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Lenape Regional Students and Parents Recognized for Their Commitment to Others

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Pictured from left to right are Jacqueline Wenzel, Ryan McLaughlin, Caroline O’Rorke, and Samantha Sorid.

By Mark Hatoff

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SHAMONG—Eight Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) students and parents, this year’s recipients of the LRHSD Student Volunteer Service Award or LRHSD Parent Volunteer Award, were recognized earlier this month by the Lenape Regional High School District Board of Education.

The special student and parent recognition was part of the board’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Night.

The students receiving the honor were Ryan McLaughlin of Seneca High School, Jacqueline Wenzel of Cherokee High School, Caroline O’Rorke of Shawnee High School and Samantha Sorid of Lenape High School.

In addition to receiving a framed certificate, each student recipient was presented with a $250 scholarship by Goodwill Industries. Over its past seven years of partnering with the charity, the district has collected over 342,000 pounds of clothing.

McLaughlin, who was recognized primarily for his service to a Buddies Club, a school-sponsored special-needs program, has also worked extensively with the Tabernacle Rescue Squad and helped with a MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Walk in Ocean City.

His mother was diagnosed with the disease in 2006.

Wenzel was recently awarded the Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouts, for her project that helped provide new and gently used shoes to Atlantic City’s

homeless population.

She said she got the idea when her troop participated in a Miss America “Show Us Your Shoes Parade” for a couple of years.

“I saw the girls on the boardwalk showing off their expensive shoes, and then I saw examples of poverty walking back to my car, after the parade,” she said. “I felt that I had to do something about that.”

The senior, who also works with special-needs students at the Archway School in Atco, partnered with Atlantic Care Mission Health and Atlantic City Mission to collect 800 pairs of shoes and 500 new pairs of socks.

She also coordinated an annual shoe See ROUTINE/ Page 13

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WOODLAND—One of the Pine Barrens’ most financially healthy municipal courts is no longer what it was.

Woodland Township entered into an agreement with Tabernacle Township on April 25 to utilize Tabernacle Township Municipal Court Services to hear cases that involve violations of the law committed in Woodland.

A municipal court typically hears cases which involve violations of motor vehicle, traffic, fish and game, parks, forestry, weights and measures, boating and municipal laws. The court also contends with disorderly and petty disorderly persons’ offenses.

The Bass River Township-Washington Tow nship -Woodland Tow nship Shared Municipal Court, operated by Bass River, was theoretically dissolved after Woodland split from it.

With no immediate sign of Washington backing out of a 21-year plus agreement with Bass River for shared court services, it’s likely individuals cited in Bass River and Washington will now report to the “Bass River TownshipWashington Township Shared Municipal Court.”

Woodland’s decision was described as one that will generate “You (now) $14,0 0 0 i n ne w, a n nu al revenue have a for the township. gateway to It comes at a time whe n Wo o d l a nd additional Re publ ica n s a re fighting over how shared to gener ate new services.” reve nue sou rce s for the RepublicanTabernacle Deputy c o n t r o l l e d Mayor Stephen Lee IV. municipality, which has been struggling in the wake of significant PILOT program cuts and multiple foreclosures.

“We (have been sharing) a court with Bass River, but we got no monies for the shared court,” said Woodland Mayor William “Billy” DeGroff. “They (Bass River) got to keep all of the fine money, and the agreement with Tabernacle basically is going to be the same agreement, other than they (Tabernacle) are going to pay us $1,200 per month to have the court (sessions) here in Woodland (at the municipal building).”

Tabernacle Deputy Mayor Stephen Lee IV See WOODLAND/ Page 21

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Complaint About Potholes Fuels Political Infighting in Woodland

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WOODLAND—A citizen complaint about maintenance of Johnson Place Road, a dirt road in Woodland Township, has ratcheted up political infighting in the township which had diminished some over the winter.

The complaint was aired during the public comment portion of a March 28 Woodland Township Committee meeting.

“I live on Johnson Place Road and have called the township at least a dozen times to complain about the potholes in our street,” said resident Penny Lucas. “They are now at the point where they are rubbing the bottom of my car. There is no avoiding them.”

Lucas said Township Administrator and Clerk Maryalice Brown did not return her phone calls.

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“I have never gotten a call back from our clerk,” Lucas said. “I have spoken to a couple of other people, but they have not done anything about the road. It is time to get it done.”

Brown responded to Lucas’ complaint immediately after she was finished speaking.

“Ms. Lucas has called,” she said to the committee. “(Deputy Township Clerk) Karen Winks told her that we would let (Public Works Department Foreman) Fred Arnwine know. Fred was told and he went out there.

I believe he also spoke with the mayor over the weekend. Johnson Place Road is nothing but wet (dirt) right now.”

Brown said Arnwine told her that he cannot grade the road because it “would be nothing but a mud pit.”

“I personally don’t know,” Brown said.

“I don’t run a grader, but that is what I have been told.”

William “Billy” DeGroff, mayor of Woodland Township, said the committee would investigate the road further to see what could be done with it. No further questions were asked of Brown or Lucas by the committee and the issue did not come up again during the rest of the meeting.

The complaint was aired during the same month that Committeeman Matthew Henrich created a private page on Facebook titled “Matthew Henrich Woodland Residents.”

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Park and Road Improvements Coming Soon in Shamong

By Dominick Cella Staff Writer

SHAMONG—A $150,000 park grant given to Shamong Township by Burlington County will soon be used to give a substantial facelift to Shamong Township's Gristmill Park, along with the township’s Stoney Creek and Dingletown recreational complexes.

I m p r ove me nt s t o t he p a r k i nclu d e replacement of an existing ground-level boardwalk, re-decking of a dock surface and railings, repair of handicapped parking pads, and regrading of a parking area.

Cosmetic improvements will also be made to the park, including replacement of a weather-worn picnic table and sign.

A new chain-link fence will be installed along a par t of Stoney Creek Road in Shamong to deter vehicles from accessing the Stoney Creek and Dingletown recreational complexes.

Other work will include construction of a new shed for on-site storage at Stoney Creek, regrading to improve drainage at Dingletown and the replacement of piping there to eliminate a trip hazard.

Plans for the renovation work were announced at a recent meeting of the Shamong Township Committee, at which the passage of a $2.9 million budget brought some good news for taxpayers.

“This is the first time in 15 years that taxes have not gone up from the year before,” said Mayor Michael DiCroce to residents attending the meeting. “Your votes really do matter when you take a look at your taxes on average.

You will save roughly $250 (per household) this year.”

The committee also approved the filing

of an application with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to secure grant funding to help pay for future road improvements.

Township Administrator and Clerk Susan Onorato said NJDOT grants tend to average around $250,000.

A repaving project on Oak Shade Road is on tap to be completed this summer utilizing funding obtained last year, she said.

Township roads that have already been improved with NJDOT grant funds include Oak Shade Road, Forked Neck Road and Old Indian Mills Road.

The new budget, according to Onorato, will allow for $200,000 worth of repairs to drainage inlets and problematic drainage areas along parts of Grassy Lake Road between Indian Mills and Stokes roads.

Onorato said the drainage work is in keeping with the committee’s efforts to prioritize such projects in light of budget limitations.

“This year, we are focused on an inlet project involving roughly 15-25 inlets, plus road and drainage repairs,” she said.

