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By Kimberly Bosco TOMS R IVER – The Lakewood BlueClaws will be taking on a new identity this season as part of the new 2019 Copa de la Diversion Hispanic outreach initiative. For four games of the 2019 season, the BlueClaws will become the Medusas de Lakewood, a new title unveiled on March 18 at the Ocean County Library in Toms River.

In attendance at the unveiling were dozens of kids from O.C.E.A.N., Inc. Kids, a “Community Action Agency [that] has provided services to income-eligible residents assisting them in –Photos by Kimberly Bosco moving towards self-suffiThe BlueClaws mascot Buster modeled the new Medusas logo, showing off some ciency.”

(BlueClaws - See Page 2) of the new team’s gear.

The proposed site will incorporate a 19,956 sq. ft., two-story building accompanied by 50 parking spaces, according to the case presented to the board.

The proposed site is in Howell’s Highway Development 1 zone, which allows for the office use required in the application, however, the training and recreational programs for those with developmental disabilities was not included in as a permitted use in this zone. The board granted the applicant a use variance to include this.

According to their website, EIHAB Human Services “is a multilingual, multicultural (Zoning - See Page 4)

Beloved Dog Attacked, Family Looking For Answers

By Kimberly Bosco HOWELL – Anyone who is a dog owner knows how precious that animal can be to its family.

For Cristy Mangano, a Howell mother and dog owner, this has never been more true.

On February 22 around 5:30 p.m., Mangano’s dog Khloe, a 5-year old Shih Tzu, was attacked by an unleashed pit bull from the neighborhood.

Mangano’s mother, Janice Yocco, and her 9-year old son Ryan were out for a walk in their neighborhood in Oak Hill when the incident occurred. It was Ryan’s 9th birthday.

An off leash pit bull suddenly went after Khloe, attacking her (Attack - See Page 4)

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Zoning Approves Special Needs Facilities

By Kimberly Bosco HOWELL – The Howell Township Zoning Board approved special needs facilities for the township at a recent meeting.

On March 4, the board unanimously approved EIHAB Human Services Inc.’s application to construct a “facility for office staff, job training and recreational programs for adults with developmental disabilities/ behavioral health challenges.”

The board granted the applicant use variance and preliminary and final major site plan approval for the facility, to be located at Block 137, Lot 3, also known as 403 Fort Plains Road.

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–Photos courtesy Sam’s Spirit Shore Sprint for Sam is a fundraiser in honor of 23-year old Samantha Pesaresi, whose organ donation saved three lives after she died from an aneurysm in 2013.

By Kimberly Bosco SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Mike Mania was diagnosed with sarcoidosis in the early 1990s.

It wasn’t until 2013 that this diagnosis would change his life forever.

The US Department of Health and Human Services defines sarcoidosis as “a rare condition in which groups of immune cells form lumps, called granulomas, in various organs in the body…Sarcoidosis can affect any organ. Most often it affects the lungs and lymph nodes in the chest.”

While the disease lay dormant in Mike’s body for many years following his diagnosis, he started to feel the effects of his illness after an abdominal surgery in August 2004.

According to Mike’s wife Christine Mania, his sarcoidosis began to “flare up” following complications with the surgery at the same (Fundraiser - See Page 2)

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Continued From Page 1 The kids played corn hole, colored pictures, played a ring-toss game, musical chairs, Hula Hoop Hustle, and got to hang out with the BlueClaws’ very own mascot, Buster.

These children are exemplary of those that will benefit from the Medusas’ Dia de los Ninos program, which allows underprivileged local families in Monmouth & Ocean Counties the opportunity to enjoy the Medusas games through ticket donations.

The Copa de la Diversion translates to the “Fun Cup,” a campaign aimed at connecting the Minor League Baseball teams with their local, diverse communities. These four games will feature special activities and highlights geared towards Hispanic and Latino culture.

General Manager and Team President of the BlueClaws, Joe Ricciutti, noted that Copa de la Diversion games will feature mariachi bands, diverse vendors, and Latino foods to celebrate the local community.

“What you see when you walk in the gates – the food, the music, the live entertainment – all of that is going to have a very specific feel to it,” said Ricciutti.

Ricciutti also noted that bilingual staff will be on hand for those in the local Hispanic community who might not be as proficient in English.

“It can at least help in making sure that there are no barriers,” he said.

These special additions to the typical

BlueClaws game night are done in cooperation with Jorge and Betty Rod of the National Association for the Advancement of Latino People. Other donors include Morgan Stanley of Red Bank, Jose Angeles Painting & Decorating of Jackson, and Prudential.

According to the BlueClaws, the Medusa was chosen as the Copa de la Diversion mascot for its significant symbolism.

“Native to the nearby Atlantic Ocean, the Medusa, or jellyfish, boasts five tentacles to represent strength, faith, trust, family and acceptance found within the LatinX community. The logo’s vibrant colors represent the Jersey Shore’s diversity and familial love displayed throughout the region,” stated the team.

The cartoonish jellyfish adorning the new Medusas uniforms is made up of bright pinks, blues and purples, which also stand for diversity, family, and affection within the Latino community, according to the team.

“These are growing communities in all of our team’s markets…we spent a great deal of time trying to decide on a logo…so it just doesn’t feel like a theme night,” said Ricciutti. “We’re very, very proud of this initiative…we want to make sure that we’re bringing that message to as many people as we possibly can.”

The children of O.C.E.A.N., Inc. participated in games and fun activities hosted by the BlueClaws crew members. Each child also received their very own Medusas t-shirt which they all put on right away before enjoying snacks and coloring.

The Medusas de Lakewood will take over FirstEnergy Park during four season games: • Friday, May 3, 7:05 p.m. - Post-Game Fireworks • Sunday, June 23, 1:05 p.m. - Kids Run the Bases • Friday, July 26, 7:05 p.m. - Post-Game Fireworks • Wednesday, August 28, 7:05 p.m.

You can also take part in the Copa Celebration Membership program which includes tickets to all four Copa games, a food item at each of the four games, and a special Dia de los Muertos Medusas Bobblehead.

For single-game tickets for the four Medusas games, call 732-901-7000 option 2.

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Continued From Page 1 time he was developing adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is a condition in which the lungs begin to harden.

“He was hospitalized for more than 4 ½ months with us almost losing him numerous times during his stay,” Christine told Jersey Shore Online. “After a long road to recovery, Mike’s lung disease progressively worsened.”

Mike was in need of a bilateral lung transplant, or a double lung transplant. After numerous doctors’ visits, hospital stays, tests, and surgery, Mike was approved for the transplant in 2013.

The date of his transplant approval holds a special meaning to the Manias. March 28:

the birthday of Mike’s soon-to-be life-saving donor, Samantha Pesaresi.

“The wait was long with the anxiety of waiting for “the call” where we would be told that they had lungs that were a match which Mike so desperately needed to survive,” stated the Mania family.

On August 1, 2013, the doctors called Mike into the hospital, hopeful for a successful transplant match. However, the donor lungs were ultimately deemed not viable at that time and the Mania’s were sent home to wait.

In September of 2013, they received another call. This one came with much better news.

