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By Chris Lundy TOMS R IVER – Off icials announced that they received a grant for $5.6 million that they will use to raise Herfl icker Boulevard, which they say will help bring redevelopment downtown.

The $5,660,000 Better Utilizing Investments to Lever age Development (BUILD) Transportation Grant came from the United States Department of Transportation.

Herf licker needs to be raised and extended to Hig hland Pa rk way, the street where the NJ Transit bus depot is, business administrator Don Guardian said. The bridge itself is static, but the road after –Photo by Chris Lundy that would be raised as it The intersection between Herflicker Boulevard and Irons Street will be heads west. changed.

Currently, the road leading through there is more like an industrial been rezoned to allow for thetically pleasing “sense access road. This is an area that the township street-level retail shops of place” that would be recently eyed for new development: be- close to transportation “capitalizing on views of tween the Garden State Parkway and Route and apartments. It would the Toms River and prox9, and south of West Water Street. It had be designed to be an aes- (Downtown - See Page 6)

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Freeholder Bartlett Remembered

By Jennifer Peacock PINE BEACH – The church at the corner of Hillsdale and Huntington avenues started out as a summer church for summer people, pastored by the Philadelphia minister who, among others, felt this tiny then-section of Berkeley Township needed its own house of worship. By the time the Bartlett family moved from Lakewood to Pine Beach in the 1940s, the Pine Beach Chapel had had a fulltime, unpaid local pastor. Protestants and Catholics alike would worship there.

For just over a year now, Rev. Glenn Ferguson has pastored this nondenominational congregation. He knew John C. Bartlett Jr. only a little, being his pastor for such a short time. Ferguson and several other church members were able to dig up some tidbits about the Freeholder’s relationship with the Chapel between a Thursday morning phone call and Friday evening deadline.

As a child, Bartlett was part of Boy (Bartlett - See Page 2 )

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By Bob Vosseller JACKSON - Calling all cats…your sanctuary is safe and sound.

Sara Cameron, the president of the non-profit organization, Calling All Cats, said she was greatly relieved when she left a recent Board of Adjustment meeting where the board voted unanimously to approve a use variance for the organization’s cat sanctuary on her property.

Elena Gable, a professional planner from Red Bank, joined attorney Ken W. Biedznski in representing Cameron during the meeting. The property on 77 East Veterans Highway is in a residential zone.

Cameron, a certified animal control officer and animal cruelty officer, offered testimony to what the operation involves. The sanctuary began oper-

–Photos by Bob Vosseller Lisa Vivino of Toms River feeds some of the cats. ating in January 2015 but after some public exposure from a newspaper article, the township took a closer look at the facility and determined a use variance was warranted.

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By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Toms River Township officials cut the ribbon on the Legion Square Village Apartments, a brand new redevelopment project located in Downtown Toms River, on Dec. 14.

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Continued From Page 1 Scout Troop 31, which met in the Sunday School room in the Chapel. He was part of the Chapel’s annual Christmas pageant. He attended school in the chapel before Pine Beach Elementary School was built. And as a young man, even when he couldn’t faithfully attend services due to being away at school and other commitments, he faithfully supported the Chapel.

There’s a Victorian Era superstition that says if it rains at a funeral, the deceased will go to heaven.

Although he may or may not have commented on the soundness of such doctrine, one can imagine Bartlett saying something along the lines of, ‘It rains because there are rainclouds. There happens to be a funeral.’

The morning’s drizzle turned steadier, heavier that gray Saturday, Dec. 15, where dark-clad mourners gathered to celebrate the life of John C. Bartlett Jr. at the Chapel. Sheriff Michael Mastronardy stood on the church steps, and offered handshake to those who greeted him. Inside, the rich wood-paneled walls inside were adorned with red-ribbon evergreen wreaths, the light reflecting off the panels, giving a warm glow. A white lighted Christmas tree topped with an angel stood up front where a faux-wood plastic room divider, pushed as open as possible, separates the main sanctuary from the Sunday School room. A nativity, donated by the Bartlett family at the passing of matriarch Helen in 2009, sits on the other side at the front. The hushed chatter of the packed sanctuary is background noise to the hymns coming from the organ. The only seats open a little before 10 a.m. are metal folding chairs

in the Sunday School room.

Freeholder-elect Gary Quinn was seated in what would later be revealed to be the Bartlett family pew, the very last pew on the right side of the church. Other officials were scattered amongst the mourners.

Ferguson was seated in a single wooden chair just inside the Sunday School room. It was almost 10 a.m., and time to don his black clergy cloak. He did, but a recent surgery made putting the stole around his neck difficult. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer, seated nearby, stood and arranged the stole around Ferguson’s neck.

It was time.

“I hope nobody here knows the fire marshal,” Ferguson quipped.

From the Gospel of John. Jesus said… “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”

Bartlett hand-picked the hymns that would be sung at his funeral, Ferguson said. The first, the Reformation anthem penned by German theologian Martin Luther in 1529 and based on Psalm 46, “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also.

The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still.

His kingdom is forever.

The second, written in a basement in Pittman, New Jersey in 1912: “In The Garden.”

I’d stay in the garden with Him, Tho’ the night around me be falling. But He bids me go; thro’ the voice of woe, His voice to me is calling.

And the last, its words written in 1820 by Anglican priest Henry Francis Lyte based on Luke 24:29 and sung to William Henry Monk’s tune “Eventide,” “Abide With Me.”

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.

Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee, In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

It was John C. Bartlett III, known as Jay, who eulogized his father. It was the third eulogy he’d ever given, and his third inside the Pine Beach Chapel: his first, for grandmother Helen, 84, in 2009; his second, for his grandfather John C. “Doc” Bartlett Sr., 97, who died two days before his son John’s birthday in 2017; and now for his own father, 71.

“My father would have been awed by the great turn-out in this chapel.”

The Politician Jay Bartlett described his father as a Goldwater conservative when being a hippie was more the style, and an early fan of Ronald Regan. As a graduate student, he would continue lecturing his own students, refusing to dismiss them, through the pulled fire alarm and other disruptions that erupted on college campuses in the late 60s and early 70s.

This made him not super popular with his students.

But Bartlett knew from a young age he wanted to have a political career. Jay said his father’s senior yearbook listed “politics” as an ambition.

John Bartlett Jr. and his wife Peggy settled in Pine Beach in the early 1970s at their Motor Road home - a home and yard he would work on with his own hands, a great source of pride - and he quickly entered the political scene. He was elected to borough council in 1974 and mayor in 1978. In 1979, at the age of 32, he would embark on his nearly 40-year career as an Ocean County Freeholder, the longest serving freeholder in the

entire state.

