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For Pedestrian Sa�ety, ‘HAWK’ Comin� To The Resc�e In LBI

By Daniel Nee LONG BEACH ISLAND – There’s a new eye in the sky helping to protect pedestrians on one of Long Beach Island oft-traversed intersection between two towns, and it’s called a HAWK. HAWK, an acronym for High-Intensity Active Crosswalk, (Pedestrian - See Page 4)

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 Com-

mission 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. (Oyster Creek - See Page 5)

Barnegat Working Through ‘Growing Pains’ With New Police Dispatch Setup

By Daniel Nee we did was – when we BARNEGAT – Town- changed dispatchers – that ship off icials are still was co-incident with us adjusting to the township taking on the Spillman sysc om m it t e e’s d e ci sio n tem, which we were going earlier this year to hand to do anyway.” over the reigns of its poThe Spillman system is lice dispatch services to a modern dispatching and the Ocean County Sher- infor mation source for iff’s Department. officers that provides inThe issues, Mayor John depth information on calls, Novak said, history “Those software the are mainly of calls to functionality related to the a p a r t ic u tow nship’s deﬁciencies are lar address si mult ane being addressed.” op ra r ft ri co uml aar ous switch to the sher- –Mayor John Novak phone numiff’s office and to new ber. The database-driven software, which has come software allows officers with some limitations that to cross reference inforare now being addressed. mation to provide a better “There were some grow- understanding of who and ing pains initially, on both what they are dealing with sides,” said Novak, speak- on a given call, officials ing to a question from a have said. member of the public at But with any new softa recent committee meet- ware system, there have ing. “Unfortunately, what (Dispatch - See Page 4)

–Photos by Daniel Nee Some of the higher-tech elements of new crosswalks installed on Long Beach Island recently.

Oyster Creek Won’t Receive Extra Scrutiny For ‘White’ Finding

August 20, 2016

Enforcement Detail Returns To Busy County Road

By Daniel Nee OCEAN COUNTY – A year after officials hailed an enforcement detail on a major, accident-prone county road as a success, law enforcement agencies announced they will refocus their efforts on the roadway. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office will renew its detail along Route 539, which traverses the western portion of Ocean County,

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from Little Egg Harbor Township through Plumsted. “Last year’s initiative concluded with over 600 vehicle stops and zero fatalities for the 32 day effort,” said Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato. “The great news is that we have continued to see zero fatalities to date. We want to not only celebrate that success, but use the detail to educate drivers (Road - See Page 5)

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Pedestrian:

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is a new system at the Jersey Shore, and one that will likely become more common in the years to come thanks to a renewed effort to promote pedestrian safety. The LBI setup is the second in the county (the first was installed last year by the state in Seaside Heights) and is located at the border of Surf City and North Beach along Long Beach Boulevard. The system was activated in early August. The HAWK system consists of a unique array of traffic signal lights which display multiple colors and blink. The lights are activated when a pedestrian presses a

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been some initial issues. “There have been some that are alarming,” said Rafael Adolfo, who said he heard five such issues while listening to a police scanner feed. “There are quite a few. When you start to hear some of the calls that come

crosswalk button on a monopole next to the intersection. The HAWK system comes with its own set of rules for both drivers and pedestrians. Though the state law dictating that vehicles must stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk is well known, the rules for stopping at a HAWK signal are a bit unique. When a pedestrian presses the walk button, the lights across the roadway will immediately begin flashing yellow, before turning to solid yellow. The solid yellow signals drivers in the same way a traditional yellow light would signal them that the light is about to turn red. Next, the lights will turn solid red to drivers, and the pedestrian will see a

