2019-01-26 - The Brick Times

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–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Top: Dennis Filippone and Superintendent Gerard Dalton (L to R) handed out certificates to each board member for School Board Recognition Month. Bottom: Long-time principal and member of the administration Dennis Filippone spoke about his retirement.

By Judy SmestadNunn BRICK – The school district currently has six full-day preschool classrooms that began in September and will run until the last day of school in June.

A $690,965 Preschool Expansion Grant from the NJ Depar tment of Education is being used for the expanded prog ram, which includes integrated classrooms where 10 general education students are in the same classroom as five special education students.

Residents To Vote On Fire Elections, Budgets

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – The fi re district election typically has a low voter turnout, perhaps because it is always held on the third Saturday in February, but there are millions of dollars at stake.

“It’s always been held in February since the inception of the fire districts,” said fire district attorney Jay Sendzik.

“They have always gotten support for their budget.”

Before the budget can be put on the ballot and voted on by the public, it must be introduced and presented to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for their comments, and presented at local public hearings before it goes back to the DCA for final adoption.

Brick has three fire districts that are –Photos by Judy Smestad-Nunn determined by a geographical area, Fire districts are asking residents to approve their budgets.

(Fire - See Page 5)

During the most recent Board of Education meeting, Director of Special Services Kristen Hanson said there are plans for a total of 18 full-day preschool classes for the 2020-21 school year.

Three of those classes would be self-contained for special education students and 15 would be integrated classrooms.

After the meeting, School Business Adm i n ist r a t o r J a m e s Edwards said the st ate pays $12,50 0 (Grant - See Page 4)

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Brick Police Report Fewer Overdoses

By Chris Lundy BRICK – Programs that have been recently instituted seem to be paying off, police said, as the number of overdoses is slowing down.

The county is in the grips of a serious epidemic as heroin mixed with fentanyl has become more accessible, officials have said. Brick police said that the township has been in the top ten New Jersey towns impacted by opiates, based on statistics from the New Jersey Department of Human Services.

While the number of overdoses is rising across the country, Brick saw a reduction of 35.5 percent in the past two years, according to a press release sent out by the police.

There are a number of programs that have been instituted, including BlueHART, where people in need (Overdoses - See Page 4)

Schools Unite To Fight School Funding Cuts

By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY – A state-wide coalition of school districts are asking for a joint legislative committee to be convened in order to change what they say is an unfair way of funding schools.

Local school districts have long argued that the way the state funds education has problems.

This came to a head recently when several of them saw a loss in the millions over several years.

The coalition numbers 57 districts in the state, adding up to about 138,000 students.

In Ocean County, administrators at Brick, Jackson, Lavallette, Little Egg Harbor, Manchester, Ocean Township (Waretown),

Point Pleasant Borough, and Toms River signed on. In Monmouth County, Freehold Regional, Keansburg, Manalapan-Englishtown, Middletown, Neptune, and Roosevelt signed on to it.

The Coalition asks that the New Jersey Department of Education cease reducing aid while a solution can be found. “We respectfully request that a joint legislative committee be immediately convened, with an aggressive timeline,” to solve these issues.

The committee should include lawmakers, the Department of Education, and school districts that have been affected. They noted that the districts in attendance (Funding - See Page 8)

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per general education student in expanded preschool program.

“If there are 140 general education students [in September 2019] the state should pay $1,750,000,” he said. “The preschool grant application comes out at the end of January, and we’ll submit that for approval before we can move ahead, but I have a good feeling we will get [the full amount].”

The Brick School District was one of only 31 in the state to receive funding from the NJ Department of Education to expand the preschool program for four-year-olds.

The Board of Education meeting was the last for Dennis Filippone, who had a 41-year-long career in the school district, and might be best remembered for his 14 years as the principal of Brick High School (See The Brick Times Jan. 12, 2019 “Filippone Retires After 4 Decades In Brick”).

Director of Curriculum Susan McNamara, who came up through the ranks with Filippone and was principal at Lake Riviera Middle School while he served at Brick High School, remarked that Filippone had been an inspirational leader to students, staff and administrators.

“He would always go the extra mile, he cared deeply and listened to his heart,” McNamara said.

“He touched the lives of thousands...Dennis is Brick; he bleeds green like no other.”

McNamara said that Filippone created “an extraordinary climate” at Brick High School and had an unwavering commitment to students and staff.

She said Filippone taught her the credo, “People Before Paper.”

During the Board meeting, there was a video tribute to Filippone, created by Assistant Principal at Brick Memorial High School Meredith Hudson.

A visibly moved Filippone thanked his wife, two daughters and granddaughter, who attended the meeting. While speaking about his time in school district, he said “I got more in return than I gave.

I’m forever in its debt and always in its service.”

Filippone said he hopes to come back during his retirement as a volunteer football coach.

In other news, Edwards said that the district would be hiring a demographer, who would map out the next seven years and would make recommendations on how to reconfigure the district in the wake of the loss of state funding and declining enrollment.

“They could recommend multiple things, but it’s up to the superintendent to make recommendations and the Board of Ed to approve them,” Edwards said.

And finally, Board of Education President Stephanie Wohlrab said she is hopeful that an impasse with the teachers union would soon be resolved since the committee would be meeting with a mediator on Feb. 28. Teachers have been working without a contract since June.

“We’re close to working out a teacher’s contract. We should have a resolution shortly,” Wohlrab said.

The next Board of Education meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Professional Development Center at the Veterans Complex.

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Continued From Page 1 of addiction help can come to the police department, turn in their drugs and needles, and ask for help without any fear of arrest.

“We’re out here trying to help people,” said Brick Township Chief James Riccio.

“It’s not just Blue HART, it’s education.

We have programs now in the elementary, middle, and high schools. We do senior citizen education and business communities, PTAs.” The active D.A.R.E. presence in schools, the #NotEvenOnce school program, the use of Narcan (a chemical spray used to reverse overdoses), Lead and Seed school program, Neighborhood Watch, senior outreach, and the drug take-back program are also seeing results.

“Although these numbers are encouraging, the Brick police see this problem as something that must continue to be addressed,” the press release continued.

“No number of deaths from overdoses is acceptable…the work towards the ultimate goal of zero is ongoing.”

For more information, visit Brickpd.com, or call 732-262-1100.

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Fire:

Continued From Page 1 and they have the power to levy local property taxes to support fire fighting ser vices. Each district has f ive f ire com missioners, so the public votes on the budget and for commissioners who se 3 -ye a r t e r m s h ave ex pi r e d , Sendzik said.

Fire Commissioners are responsible for the f ire protection of all people, buildings and property in its district, and are responsible for evaluating and meeting their respective fire district’s needs.

Sendzik broke down the spending in each of the three districts by capital appropriations/debt service, which covers major purchases such as firefighter gear and radio replacement, SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus) equipment, f ire tr ucks and more; and operating appropriations, which covers day-to-day costs such as training, fuel for the trucks, insurance, workmen’s compensation, and rental of fire hydrants from BTMUA (Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority), which is the largest expense.

Fire District No. 1 includes the southernmost section of Brick from the Toms River border, nor th and west to the Lakewood border and about a mile of oceanfront on the barrier island.

