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No More Post-Labor Day Guarded Beaches?

–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Business Administrator Joanne Bergin, left, and Director of Recreation Dan Santaniello, present the recreation department budget to the council.

By Judy Smestad-Nunn duced an ordinance at the council BRICK – The township will meeting that says beaches would consider dumping its post-Labor no longer stay open for the two Day beach days, removing the additional weekends, and would two weekends from the lifeguard close on Labor Day this year. schedule due to staffing difficul‑ “We are not able to provide ade‑ ties, leaving the beaches unguard‑ quate coverage after Labor Day,” ed, officials said. said Councilwoman Andrea Zap‑ Those plans were among the cic. “We’re going back to the old discussion points of the budget way of keeping beaches open from presentation for the beach depart‑ Memorial Day to Labor Day.” ment, among other departments Resident Larry Reid asked if the overseen by Director of Recre‑ beach staff would still be hired ation Dan Santaniello. if there is no beach this summer.

According to Santaniello’s re‑ Presently, at high tide the ocean port, the Beach Division has 68 hits the exposed sea wall, leaving lifeguards, 16 badge checkers no room to even place a towel, and 10 maintenance workers, and he said. while the operating and overtime Santaniello said he expects that budget would remain flat, there with shoaling – or the ebb and would be a 1.84 percent increase in flow of seasonal offshore sand – he the budget for salaries and wages. expects there would be a beach, “We only used overtime at the but if the sand does not return, end of the summer season when the seasonal employees, who do lifeguards go back to college,” he not have a contract, would not said. “The remaining staff must be hired. cover their shifts and they work Business Administrator Joanne six days a week.”

Bergin said that the 2016 budget In order to address that added was planned, fully anticipating cost, the governing body intro‑ (Beaches - See Page 12)

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Business Directory............................ 19 Classifieds......................................... 18 Community News.......................... 8-10 Dr. Izzy’s Sound News...................... 14 Fun Page .......................................... 20 Government ....................................... 7 Inside The Law ................................. 21 Letters to the Editor ............................ 6 Wolfgang ......................................... 23

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March 5, 2016

Ice Hockey Still On Fire After Decades Of Growth

By Chris Christopher The name Bob Auriemma Sr. is synonymous with New Jersey ice hockey.

The legendary Brick Township High School coach has seen it all ‑‑ beginning with the birth of the Green Dragons’ program in the 1960s.

Warren Wolf, who retired a few years back as the state’s career wins leader in football, founded the ice hockey program in the early 1960s. He became Brick’s assistant superintendent of schools, allowing Auriemma Sr. to take over in 1963-64.

“Coach Wolf began the program at the recreational level,” Auriemma Sr. recalled in a telephone interview while shov‑ eling snow. “He got a bunch of boys together and they used –Photo credit: James Murphy old Brick football jerseys for their games.”

Bob Auriemma Sr. has led the Green Auriemma Sr. said the Green Dragons’ varsity team often Dragons to more than 700 wins as coach.

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OCEAN COUNTY’S 114 GANGS “GANG WISE” EVENTS SHARE VIVID TRUTHS

By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – New Jersey has some 1,500 different gangs, and Ocean County alone has 114, said State’s Investigative Agent and gang expert, Edwin Torres, who recently gave an eye-opening presentation called “The Gang Wise Project” at the Toms River Library.

The event is a series the library is hosting at several branches, fo‑ cusing on recognizing, addressing and preventing gang activity in communities.

Torres, 49, started his law en‑ forcement career 28 years ago when he was a Housing Unit Of‑ ficer at the NJ Training School for Boys, a juvenile detention facility located in Monroe Township.

“I noticed after a few years that the character of the kids who came in was different--they came in with tattoos on their neck,

hands and even their lips, and they used language I hadn’t heard, and I thought what’s going on?” Torres said before his presentation.

One of the tattoos Torres and his colleagues saw over and over again was “MOB,” which the juveniles said stood for “Money Over Bitch‑ es,” but in truth it stood for “Member of Bloods,” one of the most recog‑ nized gangs in the country.

“I didn’t know we had Bloods in New Jersey. I thought they were only in LA, so then we started changing the way we did business and we created a gang unit at the facility,” he said.

The Language Of Gangs Using PowerPoint and real news‑ cast videos, Torres showed various ways to identify gang members, including some of the tattoos, mu‑ sic, graffiti, clothes, language and hand signals favored by different gangs. The hand signals originated

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in prisons where gangsters could communicate with each other without the guards understanding, he said.

Now the Bloods dominate the east coast, and their numbers are “ginormous;” other gangs mimic what they do, he said.

The Bloods wear a lot of red, which represents violence. Other signs of a Bloods member are blooddrop tattoos, and dog paws which are sometimes burned into the skin with cigarettes. If some‑ one has one of these tattoos and is not a gang member, the Bloods (Gangs - See Page 13)

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traveled long distances to play games.

“There were just a few teams back then,” he recalled, “and they were all up in North Jersey. We traveled up there for all of our games. Now, the North Jersey teams make trips down here.”

Ice hockey is huge in Brick where Brick Memorial’s Mustangs also compete. The Ocean Ice Palace on Chambersbridge Road is a hockey hotbed. Jim Dowd wound up playing in the National Hockey League after starring for the Green Drag‑ ons. And, the Brick Hockey Club allows nearly 300 players to sharpen their skills.

“Hockey is contagious,” Auriemma Sr. said. “Once you play it, it becomes a passion. It becomes infectious. The boys sometimes have games at 7:30 in the morning on weekends and sometimes they have to go to Trenton. Parents have to really like the game to put up with the travel.”

It takes a village to promote the sport.

“A lot of people help,” Auriemma Sr. said. “They manage games and organize leagues. They don’t get noticed, but they are essential. They are a part of hockey so that the coaches can just worry about coaching ice hockey.”

Auriemma Sr., who leads the state in career wins with more than 700, said hard work is vital for success.

“A player must have general stamina and skating ability” he said. “He must do off-ice workouts on d r y land. A

player can never get enough ice time.

He must work on stamina, conditioning and shooting the puck. A lot of boys bring those skills when they get to high school.”

The Shore Conference fields 26 teams.

The local teams are Brick, Brick Memo‑ rial, Jackson Liberty, Jackson Memorial, Point Pleasant Boro, Donovan Catholic, Toms River North, Toms River South, Toms River East, Central Regional, Howell and Southern Regional.

