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Vol. 9 No. 4 Published by and for The Residents of Sea Breeze at Lacey Photo by Roy Winograd Belmar Gazebo Photography by Mike March Photo by Jack Mecca
Editor’s Note Spring is here! Hooray!!!! Once again, this month, we have some great contributions from residents. We’re hearing about your hobbies – from guitar making and playing to painting and classic cars. We’re learning about what a librarian/media specialist does and about growing up in New York City. And there are other stories about various holidays during the month. Enjoy the weather and we’ll see you around the neighborhood. FIRST SERVICE RESIDENTIAL “RESIDENTS’ PORTAL” 86 residents registered as of 3/1/21 Visit Seabreezeatlacey.connectresident.com (do not use WWW) to create credentials and access community information. Board Meeting Dates – 2021 All Meetings begin at 7 p.m. and will be “in person” (if possible) AND via Zoom • Board Fireside Chat: Thursday, April 15 o Dedicated to new homeowners, since May 2020 • Annual Meeting of Members: Thursday, May 20 o Open Board Meeting: Same evening, following Annual Meeting of Members • Board Fireside Chat: Thursday, July 15 • Open Board Meeting: Thursday, August 19 • Board Fireside Chat: Thursday, October 7 • Open Board Meeting: Thursday, December 2 It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…… when you remember these important words of wisdom from Fred Rogers. Fred Rogers on Sharing Responsibility - "We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say, 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.' Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes." Fred Rogers on Seeing Scary Things on the News - "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.' To this day, especially in times of 'disaster,' I remember my mother's words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers--so many caring people in this world." Around The Community: STATEMENT OF POLICY - Sales Office: (800) 509-4857 Construction Trailer: (609) 242-6746 The Breeze Way is published for Around Town: the residents of Sea Breeze at Lacey. Lacey Township Municipal Building Residents are invited to send articles 818 W. Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731 to breezewayeditor@gmail.com by 609-693-1100 the 1st of the month for the following Police Emergency.................... 911 Tax Assessor........................X2242 month. Code Enforcement.............. X2249 Tax Collector.......................X2213 Material is subject to approval Public Works....................... X2301 Zoning.................................X2250 by the editor who reserves the right Administrator...................... X2235 to accept, edit, condense or reject Municipal Clerk.................. X2200 Local Pharmacies any submission. Articles published Municipal Court.................. X2262 RiteAid Pharmacy: (609) 242-6746 and ads accepted by the publisher Board of Health................... X2247 Walmart Pharmacy: (609) 971-7468 do not represent endorsement by Building Department........... X2252 CVS Pharmacy: (609) 242-6823 the Breeze Way staff nor the Board Recreation........................... X2203 ShopRite Pharmacy: (609) 693-7000 of Trustees of Sea Breeze at Lacey. Treasurer............................. X2292 Medicine to Go: (609) 242-1400 April 2021 The Breezeway 3
Amazing Facts for Bat Appreciation Day April 17! Bats can live more than 30 years and can fly at speeds of up to 60 mph. Bats can find their food in total darkness. Bats can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes an hour. Some bats hibernate in caves through the cold winter months and can survive freezing temperatures, even after being encased in ice. Play Ball! ads-5719 4 The Breezeway April 2021
Civic Affairs By Charlotte Martyn We appreciate the opportunity to have had a chance to update you on the latest activities happening in Lacey Township. We look forward to having a more detailed session with you in the near future. Lacey Township School Board: Our district faces another decrease in state aid. Should it be similar to last year’s decrease, we would lose about $1.5 million. This would result in another round of teacher layoffs. Last year the district had to reduce by 15 teachers. This year it appears the district would lose another 15 to 18 teachers which translates to increased class sizes. Taxes will increase proportionately. The effort our group put into establishing a 501C3 for the school system a few years ago unfortunately was for naught. Its demise was due to lack of strategic focus and lack of parental participation. Our focus is on bringing in special needs students and school consolidation. To combat declining state aid, these actions are needed more than ever. Further, State Senator Sweeney has always supported school district regionalization and efforts are underway to make that happen. Oyster Creek: In the latest court settlement, Lacey vs Holtec, Holtec has agreed to make available to Lacey a very large emergency cask. However, it is currently being stored at Holtec’s factory in Camden, NJ. Our concern, if some emergencies were to occur such as a leaking cask, is Holtec’s response. Our questions are: how will it get to Lacey (we understand it will be barged). How long will it take to transport it? Are the procedures and steps of the process to rectify or control the emergency in place? What special equipment is needed, and if so where is it? The bare fact is that it is not a workable solution. Then again, with what other decommissioning plants have received from Holtec and what Lacey has not received, it is not surprising. To our new homeowners in Sea Breeze, we need your help. Please volunteer! If you are interested in joining the Civic Affairs group, please contact Ron Martyn at (201) 388-9868. Also, Sea Breeze has CERT Training for volunteers (Community Emergency Response Team). The team is part of the Ocean County Office of Emergency Management. Currently,our CERT members are working on a daily basis to help with the COVID-19 vaccine process. Please join this team! The feeling of accomplishment goes without saying. If you are interested in joining CERT, please contact Carmen Telleri at carmen.telleri@gmail.com. Concerned Citizens of Lacey Coalition: Ron Martyn, Chair Mike D’Amato Bill Klika Tom Paduano Greg Adams Paul Dressler Charlotte Martyn Diane Puccio Art Albrizio Stu Feldman Wayne McMullin Artie Ricciardi Russ Arlotta Mike Galbavy Ed Mojka Nick Spaltro Joe Branciforte Matt Golembeski Karen Mojka George Walker Sue Canonico Bill Huneke Madelyn Noto Lacey Township Meetings MUA Wednesday, April 7 6:30 pm 34 Kennedy Blvd Lacey Township Thursday, April 8 6:30 pm Municipal Blvd Lacey Bd of Ed Thursday, April 15 6:00 pm LTHS Hall Planning Board Monday, April 19 6:30 pm Municipal Blvd Lacey Township Thursday, April 22 6:30 pm Municipal Blvd For Advertising Contact: Senior Publishing Company 1520 Washington Avenue, Neptune, N.J. 07753 888-637-3200 April 2021 The Breezeway 5
