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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – At least once a month, it seems that a local teen is being honored for their diligent work in scouting during a Township Council meeting. The council decided it should be made permanent.

A wall of honor dedicated to scouting has been set aside in the lobby of Town Hall. There are plaques that name recipients of the Eagle Award for Boy Scouts and Gold Award for Girl Scouts. These are the highest recognitions a scout can achieve, and they represent a commitment to public service.

Any scout who earned these recognitions from 2009 until the present can have their name added to the plaques.

–Photos by Chris Lundy To have your child included in this, The governing body often thanks Boy Scouts and Girl call 732-341-1000 and follow the prompts for the mayor’s office.

Scouts for their service.

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, Lavallet te, Lit tle 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 (Funding - See Page 2)

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School Referendum Passes, Now What?

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Years ago, the school district hired a firm to evaluate the shortcomings in the buildings. This resulted in a multi-million dollar to-do list: roofing, security, HVAC and more. It took years of planning before the taxpayers were asked to fund these improvements.

The taxpayers answered “yes.”

The $147,148,269 referendum succeeded, 7,513 votes to 5,383. These totals are unofficial, since it takes some time after an election to verify the results, mostly because of provisional ballots.

They were reported on the Ocean County Clerk’s website as results came in on election night.

The first thing that district officials want to do is give thanks, Superintendent David Healy said.

“We asked for support, and we don’t take that for granted,” he said.

Many g roups advocated for the referendum, from municipal officials to parents to athletic teams who use the facilities. Staff and students are immensely grateful for their help, he said.

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Ocean Ride Praised For Emergency Transportation

By Jennifer Peacock T OM S R I V E R – E a rl ie r t h i s ye a r, 30 resident s were evacu ated a nd t a ken to area hospitals for possible carbon monoxide exposure.

Once they are evaluated, possibly treated , a nd g iven t he clea r a nce to leave, how do you get them back to where they were staying?

That was the challenge faced in early January, when alarms went off at the Manahawkin Nursing & Rehabilitation facility on Route 72 West.

A carbon monoxide detector had gone off in the building’s basement the n ig ht of Jan. 8, and crews needed to move 30 residents out and get them to area hospitals for treatment, as

a p r e c a u t io n . How were they all going to get back to the facility?

Fr e e h ol d e r G a r y Quinn, who is freeholder liaison for t he cou nt y’s t ra nsportation and Ocean R id e d e p a r t m e nt s , said “I’m very proud to say, Ocean R ide came up to the plate and stepped up and helped get these people (Ride - See Page 2)

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Continued From Page 1 back into their homes,” Quinn said.

Ocean Ride staff transported all the residents back to the facility Jan. 9, once the carbon monoxide leak was f ixed and they were told they could return.

“Ocean Ride helped in transporting the residents between Shore Meadow in Toms River, where many were moved to, back to Manahawkin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,” Quin n read f rom a prepared statement. “Ocean Ride buses started arriving at 1:30 p.m. into the Toms River facility and they assisted in picking up 28 people - 15 of them were semi-ambulatory, four were in electric wheelchairs and nine were in regular wheelchairs - along with their fully stocked [medicine cabinets] that contained all their pills that they could take with them. …The whole process went off without a hitch.”

Quinn thanked the four drivers, assistant director and director for their

work in helping the rehab residents get safely back. He praised the other Ocean Ride drivers, who picked up the slack on routes that still had to be covered that Wednesday.

“They did a tremendous job, they did a great job moving the residents and all their equipment back into the building.

Everyone doesn’t remember the cold that day, but it was extremely cold and windy that day, which made their job even more difficult,” Quinn said.

“Overall, it was just a tremendous team effort on behalf of Ocean Ride,” Quinn added.

Ocean Ride provides low-cost transpor tation to the public. Route days and times vary. While most buses can accommodate wheelchairs and motor scooter s, t he cou nt y does a sk t hat riders call the day before their ride to ensure the proper equipment for transport is provided.

For more information, call 732-7368989 or visit co.ocean.nj.us/Transportation/TransportationRouteLinkPage. aspx.

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Continued From Page 1 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 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.

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There will be guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers, effects pedals, and many other musical products for sale by vendors. Great food will be served all day. Live music will be provided by Albert Music Hall.

This event is sponsored by Jersey Shore Guitar and Amp Repair, Raritan Bay Guitar Repair, Canyon Music, Albert Music Hall, Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, and the Bayville Elks.

