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Officials in BurlCo Town Say County, State Police Were ‘Not Prepared’ for Oct. 29 Coastal Flooding
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WASHINGTON —De spite weather predictions that called for moderate to major coastal flooding along the bayfronts and coastal areas of New Jersey on Oct. 29, Washington Township officials are contending that both the New Jersey State Police and Burlington County were “not prepared” for the flooding that transpired, resulting in a “completely unacceptable” and “bad situation” that jeopardized public safety in parts of the municipality, and now local officials are calling on the entities to take steps to make sure what occurred never happens again. At least three vehicles that apparently became stuck in floodwaters were located the next day, according to Washington Emergency Management Coordinator David Simpson during a Nov. 9 Washington Township Committee meeting, all as most affected county roads lacked any signage, highway crews or law enforcement presence to warn motorists of impending danger, added Committeeman C. Leigh Gadd Jr. “They are not prepared for stuff like this often,” said Gadd, also the township’s public safety director. “… Things definitely have to be changed before the next one (storm), because it was unacceptable – completely unacceptable.” T he Mu l l ic a R iver for m s par t of See FLOODING/ Page 12
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TABERNACLE—A recent structural analysis of Taber nacle Tow n Hall, sitting at the corner of Medford LakesChatsworth (also known as County Route 532) and Carranza roads, has found that the “building needs significant help to the point it is a structural concern to keep
using the building,” according to Architect Scott England, a principal at Regan Young England Butera, an architectural firm retained by the municipality to help perform the study. Michael A. Beach, a structural engineer who owns Michael A. Beach & Associates, a consulting firm specializing in structural engineering, design, investigation and analysis, and worked in conjunction with
England in performing the Tabernacle study, was said by the latter to have found such “significant deterioration” of tow n hall’s foundation, that he instructed municipal officials to conduct “immediate, temporary stabilization” of the building to “buy time.” And while that has since been done, See HALL/ Page 11
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MOORESTOWN—A new potential challenger has emerged to Democratic 3rd Congressional District Rep. Andy Kim, who will presumably be up for re-election for the second time in 2022. The latest Republican hoping to recapture Kim’s seat for the GOP, Robert “Bob” Healey, Jr., is executive co-chairman of the Viking Group, a Bass River Township-based manufacturer of luxury yachts, and the son of the company’s co-founder. Healey, a Burlington County native, announced his intention to run for the office in a Nov. 11 press release, which said that his aim is to “improve economic opportunity and affordability, stand with our police and enhance public safety, and defend our personal liberties and freedoms against the radical liberal cancel culture.” “As a business owner who employs over 1,000 South Jersey residents, I understand the challenges people are facing,” the release quoted Healey as saying. “This country is headed in the wrong direction, and I intend to do something about it – for my country, for my family, and most importantly for the hard-working people of the Third Congressional District.” Kim, the son of South Korean immigrants, has already defeated two affluent Republican businessmen in previous races for the 3rd District seat—Thomas MacArthur, a former insurance executive who previously held it for two terms, and David Richter, the former CEO of Hill international, who ran against him in 2020. In order to become the Republican Party’s official candidate for the seat in both Burlington and Ocean counties, Healey will need to compete in a primary contest next June 7 against any other GOP hopefuls who may enter the race. In a short bio accompanying his press release, Healey noted that he was a graduate of St. Joseph’s University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, and that he is co-founder and president of the Healey International
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BASS RIVER—The proprietor of a cannabis business that is in the works for Bass River Township is in a bit of a pickle right now after the municipality’s Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance back in July allowing five of the six state “marketplace” classes of licensed cannabis businesses in town, but has not yet followed through on a commitment to pass a corresponding zoning ordinance pertaining to such operations. The result, according to Evan Manaresi, was that a site plan he recently submitted to the township Planning Board for a cannabis cultivation site on Ishmael Road got “kicked back” by the township engineer. “He said, ‘There is no zon i ng for can nabis,’” Manare si told the local commissioners during a Nov. 1 meeting of why the site plan was kicked back. Manaresi explained that the township had recently brought on a new engineering firm, but that he had met with the municipality’s previous engineer on several occasions over the last year to “get ahead” of everything. “It was never a concern at all (needing zoning for cannabis) until, finally, I submitted the site plan and was told there is no zoning for it (cannabis operations),” Manaresi contended. Township Solicitor JoAnne O’Connor had previously said she was awaiting the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) rules and regulations pertaining to commercial cannabis establishments and associated licensing requirements before drafting a separate zoning ordinance to complement the municipal ordinance that allowed for cannabis businesses in Bass River. The rules and regulations, however, were issued by the CRC on Aug. 19.
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“There will be zoning for it,” O’Connor assured Manaresi during the Nov. 1 Bass River Board of Commissioners meeting. “I promise you. We will get there.” The reason for the holdup, she maintained, was that the township is currently in negotiations with the Pinelands Commission to revise the municipal zoning ordinance and corresponding zoning map already on the books. It has been a several-year process that is in its final stages, she said. “I didn’t want to try and introduce this (cannabis zoning) into the zoning ordinance before we got the old ordinances up to where they should be,” O’Connor declared. But Manaresi pointed out that he specifically purchased a piece of property east of the Garden State Parkway in Bass River, outside the jurisdiction of the Pinelands Commission, so that his commercial operation would not be in any way subject to, or affected by, what the state entity does, one that is known to take a considerable length of time to approve anything. “The scary thing that I heard is you are waiting for the Pinelands Commission to approve the township zoning changes, and there seems to be no real expectation of how long that is going to take,” Manaresi said. “When I hear you are at the mercy of the Pinelands Commission, I start to get worried because we bought our property so that we didn’t fall under the Pinelands Commission, and I don’t want to have to deal with their (requirements/bureaucracy).” Wit h t he CRC ’s r eg u l at ion s now established, cannabis businesses, where such operations are allowed by local jurisdictions in the state, are now able to move forward with establishing their operations, with Manaresi hoping to stay ahead of the See CANNABIS/ Page 9
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Woodland Fire/EMS Comes to Aid of Woman Previously Critical of Entity; Township Considering Possible Purchases of New Firetruck, Ambulance
By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
WOODLAND—A resident of Woodland Township who had previously critically questioned the finances of the Woodland Volunteer Fire and EMS Company, which served as added fuel to a firestorm that led to the July 4th holiday weekend resignations of the majority of the company’s members and a temporary turnover of its operations to mutual aid, is now singing the entity’s praises after its volunteers recently responded to her home during her time of need. “I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to the Woodland Township ambulance squad and EMTs, who during my time of need transported me to Hackensack Meridian Health’s Southern Ocean Medical Center,” said resident Debbie Bowker during a regular Oct. 27 Woodland Township Committee meeting. “They were here in very timely matter.” It has now been over three months since Township Solicitor William Burns declared that fire suppression, first aid and rescue ser vices “will continue in Woodland Township, and will continue to be performed not only by the Woodland Township Fire Department and First Aid Squad, but also through mutual aid agreements,” signifying some sort of a return to service for the local fire and EMS company. In September, dur ing a Woodland committee meeting, Mayor William “Billy” DeGroff asked the company’s fire and EMS chief, Shawn Viscardi, who ultimately decided not to resign, if a “new agreement” was “ready-to-be gone over and be signed,” with the township and Woodland Fire and EMS agreeing to sit down again in late October, behind closed doors, to continue negotiations that have been ongoing since
the July incident. Upon both parties emerging from an Oct. 25 Woodland committee executive session, DeGroff said “what was discussed” was revisions to “the 2022 agreement” between the township and “Woodland Township Volunteer EMS, Inc.” He added that there was also a discussion about the possible purchase of new equipment for the emergency services entity. Tow nship Clerk Mar yalice Brow n, during a subsequent Woodland committee workshop meeting on Oct. 27, expanded upon what was discussed, noting that the discussions entailed “the future of the fire department and fire/EMS,” including “where we are going to take that into the future.” “Additionally, we discussed some costs for some potential purchases of some new equipment,” she said. “We are going to get some pricing.” An ensuing discussion in public between DeGroff, Brown and Chief Financial Officer Kathy Rosmando (the latter who noted she was not present for the executive session) revealed that municipal officials have a “couple of different options” available to fund the “possible” future equipment purchases, which include a new firetruck and ambulance for the emergency services company. Among the options under consideration, according to the officials, are taking out a bond, using some municipal capital funds and/or spending some of the recently restored Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes (PILOT) money, in which the state recently provided the township with an unanticipated $264,000 increase for a total of nearly $750,000 this year. Additionally, it was revealed through See FIRETRUCK/ Page 9
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After Much Ado About ‘Need to Know’, Pinelands Regional Board Votes to Table Confidentiality Policy Aimed at Password Sharing