Welcome New Homeowners to the Sea Breeze Community! Linda and Gerald Gillikin made 4 Erinbrook Court their new home in October, 2020. Gerald is originally from Scotch Plains, New Jersey and Linda is from South Carolina. They met 11 years ago and settled in Budd Lake, NJ. They are both employed. Gerald and his twin brother own a commercial and electrical contractor business. Linda has been a software consultant for Danone, a food and beverage company. She journeys weekly on her job, wherever her appointments take her. She enjoys visiting the local malls as she explores new cities. They are the proud owners of two Pomeranians, one year old Tanner and nine-year- old Lightening. Linda said if you see them walking please come up and introduce yourself to the canines. Second to the dogs, they both like exercising and belong to Planet Fitness. Linda goes one step further than the gym; she runs at least 20 miles each week. These two avid boaters have their yacht docked at our local marina. AnnMarie and Jim Ruggiero made 63 Ambermist Way their new address in October, 2020 after 33 years on Staten Island. Their adult son Matthew has also made himself a Sea Breeze resident. Jim, a native Staten Islander, and AnnMarie who moved there from Brooklyn in her teen years, were destined to meet as mutual friends and colleagues played matchmaker. Jim is still employed by CSL Global Limited as a Marine Insurance Surveyor. He plans to retire in February after a 49-year career. AnnMarie owned a beauty salon and sold it to an employee. She eventually became a stay-at-home mom. Along with Matthew who is studying to be an airline pilot, they have another son living in Manhattan who is a commercial broker and a recently married daughter in Highland Park, NJ. They also have one grandson. Jim, an avid New York Yankee fan, enjoys reading, golfing and attending sporting events with the family. AnnMarie, a music lover, likes to cook, dance and shop. As a couple they have traveled to Italy, Iceland and sailed on more than a dozen cruises; Alaska, California and the Caribbean are among their favorites. Their favorite travels include taking road trips with the family to Canada, Niagara Falls and Florida. Dan and Grace France moved into 37 Ambermist Way in October, 2020. They resided in Dayton, NJ for 22 years but are originally from Brooklyn. Dan has owned a Metal Finishing Business in Asbury Park for the past 40 years where he does powder coatings and electroplating. Grace is retired after working as a paraprofessional in South Brunswick with 1st through 5th graders. Their son works with Dan and their daughter is a nurse. They also have a Siberian husky grand-puppy. Dan is a musician and played drums in a band and hopes to continue in the near future. He enjoys classic cars. Grace likes to read and spend time with her loved ones. They enjoy traveling. Some of their favorite vacations have been to Italy, London, Arizona and Utah. Lou and Vittoria Luongo moved to 215 Ambermist Way in October, 2019. They moved to Sea Breeze from The Landings in Toms River where they lived for the past 33 years. They have two sons, both of whom live in NJ, and one granddaughter and two grandsons. Lou has been working in the IT field for 31 years and is currently employed at IBM as a Storage Architect. Vittoria is enjoying her retirement after working in the retail field for approximately 20 years. Both Lou and Vittoria love to travel and have been on several cruises. They have been to Italy several times and can’t wait to get back out and discover new and exciting places. Lou likes the outdoors and enjoys his daily walks around the community. Vittoria is an avid gardener, enjoys a day at the beach, and loves to cook for family and friends. 6 The Breezeway April 2021
Beyond Books, Providing Access to Information By Susan Szczepanek In honor of National Library Worker’s Day, April 6th, I thought some of you might be interested in what the position of Librarian/Media Specialist means to our educational system. I was a Librarian in the NJ public schools for 31 years. I received my degree from Trenton State College (TCNJ) back in the mid-seventies. I doubled majored in Elementary Education and Library Science. Teaching jobs were hard to find then and when a librarian position opened up, I was very grateful for it. I ended up loving it. I worked the last 22 years for the Eatontown Public Schools. When I walked in the first day, the computer lab opened for the first time. Anything that was plugged in was my responsibility. I spent my time teaching library classes on literature and research skills all day and then running into the lab to fix problems that came up during the course of the day. A computer teacher was finally hired, so my responsibilities switched back to the library. With modern information technology, I was assigned the task of automating the library. I had to weed the collection and then get the card catalog converted to a digital catalog. It was a task that took many months. As the years went on and tablets were introduced, my students would bring them to library class and I would construct my lessons to help them maximize their familiarity with research tools to help with all of their subjects. The highlight of my career was when Congressman Rush Holt got into office and he invited all of the school librarians in his district to come to Washington DC to visit The Library of Congress, several of the Smithsonian Institute Museums and his office. We had an incredible day. I had a very rewarding career and hope that I impacted the children that I taught to love reading and technology. ads-2009 ads-2009 Ads-5231 4S SMITHVILLE April 2021 The Breezeway 7
Who doesn’t love a crispy, gooey melted cheese sandwich? On April 12, one of the top comfort foods in the country is recognized. In fact, according to food historians, cooked bread and cheese have been enjoyed by many cultures since ancient times. The modern version of the grilled cheese sandwich originated in the United States in the 1920s as sliced bread and American cheese became more readily available. Grilled cheese is a very versatile sandwich, and you can mix and match ingredients to create new and delicious versions. One tip I would like to mention is the use of mayonnaise instead of butter when you fry the sandwich. I find I need to use less of it than butter, and it makes the sandwich crispy and extra delicious. Here are some suggestions for you to try. French Onion Grilled Cheese: Sauté half of a chopped Vidalia or sweet onion in a tablespoon of butter with a little onion powder and thyme until the onions are golden brown. Remove from skillet and build sandwiches on country white bread with cheddar, swiss and the onions. Butter or mayo the bread on both sides and fry in the same skillet until golden and cheese is melted. Smoked Gouda and Roasted Red Pepper: Lay out a couple of slices of smoked Gouda, a slice of deli muenster, a thin layer of roasted red pepper, a bit of arugula and another layer of the Gouda. Close sandwich, butter or mayo the bread and fry in a nonstick skillet until cheese is melted. Roasted Tomato: Toss 4 halved plum tomatoes