“Time was certainly not on Mike’s side since he was becoming very ill as each day passed and his window was closing to be able to receive a transplant. But, on September 7, 2013 at 3:11 in the morning, we received the second call that they had a match for Mike,” they stated.

This match was Sam Pesaresi.

The website created in Sam’s honor – samsspirit.com/about-sam – provides a little background on the young woman who saved Mike’s life.

“Known as “Sam” to her family and friends, Samantha Pesaresi was truly the definition of a “giving” human being. Sam would drop everything to help someone in need and never ask for a thing in return. She was endlessly grateful and thankful for all that life had given her and lived each day to the fullest,” read the site.

Sam was a graduate of Albright College (Fundraiser - See Page 5)

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Page 4, The Howell Times, March 23, 2019 “She had injuries to her back…she had to have stitches and drains put in,” said Mangano. When Mangano spoke with Jersey Shore Online on March 7, Khloe had been at Garden State Veterinary for over a week, since February 24.

Khloe still remains in the hospital recovering from her injuries and racking up costly medical bills for the Mangano family. It is uncertain when she will be able to return home.

Yocco also sustained minor injuries in the attack, the pit bull puncturing her arms, legs, and inner thighs, Mangano said.

Yocco was caught in the crossfire when the pit bull started to become “aggressive,” as stated in the –Photo courtesy Cristy Mangano police report. Yocco was Khloe, a 5-year old Shih Tzu, is recovering after an attack later treated for her injuries at CentraState Hospital in with the love and support of her family.

Freehold where they gave her two weeks’ worth of antibiotics.

Ryan was physically unharmed, but sustained Continued From Page 1 significant emotional trauma from witnessing and flipping her around and pinning her to the the incident play out right before his eyes on his ground, said Mangano. While Khloe made it birthday. out with her life, she sustained serious injuries Mangano told Jersey Shore Online that Ryan and was later taken to Garden State Veterinarian is on the autism spectrum and, following the Hospital in Tinton Falls for treatment.

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incident, has had “outbursts and meltdowns at school.”

“He’s not doing well,” she said. “I’m definitely concerned for my family…. ‘Sorry’ is just not going to cut it.”

Following the attack, Mangano reached out to the Monmouth County Board of Health and the Associated Humane Society to look into the incident.

The pit bull, a 2-year old named Blue, was being walked off the leash by Michael Matthews when she went after Khloe, said Mangano. Matthews was allegedly looking after the dog for a friend who is in jail, so he has not been able to produce any proper documents for the dog, i.e. rabies vaccinations.

Mangano also reported the incident to Animal Control who deemed Blue “not vicious,” although the Board of Health required Matthews to quarantine Blue for 10 days in the home.

Mangano calls herself an animal lover, claiming she does not want to immediately resort to putting the dog down for the attack. However, she insists that some sort of reprimand should be issued.

“The Humane Society said they are investigating…that could mean what? I don’t even know,” she told Jersey Shore Online on March 7.

On March 13, the Associated Humane Society responded to Jersey Shore Online’s inquiries into the investigation.

Veronica Ehrenspeck, General Manager of Associated Humane Societies, stated: “The PD [Howell Township Police Department] wrote tickets but we’re still trying to track down the owner who is supposedly in jail to see if he will surrender his dog…Since these folk have possession of the dog- they will have to take the fall for what happened.”

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Matthews was issued tickets for not having a dog license and not having proof or rabies vaccinations.

The Society is recommending to Mangano that she hires a lawyer to collect the $4,000 she has spent out of pocket so far in veterinary expenses.

Michele Popolizio, a friend of the family, started a GoFundMe on March 2 to help the Mangano’s afford Khloe’s vet bills. The goal was set at $6,500 and has since raised more than $4,000. The fundraiser is here: gofundme.com/khloe-mangano.

“The vet bills from Garden State Veterinary Hospital are quickly mounting and getting worse.

Khloe has drains and stitches all over her body which was done from the first surgery. I’ve been told she now needs another surgery for skin that has died and needs to be removed. I am asking for help to save a very loved member their family,” wrote Popolizio.

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Continued From Page 1 nonprofit organization dedicated to serving children and adults with developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges.” Part of what EIHAB does is work to provide “mentally and physically challenged individuals” in need with a voice, a better quality of life, and a chance to succeed.

Representing EIHAB before the board was attorney Kenneth Pape. Pape stated that while EIHAB’s offices are located in Howell, they are looking to relocate.

Along with Howell Township, EIHAB has locations in New York, Long Island, and Pennsylvania.

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Continued From Page 2 and a starter on the school’s hockey team.

Following her accomplishments at school she began working at Sheridan Communications in Alpha, New Jersey and worked as an assistant field hockey coach for Woodglen Middle School in Lebanon Township.

While Sam also had plans to attend Drexel University for graduate school, this dream never had the chance to become reality.

Sam passed away on September 6, 2013 from a catastrophic brain aneurysm. While she was an accomplished young woman at the age of 23, Sam still had only just begun to live her life.

“Because of her giving and selfless personality, her parents thought it was only fitting for her to be an organ donor. This decision allowed Sam’s death to save three lives the day that she passed,” read the site. Sam donated her heart, lungs, and liver.

One of these lives saved was Mike’s. Mike had his transplant surgery on September 7, 2013; the day after Sam’s passing. Since that day, Mike has had a “new lease on life,” his wife said.

In honor of Sam’s life and her gifts to the world, the Mania family is hosting the Shore Sprint for Sam on March 30, 2019 in Seaside Heights. This is a fundraiser for Sam’s Spirit, a foundation created in Sam’s honor to raise money for scholarships and brain aneurysm research.

After Mike’s successful transplant surgery, he and his wife began communicating with the Pesaresi family via letters through the Gift of Life Family House, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that works with Sam’s Spirit.

“Some time went by and we began writing each other, we finally met at one of their

The Howell Times, March 23, 2019, Page 5 walks [in 2016] that they have done in her [Sam’s] honor and have become friends and attend the functions that they have to raise awareness for organ donation, brain aneurysm research as well as scholarships in her name,” said Christine.

The Manias got to know Sam’s family a little more through continued correspondence. One thing they discovered was that Sam loved the beach. It seemed only fitting that the Mania’s choose the Jersey shore at Seaside Heights to host their fundraiser.

“We thought it would be nice to host a walk ourselves in her honor for her foundation so we can give back for what we have received,” Christine told Jersey Shore Online.

Mike is now five years post-transplant and doing better than ever.

“Life for Mike now is amazing, not only for him to be able to watch his children grow up, witness their accomplishments and milestones and any future accomplishments and milestones, but he no longer requires the need of oxygen tanks, tubing and no more of a struggle to breathe doing the simplest of tasks,” said Christine.

While Christine admits that while there are still some struggles following such major medical conditions, Mike is happy to live life to the fullest with his children, ages 25 and 19, and his wife.

Shore Sprint for Sam will take place on March 30, right around the anniversary of Sam’s birthday, at the Seaside Heights Boardwalk. You can donate by purchasing a special Shore Sprint t-shirt at inktothepeople.com/shore-sprint-for-sam. The walk will begin at Carteret Ave. where you can register and pick up your shirts.

