2017-05-06 - The Toms River Times

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By Jennifer Peacock grandmother died 10 years later, LAKEHURST – Sarah Hurley when Allen Hurley was just about was a private woman, who rarely one year’s old. spoke about her father and his “We never pushed my mother to place in history. say anything. If she wanted to talk She was born January 21, 1920 about it, she would have talked to Allen O. and Anna Moore about it,” Allen Hurley said.

Hagaman, their only child. Sarah His mother was 16 years old, Hurley’s son, Allen Hurley, said living on Cedar Street in Lakeshe used to say of her father that hurst, when her father died. He he never used foul language, was a civilian lineman who got never drank or smoke, and never the odd job helping to land the spanked her.

Hindenburg, for a dollar a day. On Aside from a few passing comMay 6, 1937, delayed by rains for ments over the years, that’s about most of the day, the Hindenburg –Photo courtesy Hurley Family all Allen Hagaman’s grandson finally made its way to Lakehurst Allen Hagaman and Anna knew about him.

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Moore on their wedding day What Hagaman even looked like Chicago writer and editor Patrick in 1914. They would have one remained a mystery until very reRussell, who operates “Projekt child, Sarah, in 1920. cently, when long buried photos, LZ 129,” wrote that Hagaman was which passed from family member to family assigned to the aft ground handling team, the member, were finally discovered. Allen Hurley stern car group. That group would stand under remembers some family saying he looked a bit the dirigible’s tail to anchor the ship’s lower tail like his grandfather. His daughter, Courtney fin. At 7:21 p.m., the group was directly under Hurley, said her grandmother Sarah looked like the Hindenburg.

Hagaman, especially around the eyes.

“Several minutes later, there was a sudden light “My grandmother lived in the moment,” underneath the Hindenburg’s hull, and the men Courtney Hurley said. “We never heard her say in the stern car group realized that the ship was one bad word.” on fire. From this point onward, until he was Allen Hurley remembers visiting the graves admitted to the base hospital half an hour later, of his grandparents at Cassville Cemetery with nobody really knows exactly what happened to (Crew - See Page 4) his mother. His grandfather died in 1937. His

Mosque And School Application Postponed Again

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – A hea r i ng before t he Zoning Board of Adjustment for a mosque and school in town was postponed yet again at the April 27 meeting.

Attorney Chris Das-

ti announced that the meeting was improperly noticed. By law, an applicant has to provide adequate notice to all interested parties to ensure that they can come to a meeting when the (Application - See Page 4)

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Toms River, BID Tax Levies Flat

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - The township budget, which will result in a flat tax rate, was adopted by the Township Council on April 25.

The total budget will be $124,574,288.92, down $372,014.89 from last year.

The amount to be raised in taxes will be $81,559,694.26, an increase of $1,166,921.94 f r o m l a s t y e a r ’s $80,392,772.32.

The tax rate will remain unchanged at 63.3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. For the average home, valued at $267,501.05, the tax bill would be $1,695.89.

The Township Council also approved the special improvement district budget. This is for Downtown Toms River, formerly known as the Business Improvement District. Although the township doesn’t craft this budget, it has to

approve it. Downtown Toms River is a quasi-independent governmental body.

The district is split into two areas. Section 1 is the downtown area.

Section 2 is area of the south side of Route 37.

The taxes that fuel the district only come from commercial properties.

Section 1 will have $234,000 brought in by taxes. The tax rate will be 16.3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. This is down from 16.5 cents in 2016.

Section 2 will have $26,000 brought in by taxes. The tax rate will be 48.1 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. This is down from 48.3 cents in 2016.

The total operating budget went up slightly, from $414,000 to $417,000, because of extra grant funding.

The total ratables for the district increased by $2.3 million

Toms River Talks About The Good Old Days

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - Before h ist or y book s were written, much of history was passed through oral tradition.

And that was also the case at the Toms River Talks event, where several residents with deep roots in the town spoke about what it was

like to grow up here decades ago.

Several lifelong resident s spoke about growing up in town, and what life was like back then. It was moderated by veteran reporter Don Bennett. It was one of a series of events that mark the town’s 250th anniver-

sary.

Toms River Township Clerk J. Mark Mutter opened the event by declaring that the story of Toms River is a story of “diversity, resiliency, and the human spirit.”

He spoke of the earliest settlers, the Lenni Lenape, and how one early explorer married

into the tribe.

The first reference to “Tom’s River” is on a British colonial map, he said. The town was formed by royal assembly, a democratically elected body, forged from the region and made into a town 250 years ago. This made (History - See Page 5)

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Continued From Page 1 Allen Hagaman,” Russell wrote.

The Hurley family knows what little they do from newspaper clippings and Google searches, although even those stories vary. They do know that Hagaman suffered third-degree burns over most of his body. They know he died three hours after the explosion, although Allen Hurley had thought his grandfather was taken to Paul Kimball Hospital in Lakewood. Reading Russell’s article just the day before his interview with Micromedia, he realized his grandfather likely died in the base infirmary.

Two nurses from the base went to the Cedar Street house to take Anna and Sarah Hagaman to see their husband and father. According to records, Hagaman was in shock and uncommunicative, yet recognized his wife and daughter.

Of Hagaman’s four-man group - himself, civilian crew member Charles Exel, Navy machinists Arthur Clarence Terry and Charles Henry Barnes - Hagaman was the lone casualty.

Hagaman, a Cassville native who lived in Lakehurst since 1912, was 51.

Sarah Hurley kept the house on Cedar Street, renting it out for years until her son moved into it with his family in the

late 1970s.

“I always thought he had his services at a funeral home. But back then people had their service in their homes,” Allen Hurley said. “I didn’t realize his funeral service took place in the house.” A newspaper clipping, from an unknown source, shows pall bearers exiting the Cedar Street home with Hagaman’s casket.

No one in the family would talk about Hagaman, or the Hindenburg, out of respect for Sarah Hurley. When LIFE Magazine published an entire issue on the Hindenburg tragedy in the 1960s, Sarah refused to look at it. She never saw the footage of the dirigible catching fire and crashing, and would never watch any documentaries or movies about it.

She did, however, work on the base, and would even take her sons, Allen and George, to the air shows featuring dirigibles. She would not, and never did, attend the remembrance ceremonies given in memory of the Hindenburg.

Sarah Hurley died in 1992 and is buried alongside her parents at Cassville Cemetery. Whatever memories she had of her father, she kept them unspoken.

Allen Hurley is named for both his grandfathers, his brother George, who died in 2007, for a cousin who perished in World War Two.

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–Photo courtesy Hurley Family Allen Hurley has lived in his grandfather’s Cedar Street house since the late 1970s.

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Application:

Continued From Page 1 application is discussed. Since that did not happen, the hearing could not be held.

The target date for the application is now June 8, at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.

The application had been originally made a long time ago by the Bilal Educational Academy /Muslim Society of South Jersey. They wish to build a 51,040 -square-foot building at 1733

Lakewood Road/Route 9. The two-story building would be on the northbound side of the road between Silverton and Church roads. The current 3,903-squarefoot mosque on the property would be demolished.

A use variance is required because the parcel is zoned as a rural highway business zone. A school would not be conforming. Additionally, a minimum of 10 acres is required to build a school.

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History:

Continued From Page 1 it nine years older than the United States.

As a significant place of business, and piracy, it was targeted by the British, and burned almost completely to the ground.

