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PLANTING DAY

“May 15^th is planting day,” my father-in-law used to say to me every year.  “Don’t put anything in the ground before May 15^th, or you might be sorry.”

My father-in-law was a lover of nature in his own sweet way.  A native of Hoboken, New Jersey, there weren’t a whole lot of lawns in his neighborhood when he was growing up.  He seemed to make up for the lack of greenery, later in his life, when he bought a house.  Trees, shrubs, bulbs, perennials, annuals and grass - he knew a little about all of them and loved to impart snippets of information about them to me. 

When I was in my twenties, I was, quite honestly, not interested in flowers, unless they were delivered to my door, in a vase, with a note from my husband attached to them.  If they could be pinned to my dress, in the shape of a corsage, or banded to my wrist, well, that was a different matter.  I didn’t care how you grew a rose, what “pests” could kill it, or how to feed it.

“You put a little lime down there every fall,” my father-in-law would tell me, as he pointed to his tulips, as we strolled in his backyard after dinner, while my mother-in-law made coffee.

I tried to act interested.  But my mind was usually elsewhere, for instance, wondering what trouble my sons were getting into, or wondering what kind of cake my mother-in-law would be serving for dessert.  

“Come over here and look at how well my azaleas are doing,” he’d say.  “And look at these flowers over here.  These are called, ‘four o’clocks’,” he’d continue.  “They come out only once a day in the late afternoon for a while and then close up again.  Isn’t that something?”

At that age, I couldn’t tell an azalea that was doing well, from an azalea that wasn’t.  And a flower that came out only once a day seemed like a “jip” to me.  I endured his botanical tour, as best I could.

Flower gardens just seemed like too much work back in those days.  First, you had to “get the ground ready.”  Then you had to decide what to plant and where to plant it.  Then you had to actually plant.  Sooner or later, bugs showed up that you had to get rid of.  You had to water.  You had to weed.  You had to trim, fertilize, and “cut back.”  Eventually, you had to pull up the whole thing out until next year.  And, God forbid if you went away for a few days.  If you didn’t have someone to come over and water the garden, you could come back to plot of stumps.  Nah.  I had better things to do with my time.  I’d rather read a good novel in a park somewhere and enjoy someone else’s toil and trouble.

But one spring, I found my interest in flowers and plants beginning to bud.  All of a sudden, I wanted to know what “zone” I was in.  I wanted to learn the difference between flowers that needed “full sun,” and “shade lovers.”  I wanted to know how deep bulbs had to be planted and how to position crocuses so that they wouldn’t be blocked by the daffodils.  I wanted to plant honeysuckle and lilac bushes, so that I could await their fragrant blooms.  I was willing to actually go into a store and pay money for dirt.

My passion for flowers has grown over the years.  When I walk my dogs down the street, I now notice the landscapes of other houses.  I have to stop short sometimes, and just look.  Pots of geraniums, petunias, marigolds, pansies – all of them can hold me spellbound sometimes.  I now truly appreciate the beauty of flowers and the atmosphere you can create with them.  They can just put you in a downright good mood.  Have you ever really looked closely at a flower?  They’re so intricate and so beautiful.  Study an orchid someday.  That single flower alone could turn an atheist into a believer. 

But I think it’s something else.  As a woman who is in middle age, her childrearing years (almost) behind her, it’s gratifying to be able to grow something.  It’s fulfilling in some small way to nurture a garden, to stand back and admire your work and feel proud.  It’s satisfying in a way.

Every year, I grow or hang more and more flowers.  I invent more spaces, more “areas” more “ground cover” than the year before.  I plant even more flowers. 

But never, thanks to my father-in-law, before May 15^th!

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EYE ON MIDDLETOWN by Mayor Joan Smith Middletown Township thesmitty1@home.com

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GOOD NEWS FOR MIDDLETOWN TAXPAYERS
by Deputy Mayor Rick Brodsky

When you open your tax bill this year, you may get a strange sense of deja vu. As it stands now, the 2001 municipal portion of your tax bill will be the same as last year. That's right. There will be no municipal tax increase in 2001.

But wait. It could get better. We're still waiting to hear if Middletown will receive some additional state aid that will permit us to reduce the tax rate below what it was in 2000. We are eligible for this additional state funding because of our timely filing of the proposed budget and funding application. Keep your fingers crossed. I know I am!

In the mean time, let me take a little time to update you on the budget process and explain how we reached this point. The Township Committee introduced a budget in February that included a proposed tax increase of one half of one cent over the 2000 tax rate. Thanks to careful planning and certain legislation, we were able to drop the municipal tax rate to its 2000 level. I'm proud to say this is the first time since 1986 that there will be no increase in municipal taxes from the previous year.

Admittedly, this year's budget was designed with an eye toward the favorable reception and adoption of Acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco's Pension Cost Stabilization Act. Recently, that legislation became law, which reduced Middletown's payment to the Police and Firemen's Retirement System by $515,000. As planned, we used the money to reduce the amount of revenue we needed to raise by taxation to support the 2001 budget.

