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Strong Show of Support for Tabernacle Rescue Squad Forces Township Committee to Table Proposal to End Its Reign as Sole Emergency-Service Provider

By Mark Hatoff

For the Pine Barrens Tribune

TABERNACLE—A sizeable show of public support and unity for the Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS) appears to have convinced the Tabernacle Township Committee to reconsider its proposal to repeal an ordinance that designates the squad as the sole emergency medical-service provider in Tabernacle Township.

The ordinance repeal, introduced by a 3-2 vote last month following an executive session of the committee—and allegedly without any notice to the squad—was tabled on Oct. 22 following a public hearing that drew a standing-room only crowd and heard from 17 impassioned residents and stakeholders.

The ordinance repeal was courted by Public Safety Director Arch Liston after he discovered that the municipality had never formulated an agreement with the rescue squad in its history and attempts to do so in 2016 were unsuccessful after contract negotiations broke down.

Liston, who told the committee that a formal agreement is a necessity, urged the governing body to repeal the rescue squad ordinance to force the organization to come to the negotiating table.

“In speaking with Township Solicitor Peter Lange, it was brought forth that if we’re going to enter into contract negotiations, we have the process of repealing this ordinance,” Liston said.

“If we repeal, this allows us to go into negotiations clean with the existing squad. They can continue operations. We just want to make sure we’re doing

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Former OEM Coordinator Offers Name for Committee Seat Write-In Choice

By Mark Hatoff

For the Pine Barrens Tribune

TABERNACLE—Col. William “Corky” Lowe, a 13-year emergency management coordinator of Tabernacle Township who retired April 1, has practically thrown his hat in the ring for one of two open seats on the Tabernacle Township Committee in Tuesday’s election.

His unofficial candidacy, which has gained traction in the municipality, comes on the heels of the committee’s introduction of an ordinance to repeal the one designating the Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS) as the sole emergency medicalservice provider in Tabernacle Township.

The ordinance repeal was courted by Public Safety Director Arch Liston after he discovered that the municipality had never formulated an agreement with the rescue squad in its history and that attempts to do so in 2016 were unsuccessful after contract negotiations broke down.

The repeal was introduced by a 3-2 committee vote on Sept. 24, but stalled on Oct 22. following a backlash that saw Tabernacle Town Hall fill to capacity. It has been tabled to November.

Lowe, before the rescue squad issue cropped up and around the time of his retirement, said See NAME/ Page 12

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Freeholder Director Pledges to Keep RCBC Pool Open, Or, If Necessary, to Build New Swimming Facility

By Mark Hatoff

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PEM BERTON — Swim mers f rom the Pemberton area, along with members of 25 South Jersey high school swim teams, clubs and organizations, are breathing a little easier after hearing a pledge last week from Burlington County Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs to keep a 47-year aquatics complex at the Pemberton campus of Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) open or to build a new one in another convenient location.

Gibbs’ pledge was made before more than 100 swimming enthusiasts, and their supporters, who packed a Burlington County Board of Freeholders meeting on Oct. 24 in Mt. Holly.

“I will not allow this resource to disappear,” said Gibbs, who is up for reelection Tuesday.

“Let me be even clearer: the Pemberton campus pool will remain open, or we will build a new one during my next term at a convenient location in Burlington County.”

The complex is one of the last facilities to remain open on the college’s Pemberton campus after the institution moved nearly all of its programs and classes—with the exception of the aquatics and athletics programs—to its Mount Laurel campus over the past three years.

T he move began i n 2015, when the institution known then as Burlington County College (BCC) renamed itself in recognition of its new partnership with Rowan University.

Questions about the aquatics complex’s continued existence began at the time of the move, but apprehension increased after a request for proposals (RFP) to redevelop the campus was issued by RCBC’s Board of Trustees on Oct. 9.

“RCBC is currently seeking proposals from the private sector to redevelop its former Pemberton campus,” Gibbs said.

A scheduled Oct. 26 pre-response meeting for proposals and site tour of the Pemberton campus were postponed the day after the freeholders’ meeting so that the maximum number of interested parties could attend the events.

“The RFPs keep coming in,” said RCBC’s Communications and Marketing Director Greg Volpe, who confirmed the reason for the postponement. “The response has been overwhelming.”

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or tours had been scheduled as of press time.

Carol Melman, a Springfield Township resident who is a member and vocal supporter of the pool, has been attending meetings of the freeholders and trustees about the subject for the past year. She led an organized outreach alerting the community to the request for proposals and Oct. 24 freeholders’ meeting.

Word soon spread on social media, resulting in dozens of people wearing swim-team related sweatshirts and towels showing up at the freeholders’ meeting. Some held signs that read “Save Our Pool.”

“RCBC and the freeholders have expressed no plan up until now,” said Melman before the meeting. “My solution would be to have the Pemberton campus deeded to Burlington County so that it may be added to the County Parks System. This would save the only publicly accessible indoor, deep-water pool in the county.”

Before allowing public comment on the pool’s future during the meeting, Gibbs read a prepared statement into the record about the pool’s status.

“As a former competitive swimmer from a young age through high school, I have vivid memories of traveling to early morning and late-night practices and meets,” she said. “Like many of my peers growing up in Camden County, I did not have the luxury of utilizing a pool in my own community and was forced to use a facility far from home.”

Gibbs added that the pool at the Pemberton campus is a resource that many area high schools, sw i m clubs a nd com mu n it y organizations have come to rely on.

The pool is currently used for practices and meets by 25 South Jersey high schools, nearly half from Burlington County, as well as by clubs such as the Aqua Barons, Jersey Devil Rays, Marlins Special Olympics and Masters Group.

Recreational swimmers can also use the facility for a membership fee, and swim lessons and lifeguard trainings are conducted there as well.

G ibbs not e d t hat con st r uct i ng a nd maintaining a pool that is operated primarily for athletic teams “can go a long way in enhancing the student-athlete experience,” but is a very expensive endeavor.

“That is why financial partners will be required to ensure that the Pemberton Campus pool, or any new one, will be self-sustaining,” the freeholder director said. “…If the campus,

excluding the pool, is sold, the county will assume ownership of the pool and invest in needed repairs. If the campus in its entirety is sold, we will work to keep the pool open while we construct a new one so there is no interruption.”

T he f reeholder d i rector a dded t hat fundraising efforts would be initiated to make either scenario a reality.

RCBC President Michael Cioce reaffirmed Gibbs’ pledge on Oct. 29.

“We commend Freeholder Director Gibbs’ commitment to keep an aquatics program in Burlington County and look forward to working with her on this important initiative,” Cioce said. “As she noted, the college’s priority is to create high-quality, affordable and accessible paths to higher education in Burlington County. Her announcement allows us to remain true to our mission while we pursue development proposals for the future of the Pemberton Campus.”

Before Gibbs pledge and the meeting began, Cindy Passalacqua, a 20-year coach of the Jersey Devil Rays (made up of 4-to-18-yearolds) who also works part time for the aquatics center, discussed the options available to area swimmers if the Pemberton pool was to no longer be available and no new pool is built.

“They could try to find pool space in other places, but it wouldn’t be in Burlington County,” she said. “Maybe the Kroc Center in Camden or the Jersey Wahoos in Mt. Laurel.

But they can’t fit everyone.