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LITTLE EGG HARBOR—The Pinelands Regional Board of Education unanimously voted at its Nov. 10 meeting to table a proposed “confidentiality agreement” introduced during a previous meeting, the supposed purpose of which is to ensure that board members don’t deliberately or inadvertently give unauthorized outsiders access to private information, particularly by sharing their computer passwords. The postponement of a final vote on the policy came after reservations were again expressed by some members of the board over the wording involved, specifically a clause that reads, “My right to review and make use of confidential information is restricted to my need to know the data or information to perform my responsibilities as a board member.” One of those members, Thomas Rosetti, questioned why “all of our policies are written like legal matters,” whereas this particular one “was written like a memo,” the wording of which he described as sounding “very vague” and “very odd.” “I thought that it was going to be reworded for this meeting, but it was basically the same statement,” he noted, asking, “Don’t we already have a policy that covers that?” and why the board “didn’t just amend that policy instead of presenting this?” Superintendent Dr. Melissa McCooley responded by noting that “we could have done that, but that wasn’t presented last month.” She further pointed out that she had requested that members email her any objections they had to the proposal, and none had done so. But she maintained that while all the board members are obliged to sign an existing code of ethics, “obviously more was needed, because it wasn’t understood that you can’t share your
password with others,” and when the code of ethics was originally formulated, “technology wasn’t as extensive as it is now.” Another reason for needing a more specific policy, she said, is that “we have board members coming and going” who need to be made aware of the prohibition on “sharing your credentials with someone other than yourself, because we did have a large issue with this that could have gotten a lot worse than it did.” The superintendent was referring to the matter that apparently led to the policy proposal, the claim that previous Board President Thomas D. Williams Jr, a retired Little Egg Harbor police lieutenant, shared access to his email account, supposedly with his wife, while he was in in Temple University Hospital last spring recovering from a lung transplant following a life-threatening case of COVID-19. He has since resigned from the board. Upon learning of the alleged security breach, McCooley reportedly filed a criminal complaint, containing an accusation of fraud, with the Little Egg Harbor Police Department. A police investigation, however, concluded nothing of a suspicious nature had occurred. The board has since reportedly proceeded to look into the matter as an ethics breach, with its current president, August “Augie” Daleo, appearing to be referring to it at a meeting earlier this fall without mentioning any names, which first brought the police complaint to light. Board Member Karen Poklikuha, at this month’s meeting, said that she didn’t think the proposed new policy was necessary or justified by that incident, which the policy already in place seemed to have addressed adequately, allowing the board to “proceed with whatever investigation was deemed appropriate.” McCooley acknowledged that even if the proposed new confidentiality policy was to See BOARD/ Page 10
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SOUTHAMPTON—Hampton Lakes firefighter Joe Collis infamously asked the Southampton Township Committee in the summer of 2019, amid municipal negotiations with both the Hampton Lakes and Vincent Fire Companies (which serve the township) over requests for new firetrucks, “Have those bright red trucks pulled up?” Mayor Michael Mikulski, after pointing out during the governing body’s latest session on Oct. 19 that “a certain gentleman likes to come up here (to the dais) and remind us of the ‘big red truck’ he has long been asking for,” announced that “we will be finally ordering a new firetruck” for the Hampton Lakes Fire Company. Following that announcement, the township committee unanimously signed off on a cooperative purchasing agreement with Sourcewell for the $638,529 purchase of a “custom Spartan ER Fire Pumper Tanker on a Spartan Chassis,” to serve as a new water tender for the Hampton Lakes Fire Company. “It’s been a longtime coming,” declared a gracious Collis, who was present for the decision. Deputy Mayor Ronald Heston noted that he was “glad we are finally going ahead with the purchase of a firetruck.” Scott Mitchell, chief of the Vincent Fire Company, which often works hand-inhand with Hampton Lakes in providing fire suppression services to Southampton residents, also thanked the township committee for buying Hampton Lakes a tender, pointing out that “not only does it help their fire company, but it helps all of the township residents.” Area firefighting entities often provide
mutual aid to each other during larger fires, including helping to transport water from a water source to a fire scene using their water tender trucks. And that’s exactly what Vincent Fire Company was able to do for its neighbors in Shamong Township earlier this fall when a barn there had caught fire, thanks to a Feb. 16 purchase by the Southampton committee for $25,000. “The new tender you got for us is in service,” Mitchell told the Southampton committee on Oct. 19. “We did use it for the working barn fire in Shamong. It was good to carry water for them. Everyone was excited to have us back.” Vincent Fire Company’s new water tender is actually a blue-colored 1995 HME 4 GUYS model, which previously belonged to the now-defunct Mizpah Fire Company, of Hamilton, Atlantic County. K now n a s “T he Blue B e a st,” the pumper truck replaces a water tender belonging to Vincent Fire Company that was decommissioned following a crash in December 2020. The Vincent Fire Company, according to another Oct. 19 announcement, this one made by Mitchell, was also a recipient of the Department of Homeland Security’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in the amount of $183,996. The pur pose of the SAFER g rant prog ram, Mitchel l later told th is newspaper, is to provide funding directly t o fi r e d e p a r t m e nt s a n d volu nt e e r firefighter interest organizations to assist in “increasing the number of firefighters to See GRANT/ Page 10
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Hail Partially Covers Ground in Parts of Burlington, Ocean Counties
Hailstones partially cover the ground in Southampton Township.
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S OU T H A M P T ON — A h a i l s t o r m pummeled central portions of Burlington County and parts of Ocean County, as well as points north of there in New Jersey on Nov. 13. The hail even partially covered the ground for a time in parts of Burlington and Ocean counties, a rarity in these parts. Several thunderstorms, which produced the hail, developed along a reinforcing cold front during the early afternoon hours of Nov. 13. Temperatures crashed from the mid-sixties to mid-forties over just a couple hours in the wake of the departing front, helping to fuel its intensity. The thunderstorms – unusual for November standards – ultimately congealed into a squall line as they moved offshore, pushing northeastward into Long Island, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, where the storm system intensified, spawning several tornadoes and producing wind gusts as high as 80 mph.
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For the most part, locally, the hailstones that fell were between 0.25 and 0.88 inches, according to the National Weather Service. There were no reports of damage from the hail, however. In Northern New Jersey, half-dollar size hailstones were reported. Additionally, a waterspout was observed east of Ocean Grove, which was also caught on video. Behind the departing thunderstorms, synoptic wind gusts in central and southern portions of New Jersey surpassed 50 mph for a time, with a gust of 60 mph recorded near Long Beach Island. Some sporadic power outages were reported in Southern New Jersey, while thousands of electric customers were left without power for about 12 to 15 hours in central and northern portions of the state. In Southampton Township, where nickel size hail had just fallen, there was a report of a downed tree laying on utility wires, closing Big Hill Road between Retreat Road and Route 70. It reportedly took until the afternoon of Nov. 17 for the tree to be removed.
Home in Country Lakes Neighborhood Damaged By ‘Heavy Fire’ PEMBERTON—A one-story home in the Country Lakes section of Pemberton Township was damaged by fire last weekend. The blaze was reported at a Topeka Lane dwelling around 5:37 p.m. on Nov. 13, according to a release from the Pemberton Township Volunteer Fire Department. Upon arrival, firefighters found “heavy fire” in an attached garage, extending into
the home’s kitchen and attic. However, according to the release, “the fire was held to the garage and kitchen area.” The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Burlington County Fire Marshal’s office and the New Jersey Fire Marshal’s Office. There were no injuries, according to Fire Chief Craig Augustoni.
Multiple Brush Fires Extinguished Along Route 72 in Woodland WOODLAND—Small brush fires broke out along Route 72 in Woodland Township last week. The fires were first reported around 5:46 p.m. on Nov. 11. According to a release from the Woodland Fire and EMS Company, responding firefighters found a 5 by 40-foot area of brush on fire near mile marker 1.5 of Route 72. Multiple callers to 911, it was noted in the release, had reported “multiple brush fires”
also occurring alongside the westbound lane” of the state highway near mile marker 4. Those calls prompted additional resources being requested from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. “All the fires,” according to the release, “were extinguished and no injuries were reported.” The “scene” was “turned over” to the forest fire service, the release stated. No information was released about the cause of the blazes.
Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threats at Restaurant EVESHAM—A Marlton man was arrested this week for making a threat involving a handgun against an employee of an Evesham Township restaurant early in the morning of Oct. 1. Nicholas Bedson, 35, has been charged with making terroristic threats and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was arrested on Nov. 15 and lodged in Burlington County Jail. The Pine Barrens Tribune previously reported that two men in a blue SUV, possibly a Cadillac SRX with a New Jersey license plate, drove up to two employees near the
rear door of Chickie’s and Pete’s at 25 South Route 73 at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 1. The occupants of the vehicle, according to police, then had asked if a particular employee was working. When advised that the employee was not, the men reportedly brandished a handgun and indicated that it was a good thing the employee wasn’t working that night since they were looking for him. The vehicle then left heading westbound on West Marlton Pike, the witnesses said. There is no word on whether police are still searching for the second man reported to have been in the vehicle.
