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BlueClaws Break Record With Home Opening Crowd

April 23, 2016

Police Budget Proposed At $21.77M

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – In presenting his first budget since becoming the township’s police chief, James Riccio itemized a police force seeing an increase in the number of calls but a decrease in reported burglaries and thefts.

Though salaries are up slightly, the department’s budget on the whole is decreasing, and its paid police EMS is profitable, said the police chief.

Riccio addressed the township council in a budget presentation that asks for $16.272 million in police salaries, a slight increase

from last year.

Overall, the proposed 2016 public safety department budget decreased to $21.77 million, a reduction of $485,585, or 2.8 percent, from 2015.

The Department of Public Safety is comprised of the Police Department, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), and Emergency Medical Services, which are staffed with 252 employees, he said.

The communications operators handled 134,100 calls which came into the communications center (Budget - See Page 5)

–Photo by Lakewood BlueClaws / Michael Dill of Michael Dill Sports & Event Photography The BlueClaws hosted Greensboro on April 14. The opening weekend saw over 28,000 fans, its largest ever in the 16-year history of the team.

By Catherine Galioto LAKEWOOD – The BlueClaws had a banner week, announcing it had broken its record for the most fans in its opening weekend, and that it had reached an agreement with township

officials to keep the team in Lakewood for another 40 years.

The home opening weekend began April 14, and in the next days at home, 28,847 fans had turned out to FirstEnergy Park.

That made it the largest crowds

Fair Shows Many Ways To “Go Green”

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – Brick High School seniors Nicole Aumack and Allison Moreno were manning their exhibit at the township’s Sixth Annual Green Fair, among a host of exhibits showing everything from local watershed issues to global environmental concerns.

“We’re showing the toxins that are in makeup and skincare prod-

ucts that we use daily,” Aumack said. “They have preservatives that can cause cancer, dermatitis and allergens.”

Moreno said it only takes 26 seconds for skin lotion to get into the bloodstream. “It’s crazy most people don’t know that,” she said.

This year’s Green Fair was bigger than ever with some 72 exhibits (Green - See Page 15)

for the first four home games of the season in the 16-year history of the team.

The last record was 27,481 fans over the first four games of 2010.

“We’re thrilled to open the season (BlueClaws - See Page 4)

–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Brick Police Chief James Riccio explains the department’s previous and proposed budgets to the council.

Neighborhood Watch Meeting

By Catherine Galioto BRICK – The Herbertsville section will host a neighborhood watch meeting at 9 a.m. April 30 at Herbertsville Fire House.

Council Jim Fozman announced the meeting, as he also hosted a neighborhood walk earlier in the month to drum up support to bolster a neighborhood watch for this part of town.

The meeting is open to the public and will feature Brick

Township Police Officers trained in overseeing neighborhood watch groups. It is primarily a public information session to help residents understand what a watch group does and how to participate.

“Officers will be there, to give you all your do’s and don’ts,” Fozman said at the April 4 township council meeting. “How to contact everybody and fill you in – It’s to give information on

the neighborhood watch.”

Fozman also thanked the public works department and the public for their role in keeping the Herbertsville Park clean.

Herbertsville Park was previously known as Colorado Park, for the road it primarily sits on. It was renamed in October to bear a name reflective of the neighborhood it is in. The 4.6-acre site was rebuilt with two age appropriate (Neighborhood - See Page 4)

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BlueClaws:

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with the great atmosphere we’ve had all weekend at the ballpark,” said BlueClaws General Manager Chris Tafrow. “The crowds have been great, the weather has been amazing, and can’t wait for more all summer long.”

The team said that in its run at FirstEnergy Park, 6.4 million fans have come through the turnstiles to the stadium, which has 6,588 fixed seats, 16 luxury suites, two party decks and a grass picnic area.

The Sunday April 16 game, part of the Kids Eat Free promotional day, drew more than 9,100 attendees, one of 13 times in BlueClaws history to have more than 9,000 attendees.

Helping the crowds along was a $1 ticket promotion and good weather.

A day after the BlueClaws opened at home against Greensboro, the club announced it had reached an agreement with Lakewood Township to extend their lease through 2055.

“This is a banner day for the BlueClaws and we are thrilled to be able to stay at FirstEnergy Park for the foreseeable future,” said team president Joe Finley, in a statement. “The BlueClaws and the Township of Lakewood have had a tremendous relationship over the last 15 years and we look forward to many more great years of BlueClaws baseball in Lakewood.”

The BlueClaws, a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, debuted in 2001.

–Photos by Lakewood BlueClaws / Michael Dill of Michael Dill Sports & Event Photography

Neighborhood: Continued From Page 1

playgrounds, two basketball courts, a softball/baseball field including player benches

and backstops, a quarter mile walking path that spans the entire park and connects to the adjacent neighborhoods, an improved parking area and enhanced landscaping in the form of 400 various trees and shrubs.

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Budget:

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last year, compared to 2014 when there were 120,530 calls. That’s an increase of 13,570 calls year over year, or about 11 percent.

Of the calls that came in, there were 88,593 calls for service in 2015, which included 1,639 fire calls and 9,370 first aid calls.

“The crime rate remained the same with some increase in the number of sexual assaults and assaults in general, however there was a decrease in the number of burglaries and thefts,” Riccio said.

A further look at the numbers behind the public safety department: Police Department The department has 134 sworn officers, which is an adequate number, Riccio said after the meeting.

The salary request for the main police budget is $16.272 million for 2016, which represents a slight increase from last year.

“However, it appears significant because last year we offset $1.8 million in salaries through the Essential Services grant,” Riccio said, referring to a Superstorm Sandy recovery grant that the township again applied for this year.

Riccio said the budget for overtime should be $1.2 million; it spent $1.17 million last year.

“Me and my command staff are continually looking for ways to reduce overtime costs, and we have identified areas that cause significant amount of overtime throughout the year,” he said.

One way Riccio said he expects to reduce overtime is by replacing a minimum manpower supervisor on the midnight shift by

The Brick Times, April 23, 2016, Page 5 transferring a sergeant from the Community Policing Division.

Also, a policy change has the on-duty Selective Enforcement Team detectives handling drug unit cases when those detectives are off duty or not available.

“Both of these small changes will reduce the amount of overtime being spent in 2016,” Riccio said.

The police general operating budget in 2015 was $188,250, of which $186,822 was expended; this year the Police Chief said he was asking for $211,450.

Riccio presented a budget that was nearly flat year over year.

“The total budget would have remained the same, but the uniform line item was increased by $23,200, a one-time expenditure for a change in the department’s uniforms ‑‑ a change in brand, style and vendor will save the town $800 per uniform purchase going into the future,” he said.

After the meeting, Riccio said the uniforms would stay the same, but there would be minor changes for comfort. For example, officers would be able to wear turtlenecks in the winter for warmth instead of a shirt and tie.

Police Dispatch Brick Township has 20 full-time and four part-time Communications Operators in its dispatch. The 2016 budget for police dispatchers’ salaries is $1.138 million, or a 1.3 percent increase over the 2015 amount of $1.124 million.

The 2016 overtime budget request is identical to last year’s: $150,000.

“It should be noted that the overtime budget has not been raised since 2011. The only

remaining dispatch budget item is $500 for training, and we’re asking for the same amount in 2016,” said the police chief.

Special Police The department currently has 17 Class 1 officers who are now being used as booking officers and for courtroom security. Some of their other duties include parking enforcement, directing traffic at churches and more. Riccio said he anticipates hiring eight additional special officers for proper staffing numbers.

Due to the projected increase in the number of officers, there would be a 2.3 percent increase for salaries for special police, to $230,000 for 2016, or $5,000 more than 2015.

The overtime budget would also increase from $5,000 to $8,500 because of the additional officers, he said.

The last budget item for Special Police is for uniforms, which was $15,000 in 2015 but just $1,000 for the 2016 budget, down $14,000. As a cost-saving measure, Riccio said they recycle the uniforms to new hires whenever possible.

EMS In 2015 there were 9,376 EMS calls, and the paid Police EMS responded to 8,455 of them.

In salaries and overtime, the EMS budget is decreasing slightly. EMS salaries would be $1.147 million, and $200,000 for overtime.

The township EMS is profitable, Riccio said, bringing in $1.584 million.

“It should be noted that in 2015 the EMT service generated $1,584,318 in revenue, which is $218,718 more than what was expended in EMS salaries and overtime,” Riccio said.

The remainder of EMS operations was budgeted at $267,500 in 2015, and in 2016

Riccio said he was asking for $266,500, or $1,000 less.

Office of Emergency Management (OEM) This department has two employees, Riccio said, resulting in a salary budget up $600 from last year. For 2016, $48,100 for salaries is requested, with $2,000 for overtime in case there are storms or special events that could arise throughout the year, Riccio said. He also requested $500 for training, the same as last year.