“The pool needs to be taken over by the county and turned into a recreation center that people can rent. There is nothing else in the area for senior citizens and community kids.

We don’t need another housing development there when there are already empty houses in Pemberton Township and Browns Mills.”

Former Rancocas Valley High School swimmer Violet Ortega, also interviewed before the meeting, said that closing the pool without an alternative would cripple the high school swim teams in the county.

“Lots of pools in Mt. Laurel are not being rented out to high schools,” she said.

The 26-year-old, who also coached with the Jersey Devil Rays for four years and has run high school swim meets at the Pemberton pool for the last eight, added that “when the college took out their diving board, that was See POOL/ Page 22

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Lakes Council Allocates $52,000 for More Sewer Plant Repairs

By Mark Hatoff

For the Pine Barrens Tribune

MEDFORD LAKES—Emergency repairs are once again being made to Medford Lakes’ sewer plant.

Medford Lakes Borough Council approved an emergency appropriation of $52,000 on Oct 22. The funds will be used for tank cleaning and solids removal at the sewer plant, as well as for repairs to valves, gates and infrastructure.

The need for such work was said to not be known until the tanks were drained the week before.

“This was about four to five years of buildup,” said Mayor William Fields.

Borough Administrator Dr. Robert Burton added that once the tanks are cleaned out, the borough will be placed on a once-a year cleaning schedule.

It was just a little more than a month ago when council approved an emergency appropriation of $30,000 to replace a faulty mixer pump, which keeps borough sewage flowing. Borough Clerk Mark McIntosh said at the time that the broken mixer pump could cause sewage leakage.

“In order to replace the pump, the area around it needs to be drained,” he said. “Then you need to bypass the flow to a different pump, remove the original, then install the new mixer pump and reroute the flow.”

In other borugh news, Burton announced that the borough’s new asphalt machine that is said to provide a longer-duration fix for

potholes, is currently in operation.

“I also want to point out that the machine is in the Public Works yard, and if you happen to be driving by and see some white smoke, it is actually not smoke, it is steam,” Burton said. “The machine runs very clean.”

An ordinance to formally designate 13 existing pedestrian crosswalks and install pedestrian crossing signs at each of the locations was approved on second reading.

The affected crosswalks are located at: • Aet na Way at the intersection of Trading Post Way; • Dixontown Road at Chickasaw Trail; • Lenape Trail where it intersects with Hiawatha Trail and Stokes Road; • Medford Lakes–Tabernacle Road at Aetna Way, as well as at Oak Drive and Chickasaw Trail (both Medford Lakes Country Club golf course crossings); • Mohawk Trail where it intersects with Hiawatha Trail and Pawnee Trail; • Mudjekeewis Trail at Nokomis Trail in the vicinity of Nokomis School; • Stokes Road at the intersections of Comanche Trail and Bowker Road and Minnetonka Trail and Trading Post Way, and • Tuckerton Road at Kihade Trail.

A resolution was also passed opposing a Sept. 21 ruling by the head of the state Division of Alcohol Beverage Cont rol (ABC) that would impose limitations on craft See SEWER/ Page 11

Tabernacle Proceeds to Contract Out Third of Carranza Road Repaving Without Waiting for NJDOT Funding

By Mark Hatoff

For the Pine Barrens Tribune

TABERNACLE—The Tabernacle Township Committee has awarded a contract to repave a third of Carranza Road, representing a start on what local officials are hoping will be a more extensive resurfacing project on the treacherous thoroughfare.

A contract to repave Carranza Road, from Tuckerton Road South to near Moores Meadow Road (covering about 3,000 feet), as well as Powell Place Road, was awarded at the committee’s Oct. 22 meeting to Arawak Paving for $826,900.

Part of this cost will be paid for by a previously received $245,000 grant for Carranza Road.

The township, however, is still waiting to see if its joint application with neighboring Shamong Township—for additional funds to improve more of Carranza Road—will be approved by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).

A third municipality into which Carranza Road extends, Washington Township, declined to become part of the joint effort to have the road improved.

Township Engineer Dante Guzzi, who had submitted the recent grant applications for both Tabernacle and Shamong, which would extend the Carranza Road paving to where the thoroughfare becomes a dirt road in Shamong, near the dormant Blue Comet line railroad tracks, anticipated that work on both Carranza and Powell Place Roads would begin this year.

“We will take our existing grant and do our third of Carranza,” Mayor Joseph Barton said.

“We’re hopeful about the state grant still out.

But hopefully Shamong will work the rest of it out with us should we not get the new grant.”

The committee also unanimously approved a $1,296,750 bond ordinance to finance the completion of various capital improvements and acquire equipment.

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Cherokee Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault of Student

By Douglas D. Melegari

the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Evesham Police Department, he admits (the victim) stayed over at his house two times EVESHAM—A Cherokee High School Latin when the student was in high school. He further teacher has been charged with sexual assault admitted having a sexual relationship with (the after allegedly having sexual intercourse on victim) after she graduated from high school.” multiple occasions with a student there when Cesanek was charged Wednesday with she was between the ages of 16 and 17 years old. multiple counts of sexual assault, endangering Brantley Cesanek, 30, of Haddon Township the welfare of a child and official misconduct in Camden Count y, who was for sexually assaulting one of his ar rested at his home Tuesday students. without incident, was being held as Donna Charlesworth, principal of press time at Camden County’s of Cherokee, part of the Lenape Correctional Facility pending a Regional High School District, pretrial detention hearing. provided a vague letter to the school The hearing was scheduled to be community Wednesday morning held Nov. 2. about “allegations.”

An investigation was initiated by “We want you to be aware of the Burlington County Prosecutor’s allegations of certain conduct by a Office and Evesham Township Cherokee High School staff member Police Department when it was which were brought to the attention Cesanek reported that Cesanek had an of the administration yesterday,” ongoing sexual relationship with a Cherokee Charlesworth wrote. “Upon receipt of that student in 2016 and 2017. report, the staff member was not permitted to According to Camden County Prosecutor be on any of our school grounds or at any of Mar y Eva Colalillo, her office and the our events.”

Haddon Township Police Department joined Charlesworth added that the “allegations” do the investigation “when they discovered the not involve any current students and she was sexual assaults took place in Cesanek’s home unable to provide more specific information on the 300 block of South Park Drive in Haddon due to the ongoing investigation by authorities.

Township.”

She promised that, “as soon as the information “(The victim) provided an audiotaped becomes public, we will share it with you.” statement to detectives with the Burlington Current and former students of Cesanek County Prosecutor’s Office and Evesham Police spoke highly of the teacher both before and Department in which she described having after the incident on ratemyteachers.com, an vaginal sex with the defendant, performing educator rating website. fellatio on the defendant, and the defendant “Mr. Cesanek was always a positive performing cunnilingus on the victim on presence wherever he was,” wrote one reviewer multiple occasions during her junior year and Thursday. “Whenever you saw him he would her senior year of high school,” wrote Detective brighten your day. It’s unbelievable that this L. Jones in an Affidavit of Probable Cause could happen to someone like him. He was signed on Oct. 30. “In a videotaped statement See ASSAULT/ Page 14 provided by the defendant to detectives of Staff Writer

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Pemberton Medical Arts Academy Enables 75 of Its Students to View Simulcast of Surgery At Deborah

By Jayne Cabrilla Staff Writer

PEMBERTON—Students from Pemberton Township High School’s Medical Arts Academy were among an estimated 1,000 from 14 area high schools who took part in an interactive simulcast of mitral valve replacement surgery performed at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, in Browns Mills, on Oct. 25.

