2021-03-20 - The Brick Times

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Vol. 20 - No. 44

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Firefighters tackle the blaze in a wooded area.

By Chris Lundy LAKEWOOD – A forest f ire damaged buildings and closed the Garden State Parkway, sending up heavy plumes of smoke for miles around.

A New Jersey Forest Fire Service firefighter was hospitalized in critical condition. The Lakewood News Network reported that he went into cardiac ar-

rest. There have been no injuries of the public reported.

The blaze started out as a brush fire at 5 Airport Road in Lakewood on March 14. The NJ State Forest Fire and its Forest Fire task force were immediately called, Lakewood Fire Department Fire Chief Jonathan Yahr said.

Due to dry weather and windy conditions, the

─Photo courtesy Beachwood Fire Company fire spread quickly, he said. Once firefighters learned that it damaged an office building at 150 Airport Road, it was upgraded to a 3-alarm fire, which brings in all off-duty firefighters and mutual aid partners in surrounding towns The fire leaped across the Parkway, igniting woods and approaching homes in Brick.

Ultimately, the size was

deemed to be about 167 acres, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported.

It took a day to get the fire under control with firefighters working around the clock, and two days to put the fire out. However, people were being asked to stay out of the woods since the winds can change and put people at risk if (Fire - See Page 6tt)

Point Pleasant Students “Change Hunger” With Food Drives

By Bob Vosseller NEPTUNE – Fullf ill, t he food ba n k t h a t s e r ve s O c e a n and Monmouth counties, awarded a Point Pleasant school for collecting the most food and funds in its division during a recent contest.

“This year has been

incredibly challengi n g fo r s c h o ol s i n Monmouth and Ocean counties. As teachers and students navigated through virtual or hybrid lear ning, we were not sure if Students Change Hunger wou ld h a p p e n t h i s year,” CEO and President Kim Guadagno

said.

Guadagno, the former Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey added, “it was a pleasant surprise when 49 schools signed up and st ude nt s , t e a che r s , and parents did not let the pandemic stop them from their annual efforts of collecting

food and funds to help feed our neighbors in need.”

Memor ial Middle School in Point Pleasant was announced as the 2020 Heavyweight Champion of the Students Change Hu nger Compet it ion i n Monmouth and Ocean Counties, to benefit

Fu l f i l l. T he awa rd was for collecting the most food and funds in its division.

Guadagno announced the winning school during a Zoom session with the principal, teachers, and st udents. Memor ial Middle School was (Hunger - See Page 8)

March 20, 2021

Road Improvement Projects Planned

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Road improvements continue in the township as a $802,008 contract was awarded to Meco, Inc. of Clarksburg NJ for Laurelhurst Phase 1 and Phase 2, which are streets in a neighborhood located off the northern side of Princeton Avenue.

The project generally consists of pavement, sidewalk and drainage improvements, curb ramp upgrades, and other associated work on various roads throughout the township, said Mayor John G. Ducey during a recent Township Council meeting.

The project scope for Phase 1 includes Glenmere Drive, Sunnycrest Drive, Salem Road, Laurelwood Road and Forest Road.

Phase 2 includes Laurelhurst Drive, Robbins Street, Robbins Court, Diane Drive and Edgewood Drive, with West Drive and East Drive added as alternatives.

Bid notices went out to 68 prospective bidders, 14 of them requested bid packages, and eight submitted bids. Bids went as high as $1,146,282, the mayor said.

When Township Business Administrator (Roads - See Page 2)

COVID Causes Overtime Bump In Police Budget

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - The public health crisis brought on by COVID-19 affected every aspect of life over the past year, from the way people live and interact with each other, to the economic, political, religious and financial systems everywhere.

Locally, the coronavirus affected the 2020 Public Safety budget where $127,648 in overtime pay was directly related to the pandemic, said Police Chief James Riccio, who presented the Public Safety 2021 Budget during the March 9 virtual council meeting.

In 2020, the department requested $20,971,000 (Police - See Page 2)

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Continued From Page 1 Joanne Bergin was asked about the timeline for the road improvements, she said that since the contract had just been awarded, Meco, Inc. was in the process of compiling the bond paperwork.

“As soon as the paperwork is received, we will hold a pre-construction meeting to confirm the schedule,” she wrote in an email after the meeting. “That would be a better time for me to be able to answer this question. We are hopeful he will mobilize and complete the work this spring.”

In other news, the governing body passed an ordinance on the first reading entitled “Trailers and Storage Containers,” that addresses the licensed placement of trailers and storage containers in non-residential zones, which is not permitted.

“The intent was to keep permitted uses less intense than many current non-conforming uses, such as construction yards and mechanic shops so close to residential zones,” said Council President Lisa Crate.

She said that the Township Zoning official agrees with the idea of limiting uses that

have an exterior presence, but the current ordinance excludes uses that may be a good fit to the surrounding areas. If the exterior storage component was controlled by ordinance, it would not be a nuisance to residential homes, Crate said.

Permitting a designated area, and allowing storage, including trailers, of no more than two percent of the lot, would allow for uses that are currently excluded, she explained.

“Many of the businesses that have been interested in the Village Zone properties are contractors - landscapers and other service-style businesses that rely on exterior storage for their equipment,” the council president said. “This ordinance was designed to provide them with outside trailer space with limitations.”

The placement of trailers/storage containers, which are not to be permanent structures, requires obtaining a license at the time of placement, regardless of whether they are then being used for storage purposes.

The second reading and public comment will take place during the next council meeting.

And finally, Councilwoman Marianna

Pontoriero, who has been battling cancer since February 2017, shared that her cancer has returned.

“I’ve been very transparent in regards to my ongoing battle with cancer,” she said during the Council comments portion of the meeting.

“I was fortunate enough, with the efforts of my doctors at Sloan-Kettering, to be cancer-free for a period of over three years,” Pontoriero said. “Unfortunately, my cancer has returned, as it does with many, many people who suffer from head and neck cancer.”

