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Freshman Democratic Rep. Andy Kim, with his family in tow, after submitting his ballot in one of the 3rd District’s 10 secure drop boxes.
Ex-CEO David Richter Emerges from a Caustic GOP Primary to Challenge Andy Kim for His 3rd Congressional District Seat, Although with a Grudging Reception from BurlCo Republicans By Bill Bonvie Staff Writer
MOUNT HOLLY—The prospect of a highly contentious presidential race this November has not diminished the tension of what now promises to be a nail-biter of a battle for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District seat with the decisive emergence of a Republican challenger to freshman Democratic Rep. Andy Kim in the July 7 primary. Based on a tally of slightly more than half the anticipated votes, the remainder of which had another week to arrive in the form of mail-in ballots, former Hill International CEO David Richter was being hailed the following morning as the clear choice of GOP voters in the district. While Richter’s rival, former Burlington County Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs managed to attain a modest lead in that county, it was not nearly enough to overcome a sizable majority who voted for Richter in the Ocean County sector of the district, whose GOP nominating convention he won back in February, giving him a total of 23,229 votes compared to 13,224 for Gibbs as of the evening of July 8 with 65 percent of the vote having been reported. Oddly enough, both Gibbs and Richter were endorsed by the Burlington County Republican Committee, when Richter was running in the neighboring 2nd District against then-Democratic incumbent Jeff Van Drew. But when the latter changed his political affiliation to Republican after refusing to vote to impeach President Donald J. Trump, Richter withdrew from that race
and opted to run against Kim instead, competing with Gibbs in the process. Gibbs, in a concession statement forwarded to the media via email by her campaign manager around midnight following the closing of the polls, said that while the primary didn’t have the outcome she had hoped for, she was “extremely proud of the race we ran,” would “always be grateful for the support of all those who stood by and with me,” and “will continue to fight for what is right and stand up for conservative principles.” One of her chief supporters, Burlington County GOP Chairman Sean Earlen, indicated that he is not quite ready to fully embrace Richter’s candidacy, however. “Unfortunately, primaries like this bring out the worst in our party,” Earlen wrote in an email to the Pine Barrens Tribune, which had asked for his response to the results. “The only real winner was Andy Kim, watching, taking notes, and fundraising from the sidelines. “Mr. Richter ran an aggressive, hardnosed campaign that has earned him the right to appear on the Burlington County Republican line in November. That being said, Mr. Richter has many fences to mend in Burlington County after his numerous unnecessary attacks on party leaders, committee members, and volunteers whose support he will need on Election Day. I am hopeful he will do the right thing in the coming weeks to unite the party heading into the fall.” Earlen added that he was “very proud of the campaign Kate Gibbs and her team
ran,” contending that she has “always been a fighter for Burlington County” and has worked for over a decade to help get local, county, state, and federal Republicans elected. The GOP chairman also thanked Gibbs “for all she has done and will continue to do for Burlington County and Republicans up and down the state.” Whether Gibbs herself will now back Richter after having traded a number of personal insults and allegations with him during a caustic primary campaign was even more dubious from what she told this newspaper in a brief phone conversation on the eve of the primary. “I know exactly what I’ll be doing this fall, no matter what happens—working for the Burlington County Republican team, as I have every other fall for the past decade,” said Gibbs, who, on the eve of the election, had not expected to know its outcome for a week due to it being a mostly vote-by-mail election given the Coronavirus pandemic, with ballots postmarked June 7 having seven days to arrive at the county Board of Elections. After it was pointed out to her that Richter, in a previous statement to this newspaper, had said he would support her had the results been reversed, even though he doubted she was capable of beating Kim, Gibbs declared, “David Richter has proven himself time and time again to be a complete phony and willing to lie, so I don’t really take him at his word.” Kim, who ran unopposed for re-election See BATTLE/ Page 7
CAMDEN—Patrons waited in long lines for hours this past week outside the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s (NJMVC) licensing and vehicle centers (previously fullservice agencies where all transactions could be done) for in-person services being offered by the NJMVC for the first time in the nearly four months since Chief Administrator Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton announced the closure of all agency and road testing facilities on March 15 to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. A couple hundred patrons were already waiting when the licensing center in Camden finally opened at 8 a.m. July 7, forming a long line around the parking lot with some carrying umbrellas for shade and sitting in lawn chairs to rest their legs while awaiting their turn to enter the facility, which only allowed a limited number of people inside at a time due to social distancing requirements. Not many of the people standing in line outside were practicing social distancing, however. T he Camden of fice was one of the three centers closest to the western side of the Pinelands performing license and ID transactions, the other two being in West Deptford and Delanco. Medford and Manahawkin NJMVC facilities have been designated registration centers, and no longer offers licensing transactions. George Lee Hudson, of Camden, arrived at the Camden facility around 7:15 a.m. to obtain a new driver’s license, after his current one had expired on June 30. He told this newspaper that it took him until 2:30 p.m. to finally be able to leave with that new license. But other than the long wait in the heat, Hudson said he was satisfied with the service and had no complaints. Others who arrived 45 minutes after Hudson, about the time of the licensing center’s opening, weren’t as lucky, having to leave emptyhanded. At about 1:30 p.m., Manager Michael Leonetti and a sheriff officer told these patrons still outside the facility that the staff would not have time to complete any more transactions beyond those for people who had arrived earlier and had been issued numbers. Those who were assigned a number after showing six points of identification waited between two to three hours outside the facility to be called, but could at least anticipate being See NJMVC/ Page 5
