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Amid Construction, Salem Hill Road New Traffic Pattern

–Photo by Howell Police At Salem Hill Road westbound, a new traffic pattern is in place at Route 9.

By Catherine Galioto only onto Route 9 southbound, note and pay attention to the HOWELL – Traffic changes a straight only lane through the changes. The notice also said approved more than a year intersection to Friendship Road, that Howell Police have conago took hold at Salem Hill and a right turn lane onto Route 9 ducted traffic studies over the Road westbound and Route 9 northbound. past few weeks and the results recently, as a nearby commerUntil construction is complete, were forwarded to the state cial site’s opening is expected there are two lanes there. The left Department of Transportation, to impact traffic. lane is for left turns on to Route 9 who oversees the intersection, As part of the site approvals South or to proceed straight. The after anticipating issues among for the CVS and Investors right lane is only for right turns on the traffic changes.

Bank at Route 9 North, the to Route 9 North.

Part of the approval for traffic westbound traffic of Salem New signage and lane markings changes from the Quick Chek, Hill Road will have three are in place, and the Howell Police Investors and CVS there were dedicated lanes. issued a traffic pattern change the elimination of the ramp (Road - See Page 4) One will be for a left turn notice, urging drivers to take

Police Increase Traffic Details On Bethel Church Rd.

JACKSON – Citing residents’ complaints, township police took to Bethel Church Road and elsewhere in Jackson for traffic enforcement details.

The details began in the morning Febr uar y 17 th rough the afternoon, and resulted in a total of 31 motor vehicle stops in that

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time period, said Captain Steven Laskiewicz, the police public information officer.

The traffic enforcement details were “in response to resident complaints concerning traffic related issues,” said Laskiewicz.

“The detail, which was planned and carried out by the Traffic

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Safety Unit and done at multiple locations during the morning/ early afternoon hours resulted in a total of 31 motor vehicle stops being conducted.”

The activity required coordination between Jackson officers with officers from the Howell Police (Bethel - See Page 4)

February 27, 2016

Local Nonprofit Opens Sober Living Homes

HOWELL – A nonprofit that focuses on preventing heroin addiction and supporting sobriety has opened sober living homes in Jackson and Howell.

Since 2012, CFC Loud N Clear Foundation has been focused on successful recovery for hundreds of addicts in the state of New Jersey. At the beginning of the New Year, CFC expanded its program to offer superior and affordable sober living homes for

men and women.

A men’s house and a women’s house are now in operation, called B Homes, with their focus on “be loved” and “be amazing.”

The foundation opened the homes as a way to transition those coming out of treatment, who might face relapse if they were to return to their homes. Instead, the B Homes could be a place to instill new habits to help prevent (Housing - See Page 4)

SOLAR FARM GROWS ITS ACREAGE

–Photo by Shawn Smith A solar farm on Lakewood Farmingdale Road in Howell was approved to clear another 1.32 acres of land to expand its operations.

By Shawn Smith the plan for the solar farm.

HOWELL – Solar power is conWhen the company originally tinuing to expand in the township. sought approval from the planning The planning board voted unani- board in 2011, the first meeting mously to approve a site plan for a only approved phase one of the solar farm, located on Lakewood project, Busch said.

Farmingdale Rd. and owned by Phase two would require a permit Howell Solar, LLC. to remove an from the New Jersey Department additional 1.32 acres. of Environmental Protection.

Dan Busch, a licensed engineer The NJDEP had to investigate in with the state of New Jersey, regard to flood hazard areas and represented Howell Solar at the riparian zones on the site before (Solar - See Page 4) February 4 meeting and spoke of

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Spotlight On Business

Trimarc Automotive

Trimarc Automotive is a full service automotive facility located on Route 9 South in Howell just north of County Line Road. The owner and chief technician, Marc Unger, has been involved in the repair and maintenance of autos since his teens. He has built race cars and has been certified as an ASE Master Technician for years. Since its inception it has been the hallmark of his shop to never perform any service on an automobile that did not require it.

One can rest assured that any service done at Trimarc will be done properly and billed fairly.

As today’s vehicles become more and more technologically complex it becomes increasingly important that the people working on them are trained

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Department to conduct enforcement on Bethel Church Road at the Jackson/Howell border.

Besides the traffic violations, one Jackson female was stopped by Officer Mark Rodina on Bethel Church Road. During the course of the stop, Officer Rodina, who is one of the agency’s certified Drug Recognition Experts determined that she had used methadone without a valid prescription and that she was in possession of hypodermic syringes, Laskiewicz said.

in dealing with those complex issues as they arise. They must have the knowledge, the equipment and the skills to ascertain the problems and to fix them properly. The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is an independent non-profit organization that tests and certifies individual automotive repair technicians based on their skills, overall knowledge and experience.

As noted Marc Unger has been so certified and his shop reflects that level of competence. The next time you need a qualified automotive technician try Trimarc.

Trimarc Automotive LLC is located at 6846 US Route 9 South, Howell, NJ 07731. Reach us at 848-222-4645 or Trimarcauto@gmail.com.

The resident was charged with the use of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of hypodermic syringes, possession of drug paraphernalia and motor vehicle violations.

After further investigation by Det. Scott Conover, she was also charged with two counts of forgery, theft and burglary from other incidents unrelated to the traffic stop.

Bail was set at $25,000 and she was later transported to the Ocean County Jail.

Laskiewicz said the Traffic Safety Unit plans to conduct additional enforcement details in the future. Anyone with traffic related complaints is asked to contact the Traffic Safety Unit at 732-928-1111.

Gwennie’s Gifts Blood Drive

HOWELL – Cancer touches so many people, whether through family, friends or the community. It is especially tough when it hits close to home. One of the Taunton families has been affected by this awful disease. In April of 2013, Gwennie Marra was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric cancer called neuroblastoma. For 18 months she had undergone various different treatments which left her in constant need of blood transfusions. Today,

Gwennie is a healthy, beautiful 4 year old who loves playing with her big sister, Marleigh, a frist grader at Taunton and big brother, Donovan, a fouth grader at Aldrich. Come out and donate blood to help children like Gwennie.

The blood drive is located at Taunton School, 41 Taunton Drive. The drive will take place on February 29 from 4 to 9 p.m.

For a scheduled appointment, contact amarra427@yahoo.com or 732-829-2448.

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issuing a permit.

The flood hazard permit was issued by the NJDEP in July 2012, Busch said.

“As part of that DEP permit, the difference between what the board approved for preliminary on phase two, it included a piece on the eastern side of the site, adjacent to Muddy Ford Brook,” Busch said.

“That portion was removed from the plan.

The DEP did not approve that portion.”

Howell Solar was supposed to meet with the council on January 21, but the meeting had to be adjourned due to insufficient notice, the council said.

According to A. J. Gally, project manager for Howell Solar, the total size of the site is over 70 acres. The original approval of the site, located at 829 Lakewood-Farmingdale Rd. includes a maximum of 48,100 panels in total, equating to about 9 1/2 megawatts.

“Everything from solar panels is built on a DC basis. That ultimate power leaves here and goes through a generating substation, which ultimately converts it over to the AC power, which then sends it to the transmission lines for use in the community,” Gally said.

Prior to the solar panel farm, the site on

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relapse, foundation officials said.

“Many times when addicts come out of treatment and return to their homes, the same behavioral habits develop forcing a relapse. Sober living allows people to stay secure in their recovery and have a constant support system,” said Executive Director Lynn Regan.

The new sober living homes, B Houses, provide residents with an array of free aftercare treatment. Every resident is paired with a certified CCAR Recovery Coach. In addition, there is a CCAR Recovery Coach manager, who is CPR certified and Narcan trained, onsite at

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from Salem Hill Road onto Route 9 northbound. That will send traffic to Aldrich Road to make a U-turn. The ramp was serving as a way to bypass the intersection and proceed directly onto the road.

The site is next to St. Veronica’s Church, and near the Candlewood neighborhood, across from Best Buy. Though the construction is ongoing, the land was cleared in early 2015

Lakewood-Farmingdale Rd. had previously been used as a horse track, according to zongyisolar.com.

Busch appeared before the board because the zoning from phase one to phase two had changed slightly and needed to be approved again.

Before voting, the council opened the floor up to public opinion. While no one stepped up to the microphone, members read email that had been sent in from the township.

The Farmers Advisory Committee sent an email, ensuring that no topsoil would be removed during construction.

Busch responded by saying most of the construction was already complete, and that no topsoil would be removed.

The Howell Township Fire Bureau also sent an email, ensuring all access aisles would remain the same, in the event of a fire.

There would be no structural changes and Busch said the aisle would remain the same.

The council noted the absence of the township environmental liaison and his master plan report from the meeting.

After the public opinion, the council voted unanimously to approve the measure without a full hearing.

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Through CFC Loud N Clear Foundation, residents have a weekly sober social activities calendar, daily SMART Recovery and AA meetings, family support group, meditation, life skills, gym and fitness, music therapy and career opportunities.

CFC helps residents find employment, continue education and engage in professional internships through a program that works directly with local chamber of commerce businesses to provide inspiration and exposure to career opportunities.

