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–Photo courtesy Toms River Regional The group photo of this year’s teachers of the year and staff members of the year for the Toms River Regional School District. By Catherine Galioto outside of classrooms across every staff members of the year for the Regional School Board meeting school administrators and audiTOMS RIVER – They’ve school in the Toms River Regional school district. this month, as each recipient was ence applause. gone the extra mile and created School District. These three dozen The annual night giving out the granted a special plaque while This year’s recipients include innovative programs inside and individuals are the teachers and awards was held at the Toms River surrounded by board members, (Teachers - See Page 4)
North Dover Wins Cease-And-Desist On Canvassing
By Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER – A large section of Toms River that borders Lakewood is now off limits from real estate canvassing. In what residents in the North Dover neighborhoods hope will stop aggressive real estate solicitors pursuing homeowners to sell their property, a new ordinance will keep out such tactics for five years. The ordinance creates two cease-
and-desist zones, mainly in the northwest area of Toms River, where real estate soliciting would be banned for that time, unless a resident opts-in. Ordinance Grew Out Of Complaints The move is a result of months of complaints from residents in those neighborhoods, which next resulted in an ordinance passed (Canvassing - See Page 22)
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–Photo by Catherine Galioto A Toms River Strong sign in North Dover urges neighbors to stand against aggressive real estate solicitors.
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OCEAN COUNTY – March is Women’s History Month and the Ocean County Library will recognize the achievements of women and their struggle for equality through a variety of special pro-
grams at its branches. The programs will vary from historical re-enactments to films for adults to programs designed for a younger audience. March 3 at the Stafford branch: “Rosie the Riveter” is a living history presentation sponsored by the Friends of the Stafford Library and
funded by the Horizons Speaker Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for Humanities produced by the American Historical Theatre. Rosie is a cultural icon of the United States and a symbol of (Events - See Page 22)
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the advisor to a high school robotics club, a n a nt i-bully i ng specialist, a teacher for the preschool disabled program, teachers who also serve on school improvement panels and employees with lengths of service that range from 3 to 46 years. This year’s Teachers of the Year and Educational Services Professionals of the Year are: High School East: Teacher Walt Patelunas, who teaches earth and environmental science and serves as ASR Coordinator and Robotics Club advisor. Patelunas has been in TRRS district for 33 yea r s. Educat ional Ser v ices Professional Dawn Aulisi is a Student Assistance Coordinator and serves as a Lead and Seed and TEAM Advisor and has been in the district for 12 years. High School North: Teacher Pamela Dixon Kuhn teaches authentic science research /physics and has ser ved as yearbook advisor in past years and has been in the district for 28 years. Edu-
cational Services Professional James Patten is a student assistance counselor and serves as the TEAM Co-coordinator and advisor to SADD, GSL and Anime clubs and has been in the district for 27 years. High School South: Teacher Marcie Cantillo teaches English and serves as student council advisor and senior class advisor and has been in the district for 15 years. Educational Services Professional Catherine Shea is a nurse and serves as Indian Givers Advisor and Red Cross Advisor and has been in the district for 18 years. Intermediate East: Teacher Mary Ellen Fernandez teaches 6th grade social studies and serves as yearbook editor and has been in the district for 32 years. Educational Services Professional Leanne Moore is a guidance counselor and serves as assistant 504 coordinator and has been in the district for 10 years. Intermediate North: Teacher Leigh Jupinka teaches 6th grade science and serves as boy’s cross country coach and has been in the district for 12 years. Educational Services Professional Sue
Milo is the media specialist and serves as homework advisor & student mentor and has been in the district for 34 years. Inter mediate South: Teacher Staci Cornelius teaches 7th grade language arts and serves on the PTO and has been in the district for 26 years. Beachwood Elementary: Teacher Dana Staffieri teaches 3rd grade and has been in the district for 5 years. Educational Services Professional Kim Pesciotta is an occupational therapist and has been in the district for 17 years. Cedar Grove Elementar y: Teacher Melissa Pallen teaches kindergarten and serves on the School Safety Team and has been in the district for over 11 years. Educational Services Professional Jean Higgins is a paraprofessional and has been in the district for over 20 years. Citta Elementary: Teacher Kathleen Traina teaches 3rd grade and is the school’s PTO liaison and a long time ded icat ed membe r of t he T R EATS Program to improve the quality of life of the under privileged children in the district for over 13 years and over 30 in education.
East Dover Elementary: Teacher Beth Guarino is a Title I Teacher who works with students in second grade and has been in the district for five years. Educational Services Professional Maria Rinaldi is a paraprofessional and serves as a Universal Team Member of the Positive Behavioral Supports in Schools initiative and has been in the district for nine years. Hooper Avenue Elementary: Teacher Rachel Cicala teaches fourth grade and has been in the district for 13 years. Educational Services Professional Kelly Merlo is a nurse and has been in the district for four years. Nor th Dover Elementar y: Teacher Christine Manna teaches 5th grade, and serves as School Improvement Panel Developer, and has been in the district for 11 yea r s. E ducat ional Ser v ices Professional Eileen Bocchino is a paraprofessional in one of the intellectually disabled classrooms and has been in the district for 14 years. Pine Beach Elementary: Teacher Julie Bossow teaches second grade and has been in the district for 16 years. Educational Services Professional Ginny Boyle is a para-professional and has been in the district for nine years. Silver Bay Elementary: Teacher Jacqueline P. Clayton teaches gifted and talented, serves as an anti-bully specialist and has been in the district for 15 years. Educational Services Professional Natalie M. Callis is an interpreter for the AI students and has been in the district for 14 years. South Toms River Elementary: Teacher John Phander teaches second grade and has been in the district for three years. Educational Services Professional Carol Garczynski is a guidance counselor and has been in the district for 46 years. Walnut Elementar y: Teacher Amy Shepherd teaches second grade, serves on the Walnut Street Elementary School Improvement Panel and has been in the district for 23 years. Educational Services Professional Diane Siddons is a school nurse and serves on the school Safety Team and has been in the district for 22 years. Washington Street Elementary: Teacher Dina O’Donnell teaches fourth grade and has been in the district for 15 years. Educational Services Professional Mary Ann Kellum is a first grade paraprofessional and has been in the district for six years. West Dover Element a r y: Teacher Heather Lauria teaches kindergarten, serves as the lead kindergarten teacher and has been in the district for 16 years. Educational Services Professional Karen Blauvelt is a paraprofessional and has been in the district for 21 years. Early Learning Center: Teacher Jill A nt unes teaches preschool disabled program, serves as mentor teacher and has been in the district for 19 years. E d uc at ion a l Se r v ic e s P r ofe s sion a l Emily Kopin is a speech and language specialist, ser ves as Sunshine Club Committee leader and has been in the district for 12 years.
