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August 20, 2016
Police Chief Looks Over First Summer In Top Spot
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – Crime does not increase in the township during the summer months since it’s not a seasonal community, said Police Chief James Riccio. Instead, Brick sees a steady call for service 24/7, year round. “We’re a big town now and manpower stays the same,” he said from his office August 12. Where other towns such as Seaside Heights hire a crop of seasonal police each summer, the year-round staffing is adequate in the township police force, which consists of 132 officers, including a deputy chief, three captains, seven lieutenants and 19 sergeants. (Police - See Page 5)
Bartenders compete and patrons partied in a recent fundraiser for pancreatic cancer at T.G.I. Friday’s. By Shawn Smith BRICK – It wasn’t your average night out at the bar. Bartenders were showing off, theatrically
tossing bottles and spinning glasses as they shook up a cocktail. Prizes where dazzling customers, who were judging the affair with
jokes and encouragement. The excitement was for charity, an annual event held at the T.G.I. Friday’s in Brick.
–Photos by Shawn Smith
Over $5,500 was raised at the annual bartender competition, a charity event that gives back to the (Bar - See Page 4)
State Won’t Investigate Jackson Blockbusting Report
By Jennifer Peacock NEW JERSEY – The State has said it won’t investigate alleged blockbusting in Jackson due to technical issues, Council President Robert Nixon updated a packed house at the August 9 Jackson Township Council meeting. “For the time being, the State
has deferred an investigation on technical grounds based on their interpretation of the State discrimination law. Our lawyers have been in touch with the federal authorities and their discussions will be continuing,” Nixon said. The State’s Office of the Attorney General outlines the intent of the
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By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – John Clifford will be the township’s Chief Financial Officer, replacing long-time CFO Scott Pezarras who retired in June. Mayor John G. Ducey said that 18 people had applied for the position and he and Township Business Administrator Joanne Bergin interviewed 10 candidates and felt that Clifford “was the best fit.” “He also met with the entire finance department, our tax collector, our tax assessor, purchasing (CFO - See Page 4)
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community. This year, the competition was held for the National Pancreas Foundation, in honor of Officer Kris DeMarco, who passed away early this year from pancreatic cancer. In the competition, bartenders at the restaurant show off their “flair” skills, flipping bottles and making drinks for three judges. The bartenders are rated on their skills, how accurately the drinks are made, how much liquor is wasted, as well as a written test of their drink knowledge. Among the crowd was Brick Township Mayor John Ducey, along with a few other local officials. The mayor provided T.G.I. Friday’s with a proclamation for its service to the community. “I hereby proclaim Thursday, August 11, 2016, to be T.G.I. Friday’s day,” said Ducey, in recognition of the restaurant’s efforts to improve the community. Along with the competition, Brick Police Officer Richard Nelson Jr. volunteered to sit in a dunk tank that was placed outside the restaurant. After the event, he spoke to the crowd, thanking them for everything they had done. “Kris would be so proud of everything we have done, and I want to thank you all for coming out and supporting this cause,” he said. In a NJ.com article, DeMarco was remembered as “a great officer” by Ducey. Brick police Chief James Riccio also said DeMarco was a go-to patrolman who his
superiors could rely on for the more serious jobs. “Kris was a great guy,” Riccio said. “He was friends with everybody and that’s what makes it even tougher. ... He touched a lot of people because he was so personable.” Tj Heline, a manager at T.G.I. Friday’s, said he was excited over the turnout for the event and was happy he could help put something together that raised over $5,000 and remembered a regular at the restaurant. This year, the bartenders consisted of veterans Gerhardus Daniels, Jamie Ferguson, Katie Lordi, as well as newcomers Nysherra Butler and Dana Walder. Each bartender added their own touches to their routine: Daniels poured out a shot’s worth of liquor for DeMarco; Ferguson took a “selfie” with the judges before the competition; Lordi made a martini above her head while holding the glass in her mouth; Butler used hotel liquor size bottles to make one of her drinks; Walder, the newest of the bartenders, handed the judges a poncho and goggles. After each bartender’s performance, items donated by local businesses were auctioned off by DJ Brian Notte, who provided music and a photobooth for the event. Items included beer coolers, Giants and Jets tickets, a mini refrigerator, a beach chair, bicycle, a 007 “Spectre” director’s chair, and a 32’ television, as well as gift cards to various restaurants and businesses. At the end of the night, it was announced that Lordi won the competition, and will move on to the regionals, held in the T.G.I. Friday’s in Toms River.
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agent, and also sat with Scott [Pezarras] before he left, so it was truly a collaborative effort in making the choice,” Ducey said at the August 9 council meeting. Clifford most recently served as the CFO in Middle Township, Cape May County, after spending 15 years in private business for companies such as Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and others, the mayor said. He also worked at Edmunds Associates as a senior support specialist, a trainer and a project manager for municipalities and other government entities, Ducey said. “Why that’s important is Edmunds is our financial software provider...so in that position he was the one who went in and cleaned up problems in towns in their finance department, and taught them how to use the Edmunds software properly,” he said. “He was the problem-solver and trainer of the towns.” While serving as a CFO in Middle Township, Clifford cut costs in several areas without reducing services to taxpayers, and negotiated major labor contracts, Ducey said. “He’s going to be helping the town strategize, analyze and he will advise us on the financial aspects of our great town,” the mayor said. The Financial Department in Brick Township consists of six full time and one part time employee, he said. “We didn’t need someone to come in and make a bunch of changes, we needed to continue moving forward...we did need to have that sixth piece of the overall big picture, and we found it in John,” Ducey said.
