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Washington Recognizes Lance Run Road as a Municipal Road By Douglas D. Melegari and Thomas J. Lohan Team Coverage
WASHINGTON—A few months respite in a quarrel that has been playing out before the Washington Township Committee over dirt clearances abruptly ended after a committeeman prominently displayed a 1947 map of established township roads last month. As the Pine Barrens Tribune previously reported, at issue are two clearances. The first, designated as Lance Run Road and maintained by the township, runs in a south to north orientation. It starts at County Route 542 and eventually transitions into Green BankBulltown Road. The second, which begins right at the transition point, runs west-to-east from Green Bank-Bulltown Road / Lance Run Road to County Route 563. For unknown reasons, the second clearance has been closed and is now filling in with vegetation. The second clearance is unnamed by the township and officials do not know when it was closed or who authorized its closure. Therefore, residents who reside on the first clearance can conveniently access the rest of the township only by driving to County Route 542. Resident Frank Capella said that he attended a Washington Zoning Board meeting last summer after he noticed millings appear on the surface of Lance Run Road. Capella owns property that involves the road. He said he listened to the board’s conversation and became concerned that the township was getting ready to pave it. Capella then began attending township committee meetings regularly. At the September and October meetings of the township committee, Capella argued that the clearance running from County Route 542 to Green Bank-Bulltown Road is a driveway and part of his private property. He questioned the township road designation. He also said that the unnamed clearance was the real Lance Run Road. Word of Capella’s statements prompted the Heffley family to attend the November committee meeting out of concern that Capella might restrict access to County Route 542. Capella closed an avenue off, which involved another property of his, during a similar land dispute in the township a few years ago. Tensions flared for over a half hour at the November meeting as the two families provided passionate testimony and occasionally exchanged words with each other. The fiery meeting ended with the
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June 3-9, 2017
Remembering the Selfless Military Service That Preserves Our Liberty
Memorial Day Parades and Wreath Laying Ceremonies Held Throughout Our Area
PHOTO BY VINCE DEBLASIO
A medical jeep leads the Memorial Day parade in Southampton. By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
SOUTHAMPTON—Hundreds of people wearing the patriotic colors of red, white and blue lined up alongside Main St. in Vincentown to watch Southampton Township’s 138th Annual Memorial Day Parade on May 29. The parade kicked off at 10 a.m., despite a threatening sky overhead. More than a dozen veterans opened the celebration by marching down the parade route with several symbolic flags and guns. The veterans paused for a moment near the intersection of Main and Race Sts. and fired their “piece weapons” to salute the men and women who have fought and continue to fight for the U.S. Additional veterans, more than a dozen, soon followed and were accompanied by a band which played patriotic tunes. “I come here every year,” said Joan Rockhill, a 20-year resident of Vincentown. “My father was
in the U.S. Navy and I was in Pearl Harbor when it was bombed and I feel I owe it to the veterans to be here.” Members of Cub Scout Pack 31 and a local Girl Scout troop walked down the parade route with enormous American flags. Cub Scout Pack 31’s American flag extended from curb to curb while the Girl Scouts had one that was a bit smaller in size. Behind the Scouts was a bus owned and operated by the LeisureTowne active adult living community. The bus held a sign “LeisureTowne Military Veterans.” The bus was followed by more than a dozen classic cars which held either veterans or elected officials. Some of the most notable riders included a local Korean War veteran who was the recipient of a Purple Heart; Harry Thompson, parade grand marshal; and Ret. Lt. Col. Teresa S. Redder, the township’s 2017 guest speaker for Memorial Day festivities.
The 45-minute parade included representation from the Central Lodge #44 F&AM, Greater Trenton Pipes and Drums band, Jack Schweiker Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, Lenape Marching Band, local clergy, NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library, Seneca Air Force JROTC, Seneca Marching Band, Southampton Historical Society, Springville Elementary School Marching Band, STRA and Vincentown Garden Club.
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Inside: More Memorial Day coverage. See pages 4, 5, 10 & 11
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