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By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – Enrollment is down in many Ocean County high schools, including Brick. Districtwide, enrollment has dropped some 18.3 percent between the years of 2007, when there were 10,714 students, to 2017, when there are 8,753, according to the Ocean County Department of Planning. By way of comparison, in 2007, the total enrollment of students in Ocean County was 77,798. In 2017, total enrollment is 69,593. The reason for the drop could be that the average age of the township’s population is going up, said Township Business Administrator Joanne Bergin. The median age has increased by more than 11 years over the past 35 years, she said. “The children of Baby Boomers (Generation (School - See Page 4)

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Parkway Exit 91 In Brick Finally Opening

By Sara Grillo BRICK – Finishing touches are being added to the reconfiguration of Garden State Parkway Exit 91, with the entrance ramp on Lanes Mill Road east of the Parkway said to have opened on August 10, according to the Ocean County Engineering Department. The reconfiguration of Exit 91 west of the Parkway has been open since May 16, when new traffic signals were activated to reflect new entrance and exit ramps for Parkway South. The improvements added northbound and

southbound entrance and exit ramps to Exit 91. Previously, the interchange only allowed vehicles to enter the Parkway northbound, and exit southbound. The redesign will also allow for easier access to the Park-N-Ride commuter lots located east and west of the Parkway. “This is one of our m o s t f a r- r e a c h i n g designs to upgrade a Parkway interchange,” said Ocean Cou nt y Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari. “We’ve worked closely with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and Brick (Parkway - See Page 6)

–Photo courtesy Monmouth University Brick Memorial High School alum Mike Basile is being scouted by National Football League teams. By Chris Christopher WEST LONG BRANCH – Mike Basile, seated on the dais with three of his teammates and Monmouth University head football coach Kevin Callahan, broke into a grin Monday. Basile has plenty to smile about. The former Brick Memorial High School player has won numerous honors at defensive back for the

Hawks. And his name is on the lips of National Football League teams – scouts from the New York Giants and the Oakland Raiders watched Basile practice Monday. The subject of the NFL came up at the 2017 Monmouth University Football Media Day, resulting in the smile. (Players - See Page 5)

DEP Rejects 1,800-Home Eagle Ridge Golf Course Development

By Sara Grillo LAKEWOOD – The state Department of Environmental Protection has rejected an application from GDMS Holdings that would allow 1,872 homes to be built on the Eagle Ridge Golf Course, a 27-hole public golf club built in 1999. The applicant had applied for a Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA) Individual Permit and

a Freshwater Wetlands General Permit to construct 390 duplexes, 52 triplexes, 936 basement apartments and five community centers. It was opposed by residents who live at the neighboring Fairways at Lake Ridge, a 55-and-over development adjacent to the golf course. Officials from several local municipalities opposed it as well. A public hearing was held on

May 9 at Jackson Memorial High School, where many residents of the Fairways community showed up to voice their opposition to the proposed development. Concerns about traffic, overpopulation, endangering wildlife and obstructing their backyard view of the golf course were common themes during the meeting, which packed the high school’s (DEP - See Page 8)

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than having apartment units over office space, it has two distinct, stand-alone property uses adjacent to one another. It is particularly rare for the Outer North Ocean County submarket, where the overall multi-family housing stock – and apartment-living options – barely exceeds 10 percent,” said Joseph Brecher, managing director of the broker. The property was built in 1965, and has undergone recent upgrades. It was an attractive purchase because it is close to major roads and conveniences, the report stated.

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down, but we look at what we spend, and we are careful not to increase taxes. We have only gone to the [state-mandated] two percent cap one time since it was instituted,” Filippone said. “I believe we’re very, very fiscally responsible district,” he added. “If you look at other schools in New Jersey, you’ll know that.” Other reasons for a declining student enrollment across not only Ocean County, but across the state, could be the cost of property taxes and the number people leaving New Jersey, said David Saemz, Public Information Officer for the State Department of Education. “We produce the enrollment data, but we don’t analyze the societal and community aspects of it,” he said. “Whether or not it’s because of the cost of living, a lot of communities are experiencing declining enrollment.” For example, Saemz said enrollment in Gloucester County schools is up, which could be the result of migration of families from Philadelphia, but in the nearby Cumberland and Salem counties, enrollment is down. Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph Vicari, who, in 1969 started a 34-year career in Brick as a teacher, and eventually, principal at Veterans Memorial Elementary School, said that while he knows there has been a decrease in student enrollment in many of the schools in Ocean County, enrollment in the Ocean County Vocational and Technical Schools is up 23.4 percent since 2007. “It’s because of the skills we teach, the trades, and the customized training,” he said. Vicari said he had just received a report that shows that the 170,000 seniors living in Ocean County represent 29 percent of the population. In Berkeley and Manchester, seniors comprise 50 to 60 percent of the population. Senior housing does not contribute to the school population, but up to 50 percent of their tax bill could go to school taxes, which many of the seniors cannot afford to pay, Vicari said.

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Y) who are now of childbearing age, are getting married later, having children later, and are the prime demographic of the newer developments in the apartments in the township, which not having a large impact on school enrollments,” she said in an email. They also seem to be the generation that is moving back to the cities, and not choosing to live in the suburbs, she added. Brick Township is more than 97 percent built out, and the majority of the undeveloped parcels here are environmentally constrained by wetlands, or are located in flood hazard areas, Bergin said, so there are few opportunities to build new single family housing. Dennis Filippone, who is the acting superintendent of schools in Brick, said even though there has been a reduction in the student population, other costs are always increasing. “If you compare costs in today’s dollars, there are a whole myriad of different programs, and there is a high percentage of a special education population, and a high percentage who have outside placements,” Filippone said. “We have a higher percentage of classified students – significantly higher than the state average,” he said. “They require smaller classrooms and greater services, and it affects the budget in the district.” Other factors impacting the school budget are fixed costs, such as utilities, which do not change with the student population; salaries and benefits of the district’s contractual employees, which increase every year; and a “significant amount of money that we spend on technology, which we need to spend,” Filippone said. Nearly every student in Brick has a laptop computer, he added. Filippone said that the Brick school district is in the bottom 50 percent in spending, statewide, in per-pupil and administrative costs. “We are one of the stingiest districts in New Jersey,” he said. “People will say, you’ve lost kids so the cost should be going

