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Stephen ArmstrongNew Jersey’s fi rst state-run ATV park in Woodbine allows fi rst riders to try out the hills and bumps Jan. 13, a day prior to the park opened to the public. See story and more photos on page A23.

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Second Homes’Flood Insurance Rates Jump 25%

By DEBORAH McGUIRE

WILDWOOD CREST – Like the waters that rose around them as storms passed through Cape May County, some homes and their own-ers will fi nd rising fl ood insurance premiums hitting them in the face this year.

Local offi cials learned, Jan. 10, that owners of non-primary residences built before 1968 would begin paying a 25 percent increase in fl ood insurance premiums effective Jan. 1 to offset a federal insurance premium subsidy they enjoyed for many years.

The news came during a meeting between FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agen-cy) representatives and leaders of local munici-palities, local municipal representatives.

Under the recently enacted Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, a key provision calls for the phase out of subsidies for second homes, of which there are thousands in Cape May County.

Pre-FIRM structures are defi ned as structures built prior to 1968 when Federal Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) were created. Up until this year, owners of pre-FIRM primary and non-primary residences were given a subsidy for their fl ood insurance premiums. No more, said the government offi cials.

According to Ed Curtis, a coastal engineer with FEMA, the subsidized rates for non-primary type residences will be phased out.

Hiker Preparing for A.T. TrekBy AL CAMPBELL

COURT HOUSE – Rick “Bearfoot” Hatcher is planning a trip, south then north. Some fi ne day in March the 56-year-old county seat resident will bid adieu to the Jersey Cape, its boardwalks, ocean surf and sandy beaches. He’s heading for the Ap-palachian Trail.

As a “nobo” (north bounder), Hatcher plans to hoof the A.T., as hikers call it, from Gainesville, Ga. and Springer Mountain to its northern terminus, Mount Katahdin in Maine. He hopes to make the 2,185-mile trek by September. He will ar-

rive by rail to start his journey.Spouse Joan plans to meet her hik-

er hubby in West Virginia. Together they will make that state’s four-mile journey, shortest on the A.T. Other than that brief encounter, (roughly the distance from Court House to Stone Harbor) Hatcher will be alone, except for fellow hikers.

The Hatchers have two adult children, Scott, an Air Force master sergeant, who plans to join his father

on the trail for two weeks, and Lisa.First bitten with A.T. hiking as a Boy Scout

in West Virginia, when he was one of those

Should Towns Cut Taxes to Compensate Owners for Higher Flood Policy Rates?

By JACK FICHTER

Should beachfront towns give taxpayers a tax break to compensate for pending higher fl ood insurance rates due to two years of hur-ricane strikes?

Harry Simmons, mayor of Caswell Beach, N.C. and president of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), said towns should consider fi nding a way to offset higher fl ood insurance costs.

“We’re trying to encourage local govern-ments to do the best they can to help folks with these potential cost increases in term of insurance, to fi gure out ways that will be less of a challenge all at once,” he said.

Simmons said a number of towns have faced redrawn fl ood maps in the past few years.

“We got hit with new fl ood maps fi ve years ago and are soon to be looking at another redrawn of the fl ood maps,” he said, speaking of Caswell Beach, which is located between Wilmington, N.C. and Myrtle Beach, S.C.

A number of hazards were brought in the fl ood elevation issue that had not been there previously, said Simmons.

“We had to deal with it. People paid higher

premiums and some people couldn’t do it. Some people decided to sell and get out,” he said.

“I don’t know that we can save everybody’s situation but I think we have to do the best we can as a nation to allow folks to live in coastal

Focus VolunteersSo All Aid Is Used

By AL CAMPBELL

CREST HAVEN – In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Cape May County residents were very generous with donations of food, clothing, money and supplies for victims locally and in northern counties.

Lacking organization and coordination to properly channel those well-meant donations, half was sent back, meaning a lot of wasted effort and time, according to Martin Pagliughi, Cape May County emergency management

Flu Levels Moderate in CountyBy JACK FICHTER

COURT HOUSE – The fl u has come to Cape May County, but not in the record numbers as it has in other parts of the Northeast.

According to Kevin Thomas, health offi cer of the county Department of Health, the depart-ment is seeing an increase in fl u-like illness in Cape May County.

Thomas said the percentage of emergency department visits attributable to infl uenza-like illness has increased to over 10 percent in the past two weeks and there has a sharp increase

in positive fl u test results within the last two weeks as well.

The county routinely collects fl u surveillance data from 15 schools, one hospital, one outpa-tient clinic, one clinical laboratory and seven nursing homes. While there has been a small number of nursing home residents who have tested positive for infl uenza, there have been no infl uenza outbreaks reported in nursing homes, said Thomas.

School absenteeism rates are fairly steady, but school nurses have reported fl u-like illness

Thornton Refl ects On Year at Helm

By AL CAMPBELL

CREST HAVEN – From behind a sprawling desk in an east-end, windowed offi ce of the William E. Sturm Jr. Administration Building, Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton daily tackles a new set of problems, all dealing with Cape May County government. The mixture is eclectic: budget, personnel, complaints, a report on Hurricane Sandy as well as various and sundry reports.

Thornton, a retired Gallo wine salesman and Court House resident, relishes the post he has held since January 2012. His peers reap-pointed him to another year at the helm Jan. 3 at reorganization. For steering the county government, Thornton is paid an annual salary of $18,972.99. That is $1,000 more than other freeholders, hardly a princely sum for the labor involved to oversee a budget that, this year, will likely range in the area of $139 million.

Once he assumed the post long held by

Will Beach Fees Bring WildwoodFiscal Stability?

By DEBORAH McGUIRE

WILDWOOD – Solving Wildwood’s fi nan-cial problems might require the wisdom of Solomon. With the $1.6-million rental of a Boardwalk building pulled due to a lawsuit fi led by two area businesses and plans for a Pacifi c Avenue entertainment venue dashed by a petition of local residents, city commissioners are taking the question of enacting a beach fee program to the city’s 3,000 registered voters in a binding referendum slated for March 5.

