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–Photo by William Clanton 2018 brought the biggest crowds in 30 years of Chowderfest. By Kimberly Bosco STAFFORD – The theme of 2019 is “Thrive in 105” for the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce (SOCC). Celebrating their 105th year and recognizing the milestones reached in

2018, the Chamber held its annual State of the Chamber breakfast event recently at The Holiday Inn in Manahawkin. The event’s keynote speaker was Joseph Simonetta, Senior Partner of Public Strategies Impact, a Trenton-based ﬁrm.

Schools Unite To Fight School Funding Cuts

By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY – A statewide coalition of school districts are asking for a joint legislative committee to be convened in order to change what they say is an unfair way of funding schools. Local school districts have long argued that the way the state funds education has problems. This came to a head recently when several of them saw a loss in the millions over

several years. The coalition numbers 57 districts in the state, adding up to about 138,000 students. In Ocean County, administrators at Brick, Jackson, Lavallette, Little Egg Harbor, Manchester, Ocean Township (Waretown), Point Pleasant Borough, and Toms River signed on. In Monmouth County, Freehold Regional, Keansburg, Manalapan-Englishtown, (Funding - See Page 16)

Simonetta brought the latest news from Trenton on various hot button issues that could affect local businesses, such as short term rentals (i.e. Air B&B rental-types), the legalization of marijuana, (Successes - See Page 4)

By Kimberly Bosco BARNEGAT – Some might say that crime is at an all-time low in Barnegat Township lately. Police Chief Keith Germain credits these “historically low levels” in part to the department’s Crime Reduction Unit, and hopes to see even more success in 2019. Barnegat Police have been working hard at tackling crime over the past year with the help of the agency’s newly created Crime Reduction Unit (CRU). Since the launch of the CRU in 2018, the unit has managed to score 125 arrests and over $80,000 in contraband, most of which were involved in drug-related incidents. “What CRU accomplished in just one year is

nothing short of outstanding,” stated Germain in a comprehensive post of CRU statistics to social media. In 2018, the CRU managed: • 125 arrests, 79 of which involved drug distribution • The seizure of over $80,000 in contraband, including $15,000 in heroin, $8,000 in cocaine, $12,000 in US currency, and $40,000 worth of vehicles used in the commission of a crime. • 10 executed search warrants These nu mbers are significant for the fully-staffed unit that was launched just one year ago. But how does the crime-ﬁghting CRU differ from what the standard police ofﬁcer does (Crime - See Page 5)

Pinelands, Little Egg Harbor Schools Sharing Administrator

By Kimberly Bosco LITTLE EGG HARBOR – The Pinelands Regional School District is delving deeper into shared service agreements, now sharing a Business Administrator with the Little Egg Harbor School District. At the December meeting, this was one of three shared service agreements approved for the district. Other approved shared ser-

vices include bookkeeper services and a night custodial maintenance supervisor. The position of business administrator for Pinelands Regional School District was formerly held by Stephen Brennan for more than 10 years. Brennan has since become the business administrator for Barnegat Township School District. While Brennan served in this position, it was not

shared with Little Egg Harbor. Taking his spot is Nicholas K. Brown, who is already the business administrator for the Little Egg Harbor School District. The agreement allows for Brown to be business administrator for both districts. Brown will also serve as the board secretary for both districts on the Board of Education. (Administrator - See Page 5)

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Successes:

Continued From Page 1 minimum wage hikes, tourism funding, and a ban on plastic bags. According to Simonetta, of the approximately $42 billion in revenue raised in New Jersey each year, about half of that is raised by the tourism industry in the coastal counties. One of the major concerns brought up by members was the plastic bag ban, something that Stafford Township has recently taken up with. In September, Governor Murphy’s administration came up with a “more robust” bill to ban the use of plastic bags in the state, said Simonetta, which intends to ban plastic bags, polystyrene and single use straws. The ban includes a fee for paper bags, of which retail will keep half. This bill, should it be signed into law, would supersede all local laws on the plastic bag ban, including Stafford’s. A Successful 2018 At the event, Lori Pepenella, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer of the Chamber, took members on a journey from 1914 to 2019, through the

Chamber’s history. 1914: The SOCC was the first organization to lead cars over the causeway into Long Beach Island. 1938: The SOCC was the first to create a visitor’s guide. 1940: The SOCC created their first promotional movie. 1942: The first SOCC visitor center was opened. 1989: The SOCC held the first ever Chowderfest celebration. 1996: The SOCC launched their first ever business and community website. Which brings us to 2018: the year in which the Chamber celebrated the 30th annual Chowderfest, held a record-setting 40 meetings and networking events, gathered over 26,000 people throughout the year, and added towns like Ship Bottom, Barnegat, and Little Egg Harbor to their ranks, to name just a few achievements. “We have a major challenge every day to make sure that our mission of advancing our economy and allowing businesses to thrive happens every single day,” said Pepenella. Some 2018 highlights for the Chamber include:

• Became a trusted veriﬁer for Google • Invited to be a presenter at the Global Tourism Conference in Anaheim, CA • Received the NJ Tourism Award of Excellence for the Southern Ocean Made Brew Trail • Named the Chowder Capital of NJ, after going international in 2018 • Re-accredited as one of NJ’s two globally accredited organizations; one of 200 internationally • Received a $146,000 grant from the NJ Division of Travel and Tourism to promote destination marketing and management “In 2018 we really started to focus on innovation in the area, using businesses to project what needs to happen in the next few years,” Pepenella explained. She noted that 2018 was a great year for the Chamber, which has seen a consistent increase in economy and business in recent years since Superstorm Sandy hit land in 2012. “We certainly have seen an increase in economy…and redevelopment,” she explained. “As far as vacation economy, as a tourism destination, we’re constantly building and increasing desirability to come here, and