Each year the Township Committee and staff spend seemingly endless hours working on the municipal budget with the goal of offering residents a reduced tax rate, or at least one that has not increased. Ever rising costs often prohibit us from devising a budget that can fund an acceptable array of municipal services without increasing taxes. However, the tax rate virtually never increases dramatically in Middletown. That's because the Township Committee and I remain diligent in our efforts to maintain a stable tax rate through good economic planning, economizing and efficient utilization of resources. 

We've also been working to reduce Middletown's annual debt payments by prioritizing capital expenditures such as road improvements and taking advantage of unique financing opportunities available through the Monmouth County Improvement Authority to purchase equipment. Authorized debt will be reduced from a 1993 peak of $55 million to its expected level of $47 million at the end of this year. 

By the way, we're not the only ones who think Middletown is in good financial shape. Our bond ratings are testaments to the excellent state of Middletown's financial affairs. Last year, Standard and Poor's AND Moody's Investor Services - the world's two most prestigious rating services - upgraded our bond ratings to Double A (AA) and Double A3(AA3) respectively. S&P said Middletown has "continued sound financial operations" and Moody's described Middletown as having "strong financial performance." 

How do we do it? We listen. We listen to the budget team, the department heads, and you, the residents. The budget is developed through a series of public workshops held by the budget team, which includes the township administrator, assistant administrator, chief financial officer, and the management information systems director. During these meetings, department heads justify every expenditure from paving roads to cutting grass to buying computers.

The Township Committee and I also hold public workshops where we scrutinize the spending plan. We are always mindful that there is a budgetary impact for every project, program and service offered. At each public hearing, we address questions and comments from residents. Even if you don't have a comment, please accept my invitation to stop by anyway and learn how the budget works. 

It does take a considerable amount of time to really understand how a nearly $50 million budget really works. It takes even longer to learn how to ensure the municipal budget can fund quality services and programs for some 68,000 people without harpooning anyone's checkbook now or in the future. Somewhere during my six years on the Township Committee I reached a point when I became comfortable with my ability to review the budget and make informed and what I believe to be well-reasoned decisions. In fact, everyone on the Township Committee has many years of experience working with Middletown's budget. The benefits of all this experience is evidenced by the excellent bond ratings, a stable tax rate, quality municipal services and a high quality of life.

On Monday we proudly adopted an amendment to the budget that eliminated the proposed 2001 tax increase. Hopefully Mayor Joan Smith and I will be able to come back soon and tell you the rate has dropped even further thanks to additional state aid. Until then, keep those fingers crossed! If you have any questions, please call me at 615-2024.

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WINDOWS ON RED BANK by Daniel Murphy, Jr. RiverCenter Board Member danssteaks@aol.com

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MAYBE IT'S TIME TO CHECK

God was looking over everyone's shoulder yesterday, Tuesday May 15th 2001. The night before my Daughter had gone into the hospital to deliver my 3rd grandchild. My 13-year-old grandson and 2-½ year old granddaughter was dropped off with me. Taylor the 2-½ year old raised havoc until Kay-Kay picked her up. I was awakened at 6 AM with the news that Anthony James Cinelli had arrived. My grandson and I went to breakfast and then to the hospital to see the new arrival. It was 8 am as we admired the new kid on the block. At 8:10 an emergency phone call came into the deliver room to my daughter. There had been a car accident. A car that had blown through a stop sigh had hit Kay-Kay's van. She was hysterical; there were four babies in the van, twins a year old, a three-year-old boy and Taylor my granddaughter. The accident was in Hazlet and all we know was no one was hurt badly, we got the location as the phone went dead. 

My son-in-law, my grandson and I left the hospital immediately. My daughter was in tears as we raced to the scene expecting a fender bender. As we reached the intersection of the accident police and fire trucks closed the road. Parking and running to the van and car my heart raced, as both vehicles had been totally demolished. The front of a Grey older Pontiac was gone and the van, knocked into the corner yard at the intersection also was missing the front end, the bumper lay 30 feet away, both side doors had been knocked off and most of the windows had exploded on contact. Standing around the yard among police and firemen were four adults all holding children, one of them was my granddaughter. Except for a bruise on her cheek she was fine. Passed to her father and then to me she cried a little as she tried to tell us what happened. I called my daughter on the cell phone and let her talk to her daughter, that is when Taylor broke down…hearing her mom's voice she sobbed as she tried to tell her what happened. The reality of what happened effected everyone at the scene. Except for a cut scalp on the 3-year-old boy all the kids were unhurt. Everyone on the scene from police to firemen to onlookers and family members were silent, almost in shock as to how tragic this accident could have been. All were taken to area hospitals and released. 

The woman driving the Grey Pontiac was 86 years old and never saw the stop sign. She was injured and taken to the hospital. In the last couple of years I have witnesses dozens of our senior citizens driving in a fashion that could only be attributed to failing eye sight and over or under reacting while driving. I watched and elderly lady in the Little Silver A & P parking lot crash her shopping cart into a curb a dozen times before finding the ramp for it. She came out and could not find here car for five minutes. Then getting in her car she ran over her shopping car while driving away. I never knew what to do before…I do now. 