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WOODLAND —Some homeowners in Tabernacle and Woodland townships with President Donald J. Trump (and Vice President Mike Pence) political signs and banners posted in support of his campaign for re-election this November discovered them either vandalized or stolen on both July 5 and 6. One of the areas targeted was Panama Road in the Chatsworth section of Woodland Township, where numerous homeowners had placed large campaign banners at the entranceways to their driveways in support of the president, with the display getting noticed by locals who referred to Panama Road recently as “Trump Country.” “Every house, on both sides of the road that had a Trump sign, saw them destroyed,” said Marvin Matlack, who is a resident of Panama Road that found two of his Trump campaign banners torn to shreds. According to New Jersey State Police spokesman Alejandro Goez, State Troopers responded July 6 to a report of political signs damaged in the area of Panama Road in
Woodland Township. “The incident is under investigation,” he told this newspaper July 6. The vandalism on Panama Road drew outrage and strong rebuke in local social media groups. Kayla Johnson, whose video of the damage was shared in local social media groups, remarked that “people are an absolute disgrace.” “Last night someone vandalized, destroyed and even stole Trump flags on Panama Road in Chatsworth; there was well over a dozen of them,” she wrote with the video. “Every single flag was on someone’s private property and whoever did it trespassed to do so. “Just because you do not agree with someone else’s political party, or someone else’s views and beliefs, does not give you the right to trespass and vandalize someone else’s (property). Every single person on this Earth has the right to their own opinion, and just because you don’t agree with someone’s opinion does not mean it’s OK for you to destroy someone else’s belongings. Trump is See SIGNS/ Page 6
More Momentary Power Outages Leave JCP&L Customers Frustrated 12,000 Addresses Were Impacted Monday, Some 2,000 Customers Also Experienced Outage Lasting a Few Hours on Tuesday By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
PEMBERTON—More than 12,000 Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) customers in the Pemberton area once again saw a wave of momentary power outages this week, following a similar event experienced by customers of the utility in April. “I have never in my 32 years of life dealt with the power going out this damn much,” wrote one of many JCP&L customers, who vented about the incidents in area social media groups. Others declared that they were “tired of this” and “sick of this” with one person contending that “after last round of power outs I bought battery backup with surge protectors” and that it was “well-worth” the cost. The latest momentary outages, which lasted anywhere from 10 seconds to four minutes, occurred from around 12:30 p.m. (just before severe thunderstorms erupted across the area) to about 3:30 p.m. on July 6. There were at least six disruptions reported over the threehour period.
The July 6 momentary outages, according to JCP&L’s outage map and reports, affected the utility’s customers in portions of Pemberton, Southampton and Woodland townships. The outages also impacted Pemberton Borough, which operates its own electric utility, but is fed electricity by JCP&L. Additionally, according to a 12:46 p.m. July 6 Facebook post by a Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) housing community organization, United Communities, “power surging/going off ” was also “affecting all of JBMDL’s housing” and “Base Civil Engineering” was working with JCP&L to rectify the issue. Some joint base housing ultimately lost power altogether for a few hours during the afternoon of July 6, according to United Communities. Nearly the same area impacted during the early evening hours of April 14 and 15 by numerous momentary outages was impacted on July 6, according to according to JCP&L’s See POWER/ Page 9
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Some 10 People Found Safe and Sound After Two Separate Rescues Requested By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer
WASHINGTON—Some ten people are safe and sound after calls for two separate rescues, made from a remote area of Washington Township, were received by authorities over the course of just two days during this past holiday weekend. Accordi ng to Ca r y n Sh i nske, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), New Jersey State Park Police, with assistance from other agencies, responded to an “after-hours” report of missing tubers in the Wharton State Forest, in the vicinity of Wading Pines Campground. That report came over police radio around 10 p.m. on July 3, at the time that a strong thunderstorm moved through the area, with the incident said to have occurred off Godfrey Bridge Road. “T he t ubers — t h ree adult s a nd five juveniles—were found and none required hospitalization,” Shinske said. An online report said that the eight people reported missing were found stuck on a sand bar. “After a harrowing search as rains pelted and lightning crashed, the children and adults were reached, and safely, but wetly returned to Wading Pines Campground,” said a source familiar with the situation. “A local ambulance squad and park police also responded, as well as water rescue units that found the twisting and shallow streams challenging to their boats.” Shinske told this newspaper that state park
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Medford Lakes Leadership Reshuffled, New Borough Council Member Seated
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MEDFORD LAKES—A leadership reshuffle has occurred on Medford Lakes Borough Council, with a first-time councilwoman officially joining the policy-making body. Council unanimously appointed, via a written ballot, Councilmen Bob Hanold and Tom Cranston – both of whom are in the middle of their third terms – to serve as mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, for the next two years during an in-person reorganization meeting on July 1. Hanold and Cranston assume the roles previously held by council members William “Bill” Fields and Dr. Gary Miller, who have served together as mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, since 2018. “I would like to thank the council members for nominating me for mayor, and also for their hard work over the years,” Hanold said. “I think we have always had a very, very positive, and strong council… I look forward to serving the next two years.” At the same meeting, Fields and Miller, who both were re-elected in May to serve for another four years on the council, recited their oaths of office, along with newcomer Dr. Gail Caputo, who was elected to her first four-year term. Fields, Miller and Caputo