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Amy Kennedy Rallies 2nd District Dems in Hopes of Ousting Van Drew from House Party Unites Behind Wife of Ex-Congressman After Win Over Favored Rival By Bill Bonvie Staff Writer
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Piles of cardboard boxes are placed in front of overflowing recycling containers on May 26 prior to the Borough of Medford Lakes installing lid restraints on the containers.
Past Councilman Spars with Town Manager Over Lid Restraints on Recycling Containers, Revealing Previous Recycling Can Theft Case That the Accused Says Was Political Payback By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
MEDFORD LAKES—The placement of bars last month over the lids of recycling containers at a Burlington County recycling drop-off site within the Medford Lakes Borough Department of Public Works’ yard so that the lids can only be opened by a maximum of 5 inches, forcing residents to abide by a cardboard recycling policy stipulating that all cardboard must be broken down and flattened before being placed in the containers, has resulted in public wrangling in recent days between the municipality’s administrator and a former councilman. Joseph Aromando, a 31-year borough resident who has attempted some 12 times within the last decade to regain a seat on council after a 2002 defeat, and often questions the policy-making body’s decisions, even sometimes getting into heated arguments, has “bombarded” borough officials over the past two weeks in a series of postings in area social media groups over the new policy, and has even ridiculed the municipality’s residents, asking why they allow themselves to be “subjugated by local officials.” Aromando’s chiding of the residents came as many of them defended the municipality’s decision, contending that whole boxes waste space inside the containers, and that the lid
restraints are not nearly as important of an issue compared recent world events—though the former councilman’s postings have drawn dozens of comments and brought a number of issues to light, including a theft case that the accused contends was political payback. “They (officials) know that they can get away with this stuff because the people of Medford Lakes fall into three categories: The Kool Aid drinkers who blindly support everything local officials do without question; the chronically apathetic who never vote and don’t care about anything that doesn’t affect them directly; or the sheep who mindlessly accept and follow anything they are told and like it,” Aromando wrote. “Anyone who doesn’t fall into one of these categories is labeled by our town officials and their supporters as ‘rabble-rousers’ and ‘agitators’ that do not deserve to be called a ‘Laker.’” Aromando, on July 5, shared in the Facebook groups a YouTube video created and posted June 19 by the borough introducing residents to the “new dumping procedure for cardboard,” with one man seen in it demonstrating how to insert the cardboard into the containers with the new lid restraints in place. “The lids are locked,” said a man narrating the video, who this newspaper later learned is the borough’s supervisor of Public Works.
“They will only open to 5 inches. Please flatten boxes. Lift lid—slide box in—close lid. Thank-you. And please don’t put any boxes outside the dumpsters.” Aromando, as he shared the video, in response to its contents, asked, “Is this real?” “Whoever came up with this plan does not care much about recycling, and they certainly do not like people very much,” he wrote. “Has anyone taken a ride past the recycling drop off today? A real mess. Please stop this madness.” Borough Manager Dr. Robert Burton, also a former mayor of and resident of Medford Lakes, in response to a comment from Aromando quipping “tell me this is better than before,” posted photographs of the recycling center purportedly from both May 26 and July 5 so that residents could compare whether the new policy had any positive impact. The photograph purportedly from May 26 depicted huge piles of cardboard boxes placed in front of overflowing recycling containers, with some of the boxes placed in the containers preventing the lids from closing, whereas the other purportedly from July 5 showed far fewer boxes, but still some, placed mostly along the sides of the recycling containers, and the lids of those containers closed.
