for at least twoand-a-half hours a week and help kids and teens be active for at least one hour a day.

• Don’t drink and drive or let others drink and drive.

“These are great tips to follow during the holidays, but they are also important to put in practice the rest of the year as well. Share them with your family and friends and hopefully they will pass them along as well,” Daniel E. Regenye, Ocean County Health Department Public Health Coordinator, said.

For more information, visit ochd.org and phu2. org.

Grunin Center Hosts Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas”

TOMS RIVER — Lightwire Theater is traveling north from the members’ New Orleans home base to present “A Very Electric Christmas” at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts Sunday, December 23, at 6 p.m.

Lightwire Theater is known for its signature brand of dazzling visuals, poignant storytelling, and music designed to evoke imagery. The group debuted their first “A Very Electric Christmas” in New Orleans in December 2013, and now takes this captivating and magical tale of adventure, friendship, and love – centered on a young bird named Max – throughout the country and around the world. This show brings a whole new

meaning to “home for the holidays.”

The performance is sponsored by RWJBarnabas Health Community Medical Center.

Tickets are $17 for adults and $10 for children, and can be purchased online at grunincenter.org; by phone at 732-255-0500; or in person at the Grunin Center Box Office, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ask about group and student rates.

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The Grunin Center is located on the OCC Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River, NJ.

Get Your Letters To Santa In!

JACKSON – Mayor Michael Reina has scheduled a meeting with Santa Claus to personally hand deliver Santa letters written by children from Jackson Township. In order to ensure that Santa has enough time to write a letter back before Christmas, all letters must be

received in the Mayor’s office by Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Letters should be addressed to: Santa Claus c/o Mayor Michael Reina, 95 West Veterans Highway, Jackson, NJ 08527. Please be sure that the child’s name, age, and address are clearly legible.

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What does the law do? The legislation, part of the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act, will allow the retail sale of hearing aids for adults with self-perceived mild to moderate hearing loss — without the crucial involvement of an audiologist or medical doctor.

When will I see its impact? Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing technology is at most a few years from being publicly available until federal regulations for safety, labeling, and manufacturing are developed.

What are the pros of this change? The law could help expand consumer access to hearing technology, motivate even more people to seek hearing help, and inspire more technical innovations that benefit patients.

What are the cons? Access to hearing health care is vital, but the law unfortunately will enable self-treatment for a serious physical condition that trained, licensed professionals are more suited to evaluate, diagnose, and treat.

Aren’t OTC hearing devices already available? You may be thinking of personal sound amplification products (PSAPs), which are wearable electronic devices used for activities such as bird-watching or TV-viewing to make a sound louder — not to take the place of properly fit hearing aids.

What’s the difference between OTC devices and PSAPs? Currently available PSAPs are

neither FDA-approved nor recommended to treat actual hearing loss. OTC hearing technology will be FDA-regulated but won’t be available for a while.

Once available on the market, will OTCs address my hearing needs? Hearing loss is often an inner-ear problem, but sometimes it’s a different issue such as earwax buildup, a foreign object in the ear canal, or an ear infection that may cause temporary hearing difficulty. A PSAP or OTC won’t tackle these types of underlying problems.

What else should I know about OTCs? OTCs will address only mild to moderate hearing loss, and even then, noise processing will be far less than a traditional hearing aid. They won’t always offer a successful fit and may be less specific for your situation.

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

Why Your Thyroid Still Bothers You

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. If there’s one thing I’m sensitive to, it’s an incorrect diagnosis. You probably are too. I bet many of you reading this today have spent lots of money over the years, trying to address all the incorrect diagnoses that well-meaning physicians arbitrarily assigned to you.

Today’s article is about thyroid because it gets misdiagnosed probably 1000 times a day or more! Perhaps you’ve been told you have depression, bipolar, heart disease, anxiety, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic UTIs or Raynaud’s phenomenon. What if I told you all these problems could stem from undiagnosed hypothyroidism. And your labs will show up as normal.

Take “Beth” for example. She told her physician about her sudden irrational fears, and mild anxiety about things that never used to bother her before. It was weird for her to suddenly feel this mentally unsettled, and at times shaky.

Her physician in Connecticut talked to her for 10 minutes then ordered Alprazolam to be taken throughout the day. This medication is in the category of “benzodiazepines,” and it is a popular anti-anxiety and sleep medication. The problem I have with this is two-fold: • Why would any doctor prescribe an addictive drug as the first line agent?

