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Monmouth County Opioid Deaths Falling

By Sara Grillo MONMOUTH COUNTY – There is some light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the opioid crisis in Monmouth County, according to recent data from the Monmouth County

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As opioid overdose-related deaths are falling, Narcan deployments are on the rise, by about 18 percent. So far the overdose reversal spray has been used 236 times, compared to 199 (Opioid - See Page 5)

Board Of Education Seeking New Member

By Sara Grillo HOWELL – The Howell Township Board of Education recently gave notice that they are currently short one board member and invited anyone interested in filling the role to notify them of their interest prior to their regular meeting on July 12.

The position is open because board member Jeanne DePompo is resigning.

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As we finish out the first six months of 2017, the county is currently at 55 opioid overdose-related deaths, compared to 73 in the first six months of 2016.

That’s a 25 percent decrease compared to last year.

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–Photos by Sara Grillo (Above) Howel l re sident Ter r i Madreperla tends to her garden plot.

(Right) The Howell Organic Community Gardens are in full bloom.

By Sara Grillo HOWELL – At 9 a.m. on Saturday morning Dana Vargo was already harvesting potatoes – purple, red and white ones – grown from six plants in her plot in the Howell Organic Community Gardens.

The garden is nearly at full capacity, with members of the community claiming all but one of the plots to grow their carrots, lettuce, squash, tomatoes, watermelon and even edible flowers. It was started three years ago by Vargo and is now a thriving nonprofit that helps feed local food banks, (Bloom - See Page 4)

Prospective board members were asked to send an email with their f ull name, address, phone number, background infor mation and personal statement to Assistant Superintendent for Business Administration Ronald Sanasac at rsanasac@ howell.k12.nj.us.

In order to fill the board member vacancy, individuals must be a (Member - See Page 5)

High School Junior Helps Firefighter Dad Save Lives

By Sara Grillo LAKEWOOD – A local firefighter and his son recently got the chance to be heroes due to their quick thinking and courageous actions.

The day before the Fourth of July, Lakewood 2nd Assistant Fire Chief Steve Mulholland and his son Kyle were driving along Route 88 in Lakewood around 3:30 p.m. when they saw a van, which was being used to transport several wheelchair bound people, parked in the Dunkin (Lives - See Page 5)

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The planting season kicked off in the springtime, when the garden plots were little more than dirt patches. Now, the garden is a sea of leafy plants, colorful flowers and sprouting vegetables.

Planting A Row For Our Neighbors Andy Valdes, who is also a Master Gardener, helps garden members give back to the Howell community through PAR. The acronym PAR stands for Plant A Row for the Hungry, a nationwide movement that encourages farmers and gardeners to plant one extra row and donate what grows there to those in need. At the Howell Organic Community Gardens, that “row” is actually the entire perimeter of the garden. In the garden’s first year, 212 pounds of organic fresh produce were donated. Last year, a whopping 1,066 pounds were harvested and donated to local pantries such as Joshua House in Farmingdale, the Howell Senior Center and Howell Food Pantry.

A few weeks ago, they received a letter of thanks from Melanie Decker, Director of the Howell Senior Center. Garden donations feed their “Just in Thyme” Senior Cupboard, and Decker shared what a treat it is when seniors are able to get fresh vegetables, especially when many of them are forced to choose between buying food and paying an electric bill. She said that last year, they would use tomatoes donated from the garden in salads to serve senior members who came in.

“If every community did that – took care of home – if would make a big difference,” said Valdes.

Donating to PAR is a community effort.

Nearly all garden members contribute to the cause in some way – by bringing seeds, sharing plants, tending to the PAR areas near their plots through a rotating water schedule, pest patrol, weeding, reseeding, harvesting and replanting. Throughout the season they often donate vegetables grown in their own plots that are too much to eat for their own families.

“It’s all of us. It’s not one person. Everyone does what they can on whatever scale it is and all of us together are reaching out to people we don’t know but they’re right here – they’re our neighbors,” added Valdes.

There’s no count yet on how much has been donated this year, but food has been harvested and delivered to local pantries since May. Members Teaching Members Kathie Giri, who now sits on the garden’s nonprofit board, remembers seeing a sign the town put up for the gardens a few years ago and coming out to the first meeting. She thought it would be a fun place to join and meet people.

“I knew nothing,” she said. “It amazes me.

Every time I come here, I learn something new.

Who knew you could grow peanuts? Dana taught me that last year.”

She also recently learned that you can save leftover potatoes, cut them in half, let them dry out, and then plant them to grow more potatoes.

What she did know is that she loved the outdoors, and that one time she grew a cucumber plant in the backyard that grew to monstrous proportions. Giri now loves coming to the gardens at night, when it’s peaceful and quiet, and looking around at what everyone is growing.

“All these plots are awesome. You can see everyone’s hard work, what they’re putting into it.”

Terri Madreperla lives in the Equestra senior community, and usually stops by with her husband Scott to water, weed and harvest their plot of tomatoes, lettuce, cauliflower, peppers, yellow squash and broccoli. She said the sense of community in the garden has been great, and that everyone emails each other with helpful tips. Just recently, someone found a swallowtail caterpillar and let members know to leave it alone, since it would turn into a pretty butterfly soon. Someone else recently donated a bunch of tomato plants, and she was able to snag some to use in her plot.

