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–Photo by Patricia A. Miller Berkeley police promoted two of their patrolmen to the rank of sergeant.
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–Photo by Chris Lundy The statue of a firefighter overlooks a plaque reading “Gone but never forgotten” at the Firefighter Memorial in Veterans Park in Berkeley.
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Driver Who Hit Wunder Wiener Sentenced To Careless Driving By Patricia A. Miller BERKELEY – The man whose car slammed into Gerry LaCrosse’s popular food stand, destroyed it and nearly killed him in a June accident in Bayville, was sentenced to careless driving in Municipal Court. The other charges were dropped as a result of a plea bargain that
LaCrosse agreed to, Municipal Court Judge James J. Gluck said. Berkeley police originally charged Mark Poplawski, Lacey Township, with careless driving, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, driving in an unsafe manner, operating a motor vehicle on public (Driver - See Page 17)
By Patricia A. Miller BERKELEY – Unless there are any catastrophic expenses, the township’s municipal tax rate will not rise in 2019, Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. said at the latest Township Council meeting. Amato made the remarks during an overview of Berkeley’s finances in both 2018 and 2019 at the Dec. 17 Township Committee meeting, the last meet-
ing of the year. “Barring any natural disasters...we are planning on not increasing municipal taxes in 2019,” Amato said. 2018 was a “good year overall” for Berkeley, he said Standard and Poor’s has upgraded the township’s bond rating to AA minus. This financial services company rates municipalities based on how fiscally (Tax - See Page 17)
Berkeley Fighting Discrimination Suit
By Patricia A. Miller BERKELEY – A Berkeley Township Recreation Department supervisor has accused Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. and several other township employees of discrimination and harassment because she is Jewish. Debra Reuter recently filed a suit against Amato, Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Ted McFadden, Township Administrator John A. Camera and Deborah Winogracki, director of the Recreation Department. Reuter is still listed as the supervisor of the Recreation Department. She is described in the suit as a “Jewish female suffering from anxiety.” The suit states that Amato, McFadden, Winogracki, Camera and two unidentified employees known as John Doe 1-5 and/or Jane Doe 1-5 “engaged in a severe and pervasive pattern of mentally abusive and offensive behavior (Discrimination - See Page 6)
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Continued From Page 1 directed at plaintiff for being of the Jewish faith and being disabled, which conduct was designed to, among other things, punish plaintiff for being Jewish and disabled. This improper and intentional behavior constitutes religious discrimination and created an openly hostile work environment for plaintiff.” But Camera said after the Dec. 17 Township Council meeting that all of the allegations are false. “We intend to defend it as vigorously as possible,” Camera said. “We are considering countersuing.” The township and those named in the suit have no intentions of settling, he said. After an article appeared on JerseyShoreOnline.com, which is operated by the same company as The Berkeley Times, Camera sent a letter to this newspaper illustrating his position further: “I was satisfied with, and stand by my statements saying the allegations were false, that we will defend the lawsuit vigorously and that we may countersue. However, having read (the) article and knowing that so many Berkeley Township residents, property owners and employees, many of whom may be Jewish, will have read the outrageous and completely unsubstantiated allegations, I feel compelled to respond further. “The allegations made in Ms. Reuter’s lawsuit were clearly fabricated in a desperate attempt to impugn the character of the mayor and some township employees. Ms. Reuter’s real motive for filing this outrageous and false suit will certainly come to light as this case gets litigated. It is clear that Ms. Reuter hopes to put the township in a position to settle. I can tell you that the result has been the exact oppo-
