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Huge Cuts To School Aid The state provides aid to all public school districts, but a new funding formula hit some districts very hard. Toms River schools were able to patch a $2,357,955 hole caused by cuts this year by using surplus and maintenance. However, all attempts to get the state to reconsider the funding formula

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–Photo by Jennifer Peacock The construction at the intersection of Routes 37 and 166 continues.

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – As it gets colder, the likelihood of the construction on Routes 166 and 37 being completed any time soon is getting slimmer, and local officials are getting more and more frustrated.

Not only are local businesses feeling the loss of income, but prospective businesses are also being turned away by the construction.

The county has not received any timeline on the completion of the project, Freeholder Joseph Vicari said. Since w i nt e r c old m a ke s it more diff icult to work with asphalt, he said he doesn’t expect

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change have fallen on deaf ears.

The philosophy behind the cuts is that funding should be tied to enrollment. Districts with declining enrollment, such as Toms River, received less aid.

Officials warned that in the future, residents could see a tax increase of $1,200 a year on the average home.

The aid is scheduled to be reduced every year for the next six years.

According to district info, the aid for the 2024-25 school year would be $21 million, or one third, less than it currently is. If all of the

cuts were added together, it would be a total loss of $70,685,260.

Toms River found itself in a similar predicament last year, but was able to recoup funding that was lost.

Northern Development Development is a perennial issue in any town, but even more so for the residents of the northern sections of Toms River, where multi-family complexes keep popping up.

This year, Cox Cro Crossing was approved by the Planning Board, (Biggest- See Page 4)

Virginia Haines: The New Freeholder Director

By Jennifer Peacock LAKEWOOD – That Tuesday af ter noon (Dec. 11) was sunny, and not Vermont cold.

Virginia Haines had visited family up in the Green Mountain State for T ha n k sg iv i ng, where the mercur y didn’t escape the teens throughout the extended weekend. That afternoon, the shade of the towering array of trees - the park white pine, Norway spruces, hemlock, among others - surrounding the Ocean County Police Academy keep out the

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promised 43 degrees, but she’ll take this near heat wave over that Vermont cold.

“Ocean County has ever ything. I don’t see why I would want to leave. There are the woods; the western part was very rural.

Of course, I grew up in Lakewood, but from two years old I was in Ocean County Park, so, this was my playground,” Haines said.

Outside, she pointed to the second-story at the back of the academy: a living room, bedroom, (Haines - See Page 6)

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Biggest: Continued From Page 1 even though it was a smaller plan that what was originally proposed. There will be a three-story apartment building and another building with retail on the first floor, and offices above it. Other uses, like a gas station, were removed.

Alternatively, several sections of undeveloped land was scheduled for protection.

Parcels were eyed for open space purchases either by the town or by the county. Other land was rezoned to prevent big development.

Downtown Redevelopment Toms River officials have been trying to redirect development to the downtown area. At the end of 2017, a grand plan was released that imagined the downtown as a pedestrian-friendly hub for culture and shopping. It would have apartments above shops, allowing for locals to get their shopping needs just down the street. It would also have more parking and a redesigned traffic plan, to make it a destination.

In 2018, some steps were taken in that direction. The Red Carpet Inn, long known for illegal activities, was purchased by the town. The plan is to knock it down and use the real estate for something better. Funding was received to extend Herflicker Boulevard to Highland Parkway, which would open up that area for something more than it is. The Legion Square apartments, within walking distance to High School South, also opened

al). There were 26 votes to allow them. And there were 5 votes to allow medicinal but not recreational.

Toms River introduced an ordinance to ban it, but ultimately tabled it. They were concerned that any state law would supersede their local one, and wanted to wait until the law was passed.

The towns that created a ban made it a point to say that the ban was only on recreational use, and not marijuana sold for medicinal purposes.

A state Senate vote for recreational marijuana was scheduled for December, but was put off until 2019.

this year. An ordinance was approved that would allow craft breweries and distillers to set up shop in the downtown area.

Closing Stores A few big stores closed up shop this year: Toys R Us and Sears. These were part of company-wide closings across the country.

There are no public plans for the Toys R Us building. Sears will be demolished. In its place will be a group of smaller stores.

Some will be attached to the Ocean County Mall; others will be in a “lifestyle center” branching off from it.

Marijuana Legalization One of the biggest stories on the Jersey Shore was about something that didn’t even happen yet.

When Phil Murphy was running for governor, one of his campaign promises was to legalize recreational marijuana. There was no set plan for this, but it sent towns scrambling.

Point Pleasant Beach and Berkeley Township were among the first towns to ban dispensaries that sold recreational marijuana.

“We’re in the midst of the worst opioid epidemic,” Mayor Carmen Amato said.

Legalizing a drug is “bad public policy.”

The county government, Beachwood, and Manchester also followed suit. Jackson Township Council passed a resolution stating they were opposed to legalization.

