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‘Very Dire Situation’ Due to Coronavirus Described at Facility Housing Residents with Intensive Needs Worker Contends Inadequate Facilities, PPE Issues and ‘Cross Contamination’ Have Caused Spread of Deadly COVID-19 at New Lisbon Developmental Center By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
For Families Mourning the Loss of a Loved One, a State Directive Placing an Emergency Ban on Open-Casket Viewings May Come as a Shock By Bill Bonvie Staff Writer
MEDFORD—One of the cruelest aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the way that close relatives of its victims have been denied the right to say good-bye to them in beleaguered hospital or nursinghome settings that are restricted to all but overburdened healthcare personnel. Henceforth, however, at least for the duration of the crisis, it won’t even be possible for bereaved families in the Garden State to view their loved ones for one last time, whether or not their deaths are a result of the Novel Coronavirus that has killed thousands of residents over the past few weeks. That new prohibition can be found in a provision of an eight-page edict regarding the handling of bodies—Executive Directive No. 20-010—issued by the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) after being signed by its commissioner, Judith Persichilli, on April 22. Its exact wording instructs that “(l) icensed mortuary practitioners, under the direction of a registered mortuary, shall not permit in-person viewings, visitations or ceremonies with an open casket containing the decedent, regardless of the decedent’s cause of death.” But unlike other orders issued by the administration of Democratic Governor Phil Murphy in an attempt to reduce the toll of the outbreak in New Jersey, which has recorded the nation’s second highest number of Coronavirus fatalities, this one has not been highly publicized. Instead, it
was simply forwarded by the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association, Inc. (NJSFDA) to its members throughout the state. Some of them, however—but by no means all—are questioning the necessity for having their traditional manner of serving the public at times of loss disrupted to this extent, especially after already complying with a previous order from the governor to limit funeral ceremonies to no more than 10 people, including mourners, clergy and staff. “I have not seen any scientific information that (Persichilli) has presented that leads me to believe that there is any cause for alarm in having an open-casket viewing for an individual who died from any cause not related to the COVID -19,” was how one local mortician, David E. Stow of the Bradley & Stow Funeral Home in Medford, put it when contacted by this reporter. While Stow acknowledged he was required by law to abide by the edict and acknowledged that the commissioner has the authority to issue it under executive privilege during a state of emergency, he said he didn’t believe “she is acting in a fair and compassionate way” toward families that are grieving for members whose deaths are unrelated to the pandemic. He added that he hoped to find out “what the NJSFDA is doing on our behalf to express our regrets over her decision.” An even stronger objection to the directive was sounded in an April 24 Facebook posting by Anthony E. Primo, III, the owner-manager of the Constantino-
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Primo Funeral Home in neighboring Berlin, Camden County, in informing patrons of his having received it on the previous day. “This is sad, awful and unfortunate for all families who are dealing with the loss of a loved one in this harrowing time,” Primo’s message asserted. “This goes against who we are and what we do, it is not what we have been taught or how we have served families during our careers. ... We are now denying the family any way to officially say goodbye and have the closure they will desperately need.” The posting also urged members of the public to reach out to the governor and “let him know that this is too much” and to “help us stand up for these families and everyone going through a loss.” In a phone interview this past Tuesday, Primo emphasized that he did not intend his message to be in any way malicious, but rather “to let people know about what is transpiring, and that they do have a voice” in such decisions. “This isn’t a situation where you can rewind somebody’s death,” he pointed out. “You get only one chance to do this right, and I think as a funeral home, we need to do the best job we can for the client families that we serve, while trying to keep everyone safe as well.” In regard to the latter point, Primo stressed that he was not advocating open viewings of those whose deaths were due to Coronavirus, which might indeed pose a health hazard. See QUIETEST/ Page 4
WOODLAND—An employee of the New Lisbon Developmental Center, who contacted this newspaper on April 21 to sound the alarm about alleged events unfolding at the state-run facility due to an outbreak of Novel Coronavirus, described it is as a “very dire situation between both the individuals and staff all the way around” at the center, adding that she “just wanted to cry because she could lose her job” for talking to the news media, but that what is happening “has to be said” because “they need help.” The Pine Barrens Tribune reported last week that the New Lisbon Developmental Center in Woodland Township has the highest number of COVID-19 resident cases among five state-run developmental facilities; and that the number of resident and staff cases associated with the New Lisbon Developmental Center spiked from 16 cases on April 16 when a letter was sent to families, to 75 cases on April 20. Thomas Hester, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Human Services (NJDHS), had told this newspaper last week that he was unable to provide any color as to how the virus became so significant among residents at the New Lisbon facility. However, the employee, who requested anonymity for this story, contended that the reasons for the concentration of community s p r e a d at t he c e nt e r i nclu de “c r o s s contamination,” PPE issues, inadequate facilities being used to quarantine ill residents and the inability for many non-verbal residents to communicate that they are feeling ill. The NJDHS, after this newspaper’s published report last week detailed how there was a discrepancy between the COVID-19 statistics that the Burlington County Health Department had been releasing for Woodland Township, and the state COVID-19 statistics, which the county contended was the result of residents at the facility not having a Woodland address of record, replaced the word “residents” with “clients” on its weekly statistics report issued Monday. Additionally, the Burlington County Health Department released a statement late last .