Clifford’s starting salary will be $100,000. Pezarras was making $185,566, but he had many more years of experience and knowledge behind him, Ducey said. During public comment at the council meeting, former Republican council candidate Charlie Bacon asked how many years Clifford had been certified as a CFO, how many years he had served in that capacity for Middle Township and the size of their budget. Ducey said Clifford had been a certified CFO for two years, served Middle Township in that capacity for three years, and the budget there was approximately $20 million. “Was Mr. Clifford fully vetted as far as going through the interview process...background checks, everything else?” asked Bacon. Bergin said that Clifford had the same background check as every other municipal employee. Bacon asked if there are any performance considerations built into Clifford’s contract that could impact or terminate the term. Township Attorney Kevin Starkey said that the performance standards are set by state statute, which provides for a four-year term of office. “The performance standards are in effect, are a fixed term of office that can only be challenged for cause,” he said. “Once you complete the initial four-year term and you gain reappointment as a CFO, you then get tenure. In effect, it’s a lifetime appointment, once again subject to termination only under a for-cause standard,” Starkey said. It’s set up that way because the CFO position is supposed to be a non-political position in a municipality and not subject to political sway, the attorney added. The next council meeting will be August 23 at 7 p.m.
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Since he took over as chief last December, Riccio has made some changes, including establishing a police substation on the barrier island where there is always a police officer on duty. Sergeants run the role call each day when officers get to choose their district and shift based on their seniority, which mostly stays the same; most officers don’t rotate their shifts or districts much, he said. New Neighborhood Watches, Bike Patrols One of his goals as the new police chief was to establish an active neighborhood watch program, and now there are four up and running: on in the Colorado Park area, one in the Sawmill Area (Maple Leaf Park), one in Evergreen Woods and one in Wedgewood Place. “There are about a dozen citizens in each one,” he said. “When there is an interest, we have an initial meeting with the community, and we tell them what they can and can’t do. We tell them not to get physically involved but to be our eyes and ears, and then we have a follow-up meeting to get them organized.” Community Policing Unit Officers Jason Shepherd and John Alexander would be meeting with a new group forming in Greenbriar, and Riccio said they would like to get a neighborhood watch established on the south side of the township. If you are interested in starting a neighborhood watch group in your area call Officer Shepherd at 732-262-1093, or Officer
The Brick Times, August 20, 2016, Page 5 Alexander at 732-262-4610. In April the police chief added a police bike unit who is tasked with patrolling the Herbertsville Park and Maple Leaf Park areas. “We have made that a permanent district, and in my opinion it’s been very successful,” Riccio said. “We have gotten dozens of phone calls from residents thanking us and saying they feel safer.” Officer-initiated calls for service in Maple Leaf Park have gone from 240 to 1,100 (from April until now) because the police department has been proactive there, he said. Each call for service creates a case number, and most of the calls are for quality of life issues such as disorderly kids, or people being too loud, but the officers have also interrupted some drug-related transactions, Riccio said. The bike officers are developing relationships with many of the residents there and can oftentimes be seen doing things like playing basketball with the local children, he said. “Even petty crimes tends to shed a bad light on that location, so it makes the residents feel better, and the Maple Leaf Park management company has been cleaning up that neighborhood,” Riccio said. “Before, dumpsters were overflowing and things like that, but code enforcement has corrected a lot of those problems.” Brick’s Marine Patrols Most recently the police department has purchased a new climate-controlled enclosed boat from the Coast Guard which
doubles the township’s fleet. page in order to get more information out “Now we’ll be able to start patrolling to the public, such as information about earlier and end later--our other boat is an crimes around town, how to get a gun open, center-console boat, and it made permit and more. sense to us to have a marine unit because Now residents can sign on to a telephone we have the most waterfront of any town notif ication and reverse 911 system in New Jersey,” he said. called Nixle, which provides information There is no duplication of effort with the through automated phone calls, emails Coast Guard because they mostly patrol and text messaging. the ocean, Riccio said, and the State There is also an option to opt in for Police marine units have been downsiz- non-emergency calls about township ing, so they’ve come to rely on the Brick news and events like tax payments, leaf police to patrol the back bays. collections, recreation and senior proThe marine unit in Brick has some 12 grams, cancellations and more. to 15 patrol officers who have requested For more information or to sign up visit the special training, based on seniority. bricktownship.net. T hey a re not a full-time separate unit, he said. T here haven’t been many ar rests on the water – mostly su m mon ses for speeding in nowa ke zones, or for driving recklessly, especially on jet skis, said the police chief. Future Thoughts Going forward, R iccio said the department –Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn would be working with the township Police Chief James Riccio at his desk August 12. He took over IT department to as chief in December and looked back at some of the changes improve its web he’s instilled since.