EMS has six ambulances, three of which go out each day.

Crossing Guards, Police Explorers The crossing guards division has $395,000 in salaries proposed with $1,600 for overtime.

In 2015, $387,339 was spent on crossing guard salaries and $1,346 for overtime.

The only other line item for crossing guards is uniforms and money allocated for Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, he said.

“The operating budget increased as needed to provide safety equipment and uniforms for crossing guards,” Riccio said.

There are currently 19 crossing guards.

Riccio also explained the Police Explorers Program, a community service activity where youth such as scouts learn and interact with police. The program would cost $3,000 in 2016, down from $10,000 last year, with the costs for uniforms and dues to help keep the program registered with the Boy Scouts “The last of the budget is the money that funds the Police Explorers Program, which has grown in size and popularity and is a great way for the township youth to interact with the police in a positive manner,” said the police chief.

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Much of our news today contains evidence of a society seemingly in a state of disintegration. We can hardly view the evening news or read the morning paper without being confronted with images of violence, hopelessness and despair – in short, the symptoms of a society where people have lost a sense of control over their own lives.

We believe that many of the problems experienced in our country today have resulted from a lost sense of community.

What is a community?

It is certainly more than a place where people live or work.

It is a place where people interact in countless and vital ways.

It is a place where people raise their children, tend to their loved ones, pursue their friendships and retire after a lifetime of meaningful work.

In many ways, the strength of a community is reflected through the strength of its st

local institutions – its government, its schools, its numerous community groups and houses of worship.

The degree to which people interact with these institutions directly affects the strength and cohesiveness of the community as a whole.

It is our conviction that the hope of America lies not in big government and the bureaucracies spawned by it, but rather by the sense of control people will experience in their lives with a renewed sense of community.

The hope lies in the simple associations we make in our community each and every day.

We believe that the mission of a local newspaper should be to promote the highest ideals of community life. With accurate, comprehensive news and lively commentary geared toward the interests of residents, our readers are encouraged to experience the fulfillment of participating in all aspects of their community.

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C ommentary

The Time for Ocean Planning Is Now

We all rely on the ocean.

It generates two-thirds of the oxygen we breathe and is home to vibrant coast al com mu nities, productive marine economies, and awe-inspiring beauty.

He re i n New Je r sey, the Atlantic Ocean and coast are woven into our l i v e s . We s p e n d t i m e at the beach and on the water –f ishing, surf ing, or spend i ng t i me w it h family. Many rely on the f ish and shellf ish they produce and the harbors and ports for their livelihoods. In New Jersey alone, recreational fishing brings in over $1.9 bi l l ion i n s a le s t o t he state and generates over 13,000 full and part-time jobs.

But t he way we u s e the ocean is expanding rapidly. Offshore shipping t raff ic is increasing, plans for offshore energy projects are bec o m i n g a r e a l it y, a n d age ncie s a re t r y i ng t o take sand resources from i mp or t a nt pla c e s s uch as Manasquan R idge – a p opu la r re c re at ion al fishing area which provides a great habitat for developing fish.

At the American Littoral Society, conser ving the ocean and coast is our fundamental mission. We believe that the only way to f ulf ill that mission, in light of the increasing demands on the ocean, is

Letters To The Editor with careful, coordinated planning.

The National Ocean Policy provides the framework for such planning.

Besides creating a more informed, effective and coordinated approach for ocean resource management, ocean planning is crucial for making smart decisions about f ut u re uses, as well as strengthening the ways we can protect the mid-Atlantic ocean and coast.

Now is the time to create a plan for action, built o n a s t r o n g s c ie nt i f ic foundation that will protect the ocean now and in the future.

I n t he M id-Atla nt ic, tribal nations, along with state and federal agencies are all working to c o m pl e t e t h e r e g io n’s f irst-ever ocean action plan, which will be released this June.

W hile this f i rst plan will not provide all the answers to the challenges facing efforts to protect our oceans, there are some initial actions that the plan must contain in order to be a viable tool for ocean conservation.

For t he f i r st t i me, we have the abilit y to use the best science available to identify the environment ally r ich a rea s of t h e m i d -At l a n t i c , a n d wo r k t o p r ot e c t t he m .

The regional plan must include measures to ident i f y a nd p r ot e c t a r e a s t h at a re i mp or t a nt for c on se r vat ion , whet he r they are important habit at s or s t r u c t u r e s for

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marine life, include large amounts of biodiversity, or are simply more valuable than other areas for protecting ocean health.

T hese places need to b e g ive n c on se r vat ion pr ior it y and protection before siting for offshore energy development, demands to mine offshore sand resources, and other development decision s move forward.

The regional plan will not create new reg ulations. However, it does h i n ge o n c o m m it m e nt f r o m t h e a ge n c ie s i n volved i n c reat i ng t he plan to act within their existing authorities and wor k t oge t he r t o c on ser ve i mpor t a nt ocea n a reas. T he pla n must contain specif ic, effect ive r e c om m e nd a t io n s fo r c o o r d i n a t e d a ge n cy act ions towa rd t h is goal. Demands for use of the ocean are changing, which will require regulatory agencies to change how they make decisions and how they act on them.

The mid-Atlantic Reg io n a l Pl a n n i n g b o d y must create and then move for ward with the region’s first ocean plan.

T he pla n must present a vision which ref lects the public’s desires for a clean and healthy ocean, and contain the tools to guide both cur rent and f ut u re decisions effectively. It’s time to take the next step toward insuring the future health of our ocean.

Tim Dillingham Executive Director American Littoral Society

Why The Flat Tax Won’t Work I n re sp on se t o “ Flat Tax Only Fair Tax,” from t he M a r ch 19 e d it ion ,

I would like to present a number of issues that challenged the Flat Tax proposal by Representative Jack Kemp and Steve Forbes in 1991-92.

Kemp and Forbes’ 17 percent Flat Tax was to replace the current graduated income tax, which was instituted by a Constit utional A mend ment in 1913. Their Flat Tax would eliminate the IRS, allow filing on a postcard and save tax payers over $2 0 0 bi l l io n a n n u a l ly by no longer employing certified public accountants.

However, this Flat Tax no longer allowed deductions on interest rates of home mor tgages, medical bills or proper t y t axes. A nd t he federal budget would have a $40 billion deficit.

If implemented at 17 percent, the initial budget deficit would be $200 billion, which Kemp and Fo r b e s a p p a r e nt ly a c knowledged. So, to adju st t he la rger def icit, t hey proposed “a temporar y 23 percent Flat Tax.” Since the average filer paid 24 percent after t a k i ng a l l de d uc t ion s , why would we change the c o n s t it u t io n a l a m e n d me nt for one p e rce nt?

And, what are the odds that Congress would lower the Flat Tax to 17 percent if/when the budget was balanced?

Today, Senator Ted Cruz of Texa s is appa rently promoting a 10 percent Flat Tax. Since the current national debt is $17 t r illion and the an nual budget deficit is over $1 t r i l l ion , wh ich i s f ive times the $200 million deficit in 1992, I would let your readers decide if the Flat Tax is a fair tax.

Alex Tkatschenko Brick

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on G overnment Correspondence From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

From The Desk Of The Ocean County Freeholders Freeholders To Look At Replacements For Resource Center

OCEAN COUNTY – It has served its purpose for more than 35 years, but Ocean County officials say the Ocean County Norther n Resource Center in Lakewood has outlived its useful life for county purposes and so it’s time to look at other options.

The three-stor y brick building on 4th Street currently houses programs and services provided by the Ocean County Board of Social Services, the Ocean County Nutrition Program operated by Community Services Inc., a satellite of the Ocean County Clerk’s Office and also an office for the st ate Probation Department. The services occupy 17,000 square feet of space, which also includes a small nutrition site for the elderly.

“Based on its advanced age and the extensive renovations that would be needed to bring it up to code it may be best to initiate a search for an alternative

OCEA N COU N T Y – More than $1.6 million is coming back to Ocean County from the Department of Defense as part of a partnership to purchase open space around Joint Ba se – McG u i re, Di x, Lakehurst.

“This is excellent news,” said Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr., in announcing the reimbursement on six properties purchased by the county as part of its Natural Lands Trust program.

Bartlett, who serves as liaison to the cou nt y’s Natural Lands Trust prog ra m, noted t he ef for t t hat ha s been ma de to purchase property within the f ive-mile buffer of the base to protect it from encroachment.

“The Joint Base needs to be protected and this Board of Freeholders con-

to the Northern Resource Center,” Ocean County Ad m i n ist rator Ca rl W. Block, told the Board of Freeholders during a preboard meeting on April 13. “Based on a review by county professionals, the building cannot be expanded and the 65 parking spaces, unfortunately, do not accommodate half of the people that use the facility on a daily basis.

“The present size of the building and location does not appear to fit the future needs of the county,” Block said. “Any expansion would come with increased traffic and we do not want to exacerbate traffic woes that already exist in the area.”