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Governor Reopens State Parks, Forests and Golf Courses After Pressed to Do So Murphy Had Previously Indicated He Wanted to See 14-Day Drop in New COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Before Even Considering Possibility of Reopening Them
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BATSTO —Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, after initially expressing his reluctance to reopen state parks and forests which he had closed due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, caved to mounting pressure and signed a new executive order April 29 that will allow them to reopen at sunrise on May 2. However, the governor, for now, has placed significant limitations on park and forest access. The edict will also permit the reopening of golf courses statewide, but significant limitations have also been placed on them. Murphy, on April 27, announced “The Road Back,” or criteria that must be met to reopen New Jersey. At the time of the pronouncement, he suggested that the principles, which include “sustained reductions in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations,” or “14-day trend lines showing appreciable and sustained drop in new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations” would be applied to any decision to reopen state parks and forests. “It means that before we reopen nonessential stores and businesses, before we can reopen our parks, or before we allow in-person dining in our restaurants, among any host of other activities, people need to know first and foremost that their health, that your health, will be safeguarded from COVID-19,” said the governor while announcing the principles. Murphy’s hesitancy to reopen state parks and forests Monday drew condemnation from across the state. During a press conference the following day, a reporter pointed out to the governor that municipal parks in many municipalities
are already open, and that neighboring Pennsylvania is allowing its parks and golf courses to open by the end of this week. At that time, he was also asked why restaurants are allowed to offer curbside pickup of food, but clothing and craft stores aren’t allowed to open for curbside pickup. “None of what you said in terms of craft, or clothing, or parks, or golf is shocking to us,” the governor replied. “You rightfully point out that we have deliberately allowed certain decisions to be made at a municipal level, like, for instance, city parks, town parks. You should assume that those are all considerations that we are looking at, and we have been looking at and we’ll continue to look at.” Several Republican lawmakers had already criticized Murphy’s April 14 decision to close state parks and forests, but on Wednesday morning, a published report by NJ Advance Media quoted Democratic state Senate President Stephen Sweeney as saying that the governor should reopen some state businesses and parks now. “If we can do something without doing harm, we should do it,” Sweeney told the media outlet. Sweeney added that New Jersey is put at a huge disadvantage when both neighboring New York and Pennsylvania are both reopening, and New Jersey is not. Sweeney and Paul Sarlo, M. Teresa Ruiz, Steve Oroho, Declan O’Scanlon and Troy Singleton, a group of bipartisan state senators, issued a joint statement on April 28 contending that a discussion about how low-risk businesses and industries can safely See PARKS/ Page 4
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Two Engage in Bidding War to Assume Tax Lien; Governor Permits Towns to Extend Grace Period to June 1 for Municipal Property Tax Payments By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
WOODLAND—The latest regular meeting of the Woodland Township Committee saw a bidding war to take ownership of a tax lien placed by the municipality on a .2295-acre parcel off Laurel Lane. Kevin Starr and Alex Wenc, whose lots both adjoin the parcel, bided in $50 increments on April 22 for about three minutes in an effort to become the assigned lien holder of the parcel, near 15 Laurel Lane. “People can request that we assign the lien to them,” said Township Clerk Maryalice Brown. “Then what they do is take ownership of lien, not the property.” The winner, according to Brown, is obligated to immediately pay the tax certificate on the parcel, and then it becomes that person’s responsibility to foreclose on the lien to take ownership of the property. In this case, the interest of Starr and Wenc to eventually expand the size of their current properties was apparent. Starr expressed initial interest in becoming the assigned lien holder of Lot 16 for $1,500. However, Wenc responded to a letter that the township was required to send to all adjoining property owners, offering $1,600 to become the assigned lien holder. The men, during a township committee meeting that was held via telephone due to the ongoing Coronavirus public health emergency, bid back-and-forth until the cost grew to $2,500. “This lot is ‘unbuildable,’ correct?” Wenc asked. Brown confirmed that it was an unbuildable lot. Wenc then offered $2,550 for the parcel. Starr replied that he had no further bids. “Mr. Wenc, I am going to need your payment,” Brown said. “This is not ownership of the property; you are now becoming the lien holder. There is a lien against the property and you are now responsible for all taxes going forward. If you should fail to pay the taxes going forward, the property would go up for sale again.” The township committee then approved a resolution by a 3-0 vote to assign the lien to
Alex and Carol Wenc. Carol Wenc had joined with her husband during the call, but did not voice any of the offers. “We will pay the taxes on it,” Alex Wenc said. Carol Wenc, in a follow-up interview with this newspaper, said the family had an interest in the lot “for some extra room.” According to the resolution provided by the township, the taxes on the parcel were last assessed to James Blackwell; and the date of the initial tax sale on the parcel was Oct. 25, 1980. Brown told this newspaper that the taxes were last paid on the parcel in 1978. “They (the previous owners) didn’t pay 1979 taxes, which is why it went to sale in 1980,” she said. “Total taxes are $1,192.03—not including interest.” “The benefit for the township is that it puts the property back on to the tax rolls,” Brown said. “So, not only will we get money for the tax certificate this evening, but then going forward, the quarterly taxes will be paid again.” Of interest to all Woodland taxpayers is that the township committee decided during a later special meeting to extend the due date for property taxes to June 1. Democr at ic Gover nor Ph il Mu r phy permitted municipalities this week to extend the grace period for property tax payments to June 1, contending that such an extension would provide much-needed relief to homeowners struggling financially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Allowing municipalities the option of extending the grace period for May property tax payments is the right thing to do as many New Jerseyans are impacted financially as a result of this crisis,” Murphy said. “Leaders of towns and cities across the state have been trying to find ways to lessen the blow on local residents, and with this action, they are empowered to provide relief to homeowners as we continue to do everything possible to fight this pandemic.” Several other Pinelands towns scheduled special or emergency meetings to extend the grace period to make property tax payments.
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Six Principles to Guide State’s Reopening Following COVID-19 Announced by Murphy
Wildlife Refuge Seeks to Weather COVID-19 Crisis with Public Support By Michael Garofalo Staff Writer
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President Donald J. Trump meets with Democratic Governor Phil Murphy on April 30 in the Oval Office of the White House.
