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Police Chief Seeks Community's Help After 22 Deaths Blamed on Drugs By Douglas D. Melegari

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SHOVEL READY Browns Mills Students Participate in Groundbreaking for New State-Funded, State-of-the-Art Primary School By Bill Bonvie Staff Writer

BROWNS MILLS—It is not every community that has the chance to give its youngest residents the benefit of a state-of-the-art primary-school facility paid for entirely by the state, rather than by local taxpayers. But that’s what the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township can look forward to three years from now

when work on the $59 million DenboCrichton Elementary School, which has now finally begun, is scheduled to be completed, courtesy of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA). This past Wednesday morning, a group of local K-5 pupils, donning hardhats and wielding shovels, had the unique opportunity to take part in the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility, which will eventually

replace the two schools they currently attend. The new st r uct ure, which will supersede both the half-century-old Alexander Denbo Elementary School and the already demolished Aletta Crichton School, for which the Isaiah Haines School is serving as a temporary substitute, will be a 126,000 squarefoot, 47-classroom facility designed to See SHOVEL/ Page 11

PEMBERTON—“Unflattering statistics” that indicate Pemberton Township lost 22 of its residents to drug overdoses in 2017, and also administered Narcan 129 times last year, have caused the municipality’s chief of police to sound the alarm in hopes that he can join with others to combat the crisis. “We have to do something, people are dying,” Police Chief David H. Jantas told the Pemberton Township Council a few weeks ago. “There were 81 deaths by overdose in Burlington County last year and we had 22 of them.” Jantas said the township has the “unfortunate distinction” of leading all other county municipalities in overdose deaths and Narcan (overdose reversal medication) deployments. “We get the Narcan f rom the cou nt y prosecutor's office, through a cooperative where Deborah Hospital, Virtua and Lourdes (medical providers) are contributing to make sure that we have Narcan,” Jantas said. “I can tell you that I routinely have to reach into forfeiture funds to buy more Narcan, so that we have enough. We get our allocation through the county only once a quarter.” Jantas added that 100 of the 129 Narcan deployments occurred in the Browns Mills part of Pemberton. He also said that the Narcan statistic is probably “significantly higher” because it does not reflect private administrations of the drug in the township. “I was at a meeting last September, applying for a grant, and a representative said Pemberton Township had 17 (overdose) deaths—that was as of last September,” Jantas said. “I said, ‘No, no, that number is way too high.’ The man said, ‘This is the number we have got.’ I came back to the station and I talked to my lieutenant who keeps the numbers. “He said, ‘Chief, on location the number might have been lower, but when a person gets to the hospital and they relapse and (the physicians) don't get to them in time, it still scores as a death for our town. So, these numbers come from the morgue when they’ve figured out what was the cause of death.’ That is a real tragedy.” The rising and substantial number of local drug overdoses stems from a “nationwide” opioid epidemic that kills at least 115 people per day in the U.S., according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Figures from the Centers for Disease Control indicate that roughly 72,000 people died nationwide from drug overdoses last year, an increase of 39,000 people over 2015. The epidemic began after healthcare providers See HELP/ Page 17

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Southampton Officials Break Ground on Good Farm Recreation Complex

By Douglas D. Melegari

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SOUTHAMPTON— Constr uction of a recreation complex on Southampton Township’s Good Farm is now underway, six years after planning for the project first began. Officials broke ground on the multi-milliondollar project three weeks ago, with no public ceremony or photo-op, following narrow approval of Phase One by the Southampton Township Committee in August. Approval of Phase One followed the creation of five concept plans for the project that were drafted by Environmental Resolutions Inc. (ERI), an engineering firm working on behalf of Southampton Township, since 2012. When Rakesh Darji, an ERI special-project engineer overseeing the project, was asked this week about when the township expects to complete Phase One, he called it the “milliondollar question.” Darji, two-years ago, expected Phase One to be completed in the fall of 2017. However, committee indecision derailed that timeline. “Right now, it looks like we are going into the spring of 2019 to get this (Phase One) completed,” he said. “I believe it (the part of the complex constructed during Phase One) could be ready for use in fall 2019.” Darji said the committee settled on Phase One consisting of one multi-purpose field, a walking trail, 120 parking spaces, drainage work and earthwork. The engineer added that project crews are trying hard to get the field seeded by midNovember, before the growing season ends. The overall project involves 75 acres of the 220-acre farm, which adjoins both Red Lion Road and Church Road. The most updated plan for the overall project calls for the construction of four multipurpose

fields, five ball fields, bocce courts, a sledding hill, a skating pond, a comfort station with a concession area, several picnic pavilions, an amphitheater, a boardwalk, two field sheds and an irrigation pump house on the farm. There has been a great deal of confusion over the cost of Phase One and where the funding is coming from to pay for all of the aspects of this part of the project. Phase one, billed in 2016 as a $1 million expenditure without reliance on Southampton tax dollars, then as an $840,000 expenditure in June of this year, was said by Committeeman Ronald Heston in August to cost $1,092,000 with $250,000 in Southampton road budget funds anticipated to be dedicated towards it. Heston explained in August that the $250,000 from the road budget would help pay for the creation of acceleration and deceleration lanes that would lead up to eventual Red Lion and Church road entrances to the slated complex. He further elaborated that Red Lion and Church roads are both county roads that he opposed using municipal road funds to improve. “$250,000 coming out of our road bond would better be spent paving some of our municipal roads that are in desperate need of repair,” Heston said. “Even if it is only spot repairs—a quarter of a mile here, a half a mile there—we have sections of roads that absolutely need to be repaired.” Mayor James F. Young Sr., at the time, agreed with Heston and said he was “100 percent correct.” This led to a contentious committee debate that ultimately led to both men voting against a resolution to approve Phase One and the introduction of an ordinance that was said to appropriate the $250,000. At the latest Southampton Tow nship Committee meeting, the ordinance passed on See COMPLEX/ Page 12

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NJDOT Begins Resurfacing of Route 70 in Pemberton and Manchester Townships

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PEMBERTON—A Route 70 pavement rehabilitation and improvement project beginning in Pemberton, Burlington County and continuing through Manchester, Ocean County, has begun. The $12.2 million project, which will require lane closures and temporary traffic shifts, started during the morning commute Wednesday. “It includes a full depth pavement reclamation and rubblization, milling and paving, guide rail upgrades, and construction of ADA compliant curbs and ramps, and drainage improvements on approximately seven miles of roadway, as well as intersection work at Whiting New Egypt Road/County Route 539,” said Steve Schapiro, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) which is overseeing the project. Schapiro said NJDOT’s Contractor, A.E. Stone, will temporarily close the right shoulder of Route 70 and implement traffic shifts beginning along

the state highway in both directions between an area just east of North Branch Road in Pemberton and moving east, ending at Lacey Road/County Route 539 in Manchester. Closures will continue, as needed, from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., seven days a week, until the end of the year. “Access to properties along the highway will be maintained at all times during construction,” Schapiro said. “Occasional overnight work may also be necessary during construction.” Variable message signboards and lane closure signs are being utilized throughout the project limits to provide advance notification to motorists of planned closures. NJDOT will provide notification before any lane or ramp closures. “The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors,” Schapiro said. “Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT's traffic information website, www.511nj.org, for real-time travel information.”

