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Bayville Congregation Bids Farewell To Morning Star Village
By Lois Rogers BAYVILLE – It’s not unusual for the décor of church foyers to serve as a testament to the ministries offered within and those who serve them. In Morning Star Presbyterian Church, a wall festooned with row upon row of painters hats filled that role and then some. Those hats, once plain, have been transformed over the past four years. Now painted in bright colors,
and adorned with the names of churches from around the nation, they speak volumes of the mighty effort that unfolded in this congregation, tucked away off Grand Central Parkway in the Pines. Each hat was decorated by the hands of volunteers who traveled in from churches around the nation. Their sweat equity, in this program sponsored by the Presbyterian Church USA, (Farewell - See Page 4)
–Photos by Lois Rogers and Morning Star (Right) Pastor Myrlene Hamilton Hess and the wall of hats created by volunteer teams that bedecks the entry way of Morning Star Presbyterian Church. (Left) Morning Star Church hosted more than 1,000 volunteers since Superstorm Sandy, giving folks who came from all over the country a place to stay, food and more as they helped residents rebuild.
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Route 9 Crosswalk Safety Concerns Continue
By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – Residents continue to say pedestrians tempt danger when trying to use a crosswalk at Route 9 and Frederick Drive – as cars go speeding through the intersection, or around other vehicles who do stop for walkers. The intersection is a deadly one, said Police Chief Karin T. DiMichele, who cited how numerous people were struck at that intersection over the years. In a December fatality, one pedestrian was fatally struck and a second suffered major injuries. Details from police say the pedestrians were using the crosswalk around 9 p.m. at Frederick (Crosswalk - See Page 5)
Final S�mmer Concerts Sched�led
By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – There’s still a chance to enjoy free outdoor concerts in the township, through its Sounds of Summer series. On August 24 the last concert of the series at Berkeley’s Veterans Park will feature opening act and local favorite, Jukebox Legends, signing songs from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and more. That’s followed by Beginnings, the ultimate Chicago tribute band. Concert starts at 6 p.m. The popular concerts also feature refreshments for sale by area non-profit groups and organizations that use these concerts as fundraisers for their groups. Concertgoers are also encouraged to bring a chair or towel to sit on. The annual family movie night comes to Veterans Park on August 31, showing Kung Fu Panda 2. The movie will begin at dusk. In addition, these events serve as dropoff locations for the mayor’s annual school supply drive.
For more information on these events, visit BTRec.org. The county’s Carousel of Music series is another way to prolong the outdoor fun through free concerts. That series has the following concerts scheduled: August 26, 7 p.m. - Power House Big Band,
Ocean County Library, Toms River. August 27, 7 p.m. - Lakewood Jazz Ensemble, Ocean County Library, Toms River. August 28, 7 p.m. - Boot Camp Big Band, Heritage Gazebo, Bay Blvd., Lavallette. September 10, 10 a.m. The Infernos, Veterans Park, Berkeley Township.
–Photo by Catherine Galioto The intersection of Route 9 and Frederick Drive continues to be an area of concern, officials said. Police are planning to again have pedestrian decoys there sometime in the fall to educate drivers on the crosswalk.
Oyster Creek Won’t Receive Extra Scrutiny For ‘White’ Finding
By Daniel Nee LACEY – Federal officials, in a quarterly report released recently on the Oyster Green Generating Station, said they will use their discretion and not further scrutinize the plant following an incident which garnered a minor safety violation, known as a white finding.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued its quarterly report on the plant August 3. In the report, the federal agency detailed the “white” finding – spurred by an incident of “low safety significance,” the agency said – which involved a failed electrical relay for one of the plant’s emergency diesel generators.