For more information on CFC Loud N Clear Foundation, visit healingus.org.

Applications for the Men and Women’s B Houses in Howell and Jackson are now being accepted online at Bhouses.net.

and the plan was approved by the township planning board in early 2014.

Part of those approved plans required the applicant, Landmark Howell LLC, to install sidewalks on Salem Hill and Route 9, and remove the median on Salem Hill Road.

Additionally, landscaping and trees on the required 50-foot buffer were approved to the neighboring residential areas. According to the application, the commercial site will have 225 trees, 458 shrubs and a wooden fence serving as landscaping and as a buffer.

Easter In The Park

HOWELL – The Township of Howell will hold “Easter In The Park” on March 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Oak Glen Park, located off Preventorium and Old Tavern Road. The rain date is March 20.

Egg hunt times are as follows: children 5 and under at 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., children 6

to 7 at 2:30 p.m., children 8 to 9 at 3 p.m., children 10 to 12 at 3:30 p.m.

More than egg hunts are available. There will also be food, arts and crafts, music, a petting zoo, games and face painting.

For more information, contact 732-9384500 ext. 2106.

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Opinion

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Editorial Celebrate New Jersey’s History February is honored as Black History Month, and March for Women’s History Month.

Our wonderful local community groups, schools and libraries have set up a great variety of events geared around the history of both these groups, respective to the months.

If you haven’t checked those events out, there is still time to do so.

But also take a moment and learn about the current and past individuals right from our communities who are a part of that rich, diverse history. The libraries and historical societies in our neighborhoods can help you learn more about the men and women who make up our towns’ past, and who deserve recognition for their efforts.

Here are just two stories: The first black fire chief in Ocean County was Garland Griffin, who served as chief of Manitou Park Fire and Rescue Squad from 1959 to 1976. According to the fire company’s history, the plans to have a firehouse on 3rd Avenue and 4th Street in Manitou Park came shortly after its founding on paper in 1959. By 1960, Manitou, with an all black membership of 32, went house to house in a fund drive to purchase block to lay the foundation. Building materials and the work of its members came together to build the firehouse, and over the next two years the squad compiled its first firefighting equipment and vehicles.

According to the squad history: at first, certain fire companies in the area and township officials did not want to recognize the fire company, and gradually the squad volunteers became frustrated and began to quit.

Seven firefighters remained in 1967, when the suggestion came that Manitou should disband and sell the firehouse to the township to store road department equipment. But Chief Griffin instead launched a recruitment campaign that paid no mind to the racial divide. “A man doesn’t care what color a fireman is when his house is burning” was the slogan Griffin used to recruit new members. He was right; and membership grew.

For Women’s History Month, Ocean County has a proud distinction. In 1915, the state had a referendum question on the ballot, the first vote on womens’ suffrage, asking voters if women should have the right to vote in New Jersey.

Every single county in New Jersey voted no – except Ocean County, where more voters said yes. Obviously, the vote failed that day. But, five years later an amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted by New Jersey and the other states that would give women the right to vote in the United States.

For more stories such as these, consider visiting the Ocean County Historical Society, or the resources available at state.nj.us/nj/about/ history.

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Letters To The Editor Grave Concerns Over Area Pipeline For the past year, hundreds of citizens from Bordentown to Upper Freehold have spent countless hours and sleepless nights organizing, attending town meetings, writing letters to the NJ BPU, FERC, and the local and Federal legislative delegates that serve this portion of New Jersey.

Why? Because of the very grave concerns that NJNG’s so-called “Southern Reliability Link” (SRL) has raised, its route to course over twolane county roads within 100 feet of residents’ front doors, churches, schools, town halls and emergency response garages, past historic areas dating to the Revolutionary period, past three cemeteries, in township roadways that traverse in front of NJ Preserved Farmlands where U-pick operations are located, and last but not least, invades a section of the NJ Pinelands that is overlain by the Joint Base – McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

Additionally, there are over 15 crossings of streams, most of which are tributaries of the Crosswicks Creek which drains to the Delaware River, and potential impacts to mature trees and threatened and endangered species of turtle and fowl.

This gas transmission pipeline would have its terminus in Manchester in Ocean County. Its stated purpose as presented in the petition before the NJ BPU was to enhance resiliency, and reliability of the gas supply should there be another event

such as superstorm Sandy or disruption in the current Texas Eastern supply system.

Manchester, Lakehurst Borough and Plumsted have all been curiously silent during this whole time period and I have to wonder if anyone in Ocean County understands the concerns that we in western Monmouth and Burlington County have regarding this unnecessary infrastructure.

As a former 20 year resident of Ocean County, I understand the public relations campaign that NJNG puts out for public consumption.

But I am not so naïve as to think that NJNG just wants to enhance reliability of the gas supply. They really want to enhance the reliability of their income stream through system growth and by placing this infrastructure cost on its ratepayers – and make us Burlington and western Monmouth County residents suffer the consequences should anything go wrong either before, during, or after its construction.

Will you join us by raising your voices loudly against the NJ BPU’s recent approval of this project? This is not a “done deal.” There are permits required and there is also an interstate pipeline extension and new compressor station (also problematic), to be operated by Williams/ Transco, which are needed to service the SRL in order for anything to become viable. It should also be noted that this is tied to PennEast’s project which is being challenged by 70 municipalities along its route all the way to Hopewell

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Bombs of Hate

Imagine that as you sleepily go out to retrieve your morning newspaper you find a small bag on your lawn.

Curious, you pick it up and find that it is a weighted bag with a leaflet. “Harmless trash,” you may think. Trash it is, but harmless it is not.

It is a small “bomb of hate” meant to frighten you with its message against minorities.

More of these hate notes are now appearing in Monmouth County and throughout the state. The perpetrators seek to frighten their targets and to recruit more members for their groups.

We on the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission deplore this hate literature and the spreading of its vile message. Even though it may not be illegal, it can be dangerous in its purpose of inciting crimes against minority citizens and immigrants.

Silence encourages the tormentors. If you are a recipient, report the incident to your local police department.

A littering complaint is also a possibility. If you see someone dropping these bags or in a similar activity, try to get a license number or as much description as possible of the car and occupants.

Our goal is to alleviate the current tensions and conflicts in our communities.

Hate groups are attempting to inf lame relations with racial minorities, religious minorities, immigrants and between the police and the community.

The Monmouth County Human Relations Commission is available through our Speakers’ Bureau: 732-2914257; website monmouthcountyhrc.org, and bias problem hot line: 732-303-7666.

We ask members of all community groups, both minority and majority, to speak out

with us. Do not be silent on these issues. We must defuse these “bombs of hate.”

John P. Delaney, Chairperson Carolyn Schwebel, Communications Chairperson Monmouth County Human Relations Commission

Meat Industry ‑ 9, Consumers ‑ 0 The “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” released recently by U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services mark the ninth time in a row that the meat industry has successfully suppressed scientific findings recommending reduced meat consumption. The reduction was recommended by the government-appointed Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee in a 571-page report based on review of thousands of studies.

Reduced meat consumption was first recommended in 1977 by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs in “Dietary Goals for the United States,” a precursor to the Dietary Guidelines.

The meat industry forced the Committee to destroy all copies of the report and to remove the offending recommendation from a new edition.

That wanton government sell-out to the meat industry has replayed itself with every new edition of the Dietary Guidelines since then.

“Dietary Guidelines for Americans” shape school lunches and other government food support programs and underlie public health campaigns to lower rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

Fortunately, American consumers are not easily duped. Sales of plant-based meats, cheeses, milks and ice creams have skyrocketed, and every grocery store provides seemingly countless choices of fruits and vegetables.

Henry Traconi Toms River

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From The Desk Of Congressman Chris Smith: Smith Introduces The Gold Star Families Voices Act

Congressman Chris Smith NEW JERSEY – U.S. Rep. Ch r is Smith ( NJ04) introduced legislation to expand the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project (VHP) and allow for the collection of information on the lives of the men and women in our nation’s military who are missing in action or have died as a result of their service.

“The Veterans History

Project is designed to turn memories into history, to memorialize the lives of the heroes whose selfless sacrifice has contributed – and continues to contribute – to our collective understanding of who we are as a nation,” said Smith, who served as chairman of the House Veteran’s Affairs Committee and authored more than a dozen laws to expand the benefits and services provided to our nation’s veterans. “Yet one voice is missing from the archives: the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice – they gave their lives for our freedom.”

In 2000, Congress cre-

ated the Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress to collect and catalog the stories of American war veterans.

The purpose of the project (which was established by Public Law 106-380) is: “to preserve the memories of this nation’s war veterans so that Americans of all current and future generations may hear directly from veterans and better appreciate the realities of war and the sacrifices made by those who served in unifor m during wartime.”

To date, the VHP has collected the records of over 99,000 veterans who have

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served in military engagements since World War I. The project now requires first hand narratives only, blocking the collection of information of veterans who did not return from the battlefields.

The Gold Star Families Voices Act will allow the parents, spouses, siblings and children of fallen heroes to participate in the VHP and tell the stories of their loved ones – ensuring we record and remember the lives and sacrifices of all who have served.