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LRHSD Invites Public to Share ‘Future Visions’ in Focus Groups

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SHAMONG—Lenape Regional High School District administrators and Board of Education members have agreed to provide the public in the upcoming weeks with an unusual opportunity to mingle with them to discuss what should be the future vision for the district. “Help us plan the future and be a part of an exciting process!” says an online posting from the district. “Attend our school level focus group meetings with your neighbors, friends, students, teachers, administrators and members of the Lenape Regional Board of Education to create a shared vision for the Lenape Regional High School District!” “Strategic Planning for the Future” focus group meetings will be held at Cherokee High School in Evesham Township on Oct. 16, Shawnee High School in Medford Township on Nov. 1, Seneca High School in Tabernacle Township on Nov. 19 and Lenape High School in Medford on Dec. 5. The sessions will begin in each school’s respective cafeteria at 5 p.m. and conclude around 8 p.m. The district, according to information

provided online, is not only inviting students, staff and parents to be part of the focus groups, but also members of the community who don’t have children attending the district’s schools. “You will have an opportunity to identify our district’s strengths (things we want to preserve in our district) and identify future expectations (things we want to see in our district within the next five years),” the posting said. Despite it being a public event, the district is requesting that those planning to attend the focus groups email BetterTogether@lrhsd.org. “Your participation will be greatly appreciated,” the online post added. “The Lenape Regional Board of Education hopes that you and the community supporting the Lenape Regional High School District will respond enthusiastically. Join us in creating the future for our schools.”

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BurlCo GOP Calls on Organizations to Denounce, Investigate Youngkin

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MEDFORD—Organizations that supported or were connected to Democrat George Youngkin, a man who suspended his campaign for Burlington County freeholder two weeks ago after decade old allegations of physical abuse and harassment came to light, are facing mounting pressure to denounce him. Youngkin suspended his campaign on Sept. 28 after it was revealed by another media outlet earlier that day that he was arrested and charged with assault in November 2006. The arrest occurred after an off-duty officer witnessed a dispute between Youngkin and his ex-wife, who also accused him of having tried to choke her six months earlier while they were still married. That charge was dropped when she obtained a court order barring him from contacting her. The media outlet also reported that an Evesham woman had complained on several occasions in 2004 and 2006 that Youngkin, whom she identified as a friend, persisted in calling and texting her after she asked him not to and showed up outside her children’s school and church. However, no charges were ever filed in the matter. 8th District Assemblyman Joseph Howarth (R-Burlington) on Wednesday called on the Boy Scouts of America’s Garden State Council to suspend Youngkin from the Boy Scouts due to the news reports. He said the reports uncovered “serious harassment and stalking allegations” against “the longtime, and current, local leader in the Boy Scouts.” In a letter sent to Council President Henry Ludwigsen and Vice President of Ethics and Internal Affairs Col. Carl A. Williams, Howarth also asked the Council to launch a full investigation as to how Youngkin’s prior arrest and allegations slipped through the cracks.

“I am deeply disturbed that someone with such a violent history towards women has been able to interact with and, unbelievably, mentor our young children as a Scoutmaster,” said Howarth, who has been involved with the Boy Scouts since 1999. Howarth has served as a Cub Master, Assistant Scoutmaster, Committee Chair, and District Four Chair and has sat on the Boy Scouts Advisory Council. “Through my experiences, I’ve learned how much my own values reflect onto the children I help guide in the Scouts,” he said. The Boy Scout Code of Conduct, Howarth said, requires all volunteer leaders to: “confirm that they have fully disclosed and will disclose in the future any of the following: any criminal suspicion, charges, or convictions of a crime or offense involving abuse, violence, sexual misconduct, or any misconduct involving minors or juveniles; investigation or court order involving domestic violence, child abuse, or similar matter; or any criminal charges or convictions for offenses involving controlled substances, driving while intoxicated, firearms, or dangerous weapons.” “Based on the facts, which Mr. Youngkin does not dispute, he is in clear violation of this code,” Howarth said. “He never alerted the Scouts to his domestic violence arrest, where he was accused of choking his ex-wife, and was also the subject of a court-ordered restraining order. Therefore, he violated the Scout Oath by not disclosing his arrest from 2006. Mr. Youngkin has been involved in Scouts since 1999 and attained the rank of Scoutmaster in 2008.” Meanwhile, the Burlington Republican Committee on Tuesday challenged several groups, including the AFL-CIO, NJEA and BCEA, who endorsed Youngkin, to withdraw their support of his candidacy and “stop hiding and put people before partisan politics.” According to Steve Baker, director of See YOUNGKIN/ Page 18

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SH A MONG —Atla nt ic Cit y Ele ct r ic recognized Fire Prevention Week by donating 2,800 smoke alarms to local communities through its partners at the southern New Jersey Fire Marshal’s Offices. This is the 19th year Atlantic City Electric has donated these important life-saving devices. “Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our customers, communities and employees,” said Gary Stockbridge, Atlantic City Electric region president. “With these donations, we are making an immediate difference in household and building safety for residents in South Jersey. It is great to be a part of a program that strengthens our partnership with local emergency service providers and delivers on our commitment to our communities.” Since 2000, Atlantic City Electric has worked with local emergency service providers to donate nearly 38,000 smoke alarms to communities across southern New Jersey. Atlantic City Electric maintains a close

partnership with local fire departments and other first responders, who work alongside Atlantic City Electric employees during storms and other emergencies. In addition to the annual smoke alarm donation, the company’s Emergency Services Partnership Program helps coordinate training, share best practices and sponsor other charitable giving and volunteer activities with area emergency response teams throughout the year. Sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and established in 1925, Fire Prevention Week is an opportunity to create awareness of the risks of fire and provide educational resources to promote fire safety practices. “A few important tips from the NFPA on smoke alarm safety include installing smoke alarms in and outside of every bedroom of your home, testing all smoke alarms at least once per month, pressing their “test” button to ensure the alarm is working properly and replacing all expired smoke alarms,” said Frank Tedesco, a spokesman for Atlantic City Electric.

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Pinelands Regional High School Varsity Boys Soccer team after their back-to-back Shore Conference B South victory Tuesday night. LITTLE EGG HARBOR—The Pinelands Regional High School Varsity Boys Soccer team became back-to-back Shore Conference B South champions on Oct. 9 after a 4-0 victory over Manchester Township High School’s Varsity Boys Soccer team.

In addition, Pinelands Regional High School’s Varsity Girls Soccer team became Shore Conference B-South Champions for the first time in school history that night, also achieving a 4-0 victory over Manchester Township High School’s Varsity Girls Soccer team.

Eleven National Merit Scholars From Shawnee High Commended

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Pictured from left to right, in the back row, are Shawnee High School students Jackson Dyson, Leah Ginion, Kyra Mortensen, Gabriel Blanco, Charlotte Mandy and Emma Di Gesu. Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are students Timothy Warren, Aditya Deshmukh, Cody Lawrence, Matthew Mason and Max Landry. MEDFORD—Matthew Campbell, principal of Shawnee High School, in Medford Township announced last week that Shawnee students Aditya Deshmukh, Gabriel Blanco, Emma Di Gesu, Jackson Dyson, Leah Ginion, Max Landry, Cody Lawrence, Charlotte Mandy, Matthew Mason, Kyra Mortensen and Timothy Warren

have been named “Commended Students” in the 2018-2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. “Commended Students placed in the top 5 percent of the more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2018-2019 competition by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT),” Campbell said.