A resolution authorizing the drainage improvements at a cost of $2,500 per inlet was approved by a unanimous vote.

In other news, a planned installation of an above-ground gasoline storage tank was halted due to “exorbitant costs.”

The installation of a polyurethane sign for a new Pinelands Memorial Cemetery was approved at a cost of $5,595.

The cemetery, a 6.26-acre project approved in Feb. 2017, is currently being developed See PARK/ Page 22

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Renovations at Pinelands Regional Will Put Tech Initiatives on Pause

By Catherine Galioto For The Pine Barrens Tribune

LITTLE EGG H A R BOR—Pinelands Regional School District officials have put district security and technology initiatives on hold as they grapple with a massive renovation project that will close Pinelands Regional High School for most of the upcoming school year.

Interim Acting Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Stevenson said that in creating a sustainable budget for the 2018-19 school year, the district cut its spending on a technology program that has provided laptops for students. She also said cuts were made to security staffing.

“We have paused some things for the future, and I want to emphasize that these are ‘paused,”’ said Stevenson at a recent Pinelands Regional Board of Education meeting, adding that plans call for resuming the technology and security spending for the 2019-20 school year.

Business Administrator Steve Brennan said that during the time that the district’s high school is closed, its students will most likely be moved to a combination of places: Pinelands Regional Junior High School, new trailers placed at the junior high school, and Frog Pond Elementary School classrooms.

“So, this budget is a concerted effort to make sure the impact of our (uprooted) operations will be as minimal as it can be,” said Brennan of the district’s $32.46 million upcoming school year budget—the first to incorporate a voter-approved $53 million bond referendum.

He said the budget, which has been increased overall by 2.1 percent, or $669,495, over last year’s, will maintain current levels of district staffing and programs.

The amount raised through taxes comes to $19,466,805, an increase of 1 percent.

The tax rate for each municipality in the district is based on ratables and population.

Here are the highlights of the tax impacts for this upcoming school year by town: In Bass River Township, the board imposed a tax rate decrease of $0.008, resulting in a decrease in regional school taxes of $1.58 monthly on a home assessed at $250,000.

In Eagleswood Tow nship, the board imposed a tax rate increase of $0.006, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $1.17 monthly on a home assessed at $250,000.

In Little Egg Harbor Township, the board imposed a tax rate increase of $0.013, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $2.63 monthly on a home assessed at $250,000.

In Tuckerton Borough, the board imposed a tax rate increase of $0.087, resulting in an increase in regional school taxes of $18.12 monthly on a home assessed at $250,000.

Stevenson said the administration is trying to plan for unknown costs resulting from having to relocate its operations while the high school is closed.

“There may be costs we are underestimating, namely transportation—such as bussing of students along new routes,” she said. “No one really knows.”

Salaries make up the largest part of the budget at 55.9 percent, followed by employee benefits, which comprise 21.7 percent.

Transportation costs comprise another 6.8 percent, with the remaining portion paying for facilities, utilities, tuition and curriculum See RENOVATIONS/ Page 22

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One of Medford’s Masters Vows to Keep Cutting, Shaving and Trimming

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MEDFORD—Robert Jiosi, known as “Bob” to his loyal customers, is celebrating his year and a half ownership of 541 Barbershop.

The success of his Medford business is evident from its filled reception area.

Everyone who walks through the door of the barbershop is greeted, sometimes with a joke, sometimes with a hug, but always like a friend.

Jiosi started his 45-year love of haircutting as a cosmetologist in Spring Valley, N.Y. Soon after getting his license, he moved to New York City, honing his craft by working and studying the new methods of precision hair cutting at Paul Mitchell’s Super Hair Salon.

He opened his first salon, The Christopher Plum, in Manhattan, where he also taught four-day seminars on Paul Mitchell’s concept of precision hair cutting to other hairdressers.

Eventually, Jiosi moved out of New York and obtained a position at Guys & Dolls Barber Shop in Hamilton, where he learned barbering and shaving under a master barber.

In 1992, Jiosi opened Christopher Plum Salon in Medford’s Taunton Forge Shopping Center. He specialized in men’s and women’s haircutting for 12 years at this popular location.

In 2005, he had the opportunity to move his business to the Cross Keys Shopping Center, where the Christopher Plum Salon flourished until rental prices skyrocketed and he faced the need to close his business.

Jiosi next worked at John’s Barber Shop in Medford Lakes.

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“I consider myself a master of haircutting,” he said.

Jiosi said that he mostly loves getting to know his clients.

“They are not just customers; they are friends,” he said.

541 Barbershop specializes in traditional cuts, but Jiosi said that he follows hairstyle trends by going to big hair shows in New York City, Atlantic City and Philadelphia.

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Medford Lakes Names Witczak As Public Works Manager

By Mark Hatoff

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MEDFORD LAKES BOROUGH—Mark Witczak has been appointed as Medford Lakes Borough’s Certified Public Works Manager for an initial term of five years.

The decision was reached at a May 10 meeting of Medford Lakes Borough Council.

Witczak previously served as foreman of the Medford Lakes Public Works Department.

Mayor Thomas Cranston explained that every municipality in the state is required to employ a certified public works manager, but Medford Lakes had shared the position with Willingboro in a two-year agreement that ended on April 14.

“Mark studied, went to classes, tested and passed his exam to become a certified public works manager in the State of New Jersey,” Cranston said. “He has rearranged every facet of that (Medford Lakes Public Works) department, revamped and replaced equipment and made a miraculous improvement with our public works. We couldn’t have a more qualified person or one more deserving of this position.”

Deputy Mayor Robert Hanold said that Witczak’s hands-on approach to the job has impressed him.

“It’s important to teach our public-works employees to be proud of their job,” he said.

“He has showed them how to do big projects like shoring up trenches and replacing lines, asphalt work and so many other things.

“He’s a fabulous person to work with and he’s saved our town a lot of money. I can’t say enough about him.”

Councilman Dr. Gary Miller also praised Witczak for everything he has done for the betterment of the community and never saying ‘no.’

“I thank you all for the opportunity, but I couldn’t have done it without you guys (on the council) and your great support of our department,” Witczak said. “We’re making great strides.”

Fire protection for local residents should also be improving soon, than ks to the acquisition of a new fire tanker truck that holds 1,000 gallons of water more than a previous one.

Boroug h Ad m i n ist r at or D r. Rob e r t Burton said the truck is being paid for with a

$300,000 federal grant, which was obtained

by Medford Lakes Fire Department Chief Craig Farnsworth.

“We were making do with a smaller truck and coverage help from other towns,” Burton said. “With this new tanker, we should be good for another 20 years with its increased capacity.”

In other news, Burton said that a second phase of Lenape Trail paving has begun.

The Medford Lakes Education Foundation was granted a permit to conduct merchandise and 50/50 raffles at an event at Beach 1 on June 3.

Two ordinances passed on second reading.

O ne a l lowe d for mu n icipa l bud get appropriation limits to be exceeded and a cap bank for 2018 to be established.

The second amended a borough code governing land development.

At a meeting last month, Borough Solicitor Douglas Heinold said that Medford Lakes is governed by the Municipal Land Use Law, which had recently been amended by the state.