“One of my earliest memories was holding a microphone at the Beachwood Republican picnic, and telling the assembled crowd to vote for my daddy because he wanted liberty, and justice, for all,” Jay said.

Joseph Buckelew was the Ocean County Republican Party Chairman when John Bartlett interviewed for consideration to run as county freeholder. Bartlett was part of Buckelew’s “youth movement,” and distinguished himself immediately, though he was an unknown at the time.

“I interviewed him and his wife, and that’s another part of the story, his wife has been with John all the way. We got two for one. Peg was a great person in her own right,” Buckelew said in a phone interview. “John was kind of unknown, but he had a great capacity when I met him. He was elected hands down, and from that day on, we got the best you could possibly find.”

Buckelew called John Bartlett’s death a “tragic loss” to the Bartlett family and people of Ocean County, for whom he always showed concern, especially with taxpayer money.

“He never aspired to higher office. He was very fond of saying a Freehold represented the last level of government where elected officials could actually get things done for people. And get things done he did,” Jay Bartlett said. The county’s bond rating maintained its AAA rating, even post-Sandy, a feat only nine percent of all municipal bonds in the entire country possess.

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Continued From Page 2 question about his integrity. His only interest was that of people that he served,” Buckelew said.

On Dec. 12, the day John Bartlett died, Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little sent out a statement on behalf of himself and the other freeholders, Joe Vicari, John Kelly and Virginia Haines.

“There are few areas of Ocean County that have not been impacted by Freeholder Bartlett’s work.

For 39 years, he has served as a steward of our environment, the architect of the County budget, a champion of Ocean County College and a man truly dedicated to public service,” Little said.

“John’s passing is a profound and deep loss for all of us on the Board of Freeholders. While he was the longest serving Freeholder in the state of New Jersey, we all had the privilege to call him our longest-serving friend. Saying goodbye is difficult for all of us.”

John Bartlett’s first county park, Berkeley Island County Park, was renamed for him and a ceremony held on Oct. 31. Bartlett, with the assistance of a cane, was able to attend that brief ceremony.

“He also had a great voice for public speaking.

He did talk a lot publicly. I guess it was the nature of his job. But early in our lives, my sister and I realized that he sounded way, way different from behind the microphone than he did when he was otherwise talking at home. We called it ‘his Freeholder voice.’ I can’t quite describe it other than it was this bigger, deeper, kind of more serious voice than we would otherwise hear every day,” Jay Bartlett said.

That “Freeholder Voice” seemed to kick in wherever there was a microphone. The Roy Rogers in

town, where the long-defunct Burger Chef used to sit, had a microphone at its drive-thru window.

Jay remembered one day his father, whether consciously or not, put on his “Freeholder Voice” at the drive-thru window and ordered three Burger Chef sandwiches - at Roy Rogers.

The Educator John Bartlett Jr. started his public education career as a student in the Pine Beach Chapel, before there was a Pine Beach Elementary School. He graduated from Toms River High School in 1965 and attended college in the South for one year before returning to Ocean County, where he graduated from the inaugural class of Ocean County College. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Western Maryland College and at the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the State University of New York at Albany, where he earned his master’s degree in political science. He was one of the only conservatives on the teaching faculty at Albany.

He taught at Toms River High School North and was a political science professor at Ocean County College.

“Freeholder Bartlett had been an unwavering supporter of Ocean County College, ensuring that OCC was always able to offer quality education at an affordable cost. No matter the circumstances, Freeholder Bartlett staunchly protected the well-being of the College and its students, not only through aid to its operating budget but also by assisting the College with capital programs.

He was a champion of the Kean-Ocean program and had a strong hand in the funding to construct the Gateway Building, jointly owned by OCC and Kean University,” OCC President Dr. Jon H. Larson said in a press release. John Bartlett served

as Freeholder Liaison to Ocean County College.

“John Bartlett was for so long linked to Ocean County College. He will be missed.”

In 2009, the John C. Bartlett Jr. Hall - a 32,000-square-foot building comprising 17 multipurpose classrooms, along with offices and lounges - was named.

But it was John Bartlett’s love of history that his son Jay focused on. One of his father’s favorite assignments was to have students interview a World War II veteran, whether a grandparent, family friend, or stranger sitting on an Ocean County Mall bench.

“Dad knew these people wouldn’t be around forever, and he wanted to be sure the students could hear their stories, understand their struggles in the war, and hopefully gain a greater understanding of the Greatest Generation,” Jay Bartlett said.

The Historian When he became too ill to do it himself, John Bartlett Jr. tasked fellow Freeholder Virginia Haines to present Ocean County municipalities with World War I service flags, not only commemorating the centennial but recognizing those who fought in the Great War. There were 28 municipalities in Ocean County at the time of the Great War. The Board of Chosen Freeholders tasked The Seaport Stitchers Quilt Guild of Tuckerton with creating commemorative service flags for each municipality.

“He himself was a constant student of history.

For the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, he decided to read 100 history books about the Great War and had arranged for the centennial celebration of the United States’ entry into the war at the county courthouse in April of last year. He summed up his reverence

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That those who came before us sacrificed their time, their talents, and in many cases their lives to give us what we have,’ ” his son said.

John, Dad, Papa John Bartlett was born on Jan. 28, 1947, to John C. and Helen Bartlett. The couple had met in Lakehurst, lived in Lakewood, and settled in Pine Beach, where their children John Jr., Van, and Nancy grew up.

Bartlett spent his summers as most children did back then, outdoors, swimming.

He met Peggy while teaching in Albany. They too settled in Pine Beach, and had two children, John III and Meg. As a teacher, John Bartlett still had summers off, which he spent with Jay and Meg, visiting historical sites around the state or sitting atop the Ferris wheel at the Ocean County Fair, peering across the Pine Barrens and able to see Hangar One at the Lakehurst Naval Base in Manchester, where John Sr. and Helen first met.

John had a beautiful singing voice, and with Doc on guitar and Van on piano, would sing when the family got together. He loved to sing the hymns that he chose to have sung at his funeral.

Jay Bartlett’s eulogy lasted about 20 minutes.

There were no huge revelations, except maybe this, though probably not: what you saw is what you got. John C. Bartlett Jr. was in public who was in private.

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imity to the historic seaport waterfront,” according to the plan. Making the streets safer is a step in that direction.