The total revenue for Fire District No. 1 is $3,659,500, and the amount to be raised by taxation is $2,434,000. The tax rate remains the same at .045 cents per $100 of assessed property value.

Capital appropriations/debt service is $1,758,000, and the operating budget for Fire District No. 1 is $1,901,500, Sendzik said. Some $370,000 of the budget is earmarked for BTMUA fire hydrant rental.

Two commissioner seats are up for grabs in the district, and the two incumbents - Walter A. Eaton Jr. and Edward Slowinski - are r unning for reelection.

The boundaries of Fire District No. 2 include the central por tion of the township, north and east of Metedeconk River and Forge Pond, southwest of the Point Pleasant border and up to Fire District No. 3 in the north.

The total revenue for Fire District No. 2 is $1,867,281, and the amount to be raised by taxation is $1,825,000. The tax rate is .060, an increase of .001 cent over last year. The tax rate remains the same, Sendzik explained, because District No. 2 has a $1 million increase in ratables this year.

Capital appropriations/debt service is $552,751, and the operating budget is $1,314,530. Fi re hyd r a nt re nt als will cost the district some $200,000, Sendzik said.

This year, residents in Fire District No. 2 will vote on a referendum question regarding the future of the Lau-

The Brick Times, January 26, 2019, Page 5 relton Fire Company substation on the corner of Jordan Road and Midstreams Road.

The proposed $1.8 million spending plan would pay for improvements to the 1960s-era building to allow for tech n ical a dva ncement s a nd la rger fire trucks.

“Voters will get a chance to vote on that. The tax rate wouldn’t change this year, it won’t be impacted until the bonds are issued next year,” Sendzik said. “It would have a very minimal impact, less than one-half a percent.”

Sendzik said that Laurelton has two substations. The second is on Van Zile Road. The Pioneer Firehouse has a substation on the barrier island. Breton Woods Firehouse has a substation on Aurora Place, and the Herber tsville Firehouse has a substation near Garden State Parkway entrance 91.

Two commissioner seats have expired in Fire District No. 2, and the names of two incumbents, Charles F. Turner and John C. Hefferton, are on the ballot.

And finally, Fire District No. 3 covers the northernmost section of Brick Township, bordered by Fire District No. 2 to the south, Howell and Wall Townships to the north and Wall and Brielle to the east.

The total revenue for the district is $1,342,431 and the amount to be raised by taxation is $1,286,931. The tax rate remains f lat at .066 cents per $100 assessed property value.

Capital appropriations/debt service is $208,095 and the operating budget is for Fire District No. 3 is $1,134,336.

Fire hydrant rentals to the BTMUA is $145,000.

One fire commissioner seat is up for grabs, and incumbent Robert B. Winemiller III is running for re-election.

“These are low numbers for fire service, because Brick Township, unlike some su r rou nd i ng com mu n it ies, is all-volunteer, there is no paid personnel,” Sendzik said.

The exception is the f ire commissioners, who get a small compensation ranging from $3,500 to $7,500. They are not eligible for health benefits, but they are allowed to contribute to DCRP (Defined Contribution Retirement Program) which is not a regular retirement plan, Sendzik said.

The polling place for Fire District No. 1 is Pioneer Hose Fire Company on Drum Point Road. The polling place for Fire District No. 2 is the Laurelton Fire Company on Route 88 and Olden Street, and for Fire Company No. 3, the polling place is the Herbertsville Fire Company on Herbertsville Road.

Brick has four fire companies, which i n clu d e t h e a b ove a n d t h e Br e t o n Woods Fire Company, which is not a polling place.

Polls will be open on Saturday February 16 from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY F EATURED L ETTER A Critical Turning Point For The Environment It is not unusual that we live in an unusual period of time. History is filled with unusual periods of time, when men and women have faced difficult choices about complex issues. Sometimes we have made good choices that have led to better times and sometimes we have not. We need to think long and hard about the choices that we make in our current difficult period of time.

Because of the vital importance to my children and grandchildren, I have decided to concentrate on one of our world’s most severe problems: our changing environment. Many other issues are of equal or greater importance, but changes in our environ-

ment have a long-term and irreversible impact upon all of mankind.

In the 1960s, Americans were awakened by the free press to the indiscriminate use of pesticides, to fouled beaches as a result of failed offshore oil rigs, to the choking of marine life and the bursting into flames of our rivers as a result of chemical contaminants, and to deteriorating urban air quality and to urban water supplies contaminated with dangerous impurities from industry.

Astronauts photographed the Earth from space, heightening our awareness that the Earth’s resources are finite.

As a result, the Environmental Decade began during the Nixon Administration with President Nixon’s signing of the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) on January 1, 1970. Since that time, every American President and every American Congress has realized the vital importance of preserving our environment – until now.

What’s happened since January of 2017?

1. Rollback of fuel efficiency standards 2. Rollback of requirements on oil and gas companies to monitor and mitigate releases of methane from wells and other operations 3. Rollback of the plan to curtail coal emissions of carbon dioxide and methane that contribute to climate change.

4. Rollback of the policy to increase vehicle mileage standards for cars made over the next decade 5. Rollback of the 1970 U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) policy of threatened species receive the full protections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 6. Rollback of the decree that the accidental killing of birds, such as eagles colliding with wind turbines and ducks zapped on power lines, is a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) 7. Total censorship of the words “climate change” from government documents 8. Proposed 70 percent reduction in funding for the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 9. Easing the standards from maximum achievable as set by the Clear Air (1970) Clean Water (1972) to permitting

a “minimum” achievable reduction of air and water pollution 10. Elimination of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), claiming that “the war on coal is over” 11. Suspension of a study of health risks to residents who live near mountaintop removal coal mining sites in the Appalachians 12. Cancellation of a rule to help prevent endangered whales and sea turtles from becoming entangled in fishing nets off the U.S. West Coast 13. Withdrawing from Paris Climate Agreement, steering away from a group of 194 other countries that have promised to curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions 14. Reversing the bans on offshore oil and gas drilling

in parts of the Arctic, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans 15. Revocation of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s “Stream Protection Rule,” (easing) restrictions on dumping mining waste into surrounding waterways 16. Interior Secretary’s emphasis upon the value of logging, ranching and energy development on all public lands not designated national monuments 17. A new proposal that would make several key changes to the 1973 Endangered Species Act, that has served as a bulwark against the bald eagle’s extinction, among thousands of other species Francis A. Luthe Ocean Grove

Letters To The Editor Electoral College Protects The Little People Liberals bemoan our electoral college as not being fair and undermines their belief of one person - one vote, ahh, true democracy. In doing so they reveal their ignorance of the genius of the electoral college. The college is just one example of the beauty of a republic versus a democracy, as it protects and gives

voice to smaller states with less population.

Without it, presidential candidates would focus on and pander to population centers and ignore the rest of us, dots on the map lording over the remaining land mass. People in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City could care less about issues across middle America.

A republic (a word near and dear to my heart) specifically protects minorities and individual sovereignty, yet

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all we hear from pundits, politicians, and on the news, including Fox News, are the words our democracy as if it is the same. Either by accident, ignorance or design, it sickens me how our leaders and high profile people continue to use this misnomer.