These drugs have the capacity to change your brain in scary ways over time by down-regulating GABA receptors. Why bring the big guns out right away when something more benign could be tried first?

• Why didn’t he test her for Hashimoto’s or hypothyroidism, when anxiety is often

one of the first symptoms? Other symptoms include constipation, dry skin, hair loss, brain fog, and feeling constantly cold. Sudden unexplained anxiety, bipolar or odd mood swings could be a tell-tale sign of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, which is exactly what Beth had. It was uncovered 2 years later.

Missing the diagnosis of hypothyroidism, Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s could mean that you continue to feel awful. Not getting the right treatment will cause the crumbling of your job, relationships, financial security (conventional medical labs and treatments are not cheap) and while hard to measure, your personal self-esteem.

Doctors shouldn’t shoot in the dark. I am worried you’re getting heavily medicated with mind-bending drugs, like Beth is, instead of getting simple thyroid hormone to replace what’s missing! Did you know that thyroid hormone declines naturally with age, just like our estrogen and testosterone? Your lab results cannot be trusted.

There are many reasons that your thyroid might be bothering you, and your doctor won’t catch it. The number one reason is that thyroid hormone may be locked outside the cell. It has to get inside your cell to help you. Also, conversion rates to activated T3 go down with stress, pregnancy and grief. Would you like to know all of the reasons? If so, I’ll share a free copy of my ebook: “THYROID - 5 Reasons You Don’t Get Well”. I also wrote a food guide for people with Hashimoto’s called “Hashi No No’s.” Just email me at ScriptEssentials@suzycohen.com and specify which ebook(s) you would like.

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Local Rescue Organizations Making “Shelter Animals Count”

By Kimberly Bosco OCEAN COUNTY – While you may know where you can find an animal for adoption near you, you may not be aware of how many choices you really have.

Volunteers at local shelters and rescues confirm that what you see may not

be what you get, in terms of numbers.

When it comes down to it, state statistics on the number of adoptable animals leave a lot to be desired.

Local animal shelters and organizations are taking part in a nationwide i n it iat ive to prov ide a ccu r at e d at a on rescue animals. As Friends of the

Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter (FOSOCAS) explains it, the way the state of New Jersey defines “rescues” leaves them out of the state-wide census for shelter animals.

Maureen Flaherty of the FOSOCAS, a nonprofit organization that aids the Southern Ocean County Animal Shel-

ter, stated that while this is still completely lawful, these definitions skew the true data, showing fewer animals up for adoption than truly exist.

“Rescue animals are those held by an animal rescue organization in an a n i m al re scue fa ci l it y….St r ay a nd free roaming animals are captured by animal control officers and impounded in a licensed impoundment facility,” stated Colin Campbell, State Public Health Veterinarian of the State Department of Health.

The state has separate definitions for an animal rescue facility and a shelter, def ining a shelter as “any establishment where dogs or other animals are re ceived , hou sed a nd d ist r ibut ed ,” according to Campbell.

The state Department of Health categorizes stray animals that are taken in, into four areas: impounded, adopted, redeemed and euthanized. This can be found in the departments yearly Infectious and Zoonotic Disease Program Stray Animal Intake and Disposition Survey.

Flaherty explained that this is how the state misses some adoptable animals in creating the census.

“Every animal that enters a public shelter in New Jersey is accounted for.

They will either be listed as adopted, reclaimed, euthanized or dead on arrival…If charities are viewed under the law as persons when a char it y/ rescue takes an animal from the shelter the animal is considered adopted,” Flaherty said.

According to Campbell, rescues and foster homes are usually private establishments where animals are temporarily housed while waiting for long-term adoption. “As such, the numbers of dogs held in private homes for adoption (rescues and fosters) is unknown,” he added.

To fix this misconception and provide an accurate count of all animals, strays, rescues, and the like, some of our local Ocean Count y rescue organizations have taken part in a national campaign called Shelter Animals Count.

“W hat shelter animals Cou nt’s attempts to do is to discriminate from animals that are adopted by people and go to loving homes and animals that are rescued from shelters and other situations and still in need of homes,” she added. “ W h i le g r e a t p r og r e s s h a s b e e n made, accu rate a nd comprehensive nation-wide data does not exist. It’s precisely this data that will guide good decision-ma k i ng, a nd help u s save thousands of sheltered animals’ lives.