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‘Draconian Rules’ On Craft Breweries Need To Be Withdrawn For Good The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is headed in the right direction for committing to not enforce new regulations it imposed earlier last month on the craft brewery industry in New Jersey. T he A BC’s “d racon ia n r ules,” as Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs appropriately branded them, limit craft breweries to offering only 25 public events per year. In addition, the over-the-top constraints limit craft breweries to host only 52 private events per year, such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions and professional association events. The rules also constrain the ability for craft breweries to reach new customers by limiting them to having a total of only 12

special permits for off-site events, such as a beer, music or arts festival, civic events, holiday celebrations, or athletic events. A 2012 amendment to state law promoted the craft brewery industry and led to its explosive growth, with the number of microbreweries increasing from 10 to nearly 100 over a period of a few years. Locally, the craft brewery industry, by hosting a plethora of public events and private celebrations, has breathed new life into what would have been otherwise dormant areas of communities and business districts. ABC’s over-the-top constraints, if enforced, would foolishly reverse this economic progress. Many breweries host popular weekly trivia nights, musical performances, movie nights, and gatherings for live sporting events on

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Youngkin Is a Genuinely Good Guy Whose Reputation Has Been Smeared I have known Burlington County Democratic freeholder candidate George Youngkin for more than 10 years. Youngkin is a kind, sincere and charitable person of honesty and integrity, who I’m proud to call a friend. He has served honorably in the United States Marine Corps. He is also a devoted, caring father and dedicated public servant. I’m saddened to discover, if allegations are true, that years back he made some serious mistakes during an emotionally charged time of struggles. However, the hatchet job done on Youngkin in the ad running incessantly on TV is a singularly despicable example of all that is wrong

with politics today. Whoever created that ad will live with the vile stench of it forever. I hope they pay a high price for the damage they have done to the reputation of a man I know to be a genuinely good guy of excellent character, with boundless energy and an honest desire to serve the greater good. I pray we can find our way through this ugly period to a time when truth and civility are again the expectation, both in politics and our daily lives. Jerald K Bodenstein Medford, New Jersey

Evesham Democratic Candidates Stand Together

Recently, there have been statements made and questions raised about the Democratic candidates for Mayor and Council of Evesham Township, particularly about myself and Heather Cooper’s past. Residents, friends, and family may see these comments online, in an advertisement, or hear them in person. Heather, Patricia and I stand together in letting our loved ones and friends know that, despite how hard it can be to go through the negative rhetoric that our current political system invites, we can withstand uninformed judgment from others. Together, we have a lifetime of overcoming challenges that we faced as young women, including providing for and educating ourselves, dealing with personal financial struggles and experiencing domestic violence. We are experienced in dealing with struggles arising from differences that no person has control over, such as gender, race, sexual orientation and traits that are often used to divide our community. Heather, Patricia and I are confident that most voters will judge us properly

and realize that our past and personal experiences are actually a better reason to entrust us with being responsible stewards of our town’s finances and resources. All three of us have worked hard our whole lives. Each of us has achieved personal financial stability. Each of us is a responsible individual who contributes to our community. We will all be strong stewards of our township’s resources and economic progress. All three of us want to let all of the residents know that we are committed to transparency. Forthrightness and accountability are personal values that we each stand by. Any voter who wants to know our stories can simply ask. We strongly encourage residents to talk with us on the campaign trail, at house parties, or to reach out to us on our website or by email. Jaclyn Veasy Democratic Candidate for Evesham Mayor Evesham, New Jersey

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television. These rules are not just harmful to the bottom line of microbreweries, but it would harm the causes and jobs that benefit from the industry. We strongly oppose this regulation. The ABC took a step in the right direction by agreeing not to enforce its craft-brewey regulation, and now it needs to repeal its edict. “Small businesses and the job opportunities they provide our residents are so important to our main streets and families all across the county,” said Gibbs in response to the ruling. “They should be provided with every avenue to grow and become part of our communities.” We couldn’t agree more. Join the fight to have these excessively harsh and severe rules withdrawn.

(Re: Seneca High Reopening Comes Amid News Blackout, Failure to Inform Health Officials of Mold) The school has kept parents updated regularly with emails! Why the witch hunt? They handled this fine! Health Department clowns are just butthurt it seems! I mean, c’mon, have you seen some of the restaurants they let stay open. Yeah, they’re a joke! ~Joe Kennedy (Re: Seneca High Reopening Comes Amid News Blackout, Failure to Inform Health Officials of Mold) It is not about keeping the parents informed. It is about keeping the taxpayers, parents of future students and the community informed. If it wasn’t for the newspaper, many residents may not have known about this issue as many of us do not have students in that school. ~Dallas Tharp

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COMMUNITY EVENTS OCTOBER

Apple Festival at Kirby’s Mill

Location: Medford Details: The 40th Annual Apple Festival at Kirby’s Mill will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 110 crafters and food vendors will be on-site. Apple cider, apple baked goods and apple cider donuts will be available. Admission and parking are free. Shuttle service from Fellowship Alliance Chapel’s parking lot (199 Church Road, Medford). Kirby’s Mill is located at 275 Church Road, Medford.

Events can be submitted to news@pinebarrenstribune.com. Submission of an event does not guarantee publication in print, due to the volume received. To ensure promotion of your event for only $10, please call 609-801-2392. All sponsored events will be highlighted and bolded in print. Events should be submitted at least four weeks in advance.

Registration at 1:30 p.m.; Walk at 2 p.m.

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Location: Medford Details: The Rotary Club of Medford will present a gift of dictionaries to the 3rd grade class at Taunton Forge Elementary School, 32 Evergreen Trail, Medford, at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 609-654-7707 ext. 8103.

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Yard Sale

Location: Medford Details: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Medford VFW, 317 Church Road, Medford. 8 ft. x 10 ft. space is $15 if you use your table; $20 if you use our table. For more information, call Julia at 609-351-7053.

Values Investment Forum

Location: Medford Details: Medford Quakers invite the public to a Values Investment Forum, 4 p.m. at Friends Meeting House, 14 Union Street, Medford. Topics include: responsible investments, shareholder activism, credit cards, banking and “greening” your investments. There is no charge for this event, however advance reservations are requested at 609-953-8914.

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Location: Medford Details: Medford United Methodist Church will host Crop Walk starting at Freedom Park, Union Street, Medford. Walkers can enjoy a 1-mile or 3-mile walk. The walk benefits international nutritious, sustainable food sources.

Southampton School #3, 100 Warrior Way, Southampton, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $3. For more information, contact augustflowers1@ comcast.net.

Location: Tabernacle Details: Jazz flutist Andrea Brachfeld will be in concert at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 1 Winchester Court, Tabernacle, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Seniors $15, Adults $20, Students $10. For more information, call 609-2680108.