The borough of South Toms River held an online poll. There were 4 votes not to allow any dispensaries (medicinal or recreation-

Opioid Epidemic Continues According to Ocean County figures, there were 53 overdose deaths in 2012. This doubled to 112 reported overdose deaths in 2013. That number would almost double again to 216 in 2016, before dropping to 163 in 2017. However, the county is back up to 193 as of Dec. 4.

With a new governor came a new Ocean County Prosecutor. Joseph Coronato’s fiveyear term was up, and Bradley Billhimer was chosen as his successor. Billhimer pledged to continue Coronato’s Blue HART (Heroin Addiction Recovery Treatment) program, which allows addicts to come to certain police stations and get help without fear of arrest. He also will look to expand drug education in school.

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Gun Violence Elsewhere Impacts County The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14, claimed 17 lives. And while there’s been no shortage of mass shootings, this particular one sparked changes in how school security is handled.

Several school districts made physical improvements to their buildings, such as bullet-resistant windows, security systems, doors and vestibules. They also expanded police presence in schools.

The students coped with it as best as they could. Several schools, like Southern Regional and Central Regional high schools, held walk-outs. Some schools were restricted from leaving the building for security reasons. Donovan Catholic held a prayer service.

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the home she, her siblings and parents had occupied when it was a family home. She pointed to a tree across the lawn - the tallest in a cluster of tall trees - that she remembered climbing up as a very young girl, but couldn’t climb down. Her father had to recruit some park employees to retrieve her. “But then you have the ocean. You have everything here in Ocean County. To me, it was the perfect place to grow up.”

Ocean County Park was part of the vacation estate of John D. Rockefeller. In the early 1940s, the family gifted the estate to the county, which the Ocean County Freeholders then used to establish the county’s first park. The police academy was established in 1960.

Haines’ father came back from the war and started working for the county park in 1945. The house had three apartments, one downstairs and two upstairs. The family settled there in 1948, before building a home next to Haines’ grandparents on the western side of Lakewood, on a plot owned by her great-grandfather, in 1957, four miles

outside town.

Inside the park though, it was a mile from her front door to the gate at Ocean Avenue, a familiar path she walked to catch the bus. Haines went to Ella G. Clark School, Lakewood Junior High and Lakewood High School, when Jackson, Manchester and Lakehurst students were still bussed in. Her parents wanted her to focus on her studies; she was a cheerleader and babysat for some spending money. Her first job after graduating was working for the Ocean County Health Department.

Haines settled in Toms River, where she’s lived for nearly 40 years.

“There are so many people who have been mentors in my life,” she said, but named her mother as her strongest influence. “She, and my father, the things they instilled in us…

They were very active in the community.

They really cared, and my mother, she was a nurse, but at one point she was also welfare director in Lakewood. She would not just only go to the office, and did what she had to do for them, she would drive, she would find a job for someone. She would drive them to that job. If they called her out at 2 o’clock in the morning, she was there. She

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always gave 110 percent. And that’s where I think I learned a lot from.”

And it was her mother and father that got her started in politics. Active in the local Republican party, they would stump for candidates during election seasons. Haines’ first campaign was for Joseph Buckelew, who would later be so instrumental in her own political career, and George Buckwald, running for township committee. She was a young teen then and worked on different campaigns in her teens and 20s, stuffing and labeling envelopes, running phone banks, and polling voters.

“It was not a hard decision at all,” Buckelew said in a phone interview Dec. 14. He was the Ocean County Republican Chairman when Haines approached him about running for a seat in the 10th Legislative District. He immediately supported her bid. “I was county chairman at that time, and had been encouraging women to be more involved in the Republican organization. Hazel Gluck was a protégé of mine as well… [Gluck was the first female freeholder director, who served in 1978.] The first ingredient to having a good politician is intelligence. Ginny is intelligent. The second is common sense, and she had common sense. The third, and probably most important, is honesty, and she is honest as the day is long. She filled all those criteria.”

But before she embarked on her own career in politics, she worked for newly elected Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr. for six years, starting in 1980, and then worked in then-Assemblyman Robert Singer’s legislative office for one year. She was then selected to serve as Clerk of the Assembly.

“I learned so much listening to both sides of the aisle, the Republicans and the Democrats going back and forth on so much legislation,” Haines said. “I might have gone in that day with an opinion on a particular bill - I didn’t vote, I was Clerk of the Assembly - and then I would realize, and then you would hear another viewpoint and say, ‘They are really making sense.’”

Republican control of the Assembly was short lived, and she was no longer clerk.

About a year later, the legislative districts had changed, and it was then Haines approached Buckelew about running.

“I realized, it’s not so much that you needed to have a degree when being a legislator, it’s just that as long as you showed you were honest with the people when you spoke with them, you showed an interest and that you cared, and that you really listen to what they said and you wanted to do what was going to be best for your legislative district and, of course, ultimately, always the State of New Jersey, I felt I could do the job,” Haines said.

Buckelew supported her nod. Virginia Haines’ career in politics began in August 1990.

She teamed with David Wolfe and Andrew Ciesla, and was only the fifth woman from Ocean County at that time to be elected to the Assembly.