So far, she’s made a Caesar salad with all the lettuce she harvested from her plot, which she said was a big hit with her picky eater husband.

She said it’s nice knowing the area is fenced in and safe from pesky garden eaters like deer, which are frequent visitors to Equestra.

“It’s a nice network,” said Valdes. “We look after each other’s rows and give advice – you go away, I’m watching your row – we’re all looking after each other.”

Every member brings a little something to the garden. Some members have previous gardening skills and are quite handy, some are better at organizing or decorating, and some bring a lot of enthusiasm or have strong social skills, but as Valdes says, “it all flows, like a family.”

People are always coming and going throughout the day. Les Nagy, a commercial fisherman by trade and self-proclaimed Earth lover, planted Hyssop herb plants around the perimeter of the garden to give off nutrients and attract pollinators.

“I would say that anybody that owns a plot comes at least twice, three times a week,” said board member Rick Pereira.

Group work days are held for members to meet and get to know one another while they garden as well. They hope to have a BBQ at the end of the year where garden members can bring dishes they made from food grown in their plots. Last year, they were at least able to share recipes through email.

Garden Goals The Howell Organic Community Gardens get their mulch and wood chips from Howell Township, but are in constant need of organic fertilizers and topsoil for PAR and to continue community programs. Several Girl Scout and 4-H groups already own plots this year and come to garden, but the Arc of Monmouth County will soon be gardening with them once a week for the remainder of the season as well.

Another reason is that despite giving it a lot of love, the soil there is very poor.

Pereira said the immediate goals for the garden are to increase PAR, ramp up donations and become more involved in the community.

An Eagle Scout project to build a shed on the property will start next month, too.

“Our towns now are so huge and there’s no gathering place. People come from different points of Howell and we’re here together and you’ve met people you wouldn’t have,” Valdes said. “There’s that camaraderie. We miss that in our society. There’s no place to be together and just enjoy doing something.”

For more information on the garden, visit facebook.com/HowellCommunityGardens.

Businesses or community members interested in making a donation should contact howellorggarden@gmail.com or 732-740-9927.

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Continued From Page 1 Donuts lot with smoke coming from its engine. According to Fire Chief Mike D’Elia Jr., Mulholland im mediately sprang into action by not only calling the f ire depar t ment to respond, but with the help of his son Kyle, started removing the wheelchair bound people from the van.

“The situation was complicated since the fire prevented the use of the vehicle’s hydraulic lift and as a result, Chief Mulholland and his son had to physically carry the occupants out of the vehicle to safety,” said D’Elia in a statement.

They attempted to extinguish the fire with help from Dunkin Donuts employees and Lakewood Police Officer Sean Ward by using fire extinguishers, but were unsuccessful. Mulholland advised everyone to move away from the burning vehicle until Lakewood Firefighters Bob Cook, Jim Ecks, Rob Leon and Jeremy Reyes arrived on the scene and could get the fire contained and extinguished.

Assistant Fire Chief Mulholland has been with the Lakewood Fire Department since 2003 and is known for his

Opioid:

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More people are also being saved from an overdose after being sprayed with Narcan than they were last year as well.

Opioid overdose-related deaths in Monmouth County have had the following progression: 2012: 68 2013: 77 2014: 100 2015: 107 2016: 148 By way of comparison, Ocean County saw its opioid overdose-related deaths remain roughly the same halfway through the year compared to the same timeframe last year – at about 74 – pending a few toxicology reports. So far, law enforcement in that county has sprayed Narcan 164 times to revive someone from an overdose.

Correction

In the July 8, 2017 article “Howell Native Turns Movie Maker,” actor Brian O’Halloran was incorrectly identified as Kevin O’Halloran.

Open Public Records Act

HOWELL – Residents who want to obtain information from government bodies can fill out an Open Public Records Act online.

In Howell, the online form can be found at twp.howell.nj.us/FormCenter/ Community-3/OPRA-Request-40.

The Howell Times, July 15, 2017, Page 5 high attention to detail. When he’s not fighting fires, he works as Supervisor of La nd scape a nd G rou nd s at New Jersey City University. His son, Kyle, is a 16-year-old junior at Howell High School.

“It is an honor to serve with Chief Mulholland; he is an excellent example of what it means to be a firefighter and a leader,” said Lakewood Fire Captain Dave Wolf of Station 65.

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Continued From Page 1 resident of the district and registered to vote, not be involved with any claims against the Board of Education and not hold office in a governing body of a municipality, among other requirements.

Interviews for the position were conducted in public at the July 12 Board of Education meeting.

The new board member will serve a term until the Regular School Board Organization Meeting of Election on January 3, 2018.

For more information, see howell.k12.nj.us/ files/news/1305/boe-vacancy-notice.pdf.

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Singer Resolution To Promote Skin Cancer Awareness Passed By Senate

Capitol Comments Senator Robert W. Singer 30th Legislative District, Serving Howell

NEW JERSEY – Legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer designating May of each year as “Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month” was passed by the New Jersey Senate. SJR-18 also establishes the fi rst Monday in May as “Melanoma Monday.”

“Skin cancer is almost always curable if it is recognized and treated early, but without early detection, it can easily turn fatal,” Senator Singer (R-Monmouth, Ocean) said. “The Jersey Shore attracted 98 million visitors in 2016 and many more will soon arrive.

