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By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – The pro-posed township budget will use surplus to keep the tax rate relatively flat, though the over-all budget is growing by more than $1 million in contracted salaries and benefits, and adds capital projects. Officials said the proposed municipal t ax rate would equate to $6 more annually to the average taxpayer. Manchester Township CFO Diane Lapp, along with Mayor Kenneth Palmer, spoke briefly about the proposed 2016 budget before Council and audience. A budget presentation is sched-uled for 6 p.m. May 9. “This is our first budget to incorporate our ‘Pay as We Go’ approach for capital needs,” the mayor said. “While the budget is increasing slightly, we are allotting $400,000 to go toward paving and other capital needs.” Mayor Palmer said the proposed $33.124 million budget is also more, due to unavoidable ex-penses, but that in spite of those numbers the municipal tax rate will go from $0.652 to $0.654

–Photo by Jennifer PeacockThe Manchester Township Council will hold its annual budget presentation meeting 6 p.m. May 9 at the Municipal Building.

Budget Increase To Pay For Paving, Capital Improvements

“Pay As We Go” Approach To Tackling Projects

By Daniel Nee OCEAN COUNTY – The County will be the recipient of $1.6 million in federal funds through a reimbursement program designed to encourage land preservation near military installations. Freeholder John C. Bartlett said, overall, the effort by the board has focused on pur-chasing property within the five-mile buffer of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to protect it from encroachment as well as residents’ complaints over jet noise. “The Joint Base needs to be protected and this Board of Freeholders continues to do all it can to assure it is not threatened by any future actions from the Base Realignment and Closure Commission which could result in a base closure,” said Freeholder Director Jack Kelly said. “I appreciate the work of our Natural Lands Trust Committee under the leadership of Freeholder Bartlett in pre-serving land that benefits the environment

By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – The Township is in the market for better electricity prices for residents. The Township Council heard testimony from Robert Chilton of Gable Associates and decided to move forward with a deal that joins Stafford, Lacey and Manchester town-ships in an energy aggregation agreement, with Stafford as lead agency on the deal. The energy aggregation agreement will allow electric customers to save 10 percent or better on their electric bills through a

By Daniel Nee OCEAN COUNTY – County Assignment Judge Marlene Lynch Ford said the state’s new bail reform law, currently being piloted in three counties, will be New Jersey’s iteration of a trend that is the first real change to the bail system in American criminal courts in the nation’s history. For the county government, which funds the salaries of correc-tions officers and administers the jail facility off Hooper Avenue in Toms River, there is the potential for both cost savings and cost increases under the reforms, which will go into effect for the entire state next year.

per $100 of assessed valuation. “Considering our state-required payments for pensions and other state mandated payments have increased approximately a mil-lion dollars, we are extremely proud that we are holding the

line on the municipal portion of our residents’ tax bills,” Palmer told The Manchester Times. Lapp and Palmer said the township did dip into its surplus this year to keep the tax rate flat. The average homeowner will

see an increase of $6 in their annual municipal tax rate, based on the township average of $157,000. That homeowner paid $1023.64 last year, and will pay $1026.62 this year.

With Jail Population Declining, County Begins Adapting To New Incarceration Policy

“Under the current system where monetary bail is imposed, you have the nonsensical result that people who have the ability to post bond and are a danger to the community are released, while those who do not pose a danger to society and are poor, are held,” Ford told the county’s freeholder board at a recent work session meeting. The reform law, passed by voter referendum in 2014, changes bail from a purely monetary-based system to one where criminal suspects will be assessed as to their risk to society if released pending trial. Low-risk offenders may be released without having to post monetary bond, and high-risk offenders may be remanded

“This is our first budget to incorporate our ‘Pay as We Go’

approach for capital needs. While the budget is increasing slightly, we are allotting $400,000 to go toward

paving and other capital needs.”–Mayor Kenneth Palmer

$1.6M For Land To Buffer

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third-party supplier. That savings must be honored through the length of the contract, usually 14 to 24 months, and always be lower than the primary electric company’s rates. Residents on budget billing would remain in that program, subject to the usual rules, and those receiving government assistance would continue to do so. When that contract expires, Chilton said, bids would be solicited again. Customers would still receive their bills through Jersey Cen-tral Power & Light, and would still call them for any outages or other emergencies. The aggregate is not open to those with solar panels. And if a lower price than JCP&L’s isn’t reached at the preferred 10 percent mark, then no contract need be awarded, Chilton said.

While Councilman Brendan Weiner defended the township’s move to secure better electric rates for residents, both fellow Councilman Charles Frattini Sr. and resident Ginnie Martin said they didn’t want the government involved with their utility decisions. Frattini openly resented that while businesses must “opt-in” to such an arrangement, the burden is on private residents to “opt-out.” “I do not want anyone in the government opting me in to anything. Everybody seems to be taking our rights. I don’t think that you have the right to opt me in to anything. I don’t want to opt out,” Martin said. “I don’t want you to opt me in to begin with!” Municipal Attorney Angela Koutsouris said the law requires that residents opt out if they wish to remain with their service provider. Indeed, the Government Energy Aggregation Act of 2003 (L. 2003, c. 24,

“GEA Act”) states that once a winning bid is finalized, all participating accounts are switched to the winning bidder. A person may opt-out after the 30-day notice period, or really at any time, Chilton said. There is no penalty for opting out, he added. “It’s a win-win,” Weiner told The Man-chester Times. He understood that some residents have gone with third-party suppliers only to see their prices increase, but stressed that under this aggregate, that cannot legally happen. “This particular program has been tried and tested in sev-eral different communities, not only in NJ but other states as well, and has proven suc-cess. As a Council member, I need to find creative ways to save residents money.” Weiner has been in contact with other towns that have worked with Gable As-sociates and entered an energy aggregate agreement, and has heard nothing but

praise from those officials, he said. Back in 2013, Manchester made itself an aggregator and a month later, in November, joined with Stafford Township’s Electric Aggregation Cooperative Pricing System. Electric prices have dropped to a point where now is the time to bid out contracts. Gable Associates will be paid a monthly fee by the supplier. Gable Associates, Highland Park, has been in business s since 1993. According to the company website, they have helped procure electricity and natural gas for the likes of “the State of New Jersey, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Authority, the New Jersey Devils, over 400 school districts throughout New Jersey, numerous sewerage authorities and a wide range of industrial and com-mercial customers.” They can be found at gabelassociates.com/.