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TRENTON—Democratic Governor Phil Murphy announced on April 27 a plan to reopen the state’s economy in the wake of the ongoing Novel Coronavirus pandemic, “The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health,” listing six key principles and benchmarks that need to be met in order to embark on the journey. The journey toward a “responsible economic restart,” as Murphy put it, does not have a start date yet, however, and the governor emphasized as he announced the plan that an executive order he signed last month ordering residents to stayat-home will remain in effect in its entirety, until further notice. The governor indicated during the plan unveiling, however, that it is his hope that the start date for the first wave of non-essential businesses to begin reopening is only a number
of weeks away, rather than a number of months away. He said restrictions will be lifted only when he and his administration feel they are fulfilling his guiding mantra of: “restoring New Jersey’s economic health through personal health.” “I don’t know when we will be able to formally and finally start this journey,” said Murphy on April 27. “Hopefully, if we all keep at it, it will be soon. But, just as we began planning our response to COVID-19 six weeks before our first positive test results even came back from a lab, we will be ready to put the car in gear as soon as we see a green light. This is a plan for ‘how’ we move forward, not ‘if’ we move forward.” Mur phy has contended over the past two weeks the trend line “curves” for new COVID-19 cases, new COVID-19 related See MURPHY/ Page 10
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MEDFORD—Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge is appealing to the public for financial support as it faces budgetary challenges in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis. Faced with the prospect of being forced to halt operations due to funding shortfalls caused by virus-related closures and cancelations, the wildlife refuge in Medford Township has raised, so far, over $100,000 from supporters in recent weeks. These contributions have eased fears of an imminent closure, Dennis Miranda, the nonprofit organization’s executive director, told this newspaper. “We are pulling back from the edge of the financial cliff we were facing, and for the moment things are stabilizing, but we are not out of the woods yet,” Miranda said. Due to the ongoing state of emergency, the 171-acre refuge has closed its nature center to visitors and canceled educational programs and fundraising events, resulting in significant lost revenue from these sources. “We’ve lost $100,000 in the last two months,” Miranda said. The nonprofit, he said, was forced to lay off 22 part-time and two full-time employees. In spite of the closures and cancellations, the refuge has continued operating its wildlife rehabilitation hospital, which treats hundreds of animals each month. “We have chosen not to close the wildlife hospital because at this time of year we get the greatest number of injured, maimed or orphaned wildlife that needs to be taken care of—and if not us, there is nobody else to do it,” Miranda said. The rehabilitation hospital typically operates at an annual loss of $80,000-$100,000, the
nonprofit explained in a recent fundraising message, but the hospital’s expenses are usually covered by income from other sources. “We are normally able to fill this deficit and continue operating with revenue gained from visitor admissions, education programs and fundraising events,” the message stated. “We have now lost all of those resources with no end in sight.” As it sought funding to ensure its continued operations, the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge turned to individual contributors for support. A Facebook fundraiser launched by the nonprofit last month had raised over $100,000 as of April 27, with contributions from over 2,200 individuals. These funds will be enough to support operations at Cedar Run for the next three months, according to Miranda, who said the nonprofit is actively working to develop updated business models for the future. Miranda said that the nonprofit plans to soon launch “Masked and Gloved Nature Tours” limited to groups of five guests, who will be required to wear protective equipment and practice safe distancing during the tours. Cedar Run has applied for grant funding and payroll assistance through government programs launched in response to the Coronavirus, but it remains unclear at this point whether the nonprofit will receive funds from these sources, Miranda said. In addition to its push for contributions from individuals, the wildlife refuge has also sought public funding from Medford Township. The organization requested April 16 that the Medford Township Council grant the nonprofit $100,000 from the municipality’s See WILDLIFE/ Page 9
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“We’re not out to hurt or infect anyone else,” he said. “I think it has got to be on a caseby-case basis to protect the public.” That idea, however, was disputed by another area mortician, Stephen Lankenau, manager of the Lankenau Funeral home in Vincentown, which has operations in four other communities including Pemberton Borough and the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township. Speaking as someone who holds a degree in biology, and whose establishments have already had to handle the remains of “several dozen” individuals whose deaths were Coronavirus-related, Lankenau said he had “no problem” with the edict, which he believes is “definitely justified” due to the extremely contagious nature of Coronavirus, as compared to previous sources of concern to the industry such as AIDS and SARS. “These are scary times, and you have to take universal precautions and pretend everyone’s a COVID-19 case,” he declared. “I don’t want to see people being denied the privilege of seeing their loved one for the last time and having a traditional funeral. But at the same time, I don’t want to endanger the public, my employees, my own health or that of my family.” Lankenau added that he felt “very, very sorry for the people who will be denied an opencasket viewing.” “But you have to remember their health is important, and your health is important, and you have to be careful,” he said. “You can’t take the risk; it is just not worth it.” Lankenau’s concerns were echoed in an email sent to the Pine Barrens .Tribune on Wednesday by Donna Leusner, communications director for the NJDOH. She said that the Executive Directive is intended to “protect staff ” (of funeral homes), as well as families of the deceased. “ To h ave a n op e n c a ske t v iew i ng typically necessitates embalming (which is not recommended by the World Health Organization [WHO] because of the risk of exposure to embalmers), prepping the body (dressing it, applying make-up, etc.) and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), which is a precious commodity,” Leusner pointed out. In another email Wednesday afternoon, George R. Kelder Jr., the CEO and executive director of the NJSFDA, told this newspaper that his organization has been in communication with both the gover nor’s staff and the commissioner of the NJDOH through the Office of the Attorney General “in an attempt to shed light on the restrictions spelled out in the mandate and “to ease, within safe reason, the current closed casket directive. “Every funeral home has certain obligations that must be met with the chain of custody that the crafters of this directive simply did not understand,” Kelder maintained. “If our