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Neil Sheehan, spokesman for the NRC, said the white finding was spurred by a routine test of the emergency diesel generator on November 9, 2015. The faulty relay would have prevented the generator from starting, a condition that existed since it was previously run and shut down on October
26, 2015. Exelon completed repairs and returned the generator to service on November 10, 2015. Oyster Creek’s technical specifications state that if one of the plant’s emergency diesel generators become inoperable during power operation, the reactor (Oyster Creek - See Page 4)
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was poured into rebuilding homes and indeed lives decimated by Hurricane Sandy. And each hat testifies to the support the Morning Star congregation steadfastly offered in return. For nearly four years, the members eagerly participated in recovery efforts their denomination dedicated to those left battered by the storm, providing a warm and welcoming harbor for more than 1,000 volunteers. But now, with restoration efforts being redirected across the wide swath Sandy impacted, the time had come to end the ministry, said Pastor Myrlene Hamilton Hess. In poignant and brief addresses at Sunday’s farewell service, Pastor Hamilton Hess and church members who committed themselves to the effort, recalled how “Morning Star Village” was established in the church basement shortly after the
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may remain in operation for a period not to exceed seven days. “Although this issue constitutes a violation of NRC requirements, the NRC determined that the relay failure which caused the emergency diesel generator to be inoperable was not within Exelon’s ability to reason-
storm. They spoke of how showers were installed and cots were brought in to make each group of volunteers as comfortable as possible. Over time, nearly 100 church groups contributed 35,000 hours of work to restore over 350 homes. In partnership with the Ocean County Long Term Recover Program, the work offered by the volunteers ranged from muck outs to drywall installation, to laying floors, building decks as they and members of the congregation strove to rebuild the strength and spirit of those from whom the storm had taken much. Pastor Hamilton-Hess and congregants who helped to organize the effort and a Sandy survivor who benefited from it, shared how the snug harbor unfailingly offered covered dish community dinners each Thursday night. The dinners brought much needed respite not only to the volunteers but to the home owners they were helping, Hamilton-Hess said. “Homeowners got to meet other
homeowners,” establishing relationships and forming a lasting support network. In a poignant presentation, Ted Polk, whose Silverton home was ravaged by Sandy’s flood waters, spoke of how much the support of Morning Star Village meant to him. In the blink of an eye, he said, the storm swept away his job in Seaside Heights and his home. After Sandy, he said, the cottage looked like “an explosion had hit it.” For six months, he lived in a friend’s apartment and when he fi nally was able to return, it was to one small room in the house. For months, the sum of his furnishings consisted of a wooden chair, a box spring mattress and a table. In November of 2014, after a heart operation, Polk said “the Lord answered my prayers” as Baptist Builders from North Carolina and crews from Jersey Shore United swept in to fi nish the work on the house. “I have been blessed by so many volunteers,” said Polk. He enjoyed attending the Thursday
night community meals where he personally thanked volunteers and became acquainted with other homeowners whose property was being rehabbed through their efforts. These relationships speak volumes of the faith and energies of the Morning Star congregation, said Karen Ricotta, who shared her witness of what Morning Star Village accomplished and the ways its legacy will endure. What impressed her so much, said Ricotta, who helped organize work teams, was that the effort was so expansive, involving so many teams and yet, everyone was able to work together. The impact on the neighborhoods they helped to rehabilitate was unimaginable, she said. She enjoys contemplating the idea that each of the teams was impacted as well and that each group brought stories of hope and faith back to their own communities. “I (like) to imagine,” she said, “that these stories went home with them.”
ably foresee and correct,” the report said, referring to the plant’s owner. “As a result, the NRC did not identify a performance deficiency associated with this condition. The NRC’s assessment considered Exelon’s maintenance practices, industry operating experience, vendor and industry maintenance and testing recommendations for the failed relay as well as similar components, and Exelon’s corrective actions to prevent
recurrence of the issue.” The inspection report also contains a “green” finding – one of “very low safety significance,” Sheehan said – for a failure involving the incorrect reassembly of a reactor recirculation pump during a planned maintenance outage. This led to an unexpected increase in Reactor Coolant System unidentified leakage and a subsequent manual scram, or shutdown, of the reactor
on April 30, 2016. Oyster Creek, the nation’s oldest active nuclear power plant, is scheduled to shut down permanently in November 2019. Officials are currently looking into future options for the plant site, which constitutes a large share of Lacey Township’s tax base. Options include the potential for the site to have an expanded role as a natural gas plant.
