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Spring Sounds Off With The Crack Of A Bat

By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD – Millions can’t be wrong.

The Lakewood BlueClaws have attracted 7,403,363 fans to FirstEnergy Park for regular-season games since beginning play in 2001 as the Philadelphia Phillies’ low Class A affiliate.

The march to eight million continued Thursday, April 4 when Lakewood hosted the Hickory (N.C.) Crawdads, a Texas Rangers farm team in South Atlantic –Photos courtesy of the Lakewood BlueClaws League action in the Youngsters enjoy miniature golf at FirstEnergy Park. regular-season opener for both teams.

Enjoy the baseball.

A total of 89 former Lakewood There’s something for everyone Lakewood won the SAL in 2006, players, led by former Philadelphia at FirstEnergy Park.

2009 and 2010 and played for an- stars Ryan Howard and Cole Hamels Enjoy the entertainment. other title in 2016, falling in the - made it to The Show through last Shoot a round or two of miniature Championship Series. Lakewood season. Howard is in his first year as golf. Enjoy the boardwalk style last year won the Northern Division an ESPN analyst. Hamels pitches games. Sample food and drinks title during both halves of the season. for the Chicago Cubs. and listen to live bands at the The BlueClaws finished with the “Baseball and entertainment are BlueClaws Biergarten. Check out league’s best overall record at 87-51 not mutually exclusive,’’ said Joe the items at the Claws Cove, the for a .630 winning percentage.

Ricciutti, the BlueClaws’ president team’s gift shop. Enjoy the berm.

(Bat - See Page 22) Watch future major leaguers.

Did Recreational Marijuana Hurt Other Marijuana Bills?

By Chris Lundy TRENTON – The vote for recreational, or “adult use” marijuana has taken center stage but the medicinal marijuana movement and expungement of records might have been hamstrung by it.

A vote was planned for a package of bills that would legalize adult use marijuana, expunge records of people charged with possession of up to 5 pounds, and expand medicinal marijuana use.

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By Chris Lundy LAKEWOOD – An assembly of civic leaders, bankers, and developers met recently to work toward dismantling roadblocks to affordable housing.

Mike McNeil, as the NAACP’s housing committee chair for the state, hosted the event held at the Lakewood Municipal Building. There are a lot of people working toward getting people into homes, and they were all under one roof. They gave short statements and then met afterward in a room where people could find out more about their programs.

The process to apply for affordable housing can be daunting, McNeil said. Some people give up because the process is so difficult. Or, they think they won’t qualify so they don’t bother. Other times, they wait until the housing is already built; by that time it’s too late.

The goal is to educate people in need how to navigate the process, he said. The other part is to educate decision makers about the need for affordable housing.

What is affordable to some might not be affordable to others. The state defines an affordable home as one that can be afforded by someone making much less than what the (Housing - See Page 20)

Kids Were Silent Victims In Sandy Survivor’s Novel, And In Real Life

By Jennifer Peacock TOMS R IVER – 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 Deborah 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 (Novel - See Page 4)

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Continued From Page 1 Longman Street, flooded in 1992. The worst flooding she ever dealt with at her current house before Monday, 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.

Everything 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, 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 fine. 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 worrying 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.”

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Iconic Family Continues Tradition

By Patricia A. Miller BERKELEY – Mildred Moore gently weaves the tiny red pepper seedling into the pot filled with composted garden soil.

It’s just one of many she will plant this day, the second day of Moore’s Farm Market’s 2019 season. Mrs. Moore is used to it. She’s been planting seedlings for decades. She is 98.

And don’t ask her why she is still working. Stopping is not an option for her, her son Scott says.

“It’s a lot of work,” she said. “But we like it. It’s a life.”

“For her age, she’s doing pretty well,” Scott says. “She still points out what needs to be done.”

Berkeley Township may have problems retaining some businesses. But not this one. Moore’s is celebrating its 67th anniversary this year.

Mrs. Moore and her husband George, who died in 2010, opened the business in 1952. Bayville was very different then.

The Garden State Parkway had not yet opened. Traffic on Route 9 wasn’t like it is today. There were only three businesses on the roadway.

“George said ‘I’ll put up a greenhouse,” Mildred said. “And here we are.”

The couple had three children - George Jr., daughter Frances, and Scott. All of them worked in the family business.

When a fire destroyed the wooden farm market building back in the late 1980s,

thei r father considered selling the lot.

But the family wanted to rebuild the farm market.

They convinced him to keep it. The metal building is still in place today and the business is still going strong.

Unfortunately, the family was hit by a series of personal losses years ago.

Frances died first in 2007.

George Sr. died in March 2010 at age 89. Little more than a year later, George Jr. died unexpectedly at 65. George Jr. had always handled the produce and Christmas tree sales. Frances did all the bookwork and accounting.

Their deaths were crippling, both personally and professionally.

“It was very hard,” Scott said.

That left Scott, 53, and his elderly mother to try and keep the business going. They did. They hired several full and part timers during the business year to help.

“I always wanted go on as long as I could for my mother,” Scott said. “This is her life. She would be lost without it. I do it

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Continued From Page 4 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 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 oneyear 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 floods 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 flood 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 understanding, 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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Senator: Don’t Give Trenton $10 Million Bailout

TRENTON – Speaking out against yet another attempt to rig the State Budget process, the 9th District legislative delegation announced that they will continue to oppose legislation (S-3587/A-5210) that would establish the Trenton Capital City Aid Program, which would provide at least $10 million in each State fiscal year to the City of Trenton.

Senator Christopher J. Con-

nors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove questioned how Democrats could even consider approving this massive budget expenditure, when school districts are being forced to endure massive funding cuts.

“This is yet another example of Trenton prioritizing the needs of urban areas over suburban and rural areas of the state. Fast-tracking a $10

million appropriation bill for the City of Trenton is a glaring example of politicized spending in a rigged system.

“Why can’t the State Legislature fast-track legislation to help school districts that had their funding unfairly cut by the state? Or for that matter, why can’t they fasttrack funding for senior or veteran property tax relief programs?

“Urban areas already re-

ceive substantial aid by way of the state’s broken school funding formula. As a consequence, school districts in our area, as well as too many other suburban and rural parts of the state, are severely under-resourced. This, of course, has negatively impacted students, teachers, educational professionals, and taxpayers.

“It’s important that the pubic be made aware of

such irresponsible spending proposals and be presented with the opportunity to fight back before the damage is done. We know that people are getting more and more fed up with the Democrat’s laundry list of misguided and unsustainable policies, especially when it comes to taxes and state spending.