These seniors are our grandmothers and grandfathers or our mothers and fathers and they do not belong on the road at this point in their lives. They are endangering themselves as well as our children and us. It is time to have mandatory testing for everyone driving over 70 and to have to come back every year or two for re-testing. Life comes full circle and we become the caretakers to our parents, as they grow old. From this time on I will call and report the license plate number of any car I see not being driven properly by a senior or anyone for that matter. I urge you to do the same as well as take a good look at senior members of your family. It is up to us to protect them and our children. I gained a grandchild at 6 am in the morning I can not imagine what it would have been like to have lost a 2 ½ year-old grandchild two hours later let alone what it would have done to her Mom.

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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

REPORTS OF RIVER, BAY AND OCEAN FISHING

This sent to me by Ronald Motyka of Alpine. "Hi Jay,  The Report,
After battling for a launch spot at Atlantic Highlands, I was off across the bay to the Holy Grounds  (Flyns' Knoll).
I found a nice 13ft patch of mussel bed and anchored-up, On Sundays throwing anchor seems to attract boaters to even buzz closer to you, Early on  "Captain Joey" from Staten Island in his 30ft Scarab severed my anchor line, All I could do is give him a "One finger Salute"  Joey was doing around 60 knots. After fearing for my life, I was surprisingly able to locate my spare and re-anchor,  maybe all that commotion attracted fish. In a hour window, beginning of outgoing we boated at least 20 Striped Bass. The biggest was 44" and the small ones were all over 24",  This was a nice group of fish. I could see other boats trolling were also hooking-up with quality Bass. Also of note were giant schools of Snappers some up to2 or 3 pounds,  They for the most part remained on the surface w/ out hitting our bunker-backs on the bottom -As boats would troll by-the blues would head down-No bird activity was in sight. Well my first two bass were 30" and 26" we released all but 4.  Nothing like fresh striper steaks on the grill, My Mother said it was almost as good as a Bahrs dinner!!

Regards and Thanks, Ron Motyka "

Thanks Ron for making this week's report an easy one for me!

Captain Kenny on the KKat reports "5/9 through 5/12- This past week was consistently excellent for bass both on the troll and on bait. Limits and catch-and-release fishing for Paul Silverstein from Albany, Ken Link and family from Tewksbury, Kurt Franhein and family from Bethlehem, PA, Eric Winnicki and friends from Neptune, Bill Seavy group from Cranford, Dave Kemp group from Clifton, and Gordon Quin and family. I did find the bass to be not quite as suicidal Saturday morning, due to very heavy boat traffic. This bounced right back on the evening trip."

Chris & Rob Hensle from Atlantic Highlands, fishing on their new Logic center console landed some nice stripers and blues on Thursday evening. Using his brother Jason's new rod, Robert weighed in a 29lber. (Jason had to work, too bad for him) They were using fresh bunker chunks near the #1 buoy in the Reach Channel.

Speaking of good catches check out my baby brother Dave Cosgrove's Striper netted by his fiance Jenn Manzi. They were casting plugs into the Atlantic Highlands breakwall Friday Evening. Dave said that they left them biting.

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Fluke fishing started Sat. with very good results, had 2 people with limits, the rest with 3 to 6 fish per person with many throwbacks. Sun pretty much the same results. Mon the best so far but with more big fish. Some fish in bay and some down the beach.

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TO YOUR HEALTH By Dr. Jay Mazzella D.C. Of Gallagher Chiropractic Leonardo, NJ GallagherChiro56@aol.com

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HARVARD MED ANNOUNCES DEPARTMENT OF “NON-TRADITIONAL” MEDICINE

I was amazed by the news myself.  As I jogged along peacefully on the treadmill this morning at the gym watching headline news while simultaneously listening to the radio on my Walkman, I quickly turned up the sound of the television to catch a piece of the “health” segment. (Actually they should call it a “disease” segment because they spend more time reporting about which drugs treat which diseases then they do talking about actual “health”, but that’s another story.)

At first I was surprised by the story.  I’m actually not sure in what respect the prestigious institute will be addressing “non-traditional” medicine, but the important point is that after decades of abuse, propaganda and persecution, the main stream medical establishment is starting to lean toward “non-traditional” or dare we say “alternative” medicine.

Could it possibly be that some new research has suddenly proven that the approaches to health that they have so vehemently tried to suppress for the pass century are in fact now a valid means of administering health care.  No, unfortunately if you look closely enough most “objective” research can prove or disprove “non-traditional” approaches depending on how you want to slant your approach. (The slant usually depends on who’s paying for it.)

No the reality is, and this is of course only my opinion, their decision to branch out into the areas of health care so long thought only the domain of the snake venom salesmen and carnival style charlatan is based on one thing….MARKETSHARE.  Yes, you the American consumer are spending more and more of your hard earned dollar with so called “alternative” practitioners and this is getting the once almighty main stream medical people a bit nervous.  People are sick of the same old approaches that they have learned from experience have very little benefit to actual overall health and more devastating side effects then you would care to list.  So they are voting with their feet and the big money is starting to take notice.

I guess the old saying stands true, and they have tried unsuccessfully to beat us so you know what comes next.

To Your Health!

