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MOUNT HOLLY—The already altered political picture in Burlington County was again dramatically transformed on Wednesday when Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield, who had announced just two weeks earlier that she would be retiring May 1, unexpectedly threw her hat in the ring for this year’s 8th Legislative District Assembly race. Stanfield, 61, who had said she intended to remain politically active after leaving office, is now actively seeking to be named running mate of Assemblyman Ryan Peters, a fellow Republican who has remained loyal to the party in the wake of Sen. Dawn Marie Addiego’s defection to the Democrats, despite recently having voiced sharp criticism of President Donald J. Trump.

“Ryan is a fantastic legislator, and I’m looking forward to running with him,” said Stanfield in a phone interview with the Pine Barrens Tribune. “I’m hoping to have the support of the Republican Party.” If she gets that support, however, it will wrap up a political one-two punch to the district’s other current assemblyman, Joe Howarth, who recently lost the backing of the Burlington County Republican leadership, which suspected him of attempting to switch party affiliations as well. “I’ve gotten good feedback from a lot of people already,” Stanfield said. “It is my understanding that quite a few chairs in the 8th district have withdrawn their support for Joe after learning more about his reported attempt to switch parties.” In fact, Stanfield said, she made the decision to run on “the evening when I saw

that Joe was nowhere in sight, and Ryan was very decisive about his inclination to stay and fight.” To be listed in the party’s official column on the June primary ballot, Stanfield will need to win over a majority of the Burlington County Republican Committee’s voting members. An encouraging sign for her candidacy was a posting Wednesday on the committee’s Facebook page saying that its 8th Legislative District Screening Committee has announced it would recommend both Peters and Stanfield for the party endorsement in the upcoming Assembly race. “We’re thrilled that Sheriff Stanfield has stepped up to join Assemblyman Peters in fighting for South Jersey residents against the tax-and-spend agenda of Phil See CHANGE / Page 21

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MEDFORD—The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD), and six elementary school districts within the high school district’s region, have joined Support Our Students (S.O.S.), a state-wide coalition now comprising 74 school districts demanding that the state Legislature pause school-funding reform legislation, Senate Bill 2 (S-2), signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on July 24 of last year. The coalition is asking for the hiatus until stakeholders can “create a better solution” to fund all schools adequately. The reform was passed, according to S.O.S., to “increase funding” for school districts throughout the state previously “not fully funded.” However, the reform redistributes state aid to support the underfunded districts, taking financial assistance away from districts deemed “overfunded” by a state-aid formula established in 2008 through the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA). S.O.S., in its request for a pause on the reform, cites “catastrophic” reductions in state aid outlined for certain school districts based on “material flaws” in the state-aid formula leading to the overfunded designations. The coalition argues that 180 districts across the state will be losing some level of state aid, in part due to the flaws. “The reasons and the situations for the districts losing state aid in many cases are very unique,” said Southampton Township Superintendent Michael L. Harris, who leads S.O.S., during a See REFORM / Page 22

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Bass River Commissioners Seek to Expand Area Outside Pinelands, Restore Lost Funding from State

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BASS RIVER—If the Bass River Township Board of Commissioners has its way, parts of New Gretna currently subject to the regulatory authority of the Pinelands Commission may soon be free of the restrictions it imposes on property use—and the township will have some badly needed revenues withheld years ago by the state restored. The first part of that wish list refers to a master-plan proposal to expand the Pinelands Commission’s line of demarcation “out of the center of the village,” which Mayor Deborah BuzbyCope said at last Tuesday’s Bass River Township meeting that the Pinelands panel was being asked to consider. “We told them that all these criteria for folks that live in the village weren’t fair, because the Parkway goes through it,” the mayor said. “In half of our village, you don’t need approval, in the other half you do. It is not right—so we’ve asked them to expand our village line. We’ll see where that goes.” The second part—the money that the township would like to see returned to its coffers—would require the reinstatement of some or all of the annual funding cut from a PILOT (Payments in Lieu of Taxes) program in which the state provides compensation to municipalities to offset lost revenues from land that it takes for preservation purposes. According to Buzby-Cope, such state-owned land comprises more than 50 percent of Bass River

Township. But 10 years ago, she noted, the state government reduced the reimbursement by about a third, which it “took away from just about every township in the Pinelands and the Highlands” where it had acquired open space. She estimated that, for Bass River Township, the annual loss involved came to around $80,000 a year, and expressed hope that the state in preparing its new budget would “take that into consideration and give us back that one-third to make us whole again.” “It would be nice if they could update everything and make it mandatory, but we will see,” Cope said. “We’re trying to get it back to offset everything— it is been a tremendous help in the past. I can’t imagine them giving us back what they owe us— it is a boatload of money, probably close to a million dollars—but if we can get them to bring it back and update it where it needs to be and then make it where we can get it every year, it would be acceptable.” This led Commissioner Louis Bourguignon to ask how much the taxpayer can be taxed. “When they take that kind of money away from you, you’ve got to rely on the taxpayer,” Bourguignon said. “You know, as soon as your taxes go up, everybody comes in here screamin’. But you’ve got to have so much money to run your town…and they want us to preserve New Gretna for everybody to use.” Buzby-Cope said she was hoping to find out the following morning in a conference call she had scheduled with the governor about the possibility of having the allocation reinstated. But when

contacted later the next day, she said she had not yet been given any information about the feasibility of that prospect. In other business: • A resolution was unanimously passed for a second year opposing the highly controversial proposal by the Pinelands Commission to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to cut 16 acres of trees in the vicinity of the fire tower. • Firefighter Mike Fitzgerald reported that the New Gretna Volunteer Fire Company would be holding a “fairly large drill” in the vicinity of Goldecker Road on March 30, between about 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., and that an ambulance had been donated to the department, which it wants to use as a first responder vehicle, but not to carry any patients. • It was announced that $112,900 had been received by the township for several “doughnut hole” parcels of land it has sold to the state. • A resolution was passed awarding a contract in the amount of $91,500 for an open boat ramp at Amasa Landing, Phase II, to ATC Marine Construction, using funds from a Burlington County Park Development grant. Bourguignon also announced that a court report said to disregard 3,381 moving violations issued in the township, which had been thrown out by the state. When asked why, he replied, “You’ll have to call the state and ask them. They wanted to clean up their books, I guess.” “I got pulled over on my bike, so that was probably one of them,” he quipped.

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Email Requesting Data on Ratables Is Baffling to Bass River Officials

By Bill Bonvie Staff Writer

BASS RIVER—A two-paragraph email sent to Bass River Township Clerk Amanda Somes by a Little Egg Ha rbor school official with a Pinelands Regional School District email address was a source of some bewilderment at a March 4 meeting of the Bass River Township Board of Commissioners. But in a subsequent phone conversation, district Business Administrator Nicholas Brown told the Pine Barrens Tribune that any concerns raised by the letter may have simply been due to a change in the way that a standard request for information was being handled. The email in question began by identifying the writer, Jon Yates, as the “Assistant Business Administrator for the Little Egg Harbor School District currently working under a shared agreement with Bass River.” It went on to say, “It is our responsibility to build the Bass River School District’s budget for the 2019-2020 school year” and that “we will need the 2019 certified ratables and the Net Taxable Valuation for Bass River. “ That request was questioned by members of the board, who said they thought the amount of money owed to the district was locked in by a contractual arrangement with Pinelands Regional, not with Little Egg Harbor. “We’re a little confused about this,” said Mayor Deborah Buzby-Cope. Tom “Tommy” Williams, Bass River’s representative to Pinelands, told the mayor after being handed a printed version of the email, that “I’m as baffled you are,” adding that the issue of ratables was linked to each town’s allotted tax rate.