“The idea is that previously, when engineers for municipalities reviewed development applications at the board level, they would make an estimate of all the improvements associated with the project,” he said. “The developers were arguing that a lot of those i mprovement s don’t have a ny i mpact on public health or safety and therefore, shouldn’t require a bond for that amount. This amendment happened at the state level and we have to abide by it, as do all townships.”

Council awarded a contract for cleaning and maintenance services to the Occupational Training Center of Burlington County for one year, beginning June 1, for an amount not to exceed $12,324.62; approved the purchase of a 2018 police utility vehicle for $27,362 and named James Vogdes III as an alternate on the Medford Lakes Planning Board.

It was announced that David Bonamo of Boy Scout Troop 48 will be awarded Eagle Scout recognition for designing and building an outdoor classroom at Chairville Elementary School, in Medford Township, at a ceremony scheduled for May 20.

Hanold said the Medford Lakes Lions Club has dedicated renovated garage space at 113 Apache Trail for use as a new location for its food bank.

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MEDFORD—Students with special needs from all over South Jersey partnered up earlier this month with Shawnee High School baseball team players to have an opportunity to take the mound.

Each Shawnee baseball player acted as a “buddy” to each of the special needs students, helping them play in the field—hitting or running around the bases.

The program supplied each special needs player with a uniform and hat before the game; as well as a trophy, water bottle, and picture with their buddy and Medford area school mascots after the game.

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There are two things you need to know about newspapers.

Newspapers are important to community life and democracy. Always have been. We at the National Newspaper Association think it is important for all sorts of newspapers to survive for the sake of a free society—the very large and the very small ones, the liberal ones, the conservative ones, the middle-ofthe-road ones, the ones with no viewpoint but just important news, all of them.

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Let’s Do Something That Actually Helps Solve the Root Causes of Gun Violence and Doesn’t Punish Law- Abiding Citizens Regarding the recent support I have read by letter writers for Andy Kim’s congressional candidacy and platform to solve the gun violence problem: most deaths are the result of suicide or drug wars.

The reflexive Democrat solution is to propose the same old or previously rejected gun-control laws.

Those laws aren’t the answer, but let’s go with the Democratsʼ secret dream: gun confiscation.

England has essentially banned private gun ownership, yet violence persists. Now there are calls for “knife control” as knives are the new weapon of choice.

If that isn’t enough of a farce for you, someone was just arrested for carrying a

potato peeler! Look it up.

There are over 300 million guns in America, and guns have been around as long as the republic. How about we consider some other things that recently changed, like the impact of SRRI drugs—those that carry government “black box warnings” and may cause thoughts of suicide and violence.

While these selective selective reuptake inhibitors drugs are very helpful for many, there are some people who often lose rational control. Go back through these recent mass shooter histories and you will find serious mental-health issues often involving use of those drugs.

The federal government’s diversion program, where government pays schools and police departments for lower levels of serious crimes,

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in my opinion, ultimately resulted in the deaths of 17 innocents in a Florida school shooting.

How? Non-reporting of crimes, meant lower crime statistics, which resulted in more federal money to the local police department where the shooting took place. Sweeping the problem under the carpet made everyone look good for a while, but ultimately resulted in the shooter acting out after 40-something nonreported events of his. The shooter never got the mental help he desperately needed.

So, by all means, let’s do something that actually helps solve the root causes of gun violence and stop doing things that make the problem worse and punish law-abiding citizens.

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(Re: Murphy Needs to Create Careful, Well-crafted Involuntary Committment Process for Families Impacted By Addiction) What a great idea: take more money from the hardworking and honest taxpayers who make good decisions and give it to the low-lifes of society who make bad decisions. ~Thomas Jackson

(Re: Murphy Needs to Create Careful, Well-crafted Involuntary Committment Process for Families Impacted By Addiction) I am not sure if this will really be effective in getting drug addicts to become clean and productive members of society. It has been my understanding that unless an addict is truly ready to kick their habit, they wont stay clean no matter what you try and do.

Forced detox may get them clean, but it will not necessarily stop their addiction or keep them from relapsing. ~Lisa Starzinski

(Re: Pemberton Students to Get 'Future Ready' Technology Tools) Until they ruin the kids' eyes with too much screen time.

The academy of pediatrics recommends limiting screen time to two hours per day. Is the school going to follow this recommendation? ~Nik Stouffer

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Jersey History 19 South Fair

Location: Glendora Details: The Historic and Scenic Preservation Committee of Gloucester Township is hosting the South Jersey History Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a rain date of May 20. The fair will be held at the Gabreil Daveis Tavern House site, 500 Third Ave, Glendora. All are welcome! Dozens of historical societies will be present, as well as a number of re-enactment groups representing the American Revolution and the Civil War.

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Taste of Evesham

Location: New Egypt Details: The New Egypt Branch Library will host “Brain Games: Keep the Mind Sharp,” an interactive

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Location: Medford Details: 7 p.m. at Lenape High School, 235 Hartford Road, Medford. This performance is free and is open to the public.

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Location: Mt. Holly/Tabernacle Details: Bus leaves 8:45 a.m. from Lumberton Plaza, Rt. 38, Mt. Holly and 9:15 a.m. from Hawkins Rd, Tabernacle. Tickets are $25 and includes $25 slot play, snacks and door prizes. Call Linda to reserve seat, 609-351-6374.

Location: Medford Details: 7 p.m. at Shawnee High School's Auditorium, 600 Tabernacle Road, Medford. This performance is free and open to the public.

Choral 24 Student Concert

Location: Medford Details: The Haines/Memorial Choral Concert will be held at Medford Memorial School at 7 p.m., 55 Mill Street, Medford.

Seniors Catch Production of ‘Second Helping’

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Veteran’s Free Art Classes

Location: Medford Details: The Medford Arts Center, 18 N. Main Street, Medford, is hosting a year of free art classes to U.S. Military Veterans. Participants will explore their creativity in a warm and inviting atmosphere.

All materials and supplies will be supplied. No experience is necessary.

4th Fridays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Call 609-654-6033 for more information.

Walk-ins welcome. Sponsored by Stout & Caldwell, Engineers and Surveyors.

30 seniors, most from Pemberton Township, took a trip by bus last week to the Pines Dinner Theatre in Allentown, Pa. This very small dinner theatre is located in the downtown area of Allentown, close to a hospital complex, but can be hard to find.

The theatre will comfortably seat about 75 people. Many of the seats are stage side.

Upon arrival at the destination, a theatre greeter stepped onto the bus and welcomed the group of seniors. Soon, everyone was in the lobby of the theatre.

After the theatre’s dining room opened, the seniors began placing their orders for drinks and salads. The friendly wait staff seemed like See HELPING/ Page 16

Quilting Bee

Location: Manchester Details: 1 p.m. at the Manchester Branch Library, 21 Colonial Drive, Manchester. Work on a group or an individual project, exchange ideas, patterns, and conversation. No registration required.

Shawnee Instrumental Music Concert

Location: Medford Details: The Medford Quaker Meeting’s 2nd Annual Plant Swap will be held Saturday, May 20, at the Medford Meeting House on Union Street in Medford.

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Plant Swap

Location: Batsto Details: The 3rd Annual Antique, Glass and Bottle Show and Classic Car Show, sponsored by Batsto Citizen Committee and Cruisin’ Classics Auto Club, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in historic Batsto Village.