M AYS L A N DI NG — I n b o t h s t yle and substance, the online campaigns of Democrat-t u r ned-Republican 2nd Cong ressional Dist r ict Rep. Jeff Van D r e w o f D e n n i s To w n s h i p , C a p e May C ou nt y, a nd h is newly m i nt e d Democr at ic r ival, A my Ken nedy, a n Atlantic City native who currently resides in Brigantine, couldn’t be more different. But then, this particular contest—one that has also had a direct impact on the 3rd Congressional District race—is anything but politics as usual, and its outcome will likely resonate well beyond South Jersey. That’s partly because it’s a rare occasion when a member of Congress opts to change parties in mid-stream, as Van Drew famously did after becoming one of only two members of the House to decline to vote in favor of impeaching President Donald J. Trump back in January. The other factor that makes this competition so noteworthy is the last name of the challenger. Kennedy, married a decade ago to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s youngest son, Patrick, who served eight terms as a U.S. representative from Rhode Island before declining to run again in 2010. Amy Kennedy, who was endorsed by Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, also has already achieved the distinction of having definitively defeated another female Democratic contender, Brigid Callahan Harrison, who was the choice of the South Jersey Democratic party establishment and its power broker, George E. Norcross III. Harrison, a political science professor, posted a YouTube concession video on the night of the primary calling on all Democrats to get behind her now-former rival in ousting Van Drew in November. “Tonight, after a primary that has been tough for all of us, we stand together,” Harrison declared in that video. Kennedy’s primary win has also been hailed as a victory for the progressive wing of the party. “Activists and voters in South Jersey just knocked the most powerful and reactionary political machine in America flat on its back, and New Jersey will never be the same,” said Sue Altman, the head of NJ Working
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Trooper Involved in Fatal LeisureTowne Crash Had Just Been Recognized for Saving Man’s Life By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
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BASS RIVER—Recurring issues of alleged misconduct at a fishing spot on a Burlington County bridge over Wading River has elicited a response from the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department. Local resident Deborah Pennell, who lives at 1 Leektown Rd., adjacent to both the river and the County Road 542 bridge, connecting Bass River and Washington townships, at a Bass River Township Board of Commissioners meeting on July 6, most recently addressed the purported “ongoing problem” of fishermen and transients trespassing onto her family’s property. The trespassers, Pennell alleged, use her property as a bathroom, track mud on her dock and do not clean up after themselves, even with trash cans readily available on the bridge. The meeting at which the discussion took place concerning the alleged misconduct on and around the Wading River Bridge was the first in-person gathering of the governing body since March, when the township municipal building was temporarily closed in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. It reopened for business on June 22. “Hopefully, the New Jersey State Park Police can help,” wrote Township Clerk Amanda Somes in a July 13 email to this newspaper. “I think that is what the county sheriff is trying to do.” David Levinsky, a county spokesman, told this newspaper on July 16 that the county became aware of the purported trespassing and relayed the concerns to the county sheriff’s department, which has since sent officers to the area this week in order to be a “visible presence” and help “deter further bad behavior,” the department’s manpower having been freed up as a result of reduced staffing needs at the courts due to COVID-19. Levinsky could not provide any additional information as to how long the officers would be there, nor could he indicate who brought this issue to the county’s attention. JoAnne I. O’Connor told this newspaper on July 14