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The tax levy will increase by 0.61 percent, a total of $129,739.12, from $21.116 million to $21.246 million. Manchester employs 209 full-time and 65 part-time employees, with a salary and benefits package totaling $21.6 million, up from $21.1 million last year.

The number of ratables and their value impacts the amount the township draws as the tax levy. The township has 32 fewer taxable properties, but the overall valuation of the town rose almost $1.1 billion, to $4.32 billion. There was an increase in private resi-dences, from 15,866 in October 2014 to 15,935 a year later. The number of tax-ex-empt properties increased 27 properties to

2,061 parcels, valued at $1.1 billion. The municipality paid out nearly $72,000 in 2015 tax appeals, up from $57,125.47 the previous year. Copies of the budget are available for inspection at the clerk’s office and library. A copy of the user-friendly budget and full 2016 introduced budget are also available online on the Finance page of the municipal website, manchestertwp.com.

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to the jail regardless of whether they have funds that would cover bail costs. Low-level offenders who do not have to post a monetary bail may be required to comply with orders to check in frequently with the court. Ford, who said she was constrained from giving her personal opinion on the law, still explained some of its benefits, including the fact that there is a recognition that some suspects’ bail may be funded through illicit means, while 12 percent of jail inmates re-main behind bars simply because they are unable to afford a $2,500 bail cost. “The money-based system had no relation to criminal activity or a defendant’s danger to the community,” Ford said. The new system will require new man-power, said Ford, primarily the employees who will be conducting the assessments on prisoners to determine their risk. Advanced computer software with an algorithm to predict risk also comes with a cost, plus the judges and court staff who will likely have to begin working weekends to accommo-date the law’s requirement of a bail hearing with 48 hours instead of 72 hours under the current policy. The assessors will be paid by the state, Ford said, while the cost of corrections officers’ salaries will be sourced from the

county. Those costs, however, may be can-celed out by having fewer prisoners in the jail, potentially requiring less manpower and saving the cost of food, medical care and other services for a higher inmate population. As new state policies such as drug court and other diversionary programs have been expanded, Ocean County’s jail population has decreased. On an average day in 2014, there were 694 inmates in the facility. In 2015, that number was cut to 629 inmates, and so far in 2016 the average daily popu-lation is 590, according to County Admin-istrator Carl Block. “I don’t think anyone really knows the final economic cost,” said Freeholder Jack Kelly. Ford said the process of arresting a sus-pect and calculating their risk will be made easier through LiveScan technology, where arrestees are fingerprinted electronically rather than with ink, allowing for a nearly instant criminal history check. Though essentially all of the county’s local police departments have the technology, some do not frequently use it, a policy which will have to change due to the 48 component of the law. “We’re moving forward with training, working with the New Jersey State Police,” said county Sheriff Michael Mastronardy. The new policy must be implemented statewide January 1, 2017.

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–Photo courtesy Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstThe Lakehurst-side of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will be the site of aircraft operations that may cause louder-than-nor-mal noise through August around Lakehurst and Manchester, officials said in March. The county has bought $3.5 million in land that will be preserved as a buffer to the noise.

and protects a military base important to our homeland security.” Specifically, the reimbursements covers the preservation of 261 acres in Jackson Township, about 40 acres in Plumsted Township and 147 acres in Manchester Township. The total purchase price of the six properties was about $3.5 million, officials said. “We’re very happy,” said Bartlett. “We weren’t guaranteed this when we did it. We’re committed to doing everything we can within the perimeter to protect these flight plans from development.” Preserving land near bases also helps keep the base from ending on the BRAC list, which consists of bases slated for closure. “It would seem to me by logic, that if I was the federal gover n ment and were giving us $1.6 million to preserve land, the base was going to stay,” said Bartlett. In order to pro-tect the Joint Base, Ocean County has taken a leading role in developing a Joint Land Use Study with Bur-l ington County. The preservations

have been funded through an open space tax that was approved by county voters. The $1.6 million will be returned to the National Lands Trust, the county agency responsible for open space purchases, to be reused for additional preservation projects. Under the partnership with the U.S. De-partment of Defense, Ocean County has received almost $8.8 million toward the purchase of 23 properties totaling 4,279 acres located in the five mile buffer zone around the base. “The Joint Base has the second largest work force in New Jersey,” said Kelly, who serves as liaison to the base. “Its economic value and its military value are immeasurable when it comes to this country, this state and this county.”