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Relay For Life Toms River Kickoff Event
TOMS RIVER – The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Toms River will hold a free kickoff for the annual event on March 1 at 7 p.m. at Pine Belt Arena, 1245 Old Freehold Road, Toms River. Everyone is invited to the kickoff to learn about how to help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer. The program will highlight how the community has benefited from funds raised and will honor cancer survivors and caregivers. Speakers will include (No confirmed speakers as of yet). Guests will have the opportunity to register a team for the Relay For Life event, which will be held on June 10 and 11 at Toms River High School North. The Relay For Life movement unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. Relay For Life events are community gatherings where teams and individuals camp out at a school,
park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Teams participate in fundraising in the months leading up to the event. The Relay For Life movement is the world’s largest fundraising event to fight every cancer in every community, with four million participants in 6,000 events worldwide in 2015. Last year, over 500 people participated in the Relay For Life of Toms River and raised over $40,000. “This is our community’s opportunity to help save lives from cancer by taking our message to more people and raising more dollars to fund the fight,” said Jennifer Lefthand, Senior Market Manager of Community Engagement at the American Cancer Society. “Together, our efforts can make a big difference. Visit relayforlife.org/TomsRiverNJ to learn more about the event, or contact Crystal Figueroa at 732-929-4279 or crystal. figueroa@cancer.org.
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Editorial Celebrate New Jersey’s History February is honored as Black History Month, and March for Women’s History Month. Our wonderful local community groups, schools and libraries have set up a great variety of events geared around the history of both these groups, respective to the months. If you haven’t checked those events out, there is still time to do so. But also take a moment and learn about the current and past individuals right from our communities who are a part of that rich, diverse history. The libraries and historical societies in our neighborhoods can help you learn more about the men and women who make up our towns’ past, and who deserve recognition for their efforts. Here are just two stories: The first black fire chief in Ocean County was Garland Griffin, who served as chief of Manitou Park Fire and Rescue Squad from 1959 to 1976. According to the fire company’s history, the plans to have a firehouse on 3rd Avenue and 4th Street in Manitou Park came shortly after its founding on paper in 1959. By 1960, Manitou, with an all black membership of 32, went house to house in a fund drive to purchase block to lay the foundation. Building materials and the work of its members came together to build the firehouse, and over the next two years the squad compiled its first firefighting equipment and vehicles.
According to the squad history: at first, certain fire companies in the area and township officials did not want to recognize the fire company, and gradually the squad volunteers became frustrated and began to quit. Seven firefighters remained in 1967, when the suggestion came that Manitou should disband and sell the firehouse to the township to store road department equipment. But Chief Griffin instead launched a recruitment campaign that paid no mind to the racial divide. “A man doesn’t care what color a fireman is when his house is burning” was the slogan Griffin used to recruit new members. He was right; and membership grew. For Women’s History Month, Ocean County has a proud distinction. In 1915, the state had a referendum question on the ballot, the first vote on womens’ suffrage, asking voters if women should have the right to vote in New Jersey. Every single county in New Jersey voted no – except Ocean County, where more voters said yes. Obviously, the vote failed that day. But, five years later an amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted by New Jersey and the other states that would give women the right to vote in the United States. For more stories such as these, consider visiting the Ocean County Historical Society, or the resources available at state.nj.us/nj/about/ history.
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Letters To The Editor Grave Concerns Over Area Pipeline For the past year, hundreds of citizens from Bordentown to Upper Freehold have spent countless hours and sleepless nights organizing, attending town meetings, writing letters to the NJ BPU, FERC, and the local and Federal legislative delegates that serve this portion of New Jersey. Why? Because of the very grave concerns that NJNG’s so-called “Southern Reliability Link” (SRL) has raised, its route to course over twolane county roads within 100 feet of residents’ front doors, churches, schools, town halls and emergency response garages, past historic areas dating to the Revolutionary period, past three cemeteries, in township roadways that traverse in front of NJ Preserved Farmlands where U-pick operations are located, and last but not least, invades a section of the NJ Pinelands that is overlain by the Joint Base – McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Additionally, there are over 15 crossings of streams, most of which are tributaries of the Crosswicks Creek which drains to the Delaware River, and potential impacts to mature trees and threatened and endangered species of turtle and fowl. This gas transmission pipeline would have its terminus in Manchester in Ocean County. Its stated purpose as presented in the petition before the NJ BPU was to enhance resiliency, and reliability of the gas supply should there be another event
such as superstorm Sandy, or disruption in the current Texas Eastern supply system. Manchester, Lakehurst Borough, and Plumsted have all been curiously silent during this whole time period and I have to wonder if anyone in Ocean County understands the concerns that we in western Monmouth and Burlington County have regarding this unnecessary infrastructure. As a former 20 year resident of Ocean County, I understand the public relations campaign that NJNG puts out for public consumption. But I am not so naïve as to think that NJNG just wants to enhance reliability of the gas supply. They really want to enhance the reliability of their income stream through system growth and by placing this infrastructure cost on its ratepayers – and make us Burlington and western Monmouth County residents suffer the consequences should anything go wrong either before, during, or after its construction. Will you join us by raising your voices loudly against the NJ BPU’s recent approval of this project? This is not a “done deal.” There are permits required and there is also an interstate pipeline extension and new compressor station (also problematic), to be operated by Williams/ Transco, which are needed to service the SRL in order for anything to become viable. It should also be noted that this is tied to PennEast’s project which is being challenged by 70 municipalities along its route all the way to Hopewell
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Township. Please visit responsible-pipeline.com to learn more, and how you can help get this project stopped. Walter Helfrecht Webmaster
Bombs Of Hate
Imagine that as you sleepily go out to retrieve your morning newspaper you find a small bag on your lawn. Curious, you pick it up and find that it is a weighted bag with a leaflet. “Harmless trash,” you may think. Trash it is, but harmless it is not. It is a small “bomb of hate” meant to frighten you with its message against minorities. More of these hate notes are now appearing in Monmouth County and throughout the state. The perpetrators seek to frighten their targets and to recruit more members for their groups. We on the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission deplore this hate literat u re and the spreading of its vile message. Even though it may not be illegal, it can be dangerous in its purpose of inciting crimes against minority citizens and immigrants. Silence encourages the tormentors. If you are a recipient, report the incident to your local police department. A littering complaint is also a possibility. If you see someone dropping these bags or in a similar activity, try to get a license number or as much description as possible of the car and occupants. Our goal is to alleviate the current tensions and conflicts in our communities. Hate groups are attempting to inf lame relations with racial minorities, religious minorities, immigrants and between the police and the community. The Monmouth County Human Relations Commission is available through our Speakers’ Bureau: 732-2914257; website monmouthcountyhrc.org, and bias problem hot line: 732-3037666. We ask members of all community groups, both
