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1.   ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS SCHOOL PLAN GOES BACK TO VOTERS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 11

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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ —  Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a $6.3 million plan to renovate and expand the 81-year-old elementary school.

The same proposal was turned down by 28 votes on December 10 last year in a 332-360 decision.  Voter turn-out was 21% with 686 ballots cast. There are 3289 registered voters in the school district.

School Superintendent Dr. Martha Wallauer said many people who had intended to vote in December failed to do so. Many of those who failed to vote were parents likely to be in favor of the plan, Dr. Wallauer said. 

This time there was an organized effort by 1st grade parents to get the word out. Tee-shirts were worn by some students with a reminder of how important the vote was to children. Cocktail parties have been arranged.

Letters have gone home and a borough-wide newsletter was mailed to residents from the school board prior to the vote.

"Everything has been said that can be said," School Board member Robert Dougherty said outside the school this week. "It's up to the voters now."

Board member Elizabeth Sweeney said, "There have been enough meetings and presentations.  It is time to get out and vote."

Board President Helen Marchetti wrote to residents, "We've thought long and hard how to best address our educational needs and how to minimize the tax burden to all of us while meeting those needs."

The $6.3 million plan will been financed, in part, with $2.1 Million in aid from the State - representing 33% of the total cost, according to Dr. Wallauer.

The State Department of Education reviews each school facility plan and awards aid of up to 40% for school renovations under the School Facilities Construction and Financing Act which provided $8.2 Billion to fix the states aging schools. 

The poorest school districts, the so-called Abbott districts, receive the bulk of the state aid.  Under the SFCFA, $6 billion is reserved for 30 Abbott school districts and $2.2 billion is shared by the remaining 586 school districts. 

District official have said they are concerned that as more and more districts pass school renovation referenda there will be a dwindling amount of aid remaining for those who do have not already passed a referendum.

The plan is being resubmitted to the voters without change because the district can still get 33% state aid, according to school officials. If there were any changes in a resubmitted plan, the State would need to recalculate the aid package it is likely that aid would be in the range of 16%-22% according to Dr. Wallauer. The Board is operating under a strict deadline to correct deficiencies at the school.  The school, under routine state and county monitoring identified 5 deficient items amounting to about $550,000 that must be addressed by October 2003.  These include: unit ventilation in the classrooms, bathrooms, and gym, partitions in the bathrooms, masonry repointing of the building, windows and sidewalks must be replaced and stage curtains.

Asphalt playground at AHES would be replaced with grass.

In addition, there are many other items identified under the Long Range Facility Review Plan which must be addressed within five year, including meeting the requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). So far, the only deficient item corrected has been the stage curtain which was purchased by the Board.  

Mrs. Marchetti wrote in a message to residents, "If the voters defeat the referendum, the Board will be forced to either do a series of renovations over the next five years at an average cost of roughly 32 cents per year per $100 of assessed value or to eventually close the building and end up spending more on tuition and transportation than it would cost to keep this building operating. The choice is yours."

The renovation and expansion plan would correct all the deficiencies and provide needed upgrades and adequate classroom space, according to school officials.

Among the renovations identified by the school's engineer/construction manager, Tom Schneider of P.W. Moss and Associates: a new roof, heating/cooling/air exchange systems, windows, fire alarm system, emergency lighting, plumbing, masonry repairs, and ADA access to the building.  

A building addition is also proposed to address program space deficiencies.  According to the State's Facility Efficiency Standards, the kindergartens are undersized, as are the general classrooms, media/technology center and cafeteria.  There are non-conforming small group instruction rooms (speech, basic skills, resource centers) and  non-conforming band and vocal music rooms.  A specialized science classroom is needed as well as special education classrooms.

The new 3-story addition would house a cafeteria on the first level, a library/media center on the second level which would be available to the community during off-hours, and on the third floor, a science lab and special education class space.  

With the additional space, Dr. Wallauer said, the school could return six students now sent out-of-district classes for autistic children at a cost of about $37,000 per student. 

If approved, the district's share would increase local school tax rate by about 9.8 cents per $100 assessed valuation on property. The owner of a home valued at $170,000, the borough average, would pay an additional $167 dollars per year in taxes.

The polls are open Tuesday, March 11, 2003 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Voting districts 1 and 4 will vote at the Senior Citizen building at the municipal harbor.  Voting districts 2 and 3 will vote at the Fireman's Fieldhouse, Avenue C.

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2.  ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1958 REUNION SCHEDULED

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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ — The Atlantic Highlands High School Class of 1958 will hold its 45th reunion with a dinner-dance on Friday, Aug. 1 at the Shore Casino.

Those interested in attending or persons who can help update their addresses or those of classmates should contact the Reunion Committee through Peter Donoghue, 49 Mount Ave., Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716.

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3.  PERFORMING ARTS SERIES  "HONORING WOMEN COMPOSERS" AT UNITARIAN - UNIVERSALIST MEETING HOUSE

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4.  KEANSBURG HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB TO HOST GIFT AUCTION SATURDAY AT NEW POINT COMFORT FIREHOUSE

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KEANSBURG, NJ — The Keansburg High School Booster Club, an organization comprised of the parents of athletes and former athletes, and some of the athletic staff of the high school, do a lot for the kids during the course of the year. On Saturday, March 8,  The Booster Club will host its annual Gift Auction at the New Point Comfort Firehouse, Carr Avenue.

The doors will open at 6PM and the auction will begin at 8PM The admission price is $5.00  Free cake and coffee will be available, or people may purchase other refreshments. The Booster Club donates money to each team to use for uniforms or whatever might be needed during each season. The group provides a pizza party for all of the athletes at the end of each season when they receive their letters or certificates of participation.

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The Club runs the concession stand during football season, and hosts the Senior dinner at the end of every year.

The group provides several scholarships to outstanding Seniors to help them out in their College careers.

Some of this years sponsors of the Gift Auction include: Cosco, Olgas Salon, Amatos, Scissor Talk, The Macaroni Grill, Fast Track Oil and Lube, Perkins, The Steak and Ale, The Outback, Fridays, Camerons, Dixie Lee Bakery, Basil T's.  The Booster club extends their thanks and appreciation to all of the local businesses and merchants who have so generously donated gifts or gift certificates, or refreshments for this event.

The Club does a lot for the kids during the course of the year, and are always looking for new members. Anyone interested can contact any of the membership at the auction, or simply attend the next meeting. The group meets on the fourth Monday night of every month at 8PM in the back of the Booster Club building otherwise known as the concession stand next to the Football field at the high school.

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RED BANK, NJ —  The Monmouth Symphony Orchestra will present a concert on March 30 at 3:00 P.M. in the Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, New Jersey. Pianist Marina Young will be featured in Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto. In addition, Roy D. Gussman will conduct the Festive Overture by Shostakovich and the Suite No. 3 in G Major by Tchaikovsky. Reserved seat tickets are $20.00 for adults, $18.00 for seniors (age 60 and over), and $5.00 for college students. School-age children accompanied by an adult may obtain free tickets. Please call the theatre box office at (732) 842-9000.

Born in Moscow, pianist Marina Young studied at the Moscow Conservatory School for the Gifted, the Moscow Conservatory College, and the Gnessin Institute of Music under Alexander Iohelles. After graduating, she taught at the Gnessin Music School for the Gifted where many of Russia's top musicians were trained, and lectured on topics in music and pedagogy. She also gave piano performances, played harpsichord with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, and made recordings for Radio Moscow. After emigrating to the United States in 1980, Ms. Young taught at the Lucy Moses School in Manhattan and the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She has given numerous solo recitals, adjudicated several piano competitions, and performed as a soloist with the New Jersey State Orchestra. She has won the Queens College Cultural Heritage Competition's Best Performance Award and the Piano Teachers Society of America Robinor Pedagogy Award and National Certification Award. She also teaches privately.

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For more information about the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra, please visit their Web site at www.monmouthsymphony.com or call (732) 842-9000.

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TRENTON, NJ —  New Jersey Department of Transportation road crews have been working overtime to patch potholes that developed on state highways in the aftermath of last month's blizzard and are geared up to make more repairs in the weeks ahead.