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marine life, include large amounts of biodiversity, or are simply more valu-able than other areas for protecting ocean health. T he se pla ce s ne e d t o be g iven conser vat ion pr ior ity and protection before siting for offshore energy development, de-mands to mine offshore sand resources, and other development decisions move forward. The regional plan will not create new regula-t ions. However, it does h inge on com mit ment f rom the agencies i n-volved in creat ing the plan to act within their existing authorities and work together to con-ser ve impor tant ocean a r e a s . T he pla n mu s t contain specif ic, effec-t ive recom mendat ions for coord inated agen-cy act ions toward th is goal. Demands for use of the ocean are changing, which will require regu-latory agencies to change how they make decisions and how they act on them. The mid-Atlantic Re-g iona l Pla n n i ng body mu s t c r e a t e a nd t he n move forward with the region’s first ocean plan. The plan must present a vision which ref lects the public’s desires for a clean and healthy ocean, and contain the tools to guide both cur rent and future decisions effec-tively. It’s time to take the next step toward in-suring the future health of our ocean.Tim DillinghamExecutive DirectorAmerican Littoral Society

The Importance Of CommunityEditor’s Note: To mark the 21st

anniversary of Micromedia Publications, which launched The Manchester Times this week in 1995, we present this week the first edition’s edi-torial, “The Importance Of Community.” Its sentiments hold true, 21 years since their writing, and onward. Much of our news today contains evidence of a society seemingly in a state of disin-tegration. We can hardly view the evening news or read the morning paper without being confronted with images of violence, hopelessness and de-spair – in short, the symptoms of a society where people have lost a sense of control over their own lives. We believe that many of the problems experienced in our country today have resulted from a lost sense of community. What is a community? It is certainly more than a place where people live or work. It is a place where people interact in countless and vital ways. It is a place where people raise their children, tend to their loved ones, pursue their friendships and retire after a lifetime of meaningful work. In many ways, the strength of a community is reflected through the strength of its

local institutions – its govern-ment, its schools, its numerous community groups and houses of worship. The degree to which people interact with these institutions directly affects the strength and cohesiveness of the com-munity as a whole. It is our conviction that the hope of America lies not in big government and the bu-reaucracies spawned by it, but rather by the sense of control people will experience in their lives with a renewed sense of community. The hope lies in the simple associations we make in our community each and every day. We believe that the mission of a local newspaper should be to promote the highest ideals of community life. With accu-rate, comprehensive news and lively commentary geared to-ward the interests of residents, our readers are encouraged to experience the fulfillment of participating in all aspects of their community. As a local publication ded-icated to the needs of our community, regular dialogue between us and our readers is essential. We encourage your regular input, comments and criti-cisms so we can accomplish the purpose for which The Times has been established.

We all rely on the ocean. It generates two-thirds of the oxygen we breathe and is home to vibrant c oa s t a l c om mu n i t ie s , productive marine econ-omies, and awe-inspiring beauty. Here in New Jersey, the Atlantic Ocean and coast are woven into our l ive s . We sp e nd t i me at the beach and on the water – f ishing, surfing, or spending t ime with family. Many rely on the f ish and shellf ish they produce and the harbors and ports for their live-lihoods. In New Jersey alone, recreational f ish-ing brings in over $1.9 bi l l ion in sales to the state and generates over 13,000 full and part-time jobs. But the way we use the ocean is expanding rapidly. Offshore ship-ping t raff ic is increas-ing, plans for offshore energy projects are be-com i ng a rea l i t y, and agencies a re t r y ing to take sand resources from impor tant places such as Manasquan Ridge – a popular recreat ional f ishing area which pro-vides a great habitat for developing fish. At the American Litto-ral Society, conserving the ocean and coast is our fundamental mission. We believe that the only way to fulf il l that mission, in light of the increasing demands on the ocean, is

with careful, coordinated planning. The National Ocean Pol-icy provides the frame-work for such planning. Besides creating a more informed, effective and coordinated approach for ocean resource manage-ment, ocean planning is crucial for making smart decisions about future uses, as well as strength-ening the ways we can protect the mid-Atlantic ocean and coast. Now is the time to cre-ate a plan for action, built on a s t rong scient i f ic foundation that will pro-tect the ocean now and in the future. In the Mid-Atlant ic, tribal nations, along with state and federal agen-cies are all working to comple t e t he reg ion’s f i rst-ever ocean act ion plan, which will be re-leased this June. While this f i rst plan will not provide all the answers to the challenges facing efforts to protect ou r ocea ns , t he re a re some initial actions that the plan must contain in order to be a viable tool for ocean conservation. For the f i r s t t ime, we have the ability to use the best science available to identify the environ-mental ly r ich areas of t he m id-At la nt ic , a nd work to protect them. The regional plan must include measures to iden-t i f y and protect a reas that a re impor tant for conser vat ion , whether they are important hab-it at s or s t r uct u res for

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In response to “Flat Tax Only Fair Tax,” from the March 19 ed it ion ,

Why The Flat Tax Won’t Work

I would like to present a number of issues that challenged the Flat Tax proposal by Representa-tive Jack Kemp and Steve Forbes in 1991-92. Kemp and Forbes’ 17 percent Flat Tax was to replace the current grad-uated income tax, which was instituted by a Con-st itut ional Amendment in 1913. Their Flat Tax would eliminate the IRS, allow filing on a postcard and save tax payers over $20 0 bi l l ion an nual ly by no longer employing certif ied public accoun-tants. However, this Flat Tax no longer allowed deduc-tions on interest rates of home mor tgages, med-ica l b i l l s o r p rope r t y taxes. And the federal budget would have a $40 billion deficit. If implemented at 17 percent, the initial bud-get deficit would be $200 billion, which Kemp and Forbes appa rent ly ac -knowledged. So, to ad-just the larger def icit , they proposed “a tem-porary 23 percent Flat Tax.” Since the average filer paid 24 percent after t ak ing a l l deduct ions , why would we change the const i t u t iona l amend-ment for one percent? And, what are the odds that Congress would low-er the Flat Tax to 17 per-cent if/when the budget was balanced? Today, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is apparently promoting a 10 percent Flat Tax. Since the cur-rent national debt is $17 t r il l ion and the annual budget deficit is over $1 t r i l l ion , which is f ive t imes the $200 million deficit in 1992, I would let your readers decide if the Flat Tax is a fair tax.Alex TkatschenkoBrick

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NEW JERSEY – Con-gressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) introduced “Kevin and Avonte’s Law” (H.R. 4919) to help protect children with developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and se-niors with Alzheimer’s, who are prone to wander-ing. This legislation will make grants available to law enforcement agencies and non-profits to provide train-ing to prevent wandering and implement lifesaving technology programs to find individuals who have wandered. “We all empathize with a parent who learns that their child is missing, including and especially when that