that “ultimately, it falls on State Troopers for enforcement,” as the municipalities are patrolled by the New Jersey State Police, with assistance of the New Jersey State Park Police. Pennell claimed such incursions had been taking place every single day despite “private property” signs being posted there, prompting her to make repeated calls to New Jersey State Police. “At the beginning of June, my husband was in the hospital, and I was at home alone,” Pennell told the commissioners. “I look out at 1 o’clock in the morning, and there is a bonfire on the bridge.” She added that it took 22 minutes for the state police to respond to her complaint, and asked, ‘What if they were in my house?’” She added that she has installed cameras on the property to collect videos of the incidents. Trooper Charles Marchan, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police, could not provide any reports of alleged misconduct at the bridge prior to press time. At the end of the municipal meeting discussion, Mayor Deborah Buzby-Cope requested that any videos recorded by Pennell be sent to Somes. Buzby-Cope added that the township will “again” reach out to Joseph Brickley, director of the Burlington County Department of Public Works, which includes the Division of Roads and Bridges, and pass along these videos. “If they do not respect what is there, then they do not deserve to be there,” Pennell said. Pennell told this newspaper in a later interview that she first brought the issue to the attention of Buzby-Cope, who also lives on Leektown Road, about five years ago. The mayor noted at the meeting what could happen if the purported behavior doesn’t come to a halt. “This is what the county said: The bottom line is really, they have to either (do) better out there and just continue fishing, or it will have to be shut down. There is no in between,” she said. Somes could not provide any for mal See BRIDGE/ Page 4
SOUTHAMPTON—A New Jersey State Trooper involved in a fatal July 1 collision involving a bicyclist in the LeisureTowne section of Southampton Township had previously been hailed as a hero on the New Jersey State Police Facebook page after performing a life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with another trooper on a 57-year-old Hunterdon County man not even two months ago. According to Sgt. Lawrence Peele, a state police spokesman, preliminary information indicates that Trooper Zachary Andren was operating a Chevrolet Caprice unmarked troop car eastbound on Turnbridge Court around 12:35 p.m. when he was involved in a collision with a Murray bicycle that was traveling southbound on Newbury Drive. The rider of the bicycle, Barry Reingold, 77, of Southampton, was ejected from it due to the impact of the collision, Peele told this newspaper. “The rider of the bicycle was transported to an area hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries,” Peele said. “The cause of the crash remains under investigation.” An anonymous individual who mailed both a handwritten and typed letter to this newspaper about the incident, contended that the rider was flown to Cooper Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. That claim appeared to be supported by a Tabernacle Fire Company social media posting from July 1 showing a landing zone being established near LeisureTowne, and a yellow Cooper University medical helicopter landing there to transport the victim. The letter writer also contended that the unmarked troop car was observed by a nearby resident to have been followed by two marked troop cars at the time that the collision occurred. Peele told this newspaper that Andren was in the LeisureTowne community “regarding a call for service.” He said the unmarked troop
car did not have its lights or siren activated at the time of the collision. “Trooper Andren is still assigned to the road,” replied Peele when asked if the trooper was reassigned pending the outcome of the investigation. Andren, this newspaper learned, was one of two State Troopers to use CPR to revive an unconscious man who collapsed and stopped breathing May 26 at his residence in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County. According to the May 27 Facebook posting by state police, Andren and Trooper Michael Basti were dispatched to a 911 call at 6:45 a.m. that day for a man who suffered a medical episode and collapsed. “When Troopers arrived, they found the man lying on the floor unconscious and not breathing,” according to the posting. “The Troopers discovered the man had no pulse and immediately began CPR. With assistance from EMS, the Troopers continued chest compressions and provided oxygen using a bag valve mask. “The Troopers and EMTs continued CPR while an automated external defibrillator (AED) was used to deliver three shocks. After several rounds of CPR, the man regained a pulse. He was then moved to an ambulance while Trooper Basti continued to provide oxygen. A short time later, he began to breathe on his own.” State police, in recognizing both Andren (a volunteer firefighter) and Basti (a New Jersey EMT and New York City paramedic), concluded “their training and experience as troopers and first responders undoubtedly helped save the man's life.” The law enforcement agency also posted body-camera video of the two troopers performing the life-saving maneuvers. Peele confirmed that Andren was involved in both the fatal LeisureTowne accident, and performed the life-saving CPR. Andren was uninjured in the collision, according to Peele.