During a specially held Jan. 4 Board of Com-missioners’ meeting, city offi cials unanimously gave approval to a resolution that will allow voters to have their say whether or not the city should, for the fi rst time, join almost every New Jersey shore town and ask beachgoers to pay a fee to stake out a piece of the sand for their day’s visit.

At issue are the maintenance costs of Wild-wood’s wide beaches. Touted for decades as being one of the last bastions of free access to the New Jersey coast, the cost of maintaining the beach has sometimes become a point of contention between city offi cials, taxpayers and the tourism business.

Wildwood’s beaches have been recognized as some of America’s best. They have been voted among the Best Family Beaches by the Marine Science Consortium and have been included in the Travel Channel’s list of “America’s Best Beaches.”

“The rising maintenance costs for quality beaches and season staffi ng is being felt by the

Opinions? We’ve Got ‘Em!Sam Kelly of Swainton tells us that we can-

not discuss politics in polite conversation. John Malaspina Sr. of Egg Harbor City says history has a way of repeating itself; he wonders if we are heading to the rebirth of Nazism.

Ron Vansant of Sea Isle City says there is no need for a new city hall in Sea Isle City, while Anthony Varano of Wildwood Crest says it is appalling that more doctors do not volunteer their services to VIM (Volunteers in Medicine) the group that provides medical services to the poor and uninsured of Cape May County.

Editor Al Campbell talks about the county’s Alternate Route training program for aspiring police offi cers. He says the program is a good way for a young person to jump start their potential careers.

Patricia Hall, the publisher’s wife, tells us how her fantasies of a down-home, family Christmas, on the farm in Louisiana were decimated due to the abnormally cold weather, storms and loss of power.

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Parkway Overpass Critic: Due Process IgnoredBy AL CAMPBELL

CREST HAVEN – Dr. Russell Down told freehold-ers Jan. 8 be believed due process was disregarded moving forward with the $125-million Garden State Parkway overpass project that is tentatively set to start this year. Another op-ponent of the project cited the destruction of 26 acres of trees to make a tempo-rary road.

Down, of Court House, read from a prepared state-ment, “We are safeguarded by statutes, both state and federal, but only if due pro-cess is followed.” Regarding mitigation requirements, Coastal Area Facilities Re-view Act rules, environ-mental impact statements, Down said “Rules have been bent beyond recogni-tion, if not broken, by the involved agencies. So far,

Avalon Residents Question Rental House Promises/Regulations

By JACK FICHTER

AVALON- Stuart Fried-man, who said he repre-sented Citizens Organized for the Peaceful Enjoyment of Homes in Avalon (COPE-HA), told Borough Council Jan. 9 it was unacceptable that a rental property on 48th Street in a residen-tial neighborhood would continue to be rented for large events.

Friedman said he was replying to a letter to the mayor and council from Charles C. Krafczek, owner of a rental home at 274 48th Street.

In a Dec. 19 letter to borough offi cials, Krafczek attached a portion of a lease agreement he intended to use for future rentals of the home.

Lease provisions from

his letter:• Occupancy is limited to

a maximum of 24 persons pursuant to the new ordi-nance but there will also be a limit to the total number of persons allowed on the premises at anyone time to a total of 50 persons.

• We are supplying rel-evant portions of Avalon’s Noise Ordinance to all tenants and recommending guidelines for tenants to follow since the ordinance is subjective in nature. Further, I have a strict prohibition in place for any amplifi ed music or live musical performances at the property.

• We will monitor the trash and refuse at the property on a daily basis when it is occupied.

Krafczek in his letter said if it is so permitted by

Avalon’s Zoning Ordinance, he will build a permanent structure to house the trash cans on the exterior of the property.

Friedman said in his let-ter Krafczek clearly stated his intention to continue to rent his 48th Street proper-ty, which is on a residential street, as a suitable setting for weekly events of up to 50 people.

“This is unacceptable to the residents of 48th Street, 49th Street, Ocean and Dune Drive and to COPEHA,” he said. “That number of people, de-scending on any residential Avalon street, cannot but create noise, parking, gar-bage and security issues.

“This is an attempt by Mr. Krafczek to estab-lish precedents for rental practices that support his

agenda through the Bor-ough Council’s endorse-ment of his proposed lease agreements. That cannot be allowed to happen,” Freidman continued.

“We urge the council to consider the ordinances suggested to you by COPE-HA; ordinances which re-strict occupancy number and property usage by rent-ers while ensuring the right of owners in residence to use their home as they see fi t within the constraints of current, modifi ed or new ordinances,” said Fried-man.

Friedman said it is not Mr. Krafczek’s place to prescribe, within a lease, what is an acceptable level of noise, what kind of noise can be made, when noise can be made, or the physi-

Wildwood Chamber Hears Fed Economist By AL CAMPBELL

WILDWOOD – As they munched sandwiches and nibbled cookies, members of the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce heard Dr. Luke Tilley give a brief overview of the na-tion’s economy Jan. 10.

In a switch from the past, when Crest Savings Bank’s President and CEO Jay Ford would give his lo-cal economic forecast, Ford invited Tilley and several others from the Federal Re-serve Bank of Philadelphia to visit Five Mile Beach, now in the winter dol-drums, yet preparing for summer 2013.

Tilley, regional economic advisor, noted at the outset that his opinions and state-ments were his alone, and did not refl ect the views of the Federal Reserve. He also cited his boss Phila-

delphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser, who “values get-ting real-time feedback from the business commu-nity on how the economy is doing.” That’s because those whose livelihoods are made and maintained on Main Street are often ahead of data that fi lters down through levels of economists.

The nation’s economic recovery has reportedly been in place since mid-2009, yet it “doesn’t feel like an economic recov-ery,” said Tilley, who noted that’s been the recurring theme in many venues.

The nation’s experienced growth, he said, “but we are not where we’d like to be.”