“And I’m very proud to say, for that first time running, I was top vote-getter,” Haines said. “It was Ciesla, Wolfe & Haines, and I was top vote-getter.”

The self-described “moderate Republican’s” list of personal and political accomplishments is long. She served as Executive

Director of the New Jersey Lottery for eight years. On the Toms River committee to fill a vacancy. As the National Republican Committeewoman – New Jersey. As co-chair of the Republican National Committee Northeast Region. As delegate for the Republican National Convention. As chair of the Ocean County College Foundation Board. With the Jersey Shore Council of Boy Scouts, the Monmouth/Ocean Foodbank, the Ocean County Heart Association, the United Way, the Local Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse of Ocean County. As a member of the Rotary Club of Toms River, the Toms River Student Loan Fund Board and the Advisory Council for Big Brothers/ Big Sisters.

Ocean County Freeholder since Jan. 27, 2016, filling the vacancy left by James F. Lacey.

And now she can add Freeholder Director, the fi rst woman in 40 years to hold that position.

It’s been the tradition of Ocean County’s freeholders to rotate the directorship annually, outgoing Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little said in a phone call Dec. 14.

“I’ve chatted with everyone [on the Freeholder Board] individually, and it’s a consensus that we think Freeholder Haines is very enthusiastic and she’s talented and she has certainly earned the gavel and so we’re going to be thrilled to ask her take that responsibility next year,” Little said.

“We’re delighted, and we know she’ll do a good job.”

Little will hand off that gavel to Haines at the Board’s reorganization meeting Jan. 2.

“I know one of the things, and I’m sure there will be others, but one of the things is the opioid epidemic,” Haines responded when asked what her priorities were for 2019. She praised both former prosecutor Joseph Coronato for his programs and new prosecutor Bradley Billhimer’s commitment to not only continue that work, but expand on it. For instance, the county’s Blue HART program allows addicts to reach out to local police departments to get into participating treatment facilities.

“I know, to me, the one thing we do need are more treatment centers,” Haines said.

“There’s a lot of support out there, there are many agencies that we have that people can go to for counseling. But I feel we need to do what we can for the treatment because it used to be 28 days. I understand that in some areas, you’re only going to get 14 days. If someone has an addiction, I don’t know how 14 days is going to do anything to help that individual. I’m hoping to work with my fellow freeholders on solutions to whatever we can possibly do to work with other agencies to find out what is needed, what is the best solution.”

Gluck winters in Florida but maintains a home in Ocean County. Haines hasn’t had a chance to speak with her yet.

“She was a trailblazer in a lot of ways, besides being the first female Freeholder Director,” Haines said about Gluck. In total, there have been only six women from Ocean County who have gone to the state legislature. And while Haines said it should be about the character, and not sex, of a person that matters, women do (Haines - See Page 10)

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He said he doesn’t know why a road project would drag on the way it has. “I’m at a loss for words,” he said. He blames government bureaucracy.

Vicari said he was told by a project manager that if he keeps complaining about the status, that they’ll pack up workers and move to a part of the project in Monmouth County. He doesn’t know if the manager was an employee of the DOT or a contractor. Either way, it didn’t stop him from talking about it.

“You’re not going to intimidate a freeholder,” he said.

A representative from the governor’s office directed questions to the Department of Transportation, which did not respond to multiple requests for explanation.

Vicari said he is trying to get franchises to come here, but they look at the intersection and move on. He said Cheesecake Factory and Cracker Barrel both took a pass.

The local businesses are beyond frustrated.

The Downtown Toms River business improvement district and the Chamber of Commerce have been advocating for these businesses, but they are losing money every month that people avoid that intersection.

As the sign in front of Corinne Jewelers says: “Longest construction project ever...12,000,000 for this?”

“Nearly 25,000 motorists use that intersection each day and to make matters worse, shoppers are avoiding the area,” Toms River Councilman

Daniel Rodrick said in an email to The Toms River Times. “These businesses depend on the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas for a large percentage of their annual sales and they employ a lot of people. ShopRite says that they’ve lost 20 percent of their sales as a result of this construction project and I’m confident that the impact is worse for non-essential shopping.

“The DOT and the governor should be ashamed about the way they’re treating Toms River. Governor Murphy owes Toms River an apology. In just 10 months he’s raised our taxes, cut $20 million from our schools and his DOT is threatening prolong this traffic situation if we continue to complain about the negative impact it’s having on our local economy during this important holiday shopping season,” he said.

“We were assured it would be done by Christmas,” Council President Brian Kubiel said at a recent Township Council meeting. The subject had come up again, and no one, not even the township engineer, Robert Chankalian, said they had been kept informed of the state’s plans.

Councilman George Wittmann noted that even though it’s cold, there’s a company in Tinton Falls that produces asphalt yearround.

When people complain that this project has taken a long time, Vicari reminds them that problems started decades ago.

When he was mayor of Toms River, around 1986, there had been a plan to make Route 166 an overpass so it wouldn’t stop Route 37 traffic. That plan was done away with at some point.