Mutter noted that Toms River then rose from devastation to become the county seat of a new county.

Himself a historian, Mutter asked the panel about how the township reacted to V-J Day and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The panelists shared information about public assemblies that were held, but a few of them were still overseas for V-J Day. Mostly, the panelists discussed the community aspect of the town.

Long-time resident Barbara Carlino said she grew up in Toms River in the 1930s during the Great Depression. Still, “Toms River had anything you wanted and anything you needed.”

Carlino had been an administrative secretary for the Toms River schools for 45 years.

She counted off the stores that existed, and where you went for whatever you needed.

She noted that the library used to be just two rooms above a store.

“Everybody was so congenial. Everybody knew everybody else,” she said.

Dave Johnson was co-publisher of the Ocean County Sun. He said 80 percent of the stores were owned by people who lived in town. He agreed that the town used to be a place where everyone knew everyone else.

“Today, I can walk down the street and no one would know me and there’s no reason to know me,” he said.

The Toms River Times, May 6, 2017, Page 5 People also used to identify with sections of town. They might not say “I’m from Toms River,” but “I’m from Pleasant Plains.”

L. Manuel Hirschblond is a lifelong resident, who worked for Walter Reade Theatres and was the clerk/administrator for Dover Township. His father operated the original TRACO theater downtown. It was a neighborly hangout, where everyone would go and talk, then have an ice cream soda next door. It went through different periods, like vaudeville and silent movies. He even said that Abbott and Costello told their famous “Who’s On First” routine there. His father paid them $15 for three shows.

“The TRACO theater in its heyday was a jewel where people would congregate,” he said.

There was a drive-in theater on Route 37, which is where the Kmart now is.

Milk delivery came by horse-drawn wagon, and 400 students all went to one high school.

“We never locked our door at night. We could leave our bicycle by the back door all night.”

A lot changed in the 1960s, as the population swelled.

Mutter called the opening of the Garden State Parkway interchange in 1954 as the seminal event of the 20th Century for the town. By way of comparison, the population in 1950 was 7,700. In 1960, it was 17,000. By 1970, it had grown to 43,000.

“Sometimes, our local officials didn’t make the right decisions,” he said of some of the development.

Bennett, whose father, John, had been superintendent of Toms River schools, noted that the school population grew as well. There

were 3,000 students in 1956. It was 5,000 in 1960, and 17,000 in 1977.

“A lot of things went on that shouldn’t have,” Hirschblond said about development. It’s become a city, now that it has 91,000 year-round residents, and 125,000 in the summer.

“We had growing pains in this town. Little stores couldn’t make it,” Johnson said. There was a lot of turnover downtown in stores.

There was also a parking problem.

Still, the younger residents on the panel said they loved the community where they grew up.

Robert Tarver, Jr. is a life-long Toms River and South Toms River resident, who has served as Chief Public Defender for the county, and as a state prosecutor.

“I had a very, very enjoyable childhood,” he said.

As an African-American in a white community, he had some problems, but not in the same way as others might have had. He said he had the ability to be part of the community in a way that he might not have had the opportunity to in another town.

As a football player, under coach Ron Signorino, the town rallied behind the team.

He recalled that as the team was undefeated, against Middletown, who was also undefeated, the entire town was rooting for them.

When they lost, the entire town was sad.

However, when the schools split up, and more high schools were built, some of that unity was lost, he said.

“The school really fosters community,” he said. There were quality people, who “instilled a sense of character and dignity.”

He recalled heading to Seaside, across a

very bumpy Route 37, which still had circles instead of lights.

Caroll Genay Murray, a life-long resident and library staff member, grew up in the downtown area.

“Growing up in Toms River was an excellent, excellent experience because everyone looked after each other,” she said.

She recalled school trips to the dairy farm at Bey Lea, which is now the golf course.

She said she learned to drive on the bridge to Seaside. It was only three lanes at the time.

Two were one way, and one came back. The driving instructor would make students drive in that middle lane.

Santa Claus would parachute down to the roof of W.T. Grant’s department store, which was located where Kohl’s now is.

She recalled sledding down Lien Street.

Some of the bigger kids would station themselves at the bottom to catch sledders if they got too close to Water Street.

The panelists shared details from their lives, sometimes as a fun aside, sometimes with great emotion. They talked about where kids went for fun, and how they got in trouble with their parents. They talked about swimming in the river, until it was polluted by Toms River Chemical, or Ciba-Geigy. They talked about locations and people who have since come and gone.

This oral history was recorded by a film crew from Ocean County College. There were roughly 60 members of the audience.

They were asked to write down their memories of Toms River for inclusion in a book, that would take these memories and record them permanently.

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County Plans $14 Million In Road, Bridge Projects

By Chris Lundy O C E A N COU N T Y – T he O c e a n County Freeholders introduced a set of ordinances that would appropriate nearly $14 million in road and bridge improvements throughout the area.

The total money appropriated would be $13.9 million, fueled by $13,205,000 in bonds.

Freeholder John Kelly said that these are just pieces of the county’s entire plan for improving bridges and roads.

“It will probably be $25-30 million by year’s end,” he said.

Township engineer John Ernst gave an overview of the kinds of projects done.

Repaving often has workers mill off two inches and put another two inches down, he said. When the street is being worked on, they try to address other problems while the street is open.

Therefore, they might pick that time to fix pipes if that is needed. This could also i nvolve rest r ipi ng, pedest r ia n crosswalks and handicap ramps at the corners.

Stormwater improvements usually involve drainage but could include filters to clean up where the water is going.

The traffic control work could be a new signal, or an improvement of an existing one. It could also include radar signs that tell drivers if they are speeding.

There are about 450 traffic signals in the county right now, he said Br idge work i ncludes desig n a nd repair. There are approximately 250 bridges in the county, he said. Many of them are 40 to 50 years old and are made from weaker material than they can be made from today.

Par t of the money will go toward obtaining state permits and licenses.

Projects will be done in the following towns: Toms River: Repaving on Kettle Creek Road from Hooper Avenue to Green Isle; on North Maple, from Route 9 to New Hampshire Avenue; and on Hickory Street, from Route 9 to New Hampshire. Stormwater improvements to the intersection of Church Road and Old Freehold Road, and Church Road and Todd. Widening of Old Freehold Road.

Jackson: Stormwater improvements to W hitesville Culver t. Traff ic control work at the intersection of Hope Chapel Road and Whitesville Road. Bridge work on Grawton Bridge.

Plumsted: Repaving project on Front/ Magnolia/Archertown, from Brindletown to West Colliers Mills.

Brick: Bridge repairs on Beaver Dam Bridge and the Mantoloking Bridge, on Burnt Tavern Road and Van Zile Road; and on Burnt Tavern at Greenbriar. Replacement of Midstreams Bridge.

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Berkeley: Design work on Zebb’s Bridge on Route 530.

Lakewood: Traffic control work at Cedar Bridge Road and the Avenue of the Americas; New Hampshire and America Avenue; New Hampshire and Ridge; Vine and Cedar Bridge; Prospect Street and Massachusetts.

Manchester: Traff ic control work at

the intersection of Ridgeway Road and Ridgeway Boulevard. Design of Ridgeway Bridge.

Point Pleasant Beach: Repaving project on Arnold Avenue and Broadway, from Route 35 to Ocean Avenue.