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District is made up of several towns. They will be affected thusly: • Toms River: Residents with the average home assessment of $272,400, would see an increase of $141.65 per year.

• South Toms River: Residents with the average home assessment of $165,200, would see an increase of $72.52 per year.

• Beachwood: Residents with the average home assessment of $203,600, would see an increase of $96.75 per year.

• Pine Beach: Residents with the average home assessment of $267,900, would see an increase of $132.72 per year.

To get a more specific cost, the district has a tax calculator on its website: trschools. com/community/referendum. Residents can enter their town and the assessment on their property to determine what the change in their taxes would be.

However, taxpayers will likely feel less than that. Board member Michael Horgan, who chairs the budget and finance committee, said the day after the referendum that the district probably won’t bond the entire $147 million at once. The plan, which was also discussed by business administrator William Doering, is to take out smaller bonds, and prioritize the projects. This would ease in the increases more slowly, and it will also give the district the opportunity to go for bonds with lower interest rates when they become available.

Additionally, the district by law had to advertise a worst case scenario interest rate when pitching it to the public. It will likely be less, Doering had said.

Some of the bonding might come online when other debt is being paid off, so taxpayers might not feel as much of a bump, he had said.

The Board of Education will probably vote in February to allow the district to begin the bid process for the fi rst projects, Horgan said. Then, construction could start in the summer, when the buildings are being used less.

Officials didn’t name specific projects that would be started fi rst.

“They all amount to priority projects,” Healy said. The top of the list would be anything surrounding the health and safety of children, the “envelope” of the buildings to keep water from leaking in, and anything that has a daily impact on instruction.

Many people were concerned about the cost of the referendum, but it will also put money and value back into the area, he said. The district is going to sign a project labor agreement which will require 88 percent of the workers to be local. Therefore, the money spent will stay here.

Additionally, having a thriving school district increases property values, he said.

“When someone is moving into the community, the fi rst thing they ask is ‘How are the schools?’ ” What school officials had tried to stress during public hearings before the vote was that the taxpayers were also saying “yes” to state money.

When a referendum gets approved, the projects are open to partial state funding.

The state had agreed to pay $47,281,593 of the $147,148,269 price tag. This would leave $99,866,676 that would be bonded, and paid off over years.

The way a referendum works is that the state pays a portion if the referendum is approved. If it’s not, the district has to fund the improvements on their own. That’s why a lot of districts use referendums to gain access to the state money. They figure that if they have to make repairs, they might as well get state money to help fund it.

None of this affects maintenance projects that the district currently has underway, officials said. They perform a few million dollars worth of projects every year.

Additionally, there were $17.8 million in energy projects. What happened was that the district bonded for the $17.8 million, and the projects being done are saving $1 million annually in energy costs, so it will be paid off without raising taxes.

Not everyone was confident that the Toms River schools would pass. Last year, the Toms River Township Council attempted to double its open space tax to collect more land and make it unbuildable. That measure failed 17,121 “no” votes to 11,267 “yes” votes.

The district is faced with a huge drop in state aid that is not tied to any referendum.

The state provides funding to every district every year. However, new figures will put Toms River at a loss of $70,685,260 over the course of seven school years.

The district is currently mounting a legal opposition to this.

Horgan said he was excited about the referendum passing. He thought it might pass, but he didn’t expect the margin that it did. Since the district was stuck between fighting Trenton and also funding maintenance projects, the fact that it passed means it takes some of the pressure off.

“We can fix these things without squeezing every penny out of our operating budget.”

This loss in funding was certainly hanging over voters’ heads. When district officials made their pitch for the referendum, the loss of aid was talked about. It still could have gone either way: either people would vote for the referendum, hoping to fund the schools in case that they never got their state money reimbursed, or they could have voted against it, expecting taxes to go up and not wanting them to go up any more.

Every district in the smaller towns were in favor of the referendum: Pine Beach reported 287 “yes” and 185 “no” votes.

South Toms River reported 186 “yes” and 68 “no” votes.

Beachwood reported 887 “yes” and 401 “no” votes.

There were some Toms River districts that voted against it, but there were enough “yes” votes throughout Toms River to carry the referendum. The vote total in Toms River was 6,153 “yes” and 4,729 “no” votes.

Perhaps predicting poor results, the board voted this month to give the district the ability to go out for another referendum on March 12.

Apparently, though, that was not needed.