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Continued From Page 1 “It’s definitely on my mind,” the senior safety said. “It’s a dream, a goal. My goal right now is this season. My goal is to help us win the Big South Conference, go 1-0 and take it from there. If I go out there and play my game, then everything will fall into place.” Several former Hawks have made it to the NFL under the tutelage of Callahan, the team’s lone mentor in history as it begins its 25th season. They include wide receiver Chris Hogan, who achieved fame last year with the New England Patriots, and Miles Austin. The latter starred at wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. “Several teams will come through to look at Mike,” Callahan said. “Probably every NFL team will be here to look at him before the season is over. It’s a big deal, but then it is not. The scouts are discreet. They stay out of the way, but they will want to size him up. They will watch two, three and four years of video of Mike as a college player. Scouts coming here is a regular occurrence.” Basile has been named to the 2017 STATS Buch Buchanan Award Watch List. The former Mustang was a finalist for the award as a junior, finishing in 24th place. He’s one of eight returning finalists to make the preseason watch list. He’s one of seven defensive backs on the 21-player list. Honored as an Associated Press second-team All-American as a junior, Basile was recently named to a pair of 2017 firstteam preseason All-America teams and was selected as a preseason All-Big South Conference defensive back. The three-year starter won Big South Rookie of the Year honors and has earned first-team all-conference honors every year. Last season, the former Mustang registered 110 tackles and led the Big South in blocked kicks and forced fumbles. He made double digit stops in five games and enters this season third in the NCAA for active career tackles with 307 and second in solo tackles per game with 6.03. Basile is third all-time at Monmouth in tackles, needing just 47 to move past former Jackson Memorial player Aaron Edwards for first all-time. “They are all great accolades and they all mean that my hard work is paying off,” Basile said. “It’s about doing my job and helping the team win. The honors give me a great feeling as they show my hard work is paying off. Basile is one of the Hawks’ two captains. “First of all, I go out there and do all I can to help the team,” he said. “I have to help everyone on the field and make sure everyone is doing the right thing. If everyone communicates, we have the chance to make the right play.” Basile said his work ethic has resulted in success. “First off, I work real hard,” the 6-foot-1, 200-pounder said. “I want to do my best. I know that nothing will be handed to me. If you work hard, things will fall into place and they will happen the way I want them to.” Basile said he enjoys playing strong safety. “I love it,” he said. “I have been there since my freshman year. It’s the best position on

The Brick Times, August 12, 2017, Page 5 the field as you are in charge. You control the outcome. You get interceptions and tackle people. You are all over the ball. That is where you have the most impact. I try to go out there and give the younger guys the advice that helped me play when I was younger. Guys like Joe Johnson (a former Manchester player) helped me.” Callahan said Basile’s presence has meant plenty of good things to the Hawks. “It was very obvious after three days of practice as a freshman that Basile had it,” Callahan said. “It takes some guys two days, a month, a full season. His value and contributions have been significant on the field and they have been much deeper far beyond the field. He is a true leader and a tireless worker. He represents us as well as anyone could hope. He is very competitive and a guy other people want to be like and emulate. “He plays with such tremendous effort. He puts himself in the position to make plays on a regular basis. He understands how and why things happen and he gets himself into position to make those plays and tackles.” Toms River’s Berry Returns Back in the Hawks’ lineup is junior cornerback Tymere Berry, a former Toms River South football and basketball standout. Berry said he was academically ineligible last season. “I was young and dumb to be honest,” the criminal justice major said. “I am the first person from my family to go to college and I lacked experience and guidance. Coach Callahan and the academic staff pushed me to where I am now. It’s great to be back. I am relishing the grind. I worked real hard to get back. I am taking it step by step and day by day. I am just trying to get better.” Berry said it was tough to sit out last season. “It was real hard as I played since I was eight years old,” he said. “I never missed a game. It put me at a low point and made me work even harder.” Berry played in nine games and started two as a true freshman, finishing the season with 31 total tackles, including 22 solo stops. He added three pass breakups and made his first career interception against Presbyterian. He’s a 6-foot-1,175-pounder. “I want to put Monmouth University football on the map,” he said. “I feel I am in a good position to help the team win games. Mike Basile has been here four years and he has helped me each day. I am out here to work and get better.” Berry said he missed out on playing by several credits. “I was short maybe three credits,” he said. “He did not take care of what he had to do academically and he found himself short credits,” Callahan said. “If you want to play, you have to take care of business. He appreciates the chance and opportunity to play college football. He has learned that he has to hold up his end of the bargain. The bottom line of it is that he is smart and is doing very well academically. Perhaps the point of the importance of academics was not driven home in the past.” “Tymere is awesome,” Basile said. “He is one of the most athletic guys I have ever (Players - See Page 9)

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–Photo courtesy Brick police The family of Piper Coqueran received a check to help with their medical bills. By Chris Lundy The game pitted Brick police against Brick BRICK – A fundraiser raised $15,215 Township High School’s football team. for a local family fighting cancer, police Police said this was the 27th annual Helpreported. ing Hands Basketball Game. Chief James Piper Coqueran, who is fighting acute lym- Riccio and business administrator Joanne phoblastic leukemia, and his family were Bergin attended the ceremony presenting the beneficiaries of a basketball fundraiser. the family with the money.

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Continued From Page 1 Township to redesign this interchange to meet the needs of the region’s growing population,” Vicari said. “This area is home to a large number of commuters and this will help ease their ride to and from work. It also will help with summer visitors accessing Ocean County.” Ocean County officials are hoping the new redesign will help ease traffic on Lanes Mill and Burnt Tavern Roads, as well as reduce congestion at Exit 90 near Chambers Bridge Road. The last traffic changes needed to complete the construction are gradually being phased in, starting with the traffic signal on Lanes Mill Road, which was put into flash operation on August 7. The signal will be fully functioning when the new Parkway North entrance ramp opens. Drivers traveling westbound on Burnt Tavern Road and southbound on Lanes