“You really can’t put a price on what our family has received and what the donor family has lost…but whatever we can raise is good enough for us,” said Christine.

Autism Awareness Month

MONMOUTH COUNTY – Sheriff Golden and the MCSONJ are preparing for Autism Awareness Month which begins April 1. Many events that draw attention to the month and the special needs community will be held, as Sheriff Golden continues to be in the forefront of Autism Awareness.

On April 2, parents and caregivers are

encouraged to attend the Autism, Project Lifesaver and Special Needs Registry 2nd Annual Forum, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Public Safety Center. This important program will provide insightful information about services and programs special needs individuals and family members can benefit from.

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

TRENTON - Legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer that would allow New Jersey residents to set aside part of their tax refund to benefit Meals on Wheels has passed the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.

“Eight in 10 food-insecure seniors are not receiving the meals they need. Many more are coping with isolation, or a myriad of serious health issues. Meals on Wheels is a tremendous resource for these folks, but the organization needs

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Chris Smith WASHINGTON, D.C. The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) today named Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th) a Congressional Champion, citing, among other things, Smith’s legislation to protect taxpayers and repeal provisions in the 2017 tax law that will undermine charitable giving, especially by low-and-middle income taxpayers.

Members from the New

Jersey YMCA State Alliance and other NJ branches were on hand at the Y’s Champions Breakfast on Capitol Hill as Smith received the award and discussed his Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act, HR 651.

“Charitable organizations are a bedrock of our society, providing critical services every day often without public fanfare,” Smith said.

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Governor Phil Murphy TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey’s Medicinal Marijuana Program (MMP) has reached another milestone, adding 25,500 new patients, nearly 1,000 caregivers and 412 doctors since Governor Murphy took office.

A total of 42,528 patients, 1,736 caregivers and 925 doctors are now participating in the program. In the past 13

months, an additional 412 physicians have been added to the MMP, a 40 percent increase. The growing number of physicians participating in the program is attributable to a series of ten Grand Rounds lectures that Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Commissioner of Health, has given to 3,000 doctors and other health professionals to discuss the MMP. Those lectures have focused on evi-

Bill Would Let People Donate To Meals On Wheels At Tax Time

much more help,” Senator Singer said. “As our elderly population continues to grow, nonprofits like Meals on Wheels will be instrumental in our outreach efforts to ensure more seniors can stay healthy and happy in their own homes. This is a great way for more people to stand up and show their support.”

The bill, S-463, establish-

es the “Meals on Wheels in New Jersey Fund” and provides for a designation on the State gross income tax return that will permit taxpayers to make voluntary contributions to the fund.

Any money collected would specifically benefit local, independently-run chapters of Meals on Wheels that operate in New Jersey.

Under current law, taxpay-

ers have the option to give a portion of their refund to benefit more than 25 nonprofit organizations, including the Cat and Dog Spay/ Neuter Fund and cancer research. Senator Singer’s bill would add Meals on Wheels to the list of eligible nonprofits.

“Meals on Wheels volunteers offer much more than a hot meal - they are often

the first line of defense for a homebound senior who may be experiencing a crisis, and needs extra support. They provide friendship, perform safety checks, and create communities for those in need. It is an honor to sponsor this bill and ensure we can continue to show our appreciation for such a dedicated and well-regarded nonprofit,” Singer added.

Legislation To Allow More Charity Praised “They feed the hungr y, shelter the homeless, and provide health care, education, job training and a myriad of other services to those in need. We can’t see them left behind by a flaw in the tax code. My legislation would help ensure this doesn’t happen.”

Smith commended the YMCA and other groups noting that citizens who may not be able to volunteer want to help through donations.

“I am working hard to ensure that charitable organizations like the YMCA can continue the human-

itarian work they do and at the same time protect the taxpayers - especially small donors - who want to help financially but may be forced to forgo that choice because of changes in the law,” Smith said. “My legislation would remedy this problem by restoring the full charitable tax deduction, making it universal and across-the-board, allowing any taxpayer who donates to a worthy cause to deduct their charitable donations.”

As introduced, Smith’s bill remedies a problem created by the 2017 tax law

that doubles the standard deduction but now prohibits filers who take the standard deduction from claiming any deductions for charitable donations.

Smith’s legislation would give taxpayers maximum flexibility, allowing them to claim their charitable donations whether they take the standard deduction or itemize. Smith said his bill “restores a tax incentive that has sustained many charitable organizations and the work they do for years.”

Under the previous tax code, approximately 30

percent of tax filers itemized their deductions, but the new tax code is expected to reduce the percentage of filers who itemize their taxes - and therefore utilize the charitable deduction to roughly 10 percent.

Smith’s new legislation is supported by a consortium of charitable and faithbased groups, including the YMCA, the New Jersey Catholic Conference, the Faith & Giving Coalition, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), United Way Worldwide, and Independent Sector.

Medical Marijuana Program Expands dence that supports marijuana as an appropriate treatment for patients with certain debilitating conditions.

“I am proud that New Jersey now has a medical marijuana program that is compassionate and is meeting the needs of more and more patients,” said Governor Murphy. “Today, thousands of residents living with anxiety, migraines, Tourette’s syndrome, and chronic pain, among other conditions, have increased access to medical marijuana when just one year ago many could not get the treatment they needed.”

The top five medical conditions among patients who have qualified for the program are: Chronic pain due to musculoskeletal disorders (25.4 percent), anxiety (20.2 percent) intractable skeletal spasticity (19.9 percent), PTSD (8.8 percent), and severe or chronic pain due to cancer or HIV (6.85 percent).

“In recognition of the 3,000 New Jersey lives lost to the opioid epidemic in 2018, we have added opioid use disorder as a condition for which patients can get treatment with medical marijuana,”

said Commissioner Elnahal.

“Importantly, we are also taking steps to ensure that these patients will be on Medication Assisted Treatment for their addiction, in addition to marijuana.”

Previously, only individuals with opioid use disorder related to chronic pain qualified for the program.

Other reforms made in the past 13 months include: Alternative Treatment Centers: Six businesses were selected to apply for permits to open new medical marijuana dispensaries (December 2018) Mobile Access: Patients,

caregivers and physicians can access registries, upload documents & make payments on Smart phones and tablets (April 2018) Physician Friendly: Doctors no longer required to be listed on public website (optional) Expanding Product: oils that contain extracted THC and CBD that can be vaporized; Pre-filled vape cartridges authorized (September 2018) For more information, search the hashtag #MedMarijuanaTalk on social media or visit the Department of Health’s Medicinal Marijuana webpage.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

F eatured L etter State Should Cut Its Budget, Not School’s To My Elected and/or Appointed Officials: I am not one to email, call or post about anything, let alone politics.

However I felt compelled to contact you regarding the funding cuts proposed t h roug hout the state, but in particular in Toms River, one of the largest districts in the state. A complex district given the size of the township and its diverse population. A township growing ever more diverse with an i n f lu x of i m m ig r a nt groups not yet assimilated into the language or culture who require educational and special services beyond current funding levels, let alone reduced levels.