She said she would resume cancer treatment, which would include surgery, and potentially radiation and chemotherapy.

“I want to ask all of the wonderful residents of Brick for your prayers and your thoughts for my family,” she said. “It’s a lot harder for the family, I think, than it is for the person going through it. To watch someone you love suffer and go through treatment is extraordinarily difficult.”

Pontoriero has three young children.

The next council meeting will be on Tuesday, March 23 at 7 p.m.

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Continued From Page 1 for salary and overtime for some 140 police officers, clerical staff and support personnel.

Of the $1,125,000 that was earmarked for overtime, $931,246 was used, which included the unanticipated $127,648 cost mentioned above.

Chief Riccio credited Township Safety Officer Ron Gaskill with keeping detailed records, which enabled the police budget to recover some $260,000 of associated pandemic costs from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES). Additional monies anticipated being approved in the near future, he added.

In 2020, there were over 95,000 calls for service, including 1,814 fire calls and 9,551 EMS calls, he said.

“As you know, in 2020 we were faced with a unique set of challenges brought on by the pandemic,” Chief Riccio said.

“Of course, our greatest challenge was continuing to do our job while trying to keep our workforce healthy,” he said.

Despite the risks, the police chief said that the police department continues to handle the crisis professionally and tirelessly, and does whatever has been necessary to serve the residents of Brick.

The Department of Public Safety is comprised of several areas of responsibility. In addition to traditional police services, the department is also responsible for managing police dispatchers, the special police, emergency medical services, emergency management, crossing guards, and a number of community oriented programs.

Those include the Police Cadets, schoolbased drug education programs, Neighborhood Watch, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and more.

The Public Safety Department has 277 employees, which included 140 sworn officers, communications operators, EMS personnel, crossing guards, Class 1 special police, 16 civilian clerical staff, a civilian deputy emergency management coordinator, a radio technician, and a fleet maintenance worker.

Some are part-time workers, which are used to support the full time staff members and to reduce overtime costs, Chief Riccio said.

In 2020, the budget for the Public Safety Department was about $26 million, which was part of the township’s $105 million spending plan.

Chief Riccio said that the majority of the budget line items would remain the same in the 2021 spending plan, including the requested amount of $1,125,000 for overtime.

“Although I do not anticipate a significant increase in overtime spending, I need to plan for situations which could arise, such as weather events and any other large-scale incident, which could result in a need for overtime,” he said.

Despite unanticipated events, such as the pandemic, homicides and other large-scale issues, the police department managed to remain well under budget for the past four years, he added.

Some adjustments were made to the 2021 budget, based on the previous year’s spending or those required based on the current collective bargaining agreement, Chief Riccio said.

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Continued From Page 1 they are close. They also sent out a reminder to drone operators not to pilot drones near active fires because it could hamper responses and injure firefighters.

The State Forest Fire department determined where the fire originated, but the cause is under investigation. They have ruled out prescribed burns which was inaccurately reported online. This is when firefighters make small, controlled burns in areas to burn away dry underbrush so that any forest fires won’t have as much fuel and won’t spread as quickly.

Ultimately, two commercial buildings were

destroyed by the fire. Residents nearby were evacuated, and 29 homes in Brick had damage to property like sheds.

Environmentalists noted that these kinds of fires are a symptom of how people have used the land.

“The woods in this area are surrounded by development, and this shows that small fires can grow quickly in these areas,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “Overpumping of the aquifer, paving over the land, rising temperatures, and failing to remove brush or manage the forest in these areas led to this fire growing. We are going to see fires get worse as our climate gets dryers and warmer and we see more development in this area.”

Police Department Welcomes Four New Officers

BRICK – The Brick Township Police Department congratulates four officers who graduated from the Ocean County Police Academy and will be joining them to service the community.

Ptl. Corey Rackliffe, a 29 year-old Army veteran, has his Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Kean University.

He graduated from Brick High School in 2010.

Ptl. Jeffrey Maehl, a 31-year old Navy veteran, has his Masters in Emergency Management from John Jay College. He

graduated from Westfield High School in 2007.

Ptl. John Canterelli, a 24-year old who is still active in the Army Reserves graduated from Brick High School in 2015.

Ptl. Matt Farnkopf, a 20-year old who graduated from Brick Memorial in 2019 and is currently studying Biochemistry at Rutgers University.

Sgt. Jim Kelly during the graduation ceremony received an award from the Police Academy in recognition for his work as an Academy Instructor.

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Written Notification Should Be Sent To Parents For Child Marijuana, Alcohol Possession Capitol Comments Senator Jim Holzapfel 10th Legislative District, Serving Toms River

TRENTON - Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano have cosponsored legislation which allows

law enforcement officers to notify the minor’s parent or guardian in writing when a juvenile is caught in possession of marijuana or alcohol.

The 10th District legislators’ bill is a response to a new law recently enacted by Democrats and Governor Murphy that prohibits police officers from notifying the parents of a juvenile under the age of 18 about their possession or consumption of marijuana or alcohol for the first offense. Republican lawmakers vehemently opposed the Democrats’ absurd law, saying it would

leave parents in the dark when their children are at risk for continued substance abuse.

“We have heard from hundreds of parents who are extremely concerned that allowing this type of leniency with children can lead them down a dark path and encourage future substance abuse,” stated the 10th District legislators. “Children can make

mistakes, but there should always be some form of notice given to a parent or guardian when drugs and alcohol are involved.

This bill will address the concerns we’ve heard from parents.”

“We are witnessing yet another attempt by the Democrats and Governor Murphy to force their liberal agenda upon our children,” continued the legislators. “First,

it was changes to school curriculum to include topics on gender and sexual identity for children as young as kindergarten. Now, they have changed the law so parents are completely unaware when their child has broken the law for smoking marijuana or drinking alcohol. This is a dangerous message that we’re sending to youths and it must be changed immediately.”