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PARENT CONNECTION by Carol Caruso Head Guidance Counselor, Henry Hudson Regional School ccaruso@monmouth.com

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LOCAL TRIVIA By George Patterson Baykeeper Boat Auxiliary member View Archive

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW MONMOUTH COUNTY

This Week's Question:

Q:  In what year did the railroad stop running in Atlantic Highlands?
                                            
If you have not won in the last 30 days and you know the answer, send it to trivia@ahherald.com along with your name and the town where you live.  The winner will be announced in next week's issue. )

Last Week's Question:

Q: Who was the first Mayor of Atlantic Highlands?

 No one had the correct answer to last week's question.

A: Thomas Henry Leonard was the first Mayor of Atlantic Highlands.   The Borough was organized in 1887. 

From a manuscript by Peter Y. Everett, the editor of the original Atlantic Highlands Herald (circa 1890), as printed in "From Indian Trail to Electric Rails" by Thomas H. Leonard:

"The year 1887 proved the turning point for Atlantic Highlands - it took new life, there was a greater demand for real estate, and an inpouring of summer guests."

"The citizens, with such men as Thomas H. Leonard, Peter S. Conover, Jacob T. Stout, John E. Foster, the Roberts Brothers, William M. Foster and the like, put their shoulders to the wheel, with a renewed energy, to bring this famous resort more prominently before the public. They availed themselves of printer's ink and advertised extensively, which had good results and caused the sale of a large number of lots."

"The public lights were not lighted in later years, and there were bad washouts on the avenues. A few citizens got together, such as John E. Foster, Thomas H. Leonard,  Dr. H. A. Clark and others, and concluded the only way for the people to do was to take the reins in their own hands and form a local government."

"A borough had been the subject of considerable controversy for over two years, and the above-named gentlemen were determined that an effort should be made to establish the same. Taxes were the only drawback. All saw the importance of a borough, but they feared the taxes. They found considerable opposition in the Atlantic Highlands Association."

"A meeting was held and it was voted by a small majority that a borough be formed. An election was finally held, on the 7th of March, 1887, between the hours of 2:00 and 7:00 P. M., which resulted in confirming the borough with the election of the following gentlemen: President, Thomas H. Leonard, Commissioners, Edward Hooper, William T. Franklin, George Mackey, N. H. Roberts, D. Lane Conover and William B. Savidge. Mr. Franklin was duly selected as Secretary and N. H. Roberts Treasurer.

As soon as the new commissioners came into power, they at once proceeded to the lighting of the street lamps, improving the roads, and before the close of the year the citizens and taxpayers were loud in the praise of the new system of government.

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One of my favorite places to visit is Boston, MA with one of the area's most charming and historic natural resources being the Charles River. Yet, in contrast to the clean waters of the river today, during most of the previous three hundred years the river was a floating dump. From the 1600s onward, various industries and residents in Massachusetts were using the Charles River for waste disposal from slaughterhouses, sawmills, and chemical industries, and clogging the river with rotting animal carcasses, raw sewage, and even rusting automobiles.

Such blatant environmental degradation of the Charles River and other historic rivers, including the Hudson and Delaware Rivers, helped to fuel the environmental activism of the 1960s and a flurry of landmark environmental laws during the 1970s. One of the most successful has been the Clean Water Act of 1972. This law initiated a national goal to end all pollution discharges into surface waters, such as lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal waters. The law provided generous federal grants to help states build water treatment plants to remove pollutants, principally sewage, from wastewater before it is discharged. The act also helped to instigate many other improvements to lessen water pollution.

Since the passage of the Clean Water Act, the good news has been that most of the obvious point sources of pollution in the United States have been substantially cleaned up. Unfortunately, the bad news is that more needs to be done. With source pollution generally under control, nonpoint source pollution has become one of the most basic water pollution problems in the United States. Loosely defined, nonpoint pollution involves contamination from scattered sources that cannot be precisely identified, such as stormwater runoff that contains cigarette butts or seepage from septic tanks or sewage drain fields. 

Taking nonpoint pollution seriously is the Borough of Atlantic Highlands. On the weekend of May 19th, the Atlantic Highlands Environmental Commission will host two events that will help to improve local water quality. The first event occurs on Saturday, May 19th. Volunteers will paint a blue fish and the stenciled words "NO DUMPING, DRAINS TO WATERWAY" next to local stormwater drains. These words will help discourage people from dumping contaminants, such as used engine oil, down grates and urge homeowners to be sparing in their use of garden pesticides and fertilizers in order to reduce contaminated runoff and the loss of sensitive marine habitat. The goal of this activity is to stencil the approximately 400 storm drains and place door hangers that describe the problem of non-point pollution on the doorknobs of as many of the 1,700 households in town as possible.

The second event occurs on Sunday, May 20th when the Hartshorne Unit of the Girl Scouts and volunteers will clean up the sandy beach and waterfront area near the mouth of Many Mind Creek from 1-3pm. 

If you have a few hours to spend this weekend, why not help to improve our local waters and be part of the solution, rather than the problem. To volunteer for the stormdrain stenciling project, there will be two sessions, one starting at 7:30am and the second starting at 11:30am. Volunteers should meet at the Senior Center in the Harbor. The Commission will supply the stencils, paints, door hangers, and training. People who want to distribute doorhangers can start any time during the morning. For the beach cleanup on Sunday, volunteers should meet at 1pm in the commuter dirt parking lot overlooking Sandy Hook Bay, on the west side of First Avenue. The Commission will supply the bags and gloves. 