There are traffic plans that would allow anyone getting off the Garden State Parkway, or heading east on Lakehurst Road, to make a right onto Highland Parkway, then make a left onto Herf licker, and then head south on Route 9 from there.

This would allow commuters to bypass Water Street, which gets very congested at times.

Township officials have suggested that Herf licker would be one-way heading east, and West Water Street would be one-way heading west, but that is not set in stone yet.

There’s also a safety aspect. Raising Herf licker would help prevent f looding, like what happened during Superstorm Sandy. It would help it be an evacuation route.

The county’s bicycle path would also be welcome to run alongside it.

Herf licker is a county road, but Toms River officials really wanted the work

done, so they applied for the grant and will work with the county in order to bring the project to fruition, Guardian said. South Toms River would also see the benefit of a reworked traffic signalization at the intersection of Herfl icker and Main Street.

“This project has been a priority for the township for year, now we have full funding to complete these needed improvements,” stated Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher.

“Toms River was the only community in New Jersey to receive a BUILD grant.”

Also this year, the town acquired the Red Carpet Inn – which had attracted illegal activity - and plans on demolishing it to make way for a more attractive downtown area.

The funding came from $1.5 billion in grants authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, according to a press release. Projects were chosen based on such factors as safety, economic competitiveness, quality of life, and environmental protection.

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dying, other than one: that he wouldn’t live to see his beloved grandchildren grow older. He recently called them the light of his life. …He really did hope he would have had more time with them,” Jay Bartlett said. “When they were born, he figured he’d have 10 good years with his grandchildren. His own father lived to be 97 and died just 2 years ago, so 10 years certainly seemed possible. However, as it turned out, Dad got less than that. But he certainly made the most of the years he had with is grandchildren.”

He planted seedlings from a Southern Magnolia tree in his children’s yards. The fast-growing trees would be there long after he wasn’t, to remind his grandchildren of him, Jay said. The tree in his yard is already stands above seven feet, and Jack remembers watering the sapling with his Papa.

John Bartlett had been battling cancer for several years. When it returned and was diagnosed this past summer, he knew he had to step down from his reelection bid with running mate Little.

Gary Quinn, Lacey Committeeman, would take his place on the ballot. John Bartlett focused on other things.

“When my father realized his end was near, he made it his priority to get all of his remaining projects in his house completed, so that he could have the peace of mind that he was leaving the house to my mom in very good working order,” Jay said. On the Sunday before he died, his father asked him if he would take care of his mother.

Yes, Jay said, although Peggy is the strongest person any of them know, and can take care of herself. She is the one who took care of all of them. She never left her husband’s side, making all his doctor’s appointments, ensuring he took pills, sleeping next to him at the hospital, staying with him in their Motor Road home until his last breath around 7:30 a.m. Dec. 12.

When she learned that her father would be giving the eulogy, six-year-old Julia Bartlett, whose favorite memory of her grandfather was jumping

on him, also wanted to say a few words. Her father read them for her. “‘Those who knew my Papa know he was a very good Papa. Thank you for coming to those who did know Papa. Some of my friends, my Papa didn’t know them, but they should have met him.

Everyone knows we all miss him. And thank you Papa, for all the fun we had with you. I love you Papa.’ Julia, thank you for writing that.”

John C. Bartlett Jr. is survived by his wife, Peggy; son John III and his wife Shannon and their children John IV and Julia; daughter Meg Bartlett and her husband Zach Hosseini and their children Elias and Katherine; brother Van Bartlett; and sister Nancy Keczkemethy.

“He reflected on his life in the very matter-of-fact way in which he lived it. He was 71, and he told me that 71 is not old, but it’s also not young. I’ve gotten to do a lot of very good things in my life. A lot of things to be proud of. I’ve lived a full life,’” Jay Bartlett said.

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During the meeting, Cameron said she is also employed at a veterinary clinic in Toms River. She founded Calling All Cats eight years ago which shelters a sanctuary for both feral and unadoptable cats on property near her single-family residence that she shares with her daughter.

Some of the 44 non-feral cats are in hospice care, according to Cameron, who said that she receives some of them from local shelters who would otherwise be forced to

euthanize them. “I take pride in the treatment we provide,” Cameron said.

“I can tell you all their names. All the cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and micro chipped,” Cameron said during the meeting.

The area is fenced in to prevent any stray animals coming onto the property who might harm the feral cats and other animals.

Cameron said a number of the feral cats who have found shelter there came from Seaside Heights. The borough assisted with the transfer when the cats who were living under the boardwalk were displaced when renovation in the resort town began.

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The shelter houses around 104 cats total at any given time. Three pot belly pigs, seven goats, five sheep, three rabbits and five dogs call the 10-acre property home.

“There are no issues of the (feral cats) wandering off the property. They are warm, fed and loved here,” Cameron said. An old chicken coop on the property is utilized for the sanctuary. There will be no more (noncats). We are limited to that.”

The organization also works with fostering the cats and has 40 foster homes. The non-feral cats are not adopted.

“The cats live here until the end,” Cameron said. The sheep, goats and pigs came from farms and petting zoos in the area.

“They each have their own story, said Lisa Vivino of Toms River. She is one of the organization’s 50 volunteers. She visits the facility twice a week to feed the cats and cleanup the sanctuary.

Romeo, a black haired feline, is among Vivino’s favorites in the garage-like shelter that houses the non-feral cats.

“We got him five months ago and he had a lot of scabs on his neck but he’s doing much better now. He had a pretty drastic diagnosis but we don’t think about that. We just love them all. Sara is amazing,” Vivino said of the group’s president.

Cameron said that Romeo came to the sanctuary after a township resident’s home fire on Bennett Mills Road where the owner

evacuated their dogs but had to leave their cats.

“We were able to treat him for the skin condition he developed at the shelter he was in after the fire. He was found to have allergies and we administered medicine with a syringe each day. We found out, though, that he has feline AIDS,” Cameron said.

Michele Rutkowski of Beachwood serves as the operating director of the organization. “We have a great program here.”

Rutkowski said the group is grateful for the donations of food and other items that has come forward from the public, as well as financial donations. She also noted that the organization has legal and professional fees that it must pay to the township due to the use variance issue. Some of the funds that would have gone into the sanctuary had to be diverted to deal with this latest challenge.

Cameron told the members of the Board of Adjustment that her desire is that should, for any reason, she no longer be able to oversee the cat sanctuary, it would be operated by her daughter Naomi Edivk, who is following in her footsteps. “She is 14 now but she grew up in this environment and is amazing.

