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Vita Mekovetz Retires

Readington Township recently honored long-time Administrator and Municipal Clerk Vita Mekovetz at a socially distanced Retirement Luncheon held on July 21 at the Municipal Building. Vita was honored for working 33 years for Readington Township. Hired in 1987 as a part-time Board of Health Secretary, Vita became Deputy Municipal Clerk in 1992 and Municipal Clerk in 1995. Administrator was added to her title in 1997, and Qualified Purchasing Agent in 2008. She has managed the township through major technology changes and increased security after the 911 attacks on the U.S. She said some of the toughest times in her career include the 2008 Recession and working through Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 and the November Presidential Election -- all in the middle of widespread power outages and the massive storm clean up within the municipality afterwards. Now she leaves amid the 2020 coronavirus pandemic which involved closing the doors of the Municipal Building and arranging for everyone to work remotely and conduct virtual meetings. “I have worked for 21 different members of the Township Committee, 12 different Mayors, worked with four Police Chiefs and many different Department Heads and many employees,” she said. “I have attended approximately 600 Committee meetings, and 56 Elections including 1 Special Election.” Vita received her RMC (Registered Municipal Clerk through the State of NJ) in 1992; CMC (Certified Municipal Clerk -- an international certification) in 2002; and MMC (Master Municipal Clerk - highest achievement as a Clerk) in 2007. She received her QPA (Qualified Purchasing Agent) certification in 2008. Asked whether she has any

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plans for retirement, she said, “Unfortunately, the pandemic has put most of my plans on hold for now, but I am hoping to travel, volunteer, probably work parttime at some point, and spend more time with my children and my 6 grandchildren. I have no plans to leave beautiful Readington at this time.”

Hunterdon County’s Freeholders sent a letter to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) calling for accountability equally from Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and the BPU on Aug. 11 following widespread power outages after Tropical Storm Isaias swept through the area Aug. 4 for the utility’s failure to live up to the BPU’s 2018 Order on Reliability and Security, and the state agency’s failure to monitor JCP&L’s performance. Freeholder Board Director Shaun C. Van Doren wrote, “Our residents are angry and frustrated. JCP&L’s communications performance, with residents and businesses, and most particularly with county and local emergency response personnel, failed to meet the standards established by the BPU’s July 2018 Order, which was entered in response to the March 2018 windstorm.” The Hunterdon Freeholders’ letter called attention to the breakdown of JCP&L’s online reporting mechanism that hindered the county’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and 9-1-1 communications center’s abil-

ity to coordinate with the utility on downed power lines, blocked roadways, and outages. “When it came right down to it, JCP&L’s system did not work as it was supposed to,” Freeholder Board Deputy Director Sue Soloway said. “Our residents could not be more appreciative of the long hours of hard work being put in by power company crews from New Jersey, those who have come here from many other states, and the private contractors, all of whom are making a great effort, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, to help restore power. They are the heroes, not the problem.” Van Doren and Soloway wrote in the letter to BPU President Joseph L. Fiordaliso, “The BPU has a responsibility to ensure that the utility improvements that have been ordered, and for which ratepayers are charged, are followed through on. That apparently has not happened. The public demands accountability equally from both JCP&L and the BPU.”

The annual Hunterdon County September 11th Remembrance Ceremony will be held again this year, with attendees observing social distancing, on the Historic Courthouse steps in Flemington, Sheriff Fred W. Brown has announced. The commemoration event remembers and honors the nearly 3000 people, including 16 Hunterdon County residents, who were killed in a terrorist attack against the United States of America at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and on United Airlines Flight 93, in 2001. Brown stated, “The 2020 September 11th Remembrance ceremony is too important an event to our county and our nation to be postponed or cancelled by the pandemic. Our nation was

attacked, and we must never forget.” Sheriff Brown said, “This year, more than ever, we should recognize the First Responders who died in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, as today their brother and sister first responders are putting their lives on the line every day, providing emergency response during the pandemic. We should never forget and always be thankful for those who run toward danger, at risk to themselves, to protect everyone else.” The death toll at the World Trade Center in New York City included 343 firefighters, which included emergency medical technicians, and 71 law enforcement officers. The sheriff noted that precautions will be taken to observe the appropriate social distancing and

the wearing of face coverings at the ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. The public is invited to attend.