Mill Road will be directed via signage to use the new Parkway entrance ramp. Drivers traveling eastbound on Burnt Tavern Road and northbound on Burrsville Road can continue using the existing northbound Parkway entrance ramp. “We anticipate the bulk of the work will be completed in about a month,” said Freeholder John P. Kelly, Director of Law and Public Safety. “Once all the traffic signals are working properly, signage has been installed and the remainder of the work is done, the improvements at the interchange will be open to motorists. We are looking forward to completing this work,” Kelly said. Once completed, the redesigned Exit 91 will provide: A new northbound entrance ramp from Burnt Tavern Road and Lanes Mill Road, with access to the Park-N-Ride lot on the east side of the Parkway. A second northbound entrance ramp for vehicles traveling eastbound on Burnt Tavern Road. This ramp will also allow access from Burrsville Road. The single existing northbound ramp will be eliminated. A new northbound exit ramp linking the Parkway and Burrsville Road. A new southbound entrance ramp for traffic heading west on Burnt Tavern Road. A second southbound entrance ramp linking Lanes Mill Road with the Parkway. Herborn Avenue would be extended south and east to Lanes Mill Road, where it would meet the new entrance ramp at a signaled intersection. Southbound Parkway traffic could exit at the existing ramp or continue under the Burnt Tavern Road Bridge and use a new ramp that will link with Lanes Mill Road at a second new signaled interchange.

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McGuckin Supports Emergency Vote To Block Court-Imposed Aﬀordable Housing Capitol Comments Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin 10th Legislative District, Serving Toms River

NEW JERSEY – Assemblyman Greg McGuckin of the 10th Legislative District

has announced his support for Republican Leader Jon Braminck’s plan to urge an

emergency vote blocking court-imposed high-density housing. “I am deeply concerned about overdevelopment and rising taxes as a result of the court-imposed affordable housing mandates,” said McGuckin. “Municipalities in our district such as Toms River and Brick have seen how these man-

dates lead to higher property taxes, overcrowded schools and overstressed municipal services.” Assemblyman McGuckin is a co-sponsor of Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi’s legislation, which imposes a moratorium on affordable housi ng lit igat ion until the end of 2017. “Toms River and Brick

have been assigned some of t he la rge st hou si ng obligations in the entire state,” stated McGuckin. “ M a n d a t e d a f fo r d a ble housing leads to high density multi-family developments. On the one hand the state mandates apartments be constructed and on the other it refuses to widen roads like Route 9.”

“I w il l joi n Spea ke r Bramnick’s effort to support bill A4666 and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Court-imposed affordable housing threatens the quality of life in our towns and we must fi nd an alternative solution that is fair to all municipalities in our state,” concluded McGuckin.

Governor Christie Signs Peggy’s Law Legislation From The Desk Of The

Governor Chris Christie NEW JERSEY – Governor Christie has signed Peggy’s Law, legislation sponsored by Senate Republicans Jim Holzapfel and Diane Allen to protect senior citizens in assisted living facilities from abuse. “When families put their

loved ones in the care of a nursing home or other assisted living facility, they expect that they’ll be treated properly and with respect,” Senator Holzapfel (R-Ocean) said. “If an employee of one of these homes even has the slightest

suspicion that something might be awry, it should be their duty to report it.” Peggy’s Law (S-1219) is named after Peggy Marzolla, a 93-year-old Brick woman was taken to the hospital after her nursing home said she slipped on some powder. Marzolla’s daughter didn’t believe this explanation and later started a campaign to stiffen state laws against elder abuse. The law requires any caretaker, social worker, physician, nurse or other staff member of a care facility

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who has reasonable cause to suspect that an elderly person is being abused or exploited, they must report it to local law enforcement. It also requires them to report such incidents to the Ombudsman of the Insti-

tutionalized Elderly within certain periods of time depending on the kind of abuse. “Employees have to be the first line of defense against abuse,” Senator Allen (R– Burlington) said. “They see

their residents every day, and they will know when something isn’t right. The families of these seniors have always counted on the employees to do the right thing. Now the State of New Jersey demands it.”

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Continued From Page 1 auditorium to near capacity. A denial letter dated Aug. 3, from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Division of Land Use Regulation was sent to Mordechai Sternstein of GDMS Holdings of Lakewood, citing various missing, incorrect and incomplete information within his initial application.

That application was received by the NJDEP on February 15. “The DEP’s rejection of the CAFRA and Wetlands permits for 1,800 homes at Eagle Ridge is a victory for the environment. Instead of siding with developers, DEP decided to stand up for sound planning, clean water, and environmental protection. With this proposal, GDMS Holdings wanted to build massive suburban development on top of wetlands and a landfill. This project would be an environ-

mental disaster because the residents would experience flooding and pollution runoff into the Barnegat Bay,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. Traffic congestion, endangering the state threatened red-headed woodpecker and inaccurate stormwater maps were primary findings outlined in the letter. The DEP also felt that extending sewer lines west from the existing New Jersey American Water pump station along Cross Street would encourage

future development of the land and endanger critical wildlife habitats. Another major issue seemed to be tree preservation. Coastal Fringe Planning Areas require 70 percent tree preservation in forested areas and 5 percent tree preservation or tree planting in forested areas. The applicant had attempted to set aside a parcel of land in Manchester Township known as Block 79, Lot 41.01 to preserve trees, which is 10 miles from the proposed development site and inside the Pinelands National Reserve. The problem is, that patch of land is beyond the regulated CAFRA jurisdictional area and was found to have no “ecological nexus” to the project site, so the applicant can’t use it to satisfy that portion of the application. The applicant also proposed $776,755 for roadway and traffic upgrades to promote the flow of traffic, but the New Jersey Department of Transportation identified a missing traffic study at the intersection of Route 9 and Prospect Street, as well as an intersection at Chestnut Street and New Hampshire Avenue that would no longer function without a traffic signal. Although an agent of GDMS Holdings did submit an updated application on July 21 with a revised project plan, there was no documentation showing that the updates were sent to the municipal clerk or to individuals that were determined to be affected by the revised application. Because of that, the NJDEP has not evaluated that revised application. The denial letter states that the revised design reduced the number of residential units, a commercial building and parking, reconfigured proposed roadways and site access, and provided additional stormwater management facilities. A revised Stormwater Management report and Traffic Impact Study were also included.

Temple Beth Or Holds Open House

By Chris Lundy BRICK – An open house featuring services and receptions for prospective new members will be held on August 18 and August 19. The Friday Shabbat service is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. This will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat reception at 8:15 p.m. The Saturday Shabbat services begin at 9:15 a.m. with the Torah service at 10:15 a.m. This will be followed by a Kiddush reception at noon. All are welcome at one or both of the events. For more information, call the office at 732-458-4700 or send an email to templebethorbrick@gmail.com, or visit templebethorbrick.org.