that’s always up.” Despite the natural disasters and the severe weather that LBI has seen of late, Pepenella said that new business moving into the area and seasonal visitors continued to demonstrate an upward trend in 2018. While this may not seem to be the case, looking at the empty storefronts lining Route 72 in places like the Stafford Plaza, Pepenella argues that the Chamber continues to receive requests from business wanting to open their doors in the southern Ocean County area. “We get requests from businesses [wanting] to expand here on a regular basis…a lot of it tends to be professional services, retail,” she added. The Chamber also launched a Southern Ocean Made program in 2017 which accredits businesses that “reduce, manufacture, and employ locally,” which has already accredited nine businesses. This program helps to promote local business as well. While working hard to bring in new business, the Chamber also works a year-round campaign to bring in visitors in the LBI region using beach culture to paint the area as a “year-round resort,” said Pepenella. The Chamber uses specific campaigns to attract people by interest, such as culinary events, Chowderfest, seafood festivals, Founded in Family businesses, unique businesses, the Annual Wedding Road Show, and Chocolate Week, which is coming up in February. By advertising the region as more than just a summer vacation spot, with events throughout the year, the Chamber hopes to bring people down to LBI, especially “people who might not know about us,” Pepenella added. Plans For 2019 In 2019, the Chamber plans to focus on the upcoming Philadelphia Flower Show, publish a 2019 Land and Sea Guide, and, as a new stakeholder in the NJ Sea Grant Consortium, the Chamber is working on putting together a Coastal Resiliency Committee, said Pepenella. The Coastal Resiliency is in the early stages, so Pepenella did not say too much, but she did mention that they will host an event in March to discuss the various factors that need addressing on the island, for example, the excessive flooding during any amount of rainfall. To kick off Thrive in 105, the Chamber plans to highlight nonprofit organizations, volunteer Fire Companies, First Aid and EMS organizations with First Responder Fridays. “The 105th Anniversary Committee, the Board of Directors and the membership wanted to extend gratitude for the time, talent and sacrifice that these 24 organizations give to our community each day.” stated Pepenella in a press release. “We recognize that we cannot have a thriving business community without their volunteer efforts, and that safety is always the most important factor when choosing a place to live or vacation.” The next Southern Ocean Chamber event will take place on Jan. 29 at the Southern Ocean Medical Center with the Women in Business Roundtable. The annual Chocolate Week festivities will be held February 10-17, 2019. A full list of the Chamber’s 2019 events can be found at visitlbiregion.com.

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Continued From Page 1 every day? Well, according to Germain, “CRU differs from normal operational duties because drug, gang, and high-value investigations require a much greater commitment of time and resources as well as specialized skills. CRU members are able to conduct surveillance, make controlled purchases, and develop intelligence. Officers assigned to uniformed patrol have a very different set of functions and responsibilities and wouldn’t have the time to dedicate to those types of investigations.” The CRU allows a special team of officers to hone in on those drug and gang related crimes while other officers focus on answering the constant calls for service the department sees each day, such as the 18,000-plus calls Barnegat saw in 2018. “Uniformed patrol officers are wearing multiple hats during their shifts while answering well over 1,000 calls of differing natures every month. They simply wouldn’t be able to focus on these specific offenses like CRU does,” Germain told Jersey Shore Online. CRU officers focus solely on drug, gang, and high-value investigations, he explained. This type of work has CRU officers investigating “trends, reports of drug related activity, and intelligence to determine subjects and areas that are contributing to an outsized percentage of offenses.” The CRU is invested in identifying, locating, and stopping crime activity in certain areas of the community. It is more than just

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Brown’s contract states that he will be paid $162,000 salary from Little Egg Harbor and Pinelands will pay a $32,220 portion of this salary. According to Melissa McCooley, who is the superintendent of both districts, “it is the way the contract had to be written,” and costs are split equally between the two districts. Brown will remain on the Little Egg Harbor’s payroll and health benefits, confirmed McCooley. According to McCooley, shared service agreements like this one boast various benefits including “cost savings [for the taxpayer too], continuity in programs and purchasing, [and] the prospect of sharing more services

The Southern Ocean Times, January 26, 2019, Page 5 nabbing a suspect and placing them in cuffs. Germain said that “CRU members develop relationships with stakeholders in those areas so that they are working with the community collaboratively to solve the problem.” The extent to which the CRU is cleaning up the community can be seen clearly in the data. The department noted that the CRU’s various drug charges seized substances from heroin to methamphetamine; non-drug charges revealed discretions anywhere from the possession of a handgun to prostitution. While Barnegat Police are calling 2018 a success for the CRU, the department still has plans to grow and build on that for 2019. “CRU has grown to five full-time members, so we’ll be seeking a first-line supervisor in the unit as well as evaluating their needs to see if adding additional personnel to the unit is warranted,” in 2019, said Germain. Unfortunately, the CRU’s job is not nearly finished. According to Germain, one of the biggest problems on Ocean County’s list: increasing number of gang members. “Part of the reason that CRU was created was to proactively address the threat of gangs before they become a problem here. There are significantly more gang members in and around Ocean County than when I started my career 25 years ago, and I believe that a unit like CRU is the single best tool we can use to keep Barnegat the safe, low-crime town that it has become,” he explained. Germain also made sure to thank the Barnegat community and township committee for the support and positivity that keeps the department running efficiently. through the business offices.” Despite these advantages, McCooley joked that a downside of shared services is that “we never sleep.” McCooley is confident that one person will be capable of managing the duties of business administrator for both districts. Pinelands and Little Egg Harbor both have a staff of about 300, she explained, while Pinelands has 1,570 students and Little Egg Harbor, 1,650 students. McCooley’s position as superintendent is another shared service between the districts. Some other shared services include: business office, technology, professional development, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and English as a second language staff, according to McCooley.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY F EATURED L ETTER A Critical Turning Point For The Environment It is not unusual that we live in an unusual period of time. History is ﬁlled with unusual periods of time, when men and women have faced difficult choices about complex issues. Sometimes we have made good choices that have led to better times and sometimes we have not. We need to think long and hard about the choices that we make in our current difﬁcult period of time. Because of the vital importance to my children and grandchildren, I have decided to concentrate on one of our world’s most severe problems: our changing environment. Many other issues are of equal or greater importance, but changes in our environ-

ment have a long-term and irreversible impact upon all of mankind. In the 1960s, Americans were awakened by the free press to the indiscriminate use of pesticides, to fouled beaches as a result of failed offshore oil rigs, to the choking of marine life and the bursting into ﬂames of our rivers as a result of chemical contaminants, and to deteriorating urban air quality and to urban water supplies contaminated with dangerous impurities from industry. Astronauts photographed the Earth from space, heightening our awareness that the Earth’s resources are ﬁnite. As a result, the Environmental Decade began during the Nixon Administration with President Nixon’s signing of the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) on January 1, 1970. Since that time, every American President and every American Congress has realized the vital importance of preserving our environment – until now. What’s happened since January of 2017? 1. Rollback of fuel efﬁciency standards 2. Rollback of requirements on oil and gas companies to monitor and mitigate releases of methane from wells and other operations 3. Rollback of the plan to curtail coal emissions of carbon dioxide and methane that contribute to climate change. 4. Rollback of the policy to increase vehicle mileage standards for cars made over the next decade 5. Rollback of the 1970 U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) policy of threatened species receive the full protections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 6. Rollback of the decree that the accidental killing of birds, such as eagles colliding with wind turbines and ducks zapped on power lines, is a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) 7. Total censorship of the words “climate change” from government documents 8. Proposed 70 percent reduction in funding for the Department of Energy’s Ofﬁce of Energy Efﬁciency and Renewable Energy 9. Easing the standards from maximum achievable as set by the Clear Air (1970) Clean Water (1972) to permitting

a “minimum” achievable reduction of air and water pollution 10. Elimination of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), claiming that “the war on coal is over” 11. Suspension of a study of health risks to residents who live near mountaintop removal coal mining sites in the Appalachians 12. Cancellation of a rule to help prevent endangered whales and sea turtles from becoming entangled in ﬁshing nets off the U.S. West Coast 13. Withdrawing from Paris Climate Agreement, steering away from a group of 194 other countries that have promised to curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions 14. Reversing the bans on offshore oil and gas drilling

in parts of the Arctic, Paciﬁc, and Atlantic Oceans 15. Revocation of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s “Stream Protection Rule,” (easing) restrictions on dumping mining waste into surrounding waterways 16. Interior Secretary’s emphasis upon the value of logging, ranching and energy development on all public lands not designated national monuments 17. A new proposal that would make several key changes to the 1973 Endangered Species Act, that has served as a bulwark against the bald eagle’s extinction, among thousands of other species Francis A. Luthe Ocean Grove