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Featured Letter Respect Those In Uniform, And Each Other Have you had enough murders in this country? I take that to be a Yes! We’re all sick and tired of bad behavior wherever it may be found, people hating each other and now killing each other for no good reason at all except they want to. What is that anyway? Two men who were black were murdered by policemen in two different states. The reason is yet to be explained or understood by the public. Then, we had the massacre in Dallas committed by a black man who apparently hated white people especially those in a uniform. When I was being raised by my parents, I was taught
to respect my neighbors and especially those in uniform. Whatever happened to that kind of respect – one for another? Are we all doomed because we’ve done this to ourselves, and more importantly can we recover from our own doing? With an upcoming election, do we really believe that either candidate can solve this internal problem when, in fact, they themselves, may be a part of the problem. May God help us. And God please, though we don’t deserve it, please bless America. Bette Kooreman Whiting
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Letters To The Editor Don’t Vote For Trump I have refrained from posting my contempt for Donald Trump, because who cares what I think anyway. However, for my own satisfaction I am going to express my disgust with his disrespect of Gold Star Parents Mr. and Mrs. Khan whose son, Captain Kahn, died in Iraq protecting our country in 2004. This is personal for me because as Mayor of Toms River in 2004 through 2007, on many occasions, I was called to our National Guard Armory and other events to send off our troops to war, many of whom I knew personally, e.g. my son’s football coach. I’ve seen firsthand the families saying goodbye to their Mom or Dad, not know if they were coming back. As mayor, the best I could do was be there for them on behalf of our community and show support, prayers and encouragement. I am offended by Trump’s latest callous disregard for our military, but to disparage the parents of a fallen soldier is over the line. While I was mayor, on two occasions I accompanied our Chief of Police to the home of a fallen Toms River Marine. I felt helpless, but they were so grateful that we cared. It was the least we could do. Our town has planted trees and dedicated memorials to these fallen soldiers, but it doesn’t bring them back. I can’t imagine the pain these families suffer every single day of their lives. Trump insinuated that Mrs. Khan didn’t speak because she probably wasn’t allowed to. What was he thinking when he made such a state-
ment? The problem is he can’t take a punch; he must fight back regardless of what was said. This is his worst character flaw – of many – and I can tell you from experience that if you are going into public office, you have to be able to take a punch and move on. His disrespect of Mr. and Mrs. Kahn is unforgivable and this one time that I will ask you to please do not cast a vote for him in November. Paul C. Brush Toms River
As for me, as to the existence of a “soul” I think a 19th century humanist put it best: “I neither assert nor deny. I simply admit I don’t know. On that subject I am without evidence. There may be spirits, but I have never met one, nor do I know anybody who has.” Borden Applegate Jackson
While attending a funeral recently, the reverend talked about the immortality of the soul, which got me thinking. What do we really know – not just think or believe or imagine, but actually know about a soul? I haven’t the slightest idea how a soul looks, what shape it is, whether it walks or flies. Where does it reside in the body? How tall is it? Does it eat or sleep, wear socks – does it have a pulse? Is the soul implanted or activated at conception or does it enter the body at birth? If the dead person used a cane, wore glasses or dentures, will his soul? The clergy tell us the soul cannot be seen, heard, touched, smelled or tasted. Nor does it have magnetic, electrical, gravitation, or any other measurable properties. I think it would trouble anybody to find a better definition of nothing! That describes a vacuum – that is to say, it describes the absence of everything. The fact that I cannot conceive of a thing does not necessarily prove that a thing does not exist; however, I cannot prove unicorns don’t exist either.
Consider the things that make New Jersey a magnet for businesses and employers: A highly educated workforce, easy access to the financial and technology centers in New York, an outstanding education system and desirable lifestyle - and outstanding transportation infrastructure. We have the largest statewide transit system in the country, able to connect people to jobs both in New Jersey and beyond. Our road network has made the business of moving freight a major contributor to our economic growth, and allows goods shipped to our ports to reach almost half the U.S. population within a day. Yes, economic development incentives and tax breaks are appealing to employers, and those incentives have become a part of any state’s economic-development strategy. But incentives most often make the difference when the playing field is otherwise level, and when all the necessary durable assets, including transportation infrastructure, are in place. And right now in New Jersey, investments in our transportation infrastructure are at real risk. All the incentives and tax breaks in the world cannot overcome the inability of a business to rely on a durable asset that is key to its success. Transportation infrastructure lasts a long time, and is an important economic signal. When the state makes a commitment to invest in its transportation network, it is in effect promising businesses and residents that the system will be there into the future to serve them. This commitment spurs additional investment raise a bridge so the nearby port can welcome larger
Transportation Funding Stalemate Hurts Economic Questions On Soul Competitiveness
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ships, and new warehouses spring up. Build a light-rail line and businesses build or expand locations near it. (In fact, these additional investments sometimes get made before the transportation projects themselves are finalized.) Make transit access and travel easier, and nearby property values go up. But right now New Jersey appears unwilling to keep its promise of sustained investment in its transportation network. Our failure to break the current impasse over funding the Transportation Trust Fund - a financial repository established expressly to ensure that our transportation infrastructure can be kept up to date - is beginning to send a clear signal to the business community that it will no longer be able to rely on a key piece of New Jersey’s economic infrastructure. Businesses that may be evaluating their relocation or expansion options right now must be looking askance at New Jersey. When employers make long-term expansion or relocation decisions, they give significant weight to the extent and condition of the nearby transportation network. Our inability to promise that they’ll be able to rely on our roads and rails is putting New Jersey’s continued economic growth at real risk. The suspension of many important road and transit projects will have immediate economic effects. But at a more strategic level, the impasse over funding the Transportation Trust Fund presents a very real threat to New Jersey’s long-term economic-growth. Every business that decides to look elsewhere because it can’t rely on New Jersey’s transportation network represents lost opportunity. And perhaps even more important, every day this impasse continues serves to erode the trust the business community has in the state as a desirable place to locate or do business. If Governor Christie is as business-friendly as he says he is, he will take immediate steps to end this stalemate. The negative effects of not doing so will hurt us for years into the future. Peter Kasabach Executive Director New Jersey Future
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Spotlight On Government Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials
From The Desk Of Congressman Tom MacArthur: Congressman Tom MacArthur NEW JERSEY – Congressman Tom MacArthur recently announced that his office will be conducting a district-wide reading
challenge to encourage students to read three books by March 17 to receive an official Congressional Certificate. “With so many distractions and commitments facing kids these days, a focus on reading is incred-
MacArthur Announces District-Wide Reading Challenge ibly important and I want to challenge the kids in NJ’s Third Congressional District to start the school year off right,” said Congressman Tom MacArthur. “A love of reading can improve our ability to think critically, enhance our vocabulary
and make us better writers. I know firsthand that it can be hard to carve out time in your day, so I’ll be joining you on this journey and reading along with you. I’ll announce my books at the end of the challenge and hopefully get some
great suggestions from our young constituents.” Participating students will need to read three books by March 17 and provide a summary of what they lear ned from each book to qualify. To enter, district residents should
go to macarthur.house. gov/about/district-reading-challenge and fill out the entry form with a parent. The challenge will close on March 17 and Congressional Certificates will be mailed shortly after.