minority and majority, to speak out with us. Do not be silent on these issues. We must defuse these “bombs of hate.” John P. Delaney, Carolyn Schwebel Monmouth County Human Relations Commission
Meat Industry ‑ 9, Consumers ‑ 0 The “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” released recently by U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services mark the ninth time in a row that the meat industry has successfully suppressed scientific findings recommending reduced meat consumption. The reduction was recommended by the government-appointed Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee in a 571-page report based on review of thousands of studies. Reduced meat consumption was first recommended in 1977 by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs in “Dietary Goals for the United States,” a precursor to the Dietary Guidelines. The meat industry forced the Committee to destroy all copies of the report and to remove the offending recommendation from a new edition. That wanton government sell-out to the meat industry has replayed itself with every new edition of the Dietary Guidelines since then. “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” shape school lunches and other government food support programs and underlie public health campaigns to lower rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Fortunately, American consumers are not easily duped. Sales of plant-based meats, cheeses, milks and ice creams have skyrocketed, and every grocery store provides seemingly countless choices of fruits and vegetables. Henry Traconi Toms River
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Spotlight on Government Correspondence From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials
From The Desk Of The Township Council - Councilman-at-Large George E. Wittmann
Debt Ratio Good As Toms River Prepares Fourth Budget After Sandy
George E. Wittmann TOMS RIVER – In Toms River, the Chief Financial Officer is responsible for preparing the Annual Debt Statement, which is required to be filed with the State Division of Local Government Services by January 31. The maximum amount of debt permitted by municipalities in the State of New Jersey is 3.5 percent of av-
erage equalized value. For 2015, the township’s amount of current debt is $164 million, or 1.15 percent. This includes $13.9 million the township bonded for Superstorm Sandy related costs. This number is less than the $14.9 million we bonded for in 2014. We hope to be reimbursed for these funds through FEMA. This week the Township received positive news from the Department of Community Affairs Division of Local Government Services
that there could be a fourth round of Essential Services Grants this year. Toms River has received three separate funding rounds of Essential Services Grants in 2013, 2014 and 2015, totaling $33.2 million. The Essential Services Grants are funded through federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery monies provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and are designed to ensure that
communities can sustain essential services like public safety, sanitation and road maintenance, while they continue recovering from Superstorm Sandy. These grants have met a vital need for the Township to ensure the continuation of services until lost ratables are recovered, without having to resort to large property tax increases. If there is a fourth round of funding, we hope Toms River is a recipient. Remember Toms River lost $2.2 billion
in taxable property because of Sandy. We are in year four of budget issues regarding Hurricane Sandy. The Township Council is aware of the challenges in creating a municipal budget as we continue to recover from this monumental storm. We will work to keep property taxes as low as possible while maintaining the quality of essential services. Our Township government will continue to find innovative ways to operate more effi-
ciently and effectively. As we work to draft a municipal budget, the annual debt statement is important. As indicated, the township’s debt is well below the legal limit of 3.5 percent. This is due to the conservative financial policies of this administration and prior administrations. This number shows that this administration has been fiscally responsible, which has put Toms River in a better position that most municipalities.
From The Desk Of Congressman Tom MacArthur: MacArthur And Norcross Condemn BRAC Request
Congressman Tom MacArthur
NEW JERSEY – Congressman Tom MacArthur and Congressman Donald Norcross reacted to the President’s base realignment and closure (BRAC) request: “It is irresponsible to consider a BRAC without knowing all of the facts,” said Congressman Tom
MacArthur. “The 2015 Defense Bill required the president to give Congress an estimate of current excess infrastructure and he has not done this. Instead, the president continues to be hell-bent on shuttering military bases without updating a now ten year-old study. Base closures result in huge upfront costs, destroy local communities and diminish our ability to project strength abroad at a critical time in our nation’s history.
As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I fought hard for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehu rst and successf ully added amendments in our Nation’s defense bill to prohibit a BRAC and protect the KC-10 refueling tanker from an early retirement. We cannot put the burden of another BRAC on taxpayers, while simultaneously compromising our nation’s military readiness.” “We can’t risk compromis-
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ing our nation’s security and fix our economic problems by considering more military base closures. While we recognize the need to st reamline our defense budget and reduce excess cost, I cannot and will not support a process that has historically done little to save the Department of Defense money and instead devastated local economies and left a trail of abandoned military facilities requiring extensive environmental
cleanup,” said Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01). “As the largest employer in Southern New Jersey, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst remains a critical part of our region’s economy and national defense. That’s why I’ve taken meaningful actions in Congress to protect the future of the Joint Base, the brave military men and women who serve there and their families.” Congressman MacArthur partnered with Congress-
man Norcross during the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ensure South Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-McGuire was protected from a future BR AC and the early retirement of the KC10 tanker. The Burlington County Times Editorial Board has said the partnership between “MacArthur and Norcross [is] a prime example of how things get done when legislators work together.”
10th Legislative District
Senator Jim Holzapfel
Holzapfel Aims To Prevent Children’s Access To Loaded Firearms
NEW JERSEY – Senator Jim Holzapfel’s (R-10) legislation to increase penalties for leaving a loaded firearm within easy access of a minor resulting in injury or death was approved by the New Jersey Senate in a 32-0 vote. Sen. Jim Holzapfel’s legislation increases penalties for leaving a loaded firearm within easy access of a mi-
nor resulting in injury or death. This bill was prompted by the tragic death of 6-year-old Brandon Holt, who was shot and killed by a 4-year-old friend with a gun that was left unsecured and accessible to the children in the house. “As a former prosecutor, gun owner and supporter of the Second Amendment, I find it unconscionable that
some gun owners could be so irresponsible,” said Holzapfel. “This legislation balances the rights of responsible gun owners with the public interest of reducing preventable deaths from planned and accidental shootings by children.” The bill, S-218, increases penalties for knowingly allowing a minor to gain access to loaded, unlocked fire-
arms at a legal gun owner’s premises. It also covers those who reasonably should know a minor could access their loaded, unlocked weapon. Under current law, if a minor accesses a loaded firearm due to the owner’s failure to follow proper safety precautions, such as storing the gun in a locked box or container or securing the trigger lock, that per-
son is guilty of a disorderly person’s offense. The proposed legislation upgrades the offense to a crime of the fourth degree if a violation results in bodily injury and a crime of the third degree if a violation results in serious bodily injury or death. “We have seen far too many senseless tragedies occur when kids have had easy access to loaded, unlocked
Senator Jim Holzapfel guns,” Holzapfel added. “Hopefully, the potential for increased fines and jail time imposed by this legislation will encourage people to secure their firearms at all times.”