She just soaks up all the knowledge about animals and knows now the kinds of things I didn’t know until I was in my 20s.”

The organization has a Facebook page which serves as its primary communication tool while its website is under construction.

Continued From Page 4 building named after him, but through me, and his grandson, and possibly for more generations to come, but I guess that’s up to his beloved grandson Jack.”

His four grandchildren - Jack, Julia, Elias and Katherine - were the “light of his life.” The four live less than two miles from each other in Middletown, with Jack and Julia living across the street from a duck pond. Their grandfather bought special food, just for ducks, that he kept in a coffee tin in the trunk of his car. John and Peggy bought a home to be near their children and grandchildren, and John would often make the ride from Pine Beach to Middletown to see his grandkids. He would take all four to the pond to feed the ducks, and then explore the nearby woods with them.

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Legion: Continued From Page 1 such as a dishwasher, washer and dryer, granite countertops, carpeting, central air-conditioning, energy-efficient gas heat, and a high-end security system among many other amenities, according to owner Phillip Celler.

Township officials were happy to see the complex finally open its doors to the public, noting that it will be a great addition to the downtown area.

“Dow ntow n is ver y i mpor t a nt to us…and [this is] one thing we always wanted to preserve the character of the downtown area,” said Freeholder Joe Vicari, a Toms River resident.

Vicari said that one thing the township has always wanted for the downtown area was more foot traffic, which he believes Legion Square will bring. The Legion Square Village Apartments are located right around the corner from the hear t of Downtown Toms River, walking distance from popular local eateries and shops.

“The town square is developing and we need more and more people,” Vicari added.

President of the Business Improvement District and local attorney Robert Shea was also in attendance at the grand opening in support of the project.

“[The Celler family] are absolute jewels coming to this area, investing…this is probably one of the largest investments in downtown in decades,” said Shea. “We’re very proud of what they did…it’s just a sign of things to come.”

Both Vicari and Shea emphasized that the new apartments would bring families with children, as well as increase local commerce at downtown businesses.

According to Celler, the complex is already “over 25 percent accounted for.”

“It’s an exciting project, updated, high end cabinets, granite countertops, security system everywhere,” said Celler.

The project began constr uction in Apr il 2017 a nd is now open to the public.

“We got four living here and another 11 are going to be moving in soon, so anyone can move in at this point,” he added.

The one-bedroom units cost $1,300 a month. The two-bedrooms, $1,650.

For those interested in moving into the fast-paced downtown area, applications for the Legion Square Village Apar tments can be found at legionsquareonline.com.

For more information, call 732-9271110 or visit the Rental Office onsite, open from Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. five days a week.

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County Honors Bartlett At Tree Lighting

By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – The occasion was bittersweet. Even as the season was celebrated at the county’s annual Christmas tree lighting, the Board of Chosen Freeholders remembered their friend and colleague John C. Bartlett Jr., who had died only hours before Dec. 12.

The tree, a 28-foot Norway Spruce adorned in 6,000 energy efficient LED lights, sits on the lawn of the county administration building at Washington Street and Hooper Avenue. It was dedicated to Bartlett, and officially lighted by another Freeholder’s granddaughters, Cecelia Grace and Juliana Faith Kelly.

“Today is a little bit bittersweet for us,” Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little said. “We certainly rejoice in this holiday season and this Christmas, but we’re also sad today…”

Bartlett fought “a valiant battle” against cancer, Little said. He briefly shared a bit of Bartlett’s legacy with the crowd lining the sidewalk on Hooper Avenue, including his work with the county parks and open space.

“So we thought that it was fitting today, that we dedicate our Christmas tree this year, which will be lit for the first time, as the John C. Bartlett Jr.

–Photo by Jennifer Peacock The Christmas tree, a 28-foot Norway Spruce planted at the county administration building this fall.

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Several Christmas songs were sung by the Silver Bay Elementary School Chorus, led by music

teachers Stephanie Higham and Karen Santinon, and assisted by sign language interpreter Michele Tursi.

“I would just like to say, as a former educator and teacher, that Christmas belongs to children,” Freeholder Joseph Vicari told the crowd. “And it represents hope, and it represents happiness.”

Freeholders John Kelly and Virginia Haines

were also in attendance, as were other government and school officials.

The outdoor festivities ended with the crowd and chorus singing “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” before heading indoors to the heat and some apple cider, donated by Manna Café, and cookies, baked by the Ocean County VoTech Culinary students.

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Toms River Schools Make College Board’s 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll

TOMS RIVER — Toms River Regional Schools is one of 373 school districts in the U.S. and Canada and one of only 39 in New Jersey being honored by the College Board with placement on the 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll. To be included on the 9th Annual Honor Roll, Toms River Regional Schools had to, since 2016, increase the number of students participating in AP while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that this district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP. “I’m immensely proud of what our district leadership team has accomplished when it comes to increasing our AP offerings and refining the process to create greater accessibility for all students,” said Superintendent David Healy. “But I’m especially proud of our teachers and students, because while we’ve greatly increased the number of AP courses and exams, performance within advanced placement has remained strong, a testament to their hard work, talent, and dedication. It’s been a recurring theme here, that when we challenge our students and raise the bar, they consistently meet and exceed our expectations.

“We anticipate our AP participation and performance will only improve moving forward. This noteworthy accomplishment did not happen overnight, but started years ago at the intermediate level. While we’re thrilled to be witnessing the benefits of that initiative today, we’re excited to see how increased rigor from K through 12 will manifest itself in the years to come.”

National data from 2018 show that among American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students with a high degree of readiness for AP, only about half are participating. The first step to getting more of these students to participate is to give them access. Courses must be made available, gatekeeping must stop, and doors must be equitably opened. Toms River Regional Schools is committed to expanding the availability of AP courses among prepared and motivated students of all backgrounds.

“Success in Advanced Placement is a combination of students’ own motivation and the opportunities educators provide for them,” said Trevor Packer, senior vice president of AP and Instruction at the College Board. “I’m inspired by the teachers and administrators in this district who have worked to clear a path for more students of all backgrounds to earn college credit during high school.”

Helping more students learn at a higher level and earn higher AP scores is an objective of all members of the AP community, from AP teachers to district and school administrators

to college professors. Many districts are experimenting with initiatives and strategies to see how they can expand access and improve student performance at the same time.

“Everything we do here at Toms River Regional Schools is geared toward student achievement and empowering our students to succeed now and well into the future,” said Board President Russell Corby. “Clearly, our students are responding positively to the increased rigor and challenges of AP coursework, and our educators are placing our students in a position to succeed. This is a great achievement and wonderful news for our community, our parents and our students.”