School from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., 400 Fairview Road, Medford.

Location: Whiting Details: The next meeting of the Thyroid Support Group will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Route 539, Whiting. Jennifer Klein, a dietician and nutritionist from ShopRite, will share menu ideas and foods for those with thyroid conditions and discuss maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Location: Marlton Details: The Evesham Celebrations Foundation is hosting its Taste of Evesham, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., along Main Street in Evesham.

Spring Antique and Bottle Show

workshop, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield. The event will feature games and exercises to stimulate different brain areas and improve memory.

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Location: Pemberton Details: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Magnolia Road United Methodist Church, 229 Magnolia Rd., Pemberton. For more information, call 609-894-0770.

Medford Leas Forum

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Pemberton Mayor Tells BMIA Township Taxes Among the Lowest

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Location: Medford Details: 11 a.m. to noon, at Medford Leas Auditorium, Rt. 70, Medford.

In this forum, Prudence Jones, PhD, will explore New Jersey’s own, Bruce Springsteen, and his lyrics.

There is no registration needed for this free event.

The huge tax advantage of living in Pemberton Township was stressed by Mayor David Patriarca during a recent speech to the Browns Mills Improvement Association.

Patriarca said residents who believe their taxes are too high should be aware that not only are the township’s taxes the second lowest in Burlington County, but the 16th lowest in the

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Cranberry Pines Art Show

Location: Medford Details: A student art show will be held at Cranberry Pines Elementary

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Bees are your allies in the garden. They travel from plant to plant, helping to pollinate your trees, flowers, fruits and vegetables. Here are some tips to attract them.

FLOWERS Prepare vibrant flowerbeds where bees will be able to forage for sweet pollen all summer long. To maximize your chances of success, choose plant varieties with different blooming periods. Your winged friends would enjoy daisies, poppies, hyacinths and cosmoses, among other varieties.

SHRUBS AND TREES Choose varieties that produce lots of sweet nectar. Shrubs that fit the bill include rhododendron, holly, lilac and raspberry; as for fruit trees, try apple, cherry, plum or pear.

HERBS Bees are also fond of certain herbs and other aromatic plants. Grow lavender, thyme, savory, mint, sage and marjoram, among other beefriendly varieties, and be sure to let them flower.

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Volunteers (pictured from left to right): Kimberly Manchio, Karin Wetterau, Tracey Lajoie, and Deirdre Woodard receive plaques for their contributions to the Lenape Regional High School District donation drop-off at subsequent Miss America parades by contacting the producers and president of the Miss America Pageant.

O’Rorke’s primary passion was running the Medford Schools March Against Hunger food drive, which was originated by her older brother and taken over by her older sister when he graduated.

O’Rorke, in turn, assumed the responsibility after her sister’s graduation.

O’Rorke also coordinated efforts by her school’s dance team to make and donate pom poms for the Give Kids the World Village vacation program in Florida. Children with life-threatening illnesses, and their families, are treated to a weeklong, cost-free vacation through the program.

In her spare time, she also published a short book, “All the Things About Volunteerism and the Spirit of Volunteerism,” which was held up at the meeting.

Sorid turned her past battles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) into her primary volunteer effort.

“I was lucky to overcome a lot of OCD with a lot of support,” she said. “But a lot of other people aren’t so lucky.”

The senior also founded and organized a bike ride called Move for Mental Health, which raises funds and awareness for mental health concerns in “an effort to get the conversation started.”

The new event recently drew 200 riders and collected $12,000.

“Since 2011, we have been really proud to recognize four students, one from each school, for giving of themselves, improving their communities and their schools,” said Director

of Programs and Planning Matthew Webb. “I thank the students for their leadership.”

LRHSD Superintendent Dr. Carol Birnbohm said the students selflessly give their time and energy in support of others.

“On behalf of the Board of Education and administration, I would like to congratulate our students and thank them for their awesome examples of how incredible, giving and compassionate teenagers are,” Birnbohm said.

Parent Volunteer award recipients were Tracey LaJoie (Lenape), Karin Wetterau (Shawnee), Deirdre Woodard (Cherokee) and Kimberly Manchio (Seneca).

LaJoie assisted with Lenape’s football and boys’ lacrosse programs, and Wetterau helped Shawnee’s football and wrestling booster clubs.

Manchio was recognized for her many contributions to Seneca’s wrestling program, and Woodard was praised for her work with Cherokee’s field hockey, girls’ and boys’ basketball, football cheerleading spirit club and girls’ and boys’ track programs.

After the awards presentation, Board President Margaret Estlow (Woodland) congratulated Birnbohm for being named 2019 Burlington County Superintendent of the Year, as chosen by her peers in the Burlington County Association of School Administrators.

“It’s a distinct honor,” said Birnbohm, who credited both the Board of Education “and a tremendous staff” with helping her achieve the distinction.

It was also reported at the meeting that the district’s Storm Robotics Team took home a Gracious Professionalism Award at the FIRST Robotics Championship held recently in Detroit.

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Converting that T4 to T3 is a big deal. All the T4 in the world won’t cure hypothyroidism if you don’t activate it to T3, and to do that, you need certain cofactors and nutrients like the following: Probiotics: You need probiotics to convert the T4 hormone you make (or take in the form of medication). As much as 20 percent of your inactive T4 is converted to T3, in your gut, if your digestion is working well. Unfortunately, many of us have woefully inadequate gut health because we are lacking friendly bacteria.

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POTHOLES: Political Infighting in Woodland (Continued from Page 2) The page, which Henrich allies told the Pine Barrens Tribune was initially created to share updates about power restoration efforts following a March 8 wet snowstorm, reportedly contained several comments critical of Brown, which in turn suggested that DeGroff and Deput y Mayor Mark Herndon are not doing a great job of running the township ahead of a June Republican primary race.

The two men have held the committee’s two leadership positions since Henrich decided not to not throw his hat in the ring for the township mayor’s seat in January.

Sources told the Pine Barrens Tribune that DeGroff and Herndon put heavy pressure on Henrich to give up his six-year tenure as township mayor.

DeGroff and Herndon have disagreed with Henrich on key issues during the past few years and last year’s election allowed the two men to further control the three-person committee this year.

Herndon is being challenged by resident and Henrich ally Tom Getz in the June 5 primary. Getz lost by four votes to DeGroff last year in a bitter challenge for a seat on the committee.

“I noticed there is a Facebook page going around,” said DeGroff at the April 25 committee meeting, the latest one. “It is pretty upsetting. There are a lot of things said on that page which I think are misleading. A lot of them are untruths.”

DeGroff said many of the page's comments bashed Brown for serving as not only the township administrator and clerk, but also as the secretary of the Woodland Township Planning Board.

“I also have seen about Maryalice and how she has taken over the planning board job,” DeGroff said. “She is actually making $57 a year less than what the previous secretary was making. This committee approved it—all three of us.”

Brown was unanimously appointed to the spot after DeGroff’s wife, Debbie, was forced to resign last year from the position due to the discovery of a township nepotism policy.

The policy was brought to the attention of the committee by Marvin Matlack, Getz’s father in-law. Matlack, also a self-described adviser to Henrich, raised the issue just weeks after Getz’s primary loss to William DeGroff.

