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UPHILL BATTLE
Spring Hill Wildfire, Largest State Forest Fire Since 2007, Consumes Over 11,000 Acres in Penn State Forest and Prompts Voluntary Evacuations in Woodland Township By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
WOODLAND—The Penn State Forest was the site of a major and suspected incendiary forest fire this past weekend that caused a few residents near downtown Chatsworth to voluntarily evacuate from their homes. The blaze, dubbed the “Spring Hill Wildfire” due to its being ignited in the vicinity of Spring Hill Road, near the Washington Township and Woodland Township municipal border, was first spotted at 1:45 p.m. on April 30 by officials manning the Cedar Bridge and Apple Pie Hill fire towers. The blaze, which eventually consumed 11,638 acres before being fully contained on Monday afternoon, did also reached into the periphery of Ocean County, according to Democratic Governor Phil Murphy. A gusty south wind was said to have contributed to a northward “rapid rate of spread” of the fire last Saturday.
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Firefighters Deploy ‘Dangerous’ Technique to Stop Forest Fire from Jumping Route 72
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Wildfire Leaves Thousands of Trees Charred and Without Canopies
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Fire Tower at Center of Controversy Reportedly Late In Detecting Blaze
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JBMDL Brush Fire Closes Roads, Creates Smoke in Browns Mills
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A dramatic view of the Spring Hill Wildfire along Route 72 near Coyle Air Field last Saturday.
Officials Suspect Wildfire’s Point of Origin Was Remote Pit Known for Illegal Bonfires Lightning, Controlled Burning and Electricity Ruled Out as Potential Causes of Forest Fire
By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
WOODLAND—Investigators with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS), New Jersey State Police, New Jersey State Park Police, and both the Burlington County and New Jersey Fire Marshals’ offices said Monday that they suspect a one- to one-and-a-half-acre sand pit was the Spring Hill Wildfire’s point of origin. “That is a spot that we frequent on our patrols
and find illegal bonfires,” said New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) Section B Forest Firewarden Trevor Raynor, who also served as the incident commander for the Spring Hill Wildfire. “Folks are setting these bonfires without a permit, and not in a designated area.” The fire, which began last Saturday in the remote Penn State Forest, near the Washington Township and Woodland Township municipal border, consumed 11,638 acres before being
fully contained on Monday afternoon. Its rapid spread at one point prompted officials to conduct backfires adjacent to homes in Woodland Township as a precaution, caused some residents to voluntarily evacuate and forced a two-day closure of Route 72. Brian Corvinus, lead arson investigator for the NJFFS, said during a Monday conference call with the press that investigators have concluded that the blaze was incendiary in
nature and “it was started by some humans.” “We have concluded, at this time, this fire was not the result of a prescribed burn whatsoever,” Corvinus said. “We have proof, or documentation and supporting evidence of that. There was no lightning reported in the area. There are no power lines that go to the area of origin.”
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Firefighters Deploy ‘Dangerous’ Technique to Stop Forest Fire from Jumping Route 72 By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
WOODLAND—Firefighters put themselves in a “precarious” situation Saturday to prevent the Spring Hill Wildfire from jumping to the north side of Route 72 in Woodland Township, according to New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) Chief Firewarden Greg McLaughlin. The fire’s “rapid rate of spread” due to a south wind that gusted frequently to around 25 mph, and “lack of good access to where the fire was located,” prompted firefighters to use blowhole firing, a lastditch technique that can help contain an out-of-control forest fire, particularly when the blaze has a chance of jumping over a road or threatening life and property. “We were using a technique called chevroning, or blowhole firing, which is a very dangerous technique for our firefighters,” McLaughlin said. “It requires firefighters to go into the woods with handheld blow torches and light fires directly at the flaming front fire head. They put fire on the ground, in front of the fire, and then reduce the flames down and come back out. So, it puts guys in what we would call a precarious or not recommended situation.” Under normal circumstances, he said, firefighters go into the woods with specialized equipment and put water on the fire. “It was already too late for that and the fire was moving too quickly,” McLaughlin said. “…It started in a very remote area of Penn State Forest, to the south, moving into an area of the Bass River State Forest to the north.” McLaughlin explained that putting fire in front of a forest fire’s head burns up some of the fuel ahead of it, and thus can help slow it down. The technique, however, is not always successful, especially with major forest fires. In this particular case, the fire made it to the perimeter of Route 72, which officials had hoped the blowhole firing would prevent from happening. McLaughlin told the media Monday he was very surprised that the technique ended up working, considering the fact that embers landed on the north side of Route 72.
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Firefighters emerge from the Spring Hill Wildfire’s thick smoke on Route 72. “By late Saturday evening, we were very successful in beginning to contain it,” he said. “In fact, I was very surprised because I was on Route 72 when the fire head—that is the most aggressive part of the fire, or the flaming front—reached Route 72. I am very surprised it did not cross over Route 72.” McLaughlin added that he believes the blowhole firing technique worked, despite the fire having reached Route 72, due to prescribed burning that was conducted on the north side of the state highway. “So those embers were landing in areas where fuel
had been consumed previously during the last couple of weeks,” he said. Despite McLaughlin describing the situation firefighters put themselves in as precarious, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner for Natural and Historic Resources Ray Bukowski said that the fire chief was “downplaying” the firefighters’ efforts—indicating that what they did was far more perilous, yet valiant. “It my pleasure and an honor to work with all of the folks in the NJFFS,” Bukowski said. “The efforts,
manpower and resources along the fire head at Route 72 held that line and kept it from breaching over Route 72.” McLaughlin said no injuries or damage to property were sustained in the forest fire. However, he said a few remote hunting cabins and agricultural infrastructure were threatened at one point. “I want to make sure it is out there as well that this is the result of staff efforts to keep those structures safe,” Bukowski said. “It was not that the infrastructure was outside of the containment, but there were steps and measures taken to protect those resources.”
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Wildfire Leaves Thousands of Trees Charred and Without Canopies By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
WOODLAND—Much of the 11,368 acres of the Penn State Forest affected by the Spring Hill Wildfire this past weekend appears in aerial photographs to be a scorched wasteland, the result of the blaze having been crown fire” that burns trees up their entire length. Aerial photographs released by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) show that thousands of pine trees lost their canopies and are now completely charred from the heat of the flames. The missing canopies result in a relatively clear view of a scorched and blackened forest floor from the air. Only occasionally is there a thin and sporadic cluster of pine trees with a distressed and quickly yellowing crown intact. Most of these clusters exist closer to swamps. According to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, 18 square miles of the Penn State Forest was left with less than 30 percent of its vegetation. Whether any of the existing trees will grow back remains an open and debatable question. According to a Joshua Siskin, a Los Angeles Daily News gardening expert, pine trees and other conifers have the least chance of surviving fire because of the highly flammable waxes, oils and resins contained in their sap and bark. “On the other hand, if only 10 percent of their needles are still vital after a fire, they may survive,” he wrote in a 2017 piece. “On any evergreen tree, when less than 10 percent of the needles and less than 50 percent of the buds are viable, chances for recovery are slim.” The Idaho Department of Lands, in a tree survival guide to fire, notes that pine trees with less than 75 percent of crown scorch should survive fire. According to the department, earlyseason pine fires, before buds have hardened off, are more damaging. A 2018 New York Times piece, however, provides some optimism after studying the effects of a much smaller April 2018 forest fire in the Penn State Forest, made up of mostly pitch pines. Eleven weeks after an 843-acre fire reportedly shot up 100 feet in the air, “bursts of bright-green pitch-pine needles grew straight out of scorched trunks,” made possible by their “armor-plate bark that can be an inch thick, insulating buds that send out needles after fire strips off upper branches to free up nutrients and let in sunlight.” New Jersey Forest Fire Service personnel explained to the New York Times that even after a fire kills the main stem of pitch pines, the trees can resprout at the base from buds in the roots. Therefore, the forest can come back alive five to seven years later. Due to the ongoing Spring Hill Wildfire investigation, another forest fire and continuing critical fire weather conditions, New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) Chief Firewarden Greg McLaughlin was said to be unable to call
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Blackened trees are all that remain of a vast swath of the Penn State Forest in these wide range and close up views. this newspaper for comment on this story. However, NJDEP Spokesman Larry Hajna told this newspaper that the Pine Barrens is a fire-dependent ecosystem. “Pine trees are there because of fire,” he said. “It is kind of a hard thing to explain, but wildfires are supposed to be naturally started. Through nature’s evolution, pine trees release their cones during fires. The cones release their seeds. That propagates the growth of pine trees.” Hajna explained that if the cycle he described does not occur, other types of trees can eventually take over the Pinelands. “Then you don’t have the Pinelands anymore,” he said. Hajna explained that it is the Pine Barrens’ ecosystem that made the Penn State Forest vulnerable to such an intense and fast-moving fire, despite recent bouts of heavy rainfall that set records. “This is the time of the year where we have a few dry and windy days,” he said. “Things dry out very quickly in the Pine Barrens. It has very sandy soil and that soil acts like a sponge, and it sucks up the rainfall really fast.”