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Continued From Page 6 have so much to offer in politics. “Woman have just as much ability to be an elected official. They have just as much to give in that position as anybody, as any man can. Unfor t unately, the way society has been through the years, it’s still in a sense a man’s world. It is changing, I think, with the younger generation.”

Haines never thought she’d run for office. She loved working on campaigns.

But working as Clerk of the Assembly changed her mind, and her trajectory.

“I realized I can do this job just as

much as [men] can,” she said.

Although she has no aspirations for higher office at this point; she loves being a Freeholder.

“She brings a great effort to Board of Chosen Freeholders. Ocean County is lucky to have a person like that to serve in office. It is a great honor to be director,” Buckelew said. There have maybe been 50 persons total who have served as county freeholder since the county was founded in 1850, and out of those, only a couple woman. “Having women in politics is essential today. It was essential always, but more essential today.”

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Two Toms River Teens Win Girl Scout Silver Award TOMS RIVER – Two Toms River Girl Scouts were among 35 Girl Scouts from Monmouth and Ocean counties honored with the Girl Scout Silver Award on November 29 by the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore.

Nikki Reid’s Reading Buddies is a Girl Scout Silver Award project created

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McColley believes young children often stop reading because they don’t find it interesting. For her project, McColley wanted to encourage children to use their imagination through reading rather than playing on electronics. After speaking with several businesses she partnered with the owner of VIP Daycare. For her project, McColley visited weekly, reading books and completing handson projects with the students. She also created YouTube videos to ensure her project’s sustainability.

For her Girl Scout Silver Award project, Antonia Raimondo of Toms River worked with the principal of Whiting Elementary School to create a program that encourages students to enjoy reading. Over the course of her project, Raimondo collected 541 books for donation.

She also created teacher packets that included a list of character traits found in different books and bookmarks with recommendations for students based on prior readings. In addition, Raimondo designed a bulletin board to catch students’ eyes to get them involved with her project.

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–Photo courtesy Toms River Township TOMS RIVER – Happy “Ugly Sweater” Day from Toms River Township! To participate, employees had to bring in an item for Ocean’s Harbor House. Ocean’s Harbor House is dedicated to assisting homeless, runaway, abused, neglected and abandoned youth ages 10-21.

Township Honors Employees

TOMS RIVER – Congratulations to Lou Amoruso and Public Works. Lou accepted an award last month in Atlantic City from the American Public Works Association, NJ Chapter, for Director/Superintendent of the Year. Lou honored his staff with the award and said, “While the award was presented to me, it is the work and commitment of my employees which has allowed me to excel in the field of public works and receive this recognition.”

Congratulations to Bob Wennlund,

retiring after 25 years with the Building Department as the Plumbing Subcode Official.

Congratulations to OEM Director Paul Daley for 40 years of service with Emergency Management for the Township.

The governing body also presented two plaques with names of the Township’s Eagle Scouts and Gold Award recipients from 2009-current that will be placed in the Council Meeting room.

Best wishes to all!

North’s National Honor Society Donates Gifts

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River North National Honor Society led a school wide effort to raise nearly $3,000 to purchase toys and gifts to donate to the Salvation Army.

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LASIK, PRK, Vision Correction –Photo courtesy TRRS TOMS RIVER – Mrs. Gluck, Ms. Fouchey, and Ms. Zaragoza of Silver Bay Elementary School expressed extreme pride in their students who performed a fabulous holiday show for their families.

The young musicians played the bells and created the sound effects in a festive read-

aloud of A Loud Winter’s Nap for their parents, friends, and special guests.

Mr. Strohmetz was “instrumental” in helping the students bring the story to life, and Mrs. Sanitinon taught students how to work together to make music, enabling everyone’s hard work to create a successful performance.

Art Exhibit by Marissa Schaeffer Coming to Toms River Library TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “Water Elements” by Marissa Schaeffer in the McConnell Gallery throughout the month of January.

Schaeffer studied photography at Montclair University where she received a bachelor’s degree in art education. Her inspiration is drawn from being in nature, exploring, and travelling to new places.

Schaeffer states, “My name, Marissa, means ‘of the sea.’ Perhaps that’s the reason I’ve always felt a connection to

water. No matter where I go I always fi nd myself drawn to water, be it the sea, rivers, lakes, ponds, or waterfalls. In ‘Water Elements,’ I have captured the beauty of all these bodies of water and the living things within them. Take a deep breath and get lost in the tranquility of how water makes you feel.”

The branch is located at 101 Washington Street.

“Water Elements” is free and open to the public. For more information, call the branch at 732-349-6200, ext. 5100.

Titanic And Halifax, Nova Scotia

TOMS RIVER – You’ve heard about the Titanic’s sinking in the North Atlantic in mid-April of 1912. But did you know the role the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia played in the retrieval process?

Come to the Ocean County Historical Society on Jan. 20, 2-4 p.m., to hear researcher Sandra Gray, a Forked River resident, share

the personal stories and other intriguing facts she has discovered during visits to Halifax.