Not to mention the ever growing list of regulations, mandatory testing and programs mandated by YOU that force districts to choose between retaining workers necessar y to feed the gover nment’s bureauc r at ic pro ce sse s a nd information machine or a classroom teacher, or

essential staff critical in operating a district and preparing our children how to survive and prosper in the world.

I am writing to ask that you rethink everything!

Absolutely everything, before reducing fundi ng. L o ok i nt e r n al ly first to see how YOU can save money that will preserve school funding at current levels while removing outdated and unessential regulations and programs that work to our children’s detriment, not benefit.

After all, we just gave you another 23 cents a gallon to fix our transportation infrastructure.

With that additional revenue, and all of the other existing or proposed taxes, why should you have to touch school funding?

I have lived in this state all my life. I can no longer stay silent and let the 20 percent who yell or riot the loudest or most destructively being the only ones heard.

Katherine DeBari Toms River

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People Will Leave If The Schools Fail Governor Murphy: I am a concerned parent worried about the aid cuts to our district. In the past we have been fiscally responsible, spending less than the average per student. The academic results from our schools have been excellent. Now with the current budget cuts, 400 teachers and all after school activities will be cut (over the next several years). This endangers our children, both academically and socially. More students per teacher will have a direct impact on the ability of our children to learn. Cutting all after school activities will impede on the team building and socialization skills they are learning from these activities.

I believe that when the kids have nothing to do after school it may increase the trouble they can get in.

I have three children; only one will be left in the Toms River School District after this school year. However, I want to see the children currently in the school system to get the excellent education and variety of activities my children experienced. My daughter (went to) Trenton to protest these cuts even though these cuts will not affect her, along with many other students who will not be affected. That is how much these kids care this is the community we have built here in Toms River - kids caring about kids.

I also believe that these cuts will have a direct impact on the population in Toms River.

These aid cuts will make our taxes increase and our school system’s reputation decline.

People move to areas based on the school system and taxes.

These cuts will be two strikes on Toms River if people are thinking of moving here. In addition, the increase in taxes will make people want to move.

I urge you to rethink these aid cuts. There are plenty of other places where the budget should be cut. I am an accountant - call me in and I will help go thru the budget.

Patricia Hearne Toms River

Letters Editor well as approximately 80 staff is distributed fairly to all We’re NotTo The Second Class Citizens Dear Governor, The Legislature and Education Department have created a financial crisis and will impose dire consequences on the students of Toms River.

Job cuts will limit student access to educators. Lost sports, clubs, and programs will deny students the enrichment and opportunity to develop and grow as students and citizens.

Other New Jersey districts have received extra funds over the decades while Toms River has been frugal and responsible with taxpayer money. That inequity must end and our confiscated surplus and aid must be restored to us.

The citizens and taxpayers of Toms River should not be treated as second class and deserve the same respect and consideration afforded those districts which have received excessive tax money in the past.

Thank you for your kind attention and consideration.

James M. Osborn Teacher, Washington Street Elementary School

Cuts Could Cost 400 Jobs Dear Governor Murphy, Senator Sweeney and Assemblyman Coughlin: I am a member of the Toms River Regional Schools Board of Education, but I am not writing to you in that capacity today. Today I address you as a parent and taxpayer in the Toms River Regional School District. Toms River Regional students and taxpayers need your help!

Funding cuts have a face.

Toms River Regional District officials have begun to tell staff and parents which positions will be eliminated to accommodate the budget cuts due to S2, the school funding reform bill passed last year.

The Toms River Regional Schools Board of Education informed the public we are looking at cutting 10 percent of all supply, textbook and miscellaneous accounts as

positions. These are real people who make a real impact on our kids day in and day out.

Those cuts are just the beginning! Due to S2 we expect to lose over $80 million in state aid over the next six years.

District officials have said because of this loss of state aid they expect to have to cut 400 staff positions over those six years. Class sizes in all grades are expected to grow to 30-40 students. Some grades are at 30 already. Parents and staff have been told all non-mandated programs, including athletics and courtesy busing, could get cut entirely or incur a cost to participate. Even full day kindergarten finally instituted in 2015 could be cut.

These cuts will make running our schools impossible. They will devastate our children’s quality of life and their future.

The children of Beachwood, South Toms River, Toms River, and Pine Beach and their schools deserve a fair funding formula. Every child does!

Toms River Regional is the second lowest spending large district in the state this year at $16,300 per pupil. Based on our current enrollment, our district is more than $30 million under adequacy. That means we spend $30 million less than the NJ Department of Education expects us to spend in order to provide a thorough and efficient education for the children attending our schools right now. Our children deserve a funding formula that doesn’t punish well-run schools. It is unreasonable and short-sighted to remove funding from our district based on a flawed formula.

Toms River Regional District officials have offered the state a solution in the form of a clear and feasible blueprint for fair funding for all public school children. Why have state officials ignored them?

Toms River Regional schools cannot sustain these cuts and continue to provide our children with the education they need and deserve. Our community needs our elected representatives to finally fix the state education funding formula so that school aid

districts. I urge you to keep politics out of our classrooms and fund schools fairly.

Anna Polozzo South Toms River

Expanded Access To Hearing Tests Needed March 3 was recognized as World Hearing Day, raising awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss.

Members of the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NJSHA) can think of no month more appropriate for Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a law that would increase access to professional hearing evaluations for the hearing impaired. Current law requires an audiologist to maintain an audiology license and a hearing aid dispenser license.

Proposed bill, S. 746, which provides for an audiologist to maintain one license, has garnered unanimous support through the legislative process, as lawmakers recognize that audiologists must go through extensive training to earn a doctorate degree in audiology. NJSHA with the assistance of the New Jersey Academy of Audiology, has actively worked over the past several years to support the proposed bill. The proposed bill eliminates the two-license barrier for audiologists and will make it possible to attract both audiology students and practitioners to New Jersey. The single license is currently maintained in 36 other states and provides greater accessibility and choice to consumers. Prevention of hearing loss continues to be a national concern for people of all ages. Audiologists are the sole health professional to test and treat hearing loss as well as balance problems.

NJSHA encourages you to seek the help of an audiologist if you or a loved one has a hearing loss as well as balance problems, in order to improve their overall health and quality of life.

Alan Gertner, Audiologist Member of New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association Toms River

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Located at 130 Division St reet in Neptune Township, the garden offers 16 -square-foot raised plots for residents to grow their own produce. Each gardener is also asked to maintain a separate 2-by-4 foot area to grow and donate produce for the community.

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Brookdale’s TIN (The Innovation Network) and Environmental clubs partnered with Neptune Township to create the garden in 2018. Brookdale students are currently working to get the 2019 season off to a successful start.

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FREEHOLD – Monmouth County has announced the spring 2019 Backyard Composting Workshop schedule for residents.

County residents will learn how to reduce household waste and improve soil during an informative, 45-minute presentation at the following seminar dates: • Saturday, April 6 at 10 a.m. – Agriculture Building, 4000 Kozloski Rd. • Wednesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. – Manasquan Recreation Annex, 67 Atlantic Ave. • Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m. – Agriculture Building, 4000 Kozloski Rd. The workshops are free, but advance registration is required. To reserve one of the limited seats, call 732-683-8686, ext. 6721 or download the registration form from the recycling section of the County Reclamation Center’s webpage.