Billions Outlined For COVID-19 Relief To Help Communities Capitol Comments Senator Robert Menendez

ELIZABETH – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) were joined by Governor Phil Murphy, local mayors and first responders on the steps of Elizabeth City Hall to discuss how $10.2 billion in direct, flexible, federal assistance they delivered for New Jersey will help the state and local communities combat COVID-19, keep firefighters, police officers, teachers and other essential workers on the job, and spur economic recovery.

Democrats in Congress passed the American Rescue Plan without a single Republican vote, despite the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package and many of its components garnering broad bipartisan support among the American people. In addition to the $10.2 billion in state and local aid for New Jersey, the state will receive billions more to get vaccines into people’s arms, help struggling individuals and families, support restaurants and small businesses, safely

reopen schools, and keep buses and trains rolling.

The $360 billion in direct, flexible assistance for state and local gover nments, contained in the American Rescue Plan, is modeled after Sen. Menendez’s bipartisan SMART Act, which was cosponsored by Sen. Booker and targets federal resources to areas with the greatest need, while ensuring every community, regardless of its size, is eligible for funding. The final formula, which Sen. Menendez was instrumental in securing, netted New Jersey about $1 billion more than had the money been distributed solely by population.

“We are here today to say that help is on the way!”

Sen. Menendez said. “The A mer ican Rescue Plan will put us on a path to end the worst pandemic in 100 years and the most devastating economic crisis of our lifetimes. It will accelerate vaccination efforts nationwide, because that’s our greatest hope for crushing COVID-19 and getting

back to our lives. And it is built to help the families, workers, businesses, and communities hit hardest by this pandemic.”

“As we face economic and public crises unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes, the American Rescue Plan is an urgently needed and historic investment that will help New Jerseyans and millions of people across the country.

I was proud to fight alongside Senator Menendez and our colleagues to ensure that New Jersey’s residents and communities receive the help they desperately need,” said Sen. Booker.

“New Jersey’s teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other essential workers have been leading the battle against the coronavir us pandemic, and this federal support will help state and local governments to continue to provide these critical services. I look forward to continue working with our federal, state, and municipal leaders to help see New Jersey communities through these challenging times.”

The State of New Jersey will receive approximately $6.434 billion plus another $189 million to expand broadband internet across the state. An additional $1.823 billion will be split among the 21 county gov-

ernments and $1.741 billion divided among all 565 cities and municipalities.

The flexible funding can be used by state and local gover nments to pay COVID-related expenses; cover lost revenues due to the pandemic to maintain critical services and avoid layoffs of essential workers; provide additional assist a nce to residents and small businesses; and invest in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.

“The American Rescue

Plan is not only a lifeline for the families who have been trying to stay afloat for the past year as the pandemic upended their lives and careers. It is also a plan that ensures the vital ser vices those families rely upon – police and fire, public health and emergency medical services, our public schools, and more – will remain viable and fully staffed,” said Gov. Murphy. “I’d like to thank Senators Menendez and Booker for all they did to

not only get the American Rescue Plan across the finish line, but to ensure that the needs of our state were not left out of it. I’d also like to thank Representatives Frank Pallone, Bill Pascrell, Donald Payne Jr., Albio Sires, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Donald Norcross, Josh Gottheimer, Mikie Sherrill, Andy Kim, and Tom Malinowski for their leadership and support in the House, and for voting to move New Jersey forward.”

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Continued From Page 1 also the only school in Monmouth and Ocean Counties this year to join the Five Thousand Pound Club.

Ranney School in Tinton Falls and Howell Middle School South also placed in the top three schools.

“Each school had to be creative and figure ways to hold COVID-friendly food drives. From online donation pages to drive-by food drop-offs, teachers and students managed to make an enormous impact providing 100,000 meals collectively in this competition to feed people in need at a time when donations are needed the most. Congratulations to all our winners and thank you for helping us feed the Jersey Shore!” Guadagno added.

The statewide competition was organized by the Federation of New Jersey Food Banks, and ran from September 14, 2020 through December 18, 2020.

In Monmouth and Ocean Counties, 21 schools received awards for their exceptional efforts to feed our food insecure neighbors: • Memorial Middle School, Point Pleasant - 2020 Heav y weight Champion, 5,000 Pound Club, Division 4 Award • Ranney School - 4,000 Pound Club, Division 4 Award • Howell Middle School South - 2,000 Pound Club, Division 5 Award

• Biotechnology High School - 2,000 Pound Club, Division 3 Award Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School - 2,000 Pound Club • Bay Head Elementary School - 1,000 Pound Club, Division 2 Award • Lanes Mill Elementary School - 1,000 Pound Club, Division 4 Award • Manalapan High School - 1,000 Pound Club, Division 6 Award • Ma rlboro Mont e ssor i Aca de my 1,000 Pound Club Millstone Township Middle School 1,000 Pound Club, Division 3 Award • Mon mout h Beach School - 1,0 0 0 Pound Club, Division 3 Award • Sea Girt Elementary - 1,000 Pound Club • Wall High School - 1,000 Pound Club, Division 5 Award • Alpha High School - Pounds Per Student, Division 1 Award • New Road School - 1,000 Pound Club, Division 1 Award • Home Away from Home Academy Division 2 Award • Point Pleasant Borough High School - Philip N. Connelly Award Lafayette Mills School - Mary Conlon Spirit Award • Toms R iver Nor t h Hig h School Rookies of the Year Award • Monmouth Regional High School Student Leadership Award H.W. Mountz - Hunger Heroes Award

─Photo courtesy Fulfill Point Pleasant Memorial Middle School teachers Tracy Somerville, at left, joins Jamie Lynn Cianci and Julie Kozielin receiving a trophy at the school from Fulfill.