Flashing a series of slides on a large screen, Tilley outlined the fi nancial dol-drums and quivering recov-

ery that seems to be taking place in the county as well as the region and nation.

Tilley pointed to one slide that showed busi-ness investment flatter than normal, something he attributed to “fears of the debt ceiling and fi scal policy.”

Consumers are “still ex-panding their purchases,” he noted, still that all-important segment of the national economy, is not growing at a robust rate.

In a sign that might affect the local tourism business, Tilley said consumers are paying down their debts, as a nation, and that overall consumers had “the lowest fi nancial obligation since the early 1980s.”

“Hopefully we can ex-pect consumers to start to spend,” he said to a room fi lled with merchants who depend on that spending to

make a good season. Housing, an all-important

sector of the economy, is coming back, albeit slowly. Once at 2 million annu-ally, Tilley said the number dipped to about 500,000 homes per year, that, he noted is a quarter or third of the 30-year average.

“It has come back,” he offered.

Unemployment is “com-ing down,” Tilley said, in December the national rate was 7.8 percent, down over one point, still “Not where we’d like it to be.” New Jersey’s rate is 9.6 percent but the Ocean City regional number, which includes Cape May County is 13.1 percent, according to one chart.

That is but one factor in total unemployment, Tilley said, since when numbers of those not counted in

Stone Harbor Man Killed in Parkway AccidentBy DEBORAH McGUIRE

BURLEIGH – A 28-year-old Stone Harbor man was killed on the Garden State Parkway during the early morning hours of Jan. 11 when the sport utility ve-hicle he was driving left the roadway and overturned several times.

According to State Police, Thomas E. Kraemer IV was

traveling northbound on the Parkway at mile marker 6.5 at 12:10 a.m. when the tan-colored Lincoln Aviator he was driving left the roadway on the right side impacting a grassy embankment due to a steer-ing overcompensation. The vehicle came to a complete stop then continued with a punctured tire.

“Kraemer ultimately lost

control of his vehicle at milepost 6.5 and ran off the roadway to the left, overturning several times. While the vehicle was in motion Kraemer was eject-ed onto the grass median,” stated police.

The victim was traveling alone in his vehicle. He was pronounced by Dr. Irineo Bustamante of Atlanticare Regional Medical Center.

Emergency personnel assisting at the accident scene included: State Po-lice; Middle Township police; Rio Grande Vol-unteer Fire Department; Atlanticare Medic 9; New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Unit; New Jersey State Police Crime Scene South Investigations; and Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Offi ce.

this has been done without objections of any fi nd from our local Cape May County or Middle Township gov-erning bodies.”

Freeholder Director Ger-ald Thornton replied after Down completed his state-ment, that public safety was paramount in the minds of county residents, who had seen many accidents and even deaths at three inter-sections at Exits 9, 10 and 11, that are to be eliminat-ed by the overpass project. Thornton also reminded Down that the project was not the county’s but of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which operates the Parkway.

“Safety becomes an issue if the project is delayed. We still have safety hazards threatening to residents and visitors to Cape May County. Every delay is also considered a safety factor,”

said Thornton. “Perhaps they should

have considered that,” said Down.

“The agreement is be-tween the state and fed-eral governments,” added Thornton.

“Which very seriously affects this county,” Down added. He said there had been “no good valid dis-cussion of CAFRA in the environmental assessment or saltwater mitigation…Since we are going to be subject to the down sides, at least we should have the opportunity to give input such as would perhaps minimize the unfortunate patterns of Middle Town-ship and the county forever when the road becomes a limited access turnpike.”

Thornton countered that the state was “Trying to correct a situation created more than 50 years ago,

which placed traffi c lights. I don’t know their rationale; I don’t know why they did that. Again, as far as we know, the permitting process, as far as we are concerned, is being ad-dressed.”

Down ended his time at the podium saying, “Sus-piciously, it looks like the county is being a little lazy…”

Avalon resident Elaine Scattergood took the mi-crophone next, saying she was the local representa-tive for the Old Growth Forest Network, a group which opposes the park-way’s plan to take down 26 acres of trees in order to create a temporary road while the parkway project takes place.

“I am wondering wheth-er the county has a way to mitigate 26 acres of trees,

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“It’s not all pre-FIRM structures, just those that are non-primary.”

Curtis said the pre-FIRM structures have paid an “arti-fi cially low annual fl ood insurance premium that does not refl ect the true risk of that structure because it’s located on our map in a special fl ood hazard area.”

He gave the example of a Victorian house sitting in a V fl ood zone.

“The pre-FIRM subsidized rates are going to be phased out over multiple years,” he told the Herald. “Starting this year, when that property owner renews their policy, their premium will increase 25 percent for pre-FIRM structures.”

Curtis said owners of older secondary homes had not been made aware of the increase in coverage. He noted the increase had nothing to do with Hurricane Sandy or the new regulatory fl ood maps being prepared.

“They are still being rated for insurance premium purposes based on the map that is currently in effect in Cape May County,” he said.

W h e n a s k e d w h o i s c u r r e n t l y f u n d -ing the flood insurance premium subsidies, Cur-t i s r e sponded , “The Amer i c an t axpaye r. ” Curtis explained the fl ood insurance program is run like any insurance company. “We charge premiums for coverage and we pay out claims based on the amount of money we take in in premiums. On an average year, that balances out.” He continued to explain in years where there are historic fl ood events, like Hurricane Katrina or likely Hurricane Sandy, premiums will not cover damage claims.

“By phasing out subsidized premiums and rating the premiums based on the true risks, in other words getting to an actuarial fl ood insurance rate that is more likely to make the program more solvent,” Curtis explained.

The premium increase will be based on the current year’s premium. “And we’ll add 25 percent to that,” said Curtis.

Properties may also see an increase in premiums from fl ood mapping rezoning. FEMA has prepared Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) maps for the county. Based

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among the causes for student absences, he said.

The good news is that the Centers for Disease Control is fi nding that the circu-lating virus strain is a good match for this year’s fl u vaccine. While no vaccine is 100 percent effective, it is the best way to protect oneself, said Thomas.