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Drive and a vehicle failed to yield. “We recognize this section to be a very dangerous one,” said Council President John Bacchione, in response to residents’ complaints at the recent council meeting. Officials itemized the action they’ve taken so far, but said getting the state to act on improvements on Route 9 – a state highway – remain slow moving. “Chief DiMichele has been working with the DOT, with the state, but it’s a slow process,” he said. “We’re been taking it seriously.” She said there is now an agreement that the state will put a push-button at the site that will alert traffic to stop because pedestrians are about to use the crosswalk. “They are looking to put up a signal that would go red in all directions when somebody pushes it,” said the police chief. Currently, that spot on Route 9 has a painted crosswalk. It is not an intersection with a traffic light, or a pedestrian flashing light or other traffic elements. Route 9 is one lane in each direction at that stretch, near the ShopRite. Mayor Carmen Amato said that between 2008 and 2012, there were 45 traffic accidents, and 10 pedestrian incidents with 2 fatalities. In that time, the township and its police chief sent multiple letters to the DOT asking for a safety study and
The Berkeley Times, August 20, 2016, Page 5 improvements to that portion of the state road. The township promised it would front a significant portion of the cost for the state to study the intersection, so that a study could lead to recommendations and action at the site. “The state said they would look into this… We’re really on a waiting list,” said the police chief. In the meantime, the township has applied for a grant, the state’s Pedestrian Walkway Grant, that funds the cost of putting plainclothes officers as pedestrian decoys in the area. Nearby, patrol officers will pull over vehicles who did not stop for the pedestrians, and educate them on the law or issue fines. The township used this tactic last year and the police chief said it is planned again for this fall. The issues are the lack of signs at the intersection, plus the busy traffic on Route 9, the turns behind made from or onto Frederick and a nearby bus stop, residents said. “At that bus stop, people can’t see. And the cars go around the bus as people are trying to use the crosswalk,” Bacchione said. Amato said he’s hopeful the state will design a crosswalk there with additional safety improvements, but read a recent email he received from state officials saying that surveys must first be complete to see if the spot warrants a signal, and then the signal would have to be designed, and that process takes an additional two to four months.
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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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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
MacArthur Announces District-Wide Reading Challenge on reading is incredibly 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 learned from each book to qualify. To enter, dis-
trict 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.
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- Governor Chris Christie Christie Announces Improved Statewide PARCC Results Governor Chris Christie 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 were 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 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 reviewed
PARCC and 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 determining 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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Manitou Park Family Unity Day
BERKELEY –Manitou Park Family Unity Day is on August 20, from noon to 8 p.m. “The Manitou Park Family Unity Day is a chance for local residents to have a fun-filled day with games and rides,” said Berkeley Township Recreation Superintendent Tim Yurcisin. Former Manitou Park resident Rob Taylor hosts the event. “For a $5 admission price, there will be some great BBQ food, drinks, games and even a talent show,” said Taylor. “We will have prizes and gift cards to hand out to our talent show winners. There will be a limbo and hula-hoop contest, as well as basketball contests. We will also have the Ocean County Fire Department at the
event with a ‘Smoke House’ fire safety demonstration.” Taylor also noted that during the Family Unity Day, school supplies will be distributed to needy families. Berkeley Township Mayor Carmen Amato said, “As in previous years, we expect a huge turnout for Family Unity Day. There were about 1,000 people there last year, so I encourage everyone to bring their families and enjoy a great day.” Manitou Park is at 3rd Avenue and 6th Street. For GPS, type in “Toms River, NJ 08757.” For more information, contact the Berkeley Township Recreation Department at 732269-4456 or BTRec.org.
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Elks To Host Poker Run BAYVILLE – The Bayville Elks will host its Second Annual Poker Run on September 3. This event is open to the public. Registration is from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Bayville Elks Parking Lot. To participate, the fee is $20 per person. Extra cards will be available for purchase.
The after party starts in the back picnic area at 1 p.m. Live entertainment will be provided by Shorty Long and The Jersey Horns. The party will also include food and beverages, 50/50 raffl es, a tricky tray auction, door prizes and vendors. Proceeds will be donated to various charities. This is a rain or shine event.
School Holds First Green Fair
BEACHWOOD – Beachwood Elementary held its first annual Green Fair on July 28. Families enjoyed their visit to the Bears Care
Garden to see the progress of the seeds started in the classrooms last spring. The fair also included exhibits and vendors.