WWW.PINEBARRENSTRIBUNE.COM members can manage a safe environment with only the minimal amount of individuals identifying the remains, then we are advising that they do so. If they can accomplish the same through a photo, FaceTime or video, they should also offer it.” But Kelder also noted that NJSFDA members “are beginning to fall ill,” and the spread of the virus has to be minimized. So, funeral services, he contended, have to be re-envisioned for the time being in order to relieve the pressure on the system and to protect its members, their staff, families and the community. “We have never experienced the likes of a situation such as this, and we pray we never will again, however we urge everyone to do their part in complying with these directives, minimize contact with next of kin, provide expedited services, and attempt to humanely help families through this uncertain time,” Kelder’s email concluded. Two other area funeral directors who agreed to be interviewed were also inclined to take issue with the new directive. “I don’t agree with the order,” said Jared Kirschenbaum, a director at Moore Funeral Services, which operates the Mathis Funeral Home in Medford and the Moore Funeral Home in Browns Mills. “Having family members see their loved ones one last time provides the closure that a lot of them need, and not being able to do it definitely affects some families tremendously, from my conversations with them.” Kirschenbaum said he has already had the unpleasant task of having to tell client families about the requirement for a closed casket, and while most have been understanding, some are upset and even shocked when informed of the new protocol. He also acknowledged that it is “sometimes kind of hard to judge who has it (the Coronavirus) and who doesn’t,” despite someone’s death being attributed to another cause. Unlike Lankenau, however, he expressed confidence that safety precautions taken at the mortuaries where he works would be sufficient to allow for traditional viewings to continue, and keep the limited number of people in attendance at funerals safe from infection, just as long as they adhere to rules they are given about wearing masks and maintaining their distance from the deceased. Jill Bradley-Ing ram, the director of Marlton’s Bradley Funeral Home, said that while the prohibition on viewings might be an appropriate response to the virus itself, since all of its ramifications still aren’t known, she didn’t like the idea of barring all open-casket viewings, regardless of the cause of death. She also indicated that she would like to see the governor or the NJDOH reconsider the order, and plans to make her objections known to the NJSFDA. “I just think it has put funeral homes in a very difficult position, and if it could be
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(Continued from Page 2) reopen should happen now. “Outdoor recreation like parks and golf courses,” was an item listed by the senators as a low-risk activity. Murphy’s latest order allows state parks and forests to open to the public for passive recreation, including fishing, hunting, boating, canoeing, hiking, walking, running or jogging, biking, birding, and horseback riding. However, picnic areas, playgrounds, exercise stations and equipment, chartered watercraft ser vices and rentals, swimming areas, pavilions, restrooms, and other buildings and facilities, such as visitor centers, interpretive centers, and interior historical sites, are to remain closed, according to the governor’s edict. Mur phy said that in order to “limit physical interaction,” state parks and forests “must implement reasonable restrictions,” including limiting parking to 50 percent of maximum capacity and prohibiting parking in undesignated areas; prohibiting picnics; requiring social distancing to be practiced except with immediate family members, caretakers, household members, or romantic partners; and banning organized or contact activities or sports; and gatherings of any kind. “We understand that New Jerseyans want to get outside and get some fresh air as the weather warms up,” said Murphy in an April 29 statement regarding the new edict. “However, this should not serve as an open invitation to rush back to normalcy and break the necessary social distancing measures we’ve put in place. This approach will also bring New Jersey in line with our neighboring states, which will discourage residents from needlessly crossing state lines for recreation.” 8th District Assemblywoman and retired Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield said in a statement that she “is not here to criticize the governor” nor is she “envious of the decisions he had to make,” but that she believes leaving state parks and forests open, and trusting people to follow social distancing guidelines, achieves the same purpose of closing parks to make the community as a whole safer. “We’ve heard from numerous health professionals that outdoors, among the sun’s natural Vitamin D, and in wide-open spaces does not carry the same risk level that has warranted many of our other shutdowns,” Stanfield said. “Now, that doesn’t mean that people should be picnicking together on a grass field in a park, and we have to trust they won’t.
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“Every day, when I go for a walk, I see countless people outside walking their dogs or going for bike rides or runs. I have yet to encounter a moment where someone didn’t move off the sidewalk when another person was approaching or crossing to the other side of the street. This was the case in our county and state parks. You walk a trail, see someone in the distance heading your way, and one of you moves safely to the side.” Golf courses, per the governor’s April 29 edict, can reopen Saturday so long as they adopt minimum social distancing policies that include implementing electronic or telephone reservation and payment systems while still providing options for populations that do not have access to internet service or credit cards; extending tee times to sixteen minutes apart; limiting the use of golf carts to one person unless being shared by immediate family members, caretakers, household members, or romantic partners; requiring frequent, and after each use, sanitization of high-touch areas such as restroom facilities, range buckets, golf carts, and push carts; restricting the touching of golf holes and flags; closing golf center buildings, pro shops, and other buildings and amenities; removing bunker rakes and other furniture-like benches, water coolers, and ball washers from the course; discontinuing club and equipment rentals; prohibiting the use of caddies; and limiting tee times to two players unless the foursome consists of immediate family, caretakers, household members or romantic partners. The governor, during the April 28 press conference, in response to a question about reopening golf courses, told a reporter that he doesn’t play much golf, and it was his understanding that New York had reopened only private golf courses, but “you have to play by yourself.” Stanfield did not address the reopening of golf courses in her statement, but discussed stress and mental health. Golf is often an activity sought to relieve stress. “There is a common saying that stress is a silent killer,” she said. “Ditto for other mental health issues. Stress and anxiety put people at a heightened risk to develop all the underlying conditions that make Coronavirus much more fatal. Just because we can’t quantify stress and mental health with Coronaviruslike testing sites, doesn’t mean we should ignore all the years of data on how important they are to overall health. … “Let’s encourage physical fitness. Let’s allow people a mental holiday from their homes and give them the chance to enjoy our beautiful open spaces. Let’s open the parks.”