Letters To The Editor Electoral College Protects The Little People Liberals bemoan our electoral college as not being fair and undermines their belief of one person - one vote, ahh, true democracy. In doing so they reveal their ignorance of the genius of the electoral college. The college is just one example of the beauty of a republic versus a democracy, as it protects and gives

voice to smaller states with less population. Without it, presidential candidates would focus on and pander to population centers and ignore the rest of us, dots on the map lording over the remaining land mass. People in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City could care less about issues across middle America. A republic (a word near and dear to my heart) speciﬁcally protects minorities and individual sovereignty, yet

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all we hear from pundits, politicians, and on the news, including Fox News, are the words our democracy as if it is the same. Either by accident, ignorance or design, it sickens me how our leaders and high proﬁle people continue to use this misnomer. The founders all knew the difference as evidenced by their distaste for the failings of democracies in their writings. That is why you will not ﬁnd the word democracy in the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, or in any of the 50 states’ constitutions, and that my fellow citizens is not accident. James M. Spickard Little Egg Harbor

Pot Legalization Sends Wrong Message New York’s Governor Cuomo and New Jersey’s Governor Murphy are very kind and sympathetic individuals. They now want to make marijuana legal “once and for all.” What a splendid and

Letters To The Editorshadow government to allow cool idea! We’re trying to tell people that excessive alcohol consumption causes problems and more accidents. We’re ﬁghting a national crusade against the opioid epidemic which is indeed addictive and causes deaths. We’re trying to curb cigarette smoking because it’s bad for our health – and others – yet, we’re trying “once and for all” to legalize marijuana, even though pot smoking irritates the lungs and people who inhale it can develop the same problems as those who inhale tobacco. Is the governor thinking about the people when he came to this conclusion, or dollar signs? New York doesn’t make money from pot and other drug sales yet, so he says OK let’s do it, why not? Marijuana should only be handed out as a prescription, by licensed doctors, no one else. The long-term harm to our people – especially the young – is not being considered and is at stake. Minos Rigopoulis Toms River

Trump Has The Moral High Ground Over Obama

In response to the opinion and commentary of “Trump Is Mean To Everyone And Deserves Scorn” found on Dec. 15, 2018: Thank you for your response on my article “No Reason To Be Mean About Trump” on Dec. 1, 2018. But after reading your response, you lack the spiritual insight that President Trump should be at least acknowledged for his achievements for this county in only two years. After the eight years of Obama’s policies, this last administration left a horrible legacy. The $150 billion given in the middle of the night to a terrorist country is nothing less than treason. He should have been impeached for this treasonous act and for allowing his appointments of the swamp and

crimes to go unpunished. This is a total disgrace and a man who didn’t have any moral principles and trampled on our constitutional republic. President Donald J. Trump is not my hero, but he loves this country and the people. He puts America first and charity begins at home. Our president is not perfect the last man that was got cruciﬁed on a tree. May God bless all of mankind for God is the father of all humanity. Thank you! Patricia Lasher Brick Editor’s note: The $150 billion figure that Trump continually references was not taxpayer money. It was Iran’s own money that was being held for nuclear sanctions against that country. Source: U.S. Dept. of Treasury. treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/ jl0144.aspx

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SPOTLIGHT ON GOVERNMENT Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

Connors, Rumpf & Gove: More Misguided Priorities, Spending & Taxes From Trenton

TRENTON - Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf, and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove (all R-9 th) conveyed disappointment and concern upon listening to Governor Phil Murphy’s 2019 State of the State Address.

“After a year of tax increases, excessive government spending, and a crushing imbalance in school funding cuts that disparately hit our area of the state hard, it would seem that, without greater public backlash, 2019 is going to mean more of the same in Trenton.

“As our constituents start to feel the pain of these tax increases, and many already have, we anticipate more intensified opposition to the misguided policies that don’t sit well with many we represent. For example, the needs of persons in our coun-

try illegally shouldn’t come before those of taxpaying citizens. Yet that is exactly what the Governor has done, by spending more than $2 million to cover the legal costs of illegal aliens facing deportation and his proposal to give state driver’s licenses

to illegal aliens. “While we had our differences with Governor Christie, at least during his administration, Democrats and Republicans had genuine bipartisan conversations on what spending items and taxes were going to be cut.

In a sharp reversal, government spending and expansion are now being confused for reform and taxpayers are shouldering a greater burden. “As always, we’ll continue to stand with our constituents and represent their interests to the best of our abilities.”

Congressman Andy Kim: Bipartisan Background Checks Act Of 2019 Would Keep Guns Out Of Wrong Hands

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) released the following statement after announcing that he has joined the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and will cosponsor H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and more than a dozen colleagues in the House and Senate to introduce sweeping reforms that would reduce prescription drug prices in the United States. The plan to reduce the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs includes three bills: The Prescription Drug Price Relief Act, which would peg the price of prescription drugs in the United States to the median price in ﬁ ve major countries: Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan; The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act, which would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs under Medicare Part D;

“Across the country and in my district, too many people’s lives have been destroyed by gun violence. The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 is common-sense, bipartisan legislation that protects the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens while

preventing felons, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill from purchasing a ﬁrearm,” Kim said. “While no single law can stop mass shootings or gun violence, Congress must be willing to set aside partisan politics to offer proactive steps to pro-

tect our communities from preventable gun violence. “Seeing Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Congresswoman Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) embrace on the House ﬂoor on the eighth anniversary of her attempted assassination, when six others

were killed and 15 wounded, was deeply moving. I am pleased to join the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and cosponsor the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to

U.S. Senator Cory Booker : Bills Would Reduce Prescription Drug Prices

The Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act, which would allow patients, pharmacists and wholesalers to import safe, affordable medicine from Canada and other major countries. This bill was originally introduced by Senators Booker, Sanders, and Bob Casey (D-PA) in 2017. “There is no reason that, in a country as rich as ours, Americans should be choosing between paying for prescription drugs and paying for food and other necessities,” Booker said. “And incredibly, despite an enormous tax windfall from the Trump tax cuts, drug manufacturers aren’t lowering prices – they’re issuing stock buybacks to their shareholders and in many cases raising prices. Congress can’t sit on the sidelines while this is going on. That’s why I’m supporting this comprehen-

sive approach to reduce the growing cost of prescription drugs, including a renewed push to pass our bill to safely import prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.” President Donald Trump said repeatedly during his campaign that he would take action against drug companies and bring down prices. But in the ﬁrst seven months of 2018 alone, there were 96 drug price hikes for every price cut. Four major drug manufacturers combined made more than $50 billion in profits last year. In addition, in 2017, 1 in 5 Americans reported they did not fill a prescription because of cost. Meanwhile, in Canada and other major countries, the same medications, manufactured by the same companies, in the same factories, are available for a fraction of the price compared to the United States. In 2017,

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Americans spent $1,208 per person on prescription drugs while Canadians spent $860 and people in the U.K. spent $476.