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Fire Tower at Center of Controversy Was Reportedly Eight Minutes Late in Detecting Spring Hill Wildfire By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
W O O D L A N D — L o c a l fi r e fi g h t e r commanders’ worst fears nearly became reality this past weekend when the Spring Hill Wildfire ignited in the Penn State Forest. The blaze, which consumed more than 11,000 acres, formed on the northern side of the Bass River Fire Tower’s cabin, one of three sides at least partially obstructed by 16 acres of 80-to-100-foot-tall trees slated for clearcutting as soon as possible by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS). The clearcutting plan, which has attracted much attention and created controversy, is pending Pinelands Commission approval as early as April 12 after it did not secure enough votes for passage in a vote last year and was resubmitted to the governing body by the NJFFS. Some 270 degrees of the 360-degree view from the tower’s cabin have at least a partial or full obstruction. From the cabin, you can only see for 110 feet looking north, 170 feet looking south, and 390 feet looking east as contrasted to 10 miles looking west, according to Shinske. Jeremy Webber, assistant forest firewarden of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, warned for the better part of the last year that the tall trees were impairing the Bass River Fire Tower’s lines of sight and would lead to delayed detection of a wildfire in local communities. He, and other colleagues, had stressed again this year to the public and Pinelands Commission that time was of the essence to clearcut the 16 acres of trees, as it would only be a matter of time before another significant forest fire would break out in the areas with
poor visibility from the tower. “There was a significant delay, approximately eight minutes, before the Bass River Fire Tower was able to spot the fire,” said New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) Chief Firewarden Greg McLaughlin in response to a question from the Pine Barrens Tribune during a Monday media conference call. McLaughlin, when asked if the delay was due to the impeded view, replied “yes, theoretically that would be correct.” According to McLaughlin, in the case of the Spring Hill Wildfire, the only saving grace was that the Cedar Bridge and Apple Pie Hill fire towers were close enough to the blaze for it to be spotted from high atop those structures. However, communities such as Nugentown, the Village of New Gretna, Ocean Acres, Smithville, Tuckerton and Warren Grove are further away from the Cedar Bridge and Apple Pie Hill fire towers, given that they rely on the Bass River Forest Fire Tower for fire detection, and firefighters remain concerned that they don’t have a sufficient eye in the sky watching over these communities because of the current situation. The resubmitted application maintains that the 16.4-acre activity area for proposed clearcutting is in the vicinity of West Greenbush Road, Stage Road, and the Garden State Parkway in Bass River. The commission’s initial rejection of the clear-cutting plan followed fierce opposition to the project expressed by the Bass River Township Board of Commissioners and Bass River residents. See TOWER/ Page 23
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JBMDL Brush Fire Closes Roads, Creates Smoke in Browns Mills 660 Acres Consumed by Blaze That Started on Training Range and is Under Investigation
By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
BROWNS MILLS—A brush fire that developed Wednesday afternoon on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) is now fully contained and actually consumed less acreage than what officials initially estimated. Angelique N. Smythe, media relations chief for JBMDL, told the Pine Barrens Tribune Thursday that the fire consumed 660 acres before it was 100 percent contained. JBMDL Spokeswoman First Lieutenant Katie Mueller on Wednesday night had said the blaze consumed 1,200 acres. “The fire was revaluated after it was contained,” Smythe said. “It was actually smaller than what officials initially estimated.” The April 3 fire developed around 2:30 p.m. and originated on a JBMDL training range, near the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, according to both base officials. Mueller said 100 firefighters and base personnel were working to contain the blaze Wednesday. An April 4 posting on the New Jersey Forest Service’s (NJFFS) Section B10 website said six engines, three tractor plows, one wide track dozer, seven overhead staff, and 35 firefighters remained on scene Thursday working to put the fire out. “No structures, homes or people were affected by the flames,” Smythe said. “All of the flames stayed within the wildlife area.” The fire caused heavy smoke conditions in and around Browns Mills both Wednesday and Thursday. “JBMDL is working on a brush fire along Juliustown Road, behind Lakeshore Mobile Village,” wrote the Pemberton Township Volunteer Fire Department on Facebook. “There are no homes in any danger, however there is a heavy smoke condition in town.” Pemberton Township School District’s
Stackhouse, Harker-Wylie and Haines schools were contending with the “residual odor of smoke” on Thursday. While Pemberton Township Volunteer Fire Department officials assured the district and its parents that is no health hazard associated with the smell, HarkerWylie students were temporarily housed at Stackhouse because the Harker-Wylie school reported a more “intense smell” of smoke since “it sits at a lower elevation.” The brush fire forced the closure several main roads, including Pemberton-Browns Mills, Juliustown and Pointville roads, in the Browns Mills and JBMDL area Wednesday evening. Traffic on most of the alternate routes was at a complete standstill for several hours. Significant school bus delays were reported and some parents said that they could not get to their children to pick them up. Others reported that they couldn’t get to their homes after leaving work. Caryn Shinske, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) or the agency which oversees the NJFFS, could not provide much additional information on the blaze as it was in the hands of JBMDL officials. “All I can tell you is we are aware of it, and we are working with local, state and federal authorities,” Shinske said. Both Mueller and Smythe told this newspaper that the cause of the fire is under investigation. The fire developed on a day in which the fire growth potential was high due to a combination of low relative humidity and gusty winds. The National Weather Service had issued a Red Flag Warning due to the critical fire danger. The blaze came on the heels of a 11,638-acre forest fire over the weekend in Washington and Woodland townships, which eventually spread into the periphery of Ocean County.
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Attorney With International Practice Makes Surprise Eleventh-Hour Entry in Divided GOP Assembly Race
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resume, lists among his achievements having served attempting to join the Democratic party. Howarth has since denied that he tried to join as non-governmental organization representative the Democratic party, but it has done little to satisfy to the United Nations, former co-chairman of the Earlen who would not give him the party line on New York County Lawyer’s Association Foreign & the primary ballot. Peters has since questioned International Law Committee, and adjunct professor Howarth’s motives. Both Howarth at Penn State’s Abington College and Peters have claimed that they where he lectures on various subjects were caught by complete surprise including politics, terrorism, and police when Addiego announced a party administration. affiliation change through Facebook. He also currently works with an Howarth, since the Burlington affiliated law firm in Jeddah, Saudi County Republican Committee’s Arabia, according to a website for his decision to drop its support for him, practice, Jason Huf International, PC. has chosen to enter the race on his own. Huf said that a “primary in the 8th When asked what the “issues” are District that seems to be more of a that are of most concern to him and how personality conflict than a disagreement Photo Submitted he would go about addressing them, Huf over the issues” prompted him to declare Jason Huf talked about property taxes, which his his candidacy. press release claims have “clearly skyrocketed out of “I hadn’t thought about running until the split control,” as well as his ideas regarding environmental had occurred,” he said. “I would think if they were protection and regulating industry. together and they were pushing back against the “You’re not going to dramatically produce a governor’s agenda—and were pushing forward on reduction in property taxes overnight,” Huf said. issues of importance for South Jersey—a run by me “But there are some items we can start with.” would not have been necessary under these same One of those is the senior deduction, which he circumstances.” claims “hasn’t been touched in 35 years. Huf added The split that Huf referred to occurred after that he believes it should be doubled, and the income Addiego’s defection was quickly condemned threshold to qualify for it needs to be raised from by Peters, but the district’s other assemblyman, $10,000, where it is now, to $50,0000. Howarth, did not speak publicly for almost 48 hours. “If you’re on a fixed income, that is not a lot of The delayed reaction, along with “contradictory money,” he said. evidence,” caused Burlington County GOP Chairman Sean Earlen to accuse Howarth of See ASSEMBLY/ Page 26
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LUMBERTON—A fourth individual has thrown his hat into the ring for this year’s 8th Legislative District GOP Primary for two state Assembly seats. Jason Huf, a New York City-based attorney residing in Lumberton whose legal practice focuses on commercial, corporate, banking, and energy law, with an emphasis on international transactions and foreign direct investments in the Middle East and global marketplace, made an eleventh-hour entry into the primary contest Monday. Huf will be running under the label of a “fresh leadership” alternative for Republican voters who may find themselves put off by a political squabble precipitated by 8th District Senator Dawn Marie Addiego, who changed her affiliation from Republican to Democrat in January. With the passing of the April 1 filing deadline for getting on the primary ballot, it appears that voters will now be offered the choice of two of four declared Assembly candidates—8th District Assemblyman Ryan Peters and retiring Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield, who are running together with the party’s official blessings; the other incumbent 8th District Assemblyman Joe Howarth, and the newcomer, Huf. The latter two candidates have both reportedly filed the requisite petitions (which need to have at least 100 valid signatures) to have their names appear on the ballot without the party’s official endorsement. Huf, 46, a Burlington County native, who has a full
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Governor, in Call to Bass River Mayor, Is Told Town Was Unaffected by Fire, But in Real Need of Financial Rescue By Bill Bonvie