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Friday, just hours after this newspaper first began hitting newsstands, contending that there was a “large change” for the Pemberton and Woodland case count and “a few smaller changes for other municipalities” due to the fact that it had updated the information “to reflect the correct addresses for residents at New Lisbon and a few other institutions throughout Burlington County.” The latest weekly statistics released by the NJDHS and provided Tuesday to this newspaper by Hester indicated that now 142 people associated with the New Lisbon Developmental Center have tested positive for COVID-19, with 103 of them “clients.” The facility houses 288 clients, according to a NJDHS census, meaning that 36 percent of the center’s clients now have contracted the virus. The New Lisbon Developmental Center employee told this newspaper that the facility did not make quarantine preparations prior to the outbreak at the facility, and that it was only after the COVID-19 outbreak first began at the facility that “six or seven cottages being used for storage” were cleaned and set up to handle quarantined residents. She contended that there was initially only one cottage that contained quarantined individuals, but that there were three as of Tuesday. “The ceilings and walls don’t meet,” she said, explaining that the lack of enclosures is allowing for the virus to spread. The New Lisbon Developmental Center employee added that there has not only been a shortage of PPE at the facility, but that what PPE is actually at the facility has not been accessible to all of its employees. “At one point, we were actually given greenplastic ponchos, instead of being given proper
The New Lisbon Developmental Center in Woodland Township. PPE,” she said. “These were rain ponchos that you can buy at the dollar store. The yellow gowns were only given to nurses and cottage staff in (the) quarantine (cottages).” The New Lisbon Developmental Center employee told this newspaper that a staffing shortage at the facility is also resulting in “cross-contamination” at the facility. She said that staff have no choice but to go from the quarantined cottages to the non-quarantined cottages because there aren’t enough of them to go around and care for the residents. “They have to go from cottage to cottage,” she said. “There is cross-contamination between staff. They have it from one and take it to the next, instead of limiting the employees working in the quarantined cottages to one place.” She contended that even the “cleaning people” have been going from the quarantined cottages to the non-quarantined cottages due to staffing shortages. “They are just stressed to the max, and sick,” said the New Lisbon Developmental Center employee of her colleagues. “There are few of them, not enough of them, and they have not had a break.”
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Adding to the difficulties of the situation, the New Lisbon Developmental Center employee told this newspaper that many of the residents are non-verbal, and therefore are unable to express whether they are feeling ill. “A lot of our guys are non-verbal,” the employee said. “They can’t say how they feel. It is very hard to communicate with them.” The New Lisbon Developmental Center employee told this newspaper that the communication issues with the non-verbal residents is the reason behind why Democratic Governor Phil Murphy announced on April 23 that the state would begin saliva-based testing of all residents and staff for COVID-19 at each of the state’s five developmental centers. Murphy had previously contended in his pronouncement that the testing was being done “because of the new saliva-based testing developed by Rutgers University.” Mur phy, when he made the April 23 pronouncement, vowed that the saliva-based testing would begin “next week.” As of late Wednesday night, Woodland Township Mayor William “Billy” DeGroff told this newspaper that the testing had not yet begun. “The governor said that they would do the
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saliva-based testing, but it hasn’t happened yet,” DeGroff said. “We are not sure when it will happen. We asked the county, but they don’t know yet either.” DeGroff added that several Woodland Township residents work there and that they need to be tested too. “My concern is for our EMS personnel, and the residents of the town,” DeGroff said. “We want to make sure everybody is safe.” DeGroff added that he could not comment on the specifics of the situation at the New Lisbon Developmental Center due to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) restrictions. However, he said he wanted residents to know he is “on it.” He did not dismiss the account describing a very dire situation at the facility. “We’re in contact with the county,” he said. DeGroff called this newspaper on April 30, just as the presses were about to run, and contended that the township had just received a call that saliva-based testing had begun. “They seem to be really working with us now,” he said. This newspaper asked Hester this week a number of questions relating to the facility, specifically pertaining to PPE, staffing and quarantining of clients. Upon deadline, he replied that unfortunately he did not have any answers. “I have been at tempt i ng to gat he r (information),” he said. The New Lisbon Developmental Center has had large banners outside its entranceway for months announcing job openings. A woman who answered the main public telephone extension at the New Lisbon Developmental Center for general inquiries, when asked if reports of serious concerns at the facility were true, replied “we don’t give out information to the general public.” See HOUSING/ Page 6
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“There have been reports in the newspaper,” she said. “You are more than welcome to the read the newspaper or watch the news.” Two of the state’s other developmental centers had under 25 client cases of COVID-19, according to the state’s weekly statistics released this week, while the remaining two had between 50 and 60 client cases of COVID-19. Another source told the Pine Barrens Tribune newspaper that initially the New Lisbon Developmental Center had implemented measures in response to the unfolding pandemic globally, even performing temperature checks of employees who came to work, but that as the weeks went by, it became apparent that officials “had no plan for when somebody actually showed up with this (COVID-19)” and that initially, when the first cases appeared, residents with the virus were not quarantined and “sent back into the same cottage.” As previously reported by this newspaper prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Woodland Volunteer Fire and EMS Co. had reported to the township committee that it was seeing a significant increase in calls due to needing to respond to incidents at the New Lisbon Developmental Center after the facility did away with its own EMTs and ambulance, and that the situation was “draining residents of Woodland of their services.” A spokeswoman for NJDHS later confirmed that the New Lisbon Developmental Center ceased operating emergency transportation services in September 2016 to align the developmental center operationally with other state developmental centers, which provide only non-emergency transportation. As reported by this newspaper last week, Woodland officials were asked about the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on the township’s resources and manpower during an April 22 township committee meeting. “It is a strain on our EMS—absolutely,” replied Mayor William DeGroff. “They are doing an outstanding job. Every week I am involved in the calls with the county (emergency management), and have expressed our concerns about what is going on up there, and also about the safety of our EMS personnel. It has been a bit of strain on them and we have concerns. That is pretty much all I can comment on at this time.” Murphy was asked Monday by a reporter with this newspaper about the discontinuation of the ambulance service at the New Lisbon Developmental Center, and whether there has been any consideration to bring it back. “I have got no color on the second question,” he replied. “We can follow up with you, if you can bear with us on that. … We’ll come back to you on the Woodland question privately because I literally don’t know. I have nothing to add there.” .