“Fresh Brewed Roots Music” at Log Cabin Café

Location: Medford Lakes Details: The Log Cabin Café is hosting two outstanding acts from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., at historic Memorial Hall, 108 Stokes Road, Medford Lakes. “Package Goods Orchestra” will perform classic and contemporary folk-pop; “Lonesome Turnpike Ramblers” will play bluegrass and newgrass music. Admission is $10 ($5 for children under 16 when accompanied by adult) at the door, or at Protestant Community Church office, 100 Stokes Rd., Medford Lakes. www. facebook.com/logcabinmusic.

Antique Show

21 Trunk or Treat

Location: Medford Details: Medford United Methodist Church is hosting its Trunk or Treat from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 2 Hartford Road, Medford. Open to the public. A safe alternative for trick or treating.

in the Pines 23 Mullica Historical Society

Location: Nesco Details: Speaker Marston “Butch” Mischlich will discuss “Atlantic City during World War II” at 7 p.m. at Hilda Frame School, 3410 Nesco Road, Nesco. All are welcome. Call 609-561-4034 for more information.

25 Medford Genealogy Group

Location: Medford Details: “Tips to Start Your Family History Research,” begins at 2:30 p.m. at Cranberry Hall/Medford Senior Center, 44 Charles Street, Medford. Learn how to gather and organize information. A $10 fee includes handouts and refreshments. To register, contact Lora Kline at 1Lora.Kline2@ gmail.com or 609-206-1842.

Craft 27 Holiday and Vendor Fair

Location: Whiting Details: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is holding its annual craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 180 Route 539, Whiting. Handmade crafts, vendor items, treasure auction, 50/50 raffle, door prize chances, baked goods and more included. Tables are $10, plus donation of small door prize. For more information, call 609-575-1879 or 732-350-2121.

Location: Southampton Details: The Vincentown Garden Club is sponsoring its 3rd Annual Antiques Show in the gymnasium at See More Events On Our Website: pinebarrenstribune.com

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PEMBERTON TWP. SENIOR CITIZEN COLUMN

Decor Makes Senior Center Both Worldly, Otherworldly

By Ebba Liguori

For the Pine Barrens Tribune

PEMBERTON—A combination of Halloween and multicultural decorations are giving the Pemberton Township Senior Center the appearance of being both “worldly” and “otherworldly.” Heidi Blakenship, a staff member of the center, has decorated the facility’s dining room by placing small pumpkins adorned with floral displays at the center of each table. She has also embellished a calendar with decorative bats holding pieces of paper that list the center’s October birthday celebrants. For effect, there is even a large, black spider and a web. October is also the month when the many countries of the world celebrate the Feast of All Hallows. In recognizing this tradition, the room’s upper walls have been festooned with flags of many different countries, with posters explaining the history of these countries placed on the front wall. The flags and posters are intended to help promote an International Festival at the center scheduled for Oct. 19, when most seniors will bring a dish from their country of origin to share with others. This dish becomes one’s “price of admission.” Those not bringing a dish to share can still participate in the festival by paying $10. Anyone not wishing to participate, can sign up for the daily senior meal, which will be lasagna. The attendance list for the festival is filling quickly. Anyone planning to attend this event must sign up soon, or face disappointment! Seating is limited to the first 100 people who sign up. The center’s October calendar also contains more consequential happenings and topics. Flu immunizations will be offered at the center, located across from the Browns Mills U.S. Post Office, on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon as flu season rapidly approaches. At 10 a.m. on Oct. 23, a representative from See SENIOR/ Page 18

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uffering from sleep problems? One strategy that I think is helpful is to use a weighted blanket. These are an easy, completely natural way to improve your mood, lower stress levels, and fall asleep faster. If you have sleep troubles, or your child has them from a chronic condition such as autism, then a weighted blanket might be useful. Weighted blankets are simply blankets that are specially designed to weigh much more than a typical quilt or comforter. These blankets range in weight from as little as 4 lbs. to well over 30 lbs. and are filled with plastic beads or natural materials like rice or barley. This extra heft means that the blanket puts pressure on your body when you sleep under it, and this mimics the feeling of close physical contact. In this way, weighted blankets create an atmosphere of physical intimacy and security that can improve your mood and sometimes soothe sensory disorders. I think these are a great idea if you have akathisia or restless legs syndrome. If you’re still skeptical of the general health benefits these could offer, let me share 5 interesting facts: 1.

Using a weighted blanket can lower your stress levels and improve your ability to relax. It’s all from an increase in serotonin, which converts to melatonin, your sleep hormone.

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The modern world makes many people feel isolated. Wrapping yourself in a weighted blanket, when you feel alone, can increase oxytocin levels and provide instant calm.

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Could it help with attention problems? The gentle tactile feeling of deep touch pressure can work as a relaxer to significantly increase the concentration and performance of children with ADHD. There is also evidence that the extra sensory stimulation from a weighted blanket can help children improve their fine motor skills, especially if they have autism. In fact, these blankets were first invented as a stress aid for autistic children.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be challenging to manage, but using a weighted blanket might help to control the symptoms. These heavier blankets boost your serotonin levels, which works to reduce symptoms of OCD, calm the mind and hopefully reduce compulsions.

For these same reasons, the blankets can also improve other emotional issues or cognitive problems connected to low serotonin levels, including aggression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD. At our deepest core, we all want to be cuddled, right? It’s kind of like that! There are some people that should not use a weighted blanket. Choosing the best weighted blanket for you is critical. It’s based on many factors. I’ve written a longer version of this article and if you’d like it just sign up for my free newsletter at suzycohen.com and I’ll email you.

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Chatsworth Cranberry Festival on Oct. 20-21 to Mark Its 35th Year of Celebrating New Jersey’s Cranberry Harvest and Pine Barrens Culture

By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer

WOODLAND—An annual celebration of New Jersey’s cranberry harvest—the third largest harvest in the U.S.—will mark its 35th anniversary during the weekend of Oct. 20 and 21 in Chatsworth, the downtown area of Woodland Township. The event, sponsored by the Festival Committee of Chatsworth, in part to raise funds for the renovation of the White Horse Inn at the intersection of County Routes 563 and 532, has become a well-known tribute to the Pine Barrens and local culture. Held rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the festival typically draws more than 20,000 spectators over a two-day period. The main attraction of the festival— besides countless offerings of delightful cranberries and assorted baked goods and jellies that contain the fruit—is a diverse showing of many artists and craftsmen, some of whom will demonstrate their crafts, as well as display them for sale. “The crafters handmake their crafts and are juried,” said Melissa Camiscioni, a

Chatsworth resident who became president of the festival committee this year, succeeding the late Lynn E. Giamalis who ran the event for the past 20 years. “The festival provides an excellent opportunity for holiday shopping gifts.” Camiscioni, who joined the festival committee in 1997 and embraces Chatsworth’s small-town feel, said this year’s event will also consist of an expanded food court and see the return of the popular Bullzeye Band. The festival committee’s juried craft and food court vendors’ space rental fees benefit the White Horse Inn, Woodland’s oldest and largest landmark architecturally dated circa 1860 according to a large, blue history sign outside. Remodeling of the inn with vernacular architecture, once called the Shamong Hotel, began with the first festival 35 years ago. The festival committee has been sponsoring the festival since 1997. Prior to the festival’s creation, due to age, the inn with three floors and several fireplaces, had become devoid of character. Albert Morison, a local builder and carpenter who helped oversee the inn’s

Photo By Chatsworth Cranberry Festival Committee

Handmade crafts, some for sale, displayed by Chatsworth Cranberry Festival artists and craftsmen.

remodeling, is now known as “the official carpenter for the White Horse Inn” due to his efforts. The building is now listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, according to the Historic Preservation Office of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The landmark has a historical connection to the local cranberry harvest in Woodland, and neighboring Washington Township, as it once served as the home of Alfred Stevenson who managed the cranberry operation run by the Chatsworth Cranberry Association.