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‘Threatening’ Note Used to Steal Cigarettes, Cash from Rite Aid EVESHAM—Cigarettes and cash were taken during a Nov. 15 robbery of a Rite Aid in Evesham Township. The incident began to unfold at 235 North Maple Avenue just before 4:58 p.m. when, according to a release from the Evesham Township Police Department, a man produced a note to a cashier containing “threatening remarks” in “demanding cigarettes and the money from the cash register.” “After being provided with those items, the suspect fled the scene on foot towards 100 Church Road,” the release stated. “A K-9 track led to an item of evidence that was secured for future testing and additional evidence was collected at the scene.” Police were still searching for the suspect and seeking help from the public as to his identity as of press time. If anyone knows
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MEDFORD—The Medford Vincentown Rotary’s Thanksgiving Community Spiritual Breakfast, in its 16th year, will be held on Nov. 24, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Medford Lakes Country Club on Oak Drive in Medford Lakes Borough, Rotary officials announced. Keynote speaker for this comeback year is Rev. David Krilov, from the Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford. Rotary was unable to host the event last year due to Coronavirus pandemic, but previous years’ events were a great success with as many as 175 people attending. “Our community has so much to be
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First KC-46 Supertanker Arrives at Joint Base, One of 24 to Be Put There
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SOUTHAMPTON—Hampton Lakes Em e rg e n c y S qu a d , wh i c h prov id e s emergency medical services to residents in the Southampton Township area, recently presented a plaque to the owners of the Red Lion Diner, a restaurant in Southampton, in recognition of their support to the emergency squad over the last several years. “Throughout the pandemic, the Red Lion Diner’s owners have done their best to help us, even as they have struggled to deal with the business interruptions caused by the pandemic,” said Richard Shaw, president of Hampton Lakes. The fundraising support offered by the diner will continue with ongoing “Dining For Life” fundraisers. The next event is scheduled for both Dec. 13 and 14 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. each day, in which the diner is donating 10 percent of all its proceeds to the emergency squad to support its efforts to buy a new ambulance. No special coupons are needed. Hampton Lakes Emergency Squad,
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J O I N T B A S E M C G U I R E - D I XLAKEHURST—The first KC-46A Pegasus touched down Nov. 9 at its new home on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. “This is a historic moment both for our military base and our entire county,” said Burlington Board of Commissioners Director Felicia Hopson in a later press release provided to this newspaper, with it noting that the board members were on base to cheer the supertanker’s much-anticipated arrival. “For more than 100 years, the Joint Base has been an integral part of our county and the arrival of the KC-46s will help ensure it will remain a vital and strong for the next century.” The Boeing-built KC-46 is the U.S. Air Force’s latest and most-advanced midair refueling and transport jet and is expected to become the workhorse of the U.S. air mobility force, which is responsible for fueling U.S. and its allies’ aircraft in flight across the globe. About 45 KC-46s are currently operating out of McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in South Carolina, Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire and Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is eventually expected to become the home of 24 of the planes. “A new era officially begins today,” said Commissioner Deputy Director Dan O’Connell through the press release, who represented the county at the Joint Base’s official arrival ceremony for the first new plane. “These state-of-the-art supertankers will help safeguard our nation, and they will do it based here at our county’s amazing mega-base. It’s a monumental day and I want to thank all those who played a part in bringing these jets to Burlington County, especially our two area congressmen, Andy Kim and Donald Norcross.” Both Kim and Norcross, it was noted in the press release, “advocated” for the timely arrival of the new planes to the base and for on-base
improvements in preparation to the jets’ arrival. Norcross was also in office in 2017 when the Air Force selected the local joint base as one of the first installations where the KC-46A Pegasus would be based. In addition to the jets themselves, the military has funded construction of a 90,000-squarefoot hangar on the base, an aerospace ground equipment storage, a KC-46A Fuselage Trainer, and other additions and renovations on existing buildings and facilities. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is the nation’s first and only tri-service installation, and is New Jersey’s second-largest employer, and Burlington County’s largest, with more than 42,000 military and civilian employees on site. The installation contributes close to $7 billion to the state’s economy. The KC-46s were designed as an upgrade to the KC-10 and KC-135 tankers that currently handle the bulk of the U.S. air refueling missions. The plane is known for its advanced refueling capabilities, including the ability to refuel two aircraft simultaneously and its capacity to get refueled in flight itself. The Air Force selected the Joint Base to receive 24 of the KC-46s in 2017, beating out some 30-plus installations that had vied for the aircraft, and with them, the flight crews and support personnel to operate and maintain the state-of-the-art jets. Commissioner Tom Pullion, who is the county board’s liaison to the Joint Base, said through the press release that the selection of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for such an important mission bodes well for the installation’s future. “Bu rl i ng ton Cou nty’s leaders and residents know how important the megabase is to our nation’s defense and to our state and regional economy,” Pullion said. “We want to the see the base stay active and essential for many generations to come, so we will continue to do all we can to support the 40,000 plus men and women who work on the installation and their many missions.” Burlington County’s Public Information Office contributed to this story.
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MOUNT HOLLY—The Burlington County Sheriff’s Department is collecting toys for children in need again this holiday season and is aiming to make this year’s toy drive its biggest yet. The department’s 26th Annual Toy Drive kicked off earlier this month with the distribution of donation boxes at 57 locations across Burlington County. Collections will occur regularly between now and Dec. 17. Thousands of toys and gifts were collected during last year’s drive and distributed by local non-profits and service agencies, including more than $26,000 worth of toys and goods donated by Amazon’s ACY2 Fulfillment Center in Burlington City. Last year’s drive was so successful that the department’s Community Services Unit has continued to accept and distribute donations of food, toiletries, water, toys, paper supplies and other household goods year-round.
“What began as a seasonal toy drive has become a year-round operation by our officers and staff,” said Sheriff Anthony Basantis in a press release. “I’m incredibly proud of all the good we’ve done throughout the year, but we still want to make sure the holidays are special for as many children and families as possible, so we’re once again asking for community support.” Donation sites include multiple Burlington County government offices, libraries, schools, municipal buildings, courthouses, community centers and businesses. A complete list with addresses is available on the Sheriff’s Facebook page at https:// w w w.facebook.com /100066357081089/ posts/219902923564942/?d=n and on the Sheriff’s Department free mobile phone and tablet app, which can be downloaded at https:// apps.myocv.com/share/a53408060 . Businesses or offices interested in hosting a donation box can contact the Sheriff’s Community Services Unit at 609-265-3788 or See DRIVE/ Page 10
MOUNT HOLLY—Burlington County officials are urging residents to be careful about what items they toss into their curbside recycling bins, after a series of small fires have been reported in county recycling trucks and at the county’s recycling plant, the result of residents improperly disposing batteries in recycling. The fires, according to county officials on Nov. 17, have been traced to items containing small lithium-ion batteries. The officials pointed out in a press release that such batteries are now frequently found in cellphones, power tools, computers, Vape pens, toys and even musical greeting cards. What appears to be igniting the fires, they said, is that the batteries can become damaged when tossed, which causes them to short circuit and create a spark. Earlier this year, a massive 11-alarm fire destroyed the Atlantic Coast Fibers recycling center in Passaic County. The cause of the blaze was never determined, but lithium batteries were considered a possible source. Burlington County Commissioner Tom Pullion, liaison to the county’s Department of Solid Waste and Recycling, said through the press release that residents can help guard against a similar disaster occurring in Burlington County by “taking care” to ensure hazardous items like batteries do not wind up in recycling bins. “Recycling clearly helps our environment and saves our towns’ money from landfill disposal fees, but we all must be vigilant about recycling the right things,” Pullion declared. “Tossing something you shouldn’t in a recycling container might seem like a
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driving older vehicles may benefit from a GPS device they can mount to the dashboard, which will provide directions if they have to divert from their normal routes or when they want to go off the beaten path on their way to sunny skies. Decorative Stationery: Make it easy for snowbirds to communicate with friends and family back home in a traditional way. Decorative note cards, post cards or other stationery can be a nice gift, and these notes can serve as mementos for recipients, particularly grandchildren. Customized T-shirts: Have T-shirts monogrammed or customized with messages that play to snowbirds’ love of travel and/or sense of humor. Beach Essentials: Put together a gift that makes spending time on the beach more enjoyable. A beach caddy stocked with sunscreen, towels, an umbrella, and flip flops will give beachgoers a head start on gathering seaside essentials. Food and Wine Carrier: Keeping items cool is critical in hot climates. A well-insulated food and beverage carrier can make picnics or snacks by the shore comfortable and safe. Lounges: Whether you offer a zero-gravity lounge to set up on the lenai or a floating beach lounge for relaxing in the waves, a gift that brings relaxation to the next level will be appreciated. Snowbirds travel many miles to reach warm destinations and ride out winter in comfort. Gifts geared around this annual tradition are guaranteed to make snowbirds smile.
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f you’re not planning a big soirée, make sure you factor them in to your holiday shopping plans by stopping in for a bite while you’re out filling up the sleigh or even gifting gift cards from your favorite local spots. Here are some hints for eating locally that you may not have thought of from USA Today.