“walk” signal. Drivers must stop the let the pedestrian cross, while a speaker is audibly counting down the time limit for those walking. After a short period of time, the red lights will begin f lashing. This means that pedestrians can finish crossing if they are already in the intersection, but may no longer start crossing. At this point, even though the light is flashing red, vehicles may proceed through after coming to a complete stop, and ensuring no pedestrians are in the midst of crossing. Long Beach Island is a target area for the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s “Street Smart” pedestrian

safety campaign. Ocean County has begun funding its own pedestrian safety improves even beyond the HAWK system. Described as a “multi-phase, multi-year safety improvement project,” the county has started upgrading 23 intersections along the boulevard by replacing the existing wire-span supported traffic signals to conventional, solid mast arm signals with full pedestrian arrows to add a measure of safety to existing crosswalks. Four intersections that did not have signals will be signalized, officials said. The new traffic signals will also have larger lenses and LED lights, which are compliant with all of today’s highway safety standards.

over, there are a lot of errors.” Novak said he was worked closely with Sheriff Michael Mastronardy to correct the issues, including a night when Mastronardy personally manned the dispatching desk. “He’s a friend I can talk to and be candid with, even when I don’t have something pretty to say,” said Novak, reiterating that fact that most of the issues are now

corrected. One of the main issues was the fact that officers on patrol could not transfer motor vehicle information from Spillman into a separate computer dispatch system, instead having to manually enter it. “Those software functionality deficiencies are being addressed,” Novak said. Still, the mayor said, the township planned to switch to Spillman regardless of the switch to county dispatching. Piggy-backing on the county’s Spillman contract ulti-

mately saved the township $201,000. Barnegat chose to switch to county dispatching services after failing to reach an agreement with the union that represented the previous dispatchers, who were township employees. The county took over dispatching for $340,000. Barnegat spent approximately $750,000 on dispatching in 2014 and ended 2015 having spent about $800,000, said attorney Jerry Dasti, who was hired by the township to research a transition to county services.

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Oyster Creek: Continued From Page 1

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

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of the wonderful end result of driving responsibly.” The new detail will run through August 28, officials said. A summer detail is important, Coronato said, because the 38 mile-long roadway is a major back artery for vacationers heading to both of Ocean County’s barrier islands. Officials promised “vigilant and aggressive enforcement of all those motor vehicle

technical specifications state that if one of the plant’s emergency diesel generators become inoperable during power operation, the reactor 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 reasonably 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.

moving and equipment violations that are major contributory causes to crashes,” an announcement from prosecutor’s office spokesman Al Della Fave said. The detail will target improper passing, excessive speed, driving while under the influence, aggressive driving, improper turning, failing to yield, inattentive driving, disregarding of traffic signals, following too close and various commercial carrier violations such as overweight, equipment maintenance and brake pressure. Additionally as part of the enforcement efforts, Ocean

County Prosecutor’s Office personnel assigned to the detail will utilized unmarked police vehicles to report any aggressive and erratic driving to operating marked units. The detail comes as the county has sought to upgrade safety infrastructure on the twolane road, which is prone to single-vehicle crashes as well as multi-vehicle crashes, often traced to vehicles moving into the opposite lane to pass slower drivers. Infrastructure improvements already completed include rumble strips in the centerline of the roadway, raised pavement markers to

improve night time visibility, reflective striping, a high-friction road resurfacing and LED signs that are motion-activated and alert drivers to sharp curves in the roadway. The detail was initiated last year after 11 fatal crashes occurred on the roadway within a year. That was in addition to numerous nonfatal accidents that were still deemed serious in nature. During last year’s effort, there were more than 600 motor vehicles stops conducted during the detail, and no fatalities reported.

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OCEAN COUNTY - The Ocean County Carousel of Music announces the following schedule: August 20, 7 p.m. - Strictly 60’s, Ocean County Library, Toms River.

August 21, 7 p.m. - The Tone Rangers, Ocean County Library, Toms River. August 24, 6 p.m. – Beginnings, Veterans Park, Berkeley Township. 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. All concerts will be performed on the date, day, time and location as listed. Bring a chair for comfortable seating in the concert area.