Camiscioni, and assistant Kathy Cantafio, credit not only the festival’s Committee, vendors, sponsors and attendees for making the all-things autumn event a success, but also the New Lisbon Developmental Center’s staff and volunteers who assist with festival cleanup.

Photo By Chatsworth Cranberry Festival Committee

Photo By Vince DeBlasio

The White Horse Inn. A number of vintage photographs of Chatsworth are stored inside the inn, all of which have the ability to enthrall area millennials and centennials. Camiscioni pointed to one that shows what County Route 532, near Chatsworth Lake, used to look like when it was a narrow, single lane dirt road. To help complement the offerings of the festival committee, the Alloway, Stevenson and Worrell families traditionally rent their neighboring land to a variety of vendors, including those who provide kids’ games or sell antiques, clothing and novelties. “Alloway’s Alley,” “Worrell’s Wonders” and “Stevenson’s Strip” will return this year.

A vintage photograph of County Route 532 in Chatsworth, looking towards Tabernacle at Chatsworth Lake. “They do a phenomenal job for us every year,” said Cantafio of the Developmental Center’s manpower. “They deserve a lot of praise.”

IF YOU GO

The 35th Annual Chatsworth Cranberry Festival will be held Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event can be accessed from County Route 563, County Route 532 or Savoy Blvd. GPS device users should type in 3980 Route 563, Chatsworth, NJ, 08019.

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PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP 2018 BAGGED LEAF COLLECTION

Bagged leaves and pine needles must be placed at the edge of the road between Saturday and 6:00 a.m. of the first collection date in your area. Please note that if you set your bags at the road prior to Saturday you may be subject to a local fine. Grass and trash must NOT be mixed in with leaves and pine needles.

Please place your bags along the edge of the road upside down, with the tied end facing down. This will help prevent rain from leaking into the bags. Each bag shall weigh 30 lbs or less. We will not collect bags that exceed 30 lbs. Once the leaf collection crew has been through your area they will not be authorized to return to your area for leaf collection. If you miss the collection period in your area, you may deliver your leaves and pine needles to the Public Works Yard. Photo By Chatsworth Cranberry Festival Committee

Tom Baz and renowned Bullzeye Band perform in downtown Chatsworth during the Chatsworth Cranberry Festival. Chatsworth’s own singer, songwriter and guitar player Tom Baz, and his renowned Bullzeye Band, will offer “rocking’ country music” during both days of the Chatsworth Cranberry Festival, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find them on stage behind the White Horse Inn. Baz was born in 1973, in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Chatsworth. The son of a U.S. Airman and seasoned New York bull rider, Baz was exposed to a diverse music collection from an early age. The music of artists like Elvis Presley, Jim Croce, the Rolling Stones, Don Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Hank

Williams Sr. and Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Strait and Keith Whitley were staples in the Baz home. Baz attributes his diverse taste in music to his entire family, but mostly to his father’s musical tastes and older brother, who is also a musician and artist. The musical influences do not stop with country though, as Baz’s unique sound also comes from listening to rock bands such as Rush, the Stray Cats, Southern Culture on The Skids and Van Halen. When he is not with his band, Baz performs in acoustic shows—solo—or with percussionist Johnny “Sticks” Anderson.

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COLLECTION DATES

LEAVES MUST BE CURBSIDE FIRST DAY OF COLLECTION IN YOUR AREA.

AREA 1 – BEGINNING NOVEMBER 13 East side of East Lakeshore Drive to North Whitesbogs Road. This area includes east side of East Lakeshore Dr., Hanover Boulevard, North Lakeshore Dr., South Lakeshore Drive and Ridge Rd.

AREA 2 – BEGINNING NOVEMBER 19 Pemberton Township Municipal Building west to Route 206, Fort Dix Boundary to Magnolia Road. This area includes Lake Valley Acres, Oak Pines, Birmingham, Sunbury Village and Johnson Court.

AREA 3 – BEGINNING NOVEMBER 26 Juliustown Road east to west side of East Lakeshore Drive. This area includes Juliustown Rd., Trenton Rd., Pemberton Blvd., Evergreen Blvd., Clubhouse Rd. to Broadway, West Lakeshore Dr. and west side of East Lakeshore Dr.

AREA 4 – BEGINNING DECEMBER 3 Lakehurst Road (from Junction Road to Route 70), and Country Lakes Area.

AREA 5 – BEGINNING DECEMBER 10 Rt. 70, City Line Road, North & South Branch Road, Pasadena Road, Presidential Lakes and Whispering Pines. Photo By Chatsworth Cranberry Festival Committee

An antique pickup is parked alongside Savoy Boulevard for the festival’s annual car show. Classic cars will once again return to the boulevard—Savoy Boulevard that is—on Sunday, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The antique automobiles will be lined up along the part of the boulevard that is nearest to the White Horse Inn. Trophies will be awarded for the following categories: • Best in Show • The Most Cranberry Colored Car • Woodland Township Committee’s Choice • Oldest Vehicle • Most Unusual • Best Pickup • Robert A. DePetris

(former Woodland mayor) Memorial Award First and second place trophies will be given in the following categories: • 1920-1929 • 1930-1939 • 1940-1949 • 1950-1959 • 1960-1969 • 1970-1979 • 1980-1989 • 1990-1999 Day-of-show registration is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with a $10 entry fee. A participant must be present to be declared a winner and receive an award. The awards ceremony will begin at 2:30 p.m.

AREA 6 – BEGINNING DECEMBER 26 Pemberton Township Municipal Building east to Juliustown Road. This area includes Lakehurst Road (from Juliustown Road to Junction Road), Blueberry Manor, Oak Ridge Estates, Rancocas Lane, Junction Road, Ridgeview Avenue, Mt. Misery Road, Springfield Road, Four Mile Road and New Lisbon Area.

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The final result of the Swiss Dip—Cranberry Style. The tangy red berry, known as the cranberry, has become a popular year-round favorite in households of the Pines. Bobbi Lyons, a member of the festival committee, recommends the following cranberry recipe from the kitchen: Swiss Dip—Cranberry Style To create the Swiss dip, mix the following ingredients together in a dish until they are well blended and then spread the mixture out into an ungreased nine-inch pie plate: • One 8 oz. container soft cream cheese with pineapple • One 1/2 cup of shredded Swiss cheese (6 oz.) • One 1/2 cup of dried cranberries • One tablespoon of grated orange peel • Two tablespoons of apple juice Once the mixture is spread out, preheat

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oven to 375 degrees. Bake until thoroughly heated for about 15 minutes. This recipe makes about eight servings. Do you have a craving for more cranberry treats? Visit the festival committee’s “Cranberry Country Store,” located at the steps of the White Horse Inn, during the festival. This year’s offerings from the market includes cranberry jams, cranberry jellies, cranberry sauce, cranberry chutney, cranberry mustard, cranberry/orange marmalade, sweatshirts, aprons, Jersey Devil bobble heads and tote bags. This year’s offerings from the bakery include cranberry bread, cranberry muffins, pies, dumplings, cranberry cookies, cran/ apple cake, sticky buns and cranberry fritters.