“Bills such as this Trenton City bailout only make New Jersey more unaffordable

for besieged taxpayers, as well as small businesses and, accordingly, have to be opposed outright if there is any hope of curbing the hemorrhaging of outmigration from the state.”

On March 25, the State Senate passed S-3587, with Senator Connors voting “NO,” and was subsequently sent to the Assembly which has yet to act on A-5210, the companion measure.

Trump’s Nominees Must Be Vetted, Because He Isn’t Vetting Them

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John McCain, claiming that John McCain, an American hero, was rolling ‘out the welcome mat for ISIS on America’s Southern Border.’ But unfortunately, we know that attacking McCain does not cross any redlines for this President. Another nominee has claimed, with no evidence, that the wife of Senator Cruz is part of a sinister cabal seeking to combine the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States. This nominee called Hillary Clinton a ‘terrorist with amnesia’…

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY F eatured L etter State Needs To See Effects Of Aid Cuts Good afternoon State Leaders, I am a very concerned parent and an extremely fearful district employee of Toms River Schools.

T he d rast ic cut s t hat face ou r staff, teachers, and administration is det r i ment al to ou r school district and most importantly to our students who will reap this harsh consequence. Our school district cannot afford such excessive cuts. We have such a large school district with already large classrooms with an average size of 20 to 22 students in each element a r y class a nd over 22 students in each secondary classroom.

I am a mother of three children who all attend Toms River Schools. I am concerned that my child ren are going to get lost in the shuff le with an abundance of students in each class. I have a son who greatly benefits from a smaller classroom size. His focus decreases when there is too much stimulation in the classroom with too many students.

With a larger classroom size of over 30 children, my son is not going to be able to grow as he should and his academic performance will most likely drop. I know many children are in the same position as my son. We need ou r tea cher s so classroom sizes do not increase. This also poses a problem for the teachers. Teaching a larger classroom can get out of control and is more stressful on the teacher. How can a teacher teach 30 -35 st udents?

Some parents can’t take care of 1 child...do we really expect a teacher to take care of 30 -35 students every day for 6 hours? The same goes

for our staff members who aren’t teachers. We all have so much work... who will do it all with all of these cuts? Are you as state leaders going to come to Toms River Schools a nd help ou r administrators with all of the work...maybe you should. Maybe then these cuts wouldn’t take place.

I am also concerned about our children’s extracurricular activities and programs in all of our schools. If you take away our children’s only outlet for staying away from drugs and alcohol, my concern is children are going to get themselves into trouble. We want to keep our children safe, busy, and active and away from drugs and alcohol. If you take extracurricular activities and programs away from our children, this will only cause more problems and issues in the community.

Why should our school d ist r ict be pu n ished?

Cutting staff, teachers, administration, and extracurricular activities and prog rams for ou r ch ild re n is a pu n ishment. Our children were always taught you are only punished when you do something wrong... well what have we done wrong to deserve these devastating cuts?

Our children are our future...our children deserve a good education.

These cuts are only goi ng to ma ke lea r n i ng that much harder for our children.

Please don’t do this to our schools, our community...our futures all depend on it.

Thank you for your time and your consideration.

Please let us be heard.

Sheri Pereira Toms River parent and employee

Letters To The Editor District Terrified Of Job Cuts

Good Afternoon, I am writing this letter letter out of fear...fear the many school districts across New Jersey that are facing drastic and devastating cuts to S2.

1. All schools deserve a fair funding formula.

2. Don’t punish model schools, students, staff and programs.

3. Keep politics out of our classrooms, fund schools fairly.

4. Funding cuts have a face...our children...our future.

5.Districts that are already under adequacy shouldn’t be punished...kindly read this again...Districts that are already under adequacy shouldn’t be punished 6.Please do not punish responsible spending districts.

Kindly read all testimony relating to S2 from the many districts in NJ facing irreparable harm due to S2.

Anita Steimle Toms River resident, graduate, parent, and staff member

Why Do People Love Trump?

The kaleidoscope of corruption, incompetence, immorality, willful ignorance and systematic betrayal of Constitutional norms manifested by this Oval Office increases an obser ver’s

Letters The Editor blood pressure to theTo point belittlement of traditional Greed has trumped all huof brain-explosion!

The occupant of the Oval Office is modeling the United States of America according to the blueprint of Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin.

Think about it. Putin surrounds himself only with oligarchs who have ravaged the wealth of the nation.

Failure to pay homage to Putin - or not paying him the expected gratuities results in banishment from the inner circle of power, seizure of assets, indefinite imprisonment, expulsion from the Motherland and even assassination.

No, we are not yet at the point of assassination-by-presidential-edict.

However, our president’s fascination with and admiration of despots suggest that he envies their power and frequent practice of gratuitous imprisonment, torture and execution. Endowment with the power of life or death might possibly fulfill his darkest desires!

Would easy death-orders finally satisfy the needs of his ego?

Nonetheless, countless s u p p o r t e r s p r ofe s si n g themselves as Christians continue to f lock to his defense - and praise - no matter the harm caused to Constitutional Law. Also sacrificed are the lower classes of citizens; the hope of the displaced and would-be immigrants; the unrestricted poisoning of our water, air and soil; the

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Christian virtues and of morality itself; continual attacks on Free Speech and Free Press; the f lagrant flouting of all legal restraints; the betrayal of longtime allies and friends juxtaposed with the embracement of tyrants eager to destroy all democracies; the brazen f launting of greed, machismo, mendacity and blind belligerence.

Why do so many millions of Christians love and support this president?

Here are a few theories for consideration: 1. Too many citizens idolize their children. This president speaks and acts like a child.

2. Too many find virtuous living boring or difficult.

The president’s bad example frees citizens to skirt most virtues.

3. Too many citizens feed their brains with “bad TV” and even worse social media. Macho violence, nitwit comedy and loveless sex dominate the vast spectrum of our TV channels.

TV-watching in the White House seems perpetual.

4. Too many have devalued intellectual pursuits and generally despise intellectuals, while seemingly preferring mediocrity… except in the case of their own doctors.

5. Too many Bible-readers are no more than that… readers…and not doers of the Biblical or Christian code of ethics they claim as their own. “Love one another” has become “Do unto him before he does unto you.”

6. Too many gratuitously attribute the rising stock market to the president’s taking up residence in the White House, although the recovery began under his predecessor’s tenure. Yet the current president claims all credit, and accepts no blame.