ran as a campaign team, “Medford Lakes First,” and swept the three available seats included on a ballot. May’s non-partisan election had featured six candidates in all. “I would like to say many thanks to the citizens who put me in this seat,” Caputo said. “And, to my new colleagues, I vow to do the very best that I can the next four years.” Miller led all candidates with 1,099 votes, followed by Fields with 1,068 votes and Caputo with 1,055 votes, according to official results read aloud by Borough Clerk Mark McIntosh. The candidates who were defeated included two residents, Bethany Holtz who received 575 votes and Dave Mason who got 330 votes, and former councilman Joseph Aromando with 327 votes. Caputo replaces Kathy Merkh, who chose not to run for re-election this year. At the same meeting, council honored Merkh, who has served on the council since 2015, with a proclamation “for her leadership, dedication and devotion to the community.” Hanold and Cranston have had prior experience working together as leaders of the borough. Both were first elected to council in 2010, with Cranston, an accountant at his firm, Scafidi, Cranston & Associates, serving as mayor for two stints (2012-2014, 2016-2018) during which Hanold, a retired businessman, who founded Bona Packaging, served alongside him as deputy mayor. There was also a brief period of less than a month in 2018 when the two swapped roles. The five-member council, who all wore
masks during the reorganization meeting, also designated members of council as chairs of different committees overseeing various departments. Council has also returned to holding public, in-person sessions, which had been replaced by virtual ones due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The first meeting of this type, after about a three-month absence, took place June 24. At this meeting, McIntosh announced that administration had reopened its municipal office building. Miller also noted the scheduled 89th Annual Canoe Carnival this summer had been cancelled, due to organizers not feeling it would be possible to host the event “safely and effectively.” “Unfortunately, we had to make that tough decision,” Miller said. “We’re sorry that we had to do that. We held out as long as we could. We really did. We held out until the 11th hour, 59th minute, and then we had to make a call.” Laker Lights, a “town-wide alternative social event” will be celebrated as a substitute on Aug. 1. More information can be found at: www. lakerlights.com, but this is an initiative where residents are encouraged to put lights on their homes, bikes, etc. to create “indomitable spirit.” He added that the borough still intends to hold its Miss and Mr. Medford Lakes Pageant, as a way to “bring back a little bit of normality” to the town under the belief that organizers “didn’t really think that there was a problem doing it safely.” “There can be no (Canoe Carnival) Ball, but that does not mean there can’t be some other social event that is safe and outdoors,” Miller said. “We’re just holding off on that and waiting to see. We can pull that together (at the) last minute if we have to. Right now, it’s off, but it could come back on. Pay attention to (further announcements), and I am sure it will be all over social media if it is put back into effect.” At the same meeting, council approved the renewals of the respective alcoholic beverage licenses for P.J. Whelihan’s Pub and Restaurant and Medford Lakes Country Club, effective from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The borough code indicates that P.J. Whelihan’s pays a $1,243 fee for the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control license, and the country club pays $188 for its license. According to the resolutions, both businesses are “fit and competent parties to receive a license” and local police found there to be no problems associated with the licenses after conducting an investigation. In other news, council authorized borough management to apply for a New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) grant for Tabernacle Road Improvements Phase I I I th roug h the Mu n icipal Aid Grant Program. Phase III is expected to entail the final phase of improvements to this road.
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as we reopen and deal with the months and months of backlog due to the closures caused by the pandemic,” Murphy said. The governor added that the reopening “was not up to their expectations” and “we will do better.” The governor contended that Fulton was also aware of the problem, and claimed she “is committed to meeting the needs of our residents and motorists. “We are going to work harder and work better to deliver a better experience,” the governor said. To ensu re these facilities are never understaffed, Murphy announced at the briefing that he is exempting NJMVC personnel from being furloughed. He later discouraged anyone from camping out overnight at these facilities, and instead, urged residents to complete any possible transactions online at njmvc.gov if at all possible. “You can skip the line and skip the trip,” he said, noting that the lines on July 7 were not unexpected, after a three-month layoff. “We knew that countless New Jerseyans needed to get their new licenses, register new vehicles, or renew their paperwork.” However, not all transactions can be done online, like obtaining a first-time driver’s license. Michele Fox, of Clementon, had been standing in line with her 17-year-old daughter, Madison, since about 8 a.m. Her daughter had been scheduled to take the road test on March 23, but it had been delayed to July 6 because of the pandemic, and now needed the license to drive in order to get to her job at a grocery store. “Having to drive her actually affects me getting to my own job,” Michele Fox said. Edgar Pestana, of Pennsauken, and Anthony DeVan, of Lawnside, had been waiting next to each other in line since about 8 a.m. They both had passed their road tests and were hoping to pick up their licenses. “I have been paying $70 per day for an Uber to get to work, and I cannot do it anymore,” DeVan declared. Pestana told this newspaper that he just wants to get the process “over with” and get his own car. Facilities will remain open on Mondays throughout July (a reversal from prior orders), and though agencies will be closed on July 11, beginning on July 13, they will be open six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Licenses, regist rat ions, i nspect ions stickers, and temporary tags were also further extended to give customers more time to renew. Documents expiring between March 13 and May 31 have been extended to Sept. 30; those expiring June 1 to Aug. 31 have been extended to Dec. 31. “While we understand the frustration of our customers in this extremely challenging and difficult time, our employees are doing the best they can to keep everyone safe and work as efficiently as possible,” Fulton said in a statement.