with a tablespoon of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Roast at 350 degrees for an hour. Mash the tomatoes and spread on 2 slices of sourdough bread. Add 2 slices of cheddar to sandwich, close, butter or mayo the bread and fry until golden. Blue Cheese and Onion: Sandwich 2 slices of marble rye bread with 1 slice each of muenster and soft blue cheese, some caramelized onions and another slice of muenster. Butter or mayo the sandwich and fry until golden. Ricotta-Garlic: Mix a cup of shredded mozzarella, 1/2 cup of ricotta, 1/3 cup of grated parmesan and a small clove of grated garlic in a bowl. Spread the mixture on a ciabatta roll, add a slice of provolone, butter or mayo the sandwich and fry. Fontina and Roasted Asparagus: Roast asparagus for about 12 minutes at 400 degrees with some olive oil, salt and pepper and a sprinkle of pecorino romano cheese. Place a slice of fontina on sourdough bread, top with asparagus and another slice of fontina. Butter or mayo the bread and fry. Mediterranean: Spread baba ghanoush on 2 slices of whole grain bread, add a slice of Monterey jack, a few thin slices of grilled zucchini, 2 tablespoons of crumbled feta and another slice of cheese. Close sandwich and fry in olive oil. We accept no responsibility for any advertisements. If there SENIOR PUBLISHING COMPANY accepts advertisements are any complaints concerning an advertiser, please contact and advertisements are based upon information provided by the advertiser. SENIOR PUBLISHING COMPANY does not them directly. If you receive no satisfaction, you can contact independently investigate the accuracy of advertisement your Better Business Bureau or the Monmouth County De- content and does not warrant or represent the accuracy partment of Consumer Affairs. of the content of any advertisement. 8 The Breezeway April 2021
Inquiring Minds Want to Know What is your favorite movie quote? This seemed to have been a popular question and many home owners shared the same thoughts. Chris DeSarno, Donald Derewecki, Jim Ruggiero, Nicholas Signoretta, Christine Buro & Roy Winograd: “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” Maria Mattera: “I made him an offer he couldn't refuse.” Bill Vanore: “It’s not personal Sonny, it’s strictly business.” Dave Wasienko: “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” Anne Fialkowski, Diane Herman, Anna Passalacqua, John Pusteria, Susan Szczepanek & Loretta Wallerstein: “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Gone With The Wind Russell Arlotta & Barbara Telleri: "My momma always said, life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.” Forrest Gump Ginny Callan & Tim Pinelli: “There’s no crying in baseball.” A League of Their Own Cynthia& Michael Mahon: “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” The Help Carol Ann Holster, Julia Vanore & Jane Wasienko: “There’s no place like home.” Cheryl Arbeit: “You always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself." Sue Sherman: “Toto, I’ve a feeling we aren’t in Kansas anymore.” Rich Fela & Henry Szczepanek: "You can't handle the truth." A Few Good Men Barbara Napolitano: “Snap out of it!” Joanne Ramirez: “Old man, if you give those dogs another piece of my food, I'm gonna kick you 'til you're dead!” Steve Callan: "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life." Animal House Randy Scott: “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” Casablanca Laura Heller: “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” Dirty Dancing Jan Levine: “If you build it, they will come.” Field of Dreams Vincent Levito: “We need a bigger boat.” Jaws Christine Fela: “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Love Story Antoinette Folkard & Jessica Raimo: “You had me at hello.” Fran Bray: “I love you. You…complete me.” Patricia Camarda: "Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars.” Now, Voyager Evamarie Gere: “There’s no such thing as too late, that’s why they invented death.” Out to Sea Cindy Trevisan: “Is it you?” Somewhere In Time Linda Wejnert: “Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower, we will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind”. Splendor in the Grass Linda C. Marino: “We keep you alive to serve this ship, so row well and live.” Ben Hur Pat Dirner: “Go ahead, make my day.” Sudden Impact Lisa Martinez: “Hakuna Matata!” The Lion King Ray Cozzarelli: “Who is this Guy? The best hitter in baseball now and always.” The Natural Erin Murphy: “Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” Shawshank Redemption Marie Kessel: “I’ll have what she’s having”. When Harry Met Sally April 2021 The Breezeway 9
Look Up at the Sky By Patricia Camarda At first glance, celebrating “Look up at the Sky Day” on April 14 seems a bit silly. However, if we reflect a moment, we can understand why this day was dedicated to this pursuit. As humans, we are always forging ahead to make our lives more comfortable, to amass more money, to become more powerful. Seldom do we “stop and smell the roses”. And yet, some of the things that are awe inspiring, and bring us joy and peace are free. Think how wonderful you feel when admiring the sun rising or setting over the ocean or the mountains. When the first or last rays of the sun illuminate the sky, it seems as if the whole sky is on fire. After a rain shower, how wonderful to look at the sky and see a beautiful rainbow connecting one side of the earth to its opposite end. The French call this phenomenon “l’arc-en-ciel", which literally means “the arc in the sky”. Talking about colors in the sky, what can be more satisfying than watching the dancing lights of the aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) around the polar regions? How about the night sky? As day turns into night, the sky becomes illuminated with planets, moons, stars, galaxies. We are always fascinated by their beauty and they have often sparked our imagination.Think of the movie “Moonstruck”, or Dean Martin’s song, when he sings: “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore” and also: “When the stars make you drool just like pasta e fasule, that’s amore”. In art, the stars have been immortalized in paintings such as “Starry Night“by Vincent van Gogh. Sailors follow the stars to find their way amid the vastness of the oceans. In religion, the Three Wise Men, coming from the Orient, followed the Star of Bethlehem to lead them to Baby Jesus. Even though today it is a common occurrence, seeing an airplane up in the sky is always an amazing sight. To think that man has “taken wings” is a feat sought after for centuries and finally realized. In Greek mythology, Icarus dreamed of flying to the sun with wings made of feathers and wax. Leonardo da Vinci experimented with flying machines in the Renaissance but to no avail. We had to wait until the beginning of 20th century. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk, NC, with their first powered aircraft to finally conquer the sky. The age of aviation had arrived. If in1492, Christopher Columbus looked at the horizon and hoped to find a new route to the Orient, in 1961, President Kennedy looked at the sky and advanced man’s quest from aviation to space exploration. His goal was to place a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. On July 20, 1969, his dream became a reality, when Neil Armstrong, walking from the Apollo 11 spaceship, pronounced the famous words: “One small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind”. Some days the sky is a deep blue with wispy, fluffy, white cotton balls clouds; other days the sky becomes dark with grayish-blue, foreboding clouds. As the clouds collide with each other, the dark sky becomes illuminated with lightening and the sound of thunder reverberates in the air. Sometimes the clouds give us gentle downpours, other times nature unleashes its mighty force in the form of hurricanes. Sometimes we admire snowflakes dancing in the air before settling on the ground and forming a winter wonderland. Regardless of sunny or rainy days, serene or stormy skies, we will continue to look at the sky and outer space to unlock the secrets of our origin and the reason of our existence on earth. Club News THE NOVEL BUNCH By Marilyn Winograd The book club meetings are virtual. I will be hosting a Zoom meeting on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm - until we can meet again in person. If you are interested in this format, send me an email, and you will receive an email each month with the link prior to our meeting. MWinograd4@gmail.com. Upcoming books and dates: 4/15/21 The Cemetery Keeper's Wife by Maryann McFadden (a blend of fact and historical fiction; the story of a woman murdered outside Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ.) 5/20/21 The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (Set on the Korean island of Jeju; historical fiction). 10 The Breezeway April 2021
Fifth Annual Pajama Party By Norahmarie Bischoff and Barbara Telleri Pandemic, COVID-19 and quarantine didn’t stop us from helping those that need us. Our Stitch and Bitch club decided to hold the fifth pajama/book collection for the benefit of children in need. We are delighted to announce that we received 163 pairs of pajamas, 196 books, and $1,195 in donations. Many charities have suffered this year because of the pandemic, so this boost to an organization that distributes pajamas and books to children in New Jersey was greatly appreciated. As a side note, to date and converting the dollar donations to pajamas and books, we have donated a total of 700 PJs and 693 books. What a wonderful, generous community we are a part of. On the high school level in New Jersey, schools are having an abbreviated winter season and a similar reduced spring season. The good news is that there is a season and the state is beginning to allow some fans to attend contests indoors. The traditional spring sports, since they are held outdoors, should see the Sports Review allowance of even bigger crowds. Hopefully things By Bill Klika work well for all involved. On the professional level both the NBA and the Spring is here and hopefully we’ve seen the last NHL are playing. They are both playing a reduced snowfall of the season. In the sports world, we have schedule, and the leagues have created a limited begun a return to some form of normalcy. For this travel schedule for their games to reduce problems month’s article, I will give you a short overview of each with COVID concerns. They both have run into a of the three levels of sports (college, high school and number of problems with game postponements and professional) in the country. cancellations. The positive for both is that they are still On the collegiate level, both men’s and women’s playing and fans are back in the stands but the number basketball will bring an end to their respective seasons is still very limited. Baseball has just finished spring with their Final Fours in the first weekend of April. The training and the season has begun with limited fans schools have all played reduced schedules with many in attendance. If all goes as planned, that will improve playing only conference games. It has worked but over the course of the season. Finally, the Masters is there have been postponements and cancellations back in early April with limited attendance however. because of COVID issues. The other two major It appears we are moving (sports) in the right college sports--ice hockey and wrestling have either direction and if we are smart, careful and lucky things completed their seasons or will finish in early April. One will work out and fall will be the new normal we all hope of the real unique aspects of this spring will be that for. Stay well and get outside and exercise when the the lower-level NCAA schools will be playing their fall opportunity presents itself. sports this spring along with the regular spring sports. The answer to last month’s trivia question: the first This will create a myriad of problems for athletes, staff major league shortstop with 200 hits, 30 home runs and university facilities as they try to navigate this new and 40 doubles in a single season--Cal Ripken Jr. This situation. It will take a great deal of planning and good month’s trivia question: What is the first baseball movie luck to create a manageable spring for all. nominated for an Oscar as Best Picture? April 2021 The Breezeway 11
International Dance Day By Patricia Camarda Started in 1982, by UNESCO, International Dance Day strives to encourage participation and education in dance through events and festivals held all over the world. Dancing can be classified as classical dance and folk dance. The former requires professional schooling and the learning of specific techniques. The latter is usually held at folk dance gatherings and requires little or no professional training. It is generally designed for public performance. The new dancers often learn by observing others or receiving help from others. Ballet is considered a classical dance. Many of us have enjoyed seeing young girls, in their tutus, performing on stage. Perhaps, some of them hope one day to dance in “The Nutcracker”, or “Swan Lake”, or “Giselle”. The dancers, with fluid and graceful movements, are able to tell us a story. Folk Dance is more readily accessible to everyone. Most likely we have participated in some form of folk dance at a celebration or a festival. We might have admired dancers, donned in colorful, traditional costumes, performing in a square, a stage or a field to celebrate a wedding, the harvest, the coming of seasons, the new year or to honor the tradition of their ancestors. Following is a list of popular folk dances from around the world. How many can you match with its country of origin? ________1. Flamenco a. Japan ________2. Gombey b. American Indians ________3. Horah c. Congo ________4. Jarabe or Hat dance d. Pakistan and India ________5. Kabuki e. United States ________6. Kwassa Kwassa f. Italy ________7. Maypole dance g. Spain ________8. Mazurka h. China ________9. Pow Wow i. Senegal _______10. Punjabi j. Louisiana 25 _______11. Sirtaki k. Sweden _______12. Square dance l. Israel _______13. The Dragon dances m. Greece _______14. Tarantella n. Poland _______15. Zydeco o. Mexico The answer can be found on p. 25 Please Patronize Our Advertisers 12 The Breezeway April 2021