The Pine Barrens Tribune was invited by Pemberton school administrators to witness this unique educational opportunity, made possible by its partnership with Deborah Heart and Lung Center.

Jeanne Mignella of the school’s media services department, who gave this newspaper a warm welcome at the door, said that 169 Pemberton High students are enrolled in the school’s Medical Arts Academy out of a total student population of approximately 1,000.

According to Medical Arts Academy Director Elisabeth McCartney, Pemberton Township

High School’s close proximity to the Deborah campus, made a partnership that offers students a career path into the medical field a shoe-in.

McCartney recounted how the Medical Arts Academy was introduced into Pemberton’s curriculum in 2010-2011 through a 21st Century grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

The academy’s first graduating class was in 2013. The course work and hands-on experiences help give the students a better transition into college, she said.

Seventy-five students from the academy attended the simulcast surgery, which was held in the school’s theater-seating auditorium.

Donna McArdle, spokesperson from Deborah, said that the opportunity for students to witness operating room procedures through these biannual video forums allows them to decide early on if the medical field is a good career fit for them.

The pre-taped surgery itself was discussed See DEBORAH/ Page 11

Medford Officials Say They Prefer to Ask That Spaces Be Kept Open for Seniors, Rather Than Reserved

By Nicholas Fernandes Staff Writer

MEDFOR D —A request for Medford Township senior citizens to have 20 parking spots reserved for them in the public lot at Cranberry Hall Senior Center has been put on hold while Medford Council attempts to get the public to free up some spaces for the elderly without any use of signage.

The proposal by Neighborhood Services Advisory Committee member Colleen Stover would designate 10 spots on each side of the lot as reserved for senior citizens between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Seniors who find walking difficult claimed that younger residents are taking up the 20 spaces closest to the entrance.

“From what I understand, older people coming to the (center’s) events are having difficulty walking far distances because the spots closer to the entrance are filled up,” said Stover during a township council meeting on Oct. 16.

Stover has asked the council to consider installing signs reserving the 20 spots for members of the senior center during its event hours, without other drivers being penalized for using them.

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Aide to MacArthur’s Campaign Accused of ‘Menacing Behavior'

By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer

SOUTHAMPTON—The moderator of a Candidates Forum sponsored by LeisureTowne’s Civic League earlier this month is calling on Republican Congressman Tom MacArthur to issue an apology after a campaign staffer of his was observed displaying what she called “threatening and menacing behavior” toward Democratic candidates at its close.

The incident, which was also partially observed by the Pine Barrens Tribune, began as the candidates were asked to mingle with voters who gathered for the forum.

An individual, later identified by numerous political operatives in attendance at the forum as Kevin Tober, was seen chasing after MacArthur’s Democratic opponent Andy Kim in the front of the room where the forum was held. Tober also faces a charge of “defiant trespassing” related to a previous incident at a Medford Democratic Club function.

As Tober was chasing Kim, he was seen by this newspaper and other witnesses repeatedly shoving his cellphone in the candidate’s face.

One of Kim’s political aides tried to act as a bodyguard while Kim tried to ignore Tober and talk with voters.

“This threatening behavior occurred at the

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closing event when residents and candidates were given time to mingle and engage in civil discourse,” said Sylvia Teehan, forum moderator in a letter to the paper. “The MacArthur staff member held his cellphone inches from the face of Andy Kim while asking leading questions in an attempt to goad Andy Kim into responding.”

Eventually, several men from the age 55-plus retirement community surrounded Tober and asked him to leave the premises.

“The other Democratic candidates, JoAnne Schwartz (running for county clerk) and Felica Hopson (running for freeholder) were also threatened and harassed,” Teehan wrote.

“They were so traumatized that they needed to be escorted to their cars.”

Schwartz, when reached after the incident, said two other incidents involving Tober proceeded this one.

“We had a Burlington County Democratic Committee meeting in the Willingboro JFK Center two to three weeks ago,” she said.

“Tober crashed the meeting by coming in filming us and yelling questions.”

Schwartz said that a Democratic party official had to open an umbrella at one point to block Tober from filming her and Hopson.

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Provisional Ballots Await Any Voters Who Failed to Rescind Mail-in Status This being election week, there is an election-related issue that you should know about, in the event that you’re still unaware of it – just so it doesn’t catch you by surprise when you exercise your constitutional right to vote for the candidates of your choice.

And it’s this: If you voted by mail in the 2016 election and would like to go back to voting at your polling place on Nov. 6, but haven’t informed the Burlington County Clerk’s Office to that effect, don’t expect to be allowed to enter a voting booth. Instead, you’ll be given a provisional ballot that likely won’t be counted until well after the polls close.

Under a measure signed into law this past August by Gov. Phil Murphy, anyone who used a mail-in ballot two years ago needed to opt out in writing, providing their name, address, and signature, in order to be allowed to participate in the more conventional method of voting on Election Day. But if you want to go back to your polling place and failed to submit such information (a form for which was provided on the county’s official website), your provisional vote may take as long as 12 days to be counted, according to the Burlington County Clerk’s office.

That is the amount of time the new law allows for the Board of Elections to make sure that anyone casting a provisional ballot didn’t also mail one in – in essence, voting twice.

However, if you never requested an absentee ballot and now find you won’t have a chance to get to your polling place on Election Day, you can still vote the day before, provided you’re willing and able to make an appearance at the County Government Building at 50 Rancocas Rd. in Mt. Holly.

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LeisureTowne Needs Proper Fiscal Oversight Earlier this year, LeisureTowne’s long standing Finance Committee resigned en masse to protest the LeisureTowne Board of Trustees’ repeated rejection of the recommendations, analysis and advice the advisory committee had been providing in support of the financial operation of the active adult 55-plus community.

As of the time I submitted this letter to the press, the board has not replaced the finance committee.

A survey of the vast majority of su r rou ndi ng act ive adult 55-plus communities, conducted by the now dissolved finance committee, revealed that the majority of these communities have active, vibrant, involved and participatory finance committees. These committees work collaboratively, and in partnership, with their boards to ensure the financial integrity of their communities.

A new finance committee needs to be established and should consist of competent members who have a depth of experience, autonomy and independence to draw their own conclusions surrounding financial matters. The new committee must also have members who will challenge the board when an honest difference of opinion exists.

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Monday to appear at the office of the county clerk, where they will be handed a mail-in ballot that they either can fill out on the spot and leave with the Board of Elections in the same building or else mail in.

If the ballot is mailed, the new law provides that it will be valid as long as it is postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the board within two days thereafter (which the U.S. Postal Service claims should be sufficient time for an item sent first class within the state of New Jersey to reach its destination).

If you’re not sure whether you sent in your mail-in ballot and decide to cast a provisional one as well, keep in mind that you would technically be in violation of the law if you already voted.

“It’s illegal to vote more than once,” a spokesperson for the County Elections Board of Elections told the Pine Barrens Tribune.

Whether you would then be subject to prosecution for doing so would be up to the Superintendent and Board of Elections, who would review any such instance to determine if it involved intentional fraud or merely was an oversight. Suffice it to say, however, that only one of those votes would count.