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(Continued from Page 2) our president and you destroying flags is not going to change that. Whoever you are, I hope you get caught and karma bites you hard in the a** real quick.” Another person, Debbie James, called the vandalism “just shameless” and hoped that “Chatsworth would get justice.” Matlack told this newspaper that the vandalism occurred in broad daylight. At about the same time that word of the incidents surfaced in Woodland, Joe Matarese III, a resident of neighboring Tabernacle Township, posted video of a woman who pulled up in a vehicle alongside his property July 5, emerged from it while it was still daylight, and walked on to his property. The woman, who was wearing a green shirt, shorts and a mask, then ran back into the vehicle and pulled away with a Trump-Pence campaign sign. “I need your help, let’s make her famous!” he wrote. “Caught on camera, my Trump sign stolen out of my driveway in Tabernacle. The video was immediately shared widely on social media. Matarese, in a July 9 interview with this newspaper, said that he lives on the corner of Medford Lakes-Tabernacle Road and Pricketts Mill Road, “the second-most traveled thoroughfare” in Tabernacle. “I had tractor and trailer set up with hay bale with a Trump sign attached to it,” he said. “I set out flags and I put out the tractor and trailer with the Trump sign every morning (during Independence Day weekend) and took it in around dusk all weekend.” Around dusk, he added, he would pull the tractor up to his house, where his family parks their vehicles, so that the display of support for Trump would not be vandalized. “On Sunday night, my girlfriend saw a car
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car was seen backing up, she gets out again, runs up to the boat and takes the Trump float.” Matarese said he turned over the surveillance video of the incident to the state police. The video of the incident had since been taken down from social media, and Matarese told this newspaper the reason for him removing it was that it was creating a number of political arguments online. Goez was unable to provide a status update on the investigation by press time. Trump Campaign Deputy National Press Secretary Samantha Zager told this newspaper, in response to what occurred in Tabernacle and Woodland, that “senseless vandalism like this” has “no place in our democracy.” “But it has, regrettably, become part of a pattern against President Trump’s supporters as the left’s intolerance for competing ideas escalates,” she said. “All Americans – regardless of political affiliation – should be able to freely express their views without fear they will be met with vandalism, theft, or any type of violence. It’s unacceptable, and that needs to be pointed out.” The vandalism and thefts in this rural community of Burlington County came two days after Trump delivered a controversial speech at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota. In that speech, the president referenced recent unrest in U.S. cities over instances of alleged police brutality and racial injustices, and a movement to have statues removed of figures who some perceive as racist, contending “angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our Founders, deface our most sacred memorials, and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities.” The president, in that speech, also delivered a blistering rebuke of “Cancel Culture,” which he said was “driving people from their jobs, shaming dissenters, and demanding total submission from anyone who disagrees.”
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Importance of Perseverance, Resilience Stressed by Cherokee High Valedictorian By Judy Cohen Minches Staff Writer
EVESHAM—Sara Alway, Isabella Witham and Peter Cerria are standout graduates of Cherokee High School’s Class of 2020, and Alway, valedictorian; Witham, salutatorian; and Cerria, class president; in interviews with this newspaper, indicated that they are ready to embark on the next phase of their lives, after four solid, thought-provoking years at Cherokee.
Sara Alway—Valedictorian
According to Alway, the graduating class this year, especially, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, learned to persevere and be resilient. The pandemic forced the closure of Cherokee for in-person instruction, and resulted in the cancellation of events such as senior class trip and senior prom. “It was extra challenging to find the motivation to continue to complete school assig n ment s, a nd to kee p a posit ive attitude when many things we looked forward to were postponed or canceled,” Alway said. However, while she maintained her graduating class “didn’t have a great end to our time in high school,” she said “graduation isn’t really an end at all; it’s a beginning.” “And beginnings are hardly ever perfect,” Alway declared. Alway told this newspaper that she is thankful for Cherokee’s teachers and administrators “for everything they helped me with along the way” and contended that they created “a supportive community of students and staff together.” A lway’s i nt e re st s a re va r ie d . She said t hat she played socce r i n h ig h
school and will play on a club team in college. Alway noted that she has been working at a local preschool and revels in helping little kids learn through playing. She is currently the president of the Evesham Township Youth Advisory Committee, which is made up of local students in both middle school and high school. As members of the committee, she said, they learn about the operations of local government and plan ways to give back to the community. “Our country, and the world as a whole, has experienced a lot of difficulties this year,” Alway said. “I think we are responding well by making the most of things and lobbying for change where we see necessary.” Alway will attend Princeton University. Alway said she plans to major in neuroscience, and then go on to medical school, although she noted that she could change her mind, but is sure she wants “to work in the medical field and have a job where I am interacting with kids.”
Isabella Witham—Salutatorian
Witham told this newspaper that she would like to think that she has grown in her time at Cherokee. “I have made mistakes,” she said. “I have done good. I have been successful. I have learned a lot about myself and about life. There are different ways to think and more experiences to have. Acknowledging this allows me to continue to grow.” She also said she has learned that “the most important lessons in life aren’t always taught through a textbook, and grades aren’t everything.” “It’s about community, relationships and friendship,” she said. “I want people to
remember that it is not always where you are or what you are doing, but who you are with.” Witham expressed that she is very interested in helping people and becoming a certified EMT or certified nursing assistant. Witham said that she is grateful for all her coaches, including her cross-country coaches Mark Jarvis and David Petruzzi (“Truz”), who made her feel like she “was a part of something, and her softball coaches, Mary Madgey and Meghan Mastoris, who “have always supported my decisions and emotions.” Her biggest supporters, Witham said, have been her family. “My parents have supported all my decisions and impacted my life the most,” she said. “Some of my most formative memories have been with my grandparents as well.” Witham told this newspaper that she is excited about an upcoming family trip to spend time with her brother in the Marine Corps, currently stationed in Quantico, Virginia. Of today’s world, Witham observed that “we lose ourselves in hatred sometimes, and that is dangerous.” Witham will attend MIT next year to major in biological engineering with a focus on premed, hoping to become a surgeon.