Apart from vaccination, covering coughs and sneezes, washing hands frequently and staying away from oth-ers when sick are the best ways to keep infl uenza from spreading.

Susan Staeger, spokesperson for Cape Regional Medical Center, said the hos-pital has seen an increase in fl u activity in its emergency room.

“The majority have been treated and released with limited admissions,” she said. “The strain we are identifying is the strain that is covered by the vac-cine.”

She said the amount of fl u cases go-ing into the emergency room was not extreme.

According to the county Health De-partment, emergency room visits in Cape May County are higher than the

state level and began a sharp upswing at the end of December as well as positive test results for infl uenza in patients.

School absenteeism has been generally consistent with state averages. According to state Department of Health data, South Jersey had moderate levels of fl u.

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), fl u has been reported in 47 states. Some indicators show the number of fl u cases may have peaked in some parts of the country.

CDC reports 24 states had high levels of fl u, including New Jersey, 16 at a mod-erate level and fi ve with low levels.

The county Health Department will provide free fl u shots at its headquarters at 6 Moore Road the Crest Haven com-plex in Court House, Fridays from 1-3 p.m. Clinics will continue as long as the supply of fl u vaccine lasts. Call 463-6581 to confi rm that the clinic will be held.

While supplies last, the FluMist nasal spray vaccine will be offered in addition to the injectable vaccine. Ask about the high-dose vaccine for seniors and if you need the pneumonia vaccine.

The pneumonia vaccine is available for $15 (cash or check).

on the suggested maps, properties may fi nd them-selves in different flood zones that previously.

Those maps, while not the regulatory maps that will go into effect in two years, defi ne base fl ood el-evations. Flood insurance premiums will dovetail with property’s compliance with the new base fl ood elevations.

Premiums will also go up for homeowners whose homes were built after 1968, said Curtis.

“I would say all of them (are increasing),” said the engineer. “Either as a re-sult of the phasing out of the subsidies or the up-dates to flood insurance rate maps that will oc-cur over the next several years. The fi rst incidence will be the new coastal maps for the New Jersey coast.”

“If you rebuild to pre-fl ood conditions, your fl ood

insurance premium could increase dra-matically in the future,” stated FEMA.

In a handout, the example of a fl ood insurance premium for a $250,000 structure built four feet below base fl ood elevation is noted at $9,500 per year versus a structure built at three feet above base fl ood elevation is shown to cost $427 per year.

While municipalities throughout the county are scrambling to help property owners rebuild and renovate after Hur-ricane Sandy, those municipalities on the bayside have been left to their own devices to assist homeowners in building at a safe elevation.

FEMA’s ABFE maps do not include those towns on the Delaware Bay, leaving several towns without information about fl ood levels.

Del Haven, which sits in an A zone on the current regulatory maps, does not sit in a fl ood zone on the ABFE map.

“Why isn’t Del Haven considered in

a fl ood zone?” asked a representative of Middle Township.

“We did not produce advisory maps for the Delaware Bay,” responded Curtis.

With several towns along the bay devastated by Sandy’s wrath, Curtis said he had been questioned by several municipalities as to the exclusion of the bayside towns.

Curtis said his suggestion to both Middle and Lower Townships was to have a FEMA representative address the local governments regarding why the bayside was not included.

He added the bayside will be included in the regulatory maps, just not on the advisory maps.

“I have people who want to build now,” said James Neville Lower Town-ship Councilman. “And we’re guessing on a fl ood height. I’m telling them I’m guaranteeing them it’s a V-zone. I’m tell-ing them the higher they go the better they are.”

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who hiked 50 miles on the trail, Hatcher acknowledged in an interview that the endeavor is not for the faint hearted, nor is the journey inexpensive. The tent in which he will fi nd shelter from the ele-ments is of Cuban fi ber, and cost about $3,000.

But, if losing a bit of weight walking from Georgia to Maine seems enticing, consider burning an average 7,000 calo-ries a day. He fi gures he’ll shed perhaps 100 pounds, if not more on the trail.

On the trail Hatcher shuns a “heavy” eight-ounce water fi ltration device in favor of lighter Aquamira purifi cation tablets. A single tablet in one liter of water will kill bacteria, viruses, giarda and cryptospo-ridium. He’ll carry no more than two liters (about a quart) at a time. There are streams and lakes, but purifi cation is a must, he noted.

“It’s quite a game shaving ounces,” Hatcher confessed. Some hikers go so far as to even trim their toothpaste tubes to shave a few ounces here and there.

He dehydrates his own food, but con-fesses that, at certain points along the way, he’ll likely go into a nearby town for a pizza or cheeseburger.

Along the way, his wife will mail packages with supplies and seasonal clothing to homes he’ll visit. While post offi ces are available for general delivery, he doesn’t want to be held to their operat-ing hours.

At the outset, he’ll be prepared for colder weather, perhaps even snow, as he moves through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and beyond. As spring approaches and temperatures rise, he’ll don shorts and T-shirt.

Solar recharging devices would not work well along the trail, Hatcher said. That’s because much of shaded. He’ll carry a simple cell phone, hoping the Verizon service will be available if and when he needs to communicate with the outside world.

If all goes well, Hatcher will make 12-18 miles daily. If luck is with him, he may fi nd a vacant three-sided shelter in which to spend the night. Otherwise, he’s prepared to sleep where he fi nds himself at nightfall.

“You are exhausted by sundown, because you have been walking since sunrise,” said Hatcher.

Shelters along the trail are fi rst-come, fi rst-served. There are a variety of rules and regulations dealing with campfi res, burial of waste, and more. In general, hikers are urged to leave no trace. Carry out what’s carried in.

Hatcher said he’s like 90 percent of A.T.

hikers who “start south and go north.” Still, there are those who begin in Maine and head toward the Peach State.

Hatcher is able to embark on his hike be-cause he’s self-employed. As an employee benefi ts consultant, the majority of his work is done in the fourth quarter, so that frees him up to pursue the dream hike.