POINT PLEASANT, NJ — The Jersey Shore Chapter of the National Conference for Community and Justice-New Jersey Region will honor four local community leaders at the 34th Annual Jersey Shore Chapter Humanitarian Awards Dinner on Wednesday, March 26, at the Crystal Point in Point Pleasant.
The honorees are Kathleen Dorry, coordinator, Holocaust Commemoration, Department of the Army, Fort Monmouth; Edith "Edie" Gordon, former host of Comcast Cable's Edie Gordon Show - Community Calendar; Joseph J. Marmora, executive director and treasurer of Interfaith Neighbors, Inc., Asbury Park; and Rebecca Stafford, Ph.D., president, Monmouth University.

Kathleen Dorry, Coordinator, Department of Army C-Com, Ft. Monmouth
The Department of the Army Holocaust Commemoration Remembrance at Fort Monmouth program, begun 14 years ago, has received wide recognition. It is regarded as the model holocaust observance throughout the Department of Defense, one of the top five such programs in New Jersey, and it has been acclaimed by Yad V'Shem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. Its guest speakers have included Sister Rose Therin O.P., executive director of the National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel; Tova Feldshuh, the renowned actress who appeared in "Holocaust," among other productions; Professor William B. Helmreich, author of Against All Odds; and Professor Telford

Taylor, chief counsel at the Nuremberg trials. Also as a part of the program, a Holocaust Memorial Garden was designed and constructed at Fort Monmouth, dedicated to "Those we loved, those we cried for and those we remember."

Edith Gordon
Edith Gordon is well known locally as Comcast's Community Affairs Liaison and hostess. She also hosted the Edith Gordon Show on Comcast, which invited national and local guests to share their experiences with the Jersey Shore community. Her community activities include volunteering as an English tutor at PS 132, the Ocean County Girl Scouts, the Laurelton Block Association, the NAACP, the Urban League, and the Ocean County Human Relations Commission.

She has been honored and recognized by several organizations including the Monmouth Ocean Development Council, the NAACP, Girl Scouts of America in Ocean County, Girls and Boys Club in Asbury Park, Georgian Court College, and the Multicultural Services of Ocean County College.

Joseph Marmora, Executive Director, Interfaith Neighbors, Inc., Asbury Park
Interfaith Neighbors was formed in 1988 to bring together Monmouth County faith communities to help struggling families avoid homelessness. They accomplished this by pooling financial support and volunteers to provide rent subsidies and guidance. The organization now assists more than 200 working poor families annually.

Further, in 1991, Interfaith Neighbors took over the senior meal program for Monmouth County (Meals on Wheels) and expanded it to more than 425,000 meals annually, serving some 4,000 seniors daily.
Additionally, in 1997, an affordable housing program was initiated with seed money from the NJ Natural Gas Company. Two homes have been rehabilitated, three new homes completed and two more homes are under construction, with plans to build nine more new homes. All will be sold to low-income, first-time homebuyers.

Dr. Rebecca Stafford, President, Monmouth University, West Long Branch
Rebecca Stafford became the sixth president of Monmouth University in 1993. The first woman to head the 69-year-old private comprehensive institution, Dr. Stafford has described her vision for the school as a teaching university of regional distinction. During her tenure, full-time enrollment has more than doubled. She initiated a plan to address deferred maintenance of University facilities with needed renovations and refurbishment around the campus, and extensive landscape and garden renovations have been completed. In addition, three new residence halls were constructed. Planning is underway for a new multi-purpose activity center and an addition and renovations to the Guggenheim Library. Robert E. McAllan Hall was completed in 2000 and houses the departments of Nursing, Criminal Justice, Social Work, and the School of Education. The Jules L. Plangere, Jr. Center for Communication and Instructional Technology opened its doors in the fall of 2002 and is home to The Outlook, the student newspaper, WMCX and Hawk-TV, and a host of state-of-the-art classrooms.

Individual tickets for the dinner are $150. Sponsorship opportunities and reservations are available by calling Linda Tondow at NCCJ-NJ, 732-745-9330, ext. 25, or through Dinner Chair Judith Leone or Dinner Vice Chair Donald M. Lynch, president, Central New Jersey Region, Jersey Central Power & Light Co.; NCCJ-NJ, Jersey Shore Chapter Chair and Brookdale Community College Vice President Vincent Gorman; or NCCJ-NJ, Jersey Shore Chapter Vice Chair Monica E. Robertson, Esq.
NCCJ, founded in 1927 as the National Conference of Christians and Jews, is the nation's premier human relations organization. It is dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America by promoting understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education. The New Jersey Region has served residents, corporations, interfaith leaders, educators, communities and youth across the state for more than 55 years.

FREEHOLD, NJ — Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley welcomed the 33 selected members of this year’s Citizens Leadership Council at the inaugural meeting, held at the Hall of Records in Freehold, Tuesday, March 4, 2003. Sheriff Oxley created the Citizens Leadership Council to strengthen community ties with the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office through increased dialogue and cooperation.

At the meeting, Council members were introduced to the Command staff for the Law Enforcement, Corrections and Communications Divisions. Members received a comprehensive overview of the functions and missions of the multi-faceted, 692 member, $42 million Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office.

“The members selected for this year’s Citizens Leadership Council represent a cross section of the talent and diversity that is an important part of the quality of life we enjoy in Monmouth County,” Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley said. “Our Citizens Leadership Council will serve as a vital communications link between the Sheriff’s Office and the residents we serve, ensuring we remain open and responsive to the changing needs of our residents.”

Sheriff Oxley addresses members of the 2003 Citizens Leadership Council

The Citizens Leadership Council began in 2002 as the first citizen liaison organization between residents and countywide law enforcement in the 317-year history of the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office. On a quarterly basis, the Sheriff’s Leadership Council of 2003 will meet with Sheriff Oxley and representatives from the Law Enforcement, Corrections, Youth Detention and Communications Divisions. Topics to be covered include the roles and responsibilities of Sheriff’s Officers, the operation of Monmouth County Correctional Institution, and the recent technology improvements of the Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Communications Center.

Membership on the Council will be representative of a wide cross-section of the County geographically, reflecting on Monmouth County’s rich cultural, ethnic and religious diversity. Prospective members of the Sheriff’s Leadership Council will be expected to pass a criminal background check and maintain regular attendance at quarterly meetings. Board members will be encouraged to represent their community’s concerns and provide insight on solutions.

In January of 1996, Sheriff Oxley first instituted an agency-wide “Commitment to Excellence,” revising policies and procedures, and seeking professional scrutiny from outside the organization. Accreditation -- a voluntary process of external peer review to evaluate operations against nationally accepted standards of practice -- proved an effective leadership tool in facilitating comprehensive improvement. In less than 5 years, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office attained an unprecedented milestone for New Jersey Law Enforcement.

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office is the first of 3,088 agencies in the nation to earn the "Grand Slam" achievement for simultaneous national accreditation in law enforcement, corrections, correctional healthcare, and most recently, the 9-1-1 emergency dispatch center. Strategic planning and progressive initiatives such as the Citizens Leadership Council are important for the continuous self-improvement process involved in maintaining national accreditation.

Since Biblical times the Sheriff’s Office has been “The people’s office”. The first known reference to the Office of Sheriff can be found in the King James Version of the Bible in the Book of Daniel, Chapter 3, Verse 2. In its modern incarnation, today’s Sheriff’s Office combines law enforcement and citizen leadership, working together to create innovative solutions to combat crime. The Sheriff is the only law enforcement official directly elected by the people.

“Last year’s Citizens Leadership Council helped to bring about positive change for this agency, and we hope this continues into the second year,” Sheriff Oxley stated. “We’re asking for honest, open dialogue to make Monmouth County a safe place to live, work, and raise a family.”

To apply for membership in the Citizens Leadership Council, contact Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley at (732) 294-5901 or log onto www.sheriffoxley.com

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16.  LAST CHANCE SIGN-UPS FOR KEANSBURG BASEBALL, SOFTBALL AND T-BALL

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KEANSBURG, NJ  — There will be one last chance sign up for those that wish to participate in Keansburg Baseball, Softball and T-Ball at Collins Field Clubhouse on March 15 from noon to 4 p.m.