The clerk’s office estimated that there are between 6,000 and 7,000 voters throughout the county who may need to be given provisional ballots in the upcoming election.

So, as we said, don’t be surprised when you’re handed one if you haven’t bothered to rescind your vote-by-mail option.

And whatever you do, don’t give the poll worker who said you can’t enter a voting booth a hard time. He or she is just doing their job (and considering how early they have to get up to do it, dealing with an irate voter is the last thing they need.)

A new finance committee should also have total and timely access to financial information pertaining to the community.

Its chairperson should also have a seat at the table and be present at closed-session board meetings.

A finance committee needs to be part of the budget-setting process and review contracts, bids and proposals before they are executed.

What is most essential, however, is the establishment of a finance committee— required by the by-laws and covenants of LeisureTowne—that an overly aggressive and non-transparent board cannot ignore, disregard, isolate, disband or otherwise adversely impact. A finance committee should act as a counter-balance to the fiscal decision-making of the board.

I call upon this board to accept and adopt a permanent finance committee whose membership and very existence is not based on the whims of the board, and whose interactions with the board are not affected by personality or popularity, but rather mandated by the covenants and bylaws of LeisureTowne.

Larry O’Rourke Ex-Chair of the LeisureTowne Finance Committee Southampton, New Jersey

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Location: New Egypt Details: The McKaig Test Mullen S.A.L. hosts an all you can eat breakfast every 1st Sunday of the month, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. We offer a wide range of breakfast items including omelets. For every five times you attend you will receive a free breakfast. The American Legion Post 455 is located at 2 Meadowbrook Lane, New Egypt, NJ 08533.

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Location: Vincentown Details: “The Illustrated Delaware River” – Author/Illustrator Hal Taylor will discuss the history of the Delaware River, including its earliest inhabitants and settlements, old towns, military installations, and industrial and commercial importance, as well as the Delaware Water Gap and its grand hotels. The event is hosted by the Southampton Historical Society. Free to the public.

7:30 p.m. at Old Town Hall, 25 Plum Street, Vincentown. For more information, call 609-859-0524.

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Location: Vincentown Details: An Election Day Luncheon will be held at the Vincentown United Methodist Church, 97 Main Street, from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The menu includes delicious, homemade soup, sandwich and dessert for $8 to either eat in or take out. Proceeds benefit mission projects of the Vincentown United Methodist Women. For more information, call 609-859-2161.

Woman’s Club of Medford

Location: Medford Details: The guest speaker at the Woman’s Club of Medford’s general meeting will be Effie Murphy from the Alzheimer’s Association. As women are more susceptible to this disease, it is important to have as much information and preparation as possible. 7 p.m. at the Medford Memorial Community Center, 21 S. Main Street.

Location: Vincentown Details: The Southampton Historical Society is hosting a Christmas in November bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Vincent Fire House, 16 Race Street, Vincentown. Crafters, baked goods, raffle baskets, and more.

Lunch available – homemade chili, hot dogs, meatball sandwiches and drinks. 609-859-0524 or 609-953-5988.

Location: Southampton Details: Residents of LeisureTowne will showcase their many talents at the 4th Annual Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Laurel Hall, Route 70, Southampton. Start your holiday shopping here with beautifully crafted items for sale.

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Location: Medford Details: The Berry Basket Quilt Guild will meet at 7:30 p.m., in the Medford Leas Auditorium, Route 70, Medford.

Guest speaker will be journalist and quilting expert Meg Cox, who will take the audience behind the scenes of the $3.6 billion quilt market, sharing the latest trends, rising stars and industry feuds. Visitors and new members welcome.

Location: Browns Mills Details: St. Ann’s will host a Christmas Bazaar, at 22 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come out and get some shopping done. Free children’s craft corner while you shop, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Note: All vendor spaces are taken).

Wind Symphony of Southern New Jersey

Location: Westampton Details: Enjoy a 42-piece orchestral performance, including big-band tunes and pops favorites, at 2 p.m. at the Burlington County Library auditorium, 5 Pioneer Blvd., Westampton. Free admission. For more information, call 609-267-9660, or visit: www.bcls.lib. nj.us.

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Location: Nesco Details: Mullica in the Pines Historical Society will host a special “Schoolhouse Christmas,” featuring carols by the Senior Handbell Choir from the Pilgrim Academy and a visit from Santa, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Hilda Frame School, Nesco. For more information, call 609-561-4034.

Southampton Township ShadeTree Advisory Board

Location: Southampton Details: A presentation by members of the Southampton ShadeTree Advisory Board at 7:30 p.m. at the Township Building, 5 Retreat Road, Southampton, will include a discussion about crawling insects. Members will also talk about plans for tree plantings around the township.

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Revue Takes Seniors Back to Dawn of Rock ‘n’ Roll

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PEMBERTON—A group of Pemberton Township seniors received a real “blast from the past” on Oct. 25 when they traveled to Dover Downs Casino to enjoy “One Night in Memphis,” a popular revue.

The show, a musical tribute to the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll, consists of recreations of performances that took place during what is now considered the greatest jam session of all time at Sun Records in Memphis on Dec. 4, 1956.

For this historic get-together, Sam Phillips, owner of Sun Records, had hired young piano player Jerry Lee Lewis to accompany some of the most promising young stars of the rock ‘n’ roll era as they recorded their signature music.

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PEMBERTON—A “Piney Pastry,” served in two versions—cranberry and blueberry— combined with filo dough and cream cheese, took first prize in an annual Berry Bake-Off held by the Browns Mills Improvement Association (BMIA) on Sunday, Oct. 28.

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Rudolph Zotter, a culinary arts instructor at Pemberton Township High School, was the judge for the much-anticipated event.

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Milk is actually allowed as an ingredient in “dark” chocolate, but sometimes dairysensitive individuals suffer a harmful allergy.

The reality is that most chocolates contain some milk and it is undisclosed.

The FDA actually tested 100 different brands of dark chocolate bars and they specifically tested it for the presence of milk.

Of these 100 bars, only six of them listed the ingredient of milk! The other 88 bars did not disclose milk as an ingredient, yet 51 of them contained milk.

Dairy-tainted chocolates are among the most frequently reported allergens.

It is unfortunate, but true that milk can get into a dark chocolate product even when it is not directly added. The problem happens because the dark chocolate is often produced on the same equipment that makes milk chocolate bars and traces of milk inadvertently wind up in the dark chocolate batter.

It is essentially a problem of crosscontamination.

My best suggestion to you is to completely avoid dark chocolate if you’re allergic to milk or dairy, unless the brand you are buying is made on equipment dedicated to dark chocolate bars only.

This is another reason why it is difficult to place your trust in the food industry. They do not mean to make people sick, but their laziness or sloppiness can lead to pain and suffering for some folks.

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product may contain dairy”, “this product may contain traces of milk” or “manufactured in a facility that uses milk.” There are other warning label messages, but if you are my best friend, I would tell you to replace the word “may” with “probably!”

The take-home message is you should not assume that your dark chocolate is free of milk and you should not consume it if you have serious allergic reactions to milk, regardless of the label.

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I’ll also tell you why some chocolate bars aren’t good for vegans.

Here is a fun fact: white chocolate doesn’t contain any cacao whatsoever. It is just a combination of cocoa butter, sugar, and milk.