“The sport has exploded in so many directions in the Shore Conference that it is hard to keep track of,” Auriemma Sr. said. “I am not surprised at the growth.

I am pleased with it. The difficulties are the availability of ice time and the cost of it. We do fund raisers.”

Auriemma Sr. said the Philadelphia Flyers played Brick during the summer of 1973 in a fund raiser after the Flyers won the Stanley Cup. “Bobby Clarke played against us,” Au‑ riemma Sr. said. “Of course, they took it easy on us. It was a fun time.”

Auriemma Sr. said he has seen numer‑ ous improvements in the level of play.

“Stickhandling and passing skills have improved,” he said. “The boys are better at the finer points in terms of picking the puck off the board and knowing what they will do ahead of time.”

Coaching is still fun for Auriemma Sr., 79. He has coached two sons and 11 grandchildren.

“I will continue to coach for as long as I am physically able to and as long as the

kids respond to me,” he said. “My wife, Irene, enjoys ice hockey and that makes it a lot easier for us. It is just a game and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. When you lose, you examine yourself and see what you can do to get better as coaches and players.”

Hockey is also popular in Jackson where Liberty’s Lions won their first division title, Class B, in school history this sea‑ son at 7-2-1.

“We have 20-25 players on our varsity and junior varsity teams each season,” said Kyle Weise, the team’s second-year coach. “A lot of ou r players began playing roller hockey five or six years ago with the Jackson Jackals. Another driving force was the Jackson-based Rip Tide, a club team that gave a lot of kids the chance to play.”

Weise said the Lions have received strong play from senior right wing Joe Low, senior left wing Leszek Gronowski, senior defenseman Tyler Melnick, senior keeper Chris Stefanowicz, junior right wing Joe D’Andrea, senior defenseman Nick Uliano, senior left wing Nick Sev‑ erino, freshman center Nick LaBianca, freshman defender Joe Granda and junor defenseman Matt Meyer.

“We have a lot of older guys who have been on the team for four years,” Weise said. “We play hard every night. You can’t always score goals. We do a good job on defense. We are a pretty gritty team that can get up and down the ice.

We can lock down and play defense. We have the ability to switch it up.”

Free Clinical Health Screenings Available To Women

OCEAN COUNTY – Community Medi‑ cal Center’s Community Health Services, part of Barnabas Health, through a grant provided by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, coordinates the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection program in Ocean County.

Currently, free clinical health screenings are available to uninsured women in Ocean County.

The program provides free clinical breast examinations, mammograms, cervical ex‑ ams and pap smears to uninsured women between the ages of 40 and 64. To qualify for the program, participants must meet specific income requirements.

Clinics will be held at the Family Plan‑ ning Center in Lakewood, 290 River Avenue on March 10 from noon to 12:30 p.m. and at the Family Planning Center in Manahawkin, 1173 Beacon Avenue, on March 16 noon to 2:30 p.m.

A clinic will also be held at the Ocean County Health Department, 175 Sunset Avenue, Toms River, on March 25 from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Appointments are required. For further information or to schedule an appointment, call 732-557-3202.

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Editorial Be Mindful Of Primary Deadline There’s no shortage of opinions on who the next President of the United States should be.

But each of us has the r ig ht t o t r a n sfor m ou r opinions in to a decision in the voting booth.

L ong before we vot e in the General Election, there come many steps in the electoral process. One is already underway else‑ where, as state primaries a nd caucuses show t he fight going on to decide which candidate will end u p b e i n g e a c h p a r t y’s presidential nomination.

Here in New Jersey, our pr imar y is Ju ne 7. Ou r state might not be f irst i n t he pr i ma r y season, or even be among the socalled “Super Tuesday” primary states, but June 7 is still an important step for the major parties’ del‑ egates in the presidential race (and of cou rse for other races where party candidates are facing off in the primary for those offices).

So, don’t forget to vote in the primary June 7. How‑ ever, only those who have declared thei r political party can vote. If you hav‑ en’t filed a political party a f f i l i a t io n d e cl a r a t io n form, declaring whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, then you can‑ not vote in the primary.

While some voters are independent and do not decla re a pa r t y, ot her s

h a p pi ly d e cl a r e w h ic h party they are affiliated with. The advantage, per‑ haps, is those who fill out that party affiliation form can vote in their party’s primary.

If you have never de‑ clared your political par‑ ty, the process is pretty easy. A registered voter cu r rently not aff iliated with a political party may declare their party affili‑ ation up to and including primary election day.

However, there’s a dead‑ line for those who want to change their party affili‑ ation. A registered voter currently affiliated with a political party who wish‑ es to change their party a f f i l i a t io n m u s t f i le a political party affiliation declaration form 55 days before a primary election.

This year, that deadline is April 13.

You can print and com‑ plete the political par ty a f f i l i a t io n d e cl a r a t io n form and mail or deliver to the cou nt y elections boa rd , or you ca n also file it with your municipal clerk.

The primaries are, obvi‑ ously, the time where the major political parties de‑ cide who their candidates will be for each office. If you align yourself with a major-party view, then be sure to cast your vote in the primary as a declared affiliated member of that party. See you at the polls.

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Letters To The Editor Get What We Pay For The Township of Berke‑ ley pays for each and ev‑ ery street light that is lit or not working. The total cost to the town for street lights for the year 2015 was $458,334.03. We have 3,834 street lights that are sup‑ posed to be lit every night.

The township pays from $1.81 to $7.68 per pole light, according to what type of light it is, whether lit or not.

Therefore, we should have all our street lights working because we pay for them to be lit. If you see that a light is not working, you should call JCP&L at 888-5444877, you must give them the pole number and the location of the pole.

After seven days, if the light is not repaired you should call the mayor at 732-244-7400 ext. 203 and inform his secretary that you reported the broken light to JCP&L and it has not been repaired. If it is still not repaired after five days, call me at 732-286-7099, and I will contact Freehold‑ er Joseph Vicari, who is in constant contact with a vice president of JCP&L and will get the repair done stat.

Bob Martino Berkeley Township

Ride The Trump Train

In response to “Cruz should be Republican Nominee” letter in The Times: During this chaotic election year, we are all struggling to determine for whom to cast

our vote. Each candidate has good and bad points. I don’t think anyone can agree 100 percent on their policies or opinions. We must ask ourselves if they are trust‑ worthy and experienced and can they do the job.