From The Desk Of The Governor – Governor Chris Christie
Christie Announces Improved Statewide PARCC Results
NEW JERSEY – Governor Chris Christie recently announced positive gains in the preliminary statewide Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment results in mathematics and English language arts for the 2015 to 16 school year. Overall, a higher percentage of students met or exceeded expectations – indicating they are on pace to be college and career ready – in nearly all subjects and grade levels. These scores also represent an emerging trend across all socioeconomic groups of a shrinking percentage of students failing to meet expectations or partially meeting expectations. “We are encouraged by the positive gains made by our students on the PARCC assessment,” said Governor Christie. “New Jersey’s educational system is one of the best in the nation, and we are committed to keep pushing for improvements that will continue student success. We pursued the higher-quality assessment because we knew our students were well-positioned to meet the challenge, and these results further validate that approach.” This is the second year that the PARCC assessment has been administered in New
Jersey, and it is the earliest that results from a New Jersey statewide assessment have been released after the close of the testing window. PARCC asks students to demonstrate their understanding of the State’s academic standards and apply their knowledge and skills by utilizing critical thinking, analytical writing and problem solving. PARCC is designed to provide teachers and school administrators with usable information that can help improve classroom instruction. In addition to improved student results, more students participated in each of the PARCC tests than the year before, signaling that parents and educators understand the value of the assessments in providing information that can improve their schools and inform parents. “Thanks to the tremendous job done by school administrators and teachers, these results are exactly what we would expect,” said Education Commissioner David C. Hespe. “The Department will continue to collaborate with districts to support their efforts in using PARCC as one tool in preparing students for a successful future.” Based on feedback from educators, a number of improvements were made in
the second-year PARCC administration. Overall, the PARCC tests were 90 minutes shorter, there were fewer testing sessions and two testing windows were reduced to just one testing window. These modifications benefited students and teachers by reducing the amount of time spent on the statewide assessment. Si m ila r to last yea r, PARCC data is expected to be released in different phases, but this year it will be released months earlier. Districts already received their own preliminary data in June, and are expected to receive final data and individual score reports in mid-August. Parents should be receiving their individual student score reports from their districts around the start of the school year. It is also anticipated that PARCC tools for educators will start being available by September – almost six months earlier than last year. “Receiving the PARCC data and resources this early will allow school leaders to create an educational system that utilizes the PARCC data to improve their schools, such as aligning their curricula and using professional development opportunities for teachers,” said Education Commissioner David C. Hespe.
The department will be working with organizations, such as the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association, on professional development programs that will inform educators on how to use the PARCC results and tools to improve classroom instruction. This is in addition to the department’s numerous training and outreach programs aimed at educating teachers and administrators on how PARCC data can benefit
student learning in ways that New Jersey’s previous assessments never could. Over the last year, numerous educators and researchers, including the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, have r e v ie we d PA RC C a n d have validated it as an assessment that is more grade-level appropriate than prior state tests. They have also concluded that PARCC is clearly an effective assessment in deter-
Chris Christie mining whether students have an understanding of the standards and are on the pathway to being college and career ready. For more infor mation about the new assessments, parents should visit state. nj.us/education/assessment.
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Organist Guild Awards Scholarship
POINT PLEASANT – The Ocean County Chapter of the American Guild of Organists announced Keith Reilly, of Point Pleasant, has received the first Elsie Madsen Fischer Organ Education Grant. Reilly, 13 years old, has been studying the organ on an informal basis for the past year with Sara Hoey, the organist at Pt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church and dean of the chapter. He will use the award to fund formal lessons with Josh Mellon of Toms River. Reilly will enter eighth grade at Memorial Middle School in September. He participates in the school’s eighth grade band, jazz band and chorus, in addition
to playing both the piano and the organ during church services. He has also composed an anthem for the children’s choir at the church and an orchestral symphony. The grant is named for the founding dean of the chapter, the late Elsie Madsen Fischer of Toms River. She was dedicated to church music, supported a number of community music organizations and nurtured the talents of many students. The grant program honors her memory by providing funds for organ studies which build the skills of church organists. For more information about the grant, go to agohq.org/chapters/njoceancounty.
