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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Why Is Everyone Mumbling?

–Left photo courtesy Deborah Mura, right photo by Jennifer Peacock The morning after Superstorm Sandy hit, the Muras waded back to their Silver Bay home to find their pick-up truck submerged. Though Sandy hit more than 6 years ago, her imprint is still seen and felt in this neighborhood.

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By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – There are two things North Jersey natives look forward to during their summers: a visit down the shore, and a day at Six Flags Great Adventure. This is true, at least, according to Debo-

rah Mura.

She bought a house in the late 1980s just two blocks from where she resides now with her husband and children in Silverton’s Silver Bay section. A canal splits her block from the neighboring one, where the Silver

Bay Harbor Association is located. Mura gave her children paradise, a permanent summer weekend of sorts.

Her first house, on Longma n St re et , f loode d i n 1992. The worst f looding she ever dealt with at her current house before Mon-

80 Staff Cuts Loom As Toms River Schools Intro Budget

By Chris Lundy TOMS R I V ER – The Toms River Board of Education introduced a tentative budget and sent it to the Ocean County superintendent for approval, while huge state aid reduct ions m ig ht cause dozens if not –Photo courtesy Toms River Schools hu ndreds of staff High School North students, donning their Save cuts.

Our Schools t-shirts, gather outside the stateThe total 2019-2020 house annex prior to the March 20, 2019 Assembly (Cuts - See Page 6) Budget Committee Hearing.

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day, Oct. 29, 2012 was a bit of water in her driveway when it rained.

“So when Sandy hit, I was like, ‘Oh, don’t worry about it. We flooded once before. Ever y th i ng was fine 6 months later. It’s all going to be good.’ It didn’t

quite work out that way,” Mura said.

Her family stayed.

The wind knocked down two trees in her yard that Sunday. A window broke, but Mura took it in stride.

That Monday morning, (Silent - See Page 2)

County Adopts $432 Million Budget

By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders adopted its 2019 budget, its first with Freeholder Deputy Director John Kelly helming that process.

Kelly unveiled this $432 million budget back in February, and it passed without public comment at the Freeholders’ regular March 20 meeting.

“What does this budget cover?

It covers all the core services provided to the 600,000 people that call Ocean County home,” Kelly said. “It makes certain that our seniors, who rely on so many senior programs we have, including our nutrition program that provide daily meals, are fully funded. …It assures residents in Ocean County that they can attend Ocean County College and our vo-tech schools

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Continued From Page 1 she and her teenaged son and daughter drove to the local grocery store for food.

But the power cut out before they could make a purchase. They ended up at Wawa, buying the last bit of food available in the entire store.

“What is typical for people in my neighborhood, is, come high tide, you walk down, and you look. And so we did that.

And high tide wasn’t that bad,” Mura said.

By the time they returned home, the power was out at their house. They decided to carve pumpkins by candlelight.

And then the phone rings. It was Mura’s father-in-law. He said her sister-in-law, who lives near Mura, just evacuated.

“What are you talking about? Everything’s fine,” Mura remembered saying.

But it wasn’t f ine. The water line breeched and was pouring into the streets, and then homes. Mura went into her garage and found a foot of water inside.

Her family quickly grabbed their bicycles and moved them, and found the water had rose another foot in just a few minutes.

Mura’s husband and son managed to drive the family car up a few blocks. She, her daughter and the two dogs - the one had to swim out of the house - met them up there.

When Mura and her husband returned to their home the next morning - they waded through the water, a move she calls “stupid” - the old family pick-up truck used for chores and errands was submerged.

“I annoyed everyone, because I kept

saying, ‘This is funny.’ I tend to make everything a joke and laugh everything off. I annoyed the crap out of lots of people, I’m sure,” Mura said. “Your house has four feet of water in it, nobody ever expects that. That’s kind of funny.”

Until it wasn’t.

“You don’t realize how bad things are emotionally, until suddenly you realize it,” she said. “You’re just coping and you’re trying.”

She took her children for a one-day trip to Disney World that January “just to get away from it all.”

“And I realized, I wasn’t enjoying Disney World,” she said.

She jumped into therapy and a support group for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

She also happened to be the mom who always drove around her daughter, 15 at the time, and her friends everywhere.

And, sitting quietly in the driver’s seat, listened to their stories. She heard stories from the teens at her church. She heard stories from her students at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, where she’s an associate professor of communications.

“I was always hearing stories, and it struck me that these young people were kind of forgotten,” Mura said.

Mura had been a journalist for years, locally with The Observer and The Asbury Park Press.

“I remember in the spring of that year [2013], going to my therapist and saying, ‘I’ve decided to write a novel,’ and wor-

rying in the back of my head that I’m just saying this and I’m never going to do it.”

The well-worn adage to wannabe novelists is this: Write what you know. The teens’ stories inspired “Stronger Than The Storm,” the novel that Mura did wind up writing about Superstorm Sandy and its aftermath. What is normal after wind and water and mold wrecked homes and entire neighborhoods?

A coworker in Belmar lost his home in the storm. He recounted to Mura that Red Cross workers combed the neighborhood the day after Sandy, and offered him a board game: Monopoly. “‘While you’re dealing with this, don’t forget your kids.’ He was so pissed, and I was pissed with him. And, I wanted to put that in the book, and then towards the end of writing it, it doesn’t fit in the book, because the whole book is exactly about that message,” Mura said. “Because they did get lost.”

The novel opens with a scene similar to what Mura described about her evening Oct. 29, 2012. Families who have known each other for years are gathering to watch high tide come in the evening before Sandy made landfall. “Are we safe?” the main character, 15-year-old Lacey Freshet, asks in the book’s opening line.

The families are carefree, even joking, not the least bit impressed by this storm that will eventually bring with it death and destruction. Once settling into a board game by candlelight back at home, Lacey gets the call from her best friend and love interest, MacGyver Anderson,

to evacuate immediately. She thinks he’s joking. He’s not. The water is rising, fast.

While the novel draws on stories from real life, it’s not a fiction-masked memoir.