Bake With Local Grains Holiday baking is a family favorite. This year, look for locally grown grains and flavors to add to your rotation of recipes. Visiting a farmers market is a great way to learn what’s grown nearby, from grits to locally processed flours. Visit the Local Butcher or Fishmonger Big holiday meals call for quality proteins. Locally based ranchers and fisherfolk offer fresh, often organic, meats and seafoods that are well worth every penny. The experts at the butcher’s and fish shops can even tell you how to stretch your dollar by suggesting lower-priced cuts and fish that taste the same (or even better) than their expensive cousins. While you’re there, ask for any specials they may have and suggestions for recipes. You will probably learn a thing or two and come out with a new favorite holiday dish. Go to the Baker While you’re at the farmers market
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or out visiting the butcher, check out deals at local bakeries, too. Pick up some breads to go on your holiday table, or look for showstopping confections with a local flavor that can’t be beat. These make great host or hostess gifts, too, and are always welcome at the office party. Stock the Bar with Local Beer and Liquor Craft brewing is experiencing a surge in popularity, as is smallbatch liquor. Most every town or city nowadays can boast of at least one local brewery, and these are great places to find holiday gifts and libations. Look for small batch or special releases you can only get by dropping by. While you’re there, ask the staff for their favorite cocktail recipe using their wares.
Your Money Stays Local Shopping local is another way to love your neighbor this holiday season. The American Independent Business Alliance says that each dollar you spend locally triples in value to the local economy. Locally owned businesses generally buy supplies from other locally owned businesses. Their staffs eat out in the community and usually live where they work, pumping more money into the local economy. Local business also invests in the community and, most importantly, nonprofit organizations. The National Technical Reports Library has produced data that shows local nonprofits receive 350% more money from its local small business neighbors than from out-of-town and larger corporate retailers. Among those nonprofits are community shelters, fundraisers and other community partners.
Environmentally Friendly When you shop locally made goods in local shops, you are shrinking your carbon footprint because your purchase doesn’t have to be transported very far for sale. Locally owned businesses may also be expending fewer resources than their larger, national or multinational competitors. Business Built on Service Because local businesses are staffed by your friends and neighbors, it’s likely that they may offer better customer service than larger counterparts. Also, small businesses generally have to work harder to get you in the door and benefit more from you referring others, meaning it pays for them to treat their customers right. Small businesses offer goods and services tailored to their communities, rather than trying to shoehorn one area into a larger, national plan. This means the products they offer are more likely to work for you and your family. If you do have an issue with your purchase, local businesses may be more likely to make it right for you than national competitors, who have to rely on broad policies to fit a range of scenarios.
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Don’t forget our feathered and four-legged friends this holiday season — and their companions.
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f you want to impress a pet-loving person, turn up with a great gift for their animals. A great way to start is by making a trip to the local pet store and ask for some advice. Or you can start with these ideas. Gifts for Pups Treats. Lots of treats. Some local bakeries may make special pup cakes and cookies just for doggies, and a selection of those will make any pup happy. While you’re at the pet store, look for other things like pet outfits, collars, harnesses and leashes. If your friend’s dog is particularly fuzzy, pick up some grooming supplies like brushes, combs and shedding spray. Food and water dishes are another excellent idea, and you can find a variety of bowls in different materials and styles to suit every decor. Gifts for Cats With the kitties, start with toys. Anything that sparks a cat’s instinct to hunt is a great toy.
Keep an eye out for small balls and crinkly toys, feathers and wands they can chase, scratchers and, for the advanced cat owner, interactive cat toys. Laser pointers are another popular option. Cat furniture is a great gift, like scratching poles or loungers, but make sure their person has plenty of room for it. Gifts for Birds Another pet that loves a toy is a bird. Look for toys that are appropriate to the type of bird your friend has; you may want to look for toys that help keep their birds’ beaks and claws properly maintained. Other ideas are dried fruits and seeds appropriate for your favorite bird’s diet, nesting boxes, perches and cage accessories. Fins, Fur and More You’re going to see some common refrains for these uncommon pets. Treats and toys are great ideas no matter what pet you’re buying for. Just make sure with the experts at the
pet store that the ones you’ve picked out are appropriate for the pet you’re buying for. Many pet stores also offer things like outfits, even for our scaly
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10 Gift Ideas for People Who Love to Cook
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Sheet Pans: They may not seem like the most sexy or high-tech tools of the kitchen, but sheet pans are among the most versatile. They can be used for cookies, sheet pan cakes, oven-frying cutlets or fries, or even serving as the perfect bases for candy brittles. Air Fryer Tool Set: By now many people have hopped on the air fryer bandwagon, but they may not have all of the accessories to take air frying to the next level. From spatulas to tongs to silicone brushes, an air fryer tool set can make meals even more delicious. Dutch Oven: You’d be hard-pressed to find a more hard-working tool in the kitchen than a Dutch oven. These heavy, often enameled cast iron vessels come in various quart sizes. They can be used to cook stews, breads, cakes, and much more. Kitchen Compost Bin: Home cooks who want to cut down on waste will appreciate a countertop compost bin to gather food scraps. Serving Board: The rise in cheese and charcuterie boards means cooks will need something attractive to serve their spreads. Wooden and stone boards are attractive when serving sliced cheeses, crackers, chutneys, and other appetizer. Electric Wine Opener: Wine is the perfect complement to many dishes,
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ifts from the heart are among the most coveted and appreciated come the holiday season. Hobbyists from all walks of life can turn their passions into handmade gifts, but few gifts may be as welcomed as those that can be eaten.
and what easier way to open bottles than with an electric wine opener? Many are compatible with almost any bottleneck and can open several bottles on a single charge. Spiralizer: The trend for pasta alternatives continues, and having a spiralizer that can turn vegetables like zucchini into spiraled “noodles” will be handy in most kitchens. Apron and Accessories: Home cooks need to protect their clothing in the kitchen. A fashionable apron and matching oven mitts can make a statement and keep clothes clean. Meat Delivery: The number of directto-home meat shipping providers continues to grow. Have quality cuts of meat delivered right to a home cook’s house so that he or she can cut back on trips to the store. New Blender: Today’s blenders can crush ice, process foods, puree, and chop foods. These versatile appliances make a welcome addition to any kitchen. Stock up on food-related gifts now for those people on your holiday shopping list who love to cook.
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Great Homemade Food Gifts
any people know someone who loves spending lots of time in the kitchen. Certain home cooks may enjoy whipping up favorite recipes, while others might get excited about experimenting with new flavors and ingredients.
A love of cooking paves the way for many different gifting opportunities. Food-related gifts also come in a wide variety of price points, making it easy for shoppers to spend as little or as much as they want. Check out these 10 gift ideas for the foodie on your holiday shopping list.
Cooking and baking ramps up during the holiday season. People can turn extra time in the kitchen into opportunities to create festive treats that are ideal for gifting. But which items are the best of the best? Even though tastes are singular, these items will appeal to most foodies and others on your gift list. Jams and Preserves: Fruit jams and preserves are versatile foods. They are as at home on toast and biscuits as they are as fillings in cookies and tarts. Jams and preserves can be made with relatively few ingredients and work well with seasonal fruits. Cinnamon Rolls: Warm, sticky and full of aromatic spice, cinnamon rolls are the perfect comfort foods. These rolls do not typically have a long shelf life, so be sure to present them promptly before they get stale. Pancakes (or Cookies) in a Jar: If you have a fantastic recipe that you can’t resist sharing, try turning it into a gift. Measure and package the ingredients into mason jars, tie with ribbons and include directions for preparation and cooking. Mini Bundt Cakes: Fruit cakes may be a holiday standard, but bundt cakes
make for great and traditional offerings as well. Miniature bundts filled with chocolate chips, dried fruits or even those soaked in a favorite boozy-butter glaze can be moist and delicious. Chocolate Barks or Fudges: Seasonal flavors can come to life in chocolate treats. White chocolate filled with peppermint pieces or dark chocolate and cherry chunks are tasty pairings. Break apart portions of the bark or cut the fudge with cookie cutters and gift inside cello bags tied with ribbons or in cardboard candy boxes. Cocktail Syrups: Create spicy or sweet syrups that are tailor-made for enhancing cocktails. Anyone on your gift list can then become a master mixologist. Shortbread Cookie Ornaments: Circular shortbread cookies can be decorated with royal icing to look like Christmas ornaments. They can be eaten or even placed on trees to complete holiday decor. Festive Cookie Pops: Cookie pops can be made by mixing homemade or prepurchased crumbled cake with frosting or softened cream cheese and formed into balls. Insert a lollipop stick and dip the balls into melted chocolate or candy melts. Sprinkles, nonpareils or luster dust can be used to enhance the covered pops. Food gifts are perfect for the holiday season. Handmade treats from the heart show loved ones how just much you care.