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By Kimberly Bosco HOWELL – It was 1996. Artists like NYSNC, Alanis Morrisette, and TLC were in their hey-day, topping the charts with hits that would continue to hold a place in fans’ hearts. Jeff Lega, owner of Howell Township’s famous musical staple, “The Record Store,” recalls that year as the busiest he has ever seen.

“It was just constant,” he said. Lega remembered ordering hundreds of copies of certain artists because they were just flying off the shelves. In particular, he recalled ordering 1,000 copies of Eminem’s fi rst ever album Infinite.

The Record Store even hosted midnight openings for new music drops, to which 50-60 people came out, said Lega.

“It was insanity,” he added.

It is now 2019. And by now, most Howell residents have heard that the town’s musical

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landmark, The Record Store, will soon be closing its doors.

After 30 years in business, Lega is following his passion for music, which he said he no longer feels in the store.

“It had nothing to do with the sales actually…My heart just hasn’t been here for a long time,” said Lega. “No little business can survive on just one thing.”

The Record Store opened up in 1988 as a small shop in the Lanes Mills Plaza on Route 9, taking up just one space of about 1,000 square feet, said Lega. Over the years, the music store grew to take up three of those spaces, transforming from a record/CD/cassette store to a music and comic shop.

“After ’96 the music business suffered,” said Lega. This is when The Record Store opted to take on comics to boost business (Record - See Page 9)

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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 criminals, including losing

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Andy Kim WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) released the following statement after announcing that he has joined the Gun Violence

Prevention Task Force and will cosponsor H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.

“Across the country and in

Capitol Comments Senator Cory Booker

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (DCT), and more than a dozen colleagues in the House and Senate to introduce sweeping reforms that would reduce prescription drug prices in the

United States.

The plan to reduce the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs includes three bills: The Prescription Drug Price Relief Act, which would peg the price of prescription drugs in the United States to the median price in five major countries: Canada, the United Kingdom, France,

NJ Continues To Get More Expensive, While Trenton Focuses Elsewhere

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 Jersey-

ans 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 legal-

izing 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.”

Bipartisan Background Checks Act Of 2019 Would Keep Guns Out Of Wrong Hands my district, too many people’s lives have been destroyed by gun violence. The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 is common-sense, bipartisan legislation that protects the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens while preventing felons, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill from

purchasing a firearm,” Kim said.

“While no single law can stop mass shootings or gun violence, Congress must be willing to set aside partisan politics to offer proactive steps to protect our communities from preventable gun violence.

“Seeing Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Congress-

woman Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) embrace on the House floor on the eighth anniversary of her attempted assassination, when six others were killed and 15 wounded, was deeply moving. I am pleased to join the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and cosponsor the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. I

look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to advance real solutions for the people of New Jersey’s Third District.”

Gun-related incidents are now the third leading cause of death for American children, with more than 2,700 children and teens shot and killed each year.

Bills Would Reduce Prescription Drug Prices

Germany and Japan; The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act, which would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs under Medicare Part D; The Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act, which would allow patients, pharmacists and wholesalers to import safe, affordable medicine from Canada and other major countries. This bill was originally introduced by Senators Booker, Sanders, and Bob Casey (D-PA) in 2017.

“There is no reason that, in a

country as rich as ours,Americans should be choosing between paying for prescription drugs and paying for food and other necessities,” Booker said. “And incredibly, despite an enormous tax windfall from the Trump tax cuts, drug manufacturers aren’t lowering prices – they’re issuing stock buybacks to their shareholders and in many cases raising prices. Congress can’t sit on the sidelines while this is going on. That’s why I’m supporting this comprehensive approach to reduce the growing cost of prescription drugs, including a renewed push to pass our

bill to safely import prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.”

President Donald Trump said repeatedly during his campaign that he would take action against drug companies and bring down prices. But in the first seven months of 2018 alone, there were 96 drug price hikes for every price cut. Four major drug manufacturers combined made more than $50 billion in profits last year. In addition, in 2017, 1 in 5Americans reported they did not fill a prescription because of cost.

Meanwhile, in Canada and other major countries, the same

medications, manufactured by the same companies, in the same factories, are available for a fraction of the price compared to the United States. In 2017, Americans spent $1,208 per person on prescription drugs while Canadians spent $860 and people in the U.K. spent $476.

The bills are overwhelmingly supported by the American people. Seventy-two percent of Americans favor allowing the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, and 92 percent of the American people support allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Record: Continued From Page 6 in a failing industry. “It was really not my forte.”

