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Medford Lakes Council Decides Not to Move Borough’s Nonpartisan Municipal Elections After Voters Voiced 722-445 Last Year to Do So By Andy Milone Staff Writer
MEDFORD LAKES—The Borough of Medford Lakes’ nonpartisan municipal elections will continue to be held in May, for now, after Medford Lakes Borough Council voted 3-2 March 4 to turn down the mandate of the majority of voters to hold local elections to coincide with the November General Election. 722 voters had favored moving the elections to November, while 445 voters disapproved of doing so. The question of moving the date of municipal elections had been posed to voters through a nonbinding ballot question that appeared on last November’s ballot. Deputy Mayor Dr. Gary Miller recently contended to this newspaper that it was his position that the majority of voters did not actually support moving the election because only 1,167 voters weighed in on the referendum, reflecting only 21 percent of the total registered voters in the borough. Though most American elections are decided based on the decision of voters who actually turnout, in this case, council instituted an unusual mechanism making the vote non-binding, giving council the ultimate say through a subsequent ordinance on the matter. The ordinance, which was expected to be introduced fairly quickly after the November election, wasn’t introduced until last month, with the public body previously presenting
various reasons why it wasn’t ready to be read into the record. The delay had resulted in council admonishment. Council moved quickly in the wake of backlash, introducing the ordinance in a 3-1 vote, with some members of the public body angry that it appeared suddenly for a first reading, contending they had insufficient notice of the first vote coming to the floor. Following the March 4 second reading and public hearing, Mayor Bill Fields, Miller and Councilman Bob Hanold voted against the ordinance’s adoption (which would have moved the election to November), while Councilman Thomas Cranston and Councilwoman Kathy Merkh voted in favor of it. During the public hear ing on the ordinance, some of the approximately 80 people in attendance along with all members of council provided their views on the proposition. Fields told this newspaper after the meeting that his vote to stick with Medford Lakes’ long-held tradition ultimately came down to the chance that partisan politics could influence its nonpartisan municipal elections. Fields previously expressed concern that partisan politics could enter the local races in the event of a change because voters in November decided congressional, gubernatorial and presidential elections at that time. Fields, during the public hearing, shared some of his f indings from talking with
officials from nonpartisan towns who moved their elections to November. “Some said there were no issues and no influence,” he said. “Some said there were endorsements of local candidates by state and county elected partisan officials. These are nonpartisan towns and nonpartisan elected officials, but they were getting endorsements by Republicans and Democrats. How they did it, I don’t know. Some observed little to no influence initially, but then observed a great partisan influence during the next election cycle. Others said there was definite partisan influence, since their election was moved.” Miller and Hanold also cited the fear of Medford Lakes’ elections being influenced by partisan politics, as part of their rationale for voting in opposition to the ordinance. Although Merkh and Cranston voted in favor the ordinance, both noted that they had concerns about the ordinance, but ultimately decided they wanted to honor the opinions of those who voted on the referendum in November. “As much I think the May election suits the town fine, and does keep county and national politics out of our local issues to the extent that it is possible, we asked for the voters’ opinion and we got an answer,” Cranston said. “Whether we researched it enough ahead of time, or put enough information out there, or whatever the case See VOTE/ Page 3
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P E M B E R T O N —T h e N e w J e r s e y Department of Education (NJDOE) nearly cost the Pemberton Township School District some $2 million in state aid after mistakenly using Fiscal Year 2018 tax data, instead of Fiscal Year 2019 tax data, as was called for in determining school year 2020-21 aid allotment to the district. Even though the error is getting resolved, with the NJDOE acknowledging it erred and vowing to restore some $2 million, the Pemberton Township School District stands to lose nearly $2.6 million in state aid for the 2020-21 school year due to a recently revised school funding formula mandated by Senate Bill S-2 signed into law by Democratic Governor Phil Murphy. As a result, the school district still faces a significant predicament, though perhaps not as severe as the one it did just days ago, which forced the Education Law Center to write a letter to NJDOE Commissioner Lamont Repollet about the “signif icant error” the agency had made in state aid notices to school districts. The error first came to the attention of the NJDOE after Pemberton Township School District Superintendent Tony Trongone sent a letter to Democratic Governor Phil Murphy and Repollet contending that the initial state aid calculation released on Feb. 27 reflected a reduction of about $4.6 million from the previous year, and only should have reflected a reduction of nearly $2.6 million because of the district qualifying for a “municipal overburden” exemption. New Jersey school districts, in most cases, are prohibited by state law from raising school taxes by more than two percent annually. However, the Pemberton Township School District is a Schools Development Authority (SDA) District [former Abbott District] that qualif ies for an exemption, one of several remedies given to it to ensure that students receive thorough and eff icient education in light of it serving a poor community. Thus, SDA districts qualify for a municipal See CUTS/ Page 4