site. I am embarrassed to have anyone read her lies, and want to apologize to anyone who is Jewish, including the friends and close relatives of those wrongly accused. However, the township categorically denies any and all allegations of discrimination in any way, shape or form by any township officials. The Township of Berkeley has policies and procedures in place that ensure against all discriminations and further, the township will vigorously defend against any frivolous lawsuits and institute actions to recoup any expenses incurred to the township for same. “I realize we cannot try this case in the press, but I do want to give one example of just how untruthful and frivolous these allegations are. She alleges that I took away the discount she received for a Berkeley Township preschool program while continuing to give that discount to other non-Jewish employees. The truth is this: Ms. Reuter gave herself and at least one other Recreation employee a discount which was never authorized by Berkeley Township. She did this while continuing to charge Berkeley Township residents and tax payers full price for the program. When I became aware of the fact that select individuals were getting an unauthorized discount, at the expense of Berkeley Township taxpayers, I immediately ended it for everyone. “In closing, I must say that I have worked with Mayor Amato for over three years here in Berkeley Township and have dealt with him in public and private situations in the prior 10 years and have never heard him utter an ill word about anyone’s ethnicity, religion, color, creed or any other private, personal choice. In fact, when this outrageous and frivolous lawsuit first broke, our offices received dozens upon dozens of communications from residents in support of Mayor Amato’s character and to let us
know how upset they were at these ridiculous and unsubstantiated charges. Mayor Amato has dedicated his entire adult life to community service here in Berkeley Township. From a volunteer coach in Little League and Pop Warner to his service as member of the Knights of Columbus and many other charitable and civic organizations. He also served on the school board and Berkeley Township Council prior to being mayor. The citizens know Mayor Amato’s character and I am impressed at the outpouring of support he has received. Mayor Amato, the other wrongly accused employees and I adamantly deny every outrageous allegation made in this ridiculous lawsuit.” The lawsuit cites a number of examples of what Reuter’s attorney calls “ongoing and severe religious and disability discrimination and daily harassment.” It demands a trial by jury. Allegedly, Amato tried to force Reuter to work at an Italian flag raising event on Sept. 30, 2017, even though the suit says Reuter told him it as a Jewish high holy day and she needed the day off to go to temple and fast. Amato “yelled” at her and asked “why do you need the day off to go sit and pray,” the suit states. On Oct. 28, 2017, Amato told his wife to “shout” that Reuter was a “moron” at the township’s Halloween event, because Jews do not celebrate Halloween, according to the suit. In November 2017, Amato told Reuter he wanted fliers about the township’s Holiday Tree event changed to a Christmas Tree lighting event so it was “in no way” associated with Hanakkuh, the suit states. In Nov. 2017, Amato reprimanded Reuter for missing a township meeting even though she was on vacation that day, according to the suit. Also in Nov. 2017, the employee discount
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Reuter received for her two-year-old son to attend the Berkeley Township preschool program was taken away, while other non-Jewish employees still had the discount, the suit states. In January 2017, the suit alleges that MacFadden told Reuther that a company that does maintenance work for Berkeley was run by “stupid Jews,” the suit states. In February 2018 both McFadden and Winogracki punished Reuther for being Jewish by taking away job responsibilities, humiliating her in front of other employees and saying that “Jews are cheap” and telling anti-Semitic “jokes” on a daily basis, according to the suit. On Jan. 5, 2018 Camera accused Reuter of stealing township funds and terminated Reuter’s Municipal Alliance portion of her salary because he said her work with the Municipal Alliance was not authorized, even though she had done the work for 14 years, the suit states. In April 2018, Camera took away Reuter’s office, had her belongings packed and dropped off at her home while she was on leave for anxiety caused by the workplace religious discrimination and/or harassment. She was forced to bring back all the items when she returned from leave, according to the suit. “Defend a nt s, A mato, McFa dden , Winogracki and Camera’s conduct was outrageous and extreme so as to go beyond all possible bounds of human decency and was so atrocious to be intolerable in a civilized community,” the suit states. The township failed to have a failed to have a program in place to enforce anti-harassment or anti-discrimination practices, according to the suit. The suit also demands compensatory and punitive damages, emotional distress damages, attorneys’ fees, interest, the cost of the suit and a trial by jury.