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BERKELEY – The Berkeley Township Police Department responded to Double Trouble State Park for six young females in distress after their watercrafts capsized shortly after launching into the creek on August 2 at 12:15 p.m. It was learned during the incident that the females launched four single-person kayaks and one canoe occupied by two females at the white bridge inside Double Trouble State Park. Shortly after launch, the females experienced a rough and fast-moving current causing them to capsize. Two of the females were able to hang onto trees/branches immediately after capsizing while the remaining four got caught in the current and went down the creek further, but were able to hang onto trees/branches as well. One of the females was able to contact 911 via cell phone to report the incident while stranded in the creek, police said. Patrolman Michael Bulwinski was the first officer to arrive and immediately began to walk along the creek bank in attempt to locate
the females. Ptl. Bulwinski began experiencing a flooded creek bank, but continued until he was able to locate the first two females. A command post was set up at the white bridge by Sergeant Brian Woermer and Fire Stations 17, 18 and 20, at which time rescue efforts were coordinated from this point. Kayaks and a Zodiac Boat were launched into the creek and eventually all females were located and rescued from the creek. Only one of the victims kayaks were recovered, the three remaining kayaks and one canoe were either not located or caught up in the bogs/trees/branches, etc. making it too dangerous to attempt recovery. The following agencies assisted Berkeley Police with the incident: Bayville Fire Company Station 17, Manitou Fire Company Station 18, Pinewald Fire Company Station 20, Bayville First Aid, NJ State Park Police, NJ Forest Fire Service, Ocean County Fire Coordinators and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office.
“Race For Respect” To Bene�it Ocean Mental Health Services
SEASIDE PARK – Oceancares Foundation is holding a 5K and One Mile Fun Run on the Boardwalk. The “Race for Respect” is meant to fight the stigma surrounding mental health through respect, understanding and change. This event is set for September 24. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The fun run begins at 9 a.m. The fun run is $15 per person if registered ahead of time, $20 per person on the day of the race. The 5K Run/Walk will start at 9:30 a.m. The
5K is $30 per person if registered ahead of time, $35 per person on the day of the event. Proceeds from the event will benefit Ocean Mental Health Services. T-shirts are guaranteed for those who register before August 30. There will be awards, vendors and refreshments. This event is rain or shine. To register for this event or for more information, visit oceanmhs.org/race4respect.
Alumni Association Holds Bell Tower Fundraiser
BAYVILLE – The Central Regional Alumni Association is entering into its 14th year of service at Central Regional High School. The association has begun construction on additional trophy cases and is hoping to rebuild the Bell Tower on the football field this fall. A fundraising campaign has begun for this purpose. Consider donating $5 to this cause. Send all
donations to CRAA, Box 150, Bayville NJ 08721, with trophy case/bell tower marked in memo section. The first meeting of the CRAA is September 14 at 7 p.m. in the Jr./Sr. Cafeteria. Note that meetings have changed from Mondays to Wednesday. Use East Gate entrance and door #36.
Water Quality Team Gives Research Presentation
SEASIDE PARK – A research presentation was made on August 11 by the Water Quality Team at the Borough of Seaside Park Council Chambers. The Save Barnegat Bay Student Grant program recipients, Georgie Grieb, Casey Hennessy and
Kevin Lindert, presented on sampling results of the storm water draining systems into Barnegat Bay. Find out more information by visiting savebarnegatbay.org.
Democratic Organization To Host Pancake Breakfast
OCEAN GATE – The Ocean Gate Democratic Organization is hosting a Pancake Breakfast on August 21, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at E. Cape May Avenue.
The fee is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 years old. For more information, contact Diane McGrath at 732-735-2139.