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Girl Scouts: Not Just Cookies By Catherine Schwartz When we think of girl scouts, one of the first things that comes to mind is “girl scout cookies”. I have been very fortunate to have been a girl scout myself, and later I became my daughter’s girl scout leader. There is so much that I have learned and experienced in both roles that will always stay with me. If it weren’t for girl scouts, the opportunities we had may never have happened. Our troop was very involved in community service. Some of the activities we did were: • Delivered meals they cooked for volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and learned about the organization first-hand. • Volunteered at Special Olympics competitions. We assisted people in wheelchairs playing ping-pong by chasing and returning the balls to them. We also got to observe the other types of competitions, such as weightlifting, etc. It was a great way to see people in a different way and to appreciate and respect them. • Created “Baby Baskets”, filling them with baby supplies and donated them to the church to be distributed at homeless shelters. • Participated in Grandparents Day at a nursing home. The girls did crafts with the residents making picture frames. We then took Polaroid pictures of the girls with the residents as a remembrance of the day, sang for them and served refreshments. These are a few amazing experiences that the girls are still talking about: • We spent Veterans Day weekend in Washington DC right after Clinton’s presidential election. What an amazing experience. Our congressman gave us a tour of the Capital. Veterans Day ceremonies were taking place all over DC. Since our girls were in their full-dress girl scout uniforms, they were asked to participate in many ceremonies. • One of the most memorable experiences was at the Vietnam Memorial Wall. The girls’ school librarian lost her brother in Vietnam and had written a poem. We found his name on the wall and the girls stood in front of it and recited the poem. There was silence in the air as everyone stopped to listen. When they were done, there wasn’t a dry eye. Many people came to us afterwards and thanked us. • In addition to all the monuments and museums, they loved Arlington Cemetery and seeing where JFK was buried. They were excited to be at the Lincoln Memorial. They had just seen Michael Jackson performing there on TV during the presidential election celebration. The girls had never been to DC before and loved the museums and monuments, staying in the hotel, riding the Metro train system and people watching. • We also experienced “Survival Training” on a campout. We took a hike through the “reflector trail”. This 15-minute walk through the woods is taken in the dark with a flashlight, following the reflectors to make your way through the trail. Due to a bad winter, many of the reflectors had fallen, and we got lost in the woods for 3 hours. While trying to stay calm, we tried different ways to attract help. I had my trusty whistle and started blowing SOS, and we were finally found. • We had a full weekend of campfires, cooking over an open fire, hiking, kayaking, crafts, etc. Everything was going great until the skies got black, the wind kicked up and we lost power in the main lodges and sheltered areas. We had to scramble to secure everything, make sure we were safe and ate before it got dark. We piled into a small wooden cabin, since we couldn’t stay in the tents and the temperature dropped with no heat. It appears that a tornado had touched down a few miles away. • We participated in an overnight at Space Camp. The girls learned about space travel, astronauts, how to communicate and work together and then did a simulator of an actual space launch. They had the opportunity to be part of the ground team like in Houston and then switched to be in the lab as an astronaut and had to follow instructions and protocols to run the space mission, experiments, etc. So next time you see it’s Girl Scout Cookies time, be sure to support this wonderful organization and buy the cookies. 14 The Breezeway April 2021
International Guitar Month From Gourd to Guitar by George Bray When I was younger, I played guitar to my two sons. Both of them enjoyed music and ended up playing clarinet in high school bands. They learned to play on my guitar and started buying old guitars so they could have their own; the guitars were real beaters and looked and sounded bad. Thus, I got enlisted to repair and set them up. I cut new nuts and made bridges and learned how to adjust truss rods. We stripped the finish off of some of them and touched up others. We found great resources on the web and got these instruments to sound fairly good. Then they figured, why not make one. After a lot of research, we found it was cheaper to refurbish and a lot less time consuming. My oldest boy started collecting stringed instruments and learned to play and repair them. I built him a dulcimer and wood case which turned out nicely. Around that time my wife bought some gourds for Christmas hobbies. My oldest was looking at one and said this would make a nice tenor guitar. With the body figured out, we went looking for hardware. We found Stewart Mc Donald had a great site, lots of parts and even an on-line fret calculator. Thus, we were off on the build. I cut the neck out of some cherrywood I had left over from my kitchen remodel and used maple wood for the fret board. I then found some thin mahogany plywood from an old door and that became the top. We found that if you ground the set off an old hacksaw blade, it was just the right width for cutting fret slots. Probably the most difficult part was cutting the gourd in half evenly. These are not easy to hold. Of course, I had to build one for my other son as I had two gourd halves. I also found that spraying lacquer in the basement was not a good idea. It really stinks up the place. They both still play the guitars and when my older son was the best man at my younger son’s wedding, he played and sang the toast with his gourd guitar. It was a nice fun project put to good use. April Quiz 1. What does the word April mean? 6. In what city was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A) warmth B) flower C) open D) spring assassinated on, April 4, 1968? A) Memphis B) Dallas C) Chicago 2. What is the gem associated with April? D) Birmingham A) ruby B) jade C) diamond D) sapphire 7. Who became the youngest golfer in history to win 3. Which of these flowers is considered the flower of the Masters on April 13,1997? April? A) Tiger Woods B) Arnold Palmer A) daisy B) rose C) tulip D) bluebell C) Bobby Jones D) Jack Nicklaus 4. Who reached the North Pole in April, 1909? 8. Who broke Babe Ruth’s home run record on April A) Robert Scott B) Robert Peary 8,1974? C) Roald Amundsen D) Fridjhof Nansen A) Roger Maris B) Tony Oliva 5. A famous mutiny occurred in April 1789. What was C) Hank Aaron D) Willie Mays the name of the ship? 9. What Elvis Presley song hit the Billboard Charts A) Discovery B) Caine C) Bounty D) Beagle at # 1 on April21,1956? A) Heartbreak Hotel B) Teddy Bear C) Love Me Tender D) Jailhouse Rock Answers on page 25 April 2021 The Breezeway 15