Block emphasized that any discussions to f ind an alternative location or building to house the services cur rently located at the Northern Resource Center are preliminary.

“But we have to start somewhere and it’s bene-

ficial to begin the discussions now,” he said.

Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr. noted the county had substantially reduced the number of projects it undertook since 2008 – the beginning of the downturn in the economy, which was set back further with the widespread dest r uction caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

“While we have been reluctant, we do need to start to look at the broader picture,” he said. “We are now seeing a greater need to find an alternative.”

Freeholder Director John P. Kelly, director of Law and Public Safety, said he agreed with Block’s recommendation to look at alternatives to replace the Northern Resource Center.

“Things are different from what they were,” Kelly said. “The current building needs renovations, yet that would not improve its function for the county’s purposes.”

The Northern Resource Center will continue to operate as it does currently until an alternative is found.

The Board of Freeholders has made it abundantly clear that any alternative must maintain the same level of services.

“An alternative must provide enough room so social services clients are provided privacy when meeting with caseworkers,” Block said. “It also has to be close to public transportation so citizens can continue to access the services with little to no disruption.”

Residents from Jackson Township, Brick Township, Point Pleasant and Lakewood all access county programs and services at the Northern Resource Center.

Block said it could take up to six months or more to determine an alternative.

He noted a more optimum facility would be similar to the Ocean County South-

er n Ser v ice Center on Route 9 in Manahawkin, which opened in April of 2011.

Once a parish center, Ocean County purchased the two buildings which total about 17,700 square feet conveniently located off Route 9, with ample parking for about 170 vehicles and an auxiliary parking lot at the south end of the property. The buildings are used to house county services for seniors, the services of the Ocean County Clerk, Ocean County Sur rogate and Veterans Ser vices Bu reau and a large nutrition site with a full kitchen.

“Just across tow n on Hay wood Road, Social Services has its own office building with more than 17,500 square feet of space in Manahawk in, which has plenty of parking and is convenient for clients,” Block said.

“We have accomplished in the southern part of the

DOD Reimburses County For Natural Land Purchases

tinues to do all it can to assure it is not threatened by any future actions from t he Ba s e Re a l ig n me nt a n d Clo s u r e C o m m i s sion, which could result in a base closure,” said Freeholder Director John P. Kelly. “I appreciate the work of our Natural Lands Tr ust Committee under the leadership of Freeholder Bartlett in preserving land that benefits the environment and protects a military base important to our homeland security.”

Since 2010, the Natural L a n d s Tr u s t h a s b e e n closely working with the base and the Department of Defense in preserving open space that falls within its five mile buffer.

Under the partnership w it h t he D OD, O c e a n County has received almost $8.8 million from the DOD toward the pur-

chase of 23 properties, totaling 4,279 acres, located in the f ive-mile buffer around the base. The Joint Base sits in Ocean and Burlington counties.

“The Joint Base is the nation’s only tri-service military base,” said Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, who serves as liaison to the Division of Business Development and Tourism. “It supports over 23 major mission par t ners and more than 80 total mission partners.”

The $1.6 million is reimbursement for the preservation of 261 acres in Ja ck son Tow n sh ip, almost 40 acres in Plumsted Township and 147 acres in Manchester Township.

The total purchase price of the six properties was about $3.5 million. DOD reimbursement is between one-thi rd and one-half

of the original purchase price.

The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholder s has many good reasons to work closely with the base in its effor ts to reduce encroachment.

“The Joint Base has the second largest work force in New Jersey,” said Kelly, who serves as liaison to the base. “Its economic va lue a nd it s m i l it a r y value are immeasurable whe n it c ome s t o t h i s country, this state and this county.”

Kelly, who worked closely w it h C ong r e s sion a l leaders and community representatives, in saving Navy Lakehurst from being dismantled by the Base

Realignment and Closure Commission, twice, noted that taking steps now to protect the Joint Base will provide benefits in the future should there be another BRAC. “You cannot rest on your p a s t a c c o m pl i s h m e nt s when it comes to making certain this base is safe from spending cuts or a BRAC,” Kelly said.

In order to protect the Joint Base, Ocean County also took a leading role in developing a Joint Land Use Study with Burlington County.

“One of the key recommendations of that study was to protect the base through acquisitions of open space in order to

county what we are now looking to do in the northern part of it,” Block said.

“The Souther n Ser vice Center is a good example of how best to house services under one roof while providing easy access and more parking.

“The Southern Service Center is expected to help Ocean County meet the needs of seniors and citizens in southern Ocean County for many years to come,” he said.

Block said the replacement for the Northern Resource Center will house the core services to best serve the citizens.

“But we will also take a look at compatibilit y of the services there now and what each of the services requires to function properly,” Block said. “No doubt an alternative space will ref lect the changes Ocean County has experienced in recent years. We must plan not only for the present but the future.”

protect it from encroachment,” Kelly said.

Ba r tlet t said t hat no matter where the land is located it must meet the criteria of the program to be considered for purchase.

“All the properties we have preserved come from willing sellers, has the support of the respective municipality and meet the program criteria,” Bartlett said. “The proper ty we preser ve with the DOD not only meets our principles, but they overlap with the priorities of the base.

“Working with the DOD provides us with addit ional f u nds and helps our funding go further,” Bartlett said.

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LAKEWOOD – The Latino Family Literacy Project (LFLP) is currently being held in the Lakewood School District. This is a nationwide program that extends literacy skills to parents, so that they in turn can assist their children. It is an effort to get families, educators and communities working together in order to improve teaching and learning.

The award-winning program teaches and encourages parents to read with their children and establish a successful family reading schedule at home.

The LFLP is presented bilingually, in English or Spanish, and it incorporates a stepby-step curriculum, including English as a second language curriculum. The materials are based on carefully chosen books that take the social, cultural and linguistic experiences of Latino families into consideration, making the program more significant to its participants.

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While the parents are learning literacy skills with trained professionals, their children are enjoying themselves doing projects, arts and crafts, puzzles, trivia and other fun activities under the supervision of certified staff in another room.

“By cultivating good family reading habits, the program also promotes better communication between parents and their children, and gives parents a more direct link to their children’s schools,” said Delia Lopez, one of the presenters.

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Free Baby & Children’s Fair

TOMS RIVER – The Community Medical Center is hosting a luau-themed Baby and Children’s Fair for expectant and new moms, dads and grandparents on April 24 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the hospital, located at 99 Highway 37 West.

The Baby and Children’s Fair will feature information about the First Moments Maternity Unit at Community Medical Center, including tours and the opportunity to meet with staff from labor, delivery, postpartum, the nursery and pediatrics. Area organizations will provide information on community services for families and children. The Toms River Police Department will conduct car seat safety checks.

There will be refreshments, great prizes and fun activities for moms, dads and children too.

The fair is free, but registration is required by calling 888-724-7123.

The First Moments Maternity Unit at Community Medical Center specializes in a total concept of care for mothers and babies.

With all private labor-delivery recovery and post-partum rooms, the latest technology is combined with home-like décor to create a soothing environment. The unit also includes a Level Two Special Care Nursery staffed around-the-clock by neonatologists and certified neonatal nurses to care for babies with special needs.

Kids’ Stuff Flea Market

LAKEWOOD – A Kids’ Stuff Flea Market will be held at the Ocean County Park, Route 88, on May 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Vendors are now being accepted to sell kids’ stuff, new and used. More than 100 vendors will be selling at this event.

A parking size spot is only $15. To reserve a spot, send a check to: Ocean County Parks and Recreation, 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, NJ 08753.

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Brick To Host Senior Citizen Prom

BRICK – An event in Brick is expanding the notion of “senior prom,” focusing not on high schoolers about to graduate but on the senior citizen community. The Brick Senior Citizen Prom is in its ninth year.

Coordinated through the mayor, council and Brick Township Recreation Department, the free Senior Citizen Prom will take place May 7 from noon to 4 p.m. at Lake Riviera Middle School, 171 Beaverson Boulevard.

Participants must be Brick residents.

National Honor Society students from Brick Township High School and Brick Memorial High School come together to organize this ninth annual event with the Township Recreation Department for a memorable afternoon brunch.

The Brick Township Senior Prom brings generations together for an evening to remember. It provides a fun way for Brick’s students, staff and citizens to enjoy food, dancing and fun, Mayor John Ducey said.

“This is a truly special event,” said Ducey in a press release. “Seeing members of our Senior Community interacting with our students and young residents personifies the best of Brick Township.”

The Ninth Annual Brick Township Senior Citizen Prom will feature music by Sentimental Journey Big Band. The event includes a brunch menu compliments of many restaurants from Brick Township.

Seniors, staff and students are encouraged to wear prom-appropriate attire and to bring their dancing shoes for musical performances and student talent. In keeping with prom tradition, students will count the submitted ballots and announce the 2016 Senior Citizen Prom King and Prom Queen before the last dance.