Township Creates Nixle Emergency Alerts
BRICK – The Township of Brick and the Brick Township Police Department have partnered with Nixle to implement a Community Notification System to alert residents in real-time for localized emergency situations and relevant community advisories. Any resident who wants to sign up for the service can text their ZIP Code to 888777 from their mobile phones and they are automatically registered. Once
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VFW To Host Boating Safety Course
POINT PLEASANT – A NJ State Police Approved Boating Safety/Certification Course will be held on August 27, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Point Pleasant VFW, 603 Saint Louis Ave. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a lifetime Boating Safety Certificate issued by the NJ State Police Marine
Services Division. Instructors are U.S. Coast Guard licensed captains. Register early and receive the listed priority seating discount price of $75. Walk-ins will be charged $85. For more information, call 609-613-2339 or visit BoatSafeUS.com.
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LAKEWOOD – The Ocean Family Success Center presents the seminar “Eat Healthy – Be Active” every Friday through September 9, from 11 a.m. to noon. The seminar is held at the Lakewood branch of the Ocean County Library, 301 Lexington Ave.
There will be gift cards, prizes, snacks, tastings and a Zumba class. All activities are free and everyone is welcome. If interested in participating, contact Aina Scheller at 732-774-3282. This program is supported by the Amerigroup Foundation.
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ceptional staff,” Mayor Ducey said. “It is comforting to know that the residents who require the specialized services Willow Springs can provide can receive them in our community.” Marquis Health Services CEO Norman Rokeach also shared his excitement about the progress. “Willow Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare is located right in our own back yard, which makes it special for Marquis,” he said. “We go beyond what most healthcare operators do today by investing in both sub acute rehabilitation and long-term care. We recognize that needs change as people age, and we strive to provide a continuum of care within all of our facilities. For these reasons we are taking particularly great pleasure in gearing up to introduce the ‘new’ Willow Springs to the greater Brick community. We look forward to satisfying our neighbors’ care needs and expectations well into the future.” Rokeach said that the company’s existing relationships within the regional healthcare community have been instrumental in the expansion and new development of programs at Willow Springs. “At all of our nursing home properties, we tap into relationships with local hospitals and healthcare providers, and work to develop programs that enhance care options for the community,” said Rokeach, who previously for many years served as a skilled nursing home administrator in the local market. “The fact that we already know so many of the key players has augmented and expedited these efforts.”
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LAKEWOOD – The Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce has announced this year’s winners of its Golden Osprey Award. Recipients will be recognized at the annual Golden Osprey Awards dinner on October 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Doolan’s Shore Club, 700 Route 71, Spring Lake Heights. The Golden Osprey Awards will recognize Kathie Adams, from Manasquan Bank, with the Pinnacle Award for outstanding support of the chamber and its members. Valerie A. Barba and Dale and Donna Szakats will receive the Business Excellence Award for outstanding business practices and contributions to the community. Ted Friedli, Excel Travel/Kick Cancer Overboard will receive the award for Outstanding Community Service. Dennis O’Brien, Coastal Financial Ad-
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BRICK – The neighborhood watch program is a priority initiative of Mayor John Ducey and Township Council’s Public Safety Committee. It is funded in part through a grant from the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Any person wishing to sign up to be part of a neighborhood watch can sign up at bricktownship.net, under “Neighborhood Watch.” The following are a few neighborhood watch safety tips:
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Brick Friends To Offer Trip To See “Squabbles”
BRICK – The Brick Friends will take a bus trip to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse for the production of Marshall Karp’s play, “Squabbles,” on October 19. The trip will include lunch, time to shop in the on-site bakery and gift shop and a matinee performance of “Squabbles.” The play is comedy about the happy life of a successful young couple complicated by the wife’s father, Abe, who lives with them. Squabbles break out when the husband’s mother moves in as well. The cost of the trip is $88, which includes: a
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LAKEWOOD – The Atlantic City Ballet is bringing the tale of Sleeping Beauty to the stage of the Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Ave., on August 27, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 for orchestra and $25 for mezzanine; $20 for seniors and $15 for students.
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LAKEWOOD – All Saints Episcopal Church is looking for vendors for its flea market and craft show on September 17. The flea market will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The rain date is September 25. Inside tables are $15 and outside spaces are $10. If interested, call Marie at 732-740-0194.