Girls - Ages 5 to 16 Boys - Ages 5 to 18 If your child is 4, but will be 5 on or before August 1st, they are eligible to play T-Ball. There is a $50 registration fee per child and a $25 work deposit per family.

Residents of Keansburg, Keyport and Union Beach are invited to sign-up
Sign-ups are at Collins Field Clubhouse, Keansburg.

For more information contact Mike Yeneic at 732-495-0313

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PASTOR'S CORNER By Rev. Dr. George Hancock-Stefan Central Baptist Church Atlantic Highlands, NJ cbcbeacon@aol.com

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WHEN THE DIFFERENCES ARE SO VAST

An Anglican bishop reflected on the differences between him and Apostle Paul. He mentioned that wherever he traveled people were extremely kind to him. They thought that he was an enjoyable fellow to have around for pleasant discussion as they drank delicious cups of tea and ate exquisite biscuits. He was often asked to join various cultural boards, and mayors wanted to be photographed with him.

Such was not the case with Apostle Paul. No sooner did Apostle Paul arrive in town, than most of the people wanted to chase him out. He was rarely invited by the city council for pleasant meetings; instead, most of the city councils invited the guards to put him in prison. Many times he was thrown out of the city gates because he was considered dead and they did not want such a fellow among them. Paul tells us that God has granted him a great opportunity to preach the Gospel, but there are many enemies (1 Cor. 16:9). He lists all the tortures and beatings that he has received for the sake of Christ as though they were his Olympic medals (2 Cor. 11:22-33).

I am teaching a course on Christian Martyrdom Today for the second time. This is not a course in which there is standing room only! In fact, both times the course was allowed to run with the minimum number of students, because the Dean of Faculty thought that such a course ought to be taught at our seminaries.

This Wednesday, the Christian calendar starts the Lenten Season with Ash Wednesday. It is a sobering reminder of our finality and of the fact that we are from the earth and that we shall return to it. However, it also reminds us of the suffering that Christ has suffered on our behalf. For Christ the cross was real - it produced for Him His death. The same Christ who died on the cross has called us to deny ourselves and to take our crosses daily and to follow Him (Lk. 9:23). The 12 disciples who followed Him understood the cross as the sure possibility of their own death.

Today in our churches we rarely invite people to come and follow Christ by taking their crosses daily. We rarely invite people to die to themselves and to live for God. The results of this selfishness are that people who attend churches have the same divorce rate as those who do not, they have the same addictions as the people who do not. And because there is so much sin and selfishness among us, many pastors spend the majority of their time counseling people whose problems in many instances have to do with their unwillingness to change and become Christlike.

If Jesus would come in our churches, if Paul would come in our churches, would they recognize the gospel that we preach? Have we continued to invite the people to come and follow Christ by taking their crosses daily and following Him, or have we told our members that they can be a Christian without carrying a cross, and thus present a gospel that has nothing to do with Christ?

The old hymn "Must Jesus bear the cross alone, and all the world go free?" responds: "No, there's a cross for everyone, and there is a cross for me".

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BODY POLITIC by Jack Archibald, Atlantic Highlands  Council President

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LEMONADE STAND By Carol Barbieri BarbieriCa@aol.com carolbarbieri.com

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DOES BUSH HAVE 'OILTERIOR' MOTIVES
Who Really Has the Most to Gain by “Keeping the Peace” in Iraq?

Should America go to war with Iraq?  What will the United States gain by attacking Iraq?  Perhaps we’re asking the wrong question.  Maybe what we should be asking is, “By going to war against Saddam, what do our allies have to lose?”

Russia, France and Germany have just stated that they “will not allow” a draft U.N. Security Council resolution, which will authorize the use of force against Iraq.  Meanwhile, the U.N. inspections there drag on and on.

Why are Russia, France and Germany dragging their feet?  How much more evidence do they need about Saddam’s destructive capabilities?  What are they waiting for?  For a repeat of September 11^th to happen to them?  Is that what Americans are waiting for, too?  Maybe Bush does have an itchy trigger finger.  But maybe he knows something we all don’t know.  As much as I don’t want war, I can’t convince myself that a possible U.S. attack is only about oil or about American greed.  I just don’t buy it.

But I’ll tell you who’s been doing a lot of buying from Russia, France and Germany:  Iraq, that’s who.  Saddam owes Russia billions of dollars for arms and supplies which it purchased from Moscow.  He has been paying off the debt by sending the Putin government oil at prices that are much below market.  The Russians make a profit from this inexpensive oil by turning around and reselling it.

Now, let’s suppose that Russia supports an invasion of Iraq.  What do you think is going to happen to that billion dollar debt?  Bye-bye.

France also sells Iraq products in return for hard currency.  It (along with Russia) has signed oil exploration contracts with Saddam.  What happens to those contracts if France and Russia support a war on Iraq?  Rip!  Tear!  Shred!  Into the garbage!

Germany has been doing business with Iraq, too.  They’ve reportedly sold billions of dollars in arms.  Some believe that Germany doesn’t want the U.S. to find out about those deadly weapons and that they will be very embarrassed if we do.  Can you say “bribery,” boys and girls?

But maybe there’s something else going on here, too.  It’s no secret that Saddam is a powerful man.  Besides being one of the wealthiest men in the world, there’s evidence that he can be a brutal monster. 

Maybe Saddam is like the bully on the playground.  You’ve seen him beat up kid after kid.  You know what kind of damage he’s capable of doing.  The last thing you’d want him to do is to turn on you.  So you appease him.  You don’t ruffle his feathers.  You keep the peace.  And, to go one step further, maybe you owe him some money.  Or he owes you some money.  Or he’s threatened you.  So, you stand by and watch him beat up all those kids and do nothing.  You turn the other way.  Because, as long as you do nothing, you think you’re safe.  You count on it.

But, there’s one thing you should never count on:  the loyalty of a monster.  And by doing nothing, you actually give that monster more power.  And the last thing you should ever do is give a monster more power than he already has. 

I’m not saying that we should go to war with Iraq.  I’m saying that all the countries involved need to be honest with each other and honest with themselves about the real reasons why they will or won’t take a stand against Saddam.  The U.N. inspections can’t go on forever. 

Yes, the United States does purchase oil from Iraq.  So does Great Britain.  And it’s said that some of the money that Iraq gets from those purchases goes straight to its military.  That’s unsettling.  And if I were one of the persons responsible for buying oil from Iraq, I might be losing sleep at night.

But, I can tell you for sure that, I’m going to be losing a lot of sleep, as long as Saddam is still in power.  The man is dangerous.  Like a bully, he’s s threat to anyone who gets in his way. 

And sometimes the only way to stop a bully is to use force.

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DEMOCRATICALLY YOURS by Joe Caliendo Middletown Township Democrat Party Chairman

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BANFIELD: MIDDLETOWN'S 'CULTURAL SHANTY'

Have you passed by the Banfield "Cultural Center" lately?

Our mayor, Rosemarie Peters, has gone on the record countless times saying that the structure of the building is fine and nothing is wrong.

In a pig's eye!

It doesn't have a roof!

Well, a roof is the most prominent thing that it doesn't have. It also doesn't have any decent parking when there's heavy patronage of the train station.

And, it doesn't have a roadway near it that isn't congested most of the time.

What this piece of property does have is a lot of money off the backs of Middletown Township's taxpayers.

Is this the "structurally sound" building that Mrs. Peters keeps going on and on about? It's going to cost us Middletown taxpayers seven times the amount of money that it took to pay for this run-down shack.

My money, and the tax money of every other Middletown Township taxpayer, has gone to pay for a building that has no roof, bad parking and poor access. And, Mrs. Peters has said that the township got the building for a great price…$400,000.

This red herring project of Mrs. Peters will end up costing taxpayers $4 to $5 million. Bear in mind, this is all going on at the same time that our town committee can't come up with the $250,000 to plow the roads for snow.