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5 Great Gifts for Tweens and Teens this Holiday Season
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hildren often marvel at the world around them. They’re delighted to receive just about any toy, and play with items that others may not see as fun — including everything from mixing bowls to cardboard boxes. Slowly that cherubic toddler turns into a schoolaged wonder, and later into a young adult trying to find his or her place in the world. With each passing year, the task of finding gifts for tweens and teenagers becomes that much more challenging. While most parents and other relatives may never seem “cool” in the eyes of their teens, they can gift the tweens and teens they love with presents that will earn them a few extra brownie points. The following are five gift ideas that are tailor-made for tweens and teens. LED Strip Lights Both girls and boys may enjoy customizing their rooms as they see fit. Teens can utilize LED strip lights to create a unique ambiance that reflects their style. These often selfsticking ribbons of lights adhere right to walls. They come in a variety of lengths so they can be used to frame the perimeter of the room, if desired. Complete with multicolored options and a remote control, teens can set their room colors as their mood dictates. Gift Cards Teens try to keep up with the latest styles. A gift card or clothing gift from one of their favorite retailers can help them build their ensembles that much quicker. Aeropostale, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Forever 21, Zumiez, American Eagle, and Tilly’s are just some of the stores popular among today’s tweens and teens.
Wireless earbuds or headphones Wireless headphones are used on a daily basis by tweens and teens. They rely on them for listening to music, watching movies on their devices and even during remote learning sessions. There are many brands to choose from, and Beats by Dre and Apple AirPods are among the most popular. Sneakers and Shoes Sneakers have long been popular gifts for teenagers, but they tend to be costly, especially for trending styles and brands. Vans Slip-On™ Core Classics, Converse Chuck Taylor All Star High Top Sneakers, Reebok Club C 85 Vintage, Nike Air Force One, and Adidas Sobakov are popular among today’s tweens and teens. In addition, thanks to the resurgence of 1990s style, Dr. Martens boots are once again in demand. Video Game Consoles Each gamer has his or her preferred platform for gaming. From the Nintendo Switch to the Xbox Series X to the Sony PlayStation 5, these systems are in high demand. Due to that demand, these products may be harder to find the closer you get to Christmas Day. Grab them while you can and soak in the smile on your favorite tween’s or teen’s face. Teens and tweens are notoriously challenging to shop for. However, with some knowledge, loved ones can find gifts tweens and teens are more likely to use and enjoy.
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The Benefits of In-person Holiday Shopping
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he 2020 holiday season was unlike any other. The COVID19 pandemic was still affecting daily life across the globe over the final months of 2020, prompting many families and individuals to alter holiday traditions they’d embraced for decades. That included how people shop. Many people avoided in-person holiday shopping in 2020. However, the successful rollout of various COVID19 vaccines has made in-person shopping safe again. That’s good news for local businesses and great news for shoppers, who may have forgotten just how much they can benefit from shopping in person. In-person Shopping is Convenient. Much is made of the convenience of online shopping. And it’s undeniable that the ability to shop at all hours of the day and night is convenient. However, in-person shopping, especially when shopping for others, is much more convenient than shoppers may realize. When shopping in person, shoppers can get a feel for an item, size it up and even inspect its quality prior to purchasing it. That can save shoppers from that disappointing feeling of receiving an item in the mail only to realize it’s poorly made or oddly sized and therefore unlikely to fit its eventual recipient. In-person Shopping Isn’t All About Shipping. Shipping speed is a significant factor for online shoppers, and that may affect just which gift they give come the holiday season. According to a Dotcom report titled “How Fast Delivery and Quality Packaging Drives Customer Loyalty,” 87 percent of shoppers surveyed indicated shipping was a key factor when deciding whether to shop with an e-commerce brand again. That’s an important consideration, as shoppers may be more inclined to buy an item from a retailer simply because of their shipping speed capabilities and not because of the quality of the item and
whether or not it’s what they want to give to their loved one. Shopping in person removes shipping from the equation, ensuring gift givers will give a gift they truly want to give and not just the one that will arrive on time. In-person Shopping Allows for More Accessible Browsing. Within minutes of entering a store and walking around, shoppers may see a handful of gifts that will ultimately be great for various people on their lists, even if they had no idea what to get prior to entering. That ability to browse is more difficult when shopping online, especially when buying from online retailers with massive inventories of a range of products. Such sites often require visitors to pick a category to streamline their searches. That’s not always easy or enjoyable for shoppers who cherish the opportunity to uncover hidden gems or more unique gifts that aren’t available all over the internet. In-person Shopping Gets Shoppers Out of the House. Since the onset of the pandemic, people have spent more time than ever within the confines of their homes. The 2021 holiday shopping season provides a great opportunity to get out of the house and disconnect from devices. Shoppers can even do so alongside friends and family members they weren’t able to see last holiday season.
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oliday shoppers can give the local arts community a shot in the arm by browsing their wares this holiday season. Keep an eye out for local arts and crafts shows, or, if you’re part of an organization that can, consider hosting one yourself for the holidays. Exposure Many talented artists that are just getting started creating can’t afford their own storefronts. They may partner with local businesses to showcase their art or they may join craft fairs around the region. Shop local and give these artists the exposure and funding they need to grow their businesses. Make sure to share posts of your gift (after you give it, of course) on social media to give them an additional boost. Get Locally Festive Add some local flair to your holiday decor by shopping local artisans’ holiday collections. You can often find ornaments that are great ways to
commemorate a special time or place. Think decorated sea shells from a beach town or ornaments with other local references. These make great gifts, too, even if the recipient doesn’t live in your town. It’s a great way to personalize a gift and make sure family and friends think of you when they’re decorating their own tree. Shopping Local Outside Your Town Chances are, a short day trip away is another adorable town full of quirky gifts that will fit anyone on your list. Hop in the car and make a day of shopping, with stops at the local coffee shops and eateries for refreshment. You just might discover your new favorite store, right in your own back yard. Another way to shop local is to browse online stores like Etsy and filter the results by geographic location. That way, you can find artisans in your town that may not go to craft fairs or have enough money for their own storefront yet. It may save you on shipping, too.
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Bonaparte supposedly shot a cannonball through the chest of the Jersey Devil.” DiGerolamo, a lifelong South Jersey resident, has been writing about the Jersey Devil and South Jersey for over 20 years. He also does the Piney Podcast, a YouTube show devoted to all things Piney. “Reading each book is like an episode of a one-hour TV show,” DiGerolamo explained. “As the series unfolds, you learn more and more about the world of the Pineys.” The Pineys: Books 1 thru 7 are available now on Amazon as eBooks for $2.99 each, trade paperbacks for $7.99 or is free to Kindle Unlimited Users.
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Best Gifts for Kids When we celebrate the holidays, in many ways, we’re celebrating children.
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t’s the time of year when toys and other gifts for children go on sale, and it can get overwhelming to buy for the kids in your life. Fortunately, we’ve got these outsidethe-box ideas to help you win the gift-giving crown.
favorite sporting event or a trip to let them get hands-on with one of their interests. Talk to their parents about things the child’s really wanted to do that you can deliver and then make a day of it with just you two together.
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competition, rather than fall behind. “But now time is ticking away,” said O’Connor in seemingly recognizing the disadvantage Manaresi is now facing as a result of the township delay, adding that she would speak to both the township planning board’s attorney as well as the township’s new engineer to see how to best move forward. Manaresi asked if it would be a possibility for him to just seek a variance given that the township does not yet have zoning requirements for cannabis businesses, to which the municipal solicitor replied that she would have a discussion with the new township engineer “next week.” “Thanks for your patience,” said Mayor Deborah Buzby-Cope to Manaresi. Bass River Commissioner Nicholas Capriglione noted that he had attended
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remarks from both Brown and Rosmando that the municipality has requested guidance from Congressman Andy Kim’s office as to whether the township can use COVID-19 relief/American Rescue Plan monies towards the purchase of any new ambulance. Brown pointed out that a staffer in the congressman’s office advised her in August that “emergency services equipment used for transportation during COVID can be purchased,” but “now there is some question about that.” The staffer was supposed to seek clarification from the U.S. Department of Treasury and then get back to the township,
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the same, recent planning board meeting as Manaresi, and from what he recalled, t h e pl a n n i ng b oa rd m e mb e r s we r e concerned that even though his planned cannabis operation falls outside Pinelands Commission jurisdiction, the entity still “tends to want to muscle in that area.” He claimed there was some concern that any cannabis application submitted by Manaresi could still be affected by the overall zoning ordinance for the town, given the commission must sign-off on it. As previously reported by the Pine Barrens Tribune, Buzby-Cope has been urging the Pinelands Commission to remove a portion of the Route 9 commercial corridor as part of the commission’s jurisdiction so that it can “enable building” and alleviate economic distress that has been created as a result of the state commission’s prohibitions on development. O’Connor, during the Nov. 1 Bass River Board of Commissioners meeting, prior to Manaresi speaking, noted that she has been working with the township’s new engineer
“trying to get the zoning map and zoning ordinance updated and approved through Pinelands,” which she added “has been a task.” “What we believe is the final map was submitted again last week,” O’Connor said. “We are hoping to get feedback and move this forward as quickly as possible. There were significant changes to the zoning ordinance because it hadn’t been updated in a while.” O’Connor added she was hoping that the matter would be resolved “by the end of the year,” adding that the township’s new engineering firm, CME Associates, which took over “suddenly” for Guzzi Engineering in September, has a lot more technology than the previous firm to deal with “a lot of little questions” that still need to be answered. While officials did not reveal if the latest proposed zoning map and zoning ordinance submitted to the Pinelands Commission would actually change the state entity’s jurisdiction in Bass River, Buzby-Cope said on Nov. 1 that the hope is that what has been submitted would “make it easier” on
business owners in that whenever there is an application submitted for development or improvements, “you can just look at it” and if the “Pinelands Commissions says it already approved this, it is quicker to sign-off on.” However, O’Connor cautioned that if a business falls within the jurisdiction of the Pinelands Commission, any application still must be reviewed by the state entity, with them having 30 to 45 days to do it, and then having the option of responding they require additional time to conduct their review. The solicitor added that in Manaresi’s case, he could proceed with applying for a conditional cannabis business license from the state, in which she believed municipal approvals are not required (instead, they can be pending). Manaresi, however, indicated his intent to apply for a regular license, given he “already has a place,” unlike those who traditionally seek conditional licenses. “Hopefully, we will get there soon,” Buzby-Cope said. “We are trying.”