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BAYVILLE – Berkeley Township Mayor Carmen Amato announced the town’s municipal golf course has launched a new website with online tee-time capabilities. “This is an exciting feature for us,” said Amato. “The new website, golfcedarcreek.com, offers the resources we need to allow our golfers to book their tee times online, 24/7, without the need to call the pro shop to make their reservations. I think our golfers will appreciate the convenience of this added feature.” The Cedar Creek website enhancement also has smartphone technology, so golfers can book their next reservation from their cell phone while they’re on the road, or even on the golf course, up to seven days in advance. The 6,065-yard municipal course is open to the
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SEASIDE PARK –The New Jersey Chapter of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is supporting the first “Light the Night Walk” in Ocean County on September 16, 5:30 to 10 p.m. at N. Ocean and Stockton Avenues. To register to walk, visit pages.lightthenight. org. Join a team, create a team or sign up as an individual. Walkers who donate a minimum of $20 will receive a custom designed Light the Night Walk the Shore to Find a Cure t-shirt and a trademark illuminated lantern. During the evening walk, fundraising par-
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OCEAN COUNTY – Although October is a few months away, planning has begun for this year’s Pretty in Pink Day which has been changed to Pretty in Pink/Handsome in Blue Day, which will be celebrated on October 19, recognizing both men and women who have had or are living with any type of cancer, said Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health. “This is the 14th year of Pretty in Pink and although we are still focusing on breast cancer, it is time for us to include and also focus on every type of cancer that affects both women and men. This day is a collaborative effort of the Ocean County Health Department, the Long Beach Island Health Department, the Ocean County Department of Human Services, the Ocean/Monmouth Health Alliance, the Ocean County Advisory Commission on the Status of Women and the Ocean County Library,” he said. “By having all of these agencies partner together, we are being proactive in our efforts to promote good health and healthy habits for men and women,” said Freeholder Virginia E. Haines, who is liaison to the Ocean
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Save Barnegat Bay To Present New Program SOUTH SEASIDE PARK – Save Barnegat Bay will present its newest program, “Barnegat Bay Stewards,” to South Seaside Park Homeowners and Voters Association on August 20.
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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 dollars 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 dollars, and then he started Abilify. “After I ploughed through my bank ac-
count, 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 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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Dear Joel You Don’t Go Out Looking For A Job Dressed Like That? On A Weekday? Dear Joel I am very troubled by what I am witnessing with my 17 year old daughter. She has that horrible thing that enlarges the holes in her ears. She has green hair and a ring through her nostrils. I don’t particularly like her friends and feel that she is just heading for trouble. Answer I will say to you what I would say to any mother of a 17 year old. At the age of 17, a young woman is filled with uncertainty. Being that you are writing to me in 2016, it is probably triple the unsettled feeling that many teenagers experience 30, 40, 50 years ago. There is however no way to generalize and please keep in mind that she is an individual. I have no magic for you. If it were my daughter I’d be concerned too. I have, however, made this observation. Although I am somewhat concerned by what she is doing to herself, there is nothing in your description of her that is alarming. You don’t speak of drugs, stealing or
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One of the most frequently asked questions in estate planning is “When should I change my Last Will and Testament?” There is no easy answer to this question. A Will does not get stale or need to be changed just because it is old. An old Will that still says what you want it to say may not need to be changed. So long as the persons named in the Will as beneficiaries are those you want, and those persons named as executors, guardians and trustees are still capable of acting, the Will is still valid. So when should you change your Will? You should change your Will whenever the Will does not say what you want the Will to say. As an example, one of the persons you named as a beneficiary under the Will has passed away or is no longer deserving of your inheritance, or the distribution scheme in your Will is no longer what you may want. Or when a person named as an executor, trustee or guardian under the Will is no longer capable of acting as such. I recommend that you read your Will once a year to make sure that it says what you still want it to say. You should also read your Will whenever there is a major event in your life, such as a birth, death, marriage, divorce, change in financial status or change in competency of any of the persons named in your Will. Does your Will still say what you want in light of that
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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 antidiscrimination law: “makes it unlawful to subject people to differential treatment based on race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex (including pregnancy), familial status, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for military service, and mental or physical disability, perceived disability, and AIDS and HIV status. The LAD prohibits unlawful discrimination in 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 Lefkowitz, 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 Lefkowitz and Rabbi Avi Schnall, Agudah’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 known 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.