R.S.V.P. by April 29 to Cindy Colantoni in the Brick Township Recreation Department by calling 732-262-1073. Only 200 spots are available.

National Library Week Shows History Of Brick’s Branch

By Catherine Galioto BRICK – With National Library Week passing April 10 to 16, Brick and many other towns took a moment to welcome librarians and staff to its council meetings to celebrate what the week focuses on.

Mayor and council gave a proclamation to library staff from the Brick branch of the Ocean County Library, and said in its presentation that the uses of the library have transformed throughout the years from book lending to a community hub.

“When I was a kid, a library was shelves of books and drawers filled with cards for the Dewey Decimal System. And now they are much, much more than that,” said Mayor John Ducey. “My four year-old son Jack goes

to the library about twice a week, and they have all sorts of programs for him. There are characters that come and read. There’s games to play…he gains a lot of knowledge and has a lot of fun.”

While Brick has had its own branch for 50 years, it was not only the Chambers Bridge Road site that served customers. Librarian Susan Gardiner explained the history includes book mobiles, or mobile libraries.

There was a library at Cedar Bridge, and one that operated in the basement of the town hall, she said.

“So we have been honored to serve the citizens for many many years …There are still books there but there is so much more as we move forward to the future,” she said.

Register To Participate In Memorial Day Parade

LAKEWOOD – Lakewood Mayor Menashe Miller and the Township Committee are inviting organizations to participate in Lakewood’s Annual Memorial Day Parade, which is to be held on May 30, to demonstrate their support of all veterans and the selfless men and women now serving both here and abroad.

The Memorial Day ceremony will begin in Town Square at 10 a.m. with the raising of the flag and an invocation. The parade will proceed to the All War Memorial Amphithe-

ater at Lake Carasaljo, North Lake Drive, for the Memorial Day program.

Participants are requested to be at their assigned location no later than 9:30 a.m. Bus transportation will be available to transport marchers from the lake back to the starting point of the parade. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be rescheduled.

To register your organization or for questions and concerns, contact Sarah Kay in the Mayor’s office at 732-364-2500 ext. 2771 or email skay@lakewoodnj.gov.

Republican Club To Host Cocktail Party

BRICK – The Brick Township Republican Club is hosting the 11th Annual Thomas G. Maiorine Republican of the Year Award Cocktail Party on April 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Crystal Point Yacht Club, located at Route 70 and River Road, Point Pleasant. This year’s award will be presented to Lt. Governor Kim

Guadagno, presented by special guest, Freeholder Ginny Haines.

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Recent Grants Total $511K

By Catherine Galioto and Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – Mayor John Ducey announced the township was recently notified it had approximately $511,000 in grants awarded at the beginning of April.

Ducey made the announcement at the April 4 council meeting, saying the township received notification the day prior.

One is a $200,000 grant to complete the Airport Tract bikeway to connect to the Little League - Cherry Quay section. The money is through the state Department of Transportation’s Recreational Bike Trails program.

The current 3.87-mile trail runs between Cherry Quay Road through the Airport Tract, crosses Drum Point Road, goes through the Forsythe Refuge and forks to Adamston/

Mantoloking Road and Adamston Drive.

According to the Brick Historical Society, the 273-acre Airport Tract, purchased by the township in 1998, was so named because after World War II, Ocean County Airport (called Osbornville Airport by locals) was located there.

The township has requested just over $204,000 for the next expansion, which would run 1.08 miles and would connect Tiller Lane to Hooper Avenue through the Edmund Hibbard Athletic Complex, cross over Cherry Quay Road, go through woods to South Pier, to Pleasant Drive and onto Hooper Ave. A second grant is from the state Department of Transportation for $311,000 for the third phase of road repairs in Lake Riviera, Ducey said.

Brick Drama Club Wins Performance Award

BRICK –The Brick Township High School Drama Club won the prestigious Performance Award at the Salute to Ocean County, a Celebration of Arts and Heritage.

The cast of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” performed the musical number “Coffee Break.”

The award was $5,000 to the Brick High School from the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation.

The event was sponsored in part by Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commis-

sion and Ocean County College.

The high school’s public performances of the show were held April 15 and 16 at Brick Township High School.

The musical is a satire of big business and finding your way up the corporate ladder.

The production cast this year included Brick residents Ryan Gittler and Hailey Bennett in the lead spots, with a supporting cast of Alyssa Hajeski, Michael Troncone, George Mageri, Annie Castoro, Evan Urspruch, Michael Luckhowec and Colleen Mari, with a large male and female ensemble.

Greater Shore Concert Band To Perform

BRICK – The Greater Shore Concert Band will present its Spring Concert on April 24 at 2 p.m., located at the St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Route 70 and Brick Blvd.

Established in 1966 by Henry Melnik, the 70-member band consists of talented musicians from diverse occupations and backgrounds. Over the past 40 years, the

band has performed throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties, as well as in New York State. The band has also performed n England, Scotland, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

A free will offering will be taken.

For further information, call 732-4775533.

Teen Open Mic Plans

BRICK – An open mic night hosted through the Brick Municipal Alliance Committee for Drug and Alcohol Abuse at Civic Plaza, netted enough interest from teens it will likely have a second date added.

Councilwoman Andrea Zapcic said at the April 4 township council meeting that

about 15 teens attended to perform that night, showing their skills in an open mic format. They took the stage to share their singing, dance, comedy routines and more.

Zapcic said the next open mic event could tentatively be May 14 at Civic Plaza, but to stay tuned to the township Facebook page as details are confirmed.

National Active & Retired Federal Employees Meeting BRICK – The National Active and Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 637, will be having its next meeting on April 28.

The meeting will start at 1 p.m. at Brandywine Assisted Living, 515 Jack Martin Blvd.

The guest speaker will be Jeffrey W. Moran, Ocean County surrogate, who will speak to

the group about all the services and programs court provides.

On May 26, Nikki Vernachio from Cattus Island Park will make a presentation on Legends of the Night, same time, same location.

For more information, call Shirley at 732408-7482.

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Holocaust Remembrance Events At Ocean County College

TOMS RIVER – The Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education at Ocean County College (OCC) invites the community to attend its 2016 Holocaust Remembrance Program from May 2 to 6 on the OCC Main Campus, College Driver. Events are free and open to the public.

May 2 – Candle Lighting and Memorial Service: Flagpole, Campus Mall, 2:30 p.m.

World Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day known as Yom ha Shoah, is the day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews and five million others who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its accessories, and for the Jewish resistance in that period. It was inaugurated in 1953, anchored by a law signed by the Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and President Yitzhak BenZvi. Join our annual remembrance program with Rabbi Moshe Gourarie of Chabad House, Toms River; Mordechai Grubin, Alumni Representative to the OCC Board of Trustees; and Dr. Ali Botein-Furrevig,

OCC Associate Professor of English and Director of the Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education.

May 3 – A Survivor’s Odyssey and Legacy: Lecture Hall, Room 104, Gateway, 12:30 p.m. This year’s keynote speaker is Manny Lindenbaum. In October 1938, the Lindenbaum family was part of a mass deportation from Germany to Poland with one day’s notice because, although German citizens, they were of Polish descent. In 1939, just days before the Nazi invasion, Manny and his brother escaped from Poland to England as refugees on the famous Kindertransport. In 2014, at the age of 83, Manny retraced his refugee journey backwards, from Poland to Germany, on a bicycle. He made the journey, along with his grandchildren, to raise money for HIAS programs in Chad in honor of World Refugee Day. In 2015, Manny was invited to speak at a reception at the White House and, along with his granddaughter Lauren, participated in the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah alongside President and Mrs. Obama. Manny uses his experiences to be

an advocate and voice for refugees worldwide and to speak to audiences, especially children, on the dangers of bullying and hate: “I believe that when we stand by and listen as others are put down, we become part of the problem; when we speak out against hatred we become part of the solution.”

May 4 – Two Women, Two Scars: Room 203, Bartlett Hall, 8 a.m. A film viewing and discussion of "Inheritance", the award-winning PBS documentary chronicling the 1994 meeting in Poland between Monica Hertwig, daughter of Nazi commandant Amon Goeth and Monmouth County resident Helen Jonas Rosenzsweig who lived enslaved under Goeth’s roof as his servant and prey for nearly two years during the Holocaust. This is the story of two women whose sorrows and angers intersect in the haunting memory of one man. Discussion and Q&A led by Botein-Furrevig.

May 5 – Only a Number: A True Story of the Struggle to Survive, to Love, and to Remember: Room 203, Bartlett Hall,

12:30 p.m. Hamilton filmmaker Steven Besserman tells the story of his mother, Aranka, a Holocaust survivor, through her own words. Aranka grew up in Hungary during WWII and relates the horrors she witnessed and endured at the hands of the Nazis. Besserman visits the sites where his parents grew up, the camp where they first met, and he discusses the lasting impact the Holocaust had on victims and later generations. The film is not only a true documentary but a love story: Aranka and Josef met in a concentration camp separated by a barbed wire fence, without the aid of a common language, and ravaged by torture, starvation, and brutality.