Smith’s legislation is endorsed by American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. whose Legislative Chairperson

Becky Christmas stated: “Rep. Smith’s legislation gives our children a voice that they no longer have.

The Gold Star Families Voices Act will ensure that the experiences and lives of all veterans, including our sons and daughters who fought and died for our country, are remembered, honored and preserved.”

Judith Tapper, president of the New Jersey Gold Star Mothers and proud mother of PO1 (SEAL) David M. Tapper (KIA Afghanistan 8/20/03) stated: “The Gold Star Families Voices Act will certainly ensure the Gold Star Families of New

Jersey that the statement we all hear ‘they will never be forgotten,’ will be solidified in the Library of Congress archives for generations to come and this act is worthy of our fallen loved ones stories to be told.”

“The Gold Star Mothers are an inspiration; having lost their children in service to our nation, they continue to work for policies that better meet the needs of veterans. They have t ur ned their grief into advocacy: working for veterans, for military families, and especially, for the memories of their children,” Smith said.

Assemblyman David P. Rible 30th Legislative District

Rible Introduces Legislation To Create “Blue Alert System”

NEW JERSEY – Assemblyman Dave Rible has introduced legislation (A2674) that would establish a system to quickly disseminate information regarding suspects believed to have been involved in the harming or killing of a law enforcement officer.

“Our society has recently witnessed an increase in anti-police rhetoric, putting these men and women in harm’s way now more than ever,” Assemblyman Rible said, noting the recent attack of two police off icers who were shot and killed in Maryland.

MONMOUTH COUNTY – Health officials throughout New Jersey and the United States are seeing increased influenza illness. Locally, the staff of the Monmouth County Health Department is also seeing increased flu activity reporting and they are closely monitoring this year’s flu activity at Monmouth County schools, hospitals and nursing homes.

“There are three basic everyday actions that we can all use to protect ourselves and our loved ones from getting the flu,” said Freeholder John P. Curley, liaison to the Monmouth County Health

Department. “Cover your cough, wash your hands and stay home if you are sick are best ways to avoid getting and spreading the flu and many other illnesses.”

An extra step in the flu protection arsenal is getting a seasonal influenza shot.

The county health department will offer free flu vaccines at their office located at 3435 Highway 9 in Freehold. To receive a vaccine, call the health department at 732-431-7456 to make an appointment.

Participants will be screened by a registered nurse regarding risk factors and educated about the vaccine. A parent or

“ We ne e d t o r e d ou ble our efforts to apprehend those who carry out such heinous attacks against our law enforcement officers.”

The “Blue Alert System” would promote a cooperative effort between state and local law enforcement

agencies and the media to rapidly disseminate information regarding suspects believed to be involved with the serious injury, death or disappearance of a law enforcement officer.

“As we have seen in the past with abductions, the rapid dissemination of in-

formation regarding suspects in a crime has been beneficial in not only safely returning the victims, but also apprehending the suspects,” Assemblyman R ible said. “T he ‘Blue Alert System’ will help with the apprehension of suspects wanted in con-

County Offering Free Influenza Vaccines guardian must sign a consent form for children six months to 18 years of age.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone six months of age and older be vaccinated against the flu annually. Flu shots are approved for use in pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions.

“If you haven’t already done so, you should get this season’s flu shot,” said Christopher Merkel, Monmouth County’s Public Health Coordinator. “This year there are several different strains of influenza circulating in our

region. The flu shot is a way to be protected from some of the strains.”

When a circulating influenza virus is different from vaccine viruses, it is still recommended that persons get a flu shot.

Even if the vaccine might not provide complete protection against one of the strains, it still offers protection against the other influenza viruses that are present in the vaccine.

Influenza symptoms are cough, sore throat, headache, muscle pain, chills and fatigue. A fever may or may not be a symptom of the flu.

Residents who have one or more of these symptoms are

urged to stay home from work or school to avoid spreading the illness to others.

“Residents need to be vigilant in protecting themselves and reducing the spread of the seasonal influenza,” said Curley. “We are in the usual peak of influenza season right now.”

According to the CDC, most people with the flu have mild illness and do not need medical care or antiviral drugs. If, however, you have symptoms of flu and are in a high risk group, or are very sick or worried about your illness, contact your health care provider. For information about

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nection with harming or killing a police officer and ultimately hold those suspects accountable for the crimes they committed.”

high risk groups, visit the CDC website at cdc.gov.

The Monmouth County Health Department recommends that all residents avoid close contact with people who are sick. If you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick, too, and stay home when you are sick. Most importantly, wash your hands to protect yourself from germs and cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.

For additional information, call the Monmouth County Health Department at 732-431-7456, or log onto visitmonmouth.com.

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History Of States’ Workmanship On Display

FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Historical Association will host a celebration on March 5 for its exhibition “Of the Best Materials and Good Workmanship: 19th Century New Jersey Chairmaking” at the Museum at 70 Court Street. The exhibition will remain open through July 9.

The celebratory reception will be held on March 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. Curator of Museum Collections Joseph W. Hammond will be available to point out highlights of the displays, explain the various woods used in chairmaking and trace the interest of the craft in 19th century America.

The reception is free, open to the public and refreshments will be served.

This exhibition explores the diversity of products made by chairmakers in New Jersey from the late 18th century through 1900.

The gallery is divided into four areas: the craft of chairmaking, Windsor chairs, common chairs and factory-made chairs. It draws together examples by chairmakers from throughout the Garden State.

Of special interest is a large collection of chairmaking tools, equipment, benches, patterns and stencils from Monmouth County collected by the late William H. MacDonald of Trenton. MacDonald, who had at one time lived in Freehold, donated the collection to the Association beginning in 1958. The exhibition represents the first time the entire MacDonald Collection has been displayed together.

Hammond said the title for the exhibition is taken from the language commonly used by New Jersey chairmakers in their newspaper advertisements promoting themselves as competitive with urban craftsmen from New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere.

The items in the exhibition come from throughout the Garden State, from Bergen to

Cumberland and Salem counties, and span the era from 1780 to 1900. Some of the items on display are on loan from several different historical societies, as well as from private collections, and are representative of both local and regional chairmakers.

The area devoted to Windsor chairs includes the earliest known New Jersey example marked by its maker – Ezekiah Hewes from Salem about 1780. Seven other documented New Jersey Windsors are also shown.

Of particular interest is one section devoted to the Ware family of Cumberland County, a family that represents a unique chapter in the history of American furniture production.

Nineteen members of the family spanning four generations made traditional slat-back, rush-seated chairs in the Delaware Valley tradition from the late 18th century to about 1940.

The area displaying factory-made chairs includes perforated plywood seating furniture made by Gardener and Co. of Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County; folding chairs made by the Collignon Brothers near Closter, Bergen County; and delicate ballroom-type chairs produced by the Cooper Chair Factory of Bergenfield, Bergen County.

The Monmouth County Historical Association is a private non-profit organization that has been working to preserve history and provide educational opportunities since its founding in 1898.

Museum hours are Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The library is open Wednesdays through Saturdays. The Historic Houses are open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from May 1 through September 30, from 1 to 4 p.m.

For further information about the association, call 732-462-1466 or visit monmouthhistory.org.

Colon Cancer Is Preventable, Treatable And Beatable

JACKSON – Bartley Healthcare will host a free seminar on colon cancer. Join Bartley Healthcare, located at 175 Bartley Road, on March 10 at 5:30 p.m.

For the month of March, Bartley Healthcare is raising awareness for the treatment and prevention of colon cancer and urging people to take action toward prevention. It is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Bartley Healthcare is sponsoring a presentation to help more people understand this disease. Colorectal cancer, mostly found in people over the age of 50, is the fourth most common cancer in the United States. Register for the presentation and learn more.

This informative presentation by Dr. Rada Shakov, of Apex Gastroenterology from CentraState Medical Center, is designed to give a complete overview of colon cancer, its causes, who it affects, the symptoms and the different stages of treatment. Bartley Healthcare will also be providing a free take-home screening kit.

Registration is required for attendance at this event. Bartley Healthcare will provide a light, healthy dinner. Register with the event co-sponsor, CentraState Medical Center, by visiting centrastate.com then click on “Classes & Events” or call the Health Awareness Center at 732-308-0570.

Join The Senior Book Club

HOWELL – The Howell branch Library, 318 Old Tavern Road, hosts a Senior Book Club that meets every third Thursday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The upcoming meeting on March 17 will be to discuss “The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry” by Gabrielle Zevin. A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its

history and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over ‑‑ and see everything anew.

Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.

For more information, contact 732-938-2300 or visit monmouthcountylib.org.

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Domestic Violence Advocate Training

MONMOUTH COUNTY – 180 Turning Lives Around (180), a private non-profit organization in Monmouth County, continues to provide support and advocacy to victims of domestic violence in the aftermath of a highly emotional and traumatic experience with the assistance of its dedicated response team volunteers.

180 will be conducting a 40-hour mandatory training course for new Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) volunteers from April 4 to 28, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the courtroom at Hazlet Police Headquarters, 255 Middle Road.

The deadline to submit applications is March 17. Training will be provided to successful applicants.