The founders all knew the difference as evidenced by their distaste for the failings of democracies in their writings. That is why you will not find the word democracy in the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, or in any of the 50 states’ constitutions, and that my fellow citizens is not accident.

James M. Spickard Little Egg Harbor

Pot Legalization Sends Wrong Message New York’s Governor Cuomo and New Jersey’s Governor Murphy are very kind and sympathetic individuals.

They now want to make marijuana legal “once and for all.” What a splendid and

Letters To The Editorshadow government to allow cool idea!

We’re trying to tell people that excessive alcohol consumption causes problems and more accidents. We’re fighting a national crusade against the opioid epidemic which is indeed addictive and causes deaths. We’re trying to curb cigarette smoking because it’s bad for our health – and others – yet, we’re trying “once and for all” to legalize marijuana, even though pot smoking irritates the lungs and people who inhale it can develop the same problems as those who inhale tobacco.

Is the governor thinking about the people when he came to this conclusion, or dollar signs? New York doesn’t make money from pot and other drug sales yet, so he says OK let’s do it, why not?

Marijuana should only be handed out as a prescription, by licensed doctors, no one else. The long-term harm to our people – especially the young – is not being considered and is at stake.

Minos Rigopoulis Toms River

Trump Has The Moral High Ground Over Obama

In response to the opinion and commentary of “Trump Is Mean To Everyone And Deserves Scorn” found on Dec. 15, 2018: Thank you for your response on my article “No Reason To Be Mean About Trump” on Dec. 1, 2018. But after reading your response, you lack the spiritual insight that President Trump should be at least acknowledged for his achievements for this county in only two years.

After the eight years of Obama’s policies, this last administration left a horrible legacy. The $150 billion given in the middle of the night to a terrorist country is nothing less than treason.

He should have been impeached for this treasonous act and for allowing his appointments of the swamp and

crimes to go unpunished.

This is a total disgrace and a man who didn’t have any moral principles and trampled on our constitutional republic.

President Donald J. Trump is not my hero, but he loves this country and the people.

He puts America first and charity begins at home. Our president is not perfect the last man that was got crucified on a tree. May God bless all of mankind for God is the father of all humanity. Thank you!

Patricia Lasher Brick Editor’s note: The $150 billion figure that Trump continually references was not taxpayer money. It was Iran’s own money that was being held for nuclear sanctions against that country.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Treasury. treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/ jl0144.aspx

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

Capitol Comments Senator Jim Holzapfel 10th Legislative District, Serving Toms River

TRENTON - Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Dave Wolfe and Greg McGuckin (all R-10) said Governor Phil Murphy is doubling down on his efforts to enact a progressive social wish list, including restoring voting

rights for convicted felons, while ignoring the basic affordability crisis that is driving law-abiding families from New Jersey.

“As a former county prosecutor, I believe that breaking the law should have consequences for

Capitol Comments Senator Robert W. Singer 30th Legislative District, Serving Howell

TRENTON - Senator Robert Singer’s (R-30th) bill requiring pharmacists to educate their patients on how to safely discard unused, unwanted, or expired drugs and needles passed the Senate Health Committee.

S-3240 would also require

pharmacists to ensure patients can access drug deactivation products.

This legislation, “Charlie’s Law,” is named in memory of Charlie Van Tassel, a beloved son and brother who struggled and succumbed to his addic-

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Chris Smith TRENTON - The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-10th) legislation calling for a swift appointment of a new Anti-Semitism Special Envoy at the State Department and strengthening the position - created by Smith’s legislative provisions in 2004 - to more adequately deal with a rise in anti-Semitism worldwide.

“Over the past decade, there has been a rapid rise in anti-Semitic acts and rhetoric in many countries: Jews harassed, assaulted and even murdered; synagogues attacked; graves and cemeteries desecrated; anti-Semitic slurs; targeting the State of Israel with the ‘three Ds’–demonization, double-standard, and de-legitimization–as my friend the great Soviet refusenik and religious prisoner Natan Sharansky named them,” Smith stated on the House Floor.

“Anti-Semitic hatred is hard-

wired into the ideology of violent Islamist and white supremacist groups. But this evil goes beyond those perpetrators.

Politicians, entertainers, and public intellectuals across the philosophical spectrum have exhibited anti-Semitism,” Smith said. “Strong American leadership is essential to battle this bigotry.”

Smith’s bill, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act (HR 221) would ensure that the U.S. leadership position in fighting anti-Semitism worldwide - the Special Envoy at the State Department - would not only be promptly filled, but would be strengthened. The position, as well as the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, was created and required by Smith’s original provisions of the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004. Smith’s new bill would

NJ Continues To Get More Expensive, While Trenton Focuses Elsewhere

criminals, including losing the right to vote, until their debt to society is paid in full,” said Holzapfel. “A felon should prove they are willing to comply with the law like everyone else before they are entrusted with an ability that can undermine our civil society. It’s shocking that Governor Murphy is focused on voting rights for felons when he has no plan to make life easier for the

millions of New Jerseyans who play by the rules.”

Wolfe highlighted the continued flight from New Jersey and the Governor’s apparent blindness to the factors that are driving families and businesses to other states.

“Nobody’s leaving the Garden State because felons can’t vote or because illegals can’t get driver’s licenses here,” said Wolfe.

“They’re leaving because their taxes are too high and they can’t afford to raise a family or retire in New Jersey. Unfortunately, there was absolutely zero recognition of that fact in Governor Murphy’s State of the State address this week.”

McGuckin said the Governor’s priorities and those of regular people simply do not align.

“Governor Murphy is focused

almost entirely on legalizing marijuana, turning New Jersey into a sanctuary state, and rewarding criminals with new rights,” added McGuckin. “Those may be the priorities of progressive activists and the rich liberal elite, but they simply are not the priorities of the hard-working families who are struggling to pay their property tax bills in Ocean County and across New Jersey.”

“Charlie’s Law” Requiring Pharmacists to Educate Patients On Safe Drug Disposal Passes Committee

tion at the age of 33. Charlie’s family remembers him as an athlete and family prankster who enjoyed music and dancing. He battled addiction for many years before his passing.

“One in three Americans has expired or unused medication sitting in their bathroom cabinets,” Singer said. “These drugs, particularly opioids and needles, can be poisonous, addictive, or even fatal if they fall into the wrong hands. To

someone like Charlie, who fought to stay sober, a bottle left unattended can be life-threatening. Hopefully, by educating others on safe drug disposal, we can prevent others from losing their lives to the disease of addiction.”

Under Charlie’s Law, S-3240, the healthcare professional issuing a prescription must provide written instruction to patients regarding proper drug disposal procedures, along with

a warning of potential risks if the medication is not discarded safely.

In addition, the pharmacists must make available to the patient a Drug Deactivation System product, which neutralizes 98 percent of medication and reduces the chance of drugs infiltrating a landfill or water supply.

Every day, more than 2,000 teenagers try a prescription medication not prescribed to

them for the first time, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain medicine got the drugs from family or friends.

“The fight to combat and prevent drug addiction starts right in our very own medicine cabinets,” Singer added. “I hope to see this lifesaving bill become law as soon as possible. We have to do more to address this epidemic, before it’s too late.”