They fell in love and gave each other the strength to survive their final weeks of captivity. The story tells one of millions of stories of Jews who were “only a number” to the Nazis. Discussion and Q&A led by Botein-Furrevig.

May 6 – From Communism to Camps to America: My Mother’s Story: Lecture Hall, Room 104, Gateway, 12:30 p.m.

Lecture by Dr. Amy Gilley, OCC Dean of School of Arts & Humanities. Towards the end of WWII, many refugees fleeing communist regimes in the Baltic region found themselves in Nazi occupied Germany where they were forced to work in factories alongside camp inmates. When the camps were liberated, these non-German refugees were considered displaced persons. Dr. Gilley’s talk focuses on her mother’s experiences, fleeing Estonia in 1944, spending the remainder of the war in Germany, before eventually, finding her way to America. Says Gilley: “My mother’s story goes beyond survival; her experiences gave me valuable lessons and insights into the depths and the heights of humanity. Genocide and war and tyranny never seem to end, but the human faces are often forgotten.”

May 6 – Nazi Propoganda & the Holocaust: Lecture Hall, Room 104, Gateway, 2 p.m. Ernie Arian, OCC graduate and former intern for OCC’s Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education, is currently at Rutgers University majoring in History & Genocide Studies. Using lecture and film, this presentation will cover how, following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, Hitler established a Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda headed by Joseph Goebbels.

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and vendors – about 20 more than last year.

The event was held April 17 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Brick High School auditorium.

Every attendee got a ticket when they walked in which entered them in a raffle for a variety of donated door prizes. Over 500 tickets were given out, said resident John Hyfantis, who volunteers as chairman of the Sustainable Brick Township Committee that was formed to focus on “Green” issues here.

For the first time, some of the township schools participated after Hyfantis made a presentation to school principals and at a Board of Education meeting.

“I said the schools should be here; it’s an ecology-based show and the students all have ecology-based interests,” he said during the Green Fair. “I said we’ll provide the space and power, and you just tell us what you need,” he said. “I’m hoping the rest of the Brick schools participate next year.”

Principals Dr. Alyce Anderson of Lake Riviera Middle School and Dr. John Billen of Midstreams Elementary took the lead and got on board early on, said Hyfantis.

Holding a Green Fair gives Brick Township points from Sustainable Jersey, a nonprofit organization that provides tools, training and financial incentives to support communities as they pursue sustainability programs.

Brick has already earned a Bronze certification from Sustainable Jersey, and over 420 New Jersey communities participate in the program.

“We have more than enough points to earn

The Brick Times, April 23, 2016, Page 15 the Silver certification; we’ve submitted documents and we qualify,” Hyfantis said.

Some of the actions the township has taken that count towards Silver certification include having a Farmers Market; community or school gardens; tree planting and maintenance programs; recycling and composting; buying electricity from a renewable source; and much more.

Township Administrative Assistant and Public Information Officer Keith Rella was instrumental in putting the Green Fair together by not only contacting last year’s participants but also vendors from the Farmer’s Market and others who might be interested in taking part.

“I get to take ownership and help guide the event; it’s one of the fun things they let me do,” Rella said. His goal for next year is to get more statewide organizations to participate in the event.

Mayor John Ducey came to the Green Fair with his son, Jack, 4, who were both wearing green t-shirts.

“The Green Team is taking steps for Sustainable Jersey such as our great Farmer’s Market, our community garden has doubled in size this year, recycling has doubled in Town Hall and the Community Center, and we’re investing in our parks,” Ducey said to the audience. “Everybody stay green.”

Hyfantis said Sustainable Brick Township is looking to engage other organizations in joint projects – for example, documenting the tree population in town with the Shade Tree Commission.

“When the trees die, what would be the best native plant to replace them?” he asked.

Another joint project would utilize the knowledge of a Sustainable Brick Committee member, State Environmental Department employee, Paul Kurtz, who could host a pest control presentation with the Garden Club, said Hyfantis.

One of the school exhibits from Drum Point Elementary and Osbornville Elementary schools – who each earned a “PowerSave Team” grant from the Alliance to Save Energy – conducted energy audits of their schools to make recommendations for ways to save energy, explained Nan Evans, who teaches the gifted and talented program at the two schools.

A target group of 17 students are participating in the audit, which has resulted in recommendations for teachers to unplug their iPad and Chromebooks carts at night, and to use “Right Light" – or just turning on one of two classroom light switches during the day, Evans said.

“Each month they get the electric bill and there has been a decrease in the amount of electricity we use,” she said.

Lily Unalt, 6, was at a Jenkinson’s Aquarium display that showed how the forest and the ocean absorb carbon dioxide and how volcanos and decomposition create carbon dioxide.

“She really liked the recycled jewelry display that the kids made, and we’re really big on recycling,” said Lily’s mother, Katy.

“I like natural food, so we got smoothies.”

Bill Chandler brought two of his four daughters to the Green Fair.

“It’s our first time to the Green Fair, and I’m surprised how big it really is and at

the turnout,” he said. “It’s good to think environmentally in the spring, and to raise awareness as people go outside,” Chandler said. “It should be on everybody’s mind.”

The schools that participated in the Green Fair were Brick High School, Veterans Memorial Middle School, Lake Riviera Middle School, Veteran’s Memorial Elementary School, Drum Point Elementary School, Osbornville Elementary School, Emma Havens Young Elementary School, Herbertsville Elementary School and Lanes Mill Elementary School.

The Sustainable Brick Township Committee meets on the second Monday of every month in Town Hall at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend, Hyfantis said.

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Eartrak slowly moves through your ear canal ... with most of you noticing that your ear canal is composed of cartilage and bone, as well as glands, which produce earwax and help maintain the temperature within that space. Eartrak enters your tympanic membrane or eardrum, which vibrates in response to sound. The tympanic membrane is composed of three layers of skin and attached to the membrane are three tiny bones (malleus, incus, stapes), which make up the ossicular chain. The ossicular chain vibrates in response to eardrum vibration and sends Eartrak through the middle ear

space into the inner ear space (i.e., cochlea) through the oval window.

The cochlea is snail shaped and is composed of many labyrinths and hair cells, which move in response to sound vibration. Eartrak slowly moves through the hearing mechanism until it reaches the auditory nerve (i.e., the 8th cranial nerve), which takes the auditory impulses and sends it up to the brain for interpretation.

Your hearing mechanism is quite complicated. Although hearing aids will help compensate for your hearing loss (to some degree), you will never hear like you were 20 years old. That’s why it is important to have realistic expectations about the benefits of amplification. Before purchasing a hearing aid, it is important that you discuss (with your audiologist or dispenser) all the benefits and all the limitations of wearing a hearing aid.

Being prepared (particularly if you are a first time hearing aid user) will significantly increase your satisfaction with your hearing instrument.

Dr. Izzy and his staff are always available to answer most of your questions regarding your hearing health.

His offices are in Toms River, Whiting, and Manahawkin. He can be reached at 732-818-3610 or via Web site at gardenstatehearing.com.

April Is STD Awareness Month

OCEAN COUNTY – This year’s theme for National Sexually Transmitted Disease (STS) Month is “Talk. Test. Treat.”

“The only way to avoid getting an STD is not to have vaginal, anal or oral sex. However, if you are sexually active or thinking of becoming sexually active, to protect your health, it is important that you: talk openly and honestly with your partner(s) and your healthcare provider about sexual health and STDs; get tested, it’s the only way to know for sure if you have an STD and if you test positive for an STD, work with your doctor to get the correct treatment,” said Daniel Regenye, Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) Public Health coordinator.

Regenye added, “Although young people ages 15 to 24 and men who have sex with men continue to be at greatest risk for infection, individual risk behaviors aren’t the only cause. Environmental, social and cultural factors contribute to the higher STD burden, including high numbers of STD cases in these populations and difficulty accessing quality health care.

The Ocean County Health Department offers STD clinics every Wednesday evening at the

Health Department main site at 175 Sunset Ave., Toms River and every second and fourth Thursday evening at 333 Haywood Road, Manahawkin.

Testing is provided to determine if someone is infected with syphilis, gonorrhea or Chlamydia. If another STD is detected, medication will be provided.

Registration is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The clinic visit will include several steps: registration, interview and a blood draw and exam. The results and any necessary medications are provided once the results of the screening tests are made available by the laboratory.

Medication is provided free for those who are symptomatic.

During the same visit, a client may also choose to get tested for HIV. A certified counselor will explain in detail the process and results of the test.