Now, the seating capacity for the cultural center is 130 people. If the town (which is now in the theater business, I guess) holds two shows a day, weekends included, it still isn't going to make back the money it took to put this monstrosity together. In fact, it won't even pay the expenses of this luxurious hobby belonging to Mayor Peter.

I think that enough is enough! Middletown residents need to make sure that this mayor and this Administration gets the message that they have gone too far in their pursuit of casual entertainment.

Government is intended to be "of, for and by The People". I wish that someone would read about that on the Middletown Town Committee and introduce it at the Committee's next session, because that's just not happening.

I love Middletown, because it's a place of great beauty and it's a great place to live and bring up your kids. But, this Committee is endangering every aspect of our township, from zoning a bunch of strip malls to building useless pet projects to getting all of their friends and family on the township's payroll.

RUMOR HAS IT that certain renovation costs for a certain Bayshore area cultural project have been purposefully 'dumbed down' for public consumption. But, auditors are right now working on that problem to present the true information to certain government agencies and the public.

(Joseph Caliendo is a lifetime Middletown resident and businessman. He is also chairman of the Middletown Township Democratic Party.)

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GORDON BISHOP ON THE ISSUES by Gordon Bishop Syndicated Columnist

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THE ‘WAR’ OVER THE NEW JERSEY BATTLESHIP

From 1976 to1999, four New Jersey governors wanted the USS New Jersey Battleship to become a national monument at Liberty State Park on the Jersey City waterfront.

Liberty State Park was considered the “ideal” home for the most decorated battleship in naval history.

That was the vision of two Democrat Governors (Brendan Byrne and Jim Florio) and two Republican Governors (Tom Kean and Christie Whitman).

So how did the most honored warship in naval history wind up on the Camden waterfront?

Politics. Plain and simple. Specifically, corrupt politics at the highest levels of government, state and federal.

Just as the New Jersey Battleship was ready to be released to the State of New Jersey for berthing on the Hudson waterfront, then Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell decided to use his political clout as a national Democrat “leader” to influence the outcome of where the ship would finally go.

Rendell, now Governor of Pennsylvania, left his mayor’s office in 1999 to become chairman of the National Democrat Party. He ran the U.S. Senate race for Hillary Clinton, while her husband was still President of the United States.

Clinton, a draft dodger who despised the military, could care less about the fate or future of the Navy’s most honored warship. He didn’t care that the citizens of New Jersey overwhelmingly wanted the USS New Jersey at Liberty State Park.

Rendell called the shots in the Democrat Party at a time when the Clintons were fighting an impeachment of the President. Hillary joined Rendell in supporting the Camden waterfront, opposite Philadelphia, as the destination of the NJ Battleship. And Rendell delivered by getting Hillary elected as the U.S. Senator from New York.

Once again, the Clintons had a hand in a corrupt political decision that left the NJ Battleship marooned on the Camden waterfront.

Camden is not a tourist destination. It is a Democrat-controlled city that has become a ward of the state.

Camden is broke. New Jersey taxpayers keep it from completely collapsing into a sewer of drugs, crime and murders.

Liberty State Park is a national tourist destination, attracting more than 5 million visitors a year. Liberty State Park is the bright, beautiful backdrop for two national (really international) monuments – the Statue of Liberty, the world’s greatest symbol of freedom, and Ellis Island, the world’s greatest immigration story – America’s “melting pot.”

The people of New Jersey still want the NJ Battleship on the Liberty State Park Hudson waterfront – the Gateway to America.

The only way that can happen is if President George Bush, a Republican, is willing to investigate the Navy’s decision to give the battleship to a private organization in Camden.

Clinton’s Navy Secretary, Richard Danzig, made the decision to give the ship to a private organization of Camden, instead of the State of New Jersey, which established, by law, two state agencies to bring the ship home and berth it on the Hudson waterfront.

Those two state agencies are the Battleship Commission, which is in the State Department of Environmetal Protection (DEP), and the Battleship Foundation, which is in the Department of Community Affairs (DCA).

Now here’s the real kicker. The Navy was going to turn the battleship over to the state of New Jersey, but Governor Christie Whitman, who had supported the Liberty State Park site all along, decided to run for the U.S. Senate.

Whitman, a Republican, realized that a run for the U.S. Senate involved getting votes from all over the state, including Camden and South Jersey. Forget the fact that the overwhelming majority of New Jersey residents wanted the battleship at Liberty State Park. The majority of New Jersey’s population lives in Central and North Jersey – not South Jersey.

Ignoring that demographic fact of New Jersey’s political geography, Whitman made the dumbest decision of her career as a politician. She decided not to accept the battleship on behalf of the citizens of the New Jersey, but to “neutralize” herself as Governor, thereby letting the Secretary of Navy make the decision for both the citizens of New Jersey and their elected public officials, the majority of whom want the battleship at Liberty State Park.

The Clintons and their political operative, Ed Rendell, won – and New Jersey’s citizens and public officials lost.

That’s how the USS New Jersey got to Camden.

How do I know? I served as the Media-Fundraising Director of the Battleship New Jersey Foundation, and I wrote several columns on how the Clintons and Rendell stole the ship from New Jersey and put it in the Delaware River to benefit Philadelphia, whose mayor was Ed Rendell, the catalyst in this great theft of an international monument.

When Governor Whitman refused to stand up for the people of New Jersey and their elected public officials, it allowed Clinton and the Navy Department do make the decision for the State of New Jersey.

The entire process cries out for an investigation by President Bush and his Navy Secretary. It might not happen soon because of Bush’s double wars on terrorism and taxes.

(Gordon Bishop is a nationally syndicated columnist whose office is in Middletown.)

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IT'S ELEMENTARY by Dr. Martha H. Wallauer Atlantic Highlands Superintendent of Schools email: docwall@ahes.k12.nj.us AHES Website: www.ahes.k12.nj.us

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I encourage Atlantic Highlands residents to remember to vote on March 11. The polls are open from 2 - 9 p.m.

I received a request from Teresa Rampulla to serve as guest columnist during March - Reading Month. I hope you enjoy her column which underscores our need to read to, and with, our children. Atlantic Highlands Elementary has participated in Read Across America since its inception. We are hosting Reading Night on Monday, March 10 with a variety of activities for students and parents. If you’d like more information, please contact Tim Haase at 732-291-2020-204. Enjoy! Dr. W.

GET BACK TO BOOKS
By Teresa Rampulla
Sylvan Learning Center

Reading regularly with your child can greatly impact their love of reading

Educational experts agree that the more children read, the more they’ll enjoy reading and the better readers they’re likely to become. The National Education Association’s Read Across America Day was March 1 and presented a great opportunity to get back to reading. This day marks the culmination of the year-round reading extravaganza of the National Education Association and falls on the birthday of the late Dr. Seuss.

Parents play a key role in fostering a love of reading, even starting as early as sharing picture books with babies. Sylvan Learning Center recommends that parents spend at least one hour per week or 10 to 15 minutes a day reading with their children.

Start the Reading Adventure with Pre-schoolers

* Set aside time for storytelling. Reading and telling stories together helps stimulate and writing skills.

* Read aloud. It sparks the imagination and helps orient children to language and the concept of written words. When reading a story aloud, point to the words as you speak them. Follow the sentence with your finger so that children begin to recognize how words appear on the page.

* Read often, but don’t expect to be able to read together for long periods of time.

* Encourage children between ages 4 and 7 to recognize words on the page.

Read Regularly with Grade School Children

* Continue to read aloud. Even after children start to read on their own, reading aloud with them can help develop language skills.

* Encourage your child to try to sound out a strange word. Mistakes should be treated as an opportunity to learn a new word, not an embarrassment.

* Encourage talk and discussion as this contributes to the development of language skills and can help with reading. Ask everyone around the dinner table to talk about his or her day.

* Introduce children to your local public library and get library cards for everyone in the family.

* Read newspapers and magazines together. Help them read photo captions.

* Set up or designate shelves in a child’s room for her own “library.”

Go to the Internet

The Internet can provide many opportunities for children looking for new things to read. Book Adventure is a free, Sylvan-sponsored interactive reading motivation program online at www.bookadventure.org students choose their own books, take short comprehension quizzes and redeem their accumulated points for small prizes. Book Adventure also offers teachers and parents resources and tips to help children develop a lifelong love of reading.