7. Like Judas who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, too many Christians have betrayed Jesus’ alleged ideals by an unquestioning embrace of greed as virtue.

man virtues. Greed is the president’s only “virtue.”

8. Too many hate to read or study or ref lect. They readily identify with the non-reader in the Oval Office.

9. Too many consider politics to be sports entertainment. “No harm to the Republic, whatever the politicians do in DC!” so they think. The Italian people and the German people of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s thought the same.

10. Too many citizens with too much irony believe that Almighty God raised Donald Trump up to seat him at His side! Donald has trumped Jesus as the new messiah!

11. Too many think, speak and act like this president.

They love him and like everything he says and does, whether good or evil.

12. Too many citizens fear and hate the same groups of people the president despises with his malicious cacophony of bigotry and racism.

13. Too many have a false sense of confidence in the viability of the American way of life (see #9).

14. Too many practice gullibility as if a virtue, believing literally every word that issues forth from the Trump tongue, then believing literally his later contradictory statements.

15. Too many citizens accept without challenge all propaganda blaring forth from radical “news outlets.”

16. Too many believe passion to be more important than rationality in politics and in all other human interactions.

17. Too many think that religions do not have to be accountable for the bad deeds they inspire in their adherents, just as much as they expect credit for the good they inspire. These people of religion reject the notion that a great deal of evil is done in (their own) God’s name. “Only other religions (gods) are guilty (Letters - See Page 25)

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By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The Veterans of Foreign Wars Silver Ridge Park Westerly Memorial Post 8352 recently honored Mayor Carmen F. Amato, Jr. for his contributions towards the veteran community.

“I am humbled and honored to receive this award from the VFW Post 8352 who have some of greatest generation as members. I

thank all of them and all of our veterans for answering the call to serve our country,” he said.

Presenting the award were Post Commander Joseph Buttros; Past Commander Peter Smith - who recently celebrated his 98th Birthday And SRP Westerly Homeowners Association President and Post Member Tony Orsano, along with members of the post.

Class II Special Police Officer Position Open

OCEAN GATE – The Borough of Ocean Gate Police Department is accepting resumes for the position of Class II Special Police Officer.

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A SENSE OF DETACHMENT

Noticing a few small, dark shapes that quickly pass through your field of vision is usually no cause for concern. However, experiencing a sudden increase in the number of these “floaters” may indicate the need to immediately schedule an appointment with the ophthalmologist. An influx of floaters may be indicative of a condition known as “posterior vitreous detachment” (PVD), which can lead to a potentially sightthreatening retinal problem. “Vitreous,” the gel-like substance that fills the eye, makes up 80 percent of the eye’s volume. If the tiny collagen fibers that secure the vitreous in place degrade and the vitreous contracts, it may tug on the retina in a manner that leads to retinal tears or detachment (with symptoms of flashing lights).

As we get older, the vitreous in our eyes becomes more watery, less gel-like and isn’t able to keep its usual shape. Over 75 per cent of people over 65 develop PVD. It’s not a sign of disease or eye health problem and any symptoms usually get better with time.

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–Photo courtesy Berkeley Township Elementary School BERKELEY – On March 28 at Berkeley Township Elementary School, the 5th grade students celebrated the completion of their DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. Led by Berkeley Township Officer Scott Selby, the program is now in its 15th year at BTES. Principal Prima welcomed the DARE graduates and guests including Mayor Carmen Amato, Council members John Bacchione, Judy Noonan and Sophia Gingrich, as well as Police Chief Karin DiMichele, School Board President Jennifer Bacchione, School Board Vice President Ed Cammarato, Superintendent James Roselli, Freeholder Joe Vicari and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Bilhimer.

Mayor Amato congratulated the 5th grade students on their achievement and said, “The

lessons you learned are important to keep yourselves and this entire community safe and healthy.” Amato added, “Sometimes there are obstacles that you need to overcome but I am confident you have the power to make the right choices. Don’t let people influence you in a negative way. As Mayor of this town, I can say I am proud of each and every one of you.”

Officer Scott Selby ran two contest for the students which included a poster and an essay contest. Gabriella Gonzales took 1st place in the essay contest and read her essay aloud.

Officer Selby then presented awards to the best role model in each class. Overall winners were presented with a new bike, courtesy of the Berkeley Township Mayor’s office.

Congratulations again to all of the DARE students and have a safe summer

Substitutes Wanted

BERKELEY – If you have 60 college credits, you are eligible to substitute in Berkeley Township Schools. To apply, visit btboe.org. Click on Board of Education, Employment Opportunities, and complete an application.

Mah Jongg Lessons

BERKELEY – Learn how to play Mah Jongg at the Berkeley Library with this six week course of Mah Jongg lessons for beginners. Please register. Note: there is no class on May 2. Sessons will continue May 9 &16. Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Library.

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–Photo courtesy Pine Beach, New Jersey PINE BEACH – The Pine Beach Elementary School kindergarten class visited the Pine Beach Police Department on March 28. Officer Steve swore the kids in as junior police officers complete with badges and gave them a tour of the police station and the police cars.

Easter Services

BAYVILLE – Emmanuel Community Church located at 331 Wheaton Ave. in Bayville will be celebrating the Easter season starting on Friday April 19 with a Good Friday Service starting at 7 p.m.

On April 21, there will be a Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. at Berkeley Island State Park

located off Route 9 in Bayville followed by Easter services at 8:30 & 10 a.m. at the church.

All are invited to attend these services filled with the Lord’s message and music. Nursery will be provided.

For information: ECCBayville.org or contact the office at 732-269-5690.

College Made Affordable

BERKELEY – Join the Berkeley Branch for College Made Affordable on April 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Ocean County College will discuss how you can afford college! Hear about all the financial aid options, scholarships, grants, and much more that are accessible to students of all

ages. There are several options for young adult students as well as older or returning students.

Thinking about changing careers? Come hear how we can help make that happen. Ocean County College makes learning affordable and a degree obtainable.

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SEASIDE PARK – The Tri-Boro First Aid Squad presents A Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner on April 6, 5-7 p.m., at the Tri-Boro First Aid Building, 61 J Street, Seaside Park.

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Berkeley Recreation Now Hiring

BERKELEY – Berkeley Recreation is now taking applications for seasonal Recreation employment.

Summer positions include: beach badge checkers; bus drivers; camp counselors;

lifeguards; and Manitou Park basketball coaches.