The story follows Lacey, who stays in Silver Bay, and MacGyver, who moves to Florida with his family two days after Sandy, and how they struggle to not only remain connected to each other but to any semblance of normal while parents juggle jobs and clean-up. There’s the school dance. Homework. Underage drinking.

First sexual experiences. Summer school.

Divorce. Support groups. And a raft. Just like in real life, some families remained and rebuilt. Others relocated. And still, some could not afford to stay.

“You have these two very serious fulltime jobs already, your own job and you’re dealing with every day is a new problem, literally, every day is a new problem. You think you’re going in one direction, and you get clobbered in a different direction every single day,” Mura said. “And the other thing is, all the normal rituals the kids go through, were done under this cloud. You couldn’t go a day and not hear talk about Sandy. I would say probably for 2 years.”

The teens lost that sense of community they grew up with. Their parents were distracted, in real life and in the book.

“When you drive kids around, you try your best to keep your mouth shut, and also, to not let them go too far over the top. So, I heard a lot of, ‘My parents don’t care.’ It’s not that! It’s not that they don’t (Silent - See Page 5)

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Continued From Page 2 care, it’s that they’re trying to get your house back for you!” Mura said.

At the shore for so many, life is described in terms of before Sandy and after Sandy, something Mura captures in “Stronger Than The Storm.”

“It was as if time split. And you could get back to Halloween, because we almost got to Halloween, and then we didn’t. If you could get back to Halloween and get back on that time path. And that’s what [the characters] want to do.

They just want to get back to their normal life, and they’re trying to figure out how to do that. And they’re not giving up on that idea,” Mura said.

The novel ends three days before the one-year anniversary of Sandy, on a somewhat hopeful note. And life does go on, post-Sandy. Mura gave The Toms River Times an interview from her home, now raised 4 feet. Rain f loods her driveway now. Some neighbors’ homes have been raised 2 or 3 feet, some - mostly the bi-levels - not at all, because they couldn’t withstand the raising. Across the canal, small construction vehicles are working on some properties that f lood with any rain now, because of Sandy.

“I want young people to get the message I intended. I want to get the book to them. I would like people in the area who’ve gone through it to see if from a different angle, just to get that under-

The Toms River Times, March 30, 2019, Page 5 standing, because that’s why I wrote it.

And mainly, and what I hope to do with the book, is go down to North Carolina with it, and go to the panhandle, because, it’s for those people. It’s for those kids.

The ones who, it’s almost a year and everything’s supposed to be better. And I’m sure everyone else’s life is better. It’s for them. I really want to get the book into those hands.

“We can live though and get through so much. Human beings are so much stronger than we give ourselves credit for. And ultimately, I hope especially when young people read it, they understand that when you help someone else, especially when you do it without trying to help yourself, you help yourself,” Mura said.

All proceeds from “Stronger Than the Storm” are going to People’s Pantry in Toms River and Helping Hands, The Food Pantry at Brookdale Community College.

The book is available through Amazon. com, or hard copies can be purchased at Silverton Pharmacy in Toms River, the Scroll and Pen Bookstore on Brookdale’s Lincroft campus.

Mura will be giving a talk about her book 7 p.m. April 10 during Brookdale’s Visiting Writers Series, held at the BCC Student Life Center, Navesink III. She’ll also be featured at the fifth annual Brookdale Writer Read 7 p.m. April 12 at 33 Monmouth St. in Red Bank.

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County:

Continued From Page 1 at an affordable price, providing them with a quality education that is the cornerstone for opportunity for good jobs and a great future.”

The budget also funds maintenance the county’s 626 miles of roads and 259 bridges and culverts, Kelly added. It covers the everyday mundanity - filling potholes, plowing snow - to the future, such as funding stormwater management systems to keep Barnegat Bay clean.

The budget also includes a healthy amount to fund veterans’ programs, something near and dear to Freeholder Gerry Little’s heart, Kelly said.

The opioid addiction crises plaguing not only Ocean County but the entire state remains a primary concern for the Freeholders. The budget includes funding for law enforcement - sheriff’s department, prosecutor’s office, corrections, security, and juvenile services - to maintain public safety.

“They are working to meet the ongoing challenges brought on by the opioid crisis,” Kelly said. “It is our commitment to help those that are affected by the addiction so that they know support and help available for them, but we also make sure our law and public safety agencies are working to reduce the crime that is linked to this crisis, so we are all safe in our homes and our neighborhoods.”

So services this year are maintained as the tax rate goes down another half cent, leveling off at 34 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.

The county does receive some state and federal aid, but is mostly funded through the local tax levy. This year, almost 82 percent of its operating budget - $353.1 million - will be raised by taxation, under cap at 1.89 percent over last year’s $346.5 million levy.

The total budget is up from $416.1 million in 2018 to $432 million this year.

Some highlights include: • $15.7 million for Ocean County College, an increase of $454,418 • $19 million for Ocean County Vocational Technical School, an increase of $372,768 • $9.3 million for a “pay as you grow” appropriation, so the county doesn’t have to go out to bond on some projects • $25 million for roads and bridges • $75 million for county departments that oversee law and public safety • $100,000 additional funds for the senior nutrition program “For years this Board of Freeholders has promised a no-surprise budget. That continues our conservative and disciplined approach to budgeting. And this year, we continue to keep our pledge,” Kelly said.

Kelly was named liaison to the finance department, replacing long-time budget architect John C. Bartlett Jr., who died on Dec. 12, 2018.

“It’s really a blueprint of what Ocean County is all about,” Freeholder Joseph Vicari said. The budget reflects the importance of quality of life, affordability, and the ability for every student in Ocean County to reach his or her full potential.

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Continued From Page 1 budget would be $242,260,946, a reduction of $852,674 from the current year’s budget of $243,113,620. Taxpayers would be responsible for $164,516,502 of this, an increase of $3,208,458 from this year’s $161,308,044.

The budget would have the following effects on each town in the district: • Toms River: The tax rate would be $1.16 per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 2.11 cents.

For the average home, assessed at $273,900, the homeowner’s taxes would increase by $57.82 per year, from $3,136.68 to $3,194.50.