Refreshments will be served. In case of snow, the program will be rescheduled for January 27, same time and place. No admission fee, but donations will be accepted.

For more information, contact 732-3411880.

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Poseidon Academy Trust Speaker Series

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Green Team in partnership with The Toms River Regional School Systems is presenting the 2018/2019 Poseidon Academy TRUST Speaker Series on the third Tuesday of each month starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Poseidon Academy located in Downtown Toms River.

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Taking Charge: 7 Tips For Longer-Lasting Hearing Aid Batteries

The dinner was delicious, the dishes are done, and you’re settling in for a double feature on Netflix only to hear the “beep, beep” of your nonrechargeable hearing aid batteries going dead. Argh!

How can you make the next set of nonrechargeables last longer? Take control with these seven tips: Find the Right Match: Batteries are available in various sizes, types, and performance levels, so it’s important to find the right fit for your hearing aids.

Count on your hearing-care specialist, who can help ensure your hearing devices are matched up with the appropriate battery products.

Prepare Before You Pull: Hearing aid batteries come with a stay-fresh colored tab that helps keep them from discharging prematurely. Once the tab’s pulled and the batteries activate, however, they can’t be deactivated, so first be sure you’re ready to use ’em. Wait 3-5 minutes before closing the battery door or the voltage of the battery would get to 1.45 volts.

Acquire Only What You Need: It might seem like a good idea to stockpile lots of batteries, but even those that remain unopened in their packaging can lose power over time. Limit your supply to what you’ll reasonably put into service in a year, and use those with the earliest sell-by dates first.

Power Down: Just as turning off lights conserves energy and saves bulb life, powering down your devices when not using them helps batteries last. Turn off your hearing aids — including completely opening the battery door — when

they’re not in use.

Keep Water Out: Moisture — practically kryptonite to hearing aids — can damage batteries, too. Protect your devices from water sources including sweat, and help further reduce moisture by leaving the battery door open to dry out after removing the batteries at night.

Avoid Extreme Temperatures: Hot cars and super-cold spaces aren’t great places for your hearing aid batteries. Extreme temperatures can do a number on battery life, so store them at room temperature whenever possible and not in the refrigerator.

Rein Them In: Loose change in your pockets or purse always comes in handy, but loose batteries are a no-no. Batteries can react negatively with metals such as keys and coins, so consider storing them separately in their own packaging or another container.

Getting the most out of your batteries helps you get the most from your hearing technology — and save money, too! For more tips and tricks on making your batteries last longer, call us today at 732-818-3610. Remember at Garden State Hearing when you purchase hearing aids the batteries are FREE. Dead Batteries? Consider Recycling Most newer household batteries no longer contain mercury, but they still have toxic elements that can pollute waterways and impact air quality.

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Symptoms include: chest pain or discomfort, upper body discomfort, shortness of breath, cold sweats or clammy skin, unusual fatigue or weakness, dizziness, nausea or lightheadedness, anxiety and feeling of indigestion that won’t go away.

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

Vitamin K2 Is A Powerful Prostate Cancer Fighter

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Couples have plans, but after the C word is dropped, those plans change to unite a couple in the medical process. After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most widespread cancer among men, affecting one in seven every single year. Prostate cancer is also the third leading cause of cancer death, after lung and colorectal cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. The good news today is some significant strides are being made in the prevention of prostate cancer as well as the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. In fact, we have now learned that one remarkable nutrient can have wondrous cancer fighting and preventative properties for all kinds of cancers. You might have thought vitamin C or D3, but you’d be wrong. It’s actually vitamin K2.

Vitamin K2 is proving to be a marvelous ally in the war on prostate cancer.

In fact, K2 along with vitamin D3, work harmoniously together for a wide range of diseases. Higher levels of K2 and higher intake of K2 are associated with lower prostate cancer risk, and vitamin K2 deficiency status has been found in most men with aggressive prostate cancers.

Researchers for the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) have also found that increasing one’s intake of vitamin K2 may lower the risk of getting prostate cancer dramatically by up to 35%. With a one in seven risk of developing prostate cancer within their lifetime, this is

an encouraging discovery! But because we’re talking about a vitamin, I’m sure you won’t see commercials about it. And K2 is not something you have to buy, it’s commonly found in foods that most of us already enjoy like salads, green vegetables, green superfoods, as well as some meat and cheese. There are also supplements that are sold without prescription, at health food stores, however I encourage you to ask your physician if these are right for you, as K2 can interfere with blood-thinning medications.

For people on the healing process with cancer, their number one goal is to stop the spread of cancer to other organs and tissues, termed metastasis. When prostate cancer is caught early on, before it has spread to many other organs, the interventions are more useful.

Vitamin K2 has also proven to have neuroprotective effects upon the brain, preventing Alzheimer’s and dementia, to shuttle calcium out of the arteries and to the bones, where it hardens and strengthens them, helps wounds and bones to heal faster, improves the skin, and now hear this, reverses wrinkles as well.