Raising awareness at the

beginning of the season will ensure these families have the tools to prevent skin cancer before they even step foot on the beach.”

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the nation. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 87,110 new cases of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer this year alone. Nearly 10,000 of those cases will be fatal.

Nearly 245 people in New Jersey die of melanoma every year, according to the EPA. Incidences of melano-

ma climb at 5 percent annually in this state, compared to 2 percent nationwide.

Senator Singer, a longtime advocate for sk in cancer prevention, f irst introduced this resolution in 2015 to promote prevention and early detection of melanoma and other skin cancers. It gained unanimous support in the Senate, but stalled in the Assembly.

“With cases of Melanoma climbing at nearly double t he nat ional rate, New Jersey cannot afford to wait any longer to make

a massive effort to raise awareness of this growing health crisis,” Senator Singer added. “I am hopeful the Legislature won’t let a not her yea r go by without sending this to the Governor’s Desk.”

With the warm-weather months here, Senator Singer urged New Jersey residents to share the safety tips below: • Limit time in the sun when rays are most intense – between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

• Wear protective clothing while out in the sun.

Representative Smith Cautions New IRS Phone Scam Targeting Seniors From The Desk Of

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Chris Smith NEW JERSEY – U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) who represents Monmouth County recently warned of a dangerous new telephone scam being used to target individuals across the country, with seniors at a particularly high risk.

Reports of this new scam have increased throughout the country in recent days, prompting a call to action by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

In this latest con, callers will claim to be from the IRS and tell the victim that two letters have been sent to their home address, but were returned as undeliverable. The scam artist will then pressure the victim, including threatening to send police to arrest them, if payment is not made immediately through a prepaid debit card or some form of gift card. This payment

would be demanded without the victim being given the time to contact their tax preparer, an attorney or the local IRS office.

In addition, with the latest scam, the fraudster will often falsely claim that their system is tied to the IRS’ Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) in an attempt to further mislead the victim. The EFTPS system is automated and a taxpayer would never receive a call about this system from the IRS. The IRS notes that claiming to be calling about the EFTPS is a sign of illegal activity on the part of the caller.

“Even though the 2017 tax season is behind us, we must stay vigilant against this and other scams year round,” said Smith. “In particular, with laws and regulations covering the IRS being complicated and sub-

ject to frequent revision, we must ensure that seniors— who are the main targets of these scammers—know about these dirty tricks. Tell your friends, parents and grandparents, together we can fight back against these schemes.”

Key facts from the IRS: The IRS (and its authorized private collection agencies) will never: • Call to demand immediate payment using a specific payment method such as a prepaid debit card, gift card or wire transfer. The IRS does not use these methods for tax payments.

Generally, the IRS will first mail a bill to any taxpayer who owes taxes. All tax payments should only be made payable to the U.S. Treasury and checks should never be made payable to third parties.

• Threaten to immediately bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have the taxpayer arrested for not paying.

• Demand that taxes be paid without giving the taxpayer the opportunity to question or appeal the amount owed.

• Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.

For anyone who doesn’t owe taxes and has no reason to think they do: • Do not give out any information. Hang up immediately.

• Contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to report

the call. Use their IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting web page. Alternatively, call 800-366-4484.

• Report it to the Federal Trade Commission. Use the FTC Complaint Assistant on FTC.gov. Please add “IRS Telephone Scam” in the notes.

For anyone who owes taxes

• Apply sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15.

• Regularly examine your skin for irregular and new moles.

• Melanomas often resemble moles the size of a pencil eraser, can be recognized by their asymmetry, border irregularity, color variation, and evolving size, shape, and color.

• See your physician annually for a professional skin exam. Melanoma is almost always curable if recog nized and t reated early.

or thinks they do: • View your tax account information online at IRS. gov to see the actual amount you owe. You can then also review your payment options.

• Call the number on the billing notice, or call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help.

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“Golf Fore Kids” Raises $233K For Pediatrics At Centrastate

FREEHOLD – CentraState Healthcare Foundation recently hosted its 41st Annual Band Aid Open Golf Outing, “Golf Fore Kids.” It was a spectacular day at TPC Jasna Polana in Princeton, where 171 golfers enjoyed the picturesque course on one of the hottest days of the year.

Over $233,000 was raised to support the Pediatric Center at CentraState and fund two $2,000 scholarships to the 2018 Medical –Photo courtesy CentraState Healthcare Science Program at FreeMorning golfers practice their swings before CentraState hold High School. The Healthcare’s “Golf Fore Kids.” successful annual event was co-chaired by Dr. Kenneth Tomkovich Dinner Sponsors, and Central Jersey Newof Princeton Radiology and Mr. Douglas born Care, HealthSouth Rehabilitation HosPowell of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hos- pital of Tinton Falls, Liberty Pain Center, pital of Tinton Falls. In addition, a private, Medical Mutual, NK Architects and VNA behind-the-scenes tour of the former man- Health Group were all Luncheon Sponsors.

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Grange Playhouse Performances

HOWELL – The Grange Playhouse, located at 4860 Route 9 South, will put on the following performances: Howell’s Got Talent on August 12 at 8 p.m.

Cost is $20 Talent show for all ages! Cash and gift prizes, as well as light refreshments.

Pre-registration applies to contestants.