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SHAMONG—It was a day of surprises recently at Indian Mills Elementary School. Staff Sgt. Eduardo Negron, who had been deployed to Kuwait, planned to surprise his 7-year-old son, Kanoa, on Feb. 26 at Indian Mills Elementary School after returning home from overseas. However, what he did not know, was that his wife also planned a surprise for him. The airman, returning from a 6-month stint in Kuwait—his fifth deployment overseas— decided to stay in a hotel the night before his
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(Continued from Page 1) may be, it was asked and answered. I respect everyone’s opinion. I appreciate everyone coming out to support whichever way they felt. It is just tough for me to ignore the results of that vote.” The move to have the election date question on the ballot was in large part because of the efforts of Joseph Aromando, III, a former councilman in Medford Lakes from 1998-2002. Aromando re-emphasized some of his reasons for wanting to move the election in prepared remarks during the public hearing. One of his reasons included the likelihood of a higher voter turnout in November translating to the municipal elections. Another was anticipated cost savings to the borough. Borough Manager Robert Burton, in a March 10 email to this newspaper, confirmed his previous estimate of $3,500 in cost savings to the borough, per fiscal year, if the election date would have been moved to November. The cost savings would have been realized, he said, with the county taking over a majority of the election process. Burton also provided this newspaper with the Medford Lakes voter turnout percentages from every election since 2002. The average turnout for a May municipal election is 23 percent, while the average voter turnout for a November election is 54 percent. “In my informed opinion, the intrusion of partisanship into our local elections is unlikely,” Aromando said. “The people here do not want it. The effort to formally change to a partisan form of government is difficult, extensive and lengthy. Additionally, state law provides adequate provisions to clearly delineate partisan activities from nonpartisan activities on sample ballots and in the voting booth. I certainly believe our voters are smart
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enough to figure it out.” A romando also decr ied the cou ncil members’ citing of what has occurred in other towns that changed the date of elections, calling the information “anecdotal at best” and contending that it “does not necessarily forecast the outcome here.” “The people are always a little ahead of their elected officials in deciding what is best for them,” Aromando declared. “They are again ahead of them this time when they approved moving May elections to November. Anyone who would use “non-binding referendum” as an excuse to circumvent and nullify the voters’ decision does not understand what it means to serve. It shows a contempt for the voter, and that has no place in the democratic process.” A rom a ndo a dde d t hat “conje ct u re, speculation and non-facts” should not cloud the decisions of council. There was a mixed bag of responses from the public heard during the public hearing. But, notably, some members of the public did not appreciate that the referendum was nonbinding. “We all want people to participate and vote locally,” said resident Steven Cook. “The worst possible way to achieve that goal is to have a referendum and then not follow what the majority of the voters said. That is counterproductive. Why should I vote if my vote is not going to count? I took off from work so I could go do this. Now, I find out that my vote did not count.” However, there were some residents who agreed with the three councilmen in opposition to the date change. “I really feel that if it is changed to November, that (the elections) are going to be very divisive in this community,” said resident Michael Johannink. “For this small, unique town to survive in this political climate that we live in, we need to keep the voting separate See VOTE/ Page 6