Ocean Mental Health Services To Hold Free Online Sessions

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Ocean County Offers Free Document Shredding Program

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER –The free Ocean County Residential Document Shredding Program will kick off this spring on April 10 in Berkeley Township.

Ocean County Board of Commissioners Gary Quinn, who serves as liaison to the County’s recycling program and Solid Waste Management said, “this very popular program moves around the county providing a layer of safety from identity theft.”

“This is an opportunity to rid your home of papers that may include sensitive information that should be shredded rather than just tossed into recycling.,” Quinn added.

This year’s event includes 16 locations and will be serviced by IDSAutoshred of Toms River.

Quinn said in 2020 “we recycled 94 tons of residential documents with this program. That is in addition to all the paper that goes to our recycling centers.”

Locations, dates and times for the 2021 program are as follows: • Berkeley Township Recycling Center, 630 Pinewald Keswick Road, 9 a.m. to noon, April 10 • Plumsted Township, 121 Evergreen Road, 9 a.m. to noon, April 17 • Seaside Heights Recycling Center Lot, Bay Blvd. and Sherman Ave., 9 a.m. to noon, April 24 • Jackson Township Municipal Building Rear Lot, 95 West Veterans Highway, 9 a.m. to noon, May 1 • Little Egg Harbor Township, Community Center Lot, 319 W. CalaBreeze Way, 9 a.m. to noon, May 8 • Point Pleasant Borough, High School Lot, 2300 Panther Path (off Beaver Dam Road), 9 a.m. to noon, May 15 • Waretown Municipal Complex Lot, 50 Railroad Ave., 9 a.m. to noon, June 5 • Lakewood Public Works Yard Lot, 1 America Ave., 9 a.m. to noon, June 11 (Fri.) • Stafford Township, Southern Recycling Center Lot, 379 Haywood Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 19 • Toms River, Riverwood Park Lot, 250 Riverwood Drive, 9 a.m. to noon, June 26 (Fri.) • Manchester Township, Soccer Field Lot, 101 South Colonial Drive, 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 11 • Island Heights, Parking Lot, 1 Wanamaker Complex, 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 18 • Brick Township Public Works Yard Lot, 836 Ridge Road, 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 25 • Beachwood Municipal Complex Lot,

1600 Pinewald Road, 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 2 • Beach Haven Parking Lot, Taylor Ave, 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 16 • Lacey Township Recycling Center Lot, 820 Municipal Lane, Lanoka Harbor, 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 23 Each shredding event will run the complete schedule or until the truck is full.

The truck has a capacity to hold 10,000 pounds of paper. The program is free to residents only and commercial documents will not be accepted at the collection sites.

“I encourage our residents to attend any of the sites available during this year’s program. You are not limited to which sites you can attend. We hold it across the County to make certain it’s convenient for our residents,” Quinn said.

Registration is not required but Quinn noted the program is very popular and often sites fill up fast. The shred units feature an automatic feeding and dumping system that eliminates human contact with private documents. Residents are limited to five file boxes or 100 pounds of confidential documents per car.

Residents must wear face coverings during the event and stay in vehicles at all times. Materials should be in the trunk, cargo area or truck bed, easily accessible to the staff who will remove it from your vehicle.

The program is designed for all paper documents and paper forms; paper clips and staples need not be removed. Unacceptable items include magazines, books, junk mail, hanging file folders, greeting cards, photos, x-rays, CDs, floppy disks, microfilm, shredded paper and garbage.

Residents who prefer to shred documents at home can do so. Ocean County offers drop-off boxes at both County recycling centers for shredded office paper.

As a reminder, shredded office paper should not be placed with curbside recyclables, and should instead be brought to the drop-off boxes (near Building 105 at the Ocean County Southern Recycling Center in Stafford Township or Building 68 at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center in Lakewood) for recycling.

Shredded paper cannot be effectively sorted by the County’s Recyclable Materials Processing Facility and therefore needs to be recycled separately in order to produce a viable, marketable commodity.

Quinn added, “Ocean County offers a number of programs to make recycling convenient. Recycling helps to save landfill space and protects the environment. We encourage our citizens to take advantage of the programs offered and to help make a difference in preserving our natural resources.”

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Mayor Announces Statewide Scholarships For High School Students

BRICK – Mayor John G. Ducey would like to inform high school juniors and seniors in Brick Township who are planning to continue their education after high school about a scholarship opportunity offered by the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. The League is offering three statewide $1,000 scholarships through the Louis Bay 2nd Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition.

Applicants will be required to write an essay of approximately 500 words with the theme: “How has local government played a role in your life regarding the ongoing pandemic?”

Judging is based solely on the essay including originality, technical composition and appropriateness and effective articulation of theme.

Students wishing to apply for the scholarship competition can download an application packet on the Township website, bricktown-

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The scholarship is open to all high school juniors and seniors. Residents who live in Brick but attend schools in other communities should return their application to Mayor Ducey’s office.

A committee will select one essay from Brick Township as a semi-finalist. That application will be forwarded and reviewed by the NJSLOM Scholarship Committee. That committee will select 15 finalists and three winners. The winners will each receive a $1,000 scholarship and their essay will be featured in New Jersey Municipalities Magazine.

All applications must be returned to Mayor Ducey’s office by April 2. Completed applications should be mailed to Mayor John Ducey, Attention: NJSLOM Scholarship, 401 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick, NJ, 08723.

March Blood Drive Announced In Brick Township

By Alyssa Riccardi BRICK – The New Jersey Blood Services have announced an upcoming blood drive in March. With the pandemic still ongoing, they are experiencing extremely low blood supplies and are urgently asking individuals to donate blood.

The upcoming blood drive will take place on March 24 at the American Legion in Brick from 1 to 7 p.m.