180’s volunteer DVRT Advocates are civilian members of the community who work collaboratively with law enforcement to provide support, information and referrals to victims of domestic violence at police headquarters.

Advocates also discuss with victims safety planning and their legal rights in regard to obtaining a temporary restraining order. By providing empathy and crucial perspective of the situation, these specially-trained advocates help to empower victims to make informed decisions for themselves and their families.

Basic requirements for volunteers to apply include that they must be 18 years of age or older, have access to reliable transportation,

possess a valid driver’s license, be willing to serve on an on-call shift basis, participate in an interview process, submit to background investigations and fingerprinting and successfully complete the mandatory training.

The police departments and 180 are committed to culturally diverse teams to better serve the community, so bilingual capability is helpful. Prior knowledge of domestic violence is not required.

The identities of the DVRT volunteers are kept anonymous. For an application or additional information, contact Tina Morgan, assistant coordinator, Victim Support program, at tinam@180nj.org or 732-264-4360, ext.

4272. Mention the town where you reside.

The confidential services of the DVRT program are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for victims of domestic violence at police departments throughout Monmouth County.

For 40 years, 180 Turning Lives Around has been dedicated to providing shelter, counseling, support, prevention, education and advocacy in Monmouth County for those affected by domestic violence and sexual violence.

If you, or someone you know, is a victim of domestic violence or sexual violence, you can call the 180 Turning Lives Around Confidential Hotline at 732-264-4111 or 888-843-9262, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, visit 180nj.org. In an emergency, dial 9-1-1.

Carnival For Autism’s Leprechaun Lunch

HOWELL – Carnival for Autism is holding a Leprechaun Lunch to benefit its cause. The goal of the Carnival for Autism is to raise awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorders, create a place where ASD people and NT people can interact comfortably, as well as work toward the development and implementation of an adult ASD living community that is self-sustaining and sensory friendly.

This lunch will be held at St. William the Abbot Church, 2740 Lakewood Allenwood

Road, on March 13 from noon to 3 p.m.

There are children, adult and family pass tickets available for presale. Tickets for a baby cost $2, for children ages 3 to 12 $6, for an adult $15, for two adults and two children $32 and for two adults and three children $36. Tickets can be purchased the day of the event, $18 for adults and $8 for children.

For more information, visit Carnival for Autism’s Facebook page.

Aldrich School To Host Blood Drive

HOWELL – The Aldrich School Blood Drive honors all pediatric cancer warriors of Howell. Every day 46 children will be diagnosed with cancer. Seven of those children will not live to see another birthday.

Here in Howell, several Pediatric Warriors, survivors and angels have endured multiple treatments and received blood as part of their treatment. Each of the children in Howell have a name and each child has a story.

The blood drive will be on March 23 from

3:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Aldrich School, 615 Aldrich Road. Babysitting and refreshments will be available.

Online scheduling is available. Visit redcrossblood.org, enter the ZIP code 07731 in the “Find a Blood Drive” search box and enter the password “Aldrich” to schedule an appointment. An appointment can also be schedule by contacting Patrice McDow at 732-996-9761 or Patrice_mcdow@yahoo.com.

Ardena Baptist Church Weekly Schedule

FREEHOLD – The Ardena Baptist Church’s Sunday School for all ages meets weekly at 9 a.m. The Sunday Morning Worship Service is at 10:30 a.m. and the Wednesday Morning Bible Study is at 9

a.m. The Thursday Youth group meets at 7 p.m.

The church is located at 593 Adelphia Road. For more information, contact the church at ardenabaptist@optonline.net.

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–Photo courtesy Monmouth County Connection Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon holds the Certificate of Excellence awarded to the Monmouth County Connection by the U.S. Department of State for its passport services.

MONMOUTH COUNTY – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon announced the Monmouth County Connection has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State for its excellent passport services.

“The county connection has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence for its performance in a recent audit conducted by the National Passport Acceptance Facility Oversight program” said Hanlon. “This is a testament to our dedicated staff at the county connection.

I am very proud of the work we do there. We offer professional and courteous service to our Monmouth County residents.”

The Monmouth County Connection is a passport acceptance facility under the direction of the County Clerk, and is supported by the

Board of Chosen Freeholders. Passport applications are accepted Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Customers do not need to make an appointment.

The Monmouth County Connection is located in the strip mall at 3544 State Highway 66 in Neptune, adjacent to the Home Depot and across the street from Walmart. The office has a variety of services including passport processing, passport photos, free notary public, veterans’ IDs, election/voter information, senior and veterans’ services, public access computers and more.

For more information, call 732-303-2828 or visit visitmonmouth.com/countyclerk.

Family Candy Bingo Night HOWELL – St. William the Abbot Church, 2740 Lakewood Allenwood Road, is hosting a family candy bingo night on February 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Join in for a few games of bingo with the family in the Parish Hall. You will receive a bingo card for each candy bar you bring.

Bring pennies, Cheerios or another item to use as markers.

R.S.V.P. by the morning of February 28, so the church knows how may pizzas to order.

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CHADD Support Group Meetings

HOWELL – The CHADD support group, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD and ADD), for parents and caregivers of children with ADHD meets every fourth Monday of the

month when the Howell library, 318 Old Tavern Road, is open. The meeting runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information, contact 732-938-2300 or visit monmouthcountylib.org.

Library Holds Mah Jongg Games

HOWELL – Every Monday the library hosts Mah Jongg games from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring your game and join in for an afternoon of fun. The

library is located at 318 Old Tavern Road.

For more information, contact 732-938-2300 or visit monmouthcountylib.org.

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Gala Fundraiser To Benefit Michael’s Feat

MONMOUTH COUNTY – Join the Michael’s Feat non-profit group at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel for its Spring Gala Fundraiser. Michael’s Feat helps seriously ill newborns and their families in Monmouth and Ocean County. The gala will take place

on April 9 from 6 to 11 p.m.

Tickets are $150 per person and $1,350 for a table of 10. Tickets include an open bar, gift auction, dinner and dancing.

Sponsorship opportunities are available from $100 to $10,000. The form can be

found on the website, michaelfeat.org, under “News and Events,” “Purchase Sponsorship.” The deadline for the sponsorship submissions is March 14.

This event is formal attire. 21 years or older.

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Stone Pony To Host Benefit Concert

MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey will host the Fifth Annual Paint the Pony Purple Benefit Concert at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park on March 13.

This family friendly event will raise necessary funds to continue the agency’s programs and services that spread knowledge and awareness of epilepsy and improve the quality of life of those living with the condition in New Jersey.

The event will welcome hundreds of families, supporters and music-lovers to enjoy entertainment while promoting epilepsy awareness. Performances by EB’s Stroke of Luck, Gaslight, Dr. B and the Interns and School of Rock All Star Band. Doors are open at 12:30 to 5 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased for $25 at efnj.com/purple or via telephone at 609392-4900 x119.

Kalmuck History Event At Library

HOWELL – The Heritage Group of Howell and the Friends of the Howell Library will present a program entitled “Kalmuck History in Howell.” The event is on March 3, at the Howell Library, 318 Old Tavern Road.

Two local speakers will come dressed in Kalmuck costume to speak on the Kalmuck traditions and the historic conditions that led to their settling in Howell.

This free program is open to the public.

Light refreshments will be served.

Food Pantry Needs Donations

HOWELL – The St. Veronica Church needs the following items for its food pantry: canned fruit, coffee, crackers, baked beans, hot cereal, cold cereal, hot chocolate, pancake mix and syrup.

The church is located at 4215 Route 9 North.

Visit stveronica.com for more information.

Friends Of Howell Library To Host Concert

HOWELL – The Friends of Howell Library is sponsoring an upcoming concert at the Howell branch Library.

Fred Lehotay and The Ragtimers will play on March 19 at 2 p.m. They will be performing a salute to St. Patrick’s Day. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, call 732-938-2300.

St. Veronica School Gift Auction

FREEHOLD – St. Veronica School will hold its 32nd Annual Dinner and Gift Auction on March 11 at South Gate Manor.

Tickets are $60. They are on sale now.

Ticket forms and information are available at stveronicaschool.com or by calling Jennifer Jarecki at 732-299-2477.

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BlueClaws, Townsquare Media Extend Broadcast Agreement

LAKEWOOD – BlueClaws games will return to the Shore Sports Network again in 2016, according to the club and Townsquare Media. The agreement extends a partnership that began in 2003, the team’s second season. This year marks the 14th straight year the BlueClaws will be heard on Townsquare Media stations.

All 140 games will once again be hea rd on News Tal k R ad io WOBM AM 1160 and 1310 as well as streamed on ShoreSportsNetwork.com and the WOBM-AM mobile application.

“We’re very pleased to extend our partnership with Townsquare Media and the Shore Sports Network,” said BlueClaws General Manager Chris Tafrow. “Townsquare Media has long been a tremendous partner of the BlueClaws and we are excited to carry that relationship another year.”

Bowl For Kids’ Sake Fundraiser

OCEAN COUNTY – The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County are holding an Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake event on February 28 at Playdrome, Toms River starting at 10:30 a.m. and March 6 at Thunderbird Lanes, Manahawkin starting at noon.