Little Egg Harbor: Stormwater improvements to Otis Bog Culvert.

Stafford: Bridge repairs on Mayetta

Bridge Barnegat: Design of East Branch Culvert.

Waretown: Bridge work on the Main Street Bridge Lavallette: Stormwater improvements to Presidents Avenue.

Seaside Park: Stor mwater improvements to 14th Avenue.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

F eatured L etter Fight Cancer, Get Involved With Relay For Life It is safe to say we all k now someone who has been affected by cancer. This disease can impact anyone, young or old, co-workers, friends and family.

But we have an opportunity as a community to help change this and fight back.

On Saturday, May 20, the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Berkeley/Lacey will be held at Veterans Park in Bayville from noon to 6 a.m. the next mor ning. Relay For Life is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams gather to celebrate cancer survivors, remember those lost and fight back against cancer. Members from each team will take turns walking the track throughout the day and night, all in a festive atmosphere with live bands, f ield games, food and on-site fundraisers. Af ter dark, candle-lit luminaria will line the track to honor cancer survivors and remember loved ones lost to cancer.

The event continues through the night, since cancer never sleeps.

Relay is about cele-

brating cancer survivors and raising money for research and support programs for local cancer patients. The American Cancer Society provides services such as transportation, through Road to Recovery; wigs; lodging for treatment far from home; and much more.

Money raised st ays local, so you will be helping people in your community.

To enroll your team in the Relay for Life of Berkeley/Lacey on May 20, go to relayforlife. org/berkeleynj or call 732-206-3535, and then ask others to join your team. Once you are enrolled, you will receive information on meeting dates and events.

This is a community event, and we need the help of everyone in Lacey and Berkeley townships to make the Relay for Life of Berkeley/Lacey a success.

There are many ways to get involved - join a team, start a team, volunteer, donate or sponsor the event. Together we can make a difference in the fight against cancer!

Kim Callis Lanoka Harbor, NJ

We Welcome Letters To The Editor!

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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.

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The Geese Problem At Harry Wright Lake Is Out Of Control Harry Wright Lake in Whiting is important to many township residents and their grandchildren.

T he pa rk is used for many dif ferent events, not only swimming. Last year, the lake was opened for sw i m m i ng for t wo days only. Maybe Mayor Palmer should consider what Lakehurst is doing.

The geese problem is out of control.

Paul Schechter Whiting, NJ

Shame On Our Government I am a compulsive gambler and I have abstained from gambling for over 50 years.

Compulsive gambling is an insidious disease that many people are in denial of what serious destruct i o n i t c a n l e a d i n t o.

If you don’t k now that gambling is an addiction, slowly but shortly it is infiltrating our society and being detrimental to us and our children. I have been fighting the gover-

Letters To The Editor nors and politicians for cause this could be your her. You didn’t have to 15 years to reach out and help warn the people of this addiction and nothing has been done about it. We w il l neve r st op g a m bl i n g b e c a u s e t h e state makes billions of dollars every year from gambling and nothing is being done to help this addiction with the money the state is making. From my own experience and speak ing to hu nd reds of people about the pain and suffering gambling can cause them such as ban k r uptcy, embezzle me nt , p r ison , for e clo sures of their home and also suicide.

Some of the revenue money made from gambl i ng shou ld b e a l lott e d fo r r e h a b p u r p o s es, including insurance companies to recognize compulsive gambling as a disease. It’s no different than alcohol or drugs.

Secondly, money should be appropriated to have the state invest in billboards throughout New Jersey to let people know that there is help.

The parents and grandparents should look into t h i s s e r io u s g a m bl i n g problem we have in our schools and colleges be-

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child someday.

It is nice for Governor Christie on TV to reach out to help people with drug addiction but nothing on gambling addiction. Gambling is an insidious disease that many people are in denial of and what destr uction it can lead you into. Please call your representatives and call the governor’s office too. So reach out to help this insidious disease.

Dominick Magliaro Toms River

To The Dishonest Person Who Stole My Mother’s Purse This is to the dishonest per son who stole my mother’s purse at Shop Rite in Lakehurst. You should know more about the person you victimi z e d . S h e i s 70 ye a r s old a nd leg a l ly bl i nd .

Despite this, she works at Walmart because she c a n’t a f fo r d t o r e t i r e.

You took her extra pair of glasses she needs in case her first pair break, she wouldn’t be able to see to get to t he eye doctor. You took her sunglasses she needs to get down the stairs when it’s snowy. You took things that can be replaced li ke her credit ca rds, license, social security ca rds a nd checkbook s.

But she can’t replace the photos of her grand and g reat g randch ild ren or the t r in kets they made for her. This woman who has lived here for 50 plus years, helps the homeless by giving them a room.

Through her church, she fe e d s t h e hu n g r y. A l l you had to do is ask her for money and she would have given it to you. You didn’t have to steal from

make her life 10 times more challenging by having to replace everything and cost her money i n e yeg l a s s r e pl a c e m e nt .

He r pre sc r ipt ion is so complicated it costs $500 fo r h e r g l a s s e s w h ic h won’t be covered for her.

I hope it was worth it.

Elaine Allen Manchester, NJ

Christie Should Sign Wounded Warrior Caregiver Relief Act Governor Christie has an opportunity to honor t he st r ug g le s m a ny of ou r veter a ns a nd t hei r families face when they come home.

T h e Wo u n d e d Wa rr ior Ca reg iver Relief Act (S750) is await i ng t h e G ove r n o r’s sig n a ture. This program would provide a modest state i n c o m e t a x c r e d it fo r eligible, unpaid family c a r e g i ve r s , p r ov i d i n g critical suppor t for our Wounded Warriors who served in the military on or after the 911 terrorist attacks.

According to a recent A A R P repor t, the vast major it y of ca reg ive r s spend approx i mately $7,000 out of their own pockets each year to care for their loved ones.

Caregivers support their f a m i l i e s l ov i n g l y b u t c o u l d u s e s o m e h e l p.

Without our army of unpaid family caregivers, ou r he a lt hc a r e s yst e m would collapse.

We all must do our part to support our veterans.

AARP is urging Governor Christie to do his part now by signing this bill into law.

Cassandra Arnold AARP New Jersey

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

Ocean County Freeholders Continue Their Long-Standing Opposition To Drilling Off The New Jersey Coast

Freeholder Forum From The Desk Of The Ocean County Freeholders OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders has reiterated its long-standing opposition to any drilling for oil or natural gas off of the New Jersey coast.

In an Apr il 28 let ter to Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, Freeholder Director Jo-

OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders will distribute almost $600,000 in recycling revenue sharing to municipalities participating in the county’s recycling program.

“An increase in the average price of some commodities like aluminum and old newspapers and an increase in the tonnage of recyclables collected has resulted in this revenue amount,” said Ocean County Freeholder Gerry P. Little, who is liaison to the county’s recycling program. “By recycling, our residents are helping the environment and their communities.”

Under the Ocean County Recycling Revenue Sharing Program, municipalities are provided a portion of the recycling revenues based on the amount recycled and the market price of the material.

“Ocean County residents continue to embrace recycling at home,” said Ocean

seph H. Vicari, writing on behalf of the entire board, expressed concern that Washington was once again exploring the idea of offshore drilling.