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advance real solutions for the people of New Jersey’s Third District.” Gun-related incidents are now the third leading cause of death for American children, with more than 2,700 children and teens shot and killed each year.

tion of prescription drugs from Canada, and 92 percent of the American people support allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

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STAFFORD – Stafford’s Chief Tom Dellane, MPO Chris Fritz and Ptl. Mike Wade had the honor and privilege of representing our nations’ law enforcement profession on Fox

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BARNEGAT – Join Barnegat Recreation for a Family Bowling Night on March 9 at 5 p.m. at Thunderbird Lanes in Manahawkin. The cost is $16 per person and includes two slices of pizza, two games with shoes, and water. Pre-registration is required. For more information, email jbroadbent@barnegat.net.

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FORKED RIVER – Join VFW Memorial Post 10118 for a Chili Cook Off on Feb. 16 at the post, 2652 West Lacey Rd. Sign up will be at 4 p.m. and judging will be at 5 p.m. There is a $5 entry fee per pot. A $1 donation is suggested for tasting and voting. There will also be a cash bar, food, and prizes!

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2019 Senior Mall Bus Trips

OCEAN TOWNSHIP – The following is a list of dates for the 2019 Senior Mall Bus Trips. The bus departs from the Township of Ocean Community Center at 9 a.m. For more information, visit twpoceannj.gov/recreation/20184th-Friday-Senior-Mall-Bus-Trips.pdf. Feb. 22: Monmouth Mall Mar. 23: Freehold Mall April 27: Cherry Hill Mall May 16, Thursday: Columbus Flea Market June 22: Hamilton Mall/Consumer Square Sept 27: World Market in Red Bank & Monmouth Mall Oct. 10, Thursday: Columbus Flea Market Oct. 25: Christmas Tree Shoppe/Bricktown Nov. 1: Freehold Mall Dec. 6: Monmouth Mall Space is limited to the ﬁrst 12 paid passengers. The cost is $9 per person, per trip. Payment is due at time of registration. No refunds. Make checks payable to Ocean Twp. Recreation.

Drop off forms to the Barnegat Recreation Office, 900 W Bay Ave. or the Township of Ocean – Clerks Office in an envelope marked Recreation Mall Trips c/o Jeanne. Door-to-Door Mall Bus Trips: The cost is $9 per person, per trip. No refunds. Space is limited to 12 people. Make checks payable to O.T. Recreation. Drop off forms to the Barnegat Recreation Office 900 W Bay Ave or to Township of Ocean – Clerks Office in an envelope marked Recreation Mall Trips c/o Jeanne. Residents: call Michele at 609-693-3302 x 221 to schedule your pickup. Non-Residents: The pickup location is 239 11th Street, Engel Sprague Senior Center in Waretown. Departure time is 9 a.m. Be at the Community Center by 8:45 a.m. For more information, visit twpoceannj.gov/ recreation/2019/3rd-%20Friday-of-monthmall-form.pdf.

Bounty Of The Bay

LACEY – Come out to enjoy appetizers, entrees, and desserts from local restaurants and vote for your culinary favorite at this year’s Bounty of the Bay on April 2, 6-8 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to the Top 3 restaurants based on your votes! There will also be door prizes!

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ued in honor of the memory of Matt Cauﬁeld, our original planner of the event. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is the national Career and Technical Student Organization that provides personal growth, leadership development, and career preparation opportunities for students in Family and Consumer Sciences education. For information about FCCLA and our community involvement, contact Susan Stinson, Adviser at sstinson@srsd.net.

5th Annual Waretown Spring Wine Festival

WARETOWN – Winter is over and this is the ﬁrst wine festival of the season! Set in a beautiful park in Waretown you can experience 100+ wines, sample great food and leisurely stroll through the park. There will bae a full range of crafters with everything ranging from clothing to jewelry to art to beef jerky and more. The festival will be from 12-5 p.m., rain or shine, April 27-28, 2019. Tickets are $20

if purchased by April 26, after that they are $30. There is a two-day ticket for $30 when pre-purchased or $40 on the day of the event. Please keep mind there are no dogs, no drones, no hover boards, no bicycles or rollerblades. Just attending the festival but not imbibing? Then your ticket is only $5. For further information contact Allen Consulting, Inc. at 732-946-2711 or sylvia.allen@ allenconsulting.com.

Hear Valentine Love Songs By Sinatra, Martin, And More At LBI Library

LONG BEACH ISLAND – The Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library, 217 S. Central Avenue, Surf City, will host “Valentine Love Songs”, a concert by Dennis Linde and Michael Corliss, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. Linde and Corliss will perform love songs

popularized by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and other iconic artists. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Island Library. Registration is required for this free event. To register, call the branch at 609-494-2480 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

Mah Jongg Game Time

STAFFORD – Mah Jongg Lovers: Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday we have open Mah Jongg games at the Stafford Recreation Center at 25 Pine Street in Manahawkin (the small white house next to the main Recreation

Center on Bay Avenue). We start at 12:30 p.m. and go until 4 p.m. We also have monthly Mah Jongg luncheons at Brazzi’s. All are welcome. Call Marianne at 212-249-6292 for more information.

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

Hypothyroidism Causes Depression, Anxiety And OCD By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