“These free workshops are the perfect

opportunity for households to learn how to reduce waste,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone, liaison to the County’s Reclamation Center. “You can bring the whole family and teach your children about the importance of composting. The lessons we teach children now will help Monmouth County’s environment for generations to come.”

The Monmouth County Office of Solid Waste and Recycling offers a brochure for children who are interested in learning more about composting.

Through this brochure, children will learn not only why composting is a great way to recycle but also what is and is not acceptable to compost at home. If you would like to request copies of this brochure, call 732-6838686, ext. 6721.

For more information about Monmouth County recycling, go to VisitMonmouth.com.

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FREEHOLD – Erika Tan, a senior in the Medical Sciences Magnet Program at Freehold High School, has been selected as a 2019 New Jersey Affiliate Winner of the NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology) Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC).

The NCWIT honors women in grades 9 through 12 who are active and interested in computing and technology and encourages them to pursue their passions. AiC recipients are chosen for their demonstrated interest and achievements in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance, and plans for post-secondary education. Erika will be recognized at an awards ceremony this spring.

Through her years at Freehold High School, Erika has showcased her skills as an avid coder and the founder of an educational YouTube channel called Tangerine Education. Erika is interested in applying and teaching her

knowledge to different communities around the world. Her programming skills have been honed through various personal projects, including—but not limited to—a Chrome extension that helps the visually impaired by reading website content out loud, a web application that translates YouTube videos from any language to another, and a set of machine learning algorithms that perform real-time litter detection using micro-drone surveillance. Erika was also a winner in the 2017 Google Code-In competition. She was one of 50 international grand prizewinners.

In college, Erika plans to major in computer science, while continuing to contribute to various open source projects, including a mobile app called PowerUp that she helped to develop for an organization founded by Anita Borg.

In the future, Erika would love to extend her activism and take part in events promoting technology or the role of women in tech.

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H ere ’ s T o Y our H ealth Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

New And Novel Ways To Treat Diabetes

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. Diabetes affects millions of people each year, and some of the complications are fatal.

There are many natural remedies, as well as dietary interventions. Traditional medications include those that attempt to correct blood glucose, insulin sensitivity, beta cell function or inflammatory compounds. They only go so far, and they cause serious nutrient-depletions (ie drug mugging).

Lately, there has been a lot in the news about diabetes, and I keep up with it since I have a best-selling book on the topic, Diabetes Without Drugs.

One quick side note. A long time ago, probably 10 years ago, I wrote publicly about how statins could lead to hyperglycemia.

Unfortunately, some more research today proves I had every right to warn you this past decade. The March 2019 issue of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology just published an article that shows how statins increase risk of developing diabetes by up to 38 percent.

Statin cholesterol medications can easily predispose a person to developing diabetes.

After a few months or years, you suddenly need to take medications for diabetes, in addition to your original statin med. The offending agents are not just statins, there are dozens of prescription and over-the-counter medications which negatively impact your blood glucose levels, glycation end products and overall insulin sensitivity.

Here is more news and research that came out recently: Antivirals. Weird but true, people treated with antivirals slashed their risk of diabetes by half. The treatment used was a combination of Interferon and Ribavirin and the

patient population studied had Hepatitis C infection. Those people who were not medicated had higher risk of diabetes development, equating to about 20 percent of the participants. Those treated with the medication exhibited an incidence of just 10 percent.

Cinnamon. A new meta-analysis which reviews many pieces of scientific literature has concluded that supplementation with cinnamon reduces blood sugar levels by approximately 19 mg/dL. It may not impact A1C or insulin levels.

Pomegranate. New research shows that pomegranate seeds (and peel) can protect against diabetic nephropathy. Your kidneys are the filtration system for your body. When they don’t work well, toxins build up in your body and make you itch and lead to swollen feet and ankles, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, fatigue, confusion and poor appetite. You can eat pomegranate seeds easily, and maybe that’s all you need. As for pomegranate peel, this is commercially available as a purified, powdered item, however be careful because there are sometimes allergic reactions, similar to any fruit peel.

Nutrients. People with diabetes often experience painful neuropathy all over their body, especially in their hands and feet. The pins and needles, and burning sensations are very difficult to treat. B vitamins help to form myelin, the protective coating on your nerves. New research was published in the February 2019 issue of Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

This animal study suggests that Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is helpful in reducing visceral pain and painful limb sensations caused by neuropathy.

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CentraState Healthcare System Appoints New Chief Medical Officer

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP—CentraState Healthcare System is pleased to announce the appointment of James Matera, DO, FACOI, as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer effective March 3, 2019. Dr. Matera has been a highly respected physician on staff at CentraState Medical Center for more than 20 years.

“Now, more than ever, health care will require strong, visionary medical leadership to work together to shape the future of health care. As a practicing nephrologist, a long-time member of our Medical Staff and a former President of the Medical/Dental Staff, Dr. Matera is well prepared to face the challenges in front of us as health care in general, and CentraState in particular, evolves from what has historically been a volume-driven industry to what will become a value-driven profession,” said John T. Gribbin, President & CEO of CentraState Healthcare System. “We are fortunate to have

cultivated a group of Medical Staff leaders and executives, Dr. Matera among them, to shape this transition.”

Dr. Matera received a medical degree from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, IA and completed his residency in internal medicine and was Chief Resident at Union Hospital in Union, NJ. There he earned both resident and intern of the year.

He also completed post-doctoral training at UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ with a fellowship in nephrology.

While serving in a leadership role with CentraState, Dr. Matera will also retain a small clinical practice, which will help him remain very aware of the challenges facing our physicians on a daily basis and will help him guide the changes CentraState will pursue in the interest of our patients.

“With all of the changes in health care going toward value-based medicine, there is a need for hospitals and doctors to work together to improve quality, reduce costs and improve efficiencies. We need strong leaders to bridge the gap and that is where I plan to focus my energies in this new role,” said Dr. Matera. “We need to keep hospitals aligned for success, but also the physicians affiliated with the hospital need to be aligned for the transition that is occurring in health care. I look forward to helping hospital and physician providers adapt and prosper to these changes in medicine.”

Howell PAL STEM Program HOWELL – Are the kids interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math? Don’t miss out on our new STEM Mentoring Program! Join in a free program running from March 23 through the spring/ summer.

This program will cover all aspects of STEM, including developing team working skills, researching what it would take to live on the Moon, exploring water and critically thinking of ways to help conserve it, as well as using math to build catapults and various other tools!

Register today at howellpal.org.

Drop Off Unused, Unwanted Prescriptions HOWELL – Save a life! Clean out your medicine cabinet and help stop substance abuse!

Bring your unwanted, unused prescriptions for anonymous drop-off on April 3, 10-11 a.m. at the Howell Senior Center. Peel off or black out your name and information. No liquids or syringes please! Drop off with or without disposal bags.

FYI: A Project Medicine Drop Box is located 24/7 in the Howell Police Department.