Where I Grew Up by Jane Waterman When someone asks you where you are from, to say New York City does not convey the unique effects a particular part of that city can have on your life. I’m from a Manhattan neighborhood called Yorkville. Located on the East side of Manhattan between 72nd and 96th Streets, from the East River to 5th Avenue, it is now called the “Upper East Side”. Although that newer name implies wealth, which it has and had in my time, there is so much more. The area is laid out in a grid, with avenues running north-south and streets east-west. Along the eastern part of the neighborhood the avenues include East End and York. These contain some of the most beautiful apartment buildings in the world, most built pre-World War II. The western part, from Lexington to Fifth Avenues is a world unmatched. As you leave the stores and shops along Lexington Avenue and walk west one block to Park Avenue, you pass some of the townhouses and sandstone houses built in the late Nineteenth/early Twentieth centuries. The view along Park Avenue with its canopied building entrances, elegant lobbies and beautiful facades is the definition of luxury. The next two blocks west, to Madison Avenue and then Fifth Avenue, contain some of the most unique and valuable private homes ever built in America. Along Fifth Avenue, facing Central Park, mixed in among the stately apartment buildings, are the mansions built by the barons of industry. For instance, at 70th St. is the Henry Clay Frick House, a palace like structure with an elevated garden in front. During the time that the family lived there in the early 20th century, the third floor was the servants’ quarters with room for 27 servants. Today it is known as the Frick Museum and is open to the public. It contains a premier collection of old master paintings and outstanding examples of European sculpture and decorative art. Further north at 91st St. and Fifth Ave. is the Andrew Carnegie mansion. Built in 1902, it was the first American residence to have a steel frame and among the first to have a private Otis elevator and central heating. As you walk up Fifth Avenue between these two palaces you pass the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum. The West side of Fifth Avenue is the entrance to Central Park, the most beautiful and functional urban oasis in America. Although as a young person I walked these streets and visited these locations, the main part of my life was played out between these borders. In my memory the heart of Yorkville was from 1st to 3rd Avenues, a working-class enclave where my extended family and friends lived for decades. The main east to west streets in Yorkville are 72nd, 79th, 86th and 96th. These streets are all two way for traffic as opposed to one way either east or west for the others. The main north/south avenues are 1st, 2nd and 3rd which in my youth were two-way. The primary building stock in the area were tenements. These were usually 4 or 5 stories tall, walk ups, with two so called “railroad apartments” on each floor. In the area I lived in, 86th St. was the main street that was graced with fine restaurants, movie palaces and nightclubs. The annual St. Patrick’s Day and Steuben Day Parades marched up Fifth Avenue and then east on 86th to pass reviewing stands between 3rd and 2nd Avenues. With all the bands playing and the crowd cheering, these were magical days. As you walked on the avenues you passed all the shops and stores that catered to the neighborhood, many so called “Mom & Pop” stores. In these stores you could shop for food, deal with the local butcher, have a clerk measure your feet for new shoes, try on new clothes for your Sweet 16 party or meet your friends on the corner in front of the soda shop. There were churches in the neighborhood where your grandparents worshiped, your parents were married and you were baptized; however, if the physical aspects of a location give you a sense of home, it’s family and the people around you that shape your vision of life. I lived at 208 East 90th St. between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. This block was different as it was a hill. Our Lady of Good Counsel Rectory, Church, Parish Hall and Convent were situated in the middle of the “downtown” (south) side of 90th. Ruppert Knickerbocker Brewery took up residence from the “uptown” north side of 90th to 93rd St. Because of this, there were not as many tenement buildings so it made for fewer people and opened the block for stick-ball, Ringolevio, Off the Point,roller skating and doing figure-eights around the man hole covers, tag, king/queen, Johnny on a Pony, water balloon fights in the summer, or learning new dance steps if someone had a transistor radio. During the winter months, fun time was spent sledding if you had one, or you were borrowing the lid of the aluminum trash can if you didn’t. If my mother was looking out the second-floor window and saw that a wedding, funeral or baptism did not have enough people going into church, my sister and I donned our chapel veils and to church we went! Moreover, in addition to my family of six I had two widowed grandmothers, two uncles and three aunts living either in my building or in a similar building up the street. From time to time we would have visitors from Ireland “come over” and stay with one 16 The Breezeway April 2021
family or another. These were happy and festive times and our railroad flats were filled with people. When my maternal grandmother passed away, she was waked in my aunts’ apartment and buried from the church on our street. This church was also where my parents, other family members and I were married. Since this was a working-class neighborhood, in the morning, the streets were busy with men going to work and children off to school. In the afternoon kids could stay out till dinner time and play or gather on stoops or soda shops. I met my husband, Tom, by a soda shop on 89th St. and 3rd Ave. He had recently moved from a similar location on 83rd St.His mother told us that one day while she was walking Tom in his baby carriage, she stopped to talk to my mother who was pushing me in mine. This was the first time we met and although we were babies, Tom recalls me winking at him! The first time Tom came to my house to meet my parents and take me to the movies, my Mom asked about his Grandma O’Brien. It seems both of our grandfathers, immigrants from County Kerry, Ireland, worked as prison guards on Blackwell Island. Yorkville in some way was like a small town, there were many connections going back over the years. It would be impossible for someone walking the streets of Yorkville today to envision what the past was. I can see my Uncle Jerry coming home from work and if we