“The residents of Ocean County and of the entire state of New Jersey realize that our coast is a natural treasure; a gift to be en-

joyed by everyone both today and for generations to come,” Vicari said in the letter. “On behalf of the entire Board of Freeholders, I am writing to you to once again voice my continuing opposition to any drilling for oil or natural gas off of our coastline.”

The letter was also sent to Reps. Chris Smith, Tom MacArthur and Frank LoBiondo.

“As the summer season begins and tourism kicks into high gear, I want everyone to know that we will continue to strongly and vocally oppose any

plan to industrialize our coastli ne,” Vica r i said in the letter. “Tourism is the lifeblood of our local economy. As a ser ving Freeholder for the past 36 years, I join with our business owners, from the largest hotels to the smallest Mom & Pop stands, in saying that we will fight against any endeavor that places our environment and our economy at risk.”

Vicari said history shows that any damage to the environment spells disaster to the local economy.

He recalled the damage done during the 1980s and

1990s when waste from New York City and Northern New Jersey washed up on the county’s beaches.

“Many of our local businesses suffered because of the continuing news reports of the wash-ups,” he said.

Vicari added that an industrial accident off the coast would impact not only the ocean, but the bays and surrounding ecosystems as well.

He pointed to the effects of oil spills along the gulf coast.

It took years to clean up that spill and for those communities to recover Vicari

Recycling Continues To Pay In Ocean County County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari. “The Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management with Freeholder Little do an outstanding job in making certain recycling prog rams are available and easily accessible to everyone.”

The $597,920 is from the second half of 2016 when municipalities collected 43,077 tons of recyclables.

The payout for the period was $13.88 per ton.

Du r ing the f irst half of 2016, Ocean County collected 37,883 tons of recyclables with a payout of $2.57 per ton.

“Recycli ng i n Ocean County continues to provide a host of environmental and economic benefits,” Little said. “One of the greatest benefits is keeping the material out of the landfill and preserving the space there.

“As a result of these recycling efforts, municipalities collectively saved $3.2 million in the second

half of 2016 by not dumping those materials in the landfill where they would have to pay a tipping fee,” Little said. “That is a substantial savings.”

Little noted that since Ocean County began the Recycling Revenue Sharing program in 1995, the County has returned more than $16 million to its municipalities.

The amount ret ur ned to the towns, under the revenue sharing program is based on the amount of recyclables collected and brought to the County and the price per commodity in the current market.

“These prices change all the time,” Little said.

“During the first half of 2017 we saw a decline in some prices. The second half came with some better numbers. It is the county’s intention to be able to return money to our towns.”

For instance, aluminum is up $428 to $1,223 per ton, while colored plastic is down $24 to $413 per

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ton and old newspapers are up $37 a ton to $121 in comparison to the same period in 2015 when the payout per ton was $6.45.

Little said towns can use the money as needed although many invest it back into the recycling program.

The largest recycling revenue sharing checks will go to Toms River, Lakewood, Brick, Stafford and Jackson townships.

“And, while these are the county’s largest municipalities, I applaud all of ou r tow ns, even the smallest, for their ongoing

recycling efforts,” Little said.

T he tow ns a nd t he amounts they are scheduled to receive are: Barnegat Township, $19,738; Barnegat Light, $2,494; Bay Head, $1,791; Beach Haven, $7,398; Beachwo o d , $7,0 03; B e r ke ley Township, $30,685; Brick Township, $69,941; Eagleswood Tow nship, $1,544; Harvey Cedars, $2,185; Island Heights, $1,680; Jackson Township, $36,405; Lacey Township, $30,382; Lakehurst, $1,856 and Lakewood Township, $100,802.

said referring to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill from an offshore drilling platform.

A major spill off of the New Jersey coast could pollute the coast from Long Island to Cape May and beyond, he said.

The Freeholders are part of a growing bipartisan effort in opposition to offshore drilling. Republican and Democratic officials from the local level to federal representatives have already come together to block any attempt to open the sea floor to industrial drilling.

Also, Lavallette, $5,208; Little Egg Harbor Township, $21,676; Long Beach Township, $16,818; Manchester Township, $21,630; Mantoloking, $716; Ocean Township, $5,950; Ocean Gate, $1,598; Pine Beach, $1,632; Plumsted Township, $3,800; Point Pleasant Beach, $7,740; Point Pleasa nt Boroug h, $22 ,284; Seaside Heights, $4,770; Seaside Park, $4,400; Ship Bot tom , $5,351; Sout h Toms River, $2,242; Stafford Township, $44,348; Surf City, $5,006; Toms River Township, $104,244 and Tuckerton, $4,588.

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It is important that drivers know that age-related eye diseases and refractive errors can narrow their range of vision, increase their sensitivity to glare, and restrict light’s ability to reach the retina. Any of these symptoms can compromise driving ability and impede highway safety. One study illustrating these potential dangers involved licensed adult drivers who wore lenses that simulated refractive blur and cataracts. Researchers found that the study’s participants with simulated blurred vision could only recognize a pedestrian 52% of the time; those with simulated cataracts could only do so 30% of the time.

Drivers with normal vision recognized pedestrians at distances that averaged 3.6 times farther than drivers with blurred vision and 5.5 times farther than drivers with cataracts.

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Toms River Field Of Dreams Fundraiser

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Field of Dreams Fundraiser is on May 22 at 6 p.m. at the Lakewood BlueClaws’ FirstEnergy Park, 2 Stadium Way in Lakewood.

The Toms River Field of Dreams is a place where special needs children can enjoy the typical childhood experiences of playing baseball and miniature golf on a fully handicapped accessible playground. It has recently been announced that the field will be constructed at 1505 North Bay Ave. Tickets cost $20 for general admis-

sion and include a Toms River Field of Dreams t-shirt. Kids under 12 years eat free – hot dog, chips and a drink. A $75 ticket includes a luxury box seat, free food, non-alcoholic drinks and a t-shirt. Groups of 20 to 24 people can purchase tickets together to ensure their own luxury box area. Tickets and t-shirts will be available for purchase on May 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the Main Gate.

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Gentle Workout Programs For Adults And Seniors

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County Parks and Recreation is offering the following gentle workout programs for adults and seniors looking to gain flexibility, strength and get moving.

Program #183544-3C: Gentle workout program for adults looking to gain flexibility and strength using bands and balls on Mondays and Fridays. The first session runs from May 15 to June 10 (no class on 5/22, 5/29 or 6/2) and the second session runs from June 23 to July 21 (no class on 7/3). Cost is $37 to the instructor and $5 for registration.

Program #183544-6C: SeniorCise exercise program aimed at getting seniors moving in an easy, gentle way on Tuesdays and Fridays at Jakes Branch County Park in Beachwood from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Session runs from May 16 to June 16 (no class on 5/23 or 6/2).

Fee is $39 for the eight-session class.

Program #183544-7A: Walk n’ Workout is an easy and fun short walk on the beautiful trails of Cattus Island County Park on Tues-

days and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Session runs from May 16 to June 16 (no class on 5/23 or 6/2). Fee is $40 paid to the instructor and $5 for registration.

Program #183544-5B: Easy T’ai Chi and Qigong for adults looking to gain flexibility and strength with a gentle workout on Mondays and Fridays from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

The first session runs May 15 to June 10 (no class 5/22, 5/29 or 6/2) and the second session runs June 23 to July 21 (no class 7/3). Fee is $37 paid to the instructor and $5 for registration.