Let us not forget what Rachel Carson declared in her memorable book, The Sea Around Us, "For all at last returns to the sea." 

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DOLLARS AND $ENSE by Richard Vera II, MBA, CPA, DABFA Of CPA & Financial Services, L.L.C. Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey CPA@cpafs.com - contact Richard Vera

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ESTATE PLANNING CAN HELP PRESERVE FAMILY BUSINESS

Most small business owners do not give enough thought to what will happen to their company, their personal estate and their loved ones after their deaths.  George Sr. and Susan Anderson are planning their estate to give them financial independence during retirement and to transfer the Anderson’s’ business and personal property to their three children after they are gone.

Assume the Anderson’s’ company, a C corporation that operates under the name of G&S Grocery Co., has a net worth of roughly $3.3 million and has no cash in excess of that needed for day-to-day business transactions.

The Anderson’s have the same estate planning goals as before, but they would also like to sell some of the stock in their family business to provide cash to diversify their investments and generate income outside the family business—without paying income tax.

To accomplish their goals, George Sr. and Susan begin a program of yearly gift tax-free transfers of family business stock to George Jr. and Sarah, the children who participate in the business.

The Anderson’s rewrite their wills, leaving to the two children involved in the business any stock not given during their lives.  They leave property of an equal value to their third child.  The Anderson’s’ wills take advantage of all appropriate transfer tax exclusions and deferral techniques.  The children receive benefits only upon the deaths of both parents.

The family business adopts an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).  George Sr. and Susan sell 30 percent of their stock in the family business directly to the ESOP at the then fair market value of the stock, $1 million. To pay for this transaction, the company obtains a loan that is secured by the company stock.  The sale is a cash sale.

The ESOP repays the $1 million loan, with interest, through tax-deductible cash contributions received yearly by the ESOP from the family business.  In this way, the loan obtained to finance the sale of George Sr. and Susan’s stock will be repaid completely with untaxed funds provided by the family business.

This approach provides substantial economic benefits and tax savings over a corporate redemption of stock.  The capital gain in the family business stock will not be subject to federal income tax at the time of the sale, if George Sr. and Susan can satisfy certain ESOP requirements.

It should be noted that deductible contributions by the family business to the ESOP are limited to 25 percent of the payroll of the ESOP participants, but not in excess of $30,000 per participant each year.  In some situations, larger contributions may be deductible by the family business.

There is an additional step.  Having determined that they are healthy and can be insured, the Anderson’s create an irrevocable life insurance trust, making their children co-trustees and beneficiaries. The trust purchases a second-to-die life insurance policy on George Sr. and Susan.  That policy will pay the estate taxes owing from their estate, including the proceeds from the sale of the family business stock to the ESOP.  It also will aid in balancing the distribution of their estate among all three of the Anderson’s’ children.

Clearly, estate planning is highly complex.  It takes time and requires very careful deliberation and major decisions.  Do not delay consulting with a knowledgeable professional to ensure that your family and your business are provided for after your death.

Rich Vera, CPA practices at CPA & Financial Services, LLC, located at 971 Leonardville Road, Atlantic Highlands. A full service firm offering Income Tax Preparation, IRS Representation, QuickBooks Support, Notary Public Services, Investment and Brokerage Services, Mortgages, and Prepaid Accounting Services. You can contact him at: Ph: (732) 291-8546 ¨ Fax: (732) 872-6447 ¨ E-mail: CPA@cpafs.com ¨ Visit: http://www.cpafs.com/

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BCUG meets at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Friday of each month at the NAS building, room 100, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ.

Program for General Meeting: Friday, May 18
DIGITAL MUSIC ON PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET 

Bruce Fries, author of “The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook,” will conduct a presentation about digital music on personal computers and the Internet. His book has been called “The Bible of MP3” and is widely recognized as the most user-friendly and comprehensive book on the subject. Bruce’s presentation includes a discussion of how MP3 and the Internet are revolutionizing the music industry and a live demonstration of recording and playing music on a PC using MusicMatch Jukebox, Winamp and CoolEdit. He will also discuss issues on copyright laws and online music and answer questions about MP3 and related technologies.

Bruce Fries (pronounced freeze) is a writer, technology consultant, and entrepreneur who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is an associate of the Audio Engineering Society and founder of several high-tech companies.

Marty Fries is a technology consultant, audio engineer, and blues pianist, based in Laurel, Maryland. He has designed and built studio equipment and is the founder of Imagimedia.net, a CAD and network services company.

Bruce and Marty recognized the potential of MP3 in late 1998, when it was closing in on sex as the most popular Internet search-term. There was little information available about MP3, so they decided to write a book to teach others about the benefits of this exciting new technology. The result was “The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook.” Check out the site at www.MP3Handbook.com.