House Passes Smith Bill To Appoint Anti-Semitism Special Envoy also mandate the timely nomination of a Special Envoy.

In the previous Congress, Smith also introduced identical legislation which passed the House, but stalled in the Senate. “Hopefully this time the Senate will act with urgency that reflects the persistence, prevalence, and peril of anti-Semitism,” Smith stated.

At a glance, under Smith’s bill, the Special Envoy position: • Would be elevated to the rank of Ambassador at the State Department and report directly to the Secretary of State; • Would be the primary advisor to the U.S. government in monitoring and combating anti-Semitism; • Would not be saddled with duties irrelevant to combating anti-Semitism, or “double-hatted;” • Must be filled (if vacant) by requiring the President to nominate a Special Envoy within 90 days of the bill becoming law and not later than 120 days after the position becomes vacant.

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Funding:

Continued From Page 1 should be split equally between those that were affected negatively and positively.

When the funding was reduced for some districts, others got more funding. The coalition stated that they support those districts keeping their increased funding.

They are arguing that the funding is wrong because they are based on the Local Fair Share calculations, a set of figures the state uses to determine if a town is wealthy enough to contribute more. A lot of towns were considered rich when they are not, they state.

The property wealth figures don’t include developments that make Payments In Lieu of Taxes. This is a program where developers are given an option to pay less taxes as an incentive to build in an area that needs more ratables. A project could be a multi-million dollar development that will eventually benefit a town.

Towns are supposed to go through revaluations from time to time. A revaluation is when tax assessors set values for properties to make sure that the owners are paying their fair share of taxes.

Over years, some property values have not kept

up with the market and a revaluation is used to bring them more in line. The coalition asserts that there are more than 25 towns in New Jersey that have not had revaluations in more than 25 years.

Therefore, any assumption of the area’s wealth or poorness should be questioned.

Also, the Coalition argues the state has not made public the methodology to how $6.3 billion in Equalization Aid was doled out.

The mission statement of the Coalition encompasses communication and advocacy. The member districts will educate the public on what the reduction in aid will do to programs, and they will be reaching out to legislators to try to change the funding formula.

“The coalition applauds state legislators for their work in increasing funding for school districts throughout the state who were previously not fully funded. However, in the process of doing so, the resulting legislation will inadvertently have dire and unintended consequences for the students in many districts whose state aid will be reduced over the next six years. If fully enacted, the reduction in state aid will result in a catastrophic effect on educational programming for students,” a statement from the Coalition read.

AAUW- NOCB Presents Wine & Cheese Party

BRICK – The Northern New Jersey Branch of the American Association University Women is holding a Wine & Cheese Party on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, snow date February 6, at 6:30 p.m. Amy Tauber of Traveling Vineyards will present a lecture with selected wine and food pairing lessons, delicious related foods, and a good time. Wines and accessories will be available for purchase. Men are welcome, too.

Cost: $25 and reservations must be made in advance. Email Karen Keating at karenkeating2345@yahoo.com (preferred) or text at 732-930-4925.

Location: Willow Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 1049 Burnt Tavern Road,

Brick NJ. AAUW is a national 501C organization whose mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. The proceeds of the auction will benefit the AAUW Educational Opportunities Fund and our local scholarships, community service projects and essay awards. The Educational Opportunities Fund provides money to advance education, research, and self-development for women and girls. Locally we provide three $1,000 scholarships to Ocean County women who are going on to college.

This event is also sponsored by Bayada Home Health Care and Willow Springs.

Free GED Classes

BRICK – The 2019 Winter GED classes begin with registration on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Brick Branch and run until mid-May. Registration includes Intake, Assessments,

and Orientation. The process takes three hours, and no late arrivals are accepted.

For more information, call 609-494-8861 ext. 185.

Brick Seeking Pre-School Teacher

BRICK – The Brick Township Recreation Department is seeking an Experienced Pre-School Teacher. The position is Part-Time (10-15 hours per week) and available at once. Interested appli-

cants, please fi ll out an application here: townshipof brick.seamlessdocs.com/f/ YDnmdx. For more information on the position, contact the Department of Recreation at 732-262-1044

Fred Miller’s Lecture in Song: Harlem Renaissance

BRICK – The Brick Branch will host Fred Miller’s Lecture in Song: Harlem Renaissance on Feb. 9, 2–3 p.m.

“Harlem Renaissance” examines the careers and songs of Ziegfeld star Bert

Williams, poignant singer/actress Ethel Waters, ragtime wonder Eubie Blake, elegant composer & bandleader Duke Ellington, dancing wizard Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, and the swinging, singing Cab Calloway.

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Laurelton Art Society Reinventing a Folk Art

BRICK – The Laurelton Art Society will hold its next meeting February 8, 2019 at Brick Township High School, East Cafeteria, 346 Chambers Bridge Road at 7 p.m.

Featured will be Bea Humphris demonstrating how to transform one of the simplest artistic processes into an impressive work of art. Formally an art teacher, she has expanded her range of techniques to allow the medium to speak as she creates.

Each piece is unique and allows the artist to masterfully manipulate paper and glue.

Admission is free and membership forms will be available to those who wish to join.

Yearly dues are $25. Mark your calendar for March programs: March 8: Lisa Budd watercolor on Yupo paper at 7 p.m.

March 23: Bob Heyer Saturday watercolor workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the High School which requires fee and reservation.

For more information call Joanne at 732477-1805.

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Manasquan River Group of Artists Exhibit at Point Beach Library

POINT PLEASANT BEACH – The Point Pleasant Beach Branch of the Ocean County Library will host an art exhibit by Manasquan River Group of Artists until March 30.

A reception will be held at the branch 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19.

All are welcome to attend.

Manasquan River Group of Artists was

founded in 1938. Each year, members of the group exhibit their work consisting of paintings in watercolors, acrylic, pastels, and oils.

The branch is located at 710 McLean Ave. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, call the branch at 732-892-4575.

Saint Dominic School Open House Events

BRICK – Saint Dominic School, a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School, develops the full potential of each student in Pre K-8th grade.

The school’s friendly community offers many athletic, cultural, and social experiences to give children the skills they need to succeed while making memories that will last a lifetime.

Come see us during our Open House & Registration events: • Sunday, Jan. 27 (10:30 a.m. - Noon) • Tuesday, Jan. 29 (9-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m.)

• Wednesday, Jan. 30 (9-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m.)

Saint Dominic School is located at 250 Old Squan Road in Brick.

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Point Pleasant Fire Department Annual Awards

POINT PLEASANT – On Saturday, January 12 the Department held its Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony. This dinner is held annually to thank our members for all their hard work throughout the year and to have our families come together and spend a night building friendships amongst each other.We thank our families for allowing us to spend so much time away from home during the year to uphold our obligations at the firehouse.

The awards are as follows: • 40 Years of Service: Ex-Chief Gary Moberg • 25 Years of Service: Past President

Jeff Wells 20 Years of Service: Firefighter Alan Hackel • 15 Years of Service: Trustee Mark Lane • 15 Years of Service: Firefighter Johnathon Miller • 10 Years of Service: Firefighter Butch Stevenson • Firefighter of the Year: Lieutenant Mitch Remig • Top Responder Award: Ex-Chief Bruce Seyfried for answering 302 of 359 Calls We thank the Borough of Point Pleasant, the residents and our mutual aid companies for all the support you give us!