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio both remind me too much of President Obama. They are both first time, Junior Senators without much of a resume in the private sec‑ tor. Each have questionable financial issues in the past.

They are both excellent speakers and strong debat‑ ers. Ted’s 21-hour speech on the Senate f loor was impressive, but to what avail? Obamacare was not repealed.

Many of the candidates seemed to have recently “evolved” on their stance on immigration, abortion, etc.

Have they really become enlightened? Or is this just another push to get elected?

To my recollection, this presidential campaign has had the most accusations of lying. Is it my naivety to hope for comradery in the spirit of a fair election?

Was Ben Carson sabotaged

by CNN? Considering Cruz called Dr. Carson “his good friend,” then why did his hyperactive campaign team jump on this rumor without verification. It’s disturbing to think this was intention‑ al, deceitful collusion. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, then it probably is a duck! If it looks and sounds like a political dirty trick, then it is a dirty trick!

You must consider which candidate is worthy of your

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trust in your vote.

However many times you may cringe or roll your eyes at something Donald Trump says, you have to admit that at least he is forthright and unscripted.

All other candidates are just career politicians, so I will be putting my apples on the Trump Train.

Cheryl Murray Little Egg Harbor

The Diet Of Lent In Lent, the 40-day pe‑ riod before Easter, many Christians abstain from animal foods in remem‑ brance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the deser t before launching his min‑ istry.

But meat-free Lent is much more than a symbol of religious devotion to Christ. It helps reduce the risk of chronic disease, en‑ vironmental degradation and animal abuse. Dozens of medical reports have li n ked consu mpt ion of animal products with ele‑ vated risk of heart failure, stroke, cancer and other killer diseases. A 2007 U.N. report named meat production as the larg‑ est source of greenhouse gases and water pollution.

Undercover investigations have docu mented far m a n i m a l s b ei ng b e at e n , caged, crowded, deprived, mutilated and shocked.

Lent offers a superb op‑ portunity to honor Christ’s powerful message of com‑ passion and love by adopt‑ ing a meat-free diet for Lent and beyond.

After all, it’s the diet mandated in Genesis I-29 and observed in the Gar‑ den of Eden.

Our supermarket offers a rich array of plant-based meat and dairy alterna‑ tives, as well as the more t r a d it ional veget ables, fruits and grains. Entering “vegan recipes” in our fa‑ vorite search engine offers more products, recipes and transition tips than we can use.

Hal Tubbs Toms River

The Missing Half of Congress’s Job Every now and then, I’m asked if I miss Congress.

My stock answer is that no, I don’t really miss it, but there are definitely times when I’d like to jump into a policy debate or call congressional hearings.

This is one of those times.

Over the last few weeks, several media outlets have reported that U.S. military commanders want more American troops on the ground in places like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and, most recently, Libya. This ought to have Congress working overtime to prepare for these requests. The military faces serious security chal‑ lenges in the Middle East, but one can be sympathetic and at the same time skepti‑ cal, or at least probing.

Congress should push hard to get answers to some very tough questions. Where are we headed with these proposed troop increases?

If they don’t work, what’s next? What’s our exit strat‑ egy? What are the prospects for negotiations? We insist that we’re going to destroy ISIS, but no other country in the international coalition fighting the Islamic State seems willing to put forces on the ground. Are we going to be the only one? And just how does the administration propose to destroy ISIS? Congress has two key functions in our system of government: legislation and oversight. Most public attention — and certainly most media attention — fo‑ cuses on policy-making and legislative maneuvering.

But Capitol Hill’s role in overseeing the executive branch is just as important.

That’s because in seeking answers, Congress can force the President and his top advisors to articulate and defend their policies, their objectives, the steps they’re taking to implement those objectives, and the impact they expect. They need to explain the resources need‑ ed to obtain their objectives: (Letters - See Page 21)

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Spotlight On Government Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

From The Desk Of The Brick Mayor Brick Mayor Supports Youth Initiatives

Mayor John Ducey BRICK – Brick Town‑ ship Mayor John G. Du‑ c e y m a d e s u p p o r t fo r youth in the community a focus of his administra‑ tion when he took office in 2014. Reviving youth initiatives and establish‑ ing the Brick Teen Ad‑ visor y Committee were included in the mayor’s 100 day plan.

“It is well established t hat prov id i ng you ng people with healthy ac‑ tivities and pursuits is a

key element in keeping them from negative be‑ haviors,” said Mayor Du‑ cey. “In a short period of time the Teen Advisory Committee has become a great supplement to the township’s recreational programs.”

The teen initiatives are overseen by Enspir ited Projects, owned and op‑ erated by Brick resident Colleen Finnegan and her business partner, Robert Bradshaw. “ Li ke Mayor D ucey, we also believe all kids should have a voice in t h e i r t o w n . Te a c h i n g them this when they are young helps them grow

i n t o c it i z e n s t h a t c a n contribute positively to thei r tow n as they be ‑ come adults,” said Fin‑ negan. “It’s such an im‑ portant step to take when you want the f ut u re of you r com mu n it y to be vibrant and successful.”

The Brick Teen Advi‑ sory Committee creates events and opportunities that engage the younger members of the commu‑ nity. Recent projects in‑ clude a mix of revamped programs from years ago and brand new creative initiatives. On February 19, t he club co -hosted a Middle School Valen‑ t i ne’s Day Da nce w it h

BMAC, the Brick Munic‑ ipal Alliance Committee, at the Brick Civic Plaza.

The next day, Febr uary 20, from noon to 2 p.m. they held the f irst ever Br ick Bi r t h d ay Pa r t y.

T he yout h i n it iat ives conducted a su r vey of township students of all ages to gauge interests and elementary-age-res‑ ident Olivia Elliot sug‑ gested that we celebrate the day Brick became a town and throw a birth‑ day party. She later add‑ ed that she loves balloons and hopes to see balloons at the event. Mayor Du‑ cey loved Olivia’s idea and the event plan ning

for Brick’s Birthday Par‑ t y Celebration began immediately.

T he t e e n c om m it t e e has also been work i ng with specially selected high school students on a “Br ick United” cam‑ p a ig n . T h i s c a m p a ig n was created to ease ten‑ sions in the decades old r ival r y bet ween bot h Brick high schools. The primary message of the campaign is that at the end of the day, we are all from the same town and should show a unit‑ ed f ront to the outside world. The Brick United Campaign cur rently in‑ cludes a n appa rel l i ne

and a Youtube series of which t wo videos have al ready been released.