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Part-Time Custodian/Janitor For Adult Community In Whiting, NJ. $8.50 per/hour. Start immediately. Approx 19 to 21 hours/ week. Call Mon. through Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for application & interview. 732-350-0230. (35) Certified Home Health Aides Needed for Ocean County area. Hourly and live-in positions avail. P/T and F/T. Call CCC at 732-206-1047. (t/n) Now Hiring Property Inspectors- FT/ PT in your area. Full, free training provided. jim.g59@comcast.net or msangelabove@comcast.net. 732-7664425, 201-259-0734. Ask for Mel. (t/n) Part Time Food Service – We have an immediate need for part time waitstaff/servers, PT dietary aides, FT/PT dishwashers. FT dishwasher must have open availability. We are a well established retirement/healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay and 401(K) once you have worked 1 year and 1000 hours. Under the direction of great Food Service leadership team, you will be working in an environment where you get the support and training needed to grow in your culinary career. The Pines offers an open door policy and Senior Leadership is always available and visible to our employees every day. Rate of pay starts at $8.50/hour. Apply in person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (31) P T M a i n t e n a n c e – Va r i o u s physical duties of 55+ community in Lakewood. Send resume to lhwmanager@optonline.net. (31) Now Hiring CNA’s/NA’s – Immediate work available at Leisure Park, a Five Star Senior Living Community. FT/PT. All shifts available. Inquire within, 1400 Route 70, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701. Contact us at 732-370-0444. (33) Helper Wanted; Full-time – Monday through Friday. $10-13/hour; fire alarm and security company. Must physically be able to work long days, carry and move ladders and equipment, work in small spaces and on building roofs. Background checks are performed. Benefits after 90 days. Call Tara 732-240-7007. (32)
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A Healthy Start: Pregnancy & Vaccines
OCEAN COUNTY – “National Immunization Awareness Month is a reminder that we all need vaccines throughout our lives,” stated Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health. “This week focuses on vaccinations as an important component of a healthy pregnancy.” Daniel Regenye, Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) public health coordinator, said, “Vaccines during pregnancy not only protect you against certain diseases but can also help protect your baby during its first few months of life. The two vaccines that are routinely recommended by doctors during a pregnancy are Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough) and the flu shot.” Regenye said, “Getting a flu shot is the best way to protect a pregnant woman from the flu and prevent serious flu-related problems, such as premature labor and delivery. Also,
when you get the Tdap vaccine, during each pregnancy, you will pass some antibodies that will help protect your baby from pertussis. That is when babies are most vulnerable to the devastating complications associated with pertussis (whooping cough). We recommend anyone coming in contact with an infant be immunized against pertussis. It is important for pregnant women to talk to their healthcare providers about these important vaccinations.” The Ocean County Health Department will begin its annual flu campaign in the early fall and its days, times, hours and sites will be posted on the OCHD website at ochd.org before the campaign begins. Also the OCHD offers Tdap vaccinations every first and third Thursday of the month from 1 to 4 p.m., no appointment necessary. Pregnant women need to bring a note from their doctor for both vaccinations.
Ocean County College Foundation To Hold Golf Outing
OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County College Foundation is holding its 15th Annual Golf Outing at Pine Barrens Golf Club on September 20. The golf outing will feature “Beat the Pro” and “Putting” contests. The event will be held rain or shine. The entry fee is $325 per player. This fee includes lunch, use of driving range before the shotgun start, green fees, golf cart and a golf gift. An awards and cocktail reception, in the clubhouse, will immediately follow the afternoon tournament. Soft spikes and golf attire are required. “In our first 14 years, we raised over $750,000 to support the students of Ocean County Col-
lege and we have set our sights on a goal of $50,000 for this year,” said Michael B. York, Golf Outing Chairman, OCC Foundation. “By providing students with excellent educational opportunities, it opens a new world of possibilities and paves the way for their future success.” Individuals and businesses may lend support by becoming a sponsor. All sponsors receive recognition in the reception program; in addition, depending on level of sponsorship, this may also include name prominently displayed at golf outing, entry fees for a foursome or twosome, tee sponsor and Mulligans. The registration deadline is August 29. To register as a player or sponsor, call the OCC Foundation at 732-255-0492.
Reserve-A-Ride Program Procedure
OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean Ride provides door-to-door, non-emergency medical transportation service to seniors citizens and/ or persons with disabilities on an advance reservation basis primarily to destinations within Ocean County. Registration is not required, those who need a ride should give Ocean Ride a call when the program is needed. Those who need a ride can call 732-736-8989 or 877-929-2082. Residents can call Ocean Ride from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to make a trip reservation. Ocean Ride accepts trip reservations on a first-come, first serve basis, up to four weeks in advance. Trip requests are not accepted via email. All trip requests are to be handled by telephone by calling 732-736-8989, then press “1” to speak
with a reservationist. The Reserve-A-Ride program is primarily designed to serve routine medical needs of Ocean County residents. Unlike the Fixed Bus Routes, this service does not operate on the basis of a printed schedule, rather routes and pick-up times are developed each day in response to the service requests the program receives. Once a reservation has been made, the driver will arrive anytime within one hour to one and a half hours of the scheduled appointment time depending on the travel distance. In accordance with Ocean Ride’s Safety Policy, the program’s drivers are not permitted to enter a client’s home, thus clients must be at ground level for their scheduled pick up.