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The Cranberry Story

Cranberries harvested near County Route 563. The history of cranberries is older than the recorded history of America. Long before the fi rst European settlers arrived, the Indians not only ate cranberries, but also used them as medicine and clothing dye. The Indians called the red berries “sasemineash” and also “pakimintzen.” The Pilgrims gave this fruit the name “crane berry” because its pink blossom reminded them of the head of a crane, a large wading bird. Over the years its name has been shortened to cranberry. The New Jersey Pinelands is one of the few places where cranberries grow naturally. Cranberries grow on vines which are very close to the ground. They need sandy, acidic

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soil which has a high-water table. This wet area is called a bog. In New Jersey, cranberry farming began in 1835, in a bog near Burrs Mills in Burlington County. Many other bogs were soon constructed wherever there was a good source of water. Some of New Jersey’s fi rst cranberry farms are still operated by descendants of the original owners Harvesting in those days was a long, hard job requiring many workers who gathered berries by hand. Later, large wooden scoops were used. Since the 1960s, the wet-picking method has been used. First, the bogs are flooded. Then a machine with a large water reel is

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A farmer in action at Pine Island Cranberry Company in Washington Township. driven through the bogs. This knocks the berries off the vines and they float on the water. The floating berries are pushed to one side of the bog where a conveyor belt lifts them to a truck. Next, the berries are taken to the sorting house where they are cleaned and sorted. Finally, they are shipped to a processing plant where they are made into the many cranberry products we enjoy, such as cranberry sauce. Actually, it was a cranberry farmer who fi rst made cranberry sauce in New Jersey. In 1917, Elizabeth Lee sold her canned sauce under the name “Bog Sweet.” Later, she joined forces with Marcus Urann of Massachusetts who had started his company

in 1912. Together they formed the company that became known as Ocean Spray. Today, Ocean Spray is the largest cranberry growers’ organization in the U.S. In addition to the original sauce, cranberries are made into relish, jellies, cakes, pies, candy, a variety of juices and even cranberry catsup! The Chatsworth Cranberry Festival is now about to celebrate its 35th year. As part of this festival, there have been contests over the years for the largest cranberry, cranberry floral designs and tasty new recipes. This story was written by the New Jersey Pinelands Commission.

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SHOVEL (Continued from Page 1) accommodate a maximum of 930 students from pre-K through 5th grade, according to an SDA news release. It will include a gymnasium, a multi-purpose room, a science-demonstration room, a self-contained special-education classroom, art room, tech and computer labs, and a vocal music room. In addition, the building will feature “the latest technology in school security,” Pemberton Township School Superintendent Tony Trongone told the Pine Barrens Tribune. The total effect will be the creation of what Trongone refers to as an “optimal learning environment” in which “diligence to every detail” is provided by the SDA. “I think the environment plays a significant role in student learning,” he said. Lizette Delgado Polanco, SDA’s chief executive officer, said the authority is especially proud of the project. “It addresses classroom overcrowding and will give these students more hands-on time with their teachers,” she said. Among the numerous advantages of the new facility is the way it will allow for smoother transitions of students from one grade level to the next by enabling teachers to coordinate with each other and really get to know each child instead of just seeing “a name in a file,” noted Norm Adams, who currently serves as principal at the Haines facility. That way, “there won’t be a gap” in their instruction, he said. When the new school opens in the fall of 2021, if all goes according to plan, Adams said he expects to be in charge of pre-kindergarten (which will be available to some residents)

through second grade, and Denbo Principal Brett Thorpe to be assigned grades three through five. Construction of the new school is the result of Pemberton Township having been identified as one of the state’s 31 former “Abbott Districts.” The designation was created by New Jersey Supreme Court rulings in 1985 and 1990. They found educational facilities in certain disadvantaged communities to be unconstitutionally substandard and ordered that the state fund them at a level conforming to what was average for its wealthiest districts. The SDA was subsequently created to carry out that mandate, working in conjunction with the local school districts and the state

Department of Education to determine whether it would be more cost effective to upgrade existing facilities or demolish and replace them, Polanco explained. The Denbo and Crichton schools were determined to have outlived their usefulness, with the decision being made to demolish the latter facility first so that the new one could be built in its footprint at 1414 Junction Road. The adjacent Denbo facility will remain in use until the new one is completed, at which time it, too, will be torn down and the site turned into a parking lot. “We provide everything right down to the laptops,” Polanco said. “It’s a 100 percent turnkey operation. When we’re done, we turn

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it over to the district, and they operate it.” Replacing the two schools, each of which has accommodated around 350 students, was determined by the SDA to be “the most effective and efficient option to address the overcrowding issues and to deliver spaces that align with the current New Jersey Department of Education learning standards,” the agency’s press release noted. The new school will also be the largest project to be undertaken in Pemberton Township by the SDA. The authority, as of last month, had already completed 19 projects in the municipality representing an investment of approximately $20 million in health and safety renovations. In addition, it invested another $25 million in the Pemberton Early Childhood Education Center. The agency’s mission, Polanco said in an opening ceremony, is to “improve the quality of life and the quality of education in this state” and “to build tomorrow’s school’s today.” Performing the actual construction work is Ernest Bock & Sons Inc., of Philadelphia, which was awarded a $43.2 million contract for design-build services. Partnering with them on the design is SSP Architectural Group of Bridgewater, N.J., with Cambridge Construction Inc., of Clinton, N.J., managing the project, for a total cost of $58.7 million. In addition to the many ways local kids will benefit from the new school, Trongone said he thought their parents would be heartened to see something concrete actually materialize at the site, given their tendency to say, “We’ll believe it when we see it.”

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second reading by a 4-1 vote. Heston voted for the measure he had opposed just a month earlier. “The problem with this is this money has been appropriated with the Good Farm in mind,” said Heston as he voted. “With that said, even though I voted ‘no’ on transferring road program money, on this, it has been budgeted. I have to vote ‘yes.’” Members of the public attending the meeting were left confused by Heston’s explanation and decision. Resident Evelyn Doherty, interrupted the committee, saying “Point of Order!” from her seat after the vote. “Can I have a point of order, if I may?” Doherty asked. “Is the reading on first ordinance any different than the reading on second ordinance? If, all of a sudden the funds are not coming from what was said a month ago, doesn't the ordinance have to go back to a first reading?” Township Administrator and Clerk Kathleen D. Hoffman told Doherty that there was no difference from last month to this month, assuring her that the verbiage of the ordinance didn’t change from first reading. She added that the $250,000 appropriation authorized by the ordinance was actually coming out of the township’s capital improvement fund, not the township’s road budget. “Mr. Heston indicated that some of the funds were coming from someplace else,” Doherty said. Heston, in response to Doherty, said it was actually the August resolution authorizing Phase One that appropriated $250,000 from the township’s road budget towards the project. Since appropriations, regardless of their source, are typically authorized by ordinance, Doherty asked officials when the ordinance authorizing the township road budget transfer was approved. “Oh my gosh, that was when we first did all of the roads in Southampton,” said Hoffman, before being cut short by Committeeman Michael