While A.T. may be considered wilder-ness, and it surely passes through some of America’s most scenic areas, it is a well-marked trail, for those who are mindful of the white rectangle “blazes” on trees and rocks. Since the trail may change from year to year, and it’s left to volunteer hikers who are members of 36 chapters to maintain their sector. A blue blaze indicates access to a road or town off the trail.

“If you don’t see a mark within a few hundred feet, you back track,” Hatcher said.

A.T. is the narrowest national park in the nation, he added. Virginia contains about 500 miles of trail. Pennsylvania is second longest with 290 miles.

Of New Jersey’s portion of the trail, Hatcher said “Many people are amazed how quiet it is in New Jersey.” In Pennsyl-vania, the trail takes hikers through fi elds and near airports in the Harrisburg area.

Once at Harper’s Ferry, headquarters for the trail, hikers have reached the halfway point in their journey.

If Hatcher completes his planned jour-ney, he will join about 11,000 who have done the complete distance since the trail was founded by Benton MacKaye.

“When you have hiked the Appalachian Trail, it is like you have climbed Mount Everest 16 times,” said Hatcher.

(ED. NOTE: Hatcher plans to keep Herald readers informed of his progress along the Appalachian Trail.)

For the history of the Appalachian Trail, visit: http://www.appalachiantrail.org/about-the-trail/history.

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towns or otherwise it’s just going to be a place where the prophecy will come to fruition where the only people that can live in a coastal community are the very wealthy,” Simmons continued.

While that has almost come to pass in Cape May County, Simmons said it was possible to buy a home on a barrier island in North Carolina for under $200,000.

Until Hurricane Katrina, coastal residents have paid far more into the National Flood Insurance Program than has been paid out as claims, he said.

“For many years, the coastal interests of the National Flood Insurance Program were paying for fl ooding prob-lems on the rivers of America and not so much the coast itself,” said Simmons. “That changed with Katrina.”

Claims are being made for Hurricane Sandy.Simmons said changes to the National Flood Insurance

Program should be done in phases. He said a house that has to be completely rebuilt in New Jersey needs to be built to the current fl ood elevation and codes.

Homeowners who were not directly on the beach, such as owners of Victorian homes in Cape May, should not be hit with a large fl ood insurance bill, he said. Simmons noted Cape May homes were protected by the beach nourishment projects from the federal government.

“My biggest concern is because of the problems that happened from the middle to the northern part of the New Jersey shore, you’re going to have impacts on places like Cape May that probably ought not to have those same cost impacts,” he said.

He said he feared it would happen all over coastal America in “ways that don’t represent the real risks.”

A concern of ASBPA is how to protect the middle class that live in coastal America like teachers, construction workers and fi refi ghters.

“How do we help them to continue to live in these communities?” asked Simmons.

He said he feared National Flood Insurance would try to make up for its failures of the past 30 to 50 years all at once. National Flood Insurance has limit of how much a

Simmons. “That’s not fair because all you’re really pro-tecting is the fi rst $250,000 of that cost by the National Flood Insurance program.”

He said the $250,000 limit on National Flood Insurance actually encouraged building houses under that cost.

On the question of whether a home should be rebuilt on the spot where another home was destroyed by a storm. Simmons said it was a case by case matter.

“Some houses should perhaps not go back, I’ve got places in my town where houses will never be built again but not many,” he said.

Simmons said that was a decision for local governments to make. He said a study from Delaware compared costs of restoring a beach against removing the houses.

“The cost of removing the houses was tremendously greater than the cost of restoring the beach,” he said.

“We’ve been factoring sea level rise into building and rebuilding beaches for many years,” said Simmons.

Coastal storm damage reduction projects from the Army Corps of Engineers, that occur every fi ve years, include in the design what they believe the next 50 years of sea level rise will produce, he said.

ASPBA has not offered an opinion on pending legisla-tion in New Jersey that would not allow towns that accept federal beach renourishment money to sell beach tags.

“We believe that access should be available where public money is used to put sand on the beach but we haven’t taken a position on whether or not parking should be charged or there should be beach tags,” said Simmons. “I think they are other things that beach tags and parking fees pay for in beach towns other than simply the access to the beach….”

ASBPA was founded in 1926 in New Jersey and has published a journal entitled “Shore and Beach,” since 1933. The organization played a major role in getting the Army Corps of Engineers involved in the beach building business in the 1930s and 1940s, said Simmons.

ASBPA has board members from throughout coastal America including city, county and state offi cials. Its pri-mary focus is beach erosion issues, said Simmons. Their website is ASBPA.org.

homeowner can receive on a structure.

“There are people that suggest to us that existence of the National Flood Insur-ance program is encourag-ing people to build big houses at the beach that can’t be moved or protect-ed any other way except to build a bulkhead,” said

and whether anybody has considered an alternative,” Scattergood asked freehold-ers.

Thornton replied, as he had to Down, that the project was the Turnpike Author-ity’s and Federal Highway Administra-tion.

“The county had to approve,” said Scattergood. “We had input,” replied Thornton. That was actually a “resolu-tion of support,” added County Engineer Dale Foster.

“We were not part of the development process,” said Thornton.

Scattergood said the first time any member of the public learned of the 26 acres of tree destruction came at a hearing of the Turnpike Authority where posters informed of “reforestation.” She said a turnpike person, not identifi ed, said there was “no fairer way for taxpay-ers to pay than by toll roads.” Thornton replied that was the fi rst time he heard that mentioned.

“I never heard that from a state offi cial,” he said. “I heard it that night in which people asked questions which weren’t answered,” Scattergood said. Thornton said that was part of the process, a time set aside for input only, during which no answers were to be given. “They were not allowed to respond,” he added.

“That seems rather silly,” said Scat-tergood. “It may be,” added Thornton. “It even seems disrespectful,” said Scat-tergood.