but had not yet done so. DeGroff pointed out that the “majority of our COVID cases” were at the New Lisbon Developmental Center, and that the Woodland Fire and EMS’ ambulance fleet experienced “wear and tear” in transporting patients to the hospital, roughly a 35 mile “round-trip.” The options given to the municipality to make use of the federal relief monies is limited, the mayor added, so he thought it would be “a good way to use it” by purchasing an ambulance, though that will depend on whether purchasing a new vehicle will ultimately qualify as an acceptable use. “There are lot of different ways we can do this (fund the possible, new equipment),” Rosmando maintained. “It just depends on how quickly you want to purchase the equipment you are talking about, and how
long of a process it takes to get bids together. I think we have some time to figure it all out. We want to use the money in the best way for taxpayers, and not jump the gun, making decisions without getting all the facts straight.” Brown noted that officials are “looking to get some specs built for a new firetruck” and “depending on the specs and funding,” the municipality “may be going out to bid in early 2022 for a new firetruck.” Given that Woodland Fire and EMS currently is without a tender, Viscardi, who also attended the Oct. 27 committee meetings, indicated that the “priority” was “a tender and water supply.” “After meeting with the fire company, we didn’t feel an ambulance was an immediate necessity,” noted the mayor, who earlier this year discussed that the emergency services
company’s ambulances were worn from use. According to DeGroff, Woodland officials are currently leaning towards buying an ambulance “outright” with the COVID relief funds, if possible, and “bonding” for the new firetruck. “It is definitely something we need to look into as quickly as possible,” DeGroff said. Following Bowker’s praise of the local first responders who came to her aid recently, DeGroff said, “We have some great people volunteering for our fire company and EMS.” “We did have a meeting with Woodland Fire and EMS, and it was a very productive meeting,” the mayor maintained. “I think those guys do an excellent job, and I think things are going to work out very well and be very beneficial for the town.”
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other boards in the state,” the superintendent replied that the policy is similar to one used in other districts, a point that Kasi Gifford, an attorney representing the board’s law firm, Cooper Levenson, seemed to concur on. Gifford also attempted to clarify the “need to know” clause at issue in the proposed policy, saying that “sometimes, depending on situation, there might be things a certain board member can’t know, adding that it’s “a common phrase used in the work force.” “I don’t know what alternative you would want in there, or if you would want that out,” she added. Daleo said his “interpretation” of a “need to know” is that if “you’re a board member, you need to know” and if “you’re not an elected official, you do not need to know.” Rosetti responded that Daleo’s statement
“clears it up,” and was “a lot more distinct” than the phrase “need to know,” which is one “you can interpret however you see fit.” McCooley contended that the issue was really more about “what you’re entitled to know because of your role as a board member.” Daleo added that “there are things that the public will get to know anyway,” but that “part of being a board member” is to keep certain matters confidential and “maybe it could be a little more explicit.” It was then decided to table the matter to give the board counsel more time to look at it, and to comply with a request from Poklikuha to see if other districts in the state have implemented similar policies. Members of the board weren’t the only ones to take issue with the proposal. In a public comment session prior to their
discussion, Scott Ruch, who was one of four contenders for a seat representing Little Egg Harbor on the board in the Nov. 2 election, came forward to question “who wrote the policy” and “whether it went through a policy committee or through a legal review.” “If this is a reaction to the internal investigation as was indicated last month, was the cybersecurity policy also reviewed with appropriate recommendations made?” Ruch asked. “Because to me it seems that if you have a potential security breach, the best way to handle that is through making your data more secure, not by a policy that just asks people not to share their passwords.” “By approving a vague policy of questionable verbiage,” he added, members would be giving up some of the voice that voters had entrusted them to utilize on their behalf.
end-of-year stipends to volunteer firefighters who “run 150 calls and partake in about 50 percent of duty crews we run per year.” “They will get a check for about $1,500 at Christmas time so that they can treat their families to a little bit of a nicer Christmas,” said Mitchell, pointing out that currently the volunteer firefighters “get nothing” for their contributions besides Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) fixed annual contributions to a deferred income account. Additionally, the federal grant funds will be used to procure “gear, hoods and anticancer Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)”
to “reduce the risk for cancer,” with the fire chief pointing out that such illnesses have “been running rampant in firefighting” over the past 10 years “as plastics are becoming a big, giant problem in our homes.” Of the $183,996 grant, over the next four years, approximately $40,000 will go towards the purchase of PPE, approximately $60,000 towards firefighter, EMT, and advanced leadership training, and $82,000 towards the “pay per call stipend,” Mitchell noted. The grant, the fire chief added, “requires zero participation from any of the taxpayers” and “100 percent goes to us.”
Next on the agenda, Mitchell said, is replacement of Vincent Fire Company’s airpacks, which expire next year. Vincent Fire Company had unsuccessfully applied to FEMA for another g rant opportunity that provides funds for the replacement of the airpacks, though Mitchell said he only “shed a small tear” upon finding out that his entity didn’t get it, given how FEMA awarded his fire company with one of the two “big ones” it had applied for. “We have another year to work on a plan to replace those,” he said. “We can’t be firefighters without them.”
and providers. Last year, those included the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Oaks Integrated Care in Mount Holly, the Christian Caring Center in Pemberton Township, Providence House Domestic Violence Services, Sisterhood in Burlington City, Servicios Latinos de Burlington County, Foster and Adoptive Family Services, of Princeton, and
House of God in Delran. Organizations interested in partnering with the Sheriff’s Department to distribute toys should contact the Community Services Unit before Nov. 30. “As members of law enforcement, we take a lot of pride in serving Burlington County’s communities and this toy drive is a special part of
that service,” Basantis said. “It is a longstanding tradition that has brightened the holidays for thousands of children for the last 25 years. With the generosity of our residents and community partners, we know No. 26 will become our most successful effort yet and help deliver a joyous holiday to every child and family.”