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(Continued from Page 1) overburden exemption if a district’s overall tax rate is greater than the state average tax rate from the most recent available calendar year. Trongone said the Pemberton Township School District was eligible for a municipal overburden exemption to be applied to the 1920 school year aid allotment because of the district’s local tax levy increase of 9 percent last year. The increase was put into place to close the gap in Pemberton’s $9 million local cost share. Repollet acknowledged the mistake and provided an explanation at a NJDOE Board of Education meeting on March 4, as later relayed to this newspaper by Mike Yaple, a spokesman for the NJDOE. “On Feb. 25, the date that the governor delivered his Fiscal Year 2021 budget message, the 2018 tax rate data was the most recent available calendar year,” reportedly said Repollet at the meeting. “In order to meet our legal obligation to provide school districts with proposed state aid notices within two days of the governor’s budget message, we utilized 2018 tax rate data. However, the 2019 tax rate data has now been finalized and will soon be published by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA).” Yaple, in an email to this newspaper, contended that he was not aware of anything that caused the 2019 tax data to not to be ready in time for the governor’s budget address. “In the coming days, the department will be providing all school districts with updated state aid notices based on the 2019 tax data,” Repollet said. “The only district that is projected to have a state aid notice impacted by this revision will be the Pemberton Township School District in Burlington County.” The funds required to make the revision will not be pulled from state aid allocations to other districts, and will be within the state budget, Yaple added. Once the revision is applied, it is expected that the Pemberton Township School District’s projected state aid for the 2020-21 school year will be some $75.4 million. “The reason we got this win is because we followed the law,” Trongone told this newspaper in a March 4 interview. “It is a win for the kids in Pemberton.” Business Administrator Dan Smith presented at a Pemberton Board of Education budget presentation on Feb. 20. that officials were considering a 9 percent increase in the tax levy each year through the 2024-25 school year. The presentation outlined that the increase is not just for school year 2020-21, but each of the next f ive budget cycles in order to close a $9 million gap in “local cost share,” or what the state’s revised formula under S-2 determines a district’s tax base should be capable of contributing toward an adequate
WWW.PINEBARRENSTRIBUNE.COM budget. “Local cost share” is based on property wealth and the wealth of its residents, according to Smith. S-2 also dictated that school districts considered “overfunded” due to a change in how former Abbott districts are funded, such as the Pemberton Township School District, would lose adjustment aid gradually over a period of seven years following the law’s 2018 enactment. The aid, as mandated by the bill, is then redistributed to schools considered by the NJDOE to be “chronically underfunded.” Murphy’s off ice, in a Feb. 27 statement released the day after Murphy announced an injection of an additional $336.5 million into K-12 public school education for Fiscal Year 2021, reaffirmed the belief that S-2 would “address inequities that resulted from the multiple years of overfunding some districts while failing to adequately meet the needs of other growing districts.” Smith, anticipating the worst-case scenario that the state would not retract its error, had outlined a plan during the Feb. 20 Pemberton Board of Education meeting to address an over $4 million loss in funding for the 2020-21 school year. The plan had included reductions in spending estimated at totaling $4.9 million. “Each department was asked to reduce their current allocations by 7 percent, and it was not just a cut of 7 percent, it came out to about 9 or 10 percent depending on the department,” Smith said. “We took our current allocations. We increased the salaries for the 2020-21 school year based on our negotiated contracts, and then we asked each supervisor to reduce their budget down to 93 percent of what they currently have.” Included with the f igures for proposed spending cuts was a calculated job loss of 11.50 non-renewal personnel. The total estimated 2020-21 school year reduction, including recent retirements, resignations, current vacancies and reallocations, is 39.78. “I think 11.50 is pretty good,” Smith said. “No one wants to cut personnel … because you have to sit down with someone in May, and say we are cutting your position on July 1; you are not going to be with the district as of July 1. I think Assistant Superintendent Adelina Gianetti and Assistant Superintendent Jeff Havers have done a good job of keeping that number as low as possible. The goal, a year ago, was to reduce personnel through attrition, and that is what we are doing.” Trongone told this newspaper in the March 4 interview that the plan Smith discussed is being revaluated now that it appears the Pemberton Township School District will only lose nearly $2.6 million in state aid for the 2020-21 school year. A p r e l i m i n a r y 2 0 2 0 - 21 b u d g e t for Pember ton Schools will be recommended to the Pemberton Township Boa rd of E ducat ion at it s Ma rch 19 See CUTS/ Page 12
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reverse that decision for 10 years. “A lot of people talk about partisanship and what this (council decision on moving the election) would change,” said resident Steve Carter. “I don’t think it is partisanship. I think it is the same thing I do with my daughters. If I give them five boxes, they check off all five boxes, not really understanding what each one means. If I give them an extra box, they are going to check it off. The more you add to that November ballot, the more people are going to make an uninformed decision about what the town does. In May, the people who are passionate about this place, who have lived here and love this place, who are going to want to see a change, will come out, will fill out the absentee ballot and will make the effort to do it.”