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“The town is confused and I am confused because Bass River Township Elementary School has a shared services agreement with Pinelands Regional,” Williams told this newspaper after the meeting. According to Brown, however, the request for the information has “nothing to do with the shared services agreement,” but is rather a routine factor every school district in the state has to consider in developing an annual budget and determining what share of it each community will pay in taxes. What could have given rise to the confusion, he said, was that asking for the figures via email may be a new procedure in the district, and that former Business Administrator Steve Brennan, who was in the job for 12 years, “may have gotten the information differently.” There was also the fact that sending out the email to all four communities in the Pinelands district, not just Bass River, was part of his working with Yates on budget matters. He said it was something he had casually asked Yates to do while the latter was on his computer. Complicating the matter, he said, is the fact that whereas municipalities in Ocean County where Pinelands is located, have traditionally submitted such data in April, Burlington County communities usually don’t do so until the summertime, which can hold up the process of calculating a budget. That information, Brown said, could conceivably change the tax rate a community pays, which “is not guaranteed to be the same every year.” “The email that was sent should have had a little more clarity to it,” said Williams when subsequently contacted by this newspaper. “Things got a little lost in translation.”

Tabernacle Committee May Consider Eliminating Dangerous Intersections

By Mark Hatoff

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TABERNACLE—The question of what to do about two hazardous intersections, one at Route 532 and Carranza Road in front of Town Hall and the other at Hawkin and Carranza roads in front of Seneca High School, may soon be back on the Tabernacle Township Committee’s front burner. The possibility of replacing both intersections with roundabouts will likely be on the agenda of the township committee’s next workshop meeting, scheduled for March 11 at 7 p.m., as a result of a suggestion made by Committeeman Stephen Lee IV at the last committee meeting on Feb. 25. “We’ve had a lot of public comment over the years about this, especially (the one at) Seneca,” Lee said. Lee provided some additional details about the Seneca intersection at Carranza Road when he was reached by phone last week. The Lenape Regional High School District has conducted a traffic study of the intersection outside Seneca that was published in July 2017, he said, noting that recently retired Committeeman Richard “Rick” Franzen had started the discussion when he was the mayor seven years ago. Lee told the Pine Barrens Tribune that back in 2016, he met with the county and Lenape Regional representatives about that intersection after some complaints were received from parents. “We had some meetings and discussions at the state level, which went from the end of 2016 into 2017, and when Joe Barton became the mayor in 2018, he met with the county,” Lee said. (Tabernacle Emergency Management Coordinator) Bob Sunbury and I don’t know what happened after that.”

Barton responded that he and Cramer had met with County Engineer and Director of Public Works Joe Brickley last year about the traffic hazard at Seneca. “The county still has a plan for a roundabout there and is working with the Lenape School District for realigning the driveways with Hawkin Road,” he said. “No timing (on the projects) was given to us.” In other matters, the committee passed a resolution authorizing the cancellation of property taxes for parcels of land that were acquired by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on June 14, 2018. Township Administrator Douglas Cramer explained that the property, which used to be owned by Cutts Brothers and is located off of Iricks Causeway Road towards Goose Pond Road on the north side of Route 542, had been acquired by the state and added to Wharton State Forest. T he com m it tee a lso aut hor ized t he submission of a strategic plan for a Tabernacle Municipal Alliance grant for fiscal year 2020 in the amount of $12,212, plus in-kind volunteer labor for the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse through Burlington County. The Council was established in 1989 to educate and engage residents, local government and law enforcement officials, schools, nonprofit organizations, the interfaith community, parents, youth and other allies in efforts to prevent alcoholism and drug abuse throughout New Jersey. Another resolution authorized the acceptance of awa rd money for a 2018 Emergency Management Performance Grant in the total amount of $21,647, which includes a $4,768 award from the federal government. See INTERSECTIONS / Page 13

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LRHSD Absence, Lateness Policy Called Punitive and Obsolete by Parents of Cherokee High Students

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SHAMONG—The student attendance and tardiness policy of Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) was challenged by parents of a Cherokee junior honor student during the public comment portion of a Feb. 20 LRHSD Board of Education meeting. Marlton resident Howard Yermish, who said that his daughter has had some minor health issues that have occasionally affected her attendance, especially during her freshman year, called the rules regarding being absent or late punitive, out-of-date and inconsistent. According to the policy, which dates back to 1971 and was last revised in 2015, and is listed both in the student handbook and on the websites of the district’s high schools, parents are permitted to write one excused absence note per semester. Regarding lateness, the policy states that if a pupil is present in school for less than four hours, he or she should be considered absent unless that pupil is late due to a reason defined as excused. “That gets us to the problem,” said Yermish, noting that to be excused for an illness, a student must get a note from a physician with a date and diagnosis, but simply having a malady diagnosed by a school nurse doesn’t count. “Right now, if a school nurse says you shouldn’t be in school, then no additional documentation should be required,” he said. Yermish also took issue with the rule regarding tardiness, which states that if a student is more than 15 minutes late—meaning arriving after 7:45 a.m. at Cherokee, Lenape and Seneca and after 7:35 a.m. at Shawnee—that student is marked absent. “Imagine that if you’re 15 minutes late and you don’t produce appropriate documentation for a minor

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traffic delay, you might as well not go to school,” he said. “That is something that parents have expressed on some of the community forums I’ve seen. That’s not high achievement or what we should be striving for. Think about it this way. If your employer said, hey you need to take a full personal time off day because there was a backup at Wawa while you got gas, you would say that is ridiculous.” Yermish also commented on the part of the policy allowing a maximum of three days per year for secondary education visits. “So, if a student wants to visit schools outside of driving distance, the practical limit that a collegebound student can see is just two schools or three per year,” he said. “What I would suggest is that the board consider taking up the (entire attendance) policy for a rewrite or modernization, perhaps with a parent and school committee to review this so that it really meets the needs of education and not just punitive damages.” In her response, LRHSD Superintendent Dr. Carol Birnbohm explained that the district tries to balance fairness with what is allowed by the state. “One of the things you did mention, which is bothersome to us as well, is the number of days the state will allow us to excuse for college visits,” Birnbohm said. “That is a state requirement. They didn’t used to allow us to excuse any college visits, so at least they are starting to catch up. There are some things that we have wriggle room on and some things that we’re going to continue to advocate for our populations of students.” Birnbohm told Yermish she would convey his objections to Executive County Superintendent Daryl J. Minus-Vincent. Further elaborating on this point was a LRHSD statement provided to the Pine Barrens Tribune, a week after the meeting by district spokesperson Laura See POLICY / Page 18

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MEDFORD LAKES—A presentation on how the Burlington County Department of Economic Development and Regional Planning can help small businesses in Medford Lakes thrive highlighted the borough’s Feb. 27 Medford Lakes Council meeting. David Wyche, manager of the department, which is overseen by the Burlington County Bridge Commission, traced its history back to 1995 when it received federal funding to provide small business loans. All of its services are provided free to county municipalities. “Most banks will not lend to startups and small businesses, but we will,” said Wyche, who explained that his department will provide them direct loans of up to $50,000 with a maximum 10-year term, without bank participation. It will also provide a fixed-asset loan amount of up to 25 percent of the total project cost up to $200,000 at a capped interest rate of 4 percent if the business owner is also using a bank. “We don’t want them to fail,” he said. According to Wyche, in order for small businesses to receive a loan from the department, they must create jobs and have collateral, which is equity on real estate. The amounts involved are $35,000 for either one full-time or two part-time positions, and $10,000 for every job retained. Entrepreneurs who lack collateral can receive help from the department to connect with other lenders to get them started. The only cost is a $200 application fee. There are no closing costs involved. “You can’t use the money we loan for actual construction of a project,” Wyche said. “But the loan can be used for everything else, such as buying property, equipment, employee salaries, etc.”