Peter Cerria—Class President
Graduation from high school, according to Cerria, “signals new beginnings, but by no means are we going in blindly.” “We learned so many life lessons throughout high school that have prepared us for this new chapter,” he said. One such lesson that has left a deep impression on Cerria is the importance of meaningful relationships. “They will be the wind beneath my wings
as I go through life,” he said, adding that he will seek them out and work to develop them. Cerria, as he reflected on his years at Cherokee, told this newspaper that he was blessed to have teachers and administrators with “unmatched passion” in their fields and “relentless energy” that radiated to their students, even in the hardest of classes. In light of the efforts of his teachers, Cerria said he “will strive to emulate their passion and devotion” as he moves forward. Cerria pointed out each graduate now possesses the independence to fully commit to life goals. “We will get what we put into our endeavors,” he said. Cerria added that he finds challenges “interesting,” and that they “will force us to push our limits,” which will lead to personal and professional growth. Cerria will attend Jefferson University as a pre-medical studies major, with a minor in Law and Society. He will also be part of the honors/leadership program. “We are living in a time that demands positive change,” Cerria said. “Whether it is change to the systematic racism in our country, or the response to COVID-19. “By no means do I have the answer to these issues, but I can identify a problem that is hindering the solution. In a time when everyone should be working together, we are more divided than we ever have been. I believe people must realize that most people have the same righteous desire for justice, but the disagreements on how to get there must be embraced and evaluated, not fought about. We are most powerful as one.”
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Lenape Commencement Speakers Reflect on Significance, Lessons of Recent Events By Judy Cohen Minches Staff Writer
MEDFORD —Some of Lenape High School’s most influential 2020 graduates, Valedictorian Daniel Lam, Salutatorian Olivia Cao and Class President Jevon Torres, told this newspaper in recent interviews that they are going to miss the learning, engagement and camaraderie that Lenape brought to their lives.
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One of the biggest lessons Lam said he has learned during his high school years is “to make the most of your time,” as one never knows what is next or “when things will go south,” as evidenced by the recent Coronavirus pandemic. While at Lenape, Lam said he was immersed in robotics and traveled across the country, which opened his eyes to new people and places. Lam, who also plays the violin, said robotics has been “one of the most rewarding experiences” of his life. As the director of design for the school’s robotics team, Lam told this newspaper that he analyzed tasks, chose the best design, managed people and put the robot together. Lam said he also instructed freshmen in robotics, which he found very challenging. “I have respect for how teachers share knowledge and are great guides, pass on information and influence the next generation,” he said. “None of the learning would be possible without the teachers who get you to ask the right questions, talk about their own personal experiences and create analogies to make it (subject content) easier to understand.” Lam attributed his motivation to his
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PEMBERTON—The Pemberton Township High School Class of 2020 was recently described by its valedictorian, salutatorian, class president and principal as a spirited, empathetic group willing to take initiative, have its voice be heard and persevere through unexpected challenges. The high school was closed for in-person instruction in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and the graduating class had a virtual graduation ceremony June 17. Virtual learning was to be one such challenge for students during the Coronavirus pandemic, according to Valedictorian Gavin Trutzenbach in an interview with this newspaper, because it is easy to give into the temptation to shut off the computer and forget about the assignments. He credited the Class of 2020 with having the drive, motivation and resiliency to do whatever it took to graduate despite the extraordinary circumstances it faced. “I think the Class of 2020, better than anyone now, has an idea about how they can be productive in nontraditional ways,” said Trutzenbach, who will be attending Rowan University to pursue a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. “We have had to find this self-driven motivation. When you are sitting at home, you are lying in bed and your alarm clock goes off, it is not like you have a place to be, or you have a desk to sit at. But you are in your home. It is the same address. “I think the thing the Class of 2020 can take going forward is we know now how to motivate ourselves, and how to be more flexible in the future.” While the Coronavirus defined the final
months of high school, there were many other prior memories that will be cherished, according to Trutzenbach. One of the memories Trutzenbach said will stay with him is that of the “Morning Buzz,” consisting of “feel good music,” discussions of school events, announcements, and occasional messages from special guests over the intercom. There was one song, “A Beautiful Day,” by India Arie, he said that he enjoyed hearing every Monday. “It is just a cool thing that brightens everybody’s morning,” he said. Salutatorian Nilabhro Ghosal noted how this particular class has always “been vocal” in expressing its opinions. Ghosal, who is planning to attend Rutgers University Honors College and obtain a degree in Computer Science, said that the members of the classes that follow the Class of 2020 should not be afraid to stand up for what they believe in as well. Additionally, Ghosal said the high school’s educators and other staff helped him and his class understand the importance of mental health and the overall health of a student. “I feel like it is good to have a balance,” he said. “You want academics to be first, but you always have to take care of your body. Despite it all, if you do not have a healthy body, you cannot expect yourself to be in the most tip top shape.” Ghosal also offered some advice to next year’s ninth graders on preparing themselves for a new school environment. “Do not be afraid to be yourself, and to challenge yourself,” he said. “We went through a pandemic and we have seen that See PEMBERTON/ Page S16
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LITTLE EGG HARBOR—Reflections on the unusual education in life’s unpredictability experienced by this year’s 245 graduating Pinelands Regional Senior High School seniors were woven into the fabric of the virtual commencement speeches given by the leaders of the Class of 2020, as well as by administrators for the school district. “Here, we learned how to adapt and overcome obstacles, and I think this is one of the most important lessons, because I promise, life is not going to stop throwing us curveballs,” noted Valedictorian Rachel Germain. Germain declared that the high school graduates “have been through extraordinary circumstances,” and pointed out that the Class of 2020 “did not have one full year in the high school,” due to both its previously having to be closed down for removal of asbestos along with invasive repairs, and the suspension of all classes since mid-March as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. “But we persevered,” Germain pointed out. “We adapted to learn with a split schedule. We found ways to host events in the middle school last year. And we completely rearranged our lives to overcome a pandemic and learn online for the remainder of our senior year.” The valedictorian expressed the belief that members of her class had acquired “more than enough knowledge to launch us into the next part of our lives,” by which she was not just talking about academic knowledge, but “some special life skills that I think not everyone realizes we have.” One such aptitude, she indicated, is