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PBS Documentary: The March

POINT PLEASANT – The Pt. Pleasant Boro Branch will show The March on Feb. 5, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

The March is the story of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, told by the people who organized and participated in it. It includes interviews with some of the key actors; members of the inner circles of

the core organizational groups; Hollywood supporters and civil rights campaigners; John F. Kennedy administration officials; and the ordinary people who became part of the crowd of thousands, who thronged to Washington D.C. by all and every means: plane, bus and car.

Registration is required.

2019 Mom & Her Little Prince Ball

BRICK – The 2019 Mom & Her Little Princes Ball will be held at Civic Plaza on Friday, May 10 at 6-7:30 p.m. The fee is $25 per Mom. This event is for Brick Township Moms and their sons ages 11 and under.

Brick Recreation invites moms and sons to attend an enchanting, memory-making date

night. Mom and their little princes can enjoy having fun together dancing to the music of an upbeat DJ and creating crafts. A souvenir photo and light refreshments will be available.

The cost is $25 to register. Registration begins on Feb. 1, 2019. Dance will be held at the Gym at Civic Plaza, 270 Chambers Bridge Rd.

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According to a study attributed to the Alzheimer’s Association (AA), in conjunction with the Better Hearing Institute (BHI), strong evidence suggests that hearing impairment contributes to the progression of mental impairment in older adults.

“People living with Alzheimer’s face many challenges,” says Sergei Kochkin, executive director of the BHI. “Hearing loss should not have to be one of them.

When hearing loss is left unaddressed, it can significantly compound the challenges that people with Alzheimer’s and their families already face.”

What is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and fatal brain disease that affects behavior, cognition and memory loss in over 26 million people worldwide.

Alzheimer’s is typically diagnosed in individuals age 65 and older. The number of those affected is expected to rapidly increase as our nation’s aging population explodes over the next 30 years. When hearing loss or impairment goes undetected, it can interrupt the brain’s understanding of spoken language and sounds. When someone is experiencing both Alzheimer’s and hearing loss symptoms, their ability to understand can sharply decrease. If their hearing issues were diagnosed and treated earlier, the means of successfully managing the disease increase.

The BHI’s research has discovered that people with Alzheimer’s who regularly wear hearing devices in combination with a

consistently practiced aural retraining therapy program are able to diminish the wide range of Alzheimer’s symptoms. If you are concerned that you or a loved one might be experiencing the early warning signs of Alzheimer’s, it is recommended that you maintain your regular hearing evaluations. Working with your hearing health care professional to detect these warning signs as early as possible is a critical first step in confirming an accurate diagnosis and creating an effective long-term plan of treatment for Alzheimer’s and hearing loss.

Ten Signs To Watch Out For The Alzheimer’s Early Detection Alliance (AEDA) campaign, “Know The Ten Signs: Early Detection Matters,” is working to identify the early signs of Alzheimer’s.

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

Hypothyroidism Causes Depression, Anxiety And OCD

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

If you have hypothyroidism, it can cause depression or anxiety, or OCD. The medications used to treat the psychiatric disorders work temporarily at best, if at all because they don’t address the low thyroid hormone.

Anxiety is sometimes overlooked and misdiagnosed. Anxiety can have many definitions and physical symptoms. For some, it could be defined as looping thoughts, heart racing, racing thoughts, trembling, internal tremors, feeling nervous, having unnatural fears or constant worry.

Failing to normalize your low thyroid hormone levels will make it harder, if not impossible for you to get well.

There’s a very strong correlation between psychiatric disorders and thyroid disease.

Some of you who are hanging on by a thread with severe or suicidal depression, will find solace in the fact that a simple, inexpensive thyroid medication (or supplement) could turn things around for you.

You cannot trust your lab tests even if they say “normal.” The reference ranges were decided upon based upon a sick population. If you are in the “normal” reference range, that’s not saying a whole lot. I cover this in my book, Thyroid Healthy: Lose Weight, Look Beautiful and Live the Life You Imagine.

By the time it takes you to read the next paragraph below, someone else will have taken their own life. That’s because every 40 seconds someone commits suicide in the world, and completes it.

If you associate depression as a problem that

impacts older people like people who recall the sound of a typewriter click, the ringing of a telephone or disco… well, you’re wrong.

It affects children, adolescents and adults of any age. In fact, one in 33 children and 1 in 8 adolescents (age range 10 - 19), have a diagnosis of clinical depression.

Up to 60 percent of people with thyroid disease are 100% completely unaware of their condition, they assume they have some other condition that their physician has diagnosed them with, perhaps stress, high cholesterol, diabetes, bipolar, depression, anxiety, OCD, obesity, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia or some other chronic illness or infection.

If you have depression or anxiety, you might benefit from a trial run of thyroid medication. The type that’s right for you deserves a thoughtful, accurate response so I’ve written a longer version of this article, and you can receive it to your email by signing up for my free newsletter at suzycohen.com.

In the meantime, it’s safe to say I think that thyroid medication and/or dietary supplements are better than antidepressants?

Impressive results from STAR*D Trial have confirmed this.

You can also take thyroid medication or supplements, along with a prescription antidepressant. It’s not either/or it could be both. Talk to your doctor about what’s right for you. Finally, I would be remiss if I did not mention lithium and fish oils as other natural options for mood stabilization and neurotransmitter support.

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Twent y-some years ago, repor ters across the state were not keen to join the ranks of Gannett, the McLean, Va.based company that owns USA Today and, locally, The Asbury Park Press, in addition to 100 other newspapers across the country. Gannett acquired the Press in 1997. Cuts and consolidations came, as expected.

A paragraph in a Jan. 14 New York Times article describes another company this way: “Critics have described [this company] as a ‘destroyer of newspapers’ that is prone to ‘savage’ layoffs and as ‘one of the most ruthless of the corporate strip-miners seemingly intent on destroying local journalism.’”

That company is Alden Global Capit al, which r u ns M NG Enter pr ises, which operates under the name Digital First Media. MNG claims to have a 7.5 percent stake in Gannett – making it the company’s largest active stakeholder - and in an open letter to its board of directors dated Jan. 14, said Gannett’s leadership has been “moving in the wrong direction.”

MNG owns 200 news publications, including The Denver Post, The San Jose Mercur y News, The Orange Count y Register and The Boston Herald.

“Because we know how to consolidate and operate successf ul newspaper businesses over the long term, we have approached members of your Board and management on multiple occasions about a potential strategic combination. Despite our over tures, Gannett has not meaningfully engaged with us,” the Jan. 14 letter stated. “…

Frankly, the team leading Gannett has not demonstrated that it’s capable of effectively running this enterprise as a public company.”

MNG has made an unsolicited offer of $1.3 billion to takeover Gannett, $12 cash per share and 41 percent over

what its shares were valued at the end of December.

They are painting themselves as the hero in this narrative.