Blood donors will receive free mini-medical exams on site which include information

about their temperature, blood pressure and hematocrit level. Eligible donors include those people at least age 16 (with parental permission or consent), who weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, are in good health and meet all Food & Drug Administration and NY or NJ State Department of Health donor criteria. People over 75 may donate with a doctor’s note.

To donate blood or for information on how to organize a blood drive call Toll Free: 1-800933-2566 or visit nybloodcenter.org.

NOTICE OF MEETING FOR THE BOARD OF SCHOOL ESTIMATE OF THE OCEAN COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the meeting of the Board of School Estimate of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District is scheduled for Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 3:15 p.m., in the Ocean County Administration Building, 101 Hooper Avenue, Room 119, Toms River, New Jersey, for the purpose of reviewing and approving the proposed budget for the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District for the 2021-2022 school year.

Formal action will be taken at this meeting.

Frank J. Frazee, CPA Secretary, Board of School Estimate

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any other situation where you need a safe spot to meet.

It’s located right next to where the ballot drop box is. Look for the Safe Exchange Zone sign, and park right there to make your exchange.

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BRICK – The Township of Brick is currently seeking applicants for the following positions: Camp Counselor: Camp operates from June 28 to August 3. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - weather permitting. Camp season is from the end of June until August 3. Must be at least 15 years old. There will be a mandatory staff training day. Counselors must comply with all procedures, policies and practices. Counselors are responsible for overseeing campers ages 4 to 13. Must be able to supervise a variety of recreational activities. No experience necessary.

Lifeguard: Must be at least 16 years old.

Must be able to swim 500 yards and run one mile. Applicants must provide doctor’s note prior to tryout. Tryout scheduled for May 11 at 3 p.m. at Brick Beach 3. Training will be provided. Must be available for training prior to season start. Season is Memorial Day thru Labor Day, 40 hours per week. Starting pay $11.90/hour.

Badge Checker: Must be at least 16 years old. Must be courteous and responsible. No

previous experience necessary. From Memorial Day through Labor Day. Part-time or possibly up to 40 hours per week, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Tennis Instructor: Must be 18 years old.

Responsible for teaching group lessons to individuals ages 6 to 14. Session is two weeks long. First aid and CPR certification a plus.

Tennis experience required.

Parks Maintenance/Laborers: Must be at least 16 years old. CDL preferred, but not required. Responsibilities include park maintenance, litter pick up, building maintenance, cleaning, lifting and other various duties. Must comply with all safety standards. Must be responsible and dependable.

Anyone interested in these positions can fill out an online application. Visit: townshipofbrick.seamlessdocs.com/f/EmploymentApplication for an application.

For questions regarding these positions, call the Brick Township Recreation Department at 732-262-1044.

Veterans’ Memorial Foundation To Host Virtual Ceremony

NEW JERSEY – Join the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, as they commemorate the New Jersey men and women who served and died as a result of the war in Vietnam after returning home. Some of these deaths are due to Agent Orange exposure and the physical or emotional wounds received in Vietnam. The deaths of these individuals are no less tragic than those that occurred in-country,

but their names do not appear on the Memorial.

This event will be broadcast live on their Facebook and YouTube pages and posted afterward on their website. The public is welcome to honor a Veteran by leaving a virtual candle on their website with a personalized message.

Payment is not required to leave a message; donations supporting the Foundation and their work preserving the legacies from the Vietnam War are appreciated.

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Small Business, Nonprofit Rent Assistance Available

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Ocean County officials are once again bringing awareness to the grants available for rent or lease payments to small businesses and non-profits who are having problems making their commercial rent payments due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Grant applications for Ocean County businesses and non-profit 501C3s, 4s and 7s, will be available starting at 9 a.m., Monday, March 15.

To apply visit NJRA.us and follow the links for Ocean County Small Business Lease Emergency Assistance Grant Program or click on https://bit.ly/NJRAOceanGrant.

Applications will be considered on a first come first served basis.

This program provides grants to small businesses and non-profits leasing commercial space in mixed-use buildings; small businesses leasing space in commercial buildings; storefront businesses that lease their space and small businesses that demonstrate a loss due to COVID-19.

Eligible applicants will need to supply a current copy of their executed lease outlining terms and conditions of the agreement, and a current New Jersey tax clearance certificate or current business registration issued by the state of New Jersey according to the NJRA. Applicants must provide verification from the landlord that the respective business was in good standing with monthly lease obligations prior to March 1, 2020. The landlord and small business will need to sign certifications acknowledging the amount of outstanding lease obligations, not to exceed $30,000. The tenant will not be disqualified if monthly lease payments are current/up to date.

“We are again working in conjunction with the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority which will be administering the grant program on our behalf,” said Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners Gary Quinn. He added that the grant program provides up to $30,000.

“Small businesses and non-profits affected by the coronavirus pandemic can apply for financial assistance for their rent or lease payments through this program,” said Ocean County Commissioner John P. Kelly, liaison to the Ocean County Department of Finance.

Kelly said, “the program provides grant funding up to $30,000. What is nice about this program, is it provides a grant and it doesn’t have to be repaid.”

Quinn said, “many of our businesses continue to struggle as the days of the coronavirus pandemic have turned into months and now over a year. We are providing financial help in order to keep these hard-working men and women business owners open and to reduce some of their concerns about keeping up with the rent and lease payments during this time.”

The first phase of this grant program started in November of 2020 using $10 million from the federal CARES money to help local businesses.

It was noted that those Small businesses that received a grant early on in the program but not the full $30,000 can now apply for the additional funds.

Ocean County Commissioner Joseph H. Vicari, who serves as liaison to tourism and business development said, “small businesses are truly the heart and soul of our communities. The Ocean County business community has been uniquely impacted by the pandemic since tourism and hospitality represent such a high percentage of its economic activity here.”

The County Commissioners will once again, partner with the NJRA to administer the Small Business Lease Emergency Assistance Grant Program solely for Ocean County businesses in order to streamline the grant process.