New and small business owners who require additional resources, the department partners with the Small Business Development Center at Rutgers University Camden (which provides free information on starting and growing your business and doing business in New Jersey) and the Burlington County Library, whose business librarian can research how particular enterprises have fared in South Jersey over a period of years, Wyche added. The department is also running a forum for small businesses at the Burlington County Library on March 28. “We don’t have a lot of businesses in Medford Lakes, but those that we have would probably benefit from this program,” said Deputy Mayor Dr. Gary Miller, who noted that a link to the small-business loan program would be placed on the borough’s website. In other meeting business, Mayor William Fields reported that council had received a letter from a resident requesting a change in current borough law to allow vinyl fences. Regulations currently only allow fences to be made of wood, brick and metal. “Some of these wood fences are rotting and look horrible,” said Councilwoman Kathryn Merkh. “There are some vinyl fences that look like wood.” Resident Joseph Aromando said during public comment that he is already seen vinyl fences in the borough. “We all agree that vinyl fences are not permitted in the town, but why do we have so many?” he asked. “I have never seen one taken down since I’ve lived here in 30 years. This is a failure in code enforcement.” Fields said that he would forward the letter to the See AFLOAT/ Page 13

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SOUTHAMPTON—Stephen Black is the fourthgeneration owner at Dipaolo’s Red Lion Inn. He is the great grandson of Giovino Dipaolo, the man who opened the Red Lion Inn in 1923, unaware at the time that he was building a legacy that would continue for 96 years—and counting. Dipaolo had immigrated to the United States from Italy, with his first stop in Camden, where he bought a bar business to support his family. With nine children, a bigger space was in order, so he traveled to rural Southampton and found the Stage Coach Inn, which had been built in 1710—when horses and stagecoaches transported patrons to and from—and renamed it The Red Lion Inn. Black’s grandfather, Ardito “Archie” Dipaolo, and his grandmother Divina “Divy” Dipaolo took over operations in the early 1940s and, like Archie Dipaolo’s parents, lived there with family upstairs. In the early 1980s, Black’s parents, Christine Dipaolo Black and Melvin Stephen Black, became the owners until Stephen Black took the helm in 2001. “We don’t just ‘run the business,’” Stephen Black said. “We all gravitate to the kitchen, each generation making menu contributions and striving to make more delicious and flavorful creations for our ‘pasta-holics’ (Stephen Black’s name for Red Lion Inn customers). That is our true joy.” Stephen Black, like the three generations who came before him, has always had a passion for food, especially those homemade recipes that his great grandfather—who was rumored to drink only wine, no water—brought with him from Italy, which he learned how to make from his mom, Stephen Black’s great, great grandmother, Massimina Dipaolo. Take the red sauce, the “glue” of the Red Lion Inn, according to Stephen Black. Creating it—40 to 60 gallons a week—is a “multi-stage production orchestrated with great care, exact measurements and

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business degree from West Virginia University. His dad, however, asked him to “keep the family tradition going” and made an offer that Stephen Black could not refuse. He decided to give it a try for five years. Stephen Black said his parents, who owned the place for 20 years before his turn, have always been “an inspiration” and “two of the hardest working people” he knows. “They worked ridiculous hours to make it all work,” Stephen Black said. “My dad worked ‘tirelessly’ to fix up and improve the Inn over the years, including hand-digging the basement and pouring the concrete floor, updating most of the electrical and plumbing, adding a state-of-the-art (for its time) septic system and replacing antiquated pasta machines with ‘fancy’ Italian machines.” His parents expanded the Inn’s original dining room, bar, kitchen and banquet room, replaced a pasta rolling machine, computerized the Inn and much more. Stephen Black and his wife, Jennifer Lee CawleyBlack—whom he married in the fall of 2003—are moving the Inn forward now. See RED/ Page 21

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Medford Man Arrested for Viewing Child Porn, Endangering Children MEDFORD –A 32-year-old Medford Townsh ip ma n has been a r rested on charges of possessing child pornography and allegedly exposing himself on multiple occasions to children passing by his residence. Christopher J. Atkins, of the first block of Friar Tuck Drive, was charged with multiple counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a third-degree offense; possessing child pornography, and fourth-degree lewdness for exposing himself, according to a press release from Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Medford Township Police Chief Richard J. Meder. A t k i n s wa s r el e a s e d We d n e s d ay afternoon following an appearance in Superior Court in Mount Holly. He was ordered to have no contact with the victims or other minors, and forbidden to use the Internet or social media. The case will now be prepa red for presentation to a Burlington County Grand Jury for possible indictment. An investigation by detectives from the Medford Township Police Department revealed that on multiple occasions between September and November 2018, Atkins would stand partially or fully nude near a window or inside of the front door of his house while children passed by outside, the release said. During one instance in October, he allegedly ran outside nude while a girl was walking her dog. The child pornography charge resulted

from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office (BCPO) High-Tech Crimes Unit having received information regarding Atkins’ online activity from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. A subsequent probe revealed that Atk ins utilized a visual sea rch engine to locate and download images of child pornography. Atkins was taken into custody following the execution of a ATKINS search warrant at his residence, during which several electronic devices were seized. A preliminary review of the devices by H igh-Tech Cr imes Unit detectives revealed multiple child pornography files. The child pornography investigation was conducted with assistance from United States Homeland Security Investigations – C her r y H i l l O f fic e, a nd t he New Jersey State Police Digital Technology Investigations Unit. The lead investigator was BCPO Detective Jennifer Applemann. The High-Tech Crimes Unit is a member of the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the New Jersey State Police Cyber Terrorism Task Force.

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Price Tag for Taxpayer-Funded Tuition Aid for Illegals Is a Slap in the Face to Citizens The State of New Jersey, according to a published report, has already spent more than $1.5 million on taxpayer-funded student loans for persons living in the country illegally. The 9th District delegation has vehemently opposed legislation that authorized state tuition aid for illegal aliens. We, as District 9 lawmakers, reiterate our opposition to legislation that authorized the state to spend millions on taxpayer-funded student loans for illegal aliens. (See SenateNJ.com) According to a report by NJ.com, the state spent $1.6 million during the fall 2018 semester to provide aid to more than 500 illegal aliens. The program is expected to grow over the coming years, according to HESAA. In light of the state’s current fiscal crisis, we feel this spending is an irresponsible use of taxpayer dollars. State benefits a re for taxpayers living in New Jersey legally. Period. That is why we’ve voted against the law signed by Governor Chris Christie that provided in-state tuition to illegal aliens, as well as the law recently

signed by Governor Phil Murphy to give tuition assistance to these same persons. W hat is even more i n f u r iat i ng is that this could become an even bigger burden as the program grows, taking more opportunities away from American students in the near future. Un for t u nat ely, a s i f t here wa s any doubt, Trenton Democrats are prioritizing the needs of illegal aliens over the needs of taxpayers who are living in this state legally, many of whom are in need of assistance. Wou ld n’t it b e n ice i f Trenton p r i o r i t i z e d p r o p e r t y - t a x- r e l i e f programs to assist those struggling to afford living in this state instead? Too many parents can’t afford to send their kids to college. Those same parents now have to watch state aid that should be helping their family go to someone who came to this country illegally. Adding insult to injur y, illegal aliens receiving this aid will also be filling the limited spots in our state’s colleges and universities, denying a legal citizen, perhaps even a veteran, opportunities to take the