the ability to get along with all kinds of people— “how to be accepting of everyone and embrace diversity,” which was the theme of a LGBTQ pilot program in which the school district was taking part—although not without considerable controversy—prior to the shutdown. “This is a crucial lesson for our future,” Germain asserted. “This group of 245 students is the most amazing, accepting group I have ever seen. Athletes are friends with thespians, who are friends with scholars, who are friends with musicians. And I think that is beautiful.” Salutatorian Brittaney DeFeo took the occasion to take her classmates “through the unimaginable expedition of our time as Wildcats,” reviewing the trials and tribulations of first having to put up with the disruption of classes with split sessions and “spend their junior year of high school in a rented trailer,” only to have their senior year suddenly cut short by a pandemic. “A plethora of things that are very dear to us were canceled,” she pointed out. “Just short of three months before finishing came Friday, March 13, which would come to be our last day of high school.” Those last three months, she noted “are supposed to be the most fun, the most exciting.” But the fact that “months were torn away from us,” she declared, “doesn’t mean that our class is any less united than previous years.” “Just because things are a little different right now doesn’t mean all the memories we have made fade away,” DeFeo said. “Mark these words—COVID-19 will not stand in the See PINELANDS/ Page S15
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TABERNACLE—Seneca High School’s Class of 2020 Valedictorian Camryn Lubner, along with Salutatorian Evelyn Locke and Class President Stephany Henske, told this newspaper in interviews ahead of commencement exercises now scheduled for July 16 due to COVID-19 that they are grateful for their high school experiences and the bonds that formed as a result. Camryn Lubner—Valedictorian “I am proud to have come from a school that allowed me to be whoever I wanted to be,” said Lubner of Seneca’s “inclusive and welcoming” culture that she contended brings students together. Lubner asserted that a person’s high school years are perhaps “the most crucial four of anyone’s life.” “Going in at 14-years-old and leaving at 18: You enter as kids basically, still reliant on parents for rides, and then you leave as adults who can vote,” Lubner said. Lubner told this newspaper that ever since she could walk, she has ridden horses. She noted that she grew up on a 70-acre family farm that her grandparents owned and subdivided into individual lots for each of their five children. She is the youngest of her 15 cousins. Being around horses, competing, and living on a farm “gave me the ability to be independent” and “figure out the problem at hand,” which she contended contributed to her success in school. Lubner remarked that she appreciates the “many figures to look up to” and is grateful for being surrounded by “hard-working individuals and adults” who influenced
her life. Other interests for Lubner in and out of school have been soccer, Student Government, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), DECA (program for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs), basketball (manager), bowling, and working for a catering company. The Seneca teacher leaving the greatest impression on her is Jay Donoghue, known as “JDon,” who taught her AP U.S. History 2 in 11th grade. According to Lubner, during the first week of her attending that class, she told him she did not like history or see the importance of it. “You would think after essentially telling a teacher you don’t believe what they teach is important, that they would move on to the kids who cared, but JDon took me as a challenge,” Lubner said. “Every day he wrote his objective on the board with a different reason explaining why history is important to learn. “He found out what would actually engage me—arguing my point—and used that to change my attitude about something. He is the kind of teacher who is going to change kids’ lives.” Lubner predicted to this newspaper that in 10 years, the Class of 2020 will be making history. “I am proud to be part of the generation ma k i ng cha nge,” she said. “We a re surrounded by so much information online that gives us so much power. Some of these reforms and protests are being led by people who are just 15 years old, and that gives hope for the future.” See SENECA/ Page S15
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MEDFORD—Shawnee High School’s Class of 2020 President Isabella Turner, along with the graduating class’s Valedictorian Rebecca Leavens and Salutatorian Kyle Hare, in recent interviews with this newspaper ahead of a commencement ceremony now scheduled for July 16 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, recognized their teachers and coaches for creating a strong foundation that has prepared them for the next chapter of their lives. Rebecca Leavens—Valedictorian Graduating during these challenging times has instilled in Leavens a new appreciation for her family and mentors, all of whom she indicated helped her get to where she is today. As the founder of Princess Empowerment, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Leavens said her goal is to empower young girls who have life-threatening illnesses by giving them tiaras (a jeweled ornamental band worn on the front of a person’s hair) and decorating kits as they go through chemotherapy and experience hair loss as a side effect of the procedure. She recently sent 25 tiaras to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and told this newspaper that she found it so touching “to see the girls’ faces light up.” Leavens, as she reflected on the past four years of high school, said her participation on Shawnee’s Debate Team was a significant part of her high school experience. In her freshman and sophomore years, Leavens said, she had a “really amazing” debate coach, Raymond Castor. “He encouraged me to do my first debate even when I was terrified, and I was convinced I would fail,” Leavens said. “The funniest
part was that I did fail. I lost the debate and struggled to speak. On the bus ride home, I was super embarrassed and thought that Mr. Castor would tell me that I let him down and would not be permitted to debate anymore. “Instead, he said he was ‘proud’ of me for speaking and that he was ‘excited to see’ how I would do next week…I have had teachers tell me they were proud of me for excelling, but he was the first teacher to ever tell me that he was proud of me even when I failed. He helped me realize that I have worth even when I fail.” Leavens said her debate coach for her junior and senior years of high school, Zach Baer, continued to support her, and she won “South Jersey Debate League Best Speaker” this year. “I am so grateful for the Debate Team, and to both my coaches, because they taught me how to succeed at something that did not come easy to me,” she said. Leavens will attend the University of Pennsylvania to major in Math or Mathematical Economics. She noted that she is thinking about becoming an actuary, but is open to “where my passions take me.” Kyle Hare—Salutatorian Hare contended that he has learned to “live in the moment” and “make the best of the times,” rather than “worry about errors of the past, or uncertainties of the future.” When looking ahead to the future, Hare, who enjoys swimming, skiing and golf, said he is committed “to becoming someone who makes a difference in the world.” “I want to be an engineer who is focused on researching cures for diseases, but that See SHAWNEE/ Page S14
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way of your hopes and dreams. Things will improve, and so will you. Graduating in the midst of a global pandemic is new to us all, but the accommodations made for the Class of 2020 will not go unnoticed.” Summing up her takeaway from those anything-but smooth years at Pinelands, Defeo attested to how “our social tendencies taught us to accept everyone and embrace diversity, our extraordinary circumstances taught us to adapt and overcome, our overwhelming school spirit taught us to be passionate about everything we do, our dedication taught us to work hard for what we want, and finally, our involvement taught us to balance the different aspects of our lives.” Defeo added that if the graduates “take of these lessons” with them, they will have an “incredible opportunity” to succeed. Pinelands Regional Senior High School Principal Troy Henderson also took note of how unprecedented the journey to graduation was for the members of this particular class, and how well they had adjusted to its unexpected twists and turns. “I think it is safe to say that no other high school class of 2020 has had to overcome the obstacles that you have,” Henderson proclaimed. “The challenges you have faced over the past few years have tested your patience, commitment and school spirit. Your ability to not only adapt to these challenges, but to rise above them with confidence and positivity takes the meaning of the terms ‘Wildcat Pride’ and ‘Pinelands Strong’ to a new level. Because of this, the bond developed by this class is as unique as the students themselves. The emotional impact of what the graduates had experienced was also shared by Pinelands parents, staff and administrators, the principal emphasized.
