F & G AMES S UDOKU C ROSSWORD P UZZLE

31 Creme Egg candymaker

35 Hearty holiday drink

36 *Body-lifting exercises

37 Spigot

40 Ambushed

41 Corn Belt tower

42 Storybook brutes

45 Tracks down

47 *Veers from the straight and narrow 51 Pet rabbit’s home

52 Wallop 53 Feel crummy

54 Carpenter’s clamp

55 Source of milk for pecorino cheese

56 Dieting advice, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do 60 Time zone word: Abbr.

61 Dined at a bistro, say 62 Nerd 63 That lady

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Solutions

33 Construct 34 Bun, e.g. 36 Wine barrel 37 Giggled self-consciously 38 Smart __: knowit-all 39 Swanky 40 Like disappointing coffee 41 McMuffin meat option 42 Think too much (about) 43 Old-__ forest

44 Ebb

46 Rather smart

48 Cook in some olive oil, say

49 Tugs at a fishing line

50 Choir section

54 November honorees

56 Pic taker

57 Shade on a color wheel

58 Plead

59 Big __ Country

Whale: Continued From Page 1

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association said this whale’s death might have been caused by getting hit by a boat. NOAA has said that there’s no direct link to the wind turbines being built off New Jersey’s shore. As climate changes, animals move to places where they can survive better. In this case, the whales’ prey has moved closer to shore, which means that the whales will follow them, and be closer to humans. They said 40% of the whales have had evidence of boat strikes or entanglement.

DeVoe and other concerned citizens spoke, as did Cindy Zipf of Clean Ocean Action, Bonnie Brady of the Center for Sustainable Fisheries, Point Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra, Seaside Park Mayor John Peterson, and Congressmen Jefferson Van Drew (R-2nd) and Chris Smith (R-4th).

The whale population has been growing, and the waters are more clean than they’ve been, DeVoe said. “How can we go backwards now?”

Recently, a letter was signed by 30 mayors all along the coast calling for an immediate moratorium on all offshore wind activity pending a thorough investigation by federal and state authorities. The officials represent the communities of Atlantic Highlands, Avon by the Sea, Barnegat Light, Bay Head, Beach Haven, Berkley, Brick, Brielle, Brigantine, Deal, Harvey Cedars, Linwood, Little Egg Harbor, Long Beach Township, Mantoloking, Margate City, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Point Pleasant, Point Pleasant Beach, Sea Girt, Seaside Park, Ship Bottom, Spring Lake, Stafford, Stone Harbor, Toms River, Ventnor City, Wildwood, and Wildwood Crest.

According to the letter, they are concerned that the acoustic surveys used in the windmill process could damage their senses which would hurt their feeding and migration.

The environmentalist have strange bedfellows in conservative politicians, at least with this topic. Some right wing commentators have posted conspiracy theories that the scientific community is covering up whale deaths to advance windmills. This has led to some marine mammal groups receiving threats, according to a Time article published the day before Valentine’s Day.

Township Seeking Volunteers For Senior Board

LITTLE EGG HARBOR – Little Egg Harbor

Township is in need of volunteers for the Senior Citizens Advisory Board. Residents interested in volunteering can send a letter of interest and resume to Little Egg Harbor Township, Attention: Mayor and Committee Members, 665 Radio Road, Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ, 08087 or email to clerk@leht.com.