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(Re: Participants in Veterans Roundtable Launch Offensive to Make Former Freedom Fighters Aware of Benefits) Kudos for those spearheading this initiative! Starting point... getting every veteran a copy of their DD 214 as that single document opens the door to many benefits. It is good to see efforts being made. ~Terry Sheerin

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(R. Marilyn Schmidt, Author of Books On Pine Barrens Food and Folklore Who Restored Buzby’s, Dies At 89) Marilyn may be gone in body, but her spirit will live on in the hearts of many! ~Cathy Antener

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(R. Marilyn Schmidt, Author of Books On Pine Barrens Food And Folklore Who Restored Buzby’s, Dies At 89) She was a nice lady. I can’t say that I truly knew her, but I did once spend an entire afternoon just sitting and chatting with her on a slow day at the store. It was great! She was a character. RIP, dear lady. ~Joseph V. Kuca

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Gag Order is Extortion

Abortion is a heartrending choice for anyone to have to make, but it is a valid and legal choice. Yet our government is again trying to block access to this legal healthcare choice for millions of American women, through threats of financial hardship, which is extortion. President Donald J. Trump has decided that he wants to take away Title X funding for women’s health organizations—including Planned Parenthood—that is needed and used to cover contraception for women (a nd men), ST D preventatives, screenings, treatments for women (and men), cancer screenings for women (and men), and annual pelvic exams/healthcare for women. This is not funding for elective abortions. Abortions have not been funded by the federal government since 2009, unless the pregnancy threatens the life of a woman, or is the result of rape or incest. This rule is a gag order on doctors, prohibiting women’s healthcare providers from offering all legal options to their pregnant patients, at risk of losing funding for all other vital healthcare for their patients. O u r gover n ment shou ld not be choosing which of our legal choices about our own bodies fits our leaders’ personal religious sense of morality. ~ Kathleen Strykowsky Mount Laurel, New Jersey

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PEMBERTON— Members of the Pemberton Township Senior Center had a chance recently to “donate their brains to science”—and still be able to use them afterwards. The event was a free brain-health workshop sponsored by “Cogniciti,” a subsidiary of Baycrest Health Sciences, which is part of the renowned Rotman Research Institute, a world leader in cognitive neurological research. Participants completed a seven-part memory assessment, using a laptop computer, and found out how their brain compares to those of others in their age group. Regional Engagement Specialist Greta La Fave and her associate, Helen Girma, visited the center during the last week of February to administer the tests, which included facial recognition and identification, number matching and a game similar to “Concentration.” Scores were given as percentages that indicated where on the spectrum one would fall. Those scoring below average were offered a chance to have further free testing with a physician. The test is designed for individuals between the ages of 40 and 79 years of age. Information gathered will be used by Baycrest researchers to formulate new discoveries for older adults with memory concerns. The test takes from 15 to 30 minutes to complete. Privacy is important, with participants remaining anonymous for all research purposes. The team plans to revisit the senior center in the future, so anyone wishing to participate should contact Melissa Cuevas at 609-893-4400 and register for a future workshop. In other news, 38 local seniors got to enjoy a long-awaited excursion to Careme’s, located in the Academy of Culinary Arts on the campus of Atlantic Cape Community College. The seniors were served an epicurean meal prepared by culinary students, who were graded on the results. The students took groups of seniors on a tour of the classroom facilities prior to serving dinner, enabling them to view the many “prep” stations and the variety of cooking options available. One classroom was chilled to refrigerator-like temperatures, allowing the students to make fancy vegetable carvings to include as edible décor, or carve an ice centerpiece. Student wait staff served the meals as elegantly

as the wait staff in any fine gourmet establishment. In fact, when they graduate from this program, they will be well qualified to work in some of the finest restaurants. The faculty includes many local celebrity chefs, and students are exposed to a variety of techniques. The meal was truly a “dining experience” with attentive service and entrees prepared to individual requests. Sauces were tasty and well balanced. The side dishes were cooked to perfection. Careme’s, which is named in honor of Marie Antoine Careme, founder of “La Grande Cuisine Francaise,” is available to the public by reservation only. There is still time to sign up for the free six-week workshop, “Learn to Control Your Diabetes,” which will be held on Tuesdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Pemberton Township Senior Center on Brook Street in Browns Mills. Anyone with Medicare, who has diabetes or is their caretaker of someone suffering from the medical condition, may sign up for this program by contacting 609-893-4400. Tickets are on sale for the Pemberton Township High School’s Interact Club St. Patrick’s Day party on March 19 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., held at the senior center. The Interact Club will present a fun evening with games, music and a buffet dinner. All seniors are eligible to attend, even if not regular attendees. The cost is only $10 per person. Tickets for the annual “Senior Prom” are also now available at the center. “Island Dreams’ is the theme this year, and tickets still cost only $10 per senior. The prom will be held on April 3 at the St. Ann’s Banquet Hall at 22 Trenton Rd., from 3 to 7 p.m. The prom is sponsored by the Pemberton Township Education Association. The prom is designed to bring local high school students and senior citizens into a closer relationship. It is also a volunteer opportunity for the students to earn community service hours by participating. Students assist in the meal preparation and serving, and function as wait staff for the evening. Meals include a choice of beef, chicken or vegetarian dishes. Desserts will be made by culinary arts students, and individual corsages will be provided by horticultural students. Members of the Future Business Leaders of Americas Chapter will also attend and provide a variety of services.

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as well as impressive new colleagues; all of whom continue to help me grow and become the teacher and person I am today. I would not be receiving this award without all of the support and guidance from family, friends, colleagues, and students.” O’Neill, a seven-year veteran of the district with ten years of educational experience overall, is currently a school counselor, leader of the Newcomer’s group, and an active member of the school’s Inter vention and Refer ral Services Committee. “I feel extremely honored to be named Shawnee’s Educational Services Provider of the Year, especially considering the many amazing educational services providers there are at Shawnee,” she said. “Working with the Shawnee faculty and staff for the past six years has been a true gift, and I look forward to many more wonderful years here.” O’Neill has also served as a Student Supp or t a dv isor a nd help e d lea d counseling groups such as the Grief Group.

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“This is a federal grant that sets benchmarks for optimal running of the emergency management program in the township,” explained Sunbury. “It specifies training and activities requirements and things that we do to make sure that we have a top-notch emergency management program. They reimburse us up to 50 percent of $20,000 in salary and expenses for participating in this grant, which is basically free money for the township if we just do our jobs right.” The committee also passed three motions, authorizing the county to conduct aerial larval/ adult mosquito control activities from April 1 to Nov. 30 and granting parade permits for two Enduro dirt bike off-road races. One ride permit was granted for the 51st Annual Curly Fern Enduro Ride, sponsored by the South Jersey Enduro Riders on March 24. The event

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(Continued from Page 5) borough planning board for discussion. Borough Manager Dr. Robert Burton reported that he is exploring options to upgrade the municipality’s phone system to voiceover IP, which would allow for calls to be transferred to every borough office. “At this point, whenever someone calls in (to the main number), they have to be given a separate number to call,” he said. He also reported that an office trailer, which is located next to the Department of Public Works building, has been anonymously donated to the Medford Lakes Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts to use for storage. Miller said that Medford Lakes Fire Chief Craig Farnsworth had received recommendations for improvements to the firehouse from the fire marshal.

begins at Atsion Road in Shamong and primarily goes through Wharton State Forest. The other permit was for the Pine Barrens Enduro Riders Clock Run on April 14, which uses roads, fire cuts and existing trails in Brendan T. Byrne, Penn, Bass River and Wharton state forests. During public comment, resident Jason Litowitz told the committee that he was concerned about the township’s publishing of the full rosters of the Tabernacle Rescue Squad and the fire company, which was done at the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting. “Ever since 9/11, the news has been talking about how first responders have been in the crosshairs of malicious actors,” he said. “I am not sure if you’re required to provide that information, but to overtly publish it like that, I think you’ve put a crosshairs on the backs of the volunteers. I think this irresponsible and would urge you not to do it this way in the future.” Councilman Joseph Yates was absent from the meeting, while Deputy Mayor Kimberly Brown participated by phone.