WWW.PINEBARRENSTRIBUNE.COM Mikulski who said the clerk was incorrect. Hoffman apologized and then agreed that the decision to appropriate $250,000 from the road budget was made in August. “No, there was a resolution to take the money out of the road program,” Heston said. “I was opposed to taking the money out of the road program. This is money that is in the budget— capital.” Hoffman said in an interview after the meeting that Heston created the confusion by providing incorrect information to the public during August’s committee meeting. “Heston wasn’t correct,” she said. “It was a different $250,000. There is $250,000 still coming from the road bond, but this $250,000 in the ordinance is already in the budget, coming from capital.” Hoffman, who called the Good Farm Project a “confusing project,” noted that the committee had instructed her not to talk to reporters and that she was tired of them accusing her of saying things she wasn’t quoted as saying in the newspaper. “They don’t want me talking to the newspaper,” said Hoffman as she explained why she did not return calls that sought why there were differences in cost for the Good Farm project. In addition to the changing story over monetary appropriations for the Good Farm project, the story also changed at the latest committee meeting over the hauling of dirt from the Good Farm site. “How much dirt are they moving on the Good Farm?” asked Heston during the committee’s August meeting. “I was told there were eleven packets taken out for the project bid, of which only four firms decided to take the project. I was told that the other firms, when they saw the amount of dirt that had to be moved and the problems associated with that, opted not to be part of the project because there are outstanding issues with moving that volume of dirt.” Resident Lawrence England spoke about the dirt removal during the committee’s latest meeting. He said he understood there were a couple contracting companies that refused to bid on the project because of the dirt removal. “No, no!” Hoffman said. “Even the fill is going

to be used. All of the dirt, when they do the grading, is going to stay on the property.” Hoffman, in the post-meeting interview, also had an explanation for this discrepancy. “Heston was also incorrect about this,” she said. The monetar y appropriation and dir t removal discrepancies were only two of three discrepancies heard during the latest committee meeting about the Good Farm project. During a public hearing on the ordinance, resident Bruce Gsell questioned the basis for the Good Farm project. As the Pine Barrens Tribune reported previously, Southampton officials have said they are pursuing active and passive recreation on the Good Farm because the Pinelands Commission ordered the municipality to vacate soccer fields off Buddtown Road and sinkholes developed on the ballfields off Red Lion Road. While the commission did issue an order and certain fields were vacated in 2017, it was Heston who brought to light in August, by remarking about the changing concept plans, that the recreation project was conceived before these issues came up. “The project was thought of about six years ago,” Gsell said. “But, yet we were told a few months ago it was an immediate thing that had to be done because you lost use of fields for soccer and ballfields were being condemned. So is it something that was conceived six years ago or was it something that is going to be done now because we supposedly lost the right to the fields and they condemned the fields. Which one is it?” Young responded that he was not following Gsell. “We were told a couple meetings ago that the ballfields were spewing gases and noxious fumes,” Gsell said. Young said the township abandoned backfields “two years ago.” “Six years ago this plan came up to use the Good Farm,” Gsell said. “Yet, we were told it had to be done (building a recreational complex) because the fields were no longer usable. But, meanwhile it was planned for six years. Now, we are being told that we can’t use the soccer fields

Saturday, October 13, 2018 anymore because of the Pinelands Commission. When did that happen?” Young replied that the Pinelands Commission sent a letter to the township “about two years ago” that they wanted the township to relocate the soccer fields. “So, this was an idea from a long, long time ago that now is going to come to fruition because you can’t use that field or the other field,” Gsell said. “That is the pressure point being used.” It was at that point, Young offered a new reason for the township pursuing the Good Farm project. As this newspaper previously reported, the township has received $685,000 in Burlington County Park Grants for Phase One. “W hat it is—the (Burlington Count y) Freeholders are saying to the township if you don’t spend the money, we are going to take it back,” Young said. Hoffman, however, said that the farm was bought by the township about 20 years ago with Green Acres and recreation grant money. “That was the purpose and the intent,” she said. “If you look back, there was always this grand plan for that property because the money they borrowed for the property was for recreation and open space.” As has been the case when the Good Farm is brought up at a meeting here, there was both support and opposition offered by the public about the project. Doherty, an initial supporter of the project who withdrew her support for it after learning that township monies were going towards the project, offered some of the sharpest criticism to date. “I am very concerned about it and I am against it,” she said. “I think there is more done for the younger people in Southampton, then for the older people. If it weren’t for LeisureTowne (a 55 plus community), there wouldn’t be anything for older people. I think it is too much money and it should be taken out of the capital improvement fund.” Young cast the lone dissenting vote against the ordinance on second reading.

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The Foot asks, 'Where is the love?'

ot long after breaking a bone in my lower appendage last July, my family of men began to refer to my injury as nothing more than,

“the foot.” It’s not that they weren’t sympathetic to my plight; they just got a kick out of referring to it, and its needs, as if it weren’t an extension of me, but an entity. The over-sized boot I was hauling around certainly made it seem as if it needed its own identity. “The foot needs ice,” they said as if they were caregivers. “The foot wants a Diet Coke,” they said as they tended to their mother’s needs. “If we don’t get the foot elevated, it may swell to the size of a blimp and take over Manhattan!” Although I wouldn’t swear to it on a stack of bibles, I’m sure the bulk of it was said with love. I’ve always considered myself a strong person, but I must admit that my resilience in the healing of the foot was subpar. First of all there was the scooter and I’m here to educate the public on this notion, it’s not as fun as it looks. Oh, sure, we can round the corner on a dime, go for great lengths with nary an incident, but try to take that bad boy across an uneven street or into a restaurant and you have a whole different scenario. People stare, they look at you with pity and do a collective sigh as you almost “biffed it” on an uneven tile in the sanctuary. And then there are the fine folks who consider themselves friends that ask, “Do you have candy to throw out during your parade?” Where, I ask you, is the love? Let’s get back to the boot. That thing has been the bane of my existence. Its support has been memorable, and its purpose well served. But its tall, black and strappy ways clashed with most of my outfits. And I’m quite certain that the Boot Scootin’ Boogie had nothing to do with that ball and chain that I have been dragging around with me for the last two months. But things got better. A couple of weeks ago, our wonderful podiatrist said the words that are sweet music any scooter scooting patient longs to hear, “Let’s lose this thing.” “What?” I asked as my eyes welled up with tears. I had feared that I would have to tow it

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with me long into my golden years and although I had adorned it with a turquoise basket and a pink horn, that son of a gun would never be a fashion accessory. “You can get rid of the scooter!” he repeated. Well-ell, he didn’t have to tell me twice. “Okay!” I responded. “I’ll return it post haste, and bid it a fine adieu. I must ask, however, how many steps can I walk without it?” “A half of a mile.” That sounded reasonable right up until I found out that a half of a mile is the equivalent of 2,200 steps. I don’t know about you, but I do more than that going back and forth across the house while getting ready in the morning because I keep forgetting stuff. But I’m nothing if not a patient patient, so I decided to grin and bear it. I was losing the scooter and now all that the foot had to contend with was its sidekick, the boot. I didn’t put much hope into last Monday’s meeting with the foot doctor. I thought at best he’d give me another 200 steps or perhaps another hour into a sneaker. Happily, and much to my surprise, he set me free! “You’re all healed!” he said with a grin. And then he muttered the words every foot patient longs to hear, “You can give the boot the boot!” I turned my eyes up to the heavens and gave the day a five-mile smile. And then, sans the boot, I, Lori A. Clinch, did the scooting boogie all the way out of the door. Lori Clinch was born and raised in North Platte, Nebraska, a hotbed of material for writers whose passion it is to make people laugh. She is the mother of four sons and the author of the book “Are We There Yet?”