If you have hypothyroidism, it can cause depression or anxiety, or OCD. The medications used to treat the psychiatric disorders work temporarily at best, if at all because they don’t address the low thyroid hormone. Anxiety is sometimes overlooked and misdiagnosed. Anxiety can have many definitions and physical symptoms. For some, it could be defined as looping thoughts, heart racing, racing thoughts, trembling, internal tremors, feeling nervous, having unnatural fears or constant worry. Failing to normalize your low thyroid hormone levels will make it harder, if not impossible for you to get well. There’s a very strong correlation between psychiatric disorders and thyroid disease. Some of you who are hanging on by a thread with severe or suicidal depression, will find solace in the fact that a simple, inexpensive thyroid medication (or supplement) could turn things around for you. You cannot trust your lab tests even if they say “normal.” The reference ranges were decided upon based upon a sick population. If you are in the “normal” reference range, that’s not saying a whole lot. I cover this in my book, Thyroid Healthy: Lose Weight, Look Beautiful and Live the Life You Imagine. By the time it takes you to read the next paragraph below, someone else will have taken their own life. That’s because every 40 seconds someone commits suicide in the world, and completes it. If you associate depression as a problem that

impacts older people like people who recall the sound of a typewriter click, the ringing of a telephone or disco… well, you’re wrong. It affects children, adolescents and adults of any age. In fact, one in 33 children and 1 in 8 adolescents (age range 10 - 19), have a diagnosis of clinical depression. Up to 60 percent of people with thyroid disease are 100% completely unaware of their condition, they assume they have some other condition that their physician has diagnosed them with, perhaps stress, high cholesterol, diabetes, bipolar, depression, anxiety, OCD, obesity, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia or some other chronic illness or infection. If you have depression or anxiety, you might benefit from a trial run of thyroid medication. The type that’s right for you deserves a thoughtful, accurate response so I’ve written a longer version of this article, and you can receive it to your email by signing up for my free newsletter at suzycohen.com. In the meantime, it’s safe to say I think that thyroid medication and/or dietary supplements are better than antidepressants? Impressive results from STAR*D Trial have confirmed this. You can also take thyroid medication or supplements, along with a prescription antidepressant. It’s not either/or it could be both. Talk to your doctor about what’s right for you. Finally, I would be remiss if I did not mention lithium and fish oils as other natural options for mood stabilization and neurotransmitter support.

(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) ©2018 SUZY COHEN, RPH. DISTRIBUTED BY DEAR PHARMACIST, INC.

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Maximilian Foundation Supports Amazing Programs! Our featured program, STYLE (Student Team-Building Youth Leadership Experience), is a Southern Regional High School peer-to-peer mentoring program that educates 7th12th graders about why young people make poor life choices and provides life skills to allow them to help other students make positive life choices.

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Continued From Page 1 Middletown, Neptune, and Roosevelt signed on to it. The Coalition asks that the New Jersey Department of Education cease reducing aid while a solution can be found. “We respectfully request that a joint legislative committee be immediately convened, with an aggressive timeline,” to solve these issues. The committee should include lawmakers, the Department of Education, and school districts that have been affected. They noted that the districts in attendance should be split equally between those that were affected negatively and positively. When the funding was reduced for some districts, others got more funding. The coalition stated that they support those districts keeping their increased funding. They are arguing that the funding is wrong because they are based on the Local Fair Share calculations, a set of figures the state uses to determine if a town is wealthy enough to contribute more. A lot of towns were considered rich when they are not, they state. The property wealth figures don’t include developments that make Payments In Lieu of Taxes. This is a program where developers are given an option to pay less taxes as an incentive to build in an area that needs more ratables. A project could be a multi-million dollar development that will eventually benefit a town.

Towns are supposed to go through revaluations from time to time. A revaluation is when tax assessors set values for properties to make sure that the owners are paying their fair share of taxes. Over years, some property values have not kept up with the market and a revaluation is used to bring them more in line. The coalition asserts that there are more than 25 towns in New Jersey that have not had revaluations in more than 25 years. Therefore, any assumption of the area’s wealth or poorness should be questioned. Also, the Coalition argues the state has not made public the methodology to how $6.3 billion in Equalization Aid was doled out. The mission statement of the Coalition encompasses communication and advocacy. The member districts will educate the public on what the reduction in aid will do to programs, and they will be reaching out to legislators to try to change the funding formula. “The coalition applauds state legislators for their work in increasing funding for school districts throughout the state who were previously not fully funded. However, in the process of doing so, the resulting legislation will inadvertently have dire and unintended consequences for the students in many districts whose state aid will be reduced over the next six years. If fully enacted, the reduction in state aid will result in a catastrophic effect on educational programming for students,” a statement from the Coalition read.

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St. Patrick’s Fest: From Ireland To America

STAFFORD – Pheasant Run Adult Community HOA is hosting an afternoon of fun, dancing and entertainment at Doolan’s Shore Club, Spring Lake on March 7. St. Patrick’s Fest From Ireland to America: this traditional show stars Irish Tenor Jimmy Byrne and the famous Green Derby Show Band and comedian. Full course lunch with choice of: corned

beef and cabbage, or salmon, or ½ roasted chicken. Also included: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. open bar; 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wine hour; and Cash bar after 1:30 p.m. Cost is $68 per person. If interested, call Jo at 609-971-7543 and leave a message with your name and phone number. Seating is limited, so hurry.

Paint & Pinot

STAFFORD – Stafford EMS Auxiliary with special host Kimberly Cesaretti present Paint & Pinot on February 10, from 2-5 p.m. at 365 East Bay Ave. in Manahawkin. The cost is $50 per person. All art supplies, appetizers, and

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By: Michael Deem, Esq. and Robert C. Shea, Esq. of R.C. Shea & Associates On October 29, New Jersey became the 10th state to enact a statewide mandatory paid-sick-leave law. The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act requires that nearly all New Jersey employers provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year to covered employees. Here is an overview of what New Jersey employers need to know: Who Is Covered? Covered employees: The act applies to most employees working in the state “for compensation.” The act expressly excludes employees in the construction industry employed under a collective bargaining agreement, per diem healthcare employees, and public employees who already have sick leave benefits. Covered employers: The act broadly applies to any business entity, irrespective of size, that employs employees in the state of New Jersey, including a temporary help service firm. It expressly excludes public employers required to provide their employees with sick leave. How Is Leave Accrued? Accrual period: The act requires employers to designate any period of 12 consecutive months as a “benefit year.” Employers cannot change the established benefit year without first notifying the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Under the act, current employees begin accruing sick time on the effective date of the act. New employees hired after the effective date of the act begin accruing sick time on the first date of their employment. Accrual limits: In each benefit year, an employee will accrue up to 40 hours of sick time at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Alternatively, an employer may “frontload” the full 40 hours at the beginning of the benefit year. Employers with existing paid time off (PTO), personal days, vacation days and sick-day policies may utilize those policies to satisfy the requirements of the act as long as employees can use the time off as required by the act. In the case of a temporary help service firm placing an employee with client firms, paid sick leave will accrue on the basis of the total time worked on assignment with the firm, not separately for each client firm to which the employee is assigned. How Can Leave Be Used? • Employers are not required to permit employees to use more than 40 hours of sick leave in a benefit year. Employees can use accrued sick time after the 120th day of their first date of employment for the following reasons: • Diagnosis, care or treatment of—or recovery from—an employee’s own mental or physical illness, including preventive medical care. Aid or care for a covered family member during diagnosis, care or treatment of—or recovery from—the family member’s mental or physical illness, including preventive medical care. • Circumstances related to an employee’s or their family member’s status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence (including the need to obtain related medical treatment, seek counseling, relocate or participate in related legal services). • Closure of an employee’s workplace or of a school/childcare of an employee’s child because of a public official’s order relating to a public health emergency. • Time to attend a meeting requested or required by school staff to discuss a child’s health condition or disability. The act broadly defines “family member” to include individuals related by blood to the employee or whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship. Employers may not require an employee to find a replacement to cover the employee’s absence. Carryover and Payout Rules Maximum carryover: The act does not require employers to permit employees to carry over more than 40 hours of accrued sick time in a single benefit year. Optional buyout: Employers may, but are not obligated to, offer to pay employees for their unused accrued sick time in the final month of the benefit year. If employees agree to receive the payment, they may choose a payment for the full amount of their unused accrued sick time or for 50 percent of such time. The payment amount shall be based on the same rate of pay that the employee earns at the time of the payment. If an employer frontloads the entire amount of sick time, it must either pay the employee for the full amount of unused accrued sick time in the final month of the employer’s benefit year or carry forward any unused sick time to the next benefit year. Employee approval is not required. In What Increments Can Workers Use Leave? The act provides employers with the discretion to choose the increments in which its employees may use accrued sick time. However, the largest increment chosen may not be larger than the number of hours an employee was sched-