“Abatements were recommended and there is a wall that had some mold remediation on it,” Miller said. “The fire department is also exploring a secondary means of egress to the second floor so that we can have meetings there.” Burton added that the fire house is old. “Hopefully, we will have a new firehouse soon to correct some of these problems,” he said Fields also read a proclamation honoring 2018 Medford Lakes Colony President Brent Blanchard, for his service to the community which was to be presented to him at a March 1 dinner at the Medford Lakes Country Club. Blanchard spearheaded a project to build a pavilion at Brooks Field and has been working on Jackson Park renovations, such as to the beaches and tennis courts. “He has that drive to get things done,” Fields said. Councilmen Thomas Cranston and Robert Hanold were absent from the meeting.

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Low Dose Aspirin May Help Pre-eclampsia Pregnancy should be a time of joy, but sadly for some women, it brings unexpected health challenges. Pre-eclampsia is a condition that occurs during pregnancy where blood pressure spikes very high and excess protein spills into the urine. It limits the amount of blood flowing through the placenta, which puts both mother and child at risk for harm. Miscarriages and fatalities can occur. Some women are more prone to preeclampsia than others, especially if they come into their pregnancy with hypertension, excessive weight, obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Getting pregnant after age 40 may increase the risk of having pre-eclampsia, as does in vitro fertilization, donor insemination, or carrying twins or triplets. There are several ways to take care of yourself and reduce complications. Lying on your left side (to take the baby’s weight off major blood vessels) is a wise thing to do. Also, it is good to consume fewer processed foods, which contain a lot of salt (sodium chloride), and therefore usually increase blood pressure. Low-dose aspirin is another idea that you can talk to your doctor about. A brand-new study published in January 2019, in a respected French journal, Presse Medicale, found that taking aspirin at bedtime may be helpful in high-risk patients. This is not the first study to suggest aspirin is useful. Aspirin is a platelet inhibitor, which means it works to thin the blood and in turn, helps regulate blood pressure. A low-dose of aspirin blocks thromboxane A2 (TXA2) from forming in the platelets.

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Think of thromboxane as glue. When you block the glue formation, that makes the platelets less sticky. So, one effect from aspirin is to keep the blood thinner and less sticky, creating less pressure on the body’s blood vessels. Too much aspirin will cause excessive thinning of the blood and easy bruising and bleeding. Probiotics may help with pre-eclampsia, too. There is a protective effect of Lactobacillus probiotics, and this is interesting because a person’s gut microbiome directly impacts their thyroid hormone levels. Healthy gut status improves thyroid hormone conversion, and that in turn improves fertility. But more importantly, there is an antiinflammatory effect from probiotics and a new study found that lactobacillus could help to improve odds of carrying full term if you have pre-eclampsia. Cortisol-to-cortisone levels matter too. If this topic interests you, please sign up for my free newsletter at suzycohen.com and I will email you the information. In the meantime, reduce your stress as much as possible, because high cortisol is harmful if you have pre-eclampsia. For more information visit preeclampsia.org .

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Remember Grumpy? He was the cranky, fictional character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and he surely got a bum wrap. Nobody wanted to be around him and I am sure the little guy must have found it difficult to simply hang with his peeps. Grumpy saw the negative in everything, was pessimistic about his daily events and most likely never saw his glass as half full. One might imagine the other six dwarves as they planned their Saturday night, where to eat, things to do and what dance club would be best to get down with their bad selves. If a character such as Grumpy was for real, I doubt his would-be friends have ever, even once, have said, “Give a shout-out to old Grumps and see if he wants to hang out.” Although there are those who will tell you otherwise, I, Lori A. Clinch, am not like Grumpy. I think I tend to find the bright side of things, look at the positives in nearly every situation, and if I am bummed that my glass is only half-full, I simply find a way to fill it back up. Yet, here we are still suffering from the throes of winter and I can’t help but be a tad bit “Grumpy.” Why just this past week I became frustrated with the fact that every sock in the laundry had been deposited in the hamper all bunched up. Despite my heartfelt pleadings, complete with repeat demonstrations, I am still the only living soul on the premises who seems to know how to replace the empty roll on the toilet paper spindle. No one understands the importance of covering a plate of spaghetti before reheating it in the microwave, and some bamboozler pretended not to notice that the bulk of the coffee grounds missed the trash can. Yesterday, the phone rang continually and nonstop for the duration of the day and upon answering it, I discovered that it was not a local wireless caller, as the caller ID had promised, but a recording promising to update our Google listing. My afternoon bill paying session was not all that it was cranked up to be and I swear each and every website not only told me that my password was wrong, but it asked security questions that even I didn’t know the answer to. Since when is my favorite color periwinkle?

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Deciding to simply call the company, I pressed “1” to speak English and the call was answered by someone who, for the life of me, I couldn’t understand. Talk about getting one’s goat. My cup of coffee was completely full at the time, but there was no redemption in that! Our kitchen drawers are abundant with pens that don’t work, I just got the bills paid and then the mail showed up with additional invoices. I didn’t notice I had a hole in the toe of my sock until I was already out of the house. The last person to drive the family sedan readjusted my seat and for the life of me I couldn’t get it back to how I liked it. At the end of the day, my dearly beloved spouse, Mr. “Whistle While You Work” himself, came home from a long day on the job, plunked his lunch box on the clean kitchen counter and lovingly suggested that we get out and do something fun. “I have to stay home and get some stuff done around here!” I snapped. When he turned and looked at me with wide eyes, I added, “It’s making me cranky!” Oh,” he responded. “Is that what it is?” It could have been the old evil eye, perhaps it was the steam coming out of my ears, or the fact that my head did a full rotation on its axis. But whatever the reason, he decided it might be best to leave me alone for a spell. As the poor soul walked away on eggshells, I decided that it was a good thing that I don’t live with the other dwarves; most certainly not Happy. With my big toe stuck in that darned hole in my sock, I would certainly want to slap that little dude around a bit. Lori Clinch was born and raised in North Platte, Nebraska, a hotbed of material for writers whose passion it is to make people laugh. She is the mother of four sons and the author of the book “Are We There Yet?”

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(Continued from Page 5) Bishop. The statement noted that colleges also are always open during the four-day weekend in November that the district is closed for the teachers’ convention. The statement also concurred that the district’s procedures on college visit excuses are consistent with those of the state. “The (Lenape District) BOE (Board of Education) makes strategic efforts to construct a school calendar that is conducive to college visits,” it read. For instance, this year President’s Day was a four-day weekend for students, providing an ideal time to visit colleges. Also, the majority of colleges will be open during the week the district is closed for spring break. “The district believes it is our supportive parents and teachers and our students’ efforts, combined with an established attendance policy and regulation which are consistently applied, that contribute to our chronic absenteeism being below the state average of 14.9 percent versus 8.8 percent (for the LRHSD),” the statement read in part. Interviewed after the meeting, Yermish and his wife Danielle explained that they took a closer look at the attendance policy during their daughter’s freshman year and have continued their fight over the past three years. Noting that when his daughter is quite obviously sick and is required to visit a doctor in order to obtain an “excused” note, Howard Yermish complained that each such visit involves an expensive co-pay. In addition, he said, allowing only one excused absence letter per semester “means that nothing else (is allowed to) happen the rest of the semester. “There are many parts of the policy that haven’t been revised since 1971,” he added, pointing out that when the policy “the student has to be in the classroom” was formulated, there were no assignments being done on-line, as most are today. Danielle Yermish commented on what happens to a student who leaves school early. “If you pick them up five minutes before the end of school, they mark them absent for the whole day,”