She ended by telling the board one tree produces suffi cient oxygen for one person for a year. “You cannot replace a forest that has been here hundreds of years. I applaud your interest in safety, but doubt this will do any good. The road is taking out trees, and that is just temporary.”

Hyland Motel owner Susan Lin also told the board she was heartbroken to learn that trees in front of her motel will be felled to make way for the project.

“We can do a better design to protect our county,” Lin said.

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Plenn Named Superintendent Of Lower Parks and Recreation

VILLAS- Mitchell Plenn has been named Lower Township’s Superintendent of Parks and Recreation.

According to Township Manager Michael Voll, Plenn has served as As-sistant Superintendent of Parks and Recreation for the past 15 years.

For the past two years, Plenn has been serving as

the Acting Superintendent of Parks and Recreation for Lower Township. In his role he has successfully managed staff and budget, said Voll.

He said under Plenn’s leadership, the township “has realized extraordinary community sponsorship and support that has trans-lated into signifi cant budget relief for the township.” Plenn has expanded parks and recreation offerings to provide more opportunities for township residents, said Voll.

In the past year, the Lower Township Recre-ation Department has ex-

perienced a renaissance at the Recreation Center with the extensive retrofi tting of exercise and weight room, meeting room, and game room, along with audio and stereo improvements in the gymnasium, said Plenn. The parks have also been upgraded in a myriad of ways thanks to the sup-port of management and council, he said.

Plenn, 41, is a lifelong township resident, is a 1989 graduate of Lower Cape May Regional High School and a 1995 graduate of Rowan University. He re-sides in Erma with his wife Angela and two sons.

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director. He wants to ensure that never happens again, because a disaster will happen, it’s simply a matter of when.

What was discussed was the formation of a Long-Term Recovery Group.

Pagliughi and Patricia Devaney, county Human Services director, along with Sheryl Brekke, FEMA volunteer agency liaison, attended the freeholder caucus Jan. 8 to unveil plans for a Community Response and Recovery plan. It will be entirely composed of volunteers from throughout the county who would offer their special-ized skills to victims, so that those who need aid receive it, and that everyone benefi ts from whatever donations might be given.

A Jan. 18 meeting will be held to learn “Who we need on board to do functions and who should we bring in,” said Devaney in a telephone interview.

After that meeting, she said a larger meeting would be announced asking who would want to offer their help for future disasters.

Notices will be sent to church organizations, non-profi t groups, civic groups, Lions, Rotary and other service clubs, which may wish to become part of that long-term recovery program.

Sgt. Joe Corson of New Jersey State Police Offi ce of Emergency Management who coordinates volunteers and donations will be among those who help for form the volunteer organization.

“The (Freeholder) director and myself saw what happened when donations get out of control. A couple of days after the story hit, there were lots of donations, but no organization. There were a lot of donations from a lot of different sources sent to North Jersey, but half was sent back,” said Pagliughi as he introduced Brekke, who told the board she’s been working with FEMA over 20 years, and has seen many disasters throughout the country. All disasters seem to follow similar patterns, she said. Volunteers are willing to do anything for their neighbors or even strangers, but without coordination, many times their efforts are wasted when more could have been aided with proper steering.

Pagliughi said there were many who donated food, clothing, even money, all of which were appreciated, but became part of the emergency management problem, how to distribute to those in need.

“This is another branch of emergency management, one that handles volunteers and volunteer donations,” he added.

“Some things we never realized,” he added. “There were situations where people donated out-of-date food. Some tried to take tax deductions from it. There were contractors, and a lot of church organizations that want to help rebuild. Are they legitimate or not?” he asked.

Such things have surfaced in the state as it tries to deal with the massive cleanup and restoration effort in Ocean and Monmouth counties.

“We are starting at the top of this,” he added, noting there was a “long-term recovery progress with Ocean City and parts of Sea Isle City. There are still lots of people who need help in Cape May County.”

Brekke has worked in long-term recovery spanning Midwest fl oods, Hurricane Camille and many other tragic disasters in between. She said there was “such an issue in the past with mounds and mounds of unsolic-ited donations, clothing, perishable food, and then always duplication of benefi ts going to individual affected. We want to make the most accurate and positive use of donated dollars,” Brekke said.

That is where training and coordi-nation of volunteers helps to repair and rebuild victims’ homes.

“We don’t want to waste time, and we want to be able to tell donors what we are using their funds for,”

she added. In the case of Sandy, Brekke noted, “It will take three

to fi ve years until the last person is back in their homes in New Jersey, at least fi ve years, and that’s being conserva-tive. We are still working on (Hurricane) Katrina victims in Louisiana, and that’s been seven years now.”

Brekke lauded Devaney, who has spearheaded the local task of contacting volunteer groups.

“For some, it’s like a roller coaster. The will not re-cover on their own. They don’t have the resources, the insurance, the savings, CDs, or the income available to them or no family nearby,” Brekke said.

Among the tasks of the organization will be to prevent duplication of benefi ts, ensure confi dentiality, and access all possible resources.

“We want to empower the disaster survivor to work with recovering their home. We help them, we don’t do it for them,” she added.

Case workers become important players in the recovery role, she noted. They help link all volunteers and focus them where the need exists.

Devaney said the Long-Term Recovery Group would ‘vette’ homeowners, ensuring that every opportunity to use government services has been pursued. Part of that process, she said, is pursuing a Small Business Adminis-tration loan, even if not approved, the paperwork must be on fi le.

Statewide, Devaney said of all 150,000 FEMA appli-cations for storm aid, only 15 percent have gone on to complete all the required SBA paperwork.

She added that the Governor’s Offi ce had urged her offi ce to “get people out there and tell them to fi le the paperwork. They don’t have to take the loan, but they have to fi ll out the paperwork.

Deadline for fi ling SBA paperwork is Jan. 30, Devaney said.

The Jan. 18 meeting will “bring all members to the table, staffi ng, technical assistance, volunteer labor, we will need the community businesses, lumber stores, all involved,” she said.

She ended the PowerPoint presentation with “Recov-ery is not a sprint, it’s a marathon.”