Each bowler is asked to pledge a minimum $50 donation that they may personally donate or collect from family members, friends, co-workers and/or their employers.

The money raised from this event will be used to support BBBSOC’s one-to-one youth mentoring programs.

Each bowler will receive a t-shirt, pizza and beverages and bowl two games. There will also be lots of great door prizes.

Longtime CEO Sue Sedivec said, “About 200 bowlers participate in this event each year.

Everyone is welcome – individuals, families, senior citizens and students. This is a great family friendly event or team building event for your office or business. So come out and bowl.”

Raise your $50 donation on CrowdRise at crowdrise.com/bowlforkids2016. Call 732-5053400 for more information.

Know The Signs Of Heart Attack

NEW JERSEY – Fast action can save lives. If you or someone you know is experiencing any of these symptoms below call 9-1-1 immediately. It could be a heart attack. Do not drive to the hospital yourself or have a family member do so. If there is a serious heart issue, emergency medical personnel can start tests and treatments right away in the ambulance and can send time-sensitive information to the hospital in anticipation of your arrival.

Symptoms include: chest pain or discomfort, upper body discomfort, shortness of breath, cold sweats or clammy skin, unusual fatigue or weakness, dizziness, nausea or lightheadedness, anxiety and feeling of indigestion that won’t go away.

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“We put such an emphasis on our local, Jersey Shore community, and the BlueClaws are obviously an extension of that,” said Kevin Williams, Townsquare Media’s Shore Sports Network director. “They’re a big part of our programming and we’re thrilled to extend our partnership.”

Greg Giombarrese returns as the “Voice of the BlueClaws” and will once again

broadcast all 140 BlueClaws games. Tony Graham will again join the broadcast team during home games.

Each broadcast begins with the BlueClaws Beat Pre-Game Show, 15 minutes prior to first pitch, and concludes with a 15-minute Post-Game Show.

The 2016 season opens at Lexington on April 7 and open the home schedule with a

game on April 14 against Greensboro.

The BlueClaws are the Jersey Shore’s top stop for affordable, family entertainment.

They have led the South Atlantic League in attendance in all 15 years of existence.

2016 BlueClaws ticket packages and group outings are currently on sale by calling 732-901-7000 option 3 or online at BlueClaws.com.

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Jackson Memorial Celebrates Its American Idol Contestant

–Photo by Jennifer Peacock At center American Idol semifinalist Gianna Isabella at Jackson Memorial High School during a pep rally in Gianna’s honor on February 9. Chris Petrone, Gianna Isabella and Brenda K. Starr talk to reporters afterward.

By Jennifer Peacock JACKSON – In some ways she’s a perfectly average teenage girl from the burbs: she has a crush on Keith Urban, she argues with her mother about what she should wear, she laughs at her own corny jokes, and she poses for photos with her friends.

But, Gianna Petrone has sang for Keith Urban, taken a selfie with Justin Bieber while roaming around Hollywood, has seen firsthand that Harry Connick Jr. is really tall, and signs autographs while fielding questions from local reporters as she dashes off with her father and recording-artist mother to a doctor’s appointment before heading back out to California.

And while she may get some more selfies with some other celebrities, Jackson Memorial High School sophomore Gianna Petrone hopes for more, a chance to be America’s next, and final, American Idol.

Known professionally as Gianna Isabella, the 15-year-old performer was given a send-off by her school February 9, a retrospective of her time on Idol, as well as some home movies throughout the years showing a precocious little girl whose pipes were formidable from the start.

The clips often showed an emotional and proud “momager” Brenda K. Starr of 1980s fame “I Still Believe” guiding Gianna’s fashion and music choices. Starr praised the school’s pep rally to honor her daughter, calling Jackson a “close-knit community” that really rallies around its own. She and husband Chris were in the front row cheering on their daughter.

“My daughter is the best thing that ever happened to me,” Starr told American Idol.

“She’s everything a mother could ever ask for.”

Connick Jr. handed Starr the ticket, to give to Gianna, on her audition in front of the judges to move onto the next step of the competition.

The high school band welcomed Gianna to the stage with their lively rendition of the theme song from Rocky, in tribute to Gianna’s win during the Idol Philadelphia auditions. Later in the rally, the chorus serenaded her with “I Lived” by OneRepublic.

Gianna, who looked very comfortable on stage, was interviewed by sophomore class advisor Michele McCann. The two bantered about Idol judges, with McCann gushing that Connick is easy on the eyes and Gianna cooing how adorable Urban is. But aside from celebrity-gazing, the competition is hard work filled with power naps and rehearsals, and of course school work squeezed in between all that and shopping trips.

“Hollywood Week is really when I started getting more professional. When I got the ticket, I was like, ‘This is cool. I got a ticket. Check me out.’ Now I’m more serious,” Gianna said.

“This is a job guys. This is the first job I haven’t gotten fired from!”

She’s one of 24 semifinalists on Idols season 15.

Singing competitions are not new to Gianna.

She’s been performing since she was a little girl, and has been on X Factor USA 2013 and won the New York Dream Night Talent Search, which got her an audition with America’s Got Talent.

And while she wasn’t nervous about her Idol audition, she wasn’t prepared for a rejection either.

“I wasn’t prepared for a ‘no’ but if I got it at least I went home knowing I did the best could,” she said, adding later, “I think it would be crazy if I win this.”

“And at the end of the day, that’s all we can do, anybody can do,” McCann added.

Whatever the outcome of her Idol career, Gianna plans to pursue a music career, probably on the West Coast.

“You always have to remain humble and be true to yourself. Always remember where you came from,” Gianna said.

For more information about Gianna, visit her Facebook page, Gianna Isabella Music.

March In The Monmouth Parks

MONMOUTH COUNTY – March marks the official arrival of spring and brings with it plenty of opportunities to enjoy the Monmouth County Park System. Here’s what’s planned for the month: March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Coffee Club Mahjong: Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, Tinton Falls. Shuffle your tiles and build your walls as you play this ancient, fast-paced Asian game. Both American and Chinese rules will be followed. All levels welcome.

The cost is $4 per person per day; cash or check only.

March 1 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Camp Options for Children with Special Needs: Thompson Park Visitor Center, Lincroft.

Find out which Park System camps best fit your child’s needs and interests. Learn what supports are available and how the inclusion process works. Program is free and pre-registration is not required, but recommended.

March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. – Teen Open Basketball: Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, Tinton Falls.

Teens are invited to play or practice on the courts. Cost is $5 per person per day; cash or check only. Under 17 with parent present.

March 3 at 9 a.m. – The Casual Birder: Thompson Park, Lincroft. Meet in the Marlu Lake parking lot. Join a Park System Naturalist for a laid-back morning bird walk. Meander for an hour and see what birds you can find. No need to be an expert at identifying birds to enjoy this walk. A limited number of binoculars will be available to borrow if needed. Open to ages 8 and up. This event is free.

March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 8 to 10 p.m.

– Co-Ed Open Basketball - 20 and Up: Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, Tinton Falls.

This basketball program is open to men and women age 20 and over. Emphasis of this program is exercise and fun. The cost is $5 per person per session; cash or check only.

March 4 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Ask a Naturalist: Henry Hudson Trail. Meet in the parking lot on Dutch Lane in Freehold.

Bring your questions for the Park System Naturalist to this hike. This event is free.

March 5 at 9 a.m. – Roving Park System Naturalist: Fisherman’s Cove Conservation Area, Manasquan – Meet in the main parking lot. Join the Roving Park System Naturalist for a walk and learn about sea-

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sonal points of interest. Free.

March 5 from 11 to 11:45 a.m. – Drop-In Surprise Story Time: Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown. Join in for story time. If the weather is nice, look for the clue at the Horticultural Center’s entrance that leads to the secret spot. If it’s rainy or cold, the group will meet inside. Recommended for ages 3 to 7. Free.

March 5 from 12-3 p.m. – 19th Century Woodworking Demonstration: Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel. See how 19th century woodworking tools were used during this demonstration. Free.

March 5 and 6 at 1 p.m. – Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss: Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Howell. Celebrate the author’s birthday with a story and craft. Free.

March 6 at 9 a.m. – E. Murray Todd Half-Marathon: Brookdale Community College. This 13.1-mile race offers race-day registration starting at 7:15 a.m. Race day registration fee is $50 per runner; cash or check only.

March 6 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Open Ceramics: Thompson Park Creative Arts Center, Lincroft. Choose from a large selection of bisque fired pottery pieces to glaze and make your own. Children 12 and under are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. The cost is $6 per hour plus price of bisque ware; cash or check only. Pieces will be fired in about a week.

March 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. – Music Man Rich Marzec: Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel. Enjoy music from the 1890s. Free.

March 6, 13 and 20 from 8 to 10 a.m.

– Men’s Open Gym Basketball: Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, Tinton Falls.

Shoot some hoops on the Rec Center’s full court gym. The cost is $5 per person per session; cash or check only.

March 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. – Co-Ed Open Basketball - 20 and Up: Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, Tinton Falls.

See previous event description.