Lega brought in a specialist from Comics Plus to help facilitate the transition of The Record Store from music to music and comics.

Since then, The Record Store remained a hit with locals and music enthusiasts, adding comic book fans to their list of customers. However, Lega wasn’t too happy with the new addition to their inventory, calling the comic industry “a gimmick.”

A comic might put out 50 volumes of a story, and then start over again with volume one, said Lega; or maybe they will put out two versions of the same comic to get people to buy both.

“We see a lot of that,” and Lega made it clear that he didn’t believe in it.

For Lega, The Record Store was always about the music. Although he is not a musician himself, Lega is a passionate music enthusiast, with musical tastes ranging from classics like Bruce Springsteen to modern artists such as Greta Van Fleet.

After comics became part of The Record Store’s personality, Lega felt like he was just “going through the motions.”

A recent trip to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame made that abundantly clear for him.

The decision to close the store was years in the making, and it was not an easy one

The Toms River Times, January 26, 2019, Page 9 either, said Lega. It wasn’t until he felt his love for music renewed with vigor at the sight of the greats at the Hall of Fame that he knew what he had to do.

That trip “made the decision much more clear for me,” he said.

In addition to that, The Record Store’s website notes: “Turning 60 this year he [Lega] felt that given this may be the final chapter in his life, wanted to explore other adventures and opportunities…So he felt it was best to close up shop. Our final day is scheduled for January 31st, 2019. We will continue to have new comic releases up to and including the week of January 23rd, 2019.”

The store will be having major sales until the official closing date of Jan. 31, 2019. After the store closes its doors, Lega will be selling the remaining inventory on EBay. Lega noted that he did not sell the business and he still owns the name, so “who knows,” he might be back in business sometime in the future.

Upon parting, Lega wanted to leave customers and fans of The Record Store with this: “I am very touched by the strong emotional response to what the store meant and means to every one of you. I was not prepared for the outpouring of emotion, and the crew and I would like to thank each of you who has posted a memory or positive comment on Facebook, or stopped by at the store so far this past week. We appreciate seeing so many familiar faces from our past and present, and hope we get the chance to see more of you soon.”

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Crestwood Village 6 Movie Night WHITING – On Friday, February 8, The Lost Valentine will be shown. This romantic made-for-television drama is about a TV reporter (Jennifer Love Hewitt) who seeks the truth about a woman’s (Betty White) husband, a naval pilot who never returned from duty in World War II. This film is being shown for Valentine’s Day and in memory and to honor our WWII vets and their family members. The movie is non-rated, runs 1 hour and 40 minutes and is shown close-captioned for the hear-

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Toms River Hosts 4th Annual Frozen Ball

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Jus as winter returns each year, so does Toms River’s favorite Frozen Ball! Hosted by the Toms River Department of Youth Services, the “Frozen Ball” will be held on Feb. 22, 2019 at the Toms River Youth Services, 6-7:30 p.m.

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Get dolled up in your best Elsa, Anna, or Olaf costume! Come in a costume of your choice! The dance is limited to 25 participants, so get your tickets now!

Scholarship Fundraiser Tea Social & Meeting

TOMS RIVER – Enjoy an evening out with Business & Professional Women of Southern Ocean County (BPWSOC) on Feb. 12 6-8 p.m. Enjoy heartwarming tea, delectable fi nger sandwiches, and delicious little sweets at the beautiful 600 Main Victorian Tea House on historic main street in Toms River, NJ. We welcome our members and guests for socializing, networking, and fun. Pre-reg-

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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.

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

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

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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Photography Exhibit by Carol Stauffer Coming to Toms River Library

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “Vision Quest ”, an exhibit by local photographer Carol Stauffer, throughout February in the McConnell Gallery.

Nature has been a source of inspiration for Stauffer all her life. The Toms R iver native began explor ing the natural world around her in rural Pennsylvania with a Brownie camera.

Stauffer’s deepest desire is to inspire people to open their eyes and hearts to receive the beauty, har mony, and

wisdom of nature.

St au f fer d iscovered t he spi r it u al nat u re of her work wh ile pu rsui ng degrees in education, dance therapy, a nd massage t her apy, st udy i ng t he connection between body, mind, and spirit as vehicles for self-expression.

The branch is located at 101 Washington Street.