In 2018, more than 4,000 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, or both, and/or consideration in the admissions process. Inclusion in the 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on a review of three years of AP data, from 2016 to 2018, looking across 38 AP Exams, including world language and culture. The following criteria were used.

Districts must: • Increase participation/access to AP by at least 4% in large districts, at least 6% in medium districts, and at least 11% in small districts; • Increased or maintained the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students taking exams and increased or maintained the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/ Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students scoring 3+ on at least one AP Exam; and • Improve or maintain performance levels when comparing the 2018 percentage of students scoring a 3 or higher to the 2016 percentage, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70% of its AP students earn a 3 or higher.

When these outcomes have been achieved among an AP student population in which 30% or more are underrepresented minority students (American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander) and/or 30% or more are low-income students (students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), a symbol has been affi xed to the district name to highlight this work.

The complete 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll can be found here: apcentral. collegeboard.org/score-reports-data/ awards/honor-roll.

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Toms River Youth Services After-School Program

TOMS RIVER – Don’t miss the opportunity to sign your child up for our Toms River Youth Services After-School Program. Registration is currently open.

To be eligible for the After-School Care Program: • Both parents or single parent must work • Children must be between the ages of 6 to 12 • Children must be picked up by 6 pm • Must be residents of Toms River Township The fee is: 5-day program $150/month.

Youth Services can accommodate 80 children, on a first come, first served enrollment basis. Transportation is arranged by the Toms River School System to transport from these schools directly to Youth Services: Hooper Avenue Elementary, North Dover Elementary, Walnut Street Elementary, Intermediate North & Intermediate East. The After-School Program includes: educational assistance, peer interactions, arts & crafts, snacks, educational in-services, TV time and outside activities when the weather permits.

Visit tomsrivertownship.com and under the “Main Menu” click “downloads” and scroll down to “Youth Services” for Registration and Babysitter forms. Please call Youth Services at

732-341-1000 ext. 8436 for more information.

Families must create an account for all Youth Services program at register.communitypass. net/tomsriver and choose “Toms River” in the drop down box.

Below are brief instructions on how to access the online system: • Log on to http://register.communitypass. net/tomsriver • Click on “Create an account for your family now” • Complete the account information and click “submit” • Click on “Register Now” to begin registering for programs • View Youth Service programs and click to register Follow the instructions on the resulting pages to add individuals to your family account and register for all programs available from Toms River. Depending on the age, grade or gender of the members of your family account, the system will display the programs that each family member is eligible for (i.e., a 6-year old will be eligible for After School September 2018.)

Please check our web site at tomsrivertownship.com for regular updates. If you have any questions, please call Youth Services at 732341-1000 ext. 8436/8437.

Jeff Norris At Toms River Elks TOMS RIVER – Multi- media star Jeff Norris will bring his unique blend of humor and life experiences to the Toms River Elks Lodge on January 11. Norris, a New Jersey native, will headline a comedy spectacular that also features comedy circuit mega-stars Joey Callahan and Annie Weiss.

Jeff has appeared in Atlantic City, Chicago and the Las Vegas comedy strip. He is a regular on Broadway Empire, Oz, Good Morning America and Saturday Night Live. His movie credits include Anger Management and My Super Ex-Girlfriend. He is one of the most quick-witted comedians working

today, keeping the audience in stitches from beginning to end.

The show is a “fun-raiser” for the Elks National Foundation, supporting Special Children, Veterans and providing over $21 million is college scholarships annually.

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TOMS RIVER – Toms River school children got up and close personal with wildlife this week with a visit from some unique wildlife.

Six Flags Great Adventure new animal outreach programs bring the thrill of the safari into classrooms, senior centers, after school programs, clubs and more.

“Wild Encounters allows us to bring the fun, excitement and educational aspects of the safari to animal lovers, wherever they

–Photo courtesy Toms River Schools are,” said Dr. Bill Rives, director and chief veterinarian of Six Flags Great Adventure’s safari and animal education programs.

Lesson plans are developed by Six Flags’ state-certified teacher and correspond with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

Children at Toms River Youth Services participated in the “Furry, Feathers and Scales” lesson which focused on the differences among reptiles, mammals and birds.

SUEZ Replacing Water Mains In South Toms River

By Kimberly Bosco SOUTH TOMS RIVER – SUEZ recently announced that they will be replacing 3,900 feet of water mains as part of a water infrastructure improvement project in South Toms River. The water mains being replaced have reached the end of their useful life, the company stated.

The project will include the replacement of infrastructure in order to provide its business and residential customers with improved water quality and reliable water service, costing approximately $750,000.

These water mains, originally placed in the 1950s, will be replaced with 8-inch ductile iron pipe in the areas of Ardmore Avenue, Belmont Drive and Edgemont Terrace. The project also includes the addition and replacement of fire hydrants plus renewal of approximately 80 individual services.

“We are continuing to make ongoing, significant

proactive investments in aging infrastructure to ensure service reliability, water quality and fire protection for our customers who depend on us every day,” said Jim Mastrokalos, Director of Operations. “Customers who are affected by this project can rest assured that SUEZ’ project inspector will communicate, in advance, about specific dates and times for any temporary water shutdowns.”

According to Mastrokalos, local law enforcement will assist in regulating traffic around the necessary areas during the project.

SUEZ’s contractor, J. F. Kiely, will be working on improvement projects until the end of April 2019, weather permitting. Work will take place on weekdays from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except holidays. Final restoration including full mill and overlay pavement for the project will be completed in June 2019.

Town Hall Closed For The Holidays

TOMS RIVER – From the Mayor, Township Council and the employees of Toms River we wish to express our heartfelt wishes for many blessings during the Christmas and Hanukkah seasons and for the New Year’s observance. Be safe and may this

holiday time be filled with great memories, joy and happiness!

As a reminder, Township offices will be closed Tuesday, December 25 and Tuesday, January 2 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.

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Goddard School Receives A Visit From Santa

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By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Children at the Route 70 Goddard School received a very special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus! On Dec. 10, children were joined by the pair for breakfast, where they enjoyed some hot chocolate and told Santa what they wanted this year for Christmas. This event is now in its sixth year.

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School Sets Dates To Explain Referendum

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Toms River School District has announced three public meetings to discuss the referendum that will be put to voters on Jan. 22.

The dates and locations will be: • Jan. 3 at the High School East auditorium, 1225 Raider Way, 6:30 - 8 p.m.