Danielle Yermish said. “All of the policies together create this very stressful situation for parents and students. For kids who have more health issues, if you get to nine absences for the year, they start threatening you with summer school, even though you might have all A’s and B’s,” she said, calling that a “punitive situation.” Howard Yermish also questioned Birnbohm’s explanation of the district’s keeping in line with the state’s attendance policies. Not accommodating students for simple lateness, he said, actually makes it harder for the school district to meet the minimum attendance requirement. “If students are dismissed five minutes early, they’re marked as absent,” he said. “That decreases the (district’s overall attendance) number. Looking at the state policies, they’re not as restrictive as we were led to believe. A lot of it (from the LRHSD perspective), is that they need to keep a certain attendance so that they have a good funding level.” In commenting on the district’s excused absence and student lateness rules, the statement provided by Bishop claimed that the district has considerable flexibility in its attendance procedures, excusing both absences and late arrivals for 12 reasons because teenagers miss school for a variety of valid reasons, such as driver’s tests, and orthodontist appointments. By contrast, it said, the state allows only five reasons for missing classes. In addition to doctor’s visits, funerals, etc., the district accepts two parents’ notes for any reason that may excuse a series of consecutive absences, the statement noted. Furthermore, it noted, students may accrue up to nine unexcused absences prior to losing credits, and once they lose them due to absences, they are given the opportunity to make them up through a credit recovery process. “Students are only marked absent unexcused for late arrivals if they come in after a 15-minute grace period without one of the 12 valid excuses,” the statement continued, adding that the 15-minute grace period is similar to the homeroom time formerly included in the schedule, and would be difficult to extend without interfering with instructional time. The Yermishes, however, said they are not the only

ones questioning the district attendance rules, having seen similar concerns from many Cherokee parents on a community forum that was created eight years ago on Facebook. “You never get agreement on social media about anything,” Danielle Yermish said. “When I said, let’s talk about the Lenape District’s attendance policy, every single person had a story and no one was defending it. There were examples like parents who have flexible work schedules who would pick up their child during lunch to take them to the orthodontist. They would bring them back before the lunch time is over and was excused because they have a note from the orthodontist, but now they’re marked absent for the day even though they’ve missed zero minutes of class.” She added that anecdotally, she had heard people complain that their kids have never been sick as much as when they’ve gone to Cherokee High School, because those who are sick tend not to stay home, and that much of the policy on the website is unclear.” One of the parents on the Cherokee community forum, Lisa Lambertson, commented that the high school and district provide no leeway if students are slightly late and also complained about students being marked absent even if they are sent home by the school nurse. “My ninth-grade daughter got a concussion on school grounds during a game,” said Lambertson, whose other daughter is a junior at Cherokee. “I had to keep her home, where she was doing the work. I still ended up getting one of those notices saying that she was in jeopardy of having to do summer school because her attendance. But her absences were because of her concussion and her work was done before the note even came. I understand that if you give some people an inch, they’ll take a mile. I get that. But there has got to be a little bit of give and take and there is not.” Lisa Bartlett Coppola, another parent on the forum, referred to absent letters that she has received from the school, even though information had been previously provided. “My son has a 504 plan (a plan for how a school will provide supports and remove barriers for a student with a disability) for his type 1 diabetes,

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worded specifically by CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) that states that he will sometimes have absences that should not count against him, and yet I still get notes sent to me,” she said. “I was told they are automatically generated, but they still feel almost like harassment. There cannot possibly be so many children with medical 504’s that they can’t recognize those names and use a little empathy when it comes to the letters that are sent out.” Judging by its statement, however, the district seemed to refute the idea that parent complaints about the attendance policy have been any more than a few. “Context and perspective is important!” it read, maintaining that while the district serves nearly 7,000 students and has received over 1,000 responses to its recent Strategic Planning survey, it did not receive any concerns regarding the attendance policy. “In addition, Strategic Planning included community engagement meetings at all four of our high schools this fall, attended by nearly 400 community members,” it said. “There were only a few concerns shared regarding attendance during those meetings.” At the meeting, Danielle Yermish offered two suggestions for changing the policy, although she said she could offer more. One would allow an excused absence when the school nurse or counselor determines that the child needs to go home for the rest of the day, and the second would count three instances of tardiness as an absence. “Maybe the consequence for that could be some kind of school-imposed discipline like a detention or make-up work,” she said. “We’re just looking for a bit more humanness in the policy.” Lambertson indicated she is also looking toward parent mobilization to affect change. “Parents have to speak up if they have a problem with the attendance policy,” she said. “By not doing anything about it, nothing is going to get done.” Birnbohm, however, made the point that “we are required to keep over 96 percent average daily attendance, which is tough when half of your population isn’t legally required to attend school.” Once a student is over 16 in New Jersey, she noted, there is no such attendance requirement.

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(Continued from Page 1) Murphy and the Trenton Democrats,” said Burlington County GOP Chairman Sean Earlen in the Facebook posting. “Jean Stanfield is the best proven vote-getter for Republicans in Burlington County. Together, Peters and Stanfield will lead a dynamic slate that will help every Republican running for county and local office this November.” However, a letter sent to Earlen dated Feb. 19, and signed by 11 of 15 GOP municipal chairs in the county, expressed unwavering support for Howarth, claiming that he “has consistently put the interests of the families of Burlington County over his own,” that “his selflessness on behalf of GOP candidates at all levels deserves nothing but respect” and that “there is something to be said about his accessibility to everyone and not just party insiders.” “Joe has been there for us, and now we are here for him. Loyalty deserves to be rewarded with loyalty,” the letter said, concluding by calling on the county Republican Committee to give Howarth’s re-election effort its full support. Whatever the outcome, Howarth is reportedly

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(Continued from Page 6) “Should we upgrade or keep nostalgia going?” is a question that the couple grapples with from time to time. Some customers have told him that they reminisce about important events that took place at the Inn; one couple told him that they remember their first date and where they sat, some 40 years ago. Many have commented they like the wood-paneled walls, too. Cawley-Black renovated and redecorated the banquet room—originally built in the 1980s—which not only serves to accommodate an overflow of patrons, but can seat up to 45 guests for private parties. They have created a large display of family photos that portray the history of the Inn and its generations of owners from Dipaolo himself. They have also replaced the carpeted floors with hardwood, added computer systems, added fencing, added EP Henry landscaping, bought new chairs, and installed new restaurant equipment and more. Stephen Black and his wife have two children: Max and Zoe. “Having them around the Inn has brought back fond memories of my restaurant childhood,” Stephen Black said. Their kids, along with nephews Julian Boesch and Gabriel Boesch, are the fifth generation in the making, learning the business one day at a time and seemingly having a blast while doing so. Stephen Black said that Max Black works the front of the house “talking to anyone who will listen” along with Gabriel Boesch who also greets guests; Julian Boesch works the sauce line in the kitchen; and Zoe Black helps