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I was in Las Vegas recently and spent four nights there. I stayed at The Palazzo and checked out the hotels Paris, The Venetian, MGM Grand, Aria, Caesars Palace and probably two others that I walked by. With that many hotels, guess how much I spent on gambling? Five dollars. No kidding. It just doesn’t interest me. I look at big green trash cans and think, “Those were the original slot machines, before casinos figured out they could get more money out of us if they put fancy noises and lights on them.” All kidding aside, gambling is no joke, it’s a hobby for some and an illness for others. And interestingly, we know that some drugs can enhance that gambling state of mind. A few months ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned physicians about Abilify (aripiprazole) and how it could cause impulsive behavior. If you are one of my fans, you’ll know that I said this in 2006 when Abilify was released, and I also mentioned how it could cause rapid weight gain. Abilify is one of the world’s top prescribed drugs. It raked in $6.4 billion in 2013. It’s classified as an antipsychotic medication, but unfortunately physicians dispense it like it’s some kind of Tic Tac for every emotional and mental disorder a patient walks in with. The gambling problems have led to divorces. A quick Google search will reveal anxious lawyers who want to represent patients because they feel like the drug companies knew and kept it hush hush. One patient reportedly played the slots occasionally but never lost more than $50 and then he started Abilify. “After
I ploughed through my bank account, I obtained cash advances on my credit cards and soon maxed them out,” says the patient whose wife now wants a divorce. It’s not just gambling, people who take this drug may feel unnatural cravings to binge eat, have sex or go shopping. When people get these urges (and I mean in an unnatural, unhealthy way), it means that their dopamine level is off. It leads to fighting, infidelities, obesity, bankruptcy and divorce. Funny, I never noticed anything alarming in the TV commercials, everyone looked happy. In 2015, American doctors wrote 1.5 million prescriptions to treat not only schizophrenia, but also depression, bipolar disorder and autism-induced mood problems. We don’t really need studies to prove what Abilify and other drugs do because those drugs work on dopamine. When dopamine is raised excessively, it messes with the chemicals in the brain. Three studies concluded that discontinuation of Abilify could help patients get control of the pathological gambling. These can be easily found in “The British Medical Journal” from 2011, “JAMA” from 2014 and “Addictive Behaviors” from 2014. If you feel like you’ve been shopping excessively, binging on food or anything or experiencing unhealthy urges while taking Abilify, I recommend you speak to your doctor to either reduce your dosage, wean off altogether or try something natural to address brain chemistry and get it healthy again. Healing dopamine receptors takes time and while this side effect is unusual, I want you to know it can happen, because the FDA decided they only needed to warn doctors.
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employment, housing, places of public accommodation, credit and business contracts. Not all of the foregoing prohibited bases for discrimination are protected in all of these areas of activity. For example, familial status is only protected with respect to housing…” “They made the determination that the subject area is not one within the current view their jurisdiction,” municipal attorney Jean Cipriani said. The township filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice and the state Division of Civil Rights after viewing online videos from a November 2015 Agudah Convention at Crowne Plaza in Stamford, Conn. Three rabbi speakers presented talks titled “Growing Pains: Responding to challenges of the explosive expansion of our communities.” Two presenters spoke mostly in English mixed with Yiddish but a third was asked to give his talk about the “Jersey City Initiative” in Yiddish. “Our presentation to them is not based on whether we properly translated a few words from a speech,” Nixon said. “There are a lot more facts to share and if you have specific details of harassment or discrimination I urge you to please put it in writing to us ASAP.” In the November talks, one rabbi, Shmuel Lef kowitz, said Chareidi families should be a “little bit of shtickle pioneer in order to go into areas that… to keep expanding the envelope within Brooklyn, within Lakewood, and the other areas.” He told the Jewish newspaper Hamodia that his comments were misrepresented, saying a shtickle pioneer is one who is a “small pioneer and is adverse to risk.” Young families priced out of Lakewood have been urged to settle in surrounding townships: Toms River, Brick, Jackson, and Howell. Both Lef kowitz and Rabbi Avi Schnall, Ag udah’s New Jersey director, told Hamodia that there is no blockbusting happening.
“The Department of Justice has not rejected our complaint in the way the State has. That Department of course has different laws and has traditionally been one of the departments that investigates allegations of blockbusting,” Cipriani said. According to FairHousingRights.org, blockbusting, also k nown as “panic selling,” is “a discriminatory practice characterized by using tactics to induce a person to sell their home by persuading them that the entry of persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin or disability into their neighborhoods will negatively affect the community and decrease the value of their homes.” Blockbusting is illegal under Title 24, Housing and Urban Development. “It shall be unlawful, for profit, to induce or attempt to induce a person to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin or with a handicap.” The law clarifies that a profit doesn’t have to be made, only intended. The code also prohibits: “Encouraging, for profit, any person to sell or rent a dwelling through assertions that the entry or prospective entry of persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin, or with handicaps, can or will result in undesirable consequences for the project, neighborhood or community, such as a lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior, or a decline in the quality of schools or other services or facilities.” The practice also violates the Fair Housing Act. The Department of Justice often does file lawsuits based on referrals it receives from HUD. Nixon told residents that because the federal investigation is ongoing, he and Jackson Township Council can offer only general comments about alleged blockbusting and investigation.
Agricultural Center Offers Free Tick Identi�ication OCEAN COUNTY – Anyone can bring in a tick to the Ocean County Agricultural Center on Whitesville Road in a closed container/ bag for a free identification. In the summer months, they identify over 900 ticks. The three most common ticks in Ocean County are: Black-legged ticks (deer ticks), lone star ticks and American dog ticks. The nymph and adult stages of these ticks are capable of transmitting disease. Ticks cannot pass on disease if they have been attached and feeding for less than 10 hours for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from an American dog tick, 24 hours for Ehrlichiosis from a lone star tick and 36-48 hours for Lyme Disease
from a black-legged tick. Ticks do not f ly or jump, but wait in grassy-weedy areas of parks, backyards, heavily tree lined or forested areas for a host to brush by. When visiting these areas consider covering up with a long sleeve shirt and long pants. Use repellents containing DEET to avoid becoming a host. On August 30, Rutgers Cooperative Extension is hosting a lecture about ticks, Lyme Disease is Really Ticking Me Off, with Tom Barnes from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Agricultural Center at 1623 Whitesville Road. This lecture is free and open to the public. Call 732-349-1246 to register. Visit ocean.njaes.rutgers.edu for more information.