For more information, call the Howell Alliance at 732-938-4500 ext. 4012.

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Michael J. Deem, Esq, of R.C. Shea & Associates is a member of the New Jersey Association for Justice Board of Governors.

NJAJ and R.C. Shea & Associates strongly support A-4293, a bill which protects insurance consumers from unreasonable delays in the payment or denials of legitimate claims.

When someone buys an insurance policy, that person has a simple expectation - which is that the insurance provider will be there in their customer’s time of need.

Too often, however, insurers seek to avoid paying claims in order to protect their bottom lines. We are very concerned about the rising trend of insurance companies acting in bad faith by unreasonably delaying or denying payment that is justly due. This is practice is unfair and wrong. Insurers should have their customers, not their shareholders be their highest priority.

A-4293 recognizes this obvious injustice and remedies it by allowing those filing claims the first-party right to sue their insurance companies for bad faith if and when those companies fail to properly settle claims.

Insurance companies have civil and criminal remedies available to hold people accountable if they commit insurance fraud.

They have the Office of Insurance Fraud as an arm of state government to investigate and prosecute insurance fraud when the companies are victim. But, the honest consumer does not now have a remedy against an insurance company when a valid claim is denied or delayed. This bill levels the playing field so consumers are protected when they are the victim of insurance fraud.

Whether it is for claims relating to declared disasters or automobile coverage that they are required by the State of New Jersey to purchase, the first-party right to sue levels the proverbial playing field. It allows consumers to hold powerful insurance companies accountable for delaying or denying just payment to their customers.

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This bill seeks recognition of that fact that insurance companies should be held to account when the fail to act in good faith. This is a simple expectation that every consumer has when they choose to do business with any company. The fact that auto insurance consumers are required by law to purchase this service and that they are putting the wellbeing of themselves and their loved one in the hands of the insurance companies only increases the stakes.

In far too many cases, insurance companies delay, deny and defend claims. This dishonest practice forces their customers to fight for needed medical care, treatment for injuries or funds to repair damaged property. When an insurance company unjustly delays or denies the payment of legitimate claims, consumers must have the right to go to court. Presently, consumers in this state have no practical remedy if their insurance company unreasonably delays or refuses payment on a claim.

Insurance customers are entitled to have their claims resolved in a fair and equitable manner without unreasonable delay; this is why they need the ability to seek redress when an insurance company acts in bad faith.

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HOWELL – Friends of the Howell Municipal Alliance will be hosting substance abuse prevention think tanks on the first Monday of each quarter. Share your ideas and perspective in an informal, relaxed environment to enrich our community commitment to substance abuse prevention. No membership is necessary!

Meetings will be at 7 p.m. at the Echo Lake Pavilion, 1225 Maxim-Southard Road. Light snacks

will be served…feel free to bring one along!

The Howell Alliance collaborates across the community to prevent substance abuse, underage drinking, alcoholism, tobacco use, and other at-risk behaviors through prevention awareness, education, and programs. Our stakeholders include police officers, educators, town officials, businesses, local organizations, and concerned citizens.

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Master Gardeners Present Spring Symposium FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Master Gardeners will host the 4th Annual Home Garden Symposium on Saturday, March 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Monmouth County Agriculture Building at 4000 Kozloski Rd. “This symposium is a wonderful way to celebrate spring and learn about home and community gardening,” said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, liaison to Rutgers Cooperative Extension. “The Master Gardeners have a wealth of horticultural knowledge to share to help you properly prepare your gorgeous green spaces.”

Master Gardeners will present workshops on numerous topics including landscape shrubs, garden planning for vegetables, butterf lies and hydrangea care. Participants will be able to view a live gardening demonstration or attend a Q&A panel discussion with horticulturalists.

A Rutgers’ Cooperative Extension Master Gardner Helpline table will be open at the symposium to answer gardening questions. The helpline is also available

year-round weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 732-303-7614.

“Over the years, Diane Larson, the County Horticulturalist, has been an integral part of the success of the Master Gardener program,” Freeholder Burry continued. “I am confident the 2019 Spring Symposium will remain the superlative program it has always been due in part to the ongoing efforts of Diane Larson.”

In conjunction with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, the Monmouth County Master Gardener program seeks to educate everyone in horticultural topics, helps answer questions regarding gardening problems around the home, supports community gardens for towns and schools and provides a speaker’s bureau to bring Master Gardener led discussions to local gardening clubs and other interested community groups around the County.

For more information about the Spring Symposium or the Monmouth County Master Gardeners Program, call 732-431-7260, email mgmcsymposium@gmail.com or go to VisitMonmouth.com.

Sheriff Youth Week

FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Sheriff Youth Week will be July 8-12, 2019 at the Monmouth County Police Academy.

The Sheriff Youth Week program offers a unique opportunity for young people to explore interests in law enforcement through police academy style training, physical fitness and instructional sessions.

The program will be held July 8-12 from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Each day’s session begins with one hour of drill and ends with one hour of exercise. Each recruit will receive a certificate from the MCSONJ

upon completion of the academy. Recruits are taught by municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

Sheriff Youth Week is free and meant for high school aged students.

Anyone interested in participating must return an application in no later than June 1, 2019. If accepted for the program, a letter of acceptance will be sent to the applicant and permission form and medical form will be sent for completion.

For more information, call Undersheriff Ted Freeman at 732-431-6400 ext. 1110.

Fine Art Show and Sale

BRANT BEACH – The Fine Art Show and Sale will feature amateur and professional artists from the local area!

On May 18, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at St. Francis Parish and Community Center, Ocean and Monmouth County artists will participate in the show with fine art works encompassing almost every media.

These award winning artists and photographers will be showing breathtaking LBI shore scenes, NJ Historical Paintings, Florida seascapes, plus much more. There will be something for everyone!

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At the New Jersey competition students earned the following honors: • Trevor Ballingall and Parker Balli ngall won f i rst place for t hei r Franchise Business Plan.

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Colts Neck’s chapter also received awa rd s for t hei r C hapt e r P roje ct s.

St udents will be representing these projects at the national competition.

• G abr iel la Pel le c ch ia - M is sion Victor iou s Com mu n it y Ser v ice Project - Gold Level • Dana DiBella - CAP Project - Gold Level • Julia Comi - made final round and attending for leadership workshops • K risten Villaverde - made f inal round and attending for leadership workshops • K r ist ia n Ha r t ma n - ma de f i nal round and attending for leadership workshops • Bradley Polkowitz - representing our Gold Level chapter activities and attending for leadership workshops

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Red Bank’s Annual Wedding Walk RED BANK – The Red Bank Wedding Walk is slated to take place on Sunday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to engaged couples with and without a set wedding date. The Red Bank Wedding Walk will provide brides and grooms the opportunity to interact with more than 40 local wedding businesses who are ready to address all wedding necessities from stationary invites to elaborate amenities.

Attendees are asked to register in advance by visiting RedBankWeddingWalk. com, where they can also browse the participating businesses and map out their itinerary in advance to get the most out of their day.