County Commissioners are encouraging Ocean County small businesses or non-profits in Ocean County to apply for

the grant as soon as possible.

“Even while many have been struggling during this past year, small businesses are still making a difference by helping others, donating meals to hospitals and supporting many of our charitable organizations. “They have been and continue to be a key part of our economy and our communities,” Quinn said.

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H ere ’ s T o Y our H ealth •

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There are many conflicting articles focusing on the longevity of hearing aids. In my practice, the average life is between 4-6 years but there are many factors that will impact the lifespan of a hearing aid: How long you wear you’re hearing aids on a daily basis. For example, if you wear your hearing instruments 12 hrs./ day, that equates to 4400 hrs. per year or 20,000 hours over a 5-year period.

Frequency of cleaning: We encourage all of our patients to use a soft dry toothbrush to clean the hearing aids on a daily basis. If you fail to do so, the hearing aids will break down frequently. Ask you hearing care professional for AUDIOWIPES as well.

Where hearing aids are worn: In general, the ultra-small “custom” hearing aids

have poor reliability statistics and will be replaced 1-2 yrs. sooner than other styles.

A person’s body physiology: Many patients create excessive cerumen buildup (wax) and profusely sweat. Sweat creates moisture which commonly invades the circuit and shuts down the hearing aid. An electronic dehumidifier is recommended to dry out the hearing instruments.

Frequency of Maintenance: Just like a car needs periodic oil and filter changes, tire rotations, etc. you’re hearing aids should be checked by a hearing healthcare professional at least two times year.

If that Practice does not schedule you for these visits in advance, I would go somewhere else.

Dr. Izzy and his Staff are always here to answer your questions about hearing care issues.

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

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Just imagine what it would be like to read with more clarity, and be able to focus better and see the leaves on the trees without squinting! How about reading a book without discomfort. We live in a time where we can correct many eyesight problems with professional help. For people with problems like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, there are eyeglasses, contact lenses, LASIK and refractive surgery options. Today, I’d like to share some other options you can do, as well as the controllable lifestyle factors that help you protect your eyesight naturally. In particular, you should focus on retinal and macular health, light and dark adaptation, eye fatigue and strain, and crispness of vision. Maintaining eye comfort and moisture is also important.

Here are some 7 valuable tips: 1. Eat foods rich in saffron. Saffron may improve were retinal sensitivity, color perception and visual contrast according to studies on supplementation. So I think incorporating this spice could be helpful.

You can add this spice to rice, soup and sauce recipes and even marinades.

2. Consume more fresh spices. Carotenoids are natural dyes that impart orange color to fruits and vegetables. Two potent ones are lutein and zeaxanthin which sweep away poisonous, dirty free radicals before they harm the structure of your eyes. Foods rich in lutein include fresh spices like basil and parsley. Other foods include leek, spinach, red peppers and kale.

3. Minimize or eliminate smoking. Smoking damages the eyes and may lead to blindness because of macular degeneration

and cataracts. If you’re smoking a pack a day, and you cut that in half, even that would help! Smokers need additional Vitamin C because nicotine is a drug mugger of C. 4. Control blood sugar. Having hyperglycemia is a known risk factor for many eye problems including a condition where the high blood sugar (which acts like an acid wash) causes damage to the capillaries of the light-sensors in the back of the eye (the retina). It’s called diabetic retinopathy.

Hyperglycemia also contributes to glaucoma. Managing blood sugar through diet, exercise and herbal supplements is ideal, and this topic is covered extensively in my book, Diabetes Without Drugs.

5. Try tinted plastic reading sheets.

There are many brands of this available online and the most useful colors are orange, yellow, blue and red. The sheets are placed on top of any reading literature (magazine, newspaper, novel, journal, etc), and they reduce harshness of bright paper.

They may help with conditions that affect reading such as dyslexia, color blindness and/or some people with autism-related reading issues.

6. Invest in good eye vitamins. Shamefully, the ingredients known to help are put into the commercial brands that don’t bother to either enteric coat, or encapsulate the ingredients in acid-resistant capsules otherwise it is not doing you any good.

As for medications to treat eye conditions, those are always an excellent choice so remain on whatever your ophthalmologist has prescribed. If we take good care of our macula, cornea and retina now, we’ll have them for a lifetime.

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Dear Joel, We recently lost our 10-year-old golden retriever to cancer, and our kids, ages 7 and 9 are devastated. My husband thinks we should go the SPCA and adopt another dog, and I disagree. I am concerned that it sends the wrong message, that when we lose someone or something we love, we can just replace them with another.

Do you have any suggestions on how we should proceed?

Answer: Anyone who has ever owned a pet knows the heartbreak of losing them.

It can be especially hard on young children who don’t fully grasp the concept of death. In this situation, I think adopting a

new dog would teach them a valuable lesson. By adopting a dog from the SPCA, you are saving two lives, the life of the dog you bring home and the one who is saved from the street. And isn’t that a wonderful way to honor the pet you’ve lost.

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Around The Jersey Shore Hackensack Meridian Health Establishes Foundation For Fundraising

EDISON – Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest, most comprehensive and integrated health care network in New Jersey, today announced the formation of Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation. The newly created foundation will serve as the parent organization for the network’s 10 community-based hospital foundations. In addition to raising funds for the network’s local medical centers, Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation will also focus on network-wide priorities such as behavioral health, children’s health, the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery & Innovation and the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

“The establishment of one network-wide philanthropic entity has been a goal for a long time,” says Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, chief executive officer of Hackensack Meridian Health. “Our local hospital foundations, led by strong boards of trustees, do a tremendous job of fundraising for their local medical centers. In addition, there are important priorities that we need to address at a broader level that will ultimately benefit our community hospitals and patients.

Take, for example, behavioral health.