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Locals Win Best In Show At County Fair
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Sunita Mann, MD - Functional Medicine Specialist Functional Medicine is a fundamentally new way of thinking about health and disease and puts the power of being healthy back in the patient’s hands, in a partnership with their doctor. Dr. Sunita Mann has a favorite quote that embodies her philosophy of medicine: As Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” As a doctor that practices a relatively new field of medicine known as Functional Medicine, Dr. Mann places a heavy emphasis on eating healthy foods. This brand of medicine seeks to reveal the root cause of chronic health issues by looking at the patient’s entire body and their environment. “The key to this approach is to look beyond a group of symptoms and instead, treat the underlying cause of the condition. Many chronic diseases like Diabetes, Neurological disorders, Menopause and other hormonal imbalances cause significant problems for people and prevents them from living a healthy life. It can also result in a dependence on prescription drugs,” she says. However, there is much more
to healing than drugs. Functional Medicine is a fundamentally new way of thinking about health and disease. Conventional Medicine (which is what she was taught in Medical School) treats the signs and symptoms of disease, often individually. She adds, “We were taught to look at the body as systems rather than the whole being, in which so many health issues are interconnected.” How did you become involved in this area of medicine? Dr. Mann: I’ve found that many functional medicine doctors become involved in the field through their own health journey. The same is true for me. My Conventional Medicine training was in Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology which gave me a great background in diagnosing medical problems. I practiced Radiology for 13 years until 2013 when I developed a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction to the contrast dye I routinely
used in my radiology procedures. As a result of the reaction, I was unable to walk more than 50 feet without feeling shortness of breath, had difficulty climbing steps, and was not able to drive. After many months of recovery, during which I realized I could not continue to practice in my chosen field of medicine, I knew it was time to take care of my health. That journey led me to uncover a whole new world of medicine, which combines the medical principles that are thousands of years old with the cutting edge technology of modern laboratory diagnosis. Because of my background, I needed to see the evidence of what was going on in my own body and from there, discover that health is a continuum: from optimal health, through problems such as weight gain, to high cholesterol, to high blood pressure and high blood sugar, to fatigue, all the way to disease. As I began a journey towards wellness, I realized that my newfound knowledge could help others dealing with illness. I then began my formal certification in Functional Medicine so I could offer these techniques to my patients. What is the main difference between Conventional medical care and Functional medicine? Dr. Mann: Conventional medicine is great at treating acute problems, such as pneumonia, heart attack, infections, and trauma. In fact, without this type of medicine I would not be alive today. After such a severe anaphylactic reaction, the only reason I am here is because of the amazing medical personnel who reacted so quickly to save my life. However, once a person is out of immediate health danger, conventional doctors are not trained to keep people in optimal health. A conventional doctor may counsel patients on eating a healthy diet and getting exercise but they lack the time and tools to help the patient with their specific health concerns. Functional medicine is Personalized Medicine and allows the doctor and patient to work together to look at the specific genetics, environment, laboratory findings and risk factors to formulate a specific plan to achieve the goal of optimal health. What are the benefits of this type of medicine? Dr. Mann: Personalized Functional Medicine treats the whole person rather than parts of the person. By looking at a combination of genetic predispositions, family history, and lifestyle factors (such as nutritional status, exercise, and stress levels) we use targeted
diagnostic tests to see what is going on inside the body. I can then provide an individualized plan to get a patient to optimal health. The goal is to locate and reverse physiological imbalances that may have been present for years before a person manifests disease, and in someone who already has a disease, to use those same tools to reverse the process. What is the most rewarding part about your profession? Dr. Mann:I love to help people who have been to many different conventional doctors looking for help, often bewildered by how they got to this point and then finally come to the realization that they can achieve optimal health. What is the most challenging? Dr. Mann: The field requires a real commitment from the patient to become my partner in getting healthy. There are those who hope for a “magic pill” to solve their chronic health problems and the simple truth is, there is no such thing. Like anything worth having
status, and the health of the gut. All of these factors can be tested for and if a person is found to have problems in any of these areas, they can be treated with a highly personalized plan to reverse these changes. Do you treat a lot of women with hormonal issues? Dr. Mann: Yes I see many patients with hormonal concerns who are afraid to take hormones because they’ve heard that it can increase the risk of cancers and other problems. I like to educate my patients about Bio-identical Hormones, which are very different from the commonly prescribed hormones, derived from horse urine that many women have used in the past. Bio identical hormones are a natural replacement for the hormones we all lose as we age and in fact, are crucial for good health. You could say that Dr. Mann practices what she preaches. After a long day at the office she draws on the relaxation techniques she
in life, optimal health takes commitment and true desire to change the habits that lead the patient down the path to illness. Another challenge is the cost of some of the testing. Unfortunately, many of the tests that assist in functional medicine diagnosis are not covered by insurance. The patient and I have to make a decision about which testing is the most critical to start with. I try to work within their cost constraints but as I explain to patients who have already seen so many other doctors, sometimes paying for the testing themselves makes all the difference in getting healthy. What are the most common issues you see in your profession? Dr. Mann: What I treat mirrors the common health concerns present in America today. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer – these are the main drivers of the common killers. Conventional medicine waits until the onset of these conditions to start treatment. Functional medicine uses testing to find the earliest signs that a patient is at risk for a specific disease. I look at the body’s response to certain foods or the presence of food sensitivities, level of inflammation in the body, the hormone
has learned over her years of being in the field. She adds, “One of the most powerful tools available to all of us is the practice of breathing techniques to actually change our physiology.” She uses yoga-breathing exercises in the morning to get ready for the day and ends her day with meditation to help her unwind. By practicing these techniques regularly she is able to reduce stress and directly reduce inflammation in her body, which she believes is the main cause of chronic disease. Dr. Mann grew up in Edison and after obtaining her undergraduate degree in Biology at Rutgers University; she went on to Medical School at UMDNJ-Rutgers. After an internship in Internal Medicine, she obtained a degree in Radiology from UMDNJ- University Hospital and then received advanced fellowship training in Neuroradiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She and her husband, who is also a physician have three children and reside in Marlboro. Her office is located at 100 State Route 36, Suite 2G, West Long Branch. For additional information or to schedule an appointment, please call 732-202-3000 or visit juvenatemedical.org.