“We Save Newspapers: When other people won’t step up, we do. We save newspapers and position them for a strong and profitable future so they can weather the secular decline,” the letter said. “Take our last two acquisitions – The Orange County Register and The Boston Herald. Both papers were left for dead and put into bankruptcy by their former owners, which could have caused a liquidation and a loss of all the jobs. MNG stepped up and invested in them when others wouldn’t, saving many of those jobs and providing for new jobs. We i mproved oper at ions and made them viable and profitable by providing them with new leadership, a seasoned executive team and a new strategy when others clearly had failed.”

However, those news organizations taken over by Digital First Media have another take.

A Feb. 15, 2018 opinion piece by Joshua Benton online for The Boston Globe about the company’s purchase of The Boston Herald read: “In the Bay Area, it’s torn what was once a mighty newspaper - the San Jose Mercur y News - down to the studs.

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By: Michael Deem, Esq. and Robert C. Shea, Esq. of R.C. Shea & Associates On October 29, New Jersey became the 10th state to enact a statewide mandatory paid-sick-leave law. The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act requires that nearly all New Jersey employers provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year to covered employees.

Here is an overview of what New Jersey employers need to know: Who Is Covered?

Covered employees: The act applies to most employees working in the state “for compensation.” The act expressly excludes employees in the construction industry employed under a collective bargaining agreement, per diem healthcare employees, and public employees who already have sick leave benefits.

Covered employers: The act broadly applies to any business entity, irrespective of size, that employs employees in the state of New Jersey, including a temporary help service firm.

It expressly excludes public employers required to provide their employees with sick leave.

How Is Leave Accrued?

Accrual period: The act requires employers to designate any period of 12 consecutive months as a “benefit year.”

Employers cannot change the established benefit year without first notifying the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Under the act, current employees begin accruing sick time on the effective date of the act. New employees hired after the effective date of the act begin accruing sick time on the first date of their employment.

Accrual limits: In each benefit year, an employee will accrue up to 40 hours of sick time at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Alternatively, an employer may “frontload” the full 40 hours at the beginning of the benefit year. Employers with existing paid time off (PTO), personal days, vacation days and sick-day policies may utilize those policies to satisfy the requirements of the act as long as employees can use the time off as required by the act.

In the case of a temporary help service firm placing an employee with client firms, paid sick leave will accrue on the basis of the total time worked on assignment with the firm, not separately for each client firm to which the employee is assigned.

How Can Leave Be Used?

• Employers are not required to permit employees to use more than 40 hours of sick leave in a benefit year. Employees can use accrued sick time after the 120th day of their first date of employment for the following reasons: • Diagnosis, care or treatment of—or recovery from—an employee’s own mental or physical illness, including preventive medical care.

Aid or care for a covered family member during diagnosis, care or treatment of—or recovery from—the family member’s mental or physical illness, including preventive medical care.

• Circumstances related to an employee’s or their family member’s status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence (including the need to obtain related medical treatment, seek counseling, relocate or participate in related legal services).

• Closure of an employee’s workplace or of a school/childcare of an employee’s child because of a public official’s order relating to a public health emergency.

• Time to attend a meeting requested or required by school staff to discuss a child’s health condition or disability.

The act broadly defines “family member” to include individuals related by blood to the employee or whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.

Employers may not require an employee to find a replacement to cover the employee’s absence.

Carryover and Payout Rules Maximum carryover: The act does not require employers to permit employees to carry over more than 40 hours of accrued sick time in a single benefit year.

Optional buyout: Employers may, but are not obligated to, offer to pay employees for their unused accrued sick time in the final month of the benefit year. If employees agree to receive the payment, they may choose a payment for the full amount of their unused accrued sick time or for 50 percent of such time.

The payment amount shall be based on the same rate of pay that the employee earns at the time of the payment. If an employer frontloads the entire amount of sick time, it must either pay the employee for the full amount of unused accrued sick time in the final month of the employer’s benefit year or carry forward any unused sick time to the next benefit year. Employee approval is not required.

In What Increments Can Workers Use Leave?

The act provides employers with the discretion to choose the increments in which its employees may use accrued sick time. However, the largest increment chosen may not be larger than the number of hours an employee was sched-

uled to work in a given shift.

For example, if an employee is scheduled to work a 7-hour shift, the employer cannot mandate that the employee use paid sick time in Michael J. Deem increments of eight hours.

What Happens Upon Transfer, Separation or Reinstatement?

Transfer of employment to a related or successor employer: If an employee is employed by a successor employer or transferred to a separate division, entity or location of the same employer, the employee will retain and be entitled to use all accrued sick time.

Separation of employment: Unless the employer has a policy or collective bargaining agreement providing for the payment of accrued sick leave upon termination, resignation, retirement or other separation from employment, the act does not require the employer to pay employees for unused accrued sick leave upon the separation from employment.

Reinstatement of employment: If an employee is separated from employment but then reinstated within six months, all of the employee’s unused and accrued sick time must be reinstated.

What Notice and Documentation Is Required?

Foreseeable absences: Employers may require advance notice, not to exceed seven calendar days, of the intention to use the leave and the expected duration. Employers may require employees to make a reasonable effort to schedule the use of sick leave in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer. Employers may prohibit employees from using foreseeable sick leave on certain dates, and require reasonable documentation if sick leave that is not foreseeable is used during those dates.

Unforeseeable absences: Employers may require employees to give notice of the intention to use the leave as soon as practicable, provided that the employer has notified the employee of this requirement.

Absences of three days or more: If an employee is absent for at least three consecutive days, the employer may require documentation that confirms that the employee used sick leave for a covered purpose.

What Are the Notice and Record-Keeping Rules?

Employers must post a notification of employees’ rights under the act and provide employees with a written copy of the notice within 30 days after the department has issued a model notice and each time thereafter when an employee is hired or requests such a notice. Additionally, employers must retain records documenting hours worked by employees and paid sick time taken by employees for a period of five years and permit the department access to those records.

What If We Have a Collective Bargaining Agreement?

The act does not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that is in effect at the time of the effective date of the act, at least until the CBA expires.

Even then, employees or their representatives may waive the rights under the act during the negotiation of the CBA. What About Local Paid-Sick-Leave Laws?

The act preempts all existing and future municipal ordinances in New Jersey regarding paid sick time.

How Will the Law Be Enforced?

Employees may sue their employers for violating the act and can seek actual damages suffered as a result of the violation, plus an equal amount of liquidated damages.

How Does the Anti-Retaliation Provision Work?

The anti-retaliation provision of the act includes a rebuttable presumption that an employer’s actions are unlawful if it takes adverse action against an employee within 90 days of the employee engaging in activity protected under the act.

This includes such actions as filing a complaint with the department, cooperating with an investigation, opposing policies and practices that are unlawful under the act, or informing other individuals of their rights under the act.

What Should Employers Do Now? In anticipation of the effective date of this new law, you should review your paid time off, vacation or other paid leave policies to determine whether you will have to implement a paid-sick-time policy for any of your employees or amend your existing policies to ensure compliance with the act. You should also inform managers and supervisors of any new policy changes and of the importance of the provisions of the law prohibiting retaliation.

You should also consider revising your employee handbooks to account for these changes. For example, if you choose not to pay out accrued but unused sick leave upon termination, you must make that abundantly clear in your written policies. Finally, you should be on the lookout for the poster and template notice issued by the Department.