The numbers really do count,” stated the Shelter Animals Count website.

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Dear Joel Hot Or Cold?

Dear Joel, I like the bedroom nice and toasty but it seems like I married Frosty the Snowman. The minute I fall asleep he turns off the heat and I wake up with my teeth chattering. I’m sure there must be other winter/ summer couples out there, any good solutions?

Answer Well the original answer would have been to move to a different bedroom until the ice melts, but thanks to today’s technology, there are a few more options. Try getting a smart thermostat installed and set the heat on a timer. This way he can have it cold from midnight until an hour before you get up. Then you can add an electric blanket for the

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Plumsted Staff Win Emmy For Holocaust Project

By Kimberly Bosco PLUMSTED – A group of Plumsted teachers at the Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School are the recipients of the distinguished Emmy award for their NJEA Close-up show entitled “What’s In My Suitcase?”

Mrs. Rita Williams along with second grade teachers Mrs. Kristin Abate, Mrs. Courtney Adelung, Mrs. Megan Castro, Mrs. Jana Kekesi, Mrs. Cheryl Marinari and Mrs. Cara Sapiezynski are the award recipients for the project.

“What’s In My Suitcase” is a show that teaches kids about the Holocaust through art.

“Mrs. Williams believes all children need to be aware of the Holocaust and what better way but through art. We should all be proud of Mrs. Williams and

the Second Grade Team, because how many schools can say they have a real Emmy?” stated the Plumsted Township School District.

You can view the show for yourself on YouTube at NJEA Close-up.

In addition to this unique achievement, Plumsted staff recently put together a Veterans Day event, hosting an assembly featuring student-made art for the veterans in attendance. Mrs. Karen Brown, Mrs. Ginger White and Mrs. Rita Williams helped facilitate the event, giving each veteran a work of art from a student to take home with them.

The chorus also sang songs honoring the veterans and the event culminated with ended a slideshow of pictures of vets that the students contributed from their families and friends.

A Game For Megan Fundraiser

TOMS RIVER – On Friday, September 14, 2018, Megan Franzoso, an EMT, went into cardiac arrest for 45 minutes while at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Once a pulse was returned, Megan was flown to Temple University Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA, where she was in critical condition and spent time on life support in a medically induced coma. Megan was recently moved from the hospital to a rehabilitation center where she will spend some time learning how to walk and talk again.

At this point, we have no idea how long her

recovery period will be, but we do know that she has a long and very costly road ahead of her. It is expected that her medical insurance coverage will end before her need for care does; especially because of the level of care she has been receiving.

A Game Night for Megan will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 6–10 p.m. at Winding River Ice Rink, 1211 Whitesville Rd, Toms River to help raise money for Megan.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Game starts at 7 p.m.

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Continued From Page 14 lives and prevent animal homelessness, according to the organization.

Sara Kent of Shelter Animals Count explained that the collaboration of the organizations reporting data transparently allows the organization to offer many benefits, including: • Providing shelters and rescues with a wealth of information on national trends that may affect their organizations.

• Providing the ability to view data f rom similar organizations with si m ila r demog r aph ics, cl i mate, geography, or other variables.

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• Allowing for measurement of the impact of shelter and rescue best practices.

“The obvious conclusion is that the number of animals that are in loving homes for the remainder of their lives is over reported by the state,” concluded Flaherty.

Local shelters participate in the database including Mama’s Gona Rescue of Tuckerton, Big East Akita Rescue of Toms River, Shiba Rescue of New Jersey of Toms R iver, Jersey Shore Animal Shelter of Brick, Tails of Hope in Oakhurst, and All Fur Love Animal Rescue i n Freehold , among ot hers.

Kent noted that the organization works with eight shelters total between Ocean

and Monmouth Counties.

“Of the nearly 3,000 organizations who reported data monthly for 2017 to Shelter Animals Count, approximately half were rescue organizations. In 2017, they reported a total intake of 355,194 cats and dogs,” said Kent.

Campbell added that the New Jersey Depar tment of Health (NJDOH) requests, but does not mandate, that licensed shelters and pounds complete a survey each year on the number of dogs and cats they house. However, not all relay the infor mation to the department, he added.