Minimum age requirement to work in Berkeley Township is 16 years old. Visit BTREC.org for information.

Report Potholes In Town

PINE BEACH – Pine Beach Public Works is currently repairing potholes in town. If you are aware of any that require attention, please call

Borough Hall at 732-349-6425 to report them.

Please do not post it to Facebook because the township page is not always monitored.

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Free Rabies Clinic

OCEAN GATE – The Borough of Ocean Gate will host a free rabies clinic for dogs and cats on April 6 from 1-2 p.m. at the Ocean Gate Fire House. Dogs and cats must also be licensed yearly with the Borough of Ocean Gate. An-

imal licenses will be available for purchase.

Avoid violations or late fees.

We will be collecting items during our rabies clinic to support Popcorn Park Zoo including towels, blankets, dog and cat food.

South Toms River Neighborhood Watch

SOUTH TOMS RIVER – Get involved with the Neighborhood Watch. A meeting will be held on April 22 at 7 p.m. at the municipal building, 19

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Berkeley Recreation Introduces New Exercise Classes

BERKELEY – Berkeley Township Mayor Carmen F. Amato is proud to introduce four new exercise classes to residents. In keeping with the future Mayors Wellness Campaign, Mayor Amato wants to engage residents with classes suited for their needs and lifestyle.

“Sometimes we get so busy with our children and our work, that we don’t take enough time to take care of ourselves.

That’s why we’re introducing four new exercise classes that can all be modified for the beginner to the advanced level,” Mayor Amato stated. “As Mayor, I am committed to a healthy lifestyle not only for myself, but for us as a community, as well! Whether you haven’t been to a gym in years or you are extremely active, these classes will motivate you to get up and move around, at your own pace.”

Zumba: Mondays at 6 p.m. Zumba is designed to be easy for people to follow.

It’s a program for everyone - people of all shapes, sizes and fitness levels. Zumba combines aerobic exercise with Latin dance moves.

Interval Training: Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.

Interval training, also known as high-intensity interval training (HIIT), is a form of exercise that combines periods of intense work with periods of lower level activity or rest to improve your endurance, speed, and fat burn. Interval training combines cardio and resistance. This class will work with bands, which are provided, or bring your own.

Beginner Yoga: Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. The beginner class introduces alignment and breath work in a flow of postures linked together by the breath. Students will be introduced to yoga postures through stepby-step verbal description and demonstration. Benefits of yoga include: stress relief, better breathing, f lexibility, increased strength, weight management, improved circulation, cardiovascular conditioning and inner peace.

POU ND: Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.

Designed for all fitness levels, POUND provides the perfect atmosphere for let-

Semi-Annual Flushing Notice BERKELEY – Aqua will be completing the semi-annual flushing of our system during the month of April for our customers in Berkeley Township. Flushing will occur between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. During the flushing event, you might experience decreased water pressure and/ or discolored water.

An automated call will be completed weekly for each section of the township that Aqua serves prior to the flushing of that section. If your contact information needs to be updated, please call Aqua customer service at 1-877-987-2782.

Thank you for your cooperation as we perform this necessary maintenance to your water system. If you have any questions or concerns, please call customer service at 1-877-987-2782.

ting loose, getting energized, toning up and rockin’ out! The workout is easily modifiable and the alternative vibe and welcoming philosophy appeals to men and women of all ages and abilities. Instead of listening to music, you become the music in this exhilarating full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning, and strength training with yoga and pilates-in-

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H ere ’ s T o Y our H ealth Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Presented By: Isidore Kirsh, Ph.D., F.A.A.A. (N.J. Lic. #678)

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Fire Safety For Those With Hearing Loss There are 11 million deaf or hard of hearing Americans who cannot rely on traditional sound-oriented smoke detectors and therefore are at a disadvantage. Decreased hearing can limit a person’s ability to take quick action and escape during a fire emergency. Those with hearing loss need to take extra precautions to protect themselves from the hazards of home fire. This includes being aware of the availability of f lashing and/or vibrating smoke alarms and having an effective escape plan in place.

Have the proper alerting system: Smoke detectors are not doing their job if you can not hear them. Consider the following statistics: 20 percent of home fires occur between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., yet these fires account for more than half of all home fire deaths. Something to keep in mind: most smoke detectors produce a relatively high frequency (3000 kHz) sound. Recent studies have revealed that this frequency is not particularly effective in waking u p children, heavy sleepers, those taking sleeping pills or other medication and those who have had too much to drink.

In addition, high frequency alarms are almost completely ineffective in alerting people with high frequency hearing loss, accounting for about 90 percent of people with hearing loss and all deaf people. Install a flashing or vibrating smoke alarm on every level of your home. Test all smoke alarms

monthly and change the batteries at least once a year.

People with hearing loss are at greater risk from night time fires because their hearing instruments are typically out of their ears when sleeping. Not all alerting devices meet every need but some do come close. The ideal device would not only sound an alarm but also f lash a light and vibrate the bed.

This would alert the three most important senses simultaneously. There are a great number of smoke detectors designed specifically for those with a hearing impairment. Light-tone HL bedside fire alarm and clock alerts you by sounding a loud low frequency and vibrating the bed. The combination of the low frequency alarm sounding and the bed shaking wakes even heavy sleepers. Silent call makes great alerting systems that work with more than just smoke detectors.

Plan you escape: An important tip is not to isolate yourself. Inform family members, the building manager or a neighbor of your fire safety plan and practice it with them. Contact you local fire department on a non-emergency phone number and explain your special needs. They can help with your escape plan, perform a home inspection and offer suggestions about smoke alarm placement. They can also keep your information on file.

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

Colon Cancer Grows Faster With Sugary Drinks

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

It’s more bad news for sugary drinks that contain high fructose corn syrup or HFCS. According to a new animal study, consuming a small amount of this sweetener can speed up the growth of tumors.

The study focused on intestinal (colon) tumors and the amount of high fructose corn syrup was equivalent to the amount found in one can of soda. I’m concerned because I know somewhere out there, children are celebrating their birthdays with lots of candy and beverages that are high in HFCS. The amount of corn syrup found in a can of soda appears to give mice bigger colon tumors. You might be thinking that other factors came into play such as weight, or illness, but the results of this mouse study were actually independent of compounding factors. This finding comes at the same time as another concerning trend is coming to light. That is more and more young adults are being diagnosed with colon or colorectal cancer in their 30’s and dying from it.