happened to meet him, he would give us money for Addie Valens, the fancy ice cream parlor on 86th St. On Saturdays, the children’s section of the ornate movie theatres would be filled with kids for the double feature, all under the watchful eye of the matron. On Sundays at Mass with your family the priest would convey neighborhood news such as deaths, pending marriages and upcoming school and church events. Your special days were always marked by your extended family gathering in one flat to celebrate with you. Although I lived in a neighborhood that was a small part of a big city, family, friends and the values and history we shared made it very special and shaped my outlook to this day. If you would like to share memories of where you grew up, send your story to lindacmarino@yahoo.com Ocean County Historical Society Welcomes Accomplished Photographer Well respected throughout the state history community, especially in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, retired Monmouth County archivist and educator, Gary Saretsky is also an outstanding photographer. In 1972, he became seriously involved with photography, eventually sharing his knowledge and experiences with students at Mercer County Community College. Established in 1985, his online photo bookstore currently offers more than 800 titles for sale. Art and photography lovers should plan to join OCHS on April 11, 2021 at 2:00 PM, for our Zoom presentation of Gary Saretsky’s illustrated slide lecture, Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers. After showcasing photographers of state renown, Gary will focus on selected photographers of Ocean County. Gary lectured under the auspices of the Public Scholars Speakers Bureau of the NJ Council for the Humanities before the pandemic. To register, email oceancounty.history@verizon.net with the following information: your name, zip code and email address. In the subject line please include “NJ Photographers, on April 11, 2021” You will be sent the link to Zoom the presentation a few days before the event. Submitted by Sally Guerrierie April 2021 The Breezeway 17
Dishin’ the Dirt Over the Rainbow by Barbara Engel by Linda C. Marino April 3rd is Find A It’s time for spring inspection: On one of the Rainbow Day. Legends first warm days of spring, put on your inspector’s hat of rainbows are found in and head out to the garden with a notepad. It’s time fairytales, leprechauns to see what happened in the garden while you were indoors all winter. find a pot of gold at the Take note of the following: Cold, ice or snow end of them, unicorns damage on plants; beds that need to be cleaned out; leave them in their trails and hardscaping elements – walls, fences, benches, and Judy Garland sang the Academy Award winning sheds, trellises that have shifted, bowed or rotted. song about the multicolored arc in The Wizard of Oz. Do a thorough spring clean-up: Ideally, just The song was almost cut from the classic movie by before your spring bulbs start to pop up, clean the plant Louis B. Mayer of MGM because he thought it was debris out of your garden beds. This includes fallen too sad. It would have been a sad day if we hadn’t branches, matted down leaves, last year’s perennial heard those inspiring lyrics written by Harold Arlen and foliage and hibiscus, ornamental grasses and any mesmerizing melody scored by Yip Harburg. Rainbows annuals you didn’t remove last fall. Maintaining good are anything but sad; Mayer didn’t understand the hygiene in your garden beds will help to keep pests hopefulness that the curve inspires. and diseases at bay. Science has taught us that this vibrant phenomenon Feed your soil: Talk with someone at your local is a reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water garden center about which specific products to use; always follow the package instructions for best results. droplets. Biblically, this colorful spectrum was a display It’s a good time to sprinkle an organic, slow-release of God’s creativity and His trustworthiness as He plant food like Miracle Grow or Plant-tone or Rose-tone painted one across the sky after the flood. around perennials and shrubs. Time to prune some The best time to find a rainbow is on a slightly types of woody shrubs and trees. Start by pruning out humid, sunny day. Stand with your back to the sun and anything that has been broken or damaged by winter look toward the horizon. When caused by sunlight, the ice, snow and cold. Remove dead wood, too. bow always appears opposite the sun. I spent my first DO NOT prune early flowering shrubs and those 11 years of teaching at the elementary school level. I that bloom on old wood (last year’s stems) like azalea, always had a rainbow displayed on my bulletin board forsythia, hydrangea and weigela in spring. If you do, with the name of ROY G. BIV above it. This acronym you’ll risk cutting off this year’s flower buds. You might is the arrangement of hues starting at the highest point not be able to see them, but they are there; so resist with red, orange, yellow, green blue, indigo and violet the urge to prune. as the inner most color. In a double rainbow, a second Divide perennials and transplant shrubs: In early spring when they are just beginning to pop arc is seen outside the primary arc, and has the order up, divide and transplant any perennials that have of its colors reversed, with red on the inner side of the outgrown their space or grown large enough to split, arc. This is caused by the light being reflected twice if desired. In most cases, it’s best to divide and move on the inside of the droplet before leaving it. perennials in the opposite season of when they I remember the first time I ever saw a double bloom. That means moving summer and fall blooming rainbow; it was April 23, 1986. I was watching a varsity perennials in spring and spring blooming perennials baseball game at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School in fall. This avoids disrupting their bloom cycle. where I was a math teacher. It started to rain and Evergreen shrubs can be moved in early spring before the game was called. It was a long walk back to the their new growth appears or in early fall to give them car and an eight-mile ride home. The rain suddenly enough time to re-establish their roots before winter. stopped and as the sun broke through there was the We all start looking for plants and flowers at this double rainbow. This is memorable to me because on time of year but be careful. Purchase only cold weather flowers such as pansies. Warmer weather is needed my car radio I was listening to the hourly news report. for annual flowers and plants to thrive. Freezing The newsman announced the death of Harold Arlen; temperatures are still possible and that can destroy I had never heard of him. The broadcaster stated the anything you’ve planted in the ground or containers. Harold was the lyricist of Over The Rainbow and in his Wishing all of you happy gardening. honor, he played the song. I drove home with goose bumps, gazing at the double rainbow that I believed was sent from above as a thank you to Harold. 18 The Breezeway April 2021