These high school st u‑ dents also regularly meet with the mayor as par t of his Brick Teen Advi‑ sory Committee, giving him regular thoughts and suggestions as represen‑ tatives of their age group.

To fol low prog r a m s, check out the Brick Unit‑ ed Clothi ng Li ne and s e e t h e Yo uTu b e v i d ‑ eos, like Brick Youth on Facebook. For additional infor mation, questions, or to get involved, email program advisor, Colleen Fi n n eg a n a t c ol le e n @ enspiritedprojects.org.

From The Desk Of Congressman Tom MacArthur:

Congressman Tom MacArthur NEW JERSEY – Con‑ gressman Tom MacArthur recently announced that he has introduced legisla‑ tion to improve Medicare

Advantage and care for seniors. The Excellence in Medicare Act will mo‑ tivate providers to bet‑ ter serve seniors through perfor mance incentives that would also reduce premiums and copays for seniors.

Congressman MacAr‑ thur visited the home of Shirley and Hobie Young

MacArthur Legislation Strengthens Medicare of Evesham on February 22 to discuss new legisla‑ tion to improve Medicare Advantage. Medicare Ad‑ vantage has a star rating system for its plans that range from five stars to one. A five star rating is considered excellent care, and a one is considered poor. The Excellence in Medicare Act would lift

the star incentive cap and encourage innovation and improvement of the overall Medicare Advantage mar‑ ket, better serving seniors.

Through this legislation, four and five star plans will now be eligible to receive perfor mance incentives and rebates which must be returned to the beneficiary in the form of additional

or enhanced benefits, such as reduced premiums or co-payments and expand‑ ed coverage.

“I’m glad that Congress‑ man MacArthur is taking an interest in the problems seniors are facing,” said Evesham resident, Shirley Young. “Any help is appre‑ ciated – a reduction in cost would be a big help toward

our other expenses.”

“I believe we can moti‑ vate providers to better serve seniors and provide the best possible care,” said Congressman MacAr‑ thur. “Incentivizing qual‑ ity care and performance will encourage innovation and directly return these benefits to the seniors that rely on this care.”

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Helping Hands Benefit For Danika Fike

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–Photo courtesy Brick PBA Danika Lacey Fike is the recipient of this year’s Helping Hands Benefit basketball game.

BRICK – On March 18, the Brick Township Policemen’s Benevolent Association will hold its 26th annual “Helping Hands Benefit Basketball Game.” The game will feature mem‑ bers of the Brick Township Police Department playing the Brick Town‑ ship Green Dragon Football Team in a game of basketball.

As in the past, the PBA is hosting the game to assist a local family facing financial hardship due to a child’s se‑ rious illness. This year, the proceeds of the game will go to the family of Danika Lacey Fike to help them care for their daughter.

Danika, who is three years old, has been diagnosed with a rare form of melanoma. She is a fun and upbeat child who is not aware that she is even sick. Her family has incurred enormous expenses due to her med‑ ical treatments. Danika is currently taking an experimental medication that costs the family thousands of dollars a month, which is not covered by medical insurance. Her mother is unable to work. She takes Danika

on weekly trips to Philadelphia and monthly trips to Texas for medical treatments. As you can imagine, they have a substantial amount of medical debt that continues to increase with each passing day. The PBA would like to extend a helping hand to Danika and the Fike family.

The PBA would like to invite you, your family and your friends to a night of fellowship and community spirit.

They hope you will join in showing support for the Fike family. The game will be held at the Brick Township High School East gym on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. The cost is $3 per adult and $2 per student. Seating is limited, so arrive early.

Donations can be sent to the PBA Local 230, PO Box 1067, Brick, NJ 08723, c/o Officer John Turrin.

Checks can be made payable to the “Helping Hands Fund.

For further information, contact Officer John Turrin or Officer Robert Scelfo at 732-262-1100 or Detective Greg Mullarkey at 732-262-1122.

Philadelphia Flower Show & History Tour

LAKEWOOD – Ocean County Parks and Recreation, will conduct a bus trip to ex‑ plore Philadelphia on March 10. The theme of the Flower Show is celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service.

The bus will depart from the Ocean County Park in Lakewood at 8 a.m. for a day in the city to discover the historic and museum area attractions on your own or attend the Flower Show at the Convention Center. The bus will return to Lakewood at approximately 6:30 p.m. You will receive a map of the area and will be dropped off in the Historic district.

To register, send a check for $35 per person, made payable to: County of Ocean and mail to Ocean County Parks and Rec‑ reation, 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, NJ 08753. The fee includes the bus trans‑ portation only, any admissions or tours are on your own. The approximate fee for the flower show is $28.

Note program # FLWER. Visit the web‑ site at oceancountyparks.org for more information. The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders sponsors this event.

Call 877-OCPARKS for information or to be placed on the newsletter mailing list.

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Spring Events For Historical Society

BRICK – The Brick Township Historical Society will re-open its Havens Home‑ stead Museum for the new season on April 9 with an art show.

The museum features three main build‑ ings and is located at 521 Herbertsville Rd. The society’s purpose in operating the museum is to show what life was like for the average family in Brick Township during the 1800s.

The people lived on farms or in rural villages. Most farmers in Brick were sub‑ sistence farmers, so they lived off their own land, sometimes taking on other jobs to earn some cash. They preserved fruits and vegetables hoping they would last through the winter.

But, March and April were sometimes called the “six weeks of want,” as the pan‑ try began to run low. Visiting the Havens Homestead guests will learn more about life in this area in the mid-1800s. There is no admission charge.

The art show will feature an exhibit honoring the rich cultural heritage of Brick Township’s artists which dates back to Clara Stroud Colvin, a meeting of artists in her Herbertsville studio on September 18, 1939 and the founding of the Laurelton Art Society in 1980.

This show will highlight paintings of the artist’s choosing and includes watercol‑ ors, pastels and oils painted by some of the most influential artists of the Jersey Shore.

Included are award winning Elsa Herr‑ mann, Mary Jo Austin, Robert D’Imperio, Rose Marie Licata, Elaine Rustoff, Phi‑ lomena Markiewicz and Joanne Zezula.