It is definitely something to avoid if you’re dairy-intolerant or allergic to milk.

In closing, when it comes to dark chocolate, the dairy-free claims and statements on the label are best completely disregarded if the manufacturer fails to use dedicated machinery and equipment due to the likelihood of cross-contamination.

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breweries, restricting them to 25 activities each throughout the year.

Opponents have said the edict would curtail business and also prevent menus and food being brought in from other establishments.

In response to criticism, the state put a stay on enforcing the ruling on Oct. 2.

In other business, council authorized the borough tax collector to be an additional signer on certain municipal accounts, assuring that they would get the required two signatures in case another signer is away from the office.

Bu r t on wa s also ap p oi nt e d de put y municipal clerk, allowing him to take over for the municipal clerk in the event of the latter’s unavailability.

“I agree with this; however, I think we should be looking for something more permanent,” said Councilman Robert Hanold.

“Our clerk (McIntosh) is overburdened with a lot of work and I think it would be good for him to have an assistant. You (Burton) can’t be wearing all of these hats, either.”

Addit ionally, a n oat h of of fice was administered at the meeting to Jonathan G. Micken, Jr. to serve as a Class II special police officer for the Medford Lakes Borough Police Department.

The council meeting included a presentation

by Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-8th District), who has been visiting all the municipalities in his district to promote a measure he has helped craft called the Taxpayer Protection Amendment, which he claims would bring Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid (CMPTRA) to New Jersey municipalities.

The proposed amendment to the New Jersey constitution was introduced by Peters and Joe Howarth (R-8th District) on May 28, and has thus far been supported in resolution form by 11 of the 20 municipalities in Peters’ district.

If he is able to collect resolutions from all of

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real-time by Dr. Ronald Ross of Deborah.

Ross explained pre-surgery procedures, operating room (OR) equipment, OR personnel and their responsibilities during surgery, he also explained that the step-by-step heart operation, closing the surgical site and post-operative care, as well as the problems and causes of heart diseases. He also answered students’ questions.

During the graphic heart-valve replacement video, the Pemberton students who attended appeared serious, curious and observant.

Some of the students will go on to medical school, nursing school or pharmacy school, said McCartney. One senior, Tiernan Johnson, however, revealed he has a different career in mind.

Johnson said he plans to become an athletic trainer.

“Studying anatomy and understanding how the body works will be a big help to me,” he said.

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To another senior, Corinthina Crespo, the experience was “like a head start on my nursing career.”

“The academy is growing and now there are classes being offered that are more career specific,” Crespo said. “It’s good to have (a program like this), and it represents our school in a great way.”

In addition to the interactive simulcasts, McArdle said Deborah offers mentoring, job shadowing, volunteer experiences and internships.

One example she cited is that of Deborah nurse Jessica Ahern, who was among the first group of academy graduates. Ahern was recently named Deborah Nurse of the Year.

“Deborah has been a part of the community for 96 years and we consider Pemberton our hometown and Fort Dix, too, is very important –we grew up together,” McArdle added.

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them by next July, he is hopeful that he will be able to get the amendment on the ballot for the November 2019 election.

According to Peters, the proposal could restore $113,000 to Medford Lakes’ budget.

While that would only be a fraction of $2.8 million in aid to Medford Lakes that has been kept in Trenton since 2009—part of $364 million retained there to plug holes and to meet shortfalls in the state budget—it could still go a long way in helping the borough’s finances, he indicated.

“Having $113,000 restored to Medford L a ke s’ b u d ge t wo u ld b e hu ge ,” t h e assemblyman said. “It’s all proportional for each municipality. Even a small amount could be very helpful for each town.”

Peters noted that Medford Lakes is the 19th municipality he has visited to discuss this proposed measure, with Pemberton scheduled to be his last stop.

Peters said that he would soon be sending a sample resolution to the Medford Lakes Council to review.

During public comment, Medford resident Daniel Stehlik spoke about a potential danger for borough residents who own log homes.

“My daughter owned a home here on Nokomis Trail for four years and had always had a chimney sweep come in,” he said. “This past week, we had one who has a camera that he used to look inside the flue. Eight feet up, he found a four-inch gap in the flue. He told me that chimney sweeps can’t see that from the top or the bottom, so they are cleaning an unsafe flue.

“In these log homes, with these gaps, any sparks that go up eight feet would have had access to the side of the house. This was the biggest fire hazard in the house and nobody knew about it. Unless you demand a camera inspection, you have no idea whether you are safe or not.”

Hanold said that this situation more likely applies to homes built earlier that don’t have a wooden insert in their chimney.

“I have a wooden insert in mine that was probably put in 15-20 years ago,” he said.

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The position was created by a 3-1 vote last September after a majority of the committee members wanted to have all of the public safety agencies operate under one umbrella.

Liston, the first person to serve in the position, was appointed by the committee on June 4.

Just before the position was created, the committee had announced its intentions to wait until after someone filled it to handle contract negotiations with TRS. Lowe threw his hat in the ring in a Facebook post to the community that appeared days before the Oct. 22 committee meeting, in which Lowe encouraged residents to write in his or any other name as a vote, rather than Mayor Joseph Barton’s.

“On Election Day, two individuals (Samuel Moore and Barton) are running unopposed for two open Township Committee seats,” he said in his post. “Vote for one of them (say, Sam Moore, since he was an emergency responder and has no history of being an elected representative of the people) and then do not vote for the other. Write in a name—just make sure it is a real name. If you are at a loss for a name, use mine or any other.

“After the elections, we will see how many write-ins there are. What will that tell us? That our vote can be seen. That we are watching and are involved and have taken the first step in replacing selected committee members. Maybe the committee will start to listen. The bottom line: if you want the squad to be there supporting you and your family and your community, you need to be active.”

Moore is r unning to fill the seat of Committeeman Richard Franzen, who will be stepping down at the end of his term.

With his post, Lowe said that he intended to convince Tabernacle residents that they had the power to get things done in town, whether by voting on Tuesday or by attending last week’s

committee meeting to support the TRS. Interviewed before the meeting, Lowe said that he would serve in a committee seat if he got enough write-in votes, but that wasn’t the intent of his message.

“I would never have written that stuff before I retired,” he said. “But since I did, I’m no longer a township officer and feel it’s my obligation to tell people what I think. If I think (the committee) is going the wrong way, I’m going to say something.”

Lowe said the post had nothing to do with his personal ambitions.

“I don’t want to run for office,” he said. “I don’t encourage people to write my name in, but encourage them to write anyone in as long as it’s a legitimate name—not Mickey Mouse.”

Yet, Lowe appears to have found some support for his candidacy. Since the post, residents have been writing in Facebook groups urging Tabernacle voters to write in Lowe’s name on the ballot. Also, a flyer appeared in the township this week supporting the TRS and Lowe's

candidacy. Barton, interviewed by phone on Thursday, objected to some of the flyer's content, specifically text that implies that he voted to end the relationship with the squad and that the committee was “ignoring”...the community’s desire to negotiate a contract with TRS.” “We have not taken a vote and no one has said that we would not be willing to negotiate a contract,” said Barton, adding that he received the flyer on Wednesday night.

In regard to the election and in light of the flyer, Barton also objected that the TRS building is being used as a polling location.