• South Toms River: The tax rate would be 97 cents per $10 0 of assessed valuation, an increase of 1.75 cents. For the average home, assessed at $165,200, the homeowner’s taxes would increase by $28.89 per year, from $1,579.48 to $1,608.37.

• Beachwood: The tax rate would be $1.06 per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 1.48 cents.

For the average home, assessed at $204,100, the homeowner’s taxes would increase by $30.18 per year, from $2,136.10 to $2,166.28.

• Pine Beach: The tax rate would be $1.10 per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 1.49 cents.

For the average home, assessed at $269,400, the homeowner’s taxes would increase by $40.07 per year, from $2,939.07 to $2,979.14.

This budget comes as the district is dealing with the fallout from S2, a bill that will cut approximately $83 million in state aid over the next six years, including $2.8 million in the 20192020 budget. Senate President Steve Sweeney has said that districts like Toms River were overfunded, and with declining enrollment, they don’t need as much aid.

District leaders had a march on Trenton, attended State Assembly Budget Committee hearings, and spoke at the Ocean County Freeholders meeting to discuss their issues.

“I remain more optimistic than ever,” Superintendent David Healy said at a Board of Education meeting. “They don’t want the bad press and there are 80 Assembly seats up in November.”

Healy assured a speaker at the board meeting that the district is doing everything they can to save jobs. There are approximately 80 cuts that might be made, but the district hasn’t made a decision yet.

There are several reasons they are arguing that the funding formula is f lawed.

Among them are: A town’s property wealth doesn’t include payments in lieu of taxes. These PILOTs give developers a break on taxes in order to encourage development. This was something that Toms River school officials said that the state knew about since a report in 2010 but has never been

addressed.

More than 30 municipalities have not had revaluations in decades to ensure that property owners are paying the appropriate amount in taxes.

Toms River has the second lowest cost per pupil for a district of this size in the state.

The student needs factor into cost. In the last decade, the district has had 250 more special education students and 1,500 more students on free or reduced lunch (making up 30 percent of the student population).

The district is still down approximately $500 million in ratables from Superstorm Sandy.

The Department of Education denied an Open Public Records Act request on how the allocations were made because the computer program was “proprietary.”

“The $6.5 billion in equalization aid is approximately 17 percent of the state’s entire budget, and this lack of transparency is deeply unsettling, especially since the property rate, or multiplier, in the formula rose 49.2 percent from 2008-09 to 2018-19 while the income rate only increased 1.6 percent. Something is clearly not making sense,” Healy said in remarks in Trenton.

The district is urging lawmakers for a joint legislative committee to be immediately convened, with an aggressive timeline, to solve these problems.

“We’ve relayed the facts presented today through correspondence with numerous state legislators no fewer than ten times, from January 2016 through February 2018, with not one response or so much as a receipt confirmation.

So you’ll forgive me if I remain skeptical that a testimony based on facts and logic will finally spark the change we’re seeking,” he said.

“What is your mission then, if it leaves in its wake tens of thousands of vulnerable students, for whom achievement, security, and well-being is compromised? I sit on the precipice of eliminating over 400 staff positions in the next six years - 80 next year alone - with sweeping cuts to core services and programs, and drastically increased class sizes. Our district will be unrecognizable if not inoperable.”

There are approximately 2,700 full and parttime employees in the district.

At a recent Township Council meeting, officials gave their support for the district as well.

Councilman Maurice Hill said that there are inner city districts that get more state aid than the entire Toms River schools budget. Their per pupil cost is twice those in Toms River.

The only fair way to fund schools, he said, was for every pupil to get the exact amount, not “a phony formula.”

Senate President Steve Sweeney was quoted in NJSpotlight: “I get offended when I hear these districts talk about ‘it’s unfair.’

What was unfair was when they were overfunded for the last nine years and they’re buying iPads for all their kids and other school districts are sharing books.”

Mayor Thomas Kelaher said those iPads were required for PARCC testing (the standardized test Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, which is electronic), which amounts to an unfunded mandate.

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Sensory Wing Created At Beachwood

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BEACHWOOD – Students at Beachwood Elementary School have been enjoying a newly created sensory path in one of the school’s hallways. What was previously an unused, empty space is now full of fun, life, and color. The path is used for anything from releasing built up energy to developing

motor skills to fulfilling students’ unique sensory needs.

Principal Kim Muir and Supervisor Jim Klass worked closely with teachers, occupational and physical therapists, and paraprofessionals to gather input and design a space that met the needs of all students.

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Holzapfel: Marijuana Legalization Comes With Serious Downsides

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

TRENTON - As a state senator and former county prosecutor, I oppose efforts

by Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats in the state Legislature to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the Garden State.

The claims made by supporters of legalization don’t tell the full story, including the negative impacts on our neighborhoods and our children that can be expected should this proposal become law.

Proponents of legalization often cite a variety of anticipated benefits, ranging from large streams of new tax revenues for governments to anticipated “social justice” gains that they say would level the playing field for minorities.

The reality, however, is far less rosy. That’s clear from the example set by Colorado, where legalization occurred in 2014.

By 2017, Colorado’s marijuana taxes accounted for $210 million of the state’s $27.1 billion in revenues - just 0.78 percent. Here in New Jersey, Murphy is projecting $60 million of new tax revenues from the legalization of recreational marijuana in his state budget proposal for 2020.

That $60 million would account for just 0.15 percent of the revenues needed to support his massive $38.6 billion spending plan for next year.

At the local level, the financial picture doesn’t get any better. Municipalities

already have been told by legislative leaders not to expect a windfall of new money from legalization.

So any expectation that marijuana might be a panacea for New Jersey’s property tax crisis is misguided.

For example, many mayors and police chiefs have expressed serious concerns that there are significant recurring expenses associated with training police officers to become and remain certified as “drug recognition experts.”

These so-called “DREs” are specially trained to identify when a person’s behavior indicates they are driving under the influence (DUI) of a substance other than alcohol.

This special training is necessary because there is no simple breathalyzer test for marijuana.

As a former prosecutor, I

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and 29 percent, respectively, post-legalization.