(Continued from Page 3) from state and federal elections and make sure that our small-town elections are in May and not in November. If residents feel so strongly about being in this unique community, they would make every effort to vote in May.” The New Jersey Legislature enacted a law about a decade ago that allowed municipalities governed under the provisions of the “Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law” to have the option to move their elections to November. According to the law, once a municipality’s governing body has chosen to change the day of the regular municipal election to the day of the General Election in November, it cannot
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the majority of the Phase One improvement project’s cost, with the township putting $24,410 from its operating budget towards it. Grassy Lake Road is approximately one and a half miles long, and the first phase of improvements will commence at its intersection with Indian Mills Road. “The contractor will be starting at Indian Mills Road and working toward Stokes Road,” said Guzzi in a later interview with this newspaper. Currently, it is anticipated that Phase One work will stop short of the intersection of Grassy Lake and Stokes roads. Guzzi estimated the first round of repaving could potentially reach up to 111 or 113 Grassy Lake Road, or at least halfway of the road stretch between Indian Mills and Stokes roads. However, Guzzi noted that the NJDOT recently awarded Shamong another grant for Phase Two of the project. “The second grant is for $248,000,” said Township Administrator Susan Onorato in a March 6 email to this newspaper. “We anticipate needing one or two additional grants to complete Grassy Lake Road from Stokes to Atsion Road. Once this is complete, we will change our focus to Atsion Road for future grant applications.” Guzzi told this newspaper he currently anticipates Phase One beginning this spring. “It will probably be sometime in April or early May, but I don’t have a schedule from the contractor yet,” he said. Di Croce, during the March 3 township committee meeting, asked Guzzi if the project will address an ongoing stormwater issue on Grassy Lakes Road. Guzzi replied that addressing the issue is the “most expensive part” of Phase One with initiatives to adjust the grades of the road and to add “substantially” more storm sewer underground piping. “Certainly, in that area, it is the nature of where it is,” Guzzi said. “It is sitting in a hole. So, when we have major rain events, we are still going to have some flooding, but it is going to be greatly reduced, and we should not see it (flooding) when we have more than minor rain events.” Onorato said that officials are unsure of how long it will take to complete Phase One, and if
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road closures would be required. “Typically, we try to maintain at least one lane of traffic when we do road work within our community,” said Onorato in the email. “At this time, it is not clear if that will be possible given the drainage work associated with a portion of the project. With all of our road projects, we will coordinate with the local and regional schools along with the Fire and EMS squads to ensure that they are aware of the road work, so they can plan accordingly. As with any road project, there is a brief period of inconvenience for permanent improvement of our community roadways.” The Grassy Lake Road project is one among a series of road projects that are part of a 10Year Roadway Repair and Resurfacing Plan, executed about five years ago, by the township committee. The plan, posted on the township’s website, prioritized aging roadway repairs and resurfacing while “not breaking the bank and placing unrealistic tax burdens on residents.” The township is at about the halfway point of carrying out the road program, according to Deputy Mayor Tim Gimbel, a member of the municipality’s road committee. He noted during the township committee meeting that there will be more informational updates soon on the next set of road repairs. According to the plan, deteriorating roads in Shamong can be attributed to a significant growth period from the 1960s to the 1990s that resulted in the town growing from hundreds of residents to thousands of residents. Many of the town’s roads have existed for about 40 years without any major work done. According to the most recently available U.S. Census data, Shamong has more than 6,300 people. Di Croce, as officials moved to approve the Grassy Lake Road project, noted that speeding is an issue on road, but contended that its current deteriorated state has somewhat deterred the problem. He declared that the town would add speed humps or additional signage to hopefully deter speeding on the road with a speed limit of 25 mph once it is improved. According to previous reporting by this newspaper speed humps to deter speeding on Grassy Lake Road have been considered before by the township committee. “We do not want to have state police come out and stake out that road,” Di Croce said. “We do not need our residents getting tickets, but we do need our residents complying with the law.”
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(Continued from Page 3) up, but thought it was probably just a group of motorcyclists passing by. Then they stopped, and I was like, ‘What is going on?’” The group of motorcyclists and f irst responders would soon escort Eduardo and his wife, Shawn, along with their older son, Jacob, and daughter, Mikayla, 16, to the elementary school where local off icials, veterans and volunteers from Operation Yellow Ribbon had formed a tribute line holding American flags. Eduardo Negron, to cheers and applause, walked inside the school and was escorted to its auditorium. He then stood behind a curtain for the auditorium’s stage. The curtain was lifted and the second surprise was pulled off, with Kanoa Negron in shock with the pronouncement that his father was the guest reader for the day. “I did not get a chance to see his reaction, because I did not spot him right away, until he started running toward me,” Eduardo Negron said. “I picked him up, and he was squeezing me, and he would not let go.” Shawn Negron described the surprise as “heartwarming,” but noted her husband being back from deployment is what is most important. “I am just happy that he is home and safe,” she said. “I have my partner back, and we can go back to tag- teaming life.” Operation Yellow Ribbon is a nonprof it organization that shows support in various
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ways for military men and women who serve in the Middle East. The organization, which also ships care packages to men and women on the battlefield, organizes such “Welcome Home” celebrations locally. “I was in tears, and I am usually good at holding it back,” said Operation Yellow Ribbon President Dave Silver after another surprise was pulled off. Eduardo Negron received a number of recognitions for his service from those in attendance at the event, with Operation Yellow Ribbon presenting him with a large, yellow ribbon and a U.S. Air Force flag, and the Warriors’ Watch Riders presenting him with a honor coin symbolic of its main promise: “Never again will an American Warrior be scorned or ignored.” “Eduardo Negron is to be commended for his courage and conviction within that led him to serve others through enlistment in the military; he and his fellow men and women in uniform set a standard for citizenship and patriotism that brings strength and honor to us all,” read a proclamation presented by the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders. “We do have a good strong support system in Shamong,” Eduardo Negron said. “I am grateful for it. I am appreciative of it.” Kanoa Negron’s classmates created a “Welcome Home” banner for the airman, which they all signed. He also received a lot of cards, a special wreath, and “American-flavored” cupcakes. “It was a great day to be alive and free,” Silver said.