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ommunity News Club News, Activities, Events & Announcements Chamber Reveals New Website Features
TOMS RIVER – The Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce has unveiled an new re-launch of its website. In collaboration with web design company Creative Click Media, the new website aims to both grow local business and engage the local community with innovative features. This new website will enhance chamber memberships by allowing members to register for events, make payments and receive reminders all in one location. Non-chamber members will be able to use the new website as well, as it will serve as the main headquarters for notable activities in Toms River and its surrounding towns. “We have created a new website with the hope that it will become the central hub not only for the business community but for everything Toms River,” said Creative Click Media founder Adam Binder. “Our goal for this project is to create a comprehensive and informative website that is extremely user-friendly for not only Chamber members but for the local community as well.” As well as serving as an information center, the new website boasts a substantial community calendar. Chamber members and community members alike can now post events to this calendar in order to easily reach a broader audience. The calendar utilizes Google Maps technology, and the location of the event will be able to sync to mobile devices for easy GPS compatibility. Chamber members will also be able to list job opportunities via a job portal. Over the past several months the Greater
Toms River Chamber of Commerce has been encouraging community members and small businesses to hashtag their photos with #WeAreTR in order to show support for their community. The new website will feature a photo stream highlighting those within the Toms River community showing their hometown pride. These photos will stream in real time, allowing participants to have their chance at “15 minutes of fame.” Sponsorships and ad space are available to be purchased throughout the website. This feature is only available for chamber members, so interested business owners and local associations are encouraged to sign up for membership. A media kit is available for all additional information. “With our newly released website designed by Creative Click Media, we are able to connect our members and our community in more meaningful ways,” said Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce CEO Noelle Lotano. “The site has already added immeasurable value to the greater Toms River area – specifically for our chamber members – and I look forward to realizing the power of it in the years to come.” The Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce is a practical and convenient resource not only for growing a business, but for serving the Toms River community as a whole. It is greatly recommended that those who are considering joining the Chamber do get involved in order to take full advantage of all of the features that the new website has to offer.
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Power Of Compassion And Forgiveness: Film & Discussion
TOMS RIVER – On April 15 at 2 p.m., join the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library as American Zen Master Seijaku Roshi of the Jizo – a monastery in Shamong, presents a film followed by a discussion on the “Power of Compassion and Forgiveness.” Learn to develop and enhance your natural compassion, and ability to forgive even in the face of some challenging moments. Seijaku Roshi is an American Zen master, parent, priest, author, keynote speaker and visionary pioneer on the principles of “Authentic Spirituality.” Master Roshi has served as the
Abbot of Jizo, a monastery since 1993, and has more than 40 years of teaching experience in the Dharma of loving-kindness, compassion and benevolent service. This event has been sponsored by OCL Cultural Competence Training Committee. This program is free and open to the public. The event will take place at Mancini Hall, Ocean County Library Toms River. Registration for the program has begun. Register in-person, by phone 732-349-6200 or online at theoceancountylibrary.org under “Calendar of Events.”
Church Adds Saturday Evening Divine Liturgy
TOMS RIVER – Saint Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church, located at 1344 White Oak Bottom Road, has added a Saturday Night Divine Liturgy to its existing schedule. The new service will start at 5 p.m. and will be celebrated in English. This new service will complement the Sunday morning Liturgies at 9 a.m. celebrated in English and the 10:30 a.m. celebrated in Ukrainian.
All are welcome. Partake in its numerous events and activities including its pierogies (dumplings filled with potato and cheese) sales and Tuesday Night Bingo at 7 p.m. Food is available from the church’s kitchen at reasonable prices. For more information, contact the Pastor Rev. Alexander Dumenko at 732505-6053 or use the church’s website: ststephenchurch.us.
Elks To Offer Cooking And Nutrition Classes TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Elks Lodge, in partnership with the Center on Nutrition and Disability, will be offering classes in cooking and nutrition for young children from ages 9 to 21 with disabilities. Classes are conducted by a certified nutritionist on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning March 1 at the Toms River East Intermediate School on Hooper Avenue.
Children will learn how to identify and cook healthy food with classroom and hands-on instruction. Each child also receives a complimentary chef’s starter kit and weekly recipes to try at home. For more information, contact Nicole Infante at 609-392-4900 ext. 403, or George Coyne at the Toms River Elks 908489-0081.
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“De Temps Antan” To Play At Grunin Center
TOMS RIVER – The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College proudly presents country-folk band “De Temps Antan” on March 4 at 8 p.m. on the Main Stage, Grunin Center, Building #12, Ocean County College Main Campus, College Drive. Tickets are $25 for adults or $23 for seniors. It takes a special blend of musical flair to create memorable songs of yesteryear. Songs with a hint of contemporary – dosed with uncontrolled laughter, deep-rooted couplets and sudden, impromptu shifts – that speak to familiar rhythms of the past. Welcome to the original musical stylings of “De Temps Antan.” Since 2003, Eric Beaudry, Andre Brunet
and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing time-honored melodies from the stomping grounds of Quebec’s musical past. Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, these three virtuosos blend boundless energy with the unmistakable joie de vivre found only in traditional Quebec music. This engagement of De Temps Antan is funded through the Mid Atlantic Arts Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. For tickets, call the Grunin Center Box Office at Ocean County College, 732-2550500 or purchase tickets online at tickets. ocean.edu. Visit grunincenter.org.
Oceanaires Surprise Nurses And Aides
TOMS RIVER – Throughout the Valentine’s Day weekend, some 408 nurses and nurses aides, in 34 assisted living facilities, received a big surprise. They were called out to their nearest nursing station where they were greeted and briefly serenaded by a fully attired quartet from the Oceanaires Barbershop Chorus of Toms River. The chorus had decided that rather than being a fundraising opportunity, this year they would use Valentine’s Day as an appropriate time
to say thank you to the nurses and aides who provide such important and critical support for so many of the county’s residents. The first reaction from recipients was shock and confusion, but they quickly tuned in to the short, three-song Valentine’s Day message and were very moved and very thankful. Nurses and aides were handed a card signed by the entire chorus, and received one red rose. For further information, see oceanaires.com or call Jim Donohue at 732-793-2913.