uled to work in a given shift. For example, if an employee is scheduled to work a 7-hour shift, the employer cannot mandate that the employee use paid sick time in Michael J. Deem increments of eight hours. What Happens Upon Transfer, Separation or Reinstatement? Transfer of employment to a related or successor employer: If an employee is employed by a successor employer or transferred to a separate division, entity or location of the same employer, the employee will retain and be entitled to use all accrued sick time. Separation of employment: Unless the employer has a policy or collective bargaining agreement providing for the payment of accrued sick leave upon termination, resignation, retirement or other separation from employment, the act does not require the employer to pay employees for unused accrued sick leave upon the separation from employment. Reinstatement of employment: If an employee is separated from employment but then reinstated within six months, all of the employee’s unused and accrued sick time must be reinstated. What Notice and Documentation Is Required? Foreseeable absences: Employers may require advance notice, not to exceed seven calendar days, of the intention to use the leave and the expected duration. Employers may require employees to make a reasonable effort to schedule the use of sick leave in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer. Employers may prohibit employees from using foreseeable sick leave on certain dates, and require reasonable documentation if sick leave that is not foreseeable is used during those dates. Unforeseeable absences: Employers may require employees to give notice of the intention to use the leave as soon as practicable, provided that the employer has notified the employee of this requirement. Absences of three days or more: If an employee is absent for at least three consecutive days, the employer may require documentation that confirms that the employee used sick leave for a covered purpose. What Are the Notice and Record-Keeping Rules? Employers must post a notification of employees’ rights under the act and provide employees with a written copy of the notice within 30 days after the department has issued a model notice and each time thereafter when an employee is hired or requests such a notice. Additionally, employers must retain records documenting hours worked by employees and paid sick time taken by employees for a period of five years and permit the department access to those records. What If We Have a Collective Bargaining Agreement? The act does not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that is in effect at the time of the effective date of the act, at least until the CBA expires. Even then, employees or their representatives may waive the rights under the act during the negotiation of the CBA. What About Local Paid-Sick-Leave Laws? The act preempts all existing and future municipal ordinances in New Jersey regarding paid sick time. How Will the Law Be Enforced? Employees may sue their employers for violating the act and can seek actual damages suffered as a result of the violation, plus an equal amount of liquidated damages. How Does the Anti-Retaliation Provision Work? The anti-retaliation provision of the act includes a rebuttable presumption that an employer’s actions are unlawful if it takes adverse action against an employee within 90 days of the employee engaging in activity protected under the act. This includes such actions as filing a complaint with the department, cooperating with an investigation, opposing policies and practices that are unlawful under the act, or informing other individuals of their rights under the act. What Should Employers Do Now? In anticipation of the effective date of this new law, you should review your paid time off, vacation or other paid leave policies to determine whether you will have to implement a paid-sick-time policy for any of your employees or amend your existing policies to ensure compliance with the act. You should also inform managers and supervisors of any new policy changes and of the importance of the provisions of the law prohibiting retaliation. You should also consider revising your employee handbooks to account for these changes. For example, if you choose not to pay out accrued but unused sick leave upon termination, you must make that abundantly clear in your written policies. Finally, you should be on the lookout for the poster and template notice issued by the Department.

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Items Wanted $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ Jewelry and watches, costume jewelry, sterling silver, silverplate, medals, military items, antiques, musical instruments, pottery, ﬁne art, photographs, paintings, statues, old coins, vintage toys and dolls, rugs, old pens and postcards, clocks, furniture, bric-a-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid. Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n) COSTUME/ESTATE JEWELRY Looking to buy costume/estate jewelry, old rosaries and religious medals, all watches and any type of sterling silver, bowls, ﬂatware candlesticks or jewelry. Same day house calls and cash on the spot. 5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) Vinyl Records Wanted - Rock, Blues, Reggae, Metal, Punk, Jazz, Psychedelic, soul. Very good condition only. Call Rick 908-616-7104. (8) Entire Estates Bought - Bedroom/ dining sets, dressers, cedar chests, wardrobes, secretaries, pre-1950 wooden furniture, older glassware, oriental rugs, paintings, bronzes, silver, bric-a-brac. Call Jason at 609-970-4806. (t/n) U s e d G u n s Wa n t e d - A l l types: collectibles, military, etc. Call 917-681-6809. (t/n) CASH, CASH, CASH! - Instant cash paid for junk cars, trucks, vans. Free removal of any metal items. Discount towing. Call Dano 732-239-3949. (t/n) CASH PAID!! - LP records, stereos, turntables, musical instruments, guitar, saxophone, CD’s, reel tapes, music related items. Come to you. 732-804-8115. (3)

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Mechanics - Exp w/ trucks and equipment. Must have own tools. Apply A&A Truck Parts, Inc. 80 Hendrickson Rd., Freehold, NJ 07728. 732-780-4962. (9) Career Opportunity - In financing business loans and commerical properties. Full time/part time. Will train. zerozero.com. 718-266-9700, 917-838-0475, call Michele. (7) Now Hiring – The Goddard School on Route 70 is seeking full time Teacher’s Assistant and leads for the upcoming school year. We provide a warm, loving environment for children up to six years. Must have a flexible schedule, available Mon-Fri. Benefits include paid time off, 401k and paid lunch on Fridays. To learn more about these positions, email your resume to tomsriver2nj@goddardschools.com CNA/CHHA - The Pines is looking for experienced CNA’s/CHHA’s to provide excellence in care to our residents on our Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing units. If you are looking for an environment that rewards excellence, provides a fun work environment you should look no further! Skilled Nursing 7-3 / 3-11 Full Time (Includes every other weekend) Weekend Commitment positions, $2/00/hr differential. Assisted Living Weekend commitment positions, $2.00/hr differential.Weekend program requires a commitment of 4 weekend shifts per month. Full Time positions offer competitive rate (based on experience), and excellent benefits including health, dental, life, Paid Time Off and 401(K) with generous match after 1 year. Apply in Person to: The Pines , 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (4) Certified Home Health Aides Needed for Ocean County area. Hourly and live-in positions avail. P/T and F/T. Call CCC at 732-206-1047. (t/n) Part Time Food Service - We have an immediate need for Part Time Waitstaff/Servers AM and PM shifts available, Dietary Aides, PT Dishwashers. We are a well established retirement/healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay. Under the direction of great Food Service leadership team, you will be working in an environment where you get the support and training needed to grow in your culinary career. The Pines offers an open door policy and Senior Leadership is always available and visible to our employees every day. Rate of pay starts at $9.00/ hr. Apply in Person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (4) Now Hiring Property Inspectors FT/PT in your area. Full, free training provided. msangelabove@comcast. net. 732-766-4425, ask for Mel. (7) Home Health Care Company Now Hiring RN’s, LPN’s and CHHA in Ocean & Monmouth Counties! Flexible scheduling. Work in your community. Weekly pay. Career advancement. Comprehensive benefits. Call 732-505-8000 today. (t/n)