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Continued From Page 5 seen. He will be a big, big important factor for us this season. He has matured a lot. He just goes out there and plays ball and there is nothing stopping him. He has all of the athletic gifts. He runs and jumps and is quick. I played against him in high school and he is one of the best athletes on our team.” Jackson’s Castronuova Prominent Former Jackson Memorial player Matt Castronuova, a junior, plans to play a large role this season at wide receiver. “Right now, I am starting at wide receiver,” the 5-foot-9,175-pounder said. “Everything feels good. It’s my job to lose and it’s real nice to be in that position. I have a good work ethic and I work hard each day. I am competitive with my teammates and I let my ability speak for itself.” He played in all 11 of the Hawks’ games at wide receiver and on special teams last season, making nine tackles. “I have some speed,” he said. “I make guys miss when they try to tackle me. I am not the tallest guy, but I can make the plays.” More Local Stars Other local players hoping to make names for themselves for the Hawks this season are senior wide receiver Vinny Grasso (Donovan Catholic), senior linebacker Jimmy Cleveland (Donovan), sophomore defensive lineman Adam Kakar (Toms River North, Milford Academy) and freshman offensive lineman Justin Szuba (Brick Memorial). Grasso, a 5-foot-7,175-pounder, competed in each of Monmouth’s 11 games as a sophomore, making one catch and adding one tackle on special teams. Cleveland is a 6-foot-2,239-pounder. The 6-foot-3,320-pound Kakar played in 11 games for the Hawks as a freshman, making one solo tackle and four assisted stops. Szuba is a 6-foot-7,260-pounder. New Stadium The Hawks will open their regular season Saturday, September 2 at 3 p.m. (ESPN3) when they host Lafayette College at the brand new $16 million Henni Kantor Kessler & John H. Kessler Stadium in West Long Branch. It will house more than half of the Hawks’ athletes, including lacrosse and track and field. The Kesslers were members of the original Touchdown Club, which helped bring football to the school in 1992. Henni and John, former Monmouth students, pledged the first gift to get the original Kessler Field built and saw more than 350,000 fans support 109 football games over the past 24 years. Henni captained the cheerleading team while John played baseball for the Hawks. Henn is a former trustee and a member of the school’s Society of Trustees while John is a trustee emeritus. The couple has been giving back to the school since the tenure of president emeritus Samuel Megill, including the Henni Kessler Endowed Cheerleading Scholarship and a significant gift to construct the OceanFirst Bank Center, home of the Henni Kantor Kessler Varsity Club. Construction began on Kessler Stadium prior to the start of last season with the old structure being removed days after the Hawks’ final home game of the season Octo-

The Brick Times, August 12, 2017, Page 9 ber 29. The new stadium features more than 4,200 seats, including 800 chair-back seats, and stretches from end zone to end zone. “A new videoboard at the cost of nearly $1 million will be built,” Callahan said. “It will be funded by our alumni group. Several hundred alumni will be there for the opener. It will be a great feeling to see the stadium filled. I am happy that these guys will get the chance to play in that type of venue and in the same type of environment they play in on the road.” The facility includes a full concourse with concession stands and bathrooms, a state of the art press box, multimedia booths, coaches’ booths and a ticket office. Fans are invited to a free ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on September 2. For more information about the day or to R.S.V.P to the BBQ (from 1-3 p.m.), please contact Monmouth’s Ken Taylor at ktaylor@ monmouth.edu. Grid Gossip Coming off a 4-7 record and an 0-5 finish in the Big South in which they placed sixth, the Hawks return eight starters on offense and six starters on defense. They return all five starters on the offensive line. Their secondary returns every starter and is comprised of seven players entering their final season of eligibility. A total of 53 of the team’s 101 players are from New Jersey, including 12 from Ocean and Monmouth counties. Three former Hawks are in NFL camps. They are tight end Hakeem Valles (Arizona Cardinals) and wide receiver Neal Sterling (Jacksonville Jaguars). Sterling played for Manasquan. Tickets for home games are on sale. They begin at $75 for reserved seating and $100 for premium seating (plus a required Blue/ White gift). Single game tickets start at $15 per person. Tickets for groups of either 15 persons or more are $10 per ticket. Birthday party packages, featuring an unmatched personal experience for the birthday child and fellow guests, are available for $20. Each promotional date will have a ticket discount. In order to receive the discount, all group tickets must be purchased at least one week in advance. Schedule Announced The regular-season schedule: Saturday, Sept. 2, vs. Lafayette, 3 p.m., promotion: 25 Years of Football Celebration/stadium Grand Opening; Saturday, Sept. 9, vs. Lehigh, promotion: Military and First Responders Appreciation Day/Scouts Day 1 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 16, at Albany, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 23, at Hampton, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 30, at Bucknell, 6 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 7, at Holy Cross, time to be determined; Saturday, Oct. 21, vs. Liberty*, 1 p.m. promotion: annual Homecoming Game; Saturday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m., at Charleston Southern*, Saturday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m., vs. Presbyterian*, 1 p.m., promotion: Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Out/Youth Football & Spirit Day; Saturday, Nov. 11, 12 p.m., vs. Gardner-Webb* promotion: Hawks Senior Day/Veterans Day; Saturday, Nov. 18, at Kennesaw State*, time to be announced. Note: Promotions are subject to change. *denotes Big South Conference game. Note: Monmouth’s Athletics Communications Department contributed to this report.