Gifts Galore Auction on October 7 at 7 p.m.

Cost is $35. Fundraiser for The Southard Grange. Includes dinner, entertainment and gifts galore.

Pre-registration is required for all special events, as seating is limited. Call or text to reserve your tickets at 732-768-2709.

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RUMSON – St. George’s-by-the-River will be the setting for the Canterbury Art Show on September 2 to 4. Over 90 artists are participating in the juried and non-juried parts of the show in oils, acrylics, pastels, charcoal, watercolor, mixed-media and photography.

All artwork in the Juried and “Treasure” non-juried area is original and priced to sell.

There will be something for everyone’s style, budget, wall or desk. A large attendance is again expected for this local exhibition and sale of art work.

The three-day event also has a Meet the Artists reception and awards presentation for Juried artworks on Friday, September 1.

For the first time, the art show committee is proud to announce an additional event during the art show – an art auction of additional pieces brought in for sale. The auction will be presided over by Kravetz Auctions on Sunday, September 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. St. George’s annual raffle drawing is on Monday, September 4 at 5 p.m.

Proceeds for the show will directly benefit St. George’s and its many outreach programs serving Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

All events, including the reception and the auction, are open to the public. For tickets and information visit the website canterburyartshow.com.

Crisis Hotline Volunteers Needed

TOMS RIVER – Crisis hotline volunteers are needed for CONTACT of Ocean & Monmouth Counties. Training begins Tuesday, September 12 two nights a week for six weeks, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Magnolia Gardens, 1935 Lakewood Road.

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hotline that also provides information and referral to community resources. All calls are free, confidential and anonymous. Training is also free. Become a voice to those in distress.

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Howell Woman Steals Car With Dog Inside

By Sara Grillo JACKSON – Jackson Police arrested a 29-year-old Howell woman on July 5 after she stole a vehicle with a dog inside outside the Quick Chek on Leesville Road.

The woman who had her car stolen left her 2011 Hyundai unlocked with the keys in the ignition while she went inside the convenience store, and when she came out, her car was missing, along with her Shih Tzu dog and iPhone that were left inside.

She told responding Officers Sean Greenberger and Stephen Cilento that she saw a woman leaning against a post in front of the Quick Chek as she went inside, and that both the woman and her car were gone when she came back out.

A Good Samaritan lent the victim their phone so she could use the Find my iPhone app to track down her phone and her car. The app showed that the phone was traveling west-

bound on Interstate 195, which allowed Officer Greenberger to contact the State Police and update dispatch with the phone’s location. The suspect, Jaclyn Rose, was stopped on Route 129 in Trenton and identified as the same woman standing in front of the Quick Chek.

Jackson Police took the victim to the location to retrieve her car, dog and iPhone.

Troopers from the State Police processed and signed complaints against Rose at Hamilton Barracks. She was charged with two counts of theft – one for the vehicle and one for the dog – and also with driving on a suspended license. Rose also had an outstanding warrant for her arrest out of Ewing and Hamilton Townships and was eventually lodged in the Ocean County Jail.

Jackson Police have responded to similar incidents in the past, and remind all residents to lock their vehicles and not to leave keys in the ignition while their vehicles are unattended.

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Howell Meals On Wheels Needs Volunteers

HOWELL – The Howell Meals on Wheels program provides and delivers lunches to homebound seniors within Howell. The meals are delivered Monday through Friday, except for most holidays. Currently, they are delivering to approximately 60 seniors spread across six routes. Each route has 6 to 10 seniors based on geographical closeness.

Recently, a few of its volunteers have stopped participating, and at the same time, new seniors are being added into the program, causing a bit of overload on the current volunteers.

For the short term, some of the Howell Senior Center volunteers and staff are stepping up to

help with deliveries.

We are hoping there are some folks who can help out one day a week for a couple of hours from mid-to-late morning (10 a.m. to around 12 p.m.). All that is required is a person or a couple with a car who would like to spend some time helping make a homebound senior’s day a bit more enjoyable. The actual time needed depends on the number of seniors on a given route and how talkative you and the senior want to be.

For more information, contact Danielle, nutrition site manager, at 732-938-4937 or 732-938-4500, ext. 2556.

Summer Movies In The Park

HOWELL – Movies in the Park will take place at the Howell Library Hill, 318 Old Tavern Road, at dusk, throughout the summer.

Bring your blankets or favorite lawn chair.

Non-perishable food items will be collected to benefit local food banks.

July 28: Moana (PG) August 11: A Dog’s Purpose (PG) August 25: Power Rangers (PG-13) For questions, contact the Howell Department of Community Relations at 732-938-4500, ext. 2106.

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First Financial Federal Credit Union To Host Free Community Day

FREEHOLD – First Financial Federal Credit Union is hosting a community day this summer, which includes a shred event in conjunction with Planet Shred, and a blood drive through the Central Jersey Blood Center. The event is completely open to the public – you do not need to be a First Financial member to attend.

The event will take place on Saturday, August 5 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at First Financial Corporate Headquarters, 391 Route 9 North, next to the Howell Park & Ride. Shredding will take place in the rear parking lot and the blood drive will be in the front parking lot.

Requirements for donating blood: • Donors must present photo or signature ID. • Donors must drink water and eat a full meal before donating.

• Donors must be healthy and weigh at least 120 pounds.