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Opinion

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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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withheld from publication. While most letters are printed as submitted, we reserve the right to edit or reject letters. The weekly deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday. Mail or bring typed letters to: 15 Union Ave., Lakehurst, NJ 08733, fax 732-657-7388 or e-mail newsdesk@micromediapubs. com. Letters may be limited to one per month per writer at the editor’s discretion. Opinions expressed in letters do not reflect those of Micromedia Publications.

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 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.

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 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 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 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 de-

Governor Chris Christie termining 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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Shorebirds Tour To Atlantic County

WARETOWN – Ocean County Parks and Recreation is offering a “Shorebirds at The Shore” birding tour on August 21. This trip will travel to Atlantic County. It is a great time to see early migrants along the shore. This tour will search for shorebirds and other water-loving birds. Pack a lunch, dress for the weather and bring binoculars. Long sleeves and insect repellant are recommended. Be prepared for some

walking. This trip will leave from the parking lot of Wells Mills County Park on August 21. The trip runs from 9 a.m .to 4 p.m. The fee is $14 per person. The program number is 244516-1C. This program requires registration. To receive more information about registering or to receive a Parks and Recreation Newsletter, call 732-506-9090 or visit oceancountyparks.org.

Make A Scarf At Cloverdale Farms

BARNEGAT – Cloverdale Farms is holding a Cobweb Felted Scarf class on September 17, from 10 a.m. to noon. Cloverdale Farms is located at 34 Cloverdale Road. Niki Giberson will guide the class as they learn to water felt. Participants will turn tufts of Merino wool and silk into a fashion accessory. Participants will be standing for an extend-

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ed time, so be sure to wear comfortable shoes. No experience is required. This program is for those ages 12 and older. There is a $5 registration fee and then it is $65 per person. The program number is 246186-1D. For more information and how to register, call 609-607-1861, or visit oceancountyparks.org.

Surf City Police Statistics Report

SURF CITY – The Surf City Police answered the following calls from August 2 to 8: nine traffic collisions, two vehicle unlocks, one welfare check, eight assisting citizens, one noise complaint, four citizen complaints, four suspicious person reports,

two suspicious vehicle reports, seven alarm activations, four unsecured buildings, three animal complaints, one disturbance, three 9-1-1 hang ups, four found property reports, one larceny report and two property damage reports.

Church Holds Farmers Market FORKED RIVER – The Lacey United Methodist Church hosts a Farmers Market every Friday through September 16. The market is held in the church’s parking lot from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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TUCKERTON – Tuckerton’s Pride and Celebration Committee is holding a summer concerts at the Tuckerton Seaport. The concert is Ellie & the Keys on August 26 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

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Reserve A Spot In “Trunk Or Treat” Event LACEY – The Lacey Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Trunk or Treat event at Gille Park Parking Lot on October 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. This event is rain or shine. For more information, contact the chamber at 609-607-7670.

This event is free to Lacey Chamber members and $75 for non-members. Fill out the form to reserve a spot at the event. The form can be found in the August Newsletter at laceychamberofcommerce.com.

Elks Lodge To Host Comedy Night

MANAHAWKIN – The Manahawkin Elks Lodge, located at 520 Hilliard Blvd., is hosting a Comedy Night on September 17. Comedians Jeff Norris and Renee De Lorenzo will start the show at 8 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Manahawkin Elks Lodge or at the door for $15 per person. There will be a cash bar. For more information, call the Lodge at 609597-1107.