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determined to stick it out and enter the primary with or without party support. Peters, for his part, also posted an enthusiastic announcement on Facebook that read, “Great news! Jean Stanfield is running with me for Assembly! Together, we’re going to work to revive the Republican Party in New Jersey and make the state more affordable. But to do that, we will need your help.” He then invited potential donors to click on a link “to join the fight.” In an accompanying video, Peters credited Stanfield as being responsible for millions of dollars of programs to help seniors, children with special needs, women interested in learning selfdefense and countless other causes. Peters added that he is “very much looking forward to Jean Stanfield’s help in changing the culture in Trenton. “We need you to help jump start our vision, and anything you donate will help us to fight back against the Democratic machine,” Peters declared. “We need to make New Jersey more affordable again by instilling the principles of smaller government and putting more money back in your pockets.”” The message is one that seems designed to widen the chasm between Peters and Howarth, who until recently shared an office with Addiego and who previously campaigned together for

a number of causes, the latest of which was legislation to save the Evesham School District’s Teddy Bear Academy day-care facility from a court-ordered shutdown. Recently, the bill they introduced in the Assembly for that purpose was replaced by one that didn’t list them as sponsors. Phone messages left for Howarth, Peters and Earlen were not answered by deadline time. In her conversation with the Pine Barrens Tribune, Stanfield was asked what accounted for her having so quickly done an about-face after telling this newspaper the previous week that it “seemed like the right time” for her to step down from her law-enforcement responsibilities based on what she considered “necessary for myself and my family.” “This was not on my agenda,” she responded. “But when I saw that our party was being put into disarray by this whole situation, I didn’t want to risk losing what the Republicans stand for. I wanted to help unite our party.” At the same time, she claimed to be “very willing to work with both sides of the aisle—of course without compromising my values.” “I think I bring to the table a lot of the skills and experience needed to serve the people of the 8th District,” she maintained. “We’re going to work very hard. We have a good base of supporters and I think they’re energized.”

She also indicated that she thought being an assemblywoman might not be quite as demanding as the job of sheriff she has held since 2002, which has her on call nights and weekends, 24/7, and that it might leave her a little more time to babysit with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In that previous interview, Stanfield had also expressed extreme admiration for Peters, a former Navy SEAL whom she described as being “full of energy” and “a rising star” that “we don’t want to lose.” When asked whether she agrees with the sentiments he expressed in a January Facebook posting accusing President Trump of undermining civility by being “a master of the name game who constantly puts an insulting adjective before everybody’s first name,” she replied that while she agreed with the president on different issues, “I don’t like the name calling.” As for whether she thinks she can win on a political playing field that has distinctly tilted in recent months toward the Democrats, Stanfield responded that she thinks people are going to look at their checkbooks and that is what is going to carry the day. The sheriff added that she is “very excited about the prospect,” of running with Peters. “Absolutely!” Stanfield said.

to make meatballs and eggplant parmigiana and assists in handing Stephen Black the chowder clams that they use to make clam sauce and clam chowder. She also helps the day waitress serve early tables. In addition to being “ridiculously cute, she has a knack for business,” said her proud dad. The hope for Stephen Black is that everyone will continue to enjoy the Inn: the ambiance of the restaurant, which is now graced with a concert pianist on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday of each week; perhaps a martini from the bar, making memories with loved ones; and relaxing over delicious “comfort food, that makes you feel good deep in your soul.” He said that seeing a new customer become a regular customer “is what it’s all about,” and that he likes becoming acquainted with a customer’s whole family. “I knew their grandmother and grandfather, their moms and dads, and now their children…that is mindblowing!” Stephen Black said. To keep people coming back for more and to assist with the expense of eating out, ” Stephen Black started a “pasta-holic” card, a loyalty system that keeps track of how much the Inn’s customers are spending and rewards them with free appetizers, free desserts, money off the check and free meals on “2-for-1 Tuesday.” There is no cost to join. Patrons are also invited to bring their own pots, and the Inn will fill them up with pasta, meatballs and sauce for four people, for $19.99. Working moms and dads appreciate the opportunity to serve “a home-cooked meal at a reasonable price…with virtually no cleanup.” Stephen Black has also instituted a “Dine and Donate” program, which allows people to fundraise at the restaurant. The Inn will donate 15-20 percent of total food sales to the cause.

“We care and support one another and do our best to support the surrounding communities,” said Stephen Black, who likes to spread happiness through traditional Italian cuisine. As for his own favorite dish, it is the white clam sauce over pasta, made with hand-shucked clam sauce—which utilizes 300 chowder clams to yield 20 gallons—of “pure deliciousness.” “It is spectacular!” Stephen Black said. He admitted to not only having it every day for lunch or dinner, served over al-dente spaghetti, but that it is excellent served cold for breakfast, too. The Red Lion Inn is located at 101 Red Lion Road, just off Route 70, in Southampton Township.

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(Continued from Page 1) Feb. 21 Lenape Region Community Forum about the state-aid reductions slated for the Evesham, Lenape Regional, Medford, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Township school districts. “Therefore, a-onesize fits all solution does not exist. That is what makes part of this very complex.” S.O.S. notes that the coalition believes previously underfunded districts deserve increased state aid, but not at the expense of other districts. “We are focused on ensuring that all students in the State of New Jersey receive a quality education and on the importance state aid plays in that process,” Harris said. “We commend the Legislature for increasing state aid to districts that were previously underfunded. We’re not asking that they take that money back and give it to us. They (the underfunded districts) need the funding as much as our school districts do, however, the increase of state aid to those districts should not come at the expense of our districts and negatively impact our students. That has been policy, it is unacceptable, and there has to be a better way to approach this.” The Lenape Region districts joining the collation are facing a combined approximately $24 million loss in state aid, according to LRHSD Superintendent Dr. Carol Birnbohm in a letter sent to high school district parents. Several representatives from each of the Lenape Region districts, its concerned parents, and affected students rallied in Trenton on Tuesday to protest the planned reductions, advocate for a review of the funding formula, and call for the “tweaking of the formula to ensure every student in the state is receiving adequate level of aid for a thorough and efficient education.” The rally was held outside the Statehouse Annex as Murphy delivered his state budget address to the Legislature. There are a lot of complexities to the state-aid funding formula, which Harris later told this newspaper only a dozen or so people in the state fully understand. According to the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), the reform legislation, which took effect during this school year, repealed-enrollment-growth aid caps and is intended to eliminate adjustment aid over a seven-year period, while allowing adjustments to the tax levy cap for certain school districts. Over 60 percent of the state’s school districts have been considered by the state to be “underfunded” due to the enrollment growth caps, the NJSBA’s website notes, though Harris called that figure too high given that he claimed that there are only about 109 of 590 school districts that fall in that category. The association also points out that state aid allocations have not reflected student population growth since a current school funding law was enacted in 2008. In addition, the NJSBA reports that more than 180 districts receive adjustment aid, a statutory provision designed to prevent aid reductions when the school funding system was implemented, but “which the Legislature originally intended for phase-out.” Under the reform legislation, districts that received adjustment aid, have experienced enrollment declines, or had increased community wealth that was not previously factored into their state aid allocations, are to experience reductions of “overfunding” through 2024-2025, according to the NJSBA’s summary of the reform’s impact. There are a number of factors that impact calculations of state aid, noted Harris in the later interview with this newspaper. S.O.S. claims the districts slated to lose state aid are losing it because of Local Fair Share (LFS) calculations that have “known and serious inaccuracies and the skipping over of factors involving enrollment, adequacy and special education.” “First, the property wealth figures used to calculate LFS should include the many billions of dollars, on an equalized basis, in Payments in