Vitamin K2 is found in foods such as dairy products, meat, and dark leafy greens like salads, Swiss chard, spinach, and other greens. It is found in very high concentration in a popular Asian fermented soy dish called Natto. Other foods high in vitamin K2 include ground beef, liver, chicken as well we cheese, egg yolks and butter.

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Biggest: Continued From Page 4 close to home when she heard about it, reminding her that she and her friends at Southern Regional could have just as easily been victims.

Beach Project Continues In the everlasting quest to replenish beaches, the Army Corps of Engineers finished most of the project this year. The ships dredged soil from the ocean floor and piped it onto Ortley and North beaches.

The project was not just in Toms River.

Mantoloking to Seaside Park was also affected.

Offshore Drilling Opposed One of the more important stories was more about what people feared would happen, but it ultimately didn’t.

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced a Draft Proposed Program that initially included 47 potential lease sales to energy companies in 25 of the 26 planning areas – 19 sales off the coast of Alaska, 7 in the Pacific Region, 12 in the Gulf of Mexico, and 9 in the Atlantic Region.

This would have opened up areas off the Jersey shore to drilling. Local and state politicians expressed their opposition bipartisanly, united with environmental groups. Ultimately, the situation seems to have been averted.

Todd Fraz ier Meets The Mets Hometown hero Todd Frazier was signed by the Mets to a two-year contract.

Locals have followed Frazier’s career since the Toms River East American Little League won the World Series. He excelled at Toms River High School South and Rutgers, before heading to the White

Sox and the Yankees.

Thieving Attorney Sentenced Robert Novy used to have a good name in this county. With an office in Manchester, he was known as an elder law expert, advertising his specialties on local media.

Doctors and bankers gave him referrals.

People then learned that he had been robbing from clients who were not of sound mind, and who had no close relatives to advocate for them. In court, his prosecutors accused him of being a predator that victimized easy targets. The state’s investigation found about $3 million stolen from at least two dozen victims. Because of his victims’ state of mind and health, the total number of victims and money stolen might never be known.

He was jailed for 10 years. He has to pay $4 million in restitution: $3 million to the known victims, and $1 million must be set aside for any future victims that are found from further investigation.

According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) original timeline, decommissioning will be complete in about 60 years. The process would allow for the removal of spent fuel from the site, as well as the dismantling and decontamination of the site for future use.

On July 31, Exelon signed a purchase agreement with Holtec International, a Camden-based dry cask storage manufacturer, for the ownership of the nuclear power plant, which could significantly speed up decommissioning.

Under t he ter m s of t he pu rcha se agreement, Holtec will take over the decommissioning process, decreasing the decommissioning timeline from Exelon’s estimated 60 years to just 8 years.

Should the sale be approved, Exelon would be transfer ring the license of Oyster Creek over to Holtec. The NRC is currently reviewing the terms of the sale to Holtec; a decision is expected to be made by May 2019.

Oyster Creek Closure & Sale One of the biggest news stories of the year was the official shut down of the oldest operating commercial nuclear power facility.

Oyster Creek Generating Station closed its doors and turned the reactor offline for the last time on September 17, 2018 after 49 years in service.

The plant began operation on December 23, 1969, gaining its full operating license

by July 2, 1991.

Oyster Creek was in the news consistently as it changed and moved up the date of closure from December 31, 2019 to September 17, 2018.

The plant is currently in the beginning stages of the decommissioning process, which encompasses the removal of fuel from the reactor into a spent fuel pool.

New Performing Arts Academy Ground was broken on the campus of Ocean County College for the new Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy The new OCVTS Perfor ming Ar ts Academy will be a 50,000-square-foot building intended to “provide a rigorous education for creatively gifted high school students, (offering) majors in theater, vocal, dance, and audio engineering,” according to their press release. The construction of the building is already underway, and is expected to be completed by December 2019.

The PAA is a four-year public high school, currently located at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. When the announcement of the new academy was made last year, it came as welcome news. The

current location is distant and difficult to get to and from.

The academy will provide students with credits for college. In collaboration with OCC, OCVTS’s early college program will allow high school students to graduate with a high school diploma and an associate’s degree from OCC at the same time. Students will be exiting high school already halfway to a bachelor’s degree, all for a fraction of the tuition cost of a university degree.

In turn, OCC students will be able to use the new building at night.

The state will fund $10.6 million toward the funding of the construction. Ocean County and the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation will each contribute $8 million. OCC will provide $2 million.

Freeholder Bartlett John Bartlett, a seated Freeholder, passed away at the end of his term in December. He had spent almost 40 years crafting the finances of the county.

As a history teacher, there was a special place in his heart for children, education, history, and parks and open space. In fact, he was involved in a few of the stories on this list, such as the new school at OCC. Routes 37 And 166 The ongoing construction at the intersection of Routes 37 and 166 has been a thorn in the side of locals for more than just 2018. Toms River officials complain about how ugly the construction is, and how the completion date keeps getting moved back. Business owners near that corner are reporting losses every month.

Hopefully, when this story is on next year’s list of biggest stories of 2019, it will be because the project is finished.