A few days before the latest committee meeting, Brown received a Rice notice, or a notification that her employment was going to be discussed at the governing body meeting.

Henrich requested the notice be sent to Brown so that he could discuss Brown’s employment at the April 25 meeting. Brown, in response, requested the discussion of her employment be done in public. Matters about employment are discussed behind closed doors, unless the employee(s) involved requests otherwise.

“At the last meeting we had a resident come in and complain that they called the office several times (without a response),” Henrich said. “We really couldn’t address it because a Rice notice has to be given to have a discussion about this. The resident sent a letter in saying she called on ten-plus occasions since January 2018…leaving messages…and nobody returned her phone call. I don’t know if that is true or false or what have you, but I don’t think that person would write a letter and come to the meeting and state that if she didn’t have some concerns. So, my question is: why didn’t we call her back?”

Brown said a call was made to Lucas from her office.

“It was not made personally by me,” Brown said. “But, Ms. Winks who works in my office with me, returned the call. She told her we

would send it (her complaint) over to Public Works.”

Brown said Arnwine went out to Johnson Place Road and told her that the dirt road was “a great, huge mud pile” and if it was graded when wet, Lucas would have “nothing but swamp.”

“I believe Ms. Winks called her back and told her that the road was too wet and when the road dried, we would take care of it,” Brown said. “When the road dried, I did send Mr. Arwine out. He went out there and while he was there, I believe Ms. Lucas’ husband came outside and told Freddy he didn’t know what he was doing and that he was doing a lousy job.”

Hen rich asked Brown if Lucas was lying to the committee about the lack of communication.

“I am not saying Ms. Lucas is lying,” Brown said. “What I am saying is Ms. Winks from my office did return the call.”

Henrich asked Brown if Winks spoke to Lucas or left a message. Winks, who was in the audience, began shouting at the committeeman.

“I am right here!” she said. “Two times I called! There were two times that she called and I called her back both times and told her that Fred couldn’t do it (grade the road) because the road was a mess.”

Winks said she takes the messages for Brown.

“I did not get ten messages from Ms. Lucas,” Winks said. “I write down every message and she got every message. She (Ms. Brown) gets told that I take care of it (issues brought to the office).”

Lucas, who was in the audience to watch Brown’s employment hearing, began speaking and told the committee that Winks only called her back after she complained at the committee meeting on March 28.

She added that her husband did speak to Arnwine about the way he was grading the road, once he performed the job.

“He tried to explain to him that if he plows it more than once, pushing it (the dirt) up the middle (of the road), then it (the water) won’t drain on the sides and make the holes,” Lucas said. “Fred told him, ‘This is how I was taught to do it.’ and he (Lucas’ husband) said, ‘Whoever taught you does not know what they are doing.ʼ” Lucas told Winks to check the township’s answering machine.

“I did call a lot of times, check your recordings, because if it is recorded you’ll find I called many times,” she said. “You did not answer the phone every time.”

Henrich, after the pothole dispute couldn’t be settled, asked Brown to explain why she did not send him a copy of a citizen’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request.

“This is my 11th year on here and for 10.5 years anything that was substantial— someone asking for an invoice, pertinent information, lawyer fees, engineering fees or anything like that—immediately you would always send us (the committee) a copy of the OPRA request,” Henrich said. “Recently, we had one come in and that was not done. So, it didn’t sit well with me and I want to ask you why that was done.”

Brown said she thought that Henrich only wanted to see “harassing” OPRA requests.

“This one was an out-of-the blue one,” she said. “It was one that I could easily handle with the exception of having to redact legal fees.”

Henrich called for a policy mandating that all OPRA requests addressed to the township be sent to the township solicitor and committeemen. The policy was verbally agreed to—but not through a resolution or ordinance vote. Brown later confirmed that the record will reflect that forwarding all

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Mayor William DeGroff sworn in by Maryalice Brown on Jan. 5, 2018.

OPRA requests to the township solicitor and committeemen is now a policy.

Brow n, who st ar ted work i ng as the township’s tax collector in 1993 and began her current role in 2003, was not disciplined over the matters Henrich raised during Brown’s hearing. Henrich appeared to not have committee support for any action.

“I really don’t know what the complaint was,” William DeGroff said. “I just received a copy of it. So, I really have nothing to say about the complaint whatsoever.”

Frank Crivelli, Brown’s attorney, scolded Henrich after he concluded his questioning.

“You had a Rice notice issued for this!”

Cr ivelli said. “Was there any inter nal investigation? Did anyone speak to my client about these two issues (beforehand)?”

William Burns, Woodland’s solicitor, said a Rice notice was required to be issued because only three people sit on the township committee and if one committeeperson discusses an employee matter with only one other committeeperson—it constitutes a meeting.

Burn’s explanation led to an argument.

“Just so I understand you correctly Mr. Burns…the four of you are not allowed to ask my client if she made a call to Ms. Lucas,” said Crivelli with sarcasm. “You are not allowed to ask her if there was an OPRA request that she did not send over to your (the committee’s) attention. You have to do this in public. Does that mean I am going to be brought back here during the next four, five, six, or seven months?”

Henrich said Crivelli did not have to be present for the meeting.

“She (Brown) has decided to have you here,” he said.

Crivelli said that when a Rice notice is issued by public body, normally it is in regard to serious matter.

“Whenever I appeared before a committee such as this before, it is not over an alleged telephone call and an OPRA request that may not have been published,” he said.

Burns said that because a citizen contacted a com mit teeperson about alleged nonresponsiveness of a township employee, a hearing was warranted.

“I guess we will be seeing a lot of each other then,” Crivelli said. “I will be talking to you tomorrow. There is an umbrage here that I want to talk about.”

Resident Louis Cantafio, who unsuccessfully challenged Henrich in an election a couple of years ago, told the Pine Barrens Tribune that Brown is considering taking legal action over what occurred.

“I saw her attor ney walk out (of the municipal building) with a three-inch stack of paper,” he said.

Brown, when reached for comment on May 14, said she had “no comment” about whether she is considering taking legal action.

When asked if she believed Henrich was targeting her, Brown said she was a “player of a game.”

Af ter bei ng asked a few addit ional questions, Brown said that Henrich and his Facebook friends have suddenly had an issue with the seven titles she has—many of which she has held for years.

“I am the township administrator, clerk, deputy tax collector, planning board secretary, recycling coordinator, Board of Health secretary, dog registrar and vital statistics clerk,” she said. “Since Mr. Henrich is not mayor anymore, things (complaints against her) seem to be escalating.”

William DeGroff said during the latest tow nship com mit tee meeting that this Facebook page was “destroying the town.”

“The kind of stuff that is being put on this Facebook page is really hurting our community—big time,” he said. “I mean people have come to me about this, it is bad.

I think it is making our town look bad and it is causing a lot of problems. With the stuff that is being put on there, people are looking at us like we are a joke. It is ridiculous.”

He added that some residents are not being given access to the page.

Several residents came to the defense of Brown during the meeting, while others said they had a different view of the posts placed on the Facebook page.

Donna Mull, administrator and clerk of Pemberton Borough, was one of the Woodland residents who spoke about the Facebook page.

“I did have a nice conversation with Matt (Henrich) last week,” she said. “We met to go over a few things. I think most of the stuff on there—the comments—were being made because people were misinformed. I think people were under the impression there was going to be a tax increase and there isn’t going to be a tax increase.”