Brides and grooms need to check-in at the Oyster Point Hotel, a beautiful waterfront venue at 146 Bodman Place before setting off. At the Hotel, they can enjoy a continental breakfast and check off the first stops on their passports. The fun begins at 10 a.m.

From there, with a Walk map/passport and tote in hand, brides, grooms, attendants and parents will set off on a self-guided tour to explore rehearsal and award-winning wedding venues, photography and videography professionals, entertainment and transportation experts, hair and makeup salons, and, of course, dress boutiques offering options for the bride and bridal party - and much, much more!

Around 3 p.m. attendees should begin to make their way back to the Molly Pitcher Inn’s breathtaking promenade for an elegant reception featuring music, savory treats, libations and a champagne toast.

During the closing reception, winners of the fabulous grand prizes, as well as a wide array of fun door prizes, will be drawn. Prizes include an all-inclusive honeymoon trip to Punta Cana from Liberty Travel and Majestic Resorts, a romantic getaway package at the Molly Pitcher/Oyster Point, a full DJ entertainment package including lighting and a photo booth from Sounds To Go, and many more wonderful prizes from Red Bank businesses. To be eligible for the free drawings at the end of the day, guests must visit and have their passports “stamped” at least 12 businesses during the Wedding Walk. Complete details are explained at check-in.

Event Information: Registration Information: The Oyster Point Hotel, 146 Bodman Place, Red Bank, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wedding Walk Information: Self-Guided Tour of downtown Red Bank, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Grand & Door Prize Drawing Information: The Molly Pitcher Inn, 88 Riverside Drive, Red Bank, 3:30 p.m. Scheduled to conclude by 4 p.m.

The Red Bank Wedding Walk is made possible by the event’s presenting sponsors, Molly Pitcher Inn and The Oyster Point Hotel. In addition to the event’s presenting sponsors, the 2019 Wedding Walk is made possible by the following event sponsors: Antoinette Boulangerie, Arrow Limousine, Barbizon, Craig Kiely Designs, Great American Trolley, Long Branch Trolley, Liberty Travel, NJWeddings.com, Red Bank Visitors Center, Sounds to Go DJs, Sperry Tents, and Spitball.

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Master Gardeners Offer Scholarships

FREEHOLD – The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County are offering up to four $1,000 scholarships to Monmouth County college students or high school graduating seniors who will be studying horticulture, environmental sciences or engineering, botany or other agriculture related fields.

Applicants must be planning to major in one of these specified areas on a matriculated

basis at any college or university, in state or out of state, for the fall 2019 semester.

“I urge students who are interested in agriculture and the environment to apply for this scholarship,” said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, liaison to Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

“These scholarships highlight the importance of preserving agriculture by offering an incentive to study these pivotal fields and

encouraging our scholars to attend colleges and universities that offer these programs.”

The applicant must be a resident of Monmouth County and must have demonstrated an interest in the fields of horticulture and agriculture, as well as landscape or environmental issues, through class work, employment, community service or extracurricular activities.

Applications are available on the County website at visitmonmouth.com. The application, a school transcript and a letter of recommendation are due by April 15 to the Master Gardeners of Monmouth County. Their office is located at 4000 Kozloski Rd. in Freehold.

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Enjoy life, not alone. Please leave message, phone number for return call 732-678-6786.

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Inludes: Office for Mac, 2.66 Ghz Procesor, 4 GB memory, 624 GB Storage, CD slot. $400. Call Frank 908-591-4619.

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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.

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(14) Comic Festival - March 24 Toms River Elks, 600 Washington Street.

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Help Wanted HOME DELIVERY DRIVER NEEDED - Must have valid drivers license. Must have reliable transportation. Must be available Thursday, Friday, & Saturday.

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Trip To The Museum Of Jewish Heritage TOMS RIVER – On Thursday, June 20, the Friends of the Toms River Library is sponsoring a bus trip to New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. Featured will be an exhibition titled “Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.”

The 18,000 square foot installation, the largest exhibition dedicated to Auschwitz, is a joint venture between the museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and the Spanish traveling exhibit producer Musealia, known for its shows on the Titanic, which developed and premiered the project in Madrid.

Among the over 700 artifacts included in the installation are a German-made Model 2 freight train used to deport Jews to ghet-

toes and concentration camps and a partial barrack from Auschwitz III-Monowitz, and an Auschwitz subcamp. The exhibit aims to contextualize the conditions that allowed for the free society of the Weimar Republic to fall into the madness of the Nazi regime and its murder of millions.

The public is invited to join in this trip for a 90-minute guided tour, followed by two hours to experience the museum or Battery Park at your leisure. Departing from the Ocean County Mall at 10 a.m., the bus will return at approximately 6:30 p.m. Cost for this experience is $65, which includes the bus, entrance to the museum and a private tour guide.

For more information, please contact Karen Roselli, 732-864-0286. Reservations must be made by May 15, 2019.

Radio Road Show Coming To Middletown MIDDLETOWN – Radio Road Show is presenting an evening of classic radio drama and comedy, episodes of “Gunsmoke”, “The Shadow”, “The Bickersons”, and “Abbott & Costello” for one night only on March 30, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St. Middletown, NJ.

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Integrated Pre-K Begins Sept. 2019

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HOWELL – The Howell Township Public School District is pleased to announce the 15th year of its integrated preschool program beginning September 2019. The program will serve three (3) and four (4) year old children; classes will be balanced based on age. Morning and afternoon sessions will be held five days per week.

Preschool students with disabilities and typically developing preschoolers will come together in an inclusive classroom where language, academic and social skills will be developed in a nurturing environment.

Enrollment is open to typical preschool students who will be selected via a lottery process. Tuition for the program will be $2,625 for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents may choose to make one payment for the entire cost or pay the tuition as per a specified fee schedule. Transportation may be available for a fee; otherwise parents will be responsible for transporting their child/

children to and from the program.

The lottery drawing will be held on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Howell Township Middle School North at 2:30 p.m. Parents do not have to be present for the lottery drawing, but they are welcome to attend. Parents of students chosen will be notified by mail. To qualify, a child must be three (3) years old on or before October 1, 2019.

Applications for the program are available at the Howell Township Public Schools’ Administrative Office at 200 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road. They will also be available in each Howell School’s main office and on our website, howell.k12.nj.us.

Applications must be mailed to the Howell Township Public Schools’ Administrative Office, Post Office Box 579, Attention: Amy Kazanjian no later than Wednesday, April 17, 2019. For additional information, please contact Mrs. Patricia Callander, Assistant Superintendent, at 732-751-2480 Ext. 3808.

St. George’s University, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Award Prestigious Medical School Scholarship to Interlaken Resident

St. George’s University School of Medicine announced that it will award Interlaken resident Jake W. Schuler a 2019 CityDoctors scholarship on behalf of Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

“We’re excited to provide this scholarship to Jake,” said Dr. G. Richard Olds, President of St. George’s University. “It’s a priority for us at St. George’s to make medical school accessible and affordable to aspiring doctors from a variety of backgrounds who are intent on returning home to New Jersey to practice.”

Schuler is the first recipient of a CityDoctors Scholarship through St. George’s partnership with Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The scholarship will cover four years of tuition.