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Hackensack Meridian Health Waives Fees For Furloughed Federal Employees

By Kimberly Bosco OCEAN COUNTY – While the federal government remains shut down, Hackensack Meridian Health is doing its part to help government employees while they are not receiving paychecks. As of Jan. 18, Hackensack Meridian is waiving co-pays and deductibles for emergency visits for furloughed federal employees and their insured family members at all network hospitals and urgent care centers. “We have seen the ﬁ nancial impact the federal government shut down has had on many families and we want to ensure that people will receive the care they need without worrying about the cost,’’ said Robert C. Garrett, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health. “We believe that we need to step forward and do our part to

help furloughed federal employees and their families.” Lasting 27 days so far, this is the longest government shutdown our nation has ever experienced. It has impacted 800,000 federal employees, including 5,000 New Jersey residents. Hackensack Meridian Health has 17 hospitals and numerous urgent care centers throughout the state where furloughed employees can seek medical attention without the expense of co-pays and deductibles. “We are keenly aware of the burden that this shutdown has placed on our patients who are federal employees,’’ said Robert Glenning, Chief Financial Officer of Hackensack Meridian Health. “We are eager to do our part to ease some of the financial worries these families are facing.’’

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By Kimberly Bosco LACEY – Police are asking for the public’s help to solve a string of car burglaries that occurred in the area over the weekend. Police responded to several car burglaries on the area of Lake Barnegat Drive North, Emerald Court, and Hilltop Drive in the Lanoka Harbor section of town between 12 and 6 a.m. on Jan. 19. “All of the vehicles that were entered were left unlocked, and either parked in the driveway or on the street,” stated Chief Michael C. DiBella in a press

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Patients Ask Doctors. Doctors Ask Dr. Hussain By Michael Vandenberg Most of the time, getting treatment is simple. Something hurts or you feel ill, so you go to the doctor. He or she describes what the problem is and then gives you advice or medication. But sometimes answers aren’t so simple. That’s when rheumatologists like Dr. Shahzad Hussain step in. With his innate ability to read between the lines, along with years of education and first-hand experience, Dr. Hussain stands ready to solve the problem and make a difference. The challenging nature of rheumatology is part of what originally appealed to him back in residency. It was a field where he could do more than write prescriptions; he really wanted to get to know his patients, and that comes with the territory when you’re asking them a lot of questions for a diagnosis and treatment. So he did fellowships in both rheumatology and immunology, making his level of knowledge on the former’s top villains (like lupus) among the highest. He happened to finish his residency in San Francisco at the same time and city as Dr. Usmani, who would go on to start his own practice in Lakewood in 1999. Meanwhile, Dr. Hussain had gone home to care for his ailing brother. A few months went by, and Dr. Usmani started to get busy and looked to hire a partner. He heard about Dr. Hussain and gave him a call. “It would be at least another six months before I can come back,” Dr. Hussain warned

him. “No problem, I can wait,” Dr. Usmani said. They eventually joined forces and ran a highly successful practice until early 2018, when they decided to merge with Garden State Medical Center. There were two major beneﬁts to joining GSMC. For one thing, everything is electronic here for easy access: data, records, and charts are all in one place. That means they can spend less time doing paperwork and more time getting you better. Second, they could team up with Dr. Dharam Mann and his gifted team of pain management specialists. The idea of having everything under one roof was huge to Dr. Hussain. Before the merger, “I’d see a patient here, and then I’d say, ‘Okay go get pain management forty miles away.’” Sometimes this would result in a disconnect in treatment strategy, or patients understandably didn’t want to do all that traveling. But now he’ll come to a diagnosis and say, for example, “Dr. Jani is next door. I know him, I’ll talk to him.” All of his notes are right on the database,

along with Dr. Jani’s, so they can easily coordinate the best way to care for you. “I’ll send them and in the next few days they are being seen,” by one of the pain management specialists. No more bouncing around for a month just to go from diag-

nosis to treatment. With the full force of GSMC behind him, Dr. Hussain has pulled off some great feats. “It’s very gratifying in this ﬁeld when you see patients doing well, because these diseases are hard to treat,” he pointed out. One woman had rashes head to toe and had been to ﬁve or six other rheumatologists before Dr. Hussain. She had only recently been diagnosed with skin lupus, but treatment wasn’t working. The key would be to figure out anything besides the lupus that might be triggering the rashes. Sun exposure was an obvious cause, but Dr. Hussain was able to lean heavily on his

allergy training in immunology to dig deeper on things like perfumes and shampoos. After six months of careful consideration and communication with the patient, they were able to get the rashes down to 10 percent of their former surface area. A great improvement, but not perfect. Dr. Hussain found a new infusion that had just been approved by the FDA. The only problem: it cost $20,000 every four weeks. His ofﬁce fought hard for the patient to get it approved with her insurance, and then they began treatment. In three months, there was not one spot left on her body. “She literally sat and cried and cried and said, ‘Oh my God, I’ve lived with this for so long. I thought I was go-