Sandy Recovery Workshop At Community Center LITTLE EGG HARBOR – There will be a Sandy Recovery Workshop on August 31 at the Little Egg Community Center for those still struggling to recover. The workshop will run from 6 to 8 p.m. It will cover topics such as Reconstruction, Re-

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Flag Retirement Ceremony

FORKED RIVER – The New Jersey State Elk’s Association Southeast District (SED) Flag Retirement Ceremony took place on August 7 at the Lacey Elk’s veterans and handicapped pavilion located on Elk’s Point. Nearly 100 people attended the American Flag retirement, which was hosted by the SED Americanism Committee. Over 1,000 American Flags were collected for retirement to be disposed of with dignity and respect in accordance with American Flag retirement guidelines. The flags were collected from all 11 lodges from within the SED for dignified retirement and disposal. This year the SED Americanism committee honored the late Past Vice-President Jeff Pat-

terson with the final Flag retirement tribute, for his tireless support of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Among those who attended were District Deputy of the SED Tom Yutko, NJSEA President Rich Bard, State Americanism Chair Eileen Brennan Watts and Vice-president of the SED George Coyne. Bob Smyth, field representative for Congressman Tom MacArthur of the third Congressional District of New Jersey, was the keynote speaker. The Lacey Elk’s Lodge is located at 900 Beach Blvd. For information about this event or on how to become a member, call 609-693-1281.

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BASS RIVER – The Lost in the Woods, A children’s outdoor survival program, is on August 20 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Absegami Beach Breezeway in Bass River State Forest, 720 Stage Road. Volunteer Master Naturalist Kathy Gardiner is presenting this free, family-themed program that provides tips on how not to get lost and

what to do if someone loses their way. Each child can make a “safety kit” of items to use when they go out in the woods. It is recommended that participants bring insect repellent, a flashlight and something to sit on. Heavy rain or thunder will cancel the program. For more information contact the Forest Office at 609-296-1114 or njparksandforests.org.

Beach Patrol Releases Weekly Activity Report SURF CITY – The Surf City Police Department’s Beach Patrol dealt with a total of 181 violations between July 31 and August 6. Violations included: 137 glass on beach, four playing on dunes, 10 dogs off the leash, 19 alcohol in no alcohol areas, one lost person assist and 10 under-age consumption of

alcohol incidents. The patrol also observed numerous violations of swimming and surfing in restricted areas. These offenders relocated to non-restricted areas when requested. The patrol also spent hours advising citizens about shelter and tent regulations on the beach.

Success Center To Present Children’s Art & Musical Play MANAHAWKIN – The Ocean County Family Success Center, 25 Pine St., presents Children’s Art and Musical Play on Tuesdays at the Pine Street Community Center from 5 to 6 p.m.

Activities will include dancing, crafts, bubbles, art, games and instruments. Contact Christina at 732-557-5037 ext. 206 or cchina@chsognj.org.

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reception where golfers participated in a silent auction and 50/50 raffle. “We’re so excited about our amazing turnout and appreciate the continued support we receive from businesses and community leaders year after year,” said Denice Gaffney, vice president of Development, Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Foundation. “The golf classic plays a key role in helping us fund our programs and services that benefit our surrounding community.”

One of the ways that ophthalmologists assess glaucoma patients’ risk of blindness is to monitor their “intraocular pressure” (inner eye pressure), which can rise high enough to damage their optic nerves. Such is the case with patients suffering from “open-angle glaucoma,” which accounts for about 90% of all cases. With this most common form of glaucoma, the eyes’ drainage canals become blocked over time, causing an increase of intraocular pressure and any resultant optic-nerve damage. With all this in mind, it is quite notable that researchers have recently developed a “smart” contact lens with a built-in sensor that can monitor eye pressure 24 hours a day. This device provides a more accurate and convenient way to determine the glaucoma’s progression. Everyone is at risk for glaucoma. People at high risk for glaucoma should have a complete eye exam, including your eye dilation, every one or two years. At SUSSKIND & ALMALLAH EYE ASSOCIATES, P.A., we are highly specialized in treatment of eye conditions. For more information or other eye healthcare questions, or to schedule an appointment for a comprehensive eye examination, we invite you to call us 732-349-5622. We provide quality eye care for the entire family.