- Kimberly Bosco contributed to this story

Law Enforcement Personnel: Join Our Group TOMS RIVER – Our goal is to bring together Retired Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, State Troopers, Prosecutors Investigators and Career Firefighters living in and around Ocean County.

We meet on the third Wednesday of the month

at noon. Meetings are held at the Silverton Firehouse, 15 Kettle Creek Road, Toms River.

Yearly dues are $20 in addition at each meeting we charge $5 to cover lunch.

As a chapter of the statewide organization, we discuss issues related to our pension and benefits.

We also share a lot of war stories and brotherhood.

If interested in joining, please let us know and an application will be forwarded. Please keep the posts related to our common retiree issues and other information for the good of our professions.

Remember, you do not have to be retired from

an Ocean County department to join. Out of state retirees are also welcome to join as long as you meet the above criteria.

We have a yearly picnic and Christmas party.

We try to have guest speakers when available.

An application may be downloaded at njrpfa.org.

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

5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (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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Call 917-681-6809. (t/n) CASH, CASH, CASH! - Instant cash paid for junk cars, trucks, vans. Free removal of any metal items. Discount towing. Call Dano 732-239-3949. (t/n) CASH PAID!! - LP records, stereos, turntables, musical instruments, guitar, saxophone, CD’s, reel tapes, music related items. Come to you. 732-804-8115.

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Community Flea Market - Saturday, Jan 5, 9am-2pm. Silver Ridge Park East Clubhouse, 979 Edgebrook Dr North, Toms River. Vendors, crafts, food, gently used items, music, door prize! Tables still available! Call 732-244-0858. (3)

Help Wanted Full Time Housekeeper/Room Cleaner - We have an immediate need for FT Housekeeper/Room Cleaner who will be responsible for Cleaning Residents rooms/apartments.

Prior experience in housekeeping a plus. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and 401(K) once you have worked 1 year and 1000 hours. Rate between $10.50- $11/ hour. Apply in Person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (4) Home Health Care Company Now Hiring RN’s, LPN’s and CHHA in Ocean & Monmouth Counties!

Flexible scheduling. Work in your community. Weekly pay. Career advancement. Comprehensive benefits. Call 732-505-8000 today. (t/n) Community Resource Center Driver Wanted For Mental Health Agency In Brick. Monday – Friday 7:00 am - 9:00 am; 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm.

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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) Ramblin’ Acres Kennel in Jackson - Is seeking part and full time employment. Must be available for weekends and experience and love of animals is required. Call 732-3708628 or email Pkubacz@att.net. (5) Lkwd. Machinery Mfr. - Requires P/T Draftsperson for AUTOCAD. 732-367-3100.

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Call Bob 732-616-5007. (t/n) Car Service - 24/7. Doctors, shopping, airports, hospitals, cruise, shops, Atlantic City, family functions, NYC accomodations for large groups. Call for reasonable rates. Kerry 732-606-2725. (5) All In 1 General Contracting-Handyman Services - All phases of Interior and Exterior Repair, Improvements, Renovations, Construction for Home or Business. Carpentry, Painting, Roofing, Siding, Gutters, Lighting, Windows/ Doors, Kitchens, Baths, Finish Basements, Flooring, Decks, Handicap ramps, Sheds installed/repaired, etc.#1 Contractor for Banks, Real Estate Agency’s, Real Estate Investors, Home Inspection report repairs. From A-Z, big or small, we do it all. Skip the rest, come to the best! Senior and Veteran Discount. $ave Call Clark 732-850-5060.

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R.C. Shea & Assoc.

Inside The Law Enjoy The Holidays But Be Mindful Of Scams!

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By: Michael J. Deem and Robert C. Shea, Esq. of R.C. Shea & Associates

Have you thought about giving a fancy new gadget as a holiday gift? Or maybe there’s something on your wish list that Santa forgot to bring? If so, you might be tempted by an Ad to purchase high-tech gadgets for a low price. But if a merchant, other than Amazon.com, asks you to pay using an Amazon gift card then it’s probably a scam. In fact, Amazon’s gift card terms don’t allow you to use Amazon gift cards to make payments anywhere besides amazon.com and a few specific sites.

Here’s how the scam happens: You discover a website that sells new HDTVs, GPS devices, and other tech-gadgets for deeply discounted prices. You haven’t heard of the site, but you’re diligent and you do some research. You find a few reviews from satisfied customers, you think the site is legitimate, and you go for it.

During checkout, you’re instructed to purchase an Amazon gift card and then hand over the gift card information as payment. Unfortunately, if you do, you’ll be out the money, and you won’t get anything in return. These scammers know that bad reviews scare people away, so they may post a few positive reviews about the site. They shut down the site before people post complaints — usually in less than a month — and open under a

new name somewhere else.

Buying an Amazon Michael J. Deem gift card to make a payment is NOT the same as using Amazon Payments, which provides some protections for buyers. Amazon Payments is a feature that allows Amazon members to pay for merchandise on other websites by logging in and using a payment method they’ve stored on their Amazon account. For example, if you use a credit card stored in your Amazon Payments account, you’re still using your credit card to make the purchase, and you get certain protections when you use a credit card. You don’t have the same protections when you pay with a gift card — virtually or physically. It could be tough to trace the money or get it back if something goes wrong.