March 11 and 18 from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

– Family Gym Time: Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, Tinton Falls. There will be tunnels, gym mats, scooters and other play equipment set up for your entertainment. This is an open play format with no instruction provided. Parent supervision is required and Rec Center staff will be present if you have questions or need assistance.

Open to ages 1 to 4 with adult. The cost is $10 per pair per day; cash or check only.

March 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Open Shoot Archery: Thompson Park Activity Barn, Lincroft. All equipment is provided during this open shoot. No outside equipment permitted. This offering is designed for experienced archers. Open to ages 10 and up (under 18 with adult). Cost is $10 per person; cash or check only.

To learn more about these Park System activities, visit monmouthcountyparks. com or call the Park System at 732-8424000. For persons with hearing impairment, Park System TTY/TDD number is 711. The Monmouth County Park System, created in 1960 by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks and Recreation agency.

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Here’s To Your Health

Dear Pharmacist

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Brace Yourself: Your Thyroid Lab Test Is Probably All Wrong

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

The current medical system isn’t on your side. Some physicians don’t stay current with the literature, or if they do, they are reading drug-funded studies. Some Docs actually still believe what they were taught 30 years ago in medical school. How does that help you?

When a physician uses knowledge from an outdated toolbox, you pay the price. Case in point, I received this email from someone, name withheld: “Suzy, I’ve had all the tests for thyroid but they all come back fine, yet for years I’ve been losing hair on top of my head; and I have no leg or pubic hair, the driest skin and dry eyes. So on and so on and now my bladder is overactive. Do you think I have a thyroid problem?”

So does this person have thyroid disease?

Probably, although, we’d need lab tests to confirm. If you go to 100 doctors and ask them to test your thyroid, about 98 of them will use the standard “TSH” test and if it’s normal, they will tell you that you do not have thyroid disease, like my anonymous reader above. They will treat you for everything but thyroid!

The TSH test is old and outdated and if you base your life on the results of this test, you’ll never get well. You’ll be prescribed 10 different drugs to smack down all the symptoms of thyroid disease, rather than ever treating the thyroid disease itself. Imagine the arcade game Whac-A-Mole!

If your physician uses only the TSH

test and it is normal, you may be told you have fibromyalgia and be given analgesics for the muscle pain and you’ll be diagnosed with either depression or anxiety and be prescribed either Zoloft or Xanax (or both). You’ll also be sent to the pharmacy for Rogaine for the hair loss and Detrol LA for the overactive bladder. Good luck getting well. All this expense and misery, because your TSH came back normal. A TSH can be normal and it’s still very possible that you have some degree of hypothyroidism, or you are genuinely “thyroid sick” as I refer to it in my book, “Thyroid Healthy” available at my website and Amazon.

Maybe instead of 10 drugs you need one drug as in thyroid medicine or maybe natural thyroid dietary supplementation, or a combination. A good doctor will know. Forget about the TSH test, it’s just okay. It’s part of a bigger scenario. The most important tests are the following: Total T3, Total T4, Free T3, Free T4, TPO and TG Antibodies, Reverse T3 and Ferritin.

I’m out of space here, but I have suggested “normals” that are much different from those on your lab tests. If you go to my website suzycohen.com and sign up for my newsletter, I’ll give you a free ebook, plus I will email you a longer version of this article that includes the tests and the normal reference ranges so you can compare your lab numbers to my recommended values.

(This information is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Suzy Cohen is the author of “The 24-Hour Pharmacist” and “Real Solutions.” For more information, visit www.SuzyCohen.com) ©2016 SUZY COHEN, RPH. DISTRIBUTED BY DEAR PHARMACIST, INC.

Cancer Foundation’s Crystal Gala At Ocean Place Resort

OCEAN COUNTY – Tickets and sponsorships are now available for the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation’s annual Crystal Gala presented by Preferred Home Health Care and Nursing Services. The event is on March 12, from 6 to 11 p.m. at Ocean Place Resort and Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch.

The 2016 honorees are Dr. Margaret Fisher, medical director at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital Monmouth Medical Center; Dr. Lisa A. Forzani of Forzani Family Chiropractic Center and William MacDonald, group manager of PNC Bank and Select Equity Group Foundation.

Tickets cost $150 each and include “The Preakness,” an evening of virtual horse racing action, a cocktail hour, a sit-down dinner with an open bar, dancing, silent and gift auctions,

prizes and more.

Sponsorships range from $100 to $20,000.

For sponsorship opportunities, call Rosemarie Contreras at 732-282-2324 or rcontreras@ emmanuelcancer.org.

The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides specialized services at no charge to New Jersey families who are caring for a child with cancer.

The services include professional in-home counseling; advocacy on behalf of families; materials support, such as food, clothing, toys and household items and emergency financial aid, such as paying for rent or utilities.

For the past 30 years, the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation has helped more than 1,700 New Jersey families in Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties who are dealing with pediatric cancer.

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The Tax Appeal Hearing: Once an The Tax Board’s Decision. New Jersey appeal is filed, the County Tax Board law states that the Tax Board must hear will schedule a hearing. Tax appeal and render a judgment on all appeals hearings are generally held within three within three months of the last day for to four months after the filing date. If filing appeals, unless an extension is the appeal has been filed by commercial granted by the Director of the Division entity, such as a corporation or limited of Taxation. Judgments are issued liability company, the taxpayer must shortly thereafter. If you are dissatisfied be represented by an attorney at the with the judgment of the Tax Board, hearing. Even if the appeal was filed you may appeal to the State Tax Court. by individual, we strongly recommend You have 45 days from the date your that all taxpayers retain a New Jersey judgment was mailed to file an appeal attorney experienced in tax appeals to with the Tax Court. However, an appeal pursue the hearing because there are to the Tax Court is time consuming and certain procedural requirements that likely expensive. Further, if you did not must be satisfied. In all hearings, the produce the appropriate proofs at the town will be represented by the mu- County level, you may be prevented nicipal attorney. from producing them at the Tax Court.

We also recommend that all taxpayers The tax appeal process can be compliobtain an appraisal report prepared cated and the failure of the taxpayer to by a certified real estate appraiser so understand and follow the process can as to justify the basis for the appeal. lead to an adverse Tax Board judgment.

Remember that the town’s assessment Therefore, it is important to consult is presumed to be accurate and the with an experienced New Jersey tax burden is on the taxpayer to prove attorney. The law office of R.C. Shea otherwise. The only real way to meet and Associates has been representing this burden is to have an appraisal by a taxpayers in Ocean County for over certified appraiser. If you intend to rely 30 years.

The law firm of R.C. Shea & Associates, Counsellors at Law, is a full service law firm representing and advising clients in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate Litigation, Personal Injury, General Litigation, Real Estate Law, Medicaid Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers’ Compensation, Land Use and Planning Law, Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney and much more. Call or visit our office Toms River office at 732-505-1212, 244 Main Street, Toms River, Manchester Area 732-408-9455 or our Brick Area at 732-451-080; email us at Rshea@rcshea.com or visit our website at www.rcshea.com.

Tickets On Sale For International Chef’s Night Out

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Foundation for Vocational Technical Education will host the 20th Annual International Chef’s Night Out on March 7 at the Pine Belt Arena from 6 to 9 p.m.

Over 50 area restaurants, caterers, bakeries, specialty stores and beverage distributors are expected to participate. For the $50 admission fee, attendees may sample an extensive variety of sweet and savory delicacies as well as some of the area’s fine wines and beverages.

In addition to the food and beverage offerings there will be a 50/50 raffle, themed gift basket raffles and door prizes.

Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. To purchase tickets go to ocvtschefsnightout.org.

For more information, call Alicia Carney at 732-286-5670 ext. 3212 or Sharon Noble at 732-473-3100 ext. 3177.

All proceeds benefit the Ocean County Foundation for Vocational Technical Education.

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Items For Sale Infants/Toddler - Clothing, blankets, comforters, snowsuits, pack n play, stroller, carseat, walker, toys, lots more. Best offer takes all. Call 732-202-1493.

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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, brica-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid. Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius.

732-364-7580. (t/n) Used Guns Wanted - All types: collectibles, military, etc. Call 917-681-6809. (t/n) Costume/Estate Jewelry - Looking to buy costume/estate jewelry.

Same day house calls. Religious items too. Immediate cash. 5 percent more cash with this ad. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) CASH, CASH, CASH! - Instant cash paid for junk cars, trucks, vans. Free removal of any metal items. Discount towing. Call Dano 732-239-3949. (t/n) Guns Wanted - Old or new pistols, rifles, shotguns, ammunition. Licensed collectors, state legal transfers. Cash paid. Call Jeff. 609-713-0637. (t/n) 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. Call Jason at 609-970-4806. (t/n) Buying - Jewelry collections and jewelry boxes; costume/estate/antique. Rhinestones, pins, bracelets, all types (watches too). Cash Paid Today! Call “THE JEWELRY GAL.” Brick Area. 732-513-2139.

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Help Wanted Teacher Assistant Pre-school – PT. Brick Child Care Center.

Call 732 458-2100.