Mu l l wa s refe re nci ng Wood la nd’s $1,379,543 budget for 2018 unanimously adopted following Brown’s hearing.

“This is a flat budget,” William DeGroff said. “There will be no increase in the taxes this year. There is an increase in the (size of the) budget.”

Three items have led to an increase in the size of the budget.

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a bunch of old friends inviting you into their home. It was a very informal and personable atmosphere.

The food was delicious, no matter which meal was chosen.

One choice on the menu was Pangasius, a fish the chef prepared with a light lemon sauce.

Everyone who selected this meal was delighted with its preparation.

Rosemary potatoes and glazed carrots accompanied most of the meals. Delicious butternut squash ravioli, and fettucine Alfredo were some of the other available choices.

Fresh and hot apple crisp was served for desert in a small cast iron skillet. Vanilla ice cream was served too.

As coffee was being served, a priest began walking around the room and stopped at each table to converse with attendees.

The priest, as it turned out, was one of the actors for the performance the seniors were about to witness.

As the room lights dimmed, the priest stepped on stage and introduced all of the characters and set the scene for the show, “A Second Helping.”

“A Second Helping” is the sequel to the original “The Church Basement Ladies.” The scene is set in a Lutheran church basement where a lot of activities of the church are carried out.

The narrative: the ladies clean up after a youth group finishes dinner—a meal the ladies helped serve.

Much of the story is told in song and dance, and all five in the cast had wonderful voices and diction. It was a comedy and the audience laughed nearly to tears. There were two acts, each having two scenes, and the story took place during 1969 and 1970.

The Pines Dinner Theatre is truly a unique setting and provides superior acting and singing.

Several members of the Blatt family are active in the theatre’s productions and many of their friends participate in one way or another.

The productions from this theatre remind visitors of the “olden days” before there was so much commercialization.

The trip took less than two hours each way, even with some heavy traffic. This was the seniors’ fourth trip to the theatre and plans are being made to go again next year.

During the next day following the trip, many

of the seniors attended an annual Sheriff’s Senior Expo which was held at the Masonic Village in Burlington.

A boxed lunch was served to expo attendees.

Sixty different agencies and groups participated in the event.

Each agency had a table set up with information, flyers and “giveaways.” So many leaflets and informational pieces were available.

Reference booklets were available that list a multitude of resources available in the county.

Nearly 700 seniors from all around the county attended the expo. Health screening was offered by five different agencies. Health issues were addressed and referrals were given.

The expo proved to be most informative.

Sheriff Jean Stanfield performs a necessary service for county seniors.

A trip planned for May 23, to the American Music Theatre in Lancaster to see a production “Songs of the Silver Screen,” is reaching capacity.

There will be two buses transporting area seniors to the theatre with be a stop for lunch along the way at Shady Maple Smorgasbord.

Time will be allowed for shopping in a lower level gift shop, Farmer’s Market, and Goode’s Department Store. Stop in at the center to see if any tickets are still available.

On June 7, a group of area seniors will travel to Hunterdon Hills Dinner Theatre to see the “Mahoney Brothers” show. “The House is Rockin” combines live impersonations, period staging, and hi-tech visuals to recreate the most exciting musical acts of the past sixty years. The group will perform impersonations of the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, the Beatles and Beach Boys. Even Elvis will make an appearance. Half the fun is waiting to see which musical star will appear next.

Hunterdon Hills provides a tasty sit-down dinner and a dessert buffet. The shows at the theatre are always excellent and its staff is courteous and cordial at all time. Tickets are selling out fast for this extravaganza.

Tickets for resident seniors are only $55 each, while tickets for guests are $70 each. Ticket costs include transportation, with a bus leaving the Browns Mills Acme store parking lot at 9 a.m., with return scheduled for 6 p.m.

Call 609-893- 4400 for details about upcoming trips to Atlantic City for a cruise and Tomasello Winery for some wine tasting.

The Mouth:

Gateway to Your Health “The Mouth is connected to the rest of your body” and “There is a link between oral health and Dr. Richard overall health” are Weber common phrases we might see in a catchy news tagline on our homepage website or as a headline in the newspaper.

But the fact that we have to be reminded of this shows that most of us still see our oral health as somehow separate from the rest of our body.

The reason for this is mostly rooted in the fact that we go to the dentist for our mouths and the doctor for the rest of the body.

Medicine and dentistry have taken some different turns over the decades, but despite having different insurances, networks and schools, the mouth still acts as the major gateway into our bodies.

Air, food, water, bacteria and the occasional ice cube all enter through our mouths and into our respiratory, digestive,

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address more of their concerns.

Much of the information he shared on the township budget process is available to residents on the Pemberton Township website.

In other news, BMIA attendees discussed some ways that the association can mark its upcoming 100th anniversary of service to the community.

A reminder was also issued that the town’s annual Water Carnival will take place on July 14.

The next meeting of the BMIA will be on May 20 at 2 p.m. Financial Adviser Tony Miehle, an expert on Social Security planning for retirement, will be guest speaker.

The BMIA will also be holding a craft fair on June 9 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The upcoming meeting and event will take place at the BMIA building on Arbutus Street, off Eldridge, near Mirror Lake Beach.

If you have not updated your dues, you can pay at any meeting or event. Checks are accepted by mail too: BMIA, P.O. Box 395, Browns Mills. Annual dues are only $15 per family. New members are always welcome.

circulatory and immune systems.

The connection between the mouth and the body isn’t some interesting factoid, it is a basic common-sense reality.

In this bi-weekly column I will be discussing how oral health impacts our overall health, how our overall health impacts our oral health and everything in between. We will discuss the relationship between the mouth and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, sleep apnea, stress, cancer, autoimmune diseases, fertility, pregnancy, osteoporosis, respiratory diseases, facial development, ADHD, headaches, infections and a whole lot more! I will also be answering questions from our readers about topics of their interest. We look forward to exploring this connection together!

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BMIA: Pemberton Taxes Among the Lowest Says Mayor State of New Jersey.

This is all despite the fact that many costs are state mandated and cannot be lowered.

The mayor shared many details of ways he has tried to control expenses.

The Pemberton Township Public Works Department, for example, now has equipment available to complete “in-house” paving.

Patriarca said the equipment has saved the town a large amount of money, in addition to facilitating the repaving of many local streets.

He told the group that developers are being sought for a number of sites in the Browns Mills section of the township, including a Juliustown Road site which has been improved using Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) funds.

Patriarca also expressed his hope that the problem of a vacant “old Acme” supermarket site, which has been an ongoing one for many years, may soon be resolved.

Patriarca also said officials are working to assure that the township is allocated its fair share of state school funds—one of the biggest issues facing township taxpayers.

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Free Time? Maybe Next Week LORI CLINCH COLUMNIST

T

he ever-elusive free time.

Does it ever seem to you that it’s never within our grasp, is always just out of reach and looming on our proverbial horizon?

We want Free Time to stop in, sit a spell and perhaps stick around after dinner. Alas it would seem that Free Time is only available at or around the middle of next week.

It always seems that there’s so much to do right now, and if only we could postpone a few things, Free Time would smile at us and all would be good.