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Items For Sale Plot - For Sale Ocean County Memorial Park Cemetery Plot. $1,200.

Must be Veteran or spouse will pay transfer fees. 732-773-1429.

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Items Wanted 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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Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n) Cash - Top dollar, paid for junk, cars running and nonrunning, late model salvage, cars and trucks, etc. 732-928-3713.

(51) 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.

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(52) Certified Home Health Aides Needed for Ocean County area. Hourly and live-in positions avail. P/T and F/T. Call CCC at 732-206-1047. (t/n) Now Hiring - CNA’S, CHHA’S, LPN’S. Weekly pay. Numerous cases throughout Ocean Count y. M a k e y o u r o w n s c h e d u l e FT/PT. 732-288-1600.

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BUSINESS PROFILE I&G FARMS

By Donna Frances Madej During the past months while we were enjoying the showcase of glorious seasonal fruits, vegetables and vegetation presented to us by I&G Farms at their family farm market, behind the scenes activity continued. Twenty-thousand mums, countless number of cornstalks, pumpkins and lots of straw later, the leaves fall and we’ve been anxiously waiting for the intermission to end…

Act three and the wait is over!

If you’re not already a fan of the “growers for all seasons,” now is the time to stop by 150 Whitesville Road, Jackson, for your holiday decorating and floral needs. Thanks to I&G Farms, there’s no need to settle for “typical” wreaths, swags, sprays, or grave blankets. And don’t even think about purchasing your poinsettias at a big box or grocery store and your Christmas tree on a corner or in a parking lot. Often when you buy a poinsettia from somewhere other than a grower, there’s actually no flower left, only colored leaves, due to it not being treated correctly in transit. The flower of the poinsettia is berry like, located in the center of the plant and is called the bract.

I&G’s poinsettias are grown right here in greenhouses beginning in July, are breathtaking and will surpass your expectations. As far as the trees…who knows how long ago they were cut down? Here, beautiful, healthy, fresh cut Frazer Fur Christmas trees.

Irene Johnston refers to the staff that assists her throughout the year and helps create the holiday

Where The Stage Is Set For Holiday Magic merchandise as “the most incredible, gifted designers that you’d ever want to see.” They offer premade and custom made items and lovingly craft their creations in the market, which has magically been transformed into a decorating center. Bins of embellishments and a large variety of ribbon enable you to personalize your choice and help create something very special. Bows are available, pre or handmade, and add the perfect touch to many creations. Theme wreaths are popular and if you have items you’d like to incorporate, including lights, you’re more than welcome to bring them in.

I&G Farms have provided wreaths for area businesses and always deliver upscale, meticulously crafted creations. Ideally, a week is requested for custom orders but the staff has been known to deliver in less time.

“With our custom wreaths, people usually request them large; 24, 36, 48 inches. That’s an inside dimension, so you have to double that,” Irene explains. “Sometimes they want smaller ones to match and we’ll do that too.”

A back room that’s refrigerated, ice, moisture and a cover on them helps Irene preserve the wreaths and keep them looking their finest.

“I usually get them the week before we open because we need time to start making them and decorating them to get them outside for people to buy.

She advises that fresh wreaths be displayed outside, not inside and warns that heat, especially

fireplaces, are a major reason for needles to dry out and fall off.

Spraying them with water will keep them moist and increase their longevity once you bring it home.

Premium fresh balsam greens from Nova Scotia, Canada is used for some wreaths, grave blankets and sprays. Various greens from the farm are cut and incorporated into the designs to add color, giving them a different look. Irene and her staff also make their own picks (used in their creative process) and once again need to take precaution to prevent finger injury.

“They’re sharp, and when you push them through the wreaths you have to tape your fingers up to protect them from getting poked, which hurt,” Irene exclaims. “Once I forgot about it (wrapped fingers) and went to a store to get something and the lady said, “Oh you poor thing!”

Back to the poinsettias! They’re named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. Minister to Mexico, who brought them back to the U.S., started to cultivate them and turned them into what they are today. At I&G Farms, you’ll find the traditional red, white and pink colored poinsettias but also Novelties, which are unusual hues and combinations; mauve and peach; marbled and speckled. Names include Picasso, reds and pinks with what looks like a marbled effect and Monet, an abstract with different colors. Pot sizes range from 5 to 14 inches, the largest having 30-35 flowers. They come with a really nice decorative pot cover and if desired, can be adorned with branches and greens.