It’s likely those children are taking advantage of increased access to marijuana in their homes.

So why not decriminalize the substance? Because there is no tax money in that solution.

Not surprisingly, those and other concer ns are being brushed under the rug by marijuana advocates who are racing to legalize it in New Jersey.

We spend millions to fight tobacco smoking and now we want to add another smoking substance. We have the highest taxes and now the governor wants the population on a high.

Given the probable consequences, I don’t think what they’re doing is right, and I don’t think I’d be proud of myself for casting a vote for legalization. So I won’t.

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It’s no secret that New Jersey is in the midst of an opioid crisis. Ocean County, which I represent, is arguably the epicenter. Sadly, it’s not uncommon to find pain pills stolen from home medicine cabinets being sold and abused in our middle schools and high schools.

Given our experiences with opioids, it’s beyond belief to suggest that kids won’t get hold of marijuana that their parents have legally purchased. That, too, has proven to be true in Colorado, where the youth marijuana use rate is now the highest in the nation.

That also ties back into the misrepresented “social justice” aspect of legalization. According to the Colorado Department of Public Safety, arrests of black and Lat i no youth have increased by 58 percent

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know that DUI cases that are reliant on behavioral observations are much more uncertain and far less likely to result in convictions in our courtrooms.

While marijuana legalization will lead to more marijuana users and more impaired drivers, there will be little deterrent to prevent all of those who are high from getting behind the wheel with disastrous results.

That has proven to be the case in Colorado, Washington and Oregon, where crash rates rose following legalization by those states.

But it’s not just the threat to families on our roadways that has me worried.

I’m also concerned that marijuana legalization will increase children’s access to marijuana in their homes, making the current drug epidemic even worse.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

E ditorial We Do What We’re Told There was an experiment conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram that proved how people would willingly hurt each other simply by being told to do so.

The subject would believe that he was “teaching” a complete stranger how to improve their memory by giving electrical shocks for incorrect answers. The shocks would increase steadily with wrong answers. The “learner” would react painfully until the voltage reached a lethal dose, and then the “learner” would fall silent.

In actuality, the “learner” was an actor, playing a tape recording of a shock sound. No one was injured during the experiment.

While every test subject questioned the ethics of the experiment, every single one continued with it until they were administering 300-volt shocks. Some even went the full way to the lethal dose of 450 volts.

The experiment was used to show how powerful authority was. A person in a position of authority, Milgram proved, could convince someone to do something that was against their own morals. The person in authority in this case was the person running the test, telling the “teacher” to shock the “learner.”

Further experiments had other actors in the room with the “teacher.” So, the

“teacher” felt like they were part of a team.

I make note of this because of what’s going on in this country.

“Authority” can be taken many different ways.

Politicians are authorities.

Commentators on news shows are authorities. The constant deluge of social media creates a singular authoritative voice. People go down the rabbit hole into dark websites that advocate violence and hate.

We have to be very careful of the “authorities” in our lives. Who are we listening to? What do they want us to do? Why do they want us to act in this way? Why do they want us to think a certain way?

What are their motives?

What happens if we say “no?”

Most people reading this will think “Yeah, other people need to stop listening to idiots telling them what to do.” Most people won’t realize that they are being manipulated as well.

We have a choice in what we watch. What we read.

What we listen to. We have a choice in who we want to influence us.

We can choose to listen to people who advocate hate or we can choose to listen to people who advocate love.

Seems like it should be an easy choice.

Chris Lundy News Editor

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The Governor’s Secret Plan I think Governor Murphy has a secret plan to curb all sor ts of violence in New Jersey by legalizing marijuana thus keeping the people high and happy instead of aggressive.

Donald G. Calvert Barnegat

Voters For Recreational Weed Are Complicit In Crimes Gov. Murphy is about to take a bite out of law enforcement by signing into law his “recreational pot” bill. God help us if this is his way to raise revenue to finance his state budget!

It is my opinion that he and any State Legislator(s) that vote for this law, in the event of auto accidents or cr imes at t r ibuted to those under the influence of “recreational pot” be sued as “ co-conspirators in aiding and abetting” the commission of such incidents.

William McPhail Toms River

Aid Cuts Would Hurt More Than Education This letter is directed to state lawmakers regarding S2, the bill that cut Toms River’s state aid.

I am writing to you as a concerned teacher and parent. I was fortunate enough to grow up in Toms River and at tend Toms R iver Regional Schools f rom kindergarten through 12th grade. During my time as a student, I was given the opportunity to play sports and join extracurricular activities that helped me get into a good college.

Letters To The Editormillion annually over the Now, I have the privilege own money to purchase. to teach and give back to the district that gave me so much.

When I began my career, I quickly learned that being a teacher is more than what the average person thinks it is. To most, including you, teaching is a teacher standing in the front of a room dishing out information to students that we want to then regurgitate back to us in the form of a test or quiz.

Wrong! Being a teacher nowadays is teaching children to use manners, be kind human beings to all, and make good choices.

It’s giving a hug to those kids who get no attention at home. It’s giving extra food ( purchased or made by ourselves) to students who don’t have enough to eat at home. It’s being called “mom” or “grandma” by some st udents because you are more a motherly figure to them than anyone in their home life.

It’s buying them coats, gloves, socks, or any daily necessities because parents can’t or won’t provide it.

It’s creating an environment in which they feel safe because for the few hours they are at school, it’s their only safe place.

It’s also teaching students that there is a difference between right and wrong.

This is particularly hard to do when the leaders of our state are making the wrong decisions.

Please explain to me how cutting our funding and consequently cutting hundreds of teaching jobs and increasing class sizes is the right decision! Some of you may be misinformed about Toms River Schools and I invite any one of you to walk a day in my shoes.

I have to teach students information based on outrageous standards, with limited resources or use resources I have to spend my own time to find and

With you taking away our funding, you are also taking away opportunities for students to participate in sports and extracurricular activities. This, in turn, will give students plenty more time to get involved in the ever rampant drug problem we have in our state. Start being an actual leader and be the voice for our youth and our future.

Show them that doing what is right for all is better than doing right for just you. Be a leader!