WWW.PINEBARRENSTRIBUNE.COM Lieu of Taxes (PILOTS),” wrote Mike Kenny, of the Toms River School District, in a recent press briefing sheet for S.O.S. sent to the news media. “Second, the property wealth figures in the formula cannot be relied upon until the equalized valuations are updated for the 25-plus towns that have not had legally required property revaluations in over 25 years. “Third, the accuracy of the LFS numbers cannot be validated until the allocation and adjustment methodology of the property and income multiplier calculations for the distribution of $6.3 billion in Equalization Aid is revealed and provided for all New Jersey school districts (the New Jersey Department of Education [NJDOE] has been unwilling to share said calculations). It should be noted that all of these factors, especially as they apply to many districts that currently receive a significant amount of state aid, would affect the LFS calculations on a statewide basis, and would therefore impact the Equalization Aid allocations for all New Jersey school districts. We also strongly believe that before any district loses additional aid, the factors and numbers used to calculate a district’s adequacy budget must first be fully reviewed and updated in determining how much Equalization Aid a district should be entitled to.” Harris and Birnbohm met with the Murphy administration on March 1 to advocate for “fair funding” for all students. In a later Twitter announcement, S.O.S. said the officials had a “productive meeting” with Murphy’s staff. “It was a positive conversation with Murphy’s deputy chief of staff,” said Harris to the Pine Barrens Tribune. “We expressed our concerns and they were understood. Dialogue to come up with solutions benefits everyone.” However, Murphy maintained course during a March 5 budget address, insisting that he was “fully funding” schools. “The Governor’s budget maintains the commitment to our kids and public schools— starting with an additional $206 million to continue our ramp-up to full K-to-12 formula funding, and $68 million to not only maintain, but to further expand, pre-K,” the governor’s office wrote to the news media in a budget address breakdown. Christine Lee, a spokeswoman for Murphy, did not want to discuss the issue on the telephone. She asked for this newspaper’s questions to be emailed to her, which they were, with no reply given as of press time. A “Fiscal Year 2020 Budget in Brief” document released with the budget address breakdown, noted that Murphy’s proposed budget “continues the governor’s commitment” to “fully funding New Jersey’s public schools” with an additional $206 million in formula aid for a total of $8.7 billion. “Under this proposal, this administration will have increased investment in our public schools by $557.5 million, aligned with the seven-year plan designed in partnership with the Legislature and codified in the 2018 school funding reform law,” the document said. Laura Bishop, a spokeswoman for the LRHSD, confirmed Wednesday that the proposed budget introduced by Murphy did not include any change in the state’s funding commitment for the Lenape Region. “That was not unexpected,” she said. “The S.O.S. group and the Lenape Region administrators and Board of Education members had not anticipated any change in funding would be included in the Governor’s budget address. Yesterday’s rally included administrators, teachers, parents and most important, students from districts from Warren to Cape May counties. The goal was to call attention to the districts, communities and students who are negatively impacted by the new funding formula.” Prior to the governor’s address, during the Feb. 21 Lenape Region Community Forum, school administrators warned of the fiscal impact the outlined reduction in state aid could have on the quality of education and services. Medford Township Superintendent Joseph Del Rossi said at the time that the Evesham, Lenape Regional, Medford, Shamong, Southampton, and Tabernacle school districts will either have to

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Lenape Regional High School District Superintendent Dr. Carol Birnbohm discusses her concern over an approximate $24 million loss in state aid to Lenape Region schools through the 2024-25 school year. eliminate or reduce academic programs. He added that the Evesham, Lenape Regional, Medford, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, and Woodland school districts’ abilities to prepare children for life in the 21st Century (college and career readiness) will be greatly compromised. “Our budgets are very much like your checkbook,” he said. “If you lose a thousand dollars in your checkbook, you have to collect back on something. So, there is just no way that our districts will continue with (some) academic programming—we will either have to eliminate or reduce some of that programming with the losses that we’re going to see over the next six years.” In addition to academic programs, Del Rossi said that the Evesham, Lenape Regional, Medford, Shamong, Southampton, and Tabernacle school districts project cuts will be made to student resources, including textbooks. “We may have to reduce or extend our adoption (use period for textbooks), resulting in poor quality material, which will impact our online materials as well,” he said. “The (materials) may not be best practice.” The Medford superintendent also warned that larger class sizes could become the norm at all schools in the Lenape Region affected by reduced aid. “It is really common knowledge and common sense that if school faculty is cut, districts have to reduce class sizes,” Del Rossi contended. “What is important is a relationship that is built between each child and their teacher. The smaller the group, the more effective that relationship is going to be.” Del Rossi called the possible personnel reductions a “real difficult area” for him to talk about. “If in fact we have (continued) deductions in our funding, we could see deductions in teaching positions and support staff—which include assistants, counselors, behavioralists, child study team members, and nurses. A reduction in our custodial and maintenance staff is also possible.” Staff that rema ins employed by the school districts could also see “professional productive oppor tunities” dim inished, according to Del Rossi. “For me, this really hits home,” Del Rossi said. “We spend a great deal of money to buy the materials and programing for our teachers. However, it is important we give them time and proper instruction to learn how to use the school to support their instruction. That is the name of the game for us and this will be an area that is one of the first to be hit hard.” Del Rossi warned of other aid reduction consequences, including an increase in activity fees for extracurricular activities (including sports), an elimination of certain extracurricular activities (including sports), limited or eliminated incentive programs for students, and diminished educational service announcement programs. “We all feel strongly about graduating students to be better people, too,” he said. “Many of us purchase different incentives and have different activities to reward students for great grades. That is what we’re about, accentuating life.” A PowerPoint slide behind Del Rossi, as he spoke, listed “inability to maintain technology/ expand infrastructure” as another possible

consequence across Lenape Region schools affected by the aid reduction. Del Rossi told the audience that the districts will have an “inability to maintain technology and standard infrastructure.” Another PowerPoint slide stated that School Security Enhancements “will be” compromised along with the districts’ long-range facilities plans. A whole list of other aid reduction consequences identified by Del Rossi, including elimination of certain school busing services, can be found by visiting https://www.lrhsd.org/ Page/10197. The Lenape Regional High School District has experienced a $961,456 loss in financial aid for this fiscal year alone. Evesham Township Superintendent John Scavelli Jr. estimated that the high school district will lose $8,308,946 through the 2024-25 school year. Additionally, he estimated that through the 2024-25 school year, the Evesham Township School District will lose $9,003,394; Medford Township School District will lose $1,603,435; Shamong Township School District will lose $1,155,459; Southampton Township School District will lose $1,141,089; Tabernacle Township School District will lose $2,752,887; and the Woodland Township School District will lose $186,164. “The state aid loss does not help anything, obviously,” Scavelli said. “It puts us in a position where just to begin to survive, districts are going to be forced to have to maximize the tax levy moving forward. We are going to be replacing state aid with tax levy, essentially. In 2024-25, (the Lenape Region) will go from about 75 percent dependence on tax levy to about 85 percent dependence on the tax levy—as a region it will vary among districts.” Scavelli noted that the increase in the tax levy will not necessarily reflect an increase in spending, pointing to the fact that the aid reductions will be mostly driving any increase. Lenape Region schools are not the only ones to suffer a reduction in aid. The Pemberton Township School District, according to school Spokeswoman Jeanne Mignella on Wednesday, is expected to lose $25.7 million in aid through the 2024-25 school year. Pinela nds Regiona l School Dist r ict Superintendent Dr. Melissa McCooley said Wednesday initial figures released this week show her school district will be receiving about $25,000 less in aid this upcoming year. She said projections show the loss of aid to the district through 2024-25 could be in the millions. “Over time, it is anticipated to get into the millions, but I am not sure it will get to that point,” said McCooley, noting that Pinelands is not currently a member of S.O.S. Harris, in the later interview with this newspaper, said he looks at the process to restore aid to affected schools as “a marathon, not a sprint,” and that it may take a couple years for “this to shake itself out.” “We are now engaged in a war with the quality of education for our students, in our districts, and this is an important war we have to win,” said Harris at the forum. “We must stay the course because the alternative for us is that educational programming for our students will be devastated.”

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