The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook: Your Guide to the Digital Music Revolution! Bruce Fries with Marty Fries, TeamCom Books, March 2000 Trade Paperback; 302 pages $24.95 (List) ISBN 1-928791-10-7. Available at most bookstores and from TeamCom Books, P.O. Box 125, Burtonsville, MD 20866.

Contact Brookdale Computer Users Group - jcorbett@bcug.com 

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SCUTTLEBUTT by USS Arctic Public Affairs

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USS ARCTIC GETS "DIRECT" LINK
by JO2 Susan Meyer 

Satellite TV's are everywhere these days including Navy ships! A civilian contractor crew recently outfitted Naval Weapons Station Earle NJ's USS ARCTIC with the Direct to Sailor Satellite TV (DTS) link. They completed the installation just in time as the ship leaves on deployment the end of April. DTS is part of the Navy's focus on improving quality of life aboard ships. It is a welcomed addition to the traditional playing of 8mm movies that will include current news, sports, and entertainment programming.

After several delays due to ARCTIC's busy Inter-deployment training cycle, the installation finished with operational tests this week. The system is complex yet simple with over five thousand feet of cable linking a domed antenna atop number seven kingpost down to SITE TV. A satellite-tracking device communicates with specific satellites in space while compensating for ship's pitch and roll enabling receipt of radio frequencies globally. Interior Communications Electricians maintain equipment in SITE TV that broadcasts video throughout the ship's closed circuit TV. In the event of a system casualty while underway, two crewmembers, ET2 Bradley Van Tassell and IC3 Travis Thompson were trained on troubleshooting techniques to correct discrepancies.

DTS supplements the regular SITE TV movies with two additional television and radio channels. These channels will be instrumental in keeping the crew informed with news and sports as well as entertainment. "This is fantastic; we'll be able to keep up with all the sporting events back home," said Seaman Joshua Bean of Deck Department.

Broadcasts originate from the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) which is geared towards military members and their families. Crewmembers will have the ability to keep informed of worldwide news in a timelier manner than before. Gone are the days when ships relied solely on message traffic to keep abreast of current events. With DTS and email, information is bound to reach the ship. 

DTS is another example of the Navy capitalizing on Twenty First Century technology to enhance the quality of life onboard ships. Direct to Sailor Satellite TV Systems help the Navy visually disseminate information to the crew on a daily basis for increased awareness even when thousands of miles from home. 

Contact USS Arctic Public Affairs - 2NDDIVO@arctic.navy.mil

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POETS' LAIR by Area Poets

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FOND, DISTANT WISH

I hope,
         when I need Hospice
                                        I can find it, in a field.
It isn't seemly
                   souls should slip through ceilings
                                                                    to the
sky.

                                                                             
 by evelyn d'amato

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Picture This! We'll show you a photo each week and you tell us where in Monmouth County that photo was taken.   Be the first person to respond with the correct answer and we will publish your name and the town where you live.

Can you identify the location from this photo taken in Monmouth County, NJ? 
Send your answer along with your name and the town where you live to: editor@ahherald.com

Last Week's Picture This! Answer

A: Sabato's Prime Meats at Campbell's Junction in the Belford section of Middletown. 

The steer atop the building was erected by the shop's original owner, Arnold Jenson who opened for business in 1918. A former Jenson employee, Bob Vetter owned the business for 7 or 8 years during the 1970's when it was known as Village Meats. 

Cousins John and Andrew Sabatos, third generation butchers whose grandfather had a shop in Newark, and later in Irvington for more than 50 years, painted the steer black and white when they bought the building in 1977. It had been painted brown. 

Andrew Sabatos says, " a lot of people call it a bull or a cow, we just call it a steer."

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READER'S WRITE

POLICE COMMENDED FOR HANDLING OF MIDDLETOWN RALLIES

To the Editor;

I would like to commend the Middletown Police Department for their courteous and responsible approach to the Concerned Citizens of Middletown anti-mall rally held on Sunday, June 6 in Bicentennial Park. The developers sponsored an opposing rally at their liquor store parking lot on the other side of Route 35. The two combined presented a large concentration of people on both sides of a congested and well-traveled highway. After spelling out the basic ground rules, the police took a hands-off approach but remained in the vicinity in the event that something arose.

I would also like to thank the 300-plus residents from throughout Middletown who gave up part of their Sunday to demonstrate against the Azzolina/Scaduto development as well as from the thousands of motorists who honked their support of our cause and gave us the thumbs up sign. It reaffirmed what we knew all along -- that no matter where people live in Middletown, they are opposed to the mall project and the disastrous traffic and quality of life impacts it will have. 

Sincerely,
Linda Gumina, Secretary
Concerned Citizens of Middletown

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McGRATH ANNOUNCES RUN FOR 13TH DISTRICT SENATE SEAT

Today I am announcing my Candidacy for New Jersey State Senate.

I have more experience, more exposure and more involvement in the 13th district than either of my opponents and will win in November! 

I urge all hard working Democrats who are tired of losing election after election because good candidates are kept out of the process, to join with me as we win the June 26th primary and go on to a victory in November.

I have decided to run as a New Democrat in the Primary because I feel it is time to stop the embarrassment brought to the Democratic Party by the influence of foreign money and the total disregard for the sacrifices made by so many to protect our Country.