“If this flyer came from TRS, then they are maybe putting their non-profit status at risk, since non-profits are not allowed to endorse a candidate,” he said. “That said, Col. Lowe has as much of a right as any to run as a writein candidate, although it was probably an afterthought on his part. It confuses me why he didn’t run in a primary. Obviously, he supports the TRS and so do I."

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Perhaps further fueled by the content of the flyer, Barton reiterated his desire for the squad to show greater transparency.

“Their members should be providing 1099 forms to declare their income,” he said. “Is it legal to pay their members $5 an hour and call it reimbursements? I question their out-of-pocket expenses since we've seen no receipts and no 1099s.

“Also, our residents insure three cars for their officers and Chief George Jackson rides in a new, unmarked car. I find that strange, since all of their cars (used for TRS business) need to have markings.”

Barton also indicated that he wasn’t spooked by the large turnout at the Oct. 22 Tabernacle Township Committee meeting in protest of the ordinance repeal proposal.

“There were a lot of residents speaking out on behalf of the TRS (on Oct. 22),” he said. “But I would suspect that if they were in any other town, they would get the same service.”

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The ordinance includes: • Reconstruction and/or resurfacing of Hawkin Road, Cramer Road, Holly Park Drive and Sylvan Court, and the installation of traffic-calming devices on Lee Drive for an estimated total of $1,180,000; • Acquisition of equipment for the Public Works Department, including a dump truck with plow, sander and spray system, for an estimated $130,000; and • Acquisition of an all-wheel drive utility vehicle for the fire department for an estimated $55,000.

Before the Arawak Paving contract was discussed and awarded, resident Fran Brooks, a long-time proponent of having Carranza Road work completed, voiced indignation that the bond did not include Carranza.

“We’ve waited over 30 some years on Carranza, from Tuckerton to Moores Meadow Road,” she said. “Every other road in this township has been paved. These four other roads (covered by the bond) can wait another year. It’s time to do the right thing. It gets irritating and it’s sickening to have to keep listening to these comments about delaying work on Carranza.”

The committee also sought to resolve a longsimmering dispute by authorizing a preliminary investigation and a request for qualifications for an appraiser to look at Irick’s Causeway Road, between Sooy Place and Powell Place Road.

Ownership of the connecting road has been claimed by resident John Sullivan, whose home at 177 Sooy Place Rd. is directly adjacent to

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“It’s an old road that’s been on the tax map for as long as anyone can remember,” Lange said. “The committee had instructed me to come up with plans to resolve the title dispute.

The first step is to obtain an appraisal and then the township, knowing that cost, would be able to proceed on notice to the involved property owner.”

In other business, the committee authorized a new public auction of township-owned properties that hadn’t previously been sold.

The properties are: • 106 Forked Neck Road/Bozarthtown Road, which was assessed at $73,200 and is being offered at a minimum bid of $50,000; • 67 Richter Road, assessed at $46,000 and offered at a minimum bid of $45,000; and • 32 Woodside Dr., assessed at $55,000 and offered for a minimum bid of $45,000.

The committee also awarded two other contracts, one to Coastline Construction for $252,696 for a 2018 drainage-improvement project and the other to B&B Landscaping for 2018-19 snow and ice removal for a bid of $185 per hour.

The Coastline contract, Guzzi noted, covers various areas throughout the township where there are drainage problems.

“There is inlet rehab and pipe replacement needed for Worrell Road, Wynn Road and Zimmerman Road, plus a portion of Hawkins Road,” he said. “But the main thrust is at the intersection of Wynn, Worrell, and Cramer roads.”

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Another reviewer, in February 2016, said he was convinced that “there is not a better teacher in the Continental United States of America.”

“It is a blessing to have such an incredible teacher at Cherokee and there is not a day that goes by in his class where you won’t smile,” the reviewer wrote. “Likewise, there is not a day that is wasted as every day is an opportunity to learn something new in his class. Every other teacher needs to take his class and learn what it means to be a great teacher. He is great at what he does. (I am) glad (that) I get to call him my Magister.”

Several other reviewers also posted that he was referred to as the “Magister” by Cherokee students.

Lenape Regional Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carol Birnbohm would not confirm Wednesday whether Cesanek has been suspended with or without pay.

The Cesanek case is the third involving charges brought against a Lenape Regional employee within the past two years.

Bernard Gmitter, a Seneca High School JROTC instructor, was arrested on May 29 for cyber-harassment of an underage female student and ordered to keep off the Tabernacle Township school property.

On May 31, 2017, Eric Howell, a Lenape High School teacher, was arrested for capturing upskirt videos and photos of female students in his classroom and in the Medford Township school’s hallways. Howell admitted on March 14, in Burlington County Superior Court, to recording such videos and to the other allegations.

In light of the incidents, Birnbohm was asked by this newspaper if she proposes any changes to monitor the behavior of employees working in the district and to encourage students to report such behavior. As of press time, she had not responded.

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“I don’t feel bad when my husband, Pat, and I “You’ll have all of the ingredients you purchased go away for a weekend. I don’t worry about what for your enchiladas, no one will have eaten your the kids are doing at home and if they are okay green peppers like apples and you won’t walk into without us. Best yet, I don’t need to fret about the kitchen and see one of your offspring devouring cooking for a thrashing gang or doing dishes long the last cookie that you made for the sports banquet. into the evening because the kids don’t have time “Speaking of mandatory school events, those to help as they have studies to do.” are done. Not that they weren’t enjoyable at the “So, it isn’t so bad?” my friend asked. “You time but let’s face it, it wasn’t always fun to sit really do enjoy it?” on a frozen bleacher seat during a blizzard while “Oh, it’s awful,” I replied with honesty as I hung cursing yourself for not bringing that extra quilt. my head. “My heart sings every time they come “Your schedule will be your own. You can plan home and breaks every time they leave. But you lunch on a Tuesday and not have to cancel because get used to it. you forgot that it is parent/teacher conferences, and “They will come and they will go. In their you will never ever again have to choke on adverbs absence you will still wonder what they are doing, as you help one child with his English as you help worry about them and pray for them daily. another work on a bibliography.

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One young star was Carl Perkins who had written “Blue Suede Shoes” and was noted for his “Rockabilly” style. There was also a young newcomer named Elvis Presley, along with the “man in black” Johnny Cash, who stopped by to check out the scene. W.S. “Fluke” Holland was also on hand to play the drums.

Johnny Mueller, the revue’s creator, played Carl Perkins and also acted as emcee. First to be introduced was Blair Carman, who played Lewis, perfecting his style to even include playing the piano with his feet! He really made the keyboard sing.

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(Continued from Page 8) for her apple crisp, still warm from the oven when it was judged.

Third prize went to Susan Bishop for her blueberry cake.

Following the judging, residents were able to enjoy the tasty desserts. While eating dessert, BMIA members received an itinerary of activities planned in the near future.

Clean Communities will sponsor a cleanup in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township beginning at 8 a.m. on Nov. 3 at the Browns Mills Firehouse.

Deborah Hospital will be a recipient of any funds awarded by Clean Communities, which will be based on participation. If 31 or more people volunteer to help, the award will be $500.

If less than 31 people volunteer to help, the award will be $300.

The next meeting of the BMIA, which will be held on Nov. 18 (the third instead of the fourth Sunday of the month), will feature Pemberton Schools Superintendent Tony Trongone.