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Help Wanted Part Time Food Service – We have an immediate need for Part time waitstaff/servers, dietary aides, and dishawahers. We are a well established retirement/healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay and 401K once you have worked 1 year and 1000 hours. Under the direction of great food service leadership team, you will be working in an environment where you get the support and training needed to grow in your culinary career. The Pines offers an open door policy and senior leadership is always available and visible to our employees every day. Rate of pay starts at $8.50/ hour. Apply in person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (13) Two’s Teacher Assistant - Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-210. (43) Laundromat Attendant - For PT. Good communication skills, math and min computer knowledge. Transportation needed. Long term commitment only. 732-286-1863.

(11) Certified Home Health Aides Needed for Ocean County area. Hourly and live-in positions avail. P/T and F/T. Call CCC at 732-206-1047. (t/n) Aluminum Mechanic and Helper Wanted - Call 609-6614111. Must have license.

(10) Private - HHA or CNA (in Toms River) – Extra Cash - $11.50 to start.

Monday through Friday 9 to 10 p.m. 1 hr. each night. Adult male care. Must be reliable. Call my cell 941-726-4360.

Phone number 941-726-4360. (13) Te a c h e r – To d d l e r s , F T / P T. Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-2100.

(13) Full Time/Part Time CNA – The Pines at Whiting is looking for experienced CNA’s to provide excellence in care to our residents on our Skilled Nursing Unit, Hamilton Place.

If you are looking for an environment that rewards excellence, provides a fun work environment you should look no further then The Pines. Our senior leadership values an open door policy from The CEO down and is visible each and every day to all the staff. Full time 3-11 and 11-7. Part time 11-7 e/o w/e. Apply in person to : The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (13) Teacher Ass’t – PT. 7 to 9 a.m.

Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-210.

(13) Now Hiring Property Inspectors- FT/PT in your area. Full, free training provided. jim.g59@ comcast.net or msangelabove@ comcast.net. 732-766-4425, 201259-0734. Ask for Mel. (t/n) Full Time Cook – We have an immediate need for a full time cook with at least 3 years of experience. We are a well established retirement/healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay and great benefits. Under the direction of great food service leadership team, you will be working in an environment where you get the support and training needed to grow in your culinary career. The Pines offers an open door policy and senior leadership is always available and visible to our employees every day. Salary is based on experience and can range from $10.50/hr to $14/ hr based on experience. Excellent benefits. Apply in person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (13)

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Bobs Waterproofing - Basem e n t a n d c r a w l s p a c e w a t e rproofing. Mold testing, removal and prevention. Family owned.

Fully licensed and insured. Call Bob 732-616-5007. (t/n)

Infants/Caregiver – PT. Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-210. (13) Chiropractor – FT, permanant position in Toms River, NJ (Ocean County). Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree required. Must have NJ state license. Mail resume, ind. salary requirements, availability to Ryan Howell, VP/Managing Partner, Thompson Chiropractic Center PC, 424 South Main St., Forked River, NJ 08731.

(10) Micromedia Publications is seeking part-time creative writers to craft colorful and informative business and professional profiles for our advertisers. This is an excellent opportunity for those with excellent writing skills to earn supplemental income or to build their portfolios in a variety of fields such as news or advertising. For more information or to submit your resume and writing samples for consideration, please email: agradzki@micromediapubs.com.

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Services PQ Painting & Home Improvement Services - Celebrating almost five decades of service. Visit us online at pqpaintingservice. com. See all our anniversary and monthly specials. Winner of Angie’s List Super Service Award.

Free estimates, reasonable rates, fully licensed and insured NJ Lic #13VH06752800. Call 732500-3063 or 609-356-2444. (t/n) Piano Lessons - At reasonable rates in your home. Experienced teacher of 38 years. M.S.M. Grad. Call Ms. Christine 732-713-2669. (13) House Painting - Interior. Over 30 years in business. Licensed and insured. Lic#13VH06956700. Call Bob 732-929-4399.

(11) House Cleaning - I will clean your home. Very good prices.

Call 732-552-7513.

(12) Caulking - Interior, bathrooms, kitchens, etc. Cutting out old. Installing new. Call Steve 732703-8120. Thank You. (t/n) Get Floored - Get Floored’s blow out. Plush carpet installed over pad - $1.89 sq. ft. Quick Step Laminate installed - $2.99 sq. ft. Free shop at home. (Repair work, restretching, etc.) 732-581-2700 or 732-4772272. Free estimates. (t/n) Painting - By neat, meticulous craftsman who will beat any written estimate. Interior/exterior. Free estimate. Fully insured. 732-5067787, 646-643-7678.

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Electrician - Licensed/Insured.

Will do the jobs the big guys don’t want. Free estimates, senior discount. Call Bob 732608-7702. LIC #12170.

(17) Polish Lady - Mature. Will do light housekeeping, cooking, shopping, doctors, companionship, etc. Very reliable. Call Ava 732-581-4726. (14) We Unclog All Drains - Including main sewer lines. Toilets repaired and replaced and more. Lic #13VH05930800.

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Don Carnevale Painting - Specializing in interiors/exteriors.

Very neat. Special senior discounts.

Reasonable, affordable, insured.

References. Low winter rates.

License #13VH3846900. 732-8994470 or 732-814-4851.

(10) Computer Tutoring for Seniors – Retired, “Microsoft Certified” instructor. Very Reasonable rates. Very patient with slow learners. I’ll teach you in the comfort of your home on your computer. I can trouble shoot your slow computer! I also teach iPhone and iPad. I set up new computers at less than half the price the retailers charge. Windows 10 specialist. I can also build a beautiful small business website at a fraction of the going rates. Special Projects always welcome! Tony 732-997-8192. (t/n)

My 2 Girls Cleaning - Bonded and insured. 20 years experience.

Homes, offices. Call for a free estimate 732-914-8909. We clean weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or a one time treat. Senior discount given. Donna 732-232-7058.

(11) ATCO Painting - Quality work.

Prompt service. Call for free estimate. License #13VH04548900.

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JCP&L Reminder

NEW JERSEY – Jersey Central Power and Light reminds customers to immediately report any downed wires to the company or their local police and fire department.

Customers should never go near a downed power line, even if they think it is no longer

carrying electricity.

Extra caution should be used in areas where downed lines are tangled in trees or other debris.

To report downed wires or power outages, call 888-544-4877, or click the “Report Outage” link at firstenergycorp.com.

Farmingdale Planning-Zoning Board Meetings

FARMINGDALE – The board meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center, located at 13 Asbury Ave.

When the regularly scheduled meeting falls on a holiday, it will automatically be held on the next business day.

Chess At The Howell Library

HOWELL – Every Saturday the library hosts chess games from 10 a.m. to noon. The games are supplied by the library, which is located at 318 Old

Tavern Road.

For more information, contact 732938-2300 or visit monmouthcountylib.org.

Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser

HOWELL – On February 28, Applebee’s, 4721 US Highway 9 North, is hosting an Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser breakfast to support Howell Pride Lacrosse. The event is

from 8 to 10 a.m.

Tickets cost $10.

Call 732-996-9761 or email Patrice_mcdow@yahoo.com.

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By Joel Markel

Obviously Not A Golfer Dear Joel, I moved from Queens, New York into an over-55 development in Monroe Township. Although my husband always enjoyed golf, it has now become an obsession of his. I am bored and lonely while he is out enjoying himself.

I sometimes feel as if I would have been better off staying in New York.

Answer: As much as it would be nice for your husband to be spending more time with you, he doesn’t have any obligation to do so. Many people would be very happy that their spouses have found pleasure in their retirement years.

My suggestion to you is to find something that you enjoy.

Many women in the over-55 developments play golf. I am certain that there is a school in the vicinity and you too can be swinging a club and enjoying the links.

You gain nothing by blaming him for your boredom. Try something new and if that isn’t enjoyable, try something different.

You too deserve happiness in life. Our blaming others for our unhappiness gets us nowhere.

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Bartley

tried to do is be leaders in our field,” Scalo says.

For the past three decades, that has been the hallmark of the Bartley experience for residents and the staff that serve their healthcare needs.

Bar tley Healthc are opened as a 120 -bed skilled nursing home in 1985, one year after breaking ground.

Scalo says the facility’s first residents were in their seventies, but stayed into their eighties and late nineties.

Bar tley Healthc are began expanding its’ range of services and facilities by opening a memory care unit and a post-acute rehabilitation unit where patients typically stay less than 30 days, then return to their homes.

Today, Bartley Healthcare is a 234-bed facility offering a full range of skilled nursing services for orthopedic conditions and post-surgical joint replacements; cardiac and post-cardiac surgery recovery programs; enteral feeding; IV therapy, multiple trauma; pain management; respiratory; stroke; tracheostomy; and wound care.

The campus facilities

Healthcare Provides Home Sweet Home For Adult Residents

By Joyce Blay There’s no place like home, and for seniors at all stages of their adult lives, there’s no place like Bartley Healthcare Nursing, Rehabilitation and The Orchards At Bartley Assisted Living.

Conveniently located off County Line Road in Jackson, you’ll receive a friendly greeting and a welcoming smile from staff members or Bartley residents.

One of them may be Emilia Harrison, who turned 93 years old on December 4, 2015, and has been a Bartley resident for over five years.