Toms River Municipal Golf Course Hours
TOMS RIVER – The Bey Lea Golf Course, located at 1536 N. Bay Ave, has the following hours: From now to March 15: on weekdays and weekends from 9 a.m. to dusk. From March 15 to end of April: on weekdays from 8 a.m. to dusk, and weekends from 7 a.m. to dusk. May: on weekdays from 7 a.m. to dusk, and weekends from 6 a.m. to dusk. June, July and August: on weekdays and
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Student Athlete Signs With St. Peter’s TOMS RIVER – Toms River High School East senior Cole Robbins signed his letter of intent to play baseball for St. Peter’s University. He plans on majoring in Sports Management.
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“Spring Is In The Air” Luncheon And Gift Auction
TOMS RIVER – Celebrate Spring with the Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ) with a afternoon at Tuscan Bistro and Bar, 1250 Hooper Ave., March 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. A buffet luncheon, dessert and door prize is included in each ticket donation of $25. All proceeds of this event support CVCJ, the non-profit organization that provides services to seniors, enabling them to remain their own homes with dignity. Throughout the afternoon, all guests are invited to participate in a Gift Auction, mingle with neighbors who are CVCJ volunteers and supporters and to relax in the beautiful ambiance of the Tuscan House. Tuscan Bistro and Bar said they have donated their facility to Caregiver Volun-
teers in appreciation for all CVCJ does in the community, and are looking forward to the community to come out in force by supporting this wonderful organization and the work their volunteers do. “We are thrilled to support CVCJ” said Kim Parker, general manager of Tuscan House. “Our hope is that everyone in the Ocean County community recognizes the work these volunteers do for our elderly neighbors and supports this organization to the fullest.” Tickets are available from CVCJ by calling Danielle 732-505-2273 ext. 202, or Linda ext. 203. For more information about CVCJ and all the services their program provides, visit caregivervolunteers.org.
North Swimmers See Success
TOMS RIVER – The Toms River High School North girl’s swim team placed third overall at the recent Shore Conference Championships. The team was led by Marianne Malloy, who won the 200 individual medley and set a new school record. She also took third in the 500
freestyle. Shannon Culbert placed third in the 100 butterfly, while setting a new school record in that event. Alexis Colasurdo, Kirsten Ardis, Taylor DeGennaro, Nicole DeGennaro, Emily Gilson and Jessica Reis also scored for the team.
Trips With The Polish American Club
TOMS RIVER – The Polish American Club of Toms River announces the following trips for this year: April 10 to Resorts for Eric Kearns (Voices of Legends), $25, includes show and $10 slot play. June 29 at Caesars to see “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish,” $60, includes show and $25 slot play.
September 14 to Trump Taj Mahal for “Barbara and Frank,” $72, which includes $25 slot play, show and private buffet. October 23 to Resorts for “Andre and Cirell,” $25, includes show and $10 slot play. Contact Helen Gulya at 732-281-1422, Janice Zwolinski at 732-240-0556 or Cathy Bilicki at 732-504-7607 for information and tickets.
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Township Names Energy Aggregation Contract TOMS RIVER – The Township of Toms River established the second round of the Toms River Community Energy Aggregation (TRCEA) program, and awarded a contract to TriEagle Energy for the provision of power supply to township residents at a price of $.09344 per kilowatt-hour. This rate is approximately eight percent lower than the average JCP&L tariff price for power supply. Residents who do not currently have a third party supply contract, did not previously opt-out of the TRCEA Round 1 or do not have a rooftop solar power system were included in the initial program eligibility pool. Those residents received a mailer from TriEagle Energy in early January, describing the program and providing instructions on how to optout of the program if they did not wish to participate. The initial opt-out period for the TRCEA program has now been completed. Those residents who received
the program notification last month, and did not opt-out of the program, will be enrolled by the program supplier, TriEagle Energy, for service beginning with a March meter read date. If you did not opt-out of the program, you should received a letter from JCP&L in early February confirming the enrollment of your account with TriEagle Energy. This letter is merely a confirmation; there is no further action that you need to do in order to participate in the TRCEA Round 2 program and begin enjoying the estimated eight percent savings on the power supply portion of your bill. If for some reason you do not wish to participate in the program, you can simply contact JCP&L to ‘rescind’ your enrollment with TriEagle Energy. Any residents that have not received any of the mailers, but wish to participate in the TRCEA program can join by simply calling TriEagle Energy at 877-933-2453.
Toms River Regional Full Time Kindergarten Registration TOMS RIVER – Toms River Regional School District will once again hold fulltime kindergarten registration for eligible five-year-olds for September. Toms River Regional Superintendent David M. Healy said, “Beginning in September 2015, The Toms River Regional School District was able to provide all of our youngest learners with a comprehensive full day kindergarten experience. Through a model instructional program that is uniformly implemented in all schools, our Kindergarten children are actively engaged in the learning process, demonstrating significantly greater progress in
literacy, math, general learning skills and social skills that will surely benefit them for years to come.” Parents and guardians of eligible students will be required to pre-register and make an appointment online for in-person registration on March 5 at Intermediate East, March 19 at Intermediate South or April 9 at Intermediate North. For information on required documents and to register and make an appointment, go to trschools.com. Parents will need to register their kindergarten children during this period to ensure being assigned to their neighborhood school.
Theatre Guild To Present Musical
TOMS RIVER – The Toms River High School South Theatre Guild will present “The Drowsy Chaperone” on March 3 at 7 p.m. and March 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. When a fan of musical theater plays an album
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TOMS RIVER – “Receive Children, Receive Me”, this year’s theme for World Day of Prayer was written by the women of Cuba. World Day of Prayer (WDP) is an international event that unites Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women and men in over 170 countries in prayer. Throughout the day, from the first sunrise to the last sunset, prayers follow
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River Chapter of Church Women United, will be celebrated on March 4 at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, Route 9, Beachwood. A continental breakfast will be served at 10 a.m. followed by the service in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m. A free will offering will be taken to enable the ongoing work of the World Day of Prayer International
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Sip. Taste. Mingle.
TOMS RIVER – Join the members of the Brick Township and Greater Toms River Chambers for a Wine Tasting Networking Event on March 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Insectropolis – a one-of-a kind museum – 1761 Lakewood Road. Members: $15 Future Members: $25 Entertainment Compliments of: MOJO Monks – a classic rock cover band. Wine tasting provided by: EZ Liquors. Light fare compliments of David’s Culinary Delights, Tuscan Bistro Bar and Friday’s of Toms River. Bring business cards! Register online at tomsriverchamber.com/chamber-calendar or call 732-349-0220.
Meet Native Animals At Jakes Branch
BEACHWOOD – Since Superstorm Sandy, the animals of the Cooper Environmental Center from Cattus Island County Park have been living at Jakes Branch County Park. These animals play an important role in educating people about the native reptiles and amphibians of Ocean County. Come in to the Animal Room at Jakes Branch County Park on the first Saturday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. and learn about the unique turtles and snakes found in our area. This event is free.