Please understand that Toms River Schools are the foundation of our community. The proposal of S2 will do irreversible damage to not only our district, but to our town as well.

Our schools have some of the lowest per-pupil spending in the state. Our tax levy currently increases each year to attempt to maintain the quality of our district. The initial $2.3 million funding cut will hurt our children. The 7-year phased in cut of over $20 million will eviscerate our district. Forced 2 percent annual property tax increases will not even come close to replacing the lost funding. If taxes are raised but the quality of education plummets, people will move out of district or out of state.

Toms River needs real school f unding refor m.

SFRA is a flawed policy!

It takes money to run a high-quality school district. Toms River Regional Schools is currently operating over $40 million below adequacy according to the NJDOE. They say we should be spending $2,966 more per child. We spend less. What is our reward for educating children on a shoestring budget? A budge cut!

S2 will cut ou r state aid by over $1,300 per child a total of over $20

next few years. This will, without a doubt, force our district to cut programs and staff. Toms River’s per pupil costs are already among the lowest in the state. We cannot absorb the scheduled decrease in funding under S2 without doing irreparable harm to our children. It will cause severe cuts in staff, cuts in programs and significant proper t y t a x i ncreases just to maintain a reduced quality of education.

Please think about whether you would want a child or relative of yours to attend a district that has been forced to cut hundreds of teachers and prog rams (a m o n g ot h e r t h i n g s), which contribute to a high q u a l it y, wel l - r o u n d e d education. Think about whether you’d want that child to be one student in a class of 40. Do you think he/she would get the support and attention he/ she needs from the sole teacher in the classroom?

Would he/she learn all of the state standards when, every day, the teacher has to deal with 40 different personalities of students who come from different backgrounds and different circumstances? Do you want that same child to never experience the joy of playing on a team and beating your cross-town r ival? Or play i ng with the marching band before an exciting game? Think about some of the things you loved most about being a student in the district you attended. Now think about how you would’ve felt if all of the things you loved most were taken away by the state. That is what Toms River Students are on the verge of facing. I implore you to rethink this budget cut.

Andrea Boturla Toms River

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The Intergalactic Food Festival Cooks Up Some Fun

By Kimberly Bosco SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Greetings, earthlings! Come try some “out of this world” food, to be served up on April 7 at the Seaside Heights Community Center.

The USS Challenger, a chapter of Starf leet: The International Star Trek Fan Association, will be hosting an In-

tergalactic Food Festival from 1-4 p.m. on April 7 where anyone is welcome to come and dig in to some unique, intergalactic treats.

This event is free but attendees are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item as a donation. The canned food items will be donated to an Ocean

County food pantry.

Those who wish to participate are encouraged, but not required, to bring a covered dish that would feed 6-8 people, or bring a beverage. All the food provided will be given fun, intergalactic inspired names. This is a family event so no alcohol will be permitted!

The Intergalactic Food Festival is also an open house for the USS Challenger.

Learn all about this 30-year old organization and meet members from Ocean a nd Mon mout h C ou nt ie s , s ome of which will be wearing uniforms as seen in the Star Trek films and TV series.

“This event serves as an introduction to fans of our club and celebrates the coming of spring. It allows for people to get to know each other and enjoy some great food,” said Chapter Chairman Bob Vosseller. “We’ve had a wide variety of entries and desserts over the years that have been very creative. Fish sticks and custard were presented from Doctor Who, we’ve had Klingon Gahk which was actually chicken sticks and we’ve had all manner of desserts made up of gummy worms.”

Vosseller noted that the food must be edible and should be accompanied by a recipe card that lists what the food item is.

For more information, visit usschallenger. org.

16th Annual Pork Dinner LAVALLETTE – Support the Lavallette Volunteer Fire Company at the 16th Annual Pork Dinner. Sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary of the Lavallette Volunteer Fire Company, this event will be held at the Lavallette Fire House on April 13, 4-8 p.m.

The cost is $15 for Adults, $7 for children 3-11, children under 2 are free.

Dinner includes: Pork, Mashed Potato, Gravy, Sauerkraut, Green Beans, Apple Sauce, assorted homemade desserts, coffee, tea or iced tea. BYOB. Take out dinners will be available Tickets available by emailing Karen at blacksheeplamb@aol.com, or by calling Karen at 732-773-4710 or Kristen at 203257-2209.

For more information, contact: Marilyn Dunleavy at 732 793-1960 or MDunleavy9@aol.com.

Support Local Boy Scouts with Spaghetti Fundraiser

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Join Boy Scouts Troop 30 and the Pleasant Plains Fire Department for a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on April 6! Enjoy a delicious meal on pasta, meatballs, bread, salad, and drinks for just $10 per person.

This event will be held at the Pleasant Plains Fire Department at 40 Clayton Ave. in Toms River from 4-7 p.m. Kids under five eat free!

To get your advance tickets, email troop30boyscouts@hotmail.com or stop by the firehouse on Mondays, 7-8 p.m.

Come out for a tasty dinner while supporting the local community!

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Badges can be purchased at the Recreation Administration Office, 1810 Warren Point Road, or the Toms River Senior Center located at 652 Garfield Avenue, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2019 Junior Police Camp

TOMS RIVER – Calling all Toms River 6th, 7th, and 8th graders! Join the Toms River Police Department this summer for our 2019 Junior Police Camp. Get your applications in early before all slots are filled.

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TOMS RIVER – Support the Toms River Fire Company #2 at Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on April 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Toms River Elks Lodge. The cost is $8

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According to Dr. Marianne Holler, Chief Medical Officer for the VNA Health Group, “There are a lot of misconceptions and a lack of understanding about palliative medicine, hospice care and end-of-life care. Our goal in creating this Speaker’s Bureau Program is to provide education to the medical community, patients, families and the general public about these sensitive and often misunderstood topics.”

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

Olive Oil Reduces Cancer And Risk Of Stroke

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Olives are something I’m fanatic about. I’ll eat any kind, any flavor, and time of day or night! I’m obsessed with them.