Freeholder Kristine Gabor, who oversees the Human Services departments in the county, lauded Devaney for her efforts to coordinate the Jan. 18 meeting.

“There is no doubt in my mind. Marty (Pagliughi) and Art (Treon) will agree, during the crisis we needed one agency to be the lead agency,” said Director Gerald Thornton. “It comes from people being so caring and well intentioned. We were overwhelmed with people donating goods and services. We were going this way and that. There were so many organizations wanting to help.”

While many organization offered aid, Thornton singled out the veterans’ organizations, American Legion, Vet-erans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans which were “most organized.” He said those groups quickly established drop off points, and had available

Al Campbell photosCounty Emergency Management Director Martin Pagliughi tells freeholders why volunteer coordina-tion is important after a disaster, such as Hurricane Sandy.

Sheryl Brekke, FEMA volunteer agency liaison, explains volunteer coordination to freeholders Jan. 8.

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“People were so good hearted and well inten-tioned. Our biggest fear was that a lot of goods would go to waste, that some of those foodstuffs would be wasted and cloth-ing not utilized properly,” Thornton added. “This is really important.”

Brekke told the board if the county does implement the volunteer organization effort, “You will fi nd your-self in a much better place. When the next disaster will happen, this county may be the county that gets hammered. I hope not, but we want you to be ready. I will support the work being done here. You have some great resources.”

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Thornton has embraced the concept of open govern-ment, not only to the public, but at all levels of county government. That means Monday department head meetings which he tries to attend. It also means regular meetings with a “core group” of fi ve or six key personnel “that have general impact on the entire county.” They include counsel, engineer, treasurer, and purchasing agent. “We go over everything they see happening and make recommended policy,” said Thornton.

It’s important, especially with a smaller workforce, the county has lost 170 positions over the past three years, that employees know what’s happening, he said.

Cross training is becoming more important, he said. With a smaller workforce, and with consent of the county employees’ unions, it means allowing work to get done at lesser cost to taxpayers.

Thornton is in favor of the state-mandated 2 percent cap on budget increases, even though it means “doing everything possible to maintain our level of services.”

People still rank fi rst in budget consideration, he

Thornton Refl ects(From Page A1) noted.

“If it comes between senior citizens getting meals at nutrition centers or fi xing a pot hole, the pot hole will have to wait,” said Thornton.

The county’s dismal economy is squeezing the social services system. An example Thornton cited: Number of those receiving food stamps in the last two and a half years is up 20 percent. “There are a lot of people who have never been in the system before,” he said, shaking his head. “We are handling them with the same staff. The people at Social Services are overburdened. We have to pay some overtime just to meet the demand. It is diffi cult,” he added.

“We are almost to a point there is not much let we can cut unless we reduce programs,” said Thornton. Those programs “are supportive of our economy or citizens’ care,” he added.

For that reason, Thornton explained why he placed Freeholder Will Morey in charge of economic develop-ment. “We have an obligation to reach out and get some business, generate some jobs,” he added.

Learned as if by accident, said Thornton, was from the state Forest Fire Service which told him they could not help the county in time of need at the airport since there was no jet fuel available. Morey, the liaison with Delaware River and bay Authority, huddled with that

agency. Now the county has jet fuel and a fi xed-base operator there to service private jets. It points up just how varied Thornton’s oversight must be.

One of those Thornton leans heavily upon is Ed-mund Grant. He’s the re-tired county treasurer, and former Wildwood mayor, who was recalled from retirement after County Administrator Stephen O’Connor resigned. Given the title “director of opera-tions,” (jokingly referred to by Thornton as “The DOO”).

One of the high points of Grant’s year, said Thorn-ton, was starting of the county employees’ Well-ness Program. Aimed at making workers aware of the value of healthy living, part of the idea was to help trim health insurance costs, which were gobbling a substantial portion of the county budget.

With $150,000 of money from Aetna Insurance Co., Grant oversaw renovation of a portion of the county Health Department build-ing into a fitness center that will be accessible to

county workers around the close with an electronic card key. It’s set to open with limited fanfare on Jan. 22. Complete with treadmills and weight equipment, the center should assist workers to get into, or remain in better shape. Once convinced of the benefi t of exercise, they will be encouraged to enroll in a nearby commercial fi tness center, he said.

As Thornton read down a list of accom-plishments since January 2012 when he took over as director, high among them was fl eet maintenance agreements with Avalon, Lower and Upper townships.

“That saves us time and employees and equipment expense,” he said.

Upper Township Senior Citizens’ Cen-ter is being renovated, after not being addressed for a number of years, he said. There, a $300,000 grant through South Jersey Economic Development District will revamp the structure. Once complet-ed, Upper Township has agreed to accept maintenance and care of the facility.

“That is a real cost savings. We will provide the programs, and utilities. They (Upper Township) will provide mainte-nance,” Thornton said.

A vendor has been hired to undertake a 9-1-1 central communications survey of municipalities. The concept, widely referred to as “central dispatch” has advo-cates and critics, it’s expected the survey will fi nally detail everyone’s thoughts.

Since barrier island communities ex-perience a summer infl ux, the study will wait, in part, for those towns to be mean-ingful. The study was to originally have been undertaken from January through June.

A $17-million renovation of the county

correctional center will begin shortly, said a smiling Thornton. The project had languished “five or six years, so long some of the permits expired and we had to reapply,” Thornton said. Hopefully the work will be completed in 15 months, he said.

A middle management training program is about to begin, he said. As happened early in his directorship in 2012, when many senior employees retire, there is a void in management skills. To alleviate that situation, Thornton said the county realized a middle management training program was a necessity.

Lacking such a program “Can have a detrimental impact on the individual and the county, he said.

Thornton lauded county workers who “all stepped up” to do what was needed during Hurricane Sandy.

“I told them, ‘You are all essential personnel,’” said Thornton. “It was very interesting how much these county em-ployees step up.”