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Hackensack Meridian Health Waives Fees For Furloughed Federal Employees

By Kimberly Bosco OCEAN COUNTY – While the federal government remains shut down, Hackensack Meridian Health is doing its part to help government employees while they are not receiving paychecks.

As of Jan. 18, Hackensack Meridian is waiving co-pays and deductibles for emergency visits for furloughed federal employees and their insured family members at all network hospitals and

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“We have seen the financial impact the federal government shut down has had on many families and we want to ensure that people will receive the care they need without worrying about the cost,’’ said Robert C. Garrett, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health. “We believe that we need to step forward and do our part to help furloughed federal employees and

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Lasting 27 days so far, this is the longest government shutdown our nation has ever experienced. It has impacted 800,000 federal employees, including 5,000 New Jersey residents.

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seek medical attention without the expense of co-pays and deductibles.

“We are keenly aware of the burden that this shutdown has placed on our patients who are federal employees,’’ said Robert Glenning, Chief Financial Officer of Hackensack Meridian Health. “We are eager to do our part to ease some of the financial worries these families are facing.’’

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CLASSIFIEDS Real Estate Homestead Run - Adult 55+ Community. NEW & pre-owned Homes for Sale, RENTALS also – Immediate Occupancy. Toms River – 732-3702300. www.homesteadrun.com. (9)

For Rent House For Rent - 2 bedrooms, bath, living room, kitchen, laundry room, 2 porches, central air, new carpet. Crestwood Vil 5. Call Lorraine 908-347-3623.

(7) Ocean Twp., Waretown NJ - Studio Apt for rent. Fully furnished, off street parking, living room, full bath, bedroom. 1 house to the lagoonm waterfront community. Acomodates 1 person only. All utilities are included with rent. $850 a month. 1 month security. Month to month rent. Call 609-339-9450.

(7) 4 BR Home - Quiet neighborhood.

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Items Wanted $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ Jewelry and watches, costume jewelry, sterling silver, silverplate, medals, military items, antiques, musical instruments, pottery, fine art, photographs, paintings, statues, old coins, vintage toys and dolls, rugs, old pens and postcards, clocks, furniture, bric-a-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid.

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

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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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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)

Mechanics - Exp w/ trucks and equipment. Must have own tools.

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(9) Career Opportunity - In financing business loans and commerical properties. Full time/part time. Will train. zerozero.com. 718-266-9700, 917-838-0475, call Michele.

(7) 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 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. (7) Home Health Care Company Now Hiring RN’s, LPN’s and CHHA in Ocean & Monmouth Counties!

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Buy-out:

Continued From Page 16 less the Herald being saved than the Herald being stripped for parts.”

Dan Kennedy, an associate professor at Northeastern University’s School of Journalism in Boston, spoke with Julie Reynolds, a writer at News Matters: A NewsGuild Project For Digital Media First Workers.

“Gannett is no day at the beach, but at least Gannett is trying to figure out how to operate newspapers in long term,” Kennedy said in the Jan. 14 online piece.

“With DFM, it doesn’t seem there is any particular interest in surviving.”

The NewsGuild represents workers at 12 Digital First newspapers. It issued a statement after news of the hostile takeover bid broke in The Wall Street Journal.

“A purchase of Gannett by Digital First Media would result in a dangerous loss of local reporting, more consolidation, and the strip-mining of Gannett’s newspaper assets at a time when the industry demands owners who are committed to reinvestment in journalism and when citizens need local news coverage more

than ever,” the NewsGuild statement read.

USA Today, a Gannett-owned news organization, wrote about the takeover bid Sunday and Monday.

“Consistent with its fiduciary duties and in consultation with its financial and legal advisors, the Gannett board of directors will carefully review the proposal received to determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interest of the company and Gannett shareholders,” USA Today reported Gannett saying in a statement.

Gannett CEO Robert J. Dickey reportedly said in a Monday email to staff that employees would be kept informed of any developments, but otherwise, it is business as usual.

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Patients Ask Doctors.

Doctors Ask Dr. Hussain

By Michael Vandenberg Most of the time, getting treatment is simple. Something hurts or you feel ill, so you go to the doctor. He or she describes what the problem is and then gives you advice or medication. But sometimes answers aren’t so simple. That’s when rheumatologists like Dr. Shahzad Hussain step in. With his innate ability to read between the lines, along with years of education and first-hand experience, Dr. Hussain stands ready to solve the problem and make a difference.

The challenging nature of rheumatology is part of what originally appealed to him back in residency. It was a field where he could do more than write prescriptions; he really wanted to get to know his patients, and that comes with the territory when you’re asking them a lot of questions for a diagnosis and treatment. So he did fellowships in both rheumatology and immunology, making his level of knowledge on the former’s top villains (like lupus) among the highest.

He happened to finish his residency in San Francisco at the same time and city as Dr. Usmani, who would go on to start his own practice in Lakewood in 1999.

Meanwhile, Dr. Hussain had gone home to care for his ailing brother. A few months went by, and Dr. Usmani started to get busy and looked to hire a partner.

He heard about Dr. Hussain and gave him a call. “It would be at least another six months before I can come back,” Dr. Hussain warned

him. “No problem, I can wait,” Dr. Usmani said. They eventually joined forces and ran a highly successful practice until early 2018, when they decided to merge with Garden State Medical Center.

There were two major benefits to joining GSMC. For one thing, everything is electronic here for easy access: data, records, and charts are all in one place.

That means they can spend less time doing paperwork and more time getting you better.

Second, they could team up with Dr. Dharam Mann and his gifted team of pain management specialists.

The idea of having everything under one roof was huge to Dr. Hussain. Before the merger, “I’d see a patient here, and then I’d say, ‘Okay go get pain management forty miles away.’” Sometimes this would result in a disconnect in treatment strategy, or patients understandably didn’t want to do all that traveling. But now he’ll come to a diagnosis and say, for example, “Dr. Jani is next door. I know him, I’ll talk to him.” All of his notes are right on the database,

along with Dr. Jani’s, so they can easily coordinate the best way to care for you.

“I’ll send them and in the next few days they are being seen,” by one of the pain management specialists. No more bouncing around for a month just to go from diag-

nosis to treatment.

With the full force of GSMC behind him, Dr. Hussain has pulled off some great feats.

“It’s very gratifying in this field when you see patients doing well, because these diseases are hard to treat,” he pointed out. One woman had rashes head to toe and had been to five or six other rheumatologists before Dr. Hussain. She had only recently been diagnosed with skin lupus, but treatment wasn’t working. The key would be to figure out anything besides the lupus that might be triggering the rashes. Sun exposure was an obvious cause, but Dr. Hussain was able to lean heavily on his

allergy training in immunology to dig deeper on things like perfumes and shampoos.

After six months of careful consideration and communication with the patient, they were able to get the rashes down to 10 percent of their former surface area. A great improvement, but not perfect. Dr. Hussain found a new infusion that had just been approved by the FDA. The only problem: it cost $20,000 every four weeks.

His office fought hard for the patient to get it approved with her insurance, and then they began treatment. In three months, there was not one spot left on her body.