Olive oil is the liquid fat which comes from the olive tree. It is extremely high in oleic acid, which is known to reduce blood pressure. It also contains a good amount of natural vitamin E, carotenoids and oleuropein. That compound has strong anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects.

Olives are fruits, and both the fruit and the oil have medicinal benefits. The main active ingredient in olive oil is oleic acid, some phenols and squalene.

Extra virgin olive oil or EVOO is sometimes referred to as cold-pressed. This type of oil is higher quality, better flavor and lower acidity than plain olive oil.

When you see “extra virgin” on the label that means something good. It means that the oil was mechanically pressed out of the olives, as opposed to using a bunch of chemicals to extract it. When the oil is squeezed and pressed from the olives mechanically, the vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids are not destroyed.

Olive oil consumption may help reduce incidence of cancer, including colorectal, uterine, breast, prostate, endometrium, ovarian, bladder, lung and pancreatic cancer. Have you heard of the Blue Zone project? These are areas of the planet where people experience health and longevity.

Could the olive oil be the main reason that residents of Ikaria (Greece) commonly live to be over 90 or 100 years old?

The most recent news about olive oil is fantastic. Olive oil contains natural phenolic compounds which are strong antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. They also have anti-thrombotic activity which means it helps reduce the formation of blood clots, which as you know, block the flow of blood to your brain (and/or the heart).

Avoiding clots is the way to avoid stroke.

Oleocanthal, a phenolic component of extra virgin olive oil, acts a little bit like the famous drug ibuprofen! Extra Virgin Olive Oil is like a natural NSAID. New research from March 2019 confirms that eating olive oil just once a week will help lower platelet activation (meaning reduce risk of clots). In turn, this lowers risk of heart attack and stroke. People in this study were all obese. Could olive oil confer even higher benefits int hose who have healthier eating habits, a faster metabolic rate and/or lower BMI? More than likely, yes.

The take home point is that olive oil appears to have strong health benefits to people who are high risk for stroke. Don’t worry about the fat because it’s a healthy fat. One tablespoon of olive oil contains the following nutritional information, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, contains zero sugar, zero cholesterol, 10 grams of monounsaturated fat and about 120 calories.

I believe this oil is among the healthiest natural oils you can consume. I’m not in favor of vegetable oil, rapeseed oil, canola oil or MCT. I do like olive oil, grape seed, avocado, tea seed and pumpkin seed oil.

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Dear Joel, Thank you for taking the time to open this letter. I have a slight dilemma, and I would love your advice.

My son has been married to my daughterin-law for six years now and they have a happy and healthy relationship with three beautiful children ages two, three and five.

The problem is that I and my husband almost never get to see our grandchildren. My daughter-in-law only allows us to see our grandchildren once a month for no longer than two hours. My husband and I have no idea why this is.

We have a rather good relationship with her and my son, but they did not even make the effort to come over this past Christmas and they live in Belmar, which is only 30 minutes away from us. How should my husband and I mention this to my daughterin-law? Should we even mention it at all?

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Dear Dolly, Thank you for coming to me for advice.

This certainly sounds like a communication issue. You must approach your daugh-

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I would recommend having this conversation over video chat like Facetime or Skype. There is definitely a stronger impact when you are staring the person in the eyes. Your message will be conveyed even more so if it were over text message or a regular phone call.

There is no reason why your son and daughter-in-law did not spend Christmas with you. You and your husband are his parents.

If there is nothing further going on in your mother-son relationship, I am not sure why he (and his wife) are acting out like this.

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Hemant Ramachandra, a partner of Deloitte Consulting, LLP and a specialist in systems engineering practices, provided students with an overview of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and shared his personal experiences traveling the world working for women’s advocacy and the furtherance of sustainability.

Ramachandra’s speaking engagement and Q&A was preceded by a 10-minute student presentation in which they shared their work exploring sustainability models in education.

Part of the mission of TR:TechReady is to target populations that are underserved in the fields of coding and computer programming, particularly females. In addition to his expertise in cross-platform technology, Ramachandra also serves as a Global UN Women HeForShe champion and supports Women in Technology initiatives to foster gender equality and motivate men to be champions for women in the workplace.

Ramachandra’s presentation was hosted in HSS’s Business Incubator, and its content was technology and business focused; in addition to TR:TechReady participants, his audience of

more than 100 students per session included those in the school’s Business Academy.

The all-day engagement was further enhanced by a Google Hangout with Aminka Belvitt, founder of the ForUsGirls Foundation, and a hands-on, tech-enhanced maker challenge aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The capstone for the day was a kickoff to NJ Makers Day. Students identified problems aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and began prototyping and designing solutions using Python and MIT App Inventor. For example, two students were tackling UN SDG #5, gender equality, and #10, reduced inequalities, by developing a cell phone app using MIT App Inventor for barter to facilitate global trade among women.

Another student worked on a design addressing SDG #6, clean water and sanitation, and #14, life below water, with an idea for an underwater robot to help clean up the sea floor. Yet another considered SDG #2, hunger, and began learning how to code in python to use microcontrollers to automate food production and envisioning microclimates for remote areas. Students were able to reach beyond their comfort zone and propose and design global solutions.

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Where parents have minor children, they often want to establish trusts in their Wills for the benefit of the minor children in the event that both parents should pass away. In such a case, the money is held in the trust for the benefit of the children.

A person called the “trustee” is appointed by the Will to manage the trust on behalf of the children. Most trusts for the benefit of minor children allow the money to be used for their health, education, maintenance and support. The term “education” usually also refers to college education.

There are several ways to go about doing this. The most common ways are the (1) common trust or (2) the separate trust.

In the common trust, all of the money is held until the youngest child reaches an age specified in the Will. Upon the youngest child reaching the specified age, the monies remaining in the trust are then distributed to all of the children.

In a separate trust, the assets are divided among the children and a separate trust is created for each child and each child receives their trust when the each reach the specified age.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? The advantage of the common trust is that the money is held until the youngest child reaches the specified age. In this way, the trustee can use the money in the trust and if necessary spend more of the money in the trust on one child as opposed to the others. As a parent, most people would be willing to

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By using a common trust you give the trustee the flexibility to do this. The drawback to the common trust is that the older children will have to wait a longer period of time to receive their share of the inheritance depending upon the age of the youngest child. This could be a disadvantage if there is a significant age difference between the youngest and oldest child.