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Paraglider Rescued After Getting Stuck in Tree By Douglas D. Melegari SOUTHAMPTON—A paraglider observed stuck in a tree approximately 20 to 30 feet in the air in Southampton Township last Sunday was safely brought to the ground by local first responders. New Jersey State Police, along with several local fire companies, responded to the scene off Landing Street, in the Vincentown section of Southampton, around 1:30 p.m. on July 12, according to Sgt. Lawrence Peele, a state police spokesman, and a social media posting from Vincent Fire Company. A crew from Vincent Fire Company was able to make contact with the paraglider and started the process of untangling the parachute in order to free that paraglider, while firefighters from neighboring Tabernacle Township provided a ladder truck in order for Oskar StiansenPerskans, 31, of Jersey City, to come down to the ground. Hampton Lakes Volunteer Fire Company firefighters assisted with the operation. Peele said the firefighters “safely removed” Stiansen-Perskans from the tree. “The victim did not complain of any injuries at the time of the incident and refused medical assistance at the scene,” Peele said. Stiansen-Perskans could not be reached for comment on this story. South Jersey Paragliding, a paragliding and powered paragliding school, has a field off Landing Street, near the border with Lumberton and Southampton townships. Another individual paragliding at the field that day noted in a video shared on South Jersey Paragliding’s Facebook group that he “misjudged the wind a little bit and ba rely made the landi ng just outside the soybean field,” but “actually it was one of my best landings to date” where
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he “touched down like a cotton ball into the wind.” The individual went on to note that “one of the other guys flying that day actually almost did hit the powerlines.” “If you notice the one lonely tree to the right of the launch, just on the other side of the road by the plowed field, that is where he actually landed,” the individual wrote. “Scared us all because we thought he was going to hit the powerlines. Turns out all that was hurt was his pride and his nerves, but he had a great attitude about it and it was a learning experience. The only difference between him and me is that he landed in a bigger tree than me.” South Jersey Paragliding’s Facebook group (not its business page) has an intriguing video of “how we get into the air” that was posted online June 30.
Two Men Allegedly Tried to Take Piping in Burglary of Medford Township Home MEDFORD—Two men have been charged with burglarizing a Medford Township residence July 10 in the Olde Mill development. According to Lt. Arthur Waterman, a spokesman for the Medford Township Police Department, authorities were called to a residence in the 100 block of Olde Mill Run at around 1:05 p.m. after the caller witnessed two men flee from the home in a Ford F-150 pickup truck. “The caller was able to capture photographs of the vehicle and the two suspects as they left the scene,” Waterman said. A police investigation, he said, determined that the two men seen and depicted fleeing the scene were Ronald Taylor, 28, of Delran, and Anthony Commisso, 29, of Moorestown. “A short time later, they were found at a
business in Pennsauken,” Waterman said. “The Pennsauken Police Department was notified and detained Ronald Taylor and Anthony Commisso. Medford Township Police detectives interviewed both defendants and police were able to con fir m their involvement at the residence in Medford Township.” According to a July 13 press release issued by Medford Police, both Taylor and Commisso damaged the front door of the Olde Mill Run residence, and damaged copper piping inside the home in an attempt to take it with them. Taylor and Commisso were charged with burglary, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools and criminal attempt of theft. Both men were remanded to Burlington County Jail.
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correspondence with the county on the issue, but did acknowledge “emails back and forth” had taken place. O’Connor contended on July 14 that the township commissioners themselves do not have the power to ban fishing on the countyowned bridge, just as they are not empowered to set the speed limit on it, without the blessing of the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders. In other business, the commissioners unanimously approved the annual renewals of ca mpg rou nd l ic e n se s for P i lg r i m Lake Campground, Atlantic Shore Pines Campground and Arrowhead Campground, as well as the license for Cramer’s Junkyard. Somes did not have any major issues or violations to report from any of those enterprises, and even said the junkyard “is looking better than I have seen in the past years.” That assessment, however, was not shared by Carol Bitzberger, a recent candidate for a seat on the board, who expressed concerns about the appearance of the facility at a public hearing on the junkyard license renewal. “I just want to say, if you are not going to enforce the ordinance, just get rid of it,” Bitzberger said. “That is all. There is no point in having an ordinance if it is not going to be enforced.”
Deputy Mayor Louis Bourguignon responded that the township pays for its own inspections of the junkyard and the state also performs its own inspection. “All we can go by is the reports that are given to us,” Bourguignon said. “We are not giving anyone any special favors here.” The three-member board also approved an ordinance authorizing a new five-year lease agreement with property owner Leslie Lustbader for the use of a parking lot on North Maple Avenue, across the street from the municipal building, which is used by visitors to the building, municipal court and a nearby playground. The board introduced the ordinance last month, and held a public hearing at this meeting, but no residents voiced any concerns. According to O'Connor, the proposed ag reement w ill prov ide Lustbader with $2,500 per year for the duration of the ag reement, and the tow nship will reimburse Lustbader for the real estate taxes on the lot, which is less than an acre in size. The previous lease was about 20 years old and had expired. Included within the new lease, O’Connor noted, was a stipulation allowing either party to back out of the contract upon giving a 30day notice. At the beginning of this meeting, BuzbyCope held a moment of silence for residents who recently passed away, including Floyd West, who was a former mayor of township. According to Somes, none of these deaths were related to COVID-19.