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child has autism or another developmental disability,” said Smith, who co-chairs both the Congressional Autism Caucus and the Alzheimer’s Disease Task Force. “When children with a disability or seniors with Alzheimer’s do wander, time and training are es-sential to ensure their safe return.” Wandering, which is also referred to as elopement, occurs when an individual leaves a safe area or a care-taker. Wandering is a safety concern for both seniors with Alzheimer’s and chil-dren with developmental disability, such as autism. It is estimated that 60 percent of individuals with Alz-heimer’s and 49 percent of children with autism have wandered and we know that the results can be dev-astating: The legislation is named in honor of two boys

with autism, Kevin Curtis and Avonte Oquendo, who both wandered from safety and tragically drowned. “My home state of New Jersey has the highest prev-alence rate of autism in the country, with 1 in 41 chil-dren on the spectrum—a 12 percent increase in the last two years. While wan-dering safety and preven-tion programs for children with autism are currently in place and making a pos-itive impact through law enforcement agencies, I’ve heard from constituents that there aren’t enough resourc-es to support these critical programs and that families who need them don’t have access,” Smith said. This legislation will reau-thorize and expand an ex-isting program, the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, to include children with a develop-

mental disability—such as autism—and rename it the “Missing Americans Alert Program.” The Missing Americans Alert Program will be used to provide grants to law enforcement agencies, public safety agencies, and non-profit organizations to promote initiatives that will reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some chil-dren with autism, as well as individuals with Alzhei-mer’s. Kevin and Avonte’s Law will reauthorize the program for five years, with an annual funding level of $2 million dollars. “Having worked with the Alzheimer’s and Autism communities for years, I know how important this program can be in advanc-ing the health and safety of persons who wonder as well as advancing aware-

ness and education about the problem,” Smith said. “What is shocking is that while almost half of all children with autism wan-der from safety, only half of those affected families have received any guidance or training on addressing the concern and keeping their child safe, according to a study published in Pe-diatrics.” Smith said the funding can be used to provide proactive educational programing to prevent wandering and assist in locating missing individuals, as well as inno-vative locative technology to help find those who may wander. “According to the Alz-heimer’s Association, half Alzheimer’s patients who wander will suffer serious injury, sometimes fatal, if not found within the first 24 hours,” Smith noted. “This

legislation will provide funding to law enforcement agencies and non-profits to help implement locative tracking technology pro-grams for individuals with dementia/disability and implement a notification or communications system of alerts,” he said. Smith’s legislation is the House companion to the Senate’s Kevin and Avonte’s Law, which was introduced on March 1, 2016 and has the support of Judiciary Com-mittee Chairman Chuck Grassley. This much need-ed, bipartisan legislation is supported by a number of Alzheimer’s, children’s, and autism groups, including the Alzheimer’s Association, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Autism Speaks, the Autism Society, the Na-tional Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and The ARC.

OCEAN COUNTY – A new website, a revised events calendar, expanded distribution of informa-tion, aggressive marketing and the continuation of promotional grants are all part of Ocean County’s ef-forts to draw more tourists to the region. “Ocean County now ac-counts for more than 10 percent of all tourism dol-lars generated in the state and in 2015 that equaled $4.6 billion,” said Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, who serves as liaison to the Division of Business Development and Tourism. “We have to keep the momentum going and we are taking steps to make sure everyone knows just how great a place Ocean County is for a vacation.” Vicari and Dana Lancel-lotti, director of Business Development and Tour-ism, recently outlined the

Ocean County Tourism Efforts Continue To Expandcounty’s increased efforts to draw more people and ultimately more tourism dollars here. The Ocean County Di-vision of Business Devel-opment and Tourism con-tinues to launch new ad-vertising initiatives using multi-media, demograph-ically-targeted, carefully designed campaigns in Pennsylvania, Maine, New York, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C. as well as targeted markets in Canada. “It’s important we max-imize our marketing dol-lars in order to reach the greatest number of people through a host of multi-me-dia outlets,” Vicari said. “We already know Ocean County is a great place to visit. We have to make sure that message is getting to everyone else. With new technologies our marketing efforts are reaching thou-

sands of potential visitors.” Lancellotti said tourism materials are now provided to military base commu-nities including the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lake-hurst and Naval Weap-ons Station Earle in Colts Neck. “We want to target more government and military travelers who are anxious to explore new destinations within a short drive from their base,” she said. Also, OceanCountyTourism.com, the county’s tourism web-site, is undergoing some changes and will have a new refreshed look soon. T he websit e , wh ich reached 189,000 visitors in 2015, also will have a revised events calendar, which will be combined with the Ocean County Cult u ral and Her it age events calendar. “The new site will be eas-

ier to navigate and provide useful information at your f ingertips,” Vicari said. “We want potential visitors to know all that the county has to offer and we want to make sure that information is easy to find.” Tourism also has a social media page used to pro-mote events throughout the week in venues across the county. A weekly events newsletter also is emailed directly to 3,500 people, shared on Facebook and linked to the website. “We also work in part-nership with other tourism leaders in Ocean County,” Vicari said. “Getting the word out is key to a suc-cessful tourism season. The members of our Tour-ism Advisory Council do a great job to promote Ocean County.” The Ocean County Tour-ism Matching Grant Pro-motional program also

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WHITING – The installation of this year’s Whiting American Legion post officers will take place at the May 3 meeting by Ocean County Commander Bill Palme. The legion’s annual poppy distribution is during May at various businesses in the township. On May 7 and 8, Legionnaires will be at all masses at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. On May 28, post members, along with the Whit-ing Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8745 members and Manchester High School JROTC, will place American Flags on veterans’ graves at Whiting Memorial Cemetery at 8:45 a.m. The next American Legion Post meeting will be held on May 3 at Whiting Village VII, in the main hall of the Fernwood Club House. The post will