The advantage of the separate trust is that each child will receive their share of the estate when they reach the specified age.

This means that the older children do not have to wait for their inheritance until the youngest child reaches the specified age.

The drawback to the separate trust is the trustee can only use the money in that individual child’s trust for the care of that child. If one child requires significantly more care than the other children, the trustee is limited to the amount of money in that child’s trust and cannot use the money in the other trusts.

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The main speaker will be the Rev. JoEllen Werthman. Her message will be “The Power of Resurrection.” Praise music will be provided by the group Celebrate.

The registration fee is $10 per person.

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Burble, Fizz, Kaboom At Silver Bay

TOMS RIVER – Smiles and laughter are not typically associated with learning the fundamentals of chemistry, Silver Bay’s Arts Lab is fueling students’ urge to learn.

Burble, Fizz, Kaboom – a program that extends the school’s grant-funded YA Arts Lab and partnership with Young Audiences Arts for Learning – proved to be a dynamic and engaging presentation that had students mesmerized as they witnessed chemical reactions and explored the phases of matter.

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–Photo courtesy TRRS its founder and director Rand Whipple, Burble, Fizz, Kaboom combines chemical reactions, solutions, molecules, and phase changes with a great sense of humor, and is presented with a lot of help from the audience.

Every concept the show explored utilized a physical mnemonic device that helps children of all ages remember the concept and vocabulary word. Students participated in demonstrations that illustrated phase changes, solutions and reactions.

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New Mental Health Program To Address Issues with Grief & Loss

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – If you are suffering from grief or loss, this new weekly meeting might be just the thing to help you through it. Wellness in Nurtured Grief Support (WINGS) was created by two local women in the recovery community who aim to redefine grief and loss while creating a supportive environment.

WINGS is now part of the Monday night lineup of recovery meetings at the Mental Health Association of Ocean County.

According to Michelle Price, co-facilitator of WINGS, noted that the meetings are meant for those who have been touched by loss of any kind, whether it is related to substance use, loss of a career, relationship, dreams, or others.

“Grief comes in many forms,” said Price.

“We recognize dozens of types of grief, which always surprises people…But we’re working on changing people’s perceptions.”

Price stated that grief is typically associated with shame in the recovery community, a perception she calls “unfortunate,” because grief should not be seen as a punishment.

WINGS addresses the need from the recovery community to tackle grief and loss in different ways. The grief from losing someone to substance abuse and losing someone to cancer or a car accident can be vastly different, she said.

Amy Johnson, WINGS co-facilitator and Price’s partner, has personal experience with the loss of a spouse, which helps her to work with members of the group.

“Losing a spouse – or any family member – to an addiction is extremely difficult because of the stigma attached to the disease,” said Johnson. “That’s why starting this group with like-minded people who have had similar experiences can make a

difference.”

Both Price and Johnson have been trained in a specialized curriculum on grief.

The WINGS group began meeting back in February and has attracted members from all walks of life, including both men and women of various ages. According to Price, group attendance varies by week, which she attributes to the needs of each individual as well as the fact that grief is a heavy topic.

The group meets weekly, however you are not required to attend each meeting.

Price stated that some people facing grief and loss may not be ready to attend and that is OK. When new members attend WINGS, they receive a checklist with many forms of grief. Participants mark all that apply, choose two that affect them the most, and then begin working from that starting point.

“Grief is as individual as a fingerprint,” said Price, “Similarly, no relationship is the same. The relationship I have with my mother is not the same as what the relationship the person next to me has with his/her mother.”

WINGS not only provides individuals with a supportive environment, but it also allows people to protect their physical and mental health by preventing anger, stress, sleep disruption, strained relationships, etc.

There is no cost to attend a WINGS meeting. Dinner is provided. The meetings are held at 4:15 p.m. every Monday at The Mental Health Association – Ocean County, located at 25 South Shore Drive in Toms River.

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Science Fair Winners Announced At Intermediate South

-Photos courtesy TRRS TOMS RIVER – Intermediate South has announced the winners of the school’s annual Science Fair.

• Chemistry: Jack Harjes, 3rd place and Aidan Martenson, Honorable Mention • Engineering: Eva Kuri, 1st place • Environmental Science: Rylee Hussey, 2nd place and Brady Krohn, Honorable Mention • Medicine and Health: James Alex-

ander, Honorable Mention Physics: Aydan Landau, Honorable Mention Additionally, Eva Kuri won three special awards for her project in engineering.

They were a monetary award from the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers; top project from the Women in Engineering (WIE) and a monetary award; and a special invitation to West Nottingham Academy Spring STEM Invitational.

Great job to everyone who participated!

NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL ESTIMATE OF THE OCEAN COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that a meeting of the Board of School Estimate of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at 3:15 p.m., in the Ocean County Administration Building, 101 Hooper Avenue, Room 304, Toms River, New Jersey, for the purpose of reviewing and approving the proposed budget for the Ocean County Vocational School District for the 2019-2020 school year.

Formal action will be taken at this meeting.

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TOMS RIVER – Learn the secrets of how Victorian women managed to create the fashionable silhouette long admired by all. Adjunct professor of art & art history, Lydia Chiappini is also an artist who will present a fascinating program, A Victorian Lady’s Wardrobe, on May 5, 2-4 p.m.

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The 29th Annual Cattus Island Nature Festival

TOMS RIVER – The Cattus Island Nature Festival is an annual celebration of Natural Science Education at Cattus Island County Park.

This year’s celebration will be on April 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The entire day will be full of exciting

activities such as nature walks, seining, kayak trips, live animal talks, lectures and children’s programs. A variety of exhibitors including a food vendor will be on hand and there will be live music throughout the day. Admission is free!