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“Our hearts break for the rights of passage that have been missed: senior trip, senior prom and a traditional graduation,” he said. “These events cannot be replaced or duplicated and the disappointment is real. At the same time, we are overcome with pride at their ability to remain positive and hold themselves with grace and a maturity beyond their years. They have continued to work hard, remain dedicated and have developed a support system that strengthens their bond even more.” Henderson told the graduates he had “no doubt you will face the future head on and not take the easy way out,” adding, ”I could not be prouder to know this group of strong, independent young men and women and cannot wait to see the amazing things you will accomplish in the future.” District Superintendent Dr. Melissa McCooley likewise took the occasion to recognize the graduates for their remarkable resilience. “Thank you for your patience, perseverance, respect and your ongoing positive attitude,” she said. “As a class, you have endured numerous obstacles. You have been displaced, placed on split-sessions, and had your world turned upsidedown due to a worldwide pandemic. Through it all, you remained optimistic and never succumbed to the negative wrath continually conveyed in the media. “It is not necessary for me to offer you insight or words of wisdom because you already possess the tenacity to succeed in your endeavors. Regardless of the challenges you face in the future, always remember that you are a unique class that will overcome and be victorious. McCooley, who is herself a Pinelands graduate, added that it would be “an enormous understatement” for her to say how proud she was of “each and every one” of the graduates. “I have never been prouder to be a Wildcat and you should feel the same,” the superintendent said. “Take the lessons you have learned, and the strength you have gained, and make an impact on the world.”
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(Continued from Page S4) Cao said that she is grateful to her parents for their strong work ethic. “ My si st e r a nd I h ave mot ivat ion within us that comes from the family to work hard and do our best,” Cao said. “They grew up not having much, and they have come so far. They have helped me to get to where I am today.” Cao’s sister, Alexis, said that “Olivia is the glue in our family” and one of the strongest people she knows. “The way she worked through this quarantine demonstrated that,” Alexis Cao said. “We admire her for handling everything with grace. We know that she will continue to inspire and touch the lives of those around her.” Olivia Cao said she is appreciative for the Lenape teachers and administrators who were “always looking out for us” and for sending videos in recent months “with uplifting thoughts to all the students to keep our spirits up.” Lenape, among other schools statewide, were closed for in-person instruction beginning in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Olivia Cao, who ran cross country and track, in addition to participating in tennis and other clubs, remarked that she also feels for t unate that her t rack team coaches “love what they do” and put in “so much time and energy in the team.” Her teammates, in turn, she said, “pushed themselves to do their best. Ca o de sc r ibed t hat she spe nt fou r years studying engineering at Lenape in the Project Lead the Way program. The culminating project, which she fou nd very emotional to present, was to share her solution to a real-world problem, which she and her partners identified as drowsiness while driving. They invented an app to prevent related accidents and fatalities. Come August, Cao will be going to Princeton, where she is considering majoring in Computer Science, which falls under engineering.
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Torres told this newspaper of his time at Lenape that “experimenting and leaving” his comfort zone “opened so many opportunities”
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change has to be made. The same principle applies to going from middle school to high school. It is not going to be the same. The teachers are different. You are going to a completely new campus. You have to know that people are not going to treat you in the same way, and you are going to have to do things on your own. But at the same time, you cannot hide from it and you have to embrace the change.” Senior Class President Paige Solarski, who plans to pursue a degree in Chemistry at Rutgers University’s New Brunswick campus in hopes of one day attending medical school and becoming a pediatric oncologist, also had some advice to offer to those who are about to enter high school. While pointing out that it is easy enough to join activities that friends are partaking in, she urged them to not be afraid to go venture outside of their comfort zones, noting that it can “really enhance your high school experience” to become involved in unfamiliar pursuits. Solarski said a “moment of pride” for her was seeing how members of her class came together over their two final years and improved in their displays of school spirit. “Before, I felt like nobody was participating and nobody really cared, and that we were just in high school and we are here 7 o’clock to 2 every day,” she said. “But once we all started to really participate and have that spirit, I feel like the experience of being in school, and being with one another, really changed, because it made us more of a family.”