As the day winds down, I often hear this voice in my head that says, “I gotta do this and I gotta do that!” The laundry is piling up, the yard work is quickly getting out of control and hey, we all know those bills aren’t simply going to pay themselves!

I need to pay attention to this, rectify that and call a guy who knows a guy about something else.

I normally wake up on Monday mornings and think, “Holy cow, I have a lot to do!

“I need to go to the bank, pick up supplies and there will be grave consequences if I don’t take the time to visit my dear and precious mother!

“The windshield on the car has a chip, we’re all out of onion dip, and I’ll never get better if I don’t make an appointment for the doctor to look at my hip!”

That right there, folks, is a true story.

I get overwhelmed as I ponder the day, but only for a moment as I realize that next week is wide open. There’s nothing on the calendar for Monday, I’m free as a bird on Tuesday from 9-10 a.m. and I have nothing on the Wednesday evening agenda.

I then ma ke a few phone calls and overschedule Monday, book Tuesday morning solid and toss a few things into the Wednesday

evening mix.

I’d feel relieved at the changes to the schedule that I just made, but in the back of my mind I know that Next Week Lori (NWL) isn’t going to like This Week Lori (TWL) for what just happened and that if NWL could go back in time, she’d surely travel rearward and slap TWL around a little bit.

TWL is putting on her makeup while talking to the accountant and mentally envisions NWL sitting on the front porch reading a book. TWL is out of groceries, has paperwork mounting up and is wondering if she’ll ever have the time to clean out the fridge.

TWL knows in her heart that NWL hasn’t a thing to do, has time for a pedicure and has even gone so far as to plan a lunch with friends.

It’s an ongoing battle.

I, TWL, know full good and well that I’ll hate me for this when next week comes. But as I look at this week’s calendar, I realize that it is completely full (if you don’t count falling asleep on the couch to the TV on Saturday evening and neither TWL nor NWL would dare schedule anything during that time.)

Yet just this morning, I swore that as I looked into the future, my next week schedule was wide open. There’s a hair appointment on Tuesday, but other than that, I should have plenty of time to pick up some supplies and perhaps organize a few closets.

Why with this wide-open agenda, I’ll schedule me to wash the car, plant plants and perhaps even go so far as to clean out a cupboard! Go me!

And as long as I, TWL, am scheduling for NWL, I have decided this…I’m going to pencil in a few hours for the old gal to bask in the sun.

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POTHOLES: Political Infighting in Woodland (Continued from Page 15) The committee had to budget $250,000 for a Sooy Place Road improvement program to reflect recently awarded NJDOT grant funds in that amount for the program.

Municipal land-use operating expenses were increased by $40,000 as the committee determines the feasibility of developing land, which sits adjacent to Route 72, to help regrow the municipal tax base.

A shrinking tax base due to shuttered busi nesses, mult iple foreclosu res a nd land being scooped up by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is serving as a call to action for the committee to come up with ways to bring revenue into Woodland. $5,339 has been budgeted this year to allow for increased salaries of certain officials.

“Raises we are giving our staff were covered by Mr. DeGroff’s refusal to take a mayor’s stipend and some other savings we found along the way,” Herndon said. “They got a cost-of-living raise which was 2 percent.

The committee didn’t take it (a raise) and OEM didn’t take it.”

In other significant news, the committee authorized switching the municipal telephone service provider to Verizon by a 3-0 vote.

“This will be saving us approximately $855 per month,” DeGroff said.

But even this decision has led to a dispute— only this one evolved after the meeting.

“At the last meeting, the com mit tee announced that it was switching to Verizon for phone and i nter net ser vice at the municipal building and that we would save $850 per month (savings of over $10k per year),” Cantafio said. “Phone service had previously been provided by a company called Windstream, which is also Mr. Henrich's employer.”

Henrich said he has sold phone systems for Windstream, for the last 10 years, but that Cantafio was not explaining the facts because of the upcoming election.

“My company is in the Fortune 500 with 12,000 employees and $5 billion in revenue,” Henrich said. “I have nothing to do with selling network services (local, LD or internet services). We have a completely different group of representatives that sell network services.”

He added that Windstream earned the township’s business several years ago through a bidding process and won the bid.

“At the time, we had no FIOS available and no way of getting fast internet,” Henrich said. “The state required our administrator to upload reports to the state website and we were unable to comply. Windstream brought a T-one line into the township building, which was the only way for us to get high-speed internet. This had nothing to do with me.”

He said the township last year bought a new Avaya phone system from MCS in Southampton, through a bidding process.

“For obvious reasons I did not bid,” Henrich said.

Woodland has decided to switch banks, too.

“When I first took over or was appointed (as mayor) in January, and I signed the checks, I saw this $345-per-month service fee that we were paying,” William DeGroff said. “Our current bank, Beneficial, was charging us a $345-per-month service fee. Why, I don’t know. It is ridiculous.”

He said an attempt to have Beneficial waive the fee fell through.

“Initially, they agreed to waive that fee and increase our interest by a quarter of a percent,” William DeGroff said. “Then, last month, I came to find out that they really were not waiving our fee.”

He said the township will now deposit

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Committeeman Matthew Henrich sworn in by Maryalice Brown on Jan. 9, 2017. money in Republic Bank.

“Republic Bank will be charging us no fee and will be giving us a .45 percent interest rate,” William DeGroff said. “So, that is going to save us another $345 per month.”

Also of note from the latest meeting: William DeGroff said the New Jersey State Police plans to set up a satellite office at the White Horse Inn in the Chatsworth section of Woodland.

“A lot of citizens didn’t feel there were enough police in the area,” he said.

The mayor said the New Jersey State Police plans to place more Troopers in the township and will even be bringing in “special patrols.”

One area the agency will focus on, William DeGroff said, is the intersection of Route 72 and Savoy Boulevard.

“I believe we have numerous accidents

there every year and they are pretty bad,” he said.

The mayor said the new commander of the Red Lion Barracks, Lt. Gilman, is doing a study at the intersection.

“They are running radar in that area,” William DeGroff said. “If he feels it is necessary, they are going to contact the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and talk about putting a flashing stop sign at the intersection or some type of red warning signal.”

The rest of the latest committee meeting turned extremely heated, with residents shouting from their seats at times, as Cantafio read from both a 2015 memo submitted to the township by Holman, Frenia, and Allison P.C.—certified public accountants—and from Getz’s construction file.

WOODLAND: Splits from Three-Town Court (Continued from Page 1) said his town was searching for an alternative place to hold its court hearings due to the antiquated nature of Tabernacle Town Hall, which may soon be placed under construction.

Tabernacle Town Hall has been the home of Tabernacle Township Municipal Court Services for years, despite the fact that the building’s courtroom is on a second-floor with no elevator access for the disabled and its capacity has been outgrown. The Tabernacle courtroom is also unable to accommodate modern-day security protocols.

“In our situation, we are looking at a building in Tabernacle which doesn’t work out really well for us,” said Lee to the Woodland Township Committee during their April 25 meeting. “It needs upgrades.”

At recent Tabernacle Township Committee meetings, Lee and his colleagues have discussed how relocating Tabernacle Township Municipal Court Services will save the township from having to invest in extensive modifications to the town hall for the accommodation of court.