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owned land about five miles north of, and at a considerably higher elevation of between 120 Staff Writer and 150 feet, than the site of the existing tower. BASS RIVER—While spared by southerly “We have very clear, documented proof that wind from a fire that recently scorched more for $200,000 to $300,000 they could erect a than 11,000 acres of forests in the Pine Barrens, new tower at a much higher location, with much Bass River Township has not been so lucky better visibility, better protection—but they when it comes to being protected from a won’t listen,” Swanseen said. looming financial crisis—something Mayor He then asked if the mayor could assist in Deborah Buzby-Cope didn’t hesitate to let getting his proposal to the governor, “because Democratic Governor Phil Murphy know when I think it’s going to take political action to save he called her in the wake of the conflagration. this historic woods.” Addressing the Bass River Board of Swanseen further contended that New Jersey Commissioners meeting on April 1, BuzbyDepartment of Environmental Protection Cope described what she thought was the “very (NJDEP) officials also want to replace the nice” phone call she had received the previous trees scheduled to be clear-cut with “natural day from the governor “to find out if we were vegetation, which is “going to explode when okay here in Bass River Township ” and “Did you get a fire” whereas “these trees are a fire we need anything?” block for us.” It would, he said, be a “win-win Having the governor on the phone, the mayor for everyone” to adopt his suggestion. said, gave her the opportunity to ask him He added that he tried to get officials to listen directly if he could take a look at the township’s request for emergency funding, saying “it would to his plan, and to do an appeal as an interested be a wonderful thing” if he could approve it, party, but was told “you need a lawyer to figure and he had replied “he would put his team onto out” what an interested party is. it immediately.” Buzby-Cope asked Swanseen to send her an Then, having his “undivided attention,” she email with all the relevant information and she also brought up the subject of having some or would forward it to the governor’s liaison, to all of the one-third reduction made a decade whom she had also spoken the previous day, ago in the PILOT (Payments in so the governor’s team can take a Lieu of Taxes) program restored, at it. “Technically, look“We reminding him of the drain on the just want someone to municipality’s resources involved by the lines, listen,” said Swanseen, who had with “taking care of state-owned also suggested to the Pinelands we should land.” Commission at its meeting last She said Murphy had replied, be Ocean month that the present tower be “Mayor, you don’t have to go any relocated to the site he had in mind. further—I know exactly what County, but Swa nse en told t he mayor you’re saying, I know where you’re nobody wants that he had twice petitioned the coming from, I am looking into that NJDEP and been stonewalled, us. That is and I’ll see what we can do.” despite introductory letters sent Buzby-Cope said she told the what it comes by 9th Legislative District Sen. governor, “We would appreciate Christopher Connors suggesting that—it’s a small town, but we’re down to.” that he be considered a stakeholder losing over $90,000 a year,” coming in this issue. to about $800,000 over the past Swanseen later forwarded some ~ Bass River decade. Mayor Deborah of this correspondence by email to Buzby-Cope recounted that Buzby-Cope the Pine Barrens Tribune, along Murphy had said “he was seeing with a copy of the two-page letter how he could handle it for all the towns.” he had drafted for the mayor to forward to the The mayor said she also told Murphy she governor, which concludes, “I thank you for “hoped no one is coming back at us because listening and ask for your support in averting of this fire—that they can’t see it, the forest for this irreversible environmental, historical, and the trees, basically” –an apparent reference to economic disaster.” the fact that the township has gone on record Speaking on a different subject at the session opposing the planned clear-cutting of 16 acres was resident Nancy McCarten, who lives along of trees surrounding the Bass River Fire Tower County Route 542, and wanted to know when to afford better visibility. Murphy, according her neighborhood might expect to have natural to the mayor, replied that no one was blaming gas service available “to the rest of us,” noting the town. that she and her husband had just finished Buzby-Cope added that, although the paying $500 for heating oil this past winter conversation was brief, she had brought to the “and I would do a lot better if I had some gas.” governor’s attention that “we have a big issue That precipitated speculation about which here with this tower, we need to come up with a direction the gas service might be coming better plan, than just clear-cutting the acreage... from, which company might be providing it especially in the modern world of technology.” and who the residents should reach out to, with She added that the governor was well aware of Commissioner Louis Bourguignon noting that it everything she put in front of him, wished the helps if everybody in a particular neighborhood town well, and said, if the municipality needs signs a letter requesting the service. anything to call him. “But they have to have enough residents,” During a subsequent discussion, New Gretna he said. Volunteer Fire Company Chief Tom Wetmore The mayor concurred, suggesting the claimed that while two other fire towers had residents should perhaps “get a letter going and detected the Spring Hill Wildfire, the Bass see how many people are interested out there.” River Fire Tower initially did not. That led McCarten to ask why “New Gretna “If the wind had been blowing the other way, always seems to be the last to get something it (the fire) would have been a long ways into improved.” New Gretna,” Wetmore contended. “Because nobody wants us,” Buzby-Cope At this point, local resident Karl Swanseen, responded. “Technically, by the lines, we should a member of a Bass River group that opposes be Ocean County, but nobody wants us. That is the clearcutting, suggested that as one of the what it comes down to.” “rational, common-sense things that can be McCarten then reminisced about what life done,” a much shorter fire tower —which he was like in New Gretna in 1948 when her characterized as just “a piece of equipment, like a fire truck”—could be erected on stateSee FINANCIAL/ Page 27
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LRHSD Puts Forth Balanced Budget With No Cuts in Student Programs By Mark Hatoff
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SHAMONG—The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) Board of Education approved its 2019-2020 school budget, which included a 0.67 percent tax increase, at its March 20 regular meeting. The total general fund operating budget is $154,014,361. The increase reflects the net difference of a two percent tax levy increase and a decrease of $961,300 in state aid. In a news release, Business Administrator Constance Stewart reported that the debt service tax levy is increasing by $291,844, which reflects the current payment schedule for the 2019-2020 year previously approved by the taxpayers. “The district is proud a balanced budget could be put forth for approval that does not require any reductions to student programs this year,” she said in the release. The release also provided information on the tax impact of the budget to townships in the district, which included the following: • Evesham Township: a tax levy increase of 1.84 cents, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $65.78 on a home assessed at the township average of $272,700; • Medford Township: a tax levy increase of 1.78 cents, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $59.46 on a home assessed at the township average of $326,500; • Medford Lakes Borough: a tax levy increase of 4.84 cents, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $146.10 on a home assessed at the borough average of $286,540;
• Mt. Laurel Township: a tax levy increase of 0.32 cents, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $7.49 on a home assessed at the township average of $237,600; • Shamong Township: a tax levy increase of 1.09 cents, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $33.76 on a home assessed at the township average of $308,498; • Southampton Township: a tax levy increase of 4.22 cents, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $80.98 on a home assessed at the township average of $192,211; • Tabernacle Township: a tax levy increase of 1.88 cents, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $53.56 on a home assessed at the township average of $264,729; and • Woodland Township: a tax levy decrease of 1.13 cents, resulting in a decrease in regional school taxes of $28.52 on a home assessed at the township average of $257,000. At the meeting, Superintendent Dr. Carol Birnbohm also commented on the approval of the district’s 2018 audit submission to the New Jersey Department of Education, making this the 13th consecutive year of having an audit with no comments or recommendations. In relation to the school budget approval, Birnbohm made a presentation to the board and meeting attendees about SOS (Support our Students), a state-wide coalition of 74 school districts, including LRSHD, which is demanding that the state Legislature pause school funding reform legislation (Senate Bill 2 or S-2), which was signed into law by See BUDGET/ Page 27
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Medford Lakes Council Finally Sells Dilapidated Home on Lenape Trail
LRHSD Reports 46 Incidents of Violence, Vandalism and HIB
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MEDFORD LAKES—Medford Lakes Borough is finally off the hook for problems associated with a dilapidated house it acquired during foreclosure proceedings back in January 2018. Borough Solicitor Douglas Heinold announced during a March 27 Medford Lakes Borough Council meeting that the property at 14 Lenape Trail, located near the intersection of Stokes Road and next to a public works yard, was closed on by purchaser and resident Matt Garron on March 14 at a previously agreed-on sale price of $79,000. The property includes a two-story red house that has been unoccupied for about five years. It was initially listed at an appraised price of $144,000, but the first listing last spring resulted in no bids. The borough then relisted the property with a no-minimum bid threshold in July, but this also didn’t get any results, either. It was re-advertised for a third time in the fall, which finally resulted in the bid accepted by the council in December. Since the house is in such poor condition, it was stipulated that the buyer obtain a permit to either demolish or renovate the structure within six months of the closing date, and that such demolition or renovation be completed within 18 months. In other meeting business, Borough Administrator Dr. Robert Hanold reported that new crosswalks were due to be added to Tabernacle Road by the golf course at Medford Lakes Country Club this week. Council agreed by consensus to approve a specialevent application from the Protestant Community Church to have a 5K run/fun walk at 9 a.m. on June 1, with an alternate date of June 8. Although Borough Clerk Mark McIntosh noted that the police department had reviewed the application and had no issue with it, Deputy Mayor Dr. Gary Miller, who was presiding over the meeting in Mayor William Fields’ absence, did voice some reservations.