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(Continued from Page 1) according to Township Administrator Douglas Cramer in a later Nov. 15 interview with this newspaper, Beach, according to England, has advised that “permanent features” must be installed within 90 days of the October report “in order to really continue to occupy the building.” “Something has to happen very, very quickly,” maintained England in reporting the results of the analysis to the Tabernacle Township Committee during its Oct. 12 meeting. But erecting such permanent features to both provide for “structural stabilization” and “prevent further deterioration” to town hall, according to England, would not only likely take a minimum of six to eight months to complete, but involve “very invasive” and “major” structural repairs in which “people cannot be in that building” during any of the construction. “There are two ways to fix it,” England said. “One is to create a foundation inside the existing foundation, and the other would be to lift the structure up and replace the foundation, both of which are very extensive tasks.” Therefore, Beach, in consultation with Construction Official Tom Boyd, has reportedly given the municipality until Jan. 13 to vacate town hall, which he advised cannot be occupied again until the recommended permanent repairs are done. Boyd noted during the Oct. 12 governing body meeting that he will be obligated to plaster a red-colored “Notice of Unsafe Structure” on the doors of town hall on Jan. 13, with Beach purportedly already informing the construction official that he will not sign-off on any extension of time for use of the facility. As a result, the township committee recently decided to rent office trailers and have them placed in the parking lot of town hall to temporarily house the municipal government operations. The trailers are now in place, Cramer told this newspaper. The Tabernacle Township Committee has not yet decided, however, whether it will move forward with any permanent repairs to town hall. The governing body’s reluctance to authorize such repairs was the result of both England and Boyd stating that they would be “very costly,” the scope of the work required is still uncertain, and may not be fully known until any construction begins, and that it was determined through the analysis that the second floor of town hall, which serves as the meeting chambers for the governing body and its various boards and subcommittees, can no longer be used for that purpose due to “structural deficiencies” and load issues. That has caused the township committee to onc e agai n explore the potential
AD HOTLINE: (609) 801-2392 acquisition of property for the purposes of erecting a new municipal building (officials, a few years back, had discussed that the township’s operations had grown to a point where it might be necessary to either build a new town hall or upgrade its existing one, though they had ultimately decided to invest in the current building for now and continue exploring possible options). However, even if the township committee chooses to go down the route of building a new town hall, it would then have to decide the fate of the existing one, and demolishing it is something that some committee members over the last few weeks have already expressed their reluctance to do given the historical nature of the facility, yet at least some have acknowledged the building can’t be occupied in its present state and that it would likely be hard to do anything with it unless the repairs are made, and that an empty building would serve no purpose. The township committee, according to the remarks of officials, are faced with a decision in the coming weeks to either spend millions of dollars in repairs, or millions of dollars for a new municipal building, or perhaps will have to do both. “I take no joy in bringing this news to you,” said England as he announced the results of the analysis. “It (town hall) is a building that is beloved by the community. It has got a lot of history. I live here; I get it; and I understand it. But when you look at that building, it has a lot of needs that will need to be addressed in the very near future.” The “long and short” of the analysis, England maintained, is that “the existing building does not meet current structural standards.” The Pine Barrens Tribune had reported in July, shortly after the collapse of a Champlain Towers South condominium complex near Miami, that the structural integrity of Tabernacle Town Hall, built in 1875 with an “old, rubble foundation,” according to Cramer, was subsequently put under review. Municipalities across the country began closely examining older infrastructure in the wake of the collapse that killed 97 people. While Cramer, at the time, told this newspaper that the need for a structural analysis of Tabernacle Town Hall came about because the township committee was exploring the possibility of an expansion of the existing town hall, either possibly building an addition or a separate, new building, England reported on Oct. 12 that “this project started when the construction official went into the basement (of town hall) and saw some things that were a little bit concerning.” “And, at that point, the committee hired us to do full, structural analysis,” England contended.
The first floor of town hall, England maintained, was found through the study to have “significant deterioration from below, which is going to require very invasive structural stabilization needs in order to prevent further deterioration.” The stem wall foundation (essentially the supporting wall that joins the foundation of a building to the vertical walls of the structure that is constructed atop the foundation), he added, has not only “deteriorated” and is “crumbling,” but it is also “taking on water.” (The Miami condominium, when it collapsed, was also purportedly taking on water as well.) “The bones of the building, like all of us as we get older, need help,” said England of the condition of the first floor of town hall and the points below it. T he “det er iorat ion” fou nd i n the basement, England said, “could be” the result of the second-floor assembly area being “woefully undersized from the day it was built.” An assembly room, he pointed out, is supposed to withstand 100 pounds per square-foot of weight, but the one in town hall can only sustain about 65 pounds per square-foot of weight. “The recommendation is that the second floor should not be used for an assembly-type use,” maintained England, should town hall be ultimately utilized again for municipal operations. “There is both good and bad news with this recommendation; the bad news being we really, strongly recommend the second floor not be used for an assemblytype meeting room, and the good news is it could be used for lighter business use, with an office type setup upstairs.” But England’s “concern with the building” is that while “it can be fixed” to be occupied again, it is going to require “very, very expensive” and “very invasive” work, and there are “things you just can’t fix, like the second floor structure,” at least not very easily. Also “very concerning” to the architect is that while the analysis included examining town hall’s girders (or support beams), the experts “weren’t able to see above the rest of the plaster,” and with it being such an old building, there is the strong possibility of additional issues being found once construction commences. “So, we know what we know, but we don’t know what we don’t know,” England maintained. “Yes, we can do repairs, which will take time and cost a lot of money. But once you get into it, you can potentially open Pandora’s box with the things you don’t see right now.” Committeeman Joseph Barton revealed that the permanent repairs to town hall currently recommended, as outlined in the study, are estimated to cost around $1.6 million with a “contingency of 20 percent, escalation of 10 percent.” Boyd pointed out that the estimated $1.6
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million in repairs “would still not allow” the use of the second floor in town hall for assemblies, nor does it account for any additional problems being found during construction. “As Mr. England alluded to, once we open this (building) up, to find out what we have, it is potentially a Pandora’s box,” Boyd declared. “We don’t know what we have, and the upgrades could be significant, because it is going to trigger other things from a code standpoint and may even require the facilities to be upgraded to today’s standards, rather than them being grandfathered.” Boyd noted that he was concerned it could become obligatory for the township to install an elevator shaft in the building, as well as update the girders to support 100 pounds per square-foot of weight on the second floor. England expressed concern that a “change of use” for the building could also be triggered by there being major construction work on the building. In calling it “not a great position for the town to be in,” England maintained that if Pandora’s box is actually opened, “you might find some ugly things,” including those that would result in “potential costs that are not good for anybody.” “T h e s a fet y of ou r e mploye e s i s paramount, and a number one priority,” Barton declared. “… Is it safe for employees and public to be in building?” Boyd explained that the Department of Public Works crews, in consultation with both Beach and England, would erect (which they have since done) a partition wall (four non-load bearing walls that separate spaces in the buildings) in the basement of town hall to “help the vertical and lateral loads,” which “will give us a three-month time period to move.” Then, after that point, the township committee has three choices, rent office trailers and place them in the parking lot of town hall, lease available space (where a Dunkin Donuts used to be before being damaged by a fire) at the Celebration Square shopping center on Route 206, or retrofit the former emergency services building on Hawkins Road. Each one of those options, Boyd asserted, “has its pros and cons.” According to England, town hall consists of about 3,700 square-feet of space between the first and second floors. Boyd noted three trailers are required to create just over 2,000 square-feet of office space. Satellite Shelters, Inc., he said, during a subsequent township committee meeting on Oct. 25, provided a $161,240 quote for “three separate units placed together as one unit” to form “six separate offices” and two bathrooms. The available shopping center space, he said, could be rented as a single, 2,100 See HALL/ Page 14
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Washington’s southwestern municipal boundary, while the Wading River forms parts of the municipality’s southeastern boundary. According to Simpson, there are three notorious trouble spots for tidal flooding on county roads in the municipality. As floodwaters overtook portions of the county roads in Washington on Oct. 29 and local officials were “called out” to the scene, Simpson said he tried to first get in touch with the Burlington County Division of Roads and Bridges through 911 dispatch to have them cordon off the affected areas. However, Simpson revealed during the township committee meeting that he was told “initially” that “the county is not responding.” After “making some phone calls,” the local emergency management coordinator said he was then told that “they (dispatch) tried to call,” but that “nobody answered the phone.” After critical time was lost, Simpson said he was able to get Burlington County Emergency Management Coordinator Darryl Williams on the phone. Williams’ response to what was occurring, according to Simpson, was to give him the telephone number for the “on-duty supervisor for the road department,” who uses a cellphone that is “passed on to the next person in line every seven days.” “And when I talked to him (the on-duty supervisor) that night, he had not received one phone call up until that moment from anyone down here, or dispatch, or anything,” said Simpson of what the individual who answered claimed. Simpson suggested that he believed the onduty supervisor by noting that he has since “dug into the issue” further and “the issue lies with the communication from the Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC) or the state’s dispatch to our dispatch.” But then there was another “phone call” that night, Simpson claimed, in which he described the coastal flooding that was apparently taking place near the Green Bank Bridge, to which a Burlington County official reportedly replied, ‘“The Green Bank Bridge – that is (belongs to) Atlantic County.” “I was like, ‘Yeah, but your county road goes to the foot of it,’” Simpson recounted. “That is what I dealt with last week.” Ultimately, according to Simpson, Atlantic County, upon receiving a telephone call from him, came out immediately to