High fructose corn syrup is a liquid sweetener, derived from corn that consists of both glucose and fructose in a ratio of 45 to 55. So it’s a blended sugar that contains two different natural sugars, and it is mainly fructose which is a fruit sugar.

The fact that sweet drinks accelerate tumor growth within the colon begs the question about other tumors. Does it drive tumor growth for other cancers, or just colon? And it raises the question about soda,

candy, yogurt and frozen foods which use HFCS as the sweetener of choice.

Does sugar directly feed cancer cells?

Or is it the weight gain associated with HFCS that is really driving the problem?

Is it because these types of sugars are ‘drug muggers’ of your probiotics? You cannot have a healthy immune system to even recognize cells that have gone rogue, if you don’t have a healthy gut microflora.

If you have a sibling or parent who suffered colon (or colorectal cancer), you should take this research seriously as I do. My brother died of colon cancer and so I stay tuned in to research, especially because it’s so easy to choose another beverage over the ones that are suspect when it comes to tumor growth. Maybe it’s not “easy” … as I type that sentence I’m reminded of a conversation I had with one of my sweet friends today. I don’t normally lecture friends, because I love them just they way they are. However, this friend drinks 15 cans of soda a day, every day.

Remember, the HFCS studied was the same amount as that found in one can of soda. Today while we were driving home from lunch, I mentioned this article I was writing, and the new research and I asked her point-blank, if she would consider consuming just 10 cans a day, and replacing 5 cans with fresh water. This was her reply: Water? No. It’s only good for showers, and for flushing your toilet.”

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Well then, maybe take another look at

the Ocean Gate Yacht Club - a yearround social club with a sailing habit.

“Our membership is local and most are full-time area residents,” said Rear Commodore Bob Curtin. “We rely on our members to actively volunteer for club events, so a strong sense of camaraderie is a hallmark of our very active club.”

These activities, he continued, are formed around three specific areas: family and youth programs, sailing, and general social events.

Commodore Thomas Fitzgerald agreed, adding that “we are, and always will be a sailing club, but our ever-expanding social calendar appeals to both sailor and non-sailor alike.”

Curious? Come to our open house, April 14 from 1 to 4 pm, located on the river at Ocean Gate Avenue.

Encompass Health’s Tips For A Stronger Brain

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Toms River is recognizing the month of March as Brain Injury Awareness Month. Encompass Health will using this time to highlight the importance of rehabilitation in a patient’s recovery after a brain injury.

Encompass Health provides services onsite to help strengthen patients’ minds. However, they have also provided some at-home tips for strengthening your brain. Give these a try:

• Challenge your brain by taking a new route to the store • Do games and puzzles like crossword, word searches or Sudoku • Participate in social or volunteer activities • Start a new hobby • Be sure to exercise, get plenty of rest and eat a heart-healthy diet For more information on brain injury rehabilitation or prevention, visit encompasshealth. com, or the Brain Injury Association of America online at biausa.org.

American Legion Hosts Gift Auction

By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – Join the American Legion for a Gift Auction on April 7! The auction will be held from 12-5 p.m. at 2025 Church Rd. in Toms River. Admission is $10.

Join in the fun where you can find great gifts for friends and family, including BlueClaws ticket packages, beach badge season passes, and more! Food will be available at the event.

Berkeley Zoning Board Of Adjustment Meetings

BERKELEY – Berkeley Township Zoning Board of Adjustment 2019 Regular meetings will be held on the 2nd Wednesday at Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road, Bayville, N.J. as noted below.

Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m., immediately followed by Special Executive Sessions.

• May 8, Special Meeting May 22 • June 12, Special Meeting June 26 • July 10, Special Meeting July 24 • August 14, Special Meeting Aug. 28 • September 11, Special Meeting Sept. 25 • October 9, Special Meeting Oct. 23 • November 6, Special Meeting Nov. 27

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Continued From Page 1 median income is in a region. Monmouth, Ocean and Mercer counties are in the same region, which puts the median income for a one-person home at $69,447. Low income would be someone making $34,723, according to documents provided at the assembly.

Affordable housing is a phrase that often makes local politicians curse under their breath, as some feel state regulations have taken away home rule and led to increased traffic, school taxes, costly lawsuits, and environmental impacts.

The speakers gave a different take on it.

They said access to affordable housing is one of the most significant civil rights issues today. Everyone deserves to live in a safe neighborhood.

Rachel Wainer Apter, director of the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, explained some of the methods that are used to tell people that they can’t live a certain place. They include a landlord steering you away from certain neighborhoods, or a bank providing different lending terms based on race.

She shared a hotline for people who have experienced discrimination in housing: 866-405-3050.

Not only did people speak about creating more homes, but to keep homes affordable once an area begins to gentrify.

Jersey City Councilwoman Joyce Watterman explained how her city has been growing, and as it grows, it’s pushing out people who have lived there a long time.

Reva Foster, chair of the New Jersey Black Issues Convention, spoke about pages and pages of sheriff’s sales in newspapers, indicative of people being unable to afford to live in their homes any more.

“Local officials decide who can live where based on income,” said Kevin Walsh. He’s the executive director of the Fair Share Housing Center, a non-profit created to “end discriminatory or exclusionary housing patterns which have deprived the poor, particularly those presently living in inner cities, of the opportunity to reside in an environment which offers safe, decent, and sanitary housing near employment and educational opportunities.” Their history stems from a lawsuit in which the town of Mt. Laurel was accused of zoning in such a way that only rich people could afford to live there. As a result of the litigation, every town in New

Jersey has to provide a certain portion of affordable homes.

There’s a mentality of ‘my children benefitted from a school, but we don’t want more kids in school,’ or ‘I just moved here, but no one else should move here because they bring traffic,’ he said. “They exclude on race even if they don’t realize it.”

This sentiment was echoed by Connie Pascale, a long-term advocate for underprivileged people.

“The racism that caused these problems are still there, either in the law or in their hearts,” he said.

Adam Gordon, with the Fair Share Housing Center, said they have been working with the state to get a central website for all affordable housing locations so that people looking for them can find them more easily.

Channell Wilkins, CEO of Ocean, Inc. said that it costs more for them to build an affordable unit than for a developer to build a market rate unit. He urged local politicians to extend the same breaks that other developers get to those making affordable units, such as PILOT programs (when a developer gets a tax break for several years).

Representatives came from many organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, the Red Bank Affordable Housing Corporation, and various banks and developers, as well as people looking for more information about housing.