To register, send a check made payable to “County of Ocean” to Ocean County Parks and Recreation, 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, NJ 08753. Please provide name, address and daytime telephone number, along with program number when registering.

To receive more information or to receive a Parks & Recreation Newsletter, call 732-506-9090 or visit our website at oceancountyparks.org

Flea Market Vendors Needed

LAKEHURST – Vendors are needed for the May 20 flea market at the Lakehurst Presbyterian Church, 101 Orchard Street, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Outside spaces are $10 and inside tables are $15.

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TOMS RIVER – The Jersey Shore Roller Girls (JSRG) encourage the community to bring a non-perishable food item to benefit local families in need to their first game of the season on May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Winding River Skating Center.

JSRG is a non-profit adult roller derby team that partners with Move for Hunger, who will receive the food donations.

Tickets for the game, which features home teams Black Thunder vs. Blue Lightning, cost $13 for adults and $8 for kids at the door.

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It will take an entire afternoon to tour these magnificent homes. After the tour you will have time at Brick Marketplace

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TOMS RIVER – The First United Methodist Church of Toms River’s Vacation Bible School is from July 10 to 14 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. for children ages three to the end of fifth grade.

Parents interested in enrolling their children do not have to be part of the church or interested in joining the church to take part

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Basically Ballet To Perform “The Flower Garden”

TOMS RIVER – The Basically Ballet dance troupe will perform “The Flower Garden” at the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington Street, at 7 p.m. on May 17.

The dance troupe’s students will present their talent in a celebration of spring and all things warm interpreted through music and abstract ballet.

Since opening their doors in 1992, the troupe has built a long tradition of performing in charitable and educational type settings in Ocean County.

The program is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, call 732-349-6200 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org and click Events & News.

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NJ State Chili And Salsa Cook-Off

TOMS RIVER – The 28th Annual NJ State Chili & Salsa Cook-Off is on May 20 along Washington Street between Main Street and Hooper Ave. The event begins at 11 a.m. and runs all day until 5 p.m. Admission and parking are both free, but tasting kits to sample The People’s Choice Chili and vote for your favorite recipe can be purchased for $7.

Washington Street will be filled with over 30 chili cooks and vendors who will line the streets, offering a wide variety of food and merchandise for sale. For the kids, there will be amusements and inflatable rides. Live entertainment will be provided by two bands, The Ocean County College Jazz Band and Bocci-

galupe. The Toms River Volunteer Fire Co. #1 will host a beer & wine garden and many of Downtown Toms River’s restaurants and stores will be open for shopping and dining.

For more information on the 28th Annual NJ State Chili & Salsa Cook-Off, please visit downtowntomsriver.com.

The Chili & Salsa Cook-off is sponsored Xfinity, New Jersey Natural Gas, Suez, Down’s Ford, Perdue Foods, Community Medical Center, Stop & Shop, Shore Community Bank, 100.1 WJRZ, 95.9 WRAT, 92.7 WOBM, 105.7 The HAWK, 94.3 The Point, Beach Radio, The Lakewood Blue Claws, Allied Building Products and the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

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TOMS RIVER – The 2017 Toms River Senior Health Fair is on May 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Senior Center on 652 Garfield Ave. Social service and health care agencies will be on hand to inform residents about programs for the community’s older adults.

Many free services and health screenings will be provided on site. Residents are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to the event, as a picnic lunch, entertainment and giveaways will be provided.

Some transportation is available. Call the information line at 732-341-1000, ext. 8461 to register. Parking is just around the corner at the Little League field on Windsor Ave. Shuttle bus service will be provided to and from the field to the Senior Center.

The health fair is sponsored by the Toms River Municipal Alliance and the Toms River Senior Center, with funding from the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.

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The names of businesses who respond to this notice will be included on procurement lists for this project. Names of qualified low-and very low-income job seekers will be provided to contractors.

Any person residing or located in or near the Toms River area may request to participate in procurement opportunities associated with this project in writing. All job inquiries and resumes should be sent to the following: FAX: 609-654-1890 PHONE: 609-781-3695 EMAIL: opportunities@garygardner.com MAIL: PO Box 599

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OCEAN COUNTY – Local radio station 95.9 The WRAT recently awarded its WRAT Teachers Who Rock Class of 2017, presented by the New Jersey Education Association.

Several Ocean County teachers were honored at a Teachers Who Rock banquet on March 28 at the Clarion Hotel in Toms River, after being nominated by school superintendents, principals, co-workers or parents as outstanding teachers in the community.

This year’s Ocean County winners are: Becky Melanson, Guidance Counselor at H&M Potter Elementary School in Bayville.

Laurie Shupin, Business Education Teacher at Jackson Liberty High School.

Chris Gojdics, 4th Grade Teacher at Clara B. Worth Elementary School in Berkeley Township.

OC Mental Health Association Meetings

OCEA N COU N T Y – T he Ment al Health Association in Ocean County has these groups: Double Trouble G roups. Peer r u n support groups for those who are diagnosed with mental illness and addiction are offered to Ocean County residents, 7 p.m. on Tuesd ays a nd T hu rsd ays and 7:30 p.m. on Fridays at Journey to Wellness Center, 25 South Shore D r ive i n Toms R iver. No cost. For more information, call 732-914-1546 or Facebook/Mental Health Association in Ocean County.

Wellness Groups. The Mental Health Association – Ocean County offers several open, peer run groups: 4:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

Topics include coping strategies and more. At 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays, there is an open discussion men’s group. A Spirituality Group meets Mondays at 7 p.m.

All meeting are at Journey to Wellness, 25 South Shore Dr ive, Toms R iver.

Call 732-914-1546 or Facebook/Mental Health Association Ocean County.

Addictions Groups. Ocean County residents may attend open groups: 6 p.m. on Mondays, 4:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, and 5:30 on Thursdays at Journey to Wellness Center, 25 S. Shore Drive, Tom s R ive r. C a l l 732-914 -154 6 or Facebook/Mental Health Association Ocean County.

Doggy Yappy Hour OCEAN COUNTY – Doggy Yappy Hour will be held on June 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ocean County Park, 659 Ocean Ave. in Lakewood.

The night will feature displays, vendors, demos and giveaways. There will also be costume and dog trick contests.

The event is free.

Dogs must be on a leash.

For more information, call 877-OCPARKS.

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Teachers Who Rock Class Of 2017 Lynn Andren, Multiple Disabilities Teacher at Russell O. Brackman Middle School in Barnegat.

Cheri Caravano, Math Teacher at Lakewood Middle School.

Cynthia Ackerman, 2nd Grade Teacher at Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School in Barnegat.

Mark Deppen, Gym & Strength and

Conditioning Teacher at Donovan Catholic High School in Toms River.

Kristine Pearce, Early Childhood Education Teacher at Brick Memorial High School.

Kimberly Layton, Consumer Science Teacher at Point Pleasant Borough High School.

Heather Deconde, Art Teacher at Lake

Riviera Middle School.

Barbette Lovas, 7th Grade Math Teacher at Southern Regional Middle School in Manahawkin.

Amanda McKenna, 3rd Grade Teacher at Bayville Elementary School.

Patricia Morley, 7th Grade Science Teacher at Lacey Tow nship Middle School.

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TOMS RIVER – An open meeting for Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Gamblers Anonymous will be held on May 20 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the St. Luke Roman Catholic Church Parish Center, 1674 Old Freehold Road.