Teresa Rampulla is the executive director at Middletown Sylvan Learning Center, the leading provider of supplemental education services to students of all ages and skill levels. Contact Mrs. Rampulla at 732-615-ABC7 (2227) for more information or visit www.educate.com.

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TRENTON TALK by Assemblyman Steve Corodemus (R) - 11th District AsmCorodemus@njleg.state.nj.us  www.corodemus.com Political Website www.njleg.state.nj.us/html/corodem.htm Legislative Website

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BILL FINDS CURRENT TRANSPORTATION METHODS OF PCB'S UNACCEPTABLE

On March 3, S1969 passed the New Jersey General Assembly. The Bi-partisan bill unanimously passed in the Senate on January 20. If signed by the Governor the bill will help enforce guidelines developed by the
United State's Environmental Protection Agency in 2000. S1969, would require the Department of Environmental Protection to find the current method of transportation and disposal of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated material (PCB's) in the costal zone as inconsistent with the State's coastal management program.

It is imperative that as legislators we do everything in our power to ensure that these harmful toxins are kept away from our shores and the millions of people that frequent our beaches every year. The current methods of disposal were unacceptable, adopting and enforcing the federal standards will help improve and protect our natural resources.

The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 gives states the right to determine if actions that are conducted by the federal government, or that require a federal license or permit, are consistent with the state's own federally approved coastal management program. Actions that may affect any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone may be reviewed by the state to determine if the proposed action is consistent with the state's coastal management program. The proposed actions may occur within or outside of the coastal zone as long as effects to the coastal zone may happen because of the actions.

New Jersey has come a long way from the time when the state was known as the Ocean Dumping Capital of the world," stated Cindy Zipf, Executive Director of Clean Ocean Action. "Today on remnant from that legacy still exists. The Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS) resulted from past inappropriate environmental management."

The United States Environmental Protection Agency's ocean dumping guideline for PCB contaminated dredge spoils, established in September 2000, at 113 parts per billion, has served as a standard that protects the ocean environment, and is a benchmark for the safe placement of these materials. This bill would help implement and enforce that standard.

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WINDOWS ON RED BANK by Daniel Murphy, Jr. Danny's Steak House danssteaks@aol.com

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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

I always felt it was noble to be able to turn the other cheek.  At times I was able to do this.  It made a lot sense being in the bar and restaurant business.  However, the man in me would not let you get in a second shot without fending it off and getting ready to defend myself.  When it came to my family, friends and business anything that threatened them would have my undivided attention.  I have inherently felt that way about my country and so I am as guilty as the rest of us for not being as consciously aware of the following: 

I received the following fax from Captain Gary White.  He commanded one of the first ships engaged in the Persian Gulf during 9/11.  I wrote a number of stories about his ship in the AHHerald.com on March 1st 2001 you can find it under the archives on Windows on Red Bank. 

At a time when everyone has an opinion on the up and coming war and whether or not we are doing the right thing.  Debates are raging on how much it is going to cost and with a litany of opinions and objections perhaps the following speech will have the same affect on you that it had on me.  

Several of you wanted a copy of Dan Ouimette's speech to our Civitan Club on February 19th.  Others may have missed it.  Here it is...
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America WAKE UP!

That's what we think we heard on the 11th of September 2001 and maybe it
was, but I think it should have been "Get Out of Bed!"  In fact, I think
the alarm clock has been buzzing since 1979 and we have continued to hit
the snooze button and roll over for a few more minutes of peaceful sleep
since then.

It was a cool fall day in November 1979 in a country going through a
religious and political upheaval when a group of Iranian students
attacked and seized the American Embassy in Tehran.  This seizure was an
outright attack on American soil; it was an attack that held the world's
most powerful country hostage and paralyzed a Presidency.  The attack on
this sovereign US embassy set the stage for the events to follow for the
next 23 years.

America was still reeling from the aftermath of the Viet Nam experience
and had a serious threat from the Soviet Union when then,  President
Carter, had to do something.  He chose to conduct a clandestine raid in
the desert.  The ill-fated mission ended in ruin, but stood as a symbol
of America's inability to deal with terrorism.  America's military had
been decimated and downsized / right sized since the end of the Viet Nam
war.  A poorly trained, poorly equipped and poorly organized military was
called on to execute a complex mission that was doomed from the start.

Shortly after the Tehran experience, Americans began to be kidnapped and
killed throughout the Middle East.  America could do little to protect
her citizens living and working abroad.  The attacks against US soil
continued.  In April of 1983 a large vehicle packed with high explosives
was driven into the US Embassy compound in Beirut.  When it explodes, it
kills 63 people.  The alarm went off again and America hit the Snooze
Button once more.  Then just six short months later a large truck heavily
laden down with over 2500 pounds of TNT smashed through the main gate of
the US Marine Corps headquarters in Beirut.  241 US servicemen are
killed.  America mourns her dead and hit the Snooze Button once more.
Two months later in December 1983, another truck loaded with explosives
is driven into the US Embassy in Kuwait, and America continues her
slumber.  The following year, in September 1984, another van was driven
into the gates of the US Embassy in Beirut and America slept.

Soon the terrorism spreads to Europe.  In April 1985 a bomb explodes in a
restaurant frequented by US soldiers in Madrid.  Then in August a
Volkswagen loaded with explosives is driven into the main gate of the US
Air Force Base at Rhein-Main, 22 are killed and the Snooze Alarm is
buzzing louder and louder as US soil is continually attacked.  Fifty-nine
days later a cruise ship, the Achille Lauro is hijacked and we watched as
an American in a wheelchair is singled out of the passenger list and
executed.  The terrorists then shift their tactics to bombing civilian
airliners when they bomb TWA Flight 840 in April of 1986 that killed 4
and the most tragic bombing, Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
in 1988, killing 259.  America wants to treat these terrorist acts as
crimes; in fact we are still trying to bring these people to trial.
These are acts of war...the Wake Up alarm is louder and louder.

The terrorists decide to bring the fight to America.  In January 1993,
two CIA agents are shot and killed as they enter CIA headquarters in
Langley, Virginia.  The following month, February 1993, a group of
terrorists are arrested after a rented van packed with explosives is
driven into the underground parking garage of the World Trade Center in
New York City.  Six people are killed and over 1000 are injured.  Still
this is a crime and not an act of war?  The Snooze alarm is depressed
again.

Then in November 1995 a car bomb explodes at a US military complex in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia killing seven service men and women. A few months
later in June of 1996, another truck bomb explodes only 35 yards from the
US military compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.  It destroys the Khobar
Towers, a US Air Force barracks, killing 19 and injuring over 500.

The terrorists are getting braver and smarter as they see that America
does not respond decisively.  They move to coordinate their attacks in a
simultaneous attack on two US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.  These
attacks were planned with precision, they kill 224.  America responds
with cruise missile attacks and goes back to sleep.

The USS Cole was docked in the port of Aden, Yemen for refueling on 12
October 2000, when a small craft pulled along side the ship and exploded
killing 17 US Navy Sailors.  Attacking a US War Ship is an act of war,
but we sent the FBI to investigate the crime and went back to sleep.

And of course you know the events of 11 September 2001.  Most Americans
think this was the first attack against US soil or in America.  How wrong
they are.  America has been under a constant attack since 1979 and we
chose to hit the snooze alarm and roll over and go back to sleep.
 

In the news lately we have seen lots of finger pointing from every high
official in government over what they knew and what they didn't know.
But if you've read the papers and paid a little attention I think you can
see exactly what they knew.  You don't have to be in the FBI or CIA or on
the National Security Council to see the pattern that has been developing
since 1979.  The President is right on when he says we are engaged in a
war.  I think we have been in a war for the past 23 years and it will
continue until we as a people decide enough is enough.

America has to "Get out of Bed" and act decisively now.  America has
changed forever.  We have to be ready to pay the price and make the
sacrifice to ensure our way of life continues.  We cannot afford to hit
the Snooze Button again and roll over and go back to sleep.  We have to
make the terrorists know that in the words of Admiral Yamamoto after the
attack on Pearl Harbor  "that all they have done is to awaken a sleeping
giant.