ing to die with this.’ So now she’s still rash-free. She’s in complete remission,” and only has to take one medication per day. Rashes aren’t the only thing Dr. Hussain treats either. Rheumatology can concern all of the major bodily systems in one way or another. Regardless of what you’re feeling, he is prepared to talk to you and give you a hand. Feel free to schedule an appointment with Dr. Hussain today at 1100 NJ Route 70, Entrance A in Whiting or 2333 Whitehorse Mercerville Road in Hamilton by calling 1-888-376-2661. Visit gsmedicalcenter.org anytime to get more information on all of the services Garden State Medical Center provides.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of jan 26 - feb 1 By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Enjoy romantic moments today but get back to work tomorrow. No matter how attractive and sociable you are the dishes still need to be washed. Success will come through hard work and effort in the week ahead. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You might feel you need a break from routines in the week ahead. It should be easy to find a partner willing to escape a humdrum schedule and liven things up. Add some hobbies or entertainments to your agenda. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make fantasies become facts. You can let the creative juices flow and work out the details to make dreams come true. As this week unfolds work steadily toward achieving a worthy goal that uplifts your spirits. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Bury the hatchet. It makes no sense to let animosities block a key relationship in the week ahead. Let bygones be bygones. Kiss and make up or just shake hands and call it quits if that makes more sense. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Come to a turning point. This is a good day to make a firm commitment or pledge your heart. During the upcoming week you may enjoy cheerful outings with loved ones or a variety of pleasant social activities. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the week ahead, a situation in your love life may require a tender touch or proof of your loyalty despite all odds. You might be willing to spend a bit more than usual to obtain something that pleases your spirit.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the week to come people might come to you for advice or to confide their innermost thoughts because they trust your sense of fair play. You will be at your best when you have someone by your side. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can have fun, but it doesn’t need to cost a fortune. However, you might be in the mood to spend more than usual this week to pamper and spoil the ones you love. Your kindness brings out the best in people. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your genuinely generous and gregarious nature is in full bloom. You might attract an admirer or a helpful connection in the week to come. Embrace creative activities and let your inner child enjoy recess. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Dare to dream. Follow a whim in the upcoming week and there’s no telling where it may lead. Enjoy contact with interesting new people or grow closer to an attractive new hook up whenever you find time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t discount a sincere compliment in the week ahead. Someone who seemed to be “just a friend” might be sincerely interested in you. What seems like a mere flirtation could turn into a long-term relationship. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sugar and spice, and everything nice, is great until you are subjected to a steady diet of it. In the week ahead, you may enjoy good times with loved ones but at some point must get back to necessary routines.

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wolfgang puck’s kitchen A Perfect Way To Brighten You Winter Dinner

By Wolfgang Puck

If you’re at all familiar with me, you’ve probably seen or heard me say that before we ever even put food in our mouths, we eat with our eyes. Beautiful food excites the appetite, building happy anticipation for the wonderful tastes and textures soon to come. Making delicious food with visual appeal becomes even more important during the sometimes-dreary days of winter. And it can also become even more of a challenge at a time of year when springtime’s beautiful bounty of produce is still a couple of months away. That’s one of the reasons I love to turn my attention to beets right now. These root vegetables may have been harvested back in autumn, but they keep for months in cold storage and are available abundantly in markets right now, ready to brighten our tables with their jewel-like hues - most commonly ruby red, though deep amber beets and other heirloom varieties are becoming more and more common. Beets star in a spectacular - yet surprisingly easy to make - appetizer salad that my team and I have been serving now for well more than three decades at Spago. We call the dish a “Napoleon” after the famous French pastry creation of the same name, which features multiple layers of golden-brown puff pastry alternating with whipped cream or custard. In this case, the dish’s layers consist of roasted beet slices sandwiched with creamy goat cheese, which has a snowy white color and rich yet tangy flavor that contrast perfectly with the vegetable’s deep color and irresistibly mellow, earthy sweetness. If that description of the beet’s appeal puzzles you, there’s probably a very good chance that you’ve never experienced beets as they’re meant to be cooked. Too many people only know canned beets, which have a lackluster flavor and mushy texture. Yet, they’re surprisingly easy to cook. And if you roast them the way I explain in the recipe, instead of boiling them as many people do, you’ll intensify their natural sweetness while producing a firm yet tender texture. Although the recipe’s preparation is fairly simple, there is - as the familiar phrase goes on certain children’s toys - some assembly required. But you can cook the beets, peel and slice them, and briefly poach them in sugar syrup to enhance their sweetness up to one day in advance. You can also make the two dressings ahead, though both those recipes are very straightforward. That leaves just the quick heating of the cheese and layering with the beets, plus the final presentation - all accomplished in under 15 minutes. One sight of this dish at the start of a special dinner will brighten spirits - and appetites - throughout the meal! ROASTED BEET NAPOLEONS Serves 4 3 pounds (1.5 kg) large red beets, washed and trimmed 1 cup (250 mL) rice vinegar 1 cup (250 mL) sugar 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound (500 g) store-bought creamy herbed or plain goat cheese logs, chilled, cut crosswise into 16 round slices 3 cups (750 mL) mixed baby lettuces 1/2 cup (125 mL) Spago House Dressing (recipe follows) 1/2 cup Citrus Hazelnut Vinaigrette (recipe follows) 2 ounces (60 g) toasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Put the beets in a roasting pan, add cold water to a quarter of the way up the sides of the pan, and cover the pan with foil. Roast

until tender, 2 to 2 1/4 hours. Check for doneness by gently inserting a skewer into a beet: It should slide in easily. Remove the beets from the pan, set aside to cool, and then peel. Cut each beet into round slices 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick. With a cookie cutter, cut each slice into a 3-inch (7.5-cm) round, making 20 rounds. Cut the trimmings into 1/4-inch (6-mm) dice, reserving 1 cup (250 mL) for garnish. In a saute pan, bring the vinegar and sugar to a boil; reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the beet slices, and poach for 1 minute; then, carefully turn and poach 1 minute longer. With a slotted spatula, remove the slices and arrange on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Cover and refrigerate. When ready to assemble, heat the oil in a saute pan over medium-low heat.Arrange the goat cheese slices in the pan and warm slightly for under 1 minute per side, turning with a small spatula and taking care not to melt them. To assemble, place a beet round on a firm, flat surface. Top with a goat cheese slice, then another beet; continue to get 5 layers of beet with 4 cheese layers in between. With a sharp knife, carefully cut the stack into 3 wedges. Repeat with the remaining beets and cheese. Arrange 3 wedges, pointed ends facing out, in the center of each chilled salad plate. Toss the lettuces with Spago House Dressing and mound on top. Drizzle Citrus Hazelnut Vinaigrette around each stack. Sprinkle toasted hazelnuts and diced beets over the drizzled vinaigrette. Serve immediately. SPAGO HOUSE DRESSING Makes 1 cup (250 mL) 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1/2 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves 1 small shallot, minced 1/2 cup (125 mL) extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup (125 mL) walnut oil 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper In a medium bowl, whisk together the vinegars, mustard, thyme and shallot. Whisking continuously, slowly drizzle in the oils to form a thick emulsion. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate in a covered container for up to three weeks, whisking again before use. CITRUS HAZELNUT VINAIGRETTE Makes 1 1/3 cups (335 mL) 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) fresh orange juice 1 shallot, minced 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest 1/3 cup (85 mL) hazelnut oil 1/3 cup (85 mL) extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper In a medium saucepan, bring the orange juice to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until reduced to 1/3 cup. Cool to room temperature. In a medium bowl, combine the orange juice, shallot, thyme, vinegar and orange zest. Whisking continuously, slowly drizzle in both oils until the dressing emulsifies. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate in a covered container for up to one week.

(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) © 2019 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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