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June 1, 2019 – June 7, 2019 Photo By Janine Seeley
World War II monument is unveiled at at Memorial Day ceremony in Medford’s Freedom Park.
Woodland Expects FirstNet Tower to Also Benefit Cellphone Users First-Responder Project Seen Improving Reception at No Cost to Township
By Bill Bonvie Staff Writer
CLOSURE AND CONTINUITY The Unveiling of Monuments Commemorating Burlington County Residents Who Died in World War II and Korea, Completing Medford’s War Memorial, Made Its Memorial Day Observance This Year Extraordinarily Memorable By Bill Bonvie Staff Writer
MEDFORD—If a single event could have been chosen from among the thousands held throughout America on Memorial Day, 2019 to symbolize the significance of the occasion for the people of this country, whatever their political and ideological disagreements, it might well have been the one that took place in Medford Township’s
Freedom Park adjacent to a field festooned with flags. There was, of course, the purpose of the ceremony that was attended by an estimated crowd of 500 or more area residents—to unveil a pair of granite monuments to those Americans who fought and died in both the Second World War and the far-less celebrated Korean conflict that followed. Those monuments completed the
rectangular grouping of five black stone shrines that now permanently commemorate more than a century of sacrifices by U.S. combat forces extending from World War I through Vietnam and beyond. The World War II memorial, which is dedicated to those who served in that war from Burlington County, features an image of a helmet in the sand, which, according See CLOSURE/ Page 27
WOODLA N D —Woodla nd Townsh ip Volunteer Fire Chief Shawn Viscardi offered some encouraging words during the May 22 meeting of the Woodland Township Committee to residents of this rural municipality who have had to put up with cellphone reception that can be spotty and unreliable, when available to them at all. Viscardi announced that not only was his department close to getting final approval on an application to the federal government to have a cell tower installed for public-safety purposes on its property in the center of Chatsworth, but that a tower of this sort, once completed, should substantially increase the quality of cellphone service in the township. The primary purpose of the proposed 140- to 150-foot tower is to make things more efficient for emergency responders, he explained. But in the process, it should also be of benefit to “anyone who has a cellphone” at no cost to either the township or its residents—something Viscardi said should come as “good news” for both. The tower would be constr ucted by Centerline Communications LLC, utilizing AT&T technology available through FirstNet, an independent authority within the U.S. Department of Commerce whose mission is “to develop, build and operate the nationwide broadband network that equips first responders to save lives and protect U.S. communities.” See WOODLAND/ Page 25
INDEX Community.......................... 8 Hobbyist............................ 17 Marketplace....................... 21 Community Calendar........... 9 Job Board.......................... 22 Opinion................................ 7 Health................................ 13 Leo the Lion Challenge..... 22 Senior Column..................... 8 Here's My Card.................. 18 Local News.......................... 3 Worship Guide................... 11
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