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Interestingly, however, another of these specifies that “(t)o the extent possible, licensed mortuary practitioners shall take into consideration the religious, cultural, family and individual beliefs of the deceased person, or their family, for disposition of the remains,” which raises the question of whether the open-casket ban might violate some people’s religious beliefs. Members of some denominations and religions, including Baptists, Buddhists and Mormons, regard open-casket viewings as a customary part of their traditions, whereas others, such as Jews, Muslims and Quakers, do not even permit them at funerals. Additional provisions of the latest mandate include: • A strong recommendation that all bodies, regardless of the cause of death, be immediately buried, cremated or entombed, with embalming “strongly discouraged,” although permitted when determined necessary and if appropriate personal protective gear is used; • A call for maximizing the operation of mortuaries, cemeteries and crematories, with “expanded daily, weekend and holiday hours”; • A prohibition on denial of funeral services “for any deceased person based on their cause of death”; • A requirement that “prior to transportation from the location where death occurred or was discovered, all human remains, regardless of cause of death, shall be placed into nonporous, polyvinyl (minimum 8 mm thickness) zippered pouches desig ned for human remains (i.e., cadaver or “body” bags) and externally disinfected using products approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to be effective against emerging viral pathogens.” Also attached to the edict is a “Communicable Diseases Alert” form that must be filled out and sent to a funeral director if a deceased individual had any of the contagions listed on it, including COVID-19, at the time of death. The alert instructs that “the body shall not be released until this form is completed and placed with the remains.”
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Sewer Fees Rise in Vincentown Village, Southampton Tax Rate to Remain Flat By Andy Milone Staff Writer
SOU T H A M PTON — Sewer ser v ice customers in the Village of Vincentown will be paying more toward their sewer bills beginning this year. The Southampton Township Committee, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, unanimously approved increasing the basic quarterly service charge for sewer service in the village from $140 to $165. The basic quarterly service charge was last raised in 2018 from $125 to $140. Additionally, the committee unanimously approved increasing a sewer metered service fee charged to village customers from $10.50 per thousand gallons of wastewater to $14. The sewer metered service fee had not been raised since 2017. The committee also approved an increase in the sewer connection fee applied to Village of Vincentown dwellings from $5,868 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) to $6,367.43 per EDU. As has been stated in the past by township officials, the connection fee is what someone would pay if they wanted to connect their home to the sewer system in the village. The township has an agreement with Pinelands Wastewater Company to maintain its sewer service for portions of the township, including the Village of Vincentown. The connection fee reflects the costs paid to Pinelands Wastewater Company and those invested in the wastewater treatment system, according to Township Administrator and Clerk Kathleen D. Hoffman. Hoffman said that the fee increases, enacted through ordinances that were later obtained by this newspaper, do not impact residents with Pinelands Wastewater Company sewer
service in the communities of Leisure Towne and Hampton Lakes because the Village of Vincentown is the only part of the township where the municipality actually owns the sewer lines. “Southampton is responsible for all facets of wastewater service to Vincentown, but has chosen to contract a portion of that responsibility (treatment and disposal) to Pinelands for cost efficiency,” said Bernadette Sohler, vice president of corporate affairs for Pinelands Wastewater Company. “Contracting for this service is presumably more cost efficient than building a wastewater treatment plant.” Mayor Michael Mikulski contended that the fees are being raised because of increased operating expenses related to what the township owes Pinelands Wastewater Company to manage its system. “Pinelands manages the sewer system for the municipality in addition to providing the water etc.,” Mikulski said. “The management company charges the township a fee for those costs, and the contract with the municipality includes a $500 increase for Fiscal Year 2020. Further, when there is maintenance to the system above and beyond what is covered under the contract, those costs are passed back to the township.” In addition to the “management” fee, Bernadette M. Sohler, vice president of corporate affairs for Pinelands Wasterwater Company, said the firm charges a tariff of $11.61 per thousand gallons of wastewater for their services in Vincentown, which is billed to the municipality, not to the customers. This current rate, regulated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), was enacted this See SEWER/ Page 9
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Southampton Township School #2 third grader Danny Doyle collected more than 200 books throughout the month of February, and later donated them to BookSmiles Book Bank in Cherry Hill.