Thank you very much.

Dan Ouimette
Pensacola Civitan
19 Feb 2003

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SPOTLIGHT ON KEANSBURG by Patrick Pecora Keansburg Councilman

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KEANSBURG COUNCIL MEETING NEWS

At this past Thursday’s council meeting Keansburg swore in the third of four new police officers. The officer Jason Lopez was a Keansburg resident who working with the New York City Police Department. Jason will have started on the job here in our town on Monday 3/3. I would like to welcome Jason to our police department and I hope everyone will join me in welcoming him to this job. As far as the fourth officer the Borough Manager reported to me that he will be starting sometime within the next few weeks.

Thursday’s meeting was very busy and in fact, it started at 6:30 PM with a special meeting to hold public hearings and approve resolutions for two Green Acres applications. These applications were the result of a meeting and a tour of our town about 3 weeks ago that the mayor, our borough engineer, the borough manager and I had with green acres representatives. As previously reported we are going to be building a skate park for the children of our town. The first Green Acres application was for that project. The application is in the amount of $134,145.69. This application is currently for a very low interest loan from Green Acres. However, the engineer did inform us that per his conversation with Green Acres there is a great probability that the loan will become a 25 to 50% grant within the next two months.

The second Green Acres application was for the new multi-purpose fields to be built on the 7.2 acres at the library site. The town had already bonded about 1.9 million dollars for that entire project including the library, fields, landscaping, parking and an amphitheater. The application to Green Acres again at this time is a very low interest rate loan. As before this loan will most likely become a 25% to 50% grant. The amount for this project was approximately $343,000 dollars and that money could potentially save the spending of money from the already approved bonds for this project. That can reduce the overall cost of the project to the taxpayers of our town.

Among other items acted upon at last week’s council meeting was the termination of Water/Sewer billing for all borough owned facilities, the fire companies and EMS. This was done because in effect the town was billing itself and paying itself which with the elimination of the old KMUA no longer made sense.

One other item I wanted to report for this week was a discussion item on the agenda from the meeting. This was a direct result of meetings between the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Borough Manager and the Board of Fire Commissioners. The council has decided to add back to the Fire and EMS budgets $5,900 to cover what we had thought was duplicate insurance that we had previously cut. Additionally in May we will be adding another 5,000 dollars into their budget that will bring their total budget to slightly more then it was last year.

In other action at this weeks meeting two long time planning board alternates were appointed to regular seats to replace members that resigned. Additionally a replacement member was appointed to the library committee. Our town still needs to fill two alternate seats on the planning board and we have open seats on other boards and committees such as Recreation. If any resident is interested in volunteering for positions on the boards please submit your resume to the Borough Manager.

Regular Borough Council meeting dates for March.

The two normal borough council meetings during the month of March are scheduled for Thursday 3/13 at 5:30 PM and Thursday 3/27 at 7 PM in Keansburg Borough Hall. There will be additional special meetings during this month however at this time the dates have not been determined.

Final Registration - One last day only!

Keansburg Baseball and Softball
The Kids League

T-Ball - - Baseball - - Softball
Girls ages 5 to 16 Boys ages 5 to 19

When: Saturday afternoon March 15 from Noon to 4PM.

Where: Collins Field Clubhouse

For more information or if you have any questions please call Mike Yeneic at 732-495-0313.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT  by Mark R. Vogel Contact : epicure1@optonline.net

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HAPPY AS A CLAM

A clam is a mollusk, one of the two main classifications of shellfish, (the other being crustacean).  Mollusks are invertebrates, (animals without a backbone), with soft bodies covered by a shell.  To further classify, they are bivalves, which means they have two shells hinged together by a muscle.  OK, enough zoology.  Clams are simply good to eat and nutritious.  Three ounces of clam meat has less than one gram of fat while being high in protein, calcium and iron. 

People are generally advised from eating raw clams.  Raw clams can contain bacteria, (the most notorious being vibrio), or pollutants from the water that are destroyed during cooking.  Bacterial infection from raw clams is not commonplace but individuals with compromised immune systems should be leery.  As for me, break out the cocktail sauce, Tabasco, and lemon.  The cost is the only limiting factor in my indulgence. 

One thing is definite:  never eat or cook a dead clam.  A clam that is already dead prior to cooking is more likely to be infected with bacteria.  Before cooking, throw away any that have slightly opened and will not close when you tap on them.  After cooking discard any that didn’t open.  Shellfish deteriorate rapidly and consuming or cooking one that is already dead is asking for trouble. 

Store your clams in the fridge, but not in water or an airtight bag.  It is best to consume them the same day you purchased them.  Rinse clams well with a small scrub brush before cooking them to eliminate the grit.  And never overcook clams or they’ll get rubbery.  The moment they open they’re done.

The three most common hard shell clams on the East Coast, listed in increasing size are littlenecks, cherrystone, and chowder clams.  Littlenecks are ideal for clams on the half shell.  I prefer cherrystones for baked stuffed clams and clams casino.  The chowder clams are best chopped for use in soups and sauce. The most common East Coast soft shell clam is the steamer clam, eponymously named for steamers. To the delight of clam lovers on the East Coast and Pacific Northwest, clams are available year round.  OK, let’s make some clams.

CLAMS IN VEGETABLE BROTH

24 littleneck clams
One pint vegetable stock
One batch of scallions, chopped
Chopped parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

Place the clams, stock, scallions, salt and pepper in a stockpot.  Cover and cook on medium heat until the clams open.  Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and serve.  A variation of this recipe is sautéing the scallions with some garlic in olive oil first, and then adding the stock and clams.  You can also add hot pepper if you like.  You will be left with an ample amount of juice so make sure you have some bread for dipping.

BAKED STUFFED CLAMS

12 cherrystone clams
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons onion, minced
2 tablespoons red pepper, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
6 ounces bread crumbs
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

Cook the clams in a covered skillet over medium heat until they open.  Remove them from the shells and then strain and reserve the juice.  Discard half the shells.  Chop the clams by hand or better yet, in a food processor.  Sauté the onion and pepper in the olive oil until soft.  Add garlic and sauté one minute more.  Combine the onions, peppers, and garlic with the bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, chopped clams and reserved clam juice.  Fill the shells and bake at 375 until just browned. 

LINGUINE WITH CLAM SAUCE

This Italian classic is a snap.  All you need to do is make your favorite homemade tomato sauce and then add whole clams.  I usually aim for a dozen clams per person.  Add the clams to the finished sauce, cover the pot, and cook at a medium heat until the clams open.  Sprinkle in an ample amount of parsley and adjust the salt and pepper to taste. 

Some cooks like a mixture of whole and chopped clams.  You can use littlenecks for the whole ones and use a few chowder clams for the chopped.  When the chowder clams open, remove and chop the meat, and return it to the sauce.   Be mindful that the clams will release their juices during cooking.  Make sure your tomato sauce has been reduced to a suitable thickness or you will end up with a thin and watery sauce. 

White clam sauce is nothing more than a garlic and oil sauce with clams added.  Sauté garlic and onions in a fair amount of olive oil.  Some cooks also add some butter.  Deglaze with white wine, add the clams and cook until they open.  Season at the end as you would the red sauce.  

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JOBPATH by Caroline Ceniza-Levine cenizalevine@yahoo.com  www.thinkasinc.com

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Series on Interviews (Part 1)
MANAGING YOUR INTERVIEWS

You can prepare for interviews (and should), but the fact remains that you are interacting with another human being (the interviewer).  You cannot control their behavior and therefore cannot fully control the outcome of your interview.  However, you still have control over yourself, so you can (and should) manage interviews to your advantage:

Your interviewer might not know how to interview -- asking vague questions, talking about himself the whole time.  Turn the interviewer’s lead to your advantage.  If questions are vague, consider them open-ended and direct your answers to showcase your achievements and potential for the company.  If the interviewer rambles about himself, show how well you listen.  Don’t bother trying to steer the conversation to yourself.  If the interviewer is self-centered, he won’t remember what you say about yourself anyway.  But he will remember that you paid him a lot of attention.  You want to make a connection, not teach the interviewer how to interview. 