VFW Recognizes Citizens
TOMS RIVER – Toms River Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #6063 recognized its Volunteers of the Year 2015. The Law Enforcement Officer of the Year is Sheriff Officer Matthew Horton, Firefighter of the Year is Silverton Fire Company Assistant Chief Mike Cocco and the EMT of the Year is Toms River First Aid Squad #39 Captain Ken Hamilton. The Teachers of the Year are Amy Shepard from Walnut Street School, Kyle Banner from Toms River Intermediate North and Tim DeMarco from Toms River High School North.
American Legion Post 129 Bingo Nights
TOMS RIVER – Every Thursday night, the American Legion Post 129 at 2025 Church Road hosts a bingo night. Doors open at 5 p.m., the game starts at 7 p.m. Food and beverages are available. For more information, call 732-255-9250.
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BlueClaws, Townsquare Media Extend Broadcast Agreement
LAKEWOOD – BlueClaws games will return to the Shore Sports Network again in 2016, according to the club and Townsquare Media. The agreement extends a partnership that began in 2003, the team’s second season. This year marks the 14th straight year the BlueClaws will be heard on Townsquare Media stations. All 140 games will once again be hea rd on News Tal k R ad io WOBM AM 1160 and 1310 as well as streamed on ShoreSportsNetwork.com and the WOBM-AM mobile application. “We’re very pleased to extend our partnership with Townsquare Media and the Shore Sports Network,” said BlueClaws General Manager Chris Tafrow. “Townsquare Media has long been a tremendous partner of the BlueClaws and we are excited to carry that relationship another year.” “We put such an emphasis on our local, Jersey Shore community, and the BlueClaws are obviously an extension of that,” said Kevin Williams, Townsquare
Media’s Shore Sports Network director. “They’re a big part of our programming and we’re thrilled to extend our partnership.” Greg Giombarrese returns as the “Voice of the BlueClaws” and will once again broadcast all 140 BlueClaws games. Tony Graham will again join the broadcast team during home games. Each broadcast begins with the BlueClaws Beat Pre-Game Show, 15 minutes prior to first pitch, and concludes with a 15-minute post-game show. The 2016 season opens at Lexington on April 7 and opens the home schedule with a game on April 14 against Greensboro. The BlueClaws are the Jersey Shore’s top stop for affordable, family entertainment. They have led the South Atlantic League in attendance in all 15 years of existence. 2016 BlueClaws ticket packages and group outings are currently on sale by calling 732-901-7000 option 3 or online at BlueClaws.com.
Cancer Foundation’s Crystal Gala At Ocean Place Resort
OCEAN COUNTY – Tickets and sponsorships are now available for the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation’s annual Crystal Gala presented by Preferred Home Health Care and Nursing Services. The event is on March 12, from 6 to 11 p.m. at Ocean Place Resort and Spa, 1 Ocean Boulevard, Long Branch. The 2016 honorees are Dr. Margaret Fisher, medical director at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital Monmouth Medical Center; Dr. Lisa A. Forzani of Forzani Family Chiropractic Center and William MacDonald, group manager of PNC Bank and Select Equity Group Foundation. Tickets cost $150 each and include “The Preakness,” an evening of virtual horse racing action, a cocktail hour, a sit-down dinner with an open bar, dancing, silent and
gift auctions, prizes and more. Sponsorships range from $100 to $20,000. For sponsorship opportunities, call Rosemarie Contreras at 732-282-2324 or rcontreras@emmanuelcancer.org. The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides specialized services at no charge to New Jersey families who are caring for a child with cancer. The services include professional in-home counseling; advocacy on behalf of families; materials support, such as food, clothing, toys and household items and emergency financial aid, such as paying for rent or utilities. For the past 30 years, the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation has helped more than 1,700 New Jersey families in Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties who are dealing with pediatric cancer.
Bowl For Kids’ Sake Fundraiser
OCEAN COUNTY – The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County are holding an Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake event on February 28 at Playdrome, Toms River starting at 10:30 a.m. and March 6 at Thunderbird Lanes, Manahawkin starting at noon. Each bowler is asked to pledge a minimum $50 donation that they may personally donate or collect from family members, friends, co-workers and/or their employers. The money raised from this event will be used to support BBBSOC’s one-to-one youth mentoring programs.
Each bowler will receive a t-shirt, pizza and beverages and bowl two games. There will also be lots of great door prizes. Longtime CEO Sue Sedivec said, “About 200 bowlers participate in this event each year. Everyone is welcome – individuals, families, senior citizens and students. This is a great family friendly event or team building event for your office or business. So come out and bowl.” Raise your $50 donation on CrowdRise at crowdrise.com/bowlforkids2016. Call 732505-3400 for more information.
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TOMS RIVER – Interested in joining the fire explorer post? Call or stop by the Pleasant Plains firehouse, 40 Clayton Ave., any
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The current medical system isn’t on your side. Some physicians don’t stay current with the literature, or if they do, they are reading drug-funded studies. Some docs actually still believe what they were taught 30 years ago in medical school. How does that help you? When a physician uses knowledge from an outdated toolbox, you pay the price. Case in point, I received this email from someone, name withheld: “Suzy, I’ve had all the tests for thyroid but they all come back fine, yet for years I’ve been losing hair on top of my head, and I have no leg or pubic hair, the driest skin and dry eyes. So on and so on and now my bladder is overactive. Do you think I have a thyroid problem?” So does this person have thyroid disease? Probably, although, we’d need lab tests to confirm. If you go to 100 doctors and ask them to test your thyroid, about 98 of them will use the standard “TSH” test and if it’s normal, they will tell you that you do not have thyroid disease, like my anonymous reader above. They will treat you for everything but thyroid! The TSH test is old and outdated and if you base your life on the results of this test, you’ll never get well. You’ll be prescribed 10 different drugs to smack down all the symptoms of thyroid disease, rather than ever treating the thyroid disease itself. Imagine the arcade game Whac-A-Mole! If your physician uses only the TSH
test and it is normal, you may be told you have fibromyalgia and be given analgesics for the muscle pain and you’ll be diagnosed with either depression or anxiety and be prescribed either Zoloft or Xanax (or both). You’ll also be sent to the pharmacy for Rogaine for the hair loss and Detrol LA for the overactive bladder. Good luck getting well. All this expense and misery, because your TSH came back normal. A TSH can be normal and it’s still very possible that you have some degree of hypothyroidism, or you are genuinely “thyroid sick” as I refer to it in my book, “Thyroid Healthy” available at my website and Amazon. Maybe instead of 10 drugs you need one drug as in thyroid medicine or maybe natural thyroid dietary supplementation, or a combination. A good doctor will know. Forget about the TSH test, it’s just okay. It’s part of a bigger scenario. The most important tests are the following: Total T3, Total T4, Free T3, Free T4, TPO and TG Antibodies, Reverse T3 and Ferritin. I’m out of space here, but I have suggested “normals” that are much different from those on your lab tests. If you go to my website suzycohen.com and sign up for my newsletter, I’ll give you a free ebook, plus I will email you a longer version of this article that includes the tests and the normal reference ranges so you can compare your lab numbers to my recommended values.