I am also running to provide the best opportunity for Jim McGreevey to win in November by having a Democrat in the Senate Race that is a known fighter for the causes that protect our children's futures. As a Former Township Committeeman and Deputy Mayor I am the only Senate Candidate on either side who has actually served in Local Government.

The 20 Billion dollars of State debt run up by Senator Joe Kyrillos and the Republican Party is a direct result of his lack of experience in working on Municipal budgets. He has no understanding of what is really needed to ease the tax burden of today's homeowners. As head of the NJ Coalition for Property Tax Relief, I will fight to remove the School Funding from our property taxes, that is what I have been working on for two years. Neither of my opponents have devoted a single minute to this mandate of the Taxpayers!
Give backs and Gimmicks don't solve the problem! 

Allowing Seniors to keep the money presently paid in property taxes gives them the freedom to choose how to pay for their own needs. This relief from the property tax burden eliminates the need for the 60 million dollar increase in state spending Senator Kyrillos carelessly supports which covers up for a failed prescription drug plan. 

I have been a champion of open spaces in the district as a former planning board member in Middletown, I have fought to stop the devastating practice of waiting for the developer to bring in a plan before trying to fight over development. Only by planning on a regional basis can we as neighbors stop the outrageous traffic congestion and proliferation of strip mall after strip mall and now the Town Center or Town Square proposals that are ruining Routes 34, 35, and 36, 516 and Route 9. By having local planning boards meet on a regular basis we can share information and work out local Zoning issues as neighbors to develop our district as a whole in a more logical approach before it's too late! Joe Kyrillos is hiding out from these issues like a coward, afraid to go against Joe Azzolina even though he knows Middletown's proposed Mega Mall spells disaster for his own town! I say lets move this project to other towns like Matawan, who want to redevelop their downtown. Lets buy out Assemblyman Joe Azzolina and move the construction jobs down the road where they are wanted!

I am committed to assisting the towns in the district by introducing legislation giving local Boards more tools to work with the reduce over development. Many times Planning and Zoning Boards have few choices when convenience store after convenience store attempt to build in their town. I believe there should be laws that allow Towns to require minimum distances between various establishments, not to restrict free trade, but to allow those businesses to succeed. It's just common sense! It is presently done with Liquor Licenses.
Having too many similar businesses in the same area is the cause of the high failure rate of small business today we don't need convenience stores or Home Depot's on every corner. 

I'm angry that no one in the Legislature is upset about the billions of dollars handed to the Insurance companies by eliminating the need for prescriptions to obtain allergy medications. This means these medications are no longer paid for under prescription plans. Millions of people now have to take the money out of their pockets after negotiating theses benefits in their contracts. This is the Republican attempt to help break collective bargaining agreements through the back door!

The same thing has happened to Insulin, many people who were using the same insulin for twenty or thirty years without incident can no longer obtain these brands in the United States because they have been discontinued here. They are being sold in other countries and people are having them shipped here because they are afraid to switch to something else which might not work as well or might cause side effects that the prior brand didn't produce. Because they ship them here they are not covered by insurance and must be paid for out of pocket! Again the Insurance companies are off the hook and will reap billions in profits, possibly at the cost of lives for those who can't pay for overseas shipping and are forced to experiment with new medications. Where is Senator Kyrillos?
Off playing Republican Chairman! Kyrillos simply wants to move up the ladder and I hope he finds what he really wants in Washington but in the mean time, someone has to roll up their sleeves and solve some problems here, and I'm that person!

As most people today, I have faced adversities in my life and have worked hard to overcome them . The Local Democratic Party feels the Republicans will attack my unfortunate divorce or suits brought against my company which constitute a minuscule portion of my business. We live in a litigious Society and I can't control what other people do. I'm proud of the long costly fight I undertook to stay in my son's life. You couldn't separate us today with a stick of dynamite! I struggled and worked seven days a week for many years to build a successful business and rebuild my life. Most people know that Lawyers will use every dirty trick in the book to boost the legal fees. I fought back the Lawyers with the same determination and drive that I will use to defeat the Republican's in the November Elections. I feel I am uniquely qualified to address the real problems facing families today not the same old poll driven issues that we hear about over and over each election cycle. Political "cut outs" like Joe Kyrillos who have never done anything in their life have no baggage but they also have no experience. Sometimes adversity is our best teacher. 

It's time to stand up and be counted. 
We are at an important crossroad and candidates with backbone and conviction are often driven out of the system by cowardly political leaders who want only followers with no ability to think for themselves. I refuse to be silenced by the party bosses who make deals with each other and sell us all out for a few bucks! I'm tired of the embarrassment that foreign money and influence has brought this Country and now our State. 

Republican Assemblyman Joe Azzolina is using his news paper the Courier, in a way similar to the communist media practices, to conceal the truth from the public about his personal project, "The Mall" on route 35 and other similar attempts to destroy our communities by Kyrillos and local Republicans for personal gains. This is disgraceful! And I intend to take him to task!

Several towns in the district need the millions of dollars Joe Kyrillos is squandering on his rich republican friends. In Keansburg they need money to keep Police officers from being laid off, and Union Beach needs more than 50% of its roads completely reconstructed to prevent serious injuries. Other towns are also being ignored as rich Republican's finance their every whim with our tax dollars courtesy of Joe Kyrillos. 