The Health Education Unit of the OCHD also provides STD education in schools. You can call 732-341-9700, ext. 7234 for information or to schedule an appointment.

Visit the Ocean County Health Department website at ochd.org.

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Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

How Aspirin Stops Nerve Pain

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. We take for granted the comfort we feel in our hands and feet, but some people have lost that comfort, and instead suffer all day long with strange nerve-related concerns. There is new research about aspirin that could help you, but first let’s talk about nerve pain, or “neuropathy.”

It feels like you are touching or stepping on pins and needles. It can affect you all over, not just your hands and feet.

Depending on various factors (race, age, weight, alcohol consumption, insulin and A1c), your experience of neuropathy may also include pain, vibration or buzzing sensations, lightheadedness, burning sensations (even in your tongue), trigeminal neuralgia or cystitis.

Recognizing what your neuropathy stems from is critical to you getting well.

For some, it is due to a vitamin deficiency, like vitamin B12 or probiotics, which help you to manufacture your own B12 in the gut. For others, it could be the wine you drink with dinner because wine is a potent drug mugger of B1 (thiamine), which protects your nerve coating. By a mile, the most common cause of neuropathy is diabetes.

Approximately half of all people with diabetes experience diabetic neuropathies, mainly in the hands and feet. Some doctors will tell you that maintaining healthy blood glucose will reverse neuropathy, but that’s not true. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial found that even intensive glucose control is insufficient to control the risk of diabetic neuropathy.

It’s tough love, but I need to say it: Uncontrolled neuropathy can cause a 25

percent higher cumulative risk of leg amputation. So gaining control is important for your independence. I’ve written about natural supplements for neuropathy in the past (articles are archived at suzycohen. com), and you can have a free e-book “Spices that Heal,” which offers more natural advice (get it by signing up for my email newsletter).

New research was published last March in Current Diabetes Reports. Scientists confirmed that targeting inflammatory cytokines can help relieve diabetic neuropathy. Oftentimes, that bad gateway called NF Kappa B (NFKB) opens its floodgates and spits out pro-inflammatory cytokines like COX-2 (Celebrex lowers this), nitric oxide synthase, lipoxygenase, TNF alpha and a lot of pain-causing interleukins (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8).

The researchers reported that something as simple as salicylate therapy could help reduce some of these cytokines, as well as circulating glucose, triglycerides, C reactive protein and free fatty acids.

When you think of salicylates, please understand this is a broad group of compounds found naturally in the plant kingdom. Salicylate is the main ingredient in aspirin and other analgesics, both prescribed and over-the-counter. Salicylates include spearmint, peppermint (even in mint toothpaste) and in muscle rubs. White willow bark is an herb that is morphed and turned into aspirin. They’re not right for everyone, so ask your doctor about salicylates for neuropathy. Also ask if you can have a blood test to evaluate some of the pro-inflammatory markers I noted above.

(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.

Support Group To Start Meeting In May

OCEAN COUNTY – Forever In Our Hearts is an Ocean County support group to help those whose life has been touched by a suicide to start and continue on a path toward healing.

Losing someone to suicide is one of life’s cruelest tragedies. Forever In Our Hearts was founded to help those who find themselves in that forsaken place.

Forever In Our Hearts is a public selfhelp support group built on a base of volunteers that conduct monthly meetings to offer support to those who are left behind. The co-founder, Walter Donovan said, “We are interdenominational by our leadership, yet nondenominational by our doctrine. We welcome all who

want the comfort, support and healing that the meetings can give, regardless of religious belief or lack thereof. This is not to say that we are not spiritual. We are a faith based organization because we believe that faith is our strongest healing medicine.”

Meetings are held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 130 Cable Ave, Beachwood on the second Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. The first meeting will be held on May 14.

Visit the groups Facebook page for more information including updates to meeting times.

Call 732-269-3236 with questions about the meetings.

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Updated Senior Services Resource Directory Available

OCEAN COUNTY – Seniors living in Ocean County can find information on programs and services available to them and their caregivers in the Resource Directory distributed by the Ocean County Office of Senior Services.

Recently updated, this directory includes information on a host of programs and services geared to assist seniors living in Ocean

County.

“The Office of Senior Services serves as a focal point that older adults and their families can turn to for information and assistance regarding programs and services,” said Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, chairman of Senior Services. “Our mission is to lead the way in advancing the well-being of older adults.”

The Office of Senior Services goals include improving access to services, promoting healthy aging, fostering greater independence for frail older adults, supporting family caregivers and advocating for older adults at the federal, state and local level.

The department administers a comprehensive system of community based services including transportation, options counseling

and care management, community support such as education, recreation, physical and mental health screenings, physical fitness, legal assistance, home support such as friendly visitor, residential maintenance and housekeeping, certified home health aides, nutrition support such as congregate meals and home delivered meals and caregiver support such as respite, caregiver counseling, caregiver support groups and in-home education and support.

“Ocean County is home to the largest senior population in the state,” Vicari noted. “With more than 160,000 seniors calling Ocean County home, it’s a priority of the Board of Freeholders to provide them with programs and services that will help them remain independent so they can enjoy a good quality of life here.”

The resource directory provides at a glance senior services programs, and contact information as well as a service index.

“This directory is a great tool to refer to when looking for programs and services,” Vicari said. “I would recommend it to our seniors and also their caregivers.”

Some services featured within the resource directory are the PAAD Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled, educational programs such as adult education classes at Ocean County Vocational Technical schools and Ocean County College, employment assistance such as the Senior Employment program, health services such as the Ocean County Health Department among others, counseling such as the Senior Guidance program, hospital locations, insurance in regards to Medicare, senior, community and recreation centers found in Ocean County and transportation such as Ocean Ride.

“The resource directory can be accessed online, or mailed to anyone requesting it,” Vicari said.

To obtain a copy of the Senior Services Resource Directory stop by the Office of Senior Services located at 1027 Hooper Ave., Building 2, Toms River, or call 732-9292091. To access the directory online, visit co.ocean.nj.us.

Council Awards Food Truck License For Windward, Traders Cove Parks

By Catherine Galioto BRICK – Traders Cove Marina and Windward Beach will have a food truck serving patrons this season.

The township council awarded the contract to Park Eats, of Holmdel, after receiving bids.

Park Eats will pay $934 for the exclusive right to operate as the mobile food vendor at those two locations for the 2016 season.

The council awarded the contract at its April 5 meeting after the township unsealed bids March 29.

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STEM Summer Program Coming To Local Schools

HOWELL – Camp Invention, the nation’s premier summer enrichment day camp program, supported by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and a product of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, is coming to Middle School North the week of August 8.

For st udents enter i ng g rades one t h r ou g h si x , C a m p I nve nt io n i s a weeklong adventure that will turn the summer from ordinary to extraordinary th rough hands- on problem solvi ng, using science, technology, engineering and mathematic.

Camp Invention provides an opportunity for inventive young minds to exercise their creativity and use their imagination in ways they don’t normally get to in the classroom. Program participants do not realize they are learning and developing new skills as they build prototypes, take things apart, explore different types of technology and so much more.

“We are thrilled to offer Camp Invention to our students for the fourth year,” said Alice Opperman, director of curriculum for Emerson Public Schools. “The hands-on curriculum helps to further insert curiosity into a child’s everyday lifestyle. As the need for skilled STEM professionals increases, we believe we

are setting our students up for success by offering programs like Camp Invention.”

This year’s Camp Invention curriculum is called “Epic,” inspired by some of our nation’s most brilliant minds including experienced educators, Inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and developed in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

“Epic” features hands-on modules like CrickoBot, where campers construct and personalize a DIY solar-powered cricket and a unique habitat; Epic Park, where campers work in teams to design an eco-adventure park; I Can Invent: Maker Studio, where campers brainstorm product ideas and build original prototypes using real tools and components found in everyday devices and The Lab: Where Pigs Fly, where children can discover the science of slime, demolition, electronic sound, giant squid and coding.

Local programs are facilitated and taught by educators who reside and teach in the community. Camp Invention serves more than 94,000 students every year through nearly 1,400 camps across the nation. For additional information or to find the nearest location for registration, visit campinvention.org or call 800-968-4332.

Boy Scouts To Hold Flower Sale

BRICK – The Boy Scout Troop 33 is holding a Spring/Mother’s Day Flower Sale on May 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Flowers for sale will include hanging baskets,

dahlias, gerbera daisies and hydrangeas.

This sale will be held at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 714 Herbertsville Road.

Non-Resident Taxpayer Committee

POINT PLEASANT BEACH – The Non-Resident Taxpayer Advisory Committee of the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach will meet on June 11 at 10 a.m. at the G. Harold Antrim Elementary School, 401 Niblick Street. All meetings are open to the public.

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Township Receives $450K Sidewalks Grant

By Catherine Galioto BRICK – The township council has accepted a $450,000 grant that will help pay for sidewalks and other safety improvements along school routes.