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Learn About Duﬀ y’s Cut Mass Grave

TOMS RIVER – J. Francis Watson, Pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Whiting and a founding member of the Duffy’s Cut Project in Chester County, Pennsylvania, will present a program to members and friends at the Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave. on Sunday, September 17 at 2 p.m. Dr. Watson co-authored a book The Ghosts of Duffy’s Cut: The Irish Who Died Building America’s Most Dangerous Stretch of Railroad in 2006. His

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NBC Studio Tour

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Bartley Healthcare Employees Complete Second Quarter Alzheimer’s Training

JACKSON – Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, and related dementia, requires a special person that understands their needs. Bartley Healthcare is empowering caregivers through advanced education called CARES. CARES stands for Connect with the person, Assess behavior, Respond appropriately, Evaluate what works, and Share with others. Together, these actions empower –Photo courtesy Bartley Healthcare caregivers and allow them Bartley Healthcare employees recently became certified in to always improve at their EssentiALZ Dementia Care at Second Quarter Graduation. job. On January 2, Bartley Healthcare and The Orchards at Bartley Assist- Joint Commission Accredited Memory Care ed Living began partnering with HealthCare program at Bartley. Interactive, conducting CARES Dementia For over 31 years, Bartley Healthcare has Training, for all their employees. This is a provided quality individual focused memory campus-wide initiative to have caregivers gain care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisttheir certification in the CARES EssentiALZ ed living services for residents on its 25-acre Program. All Bartley Healthcare employees campus in Jackson, New Jersey. Founded in completed this program certified in Essen- 1985, Bartley Healthcare has long been rectiALZ Dementia Care at our Second Quarter ognized as an award winning, quality leader Graduation, which took place on July 5. with the experience in memory care, skilled This specialized CARES training is an nursing, post-acute care, and assisted living. element of the comprehensive training and Bartley Healthcare is Joint Commission aceducation program at Bartley Healthcare that credited, with special certification for their enables its caregivers to better understand and Memory Care and Post-Acute Programs. For meet the needs of it residents and patients. more information, visit the website at bartleyCARES proficiency will further strengthen the healthcare.com or call today at 732-370-4700.

SFSNJ Oﬀering Electronic Treatment Registration

BRICK – Today, Seashore Family Services of New Jersey (SFSNJ) announced an expedited application service for admissions. The patients/ clients would be able to apply for services and financial assistance via the agency website: seashorefamilyservices.org. “Our new service will expedite admission to the agency as well as facilitate the clients’ admission to the program.” said Roberto Flecha, MA, MBA, LCADC, Executive Director of SFSNJ. “Our clients have been expressing concerns about the admission process and the multiple visits prior to attend services. The online application will facilitate the clients’ request for services and allow the admission staff to respond within 24 hours via phone, email or text. The admission counselor would be able to screen the clients to assure they would be receiving the necessary services as well as to complete the financial assistance requests.” First established as Brick Outreach and Toms

River Outreach centers in April 1977, Seashore Family Services of NJ has enjoyed a long-standing reputation as the best family, marital and individual counseling services specializing in addiction, trauma and adolescent counseling issues in the area. “Our clients deserve a more effective service for admissions to assure that they receive the services when needed,” said Flecha. All of the staff is committed to the success of our clients. SFSNJ’s primary offerings include: Family and Individual Counseling Services Program Substance Abuse counseling services Intensive and Outpatient counseling services Adolescent Services Medications for Opiate and Alcohol abuse (Vivitrol®) Co-occurring services for substance abuse. You can also visit their website: sfsnj.org for additional information and a brochure.

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BRICK – Brick Township Senior Services presents Zumba Gold classes. Zumba Gold is a lower intensity Zumba class for active, older adults. The class will be held Tuesdays from 9:30

to 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Center, Adamston Road. There is a $2/class suggested donation. Register by calling 732-920-8686.

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Free Health Screenings During National Health Center Week

LAKEWOOD – In recognition of National Health Center Week, CHEMED (The Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry), a federally qualified health care center located at 1771 Madison Avenue, is inviting the public to participate in two events on August 16 and 17. The first event, CHEMED’s annual health fair, is on Wednesday, August 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is a free indoor event, open to all age groups. The second event, on Thursday, August 17, is from 2 to 5 p.m. and is a free health screening. No registration is required. Participants in the health fair include a bilingual representative from Amerigroup RealSolutions, with healthy eating props and a game for children, a bilingual representative from N.J. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (NJSNAP-Ed) who will provide a lesson about sugar and other nutritional information, Dermascan screening by Horizon NJ Health, face painting and giveaways by United Healthcare Community Plan, free five-minute chair massages by either a male and female masseuse and information about Lakewood Resource & Referral Center (LRRC). Aetna Better Health of New Jersey will be offering summer safety tips and providing information on how to avoid exposure to lead. In addition, a health educator and nurses from clinic services of the Ocean County Health Department will give free blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol screenings, giveaway bags and educational brochures.

The chief of administrative services from the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center and a public information officer will have fatal vision goggles and a small obstacle course mat for attendees. The Alzheimer’s Association and Mimex Bilingual Consultants will have representatives at the event. On Thursday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., CHEMED, in collaboration with Aetna Better Health of New Jersey, will be holding health screenings, including free blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol screenings and oxygen saturation, heart rate, and BMI monitoring. Robert Singer of the 30th Legislative District and Vice Chairman of the Ocean County Board of Health, will present a proclamation from the Senate in honor of National Health Center Week. National Health Center Week, August 13-19, recognizes the outstanding role of community health centers as a safety net for underserved populations by delivering comprehensive, high-quality preventive and primary health care to patients regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, contact Emma, patient liaison to the Hispanic community at 732-364-2144, ext. 8627. CHEMED provides comprehensive health and medical services, such as internal medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, dentistry, women’s health and radiology, among other services, all in one building. Uninsured and underinsured patients will be seen on a sliding-fee scale. To make an appointment, call 732-364-6666.

Disabilities Sensitivity Training Seminar

LAKEWOOD – Understanding how to help and accommodate anyone with a disability – wheelchair bound, difficulty hearing, problems seeing, among other impairments – is important for anyone who interacts with the public. Luana Fahr, M.S. Ed, LDT-C, Director of the Academic Development and Support Center and disabilities officer at Georgian Court University (GCU), is presenting Disabilities Sensitivity Training, open to the public, on September 6 at 4 p.m. at the Strand Center for the Arts, 400 Clifton Avenue. Topics include disabilities etiquette, accessibility, and a history of laws, including those associated with employment of people with disabilities.

Fahr, the author of the book Living on the Right Side of Zero, and the article, “Accommodations in College: Leveling the Playing Field,” in Off to College magazine, addresses all student accommodation and modification requests at GCU, serves as an instructor of the course Professional Development and Disability, and is a member of the executive board of NJAHEAD (New Jersey Association on Higher Education and Disability). A donation for the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) seminar is $10 per adult and $5 per students with ID at the door. For more information, contact Fran Whitney, Operations Manager, at 732-367-7789, ext. 214 or email fran@strand.org.