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Families Alliance, to Politico. Norcross, however, at least ostensibly, seems to have taken such rebukes in stride, having congratulated Kennedy on her “strong” victory, according to Politico, and saying that he looked forward to supporting the Democratic nominee in the general election. “It is important that we retake the 2nd Congressional seat and continue to advance a pro-worker, pro-reform, and pro-civil justice agenda in Washington, D.C.,” he said. Kennedy’s background includes a strong paternal political influence, with her father, Jerry Savell, being a former Atlantic County freeholder and councilman in both Pleasantville and Absecon. That, and her husband’s own congressional career, appeared to give her campaign a leg up in taking on the area’s Democratic machine. Perhaps nowhere are the differences between the candidates in this race more apparent than on their campaign websites, which have become especially important during the Coronavirus pandemic given the impracticality of standard political campaigning. Kennedy’s site, AmyKennedyforCongress. com, is quite detailed, offering lengthy discourses on most of the 10 issues she considers of greatest importance, such as providing “high quality, affordable health care” for everyone; protecting South Jersey’s
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blowing into a creek behind the recycling containers and eventually entering the borough’s wastewater treatment plant. “In June we had three staff members from our Wastewater Department waist-deep in the creek that runs behind the dumpsters collecting all the small pieces of broken Styrofoam that blew into the creek,” said Burton on Facebook. “Water tests are done at the plant and this type of trash can lead to issues for the borough by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). So please be kind and break the boxes down; recycling is a community-wide effort and your help is most appreciated!” Burton added in the interview with this newspaper that the cardboard boxes, due to the container lids not being sealed or being left outside the containers, would oftentimes become soaked during storms and that “the county does not want wet cardboard.” “It also resulted in a moisture problem, and China (the biggest market for recyclables) has refused shipments because of soaked cardboard,” he said. “This is kind of why we want to do things the right way.” Aromando, on social media, questioned why such a decision to place lid restraints on recycling drop-off containers “has not taken off all over the county” and sarcastically remarked, “Medford Lakes, always the trendsetter.” “Robert J. Burton: I am not arguing with anyone, but if the May 26 photo you posted is not a rarity as you say, how is putting bars on the dumpsters going to stop people from doing that?” Aromando asked. “I can’t see the connection—just saying. You people can obviously do anything you want. These bars are a bad idea and make it more difficult than any other town in the county to dispose of our recycling.” “The May 26 photo tells me that the outsiders certainly did not respect our town and now we have to suffer the consequences. Thirty years living here and we never had to do anything like this before. First, it is bars on the recycling cans and the next thing you know we’ll have to build a wall. Build that wall! Build that wall!” After another borough resident stated online that allowing the lids to open two more inches would be helpful for thicker cardboard boxes, Burton replied that the borough is exploring other options. “I am always open to citizen suggestions, and I believe most people would attest to that,” Burton said. Burton noted that the borough had considered purchasing container lids with slots, which would also prevent whole boxes from being inserted into the containers, but “our DPW staff was able to fabricate our own, saving a lot of money.” The borough manager, in the interview with this newspaper, acknowledged that there “have been some posts on Facebook” about the lid restraints posing accessibility issues for those with disabilities, and that he is “certainly cognizant of the fact” that those with disabilities may need to have the “lids