The state Department of Transportation awarded the money through its Safe Routes To Schools Project.

Specifically, the money will be used for the Midstreams and Lanes Mills roads portion of the Safe Routes to Schools Project, according to the resolution. The schools impacted would be school routes for Midstreams Elementary, Herbertsville Middle

School and Lanes Mill Elementary School.

That would mean new sidewalks and curbing along Midstreams Road and Lanes Mill Road, as well as pavement striping and painting, new signage and traffic safety enforcement.

The township engineering and planning staff will coordinate with the Brick School District on the project, as it is a “multi-disciplinary proposal that incorporates programmatic elements as well as infrastructure.”

Brick Council approved the resolution at its April 4 meeting.

Annual Senior Art Exhibit Seeks Artists

TOMS RIVER – Calling all senior artists. The 40th Annual Ocean County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit is looking for entries. Professional and nonprofessional artists, 60 years of age or older, who are residents of Ocean County are eligible to submit artwork in one of 11 categories. Artwork will be received only on June 8 bet ween 9 a.m. and noon in the lobby of the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts on the Ocean County College Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River. Each artist may only submit one entry. Artwork must be original work by the exhibiting artist and not previously entered in the New Jersey State Senior Citizens Annual Juried Art Contest and Exhibition. The categories of eligible work are: acrylic painting, craft, digital/computer art, drawing, mixed media, oil painting, pastel, photography, print, sculpture and watercolor. Reproduction of the artist’s work including giclée prints or other similar reproductions of original

artwork will not be accepted.

A nonrefundable entry fee of $10 is required at the time of submission.

Cash only, exact change. For complete eligibility requirements, artwork display rules and an entry form, call Patti Cadamat re, OCC College Relations Office, at 732-255-0400, ext. 2380, or visit ocean.edu/seniors.htm.

The 40th Annual Ocean County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit will be open for public viewing at the Grunin Center Gallery, on the Ocean County College Main Campus in Toms River from June 10 to 23, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. (Closed on Sundays.)

Sponsors of the 40th Annual Ocean County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit include Ocean County College, the Senior Art Advisory Committee, Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Ocean County Office of Senior Services, and the Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission.

Distracted Driving Month

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OCEAN COUNTY – April is recognized as Distracted Driving Month” and it seems that cell phone use, whether talking on the phone and even more dangerously, texting while driving, is the culprit, said Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health. “All of this new technology in vehicles is causing us to become more distracted behind the wheel than ever before.

This has become a major public health/ safety issue, he said.

Daniel Regenye, Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) Public Health coordinator, said, “In a recent study, drivers, 53 percent of them, believe if manufacturers put “infotainment” dashboards and handsfree technology in vehicles, they must be safe. Not true, states the National Safety Council; in fact, these technologies distract our brains even long after you have used them.” Regenye added, “Make no mistake, this technology is about convenience, not safety.”

He continued, “Many distractions exist while driving, but cell phones are a top dis-

traction because so many drivers use them for long periods of time each day. Almost everyone has seen a driver distracted by a cell phone, but when you are the one who is distracted, you often don’t realize that driver is you.

With some state laws focusing on handheld bans and car-makers putting hands-free technology in vehicles, it’s no wonder people are confused. However, while many drivers honestly believe they are making the safe choice by using a hands-free device, it’s just not true. Your brain remains distracted by the conversation.”

The officials said that it is important that we remember for ourselves and constantly remind our young drivers of the dangers of cell phone use while driving. Cell phones show the number calling and most can record messages, so encourage drivers to pull over when they have the opportunity and either call back then or listen to the message.

Visit the Ocean County Health Department website for updates on all National Health Observances and other information at ochd.org.

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Everything must go. Saturday, April 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 1805 Yorktowne Blvd. Toms River.

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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.

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A summary of list of duties include but not are limited to GL Reconciliation, data entry, customer service, journal entries, account analysis, and assist with payroll and ap. Send Confidential Resumes to hrservicewhiting@ gmail.com. EOE. (t/n) Full Time Home Health Aide/ Independent Living – The Pines at Whiting is looking for an experienced Home Health to work FT and to provide excellence in care to our residents in our independent living area. Hours are M-F 1-9:30 p.m. If you are looking for an environment that rewards excellence, provides a fun work environment, you should look no further than 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!

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Pool Openings - Remove cover, install ladders, hook-up pump, etc.

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Call Mike at 732-920-3944. (18) ATCO painting - Quality work.

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New Jersey Teen Arts Festival

OCEAN COUNTY – The New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival at the Toms River campus of Ocean County College offers an opportunity for young artists in New Jersey to receive invaluable feedback and instruction from professionals in the creative and performing arts.

For 40 years, the festival has been the premiere

arts event for high school and middle school students from throughout the state, bringing them together to explore artistic possibilities, share achievements in the arts and investigate the diverse means of expression. The festival will be held from June 1 to 3.

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Chefs Needed For Fundraiser

OCEAN COUNTY –Register to join other Ocean County men in the food-tasting festival and fundraiser “Look Who’s Cooking,” to be held on May 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Christ Episcopal Church, 415 Washington St., Toms River, to share samples of your favorite recipe and raise money for women’s health.

The 23rd Annual “Look Who’s Cooking” food-tasting festival, sponsored by the Family Planning Center of Ocean County, Inc., showcases amateur chefs who love to cook. This year, the Family Planning Center of Ocean County is honoring Steven A. Morgan, M.D., medical director since 2007, for his ongoing support of the agency.

Proceeds will benefit low-income, at-risk

women in need of educational reproductive health and referral services that include well-women visits, lifesaving cancer screenings, HIV screenings and sexually transmitted infection education, screening and treatment.

All chefs looking for an opportunity to prepare and serve their most celebrated dish to the guests, should contact Penny Rone at 609-242-6927 or psrone@ comcast.net to register and reserve a table.

To purchase tickets, donate a raffle prize or advertise in the ad journal, contact Michelle Marshall at the Family Planning Center at 732-364-9696.

Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 at the door.

Ocean County Library Home Borrowers Service

OCEAN COUNTY – Do you love to read, but have physical limitations that prevent you from getting to the library? The Ocean County Library provides delivery of library materials free of charge to Ocean County residents living independently who are unable to visit a physical library location.

After contacting the Home Borrowers Coordinator, the library will assign a trained volunteer to deliver items to your home. The Home Borrowers Service customer must be able to establish a mutually convenient time with the volunteer to deliver and pick up materials, approximately every three weeks.

In order to qualify for the Home Borrowers Service, the following criteria must be met: You must be a resident of Ocean County, who does not have family members or friends to assist them with their library needs.

You must submit a completed Home Borrowers Service Customer Application.

You must submit a basic Medical Verification Form stating that you cannot physically visit the library.

You must cooperate with the volunteer to arrange a mutually convenient time for drop off and pick up of library materials.

You must return all materials on time, with the assistance from the assigned volunteer.

Last year, the Home Borrower Volunteers delivered more than 19,000 library items to the Ocean County Home Borrower Customers.

If you would like to volunteer with the Ocean County Library to deliver materials to homebound residents, contact Volunteer Services at 732-349-6200, ext. 5535. A background check, paid for by the library, is required.

United Way Of Ocean County Spring Food Drive

OCEAN COUNTY – The United Way of Ocean County will be have a spring food drive throughout April.

Residents and local businesses can support the food drive by donating non-perishable food items and dropping them off several locations: The United Way of Ocean County office located at 650 Washington Street in Toms River.

Brick Township Town Hall, 401 Chambers Bridge Road.

Ocean County College, Grunin Center for the Arts, College Drive, Toms River.

Donations are accepted any time before

May 1. The United Way of Ocean County office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

All donations that will be received will be helping the people in Ocean County. The food donations will go to pantries such as Ocean County Hunger Relief, St. Francis Community Center in LBI and Emergency and Community Services of Catholic Charities in Lakewood.

In addition to donating non-perishable food items, financial donations and gift cards to grocery stores are also accepted and needed.

For more information or to view additional drop off locations, visit uwocnj.org.

American Legion To Host Bally’s Trip

BRICK – The American Legion post 348 is hosting a trip to Bally’s Casino on May 16. The bus will leave from the American Legion parking lot, located at 822 Mantoloking Road, at 9:15 a.m. The bus will

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

Cost is $25 per ticket, and you receive $30 for slot play at Bally’s Casino. For reservations, call Carol at 732-575-3318.

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Did you report your accident or injury to your employer? By statute you are provided a short period of time to actually notify your employer of the injury. The most restrictive notice requirement is applied when a hernia is alleged, as you have only 48 hours to report this. Although other accidents and injuries allow for more leniency, as you may be entitled to medical treatment, all injuries should be reported as soon as possible.