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Finally, Brandon Bennet made his appearance as Presley. He had the ladies in the audience screaming.

The performance was capped off by a wild rendition of the gospel hymn, “Down by the Riverside.”

The group of seniors who traveled to Dover also enjoyed a buffet lunch while at the casino.

An extensive selection of soups, salads, entrees and desserts were available. The casino’s dining room overlooks Dover International Speedway.

The soups were among the best this columnist has ever tasted.

After the meal, the casino’s slot machines proved rewarding for many of the seniors too, and quite a few came home winners.

Residents are invited to attend and learn more about Pemberton Township School District’s programs and future plans.

A new school for Pemberton Township students is currently being built with state funding. Trongone will also update the community on the progress of the construction.

Local residents are urged to attend this meeting which will include an opportunity for residents to ask Trongone questions about school district matters.

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RESCUE (Continued from Page 1) the best for the taxpayers.”

However, Liston’s request to the fivemember committee has been challenged

by Committeeman Richard Franzen and Committeewoman Kimberly Brown. Brown has been questioning the need for a repeal, while Franzen has said the negotiating process was completed.

“Peter (Lange), correct me if I am wrong, but in order to enter into a contract, you don’t need to repeal an ordinance,” Brown said. “We can enter into a contract and then repeal, because there will be something else in place to take the place of that ordinance.”

Lange replied that a contract with TRS could be negotiated while the existing ordinance was still in place and a repeal would be “inconsequential” other than that “it highlights the fact that there is no existing written agreement” between the township and rescue squad.

“We completed the process two years ago with the exception of the committee voting on a (formal agreement),” Franzen said. “There was basically a handshake agreement.”

Mayor Joseph Barton, Deputy Mayor Stephen Lee IV and Committeeman Joseph Yates IV, who hold majority power on the committee in light of a local Republican party fracture, disagree and believe the process was not completed.

Lee, at the latest meeting, said he believes the process wasn’t completed because the committee didn’t receive needed concessions from the squad.

“This committee wanted the rescue squad’s roster, which the rescue squad refused to give us,” he said. “We also wanted them to pay for fuel, which they also refused to give us.”

Rescue Squad Captain Stephen Cramer, during the hearing, questioned why the committee didn’t reach out to the organization to see if they would be interested in restarting negotiations.

“In 2016, you did not have to repeal an ordinance to have that conversation about a contract,” he said. “I don’t know what has changed. We want to negotiate a contract. We want to do it in good faith. We are on the same page.”

Liston said that the reason that the two sides had not yet sat down to discuss a contract was due to the squad’s attorney’s insistence on having Lange present as well. However, Lange replied that it was not necessary for him to be there. He just needed to review any agreement that was made.

Following Cramer’s comments, residents came to the front of the room to support the rescue squad and denounce the ordinance repeal move.

“Simple question, are we better off with them or without them?” said resident Brian Lepsis.

“If we get rid of them, we still have the building and debt service. They pay themselves about two to three dollars an hour. No matter how you slice it, the town is about $200,000 worse off if you repeal this ordinance and the TRS is not allowed to do its job.”

Resident Megan Jones called out the committee for being unreasonable with its demands of the squad. She alleged that there are “certain members” of the committee who want to take “more money” from the squad and put it into the municipal budget.

“This is maybe pennywise, but certainly pound foolish,” she said. “The squad is important to this community. Sit down and negotiate in good faith on both sides. You wanted them to take on additional costs and they have done that. It is time to man up and get the job done.”

Tabernacle Board of Education President Victoria Shoemaker, who said that she was

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“You have a well-trained squad that is working in the black,” she said. “You cut their funding by two-thirds (in passing the 2018 budget), so you must feel that they don’t need all that money. You’re supposed to represent the people of this township, so I hope that you’re really listening to what the townspeople are saying.”

Resident Jim Jones also voiced indignation, saying it was his obser vation that the committee’s proposed ordinance repeal was “stealthy, underhanded” and “inappropriate.”

“I think that part of this is probably due to Mr. Liston’s report about apparently having an overcapacity (of financial resources),” Jones said. “I’m not sure that is bad. As a resident, I think that is great. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. It works.

“This is Tabernacle. Da**it —we can be what we want and what is right for the residents and the ones who are on the calls.”

Jones was followed by resident Craig Zane, who advised the committee members to “get their heads out of the cranberry bog.”

“If it is about the money, you’re not going to save any money by getting rid of the squad,” he said. “It is going to cost you more money to provide a private ambulance service than these people can provide to the township now.”

Resident Jennifer Husted added that no one in the audience was looking for an alternative to the TRS. “I don’t see anyone in this room screaming, ‘Go get someone else, we don’t want them,’” she said. “I see a whole lot of people saying, ‘Do what we want. Represent us’. If it is that big of a question, put it on a ballot. Let the people decide.”

A more emotional appeal came from resident Lisa Paglione, who tearfully recounted how her 10-year-old son had broken his leg at school while she was at work in Camden County, and her husband was at work in Pennsylvania.

“I knew that my son was well-taken care of by these people right here,” she said. “I got the call and I ran straight to the hospital.

The person who greeted me at the door was someone I knew (from TRS). These people are part of this community.

“I don’t know about money or politics. All I know is that my son is safe. I don’t want the contract to go to anybody else. Please get together and get this done.”

Attendance at the hearing was driven, in part, by social media postings from Col. William “Corky” Lowe, the township’s former emergency management coordinator. Lowe, in the postings, heavily criticized the proposed ordinance repeal.

He spoke of his fury during the hearing.

“This ordinance to repeal an ordinance does one thing—it sends a message to the squad that we don’t care,” he said. “You don’t need to do a ordinance, because a ordinance is the first step to total non-support of the squad. You can just stop right now and do the contract.

Do your job.”

Only one of those who spoke during the public hearing, resident David Holmes, took the occasion to praise the committee.

“We need to get a contract, but you (the committee) have a fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers to be sure that you’re getting it done right,” he said. “I think you are moving in the right direction of combined services in town, having a public safety director and having everyone working together, because that is a problem we’ve had for a number of years here.”

Rescue Squad Chief George Jackson, who delivered the final comments of the hearing, first addressed the failed 2016 contract negotiations.

“In the 2016 contract draft, it says that the TRS agrees to pay the fuel, and that was always

our intention,” he said. “But the contract never got signed. It went through our attorney and was ready to be signed by us and it was turned back to the township to approve. It was done.

“In August or September 2017, even though the contract wasn’t signed, I presented the township with a check for almost $5,800 to pay for fuel from January 2017 on. We have paid for it since. And as of 2018, we reimburse the town for our insurance.”

Jackson pointed out other ways that the TRS was saving the township money.

“We were at $72,000 a year, plus fuel, plus insurance and you were purchasing our equipment for us from time to time (in 2004),” he said. “We’ve taken over all that. We were down to $27,000 in billables last year. We don’t want to balance bill our residents. We are covering all the costs that we can cover.

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“My issue is that if this ordinance gets repealed, who will continue? We have a near perfect record. There is nobody else in the county that can touch the record that we have in answering calls in this town. I don’t know what more to do. If you want a contract, that’s fine. Let’s be reasonable, sit down and do it.”

The end result of the hearing was a unanimous vote by the committee to table the ordinance to repeal, with the intention of having representatives of the TRS and Liston sit down to work on a contract that, once reviewed

by Lange, could be voted on and signed at the next committee meeting scheduled for Nov. 26.