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PEMBERTON—Easter is a time for celebrating faith, and for many Christians, it is also a time to remember the resurrection of Christ. While religious perspectives on Jesus vary among world religions, Christians believe that He was crucified and died on the cross on Good Friday, and rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. Creative decorations are a way to pay tribute to the purpose behind the day, and decorative crosses in particular commemorate the resurrection of Christ believed to have occurred more than 2,000 years ago. With Lent now in full-swing, and Holy Week just about a month away, Carol Smith’s latest craft class at the Pemberton Township Senior Center focused on making decorative crosses in anticipation of Easter season. Participants had an opportunity to create original décor using a wire frame cross, along with various ribbons and artificial flowers. Each creation turned out to be unique and inspiring, and there was a beautiful vibrance given in their presence. Smith was scheduled to return to the senior center on March 13 to instruct seniors on
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When my husband, Pat, and I first talked about retirement back in the day, it was as if it was some obscure event that would never really happen. We were in our 30s at the time, hanging out with hips that didn’t hurt, knees that didn’t crack, and bodies that didn’t cry out each and every morning with some sort of new pain. Our blood pressure was low, our pulse was normal and we never even pondered high cholesterol. We certainly didn’t envision us meeting with a financial planner to see if my Pat could hang up his construction belt sometime within the next decade. I didn’t do this on purpose, but 20 seconds into her explanation of the DOW, 401Ks and market strategies, my eyes glazed over and I started to wonder if we needed to buy eggs. I forced my mental person back in the conversation. After all, this was our future that we were financially planning, and like it or not, I was going to need to be involved. Our lovely planner then made a phone call to a strategist, and together, they crunched some numbers. Then, our planner explained them to us rather well. I almost think it would have worked if I hadn’t once again mentally checked out of the conversation. Through no fault of my own, I began to wonder if I had transferred the towels from the washer to the dryer, made that phone call to the accountant and had ever put eggs into our virtual shopping cart. I was hoping that my Pat was taking this all in. After all, the man has a bachelor’s degree in
business, and with his construction company, he works with math like it is his job. Our planner had prepared our retirement scenario beautifully. She tossed out a few more numbers, showed us worse and best-case scenarios, and then said, “Do you have any questions for me?” “Bottom line, do we have enough money to retire someday?” I asked. Then she said one of the loveliest sentences that I have ever heard, “Yes, you do.” When we left her office, I felt confident that there just may be a day, looming on my horizon, that I no longer have to do insurance audits, 1099s and sign lien waivers. But apparently all that Pat heard was “stock market crashes” and “coronavirus.” “Well,” he said as we climbed into the car, “It looks like I’ll need to work another 10 years.” It was no small miracle, but I was able to convince him that he will be able to retire someday. It was smooth sailing until Vernon, our son, called and said that he had been doing some research and that his dad should not retire any time soon. “I have crunched some numbers for you and sent you a link for a lovely Rule in One Chart,” Vernon said. I needed more of that information like I need a hole in the head. I wonder if Vernon needs eggs. Lori Clinch was bornand raised in North Platte, Nebraska, a hotbed of material for writers whose passion it is to make people laugh. She is the mother of four sons and the author of the book “Are We There Yet?”