SHAMONG—The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) reported 46 incidents of violence, vandalism and HIB (harassment, intimidation and bullying), with none involving weapons, according to the semi-annual Student Safety Data System Report that was summarized by Superintendent Dr. Carol Birnbohm at its regular Board of Education meeting on March 20. The combined report period for Seneca, Cherokee, Shawnee and Lenape high schools was from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2018. It broke down the episodes that did occur as follows: • Twenty-one incidents of violence or threats of violence, which included eight involving assault, seven fights, five threats and one criminal threat; • Five occurrences of vandalism, which included two involving property damage, two of theft and one of trespassing; • Nineteen cases of substance abuse, which included 11 for confirmed use, six for possession and two for distribution; and • One HIB incident involving a physical disability, which resulted in a suspension, police being called and parent conference. Safety statistics from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2019, and a final report will be presented at the October board meeting. The board also recognized the Lenape Marching Band for winning its fifth consecutive state championship and its ninth in the last 10 years. Other highlights for the band included marching in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade with the Seneca Marching Band and in the Miss America Parade. “This marching band has achieved some awesome things,” said Lenape Marching Band Director Steve Waldron. “I tell them in band camp that they are part of a legacy, a steppingstone in the hierarchy in the Lenape
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A foreclosed home at 14 Lenape Trail in Medford Lakes that the borough had been having trouble selling. “I hate to be a wet blanket for these sorts of events, as they are usually nice and raise funds and awareness, but they take a toll on the borough with the costs and the police manpower involved,” he said. “There are more and more and more of these every year. I’m not saying no to (the Protestant Community Church event), but I am saying I’m looking at these things critically and at some point, I may need to be the ogre and say I don’t agree.” McIntosh suggested that the issue be revisited in the near future, and that the number of such events be limited to eight or ten per year due to public-safety issues and costs. The council also approved the issuing of raffle licenses for a PTO Folwell School event on May 18 and to the Shamong Foundation for Educational Excellence for a function on May 6, both at the Medford Lakes Country Club, and authorized the execution of a shared-services agreement with Medford for a certified recycling coordinator at a cost of $100 to the borough. McIntosh said that the borough had received a $1,500 safety check from the Camden County Joint Insurance Fund (JIF), which covers a few communities in Burlington County. Councilman Robert Hanold Sr. was also absent from the meeting.
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program. The hard work does make a difference, not only for what is happening now, but also for what is going to happen down the road in the future.” Student representatives from Cherokee and Lenape also took turns in presenting fall highlights from their schools. Some Cherokee highlights included the school’s students conducting the Little Chiefs trick or treat; the Renaissance Club Halloween parade; a Goodwill clothing drive that resulted in the collection of almost 15 pounds of clothing per student; a student councilrun senior citizen Valentine’s Day ball, and the concert choir being named as a semi-finalist in a holiday B101 radio-station contest performance. At Lenape High School, it was reported that 400 incoming freshmen attended Camp Lenape’s orientation program. Students were also credited for having organized a “safe trick or treat,” a football game for Breast Cancer Awareness and a March for Martin Luther King, as well as taking part in a “Challenge Day” with teachers, which was described as a day dedicated to accepting others and seeing things from a different point of view. In other business, the board promoted Seneca Social Studies Teacher Karen O’Neil to the post of assistant principal, effective Sept. 1. It also approved the retirements of Spanish/Italian Teacher Alida Escalona and English Teacher Janet Pulverenti, both of Cherokee; Social Studies Teacher Judith Lavoie-McCue of Shawnee and Seneca Music Teacher Douglas Barber, all effective July 1, and approved the hiring of Latin teacher Brenna Atmore at Cherokee, effective May 1, and Alison Morgan for Interim Spanish at Cherokee, effective June 1. Total checks from Feb. 21 to March 20 were approved by the board for a total amount of $5,842,358, along with a February payroll of $8,084,896. The board also approved total donations of $6,783, including $4,500 from Lenape Band Parents to the Lenape High School Music Department.
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Cherokee, Shawnee Turf Fields Said to Be Prematurely Deteriorating
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MARLTON—The synthetic turf fields that were installed at Cherokee and Shawnee high schools approximately 10 years ago appear to have deteriorated, based on site observations and inspections performed at Cherokee in December. As explained in a March 14 release from Cherokee Assistant Principal and Director of Athletics and Activities Scott Agnew, the Cherokee field material, manufactured by FieldTurf, which is used by the school for high school athletic events such as football, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, band and physical education classes, as well as community athletic events and celebrations, was discovered by an outside company, Thomas Testing to have a “degree of fiber splitting that is extraordinary.” The company also said that the fibers were designed and manufactured in a way that caused inevitable premature deterioration. Subsequently, the Shawnee turf, which is approximately the same age and made by the same manufacturer, was also found to have deteriorated prematurely. As a result of the discoveries, both fields have been closed and Agnew said in the release that their replacements are expected to be completed before the start of the 2019-2020 school year. In another document provided on the Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) website, it was stated that the field closures would not “affect the continued use of the fields for non-athletic events such as graduation and high school and community celebrations” and that arrangements have been made to host certain spring sports for both schools on grass fields or at alternative venues. “We regularly maintained the turf, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the manufacturer
and we have been testing it yearly for fitness/ playability,” Agnew said in his release. Nevertheless, Agnew added, the turf is used for numerous activities, as well as being exposed to weather an sun, all of which cause normal wear and tear. Over time, he noted, the turf fibers started to splitting and becoming flattened, which prompted the schools to close the field until they were professionally evaluated. “It was concluded by the professionals that our turf field needs to be replaced,” he said of Cherokee field. According to information provided by LRHSD Business Administrator Constance Stewart, the Shawnee turf field’s eight-year warranty expired in September 2016 and Cherokee’s warranty expired a year later. The estimated cost of installing new fields is not yet known. The Cherokee field was originally paid for by community members and local businesses through Cherokee Champions, Inc. and also from the Marlton Recreation Council. While it was stated in the district’s website document that the district is exploring whether there is any financial recourse that can be taken against the fields’ manufacturer for their early failure, the district stated that funds will be set aside in its capital budget to replace the fields and that it will also seek donations from outside groups that use the fields. Also, in order to save on the costs, the district will explore various options available to purchase materials and services for the projects, including participating in the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Program, which generally results in lower costs for projects by utilizing the leverage of the state’s purchasing power to find the best pricing through volume-driven cost savings. The manufacturer involved has reportedly faced litigation over the issue of premature fiber failure.