“She literally sat and cried and cried and said, ‘Oh my God, I’ve lived with this for so long. I thought I was go-

ing to die with this.’ So now she’s still rash-free. She’s in complete remission,” and only has to take one medication per day.

Rashes aren’t the only thing Dr. Hussain treats either.

Rheumatology can concern all of the major bodily systems in one way or another.

Regardless of what you’re feeling, he is prepared to talk to you and give you a hand.

Feel free to schedule an appointment with Dr. Hussain today at 1100 NJ Route 70, Entrance A in Whiting or 2333 Whitehorse Mercerville Road in Hamilton by calling 1-888-376-2661.

Visit gsmedicalcenter.org anytime to get more information on all of the services Garden State Medical Center provides.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of jan 26 - feb 1

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Enjoy romantic moments today but get back to work tomorrow.

No matter how attractive and sociable you are the dishes still need to be washed. Success will come through hard work and effort in the week ahead.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You might feel you need a break from routines in the week ahead. It should be easy to find a partner willing to escape a humdrum schedule and liven things up. Add some hobbies or entertainments to your agenda.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make fantasies become facts. You can let the creative juices flow and work out the details to make dreams come true. As this week unfolds work steadily toward achieving a worthy goal that uplifts your spirits.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Bury the hatchet. It makes no sense to let animosities block a key relationship in the week ahead. Let bygones be bygones. Kiss and make up or just shake hands and call it quits if that makes more sense.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Come to a turning point. This is a good day to make a firm commitment or pledge your heart. During the upcoming week you may enjoy cheerful outings with loved ones or a variety of pleasant social activities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the week ahead, a situation in your love life may require a tender touch or proof of your loyalty despite all odds. You might be willing to spend a bit more than usual to obtain something that pleases your spirit.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the week to come people might come to you for advice or to confide their innermost thoughts because they trust your sense of fair play. You will be at your best when you have someone by your side.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can have fun, but it doesn’t need to cost a fortune. However, you might be in the mood to spend more than usual this week to pamper and spoil the ones you love. Your kindness brings out the best in people.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen A Perfect Way To Brighten Your Winter Dinner

By Wolfgang Puck

If you’re at all familiar with me, you’ve probably seen or heard me say that before we ever even put food in our mouths, we eat with our eyes. Beautiful food excites the appetite, building happy anticipation for the wonderful tastes and textures soon to come.

Making delicious food with visual appeal becomes even more important during the sometimes-dreary days of winter. And it can also become even more of a challenge at a time of year when springtime’s beautiful bounty of produce is still a couple of months away.

That’s one of the reasons I love to turn my attention to beets right now. These root vegetables may have been harvested back in autumn, but they keep for months in cold storage and are available abundantly in markets right now, ready to brighten our tables with their jewel-like hues - most commonly ruby red, though deep amber beets and other heirloom varieties are becoming more and more common.

Beets star in a spectacular - yet surprisingly easy to make - appetizer salad that my team and I have been serving now for well more than three decades at Spago. We call the dish a “Napoleon” after the famous French pastry creation of the same name, which features multiple layers of golden-brown puff pastry alternating with whipped cream or custard.

In this case, the dish’s layers consist of roasted beet slices sandwiched with creamy goat cheese, which has a snowy white color and rich yet tangy flavor that contrast perfectly with the vegetable’s deep color and irresistibly mellow, earthy sweetness.

If that description of the beet’s appeal puzzles you, there’s probably a very good chance that you’ve never experienced beets as they’re meant to be cooked. Too many people only know canned beets, which have a lackluster flavor and mushy texture. Yet, they’re surprisingly easy to cook. And if you roast them the way I explain in the recipe, instead of boiling them as many people do, you’ll intensify their natural sweetness while producing a firm yet tender texture.

Although the recipe’s preparation is fairly simple, there is - as the familiar phrase goes on certain children’s toys - some assembly required. But you can cook the beets, peel and slice them, and briefly poach them in sugar syrup to enhance their sweetness up to one day in advance. You can also make the two dressings ahead, though both those recipes are very straightforward. That leaves just the quick heating of the cheese and layering with the beets, plus the final presentation - all accomplished in under 15 minutes.

One sight of this dish at the start of a special dinner will brighten spirits - and appetites - throughout the meal!

ROASTED BEET NAPOLEONS Serves 4 3 pounds (1.5 kg) large red beets, washed and trimmed 1 cup (250 mL) rice vinegar 1 cup (250 mL) sugar 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound (500 g) store-bought creamy herbed or plain goat cheese logs, chilled, cut crosswise into 16 round slices 3 cups (750 mL) mixed baby lettuces 1/2 cup (125 mL) Spago House Dressing (recipe follows) 1/2 cup Citrus Hazelnut Vinaigrette (recipe follows) 2 ounces (60 g) toasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Put the beets in a roasting pan, add cold water to a quarter of the way up the sides of the pan, and cover the pan with foil. Roast

until tender, 2 to 2 1/4 hours. Check for doneness by gently inserting a skewer into a beet: It should slide in easily. Remove the beets from the pan, set aside to cool, and then peel.

Cut each beet into round slices 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick. With a cookie cutter, cut each slice into a 3-inch (7.5-cm) round, making 20 rounds. Cut the trimmings into 1/4-inch (6-mm) dice, reserving 1 cup (250 mL) for garnish.

In a saute pan, bring the vinegar and sugar to a boil; reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the beet slices, and poach for 1 minute; then, carefully turn and poach 1 minute longer. With a slotted spatula, remove the slices and arrange on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Cover and refrigerate.

When ready to assemble, heat the oil in a saute pan over medium-low heat.Arrange the goat cheese slices in the pan and warm slightly for under 1 minute per side, turning with a small spatula and taking care not to melt them.

To assemble, place a beet round on a firm, flat surface. Top with a goat cheese slice, then another beet; continue to get 5 layers of beet with 4 cheese layers in between. With a sharp knife, carefully cut the stack into 3 wedges. Repeat with the remaining beets and cheese.

Arrange 3 wedges, pointed ends facing out, in the center of each chilled salad plate. Toss the lettuces with Spago House Dressing and mound on top.

Drizzle Citrus Hazelnut Vinaigrette around each stack.

Sprinkle toasted hazelnuts and diced beets over the drizzled vinaigrette. Serve immediately.

SPAGO HOUSE DRESSING Makes 1 cup (250 mL) 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1/2 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves 1 small shallot, minced 1/2 cup (125 mL) extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup (125 mL) walnut oil 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper In a medium bowl, whisk together the vinegars, mustard, thyme and shallot. Whisking continuously, slowly drizzle in the oils to form a thick emulsion.

Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate in a covered container for up to three weeks, whisking again before use.

CITRUS HAZELNUT VINAIGRETTE Makes 1 1/3 cups (335 mL) 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) fresh orange juice 1 shallot, minced 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest 1/3 cup (85 mL) hazelnut oil 1/3 cup (85 mL) extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper In a medium saucepan, bring the orange juice to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until reduced to 1/3 cup. Cool to room temperature.

In a medium bowl, combine the orange juice, shallot, thyme, vinegar and orange zest. Whisking continuously, slowly drizzle in both oils until the dressing emulsifies. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Refrigerate in a covered container for up to one week.

(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) © 2019 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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