• Donors must be 16 years of age (with parental consent) or older.

For additional frequently asked questions about donating blood, medical conditions and medications which may affect blood donation, or reasons you could be turned away from donating blood – go to firstffcu.com/files/ BloodDonationFAQsandRequirements.pdf.

Advanced registration for blood donations is preferred. If you would like to register to donate, please email marketingbd@firstffcu. com or call 732-312-1500.

What can be shredded?

• Mixed office paper only – magazines, newspapers, hard cover books, 3-ring binders, x-rays/MRIs, and wet, damp or mildewed papers are not accepted.

• You may bring papers with small or paper clips, staples and rubber bands.

• All shredded paper is 100% recycled.

• There is a limit of 5 boxes/bags per person.

Contact First Financial with any questions at 732-312-1500 or email marketingbd@ firstffcu.com.

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The schedule is as follows: • July 20 at 11 a.m. – Thompson Park, Lincroft - Start in the Old Orchard parking lot • July 27 at 11 a.m. – Shark River Park, Neptune - Start in the main entrance parking lot off of Schoolhouse Road • August 3 at 11 a.m. – atum Park, Middletown - Start in the Red Hill Activity Center parking lot

• August 10 at 11 a.m. – Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold - Start in the parking lot nearest to the Shelter Building • August 17 at 11 a.m. – Big Brook Park, Marlboro - Start in the grass parking lot near the pond • August 24 at 11 a.m. – Bayshore Waterfront Park, Port Monmouth - Start in the Activity Center parking lot • August 31 at 11 a.m. – Freneau Woods Park, Aberdeen - Start in the parking lot at the end of Monastary Lane For more information about this program or the Monmouth County Park System, please visit MonmouthCountyParks.com or call 732-842-4000. For persons with hearing impairment, the Park System TTY/TDD number is 711. The Monmouth County Park System, created by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks, and Recreation agency.

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Bartley Healthcare Earns The Embracing Quality Award

JACKSON – Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation’s latest recognition is the accreditation in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI). With that accreditation, Bartley has received the Embracing Quality Award for 2016.

Bartley has partnered with quality care leader Providigm, a developer and champion of quality assessment methods and measures for post-acute and long-term care facilities that tracks outstanding performances in those areas. The Providigm Embracing Quality Awards for 2016 reflect excellence based on three performance measures during the calendar year of 2016. Bartley Healthcare has received an award in at least one of three categories, which include: Deficiency-Free Survey, Readmission Prevention and Customer Satisfaction.

The Providigm philosophy of Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is integral to the Embracing Quality Awards.

Only organizations that have achieved Basic or Advanced QAPI Accreditation are eligible for an award to ensure that systems are in place to continue providing the same caliber

of care. QAPI is essential for sustained high performance.

Embracing Quality Awardees are determined based on absolute criteria for extremely high performance. Providigm believes that an extremely high bar can be defined for all to strive to achieve. Given how few organizations were able to meet the Embracing Quality award criteria, there is no question that as award winners, Bartley is a leading group.

For over 31 years, Bartley Healthcare has provided quality individual focused skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living services for residents on its 25-acre campus in Jackson. Founded in 1985, Bartley Healthcare has long been recognized as an award winning, quality leader with the experience in skilled nursing, post-acute care and assisted living, having been listed by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best Nursing Homes. Bartley Healthcare is Joint Commission accredited with special certification for their Memory Care and PostAcute Programs. For more information, visit our website at bartleyhealthcare.com or call today at 732-370-4700.

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Civil War History In The Library

MANALAPAN – A lecture on Northern Women in the Aftermath of the Civil War will be presented by author Joanne Hamilton Rajoppi and the NJ Studies Academic Alliance on Tuesday, July 18 at 5 p.m. at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive.

Ms. Rajoppi, a former journalist, is a New Brunswick historian. She chronicled the military service of her great grandfather during the Civil War in her book New Brunswick and the Civil War: The Brunswick Boys in the Great Rebellion, based on the letters Grandpa Hamilton wrote to his family. Her new book

follows with the NJ Hamilton women after the war, entitled Northern Women in the Aftermath of the Civil War: The Wives and Daughters of the Brunswick Boys. Northern Women tells the story of the perseverance and stamina of women facing an altered world, and the legacy, dreams and hopes that these women left their children in the context of a rapidly evolving America.

Ms. Rajoppi is a contributor to Meet Your Revolutionary Neighbors: Crossroads of the American Revolution, is a trustee and officer of the Union County Historical Society and serves as Union County Clerk.

Car Show, Concert & Fireworks

MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Township Committee and the Manalapan Township Arts Council will be hosting a fun night at the Manalapan Recreation Center on July 21 beginning at 6 p.m.

A car show will begin in our West Entrance Parking Lot. Prizes will be awarded and plaques given to all participants. The Route 80’s Band will play at 8 p.m. If you love the

music of the 80’s, you are going to love this band doing a tribute show to that memorable decade of great music. Fireworks will go off after the concert at approximately 9:30 p.m.

Food and drink will be available. Bring chairs or blankets to sit and enjoy the show.

Registration for the car show is $5 in advance or on the day of the show. Register by calling 732-446-8308 or by emailing info@mtnj.org.