The show will be open the same hours as the museum: Saturdays from 10 a.m. until noon and Sundays from noon to 2 p.m. from April 9 through May 7.

Admission is free; donations are ap‑ preciated.

The society will hold its spring “Af‑ ternoon Tea” on May 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Havens Homestead Museum.

Costumed society members will serve a variety of teas, fresh fruit, scones, fin‑ ger sandwiches, cookies and cake. Folk musician Bonnie Leigh of Brick, who performs and teaches at festivals across the Northeast, will entertain the guests.

Donation is $20 for members and $22 for non-members. For a reservation, call 732-458-4788.

A meeting will be held June 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Herbertsville Firehouse, 601 Herbertsville Rd., Brick. Gretchen F. Coyle and Deborah C. Whitcraft, authors of “Inferno At Sea: Stories Of Death And Survival Aboard The Morro Castle,” will give a presentation. Admission is free; the public is invited.

The Annual Giant Yard Sale will be held June 11 (raindate: June 12) on the museum property from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be a vast array of reasonably priced merchandise including lamps, rugs, furniture, costume jewelry, toys, etc. A NJ licensed gold/silver dealer will be available for those who wish to sell their unwanted jewelry and other items.

The Lizzie Herbert Gift Shop will be open with specials.

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The exhibit features work completed by gifted and talented students who participated in the Ocean County Arts High School. The program, now in its sixth year, offers advanced arts classes to students from public, private and home schools in Ocean County. Students, admitted to the program through audition, are released from their schools one afternoon each week during the spring semester to participate in the various courses that are taught by pro‑ fessional artists.

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needing the same number of lifeguards and beach maintenance staff as last year.

Recreation Budget Points Department heads have begun their budget presentations before Mayor John G. Ducey introduces the 2016 Municipal Budget at the upcoming council meeting on March 22.

Santaniello, who is responsible for beach‑ es, Traders Cove Marina, special events, cultural arts, summer/winter camps, and recreational sports, gave his budget presen‑ tation at the February 23 council meeting.

The Recreation Division offers over 100 programs for children, adults and seniors, and early childhood education programs are so successful that many of them have a waiting list, and the space for new programs would be expanded in 2016, Santaniello said.

The operating and overtime budget re‑ mains flat for 2016 with a zero percent in‑

crease, but due to the plan to increase early childhood education programs--such as the popular Mommy and Me classes--overall salary and wages would increase 5.6 percent in the new budget.

The Recreation staff has six full-time and 50 seasonal employees, which include camp counselors, site supervisors, sport and clinic instructors and early education teachers. They maintain a minimum of overtime because of the utilization of flex time, Santaniello said.

Traders Cove Marina Budget Traders Cove Marina provides a variety of marine services and has state-of-the-art concrete floating docks, transient slips, a double-wide boat ramp, jet ski ports and a large playground. A new rack for kayaks, paddleboards and canoes would provide additional revenue from rental income, he said.

During public comment, barrier island resident Larry Reid asked for a detailed breakdown of income and expenses for

the marina.

Santaniello said in 2014 the total expenses were $213,016 with revenues of $222,571 for a profit of $9,555.

2015 was the first full year of operations when the expenses totaled $261,738 with revenues of $338,866, for a profit of $77,128.

“I’m glad to see we’re making a profit there, however, if you balance that off against the $22 to $23 million that the town put into that, not counting Green Acres funding, it’s not a profitable return,” Reid said.

Beach Easement Update Bergin gave an update on the Army Corps of Engineers project, which would lengthen and widen the beach. The start of the project remains delayed, awaiting easements from oceanfront property owners.

“We don’t believe the Army Corps of Engineers [beach and dune replenishment] project will come to pass this summer,” she said. “We will provide as we did last year, safe beach areas and a safe access to

designated beach areas.”

Ducey said that the DEP set a deadline of February 12 for the required easements. Of the 189 needed for the whole project, three are in Brick: the Deauville Beach Associ‑ ation and two other property owners, who have yet to sign the documents that would allow the state to come in and build dunes and widen the beaches.

“And then they would have to go through the survey and appraisal process, and the whole legal challenge, so they’re not even starting until 2017,” Ducey said.

The state had warned that if the easements were not signed by the deadline, the pool of money that is there might be used in New York on Fire Island where they are “shovel-ready,” Ducey said.

“So our money may be spent up in New York, and whether or not it ever get funded here is an unknown,” he said. “That’s the risk we’re dealing with.”

The next council meeting will be on March 8 at 7 p.m.

Dance Company To Perform The Book Of Esther

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The Ariel Rivka Dance Company creates contemporary dance pieces by combining

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This one performance only cultural event is sponsored by the newly created Ocean County Jewish Cultural Consortium representing: Congregation B’nai Israel, Beth Am Shalom, Temple Beth Or, Congregation Ahavat Olam, Jewish Community Center of LBI, Congre‑ gation Sha’arey Ha-yam along with the Jewish Federation of Ocean County.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and $30 for the family. All funds raised from this event will be used to help children attend a Jewish summer camp.

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and other gangs have been known to cut the tattoos out with a knife.

Many of the slides Torres used were not for the squeamish. He showed several images of “A Buck Fifty,” or a knife wound favored by the Bloods that runs from mouth to ear that takes 150 stitches to close.

Violence Starts Early There is no limit to the violence of what gang members are willing to do. Violence is inher‑ ent in gang activity, which is their currency to get respect, he said.

Their primary source of income is selling narcotics ‑‑ mostly heroin, which Torres said is so cheap that one hit costs less than a Happy Meal.

Some kids are born into a gang family, and children never know any other way of life. Half the gang members in New Jersey are under 18, and some are recruited as young as six or seven years old.

LAKEWOOD – The BlueClaws will host a season-long equipment drive at FirstEnergy Park this year, collecting new or gently used baseball gloves at all 70 games throughout the summer. At the conclusion of the season, gloves will be donated to a variety of local organizations around the Jersey Shore to help those in need who have an interest in baseball.

“Receiving your first baseball glove or playing catch with your dad or brother for the first time

The Brick Times, March 5, 2016, Page 13 “By the time he’s 12 he’s gone. He’s a soldier, morphed into that gangster world,” Torres said.

26 is the magic number when most gang mem‑ bers are either incarcerated or dead, he said.