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Who Is Going to Pay for Murphy’s ‘Free’ College Plan? Nothing is free, especially in a state known for being unaffordable. That is why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Democratic Governor Phil Murphy’s recent proposal to provide “free” college tuition for two years to certain students attending in-state four-year colleges actually comes at a great cost to taxpayers. This program would be in addition to the “free” community college plan already in place for some students, and to a law enacted in 2018, which our delegation vehemently opposed, making illegal aliens eligible to receive tuition assistance. There is a catch, of course, with the governor’s latest higher education proposal; there always is when it involves government policy, which functions on taxpayer dollars: the guarantee of “tuition-and fee-free prices” would be restricted to families making $65,000 or less. “Free” for a limited few—as opposed to lowering the cost of college for everyone—seems to be Murphy’s thinking. This means a lot of middle-class families, who struggle to send their own kids to college, won’t be eligible for the “free” tuition plan. Rest assured, though, those families will be paying for someone else’s kid’s college tuition, because nothing is free. “Free” seems to be the new political buzz word today, somewhat in the vein of former Governor Jon Corzine’s favorite term, “monetization,” a policy that fell flat on its face, but more akin to the radical bureaucratic expansion agenda of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Like many proposals these days, Murphy’s plan represents the extreme end of public policy, in which his definition of fairness is based on rigid political ideology, rather than the common good. Consequently, many people are excluded under these
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extreme policies because “free” carries a heavy price tag for those taxpayers who actually have to pay something. Taxpayers footing the bill for government entitlements are not so much being designated as high-income earners, as they are being punished because someone else can’t pay as much for such things as college or housing. Adding insult to injury is that many of these same taxpayers struggle financially, but don’t seem to ever be eligible for most, if any, government entitlements, including the “free” stuff. Ironically, their financial struggles are due in part to having to pay for the cost of government entitlements so that other people don’t have to. In view of the serious fiscal issues that New Jersey faces, Murphy’s latest “free” college plan should be tabled in the interest of fiscal responsibility and restraint. Taxpayers should be treated with greater respect, as opposed to being given yet one more reason to flee a state that excels at fleecing them. That is, of course, unless you are an illegal alien, in which case Trenton is giving you every reason to relocate to, or remain in New Jersey. Senator Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove represent New Jersey’s 9th Legislative District, which includes Bass River, Tabernacle and Washington Townships in Burlington County and part of Southern Ocean County.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR County Not Only Needs Pavement Maintenance, But Must Address Issues Exacerbating Flooding I would like to thank the Pine Barrens Tribune for highlighting the local concerns and problems with highways in the far-flung corner of the county dominion, known as Washington Township (also more familiarly known as Green Bank and Lower Bank, with most residents assigned an Egg Harbor City zip code). In addition to pavement maintenance, which is an objective of the county engineer and Highway Department from the Delaware River eastward to the Mullica River, there is a long-recognized problem of tidal flooding of roads in the eastern part of Burlington County, along the Jersey coast. Regarding County Route 542, which extends into Bass River Township, there are documented problems at mile markers 9 and 10 (Crowleys Landing) and mile marker 16 (Great Swamp), in which the existing, old roadway elevation is inadequate for today’s tide and water levels. Tidal flooding too often impacts traf ic safety and emergency response here at the “new normal” of increasingly frequent minor flooding. The problem locations have long been documented in both township and county emergency planning, as well as in a Hazard Mitigation Plan adopted by both the township and county. These problematic locations have also been clearly identified on mapping for both evacuation routes and hurricane evacuation routes. Frequent flooding is also occurring at Merrygold, near mile marker 19, in neighboring Bass River Township. Although this trouble spot is in a municipality that neighbors Washington Township, this route is a key connector for Washington residents to access the Garden State Parkway
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and hospitals in Atlantic and Ocean Counties (which are closest to Washington versus the hospitals in Mount Holly and Marlton). County Spokesperson Nicholas Gangemi’s statement to the Pine Barrens Tribune gave no indication as to whether the flooding problems will be addressed in these aforementioned areas before the county begins paving in “Section Five,” which he said includes Washington and Bass River townships. There was also no reference to addressing flooding of County Route 652, at River Road in Lower Bank. This location has similarly been recognized and brought to township and county attention over the years as rising tide levels affect the local community, traffic and emergency response. Culvert problems, a dysfunctional tide gate and drainage ditch are allowing for tidal inundation of River Road, opposite Washington’s public beach and landing. At times, due to the degraded riverfront bulkhead, there is increasing erosion of a right-of-way when waters flow over the bank and breaches the old bulkhead. It is a matter of time before the shoulder erosion and soil collapse reaches the roadway; and in the meantime, any vehicle that pulls-off the paved roadway onto the shoulder, without precaution, is at risk of tipping into one of several holes. I will look forward to the continuing attention by the Washington Township Committee to this matter of getting the county’s attention. Horace A. Somes Jr. Washington Township, New Jersey
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t. Patrick’s Day is a festive occasion marked by parades, live music and, of course, the color green. Many people look forward to Paddy’s Day. That anticipation makes hosting a St. Patrick’s Day party a big responsibility. In recognition of that, the following are some must-haves that hosts won’t want to forget this St. Patrick’s Day.