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Health Department Posts Inspection Results Weekly
O C E A N COU N T Y – T he O c e a n County Health Department regularly inspects food establishments (restaurants, delis, supermarkets and any type of business that sells fresh or packaged food items). The ratings guidelines are as follows: Satisfactory – is in substantial compliance with state health codes. Cond it ional Sat isfactor y – need s improvement in several areas– as determined by the licensed inspector and interpretation of the state health codes. A time limit is set for the establishment to come into compliance and a re-inspection is done in order to assure this
compliance. Unsatisfactory – serious or unsafe cond it ion s/v iolat ion s of t he healt h codes set by the State Of New Jersey. The establishment would be asked to close until all conditions/requirements are met. The county health department website posts a listing of conditionally rated establishments. Also listed are est ablish ment s t hat have i mproved their status after a conditional rating and now meet satisfactory conditions. The latest inspections are posted each week at ochd.org/Restaurant-Inspections/242/.
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Obviously Not A Golfer Dear Joel, I moved from Queens, New York into an over-55 development in Monroe Township. Although my husband always enjoyed golf, it has now become an obsession of his. I sometimes feel as if I would have been better off staying in New York. I am bored and lonely while he is out enjoying himself. I sometimes feel as if I would have been better off staying in New York. Answer: In as much as it would be nice for your husband to be spending more time with you, he doesn’t have any obligation to do so. Many people would be very happy that their spouses have found pleasure in their retirement years. My suggestion to you is to find some-
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Tickets On Sale For International Chef’s Night Out
TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Foundation for Vocational Technical Education will host the 20th Annual International Chef’s Night Out on March 7 at the Pine Belt Arena from 6 to 9 p.m. Over 50 area restaurants, caterers, bakeries, specialty stores and beverage distributors are expected to participate. For the $50 admission fee, attendees may sample an extensive variety of sweet and savory delicacies as well as some of the area’s fine wines and beverages.
In addition to the food and beverage offerings there will be a 50/50 raffle, themed gift basket raffles and door prizes. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. To purchase tickets go to ocvtschefsnightout.org. For more information, call Alicia Carney at 732-286-5670 ext. 3212 or Sharon Noble at 732-473-3100 ext. 3177. All proceeds benefit the Ocean County Foundation for Vocational Technical Education.
Sunrise Rotary’s Annual Pancake Breakfast
TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Sunrise Rotary Club will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast on March 12 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Applebee’s in the Ocean County Mall. Tickets are $10 per person and include
coffee, tea, juice or soda, pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs. Proceeds from this event go to scholarships for Toms River high school seniors. For tickets, call Stacey at 732-773-1560 or email at purplestacey@verizon.net.
Help Reclam The Bay
OCEAN COUNTY – Reclam the Bay is a local, non-profit environmental organization that promotes environmental involvement and education in a constructive and helpful way. Together they grow and maintain millions of baby clams and oysters. Get involved with Reclam the Bay; the
group educates and informs at schools, fairs and festivals. You can take classes to become a Master Shellfish Gardener. Stop by a clam nursery, read the information poster, pick up a Clam Trail Map and volunteer to help. For more information, visit reclamthebay.org or call 732-349-1152.
Golden Gloves Event
TOMS RIVER – The Golden Gloves boxing event will be held at Toms River High School South on March 5 at 7 p.m. General admission is $20. Ringside admission is $35. Student tickets, with their
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Ocean County Votech BOE Announces Meetings TOMS RIVER – The Board of Education of the Ocean County Vocational School will have its meetings at 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Regular meetings are March 17, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21 (at noon), August 18 (at noon), September 15 and
October 20. A year-end meeting will be held on June 30 at noon. A reorganization meeting will be held on November 1 at noon. Meetings will be held in the Conference Room in the Administration Building at 137 Bey Lea Rd.
Sunday Morning Worship At First United Methodist Church TOMS RIVER – The First United Methodist Church will be having Sunday morning worships starting at 9 a.m. The church is located at 129 Chestnut Street in Toms River. At 9 a.m. on Sundays the
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Help Wanted Part Time Food Service – We have an immediate need for Part time waitstaff/servers, dietary aides, and dishawahers. We are a well established retirement/healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay and 401K once you have worked 1 year and 1000 hours. 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 $8.50/ hour. Apply in person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (13) Two’s Teacher Assistant - Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-210. (43) Laundromat Attendant - For PT. Good communication skills, math and min computer knowledge. Transportation needed. Long term commitment only. 732-286-1863. (11) 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) Aluminum Mechanic and Helper Wanted - Call 609-6614111. Must have license. (10) Private - HHA or CNA (in Toms River) – Extra Cash - $11.50 to start. Monday through Friday 9 to 10 p.m. 1 hr. each night. Adult male care. Must be reliable. Call my cell 941-726-4360. Phone number 941-726-4360. (13) Te a c h e r – To d d l e r s , F T / P T. Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-2100. (13) Full Time/Part Time CNA – The Pines at Whiting is looking for experienced CNA’s to provide excellence in care to our residents on our Skilled Nursing Unit, Hamilton Place. If you are looking for an environment that rewards excellence, provides a fun work environment you should look no further then The Pines. Our senior leadership values an open door policy from The CEO down and is visible each and every day to all the staff. Full time 3-11 and 11-7. Part time 11-7 e/o w/e. Apply in person to : The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (13) Teacher Ass’t – PT. 7 to 9 a.m. Brick Child Care Center. Call 732 458-210. (13) Now Hiring Property Inspectors- FT/PT in your area. Full, free training provided. jim.g59@ comcast.net or msangelabove@ comcast.net. 732-766-4425, 201259-0734. Ask for Mel. (t/n) Full Time Cook – We have an immediate need for a full time cook with at least 3 years of experience. We are a well established retirement/healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay and great benefits. 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. Salary is based on experience and can range from $10.50/hr to $14/ hr based on experience. Excellent benefits. Apply in person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to rscully@thepinesatwhiting.org. (13)