Yoga For Beginners

MANALAPAN – Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Road, holds Yoga for Beginners on Mondays in July at 7 p.m. with instructor Steven Russell. Class is for beginners ages 18 and over. Please bring a

mat or a towel and come early, as space is first come, first served.

Remaining dates are July 17, 24 and 31.

Call the library for more information at 732431-7220

Food Pantry Needs Donations

HOWELL – The St. Veronica Church needs the following items for its food pantry: canned fruit, coffee, crackers, baked beans, hot cereal, cold

cereal, hot chocolate, pancake mix and syrup.

The church is located at 4215 Route 9 North.

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Ongoing Alleged Fraud In Lakewood Reaches $2.4 Million

By Sara Grillo LAKEWOOD – As Ocean County and Federal law enforcement officials continue their investigation into the recent defrauding of Medicaid and other government assistance programs, 12 additional Lakewood residents have been served complaint summonses for allegedly collecting thousands of dollars in fraudulent benefits.

As of last week, 14 people had been arrested between June 26 and 27 for collecting roughly $2 million in government assistance benefits they were allegedly not entitled to.

A total of 26 people have now been arrested, with the total alleged fraud reaching nearly $2.4 million.

The following couples were most recently served complaint summonses for 3rd Degree Theft by Deception by Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office detectives and collaborating agencies: • Eliezer and Elkie Sorotzkin of West Spruce Street allegedly wrongfully collected approximately $74,960 in Medicaid benefits between January 2011 and December 2013.

• Samuel and Esther Serhofer of Whispering Pines Lane allegedly wrongfully collected approximately $72,685 in Medicaid benefits between January 2009 and December 2013.

• Yisroel and Rachel Merkin of Hermosa Drive allegedly wrongfully collected approximately $70,557.51 in Medicaid, SNAP

and HEAP benefits between January 2011 and December 2014.

• Jerome Menchel and Mottel Friedman of Pressburg Lane allegedly wrongfully collected $63,839 in Medicaid and SNAP benefits between January 2011 and July 2014.

• Tzvi and Estee Braun of Ridge Avenue allegedly wrongfully collected $62,746.74 in Medicaid, HEAP and CICRF benefits between January 2009 and December 2013.

• Moshe and Nechama Hirschmann of Emmanuel Drive allegedly wrongfully collected $53,418.39 in Medicaid and SNAP benefits between January 2011 and December 2015.

It is alleged that the charged individuals

misrepresented their incomes by claiming amounts that were low enough to benefit from the government programs, when their actual incomes were too high for them to quality. They also failed to disclose on the applications additional income they were receiving from other sources. As a result, the individuals were able to receive government benefits that they and their families were not entitled to.

Additional arrests and charges may result as the cases move through the legal process.

If anyone has information about these incidents, they should contact Sergeant Mark Malinowski of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027.

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In New Jersey, if you sustain an injury arising out of or in the course of your employment, you are entitled to certain benefits under the law. This is more specifically set forth in the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act. Primarily, should your injury require medical attention, the Workers’ Compensation carrier for your employer is to provide this to you. The insurance carrier pays for reasonable and necessary medical care until you reach a medical plateau. In turn, however, the insurance carrier does have the right to direct your medical care. In other words, the insurance carrier has the opportunity to choose the physicians with whom you treat, as well as the facilities where any treatment or therapy is administered.

In the event that your injury is such that you are medically unable to work for more than seven days, the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act provides that the insurance company is to pay temporary disability benefits. This entitles you to 70 percent of your wages, up to the statutory maximum for the year in which you sustained the injury. These payments continue until the authorized physician permits you to return to work or until you reach a medical plateau, whichever is sooner.

Should permanent effects of your injury remain after achieving a medical plateau, you may be entitled to benefits to compensate for those permanent effects. This is based on a statutory value determined according to the part of your body which was injured and the permanent residuals of your treatment and injury. This process progresses after your physician has returned you to gainful employment. In the event that you are deemed medically unable to return to work, you may be entitled to total disability benefits.

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Although, as a volunteer as listed above one would not have been compensated for the acts performed within the scope of that position, if injured while performing those duties, and medically unable to work, you would be entitled to compensation at the maximum rate for the year of that injury. Furthermore, the injured volunteer is entitled to reasonable and necessary medical treatment as if an employee. In the event that the volunteer suffers permanent residuals from the injury in question, the volunteer would also have the right to seek payment for those residuals, the same as if a paid employee.

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MANALAPAN – The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey’s Next Stage Ensemble will perform William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” on July 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Road.

“The Taming of the Shrew” is a comedy

by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. In The Taming of the Shrew, the confident yet surly Petruchio tries to tame the wealthy, eldest daughter Katharina, the supposed shrew.

After being deprived of food and sleep, Katharina is finally “tamed” and bends to Petruchio’s will.

Other plays and films which have been produced based on this play of Shakespeare were Catharine and Petruchio (1954), Kiss Me Kate (1953), Taming of the Shrew (1967), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Deliver Us from Eva (2003).

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is New Jersey’s only professional theater company dedicated to Shakespeare’s canon and other classic masterworks. Next Stage Ensemble, featuring young actors from across the U.S., was created to foster the work of early career actors and to train them in ensemble-based performance techniques.

Participants work as the The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s resident directors and guest directors on a fully developed production of an abridged classic play.