Some of the reasons kids join gangs include peer pressure, a sense of belonging and self esteem, as well as a lack of knowledge, edu‑ cation or opportunity.

Torres recalled some of the juveniles at the detention facility who never had a visit or a phone call from a family member, so the gang became their family.

“For some of the kids, this is a promise no one has ever made to them in their life, that they’ll be with you forever,” Torres said.

Gang Activity The Crips outnumber the Bloods in this country (but not on the east coast), and they wear blue or purple. The gang members favor pitchfork and six-point star tattoos.

80 percent of the girls who get involved in gangs do so because their boyfriends are gang members. Gangsters will befriend girls as young as 12 and then tell her he needs a favor,

which usually is some kind of sexual activity with someone else, Torres said, and eventually the girls will become prostitutes and bring in thousands of dollars a night.

In the past, gangs had a certain ethnic or ra‑ cial membership, but now a gangster’s profile is made up of members from that particular community, he said.

Other gangs active in New Jersey include the Latin Kings, who favor black and gold and who Torres described as very organized; Sureno, or the Mexican Mafia, who might have tattoos of Marilyn Monroe (two M’s=‑ Mexican Mafia); MS-13, who made headlines in New Jersey in 2007 for murdering three and wounding one other college student in a Mount Vernon schoolyard using a handgun and machete. Another well-known gang mur‑ der was Lakewood Police Officer Christopher Matlosz, who was shot on duty by a Bloods gang member in 2011.

Hate Groups Neo-Nazi Skinheads believe in racial sepa‑ ration and white superiority, and there was an

Give-A-Glove At Blueclaws Games This Year can be a momentous occasion in someone’s life,” said Jim DeAngelis, the team’s vice pres‑ ident of Community Relations and executive director of BlueClaws Charities. “We have the opportunity to help make those memories for young players around the Jersey Shore.”

There will be a display set up in front of the Claws Cove through which fans can donate throughout the season.

“When we have done these kinds of drives,

BlueClaws fans have always been very sup‑ portive,” added DeAngelis. “We hope that will continue through this great program.”

Baseball (or softball) gloves will be collected at every game and the team asks that gloves be new or gently used.

FanFest, which is the first day fans can bring gloves to the ballpark for donation, is on March 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s the first day that single-game tickets are available for

uptick in membership after 9/11 and again after President Obama was elected, who has gotten more death threats than any other president, Torres said.

“There are more hate groups in New Jersey than in Mississippi or Alabama, and many of these gangs recruit on the Internet, and they are very good at it,” he said. “They know what to say, they know who is vulnerable, and they say the right words.”

Reach Out If you see anything that could indicate gang activity, Torres said to notify your local law enforcement, and if they are non-responsive, call the County Prosecutor’s tip line until you get satisfaction.

“We can make a difference, or I wouldn’t be here,” he said.

Torres will repeat the presentation at several Ocean County Library branches: the Brick Library on March 9; the Lakewood Library on March 14; and the Lacey Library on March 29.

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Dear Readers: Today is going to be fun. I’m sharing out‑ landish folk remedies that could help you, but please don’t take this medical advice. Just because something is natural, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily safe or effective. I’m just passing along what you’ve shared with me. I’ve put my comments in parentheses. Enjoy: If you get a minor burn that doesn’t expose any skin, quickly rub some toothpaste on it.

Rob K. I used to get little skin bumps or rashes on my legs. Now I know to rub the inside of a banana peel on them to control the itch and redness.

This also works for little bug bites. Paul W. (FYI, essential oil of myrrh would be my recommendation, with or without the banana peel!)

My husband has the worst smelly feet in the world. I almost left him for this, until my aunt told me to rub his feet with some alcohol, like the kind you drink. So we tried vodka, and put it on a washcloth every night. We’ve been married 32 years. Patricia B. (Alcohol is an antiseptic and kills surface fungus by starving them, which is probably why this helped her husband. I wonder if she drank the shots of vodka too, lol).

If a bug bites you, like mosquito or wasp, apply deodorant. It takes the sting out. Jenny L. If you have hyperthyroidism (Graves’ dis‑ ease), eat a dish of raw or very lightly steamed broccoli every day to reduce symptoms.

Yvonne M. (There’s actually some proof for why this

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Every spring I get at least one sinus infection.

Put a teaspoon of oregano in 4 cups of water and boil it for 10 minutes gently. Cool mixture to room temperature. Strain it into a spray bot‑ tle and shoot it up there once daily. Brenda K. I drink cinnamon tea instead of coffee to get me going. I simmer a cinnamon stick in water for 15 minutes and chill it for the next day. Ellen T. I used to get cold sores on my lip every month.

Take lemon balm supplements as a cure, at night though. You can apply the teabags to your sores too. Melinda J. (I’ve also heard that applying an ice cube at the onset of tingle will also mitigate these oral lesions.)

I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome for 6 years and one day I tried a peppermint capsule from a passenger on my flight to Sacramento. One capsule and I enjoyed the rest of the flight.

Now I take a pill whenever I’m having a bad day and it works. Don L. (Peppermint is known to support gastrointes‑ tinal health. Please don’t attempt this if you have reflux or heartburn, as peppermint can exacerbate those conditions.)

Ginger extract is really good for gas and diarrhea. You can buy it as a dropper, or make tea out of fresh ginger root. John J.

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Alzheimer’s New Jersey To Hold Workshop OCEAN COUNTY – On March 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Alzheimer’s New Jersey, in conjunction with Southern Ocean Medical Center and the Ocean County Office of Senior Services, is holding a half-day workshop for people caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. This workshop will be held at The Family Resource Center at Meridian Fitness and Wellness, 700 Route 9 South, West Creek.

The workshop will cover unique perspectives and practical information about how to cope with the challenges of caring for someone with late stage Alzheimer’s disease. A light breakfast will be provided. Guest Speakers are: Tommasina Papa-Rugino, MD, chief, Neurology Division, Southern Ocean Medical Center, who will speak about, “Alzheimer’s Disease: An Open Discussion”; Robert F. Brogan, certified elder

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second Best Actress award for her role in 1965’s “Marriage Italian Style.” “Two Women” also earned the actress a British Academy of Film And Television Award.