Brick Night With The BlueClaws

BRICK – Monday, August 21 is Brick Night with the BlueClaws. Come out to FirstEnergy Park for the 7:05 p.m. game vs. the Delmarva Shorebirds for a special night dedicated to residents of Brick Township. There are discounted table prices of $300, which includes 30 tickets

to the game. $50 goes directly back to the Brick Chamber, and it’s a great way for a company to treat their staff, customers, prospects or friends to a game. For more information, contact Ryan Shaughnessy at 732-901-7000, ext. 106 or email rshaughnessy@blueclaws.com.

Annual Walk For The Poor

BRICK – The Church of Epiphany’s Annual St. Vincent de Paul Walk for the Poor is on Saturday, September 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Brick Reservoir off Herbertsville Road.

Rain date is Sunday, September 10. The annual walk helps raise money for those less fortunate in the community. For more information, call the church at 732-458-0220.

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Rain Barrel Building Workshop

LAKEWOOD – A free Build a Rain Barrel Workshop will be held at the Ocean County Park Pavilion, 659 Ocean Avenue (Route 88), on Saturday, August 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. In this free workshop, participants will learn how to build their own rain barrel and how to set it up at home. All tools and materials needed for the workshop will be provided at no cost. A rain barrel is used to collect rainwater from a roof, and is usually placed under a gutter’s downspout next to a home. They can hold around 50 gallons of water that can be used to landscape a garden. Collecting rainwater helps conserve water, prevents basement flooding and reduces pollution in rivers, lakes and streams in our communities. Early registration is recommended, as class size for the workshop is extremely limited. Contact Shari Kondrup at skondrup@brickmua.com or 732-701-4282 to register or get more information. Barrels should be able to fit in the backseat of most vehicles, and stand 34 inches tall and 25 inches wide.

The program is being offered as a partnership between the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority, Ocean County Parks and Recreation, B.E.A.R. (Boating Education and Rescue) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The project lines up with Brick Utilities’ efforts to carry out the Metedeconk River Watershed Protection and Restoration Plan, which aims to preserve the Metedeconk River as a vital water supply for the region, protect the Barnegat Bay inlet and improve water quality. Stormwater runoff has been identified as the main threat to the Metedeconk River, as it picks up pollutants from roads, parking lots, lawns and other areas in its path to local waterways. The Metedeconk River is also the primary water source for Brick Utilities, which provides drinking water to more than 10,000 residents in Brick, Howell, Lakewood, Point Pleasant Borough and Point Pleasant Beach Borough. To learn more about the Metedeconk River Watershed, visit metedeconkriver.org.

Free Health Screenings For Uninsured Women

TOMS RIVER – Community Medical Center’s Community Health Services, a RWJ Barnabas Health facility, through a grant provided by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, coordinates the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection program in Ocean County. Currently, free clinical health screenings are available to uninsured women in Ocean County. The program provides free clinical breast examinations, mammograms, cervical exams and pap smears to uninsured women between the ages of 40 and 64. To qualify for the pro-

gram, participants must meet specific income requirements. A clinic will be held at the Ocean County Health Department, 175 Sunset Avenue in Toms River, on Friday, August 25 from 1 to 2:30 pm. An additional clinic will be held at the Family Planning Center in Lakewood, 290 River Avenue, on Tuesday, August 29 from 12 to 2:30 pm. Appointments are required. For further information or to schedule an appointment, please call 732-557-3202.

Annual Craft Fair & Town Wide Yard Sale

BRICK – Brick Township’s Annual Craft Fair & Town Wide Yard Sale is on Saturday, September 30 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Windward Beach Park. Rain date is Sunday, October 1. This fun event gives residents the chance to buy some great craft items or maybe find some hidden treasures. Whether you are a crafter, someone looking to clean out the garage or a person who loves to browse

for bargains, this event is for you. Spots are 10’ by 10’ and you must provide your own tables or tents. Fee is $20 per spot for the yard sale and $40 per spot for crafters. All participants will be required to remove all unsold items at the end of the event. To register, or for more information, call 732-262-1044. You can also register online at: parksandrecreation.bricktownship.net.

Columbus Day Parade Committee Benefit Lunch

BRICK – The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee’s annual benefit lunch will be at VFW Post 8867, 373 Adamston Road, on September 9 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 per person and include a full Italian lunch catered by Carrabba’s Italian Grill, as well as other surprises. Call Michael

Blandina at 732-477-6507 or Patricia at 732557-4472 to purchase tickets. The 26th Annual Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival take place in Seaside Heights from October 6 to 8. The parade will march down the Boulevard on October 8.

Live Blog Talks With Mayor

BRICK – Mayor John Ducey continues to host live blog talks with constituents on the Blog Talk Radio platform. Residents can call in and have a question addressed live on the air, during the scheduled program.

The archive of past live-streamed events is at blogtalkradio.com/talkingbricktownship. To learn of the next scheduled live talk, visit facebook.com/BrickTwpNJGovernment.

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NEW JERSEY – Despite popular belief, teens, children and even babies can have high blood pressure, also called HBP or hypertension. It’s not just a disease for the middle-aged and elderly. As with adults, early diagnosis and treatment can reduce or prevent the harmful consequences of this disease, including heart and kidney disease. This May, National High Blood Pressure Awareness Month and American Stroke Month, the American Stroke Association wants you to check your child’s health. When it comes to blood pressure in children, “normal” is relative. It depends on three factors: gender, age and height. Your child’s doctor can tell you what’s right for your child, because “normal” is a complicated calculation based on these factors. What leads to HBP in children? There may be many factors that can include: Diseases including heart and kidney disease Some medications Family history Excess weight or obesity