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Marconi Lodge Sons of Italy in America donated $2,000 to the Flemington Area Food Pantry in mid-July to help Hunterdon County families in need. The effects of COVID-19 have put an additional strain on the food pantry. Pictured, from left, are Janine Jaloway, Lodge President; Tony Castrilli, President Emeritus and founder of Marconi Lodge; and Bill Testa, Pantry Team Leader and Vietnam War Veteran. If you would like to help your Hunterdon neighbors in need, visit http://flemingtonfoodpantry.org/ or call 908-788-5568 for information on what and how to donate. - Submitted by Ed Gaglione, Lodge Secretary

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Sammy Freeman of Whitehouse Station, a four-time National Futures Championship member, is now playing for the Big Ten University of Iowa field hockey team. Sammy joins her sister, senior midfielder Nikki Freeman, at Iowa. Danielle Serrao of Whitehouse Station, a University of Rochester genetics major, was named a National Merit Scholarship winner July 13. Financed by colleges and universities, the July Merit Scholar designees join more than 3,300 other college-sponsored award recipients who were announced in June. College-sponsored awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

Ron Cody of Readington Township has published a book “10-8 Awaiting Crew: Memories of a Volunteer EMT,” describing his experiences on the Flemington-Raritan First-Aid and Rescue Squad. The book is available on Amazon. The book is described as a “funny, poignant memoir about one volunteer EMT’s years on a rescue squad in rural New Jersey. Ron Cody was a biostatistician and professor at Rutgers Medical School when a CPR class led him to join his local rescue squad as a volunteer. For the next 28 years, Ron answered calls for

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Readington Prepares for New School Year By Dr. Jonathan Hart, Superintendent of Schools

The new school year seems to always bring excitement and anticipation for children, parents and teachers but this year may feel a little different. The Readington Township School District will welcome a reduced number of students back on Sept. 3. The COVID-19 pandemic has our schools opening on a limited capacity according to a rotating A/B day schedule. Our approach to this school year is to execute our F-15 Strike Eagle fighter jet photo by “Readington Ready” reopening John Painter of Readington Town- plan to get our staff and students ship. back to school in the safest manner possible. Despite the challenges with the opening of school this year, we remain excited to welcome returning students, returning staff, and new students and staff. The district welcomes several new teaching staff members in various positions. At Whitehouse School the district welcomes

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Daniel Catalano, health/PE teacher, and Elizabeth Lewis, a longterm leave replacement kindergarten teacher. At Three Bridges School the district welcomes Erica Greenwald, kindergarten teacher, and Christina Spring, intervention teacher who will also be shared with Whitehouse. The Holland Brook School welcomes Olivia Vliet, special education teacher. The Readington Middle School welcomes Anavi Sharma, school social worker; Brendan Lenox, social studies teacher; Jeanne May, special education teacher; Melinda Schlelhein, French teacher; Kaitlyn Wagner, special education teacher; and Jaclyn Vail, English/ language arts teacher. There may also be some additional new faces as the school year gets underway. This talented group of individuals come with various backgrounds and experiences and will certain-

ly add greatly to the Readington team. In addition, Staci Beegle joins the district as our new Director of Pupil Services. She began her position on July 1. These new faces and the returning staff will be here to welcome students and parents when school begins. The district used the summer months to revise curriculum, purchase new texts and technologies, and update much of our facilities. Many of our teachers attended the district’s Summer Teacher Academy Program learning about the new technologies that will assist in the hybrid learning model. We will also have an opportunity for parents to learn more about supporting their children in hybrid learning on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. More details will follow. While this year may be different, the district will continue its tradition of providing a rich and robust course of study for students at all grade levels.

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Spotted Lanternfly Invasion New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher has released information and instructions for residents who encounter the Spotted Lanternfly as the Department continues to receive numerous calls about this exotic invasive insect. The Department is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) to curb the on-going spread. While the Spotted Lanternfly is no threat to humans or animals, it is known to feed on 70 different types of plants and trees. It is native to China and South Korea, but arrived in the U.S. in Berks County, PA, on a shipment in 2014. The species has been advancing ever since, causing Pennsylvania to have 26 counties currently under quarantine. The NJ counties under quarantine are Warren, Hunterdon, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem and Somerset. The Spotted Lanternfly is a plant hopper and can only fly short distances. However, it is an excellent hitchhiker and has been known to ride on any kind of transportation. Anyone who travels in a quarantined county is asked do a

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In the spring, the Whitehouse School third-grade leadership club called Student Voice introduced an environmentally minded program called the NexTrex Challenge in partnership with the Readington Township Environmental Commission. Then the next week, the school moved to remote learning forcing the program to be placed on hiatus. But, during their time at home, the students and their families continued collecting plastic bags. When the district finished the academic year, Student Voice asked that all collected plastic be dropped at the school building when books and laptops were returned. The result was over 300 pounds of plastic that will not be sent to a landfill. Dr. Ann DeRosa, principal of Whitehouse School, remarked, “Mrs. Valerie Zanardi and Mrs. Lori Yukniewicz, co-advisors of the club, did an outstanding job ensuring that this initiative was not abandoned