The Academy of Italian Cinema has awarded Loren with six David di Donatel‑ lo Awards for Best Actress - the most ever - for her roles in “Two Women,” “Yester‑ day, Today and Tomorrow,” “Marriage Italian Style,” “Sunflower,” “The Voyage” and “A Special Day.” Her 2004 spoken word collaboration with Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev, Prokofiev: “Peter and the Wolf” and “Beintus” Wolf Tracks, won the Grammy award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children. She has also received five special Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.

In 1990, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences bestowed upon her an honorary Oscar as “one of the genuine treasures of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form.”

For more information on this and other Count Basie Theatre performances, con‑ tact Jon Vena at 732-224-8778 ext. 107 or jvena@TheBASIE.org.

Crystal Gala To Be At Ocean Place Resort OCEAN COUNTY – Tickets and sponsor‑ ships are now available for the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation’s (ECF) annual Crystal Gala presented by Preferred Home Health Care and Nursing Services on March 12, from 6 to 11 p.m. at Ocean Place Resort and Spa, 1 Ocean Boulevard, Long Branch.

The 2016 honorees are Dr. Margaret Fisher, medical director, The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center; Dr. Lisa A. Forzani, Forzani Family Chiropractic Center and William MacDon‑ ald, group manager, 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 Rose‑ marie Contreras at 732-282-2324 or rcon‑ treras@emmanuelcancer.org.

ECF 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, ECF has helped more than 1700 New Jersey families in Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties who are dealing with pediatric cancer.

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Dear Joel

By Joel Markel

Daddy Wasn’t There

Dear Joel, My husband has been angry with one of our two daughters for nearly a decade now. They do not speak, and the situa‑ tion is a horrible one that is crushing me.

It has to do with his not liking the man she married and other choices that she has made throughout her life. Although, I can’t help agree with much of what he is saying I still want to maintain a rela‑ tionship with her and do. The problem is that we are fighting about our will in that he will not leave her anything. I feel otherwise and do not want to die sending that message to my child.

Answer: It sounds to me as if you are taking control of the story. You do maintain a relationship with your daughter despite your husband’s objections. I admire you for that. As far as a will is concerned I would have a consultation with a New Jersey attorney, (without your husband present). Find out what your rights

are regarding you r par t of your estate.

I can assure you that this will ultimately lead to some arguing between you and your husband.

You have already demonstrated in your letter to me that you are capable of mak‑ ing your own decisions and I encourage you to do that with regard to your will.

If it becomes impossible, I encourage you to gift items and money while you are still alive. Once again these are questions for a qualified trust and estates attorney. If your estate is small, most general attorneys will be able to answer some basic questions. I wish you a long and happy life.

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If you or anyone else is in need of home health care, call Preferred at 732-840-5566. “Home health care with feeling. Joel Markel is President of Preferred Home Health Care and Nursing services inc. serving all of New Jersey in adult, senior and pediatric home health care.”

Upcoming Trip To Bally’s

BRICK – On March 21, the American Legion Auxiliary Post 348 will sponsor an Atlantic City bus trip to Bally’s Ca‑ sino.

The bus will leave from the Legion park‑ ing lot, 822 Mantoloking Rd., at 9:15 a.m.

The bus will leave Atlantic City at 4:30 p.m. and arrive at the Legion at around 6 p.m.

The cost is $25 per ticket and you receive $30 for slot play at Bally’s casino. Call Carol for reservations at 732-575-3318.

Beach Blast Gift Auction BRICK – The Lake Rivera Middle School PTA presents its Beach Blast G i f t Auct ion. T he auct ion w i l l b e held on April 15 at the Lake Riviera multi-purpose room from 6 to 10 p.m.

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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 - Look‑ ing to buy costume/estate jewelry.

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Help Wanted Per Diem LPN’s – The Pines at Whit‑ ing is looking for per diem LPN’s in both our Skilled and Assisted Living Units to provide excellence in care to our residents. If you are looking for an environment that rewards excellence, provides a fun work environment you should look no further then The Pines.

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Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-210.

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

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.

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NJ’s Theatre Alliance’s Stages Festival Returns

OCEAN COUNTY – New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s “Stages Festival” will celebrate its 19th year of bringing professional, Broadway-quality programs to Ocean County Library and presents them to the public, free of charge.

The program was created in 1981 to encourage New Jersey residents to attend their local professional theaters by making the experience affordable, accessible and fun. Since its inception the program has served over 190,000 people of all ages.

The Alliance will present eight programs by four New Jersey theater companies at 14 Ocean County Library branches during March.

Children and families can enjoy such presentations as “Stone Soup and Other Tales,” presented by Pushcart Players, which is a charming blend of carefully selected folk tales from around the world.

Supporting the literacy movement’s em‑ phasis on the joy of reading, this dynamic and participatory program is not to be missed by young viewers and families.

The performance will be held 6 p.m. on March 10 at Manchester, 21 Colonial Dr., 732-657-7600.

They can also enjoy “Alice in Wonder‑ land,” presented by the Pushcart Players, one of the world’s best-known children’s story. Adapted from Lewis Carroll’s

classic books and filled with madcap char‑ acters and pure nonsense, this intriguing tale about a curious and proactive young girl has enchanted readers for many gen‑ erations.

This will be performed at four library branches: Toms River, 101 Washington St., 732-349-6200 or 609-971-0514, at 6:30 p.m. on March 9; Brick, 301 Chambers Bridge Rd., 732-477-4513, at 6:30 p.m. on March 21; Stafford, 129 N. Main St., Manahawkin, at 2 p.m. on March 26 and Pt. Pleasant Beach, 271 McLean Ave., at 3 p.m. on March 30.

The Pushcart Players will present the popular story, “Peter and the Wolf,” at two branches. With a different musical instrument representing each character, this adventure of a spirited young boy meeting danger with courage, creativity and leadership teaches the values of love, friendship and caring. This will play at Pt. Pleasant Borough, 834 Beaver Dam Rd., 732-295-1555, at 11 a.m. on March 5 and Lacey,10. E. Lacey Rd., Forked River, 609-693-8566, at 11 a.m. on March 19.

The Centenary Stage Company will present “Miss Nelson is Missing,” for children in grades K through fourth.

This story is about a teacher, who can’t control her class because she is too nice, disappearing and Viola Swamp steps in as

her substitute. With the big test looming, the kids suddenly realize how much they miss Miss Nelson and they’ll do anything to get her back.