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Tabernacle CFO Calls For Tax Hike of 3.8 Cents to Cover Cost Increases By Mark Hatoff
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TABERNACLE—A tax increase may be in the offing for Tabernacle Township residents, if a discussion of the 2019 budget that took place dur ing the Taber nacle Township Committee’s March 11 workshop meeting is any indicator. The budget proposed by Chief Financial Officer Rodney Haines called for a 3.8-cent rise in taxes to accommodate an increase in debt-service appropriations of approximately $283,000 from 2018 to 2019. The budgeted debt was $696,000 in 2018, as compared to $979,000 in 2019. “You will have the same amount of debt for the next 10 years,” Haines told the committee. “The revenues this year are pretty basic. We could use some more surplus, but we’re not in a deficit there. However, I wouldn’t recommend going below a two-cent tax increase.” I n presenting h ighlights of the appropriations for 2019, Haines pointed out a number of areas where increases are expected, including the total amount of money allotted for clerk salaries, which he wants to raise from $62,000 to $88,250 due to the anticipated hiring of a part-time clerk. He also proposed a hike of $25,000 for other expenses in the clerk’s office in order to start the process of digitizing township records to make retrieval easier and faster. The allocation for legal services would also go up, from $90,000 to $103,000 to allow for increased Open Public Records Act (OPRA) activity and other possible township needs. Other increases that Haines proposed making in the budget were for: • Engineering, from $102,000 to $128,500 to allow for design and inspection work on New Jersey Department of Transportation projects that would not be covered by grants; • P ublic safety expenses for the fire company, from $10,0 0 0 to $12,0 0 0 (financial aid to the fire department having been cut from $90,000 to $75,000 based on a recommendation by former Public Safety Director Arch Liston prior to his resignation); • Municipal court salaries and wages, from $67,891 to $105,035, and other courtrelated expenses from $23,630 to $45,150 to reflect additional estimated costs from the upcoming operation of a shared court in Woodland Township; • T he capital improvement fund, from $35,000 to $65,000 to account for any capital bond money that the committee might want to borrow, which would require that a five percent down payment on the amount be added to the budget for the coming year; and • T he Public Works Department, for an equipment cost increase from $55,000 to $92,000 to cover the purchase of a more economical dump truck. “To balance this budget, there is $655,000 worth of surplus,” Haines said. “We had a good 2018 because we sold a lot of assets in equipment and property. But this won’t likely happen again in 2019. So, my recommendation would be for a 3.8 cent or at least a two-cent tax increase.” I n response to a question f rom Committeeman Stephen Lee IV, Haines added that if the budget doesn’t have a 3.8 cent increase this year and a two-cent increase is agreed upon, there would likely be another two-cent increase the following year. He said that the proposed budget is built on maintaining the buildings the township has now. During public comment about the budget at the regular committee meeting on March 25, resident Stuart Brooks objected to the
proposed cost for legal services, arguing that better training on OPRA activity would serve the same purpose without the need for an increase. Fran Brooks, his wife, thought that the committee should reconsider its “across the board” two percent salary increase for township employees. “With all due respect to the employees, I think that the salary increase should be 1 to 1.5 percent instead, so that the burden is spread out more fairly amongst the taxpayers,” she said. The other comment was made by Kathy Burger, who questioned the need to have an increase for public safety, considering that there is no longer a public safety director in town since Arch Liston’s resignation was accepted in early January. The committee will be discussing possible changes for the budget again at the next workshop meeting on April 8. In other business at the March 25 regular meeting, the committee agreed to table an ordinance on second reading designed to increase the maximum permitted gross registered weight (GRW) of vehicles parked within any residential area from 12,000 pounds to 17,500 pounds, following an extensive public discussion. The ordinance was originally proposed by Tabernacle Code Enforcement Officer Thomas Boyd, who was concerned that new cars purchased for regular use were approaching the weight proposed in the ordinance and residents who have higher weighted vehicles should not be penalized. Resident Lyle Manheimer said that larger vehicles would increase the burden on the pavement of back streets in town and Brian Ahearn opposed the ordinance because “trucks” would make too much noise early in the morning. But it was material distributed by another resident Michael Ruggiano, in the form of various vehicle specs, that eventually convinced the committee that more discussion on the ordinance was needed. “The spirit of this ordinance originally was that there were too many commercial vehicles on our roads,” he said. “I encourage the committee to reject this ordinance.” In response to Ruggiano’s comments, Committeeman Joseph Yates IV and Lee both thought that passing the ordinance to allow for 17,500-pound vehicles could open up a new can of worms. “It sounds like this would allow people to operate commercial businesses at their homes,” Yates said. Lee added that the ordinance could lead to other questions not answered, such as how many large vehicles would be allowed on each property and how that number would be policed. The committee voted unanimously to table the ordinance until further discussion could take place at the next workshop meeting. The committee unanimously passed a resolution granting Township Engineer Dante Guzzi the authorization to prepare plans in order to solicit bids for the 2019 Road Program, which includes repaving on Hawkins Road, from Route 206 to Carranza Road; Cramer Road from Route 206 to Old Indian Mills Road; Holly Park Drive to Sooy Place Road; and Sylvan Court, from Holly Park Drive to the end. It would also allow for traffic measures to be initiated to prevent speeding on Lee Drive. Yates and Lee said that they would vote affirmatively if speeding on Hawkins Road was also addressed. “I can’t in good conscience agree to spending money to improve the surface of See TABERNACLE/ Page 25
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MEDFORD LAKES—The death of a well-liked 20-year-old Army Paratrooper from a local family while training in Alaska had this small Burlington County community in shock and mourning this past week. Spc. Nicholas Di Mona I I I, a 2016 Shawnee High School graduate, died on Saturday, March 30 after being shot in the course of a live-fire exercise that was part of ongoing readiness training, an Army spokesman told the Associated Press. He had been assigned to the Army’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which was reportedly training near Fort Greely at the time of the mishap, and died after being medevaced to a hospital in Fairbanks. DiMona enlisted in 2017 and had been stationed in Anchorage, Alaska, for the past year, having been inspired to follow in the footsteps of his late father and namesake, Chief Warrant officer Nicholas P. DiMona II, who was also killed during training 15 years ago when his Apache helicopter crashed during a night exercise in Georgia. Three years ago, the younger DiMona had carried a Gold Star banner in his father’s honor in the 2016 Run for the Fallen. On its Facebook page, YMCA of the Pines in Medford, of which he had been a member, posted the following tribute to his memory: “ We, at Y MCA of t he P i nes, a r e heartbroken at the untimely and tragic death of 20-year-old Nick DiMona III. Nick practically grew up here, starting out as a camper and then joining the staff
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Spc. Nicholas DiMona III, a 2016 Shawnee High School graduate, died on Saturday, March 30 after being shot in the course of a live-fire exercise that was part of ongoing readiness training. as a junior counselor, counselor, lifeguard and member of the School's Out staff. He volunteered here whenever he was on leave from the U.S. Army. His mother, Melissa, is a member of our year-round staff and his sister is a longtime camper. Our entire YMCA of the Pines family grieves for him and for his beautiful family, Our CEO Mark Dibble said: ‘Words can't really do justice to what a k ind, caring and remarkable young man that Nick was’." The incident, believed to be the first of its kind during training exercises in Alaska, was reported to be the subject of an open investigation.
Correction: “A tax increase of $269 per year, per average Pemberton home” was incorrectly reported in a story published in the Pine Barrens Tribune, March 30, 2019 issue, “Pemberton School District Facing Major Funding Cuts, Tax Increase.” The correct tax impact is outlined below. Pemberton Borough—Tax levy increase of 1.032 cents, resulting in an increase in district taxes of $169 per year, or $14.08 per month, on a home assessed at the borough average of $184,000. Pemberton Township—Tax levy increase of 0.977 cents, resulting in an increase in district taxes of $138 per year, or $11.50 per month, on a home assessed at the township average of $164,000.
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Don’t Ever Question My Identity
I went to donate blood about three weeks ago, just as I have been doing every year for almost 20 years. This time, when handed my driver’s license to a phlebotomist assisting me with the donation, she asked me if I consider myself a woman! I was very upset, especially considering that my driver’s license had just been renewed a little more than two and a half months earlier and I look pretty much the same (masculine) now, as I did then. I do understand that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates that donors provide their gender identity to a donation
phlebotomist, and the woman was only doing her job, but I am 64 years old—and old enough to remember when such questions were not considered routine, they were considered ridiculous. The gender identity question came, by the way, after I had to answer a number of personal questions before I could donate blood. One question asked if I had sex with another man, etc. Can someone explain to me why my sex was obvious at that first checkpoint, but suddenly not at the “last stop” a few minutes later? Why did I have to be asked if I am still what I was just
a few minutes before? Of course, right after “the question,” I had my blood pressure taken and I was told it was high, but it was not high enough to prevent me from donating blood. So, I kept my word and gave blood, though I was secretly wishing that I was ineligible to donate it because I was so upset at that point. Two weeks later, my anger has given way to sadness that our society has sunk to a level that such questions actually “have” to be asked...or do they? Does the FDA ever consider that straight people might be offended at these questions and not give blood?
When I got home that day, I called the American Red Cross and they had no real explanation as to why that question was necessary. The Red Cross just blamed the FDA. I entreated with the Red Cross not to call me to donate next year, but rather to call a college kid who believes in “gender fluidity” and see if they will donate their most precious fluid. After 20 years, I am done donating. If the Red Cross calls me to donate next year, I already have my response planned: “Sorry, I no longer identify as a blood donor.” Chet Jelinski Whiting, New Jersey
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GUEST COMMENTARY UDrive. UText. UPay.
Law enforcement officers from the Medford Township Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers this month as part of New Jersey’s UDrive. UText. UPay. enforcement campaign. Beginning April 1 and running through April 21, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted-driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2016, data shows that at least 3,450 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers, including those who were texting and driving. In New Jersey, driver inattention was listed as a contributing circumstance in 53 percent of the state’s crashes in 2016. Driver inattention was in fact listed as a contributing factor in crashes at a rate nine times higher than that of the next highest contributing factor (speed). The campaign is being carried out during the month of April, which the National Safety Council has designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The New Jersey campaign is modeled after successful high-visibility enforcement programs such as “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”
Richard J. Meder MEDFORD CHIEF OF POLICE Chief Richard J. Meder began his career with the Medford Township Police Department in 1996 and attended the Burlington County Police Academy. Upon graduation, he was assigned to the patrol bureau until being transferred to the Criminal Investigative Bureau as a detective in 1998. In 2004, Meder was assigned as a corporal in the Patrol Bureau and later that year was promoted to the rank of sergeant. He continued supervising in the patrol bureau until 2005 when he was transferred back to the criminal investigative bureau as detective sergeant. There he supervised both the detective unit and the school resource unit. In 2008, Meder was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned as the commander of the Criminal Investigative Bureau. In May of 2011, Meder was sworn in as Medford Township’s chief of police.