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last year that would allow for hearings to be held to carve out areas to become ceaseand-desist zones. From there, the township held its first hearing January 21, and on February 5 Township Administrator Paul Shives and Township Attorney Ken Fitzsimmons issued a report detailing the experiences of residents in the northwest of town and the township’s history behind the no-knock ordinance and real estate canvassing. Residents have complained they’ve had aggressive real estate soliciting from realtors who approach at all hours and make threatening statements, creating quality of life issues, ranging from approaching homeowners – including minors – about how much they’d want to sell their homes for, despite residents saying the homes are not for sale. The area has sprung up with Toms River Strong and Don’t Sell signs, and local officials have sat with residents in attempts to find solutions to the issues. The report from Shives-Fitzsimmons included testimony of residents who attest the area is being block-busted, as realtors continually pressure homeowners to sell and then only show a property to select clients – what the report describes as a prohibited practice of “artificially stimulating or inducing real estate sales based on appeals to racial, ethnic and religious stereotypes.” The report is available on the township website, tomsrivertownship.com. After strengthening Toms River’s ordinance to specifically prohibit those tactics, and to regulate real estate canvassing in new
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language within the no-knock ordinance, the problem continued: “Nonetheless, real estate canvassing in certain sections of the township continued unabated, either in direct defiance of these ordinances or through the newly established permit procedure,” Shives and Fitzsimmons wrote. The latest push is the approval of the first cease-and-desist zones in Toms River. “Ground Zero” For Soliciting Similar efforts to quell aggressive canvassing were reviewed in Jackson Township, where a no-knock ordinance created heftier fines for those that solicit in violation of the regulations there. Both towns are seeing residents on its borders with Lakewood complain of solicitors, in what many of the residents attributed to an explosive growth of the Orthodox Jewish community seeking housing near Lakewood. The complaints detailed in the February report by Shives and Fitzsimmons include testimony from residents in the area, including streets such as Vermont and New Hampshire avenues, Forest Ridge Court, Fiddler’s Run, Mercedes Bend, Rolls Court, Hickory Street, Walden Woods, the Tallymawr development and elsewhere. The report describes the northwest area of the township as “ground zero” for real estate canvassing, and says “real estate canvassing had reached epidemic proportions in the North Dover area.” Also seen as evidence is a huge spike in the number of no-knock registrants from that same area. According to Township Clerk Mark Mutter, whose office maintains the no-knock registration list, Toms River has had 9,810 no-knock registrations since it was creat-
ed in 2004. But of those, 2,315 no-knock registrations were filed in the last half of 2015, coinciding with the surge in real estate canvassing in North Dover. Cease-And-Desist Zones The cease-and-desist areas the ordinance creates are: One zone bounded by Lakewood and Jackson to the north and northwest, Route 70 to the south, and to Whitesville Road. The other zone’s borders are from the Lakewood border to Route 70 to the northwest, to New Hampshire Avenue to the east and southeast, and to Whitesville Road, Riverwood Drive, Route 9 and Silverton Road to the south. For a complete map, visit tomsrivertownship.com. In this case, Fitzsimmons said that the zones mean no door-to-door or in-person real estate canvassing can take place in those areas, for the maximum the ordinance allows: five years. While it should prohibit those interruptions, it does not mean residents could stop receiving mailed solicitations. “We cannot regulate the activities of the United States Postal Service,” he said. After five years, if the issues persist, the same hearing process would have to begin anew and the zones again approved. At the hearing to approve the zones, more than a dozen residents came to speak, most simply saying “I support this ordinance,” before returning to their seats. The council unanimously approved it, to audience applause, with Council President Brian Kubiel saying the new ordinance was a result of hard work between residents, council, administrators and legal expertise to address the complaints.
“I know over the course of several months now we’ve met with several residents in that area expressing their concerns and unfortunately things take time,” Kubiel said. “Tonight we achieved what we set out to achieve: make sure you have the quality of life you deserve.” Shives said after the meeting that the zones were created to encompass as large as area as was experiencing real estate canvassing, not just the area where the highest concentration was happening. “It’s not just a concentration but the expansion of the canvassing,” Shives said. “It includes, based on the hearing, areas where the public was starting to see this activity. So our feeling was we’ve been asked by the council to prepare a report that made sense based on what we found and saw.” The zones were carved from the hearing testimony, previously received complaints, no-knock sticker distribution and even talking to the police chief, Shives said. “We used all that, I would say, in a liberal view,” he added. “We fully expect a legal challenge but we do our best and will see what happens.” Michael DeDominicis and several other residents said they hoped for additional protections. “I think we should have more ordinances and more protection from the town in any way, to preserve our quality of life,” DeDominicis said. “No one should be pushed out of their homes, no one should be pressured to leave, to sell and list their properties.” He said the occurrences were not normal real estate practices, but a form of harassment. “You shouldn’t have to put signs in front of your house, saying it’s not for sale,” he said.
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the nation from anarchy. Call for more info: 609-698-3331. March 7 at 6 p.m. at the Tuckerton branch: The film “Suffragette” will be screened at the Tuckerton branch, 380 Bay Ave. It features early feminist movement history and focuses on women who were forced underground as they fought for equality. The 106 minute film is rated PG-13. Call for more info: 609296-1470. March 16 at 6 p.m. at the Barnegat branch: “Wonder Woman Night,” is a teen and pre-
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OCEAN COUNTY – Human trafficking generates $35 billion annually worldwide and ranks as the second largest criminal activity, tied with arms dealing, according to the agency Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey. Ocean County Library branches will host the program “Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking and Prevention in New Jersey,” to
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TOMS RIVER – The Garden Club of Toms River is sponsoring a trip to the “Grounds For Sculpture” in Hamilton on May 12. The cost is $40. The bus leaves at 9 a.m. and returns around 5 p.m. There are two cafes and one restaurant at the location. For reservation information, contact Ellen Jenkin at magic529@hotmail.com. Jenkin can also be contacted regarding membership. The club meets the second Tuesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at Pinelands Reformed Church, 898 Route 37 West.
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TOMS RIVER – There will be an indoor Flea Market on March 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1344 White Oak Bottom Rd. There will be a wide variety of vendors, hot ethnic foods and a 50/50 raffle. Contact the Rectory at 732-505-6053 and leave a message for any questions. This event will be handicapped accessible. Free admission and free parking.
Second Annual Spring Festival, Read Across America
SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Read Across America will take place March 5, starting at noon, at Casino Pier Arcade (800 Ocean Terrace). Parents and children are welcomed for arts, crafts, reading and fun. The festival will be held on March 5 from noon to 2:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, contact Maria Mastoris at 732-793-6488 or maria@casinopiernj.com or visit casinopiernj.com.
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