A Christmassy combo of red and white plants is also very popular.

Remember that poinsettias should not be subjected to a temperature below 55 degrees and since they like a dryer condition, should not be overwatered. When a poinsettia gets overwatered it droops, causing people to think that it needs more water.

According to Irene, “I always tell people to pick up the pot and feel the weight. When it’s heavy, don’t water it. When it’s light, water it.”

A Christmas tree purchased from

I&G Farms will surely enhance your holiday celebration and decor.

Ranging in height from 6-9 feet, Irene considers the Frazer Fur the Cadillac of trees as it holds its needles longer than other types of trees.

She deals with a smaller grower, who cuts trees later, resulting in a fresher tree when they arrive at I&G Farms. After purchasing, if the tree will be put up immediately, an additional cut will be made to the stump so that it will take in water, then wrapped and tied onto your vehicle. If it’s not going up right away, it should be kept in water in a cool place and the stump cut when it’s ready to be put up. Irene assures us that the first time you put the tree up after its cut; it will drink a large amount of water. It’s crucial that its receptacle be checked daily and water be replenished as needed.

Contact I&G Farms at 732-3640308, or iandgfarmsjackson@gmail. com and like them on Facebook; IGFarms. I&G Farms will be open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Christmas Eve. At the close of business and as the lights dim, a stillness and quietness will envelop I&G Farms until spring.

Although I&G will not “officially” reopen until then, Irene says that they’re “always here, growing all the spring flowers, always checking the phones if people need to call for anything, advice about a plant or what to do. I’ll always be there.”

Undoubtedly getting ready to return on cue for I&G Farms next major production and endless encores…Bravo Irene and staff.

Bravo!

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

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Garden State Hearing And Balance Center

com m it ment to pa- Kirsh said. tients, coupled with Hearing loss, unfortunately, technology and value often goes untreated since it is have set Garden State Hearing not painful and often not a pri& Balance Center apart for ority for patients. But for the years, with recent investments 40 million people who suffer making the treatment of hear- from it, Dr. Kirsh explains, ing loss and similar conditions it is important that they seek more manageable than ever. diagnosis and t reatment to T he pr act ice, wh ich ha s improve their life and ensure offices in Toms River, Mana- good health. hawkin and Whiting, was the “Over the last few years, first in the United States to there have been a lot of studbe Audigy-Certified, a testa- ies that show a relationship ment to its adherence to the bet ween u nt reated hear ing industry’s best practices that loss and memory deficits such are required for certification. as dementia and Alzheimer’s, “Any business that is Au- which means you r suscepdigy-Certif ied, from a best t ibilit y to obt ai n i ng t hese practices standpoint, is in the memory issues increases as top t wo to a function of “We don’t over three percent t he hea r i ng in the counloss that you schedule or double try,” said Dr. h a v e ,” D r . book, so people are Isidore Kirsh said. generally seen on time.” Kirsh – commonly Wit h r a re –Dr. Kirsh known as Dr. exception, Izzy – foundthe only way er and director of the practice, to help preserve your hearing who holds a doctorate degree is th rough a hear ing aid – (Ph.D.) from the Union Insti- sometimes a stumbling block tute & University. for patients who are self-conThe Center performs testing scious about wearing one. But for patients with auditory pro- technological improvements cessing disorders and testing have led to the devices becomfor people who are suffering ing vir tually invisible, and from tinnitus – ringing in the more helpful than ever. ears – as well as hearing loss “They can be 100 percent and balance issues. invisible, they can have BlueDr. Kirsh’s practice includes tooth as well as Wi-Fi capastate-of-the art equipment to bilities,” Dr. Kirsh explained. evaluate hearing and balance “ You ca n st r e a m a sig n a l issues, which are often related through your iPhone or your to inner ear disorders. television, even movies and “Seventy percent of patients Broa dway shows, r ig ht t o wh o c o m pl a i n of b a l a n c e you r hea r i ng aid. Most of proble m s u s u a l ly h ave a n today’s hearing aids are very i n ner ear component,” Dr. inconspicuous, meaning the

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cosmetic issue is really not an issue anymore.”

Hearing aids also can have features such as GPS locator capability.

“The technology is improving significantly every year,” Dr. Kirsh said.