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BERKELEY – The Holiday City South Men’s Club is holding a trip on March 26, 2019 to the Golden Nugget Casino. The cost is $25 with slot play for $25 and a food voucher for $5. The bus will depart from the Holiday City South clubhouse at 9 a.m. and will arrive at the
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Couples have plans, but after the C word is dropped, those plans change to unite a couple in the medical process. After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most widespread cancer among men, affecting one in seven every single year. Prostate cancer is also the third leading cause of cancer death, after lung and colorectal cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. The good news today is some significant strides are being made in the prevention of prostate cancer as well as the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. In fact, we have now learned that one remarkable nutrient can have wondrous cancer fighting and preventative properties for all kinds of cancers. You might have thought vitamin C or D3, but you’d be wrong. It’s actually vitamin K2. Vitamin K2 is proving to be a marvelous ally in the war on prostate cancer. In fact, K2 along with vitamin D3, work harmoniously together for a wide range of diseases. Higher levels of K2 and higher intake of K2 are associated with lower prostate cancer risk, and vitamin K2 deficiency status has been found in most men with aggressive prostate cancers. Researchers for the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) have also found that increasing one’s intake of vitamin K2 may lower the risk of getting prostate cancer dramatically by up to 35%. With a one in seven risk of developing prostate cancer within their lifetime, this is
an encouraging discovery! But because we’re talking about a vitamin, I’m sure you won’t see commercials about it. And K2 is not something you have to buy, it’s commonly found in foods that most of us already enjoy like salads, green vegetables, green superfoods, as well as some meat and cheese. There are also supplements that are sold without prescription, at health food stores, however I encourage you to ask your physician if these are right for you, as K2 can interfere with blood-thinning medications. For people on the healing process with cancer, their number one goal is to stop the spread of cancer to other organs and tissues, termed metastasis. When prostate cancer is caught early on, before it has spread to many other organs, the interventions are more useful. Vitamin K2 has also proven to have neuroprotective effects upon the brain, preventing Alzheimer’s and dementia, to shuttle calcium out of the arteries and to the bones, where it hardens and strengthens them, helps wounds and bones to heal faster, improves the skin, and now hear this, reverses wrinkles as well. Vitamin K2 is found in foods such as dairy products, meat, and dark leafy greens like salads, Swiss chard, spinach, and other greens. It is found in very high concentration in a popular Asian fermented soy dish called Natto. Other foods high in vitamin K2 include ground beef, liver, chicken as well we cheese, egg yolks and butter.
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Continued From Page 1 lands, and failure to exhibit registration, Berkeley police said. Poplawski first told police he may have fallen asleep when the accident occurred. But he later told police he didn’t remember falling asleep and didn’t remember the accident. Poplawski will pay a $236 fine and $33 in court costs for the careless driving charge. “Your remedies lie in the civil courts,” Gluck told LaCrosse. James Butler, Poplawksi’s attorney, said his client has no memory of the accident. Butler apologized for the accident. “It was not an intentional act,” he said. “My client doesn’t remember. He can’t put on the record what occurred because he can’t exactly remember.” That didn’t mean much to LaCrosse’s daughter Michelle Schiel, who said she remembers everything. Her father is a longtime Beachwood councilman. Schiel called Poplawski “lucky” for having no memory of the accident. “I remember seeing my father bloody in the ambulance,” she said. “I still feel that every single day of my life. It was a careless act that could have been avoided. I feel angry
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Continued From Page 1 sound they are. A good bond rating means low interest rates when borrowing money. The township’s ratable base is $5.11 billion, which is close to what it was six years ago, before Superstorm Sandy devastated the waterfront sections of Berkeley, Amato said. The township has the second lowest tax rate in Ocean County. Only Manchester Township is lower, he said. For the first time in years, the Cedar Creek Golf Course is now in the black, Amato said. Earlier this year, the township decided to retain ownership of the course, but to privatize the operations. The Township Council voted in May of 2017 to privatize Cedar Creek and give Farmingdale-based Atlantic Golf a five-year
The Berkeley Times, December 29, 2018, Page 17 inside all the time. I see it, I feel it. It must be nice to not remember.” Robert Rosenberg, LaCrosse’s attorney, said his client’s livelihood had been “destroyed.” “His injuries were horrendous,” Rosenberg said. But LaCrosse did not want Poplawski to lose his driver’s license and said he wasn’t in court for “revenge,” Rosenberg said. “He is just a genuinely nice person,” Rosenberg said of his client. LaCrosse was in Jersey Shore University Medical Center for months and was in and out of intensive care. He had several surgeries due to the internal bleeding he suffered when he was pinned under the stand. Relatives established a gofundme page for LaCrosse six months ago, since the accident destroyed his livelihood. As of Wednesday afternoon, $11,764 of the $15,000 had been raised by 246 people. You can still contribute to the gofundme page at gofundme.com/ gerald-lacrosse039s-huge-losshelp. LaCrosse must undergo surgery on his right shoulder, because he cannot raise his hand above his waist. He hopes to rebuild his iconic business sometime next year, and will seek permission from Berkeley Township, which now owns the Beachwood Shopping Center.