• Jan. 7 at the High School North auditorium, 1245 Old Freehold Rd., 6:30 - 8 p.m.

• Jan. 8 at the High School South auditorium, 55 Hyers St., 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Residents are encouraged to attend these meetings, held in regional areas of the town, to learn more about the referendum, what improvements are needed, and how it will affect students and taxpayers.

An assessment of the aging schools made

an estimate of more than $153 million in repairs, a press release from the district said.

However, the total voters will be asked to consider is about $100 million, which would be paid off across 25 years.

Some of the projects include: • Safety and security upgrades • Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) • Repair and repaving of parking lots and driveways • Door and window replacements • Improving accessibility as part of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) • School-based projects, like secondary science labs and elementary playgrounds More information can be found here: trschools.com/community/referendum.

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According to Sagat Surveys, noise is the second most common complaint of restaurant-goers (second only to poor service). Research has documented that the noise levels of most restaurants are loud enough to interfere with normal conversations, whether or not the individual has a hearing loss. In general, family restaurants are much quieter than the bar/ restaurant setting. The “elegant, upscale”

restaurant will always be the quietest setting by far. Apparently, patrons of more expensive restaurants receive not only better food and service for their dining dollar, they also get a better listening environment.

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First Responders Hosting Hockey Fundraiser For Fellow EMT

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TOMS RIVER – Jersey Shore First Responders will be coming together in support of Berkley Township EMT Megan Franzoso on January 5 for a benefit game.

Franzoso went into cardiac arrest on Sept. 14 at Community Medical Center. Later transported to Temple University Medical Center in Philadelphia, Franzoso was put on life support and placed in a medically induced coma. She is now

in a rehabilitation center learning how to walk and talk again.

Jersey Shore First Responders are hosting this fundraiser to help Franzoso afford her costly medical expenses for the long road ahead.

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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. I’m going to make you fall in love with body butters today! They are completely natural and insanely easy to make. You can add essential oils to make it smell lovely and then apply as liberally as you like without fear that your moisturizer will irritate your skin, provoke cancer, or disrupt your estrogen and thyroid hormone (termed endocrine disruption). This is a great gift for yourself or to your friends for occasions.

Let’s face it, keeping your skin glowing and supple is no easy task, which is why most people turn to lotions to hydrate the skin. It’s instantly soothing. It’s not just women who seek soft supple skin either, many men use shaving creams that dry their faces, or they have dry elbows and heels.

Don’t let the beautiful bottles trick you, there are thousands of toxins in the beauty industry and many popular lotions and creams have questionable if not serious harmful effects on your body.

Sadly, price does not dictate purity, these are found in both cheap and expensive products! For example, paraffin is a petroleum-derived compound that essentially coats your skin with a thin plastic covering. Parabens are used as preservatives but might impact your cell’s ability to divide properly and disrupt normal hormone production. Many popular expensive skin creams contain antifreeze (propylene glycol) and still others contain silicone, another compound I feel is best avoided. The worst in my opinion are the perfumes because those could expose you

to a thousand different weird chemicals that are hard to unglue from your cells!

My point is there are hundreds of scientific papers suggesting a correlation between cancer incidence and potent chemicals found in cosmetics, perfumes and skin care products.

Body butters can be made naturally using cold-pressed extracts of either beans, seeds, or nuts. These nourishing formulas will remain solid at room temperature, but once applied, they melt into your skin. The best body butters contain healing oils that are whipped into cream. I’m thinking of cocoa, cupuacu, almond oil, coconut oil, pumpkin seed oil and jojoba oil.

Creating homemade body butter out of these oils is actually a straightforward simple process that you can do with a friend or daughter. Obviously, you can buy nice body butters today online, and at retail boutiques.

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TOMS RIVER – Put the hustle and bustle of daily life aside and take advantage of these short programs at Cooper Environmental Center. These programs encourage families to spend quality time together while learning about the environment. Having fun is an added bonus!

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The death of a loved one is a tragic event.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Full Time Cook - The Pines is looking for a Full Time cook to prepare and cook meals for our independent, assisted living, and skilled nursing residents. We require 1 year of cooking experience, preferably in a healthcare or hospital setting. Candidates must be flexible to work both breakfast and dinner shifts and must be available to work weekends. We offer excellent benefits including health, dental, life, PTO time, and 401(K) with employer match. Please apply in person to: The Pines, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting. org. 732-849-2047 EOE. (4)

Barber - Part time barber wanted for busy walk in shop in Whiting.

Mostly senior clientele. Perfect for a retired Barber! Call Village Barber Shop 732-350-2277.

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Now Hiring – The Goddard School on Route 70 is seeking full time Teacher’s Assistant and leads for the upcoming school year. We provide a warm, loving environment for children up to six years. Must have a flexible schedule, available Mon-Fri. Benefits include paid time off, 401k and paid lunch on Fridays. To learn more about these positions, email your resume to tomsriver2nj@goddardschools.com Now Hiring - CNA’S, CHHA’S, LPN’S. Weekly pay. Numerous cases throughout Ocean County.Make your own schedule FT/PT. 732-288-1600. (2) CNA/CHHA - The Pines is looking for experienced CNA’s/CHHA’s to provide excellence in care to our residents on our Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing units. If you are looking for an environment that rewards excellence, provides a fun work environment you should look no further! Skilled Nursing 7-3 / 3-11 Full Time (Includes every other weekend) Weekend Commitment positions, $2/00/hr differential. Assisted Living Weekend commitment positions, $2.00/ hr differential.Weekend program requires a commitment of 4 weekend shifts per month. Full Time positions offer competitive rate (based on experience), and excellent benefits including health, dental, life, Paid Time Off and 401(K) with generous match after 1 year. Apply in Person to: The Pines , 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (4) 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) Part Time Food Service - We have an immediate need for Part Time Waitstaff/ Servers AM and PM shifts available, Dietary Aides, PT Dishwashers. We are a well established retirement/ healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay. Under the direction of great Food Service leadership team, you will be working in an environment where you get the support and training needed to grow in your culinary career. The Pines offers an open door policy and Senior Leadership is always available and visible to our employees every day. Rate of pay starts at $9.00/hr. Apply in Person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (4) Now Hiring Property Inspectors FT/PT in your area. Full, free training provided. msangelabove@comcast. net. 732-766-4425, ask for Mel. (3) Low Voltage Technician - Familiar with card access, CCTV systems, key pad and panel installation, door closures, security cameras. Please send resume to SSpies.alu@gmail.com. (1) Counter Help Wanted - Part time hours. Manchester Dry Cleaners.