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JACKSON – Bartley Healthcare, located at 175 Bartley Road, will host a free seminar on osteoporosis on April 28 at 5:30 p.m. Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens the bone and may cause it to break. It affects men and women of all races. It is possible to prevent bone loss or strengthen already weak bones. Find out about symptoms, prevention and much more at the presentation. This presentation by Barnabas Health pro-

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MANCHESTER – If it is true that laughter is the best medicine, Ron Owens has a re-newable prescription for a lifestyle the will endure. Learn how a healthy sense of humor prevents contracting T.S. (Terminal Serious-ness). Owens has drawn his material from his life experiences. He has combined his varied careers as magician, teacher, musician, hospice volunteer coordinator, bereavement-counselor and spiritual counselor to compound a meta-

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WHITING – The Crestwood Chorus will present its annual spring concert on May 1 at 2 p.m., at the Community Reformed Church, 36 Lacey Road. This concert will feature some of the music of George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Randall Thompson and a selection from “Les Mis-

WHITING – The Community Reformed Church, 36 Lacey Road, announces the following upcoming May events: May 18 - 10th Annual Prayer Breakfast, at 10 a.m. An open invitation is extended to our church members and friends to participate in this opportunity for prayer, personal reflection and group interaction under the leadership of retired minister, Rev. Theodore Chandler. Hectic lives sometimes leave little time for a deepening of our relationship with God. This spiritual event offers the opportunity to grow in faith in the context of devotions, fellowship and a buffet. Special music will be presented by Elder Nancy Matosko and returning cellist

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MANCHESTER – On April 9, Regional Day School held its Fifth Annual Penguin Plunge at Harry Wright Lake in Whiting. The money raised from this event went toward the school’s prom and graduation. The school would like to thank the Man-chester Township Alliance, PBA, PAL, Mayor Palmer, Manchester Township Board of Edu-

MANCHESTER – On May 3, from 2 to 4 p.m., the Manchester branch Library Writer’s Circle will meet. During the meetings, partic-ipants critique each other’s works and discuss issues pertaining to authorship. Participants can receive answers to questions about the writing and the publication processes. Learn the steps involved in copyrighting a written

TOMS RIVER – The Community Medical Center is hosting a luau-themed Baby and Children’s Fair for expectant and new moms, dads and grandparents on April 24 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the hospital, located at 99 Highway 37 West. The Baby and Children’s Fair will feature information about the First Moments Ma-ternity Unit at Community Medical Center, including tours and the opportunity to meet with staff from labor, delivery, postpartum, the nursery and pediatrics. Area organizations will provide information on community ser-vices for families and children. The Toms River Police Department will conduct car seat safety checks.

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WHITING – The Whiting United Methodist Church flapjack fundraiser breakfast is on May 21 from 8 to 10 a.m. at Applebee’s at 1055 Route 70 in the Shop Rite plaza. Cost is $10 per ticket, and tickets can be purchased from church members, by calling

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WHITING – Crestwood Village III’s Wom-en’s Club holds Monday Mini-Marts from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Unity Hall. The mini-mart has a large selection of gently used and new items. There is an assortment of different and unique items, greeting cards, lots of jewelry items, books, many white elephant items, a large selection of gently used clothes at low prices and a great selection of flower arrangements and wreaths all handmade by the club.

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A Magical Voyage Through Your Ear Imagine yourself miniaturized and given the opportunity to take a grand tour through your hearing mecha-nism. For the purpose of illustration, your trip is being booked with Eart-rak, a subsidiary of Amtrak. Eartrak departs from your ear canal and is scheduled to make stops at the tym-panic membrane, ossicular chain, oval window, cochlea and auditory nerve. The trip begins now! Eartrak slowly moves through your ear canal ... with most of you notic-ing that your ear canal is composed of car t ilage and bone, as well as glands, which produce earwax and help maintain the temperature within that space. Eartrak enters your tym-panic membrane or eardrum, which vibrates in response to sound. The tympanic membrane is composed of three layers of skin and attached to the membrane are three tiny bones (malleus, incus, stapes), which make up the ossicular chain. The ossicular chain vibrates in response to ear-drum vibration and sends Ear trak through the middle ear space into

the inner ear space (i.e., cochlea) through the oval window. The co-chlea is snail shaped and is composed of many labyrinths and hair cells, which move in response to sound v ibrat ion. Ear t rak slowly moves through the hearing mechanism until it reaches the auditory nerve (i.e., the 8th cranial nerve), which takes the auditory impulses and sends it up to the brain for interpretation. Your hearing mechanism is quite complicated. Although hearing aids will help compensate for your hear-ing loss (to some degree), you will never hear like you were 20 years old. That’s why it is impor tant to have realistic expectations about the benefits of amplification. Before pur-chasing a hearing aid, it is important that you discuss (with your audiol-ogist or dispenser) all the benefits and all the limitations of wearing a hearing aid. Being prepared (partic-ularly if you are a f irst time hearing aid user) will significantly increase your satisfaction with your hearing instrument.