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(Continued from Page S15) Locke maintained she is “very committed to helping others,” whether on a team, in the community or elsewhere. The U.S., Locke noted, has experienced a lot of change in the past six months, and she contended that she feels “optimistic that we will come out of it more resilient and stronger than ever.” “We should always appreciate the little moments in life and share them with the ones we love,” she said. Locke will pursue civil engineering at Lafayette College due to her “love for problemsolving, building things, and hands-on work.” Brenda Locke, Evelyn’s mother, said that her daughter finishes “every puzzle, equation, problem, running hill, guitar or piano melody to successful completion.” “She meets every challenge with a smile,” Brenda Locke said. “We couldn’t be prouder of our daughter.”
Saturday, July 11, 2020 Principal Eder Joseph attested to the ways the Class of 2020 has gone out of its way to take initiative. For example, Joseph said, about two years ago, around the time of a rash of school shootings in the U.S., members of the class discussed with the administration the ways in which they could have an impact on improving school security. What evolved from these discussions was an event where students and staff walked around the building holding hands to build rapport with one another in hopes of helping to reduce the risk of any violence in their school. As another illustration, he cited the class’s leadership in demonstrating how to be welcoming and supportive of others, specifically those in the LGBTQ community. “At the end of the day, you can have kids who are the smartest kids ever, but if they cannot work with others, if they cannot be empathetic, you are not going to be able to stay put in any job,” he said. “Colleges and universities and jobs do not want robots. They could probably build a robot to do some of the work.” Members of the class also led the way in initiating new traditions, Joseph pointed out, such as decorating its commencement caps, which will now continue in future years thanks to the good job they did. The class also initiated another tradition called “Senior Sunrise,” in which they went to the school district’s football field to see the sunrise and “celebrate together” as seniors, he said. The class was also responsible for expanding its Spirit ‘Week’ from one week to three weeks per year (fall, winter and spring), versus only one, he noted.
Stephany Henske—Class President
Seneca was closed over the last several months for in-person instruction due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but Henske was busy during that time working alongside class officers and advisors Tracy Betts and Chris Repsher to brainstorm and execute ideas so that the Class of 2020 would have some fun, albeit remotely. One of the activities held was a live Kahoot! game through posts and activities on Instagram. Henske told this newspaper that she believes in humor, which “can be found wherever we go,” and in the power of memories, which she declared, “are very important to our foundation as we move on in our lives.” “I strive to help others and make them feel wanted, that they belong, and that they can always get involved,” Henske said. Being in groups like Student Government and the Anti-Defamation League at Seneca, according to Henske, has left the impression on her that she has “the potential to help others.”
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Republican contender. Richter, who is a booster of President Donald J. Trump and previously voiced the belief that the contagion in New Jersey had mostly burned itself out, contended that it could return to some degree, but “not in a major way.” Kim, by contrast, has repeatedly made a point of the threat he believes the virus poses, emphasizing his efforts to make more testing for it, as well as contact tracing, available to his constituents and blaming the Trump administration for “abdication of that responsibility” when asked by this newspaper what effect Trump’s recent statements and actions might have on the 3rd District race. Kim maintained that the president’s “lack of leadership” and “inability to move forward with a national testing program for the coronavirus,” and the direct effect that has on people’s lives, is what is really consequential. The congressman, who previously served in national security roles as a strategic adviser in the Obama administration, and was a civilian advisor to two top generals in Afghanistan, was also asked by the Pine Barrens Tribune how he would advise presidential Democratic challenger Joe Biden were the latter to become the next president. “I would say this is a moment where we need to put the American people above partisan politics, where we try to respond to this national security crisis that is endangering tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of Americans every day,” Kim replied. The congressman added that “we need to make sure that we have all of the tools that our experts—our public health officials—say that we need,” along with getting state and local governments the funding to stay solvent. Kim later added in his Facebook message that he just wants “to make sure” solutions are found that “help us move forward and recover from this historic pandemic.” Richter, in response to a query whether he could work with Biden, replied, “I have no doubt I could work with Democrats in Washington, D.C. for the good of the country—although I fully expect President Trump to get re-elected.” As for current polls indicating otherwise, he said, “I’ve seen a lot of presidential elections, and I know how quickly momentum can shift,” adding, “I don’t think Joe Biden is mentally capable of being president.”
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(Continued from Page 6) “In our schools, our newsrooms, even our corporate boardrooms, there is a new far-left fascism that demands absolute allegiance,” Trump said. “If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras, and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted, and punished. It’s not going to happen to us. “Make no mistake: this left-wing cultural
revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution. In so doing, they would destroy the very civilization that rescued billions from poverty, disease, violence, and hunger, and that lifted humanity to new heights of achievement, discovery, and progress. To make this possible, they are determined to tear down every statue, symbol, and memory of our national heritage.” Matlack, who is 80 years old, when asked what he thought of the person(s) who vandalized his campaign banners, replied that the “person who tore these signs up—they can’t help it,”
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contending that the individual “has been brainwashed” by the educational system. “These younger kids—they don’t want anything to do with capitalism,” Matlack contended. “They want Socialism, Marxism and Communism. Trump represents the exact opposite—he is a capitalist. I wish Trump would invite some of these nutcases who try to interrupt our society and talk to them. They want to tear down America and that person who tore these signs up, they can’t help it.” Matlack, a veteran, who told this newspaper he considers Trump “the best president we ever
had, at least in his lifetime,” and was particularly pleased with the president’s reforming of the Veterans Administration (VA), contending that is why he chose to put up the campaign signs, said he had extra Trump banners on hand and ready to go, and had already replaced the vandalized ones. A local roofing contractor, George Schiano, in the wake of the incidents, offered online to hang the Trump banners up high for free. “Let's hang them high!” he said. “I am not here to discuss politics, just offering to help after last night’s disgrace of a political stunt.”
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