Funding on a larger scale helps us to create the additional programs and facilities needed to address a growing health crisis, and those extra resources have the added benefit of freeing up space and caregiver expertise in the emergency departments, which is good on a local level.”

Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation is led by president and chief development officer Joyce P. Hendricks, along with a board of trustees co-chaired by Keith Banks and Domenic DiPiero. The trustees consist of members from each hospital foundation board, ensuring local hospital representation as they work to broadly raise funds for Hackensack Meridian Health. All hospital foundations will continue to operate locally, raising money for the hospitals, programs and services that mean the most to supporters

in those areas.

“We are so fortunate to have dedicated trustees who will work as ambassadors on behalf of the network at all levels,” says Hendricks. “It is vital that a leading health care organization such as Hackensack Meridian Health has a foundation that matches its ambitious goals and is able to secure the funding necessary to help the network fulfill its mission to transform health care. However, it is equally important that we continue to support our local hospitals, and all gifts made to those important community hospitals will be directed as donors intend and remain with the facility or program of their choosing. I am confident that with the creation of Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, we are well poised to make a real difference for the network, and most importantly, our patients.”

In addition to fundraising for Hackensack Meridian Health priorities, the establishment of Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation will deliver cost savings through the centralization of operations and office space. This will help to reduce expenses and enable the foundation to transfer additional funds directly to programs and services.

In a joint statement, foundation co-chairs Banks and DiPiero said the following: “It is an honor to serve as co-chairs of this very important endeavor. We firmly believe that the merger of our foundations in the north, central and southern markets of Hackensack Meridian Health will create a halo effect that will envelop and enhance health care for our communities. Together with our dedicated board of trustees, we will actively seek out philanthropic opportunities that will make Hackensack Meridian Health the health care organization of choice for the residents of New Jersey and beyond.”

To learn more about how you can support the foundations of Hackensack Meridian Health, visit hackensackmeridianhealth. org/give-now.

County Offering Class On Composting

OCEAN COUNTY – To celebrate the beginning of Spring and Earth Day, Ocean County is offering a free composting class.

The class will be held virtually on March

27 at 10 a.m.

The class is free but registration is required. To register, visit the county’s website at co.ocean.nj.us.

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Around The Jersey Shore Ocean County College Cybersecurity Seminar Series Continues

TOMS RIVER – The Cybersecurity Seminar Series at Ocean County College will continue on April 2 from 1 to 2 p.m. via WebEx. “A Random Walk Through Cyber Security” will be presented by Dr. Edward Amoroso, chief executive officer of TAG Cyber LLC, a global cybersecurity advisory, training, consulting and media services company supporting hundreds of companies around the world. Amoroso recently retired from his position as Chief Security Officer of AT&T Corporation, where he served from 2004 to 2016 following a distinguished 31-year career with Bell Labs and AT&T Labs in Information Security.

There is no fee or pre-registration required to attend this presentation. Log in via WebEx here: ocean.webex.com/ocean/j.php?MTID=md3708729efada97da334358a221a1dbb.

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Ms. New Jersey Senior America INC Announces 2021 Pageant

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Inside The Law The Bulk Sales Act As It Applies To The Sale Of Real Estate By: Marc S. Galella, Esq.and Robert C. Shea, Esq. of R.C. Shea & Associates

─Photo by Bob Vosseller Community Medical Center of Toms River Chief Executive Officer Patrick Ahearn speaks to the Lacey Mayor and Committee about the status of the hospital during a recent Township Committee meeting. our physicians.”

By Bob Vosseller The hospital has vaccinated about 4,000 LACEY – Township officials recently heard a presentation by Patrick Ahearn, members of the public, as of that presentathe chief executive officer of Community tion, he said. They could do more, but there Medical Center of Toms River, about how isn’t enough vaccine being delivered.

Ahearn said “my concern is that people are the hospital has been handling COVID-19.

Ahearn recalled the early months of the avoiding health care. Our emergency room pandemic. “We have 16 units (different volume is down and so part of my message nursing units in our hospital). Of those 16 to the public is really about the safety of the units, 12 of them were for COVID patients. environment. We do everything we can to We were pretty much overrun with COVID keep the place safe and every person who then we saw a break during the summer. We gets admitted gets tested so we make sure we place them in the right place.” were getting 160 patients a day.

He said personal protective equipment “It was pretty devastating. We did a lot of great things to make sure our patients supplies is no longer an issue. “We have remained safe. We got through the summer plenty of supplies to keep our staff safe. and we hoped it was over and I think we A lot of our patients are bringing COVID were all lulled into a false sense of security along with them in so we try to make sure when it went as low as 10 to 15 patients a all patients wear masks also. Very rarely, day and then in November and December, and I can count on one hand has any of our we saw the spike,” he said. “The spike staff given anyone covid.”

Ahearn said the hospital staff is seeing wasn’t as great but we saw that the spike lasted a lot longer. We saw a mountain. It people come in much sicker than previwent up and then it went down quickly but ously due to waiting to come in for needed this time it went up and stayed up for quite treatment and care. He told the Lacey some time. Now we are finally seeing the Committee, “you are the community. break. We are seeing things come down. You are the ones in touch with the people We were the third busiest COVID hospital in the community. Continue to bring that in the state and we continue to be the third message not to delay your health care.”

He was also excited to mention that “a busiest hospital in the state.”

He noted that CMC was averaging in two few weeks from now we’ll have our first months between 110 and 120 cases which helicopter that will be available. If someis down from 160 cases a day. “In the past one is really sick, we can get them there few weeks, we are starting to average 70 to very quickly. It is 14 minutes from us and 80 and we have been in that range which Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.”

“We just opened a new cardiovascular is great. The thing I think is most exciting to the staff is that last week we were able lab and we have plans for a new women’s to turn one of our COVID units back to a center hub in Barnegat as we have here in regular unit. Next week we will probably Forked River and we have a big outpatient hub we are putting up in west Toms River. be able to turn another back.”