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How Aspirin Stops Nerve Pain

We take for granted the comfort we feel in our hands and feet, but some people have lost that comfort, and instead suffer all day long with strange nerve-related concerns. There is new research about aspirin that could help you, but first let’s talk about nerve pain, or “neuropathy.” It feels like you are touching or stepping on pins and needles. It can affect you all over, not just your hands and feet. Depending on various factors (race, age, weight, alcohol consumption, insulin and A1c), your experience of neuropathy may also include pain, vibration or buzzing sensations, lightheadedness, burning sen-sations (even in your tongue), trigeminal neuralgia or cystitis. Recognizing what your neuropathy stems from is critical to you getting well. For some, it is due to a vitamin deficiency, like vitamin B12 or probiotics, which help you to manufacture your own B12 in the gut. For others, it could be the wine you drink with dinner because wine is a po-tent drug mugger of B1 (thiamine), which protects your nerve coating. By a mile, the most common cause of neuropathy is diabetes. Approximately half of all people with di-abetes experience diabetic neuropathies, mainly in the hands and feet. Some doc-tors will tell you that maintaining healthy blood glucose will reverse neuropathy, but that’s not true. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial found that even intensive glucose control is insufficient to control the risk of diabetic neuropathy. It’s tough love, but I need to say it: Uncontrolled neuropathy can cause a 25

percent higher cumulative risk of leg am-putation. So gaining control is important for your independence. I’ve written about natural supplements for neuropathy in the past (articles are archived at suzycohen.com), and you can have a free e-book “Spices that Heal,” which offers more natural advice (get it by signing up for my email newsletter). New research was published last March in Current Diabetes Reports. Scientists confirmed that targeting inflammatory cytokines can help relieve diabetic neu-ropathy. Oftentimes, that bad gateway called NF Kappa B (NFKB) opens its floodgates and spits out pro-inflammatory cytokines like COX-2 (Celebrex lowers this), nitric oxide synthase, lipoxygen-ase, TNF alpha and a lot of pain-causing interleukins (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8). The researchers reported that something as simple as salicylate therapy could help reduce some of these cytokines, as well as circulating glucose, triglycerides, C reactive protein and free fatty acids. When you think of salicylates, please understand this is a broad group of compounds found naturally in the plant kingdom. Salicylate is the main ingredi-ent in aspirin and other analgesics, both prescribed and over-the-counter. Salic-ylates include spearmint, peppermint (even in mint toothpaste) and in muscle rubs. White willow bark is an herb that is morphed and turned into aspirin. They’re not right for everyone, so ask your doctor about salicylates for neuropathy. Also ask if you can have a blood test to evaluate some of the pro-inflammatory markers I noted above.

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The New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act allows for numerous benefits should you sustain an injury out of and in the course of your employ-ment. Please allow this article to provide you with a checklist to determine whether you are receiving the appropriate benefits under the law. Did you report your accident or injury to your employer? By statute you are provided a short period of time to actually notify your employer of the injury. The most restrictive notice require-ment is applied when a hernia is alleged, as you have only 48 hours to report this. Although other accidents and injuries allow for more leniency, as you may be entitled to medical treatment, all injuries should be reported as soon as possible. Have you sought medical treatment? After providing notice to your employer that you have sustained an injury, you should seek medical atten-tion immediately, should same be necessary. The longer that one waits to request medical treatment, the harder it will be to causally connect the injury to the incident at work. In addition, injuries often respond better to appropriate medical treatment provided in a reasonable time, rather than allowing the injury to worsen before attempting treatment. Has your employer notified the workers’ com-pensation insurance carrier? This is important so that you are provided with a claim number to provide to medical providers to insure payment on your behalf. Also, although you provide notice to your employer, future endeavors relative to the claim will be more efficiently completed if the carrier is immediately put on notice. Has your employer or its workers’ compensation insurance carrier provided you with a medical professional with whom to seek medical treat-ment? On some occasions, the employer may indicate that you should seek treatment and bring the employer any outstanding medical bills. This is contrary to the New Jersey Workers’ Compen-sation Act and usually signifies that the carrier has not yet been notified. It is important that you

understand that the employer, through its carrier, has the right to choose the physicians from whom you receive medical treatment for compensable injuries. A physician you choose, with the in-tention of providing bills to the employer, is not authorized and may not be recognized by the carrier in the future. Is the physician with whom you are treating pro-viding you with reasonable and necessary medical treatment? It is important that you provide the authorized medical professional with all of your medical complaints that are related to the com-pensable injury, and that all of those complaints are addressed by that physician. Are you receiving temporary disability benefits through the workers’ compensation carrier for 70 percent of your standard average weekly wage? This is required in the event that the authorized physician indicates that you are temporary totally disabled, or able to return to modified duty which cannot be accommodated by your employer. Temporary disability through your employer is not the same as disability through the state and does not need to be applied for. In the event that you are instructed to apply for disability through the state, you are not getting the benefit as provided by statute. After completion of your medical treatment and temporary disability benefits, have you received compensation for the permanent disability aris-ing out of your compensable injury? If you have received benefits, have you contacted an attorney to determine whether these benefits are consistent with the injury and disability you sustained? Although this checklist may not be comprehen-sive, it is a starting point to determine whether you are receiving the appropriate benefits under the law. Should any of the above not be consis-tent with the benefits you are receiving, there are actions that may be taken by an attorney to bring your matter before the court so that the issues may be resolved.

MANCHESTER – On May 7, acoustic guitarist and vocalist Ben Weiner will perform at the Manchester branch Library from 2 to 4 p.m. His repertoire includes songs by popular artists from the 1960s to the present, including the Beatles, Billy Joel, Michael Buble, Harry Chapin, the

WHITING – The Meadows of Lake Ridge’s new Travel Commit tee an-nounced its upcoming trips. June 22: Sands Casino, Bethlehem, PA. $39 per person, includes $30 slot play and $5 food voucher. There are also great outlets and restaurants on premises. August 19: Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, for “Rock, Roll and Soul.” $85 per

Travel Committee Announces Tripsperson, includes bus, show, dinner and famous dessert buffet. October 5: Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA. Lunch at Cock-N-Bull, and show “Golden Girls.” Enjoy new shops within walking distance of restaurant. Trips leave from the Meadows Club-house parking lot, 2 Clear Lake Road. Call Cathy 732-350-2189 or Terry 732-849-6939 for details and to register.

Manchester Library To Host Free ConcertEagles, Simon and Garfunkel and more. This program is open to all ages, free of charge. Go online to theoceancountylibrary.org or call 732-657-7600 to register. The Manchester branch of the Ocean County Library is located at 21 Colonial Dr.