“Vision Quest” is free and open to the public. For more information, call the branch at 732-349-6200 ext. 5100 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

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SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Plunge into the frigid Atlantic for a good cause on Feb. 23!

The Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside is so much more than an icy dip into the Atlantic Ocean. Special Olympics New Jersey provides year-round sports training, competition, leadership opportunities and health screenings to more than 25,000 athletes.

All of these programs and services are always completely free thanks to fundraising events like the Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside.

Check-in opens at 9 a.m.; Plunge at 1 p.m.

Online registration closes February 18 at 9 a.m. You can still register on the day of the Plunge for $125. If you are registering on-site you will not be able to be added to a team.

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TOMS RIVER – LOVE LETTERS by A.R. Gurney will be presented by the Guild Theatreworks at the Toms River Branch on Feb.16, 1:30-3 p.m.

Tracing the lifelong correspondence of the staid, dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and the lively, un-

stable artist Melissa Gardner, the story of their bittersweet relationship gradually unfolds from what is written-and what is left unsaid-in their letters.

Adult content. Registration required.

Regist ration begi ns on Januar y 19, 2019.

Toms River Food Fest

TOMS RIVER – Save the date! The Toms River Food Fest is coming on May 4, 2019!

The event will feature food trucks, live music, free children’s rides and a beer

and wine garden. More details to come!

For more information, contact Toms River Township or visit tomsrivertownship. com.

Maker Travel Series: China

TOMS RIVER – Join the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch for a Chinese-themed green screen photo and craft kit on Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. While supplies last! Admission is free. For more information, contact the Ocean County Library at 732-349-6200.

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TOMS RIVER – Toms River Township received a $183,933 grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to help implement and further enhance recycling efforts.

The grants are based on 2016 recycling performance and awarded through the state’s Recycling Enhancement Act. In all, the state Department of Environmental Protection awarded $14.3 million in state grants this year. Toms River’s municipal grant is the highest in Ocean County.

Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher stated, “Our recycling program continues to be a winwin and grants like this allow the Township to continue its work so we can become even better stewards of the environment. Not only do we receive grant money from the state, but the Township also saves money in transportation and tipping fees avoiding the need to send trash to the Ocean County landfill. “ The recycling grant program is funded by a $3 per-ton surcharge on trash disposed at solid waste facilities across the state. The grant program rewards local governments and enhances recycling efforts through

initiatives such as funding a recycling coordinator position, sponsoring household hazardous waste collection events, providing recycling receptacles, implementing curbside recycling pickup programs and maintaining leaf composting operations.

Lou Amoruso, director of Public Works said, “The single stream recycling program has been a great improvement to the town’s recycling efforts. The quality of the recyclable material collected curbside is of paramount importance. The public’s assistance in maintaining the high quality of recyclables is critical in order to maximize its value to processing plants where it is converted into raw materials used in manufacturing. The residents can assist us by ensuring that recyclables are clean and free of plastic or bags when placed curbside for collection.”

Overall in 2016, New Jersey generated 22.6 million tons of solid waste, which includes municipal waste plus construction debris and other types of non-municipal waste. Of the total collected, 13.9 million tons were recycled and 8.7 million tons were disposed, for an overall recycling rate of 61 percent.

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JACKSON – New year, new you? Do you want the newest version of you to be a badass? Then join the Jersey Shore Roller Girls and learn how to become a bona fide roller derby player! No experience necessary! All you need is a body and the desire to challenge yourself.

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Bayville Resident Spins The Wheel Of Fortune

By Jennifer Peacock BAYVILLE – She was told if she made the cut, she would get an envelope in the mail in 14 days. So when the United States Postal Service didn’t deliver that envelope on day 14, Gina Maslen’s heart sunk a bit.

“The 15th day, the letter was in the envelope. I was literally running around, screaming. Nobody was home. I was the only one home,” said Maslen, who lives in Bayville. “And I then of course texted and called everybody I knew.”

On a whim during a lunch break one day, Maslen filled out the online application to audition for Wheel of Fortune. She’d been a fan since the days when contestants had to

–Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures buy items with their round’s winnings, long before Pat Sajak cracked jokes at the wheel or Vanna White spun letter tiles.

“I never thought I’d get picked,” Maslen said.

She didn’t have a video of herself, as the application required, and sent a still photo instead. Producers must have liked what they saw, because she along with 70 other hopefuls were called in to audition in Philadelphia. That email arrived two weeks after she applied.