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hile St. Patrick’s Day is renowned for celebrating Ireland, one need not be Irish to enjoy the festivities on March 17th. In fact, St. Patrick himself was not Irish, having been born in an area of Great Britain then referred to as Roman Britain because it was still governed by the Roman Empire. St. Patrick’s birthplace is not the only interesting fact surrounding St. Patrick’s Day that might surprise even the most devoted of Patty’s Day revelers. • Arguably the most famous St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world, the New York City parade is more than 250 years old. The Big Apple’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place on March 17, 1762, when Irish soldiers serving in the British military marched through the city. • While New York and Boston host the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the United States, more than 100 parades are held in honor of St. Patrick throughout the country each year. For those who love a good parade but don’t have much time on their hands, the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas, is home to the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade. The parade takes place on the city’s Bridge Street, which measures just 98 feet in length. • In spite of its proximity to New York City, the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, began hosting its own St. Patrick’s
Day parade in 1986. • The United States is not the only place to enjoy a spirited celebration of St. Patrick. Montreal, Canada, whose city flag includes a shamrock, has held an annual St. Patrick’s Day parade since 1824. Elsewhere in Canada, Toronto hosts an annual St. Patrick’s Day parade that typically attracts more than 100,000 spectators. • Irish ranks among the top five ancestries in nearly every state in the United States. The lone exceptions are New Mexico and Hawaii. Irish leads the way in Delaware, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. • While corned beef has become synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the United States, the corned beef eaten in the United States is not the corned beef familiar to people in Ireland. That’s because the corned beef eaten in the U.S. is largely from kosher Jewish butchers, whose corned beef is made from brisket, a tougher cut of meat taken from the front of the animal, whereas the corned beef produced in Ireland comes from the hindquarter. • Another food associated with St. Patrick’s Day, Irish soda bread gets its unique name from its ingredients. When baking this beloved bread, bakers use baking soda instead of yeast as a leavening agent.
When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day, cuisine, hosts should not overlook the importance of providing some staples that people have grown to expect on March 17. Corned beef and cabbage might not be the most authentic Irish meal, but it’s become synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and therefore earned its place on your Paddy’s Day menu. Hosts can start the day off right by whipping up a preparade traditional Irish breakfast, complete with eggs, Irish bacon, white and black pudding, and brown bread. Hosts need not feel beholden to cuisine exclusive to Ireland or those that have become synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day, but making sure at least one such dish is available is guaranteed to please your guests.
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orned beef and cabbage might not be a part of many people’s diet regimens throughout the year. But come March 17, it’s not uncommon to find people from all walks of life indulging in this beloved meal. March 17 marks the celebration of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Over the years, the day has also become a celebration of the Emerald Isle. Such celebrations tend to feature corned beef and cabbage, even though the dish may have little to do with Ireland (and even less to do with St. Patrick). The precise origins of the link between corned beef and St. Patrick’s Day remain a topic of debate, but some historians say the corned beef enjoyed today can be traced to New York City’s Irish immigrant population in the 19th and 20th centuries, who popularized a salted meat made from brisket that was then sold by Jewish butchers. Those who want to cook up their own can try this recipe for “Corned Beef and
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Cabbage” from Arthur Schwartz’s “New York City Food” (Stewart, Tabori & Chang).
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Cook a whole brisket with both sections together with all its fat. (You can trim off the fat after the meat is cooked.) Whole brisket and second-cut corned beef brisket are hard to find, but your supermarket should have first-cut corned beef vacuumpacked in plastic. Choose the fattiest piece in the case and treat it gently. You can cook the cabbage and potatoes in the same water as the corned beef. Because the other vegetables need to be cooked in water that simmers more than the meat, scoop out water from the corned beef pot and cook the vegetables in a separate pot or pots. 1— 4- to 5-pound corned beef brisket 1— teaspoon pickling spices 1— head cabbage
2— pounds boiling potatoes — Small carrots (optional) — Parsnips (optional) — Turnips (optional) Place the corned beef in a pot that holds at least 5 quarts of water. Cover completely with cold water. Place over high heat and bring to a simmer. As soon as bubbles start to break on the surface of the water, adjust the heat so the water simmers very, very gently. With a slotted spoon, skim off the residue that accumulates on the surface. When the residue stops coming to the surface, add the
pickling spices. Continue to cook, with bubbles just gently breaking on the surface, for 3 to 4 hours, until fork tender. The meat can be safely held in its water for about 2 hours; reheat gently. Cook the vegetables until fork tender in separate pots of boiling fresh water or, especially for the cabbage, use some of the water in which the corned beef was cooked. Slice the corned beef and serve with mustard and/or horseradish on a platter, surrounded with some of the vegetables or with vegetables in a separate bowl.
