FIRECRACKER

from Pine Barrens Tribune April 29, 2023-May 5, 2023

CIRCLING

(Continued from Page 4) on in the world” and another that asserted, “The police will do their thing, but the rest of us need to be vigilant. Be aware, stop language like this any time you hear it. … Talk to your family members and your kids about how this kind of behavior should not and will not be tolerated.”

When contacted by this newspaper in regard to whether any similar incidents might have occurred at the Neeta School, the middle school in Medford Lakes that goes through grade 8, the district superintendent, Dr. Anthony Dent, responded that he had “never had any incidents regarding that family – this would be a first for me.” He added that the police have not contacted the school in regard to any investigation of students involved in any such racially motivated issues.

Dent added that whenever parents or

Farm

(Continued from Page 7) any application, but it was determined “the ordinance only requires a plot plan.”

The newly-added page, as provided to this newspaper by David Carns asks an applicant to submit with their application “one copy of a plan or copy of a survey marked with the exact location shown of the farm management unit …, in addition to “a copy of your NJ Sales Tax Certificate and proof of payment of NJ sales tax.”

While the added page to the application mirrors, to some extent, section A of the farm stand ordinance, which pertains to the application and outlines what information is required of the applicant, both of these particular requested items (a survey/plan, tax certificates) are not mentioned in the ordinance. However, it is stipulated in section

Republican Mayor Deborah Buzby-Cope, a current candidate for the county clerk’s job, who contended that “mistakes like this happen every year under (Democratic County Clerk Joanne) Schwartz’s watch, and we can’t allow it to continue.”

“Elections are too important to be mismanaged, and she has proven time and again not to be up to the job,” Buzby-Cope declared.

Buzby-Cope further maintained that if elected to the post, she would “ensure we don’t make costly mistakes that waste taxpayer resources and erode faith in the election process.” students “have submitted concerns about comments made,” which seemed to have any substance, “we’ve handled that through meetings or interventions,” and that if it ever came down to pressing charges for “anything racially motivated that happened in the district,” he is the one who would be responsible for doing that.

Miller, noting in his Facebook posting that “the police and the courts can do just so much,” called on residents “to be ever vigilant in our efforts to safeguard both one another and our community,” emphasizing that “heightened awareness is essential,” as is maintaining “zero tolerance for hateful actions.”

“My heart goes out to the Singh family,” he added. “I urge them to stay strong, knowing that their community supports them completely. They didn’t deserve this, nobody does.”

Miller concluded his message by declaring ‘that this horrible incident, in no way, defines our wonderful community.”

A that while the section of the ordinance “sets forth” what should be on an application to be provided by the zoning officer, it is “not limited to” what is listed in the law.

This newspaper did not receive a response to its Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request for documents related to this matter as of press time, and Burger could not be immediately reached for comment on this story.

“Every surrounding town has farm stands that sell a huge variety of items,” wrote one woman online in response to the closure announcement. “They are treated and respected as a treasured family-run local businesses by their townships. Medford had the one on Stokes that is now replaced by housing and now Brianna’s is gone. It is sad that the once booming farm community of Medford has lost that piece that reminded all of its history. As a little kid going from North Philly to LBI with my grandparents, a stop at a Medford area farm stand was a must.”

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