Tabernacle’s predicament, which also includes few viable relocation options, has caused Tom Getz, a Woodland resident who is challenging Deputy Mayor Mark Herndon in an upcoming Republican primary, to decry the agreement.

It is Getz’s belief that Tabernacle would have paid more money if Woodland threatened to walk away from the bargaining table, leaving the neighboring town without a viable courthouse.

“Why would you not counteroffer for $22,000 or $25,000?” he asked during the latest Woodland Township Committee meeting.

“Why jump on the first carrot that they threw

to us before you throw another counteroffer at them.”

The questions led to a heated exchange.

“We did negotiate different prices,” said DeGroff, who beat Getz by four votes in a Republican primary last year. “This was the best that we could come up with.”

Getz said the agreement was “best” for Tabernacle.

“For them and us,” DeGroff said. “We got the same deal we were offered in Bass River and now we are getting paid $14,000.”

Getz pressed DeGroff about why he and his colleagues did not insist Tabernacle provide at least $22,000 annually for use of the Woodland Township Municipal Building.

“We did,” DeGroff said. “We went back two different times. We requested $2,000 per month, then $1,800, $1,500 and (finally) $1,200.”

Woodland Committeeman Matthew Henrich, an ally of Getz, said he was “not involved in that conversation at all.”

“Why would you not get our fair share of the pie?” said Getz to DeGroff. “They are going to use our building. For Tabernacle, to build a new courthouse, it is going to cost them $300,000 to $500,000. So, it is a no-brainer for them to save $700,000 by not building a courthouse.”

DeGroff asked Getz why he would not want Woodland to secure $14,000 in new revenue and said the agreement will possibly lead to other revenue-generating opportunities in the future.

“This might open up the door for other towns to come in,” DeGroff said. “Shamong just went into an agreement for shared services (with Medford Lakes). They may offer to come to our court too. So, then they will pay more money to come so that we can increase the monthly

income.”

Approval of the shared service agreement was not unanimous. Henrich cast a dissenting vote.

Bass River, in exchange for Woodland’s use of its court system, kept the revenue generated from fines that were collected on behalf of Woodland (after the state took its share).

Last year, Bass River collected $31,418 in fines on behalf of Woodland.

“Bass River currently collects $30,000— approximately—per year for the court,” Henrich said. “So, $30,000 is what Tabernacle is walking into. In my eyes, Tabernacle is coming into a great thing.

“They are going to be coming in to use our facilities, building, copy machine, toilets, and electric and they are going to give us $14,000 a year. But, great, they are getting $30,000.

So, what are they putting out? They are really putting out nothing. They should give us $30,000.”

Henrich added that he also does not like the fact that Woodland has no control over the judge or prosecutor and is concerned because Tabernacle lists that their court proceedings begin at 3 p.m.

“They (Tabernacle) will pay all expenses and fees,” DeGroff said. “Court will be held during regular business hours or during the week when the township building is open.”

Lee said it is important for Pinelands municipalities to collectively work together— especially ones that offer similar services.

“You (now) have a gateway to additional shared services,” he said. “I will give you a perfect example: our Public Works Department in Tabernacle, in my opinion, is one of the finest when it comes to road clearing. The last

storm was a perfect example of that. That is an opportunity for a shared service.”

Lee said the shared service agreement just approved was “the tip of the iceberg.”

“I haven’t even touched on the Tabernacle Rescue Squad and Tabernacle Fire Company and what opportunities you have,” he said.

“There isn’t anyone that you will find in Tabernacle, in the leadership of that committee, that has more of an interest in Woodland’s success than me.”

DeGroff said Lt. Gilman, a new station commander of the Red Lion Barracks of the New Jersey State Police—which provides police protection to Woodland—supported Woodland partnering with Tabernacle.

“He was all for this,” DeGroff said. “He thought it was a great idea and it will bring police in the town.”

Peggy Beck, court administrator for the Bass River court system, said this week that when there are more municipalities that join together to share a court, more money is collected which usually helps cover operational costs of a court.

Last year’s statistics from the three-town court show that the operational costs were adequately covered.

6,647 cases from Bass River, 324 cases from Washington and 1,703 cases from Woodland were heard last year in the threetown court; resulting in total income to the court of $211,626.74 (after the state took its share $595,450.01).

Bass River, responsible for the budgeting of the three-town court, budgeted $159,000 to the court in 2017. The court spent $154,472.33. The court was under budget by $4,527.67.

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WOODLAND: Splits From Court (Continued from Page 21) This put the shared municipal court above operating expenses by $57,154.41.

State law prohibits municipalities from charging the cost of employing a prosecutor, bailiff or public defender to the court’s budget.

However, if these expenses were actually charged to the court’s budget, the threetown court was still in the black last year by $16,154.41.

“Right now, it is working smoothly down there,” said Henrich of another reason why he voted against splitting from the shared court.

Beck said that she believed the loss of Woodland “might work out to be a wash” for the Bass River court system because when Woodland joined, extra expenditures were incurred.

“We added court dates to accommodate Woodland,” she said. “We will now have decreased court sessions and less mailers.”

Beck said she could not comment further on the situation because the court must not be political and remain neutral on issues.

Henrich hinted at the latest Woodland Township Committee meeting that he believes there is strength in numbers.

“We were losing $43,000 when we moved to them about four years ago—in 2014,” he said of the former Woodland Township Municipal Court.

A message left with Margaret Guerina, court administrator for the Tabernacle court system, requesting an interview, was forwarded to Amy Chack of Burlington County Superior Court.

Chack was still researching last year’s Tabernacle’s court statistics as of press time.

“We are making $14,000 a year that we have not been,” said DeGroff of Woodland’s decision.

“So, it is more money for the township.”

PARK: No Tax Hike (Continued from Page 4) approximately a quarter mile east of the Shamong Municipal Building on Willow Grove Road.

A $5,437 payment was approved to JD’S Landscaping Service, which was brought in to help clean up trees and limbs knocked down by high winds and heavy, wet snow in March.

“This year over 1,500 cubic yards were chipped, nearly five times the amount in a normal year,” said Onorato, adding that

although the township has “the best public works crew in the area, it still only consists of three men.”

South Jersey Gas was given permission to canvass and survey Packenah Trail to potentially provide natural gas service to residents there by the end of the year.

Onorato said the company has been increasing the area of the township it covers over the past three to five years.

RENOVATIONS: Initiatives On Pause (Continued from Page 4) costs.

Brennan and Stevenson also discussed the impact of state aid, and the budget and tax levy caps.

W h ile Pi nela nd s Reg ional’s budget increase is under the state cap, it is also not fully funded under state-aid formulas. The school was awarded $11.67 million in state aid for this upcoming school year, which is $273,000 or 2.4 percent more than what it got last year.

Brennan said 64 percent of the budget is funded through local taxes rather than state aid.

“The state is not helping,” he said. “In the coming years, you will see that 64 percent

becomes 65 or 66 percent.”

Questions during public comment included how facility costs were being maintained even though only one of the district’s two buildings will be operational.

“It should have decreased,” said the resident.

Brennan said the costs were essentially being shifted to reimburse Little Egg Harbor for Pinelands’ use of Frog Pond.

“Again, it’s still very unpredictable,” Brennan said.

Board member Tom “Tommy” Williams (Bass River) said the budget is, in part, based on a decline in enrollment.

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