For patients, hearing aids can be financed interest free for 24 months, and Dr. Kirsh’s practice provides free battery replacements for life. Patients can also return a hearing aid during a 75 day trial period, during which time they return to Garden State Hearing &

Balance Center a minimum of three times to check on their progress.

“We don’t over schedule or double book, so people are generally seen on time,” said Dr. Kirsh.

The practice has th r ived on accessibility for patients, investments in technology, and the easing of the financial aspect of treatment.

“We try to give people as much value as possible, and

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FUN & GAMES

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7 Very, in Vienna 8 “Carmina Burana” performers 9 “It tolls for thee” poet 10 Wetlands grasses 11 Beat the buzzer, say 12 National alternative 13 Show wonder 18 Email attachment 21 Court action 22 After “Our” and with 54-Down, title for the Virgin Mary based on an 1871 apparition 23 Where many strikes are called 24 Subtle come-on, perhaps 27 Geisha accessory 28 Thin coating 29 WWII White House dog

31 Johnson & Johnson brand 32 Hard-working “little” folk tale critter 35 “30 Rock” network 36 Michael of “Arrested Development” 37 __ vincit omnia 40 Work on a novel 41 System of thought 46 Carpenter’s array 48 Access requirements 50 Forum language 51 “__ you done yet?”

52 E. Berlin’s land 54 See 22-Down 55 African city on the Mediterranean 56 Romaine relative 57 Muffin go-with 58 St. Petersburg’s river 61 Space bar neighbor 62 What’s found in central Arizona?

63 Byrnes of ‘50s-’60s TV

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of dec 8 - dec 14

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Tame your temper. It isn’t always how you act but how you react that counts. Your reflexes are sharp, and you can make executive decisions on the fly, but some people may find this abrasive in the week ahead.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When you are challenged by important subjects you will be more successful if you perform an in-depth study. In the week ahead, your passion to reach major goals can co-exist with the daily grind of minor chores.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This isn’t the best week to add new irons to the fire. You may find it difficult to say “no,” but it is in your best interests to wait for better timing. A competitor may share information that improves a tense situation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Watch your pennies like a hawk in the week ahead. You could make financial decisions without forethought or regret an expenditure. You may receive a helping hand at the workplace from an unexpected source.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Workaholics might seem glamorous to your eyes as this week unfolds.

Someone may appear to be a sterling example, but you must be careful to avoid emulating bad habits.

Steer clear of disputes and demanding people.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Something from the past might block the way and frustrate your desires in the upcoming week. You can get stuck between a rock and a hard place if you initiate an important endeavor or argue with someone.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Point out the pos-

itive. A vague feeling of unrest or concern could waste both time and energy in the week to come.

Clear the air with a loved one a soon as possible so that a minor skirmish doesn’t turn into a cold war.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): All things eventually change for the better. Console yourself if it seems that there is too much tension in your life during the week ahead. Have faith that the fog will clear and avoid making major life decisions.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Try reading past the first paragraph. In an effort to deal with irritating situations quickly you might skim over the most crucial issue. In the week to come be on your best behavior and avoid controversies and conflicts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Remain open to suggestions. In the week ahead, you may ignore new ideas or suffer from a tendency to rely on rigid thinking. A minor alteration in your daily work routines might solve numerous nagging problems.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Rainy day funds can be swept away during a flood. In the week ahead be cautious about financial outlays and keep a sharp eye on your bank balance. You may have a great idea but should wait to execute it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may have plenty of energy, but a lack of imagination can hold you back from realizing your dreams. You may not be able to clearly outline a new idea that is beginning to emerge. Steer clear of disputes this week.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen You Say Potato, I Say Yum! This Hanukkah Recipe Takes The Cake

By Wolfgang Puck

Hanukkah has one particular distinguishing characteristic to its traditional celebration foods: They are cooked in oil. That pays homage to the one-day supply of oil that miraculously kept the sacred lamp burning for eight days after Jewish patriots recaptured the temple in Jerusalem back in the 2nd century B.C. This traditional cooking method is a lovely symbolic way to help share that story with children and adults alike, through two foods served most widely at Hanukkah parties: potato pancakes and jelly-filled donuts. I’ve certainly eaten my share of both.