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H ere ’ s T o Y our H ealth Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

There are billions of pills swallowed each year, with the sole intent to reduce stomach acid. I’m referring to the category of acid blockers and antacids. Medications in this category play a huge role in gluten-related illness due to their well-documented interference with the digestion of your food. Undigested food proteins like gluten can leak into your bloodstream and cause problems all over your body.

I think these medications are causing a lot of gluten sensitivity (not celiac which is autoimmune). With acid blockers, how are you supposed to fully digest your meals without your stomach acid? You can’t. Soon I will tell you about three common symptoms that come from eating gluten-based bread, pasta, cookies, muffins, bagels, soy sauce and so forth.

When the protein gluten breaks into smaller proteins (gliadin for example), it leaves your digestive tract through microscopic holes and get into your bloodstream. Therein lies the problem. Your body makes antibodies to gliadin and attacks whatever tissue that gliadin has attached itself too. Your immune system is just doing its job, attacking the invader, but it’s your body that pays the price.

For years we’ve heard anecdotally about people who test negative for celiac disease but whose symptoms dramatically improve when gluten (and preferably all grains) are eliminated. We are now starting to get some answers, because a separate condition called Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) has recently been officially identified. Patients with NCGS will absolutely test negative for the autoimmune condition of celiac disease,

because they don’t have a classic allergy to wheat. But people with NCGS experience all the same unpleasant symptoms, and respond favorably to a gluten-free diet. NCGS is more common than celiac.

I’m sure you know that gluten sensitivity contributes to irritable bowel problems, obesity as well as rapid transit time (ie. you probably have diarrhea and gas soon after eating!) But there are other common symptoms you’ve probably not considered. So with that said, I’d recommend six months off gluten (and preferably all grains) if you have any of the following: 1. Brain fog. Perhaps you keep forgetting thoughts mid-sentence and word finding difficulties? Cognitive dysfunction is extremely common among gluten sensitive folks.

2. Skin Problems. A painful rash called dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is unique to celiac disease, but NCGS can also drive other common skin conditions, itchy unexplained rashes, rosacea and eczema.

3. Bad Moods. Gluten can impact your neurotransmitters. Our brains are exquisitely sensitive to fluctuations in our environment and our body’s general health. The neurotransmitters serotonin and GABA are more prevalent in your gastrointestinal tract than in your brain. If your gut lining is damaged due to extended use or misuse of potent acid blockers, or gluten, then your brain chemicals are imbalanced. This leads to depression and anxiety. If you think you have problems with gluten, the simplest, most inexpensive thing to do is reconsider your antacids, and stop eating gluten for six months and see how you feel.

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Down The Shore

By Mary Jo Austin

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library is pleased to announce that it will host a Down the Shore art exhibit by Mary Jo Austin during the month of May in the Toms River Branch’s McConnell Gallery, 101 Washington Street.

This exhibit, featuring paintings in oil and acrylic, has captured “the ephemeral effects of light, water, air and the movement of people.”

Mary Jo Austin has a Bachelor of Arts in art education and a Masters in Art in painting.

She has taught art in the public schools and now teaches at the Ocean County Artists

Guild. Her work has been shown throughout New Jersey and New York.

Mary Jo states, “My work reflects my love for my hometown and the Jersey Shore. I often ride around town with my camera, snapping pictures of whatever catches my eye. I work from photographs often combining images from two or three.”

Down the Shore is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library at 732-349-6200, ext.5100 or visit our website at theoceancountylibrary.org.

Berkeley Lady Seniors Trips

BERKELEY – The Berkeley Lady Seniors will be hosting the following trips: The bus leaves for the Golden Nugget from the Berkeley Recreation Center at 9 a.m. on May 25. Cost is $23 and you get back $25 for slot play and a $5 food credit.

The bus leaves for Harrah’s Casino from the Berkeley Recreation Center at 9 a.m. on June

29. Cost is $23 and you get back $30 for slot play.

A seven-day trip to Myrtle Beach is from September 23 to 29, including transportation, lodging, breakfast and shows. Cost is $719 for a double occupancy room.

For reservations, call Marge at 239-272-6857 or 732-341-0726.

Town Wide Yard Sale

LAKEHURST – The old adage, “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure” will ring true on May 20 in the Borough of Lakehurst at the 15th annual town wide yard sale, which runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rain date is May 21.

The fee for registration is $5 and all proceeds will benefit the Youth and Recreation Com-

mittee’s programs. All registered participants will be placed on a map, which will be available at lakehurstnj.org and at Borough Hall.

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Recycling Continues To Pay In Ocean County

OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders will distribute almost $600,000 in recycling revenue sharing to municipalities participating in the county’s recycling program.

“An increase in the average price of some commodities like aluminum and old newspapers and an increase in the tonnage of recyclables collected has resulted in this revenue amount,” said Ocean County Freeholder Gerry P. Little, who is liaison to the county’s recycling program. “By recycling, our residents are helping the environment and their communities.”

Under the Ocean County Recycling Revenue Sharing Program, municipalities are provided a portion of the recycling revenues based on the amount recycled and the market price of the material.

“Ocean County residents continue to embrace recycling at home,” said Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari. “The Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management with Freeholder Little do an outstanding job in making certain recycling programs are available and easily accessible to everyone.”

The $597,920 is from the second half of 2016 when municipalities collected 43,077 tons of recyclables. The payout for the period was $13.88 per ton.

During the first half of 2016, Ocean County collected 37,883 tons of recyclables with a payout of $2.57 per ton.

“Recycling in Ocean County continues to provide a host of environmental and economic benefits,” Little said. “One of the greatest benefits is keeping the material out of the landfill and preserving the space there.

“As a result of these recycling efforts, municipalities collectively saved $3.2 million in the second half of 2016 by not dumping those materials in the landfill where they would have to pay a tipping fee,” Little said.

“That is a substantial savings.”

Little noted that since Ocean County began the Recycling Revenue Sharing program in 1995, the County has returned more than $16 million to its municipalities.

The amount returned to the towns, under the revenue sharing program is based on the amount of recyclables collected and brought to the County and the price per commodity in the current market.

“These prices change all the time,” Little said. “During the first half of 2017 we saw a decline in some prices. The second half came with some better numbers. It is the county’s intention to be able to return money to our towns.”

For instance, aluminum is up $428 to $1,223 per ton, while colored plastic is down $24 to $413 per ton and old newspapers are up $37 a ton to $121 in comparison to the same period in 2015 when the payout per ton was $6.45.

Little said towns can use the money as needed although many invest it back into the recycling program.

The largest recycling revenue sharing checks will go to Toms River, Lakewood, Brick, Stafford and Jackson townships.

“And, while these are the county’s largest municipalities, I applaud all of our towns,

even the smallest, for their ongoing recycling efforts,” Little said.

The towns and the amounts they are scheduled to receive a re: Ba r negat Tow nship, $19,738; Bar negat Light, $2,494; Bay Head, $1,791; Beach Haven, $7,398; Beachwood, $7,003; Berkeley Township, $30,685; Brick Township, $69,941; Eagleswood Township, $1,544;

Harvey Cedars, $2,185; Island Heights, $1,680; Jackson Township, $36,405; Lacey Township, $30,382; Lakehurst, $1,856 and Lakewood Township, $100,802.