Of course, that’s not a problem if you’re sending the gift card to a friend or family member as a gift.

When shopping online, consider using a payment method that offers protections if you don’t get what you paid for.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of dec 29 - jan 4

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The search for love and companionship can challenge your judgment this week. It is easy to mistake lust for love or possessiveness for affection. Wait for better celestial patterns before making a romantic commitment.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the week ahead, you may feel an affinity for the tarot card that depicts a hoodwinked maiden. Like her, you may not be able to see everything clearly because your fantasies and desires blind you to the facts.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Rise above the fray. Act on your finest instincts and highest ideals and you will achieve harmony that stabilizes a key relationship. As this week unfolds make permanent improvements that enrich the future.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the week ahead, someone could be impressed by your stockpile of business knowledge. This may be a good time to turn a profit on what has only been a hobby. Be aware that you may misinterpret some messages.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Business ideas and ambition motivates you but acting on a desire for instant gratification can backfire. This is a poor week to dive into a new romantic partnership.

Something worth having it is worth waiting for.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Double check the dates and numbers. You might find that your schedule is disrupted by minor mix-ups and miscommunications. By the end of the week you will

forget that there were any problems or missteps.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are judged by the company you keep. If you feel that others are not supporting your goals you may, unwisely, try to force the issue. Remain focused on business as usual even though there is a holiday this week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You must work before you can play. Concentrate on work and maintaining your momentum even if someone is in relentless amorous pursuit. There will be plenty of time for romantic meetings later this week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make your way with words of wisdom. People will tend to trust you if you are frank and aboveboard. All the same, this is a poor week to make a promise, make an investment, or to start a new relationship.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep your nose pressed to the grindstone in the week ahead.

You might rather be out partying, but it will be hard work and perseverance that provide the greatest rewards. Enjoy the holidays when there is time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Once you get to know someone better you may detect strong ethics. However, that serious side may dampen your expectations this week. A little patience will pay off where a romantic connection is concerned.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Wrap up business deals as well as presents. Complete whatever you have already begun. You will be better off if you wait until the end of the week to adjust your finances or make any further holiday purchases.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen A Festive French Dessert Brings Holiday Cheer

By Wolfgang Puck VACHERIN WITH HAZELNUT MERINGUE, QUICK GINGER ICE CREAM & CHOCOLATE-RUM SAUCE Serves 6 HAZELNUT MERINGUE: 1/2 cup (125 mL) whole shelled hazelnuts, about 2 ounces (60 g) in weight 4 large egg whites 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar QUICK GINGER ICE CREAM: 1 pint (500 mL) good-quality vanilla ice cream, softened 1/4 cup (60 mL) minced candied ginger CHOCOLATE-RUM SAUCE: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 cup (125 mL) water 1/3 cup (85 mL) heavy cream 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 pound (250 g) bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons dark rum 1/2 cup (125 mL) sweetened whipped cream, for serving For the hazelnut meringues, preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C).

Spread the hazelnuts in a pie plate and bake them until lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool. Then, fold the nuts inside a clean kitchen towel and rub to loosen the skins. Unfold the towel, transfer the nuts to a food processor, and shake the skins into the trash. Pulse the processor on and off until the nuts are finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

Reduce the oven temperature to 225 F (105 C). Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a 3-inch (7.5-cm) cookie cutter as a guide, trace six circles on the paper, spacing them equally; turn the paper over.

In a medium-sized stainless-steel bowl, use a handheld mixer at medium speed to beat together the egg whites and cream of tartar until the whites form soft peaks that droop slightly when the beaters are lifted out. Still beating, gradually sprinkle in the granulated sugar; beat until the whites look glossy and form firm peaks that hold their shape when the beaters are lifted out, about 3 minutes. Stir in the vanilla. Hold a fine-meshed sieve over the bowl and sift the confectioners’ sugar over the egg whites while folding it in with a rubber spatula. Fold in the chopped hazelnuts.

Drop a large spoonful of this meringue inside each of the circles and spread until the circle is filled; then top with more meringue until each circle is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) tall, using the underside of the spoon to shape the center of each circle slightly lower than the side. Bake until the meringues are dry, crisp and barely browned, about 2 hours. Remove from the oven to a wire rack to cool completely. Then gently lift the meringues off the parchment and transfer to an airtight container.

For the ice cream, put the softened ice cream in a large bowl and stir in the candied ginger. Cover and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.

For the chocolate-rum Sauce, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the water, cream and honey, raise the heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Put the chocolate in a medium bowl, and pour the hot cream mixture over it. Let stand until the chocolate melts, about 1 minute, then stir until smooth. Stir in the rum.

To assemble, place a meringue on each individual serving plate. Top with a scoop of the ice cream. Drizzle the sauce over the ice cream, and top with a dollop of whipped cream.

Serve immediately.

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