Your interviewer might be rude -- asking improper questions, starting late, smelling bad, interrupting the interview to take phone calls.  Show how professional you are.  In this job (or any job), you will have difficult clients and co-workers.  Focus on what you came to do (sell yourself), and ignore the rest.  Your interviewer might not know a question is illegal, she might have a good reason to be late, she might smell bad because she’s sick, and she might really need to take that phone call.  Assume the positive, so your attitude remains upbeat. 

Other things you can control (and therefore should): 

Give yourself extra time to get there
Bring additional copies of your resume and a list of references
Practice your answers to common interview questions out loud
Be nice to everybody.  That receptionist may have the ear of the CEO.

Caroline Ceniza-Levine, a resident of Little Silver, is an adjunct professor of Professional Development at Columbia University and a career/life coach.  Caroline can be reached at 212-502-8593 or at her website at www.thinkasinc.com. 

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NO BULL FISHING REPORT by Jay Cosgrove of Bahr's Landing Marina and Restaurant Highlands, NJ  jay@bahrs.com http://www.bahrs.com

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The Winter Flounder Season is now Open. The Bob Hunter COA free flounder Tounament is set for Saturday April 8
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Capt. Hal Hagaman has long been among the first to get started with flounder fishing with the Sea Tiger from Atlantic Highlands, but even he has decided to hold off for at least another week due to the water conditions. He reports "Captain Glenn has had the boat out Sat. and Sun. this week and last week and the fishing has been slow for all the boats. We've been catching a few ling on each of the wrecks we've been fishing in the Mud Hole. Not too many blackfish either. We'll be fishing for another couple of weeks and then we'll be going into the ship yard for about 10 days. Fishing for ling and blackfish is probably going to be very slow for the month of March, but the months of April and May are excellent for bottom fishing. So come on down and check us out. We leave at 7:30 a.m. and return at 3:00 p.m. It is best to call the night before just to be sure we will be shaping up in the morning. Call 732-872-7530 or 732-291-4904. Thank you. Capt. Scott"

This just in from Ron McClelland's Sport Desk ">==>>>>:>

Anglers: Ron McClelland _Bait: Live blue runners & various lures _
Date: 02/08/03 - 02/13/03 _
Depth: 80' to 150' _
Size: fish up to 75lbs! _
Water: 78 to 82 _
bname: Ron's Sport Fishing _
email: RSFD1@aol.com _
location: Pacific, Panama _
meth: Trolling & bottom fishing live baits. _
species: Amberjack comm: Brought party of Eight to Rio Negro fish camp caught many big fish, amberjack, barracuda Roosterfish,Grouper, Gaar, Morey eel,bluefin jack,yellowfin tuna, cubera snapper.

THAT'S IT, I AM GOING ON THIS TRIP NEXT YEAR NO MATTER WHAT.

I have not yet seen anybody fishing for anything. I can't wait to start getting some local reports out and less political issues.

More on the 250 Subway cars for potential artificial reef material.

From a Statement of Clean Ocean Action on Artificial Reefs
"New York City Redbird subway cars are not consistent with NJ’s traditional standards of excellence for reef habitat. The subway cars:

Are prohibited from being dumped in New York waters. NY does not want them in their own waters due to environmental concerns.

Contain pollutants of concern.

Do not meet NJ’s traditional standards of 50+ years for reef material, as the thin-gauge steel cars (.0747 inches) will corrode quickly. The sturdy, thick, heavy steel from wheels and undercarriage is removed and recycled. Automobile metal, which has been rejected as reef material, is .05 inches thick.

May be promoted as "free," but will open up our ocean to becoming a convenient, cheap, and easy junkyard setting a dangerous precedent. "

Clean Ocean Action (COA) has been working with the American Littoral Society (ALS) to improve, protect, and expand NJ’s artificial reef program. Recently, with 250 subway cars available, COA, ALS, and several fishing groups have worked with NJ Department of Environmental Protection to develop a solution that will result in the following goals:

Improve, Protect, and Expand NJ’s Artificial Reef Program


Develop standards for artificial reef materials in the region that continue NJ’s tradition of high quality, pollution-free, and long-lasting materials that create habitats of biological value. Such materials include ships, barges, rock, concrete/construction material, obsolete military tanks, and manufactured reef materials.

Identify sources of high quality reef materials and funding options.

Increase statewide public awareness and concern for habitat that sustains biological ecosystems of importance.

Establish an independent scientific review group including interest groups to review and evaluate artificial reef materials and identify what is best for NJ’s fisheries.

Fishermen have long been leaders in environmental efforts, particularly conservation. Over the years significant progress has been made to improve ocean water quality. Still, threats loom. Recently, state officials advised people not to eat certain amounts of fish or shellfish due to PCBs, dioxins, mercury, and pesticides. Clearly, there are many battles that we must wage together to ensure that future generations will have clean and healthy fish.

Opposition From the Jersey Coast Anglers Association (JCAA)

"The conditions that COA and the American Littoral Society want imposed as part of the agreement are totally unacceptable and so is the attempt to bypass the public hearing process.... Some of there demands (coa) are not based on science but just their feelings. The rest of the demands totally ignore existing science. If we use their criteria we will waste valuable taxpayers money on needless studies. We will also be stopped from accepting any subway cars for at least 10 years and prevented from receiving other materials indefinitly. We can't imagine tha Clean Ocean Action or the American Littoral Society would accept the results of additional studies anyway since they totally ignore the existing science when it doesn't support their ideas...."

I got this info from press releases from both COA and JCAA. The JCAA

It sounds like the JCAA are piping mad about this issue and both sides are standing tough. I will keep you updated.
 

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SENIOR SAVVY by Bernice Roberts email - brob3@aol.com

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DUCT TAPE DEPRESSION

Here’s a really stupid question. If someone were pumping bad air into your house, would you help draw it in with a fan? Or would you just turn the fan around to exhaust it?

What’s the answer? (This is not a terrorism test.) By exhausting it, you’ll get a negative pressure within your house that will cause air to be drawn in from other sources. This seems to be O.K. as long as those other sources bring in fresh, healthy air. By the way, this is more basic than a terrorism test because I’m talking about your head (which is the house that you live in).

It happens to us many times throughout our lives. We’re often the victims of bad air. Let’s deal with it. Let’s identify the bad air pumpers. Why ourselves, of course! We’re number one. That’s because we try harder. Then again, sometimes it’s a friend, a family member, a colleague, a confidant, and lots and lots of time, it’s the media. Especially the media.

Why pick on the media. Because the media gives us what we crave, that’s why. We crave bad air. Aren’t the media spin doctors the ones who follow the trends in the readers’ or audiences’ taste for news and entertainment. "Yuk!," you say.

I know how you feel. But then, everyone can’t be saying, "Yuk!" If that were so, then who is buying the newspapers and watching TV. Perhaps it’s people who live vicariously, who find some small measure of elation when they snap out of their intense, hypnotic viewing, and learn it is not they who are the victims of the mugging, the murder, the plane crash, the kidnapping, the mayhem. Is this any way to feel better?

You know no one is blaming the media for reporting the news. No, that’s not it. It’s the message that we get from the selective reporting of mainly disasters, or else it’s the manner in which the stories are told, the emphasis, the spin. Could it be that the media isn’t the message. Could it be that we’ve become addicts, delivering a message to the media that they, equally addicted and loving it, are just playing back to us?

How do we really get rid of bad air? Sometimes we take medicine to get it out of our system. But I think it’s still in our house. Now, let’s see. There’s acupressure you can do yourself called Emotional Freedom Technique. You tap yourself on the head and other body parts while you say affirmations such as, "I’m very crabby sometimes, but I’m still a good and worthwhile person." (No you’re not, so cut the crap!). Sorry, I’m just projecting what my affirmation might be.

Every technique I’ve come across so far only deals with the individual who is hurting.. . . if you would only eat five fruits/vegetables a day (better hurry, I hear it’s going up to nine), eat more fish, get therapy, get angry (depression and anger are mutually exclusive - try it, you’ll see). Tap your head again with another affirmation for good measure. Better yet, try tapping and affirming your friend.