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Alcoeur Gardens Resident Celebrates 103 Years

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Alcoeur Gardens Residential Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Community of Toms River recently celebrated the 103rd birthday of Bertha, beloved patient and grandmother.

Bertha was surrounded by family and staff on December 10 as she celebrated her incredible milestone.

Called “Grandma” by some of the loving staff of Alcoeur Gardens, Bertha was born on December 10, 1915. She was raised in Bayonne, graduating high school there. She spent 45 years in Bayonne before moving on to the suburbs of Cranford for 35 years. Bertha eventually settled

in our very own Toms River, where she lived for 21 years until she moved to her newest home at Alcoeur Gardens.

The well-traveled Bertha recalls memories of her time in Bayonne fondly. She worked at Maidenform in Bayonne before marrying her husband of 54-years, Thomas Ramsay. She then left the working world to be a housewife, mother of two daughters, Marion and Margaret, and later a grandmother; something she considers the “most important occupation” of her life. Bertha has nine beloved grandchildren: Kristin, Tommy, Keri, Shawn, Isabelle, Maggie, Steven, Trey and Keira.

Happy 103rd birthday Bertha!

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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Case Against Brick Ex-Superintendent Upheld

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Prosecution will continue against the former Brick schools superintendent, his daughter, and another former school official for what prosecutors called a scheme to provide unwarranted special services to the former superintendent’s grandson.

Super ior Cou r t Judge Michael T. Collins denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against the three individuals: ex-superintendent Walter C. Uszenski, his daughter Jacqueline Halsey, and former interim director of special services for the district Andrew J. Morgan.

Uszenski, Halsey, Morgan, and Morga n’s w i fe L or r a i ne h ave a l l b e e n charged with getting special services for Halsey’s son that were believed to be in excess of $50,000 at the public’s expense.

Law enforcement claim that the scheme dates back to Uszenski’s first year as Brick schools superintendent in 2012. It is alleged that had a hand in naming Andrew Morgan interim director of special services, and that Morgan lied to get the job, withholding a criminal record.

While charges were dismissed by another judge in an earlier indictment last year, Collins ruled to allow prosecutors to continue. Uszenski’s point was that his grandson’s special needs were not made clear. Collins stated that the case is not about whether Halsey’s son in fact has special needs, but whether Uszenski and company abused their authority.

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office welcomed the decision.

“The judge wrote that J.H. attended a private daycare program and that the Brick School District paid the costs despite the Brick Child Study Team’s refusal to place J.H. in a daycare program to receive special education services at public expense,” a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office read. “The day-care facility ultimately attended by J.H. was not certified to provide special education services and, in fact, did not provide them to J.H. Nevertheless, tuition and transportation were paid by the district via a purchase order with Uszenski and

Morgan approving payment, and not a contract as required by law, thereby circumventing the Brick School Board’s consideration of the arrangement and discovery of the scheme.”

Jersey Shore Online reported in September of Uszenki’s indictments.

December 2014: Brick Mayor John G. Ducey reported to then-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato that Uszenski’s grandson was being driven to a private daycare on a public school bus.

May 2015: Uszenski was suspended with pay after his arrest for his role in a plan to provide his pre-school grandchild with educational services (i.e., full time daycare) and transportation at public expense for which the child was not legally entitled.

September 2015: Uszenski was suspended without pay after he and his daughter were indicted on official misconduct and theft. The indictment also named Andrew and Lorraine Morgan.

The indictment said that Morgan and Uszenski executed the necessary approvals required for the Board of Education to fund fraudulent benefits for the child that are believed to be in excess of $50,000. Lorraine Morgan was charged with Official Misconduct for her role in approving unnecessary counseling services for Uszenski’s grandchild.

February 2017: Superior Court Judge Patricia B. Roe threw out the charges.

June 2017: Coronato’s office re-indicted Uszenski.

September 2017: Uszenski was terminated from his position.

September 2018: Uszenksi filed a ninecount, 40-page lawsuit against former members of the Board of Education, Mayor John G. Ducey, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato and others, seeking damages for himself, Halsey, and her son.

The most recent indictment charges the three defendants with multiple counts of second-degree official misconduct and theft by deception. Lorraine Morgan is charged with third-degree official misconduct.

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Large Crowd Postpones Medical Marijuana Meeting

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Jersey Shore Therapeutic Health Care is hoping to get permission from the Department of Health to operate one of the six new dispensaries; even if they do, they must also get approval from the municipality.

The company originally had until Nov. 30 for Board of Adjustment approval, but the state is still reviewing some 146 applications for the six new licenses, so that date has been adjourned, Miller said.

Doyle said that the Adamston Road location would make another treatment center more accessible to patients from Ocean and Monmouth Counties. The closest center is cur rently in Woodbridge.

The property has a 2,800-square foot bank building, a parking lot and privately-owned acreage in the rear which would partly be used as a cultivation center.

During the Nov. 19 hearing, Doyle noted that the sole issue for postponing the meeting was the fire code which determined the capacity of the room at 238 people.

“If there’s less, let’s proceed since we’re not violating any laws,” he said.

Miller disagreed. “There’s a number of people in the hallway, and there’s still people coming in. I’d like to carry the meeting to comply with case law.”

Construction Official Dan Newman was called in to do a head count. While the exact number was not clear, Business Administrator Joanne Bergin said there were fewer than 238 people in attendance.

In the end, Langer polled the Board of Adjustment members, a majority of who said the meeting should be held in a larger venue.

A notice of a new date and venue would be published on the township website. Langer said he was hopeful the meeting could be held in January when “cooler heads would prevail.”

The issue of whether a medical marijuana dispensary belongs at this location is separate from state government officials deciding whether to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults.

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By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - A second hearing for a proposed medical marijuana dispensary on Ad a m ston Roa d wa s post poned on the advice of Board of Adjustment at tor ney Rober t Miller who recommended a larger venue since the standing-room-only crowd extended into the hallway at the municipal complex.

“Everyone has a fundamental constitutional right to attend and to speak if they wish,” the attorney said.

“I can see and hear people out in t h e h a l lw ay. T h i s r o o m h a s t o b e large enough for people to attend this meeting,” he said. “Their rights are in jeopardy.”

The room appeared to be divided down the middle, with people opposed to the facility wearing blue buttons on the left, and pro-medical marijuana d ispensa r y advocates on t he r ig ht, wearing green pins.