Entrance doors open at 6 p.m. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Video recording is not allowed. We request that attendees do not hold or reserve seats for others. Library staff reserves a number of seats for a limited time before performance.

Summer Reading Continues

MONMOUTH COUNTY – There are Summer Reading Clubs for all ages and they run through August 12 at all branches of the Monmouth County Library.

If you have not already signed up, you still can. The Summer Reading Clubs are online and On-The-Go! Click on monmouthcountylib.org/sr.htm to register for Summer Reading and log your reading. On your mobile device, you can go to nj.evanced. info/monmouth/sr/homepage.asp.

The Summer Reading Clubs are divided into Early Learners, Children’s, Teens and Adults, and each has different reading goals: • For early learners – children who are not yet reading independently – join the ReadTo-Me-Clubs, and listen to 20 books.

• For school age children – the goal is to log eight hours of reading and register with the Vacation Reading Club.

• For teens – the goal is 800 pages.

• For adults – the goal is four books.

If you are close to the goal, keep on reading and add to your log until August 12. Meet the goal and win a prize! Prizes can be picked up at the branch where you registered.

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H ERE ’ S T O Y OUR H EALTH Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Some Pharmacists Are Losers And Some Are Heroes

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. About 100 years ago, during Prohibition, apothecaries were the place to hang out since the neighborhood bars had closed. The corner drugstore was where people traded “hard” liquor in for “soft” drinks and it was also a time when pharmacists were actual chemists blending herbals and medicinals all day long. Did you know Coca Cola syrup was invented by pharmacist John Pemberton back in 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia?

Fast forward to today where Coca Cola is a global smash, and medications are commercially prepared by multi-billion dollar corporations, not people. Some have said the pharmacist’s role is more along the lines of “lick, stick and pour.” Ah, but that’s just a saying.

Oregon and New Mexico just signed into law a bill that allows pharmacists to prescribe and dispense birth control pills to women straight out of the pharmacy, without an on-site physical exam or lab work. This may sound weird to you, but the precedent was set years ago when pharmacists were granted prescribing rights to administer certain flu vaccines.

The ability for pharmacists to prescribe contraception saves valuable time and money for all parties involved, but it does beg the question: Which prescription drugs are going to one day be put on the “allowed to be prescribed” formulary?

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and tired. I suggest you put back what the “Drug Mugger” stole.

Pharmacists have once more been distinguished as one of the most honest, ethical professionals in the United States. But some pharmacists give the practice a bad name. For example, this past June Massachusetts pharmacist Barry Cadden was sentenced to nine years in prison because he compounded injectable steroids that were contaminated, which led to the deaths of 76 people in 2012.

Contrast that with the quick-thinking pharmacist who just saved 57-year-old Mark Davey’s life. Mark was eating lunch, and out of the blue, his tongue started to swell up. He drove himself to CVS Pharmacy to buy Benadryl, but when he arrived he began gasping. Pharmacist Bhavini Patel was working that day, and she called paramedics, and then injected Mark with the drug EpiPen (epinephrine) from her pharmacy in an attempt to save his life. It worked! Mark was experiencing an “anaphylactic” allergy to his food and she knew it.

I applaud Pharmacist Patel, she is a true hero. Even though it may have possibly gone against store policy to administer the shot, she did what she felt was right and compassionate to save this man’s life.

How awesome?! Mark is alive because pharmacists are not just there to lick, stick and pour. We are healers by nature and interested in getting you well. I wish I could go back in time and own one of those apothecaries where I could create amazing custom-blended natural remedies, as well as fizzy soft drinks around my “neighborhood bar.”

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast

For the week of July 15 - July 21

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Don’t throw caution to the wind. You may be less careful than usual as you could be in a hurry or simply too focused on what you’re doing to pay attention to what’s going on around you. Stay on your guard no matter the circumstances.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Go along to get along. Someone’s assertiveness may rub you the wrong way but you’ll get farther by looking for compromise rather than trying to butt heads. The lights will be all green for romantic pursuits this evening.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t let the cat out of the bag. Show your maturity by not revealing privileged information that you have been trusted with. Sharing someone else’s secrets will give you little to gain and a whole lot to lose.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There’s always room for improvement. You’ve done well so far but there’s no reason why you can’t do better in the future. Seek out innovative new methods and routines which could improve your productivity, health or attitude.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When it’s your turn to bat, swing for the fences. You’ll only gain from an opportunity in the spotlight and showing definitive results, so don’t hold back.

Your prospects for romance could be higher than usual throughout the day.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Live and let live. Making mistakes are part of life. Allow others to learn from their experiences and don’t be so quick to jump into the affairs of friends or loved ones. If solving a problem seems impossible, try again later.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): There doesn’t have to be winners and losers. Resolving an argument by finding common ground upon which to build could be more beneficial than simply trying to get in the last word. Avoid trying to push someone’s buttons.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Test the waters before you dive in. Get a feel for the general mood before making jokes or offhand comments or others may take it personally.

Focus on projects that tap into your creative side to get the most out of it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): Don’t make assumptions. While you may feel someone knows exactly what you are thinking, they may actually be on a completely different wavelength. Go out of your way to do something to please your significant other.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 19): Don’t fret over what you don’t have. The green-eyed monster could rear its ugly head when a friend shows off a shiny new toy. This should really have little impact on your life. Constructive projects keep your mind busy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- Feb. 18): Refocus your priorities. Too much information and mental clutter may divert you from the correct path but employing some self-discipline and some planning could quickly have you back on the right track.