Also, Lavallette, $5,208; Little Egg Harbor Township, $21,676; Long Beach Township, $16,818; Manchester Townsh ip, $21,630; Ma nt olok i ng, $716; Ocean Township, $5,950; Ocean Gate,

$1,598; Pine Beach, $1,632; Plumsted Township, $3,800; Point Pleasant Beach, $7,740; Point Pleasant Borough, $22,284; Seaside Heights, $4,770; Seaside Park, $4,400; Ship Bottom, $5,351; South Toms River, $2,242; Stafford Township, $44,348; Surf City, $5,006; Toms River Tow nship, $104,244 and Tucker ton, $4,588.

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Speakers include Gerald Ferencz who is board-certified in Neurology, Sleep Medicine and Internal Medicine to discuss how sleep can affect memory; Sanjiv Sharma who is board-certified in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine to discuss current medications for Alzheimer’s and what the future holds for treatment development and Kenneth Zaentz, President of Alzheimer’s New Jersey to talk about understanding memory loss.

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Holiday Heights Day Trip Schedule

TOMS RIVER – Holiday Heights Recreation will host the following bus trips: The Fantasticks is on August 20 at the Algonquin Theatre. Cost is $55 per person and includes bus, show, tax, tips and popcorn.

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Son of Hindenburg Engineer Recalls History

By Chris Lundy LAKEHURST - Dr. Horst Schirmer still remembers when he lifted the entire Hindenburg with his bare hands.

Schirmer’s father, Max, had been with the Zeppelin Company from 1923 to 1945. He designed a new propeller that was tested on that fateful f light. He would take his son into the hangar on weekly trips.

Schirmer’s father let him fly on it, too, once. But he remembers vividly seeing the Hindenburg at rest in the hangar, stretching 803 feet long. Following his father’s instructions, he put his hands on it.

“Now, lift it up,” his father had said.

Incredibly, it began to rise.

“I raised it with my hand. I couldn’t believe it! It was like a balloon,” he said.

Now 80 years later, Schirmer is still very

pleased with his - and his father’s - place in airship history.

Schirmer speaks with technical knowledge of the inner workings of the airships.

Indeed, his father had wanted him to study physics. He, instead, opted for medicine, against his father’s wishes.

He practiced as a urologist in Maryland.

Now, at 85, he is retired from surgery, but still teaches and does cancer research at Johns Hopkins University.

He will be visiting Lakehurst this weekend as part of the Hindenburg anniversary events. His talk was scheduled for May 5th at a banquet, and for May 6th at a remembrance ceremony.

Lots of people want to discuss the disaster. The tragedy. He wanted to talk about the people. The names and faces of those behind the history.

“I knew pretty much all the crew that flew it,” he said.

Many key people made contributions to the history of lighter-than-air craft.

It seemed to be a tightly-knit group. He knew many of the engineers and captains. They were friends and they were neighbors, and he went to school with their children.

“I was born in 1931. The Hindenburg was started in 1931. They finished it in 1935.” To put it in perspective, Germany was churning out two airships a month at its peak.

A man who owned 51 percent of the stock in Hindenburg put the swastika on the side as propaganda.

“A lot of people didn’t like it, suffice it to say,” he said.

There have been many theories as to

the cause of the disaster, but none of the experts have reached a consensus.

Some have suggested static electricity sparked a leak of hydrogen, but he doesn’t agree with that: “Hydrogen alone doesn’t burn. It needs oxygen.”

Lightning is another theory, but he discounts that idea: “The ship had been hit before by lightning, but nothing had happened.”

“I don’t think anybody will ever know,” he said.

Unfortunately, the Hindenburg disaster was not an isolated incident. It wasn’t even the most tragic. In comparison of sheer numbers, the Akron’s 1933 crash off of Barnegat Light claimed 73 (plus two more, when another blimp crashed on a rescue mission to recover the Akron’s survivors).

County To Share Traffic Camera Info With Investigators

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Freeholders executed a memorandum of understanding to share license plate reader information with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration.

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the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, said the information reported won’t be monitored all the time, but will be used for specific incidents.

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who can access this information and why.

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The county will have one or two officers who will be the only ones allowed to access the information. On the other side of the coin, the DEA will have certain people with access to the information.

The information would be accessed primarily for first and second degree crimes, like child abductions, terrorism, or murder, he said.

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Travel To Ireland This Summer With Ocean County College

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Take a trip with Ocean County College and discover the history and culture of Ireland through an Ireland Travel Seminar from August 4 to 12.

Registration is on a first come first served basis and community members are welcome to participate on a non-credit basis. Participants must be at least 18 years old and out of high school. Space is limited.

Trip highlights include guided tours of Dublin, Londonderry/Belfast, Giants Causeway, Down-Patrick and 1916 Rebellion. Entrance to Trinity College, Book of Kells and St. Patrick’s Cathedral is included with time to explore. Visit Dublin Castle, Newgrange/ K now th / Hill of Tara, Kilmainhaim Gaol and spend a half-day at Powerscourt Estate.

Ocean County Library To Offer Healthy Eating Programs At 10 Branches

OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Library will offer a series of healthy eating programs with guidance from ShopRite dieticians during April and May at 10 branches.

A program entitled “Healthy Snacks” is geared toward adults with special challenges and their caregivers. They will offer hands-on cooking demonstrations: Barnegat Branch, 112 Burr St., 609-6983331, May 4 at 11 a.m.

Lakewood Branch, 301 Lexington Ave., 732-363-1435, May 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Berkeley Branch, 30 Station Road, 732269-2144, May 30 at 11 a.m.

To register for Healthy Snacks, contact Lori Sansone at 609-693-8566, ext. 3926.

The following programs are geared toward children and their families. They provide fun, interactive demonstrations about healthy eating and how to make creative, healthy snacks.

Beachwood Branch, 126 Beachwood Blvd., 732-244-4573, Healthy Cooking with Giavonna, May 8 at 7 p.m.

The programs are free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register for the children’s and family events, call the branches or visit theoceancountylibrary.org and click on “Calendar of Events.”

Yard, Garden And Native Plant Fair

BEACHWOOD – Ocean County Parks & Recreation will host its 5th Annual Yard, Garden and Native Plant Fair at Jakes Branch County Park, 1100 Double Trouble Road, on May 20 from 12 to 4 p.m.

There will be an “early bloomers” nature walk, make your own seedlings pots and free seeds and seedlings at the event.

For more information, call 732-281-2750.

Cost is $3,916.50 per person for in county residents with proof of residence, $3,985.50 per person for out of county residents and $4,255.50 per person for out of state residents, plus $699 for an optional single room. Scholarships are available for OCC students enrolled full-time for the fall 2017 semester. All

students will be enrolled in HIST 255: History & Culture of Ireland: Ireland Travel Seminar.

The package includes round-trip airfare, shuttle to and from OCC, f irst class motor coach, seven-night accommodations, all breakfasts three dinners, admissions and tours as outlined in

program itinerary, transportation to and from historical sites, full-time tour manager, travel insurance, airport and hotel transfers and college tuition and fees.

A deposit of $1,695 is due at registration. Payment is due in full by May 30.

For more information, contact Dr. Maureen Reustle at mreustle@ocean.edu.

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Inside The Law New Jersey’s Wrongful Death Law

Robert C. Shea Esq.