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SOUTHAMPTON—Local third grader Danny Doyle entered this world on Aug. 17, 2011, and was gifted with his own collection of more than 50 books to celebrate the occasion. This was the first milestone for Doyle, who now wants to share his love of reading with those around him. “At his baby shower, instead of cards,
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Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund. Council, however, has determined that it is not permitted to use these open space funds to support the refuge. Mayor Charles “Chuck” Watson read a prepared statement on the refuge’s request for funding at council’s April 21 meeting, which was conducted via videoconference due to the ongoing pandemic. “The township cannot donate taxpayerfunded open space funds to a nonprofit organization for operating expenses,” Watson said. Watson explained that council had directed Township Solicitor Timothy Prime to review the Cedar Run request and prepare a legal opinion regarding the potential use of open
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(Continued from Page 8) past November after having been $8.94 per thousand gallons since 2016. Mikulski confirmed to this newspaper that this is another area where the town’s operating expenses are increasing, necessitating the township to raise its own sewer fees for village customers. According to the ordinances, all of the fee increases imposed on village customers are retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. “Nobody ever enjoys raising fees,” Mikulski said. “When fees are raised, it falls on the residents. It is not something we are looking to do, but we are looking to make them as low and as practical as possible.” The committee did not discuss the ordinances establishing the township’s fee increases for Vincentown customers prior to voting at the Feb. 18 meeting, and no members of the public spoke during the public hearing on the ordinances. The township, later this year, may seek to upgrade an alarm system for the village sewer system, following a “suggestion” from Committeeman Ronald Heston. The alarm system alerts staff to whenever there is an issue within the village sewer system. The township committee has inserted $100,000 from municipal surplus into a Capital Account in a proposed 2020 budget to account for the planned upgrade, along with other potential capital improvements the township may undertake this year to offset the need for raising taxes on township residents. “$10 0,0 0 0 addit ional was allocated f rom su r plu s to capit al to cover t he alarm system (since we do not know the actual cost yet), and any extra will be allocated
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space funds for this purpose. Prime’s legal opinion, as obtained by this newspaper, states that monies from the township’s Open Space Trust Fund “cannot be spent, donated or otherwise provided to the Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge.” In his statement, Watson said that he had discussed the legal opi nion with Miranda, and praised the wildlife refuge for its work in the community. “We all hope that you will consider supporting our amazing non-profits, like Cedar Run, as well as shopping local to support our businesses,” said Watson in his statement. Miranda called the decision “disappointing,” but said t hat he remai ns focu sed on addressing the organization’s financial status and thanked all those who have contributed. “We’re not in as dire a situation as we were two weeks ago,” Miranda said. “We have to be grateful to the people of Medford and the region for supporting us in our time of need. toward capital expenditures,” Mikulski told this newspaper. Heston contended that while currently the cost of the alarm system upgrade is unknown, the township is “estimating on the high side” by pulling the $100,000 from the municipal reserves. “Without increasing the tax rate, we do have it in reserves and we will be able to utilize those funds,” Heston said. T he tow nsh ip com m it tee i n Ma rch introduced an approximately $7 million budget for this year that calls for no tax hike. If adopted, it would be the third year in a row that Southampton Township has not raised taxes, Mikulski said. “We have got a big period of uncertainty coming towards us (from COVID-19 outbreak) and it is important to have a no tax increase to recognize that many folks may have trouble making the real estate payments,” said Deputy Mayor Bill Raftery. The committee is expected to vote on the budget’s final adoption at its regular meeting in May, after tabling adoption at its meeting in April. The township committee adopted an amendment in April that moved $50,000 from existing surplus for possible emergency services related to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, necessitating the delay. Mikulski said personal protective equipment, for example, may need to be purchased by the township in the coming months. “Hopefully, we will not need it and this will go away sooner rather than later, but the idea being that we would rather be safer than sorry to have it (the funds); and even with this, it will not result in a property tax increase for the third year in a row as we are pulling this out of surplus and will still have an amounted surplus that our auditor is comfortable with, and will in no way affect our bond rating,” Mikulski said.
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hospitalizations, and COVID-19 related deaths are beginning to flatten, and in some cases, decline. However, one of the principles outlined that there must be an “appreciable and sustained drop” in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations over a 14-day period before the economy can begin to be reopened. “Quite simply, people will not want to go out and be participating members in our economy if they are fearful that we have not done all that we can to protect them from COVID-19,” Murphy contended. Murphy said April 28 that the ability for him and his administration to put the state on the road to recovery relies upon “all of us continuing our social distancing to bend the curve down and keep it going down.” “You can see that bend is happening,” Murphy contended. “But we need to see that it is just literally going down and nose diving.” As of press time on April 30, the statewide total of positive COVID-19 cases surpassed 116,00 people, and over 6,770 deaths from the virus had been recorded. “Looking statewide at a map that we show you from time to time, the rate of doubling of new cases continues slowing in most counties,” Murphy said. “We need to get every county to that lightest shade, and that means it’s doubling in those counties no less than by 30 days or more. We need to see COVID-19 being defeated, not just in most places in our state, but in every place.” Before easing social distancing restrictions and beginning to open non-essential businesses, Mur phy said his administration would like to reach four milestones: 1) Sustained Reductions In New COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations; 2) Expansion of Testing Capacity; 3) Implementation of “Robust” Contact Tracing; 4) Identification of Secure Safe Places And Resources (Protocols) for Isolation and Quarantine (like hotels). “Meeting these four benchmarks—a sustained drop of the curve, expanded testing, contact tracing, and safe places for people to isolate—is critical to giving our residents confidence that we are not only in front of the crisis, but that when we do restart our economy, they should not fear going out and being a part of it,” Murphy said. “Restarting our economy and returning people to work will be done methodically, strategically and responsibly, and that is our fifth principle.” He cautioned residents on April 27 to expect social distancing measures to remain in place for the foreseeable future, even when the economy is reopened, including requirements to wear face coverings in certain locations. Once the four benchmarks have been fulfilled, the governor contended that the state can then move toward the fifth principle for the
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to read,” Danny Doyle declared. Brooke Doyle, a first-grade teacher at Fine Elementary School in Pennsauken Township with more than 500 books in her own classroom, heard about BookSmiles from other teachers after seeing them carry boxes full of books into their own classrooms. “Where did you get all these books?” she recalled asking the teachers. Danny Doyle later saw his mother with a carload of books for her own classroom and initially thought all the books were for him. He then learned about the BookSmiles operation. “ Eve r y b o d y s h o u l d h a ve b o o k s ,” Brooke Doyle recalled her son saying. She contended that is when she replied to him, “You can help!” In order to fulfill this mission, Danny Doyle started a book drive at his school. Students and their families were able to deliver books to a drop-off box in the front of the school, or a drop-off tote left in front of the Doyle family home.