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“They said I deceived them and went to a different place with the can, instead of where it was intended to go,” said Aromando of his purported arrest. “They told me, ‘You weren’t going to get it for his house in Medford Lakes, you got it for his shop in Medford.’ They charged me with theft by deception.’” Aromando said that the case was transferred to Evesham Township for prosecution, but that when a judge in that town questioned why such a petty matter was before the courts, borough officials worked to bring the matter back to Medford Lakes and hired a new prosecutor to try the case. Aromando contended that when the matter was heard in the borough, Burton and Police Chief Robert Dugan Jr. attended the court hearing. “That was outrageous,” he said. “To have a town manager, who is a kniver, and the police chief sit in on this is like watching the Romans slaughter like lions. They both sat there for 45 minutes.” Aromando told this newspaper that the charge against him was later dropped, and Burton and Dugan watched as “all the air went out of their balloon.” However, Aromando told this newspaper that someone made an “anonymous OPRA (Open Public Records Act) request” for the arrest record and it was leaked during a previous campaign “to put a record on him.” The former councilman, in the interview with this newspaper, accused the borough manager, along with political allies that he contended manage a local social media group in which he has since “been banned from” of working together to “leak the arrest record.” The former councilman called the local social media group “their (version of) Fox News.” Bu r ton , when a sked to respond to Aromando’s political retribution allegations, told this newspaper that “those are his words, not mine,” contending Aromando was actually not arrested, but issued a summons, and it is the “most ridiculous thing” for the former councilman to accuse him of wanting to have him deemed a convicted recycling can felon. “He requested a bin from DPW, and we complied, but we typically deliver it to the residence,” Burton said. “But Joe said, ‘No, I will come get it,’ which we typically don’t allow. … A day later, the DPW was picking up materials at Spotts Hardware (in Medford Township) and saw it at an auto shop. You can’t take borough property (the recycling cans belong to the borough) and supply it to a township resident for recycling. Had he had it
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this newspaper as to why he would make such comments in light of wanting to regain a seat on council, replied that “this is just out love” and “something a good parent or brother would do.” “If I see something lacking, and feel it is a problem, this is my way trying to alert these people as to what I am seeing and believe is the situation as it stands right now,” said Aromando, explaining to this newspaper that he was disappointed in the residents for largely tolerating recent council decisions, including one to not move the borough’s non-partisan elections from May to November, despite a majority of voters in a November 2019 election approving a referendum to move it to coincide with the General Election. “We are just lacking—I know what type of people live in Medford Lakes, they are smart, and can read things, but they are a little timid.” Aromando told this newspaper that the other reason he has decided to “amp things up” and ask residents to “bombard” officials about such matters as the lid restraints is the borough turnout in the latest election, with “only 43 percent of borough voters participating in it,” which he called “pathetic” given that it was a mail-in-ballot election due to the Coronavirus pandemic. “I am not giving these people (the residents) a pass,” he said. “Not having over 2,000 people respond to the mail-in-ballot, where the envelope was pre-addressed and pre-stamped and all you had to do is walk from your kitchen table to the mailbox—it is insulting to the first responders and those in the military. We have these kids who put their lives on the line, and some come back injured, or don’t come back at all. … Democracy gets damaged if you don’t participate. If I have to cajole people to get them involved, I will do it. “This was an open book test to me. Get up from your chair, walk to your mailbox and send it in.” Burton put the turnout around 32 percent in the latest borough election, contending that “was very good.” “That is the big difference between us,” said Burton, noting that he doesn’t see the residents of the town as apathetic like Aromando does. “Would I absolutely like 100 percent turnout, absolutely, but it is a systemic thing, or a problem everywhere. And what he is saying and doing is not how you get people to come out and vote.” Aromando, when asked if he would seek a
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with comprehensive prenatal and obstetrical services, as well as annual women’s health exams, in office hysteroscopy, open and minimally invasive/laparoscopic surgery, cancer screenings, and minor surgical services. Capital Health OB/GYN – Browns Mills joins Capital Health Medical Group’s extensive network of more than 400 physicians and other advanced care providers who offer primary, specialty and surgical care.
TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, CALL 609.896.1400 CAPITAL HEALTH OB/GYN − BROWNS MILLS 6 Earlin Avenue, Suite 290, Browns Mills, NJ 08015 capitalhealthobgyn.org/brownsmills MOST INSURANCES ARE ACCEPTED, INCLUDING TRICARE
NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS
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