By Michael J. Deem, Esq. & Robert C. Shea, Esq. of R.C. Shea and Associates

The success of a Wrongful Death claim depends not only on the merits of your case, but also your attorney’s knowledge and understanding of New Jersey’s Wrongful Death law. Michael J. Deem, Esq. of R.C. Shea & Associates has lectured to New Jersey’s Trial Lawyers about handling Wrongful Death claims.

A Wrongful Death action is a statutor y cause of action that per mits recovery of pecuniary losses for the death of a family member. (N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1). This statute does not permit recovery for emotional distress, pain and suffering and other types of non-pecuniary losses. However, non-pecuniary losses may be recovered under New Jersey’s Survival Act which we will address in next month’s publication. The Wrongful Death Act benefits the heirs of the deceased while the Survival Act provides a remedy to a decedent’s executor or administrator.

The Wrongful Death statute does not go into very much detail when it comes to defining the types of pecuniary damages that are recoverable when a family member is killed due to the negligence of another. Fortunately, our Courts have been fairly creative defining the types of damages recoverable in a Wrongful Death action since the statute does not go into much detail in defining pecuniary loss. Wrongful Death claims seek to recover compensation for the value of pecuniary damages such as loss of household services, loss of companionship, advice, guidance, counsel and loss of earning capacity.

Only attorneys with a firm grasp of the law will routinely recover maximum pecuniar y compensation for their clients.

Pecuniary losses under the Wrongful Death Act are recoverable only by the decedent’s next of kin-heirs at law. Recovery of pecuniary loss does not become a part of the decedent’s estate. In fact, the statute specifically states that “the amount recovered in proceedings under this chapter shall be for the exclusive benefit of the persons entitled to take any intestate personal property of the decedent…” Therefore, the first step is to determine the class of peo-

ple entitled to take under the intestacy Michael J. Deem Esq. laws of New Jersey.

(See N.J.S.A. 3B:5-3 and N.J.S.A.3B:5-4).

Once the heirs have been identified, the next step is to determine which heirs were “dependent” on the decedent at the time of his/her death. In fact, the Act states that “if any person so entitled… were dependent on the decedent at his death, they shall take the same as though they were the sole persons so entitled, in such proportions as shall be determined by the court…” What this means is that it may not be enough that you are a legal heir under the intestacy statute, because any heir that was also dependent on the decedent at the time of his death will take as though they were the sole person entitled and to the exclusion of all other identified heirs who were not dependent.

Dependency must be actual and not merely legal. Pecuniary damages may not be implied from the relationship with the decedent. Although it may be partial it must be of a substantial degree. For example, occasional gifts made by a parent to a child, without more, does not establish dependency.

In essence, your level of dependency may entitle you to greater percentage of the recovery than the next dependent heir.

If you or a loved one have any questions about a potential Wrongful Death case, please contact Michael J. Deem, Esq. of R.C. Shea & Associates.

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Remember Why There Is A Memorial Day Dear Joel, Memorial Day has become an excuse for a long weekend of partying, and that makes me mad. Oh sure, many towns have parades and almost every town has a wreath laying service, but how many people really remember? I make sure my family attends our town’s wreath-laying every year to ref lect on the great sacrifices of our brave veterans, but it breaks my heart to see how few people actually do attend. I would like to encourage everyone to take a few minutes away from their barbeques to remember the reason we have the holiday in the first place.

Patriot’s pride in Point Pleasant Dear Patriot, You are a true American. I cannot say it often enough, the brave men and women who have served our country and in some cases paid the ultimate price to defend our freedoms should be

remembered every day, not just once a year. I challenge our readers to join you in their local commemorations. Remember flags are to be flown at half-mast until noon.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast

For the week of May 6 - May May 12

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep it clean to remain serene. In the week ahead you may excel at organizational duties. Exercise personal discipline to put things in order, straighten out closets, or finish up a hobby project so you can put it away.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Schemes and dreams may gnaw at the seams of your consciousness. You may build up the momentum to begin something of great value by the end of the week. Don’t change your goals or alter objectives.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Force yourself to forgive those who disappoint or betray your trust.

You might yearn for excitement or a change of pace as this week unfolds, but your greatest pleasure may come from being with those you love.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You shouldn’t mix business with pleasure in the week ahead.

Your fantasies might be fabulous but you shouldn’t share them with a co-worker, business contact, or anyone you don’t know very well and trust completely.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Warm up your engines. By the end of the week your ambitions could be ready to take off like a race car. New contacts and acquaintances could offer feasible ideas about investment strategies or add to your list of hobbies.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Snap judgments from the past could snap at your heels in the week ahead. Your assessment of people and situations could be slightly impaired. Your judgment about finances and purchases, however, could be better than usual.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Presenting a façade of sweetness and light might endear you to some. Some people, however, may not be impressed. As the week unfolds show you have some solid experience and talents to go along with your social skills.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do it by the book. If you bend the rules you might risk serious criticism. In the week ahead you may be able to get away from the grindstone if you hold up your part of a bargain, meet deadlines, or exceed quotas.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Something borrowed, something new, might make you blue. As this week begins you may have some great ideas but you should not impulsively try them on for size. Wait until the end of the week to make key changes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you rub the lamp the genie may refuse to go back to the bottle. The ideas you make known to others could have unexpected or costly consequences early this week. Take your time about making irrevocable decisions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t compare apples to oranges in the week ahead. By comparing yourself to others you may only be aware of what you lack. Unexpected demands on your piggy bank could cause you to act on an impulsive idea.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your week ahead might be enhanced by paying attention to lessons of the past. Avoiding complications might consist of something as minor as stopping at a red light and looking both ways after it turns green.

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Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen

When You Don’t Have Time To Wait, Make This Seasonal Poultry Dish, Pronto

By Wolfgang Puck CHICKEN SCALOPPINI WITH LEMON BUTTER Serves 4 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, each 5 to 6 ounces (150 to 185 g), cut crosswise and diagonally into 2 equal pieces 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to coat chicken breasts Kosher salt Freshly ground white pepper 1/2 cup (125 mL) all-purpose flour 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus extra as needed, chilled and cut into pieces 3/4 cup (185 mL) dry white wine 1/4 cup (60 mL) fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons honey 2 1/2 tablespoons drained capers Good-quality canned chicken broth, or water, if needed Chopped fresh Italian parsley (optional garnish) Coat the chicken breasts with a little oil. Place 2 halves, spaced apart, in a large heavy-duty plastic bag. With a meat mallet or the bottom of a heavy

small saucepan, gently flatten the pieces to scaloppini 1/4 to 1/3 inch (6 to 8 mm) thick. Repeat with the remaining halves.

Arrange the scaloppini on parchment paper. Season on both sides with salt and pepper. Dust very lightly on both sides with flour.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a heavy large skillet over high heat. Add the scaloppini, working in batches to avoid overcrowding. Cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side, turning once and adding a little butter as needed to prevent sticking. Transfer to a platter. Repeat with the remaining oil and chicken.

Spoon excess fat from the skillet. Add the wine, stir and scrape with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pan deposits, and simmer until the liquid has reduced to a glaze. Add the lemon juice, honey and capers.

Bring to a boil and gradually whisk in 6 tablespoons of butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Whisk in a little broth or water, if needed, to reach a thick but fluid sauce consistency.

Return the scaloppini to the pan and turn them to coat with the sauce. Transfer to a platter or individual plates, with a salad or another accompaniment of your choice. Spoon the sauce over and around the chicken and garnish with parsley.

(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) © 2017 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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