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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of aUGUST 20-aUGUST 26
By Jeraldine Saunders
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your energies may scatter like dandelion seeds in the wind. You may be enthused by risky adventures or preoccupied with new friends. Other people may be confused by your unpredictable actions in the week ahead. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Enjoy free samples. People from exotic locations might share ideas or gifts. Co-workers might prefer a break from routines or a close companion could be unpredictable. You might find a new job early in the week. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you are not thinking for yourself, then someone else is thinking for you. In the week to come refuse to let peer pressure affect your judgment. You could focus on family situations and well thought out plans for the future. CANCER (June 21-July 22): People may judge you by the way you handle and treat your possessions. You might even find it is time to replace the old with the new. In the week ahead pay attention to the advice and ideas of family members. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You will find the ways and means without a committee in the week ahead. Thinking outside the box could be your ticket to fame and fortune. You or something you do could receive a plethora of publicity or personal recognition. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There is more to you than meets the eye. Your thinking processes are fueled by a wide range of subjects and educational experiences. Avoid arguments and aggravations by focusing on the positive in the
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wolfgang puck’s kitchen ‘What’s In A Name?’ Whatever You Call It, This Dish Satisfies By Wolfgang Puck
Shakespeare penned the famous question that Ms. Capulet poses in “Romeo and Juliet.” And that question often applies to food as much as it does to romance. Just like other lovers of good cooking, I’ve found in my travels across America and around the world that very similar dishes can go by very different names in different places. Take the Denver omelet. Or is it the Western omelet? Depending on where you order it, the name may vary. The constants will almost always be some sort of ham, chopped onion and green bell pepper. And it seems that the closer a Western omelet gets to Colorado’s Mile High City, cheese seems to be added and the name changes to Denver omelet. But that’s not always true, and you’ll sometimes find fierce arguments between food lovers over what to put into it or call it. Paraphrasing the Bard, I would simply suggest that whichever name we use, it will taste just as delicious. The same goes with terms used for omelets themselves. Some people still like to use the French spelling, omelette. Cross the border from France to Spain, and cook the omelet flat like a thin pancake instead of folded. And it’s called a tortilla, the same term used in Mexico for their thin, round f latbreads made with flour or corn. Across the Ligurian Sea in Italy, a similar egg dish becomes a frittata. I certainly believe in respecting culinary traditions. Even more, however, I respect ingredients, always trying to select the best, freshest, seasonal, local, organic ones, cooking them in ways that respect their integrity. And as a chef who loves to be creative, I also enjoy coming up with fresh variations on classics. That’s how I came up with the smoked salmon pizza, still an in-demand favorite at Spago and my other restaurants. In a similar spirit, I would like to offer a new creation that I’ll call a Western or Denver frittata. It includes the onion and bell pepper you’d expect. But I use red instead of green pepper, replace the usual ham with pieces of bacon, add a little chopped chile pepper, plus pieces of scallion and cherry tomato, and include Parmesan instead of the Denver version’s customary cheddar or American cheese. As my own changes might suggest, you should feel free to swap out or add your own favorite ingredients. Finally, I cook the omelet flat, in the style of a frittata or tortilla, starting it
on the stovetop and finishing it under the broiler. The result makes a great main dish for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. And I’m sure that, whatever name you might choose to call it by, it’s a versatile dish you are sure to fall in love with. WESTERN OR DENVER FRITTATA Serves 2 to 4 2 thick slices bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch (6-mm) pieces 1/4 yellow onion, coarsely chopped 1/4 large red bell pepper, diced 1/4 poblano chile, diced 2 medium red potatoes, cooked and sliced, slices cut crosswise in half Freshly ground black pepper Kosher salt 5 large cage-free eggs 4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed 2 scallions, cut diagonally into thin slices 4 cherry tomatoes, quartered Fresh basil leaves, for garnish Preheat the broiler. Meanwhile, in a medium nonstick ovenproof skillet over high heat, saute the bacon until it starts to brown. Pour off excess fat. Add the onion, bell pepper and poblano, and saute until they start to soften slightly; then, add the potato. Continue cooking until the edges of the vegetables are golden brown. Season with pepper and a little salt. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the eggs, Parmesan, cream, and salt and pepper to taste. With a fork, beat until well blended. Drizzle the 1 tablespoon of olive oil around the bacon and vegetables. Pour in the eggs. Over medium heat, stir the eggs briskly with the back of a fork until they begin to set but are still very moist. Scatter the tomatoes and scallions evenly over the top. Place the pan under the preheated broiler. Cook another 1 to 3 minutes, until the eggs are set on top to your liking. Return the pan to medium heat, drizzle the edge and top of the frittata with a little more oil, and continue cooking until the bottom is fully set and golden brown. With the help of a spatula, if necessary, slide the omelet from the pan onto a large serving plate. Garnish with fresh basil leaves. To serve, cut in half or into wedges.
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