“I don’t know where the time went,” she tells a visitor.

Emilia enjoys soaking up the sunshine outdoors on a regular basis, but says that residents have a wide variety of activities from which to choose.

“You do what you want to do,” she says.

For thirty years, Bartley

Healthcare has provided that flexibility to seniors requiring a wide range of facility services, thanks to Chief Executive Officer Philip Scalo and his physician partners.

“My partners had a very big practice in Jackson,” Scalo says. “We thought we could open a facility and do a very good job meeting residents’ needs.”

With his financial and legal expertise, Scalo and his physician partners make a good team.

Others think so, too.

The Orchards at Bartley has rec eived nu merous awards for excellence from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services in partnership with the Healthcare Asso ciation of New Jersey (HCANJ); the American Healthcare Association/ National Center for Assisted Living; and the Assisted Living Federation of America.

“What we’ve always

also offer inpatient and gathering areas.

Residents can share outpatient rehabilitation; Family recreational their Bartley adventure assisted living; memory oppor tunities abound with other residents or care programs; respite/ at t h e ne i ghb o r h o o d pursue independent pashospice; and at-home movie theater, green- times, indoors or outservices. house and playground doors. The choice is “We started with a theirs. basic concept, underScalo says that Bartstanding and meeting ley’s core values are the individual needs attitude, trust, teamof both resident and work, integrit y, re patient,”Scalo says. spect and excellence, “Each step of our dewhich he emphasizvelopment has been es on a green bracebased on the need for let with the acronym services. (For exam“A.T.T.I.R.E.” ple,) in the late 1990s, “The key thing we we saw the need for stress is that we’re a memor y care prohome providing the grams.” care levels needed Scalo says that he at a certain phase in and his partners have (an individual’s) life,” plans to add respiraScalo says. “It’s home tor y ser vices and a for (on-site) staff, not What we’ve always just residents. We are sub-acute program for Alzheimer’s patients. tried to do is be leaders very experienced in Even after a resithis community and in our field. dent leaves Bar tley (we) give back to our Healthcare, the facility community.”

–Chief Executive ensures their continBartley Healthcare Officer Philip Scalo ued rehabilitation by Nursing and Rehabilproviding a follow-up for grandchildren. itation is located at 175 program.

At any age, there is Bartley Road, Jackson Residents that live at something fun to do at NJ 08527. For further The Orchards At Bartley The Orchards for assist- information about their Assisted Living will feel ed living residents and services, call the facility right at home right away. their visitors. at 732-370-4700.

N e st l e d in a qui et In the privacy of indeThe Orchards At Bartley c ount r y set t ing, T he pendent suites, locat- Assisted Living is locatOrchards promotes a ed by street names in ed at 100 North County neighborhood environ- The Orchard’s assisted Line Road, Jackson NJ ment. Located within living wings, residents 08527. For further inthe community, “Main can decorate their new formation about their Street” is a hub of activi- home with their favorite services, call the facility ty that features a theater, furnishings and beloved at 732-730-1700. exercise center, library mementos. For ever y For further information with c omputer s, hair taste, there is a floor about both facilities, visit salon and barber shop, plan that meets every the company’s Web site game room and other resident’s needs. at bartleyhealthcare.com.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Get that heart rate up. Find ways to release pent up energy and clear your mind for the upcoming week ahead. Make sure to leave your schedule flexible as romantic interludes could suddenly pop up without warning.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Have it your way. You are able to use your charms and wiles to get nearly anyone to fall into line. Put your social acumen to good use by reconciling differences, asking for favors or making new acquaintances this week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Find your support group. You’ll find that those who care about you the most will provide the enthusiasm you need to get your ideas off of the ground. A significant other may make the rest of the world seem to stand still later in the week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Stick to your convictions this week. Don’t back down when it comes to letting others know where you stand on specific issues. Avoid getting too deep into conversations involving subjects of which you have little or no knowledge.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Family comes first. Schedule time to pay attention to loved ones as work may take up too much of your time this week. If someone approaches you for advice, be helpful and enthusiastic as criticism could be poisonous.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t compromise your values. In the heat of the moment, you may feel compelled to say or do something that goes against everything that you’ve been taught. Steer clear of confrontations in the week to come.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): Bury the

hatchet. There’s no point in allowing ill feelings to fester. You can improve everyone’s mood by taking steps towards reconciliation. Matters of romance and relationships may take precedent as the week progresses.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23- Nov. 21): Nothing stands in the way of progress. No matter if you take baby steps or giant leaps forward you get closer to achieving your goal. Don’t shrug off a commitment or promise this week just because you don’t think it’s important.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): Play it cool. Don’t allow someone to get under your skin this week as this may be precisely the reaction they were looking for. Find constructive outlets to blow off steam such as sports or tackling chores around the house.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 19): May the force be with you. Just have a little faith that the universe is working with you and not against you, and everything will turn out for the best this week. Someone may be willing to help more than you anticipated.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- Feb. 18): A well-tended garden blooms best. Don’t expect projects to become rousing successes unless you have provided the proper care and attention to making them work. Romantic prospects are likely to improve in the week ahead.

PISCES (Feb. 19- Mar. 20): The means don’t always justify the ends. Giving simply to help out those in need is a wonderful thing, while giving to receive kudos is not quite as admirable.

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Cuban Sandwich Proves That A Panini

By Any Other Name Taste Just As Delicious

By Wolfgang Puck

As a chef with restaurants on three continents and the good fortune to travel and eat my way around the world, I am always fascinated to see how so many dishes that may at first seem unique to a particular cuisine actually have close cousins in other countries.

Fried chicken, for example, is undeniably all-American; yet, I grew up eating wonderful skillet-fried chicken in Austria, and chunks of crispy chicken are popular bar snacks in Japan. Then there’s my grandmother’s pot ato -and- cheese-st uffed du mp lings, remarkably similar to Italian ravioli and Chinese pot stickers.

Now consider the sandwich. It may owe its name to the English nobleman who, because he couldn’t be bothered to tear himself away from the gambling table, asked his meat to be served between two slices of bread. But that doesn’t fully explain why so many countries today claim sandwiches all their own. Take the panini, Italy’s own signature pressed sandwich. Yes, people across Europe and North America have enthusiastically taken to it, coming up with all sorts of variations involving different breads, cheeses and other fillings and seasonings. Still, other countries have their own griddled sandwiches.

There’s America’s lunchtime classic, grilled cheese, for example.

One of my favorite panini cousins, though, is the Cuban sandwich, which originated about a cent ur y ago among Cuban im mig rants in southern Florida. It’s one of the most generous grilled sandwiches I have encountered, featuring cheese and a generous assortment of cured and cooked meats, plus pickles and mustard, cooked not between two slices of bread but inside a length of long, slender French bread. Better still, the sandwich is weighted down to press it as thinly as possible, to produce a wonderfully crusty, crunchy exterior that complements the hot, rich filling bound together with melted cheese.

This is no ordinary panini.

Yet, as special as it sounds, a Cuban sandwich is still incredibly quick and easy to make at home. You can use any assortment of fillings you want, including roast pork or other leftover meat. Just be sure to include yellow ballpark-style mustard and sliced dill

pickles to achieve just the right tangy f lavor. The other key is to not just to cook the sandwich inside a panini grill, but also to weigh down the grill with a brick or heavy cans (placing them carefully for even pressure and so they don’t slide off ).

You’ll be amazed by the difference these few little secrets make to the results. And I predict that, once you try it, you’ll make Cuban Sandwiches a regular part of your own home cooking repertoire.

CUBAN SANDWICH Serves 1 1 length French or sourdough baguette, cut to fit your panini grill 3 to 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 3 to 4 tablespoons yellow mustard 2 to 3 thin slices Swiss cheese 4 to 6 thin slices smoked or cured ham 4 to 6 slices salami 6 thin lengthwise slices dill pickle 3 or 4 slices roast pork, or other meat of your choice 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened Preheat an electric panini press or a hinged electric counter top double-sided grill.

With a serrated bread knife, cut the length of baguette horizontally in half. Evenly spread both cut surfaces of the bread with mayonnaise, then mustard. Arrange the bread halves coated side up on a work surface.

Layer the bottom half of the bread with the Swiss cheese. Then, in even layers, arrange the roast pork, salami, ham and pickle slices.

Press the top piece of the baguette onto the filling, compacting the sandwich evenly. Brush the top of the bread with butter. Place the sandwich in the preheated panini grill.

Weigh down the top of the panini grill with a brick wrapped in foil or with two large cans of tomatoes or other canned goods, placing them for even weight distribution and to avoid them possibly slipping off.

Cook the sandwich until the filling is heated through, the cheese is melted and the bread is well browned and very crusty, about 5 minutes.

If you want to cut the sandwich in half, use a serrated knife and a sawing motion to avoid squeezing out the filling. Serve immediately.

(Chef Wolfgang Puck’s TV series,“Wolfgang Puck’s Cooking Class,” airs Sundays on the Food Network. Also, his latest cookbook, “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Easy,” is now available in bookstores. Write Wolfgang Puck in care of Tribune Media Services Inc., 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207) © 2016 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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