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(Re: Shared Database Search Locates Stolen Car, Suspect Behind Wheel) I am surprised more aren’t stolen that way (officers learned that the owner of the vehicle had left it unlocked and running while shopping in the convenience store). So many people leave their cars running while they go into Wawa. I see it so many times, even when kids are left in the car too while it is running. ~Fred Myers
(Re: Environmental Group Sponsors Forum on Stormwater Remediation Methods) This is the biggest scam ever! Rain water, which has traveled to creeks, ponds, and rivers for thousands of years is now directed to engineered “retention ponds” for evaporation. This so-called rain tax is nothing more than a way to repay environmental engineers and lawyers for donating to Democrats. ~Jack McGinnis
(Re: Environmental Group Sponsors Forum on Stormwater Remediation Methods) Runoff...it is a natural thing! Without runoff, there would be no streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. It is impossible for the ground to absorb all of the water, pavement or not! What is next? Will the state levy higher taxes on citizens because the soil has a higher clay content? Wake up, people! ~Jeremy Kahle
(Re: Three Medford ShopRite Associates Honored on Special Cheerios Boxes in Annual Campaign to Fight Hunger) Thanks everyone so very much. It is such a great moment, and for such a great cause. Many families will be helped this year from the amount raised! ~Theresa Arroyo
(Re: Environmental Group Sponsors Forum on Stormwater Remediation Methods) Here is a fantastic idea: stop paving over farmland. Stop building parking lots in the pines. Let rainwater soak into the ground where it belongs and stop funneling it into creeks, streams and bays through storm drains. ~Scott Doublisky
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COMMUNITY PEMBERTON TWP. SENIOR CITIZEN COLUMN
Pemberton Seniors Join Holmes, Watson in Interactive Dinner Theater Mystery By Ebba Ligori
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PEMBERTON—It is not often that a member of the local community has a part in one of the theatrical productions that the Pemberton Township Senior Center regularly arranges for its members to see. But Pember ton Townsh ip resident Joanne Stellitano ended up having an actual speaking part—one which involved identifying the villain—in an interactive Sherlock Holmes spoof entitled “Take Me Away” at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, which was attended by some 45 seniors on March 26. After being transported to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse by bus driver Gordon Goldstein, the seniors found themselves caught up in a most intriguing dinnertheater experience, a musical in which both the stage and the entire dining room were designed to involve the audience in solving a mystery! To this end, various audience members were personally chosen and assigned lines and props to actually become part of the presentation, Stellitano being one of them, much to the delight of her companions. The setting, of course, was London, and in addition to Holmes, the characters
included Dr. Watson, a nd P rofessor Moriarty, as well as Inspector Lastrade. Scenes were scattered throughout the theatre and included 221B Baker Street, the Savoy Hotel Bar, a street café, and even Tower Bridge. London Street signs were prominent a round the room. “Clouds” of white balloons were clustered and hung from the ceiling. Many “floating” umbrellas reminded the audience of the rainy and foggy weather typical of the locale. Completing the ambience was a live sevenpiece on-stage orchestra that provided some mood-setting music. A mong t he p er for mers wa s Ma r i Green, who had participated in many singing roles at this theatre and is a featured soloist with the Boston-based opera company, Opera Unmet. George Merrick, who played Sherlock Holmes, has had many musical credits during his career, including Broadway and television appearances. The production, in fact, had all the “feel” of an operetta, complete with several familiar songs for which original lyrics had been created. The finale included the entire audience joining in the song “Make Someone Happy.”
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Location: Medford Lakes Details: A Rummage and Bake Sale will be held in Memorial Hall, 108 Stokes Road, Medford Lakes, on April 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and April 28, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. There will be plenty to browse, including: antiques, collectibles, small appliances, electronics, housewares, tools and garden items. Be sure to check out the Designer Boutique and take home some delicious homemade baked goods. Proceeds benefit the mission and needs of the Protestant Community Church. Visit www.protestantcommunitychurch.org, or call the church office at 609-654-4220, or 609-744-3536.
The meal began with a crisp garden salad and fresh assorted bread basket. It concluded with the theater’s famous unlimited dessert buffet, featuring “two bite” size desserts that allow diners to sample many different ones. Many of the dessert items were available for purchase from the newly expanded fresh bakery in the lobby, which also offered a selection of breads. Theater visitors also got to do some shopping in the newly expanded boutique fashion store, Fabulous Finds, in the atrium, where one can find all sor ts of unique accessories, trendy jewelry, apparel and clothing separates. On May 30, the seniors will return to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse to see a comedy, “Over the River and Through the Woods.” Tickets, available at the senior center, are $60 for resident seniors and $75 for guests. Pember ton Township High School Me d ica l A r ts Academy st udents visited the senior center on March 29. Faculty Advisor Elisabeth McCartney accompanied the students, who took the blood pressure measurements of seniors. Several students plan to volunteer at the senior center during the summer months
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to gain experience assisting the elderly. Medical Arts students will return to the center on April 11 and May 9. A group of local seniors will head for the Tropicana, in Atlantic City, on April 29 to attend the “Grand Ole Opry Tribute.” The package will include $20 slot vouchers, a fabulous buffet, and the 3 p.m. show—all for $65 for senior residents and $75 for guests. There are still a few seats left on the bus, so anyone wishing to be included should get a ticket at the center ASAP. On May 8, a group of local seniors will travel to Lancaster for lunch at the Shady Maple Smorgasbord, with time available for shopping at the “Farmer’s Market.” This will be followed by “Ovation” at the American Music Theatre. Tickets, which include transportation, are $60 for resident seniors and $75 for guests. The senior center is located on Brook Street, across from the Browns Mills U.S. Post Office. It is open daily from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Nutritious lunches are served daily, by reservation. There is no charge to register and participate in daily programs. All seniors are welcome to stop in and learn more about the many programs offered.
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I know that it is not Halloween or anywhere near the season of ghouls, but I had a frightening experience this past week. It started innocently enough when I needed to renew my passport and therefore needed a new passport photo. When I took one ten years ago, it was a piece of cake. I just stopped by on my way to run other errands, had the picture taken and then went about my merry day. Knowing that I look a little tad bit older than I did those many years ago, I decided to go about things differently. First of all, I took about an hour to do my makeup, then I did my hair and rather than look into my three-way vanity mirror and proclaim, “Good enough!” as I usually do, I took the time to correct the strays, cover the rough spots and double check the grays. Feeling as if I “still had it going on,” I confidently walked into a local business where they will happily take your passport photo for a mere $10. “You’ll need to tuck all of your hair behind your ears,” the young gal behind the counter said to me. “And move it away from your forehead.” There are a lot of women in this world who look quite stunning with their hair pulled back into a tight bun. Be that as it may, I, Lori A. Clinch, am not one of them. Thinking of how free my hairstyle flowed in my passport of 10 years ago, I simply said, “You’re kidding.” “No,” she replied matter-of-factly, “and you cannot smile.” I wasn’t happy, but I assured myself that with my stellar makeup job, I could still pull this off. She then took her camera, moved it close to my face so my wrinkles and crow’s feet could be properly documented, snapped the photo, printed it out and handed over the most hideous picture of me that has ever existed in all of my years. I didn’t even recognize myself in that thing. I looked like E.T. in a mug shot after a long bender. I looked pale, stressed and appeared to have female pattern baldness. Quite frankly, it was scarier than a villain jumping out behind a corner and shouting, “Boo!” Knowing that we are all quite critical of ourselves, I decided to get other opinions. “I don’t want to scare you,” I said to my good friend Terrie as I held my phone.