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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of dec 29 - jan 4
By Jeraldine Saunders
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The search for love and companionship can challenge your judgment this week. It is easy to mistake lust for love or possessiveness for affection. Wait for better celestial patterns before making a romantic commitment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the week ahead, you may feel an affinity for the tarot card that depicts a hoodwinked maiden. Like her, you may not be able to see everything clearly because your fantasies and desires blind you to the facts. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Rise above the fray. Act on your finest instincts and highest ideals and you will achieve harmony that stabilizes a key relationship. As this week unfolds make permanent improvements that enrich the future. CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the week ahead, someone could be impressed by your stockpile of business knowledge. This may be a good time to turn a profit on what has only been a hobby. Be aware that you may misinterpret some messages. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Business ideas and ambition motivates you but acting on a desire for instant gratification can backfire. This is a poor week to dive into a new romantic partnership. Something worth having it is worth waiting for. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Double check the dates and numbers. You might find that your schedule is disrupted by minor mix-ups and miscommunications. By the end of the week you will
forget that there were any problems or missteps. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are judged by the company you keep. If you feel that others are not supporting your goals you may, unwisely, try to force the issue. Remain focused on business as usual even though there is a holiday this week. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You must work before you can play. Concentrate on work and maintaining your momentum even if someone is in relentless amorous pursuit. There will be plenty of time for romantic meetings later this week. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make your way with words of wisdom. People will tend to trust you if you are frank and aboveboard. All the same, this is a poor week to make a promise, make an investment, or to start a new relationship. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep your nose pressed to the grindstone in the week ahead. You might rather be out partying, but it will be hard work and perseverance that provide the greatest rewards. Enjoy the holidays when there is time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Once you get to know someone better you may detect strong ethics. However, that serious side may dampen your expectations this week. A little patience will pay off where a romantic connection is concerned. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Wrap up business deals as well as presents. Complete whatever you have already begun. You will be better off if you wait until the end of the week to adjust your finances or make any further holiday purchases.
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wolfgang puck’s kitchen A Festive French Dessert Brings Holiday Cheer By Wolfgang Puck VACHERIN WITH HAZELNUT MERINGUE, QUICK GINGER ICE CREAM & CHOCOLATE-RUM SAUCE Serves 6 HAZELNUT MERINGUE: 1/2 cup (125 mL) whole shelled hazelnuts, about 2 ounces (60 g) in weight 4 large egg whites 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar QUICK GINGER ICE CREAM: 1 pint (500 mL) good-quality vanilla ice cream, softened 1/4 cup (60 mL) minced candied ginger CHOCOLATE-RUM SAUCE: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 cup (125 mL) water 1/3 cup (85 mL) heavy cream 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 pound (250 g) bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons dark rum 1/2 cup (125 mL) sweetened whipped cream, for serving For the hazelnut meringues, preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Spread the hazelnuts in a pie plate and bake them until lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool. Then, fold the nuts inside a clean kitchen towel and rub to loosen the skins. Unfold the towel, transfer the nuts to a food processor, and shake the skins into the trash. Pulse the processor on and off until the nuts are finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Reduce the oven temperature to 225 F (105 C). Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a 3-inch (7.5-cm) cookie cutter as a guide, trace six circles on the paper, spacing them equally; turn the paper over. In a medium-sized stainless-steel bowl, use a handheld mixer at medium speed to beat together the egg whites and cream of tartar until the whites form soft peaks that droop slightly when the beaters are lifted out. Still beating, gradually sprinkle in the granulated sugar; beat until the whites look glossy and form firm peaks that hold their shape when the beaters are lifted out, about 3 minutes. Stir in the vanilla. Hold a fine-meshed sieve over the bowl and sift the confectioners’ sugar over the egg whites while folding it in with a rubber spatula. Fold in the chopped hazelnuts. Drop a large spoonful of this meringue inside each of the circles and spread until the circle is filled; then top with more meringue until each circle is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) tall, using the underside of the spoon to shape the center of each circle slightly lower than the side. Bake until the meringues are dry, crisp and barely browned, about 2 hours. Remove from the oven to a wire rack to cool completely. Then gently lift the meringues off the parchment and transfer to an airtight container. For the ice cream, put the softened ice cream in a large bowl and stir in the candied ginger. Cover and freeze until firm, about 1 hour. For the chocolate-rum Sauce, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the water, cream and honey, raise the heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Put the chocolate in a medium bowl, and pour the hot cream mixture over it. Let stand until the chocolate melts, about 1 minute, then stir until smooth. Stir in the rum. To assemble, place a meringue on each individual serving plate. Top with a scoop of the ice cream. Drizzle the sauce over the ice cream, and top with a dollop of whipped cream. Serve immediately.
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