“It’s clear to me that the squad is truly willing to sit down and negotiate a contract,” Committeeman Joseph Yates IV said. “Let’s table this ordinance until we get a contract. But I want to get a contract soon, not three years from now. We’re so close.”

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(Continued from Page 4) essentially the end of diving in Burlington County. It would be the same thing if they took away their pool.”

Ortega contended that the college would lose a lot of money if a pool was moved out to the Mt. Laurel campus in terms of swimming lessons and trainings, because there is a lot more competition from other facilities in that area.

“In the Pemberton area, there is really nothing else,” she said.

One outspoken man feared that a pool closure could result in an uptick in local children engaging in bad behavior.

“We’ve taken more and more programs away from these kids, pushing them out to the streets to the drug dealers,” said Timothy Tipperreiter, whose 13-year-old son Travis, an Aqua Barons swimmer, was also at the meeting. “There has been an ongoing epidemic that has only been getting worse.

“They’re getting rid of all these social programs, the basketball courts. It’s so much easier for them to get rid of these things and open up drug centers. That is all well and good, but where do (kids) go afterwards for positive reinforcement? They go back on the streets.”

Atomu Saul, a 17-year-old senior swimmer at Pemberton Township High School, said during the meeting that he has experienced what Tipperreiter spoke about, noting that the streets in Browns Mills and Pemberton Township have nothing to offer local teens.

“The pool is a big reason kids my age there are not on drugs, because it gives them something to do,” Saul said. “Our shopping centers are a shambles. I want to plead to keep the pool in Pemberton. We need it. Without it,

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Another resident, Michael Ferranti, whose son Max swims for the Marlins Special Olympics team, said swimming was the only viable sport for his son to participate in.

“He has swum as an Olympian for the last five years and earned over 70 medals,” Ferranti said. “When he is swimming, he has no disability. If they close this program, there is really nowhere else he or 12 other specialneeds children can go.”

Browns Mills resident Christina Stellato also spoke of her child's use of the pool.

“My husband, who is 35, was also part of this program when he was young,” said Stellato, whose four-year-old son has been part of the aquatics program since he was 10 months old.

“There are people who come from all over Burlington County just to be part of this program. But it’s more than just the program— it’s the building and what it offers. It’s not really economical to take my son elsewhere.”

Besides Gibbs, freeholders Linda Hughes, Latham Tiver, Tom Pullion and Balvir Singh all indicated that they were also committed to either keeping the existing pool open or getting a new one.

Hughes is also running in Tuesday’s election to retain a seat on the freeholder board.

“My only concer ns are that whoever develops that area, we need the pool to be publicly available,” Singh said. “It’s possible that the pool could be privatized. If it is, how economical would it be for the people to use it?

“There has to be something in the RFP to control that process. What if it’s suddenly privatized and it’s costing people twice as much to use it? Then what is the benefit of having a pool a couple miles from your home if it’s not something you can actually afford?”

Gibbs replied that the pool would not be privatized.

“That is not on the table,” she said. “We are

going to figure out a solution that works for everyone with no interruption in service or access for our community. I can’t promise it is going to be in Pemberton Township because frankly, I’ve had a lot of trouble working with Pemberton Township in the past. We have to wait until RCBC is done with the RFP process.”

In the wake of all of the concerns expressed before and during the freeholders meeting, two of the most outspoken attendees indicated that what they heard during the evening had left them feeling somewhat more optimistic about the outcome.

“Thanks to ever ybody who is here,” Melman said. “This is the first time in a year that I have heard the county freeholders say that they’re going to save the pool. Today (Oct. 24) is National Unity Day and we are all together—save the pool.”

“When I hung up the notice last week at the pool (to attend this meeting), what I wrote was, ‘the county and RCBC still do not have a plan for the pool’. Finally, I’m starting to hear one and I thank you for that.”

Passalacqua agreed, noting that she had hesitated to come to the meeting because she had a lot of pent-up frustrations, but that the freeholders had answered a lot of her questions.

Gibbs reiterated that she has “...every intention, if I return to this board in two weeks, that I will fight like hell so that there are no interruptions for people who want to use a pool. It may not make every single person in this county happy, but we’re going to try to do the best thing, for the most people, at the best cost.”

Also of note, Gibbs—during the pool discussion—announced that an existing boat launch on the Pemberton campus, which offers public boat access to the adjacent Rancocas Creek, will be preserved no matter what happens with campus redevelopment.

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“It would just be a courtesy thing that is acknowledged,” she told council. “It would be so that the senior citizens who are less mobile can get a closer spot.”

Mayor Charles “Chuck” Watson opposed the idea, arguing that it could take spots away from other residents on days that there is not as much of a need for senior citizen spaces.

On some days, the senior center’s events attract more than 20 members, while on others, they have a turnout of only three or four people, according to Township Manager Katherine Burger.

“My concern is that if we mark those off for them and they don’t have a big event on a particular day, we’re taking away spots from people who might have to park there for a funeral or some other event that might be going on that day,” Watson said.

Council concluded that the first step should be politely asking residents and township employees to not park in the spaces near the entrance.

“We can ask them nicely,” Watson said.

Councilman Chris Buoni suggested that seniors who are more mobile than others should make sure they park in the spots further away.

“I would like to see one senior parking further away when they know that another senior needs the spot more,” he said Before any f ur ther discussion about reserving spaces for seniors, Stover said she is going to speak to senior center staffers and suggest that they make announcements asking members who are more physically fit to start parking further away.

“I’ll bring it up to them and see if we can get this to work without any signs,” she said.

In addition, Burger said she will tell all township employees to make sure they do not park in the 20 closest spaces during the week.

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She said Tober eventually left the center, but stood outside and kept filming those walking inside. Police were eventually called, she said, after several women reported that they were uncomfortable with being filmed.

“Felicia and I had to be escorted to our cars (in that incident too),” Schwartz said.

The third incident happened at an Oct. 15 meeting of the Medford Democratic Club on Main Street in Medford, a reportedly private affair.

“The Medford Democratic Club rented a facility to have a monthly club event and Tober refused to leave when asked to do so,” said club member Bruce Goldman who organized the private affair. “He was recording video of people attending. He left, however, once he was aware that we were calling police.”

Goldman said Tober also sat on the porch recording people, and that the club decided to have the “professionals handle it.” He added that Kim showed up to the meeting, as planned, after Tober left.

Tober was issued a formal complaint for defiant trespassing, according to public records obtained by this newspaper.

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The Medford matter is currently scheduled to be heard by a municipal court judge on Nov. 14.

Officials have been back and forth on whether the hearing will be in Medford or transferred out of the township.

Schwartz said Tober is a tracker for the MacArthur campaign.

“With trackers, this happens where they follow elected officials,” she said. “But, this guy is above and beyond to the point where he screams and yells. I don’t mind people disagreeing civilly, but there is no reason for this kind of bad behavior.”

Teehan said she has also filed a report pertaining to the Southampton incident with the New Jersey State Police.

Chris Russell, a spokesman for MacArthur’s campaign, said that the campaign does not respond to allegations.

Russell would not confirm nor deny that Tober was affiliated with the MacArthur campaign. However, Tober’s Twitter account identifies him as the field director of the MacArthur campaign.

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