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Manchester Library May Events May 2, 9:30 a.m .: Microsoft Word Ba-sics – Learn how to use Microsoft Word to create and format a document. Topics will include writing text, changing the size and color of words, adjusting the spacing be-tween paragraphs, and printing a document. Participants should be comfortable using a computer mouse. May 2, 6 p.m.: Teen Advisory Board –

ages 12 to 18. Participants can earn commu-nity service while volunteering, the library. Help plan future teen activities, decorate the Teen Zone and assist the library staff with projects as needed. May 2, 6:30 p.m.: Wii Game Night – ages 11 to 18. Play Mario Cart and other assorted games. May 3, 2 to 4 p.m.: Writer’s Circle – Par-

ticipants critique each other’s works and discuss issues pertaining to authorship. Participants can receive answers to ques-tions about the writing and the publication processes. Learn the steps involved in copyrighting a written work and how to go about finding an agent. Find out how others cope with writer’s block and get feedback on your manuscript before sending it to a publisher. May 4, 2:30 and 6 p.m.: Wednesday Mov-ie – “Big Stone Gap” (2014). 143 minutes. Rated PG-13. Comedy/romance. The cast includes Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg. In the small town of Big Stone Gap nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan fields mar-riage proposals, fights off greedy family members and organizes a celebration for visiting celebrities. She finds her life completely shaken up after learning a long-buried family secret and plans the trip of a lifetime – a trip that could change her view of the world and her own place in it forever. Drop-in. May 5, 1 to 3:30 p.m.: From Page to Screen: A Book and Film Discussion – Read “The Age of Innocence” by Edith Wharton before coming in to watch the film. This 1920 novel tells of the doomed romance between an upper-class gentleman and an ostracized lady in 19th century New York society. The 1993 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder is rated PG; 139 min.


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 to 11 p.m. 2 positions), part time 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 4 days a week and Per Diem. Apply in person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to [email protected]. (t/n)

Full Time Housekeeper – We have an immediate need for FT Housekeeper/Floor Person who will be responsible for stripping and waxing floors, shampooing rugs, and general cleaning duties. We are a well established retirement/healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and 401(K) once you have worked 1 year and 1000 hours. The Pines offers an open door policy and Senior Leadership is always available and visible to our employees every day. Rate of pay based on experience. Apply in person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to [email protected]. (t/n)

Part Time Food Service – We have an immediate need for Part Time Waitstaff/Servers, Dietary Aides, FT/PT Dishwashers. FT Dishwasher must have open availability. We are a well established retirement/healthcare community located in Whiting. We offer competitive pay and 401(K) 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 [email protected]. (t/n)

PT Book Keeper – Growing Healthcare company in Ocean County is looking for a PT bookkeeper to work 2-3 days a week. The ideal candidate should be detail oriented and very analytical in looking at reconciling General Ledger accounts. A summary of list of duties include but not are limited to GL Reconciliation, data entry, customer service, journal entries, account analysis, and assist with payroll and ap. Send Confidential Resumes to [email protected]. EOE. (t/n)

Full Time Home Health Aide/Independent Living – The Pines at Whiting is looking for an experienced Home Health to work FT and to provide excellence in care to our residents in our independent living area. Hours are M-F 1-9:30 p.m. If you are looking for an environment that rewards excellence, provides a fun work environment, you should look no further than 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! Competitive rates. Apply in person to: The Pines at Whiting, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or email resume to [email protected]. (t/n)

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MANCHESTER – On May 6 at 2 p.m., local authors Gretchen F. Coyle and Deborah C. Whitcraft will visit the Manchester Branch Library, 21 Colonial Drive, to talk about their book, “Inferno at Sea: Stories of Death and Survival Aboard the Morro Castle.” The SS Morro Castle was a luxury ocean liner that caught fire and burned killing 137 passengers and crew members on September 8, 1934, en route from Havana to New York. The ship eventually beached herself near Asbury Park and remained there for several months until she was towed off and scrapped. The aftermath literally floated into public view on the beach at Asbury Park, where the Jersey Shore resort town filled with rescuers, press, and gawking curiosity-seekers from throughout the mid-Atlantic and northeast. The charred, smoldering, stranded ship quickly became a tourist attraction; hawkers sold souvenirs and photographs, and the dramatic story filled front pages for weeks.

Controversy and intrigue surrounded the mysterious death of the captain the night before the fire, as well as the cause of the fire itself. Much of the mystery has continued to endure for nearly 80 years. However, many of those who survived the tragedy rarely spoke of it and kept the awful memories to themselves. In “Inferno at Sea,” survivors finally tell their stories, family and friends share nar-ratives of those lost that night and rescuers and volunteers all contribute to give us a rare glimpse into the events of September 8, 1934. The fading, maritime mystery of the Morro Castle fire remains, but those closest to the disaster speculate about what really happened and provide a new perspective on this famous NJ shipwreck. Copies of the book will be available at the event for purchase and signing. To register for this free adult program. Call 732-657-7600 or go online to theoceancountylibrary.org.