Funny, but I haven’t noticed any remedy in the establishment palliatives that ask for kindness, care, and good treatment of your fellow man . Perhaps I missed it because I wasn’t looking for it, but there it was under my nose all the time. Perhaps if we can become the source of fresh air for others, we’ll be carrying it into our own house. When we bring fresh air to someone else, they in turn can bring it to someone else who brings it to someone else, and it keeps expanding. We renew our supply many-fold as it comes back to us over and over again from many sources.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING by Rich Marcolus, Esq. Levinson Axelrod Attorneys at Law View Archive

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GREEN V. BITNER

This case is an important one that decided the issue of whether a survivor could bring a claim for damages other than financial loss in a wrongful death action. Unfortunately, with the New Jersey Wrongful Death Statute, the only damages allowed are for pecuniary loss. The issue often raised is what is the value of a child or a parent who has retired.

This case recognized that there is more to the relationship than just financial loss. For example, a child can make a claim for loss of parental guidance and companionship.

One of the problems I have never understood is why a child’s life is of so little value. Since the Wrongful Death Statute only provides for pecuniary loss and a child has no earning capacity, this Green case did give some value to a child’s life. However, it’s still very little considering what a parent must go through in dealing with the loss of a child.

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PHYSICIAN'S FORUM Alan Zaccaria, MD, FACS Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, President, Monmouth County Medical Society www.plasticsurgery_zaccaria.yourmd.com Aldozac@netzero.net

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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MONMOUTH COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY

The annual meeting of the Monmouth County Medical Society was held on February 26, 2003 at the Colts Neck Golf Club and was attended by approximately 90 physicians and guests, including doctors from the Ocean County Medical Society. The meeting began with a presentation by Conventus, a new malpractice insurance carrier in New Jersey, and was followed by annual elections. The office of President was extended for a second year. This was prompted by all of the momentum that was gained by the County Society in major issues during the past year and the concern that a change in leadership might jeopardize the society's progress. Therefore, I will serve as president for another year. Two new members were elected to the executive committee. John Romanelli, MD, a laparoscopic surgeon from Ocean Township, and Steven Berkowitz, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon from Neptune. Dr. Berkowitz also received the distinguished service award, which was given to him for all of his hard work during the past few months in our battle for tort reform.

Several honored guests spoke about important advances in tort reform and medical liability reform. These included Dr. Eric Munoz, Assemblyman from Union county, and Dr. Robert Rigolosi, President of the Medical Society of New Jersey. Our key note speakers for the night were Senator Joseph Kyrillos from Monmouth County, and Senator Gerald Cardinale, from Bergen County. Both senators have been strong physician advocates in the state legislature and are working diligently with doctors throughout the state to attempt to bring an equitable solution to the medical liability crisis in New Jersey.

pictured (l-r) Dr. Alan Zaccaria President of the Monmouth County Medical Society, Senator Gerald Cardinale and Dr. Robert Rigolosi, President of the Medical Society of New Jersey.

The legislative process is moving slowly, but there is a proposed bill in the senate which addresses many of the patient concerns and physician concerns. If agreed upon by both legislators and physicians, it may be up for a vote in the general assembly in the near future.

A lot of work still needs to be done to end the medical liability crisis in New Jersey. Patients and concerned citizens are urged to continue to contact their local legislators and the governor's office to show their support.

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OLD OAK TRAIL by Joe Reynolds AH Environmental Commission Member

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NEW R-3 ZONE IS A BLESSING

Wednesday, February 26, 2003, will go down in history as the day the Borough of Atlantic Highlands took a bold step towards obtaining a coherent policy to control over-development and maintain a high quality of life. For it was on this day the new R-3 zone was finally adopted as an ordinance to limit the amount of sub-divisions in the hills of Atlantic Highlands.

Five out six Council members took a courageous and profound step in voting for the R-3 zone. Future generations of Atlantic Highlands’ residents will undoubtedly thank them.

Without an R-3 zone in place, our picturesque and charming Bayshore community was threatened with becoming another overdeveloped, congested, and depressing urban area, similar to the ones you find on Long Island and Staten Island. In those places, greed and the rights of individuals overwhelmed the collective right of a town’s residents to a clean, safe, and liveable community.

Most importantly, the R-3 zone affords greater protection for our steep slopes. When people consider factors adversely affecting their health, they generally focus on their diet or the need for more exercise. Rarely, however, do we consider land-use patterns as potential health hazards. Yet, we should. Without proper land-use plans, a community can quickly become degraded from too much traffic, noise, pollution, and higher property taxes due to increasing public expenses, such as schools and police.

In addition to our existing steep slope ordinance, which limits development of the slope itself, the new R-3 Zone will provide more protection to the hill area. It will help deter our steep slopes from becoming degraded from too many septic systems and slump blocking, which causes the slope to violently move downward from the collection of excessive amounts of water in the sandy layers of the incline.

Steep slopes in the Coastal Plain area of New Jersey are not made out of bedrock (like the kind you find in Northern New Jersey), but are generally made out of sand and sedimentary rocks. This area does not exactly have the kind of earth you want to build a high-rise building! Of course, due to poor planning and a lack of environmental science, many have been built in the past, such as the now ill-famed East Point building, near Highway 36, which is continually threatened with toppling into the bay by slump blocking.

While the R-3 zone is particular to Atlantic Highlands, its broad principles can be applied anywhere. The issue is where growth should go. In Atlantic Highlands, we have told developers that if you want to do business, then you will have to do it on a smaller scale and in locations that suit our community values. The ultimate goal of a balance between a positive business climate and a sustainable environment goes on.

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POETS' LAIR by Area Poets

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GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FEELINGS

If your fingers are doing a flamenco
        at a concert
and Ravel's Bolero is more
        than a thump;
If you shade your eyes
        on a cloudy day,
and an ocean wave
        becomes a dance;
if your car takes you on
        a ride to nowhere,
and autumn leaves crunch
        under your feet,
and a single touch or look makes
        you feel warm all over

your feelings have spoken.

        Listen!

GILDA KREUTER

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YOUR HEART'S EAR

I have just returned from an Evening of Great Minds and Music sponsored by The National Alliance for Schizophrenia And Depression (NARSAD). John and Alicia Nash and Sylvia Nasar, author of "A Beautiful Mind" about the life of John Nash, the Nobel Prize winner who suffers with schizophrenia, were our guests, each receiving tributes for their work with NARSAD.

While John and our dedicated research scientists provided the beautiful minds part of the program, Jose Feliciano provided his beautiful mind as well as his beautiful music. Backed up by five musicians, Jose not only entertained us with his exceptional feel and adept use of the guitar, including "Light My Fire", he also gave us a few seeds of thought from his personal insight on life.

That is why at this late hour I am writing my thoughts down, motivated by several things Jose said during his concert that I thought might be good for all of us to think about.

He said we are all born with a ‘knack’, something we were born to use. He noted that John Nash was probably working with numbers since he was a child. For Jose, he said as a poor child with little resources, from the beginning he had the ability to make music. Whether it was with a rubber band, thread or a can, he made music and that was his driving force.

Blind from birth, he was not going to sit for the rest of his life with a cup in his hand selling pencils. He was going to make music somehow. Today, he said our children are in danger of not discovering their ‘knack’ because of all of the outside diversions they have. They don’t have the quiet time to find their ‘knack’.

I did identify with what he was saying. As a young girl on Grandma’s farm in Ohio, I would write plays and sometimes act out all of the parts if my one friend up the road couldn’t come to play. I had little outside ‘noise’ to keep me from listening to my inner ‘knack’. I knew from the beginning what I was meant to do with my life.

I hope our children and grandchildren will be given the quiet times in their lives where they can find their ‘knack’, whatever that may be. Don’t let the outside noise of all that is available to them, over-shout their inner reason for being here. Their special talent that will give them a focused purpose. I hope we all will do the same. Listen to your inner ’knack’ and if you discover what it is, don’t let it go. Don’t let the outside static prevent your heart’s ear from hearing your reason for being. 

Sandra Hart
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