PISCES (Feb. 19- Mar. 20): There’s always a chance. The odds of winning or losing could be equal, just make sure that you can afford the cost if you lose. Put creativity and originality on display and before too long others will admire and respect you for it.

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A Pesky Neighbor In The Garden

Dear Joel, I love gardening and take great pride in my yard. It’s a peaceful time and I look forward to working in the yard, but I have a neighbor who thinks she is a judge in the county fair. She has plenty of gardening tips and is always telling me what I should do and what I’m doing wrong. One time she even came over and pulled my weeds when I was out. Please help me from digging a hole and pushing her in it?

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Dear Weeded, What a shame. I don’t have a green thumb, but I have several friends who are serious gardeners and they tell me how much they enjoy their time alone in the

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Go Nuts! Cashew ‘Cream’ Sauce Is The Highlight Of This Vegan Dish

By Wolfgang Puck Most people today understand what it means to be vegetarian, avoiding meats, poultry or seafood in their diets. In fact, the ever-rising popularity of farmers’ markets makes it possible for more and more food lovers to consider themselves at least part-time vegetarians, enjoying the pleasures and health benefits of meals without animal proteins at least several times a week.

Widespread familiarity with vegetarianism has, in turn, led to more particular choices when it comes to the foods we eat. There are lacto-vegetarians, who include dairy products in plant-based diets; ovo-vegetarians, who eat eggs; and, of course, lacto-ovo-vegetarians.

Pescatarians - fish-eaters won’t eat any other animals - deserve a mention, too.

Then there’s the most observant vegetarian category of all: vegans, who avoid any animal products whatsoever. That means no butter, no cheese, no milk, no eggs - nothing at all derived from animals. And you find that more and more people interested in healthy eating today follow strictly vegan diets, with celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady, and Brady’s supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen all touting the health benefits of strictly plant-based nutrition.

With veganism gaining an ever-higher profile, it’s only natural that my chefs and I get more and more frequent requests for vegan dishes. Now, you might think that we’d find it challenging to prepare delicious, even luxurious-tasting food following such restrictions. But, in fact, more and more products are widely available that make vegan cooking not only possible but actually a pleasure.

You can find vegan “cheeses” and even vegan cultured “butter” spreads made from nuts and oils, for example. And it’s also possible in your own kitchen to prepare “cream” sauces based on nuts, which turn wonderfully smooth and rich when pureed in a blender, leading many people who sample the results to doubt that a dish made in this way doesn’t include dairy.

Don’t just take my word for it, either. Instead, try the following authentic-tasting Italian recipe, which was developed by my team at Wolfgang Puck Catering. It features fresh gnocchi, the traditional bite-sized potato-and-flour pasta dumplings, which you can find vacuum-packaged and ready to cook in the refrigerated section of many well-stocked supermarkets and in Italian delis. If you want to make sure you’re being strictly vegan, check the ingredients listed on the package and select a brand that doesn’t include eggs. You’ll also want to look for a store-bought, dairy-free Parmesan cheese. Roasted cashew nuts, pureed in a food processor, are the source of the rich-tasting, garlicky “cream” sauce.

You and your family and friends may find it hard to believe this easy, delicious recipe is actually vegan. And you may realize you’re

one step closer to following a plant-based diet yourselves!

VEGAN GNOCCHI WITH MUSHROOMS, GARLIC AND CASHEW CREAM SAUCE Serves 4 For the gnocchi: 1 12- to-16-ounce (380-500g) package fresh gnocchi 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 quarts (3 L) cultivated mushrooms, cut into 1/4-inch (6-mm) slices 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 sprig fresh thyme For the cashew cream sauce: 1/2 cup (125 mL) raw cashews, roasted in a 350 F (175 C) oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes 1 1/4 cups (310 mL) water 1/2 cup (125 mL) good-quality canned vegetable stock or broth To assemble: Nonstick cooking spray 3 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 cup (60 mL) store-bought grated vegan Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon salt Chopped fresh chives, for serving Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the gnocchi following manufacturer’s instructions.

Meanwhile, in a large saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, garlic and thyme, and saute, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms begin to turn golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the thyme sprig and set the mushrooms aside.

Put the cashews and water in a food processor fitted with the stainless-steel blade. Process until the nuts form a smooth paste, stopping as necessary to scrape down the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add half of the sauteed mushrooms and process again until smooth, scraping down the bowl as needed.

Transfer the puree to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally with a whisk. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook until thick and creamy, about 1 minute, adding a little of the vegetable stock if necessary to thin it to coating consistency.

To prepare the gnocchi for serving, heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the cashew cream sauce, gnocchi, remaining sauteed mushrooms, grated Parmesan, pepper and salt; cook until thoroughly heated through.

Spoon the gnocchi, mushrooms and sauce into individual heated serving bowls or plates.

Garnish with chives and more Parmesan and serve immediately.

(Chef Wolfgang Puck’s TV series,“Wolfgang Puck’s Cooking Class,” airs Sundays on the Food Network. Also, his latest cookbook, “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Easy,” is now available in bookstores. Write Wolfgang Puck in care of Tribune Media Services Inc., 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207) © 2017 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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