Indoor Craft & Flea Market

TOMS RIVER – The Holiday City Carefree community will hold an indoor craft & flea market on May 4 at 98 Bananier Drive. The craft & flea market will be open from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Vendors, crafters, and private sellers will

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–Photo courtesy Toms River Police TOMS RIVER – Police visited with the department’s honorary officers at Washington Street Elementary recently. These students have shown respect and acts of kindness toward others and were chosen by their teachers to have Cookies with a Cop and get to know Officer Lenny, the officer in their school every day.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of Mar 23 - Mar 29

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): New ideas can challenge even the most adept. Don’t be waylaid by temporary changes. Your ambitious desires could run into roadblocks this week so it may be best to refrain from pushing forward an agenda.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Hard work is the only sure way to reach a modicum of success.

Surprises might offer challenges so be prepared to shift gears at the drop of a hat. In the week ahead, you may learn that a partner is a financial genius.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be alert for finely tuned fine print. The ability to adapt to new situations and rethink your position is your best asset.

Don’t get sidetracked by differences of opinion or tempted by get-rich schemes this week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Past problems might re-emerge and require your attention as this week unfolds. Someone’s mood or gloomy outlook could squash your exuberance so it may be wise to wait for better timing to proceed.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Life is complicated.

One day you are the center of attention and the next day you aren’t. Using logic to deal with financial matters can backfire during the upcoming week if you are focused on merely making profits.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Wordless communication is never worthless. You might experience an intuitive link that makes a relationship feel more romantic. Friends can bring their business expertise to your rescue in the week to come.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your flirtatiousness will only be an issue if you let emo-

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You could be faced with impractical ideas. Ask for advice from those you trust this week and you will receive excellent guidance. Financial planning seminars could offer you knowledge that is profound or profitable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Act as an anchor. You can be a soothing influence on partners who may be in too much of a hurry.

In the coming week you may meet those who appreciate your brilliance and ability to transcend the ordinary.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Fight off the sleight-of-hand. You may meet a Houdini-like character in the week ahead or find a mysterious object in the workplace that tricks you into making a mistake. Remain skeptical of shortcuts.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Partnerships take a turn for the better in the beginning of the week ahead after a brief spat or rehashing of viewpoints. Listen to your intuitions before you act on matters of major importance and you won’t go wrong.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pavlov had a dog and Schrodinger had a cat. You probably have an experiment in mind, but you also need someone to lavish love and affection upon.

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Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen Start a New Season Resolution with My Bright, Fresh-Tasting Pasta Dish to Welcome Springtime

By Wolfgang Puck

It sometimes puzzles me that people make resolutions only once a year, at the start of the new year. Why shouldn’t we be able to resolve to improve our lives the other 364 days?

Of course, I understand that a new year holds special significance. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be ready to recognize inspirations for enhancing our health, for example, whenever such opportunities come along.

Spring is an ideal time to do just that.

It’s the season of renewal, when the earth miraculously begins coming back to life after the harsh days of winter. Food lovers know that the stalls in farmers’ markets everywhere will soon be filled with fresh, tender produce to brighten our tables and enhance our health.

So why not make a resolution today to take advantage of the season’s bounty and improve your life by eating a more plantbased diet?

The following vegan recipe is a perfect example of that very principle, featuring juicy-sweet cherry tomatoes, an abundance of springtime-green baby arugula leaves and lots of fresh basil and parsley, all tossed together with bite-sized pasta shapes.

I think the dish is wonderfully versatile too. Along with the arugula, you can add other vegetables from the farmers’ market, such as chopped and quickly sauteed asparagus or shelled and blanched baby English peas. If you want to veer away from vegan, feel free to use it as a side dish or base for lean protein such as sauteed, grilled, or broiled seafood or chicken. In short, make this recipe your own.

Whatever choices you make, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the results as much as Hollywood’s stars did - regardless of whether there’s a golden statuette in your own hands!

PASTA WITH BABY ARUGULA AND OVEN-DRIED CHERRY TOMATOES Serves 6 1 1/4 pounds (625 g) large cherry tomatoes 3/4 cup (185 mL) extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Granulated sugar 3 cloves garlic, peeled 1/2 cup (125 mL) large capers, drained 3/4 pound (375 g) dried fusilli or penne pasta 2 pinches Aleppo pepper 2 cups (500 mL) packed baby arugula leaves, rinsed and thoroughly dried

1/4 cup (60 mL) finely julienned fresh basil leaves, plus small whole sprigs and basil flower, if available, for garnish 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley First, prepare the cherry tomatoes. Rinse the tomatoes, pat them dry, cut them in halves, and put them in a mixing bowl.

Add 1/4 cup (60 mL) of the olive oil, and sprinkle lightly with salt, pepper and sugar.

Stir well. Spread the tomatoes on a baking sheet, and leave at room temperature for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 150 F (65 C). Put the baking sheet with the tomatoes in the oven, and cook until they look slightly dried but are still juicy, about 2 hours.

Remove from the oven, and set aside.

While the tomatoes are cooking, double-blanch the garlic. Bring a small saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil, and place a bowl of ice cubes and water nearby. Drop the peeled cloves into the boiling water, and leave them for 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon, and immediately plunge the cloves into the ice water. Repeat the process with fresh boiling water. Drain the garlic cloves, pat dry and slice them thinly.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Meanwhile, in a large saute pan, heat 3 tablespoons of the oil over medium-low heat. Add the sliced garlic and cook, stirring frequently until it is fragrant but not yet browned. Add the cherry tomatoes, and raise the heat to medium-high; cook for several minutes, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes start to collapse, then reduce the heat to low and continue cooking until they are completely softened but haven’t disintegrated, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the capers.

As soon as the water reaches a full boil, salt it generously and add the pasta; cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, tender but still slightly chewy, following the manufacturer’s suggested cooking time.

When the pasta is done, drain it, reserving 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the cooking water. Add the drained pasta, still dripping, to the tomatoes in the pan and, with a large spoon, gently stir together, adding a little of the cooking water if the mixture seems to need some moisture. Add the arugula and remaining olive oil, and fold them in until the arugula has barely wilted. Season with Aleppo pepper, salt and pepper to taste; then, garnish with julienned basil, parsley, basil sprigs, and, if available, a basil flower. 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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