Priority consideration for the Jersey Shore University Medical Center CityDoctors scholarship is given to applicants who are from Monmouth or Ocean County or are affiliated with the Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Veterans, those with demonstrated financial need, and those from groups underrepresented in medicine

also receive priority.

“This new scholarship program allows us to grow our academic programs and help area residents, perhaps even the children of our team members, pursue their dreams of becoming doctors,” says David Kountz, M.D., MBA, FACP, vice president for Academic Affairs at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and co-chief academic officer of Hackensack Meridian Health.

“We’re thrilled to support Jake’s journey.

While there is no commitment for students like Jake to return to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for their residency, we are hopeful they will want to return ‘home’ when they complete their studies.”

Other partners in the CityDoctors Scholarship Program include NYC Health + Hospitals and Hackensack University Medical Center.

St. George’s is one of the leading providers of doctors to New Jersey -- and the third-largest source of licensed physicians for the entire United States. In 2018, more than 110 St. George’s University graduates began post-graduate residencies in New Jersey.

Summer Program Registrations HOWELL – All Howell Township Summer Program Registrations begin online and in person on April 1, 2019.

Programs Include: • Summer Camp (Completing Kindergarten - 5th Grade) • Teen Expedition (Completing 6th -

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of MAR 9 - MAR 15

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your burgeoning energy is best used to prepare for every contingency this week. A new start is right around the corner, but you might find it difficult to shrug off problems at home or with your career for a few days.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may be feeling your oats as this week unfolds. You can use your extra energy to impress your partner or to take constructive actions. Use good judgment to handle the most difficult tasks with ease.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Concentrate. You might spend too much time dealing with avoidable interruptions. Your high energy levels in the week ahead could attract admirers who may mistake warmth and simple kindness for romantic ardor.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may play second fiddle to someone with insatiable ambitions as this week unfolds. Conversations and negotiations are subject to misinterpretation so get things in writing or hold off until next week.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you keep your promises your promise will be fulfilled. In the upcoming week you may have a chance to prove that you are loyal and true blue. Your best bet is to focus on joint finances and long-term fiscal security.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Work behind the scenes and stay out of the spotlight. Concentrate your energies on making those in the family circle happy as this week unfolds. Put effort into building a firm foundation that can stand the test of time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the week ahead, you may have an opportunity to prove that you are loyal to your employer, co-workers or company.

Don’t be distracted by an attractive acquaintance or give in to a restless desire for adventure.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You may be energized and have great business sense when working on group projects. However, you might spend too much money on coffee and snacks and fritter away your pennies. Focus on thrift this week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Too much flirting can cause some hurting in the week ahead.

Focus on your work and don’t be distracted by the potential for romantic dalliances. You might be blind to the pitfalls of an investment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Things might not be what they seem. Don’t be tempted by a dangling carrot. Someone could play to your greed or ambitions and trick you into doing something you shouldn’t do in the upcoming week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Remain focused. Pursue career and business objectives with dogged determination in the week to come and you can overcome every obstacle. Don’t be distracted by sudden shifts of opinion or upsets.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A solid reputation may become even more concrete in the upcoming week. You might find that your home is the stage for numerous social interactions or that your career goals are affected by a peer review.

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Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen Pork: The Easy, Inexpensive, Elegant Meat

By Wolfgang Puck

We chefs enjoy a unique perspective on the way people eat. As well as playing our part in creating trends, we just as often observe how public opinions change on particular ingredients, food combinations and cooking styles. We know what people love to eat, and what foods they might be avoiding. And, over the course of years and decades, we see things come and go - and often come back again.

I’ve always been fascinated to follow how people’s tastes have evolved regarding pork, for example. For me, it’s a personal interest that dates all the way back to my childhood.

We lived a modest life in our little home in Austria, not far from the Italian border, and one of the indications of how carefully my mother and grandmother budgeted could be seen in the meat they prepared.

When you mention Austrian cooking, of course, most people think of goulashes or schnitzels, two dishes with which Americans usually associate veal. But in our house, they were almost always prepared using pork, which cost far less and could be found easily in our town.

So, when I came to America some four decades ago, I was surprised to find that many people seemed wary of pork. They worried about how fatty it was and about food-borne illnesses you might get from undercooked pork. Sure, families prepared pork roasts or baked hams for special holiday meals, ate bacon and sausages for breakfast, or threw chops or ribs on the grill in summer. But if you mentioned cooking pork for an elegant dinner party, or ordering it in a fine restaurant, people looked at you with surprise.

Today, of course, those attitudes have largely changed. Modern breeding and processing bring safe, lean pork to our markets. Meanwhile, popular diets like paleo actually recognize pork as a healthy choice. No surprise, then, that pork now appears on more fine dining menus; and more people happily order it.

With that in mind, I’d like to share one of my longtime favorite recipes for a simple-to-prepare yet elegant pork dish that will win you raves. It features pork medallions: thick, round, boneless slices cut from the tenderloin. You can buy the tenderloin whole and easily cut it into medallions yourself, or ask the butcher to do it for you. Simply seasoned with salt and pepper and lightly dusted with flour, the medallions cook on the stovetop in a matter of minutes, and are then served in a fruity riesling wine-based sauce in which you’ve also marinated fresh grapes that stud the dish.

It makes good culinary sense to enjoy a glass of riesling along with this dish - and to toast the enduring pleasures of pork!

SAUTEED PORK MEDALLIONS WITH RIESLING-MARINATED GRAPES Serves 4 1/2 pound (500 g) seedless grapes, stemmed 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Johannisberg Riesling 1 1/2 pounds (750 g) pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut crosswise into 8 medallions about 1/2-inch (12-mm) thick Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper All-purpose flour, for dusting 5 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) good-quality canned chicken stock or broth 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley The night before, put the grapes in a nonreactive mixing bowl. Pour the riesling over the grapes, cover the bowl, and refrigerate overnight. Before you begin cooking, drain the grapes and set aside 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the wine.

Season the pork medallions lightly, but evenly, on both sides with the salt and pepper. Dust both sides very lightly with flour.

Over medium-high heat, preheat a heavy saute pan large enough to hold the medallions in a single layer. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter. Place the medallions in the pan, and saute until they’re golden brown on both sides, turning them once, 3 to 4 minutes per side; they should still be slightly pink inside if you cut into one with a small, sharp knife.

With tongs, immediately transfer the medallions to a heated platter, cover with foil and keep warm.

Pour off excess fat from the pan. Return the pan to medium-high heat, add the reserved 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the wine, and stir and scrape with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pan deposits. Continue boiling the water until it has reduced by about a third. Pour in the stock or broth, bring to a boil, and continue boiling until the liquid has thickened slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Then, while whisking continuously, add 2 tablespoons of the butter a little bit at a time to form a sauce with a creamy consistency thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Set aside and keep warm.

In a separate saucepan, melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium-low heat. Add the drained grapes and cook, stirring occasionally, until they have heated through. Drain off any liquid that has accumulated in the pan and then add the grapes to the hot sauce.

Transfer two pork medallions to each heated serving plate. Spoon the sauce and grapes over the pork, and garnish with parsley. Serve immediately.

(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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