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put cones on both sides of the Green Bank Bridge, closing it to traffic. He praised Atlantic County for doing a “good job” in its response to the storm, while maintaining that Burlington County was “not prepared.” “Dave (Simpson) mentioned the Green Bank Bridge, and when I first checked it, there were a couple of cones and barrels, but still no signage (posted by Burlington County warning motorists there was flooding ahead),” Gadd said. “If someone came flying down County Route 563, they would have gone right through there, then hit the guardrail before going right off the bridge.” Green Bank Volunteer A mbulance Company Chief Barbara Cavileer said things could have turned “ugly” for first responders had there been a van full of people that went over the bridge. Water rescue operations, she noted, “is not our forte.” “This is serious,” she declared. “In the middle of the night, with it being dark and with the wind we had – we could have easily had a very serious situation.” Gadd, in emphasizing what happened was “completely unacceptable,” said that during the whole event there was “not a single flashing light that I saw in the whole township,” suggesting the lack of Burlington County highway crews as well as state police patrols. A nd regardi ng the apparent st ate police response the night of the storm, or lack thereof, Gadd, who has served as a police detective for the Absecon Police Department, didn’t mince words. “It is the state police’s responsibility to maintain the safety of the roads until the county gets there,” Gadd said. “It is not our responsibility at all. Things need to be addressed (with the county), but it starts with the state police not doing their job. You don’t pull up to the curve that is flooded, go, ‘We don’t want to sit here all night, let’s leave!’ That is not how it works! So that is a problem!” According to Simpson, the township “did what it could that night” to prevent causalities and fatalities in the absence of both Burlington County crews and State Troopers. “I am sure everyone in here knew that storm was coming,” Simpson contended. “They were not prepared. We basically did their job for them. And we have to do it down here. If we don’t go out there, two or three hours later, we are going to have to go out there anyway to pull somebody out of the water.” The township, with limitations on what it could do without having the proper resources, apparently used yellow-caution
tape in the affected areas, as was suggested by Simpson describing that it “looked like a crime scene.” As for Burlington County, Simpson said it was “only a matter of them coming out” to put signs out and have someone manning the local maintenance yard, but yet nobody was there during the height of the storm because it was afterhours. “If you are ‘on duty,’ then you are on duty,” quipped Simpson after him recounting that he was told by Williams there is always an ‘on-duty’ supervisor of the Burlington County Division of Roads and Bridges. Dav id Lev i nsk y, a spokesman for Burlington County, when later contacted by this newspaper, contended that on the evening of Oct. 29, “during the storm,” Burlington County’s Office of Emergency Management was in “direct communications w it h Wa sh i ng ton Tow n sh ip’s OEM coordinator and connected him to the oncall supervisor for the Division of Roads and Bridges.” According to Levinsky, after Simpson spoke with the supervisor, he “advised that the local fire department would continue to keep two bridges and county roads closed until floodwaters receded.” “They (Washington Township’s Office of Emergency Management) did not request assistance from the county,” Levinsky maintained. “The following day, the county was notified by Washington Township that the closed roads and bridges had reopened.” The Burlington County spokesman pointed out that there were “just” 170 fire and emergency service calls “during the night of the storm,” seven of which came from Washington, with two of them for fire alarm activations, another two for motor vehicle accidents, one to report downed wires, another for a medical emergency and the last one for “fire to assist police.” “There were no evacuations or water rescues reported or dispatched,” Levinsky maintained. Levinsky told this newspaper both in an email and phone call that both the Burlington County Office of Emergency Management and Burlington County Division of Roads and Bridges “have not received any communications or complaints from Washington Township first responders, residents or members of the town’s governing body about the Oct. 29 storm.” The county spokesman seemed both quite surprised and taken aback when this newspaper, in asking for a response for this story, read back some of the statements of local officials from the Nov. 9 Washington
Saturday, November 20, 2021 committee meeting, before emphasizing township officials did not contact the county to raise concerns. Despite reportedly not yet hearing from township officials with concerns, Levinsky maintained the “Burlington County Board Commissioners and county staff are always willing to meet with local officials to discuss any concerns or to share ideas about how response plans and protocols may be improved.” A New Jersey State Police spokesman, when contacted for this story, said the agency was looking into the issue and would get back in touch, but no response was received by this newspaper’s deadline time. According to Simpson during the Nov. 9 Washington committee meeting, a vehicle that apparently got stranded in floodwaters was found “the next morning” after the flood at Crowley’s Landing, a recreational area along the Mullica River, while “two to three” others were found that same morning near Merrygold (an unincorporated community in neighboring Bass River Township, abutting the Wading River, and also the name of a small creek of the Wading River). “With all the problem spots, there was nothing as far as safety goes,” Gadd maintained. Cavileer suggested that “maybe we can work in conjunction with Bass River … and the power of the two townships (in calling for change) will have a little more weight.” “We were in very bad situation with that storm, and I don’t think the residents realized it, that there were only two ways of egress or entry (to the township),” Cavileer declared. “It is ridiculous. We could have also lost houses; it was a bad situation.” Gadd agreed that it “absolutely” was a bad situation. But despite those remarks, according to Levinsky in an email to this newspaper, “the Burlington County Office of Emergency Management closely monitored the weather forecasts during the days and hours leading up to the weather event and staff also communicated with the National Weather Service and all local emergency management coordinators representing Burlington County’s 40 municipalities to advise them of the potential flood dangers,” adding that in Washington’s case, “the Burlington County Division of Roads and Bridges also had ‘road closed’ signs prepositioned” in the municipality “for local fire and emergency responders to deploy if needed.”
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(Continued from Page 11) square-foot unit or as two units combined to make for 4,200 square-feet of space, with a three-year term for the single space offered by the landlord for $247,200 (including retrofitting). The EMS building, Boyd pointed out, would not only require a lot of renovation work, but is “too small” for the municipal operation. The township committee unanimously settled on using temporary trailers and awarded a contract on Oct. 25 to Satellite Shelters, Inc. It was noted during the Oct. 25 township committee meeting that a decision pertaining to the “renovation of the current building” or “pursuit of new property” is “certainly not for tonight.” However, Cramer was given authorization by the township committee to meet with “two or three” potential landowners who have land for sale in the “village” area of the municipality and “go out and get prices.” “It (having prices) is going to be helpful in us trying to make a decision,” said Mayor Kim Brown. “It will let you know what you can and can’t do, and if it (buying land and building a new town hall) is even feasible.” Barton, however, expressed that he thought the matter “warranted a much larger discussion” before permitting the township administrator to seek pricing. He maintained the governing body should first decide on what it plans to do with the existing town hall, as well as determine what can and can’t be done to the existing site. He cautioned, however, that he was “not against any option.” Deputy Mayor Samuel Moore quipped that “talk is cheap,” and emphasized time GUTTER
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Boyd said. “But keep in mind the current municipal building still does not give us an assembly use.” Tabernacle has been conducting its public meetings (except for a couple board meetings) th rough online platfor ms, including Zoom, claiming there is a need to continue remote sessions because of the Coronavirus pandemic. A discussion to resu me i n-p erson meetings by using the Tabernacle Township Emergency Services Building on New Road (used prior to the pandemic because the second floor of town hall only has a stairlift, and is therefore not considered Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant) was tabled by a 3-2 vote on Oct. 25 “until we are done with the pandemic.” Barton and Committeewoman Nancy McGinnis cast the opposing votes, with the former noting that Democratic Governor Phil Murphy “to the best of my knowledge, already approved of us going back to inperson meetings.” And while the pandemic was cited on Oct. 25 as the reason for tabling a decision, during a late August township committee meeting, when an initial discussion was had about using the emergency services building for meetings, Cramer maintained that significant expenses would be incurred by the municipality if the governing body were to resume meeting there on a regular basis. He explained that the primary issue is that there are “parking conflicts” preventing first responders with emergency vehicles from having appropriate access to the facility. Thus, the public, he said, moving forward would have to park across the street at a nearby school. “And to do that safely, I am going to need lights along the street; I am going to need a sidewalk from the street to the building; and I am going to need additional lighting at the building,” Cramer said.
Installing a sidewalk alone, he maintained, is estimated to cost about $8,900. Another $5,000 to $6,000 would potentially be required to install the necessary lighting based on estimates. Recording equipment would also be needed, the township administrator added, costing about $5,700. With the fate of town hall up in the air, the township committee on Oct. 25 canceled a couple of contracts for planned improvements to the facility, including one for some $108,000 that would have taken advantage of a previously awarded $78,000 grant to make ADA upgrades. Mark LeMire, local GOP chairman, pointed out on Oct. 12 to the all-Republican township committee that “we just put a considerable money into upgrading current facility” and it is “unfortunate to say the least that all that work was done on the building without anyone noticing structural deficiencies.” LeMire wondered if there was an “opportunity to reconfigure” town hall so that the office space would be on the second floor and assemblies would be on the first floor, which can “accommodate a larger load.” Whatever the township committee decides to ultimately do to resolve all these issues, Chief Financial Officer Rodney Haines pointed out that Tabernacle currently has “a borrowing capacity of $15 million.” “I want to com mend the township committee for allowing us to perform this investigation (structural analysis),” Boyd said. “So often, folks are very reluctant to do it because they might not want to know what the answer is. I think the township committee acted very quickly, and prudently, and allowed us to hire the professionals we needed (when we had concerns). I have seen many occasions over the course of my 36 years of doing this in which these types of things were not taken as seriously as you folks are taking it.”
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Why We Give Thanks “I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” Psalm 9:1 NIV
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e are sometimes tempted to think that we are self-made men and women, that we worked hard for everything we have and that we don’t owe anything to anyone. We couldn’t be more wrong. We have inherited virtually everything, from our genetic/physical makeup to our culture, our language and the institutions that support our lives. We owe a debt of gratitude which we can never repay to both our forebears and to God, the ultimate source of our existence. Perhaps because we went to college and now have a job making decent money, we feel that we have done it all ourselves, when in fact going to college is more like standing on the shoulders of giants than inventing the wheel. We should
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