In Philly, would-be contestants would be called up, three at a time, and play a mock round as if they were actually on the show.

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Then, contestants were given five minutes to solve as many hangman puzzles of the 20 they were given.

The show is filmed in Los Angeles. And the plan was for Maslen, her boyfriend Rob, her three children and his two children fly out for the taping. From the time she was accepted, she would get called to appear within the next 18 months. That was the middle of November.

A week-and-a-half later, an email arrived saying she had to be in Los Angeles on Nov. 29. It happened so fast, that the only one who could accompany her was Rob. They arrived on Wednesday, taped the show on Thursday, did some sight-seeing Friday, and flew home that Saturday, Dec. 1.

“She is the nicest person. She came into our dressing room before she went into hair and makeup. She had no makeup on, hair in a bun. She drives to the studio every day in her Prius. And she makes millions of dollars,” Maslen said of her fi rst encounter with Vanna White. “We were all floored about that. But she was so genuine, and so nice.”

Even during commercial breaks, White would interact with the audience. But Pat Sajak goes in the back, Maslen said.

“He’s very nice on the show. He makes you feel comfortable. He’s funny and everything. But we didn’t get as much interaction with him,” Maslen said.

From the comfort of her living room, where it’s always her turn, Maslen is a master word puzzle solver. Friends always encouraged her to audition for the show.

“But it’s different when you’re there,” Maslen said.

The object isn’t to simply solve a puzzle.

Contestants are there to win prizes. Maslen admitted it’s difficult to know when you should keep spinning and risk losing a turn or going bankrupt, or to just solve the

puzzle and take what money and prizes you got. She spun as much as possible until she was confident she knew the puzzle. Then she solved it.

“It’s hard, because you might know the puzzle but it’s not your turn. You might spin and hit a ‘lose a turn,’ like I did.

It’s different because, there’s pressure.

You see the cameras on you, you’re a nervous wreck. My heart was literally leaping out of my chest,” Maslen said.

“There’s so much more stress. Plus, I hadn’t slept in three days. I got myself so worked up. I was so sleep deprived.

I was just a wreck. You don’t think the same as when you’re relaxed and you’re watching it on TV.” And that wheel.

It weighs more than 2,000 pounds, and Maslen said she struggled to spin it.

More than Vanna driving a Prius, or Pat hiding away during commercial breaks, the weight of the wheel was the most surprising thing of the entire experience, Maslen said.

She ultimately won one round - “Baseball and Bottle Caps” - and one toss-up. She went home with $4,300 in cash and a $1,000 gift card from an online shopping site.

“I was so excited I hugged [Sajak],” Maslen said. “He did not expect it.”

The moment she realized she wasn’t going to the bonus round was “bittersweet.”

Even when another contestant solved the puzzle the third round, Maslen said she didn’t know the answer, so she wouldn’t have won anyway.

“I was just so happy to be there. I never really felt disappointed at all,” Maslen said.

Contestants can only appear on Wheel of Fortune once, ever. And, she can’t apply to be another television game show for at least two years. So is there another game show she wants to be on?

“The Price is Right, 100 percent.”

Watch out Drew Carey. This one’s a hugger.

What Is Music Therapy?

TOMS RIVER – Representatives from the NJ Association for Music Therapy will lecture on various aspects of music therapy and provide a demonstration at the Toms River Branch on Feb. 12, 7 p.m. The pro-

gram will appeal to caregivers of children and adults with disabilities or illnesses and students who are interested in explore this as a career. Registration required. Registration begins on January 15, 2019.

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

Laundromat Attendant - For PT/FT Good communication skills, math and min computer knowledge. Transportation needed. Long term commitment only. 732-286-1863.

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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)

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.

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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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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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Inside The Law The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act

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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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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.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your genuinely generous and gregarious nature is in full bloom. You might attract an admirer or a helpful connection in the week to come. Embrace creative activities and let your inner child enjoy recess.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Dare to dream. Follow a whim in the upcoming week and there’s no telling where it may lead. Enjoy contact with interesting new people or grow closer to an attractive new hook up whenever you find time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t discount a sincere compliment in the week ahead. Someone who seemed to be “just a friend” might be sincerely interested in you.

What seems like a mere flirtation could turn into a long-term relationship.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sugar and spice, and everything nice, is great until you are subjected to a steady diet of it. In the week ahead, you may enjoy good times with loved ones but at some point must get back to necessary routines.

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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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