World Art Day April 15th The Breeze Way celebrates World Art Day with this exhibition by some of our neighbors. When the clubhouse reopens, you can join them in their weekly class. The lessons are guided by local Forked River artist, Liz Paseler. Liz shares her talents in all mediums. The artist works with acrylic, charcoal, oil, pastel or water. Explore the inner artist in you. Barbara Telleri Jane Waterman Linda Marino Lynn Macoun Robert Klein JoAnn Muir Rose McMullin Linda Ascolese April 2021 The Breezeway 19
Spring Holidays -The Lunar Mismatch By JoAnn Muir Three religious holidays, Easter, Passover and 325 A.D., the Church decided to set its own date for Ramadan, will be celebrated within weeks of each Easter, independent of the Jewish reckoning. Today other this year. All of them share special religious most Christian communities celebrate Easter on the observances and family celebration. We know the first Sunday after the first full moon (after the vernal pandemic has certainly altered the way we celebrate equinox about March 21). Sometimes this full moon these religious festivals, but it hasn’t changed the way isn’t the same as the Jewish one and that’s when we the dates are determined. That remains the same - get into a bigger time discrepancy. complicated. The lunar mismatch occurs Most of us have come to realize that Passover, because both calendars like Easter, arrives at different times during the early struggle with the same spring. However, Ramadan can appear anywhere underlying problem: A lunar throughout the twelve months. year is not the same length as I discovered that the Christian and Jewish a full solar year. In fact, nothing is exactly the same calendars are not aligned, who knew! Both holidays length as a solar year, because not all solar years are are supposed to fall on, or near, a full moon in the the same length (think, Leap Year). This challenge spring. Passover always begins on the 15th day ails not only both religious calendars, but also every (or some say 14th) of the Hebrew month of Nisan. human attempt at timekeeping on Earth, which is a Because the Hebrew months are pegged directly to whole other topic. the lunar cycle, the 15th day of Nisan is always a full The Hebrew calendar uses lunar months. When moon. you add up twelve of those months it’s only 354 days, For a time, early Christians used the Jewish about 11 days too short. A solar year is about 365 days. calendar as a reference, celebrating Easter on the The Hebrew calendar will drift out of sync with the first Sunday after Nisan 15th. But somewhere in solar calendar and is periodically adjusted by adding an extra month. BERKSHIRE The Islamic calendar is based off the cycle of the lunar calendar as well. Ramadan is the ninth month of HATHAWAY this calendar which is determined by the sighting of the HomeServices crescent moon. This part —the sighting of the crescent moon — is what really trips people up since the crescent moon is quite faint and can only be seen for about 20 minutes. There's actually a “moon-watching team” in the Middle East that determines the beginning and end of Ramadan. The start of Ramadan can even vary depending on which hemisphere you live. While Passover and Easter occur within relatively the same time frame every year (based on the spring full moon), it can take the Muslim calendar about 33 years for a feast to occur on the same day on the Victoria Kratsch solar calendar. REALTOR-Associate® So, if you think about it, the determination of the timing to celebrate these most religious holidays is Zack Shore, REALTORS® deeply set in their religious beliefs and culture; certainly 1031 Lacey Road complicated by today’s time keeping methods. Forked River, NJ 08731 As you gather in celebration with your family this Off 609-693-1055 x 1736 season, check out the moon and send it a “Happy Cell 973-885-6669 Easter”; “Happy Pesach” or "chag same'ach"; Ads-6355 vkratsch@zackshore.com “Ramadan Kareem” (translates into “Have a generous www.ZackShore.com Ramadan”). Source: The Atlantic - “The Ancient Math that Sets A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC. the Date of Easter and Passover”, Robinson Meyer 20 The Breezeway April 2021
New Jersey Famous - Mike Trout and His Bat We know the young man, Mike Trout. He was born in Vineland NJ in 1991. Trout is an eight-time MLB All-Star, three-time American League Most Valuable Player (winning the award in 2014, 2016, and 2019, while finishing second in the 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2018 votes), and is a seven-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award. He is nicknamed "the Millville Meteor." We also know what happens to the ball when the young man hits it and can measure it with the oldest of baseball statistics or the newest, demonstrating he is, indeed, on track to be one of the all-time greats. Bat Day is in April, so, for something new, this is a story about his bat: Old Hickory (the same company he’s been using since high school), 33.5" long, 31.5 oz., black barrel, rock maple, unfinished handle with a cup on the end. And since 2016, Mike Trout’s bat got smarter. In partnership with Old Hickory and Zepp Labs, the first smart bat was formally introduced at a press conference and demo. Mike had The Orchards at Wall (next to pier 1 imports) a chance to2410 show Rt. the smart bat off 35, Manasquan, in the batting cage with his teammates while taking live batting practice. NJ 08736 The bigger storyMonmouth Proudly Serving is the &future impact Ocean Counties Sinceto the game itself, starting at the lowest levels when kids simultaneously 1985 pick up a baseball bat and their smart phone at a young age. From that moment on, they and their coaches will have tools that Design withcould we never Style have dreamed about 10 years ago. They can analyze their swing like a pro and compare Ron Cantalupo in real-time, to some of the games’ best hitters. This smart bat has already been approved for in-game use Interior at the amateur level in two organizations, Perfect Game USA and Ripken Baseball. According Designer to Pat Nicholson of Zepp, we could easily see this product and data in the Show within five years. To be sure, the real market for • Plantation the smart Shutters bat is• in • Blinds player Shades • development of kids at all levels and scouting when things get more serious.• Upholstery • Interior Design • • Drapery We invite you to schedule a FREE Consultation Source: Rex Fregosi; halosheaven.com with Ron Cantalupo interiorviewsnj.com Submitted by Janet Ulrich 732-840-5600 ads-3159a The Orchards at Wall (next to pier 1 imports) 2410 Rt. 35, Manasquan, NJ 08736 Proudly Serving Monmouth & Ocean Counties Since 1985 Design with Style Ron Cantalupo Interior Designer • Plantation Shutters • • Blinds • Shades • • Drapery • Upholstery • We invite you to schedule a • Interior Design • FREE Consultation with Ron Cantalupo interiorviewsnj.com 732-840-5600 ads-3159a ADS-6751 April 2021 The Breezeway 21
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