Have you sought medical treatment? After providing notice to your employer that you have sustained an injury, you should seek medical attention immediately, should same be necessary. The longer that one waits to request medical treatment, the harder it will be to causally connect the injury to the incident at work. In addition, injuries often respond better to appropriate medical treatment provided in a reasonable time, rather than allowing the injury to worsen before attempting treatment.

Has your employer notified the workers’ compensation insurance carrier? This is important so that you are provided with a claim number to provide to medical providers to insure payment on your behalf.

Also, although you provide notice to your employer, future endeavors relative to the claim will be more efficiently completed if the carrier is immediately put on notice.

Has your employer or its workers’ compensation insurance carrier provided you with a medical professional with whom to seek medical treatment? On some occasions, the employer may indicate that you should seek treatment and bring the employer any outstanding medical bills. This is contrary to the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act and usually signifies that the carrier has not yet been notified. It is important

that you understand that the employer, through its carrier, has the right to choose the physicians from whom you receive medical treatment for compensable injuries.

A physician you choose, with the intention of providing bills to the employer, is not authorized and may not be recognized by the carrier in the future.

Is the physician with whom you are treating providing you with reasonable and necessary medical treatment? It is important that you provide the authorized medical professional with all of your medical complaints that are related to the compensable injury, and that all of those complaints are addressed by that physician.

Are you receiving temporary disability benefits through the workers’ compensation carrier for 70 percent of your standard average weekly wage? This is required in the event that the authorized physician indicates that you are temporary totally disabled, or able to return to modified duty which cannot be accommodated by your employer. Temporary disability through your employer is not the same as disability through the state and does not need to be applied for. In the event that you are instructed to apply for disability through the state, you are not getting the benefit as provided by statute.

After completion of your medical treatment and temporary disability benefits, have you received compensation for the permanent disability arising out of your compensable injury? If you have received benefits, have you contacted an attorney to determine whether these benefits are consistent with the injury and disability you sustained?

Although this checklist may not be comprehensive, it is a starting point to determine whether you are receiving the appropriate benefits under the law. Should any of the above not be consistent with the benefits you are receiving, there are actions that may be taken by an attorney to bring your matter before the court so that the issues may be resolved.

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.

Master Gardeners To Hold Plant Sale

OCEAN COUNTY – Join the Ocean County Master Gardeners for its annual “Let it Grow” plant sale on May 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale will be held at the Rutgers Agricultural Center located at 1623 Whitesville Road, Toms River.

Everyone is welcome.

Purchase locally grown annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs and shrubs to enhance your landscape and back yards.

Free parking is available.

The OCMG Horticultural Greenhouse Team is offering annuals, easy-care and unusual flowering plants that are drought resistant and long bloomers: Malabar Spinach, Abelmoschus “Okra Pink”, Lonicera “Major W heeler,” Celosia “Dragon Breadth,” Digiplexis “Illumi-

nation Flame” and Abutilon “Biltmore Ballgown.”

This year’s specialty plant is the Hydrangea macrophylla “Pistachio,” a flowering deciduous shrub that grows about 3 feet tall and spreads 3 to 5 feet wide.

Check out the locally grown greenhouse vegetables: over 20 varieties, including Rutgers heirloom 250 tomatoes, recently released.

Herbs, fragrant and flavorful, originated near the Mediterranean Sea grow well in New Jersey whether in containers or small patches. The shrub team will have many plants available for color in your garden for spring, summer and fall.

All proceeds help fund programs of the Ocean County Master Gardeners.

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

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You believe the sun will rise even in the dead of night. In the week ahead you will have faith in your partner, your lover, or your friends even when a relationship is unpredictable or temporarily seems to be out of steam.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make your way like a famous mild mannered reporter in the week ahead. People may be more impressed with your demonstration of perfect courtesy and attention to duty than your sparkling social skills.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Wishes may not be granted if you take people and things for granted. To appear tolerant and agreeable you might let someone get away with much too much in the week ahead. Be miserly with the benefit of the doubt.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Join forces with others for the best results. In the upcoming week when you have a major task to perform call on a friend to get the show on the road. Someone else may have the willpower and aplomb make ideas a reality.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ve heard about the leopard and his spots. Those spots seldom change, so don’t try to change him. Someone you know might act impulsively this week and clash with your preconceived notions of what is proper.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may be blessed by having the biggest plate at the salad bar of life. In the week ahead you can enjoy the fruits of your labors as well as the appreciation other kindhearted individuals. Avoid making extravagant gestures.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Too many re-

strictions can lead to rebellion. In the week ahead you may be riled up by restless need for a more exciting social life. Major accomplishments are possible if you have the wisdom to ignore passing distractions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Try to work within the parameters and color inside the lines.

A flamboyant style will not help you get ahead this week. Roll up your shirt sleeves and finish up whatever you start. Casual comments could be criticized.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Set your personal bar as high as possible and exceed the expectations of others. By pleasing yourself first you may bring pleasure for others in the week ahead. Accept your mistakes and vow to do better next time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The achievement of your ambitions requires hard work and persistence. A quick fix can cause more damage than good. If it seems that a change is needed in the week ahead take your time to consider all angles.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Impulsive purchases appeal to packrats. In the week ahead you might be attracted to unique things that quickly lose your interest. Loved ones can remind you that you are immersed in too much of a good thing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are filled with sincerity and want to offer assurances. Be aware that even if you have the best of intentions that something could change the situation in the week to come. Don’t get stuck making a promise you can’t honor.

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Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen The Secret To Making Creamy Mashed Potatoes

By Wolfgang Puck

“What’s the secret...?”

Those words begin so many of the questions people ask me in my restaurants, or when they meet me in public. It sometimes feels to me as if everyone believes there’s some special storehouse of magical knowledge locked away somewhere, and only professional chefs have the key.

To tell you the truth, there really are “secrets” that chefs know. But it’s not necessarily because they have been initiated into a magical society, like some sort of culinary version of Hogwarts from the Harry Potter stories.

Over the many years all of us who make our livings in the kitchen spend preparing thousands upon thousands of meals every year, we simply learn what works best to transform food into something amazing: commonly available ingredients that, alone or in combination, can brighten or deepen flavor; cooking techniques that amplify taste, texture or color; and even special tools that make cooking easier and the results better.

Real magic starts to happen when two or more secrets, often very simple ones, join together. That’s certainly the case in the following recipe for my version of one of the most popular side dishes there is: mashed potatoes.

The secrets begin with the potatoes themselves. Though you can make mashed potatoes with ordinary russets, I love to use the now widely available Yukon Gold variety for their naturally rich, buttery flavor and creamy texture.

Next comes the way I cook them.

While I cut them into relatively even pieces that will cook through in the same time, those pieces aren’t too small because they’d absorb more water. Who wants watery potatoes?

For that same reason, after they’re just tender enough to pierce easily, I immediately drain them and return them to the pan to dry out over low heat for a few minutes.

Then comes the mashing itself, and my big secret here is that I don’t mash them - I rice them. A ricer is a simple, inexpensive tool that looks a little like a giant nutcracker. I press the soft potatoes - and the whole garlic cloves I cook with them for more flavor - through tiny holes that turn the potatoes into tiny rice-like particles.

However, if you don’t have a ricer you can use a hand-held masher.

The final trick won’t surprise you

at all: I enrich the puree with cream and butter. Sure, you could use milk, buttermilk or even nonfat milk, and they’ll still taste delicious. But every once in a while, your dietary needs allowing, maybe you can spend a few calories on a great yet simple feat of culinary sorcery.

CREAMY GARLIC MASHED POTATOES Serves 4 1 3/4 pounds (875 g) Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, cut into halves or quarters Kosher salt 3 large cloves garlic, peeled 1/2 cup (125 mL) heavy cream Pinch nutmeg 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into chunks, at room temperature Freshly ground black pepper Chopped fresh chives or Italian parsley, for garnish Put the potatoes in a large saucepan.

Add just enough cold water to cover them and season with salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Add the garlic and partially cover the pan. Cook until the potatoes are just tender when pierced with a wooden pick or the tip of a small, sharp knife, about 25 minutes.

Drain the potatoes and garlic in a colander. Return them to the same pan. Place the pan over medium-low heat, partially cover, and leave until any excess water evaporates and the potatoes are dry, shaking the pan or stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes.

Bring the cream to a simmer in a heavy small saucepan. Meanwhile, working in batches, rice the potatoes and garlic back into the same pan you cooked them in. (Or use a hand-held masher, mashing the potatoes and garlic in the pan.)

Add the nutmeg to the potatoes. Place the pan over low heat. A little at a time, stir in the hot cream and about half of the butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and keep warm.

Put the remaining butter in a small skillet over medium heat and cook, watching carefully to avoid burning, until it turns a nut-brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Meanwhile, transfer the potatoes to a heated serving bowl and make ridges in the surface with the moistened bowl of a serving spoon. Drizzle the surface of the potatoes with the brown butter, garnish with chives and 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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