The head of the Lakewood Housing Authority spoke about helping people move out of public housing, and the National Association of Real Estate Brokers talked about providing people with assistance for down payments and to prevent foreclosure.

Sen. Robert Singer (R-30th) told the group assembled that government has a moral obligation to make sure people have a safe place to live. Especially in an expensive state like New Jersey.

“You’re not judged by how you take care of the rich but how you take care of the poor,” he said, noting that Lakewood has always been good about giving land and giving breaks to people who want to live in the community.

Superior Court Judge James W. Palmer Jr. said that when he hears landlord-tenant matters, he always makes sure the evicted have some place to go.

“I think we are beginning to make a difference in Ocean County,” he said of the collective efforts of everyone involved.

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CLASSIFIEDS Real Estate Rental or Purchase 1 & 2 BR Homes – Adult 55+ Community Homestead Run – Toms River. www.homesteadrun.com. Call 732-370-2300.

(17) For Sale 55+ - $215,999. Heritage Point Barnegat. 2BR, 2Bth, garage.

49 Pierhead Dr. Open house Sundays 1-3. Zillow me 908-783-9782. (16)

For Rent Room For Rent, Brick, Herbertsville - Quiet house, shared bath, Wi-fi, unfurnished. $660 Call Bob 732-278-8976.

(18) Seaside Park - Yearly Lease, Beautiful Oceanfront 2 Bedroom Apartment with Spectacular Sunrises from Private Deck, SUPER Clean and Quiet $1900. 908-278-5491.

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

Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n)

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St. Monica Church Community Yard Sale - being held April 27, at Switlik School, W. Veterans Hwy. Jackson, 8am - 2pm. Rain date April 28. Spaces still available.

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Moving Sale Moving Sale - 24 Greenville Court Toms River. April 6&7, 10-4.

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Estate Sale Estate Sale Stamps - Must liquidate collection for quick distribution. Many varities including duck stamps. Dealers need not inquire. Please call 325338-8439, Toms River area.

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Items For Sale Avon Sale - Make up and eye liner, lipstick, eyeshadow, etc. Call brochure 732-773-5078.

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Items Wanted COSTUME/ESTATE JEWELRY Looking to buy costume/estate jewelry, old rosaries and religious medals, all watches and any type of sterling silver, bowls, flatware candlesticks or jewelry. Same day house calls and cash on the spot.

5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) Vinyl Records Wanted - Rock, Blues, Reggae, Metal, Punk, Jazz, Psychedelic, soul. Very good condition only.

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(15) Entire Estates Bought - Bedroom/ dining sets, dressers, cedar chests, wardrobes, secretaries, pre-1950 wooden furniture, older glassware, oriental rugs, paintings, bronzes, silver, bric-a-brac.

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(17) CASH PAID!! - LP records, stereos, turntables, musical instruments, guitar, saxophone, CD’s, reel tapes, music related items. Come to you. 732-804-8115.

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Help Wanted Micromedia looking for a high-energy account rep to sell print and online advertising in Ocean County. Competitive base, bonuses & company benefits. Successful applicant should possess good communication skills & a desire to grow with the company. E-Mail resumes to jallentoff@jersey shoreonline.com. EOE. (t/n) Hair Stylist - Experienced/reliable.

Busy salon in Manchester. Please call 862-324-5914 for interview.

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Marijuana:

ational one, it stopped two common sense bills from progressing.

The family of Jake “The Tank” Honig put out a video plea to lawmakers to separate the medicinal marijuana expansion from the recreational. Jake, 7, passed away last year after five years of dealing with cancer.

“The only medication he was on was medical marijuana,” his father Mike said. When he was on it, it alleviated all of his symptoms. But the state only allows 2 ounces for someone his age.

“Somehow medical marijuana got all tied in with recreational. And because of that, we’re putting patients in New Jersey behind pleasure seekers. We’re putting our own personal agenda ahead of the terminally ill child. We ask that you

untie medical marijuana from recreational…

Everybody can agree, that a patient, especially a child, deserves the medication they need to be comfortable,” he said.

The bill is called the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act. Another bill is expungement, which would help people who have minor offenses have a more productive future. Sen. Robert Singer (R-30th) told a group at an affordable housing assembly in Lakewood recently that “too many young lives have been ruined for having a small amount of marijuana.”

Even if the legislature is torn on recreational marijuana, they should still move forward with the expungement of people’s record, he said.

Then, revisit recreational marijuana when there’s more consensus.

State Democrats declined to make a specific reply to requests for comment, but at the same press conference that Sweeney spoke at, there were also several other decision makers including Gov. Phil Murphy and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin.

When a reporter asked if the bills could be separated, Murphy said it needed to be a full package.

If you just decriminalize it, it’s just in hands of bad guys, if you just expunge records, you still get 600 arrests a week of low-grade marijuana charges.

“I know we’re doing the right thing by legalizing adult use marijuana,” Sweeney said. “Too many people are being arrested. Too many people are not getting justice.”

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to recognize staff and clients as well as entertain prospects essential for growing a business.”

An addition to the entertainment schedule is Fiesta Friday. During each home game, there will be food and drink specials and music.

Fireworks will be shot off after all Friday home games and beginning in June after each Thursday and Saturday game.

Medusas de Lakewood will debut May 3. It’s a part of Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversion national program. Each Copa game - May 3, June 23, July 26 and Aug. 28 - will feature live music, food and drink specials and a celebration of Hispanic and Latino culture and heritage.

Thirsty Thursdays will feature discounted beer and food. There also will be bobblehead events, numerous other giveaways and fan promotions.

The video board beyond the outfield fence will feature new skits.

Shore Town Baseball, a group led by minor league baseball veteran Art Matin of Brooklyn, N.Y., acquired the BlueClaws from the American Baseball Company, the team’s original ownership group, during the 2017 season. The group added the Mini Golf Course, the Home Run Pavilion (the boardwalk game area) and the Biergarten last year.

Lakewood’s player development contract with the Phillies runs through the 2020 season. The Phillies pay Lakewood’s players and provide the team with its players, manager, coaches, training and medical staffs. Lakewood often hosts Philadelphia players on injury rehabilitation assignments.

“We don’t expect any change in the player development contract,” Ricciutti said. “The Phillies are a unique organization in the way they support their minor league teams. They are a wonderful organization to be a part of, a class organization all-around.”

“This opportunity with the BlueClaws is certainly very exciting for all of us,” Matin said.

“Our ownership group is made up of people (including local partners) who love the game of baseball, have extensive experience in owning minor league baseball franchises and bring local knowledge and commitment to the table.