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“You aren’t going to show me a picture of a rattlesnake, are you?” she asked with great trepidation. “No,” I replied. “It is worse.” As one who is terrified of rattlesnakes, I was surprised she didn’t run. But Terrie’s curiosity wins out over her fears every time. “What is it?” she asked. Just then, I opened the phone and put my passport photo right before her. “Holy cow!” she exclaimed as she turned away in disgust. “What did they do to you down there?” “Oh no, Ma!” said my Charlie who was home on spring break. “That is really bad.” I told myself that the only people who needed to see this photo would be airport security. It is not like I had to put it on a billboard. But then I worried that TSA would look at it and argue that it wasn’t me. To get yet another opinion, I showed it to family members at a recent gathering. The responses consisted of, “Good grief!” “That is ridiculous!” and “Someone ought to be sued!” “You go in there and demand that they do something better,” said a cousin who is a world traveler. She then showed it to a loved one who has bad eyes and asked, “What do you think?” “Who is that?” asked the loved one, although I was sitting at her side. “That is Lori!” replied the cousin. “Holy smokes!” exclaimed the loved one as she looked away. It is a bad time when your passport photo is scarier than a ghoul on Halloween. 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) Bass River officials and residents, in their opposition as the last application was in front of the Pinelands Commission, argued that the NJFFS is planning to clearcut what is known as the “Cathedral of the Pines,” a “historic site” within “God’s Country” that consists of some of the tallest growing trees of the Pine Barrens. The proposed clearcutting activity includes seven separate sites and would include eight nearby stands of trees totaling 16.4 acres. The stands consist of historic upland mixed pine plantations, some of which were planted by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service in the 1930s. The project areas are located within the Bass River State Forest Historic District, with some stands characterized as having historical significance with regards to the CCC. To memorialize the efforts of the CCC, according to Webber, the NJDEP plans to “retain some of the harvested trees” from the CCC site to construct interpretive kiosks to elucidate the CCC’s efforts in not only planting the trees, but also constructing the Bass River Fire Tower back in 1937. Bass River residents continue to question why the NJFFS wants to cut down the “very trees the fire tower was built to protect.” They also continue to raise alternatives to the clearcutting, such as building a taller fire tower, relocating the fire tower to higher ground or installing a camera system. Webber has said the alternatives are not feasible, primarily because they are cost prohibitive. Webber has also claimed cameras were tried in Ocean County, but did not work properly and are unable to obtain instant and needed weather readings when a
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(Continued from Page 1) “Our fire towers picked up a fire, or smoke from a fire, last Saturday at 1:45 p.m.,” said New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) Chief Firewarden Greg McLaughlin. “Units responded as quickly as possible to that location. The fire was already spreading very quickly and had grown to approximately 30 acres in size when the first crews arrived.” At 6:30 p.m. last Saturday, the fire had grown to over 1,000 acres in size. Over 5,000 acres had been scorched by 10 p.m. Saturday night with 3,000 more acres consumed by Sunday morning. While a total of 11,638 acres had been estimated to have been consumed by the blaze as of Monday afternoon, the NJFFS may identify additional acres, as some of the forest was still smoldering within the containment area. Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the agency which oversees the NJFFS, told the Pine Barrens Tribune that rain on Sunday afternoon “contributed a lot” to “helping the progress of fighting the fire.” “We were getting some good rain out there,” he said. McLaughlin said the amount of rain that the area received was much more than what fire officials had anticipated would fall. By Sunday afternoon, the wind had shifted to west-northwest, causing the fire to move in an eastward direction. The southerly wind Saturday, however, brought the fire somewhat closer to the Chatsworth section of Woodland for a time. This caused fire crews to set backfires as a precaution, in case the wind direction shifted out of the southeast. The backfires were set along properties adjacent to Route 563, Route 532, Second Street, Baptist Road and Old Tuckerton Road. “It didn’t really come that close to the homes
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who have been working tirelessly overnight (Saturday into Sunday) to contain the fire to prevent injury and loss of life for our residents,” said Murphy in a statement. A command center for the Spring Hill Wildfire was initially established at Coyle Air Field. It was moved to the Warren Grove Fire Company as the blaze progressed. Coyle Air Field was “almost directly in line” with the fire, according to McLaughlin. Video taken at the air field shows smoke and fire getting extremely close to it. “I want to thank all of the agencies that came out and assisted from Burlington, Atlantic and Ocean Counties,” Viscardi said. “I want to thank the NJFFS. They did a fabulous job as always.” The blaze forced the closure of Route 72, a major thoroughfare for traffic heading to the popular shore destination of Long Beach Island, on both Saturday and Sunday. The two-day closure was prompted in part due to heavy smoke, which significantly reduced visibility. Pictures from the scene Saturday showed fire trucks being completely obscured by the smoke. McLaughlin said Monday that he was very surprised the fire did not jump across Route 72 (see separate story). A nocturnal inversion, according to the National Weather Service, trapped the smoke near the surface last Saturday night into Sunday morning. The southerly wind at the time of the inversion caused the smell of smoke to spread as far north as New York City’s Staten Island. The actual smoke plume was seen as far north as Freehold. There were reports of ash falling from the sky throughout parts of Central New Jersey. “I just want to let you know that I could smell the smoke in Avenel, part of Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, and I see a haze over the Garden State Parkway bridge south,” wrote man in an email to this newspaper. Delays were reported Sunday morning on the NJ Transit Northeast Corridor because of the smoke. “If you've ever burned some food in the kitchen and then had to either open windows and/or turn on fans to disperse the smoke, there is a similar concept going on here,” wrote the
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National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly office on Facebook. “When an inversion is in place (that means temperatures are actually increasing with height), any air and other particles below the inversion are then trapped. As a result, the air near the surface cannot mix with air higher up, or be dispersed by the stronger winds above the inversion. Consequently, for those areas just downstream of the fire, the smoke smell is very noticeable, and visibility may even be reduced by smoke.” Officials announced Monday that they have determined that the cause of the forest fire was incendiary (see separate story). That announcement followed remarks by Hajna last Saturday afternoon to this newspaper that officials had “an idea” about the cause of the fire. Woodland Township Mayor William “Billy” DeGroff, when reached Sunday afternoon, did not want to comment about the blaze. He did, however, say that he was one of the firefighters working to put it out. “I have been out here been working on it,” he said. “The Office of Emergency Management took care of everything (on a local level). I am just one of the little working ants.” Murphy, according to Burlington County Freeholder Director Tom Pullion’s office, reached out to the freeholder director and promised to send any needed assistance to the county. “The NJDEP, New Jersey State Police and our municipal partners did an outstanding job controlling the Spring Hill wildfire to ensure the safety of our residents,” said Murphy in another statement provided to this newspaper Monday evening. “I commend the brave men and women of the NJFFS who responded quickly to minimize the spread of the fire’s expansion through the Pinelands.” Prior to this latest blaze, the last forest fire of significance to develop in Woodland Township was the Butler Place Forest Fire in June of 2016, which also formed rather close to the Chatsworth section of the municipality. That fire also closed Route 72 for a time.
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(Continued from Page 1) The arson investigator, when pressed by a reporter to reveal if investigators believed the culprit(s) intentionally set the blaze with the intent to cause a forest fire, repeated that the officials “know where the origin is,” but that he was not going to elaborate on whether a criminal act was committed. “We have some information,” Corvinus said. “We know what we are looking for.” When Corvinus was asked if a crime was still involved, even if there was no intent by the culprits to cause a forest fire, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner for Natural and Historic Resources Ray Bukowski, said officials “do not know.” The NJDEP oversees the NJFFS. “We can’t say one way, or the other, whether there was any intent whatsoever,” Bukowski said. “So, we don’t want to paint a picture that we think that it is. We know the point of origin. We are very confident in that. It is just a matter of letting investigators do their necessary work amongst all of these agencies to better answer that question.” Corvinus urged the public to come forward with tips, particularly anyone who was near Spring Hill Road around noontime last Saturday. He said all tips will be kept confidential and may be called in to Detective Sgt. Shaun Georggson, of the New Jersey State Police Tuckerton barracks, by dialing 609-296-3132.
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Hawkins Road until we see what trafficcalming measures we are going to have there,” Lee said. Township Administrator Douglas Cramer responded that he would fully support adding speed bumps to Hawkins as part of the project, but this was met with some initial concern by Mayor Joseph Barton. “My concern with the speed bumps is, where does it end?” he asked. “Every time we pave a road, somebody’s going to want speed bumps. I am not opposed to speed bumps, I am just afraid it is going to become contagious.” But even with those objections and the estimated additional cost of $1,000 to $1,500 for each speed bump, the committee approved the resolution with that change included. T he com m ittee una n imously passed another resolution authorizing Cramer to accept a New Jersey state contract to purchase any goods or services under the state’s
“We would really like to speak to some individuals, find out any information we can, before we continue any further over the next several days,” Corvinus said. Bukowski noted that officials will be investigating “from the bottom up.” He added that a television report Saturday misrepresented that the cause of the fire was from a controlled burn. Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the NJDEP, called the television report that a controlled burn caused the fire “inaccurate” last Saturday. Meanwhile, several individuals claimed on this newspaper’s social media pages since the fire to report that a motorcycle “endure” was supposed to have been held in the vicinity of Spring Hill Road during the latter part of last Saturday afternoon. One man involved with the activity claimed that he saw a bonfire that was left smoldering at the top of the sand pit “by partiers” last Friday night. “For the last two months, we have come across a smoldering fire pit at the top of the point of origin, of the fire,” he wrote. “There would be piles of pallets up there. The partiers have trashed the place, throwing cans, bottles, etc.” However, a woman, also claiming to be involved with the motorcycle sport run, wrote on this newspaper’s social media page that there had been escalating tension involving the activity for months between the racers and “certain people who want us out of these woods.” She claimed that it was “a hell of a coincidence” that the fire started shortly after she laid out course markers. She questioned if the blaze was set intentionally to disrupt the run and called for an “arson and eco-terrorism investigation.”