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prescribed opioid pain relievers at greater rates in the late 1990s following reassurance from pharmaceutical companies that patients would not become addicted to them. “Nationwide, 72,000 people died because of opioid overdoses last year—72,000 people,” Jantas said. “That is more people than who died in the Vietnam War. That is all in one year. This is incredible folks.” Jantas, who said he had seen pretty “insidious drugs” out on the street throughout his career, added that calling opioid addiction a “problem” is an understatement. “I was having dinner with my son and his wife, and I was telling them that unfortunately one of their high school friends died from an overdose,” Jantas said. “My son went through like a laundry list after that saying, ‘This one is clean and sober. This one is still addicted. This one is in jail.’ Then, he said, ‘Look at me, Dad, you know if I would have stayed in Pemberton, with these people, that could have been me.’ I was horrified.” The police chief told council that Pemberton police officers have responded to the situation by “taking product off the street” and arresting “anybody who is involved in the trade,” but that “it is almost like the officers are running in mud” because “when one gets taken away, another one pops up.” Jantas, in discussing possible solutions to the problem, said he is “reaching out to everybody” because it is “not just a law-enforcement problem” or an issue the agency can tackle alone. “We have a problem in Pemberton with the lack of available transportation,” he said in a plea to local organization such as churches. “There is a pretty large treatment facility in Bergen County. But, when there is a bed available for an addict up there, how are we going to get them there? When they have to go to Bergen County and they have no resources to get there, what are we doing with these people?” With the township having to purchase extra Narcan doses at $25 each, Jantas expressed his desire for the Narcan program to be overhauled in an appeal to local lawmakers. “We're hoping that at some point they will really re-think the process on this and make it a one-for-one swap,” he said. “We can bring an empty applicator to the hospital and get another one in its place. There has to be some better way to handle this and we're talking to legislators, the chiefs' association, the state chiefs of police and county prosecutor.” But, Jantas’ biggest request was reserved for the members of the community.

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Residents who know someone suffering from addiction are asked to call 609-894-3308 and leave the addict’s information with Pemberton Township Police, allowing the officers to make an offer to them, to join a "Straight … to Treatment" program. The new program, which operates every Tuesday at the police department in conjunction with Solstice Counseling, allows drug users to connect with a program to assist them in overcoming their addiction. Participants can turn in any drugs or drug paraphernalia in their possession and not be charged with a drug-possession offense.

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He asked anyone who knows someone suffering from addiction to leave the telephone number for that person with his administrative assistant, Lisa Bartholomew, by calling 609-8943308 so that an offer can be extended to them to join the “Straight … to Treatmentˮ program, which just expanded to Pemberton. The program, which began on Sept. 25, will operate every Tuesday at the Pemberton Township Police Department, in conjunction with Solstice Counseling, from noon to 6 p.m. It allows drug users to come to the department and be connected with a program to assist them in overcoming their addiction. Participants can also safely turn in any drugs or drug paraphernalia in their possession and not be charged with a drug-possession offense. The process of finding treatment for those who come forward in Pemberton will be handled by Solstice Counseling, which will be on call to meet in person with those who request help for addiction. Solstice, which offers treatment for substance abuse and also provides other services, will work to find an appropriate treatment opportunity for all who come forward, including those without the resources to seek it on their own. “In Burlington County we have the unpleasant distinction of leading in some of the not-so-good statistics that come with the opioid problem,” Jantas said. “…A lot of it comes back on the police department, and we can't do it all.”

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SENIOR (Continued from Page 8) Life, St. Francis will speak about elder independent living and the options the organization offers to local seniors for meeting challenges of assisted living. There is no cost to attend this presentation and one does not have to sign up in advance. Refreshments will be served during the presentation. There are also some opportunities for fun and games on this month’s calendar. Boscov’s at Moorestown Mall, in Moorestown, is hosting a Friends Helping Friends shopping day. Soroptimists International is a participant in this annual event. Transportation will be coordinated to and from this event. A $5 donation to the Soropitmists provides one with a 25 percent-off shopping pass, valid for Oct.

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WWW.PINEBARRENSTRIBUNE.COM 16 only. In addition, all attending will be eligible for numerous door prizes, and free refreshments will be served in the store. Three $500 shopping sprees and 40 $100 shopping sprees will be among the prizes offered. This is an excellent opportunity to help the local Soroptimist Chapter, while getting an early start on one’s holiday shopping. Shopping passes are available for $5 each at the senior center. Aspen Hills Healthcare will be hosting a monthly Breakfast Bingo on Oct. 18. The center will be hosting its own bingo event on Oct. 30. Margaret Graiff, community relations director at Aspen Hills, leads the sessions and provides gift cards for local stores as bingo prizes, and offers several quality door prizes as well. Registration is required in advance for the bingo session at Aspen Hills, but not for the one at the center.

YOUNGKIN (Continued from Page 4) communications for the NJEA, the association immediately withdrew all support for Youngkin. “We repudiate any act of violence or abuse,ˮ Baker said. “You should ask the GOP if they have denounced the candidacy of Brett Kavanaugh, the newly appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.ˮ Baker added that the association’s members will be working hard to support Felicia Hopson, Youngkin’s Democratic running mate. “In the era of #MeToo, it is unconscionable that groups who purport to represent working men and women, and public-school teachers, haven’t stepped forward to publicly revoke their endorsements of George Youngkin’s Freeholder campaign in the wake of news reports detailing his serial abuse, harassment and violence against women,” said Burlington County Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs, a Republican who is

running to retain her seat. The GOP also singled out NOW (National Organization for Women) for their silence on the charges against Youngkin, whom it endorsed in 2017 over Dawn Addiego, an incumbent female state senator. “As a young woman running for public office, it’s disappointing to see some of these groups eagerly push out pro-woman rhetoric when it suits their partisan end game, but then stay silent when their candidate of choice turns out to be a proven perpetrator of domestic violence,” said Deputy Freeholder Director Linda Hughes, who is also a Republican running hoping to keep her seat. Youngkin and Hopson were set to challenge Gibbs and Hughes for the two freeholder seats up for grabs. Republicans currently control the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders by a slim, 3-2 majority. Youngkin, despite his campaign suspension, remains on the ballot as of press time. There was no word, as of press time, whether any of the aforementioned organizations, besides the NJEA, will denounce Youngkin.

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