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. It’s one of those things you don’t even pay attention to, until it changes color. The yellow ‘pee’ pigment is called “urochrome” and if it’s concentrated, you’re urine is darker yellow. When well hydrated, the urochrome is dilute. A variety of surprising foods, candy, medications and disorders impacts urine color. Here are causes for the strange colors: Red or Pink If you pee red, it’s frightening because your brain immediately thinks “Blood!” But shots or high oral doses of Vitamin B12 can cause it. Beetroot supplements and eating beets (or drinking beet juice) can also make you see pink in the potty. If you just had two slices of rhubarb pie, or a dozen blackberries, you’ll see pink. Bladder or kidney infections, and prostate cancer are rare causes, so get it checked out if it persists beyond the beets. Orange or Amber The popular UTI (urinary tract infection) treatment called “phenazopyridine,” will tint your urine orange. The prescription blood thinner “Coumadin” (warfarin) can do it but usually it’s because you just drank a lot of carrot juice or took some vitamin C. If you see reddish brown urine, that could be rhabdomyolysis which is associated with some popular medications. If you’re on a cholesterol drug, and see tinged urine, see a doctor immediately. Yellow or Brown Yellow is normal, but bright neon yellow is not. Still, it is harmless. Supplements that contain riboflavin will make you pee in neon yellow! You’re not dying, don’t freak out. Amber urine could be a sign of dehydration. Go drink more water and see what

happens, your urine should go back to yellow right away. However, dark urine that is unusual, or in excess could indicate liver disease. Methocarbamol, nitrofurantoin and laxatives (cascara or senna) can temporary do it too. Green Did you eat a bag of black licorice? It will make you pee green. Maybe you have a UTI? Honestly, vivid green urine is highly unusual. It happens sometimes on the day (or day after) you’ve been sedated for surgery or a procedure. It’s from the propofol (aka the Michael Jackson drug). This is a popular short-acting sedative that anesthesiologists frequently use, and it can tinge pee green. Cimetidine (Tagamet) sold over-the-counter for acid reflux can do it sometimes too. Blue This one would alarm me personally, even though a number of medications produce blue urine including Elavil (amitriptyline) and Indocin (indomethacin). Purple Purple urine is almost always associated with people who have catheters and then get a UTI. If you visit a loved one in the nursing home and see this, all they need to do to cure it is a treatment of antibiotics and a catheter change. White Two of the most frequent causes are kidney stones or high calcium excretion (hypercalcuria) or high phosphorus in the urine (phosphaturia). You might also have a very bad kidney or bladder infection. Black Black is sometimes associated with melanoma. It can occur red blood cells being destroyed at a dangerous rapid pace and is considered an emergency.

(This information is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Suzy Cohen is the author of “The 24-Hour Pharmacist” and “Real Solutions.” For more information, visit www.SuzyCohen.com) ©2017 SUZY COHEN, RPH. DISTRIBUTED BY DEAR PHARMACIST, INC.

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BUSINESS PROFILE I&G FARMS

By Donna Frances Madej Love, dedication, blood, sweat and tears. Irene and Gregory Johnston’s secret for not only what may be the best, tastiest corn on the cob you’ll ever consume (take my word for it) but also one reason for the years of success that I&G Farms has experienced. Located at 150 Whitesville Road, Jackson, I&G Farms is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In fact, the only time they’re closed is for two weeks at the beginning of November to transition into the holiday season and from January until the third week in March when they re-open for another selling season. The family run establishment has been delighting Jackson residents, in addition to residents of numerous other towns and even neighboring states, for over 35 years. Here you’ll find fresher than fresh Jersey produce (a lot I&G grown) that will entice your pallet, lush hearty vegetation that will beautify your surroundings and seasonal creations to usher in the holiday season. Don’t visit I&G Farms expecting just a farm stand with a limited amount of produce. When you enter the “Family Farm Market,” that not only has eye catching seasonal themed painted windows, but also an attractive, welcoming landscape of thriving flowers and plants that are available for purchase, you’ll be impressed! The huge array of fruits and vegetables are a feast for your eyes, exploding with vivid color and bursting with just picked freshness. It’s “Jersey Fresh” at its freshest, tastiest and finest! “People have a lot higher awareness of the food that they’re eating,” Irene acknowledges. “A lot of them ask me about GMO (genetically modified organism.) I knew about

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GMO for 20 years but if I mentioned it 20 years ago, they would have no clue what I’m talking about.” Health problems and environmental damage can occur from GMOs. According to the Non GMO Project, GMOs are “living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering or GE. This creates unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacteria and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods.” “People know they can come here, where the food was grown. I can give them the source of the seed and I know exactly how it was grown. That matters a lot,” Irene adds. “People tell me our string beans taste like a bean. They’ve been eating food that has no taste because big corporate farms don’t plow their ground. They just keep planting on it over and over again. There’s nothing left in the soil, no nutrients. They have a machine that pulls the plant out of the ground and shakes it to death so beans fall off, go into a hopper, into a bin, get broken and get brown. They’re beat up. Ours are hand-picked and beautiful.” In addition, varieties of squash, eggplant, “Jersey tomatoes” and Irene reveals, “the star of the show,” Gregory’s corn, which is always kept on ice, is grown on I&G’s neighboring acreage. The corn is grown in various “blocks,” and staggering the planting time results in corn (hopefully) until the end of October. The corn is white and bi-color (cross between white and yellow) and is picked daily, as needed, all day long. “We always have fresh corn, all super sweet,” Irene exclaims. “In my dreams, if someone told me people would go crazy over corn, I would never have believed it.

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And my husband… it’s like he’s married to the corn and I’m the second wife,” she says laughing. “It’s the truth. He gets up at 5:30 a.m. and he’s out in the cornfield.” It may seem strange imaging that corn has a following, but I&G’s is legendary and is proof that people will travel to get a great ear of corn. Or…maybe put in a special request? Frequent I&G customer Liz Ferullo of Jackson, happily obliges. “My aunt and uncle bring it back to Yonkers and my brother and sister-in-law from The Family Farm Market is open. There’s no Toms River say “come I&G Farms and get your fresh produce. over for a barbeque and bring the corn. Make sure that something new and different. you stop by I&G,” Ferullo says with “I come often for my gardening, a smile. “This is the sweetest corn my plants, my perennials, my anywhere in New Jersey.” potted plants,” Ferullo relates. The farms quality control is im- “Everything has always done peccable, with Gregory inspecting well year to year. The quality is everything and making sure that phenomenal.” it meets his and his family’s high Like it says on their T shirts, standards. I&G Farms are “growers for all “My husband’s passion is his seasons.” Poinsettias are started farm,” Irene proclaims. in the greenhouses in July. Fall It’s obvious that Irene shares the ushers in 20,000 field grown mums same passion and not only enjoys along with pumpkin’s, cornstalks the lasting customer friendships and straw. When produce ceases that have endured through the at the end of October, the market years, but the new ones that she closes for two weeks and is transcontinuously cultivates. formed into a decorating center “A lot of customers are connois- where wreaths, grave blankets and seur growers,” she notes. “That’s bows are custom made. And don’t why they come here. They get forget about the Christmas trees information, the knowledge and that follow. education they can’t get anywhere Although time changes many else.” things, customers are thrilled that The corn and produce are not I&G Farms remains a familiar area the only things that entice Ferullo landmark. Through the years as and others to return to I&G Farms construction of homes and busiagain and again. There’s always nesses have increased in Jackson,