We look forward to continuing the tradition of providing fun family entertainment and exciting professional baseball for decades to come here on the Jersey Shore.”

Baseball Beats: Angelina Bella of Brick Township will sing The National Anthem for the opener.

The team’s main public address announcer will be Jeff Fromm of Staten Island, N.Y. He takes over for the club’s original announcer, Kevin Clark, who retired. Clark, a Barnegat resident, has served as the New Jersey Devils’ main public address announcer.

Hundreds of people work for the BlueClaws when the team plays in Lakewood.

“We have up to 400 workers at a game,” Ricciutti said. “That’s a pretty significant sized operation.

We have a lot of folks working behind the scenes to make it happen.”

A Lakewood player to watch is third baseman Alec Bohm, selected third on the first round of the June draft by the Phillies last season after his junior year at Wichita State University. He accepted a $5.85 million signing bonus, more than $1 million less than the pick’s slot value of $6,947,500, according to thatball’souttahere. com. The Phillies put the remainder of the money toward other draft choices.

The 6-foot-5, 225-pounder was a Baseball America first-team All-American as a junior after hitting .339 and slugging 16 home runs. He batted a combined .252 with 17 runs batted in and three stolen bases, playing for three minor league teams in 2018.

MLB Pipeline ranked Bohm and Baseball America ranked Bohm as the top and second prospect in the Phillies’ minor-league system.

Another Lakewood player to keep an eye on is shortstop Luis Garcia, who led the rookie level Gulf Coast League in batting last season at .369 for the Phillies West. He hit one homer, stole 12 bases and was third in the league in on-base percentage at .433 He’s ranked third in the Phillies’ minor-league system by Baseball America. The switch hitter from the Dominican Republic signed a $2.5 million bonus on the first day of the 2017-18 international signing period, industry sources said.

A Lakewood pitcher to watch is righty Colton Eastman. Chosen by the Phillies on the fourth round last season out of Cal-State Fullerton, he was 0-2 with a 3.00 earned run average for the Williamsport (Pa) Crosscutters of the New YorkPenn League, a short-season Class A circuit.

He appeared in and started eight games, striking out 23 in 18 innings. Eastman, who allowed seven walks and 18 hits, signed for a $522,900 bonus, according to Baseball America.

Lakewood’s manager is Mike Micucci, who takes over for Marty Malloy. The latter guides the Clearwater Threshers of the Florida State League, an advanced Class A circuit. Micucci spent the last three seasons in the Seattle Mariners’ organization most recently as their coordinator of organization instruction.

Malloy, the winningest manager in Lakewood history, led the BlueClaws to 160 wins in two seasons.

Extra innings will begin with a runner on second base. SAL teams are scheduled to play 140 regular-season games, including 70 at home. Most of its players will be in their first full professional seasons.

“We have no numeric attendance goal for this season,” Ricciutti said. “Our long term plan is to have sold out seasons. We focus on the fan experience. We make sure our fans have a good time and want to come back. We want to sell out 30-35 games this year.”

Continued From Page 1 However, when Democrat leaders were trying to find out how much support there was, they came up short on definite “yes” votes. Senate President Steve Sweeney said during a press conference that they decided not to put it up to vote because it would be defeated. So instead they pushed “pause” on it, so they can work to get more support so they know it will pass. He also noted that if it was on the ballot in November, it wouldn’t do well because it’s not a presidential election and not as many people would vote.

However, some people feel that by tying expungement and medical marijuana to the recre-

Continued From Page 1 and general manager. “Entertainment is what we focus on. We will have more fireworks than ever - 26 fireworks nights. We will have new skits to keep the fans laughing and smiling during the 90 seconds between each inning. Those 90 seconds are critical for the fan entertainment experience.

There are so many things going on here that you won’t be bored.

“This is a full entertainment venue and baseball is a part of the entertainment that goes on at FirstEnergy Park,” he said.

Enjoy the revamped Investors Bank Picnic Areas. They include new seating, better views for fans and new menus. The improvements mark the second phase of the five-year capital improvement plan that began last year. Both have new, comfortable mesh swivel seats, tables and food service capabilities.

The re-design includes turning the Third Base Picnic Area adjacent to the BlueClaws Biergarten, which opened last year, into an area designed for business and networking opportunities. The First Base Picnic Area, close to Mini Golf, Shore Town Soft Serve and the Boardwalk Games, is geared toward family outings.

The business centric area on the third base side includes four tiers of seating, each with a row of semi-circle tables with swivel chairs and a hightop table just behind. The first base area includes four tiers of seating, each with food rails facing the field and high top tables just behind. Each area will have a new private bar open exclusively for groups.

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“Businesses of all sizes and types use the picnic areas for outings during the season. It’s a great way

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Continued From Page 8 of that.”

There are many other reasons for this president’s popularity and “infallibility.” Every citizen needs to examine his/ her conscience; cross-examine his/her mindset; self-question his/her stance on Constitutional Law and on its Preamble, which states in black and white the actual purposes for which the Founding Fathers split from the British Monarchy and established the United States of America.

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Cuts To Medicare, Social Security Proposed President Trump recently revealed his record-high $4.5 trillion budget for fiscal year 2020. Among other items, it includes a 5 percent increase in military spending, a further $8.6 billion for his fantasy border wall and new work requirements for food stamps and other federal assistance

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Hidden in the small print - and of gravest importance to the senior citizens of Ocean County - is his reduction of spending for Medicare and Social Security by a whopping $1.9 trillion. No mention was made of candidate Trump’s pledge not to alter these “entitlements” in any way.

Most of my friends and neighbors here in the retirement communities dismiss the mainstream media because they have been assured, on no authority whatsoever, that it presents fake news. They get their information (such as it is) exclusively from Fox News. This outlet duly reported and briefly discussed Trump’s 2020 fiscal plans, at one point almost gloating over the proposed work requirements. Only one item was omitted: any mention of slashing funds for Medicare and Social Security.

Devotees of Fox News consequently will be left unaware of the full nature of Trump’s plans for their physical and financial health, nor will they ever understand that only a Democratic House of Representatives can prevent the actual realization of these intentions.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of APR 6 - apR 12

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): True friends show their true colors. When facing a crisis, you’ll find that you have plenty of support at your side.