TOMS RIVER - The Grunin Center Art Gallery, Ocean County College Main Cam-pus, announced its Gallery Exhibit schedule featuring local and national artists. Admission to the gallery is free. April: Wayne Lerman – While Lerman is a licensed architect and certified interior designer, he considers himself to be an artist. A member of the Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, and Monmouth Council of the Arts, Lerman tries to express color, form and textures in his artwork. Since he deals with realism every day in architecture, abstract expression is a way for him “to get out of the box without limitations of budget, function and rules.” May: Arlene Mollow and Friends – Working in oil, charcoal, monoprint and encaustic (a paint comprised of beeswax, damar resin and powdered pigments), Mollow’s work reflects her “fascination with shapes and contours” and provokes viewers to look at art in un-expected new ways. Over the past 35 years, Mollow has exhibited at the World Trade Center, Powys Gallery, City without Walls, Pier Village Gallery, Apart Contemporary

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MANCHESTER – The Manchester Township School District approved a change to its current school year calendar, due to a snow day closing. The board approved a change in the last day

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MANCHESTER – The Senior Citizens Club of Crestwood Village IV is hosting a trip to Atlantic City on June 29 to see “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish And I’m In Therapy.” This show is described as “one part lasagna, one part kreplach and two parts Prozac.” The club will go to Caesars Showroom for the show. This package includes $25 in slot credit and the show ticket. Package price is

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MANCHESTER – The From Page to Screen discussion group will read “The Age of Innocence” by Edith Wharton for May, before coming in to the Manchester branch Library to watch the film on May 5 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. This 1920 novel tells of the doomed ro-mance between an upper-class gentleman

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LAKEHURST – The Borough of Lake-hurst has the following events scheduled for the month of May: May 1: A Breakfast Fundraiser and Gift Auction at the Community Center spon-sored by the Lakehurst Fire Company. May 21, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Town-wide Yard Sale. May 30, 1 p.m.: Memorial Day Ceremony at Lake Horicon, sponsored by Fleet Re-serve Association Branch 124, Inc.

MANCHESTER – The next regular monthly meeting of the National Associ-ation of Retired Federal Employees is May 16 at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Manchester Town Hall, Civic Center, 1 Colonial Drive in the basement. A speaker from the Manchester Police Department Detective Program will attend the meeting. Any postal or federal active or retirees are eligible to join NARFE. For more information, contact Bill at 732-350-1761.

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MANAHAWKIN – The Knight of Columbus Annunciation Council 3826 is hosting the following trips: December 7 – Visit the American Music Theater for the “Winter Wonder-land” Christmas Show. Fee is $11 per person, which includes transportation, buffet lunch at Shady Maple Restau-rant, show ticket, tax and gratuities. February 7 to 19 – Go on a 12-night Souther n Car ibbean Cr uise on the Royal Caribbean “Anthem of the Seas” from Bayonne. Cost from $1,524 per person. For information and reservations, con-tact Charles Serwin at 609-978-0970.

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By Wolfgang Puck “What’s the secret...?” Those words begin so many of the questions people ask me in my restaurants, or when they meet me in public. It sometimes feels to me as if everyone believes there’s some spe-cial storehouse of magical knowledge locked away somewhere, and only professional chefs have the key. To tell you the truth, there really are “secrets” that chefs know. But it’s not necessarily because they have been initiated into a magical society, like some sort of culinary version of Hog-warts from the Harry Potter stories. Over the many years all of us who make our livings in the kitchen spend preparing thousands upon thousands of meals every year, we simply learn what works best to transform food into something amazing: commonly available ingredients that, alone or in combination, can brighten or deepen flavor; cooking techniques that am-plify taste, texture or color; and even special tools that make cooking easier and the results better. Real magic starts to happen when two or more secrets, often very simple ones, join together. That’s certainly the case in the following recipe for my version of one of the most popular side dishes there is: mashed potatoes. The secrets begin with the potatoes themselves. Though you can make mashed potatoes with ordinary rus-sets, I love to use the now widely available Yukon Gold variety for their naturally rich, buttery flavor and creamy texture. Next comes the way I cook them. While I cut them into relatively even pieces that will cook through in the same time, those pieces aren’t too small because they’d absorb more water. Who wants watery potatoes? For that same reason, after they’re just tender enough to pierce easily, I immediately drain them and return them to the pan to dry out over low heat for a few minutes. Then comes the mashing itself, and my big secret here is that I don’t mash them - I rice them. A ricer is a simple, inexpensive tool that looks a little like a giant nutcracker. I press the soft potatoes - and the whole garlic cloves I cook with them for more fla-vor - through tiny holes that turn the potatoes into tiny rice-like particles. However, if you don’t have a ricer you can use a hand-held masher. The final trick won’t surprise you

at all: I enrich the puree with cream and butter. Sure, you could use milk, buttermilk or even nonfat milk, and they’ll still taste delicious. But every once in a while, your dietary needs allowing, maybe you can spend a few calories on a great yet simple feat of culinary sorcery.

CREAMY GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

Serves 4 1 3/4 pounds (875 g) Yukon Gold pota-toes, peeled, cut into halves or quartersKosher salt 3 large cloves garlic, peeled1/2 cup (125 mL) heavy cream Pinch nutmeg 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into chunks, at room temperatureFreshly ground black pepper Chopped fresh chives or Italian pars-ley, for garnish Put the potatoes in a large saucepan. Add just enough cold water to cover them and season with salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Add the garlic and partially cover the pan. Cook until the potatoes are just tender when pierced with a wooden pick or the tip of a small, sharp knife, about 25 minutes. Drain the potatoes and garlic in a colander. Return them to the same pan. Place the pan over medium-low heat, partially cover, and leave until any excess water evaporates and the potatoes are dry, shaking the pan or stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes. Bring the cream to a simmer in a heavy small saucepan. Meanwhile, working in batches, rice the potatoes and garlic back into the same pan you cooked them in. (Or use a hand-held masher, mashing the potatoes and garlic in the pan.) Add the nutmeg to the potatoes. Place the pan over low heat. A little at a time, stir in the hot cream and about half of the butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and keep warm. Put the remaining butter in a small skillet over medium heat and cook, watching carefully to avoid burning, until it turns a nut-brown, 3 to 4 min-utes. Meanwhile, transfer the potatoes to a heated serving bowl and make ridges in the surface with the moist-ened bowl of a serving spoon. Drizzle the surface of the potatoes with the brown butter, garnish with chives and serve immediately.

The Secret To Making Creamy Mashed Potatoes

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of April 23-April 29

By Jeraldine Saunders

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