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Vita Mekovetz, Township Administrator and Clerk, retired on July 31 after serving the Township in many roles since 1987. Vita started as part-time secretary to the Board of Health and after completing Rutgers certification courses, advanced up the ladder to Administrator/Clerk. As Administrator, Vita handled the day-today operations of the Township and was also responsible for personnel and budgeting. Her sound judgement, institutional The Planning Board has established a subcommittee to study the zon- knowledge and calm demeanor have, at times, made a difficult job ing on that area to work with its professional Planner and will issue a look easy. Vita states that she thoroughly enjoyed the diversity of report with recommendations to the full Planning Board in the coming the job, that every day was different, and she learned something new every day. A challenging part of her job was adapting to difmonths. The subcommittee will reach out to local business owners, landlords and developers to get a sense of what they would like updat- ferent Township Committees, with different personalities and difed to enable an environment where they can thrive, serve the commu- ferent priorities. Vita will be greatly missed, and we wish her a nity, contribute positively to the property tax base and provide jobs for long and enjoyable retirement. the region. The subcommittee will work with Readington’s Zoning We are very fortunate to have hired Richard Sheola to assume the and Construction officials to hear what they are experiencing in field Administrator’s position. Richard, a resident of Long Valley, has to gather their input as well. served as Administrator, as well as Chief Financial Officer, in several municipalities, and is an adjunct faculty member at the As the process moves along, public input can be provided during the Bloustein School at Rutgers, and has taught at Seton Hall, Kean process at the public Planning Board meetings. Please see the Townand Centenary Universities. His experience has already been put ship website for meeting dates and times. to good use—Rich’s first day on the job was Monday, August 3, the day before Tropical Storm Isaias hit Readington. Rich worked closely with our Office of Emergency Management, Police, and Municipal Offices will be Emergency Services during that time. CLOSED on Karin Parker, who has served as Deputy Clerk in Readington for Monday, Sept. 7 several years, has moved up to the Clerk’s position, and Ann Main observance of rie Lehberger, our Zoning and Planning Board Secretary, has added the job of Deputy Clerk to her position. LABOR DAY

As times change, so does the need to bring Readington’s commercial zoning into compliance with today’s demands and to align with resident and business owner needs. The last evaluation of the Route 22 / Whitehouse Station corridor was completed in 2006. A copy of that study is available on the Township website. Obviously, much of what applied in 2006 does not apply today.

We welcome them all to their new positions and wish them well.

Planning Board Approves Brewery Application The Township Planning Board gave unanimous preliminary site plan approval to establish Readington Hop Farm and Brewery at its public meeting on July 27th. The Brewery is proposed for a 20+ acre parcel located near Route 202, Craig Road and Old York Road. They are currently farming hops only. Hops is a climbing plant that grows vertically and the farm has many 30-foot-tall metal poles or trellises and has been experimenting with the crop for a few seasons. The preliminary site plan approval provides the applicant with the ability to move ahead with their plans to construct a 3744 square foot facility that will brew beer, will have a tasting room open to the public for on-site consumption, and carryout services. As previously communicated, the Township passed an ordinance to allow for this business. The following are some highlights that the Township is allowing: • • • • • • • • • •

Must be located on a commercial farm with a 20 acre minimum Shall not exceed 5000 barrels of production each year The brewery licensee shall be actively farming the property or adjacent properties One license per owner Located with access to Route 202 or Route 22 only Shall have tasting room areas Hours of operation shall not extend outside of noon to 10pm Special events not to exceed 60 attendees and are limited to 12 per year (six on-premise & six outdoor on-premise) Live entertainment is permitted but must cease by 9pm Entertainment restrictions as per State regulations regarding what is defined as entertainment for a Limited Brewery License

The ordinance passed through the Planning Board & Township Committee in February and March.

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Well, before the “longest vacation” we all got and are getting through, I lauded the great value of the American clothesline. Everyone’s mother had one - it was indispensable in the American household. Another family necessity and most important part of our childhood was the coal furnace. Coal furnace, you say. Well yes, after the Civil War Americans began to heat their houses with coal. Anthracite or hard coal, due to its long lasting, was the choice of the homemaker. Down in the cellar, the big old furnace had an appendage - the coal pile located in a wooden boxlike small room just big enough to hold two to three tons of gleaming black coal. Before going to work in the morning, Father would descend the cellar steps, shake down the ashes from burned out coal from the night before and shovel in enough coal to keep the house warm for the day. Ashes were removed via outside cellar steps, and in winter time scattered on the various walkways surrounding the house. Nobody slipped or fell on ash-coated walkways! Of course, the boys of the house had the job of keeping the coal buckets filled with fresh coal as well as scattering ashes where needed. Now, how did all of that coal get into the cellar? The furnace and coal box were located near a window. When delivering coal, the coal man opened the window, backed his mighty truck close to the window, unhitched the “slider” into the window, released the truck door, and away went the coal into the cellar. To keep a smooth pile, the coal man could move the slider back and forth and the coal settled in rows. In my house, when coal was being delivered no kids were allowed in the cellar. Not only was it black dust, but you know boys -

they’d be in the middle of the bin. Actually coal was the best heating fuel, still is. As years went by people wanted easy heat - no shoveling. Gas and oil heat became the standard, more costly nevertheless cleaner fuels. The old anthracite coal came generally from Pennsylvania. After shoveling coal, cleaning up, working to keep the bin smooth, Father had no need for workouts at the gym. He got all the exercise needed!

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The Readington News • September 2020

By Stephanie Stevens, Historian

THS Tag Sale Sept. 5 The Tewksbury Historical Society will hold a Tag Sale on Saturday,

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