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better time than now to stop at rumors have circulated in regard to the family selling their land to developers. Not to worry! Thanks to the Johnston’s, their land and their neighbor’s 30 acres is protected under the Farmland Preservation Program. Almost 70 acres on Whitesville Road can never be developed and I&G Farms will be around for a long time! Visit I&G Farms at www.iandgfarms.com, and like them on Facebook; IGFarms, but you must stop by! Questions? Call: 732-3640308. Irene looks back on her time on the farm as a “rewarding, wonderful experience” and looks ahead to more of the same. Retirement doesn’t appear to be an option. “My husband and I are too high spirited energy to walk away from something like this,” she says amidst the hustle and bustle of the market. “It’s in your soul. It’s part of us. It’s us. I&G. Irene and Greg. That’s what it is.”

The only thing better than a “Jersey tomato” is a “Jersey tomato” from I&G. Get them while you can.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of august 12 - august 18

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Savor close personal ties in the week ahead and concentrate on protecting joint assets. Circumstances could force you to part with a few hard earned pennies, but don’t jump wholeheartedly into a spending spree. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Walk the middle path in the week to come. It is easy to go to extremes of emotion if you compete for someone’s affections. Don’t let a fleeting obsession blind you to the facts. Possessiveness can cause a rift. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Hold your horses. The next several days are not the best time to negotiate, make a business decision, or start a new project. Wait until the second half of the week to obtain cooperation and bypass roadblocks to success. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Impulsiveness or recklessness could make a job more difficult or a health problem worse. In the week ahead adopting a rational approach will insure that demonstrations of love and affection are real and valid. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Actions speak louder than words in the week ahead when career and business are concerned. If you are in search of fame and fortune know that power shifts can put the spotlight on you. Be prepared to work diligently. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. In the week ahead ignore an itch to make adjustments to plans or to impulsively challenge a loved one. The grapevine might buzz about you or a significant other but it is all good news.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Tread water if a major commitment of loyalty or money is on the table. Delay making major financial decisions or transactions until the second half of the week. Avoid making unnecessary criticisms at work. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put your best foot forward. You could be the target of someone’s romantic ardor or tempted by a casual flirtation in the upcoming week. Play it cool, since a decision about a relationship or commitment could backfire. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The unpredictability of others could make you uncomfortable in the week ahead. By staying calm, rational, and even-tempered you can win brownie points on the career front and maintain peace at home. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A fresh sense of purpose and a new cycle of accomplishment may commence as this week unfolds. Your strength lies in your adept touch with finances and an ability to adjust to quickly changing scenarios. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Treat others with the same respect and consideration that you would like to be shown in return. Get bills paid today to avoid mix-ups or criticism later in the week. A key relationship might experience ups and downs. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Turn on the cruise control and just “keep on trucking.” Don’t make any sudden changes, stops, or starts in the week ahead. Opposition to your plans or a temporary roadblock can prevent you from making headway.

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1/4 cup (60 mL) peeled, seeded and diced fresh tomato 2 cups (500 mL) canned unsweetened coconut milk 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 to 3 tablespoons fish sauce, or 1 tablespoon anchovy paste 1/2 cup (125 mL) Kaffir lime leaves, or 2 tablespoons shredded lime zest 1 cup (250 mL) loosely packed Thai basil leaves, or regular basil leaves Kosher salt Sugar For the eggplant mixture: 1 large globe eggplant, or 4 Chinese eggplants 2 tablespoons peanut oil 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced ginger 1 tablespoon minced white onion 1/2 cup (60 mL) peeled, seeded and diced fresh tomato 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 tablespoon cumin powder 1/2 tablespoon coriander powder Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro leaves 1 tablespoon Thai basil leaves, or regular basil leaves, cut crosswise into thin strips For the shrimp: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Fresh basil leaves, cut crosswise into thin strips, for garnish First, make the sauce: In a medium saucepan over high heat, heat the oil. Add the ginger, lemongrass and galangal; stir-fry until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add the chiles and stir-fry another 30 seconds. Add the cumin, paprika, curry paste and tomato. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the coconut milk and bring to a boil, stirring and scraping to deglaze the pan deposits. Reduce the heat; stir in the lime juice, fish sauce, lime leaves and basil. Simmer gently for 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and sugar. Remove from the heat and leave to steep for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the eggplant: Preheat a grill or broiler. With a fork, poke the eggplant several times all over. Rub with 1 tablespoon peanut oil. Grill or broil, turning regularly, until completely tender. Remove from the heat and set aside until cool enough to handle. Cut in half and scoop out the pulp onto a cutting board; coarsely chop the pulp, transferring to a bowl, and discard the skin. In a medium saute pan, heat the remaining peanut oil and the butter over medium heat; saute the jalapeno, garlic, ginger and onion until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Stir in the eggplant, tomato, sugar, cumin and coriander. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and stir in the cilantro and basil. Cover and keep warm. Strain the sauce and gently rewarm it over medium heat. For the shrimp, in a large saute pan over high heat, combine the oil and butter. Saute the shrimp until just pink, 3 to 4 minutes; season with salt and pepper. To serve, divide the eggplant among four serving plates. Arrange the shrimp on top and drizzle with the sauce. Garnish with basil 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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• Other General Rehabilitation • Outpatient Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy • Baclofen pump reﬁll & Botox for spasticity • Driver Rehabilitation To schedule a tour, or to make an appointment please call or visit us online at ShoreRehabilitationInstitute.com

425 Jack Martin Blvd., Brick, NJ 08724 • P. 732.836.4500