Avoid becoming too emotionally involved with an issue as an objective approach works best.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Keep your attention focused on one objective at a time and ignore distractions. Devote all your free time this week to doing what you love most.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Warm spring air thaws the heart. You may find a renewed vigor toward romantic pursuits that creates a restless itch that needs to be scratched. Take a loved one along for an exciting adventure in the coming week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Get going while the going is good. An abundance of energy and a meticulous nature makes this the ideal week to cross items off your to-do list. Your greatest satisfaction comes from your accomplishments.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you’ve got it, flaunt it. Don’t hold back when it comes to showing off your skills. You could end up impressing those who can make things happen for you. The quality of your opponent sweetens the victory.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t jump to conclusions. Reserve making a final judgment until all the facts become available or you risk making a serious mistake. Err on the side of caution and don’t be pressured into making snap decisions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): The grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence.

Don’t be so quick to envy what someone else has as you may already be better off as you are.

Stick with the truth no matter what the situation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A body in motion stays in motion. Keep yourself active in the upcoming week as the building momentum that ensues will allow you to be extremely productive.

Stay in close contact with a significant other.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be sure to read the fine print. Carefully study documents or agreements before signing on the dotted line or risk getting more than you bargained for. It may be the right week to make a major change.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Leave well enough alone. Avoid the urge to tinker with finances as you may only end up making things worse.

In the week ahead you can relive past glories by getting in touch with someone from your past.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A good deed should be reward in itself. However, karma may guarantee that your kind acts are reciprocated just the same. Let your hair down and look for ways to just have fun in the upcoming week.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Follow your head instead of your heart. Flowery words may delude you into seeing what you want to see but if you remain grounded in logic you will see the truth. Data may come from dubious sources in the week ahead.

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Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen Two ‘Underground’Vegetables Join Forces In A Soup You’ll Want To Share

By Wolfgang Puck One of the happiest benefits of the farmers’ market revolution is the fact that food lovers get to discover products that not so long ago were unknown or unavailable. Seeing beautiful piles of produce in a market stall and talking with the people who grew them encourages cooks to try vegetables or fruits that they may once have been wary of tasting through unfamiliarity, much in the way that toddlers sometimes instinctively turn their heads away when introduced to new foods.

Two of my favorite ingredients whose profiles have risen in recent years - thanks in part to farmers’ markets are sunchokes and fennel bulbs. I like to think of them as both literally and figuratively “underground” vegetables, because they grow beneath the soil and once were little known to the general public. What’s especially interesting and pleasing to me is how well they complement each other, as you’ll see when you make my recipe for sunchoke and fennel soup.

“Sunchoke” is the modern-day name now generally given to what once called the Jerusalem artichoke. The name has changed largely for accuracy, since the knobby little tuber (an underground stem, or rhizome, like a potato), which looks a bit like overgrown ginger, neither comes from Jerusalem nor is related to the artichoke, apart from a shared slightly nutty flavor.

In fact, the first part of the former name comes from the fact that it’s part of the sunflower family, and the Italian word for that plant is girasole, literally meaning “turning toward the sun” as sunflowers tend to do; though it was mistranslated into English as a reference to the Holy Land! Sunchokes are highly versatile, delicious raw in thin slices or cooked in a wide variety of ways.

Fennel bulb, meanwhile, is related to the feathery, anise-scented herb called fennel. The bulb is wonderfully crisp and refreshingly flavorful, delicious raw in salads or cooked. Some people, however, may object to its hint of sweet licorice-like flavor.

But when you bring cooked sunchokes and bulb fennel together in a pureed soup, something marvelous happens. That licorice flavor recedes to become subtly herbaceous, while the sunchokes harmonize perfectly with their mildly nutty richness. (I also include a potato to lend the mixture just a touch more body, as well as a large shallot for its sweetly oniony aromatic note.) The result is an elegant, beautiful soup worthy of a special dinner party, especially if you take the optional extra step of deep-frying some thinly sliced sunchokes to add a delightfully crispy garnish like miniature potato chips.

So please visit your local farmers’ market soon and try these unheralded stars of the vegetable world. I hope you’ll agree with me that they were meant for each other!

SUNCHOKE AND FENNEL SOUP Serves 6 to 8 1 lemon, juiced, squeezed halves reserved 1 cup (250 mL) water 2 pounds (1 kg) sunchokes 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium shallot, diced 1 pound (500 g) fennel bulb, trimmed and diced, small fronds reserved for garnish 1 medium baking potato, peeled and diced 3 cups (750 mL) vegetable stock or broth, plus extra as needed 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Coarsely ground black pepper, for garnish Sunchoke Chips (recipe follows), for optional garnish Put half of the lemon juice and a squeezed lemon half in a mixing bowl with the water. Peel and cube the sunchokes, and put the cubes in the lemon water.

Heat a stockpot over medium-low heat. Add the olive oil and then the shallot and fennel. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are fragrant and begin to look translucent, 5 to 6 minutes.

Drain the diced sunchokes and add them to the pot along with the potatoes, followed by the 3 cups of stock and the salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until the potato and sunchokes are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the remaining lemon juice.

Working in batches if necessary and following the manufacturer’s instructions for pureeing hot liquids, carefully transfer the soup to a blender and blend until smooth; keep pureed batches in a clean bowl, and then carefully transfer the pureed soup back to the pot. Stir in more stock as needed to reach a fluid consistency you like, and gently reheat the soup over low to medium heat, stirring occasionally.

Ladle the soup into heated serving bowls, garnishing each serving with chopped fennel fronds, coarsely ground black pepper, and, if you like, sunchoke chips.

SUNCHOKE CHIPS 1 pound (500 g) unpeeled sunchokes, scrubbed clean Vegetable oil, for deep-frying 1 tablespoon kosher salt Fill a large bowl with cold water. With a sharp knife or a mandoline, carefully cut the sunchokes into thin slices about 1/16 inch (1.5 mm) thick, immediately dropping them into a bowl of cold water to prevent browning. Rinse and drain the slices 3 times, and pat them very dry with paper towels.

Pour enough oil into a large, deep skillet to reach a depth of about 1 inch (2.5 cm). Clip a deep-frying thermometer to the side of the skillet and heat the oil to a temperature of 375 F (190 C). Alternatively, use a countertop thermostat-controlled electric deep-fryer, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

Working in batches to prevent overcrowding the skillet, fry the sunchoke slices until golden brown, stirring occasionally with a wire skimmer, 3 to 4 minutes. Using the skimmer, transfer the chips to paper towels to drain; sprinkle with some salt.

Once the chips have cooled completely, store in an airtight container at cool room temperature until needed.

(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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