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OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County residents can securely dispose of personal papers and documents through the county’s free Residential Document Shredding program. Residents are not required to register for this free program and can bring six boxes or bags each day. The program is for all paper documents and paper forms. Paperclips and staples do not have to be removed. Events will run their complete scheduled time or until the truck is full. The truck capacity is 8,000 pounds. The following is a list of dates, times and locations for the Residential Document Shredding Program: August 20, Lakehurst Public Works Yard, 800 Myrtle St., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

August 27, Brick Township Public Works Yard, 836 Ridge Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. September 10, Beachwood Municipal Complex, 1600 Pinewald Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. September 17, Seaside Heights Recycling Center, Bay Boulevard and Sherman Avenue, 9 to 11 a.m. September 24, Beach Haven Municipal Parking Lot, Taylor Avenue, 9 to 11 a.m. October 15, Point Pleasant Beach Public Works Yard, 301 Cooks Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. October 22, Jackson Township Municipal Building Lot, 95 West Veterans Highway, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information on the program, contact the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management at 732-506-5047.

Library To Close For Labor Day OCEAN COUNTY – All branches of the Ocean County Library will be closed September 5 for Labor Day. They will reopen on September 6. The library system encourages its customers to use the library’s online resources including

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August Is National Immunization Awareness Month

OCEAN COUNTY – “Every year, tens of thousands of adults in the United States suffer serious health problems, are hospitalized or even die from diseases that could have been prevented by vaccination. There is much focus on adult vaccinations; lately, television commercials show adults with shingles and the importance of the shingles vaccination and also ads for pneumococcal vaccination to prevent pneumonia,” said Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health. Daniel Regenye, Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) public health coordinator, said, “As we celebrate the importance of immunizations through life – and to help remind adults that they need vaccines, too; the Ocean County Health Department is recognizing August as National Immunization Month. This is the perfect opportunity to make sure adults are protected against diseases like flu, whooping cough, tetanus, shingles and pneumococcal disease.” The specific vaccines adults need are determined by factors such as age, lifestyle,

risk conditions, locations of travel and previous vaccines. All adults should talk to their health care professionals to make sure they are up-to-date on vaccines recommended for them. Regenye said, “There is a misconception among many adults that vaccines are just for children. The truth is you never outgrow the need for immunizations.”

The Ocean County Health Department offers Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) and shingles vaccinations every first and third Thursday of the month from 1 to 4 p.m. For the Tdap vaccination, residents must be over the age of 19 years and for the shingles vaccination, over 60 years of age. Although residents do not need an ap-

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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 commitment 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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Vertigo, dizziness and imbalance will affect 90 million Americans some time during their lifetime. Homosapiens is a Latin expression meaning “the wise human” or “the clever human,” an assigned name due in part to man’s ability to walk upright, an amazing act that we have been pulling off for thousands of years. That is because balance and equilibrium help us stay erect when standing, know where we are in relation to gravity and help us walk, run and move without falling. Despite this, many of us still lose our sense of balance and fall. In fact, dizziness and loss of balance is the second most common complaint heard in doctors’ offices and fear of falling is the number one complaint of individuals in their later years. Balance or one’s sense of equilibrium is a complex process controlled by vestibular organs contained in the inner ear. The functioning of the vestibular system depends on information from many systems including hearing, vision and muscle feedback. If you suffer from dizziness, vertigo or motion sickness, you could have an equilibrium disorder. Rapid head movements, turning too quickly or walking or riding can make the condition worse. A loss of sure footedness is another sign that your normal sense of balance is out of order. If those descriptions fit