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10:30 p.m. at Oceanaire in Greenbriar. The Brass Tacks 17-piece orchestra will provide the music. There will be a seated dinner, open wine and beer bar, basket auction, silent auction and 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased online at coastalvim.org. Additional information is available via email at eventscvim@gmail.com.
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Caregivers Of New Jersey To Present Youth Award
NEW JERSEY – Caregivers of New Jersey is launching the Caregiver Youth Award in the amount of $1,000, which will be presented to one eligible applicant between the ages of 8 and 18. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, there are at least 1.3 million youth caregivers between the ages of 8 and 18 in the United States. It is important to remember that youth caregivers are children who reverse roles with their family members who become ill or disabled to provide care for them. Being a youth caregiver isn’t an easy task and requires personal sacrifices in the form of education, personal time and well-being.
With this award, Caregivers of New Jersey would like to recognize the hard work of youth caregivers in the state of New Jersey. To download the application, go to njcaregivers.org. All applicants must fill out the application and write an essay explaining their role as a caregiver. The application deadline is September 1. When all parts of the application have been completed, applicants must send documents to: Attn: Award Application, Caregivers of New Jersey Foundation, 35 Beaverson Boulevard, Building 11, Brick, NJ 08723. For questions, call Mikaela Saunders at 732-262-8020 ext. 233.
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Contact Ocean County Hunger Relief For Help OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County residents who are in need of emergency food assistance can place a food request into The Board of Social Services on Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. by calling: 732-349-1500 for Northern Ocean County and 609-242-6100 for Southern Ocean County. For emergency cases, call 732-505-HELP. Ocean County Hunger Relief encourages clients in need of emergency food assistance to apply for “Food Stamps” (SNAPS) online at njhelps.org or calling 732-349-1500 and
asking for the “Food Stamps” department. For all other assistance needs, call 2-1-1 (CONTACT). Ocean County Hunger Relief does carry baby formula, diapers and wipes. Call in advance to check availability or try: Birthright Northern Ocean County at 732-349-0154, Birthright Southern Ocean County at 609-660-0484 or Open Door Pregnancy at 732-240-8043. The Ocean County Hunger Relief main office is located at 21 Germania Road, Toms River. Any further questions can be directed to ochrelief@yahoo.com.
OCC Library To Develop LGBT Section OCEAN COUNTY – In partnership with the Center for Access and Equality, the Ocean County College Library has begun developing a designated space and collection for LGBT materials and resources, named LGBT C.U.E., which stands for Collection Uniting Everyone. This area reflects the college’s commit-
ment to develop a safe, open and inclusive environment. Design and furnishing of the space is in progress and is slated to be completed in time for the Fall semester. The librarians will be reaching out in the Fall to the Ocean County K to 12 schools to provide sessions for their students in the OCC Library.
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Juvenate Medical Wellness & Rejuvenation
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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 hor monal imbalanc es c ause signifi cant 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, exer-
cise, 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
hormone 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
such thing. Like anything worth having 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
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
week to come. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be an original without fostering rebellion. Change and your reaction to change are what counts in the upcoming week. If you only react to what others say or think you won’t have the time to exercise your own free will. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you act on impulse make it worth your time. Get in touch with what is most popular on social media or find out what is in the gossip columns. Being in sync with the news will enhance your creativity this week. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Experience is a tough teacher because it gives you a lesson after you have already taken the test. Concentrate on engaging in a wide range of unique activities and enjoy some unusual experiences as this week unfolds. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Family feuds will be far and few between in the week ahead. Whenever you are free to pick and choose be sure to let original ideas have their head. A fascinating person could enter your life and rock your world. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aspire to achieving a higher purpose. Re-evaluate your priorities and enjoy greater popularity. Small financial sacrifices may be made to avoid disputes. Focus on the building your social and business connections this week. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may feel like a dart board in the week ahead. Someone’s pointed remarks may hit their target. Avoid unpleasant cross currents by being polite even if you sense belligerence lurking beneath a calm exterior.
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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.
(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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