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is financed completely by the SDA. Smith noted in his Feb. 20 presentation that 98 percent of his proposed nearly $1.1 million worth of reductions at the elementary schoollevel this upcoming school year would be made possible from the reconfiguration. “The reconfiguration is really helping us, not only for the 2020-21 school year, but we are eliminating a lot of recurring costs that we are going to avoid past 2021,” he said. T he boa rd of f icial ly approve d t he reconfiguration of schools and the classroom realignment in a 7-0 vote at this meeting. Board members Tom Maier and Tim Haines were absent. Approximately 850 students from Alexander Denbo (serving grades 3-5), Isaiah Haines (serving grades K-2), and Joseph Stackhouse (serving grades 3-5) elementary schools will now move to the new two-story, 126,000 squarefoot building currently under construction at
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TABERNACLE—Bob Colombo, a “fun-loving, creative, enthusiastic, and dedicated” health and physical education teacher at Seneca High School in Tabernacle Township, has been named the high school’s 2020-21 school year Teacher of the Year. A collection of nominees for the top honor was narrowed by a school committee, which ultimately chose Colombo because students “look forward to seeing him all day” and kids “gravitate towards him,” all while he “shows respect for his students.” “I was surprised when I found out that I was selected as Teacher of the Year,” Colombo said. “I have so many amazing colleagues who are excellent educators. I am truly grateful to be selected from a group of such high caliber.” Colombo was informed that he had received the prestigious honor by his wife, Kasey, a math teacher at the same school, and Principal Jeffrey Spector. “I try to do my job to the best of my ability and I put in a lot of time,” said Bob Colombo, a Lenape Regional High School District alumnus, graduating from Shawnee High School in 2001. “Although the teaching profession can be very rewarding at times, there are also those times when teachers can feel underappreciated. Winning this honor is special to me because it shows that my colleagues noticed and appreciated my efforts.” Colombo, in addition to teaching at the high school, is its assistant wresting coach and Varsity Club advisor. He also organizes Seneca’s annual Give Kids the World volunteer opportunity, which empowers students to help children with critical illnesses and their families. Previously, Colombo was the school’s head coach of volleyball and spring track. “We are super excited and proud,” said Colombo’s parents, also retired teachers. During the past couple of years, the high school has also asked school staff for nominations for an Educational Services
1414 Junction Road. Harker Wylie Elementary School (serving grades K-2) students will move to what will be the former Stackhouse school building. In addition to the school changes, officials are considering changing the start and end times for bus routes for Pemberton Schools. No decision, however, has been made yet on possible alterations of the busing schedules. According to Trongone at the latest Pemberton Township Board of Education meeting, a decision to potentially change start and end times for bus routes is not a “timely” issue, as opposed to the actual realignment, which needed to be finalized and sent to the NJDOE by a certain date. “As far as the change in times, there is going to be more conversations and a later approval on that,” Trongone said. “We are having conversations in different facets of the district, and we are in constant conversation with folks
Professional of the Year honor. Seneca Guidance Counselor Sue Johnson, “an eternal optimist,” was also selected by the committee from a list of nominees to receive the 2020-21 school year Educational Services Professional of the Year honor. “I was honestly flabbergasted and very humbled!” said Johnson after she found out that she had received the honor. “I was caught off guard by it, and then I saw my boyfriend, Shannon, standing there with flowers. He recently retired after 20 years from the FBI, so I was happy he could be there with me during the day to celebrate. It is nice to be recognized along with a group of people who I respect and look up to.” Besides her role as a guidance counselor at Seneca, Johnson serves as the school’s head Girls tennis coach and assistant swim coach. “I enjoy coming to work every day because of the students and staff here at Seneca,” said Johnson, whose colleagues declared that students and teachers always feel she has their back. “I love connecting with students, both as a counselor and through my role as a tennis and swim coach.” Spector contended that both Colombo and Johnson are “integral” to the “Seneca family.” “Bob and Sue both embody the Lenape Regional theme of ‘Making Better Connections’ and I am so proud to recognize them as Teacher of the Year and Educational Services Professional of the Year,” Spector said. “Both are exceptional educators who share the ability to create meaningful relationships with a passion and humility that stimulates the educational environment. Outside of the classroom, both are involved in student activities and can be seen after hours volunteering their time to create the school environ ment, we all enjoy. T he Seneca Family congratulates and thanks both Bob and Sue for their efforts on behalf of our students.”
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