you, do not panic. Diagnosis and treatment have become more effective over the last 10 years. For example, with proper diagnosis and therapeutic exercises (known as balance retraining), many older adults can return to a more active lifestyle. Garden State Hearing and Balance Center, an exclusive member of Audigy Group, is proud to partner with the American Institute of Balance (AIB), one of the country’s largest multi-specialty centers for the evaluation of dizziness and balance disorders. The group works closely with the AIB for the certification of professionals, development of clinical protocols and continuing education. Physicians, audiologists, therapists, clinics and hospitals use the institute’s evaluation protocols on therapy programs worldwide. Balance-related falls are responsible for nearly 50 percent of accidental deaths in the elderly and cause over 300,000 hip fractures a year for those over 65 years of age. If you or a loved one is suffering from dizziness, the first step is to differentially diagnose your condition by consulting with an audiologist or otolaryngologist. Specific testing may include audiological evaluation, tympanometry, VNG, Computerized Dynamic Posturography and Electocochleography. Garden State Hearing and Balance has been providing these services for over 20 years.

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Township To Hold In�luenza & Pneumonia Clinic

WARETOWN – The Township of Ocean is holding a Flu/Pneu Clinic on October 14 from 10 a.m. to noon. The clinic will be held at the Community Center, 239 11th St. The influenza vaccines is $20 and the pneumonia vaccines is $20. Patients may submit claims to non-HMO Medicare, Part B also.

The Ocean County Health Department’s available vaccines this year will include: high dose influenza (trivalent vaccine), regular preservative free influenza (quadrivalent vaccine), intradermal preservative free influenza (quadrivalent vaccine), pediatric preservative free inf luenza (quadrivalent vaccine) and pneumovax 23 pneumococcal vaccine.

Overdose Awareness Day Event At Lacey Community Hall

FORKED RIVER – Fed Up! is holding an International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 at the Lacey Community Hall on the corner of S. Main Street and Lacey

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HERE’S TO YOUR HEALTH Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

The Drug That Causes Gambling By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

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 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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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 benefi ciaries 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 fi nancial 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

major event? Another reason why I suggest you read your Will at Marc S. Galella Esq. least once a year is to make sure that you remember what your Will says. I have seen a number of instances where a person tell me what they think their Wills says, only to read the Will and see that it is different than what they thought it said. If you fi nd that your Will needs to be changed, what should you do? The fi rst thing I recommend is to see an attorney. In many cases, an attorney has drafted a Will to be flexible and to take into account that there may be changes in your life. Often the Will already anticipates the changes in your life and already has alternate provisions that address those events. In other cases, the Will needs to be changed and of course I always recommend that you retain an attorney to prepare a new Will for you. A Will is the most important legal document that most people will ever sign. Everyone should have a Will. But, as important as it is to have a Will, it is equally important that you have a Will that is up to date with what you want your Will to say. That is why I recommend that you review your Will to make sure it says what you want it to say. Read your Will today!

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SURF CITY – Join local author Ken Able on August 22 at 7 p.m. at the LBI Branch of the Ocean County Library, 217 S. Central Ave., as he discusses his book, “Station 119: From Lifesaving to Marine Research.” Able is a professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University and Director of the Rutgers University Marine Field Station located at the end of “Seven Bridges Road,” in the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve. Before it became the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS), Station 119, built in the 1930s, existed as a United States Coast Guard post where guardsmen

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State Won’t In�esti�ate Jac�son Bloc��stin� 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 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.

New Survey Finds CPAs Believe Clients Will Pay More In Taxes NEW JERSEY – New Jersey Certified Public Accountants believe their clients will pay more taxes in 2017 than they did this year and also expressed concerns about a slowdown in the state’s economy. In a recent survey conducted of New Jersey-based CPAs by Capital One Bank and the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA), 43 percent of respondents said they expect their clients will pay more in taxes this year,

with just four percent believing they will pay less. In addition, 40 percent of respondents believe the New Jersey economy is lagging behind the national economy, compared to just 10 percent who see New Jersey as outperforming the nation overall. Despite their perceptions of the challenging economic conditions in the state, many of those surveyed shared a positive view of the accounting industry’s prospects. Fifty-five

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Juvenate Medical Wellness & Rejuvenation

“Sunita Mann, MD Treats the Patient First... Not the Disease”

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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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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