I ask Democrats to join me in the June 26th Democratic Primary as we, together, send a message to the Democratic Leadership that winning is possible in the 13th district and that Joe McGrath is the Candidate to stand up to the political chicanery that is destroying our economy, destroying our schools, stealing our jobs and is destroying the basic fundamental Patriotic concept that so many lost their lives defending. 

Together as proud New Democrats we will solve the problems facing this great State and return the 13th Senate district to Strong, Competent, Democratic Leadership! Free of the school tax burden, prosperous because we fixed our failing economy and respected because we broke free of the stranglehold placed on us by Liberal Spending Republican's like Joe Kyrillos in bonding twenty billion dollars of our children's future behind our backs to cater to the wealthiest few in New Jersey and the billions given to the insurance companies as a result of " Prescription Gate" 

Bring Back Common Sense!
Vote Joe McGrath
A New Democrat for New Times

Joseph McGrath
Middletown, NJ

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AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Armed Forces Day - May 19

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POSITIVE THOUGHTS:

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. 
Walter Bagehot

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FOR SALE

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Saturday, May 19

• Paint the Town Blue - Atlantic Highlands
  Volunteers will be working throughout the borough on the  Drain Stenciling Project. read more Adobe reader required. get it free

• Bike Tour - Sea Bright
  The MS Bike Tour kicks off from Sea Bright
• Flea Market - Leonardo
  N.J. Blind Citizens Association's Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor a flea market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Camp Happiness, 18 Burlington Avenue.  The fee is $10 per table. Shoppers and vendors are welcome. For more info call (732) 671-1332
• Beach Badges on Sale - Sea Bright 
  Purchase your beach & parking badges at the boro beach office:
  Daily Badges $7.00 per person
  Senior Season Badge (65+) $35.00/person
  Season Badge $95.00 per person
  Children under 12 FREE
  Parking FREE
• Steak Bake - Atlantic Highlands
  The Atlantic Highlands Ladies Auxiliary will hold its second annual Steak Bake at the Fireman's Fieldhouse May 19.  Seating is at 6:30 p.m.  All you can eat Filet Mignon. Tickets are $25. For more information contact Helen at 291-0075.

Sunday, May 20 

• Lions Club Pancake Breakfast - Atlantic Highlands
  A pancake breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building located at the foot of First Avenue near the harbor. 
• Beach Clean-up - Atlantic Highlands
  1-3pm at bay waterfront next to Many Mind Creek
  Meet at gravel parking lot, west side of First Avenue.

Sunday, May 27

• Musical Performance - Atlantic Highlands
  "Who Is This Man?" is coming to St. Agnes Church on Sunday, May 27, at 7:00 P.M.!   This is a powerful musical which portrays the reactions of people whose lives were changed because of Jesus, while he walked the earth.  There will be a free-will offering taken at the end of the performance.
  

Monday, May 28

• Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony - Atlantic Highlands
  The parade kicks off at 11:00 a.m. sharp from the Municipal Harbor. The route will take the parade along First Avenue to the Veteran's Memorial Park across from Borough Hall. Ceremony follows at the Veteran's Memorial Park.
• Memorial Day Ceremony  - Sea Bright 
  Ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m. in front of Veterans' Monument

Saturday, June 2

• Blessing of the Fleet - Atlantic Highlands
  The Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club will host the annual Blessing of the Fleet at the Atlantic Highlands Harbor beginning at 1:00 p.m.  Rev Martin McGrail will give the blessing and a parade of boats will follow.  Also featured will be the new Atlantic Highlands Fire/Rescue Boat.   
• Car Wash- Atlantic Highlands
  Boy Scout Troop #22 will hold a car wash at the Senior Building located at the Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor
• A Night of Cabaret Music - Atlantic Highlands
  Musicality Presents: Bob Scott, tenor, Julia Lakhani, piano, Steve Kelley, percussion for a night of cabaret music...the best of Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, guys and Dolls, Chess, Jekyll and Hyde, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Phantom and much more.  Tickets are $10 per person and includes dessert and a fabulous show. Proceeds to benefit the United Methodist Churches of Atlantic Highlands and Navesink Scholarship fund. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. For tickets contact Classic Productions at 732-872-7035 www.classicpro.com or Peer to Peer Productions at 732-618-5444

Wednesday, June 6

• St. Joseph Council Knight of Columbus Golf Tournament - Keyport
  St. Joseph Council Knight of Columbus is having our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament on Wednesday, June 6, 2001. The event will take place at: Pebble Creek, 40 Route 537 East, Colts Neck, NJ, 07722. Phone 732-294-8899 
  - Starting time will be at 8:00am
  - 10th hole refreshments
  - 18th hole BBQ at the course after golf.
  - Cost $95.00 per person.
  Make your check payable to Knights of Columbus, with the name of players' mail to Knights of Columbus St. Joseph Council, 54 Highway 35 North, Keyport, New Jersey 07735. Inquires: Pete Cassidy (732) 264-9729 or Giulio Colangeli (732) 888-1826

 

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