Board of Adjustment Chair Harvey Langer sternly admonished the audience that he would not stand for clapping, yelling or screaming, and said he would not hesitate to have people removed.

Several residents who live near the 6.57 acre site at 385 Adamston Road, formerly an Ocean First Bank, have hired opposing attorney Edward Liston, who urged Langer to postpone the meeting to avoid an appeal based on the size of the crowd.

“This won’t be the last meeting, we’ll wind up in court one way or another, but that’s one issue we won’t have to discuss anymore,” Liston said.

Miller agreed. “The board should take this under consideration. There could be legal ramifications if we proceed,” he said.

The first Board of Adjustment meeting for the application by Jersey Shore Therapeutic Health Care, co-owned by Ann Davis and Karen Medlin, was held on Oct. 10.

During that meeting, attor ney for the applicant John Paul Doyle cited New Jersey’s 2010 Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) that allows for six treatment centers in the state: two in the north, two in central

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may this holiday time be filled with great memories, joy and happiness!

As a reminder, Township offices will be closed Tuesday, December 25 and Tuesday, January 2 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.

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

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may receive your five minutes of fame or favoritism in the upcoming week. If you prove you are knowledgeable you could receive more attention than usual.

Use wisdom when spending your hard-earned cash.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are never too tired to be inspired. For the next few days your amorous fantasies seem to be your only reality. By the end of the week, however, you will need to buckle down and pay attention to the material world.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What you really want is right beneath your nose. Events or comments from a partner may lead you to believe there is something greener on the other side of the fence.

Be content with your position in the week ahead.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Find something new to show off or enjoy. You may be excited to learn about new technology that can make your life easier and simpler. During the week ahead steer clear of intrigues and people who may have hidden agendas.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. New traditions must start someplace, and you can lead the way. You prefer to do things in a “different” way but understand your partner’s need for traditions, too.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The tried and true will never make you blue. Relationships that aren’t built on a solid foundation of trust and loyalty may fall apart in the week ahead. You may be attracted

to someone who isn’t quite right for you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Wear it and share it. If you are heading off to preholiday celebrations this week you should be prepared to flaunt your most dazzling finery. This is a good week for travel, parties, or to experiment with something unusual.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are eager to try something new at the drop of the hat. Relationships are stimulating, and you may be tempted to buy impulse items just for fun. By the end of the week, however, you must be more serious.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take a run at some fun. In the week ahead, you may be filled with the traditional holiday spirit but are also willing to try something unconventional. You can sparkle when you are the stage or in charge.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An inspiring and imaginative viewpoint could wake up and invigorate people you know who are suffering from lethargy. This is a good week to pursue your farfetched fantasies and show off your know-how.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): During the week ahead, you may see a different side of your favorite partner. Go along for the ride and you may have an exhilarating experience. This is an excellent week to experiment with new ideas and techniques.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You could feel more attractive than usual in the week ahead and assume that admiration is your right. Loved ones may be upset if you forget to treat them as though they were the most valuable players on your team.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen Cookie Classic: Holiday Baking Made Easy

By Wolfgang Puck

As Christmas draws nearer, many people begin to feel the pressure of getting ready for the holiday. There are still gifts to buy, decorations to put up, festive outfits to choose and menus to plan.

Unfortunately, all that busy activity can mean that, with every passing day, there is less and less time for baking holiday cookies.

The solution so many people fall back on can be summed up in three words: slice and bake. Those tubes of prepared dough in the supermarket refrigerated case can begin to look mighty tempting.

After all, it doesn’t take much time or effort to preheat the oven, open the plastic wrapper, cut the dough into disks, arrange them on a baking sheet and turn out batch after batch. Many of the triedand-true brands taste pretty good too.

But I have an alternative approach that won’t take very much longer but will yield results that taste even better. How about stealing a little bit of time from other chores to make your own sliceand-bake cookie dough in batches big enough to have enough on hand whenever the urge strikes for homemade, freshly baked cookies? The following recipe I share here for macadamia butter cookies, a crispy, buttery, nutty-tasting favorite from the early days of my Spago restaurant, is a perfect example.

The recipe calls for just six ingredients, and the only one you probably don’t already have on hand is the macadamia nuts. (Feel free to substitute chopped almonds, walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts.)

Including kitchen setup and all the measuring and prep, the dough doesn’t take much more than about 20 minutes to make and wrap, and it will keep for up to five days in the refrigerator.

Since each of the logs of dough yields about three dozen cookies, and you don’t have to use a whole log at once, you’ll be ready to slice and bake those cookies at a moment’s notice. Even better, once cooled, the baked cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for two to three weeks.

If you like, and have a little extra time, you can also decorate the cookies after they cool using your favorite recipe for a quick icing. Voila! You not only have perfect cookies, but also a great holiday arts-and-crafts project to keep kids and grown-ups alike happily busy.

MACADAMIA BUTTER COOKIES Makes about 6 dozen

1 pound (500 g) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into pieces 1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar 3 1/2 cups (875 mL) all-purpose flour 2 large egg yolks 1/3 cup (80 mL) mild-flavored honey 1 cup (250 mL) coarsely chopped macadamia nuts In the large bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle or beater attachments, or in a large mixing bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter at low speed until it begins to soften. Add the sugar and, as soon as it is incorporated into the butter, raise the speed to high and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy.

Sift the flour into a separate bowl, and set aside.

While beating the butter-sugar mixture at medium speed, add the egg yolks and beat just until incorporated. Reduce the speed to low, add the honey and beat briefly; then add the flour, and beat until incorporated. Add the nuts, and beat just until they’re mixed in.

With a dough scraper or sturdy rubber spatula, scrape the dough out of the bowl onto a clean work surface. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 to 3 hours or overnight.

Divide the dough in half and, on a lightly floured work surface, use clean hands to roll the dough into an even log shape about 12 inches (30 cm) long and 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter. Wrap each log in waxed paper and keep refrigerated until ready to slice and bake the cookies.

Before baking the cookies, position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Line one or two baking trays with parchment paper and set aside.

Remove one log from the refrigerator.

Unwrap it and, with a sharp knife, slice the dough crosswise into slices about 1/3 inch (8 mm) wide, arranging the slices about 2 inches apart on the lined baking tray. Repeat with the remaining log, or keep it in the refrigerator for another use.

Bake the cookies until golden brown, about 10 minutes, rotating them back to front after 5 minutes. With a wide metal spatula, transfer the hot cookies from the baking tray to a wire rack to cool. Once the cookies have cooled completely, store them in an airtight container at a cool room temperature.

(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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