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A change of that order, he acknowledged, would no doubt require “multiple rounds of negotiation.” “But I’m not running for dictator—I’m running for Assembly,” he said. Another change Huf would attempt to promote if elected would be giving Garden State residents greater access to state parks and woodlands. “How many thousands and thousands of acres are people not going to enjoy because you can only walk so far?” he asked. To those who would contend that such increased openness would endanger these natural habitats, his reply is that it would give rise to the need for greater policing of the woodlands, which in the long run would permit them to be better maintained. “Most people who use our parks and woodlands are responsible people, enjoying nature with their families,” he said. “Their presence would help keep our parks and woodlands cleaner and safer as well.” Huf also indicated that he would challenge the state regulatory environment by consulting with industry leaders in both the 8th District, and the rest of South Jersey, to find out what is holding them back, especially at a time when “the rest of the country is booming and New Jersey is struggling to catch up.” However, while claiming that he could probably be called a conservative as far as fiscal issues are concerned, “social issues I don’t prioritize. “It doesn’t mean they’re not legitimate—it just means some problems are more urgent and pressing than others,” Huf said. He also declined to say whom he would prefer for a running mate if his Assembly bid should be successful because he is not looking to alienate anyone and believes “a divided ticket would be a loser heading into November.” “The reason I am running alone is to make sure I keep control of my message and keep it positive,” Huf said. When asked about his professional affiliation with a Saudi law firm, given the controversial nature of this country’s current relationship with the government of Saudi Arabia, he explained that he has been in and out of the region from the very beginning of his legal career and had a lot of previous experience in helping U.S. firms do business in that country, and takes a “long view” of the situation there. “I certainly understand that in the West, including here in New Jersey, Saudi Arabia’s image comes under fire,” Huf said. “But what I’ve seen over the last 20 years and particularly since the early 2000s is a rapidly reforming, very much changed country. Is isn’t perfect—no, no place is. But reflexively cutting ties every time there is a problem between these two allies with very different cultures would be counterproductive.” He then cited developments like “Saudi and Islamic-compliant mortgages, automobile sales and other programs that have helped to contribute to the growth of a broad-based middle class in the Middle East, adding that his firm’s role is what he would call “a small piece of a small piece of a small piece of a great big puzzle.” Huf, who was born in Fort Dix (his father having been in the U.S. Air Force) and raised in the Mount Holly-Rancocas Valley area, is a graduate of Penn State University and earned his law degree at Hofstra University School of Law. He is authorized to practice law in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. His press release describes him as a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Mount Holly, an avid Phillies fan, and someone who loves dogs. When asked if his campaign had raised any money at the time of the interview, he indicated that it hadn’t yet. “Realistically, I’m the underdog,” Huf said. “That said, I am running to win. If I am not, then there is no point in running at all. If nothing else, I am putting issues on the table that the nominees, whoever they are, can use in the general election.” Asked for a response to Huf’s candidacy, Jesse Estlow, executive director of the Burlington County Republican Committee, said that after consulting with Earlen, “we don’t care to comment at this time.”
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(Continued from Page 9) Democratic Governor Phil Murphy on July 24, 2018. The coalition believes that previously underfunded districts deserve increased state aid, but not at the expense of other districts such as Lenape’s. In her presentation, Birnbohm summarized discussion that took place at the Feb. 21 Lenape Region Community Forum regarding the state aid reductions slated for Evesham, L enape Regiona l, Medford, Sha mong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Township school districts. “What S-2 did is that it took money from school districts that either had flat enrollment or decreasing enrollment and gave it to the quote-unquote underfunded school districts,” Birnbohm said. “We believe that there shouldn’t be any underfunded school districts. But this bill is based on a flawed formula, which is driven by student enrollment and a calculation called local fair share (LFS). “LFS is made up of two things – municipal property wealth (ratables) and personal wealth of our residents. In this bill’s passing, over the next seven years, the LRHSD and the six K-8 districts in our region will lose approximately $24 million.” It is estimated that the LRHSD will lose $8.3 million over the seven-year period, while Evesham Township School District is project to lose the most among the local school districts, at $9 million. “The greater the LFS, the greater the ability to pay taxes,” she continued. “School districts that don’t have high property wealth are supplemented by the state. However, what has happened and what can’t be explained, is that there are multipliers which take the equalized valuation of district income and multiply it by factors.” But Birnbohm noted that those multipliers
keep changing and that increasing them inflates the LFS and decreases the state’s obligation to pay for education, thus shifting the cost of education to taxpayers. “From 2009-2019, New Jersey increased the multipliers, inflating our ability to pay taxes,” she said. “For example, the multiplier applied to equalized valuation increased by 56 percent, so the LRHSD equalized valuation (the district’s property wealth) decreased, but the ability to pay taxes increased. “You would think that if our property wealth decreased, our ability to pay taxes would also decrease. But because the multiplier was overinflated, (the state) said that you have a greater ability to pay taxes. If the multipliers did not change, the Total Equalization Aid to LRHSD would increase!” Birnbohm then showed some slides specific to the LRHSD, which explained previous cuts made by the district in state aid reduction and their costs to parents as a result. Some previous cuts made by the district prior to 2010 included late bus runs being canceled or limited; the elimination of tuition-free summer school, a behind-the-wheel drivers’ education program, adult evening high school and the district’s public relations department, and the limitation of district-funded field trips. Changes made after 2010 included the privatization of the school cafeterias and busing; a reduction of administration and support staff; the elimination of two principals and an office manager, and the initiation of a $200 activity fee for sports, band and non-volunteer clubs along with a parking fee. Birnbohm then listed some efficiencies that the district has made to save money, which include healthcare contributions by all employees; a copier lease program; a consolidation of textbook purchasing; reduction of non-certified staff hours; parttime paraprofessionals replacing full-timers; looking for more grants, donations and business partnerships; and not adding any new programs
without grants and donations. “What is at stake in the district’s future if state aid doesn’t improve is that personnel and school facilities will be adversely affected, as will social and emotional learning and support,” she said. “Cuts to academic programming could also happen. There will be increases in class size due to staff reductions, a delay in some technology replacement, an increase in activity fees, and an elimination of certain clubs, sport and extracurricular activities. Birnbohm claimed that outside counseling services will be limited as well and the district will also face an inability to pay for necessary facilities projects such as a roof and boiler. Birnbohm said that there are plans for SOS to request a pause on state aid cuts by informing legislators about the effects of those cuts and requesting the establishment of a joint committee to review the existing funding formula of LFS, special-education funding and adequacy. She also said that SOS will continue its call to action, which was promoted at the Feb. 21 forum. The superintendent urged those present to continue to email or call Gov. Murphy and the Legislature. “After our forum and with some people taking action, a few of us (administrators) were invited to the governor’s office on March 1 and met with Deputy Chief of Staff Justin Braz, Education Policy Chief Lamont Repollet and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Michael DeLamater,” Birnbohm said. “We also had a rally at the state office in Trenton on March 5. It was cold, but it was important for us to be there.” She further asked those in attendance to follow the group’s efforts on Twitter @NJ_SOS. “I’m a superintendent,” she said. “They’re not going to listen to me. They’re going to listen to students and parents and educators. So, we need your help.”
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father had bought their house, and the town had a grocery store, a bank, and various other amenities it no longer has. The mayor replied that all that had come to an end in 1979 with the establishment of the Pinelands Reserve, when “they ran their (jurisdiction) lines right through the center of our village,” with the result that “everybody on this side of the parkway has struggled with this ever since.” M c C a r t e n a s k e d h ow m a ny s m a l l towns are being affected by the Pinelands Commission oversight. “I don’t know how many little towns, but see where the Parkway is?” Buzby-Cope said. “We’re the main town.” When McCarten maintained that something could have been done about the situation during all those years, Buzby-Cope said that was “why we’re trying to get the lines moved.” “We are choking,” she said. “Now we’re asking for emergency funding. So, they’ve got to help us out somehow.” She was referring to a request now before the Pinelands Commission that the boundary line between New Gretna and the preservation a rea be moved to lift the burdensome restrictions with which many residents have long had to contend. At the start of the meeting, the mayor also read a proclamation honoring the late Donald George Bragg, a former Bass River resident and decathlon champion who set a world record in track and field honors, broke a world outdoor record for pole vaulting, won a Gold Medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and eventually was inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame. Bragg, with his wife Teresa, operated a summer remedial reading and mathematics camp in Chatsworth, where he would “let out a Tarzan yell at midnight,” making campers think he was the Jersey Devil.
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