The play will be presented at three branches: Jackson, 2 Jackson Dr., 732928-4400, at noon on March 5; Little Egg Harbor, 290 Mathistown Rd., 609-2941197, at 6 p.m. on March 15 and Barnegat, 112 Burr St., 609-698-3331, at 2 p.m. on March 29.

For teens, “New Kid,” presented by the George Street Playhouse, addresses rac‑ ism, prejudice, peer pressure and conflict resolution. It prompts its audience to explore issues of moving to a new place, being the outsider, and making and keep‑ ing friends. It will be performed 11 a.m. on March 12 at the Plumsted branch, 119 Ev‑ ergreen Rd., New Egypt., 609-758-7888.

Teens will also enjoy the Centenary Stage Company’s “A Thousand Cranes” which is based on the true story of a young Japa‑ nese girl, Sadako Sasaki, who inspired an international peace movement. Befallen by radiation sickness, she remembered an old story: if a person will just make 1,000 paper cranes the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy. Sadako did not live long enough to finish her cranes, but her friends took up the task and built a monu‑ ment for her and all the children killed by

the atomic bomb. This will play at 11 a.m. on March 12 at the Waretown branch, 112 Main St., 609-693-5133.

Families will enjoy “Victorian Magic,” presented by East Lynn Theater Compa‑ ny. Actor Robert Aberdeen will delight audiences of all ages with his magical sleight-of-hand. Be careful, this family performance includes audience participa‑ tion. The performance will be held 7 p.m. on March 21 at the Beachwood branch, 126 Beachwood Blvd., 732-244-4573.

Families will also enjoy the East Lynn Theater Company presentation of the “Holmes and Carter Radio Style Myster‑ ies.” In the days before television, families used to huddle around the radio to listen to comedies and dramas. ELTC recreates “Sherlock Holmes Adventures of the Red Headed League” and “Nick Carter and the Voice of Crime” in the style of a 1930s radio broadcast, complete with sound effects and commercials. This will play at 6:30 p.m. on March 21 at the Long Beach Island branch, 217. S. Central Ave., Surf City, 609-494-2480.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You under‑ stand the nuances of networking. In the week ahead it will be easy to widen your sphere of influence by participating in group activities. Your net worth will increase in the workplace due to your friendliness.

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Your ability to lead others is inspired and wise in the week to come so don’t be afraid to open up a dialog.

Launch a new project or plan with a trusted partner.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will never be last if you put others first. Your companions may act like divas or primp like superstars while you are content to just accept your place in the world. Take your place in line in the week to come.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The holidays are long gone but visions of sugarplums could be dancing in your head. Your dreams of material success can easily become a reality as this week unfolds. You have the shrewdness to see past the spin and fluff.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Fame is the name of the game. In the week to come your good deeds or leadership abilities could earn you some positive press. Your entrepreneurial skills and judgment about financial matters could be better than usual.

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Just because you’re all dressed up for a big event, it doesn’t mean that you’re craving the culinary equivalent of a tux‑ edo or designer dress. Often, the exact opposite is true.

Take, for example, the annual Acade‑ my Awards, which took place recently.

Since 1994, my Wolfgang Puck Catering team has prepared the food for the big Governors Ball party, and we get to feed some 1,600 movie stars and other Hollywood movers and shakers as they stream in immediately following the big event.

Of course, on this most glittering of nights, we want to offer some of the most elegant foods. The Champagne flows, there’s plenty of caviar, shrimp, lobster and black truffles.

But what do all the beautiful people ask for when they come up to greet me?

They want comfort food, of course.

That’s why we make sure always to have dishes like chicken pot pie and my gourmet macaroni and cheese, not to mention freshly baked pizza and all sorts of other delicious, soothing treats.

Though it may be a little bit difficult and messy for them to enjoy standing up, I’m sure the attendees would also love a great plate of spaghetti if we were to offer up that option.

Fortunately, if you watched the Oscars at home, it would have been incredibly easy to make delicious spaghetti your‑ self, and I’m happy to share my simple secrets to preparing the dish perfectly.

I like to base the sauce on the Italian variety of canned tomatoes known as San Marzano, which have the most intense tomato flavor. I also use fresh herbs - both rosemary sprigs and thin julienne strips of basil - to add their wonderful flavor and fragrance. A touch red pepper flakes contributes another delicious dimension to the sauce, if you don’t mind just the slightest hint of spiciness.

As you’ll see in the recipe instructions, I also teach you how to present the food simply but beautifully. After all, we eat with our eyes before the food ever reaches our mouths. With the help of a long, two-pronged fork, you can twirl up the pasta strands neatly and arrange lit‑ tle mounds on each serving plate, ready to garnish with fresh herbs. The result is an award-worthy plate full of food.

SPAGHETTI WITH QUICK MARINARA SAUCE Serves 4 3/4 cup (185 mL) extra-virgin olive oil 2 small yellow onions, finely chopped, about 1 cup (250 mL) 8 cloves garlic, peeled, smashed and chopped 2 large sprigs fresh rosemary 1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional) 2 cans, 28 ounces (794 g) whole toma‑ toes, preferably San Marzano tomatoes Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 16 ounces (500 g) dried spaghetti 1/2 cup (125 mL) freshly grated Parme‑ san cheese, plus more for garnish Fresh basil leaves, for garnish Heat a heavy large saucepot over high heat. Add about half the olive oil. As soon as the oil is hot enough to flow free‑ ly, add the onion and garlic, reduce the heat to medium-low, and saute until ten‑ der and translucent but not yet browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the large rosemary sprigs and red pepper flakes; saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes longer.

Add the tomatoes and their juices, breaking up the tomatoes with a sturdy spoon or spatula. Adjust the heat so the sauce simmers gently. Cook until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

While the sauce is cooking, bring a large pot of water to a boil and season generously with salt. When the sauce is finished, add the pasta to the boiling wa‑ ter and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, tender but still slightly chewy, following the manufacturer’s suggested cooking time, about 8 minutes.

Remove the rosemary sprigs from the sauce and reduce the heat under the sauce to low. Drain the pasta in a colander then pour it into a bowl. Sprinkle in the Parmesan and remaining olive oil, and toss to combine.

With a pronged carving fork, twirl up a coil of pasta and slip it onto a serving plate. Depending on the size of the coil, add another to the plate in the same way; repeat with other servings. Spoon the sauce over the pasta, and garnish with Parmesan and fresh basil. Serve immediately.

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