execution of the economic restart, along with the sixth and final principal, “Ensuring New Jersey’s Resiliency” in the future. “It’s not just about your economic recovery, but your resiliency,” Murphy declared. “How are you going to deal with these lacks of capacities that we had, or these racial and social inequities that we are discussing literally almost every day?” The governor warned that the state cannot think of COVID-19 as a one-and-done virus. “Whether we are hit with a rebound of COVID-19, or a different strain, or an altogether new virus outbreak, we have learned valuable lessons that we would be foolish to ignore,” Murphy said. “Ensuring New Jersey’s resiliency for the next outbreak, and that no one will be left unprotected because racial or socioeconomic status must be a part of our response to this outbreak. COVID-19 showed no favorites in ravaging our state, and neither will we in preparing for the next wave.” Asked April 27 by reporters about priorities on which non-essential industries or businesses might open back first, Murphy replied that it’s going to be the “workplaces and other venues where we have a high-degree of confidence that social distancing and other related norms can be effectively executed.” He said that concerts, for example, would be a form of commerce attached with a high risk. Murphy, when asked by a reporter if the decision to reopen businesses, or anything else that had been shut down as a result of the pandemic, would apply statewide, or be based on a regional or county scope, replied that it was too early to make the call. “My bias will be leaning statewide decisions, unless we see a real unique reason to do otherwise, or unless we see a really bifurcated reality in terms of the virus and its impact on the state,” Murphy said. “For example, the minute you open up two or three parks, either a county park or a state park in those counties, you get the rest of the counties, if not the rest of the region, showing up on a good weather weekend day, in particular, to those parks.” Murphy announced that he would reopen state parks and forests, along with golf courses, effective May 2 (see separate story). The governor on April 28, a day after unveiling the economic restart plan, announced the formation of the Governor’s Restart and Recovery Commission to guide the reopening process. He contended the 21 members of the commission are “a group as diverse as it is talented.” He said the list includes “economists, academics, business leaders, labor leaders, healthcare experts among them with local, national and global experience and knowledge.” Dr. Shirley M. Tilghman, professor of molecular biology & public policy and resident emeritus of Princeton University, and Kenneth Frazier, chairman and chief executive officer of Merck & Co., Inc. will co-chair the commission. “I have asked the commission to immediately
(Continued from Page 8) to his mother. Danny Doyle grew up loving to read, but not just books, according to his mother. He also enjoyed reading menus aloud to his family to help them decide what they wanted to order to eat. Now, as an 8-year-old student at Southampton Township School #2, Danny Doyle can befound reading books at a local library at least once a week during the school year. Once the summertime hits, the number of his visits to the library grows more frequent, according to his mother. His favorite book— the one he re-reads the most—is “The LEGO Batman Movie: The Making of the Movie.” “Reading books is actually a smarter thing to do than just going on a computer,” Danny Doyle said. Vincentown Children’s Library is normally his first choice when it comes to visiting local libraries. “He would rather come here on Saturday, than be at an amusement park,” Brooke Doyle said. The voracious reader now wants to make sure other families, and schools, have access to their own libraries of books. Throughout the month of February, he collected more than 200 donated books and later presented them to BookSmiles Book Bank on Old Cuthbert Road in Cherry Hill. The books varied in difficulty level from “infant” all the way up to “high school.” BookSmiles is a nonprofit organization that offers free books in good condition to students and classroom teachers in exchange for nothing, or a small donation. “It just feels awesome to me to give back to my community and give others the opportunity
He sparked interest in his mission by creating a commercial that aired during his school’s morning announcements, along with a flyer. “Kids kept telling him that he was famous,” Brooke said. “We went to his Christmas concert, and kids were saying, ‘Hey! That is the kid from the commercial.’” Even after the novelty of the commercial wore off, books continued to trickle in. “Books were sitting around, doing nothing,” Brooke said. “People felt good that they were getting rid of stuff they were not using, and that they were going to a good cause.” Danny Doyle and his mother are considering doing the book drive again next year, and they would like to get more people involved to possibly expand the number of drop-off locations. Readers interested in becoming involved can email: bdoyle@pennsauken.net.
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begin remote discussions, because the questions surrounding when and how we ensure a safe restart of our economy and society are also immediate,” Murphy said. “They will address core economic issues, but also issues which directly impact economic health, notably public health, workforce issues, and transportation. And they will seek ways to sustain our recovery by maximizing future federal support, especially for our small business sector. However, their work will not just be in the weeks and months ahead as we restart our economy over the short term. I have asked the commission to look at potential longterm investments that will speed our recovery and position, or economy for overall success, while accounting for the incredible fiscal challenges we will face due to the impact of
WWW.PINEBARRENSTRIBUNE.COM COVID-19 spread.” Murphy met with President Donald J. Trump Thursday at the White House to further discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on New Jersey, and the efforts to restart the state’s economy. Murphy said Thursday during the Oval Office meeting with the president that the state could need $20 to $30 billion in assistance to deal with COVID-19 fallout. “This is to allow us to keep firefighters, teachers, police, EMS, on the payroll serving the communities in their hour of need,” Murphy said. “We don’t see it as a bailout. We see this as a partnership, doing the right thing in what is the worst healthcare crisis in the history of our nation. And I want to again thank the president for an extraordinary spirit of partnership across the whole spectrum of our needs.” Trump didn’t say whether he would support the governor’s request. “That is a tough question because you are talking about the states and whether you call it a bailout or a lot of money,” Trump said.
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