Ahearn said statewide COVID-19 cases It is part of our commitment to bring our were going down. He said that in January services out to the community,” Ahearn “we were seeing 5,000 new cases across the said.

RWJ Barnabas Health representative Teri state a day.” He said last month that number dropped to 2,500. “That is a great tribute to Kubiel was in the audience during Ahearn’s what we are doing in vaccinating the public. presentation and she said, “we have had CMC is a vaccination site since day one. In over 50,000 people” vaccinated at the hosthe beginning it was for our staff and for pital’s Arena vaccination site in Toms River.

Anyone selling real estate in New Jersey needs to be aware of the terms of the Bulk Sales Act. The purpose behind the Bulk Sales Act is to protect a purchaser from any taxes owed by the seller to the State of New Jersey.

The failure to follow the Bulk Sales procedures could result in the State assessing any tax liability of the seller against the purchaser.

For the purposes of the Bulk Sale Act, the only real estate that is exempt from the Bulk Sales filing requirement is a simple dwelling house, which is a one- or two-family residential building, or condominium, if the seller is an individual, estate or trust. Almost all other real estate transactions are required to file pursuant to the Bulk Sales Act. The filing procedure for the Bulk Sales Act is relatively straightforward. At least 10 business days prior to the closing of title, the purchaser or their attorney must file a form with the State referred to as a C-9600 Bulk Sales Notice. The form contains information about the transaction including the seller’s name and tax ID number as well as the purchaser’s name and tax ID number. The terms of the sale must be disclosed by way of a copy of the real estate contract attached to the form.

Once the State receives that form, it will

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then review its records to determine whether the seller owes any taxes to the State, including any taxes that may result from the specific sale. The State will then send what is referred to as a Bulk Sales escrow letter to the buyer’s attorney. The Bulk Sales escrow letter will direct how much money must be escrowed from the seller at closing pending a determination by the State as to the actual taxes owed. The next step is for the seller or their accountant to submit to the State a form known as a TTD (Transfer Tax Declaration) form in which the seller discloses the taxes that may be due to the State as a result of the transaction. In some cases the Bulk Sales notice and the TTD form can be submitted simultaneously so that the State can make a determination as to amount of taxes owed. Once the State determines the taxes owed, it will send a second letter directing the buyer’s attorney to release a specific amount of money from the escrow held at closing. Upon the State receives that money it will then send a third letter to the buyer’s attorney authorizing the release of the remaining escrow to the seller.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of mar 20 - mar 26

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Loads of energy could emerge as the week unfolds. You can either let circumstances rule you or take charge and rule them. Be an active mover and shaker and get things done.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Have faith in loved ones and remember that sharing is at the root of all thriving relationships. In the upcoming week, you might notice that you can only really relax when you are with your closest friends and partners.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Mismatched messaging could make a mess today. It may be difficult to be honest with the ones you love, but communications should be clearer later in the week. Focus on becoming more organized and efficient.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You could feel vulnerable if someone wants to know your secrets. A loved one is welcome to know everything about you, but you should hesitate to share confidential facts with a casual friend in the week to come.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There may be a cause that calls to your heart but might conflict with a loved one’s schedule. Just because someone encourages you to join an organization doesn’t mean it’s necessarily right for you this week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Whether you meet a new business acquaintance or meet new people in a group setting, you may prefer to remain formal. The week ahead may offer the ability to form lasting friendships, but this could

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your center of attention may shift to home and family as you seek to create a sense of security. During the week ahead, you may need to clear up a misunderstanding at the workplace before you can move on.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The week may begin with some crossed signals. Be decisive to make opportunities within your household pay off. Your hard work might make other people appreciate you more than usual.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You might not hear what you need or want to hear today. Wait until later in the week to hold a family discussion. Continue to pay down outstanding bills or work on a money-making activity to achieve financial security.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Today might not be the day to discuss your plans, because some people may not have the time or inclination to listen. Make important changes or launch key projects early in the week before your enthusiasm wanes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you set things right and learn the lesson, an error is just an opportunity to up your game. In the week ahead, you may learn that tried-and-true loyalty is more important than how many friends you have.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You could jeopardize a friendship by being inaccurate or vague. Those you love may sense your romantic mood, but it could be difficult to convey your feelings. Focus on being more practical in the week ahead.

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A NEW WAY TO COOK POTATOES LEADS TO A NEW FAVORITE POTATO RECIPE

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BRAISED RED POTATOES WITH LEMON AND CHIVES Ser ves 4 to 6

Note: Use small red potatoes measuring about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

1 1 /2 pou n ds sm al l r ed potat oes, unpeeled, halved 2 cups water 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 garlic cloves, peeled 3 sprigs fresh thyme 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives 1. Arrange potatoes in single layer, cut side dow n, in 12-inch nonstick sk i l l et . A d d w at e r, b u t t e r, ga r l i c ,

thyme and salt, and bring to simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer until potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes.

2. Remove lid and use slotted spoon to transfer garlic to cutting board; discard thyme. Increase heat to medium-high and v igorously simmer, swirling pan occasionally, until the w at e r e v a por at e s a n d t h e b u t t e r star ts to sizzle, 15 to 20 minutes.

When cool enough to handle, mince garl i c to paste. Transf er paste to bow l and st i r i n l em on j ui ce and pepper.

3. Continue to cook potatoes, swirling pan frequently, until the butter browns and the cut sides of potatoes turn spotty brow n, 4 to 6 minutes longer. Off heat, add garlic mixture and chives and toss to thoroughly coat. Ser ve immediately.

(For 25 years, confident cooks in the know have relied on America’s Test Kitchen for rigorously tested recipes developed by professional test cooks and vetted by 60,000 at-home recipe testers. See more online at www.americastestkitchen. com/TCA.) (c) 2021 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN. DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.

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