I’m especially fond of potato pancakes. But, as anyone who has prepared them will tell you, a particular drawback comes with cooking them at home. The best ones are usually pan-fried in shallow oil. And, after you’ve made enough for everyone, your entire kitchen and dining area are likely to smell of oil; plus, your stovetop and surrounding areas may be covered with a fine, slick film. Because the aroma and the residue can linger for days, many cooks instead buy already-made pancakes from the deli or frozen ones that they crisp up in the oven.

So let me suggest a delicious alternative that comes, in fact, from country kitchens in France and other European countries: Make crispy, oven-baked potato pancakes called galettes de pomme de terre in French.

My galettes recipe begins by shredding baking potatoes and squeezing out all their excess moisture to help them cook up as crisp as possible, the same way traditional Jewish cooks do. But that’s where the similarity ends. The cakes are then shaped to the full diameter of a skillet in which they’re briefly browned with a little butter or oil; then, they’re transferred to a baking sheet to finish cooking in the oven, coming out golden brown and crispy as can be.

The following recipe yields four good servings (with each person getting half of a large pancake).

But the recipe doubles or triples with only a little extra work; and, once you’ve partially cooked them on the stovetop, you can hold them for up to an hour before completing the baking in the oven.

In my recipe, I also offer two ways to serve the pancakes. Grownups may prefer my savory topping of smoked salmon with a shallot-dill sour cream. Both younger and older guests alike will enjoy the more traditional combination of applesauce and plain sour cream. Either way, please consider this recipe to be a Hanukkah present that goes on giving, as the savory version goes especially well with the Champagne or other sparkling wine you’ll be opening in a matter of weeks to serve on New Year’s Eve! CRISPY POTATO GALETTES TWO WAYS Serves 4 For the potato galettes: 3 baking potatoes, about 1 1/2 pounds (750 g) total weight, peeled 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 tablespoons of it melted in advance; or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper For the shallot-dill sour cream and smoked salmon (savory topping): 1/2 cup (125 ml) sour cream 1 small shallot, minced 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 pound thinly sliced smoked salmon or other good-quality smoked fish Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing Freshly squeezed lemon juice, for brushing Finely chopped fresh chives, for garnish For the applesauce and sour cream (sweet topping): 2 cups (500 mL) good-quality applesauce Ground cinnamon 1 cup (250 mL) sour cream Preheat the oven to 425 F (220 C).

For the potato galettes, use the large holes on a box grater to coarsely shred the potatoes. Transfer them to a clean kitchen towel, roll up the towel around the potatoes, and, over the sink, carefully squeeze and twist the towel to extract as much liquid as possible from the potatoes.

Transfer the potato shreds to a mixing bowl.

Drizzle with the 2 tablespoons melted butter, or 2 tablespoons of the oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss well.

In a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the remaining butter (or heat the same amount of oil). Add half of the potatoes, and pat them into an even disk about 1/2 inch (12 mm) thick. Cook until golden, about 3 minutes per side, carefully turning the cake over with a wide spatula. Then, slide the potato galette onto a baking sheet, leaving room for another.

Repeat the process with the remaining butter or oil and remaining potatoes, transferring the second cake to the baking sheet. Transfer the galettes to the preheated oven, and bake until they are deep golden brown and crispy, about 10 minutes longer.

Then, transfer them to 1 or 2 serving platters and leave at room temperature for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the topping of your choice.

If you’d like a savory topping, make the shallot-dill sour cream: Combine the sour cream, shallot, dill, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Stir well with a wire whisk, seasoning the mixture to taste with salt and pepper.

At serving time, cut the galettes in half, transfer to serving plates, and spread the sour cream mixture over them. Top with the smoked salmon or other smoked fish of your choice. Lightly brush the salmon with olive oil and lemon juice. Garnish with chives.

If you’d like a sweeter topping, transfer the applesauce to a serving bowl and lightly dust it with cinnamon. In a small mixing bowl, whisk the sour cream with a wire whisk; then, transfer it to a serving bowl. At serving time, cut the galettes in half and transfer to serving plates. Pass the applesauce and sour cream for guests to help themselves.

(Chef Wolfgang Puck’s TV series,“Wolfgang Puck’s Cooking Class,” airs Sundays on the Food Network. Also, his latest cookbook, “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Easy,” is now available in bookstores. Write Wolfgang Puck in care of Tribune Media Services Inc., 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207) © 2018 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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