Ready for the next emergency will be the county Sheriff’s Department and Pros-ecutor’s Offi ce, which had generators in-stalled. Schools, some of which served as shelters in Sandy, are also being checked out to ensure they will be capable to house evacuees.

South Jersey Economic Development District is “big on our to-do list. They are making strides to stabilize.” The multi-county economic funnel from federal and state sources is behind a potential eco-nomic boon. If its NextGen project, one that would take air traffi c control to the next level of sophistication, is executed as planned, the region could benefit

with numerous jobs, many high paying to bolster the economy.

“Maybe that can become viable,” said Thornton. The freeholders have supported several resolutions that would help the agency with that project.

Finally, Thornton cited the County Park and Zoo, one of the county’s tourism prizes, which might some-day even include among its summertime fun features a zip-line, perhaps over the African savannah.

“There are a million things we do daily,” said Thornton, sitting back looking over the papers on the desk.

Al CampbellCape May County Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton at his desk.

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The Herald sat down for a one-on-one interview with Byron to discuss beach fees, including the impact of the First Ward in implementing fees. The First Ward extends seven blocks from 26th Avenue in the north end of the city to Oak Avenue.

That portion of the beach is partially owned by 26 Boardwalk merchants. According to Byron, the city has a deed that shows a property line with merchants own-ing frontage jutting out approximately 500 feet from the Boardwalk, not the beach from the Boardwalk to the waterline.

“Based on the size of our beaches, that’s probably only a third of the way. Five hundred feet isn’t very far.”

When asked if the city could implement a beach fee program on privately owned property, Byron replied “no.”

“If it’s a privately owned area then we can’t charge beach fees,” he said. “In theory, we could ignore the First Ward because we don’t own it.”

While beach fees cannot be charged for privately owned beach access, access to the ocean, even if it means walking across city-owned sand cannot be part of the beach fee program.

Byron said access to the ocean must be free. Beach fees can only be charged for sitting, or establishing a position, on the beach.

Beachgoers to public beaches will meet with a fence or a sign designating the First Ward beaches do not partici-pate in the beach fee program, Byron said. “There isn’t a lot of area, said Byron. “We can’t enforce beach fees on property we don’t own.”

Byron gave the example of a patron deciding to take a walk on a free beach and continuing the walk onto a beach-fee beach.

“They don’t stop you if you want to go for a nice, lei-surely walk and you dive in the ocean as you walk. You can walk all the way down to the Coast Guard (government property south of Diamond Beach in Lower Township). They can’t stop you from that. But if you want to stop and sit on the beach and throw a blanket down, they can stop you for that,” Byron said.

City lifeguards have long-guarded bathers in the 34-acre First Ward. If beach fees are used to pay for beach maintenance costs, including lifeguard salaries, would lifeguards be provided at city cost to beachgoers in the First Ward?

“We’re not going to put the people at risk,” replied Byron. “Where the lifeguard stand is typically positioned is not on the First Ward’s property anyway.”

“We did a lot of research with regard to the fees and the rules that the other municipalities are enforcing. We’re not reinventing the wheel,” said Byron., He noted the ordinance will read similarly to other beach towns’ ordinances requiring beach tags.

The city anticipates making a minimum of $1 mil-lion in revenue from a beach fee program. According to Byron, the cost of maintaining the program would be ap-proximately $350,000. The city would lose an additional $225,000 in funding from GWTIDA (Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority).

Byron said a beach fee feasibility study for the beach fee program was done by city planners Remington, Vernick and Walberg.

In addition to beach fees, the beach will be the venue for more activities that will, offi cials hope, generate revenue.

“You’re going to see more music on the beach,” said Byron, noting some events would be city- run as well as promoter-driven. “There will also be two or three-day festivals on the beach.”

Byron said events on the beach would be of different genres but would not be offensive and kept family-themed.

Over the years, Wildwood’s beaches have played host to events that fi nd hundreds, if not thousands on the sand. Those events are often sponsored by local businesses.

If the beach is utilized during the beach fee season by a organization, beach fees would be charged, according to the commissioner.

He added the city would not care who pays the fee, the individual or the organization sponsoring the event. “As long as anyone who is going to be on the beach that is as-sociated with that activity has some kind of beach tag on.”According to Byron, state law prohibits the municipality from giving businesses or private individuals breaks or discounted rates on beach fees.

The city fully expects to have bars on its beaches, he said. Those bars would be owned by private individuals who have obtained a concessionaire license from the state to sell alcohol on the beach.

When asked if placing bars on the beaches of a city that is trying to change its image to be more family-oriented would be a setback, Byron responded, “The beaches have grown, the demands have grown. People now expect dif-ferent things. Just because you have a beach bar, does not make it not a family situation. You don’t have to drink to go to the bar. It’s going to provide greater opportunity.”

Wildwood Beach Fees(From Page A1) The city is looking at bringing movies

back to its beaches as well as cabanas, beach boxes and surfi ng beaches. It is also in discussion with outside promoters to bring volleyball to the beach.

“These are things we are considering,” said Byron. “They are not set yet.”

With the loss of the $1.6-million Monster Truck (building) rental, the city is showing a deficit of approximately $900,000 for 2012. Byron said the city hopes to recoup the defi cit with the ac-tivities it plans for its beaches as well as beach fees.

With a $900,000 looking in its face, Byron said it was important that the voters be given the decision about beach fees.

“Beach fees can only be used for beach-related expenses,” he explained. “If our beach related expenses are $1.2 million to $1.5 million, somebody is assuming that responsibility. The taxpayers are.” He added money gained by beach fees and beach activities would be used for beach maintenance, thereby allowing the city to move taxpayer money normally used for beach maintenance to other line items.

“We’re looking at everything. We don’t

want to compromise the integrity of the town from the standpoint of the services, protection and health and welfare of the local people as well as the tourists. We’ve factoring all that in,” he said.

Byron said the city continues to con-stantly look for other sources of revenue. “What has gotten this city in trouble in the last 25 years is it never had a future plan. They were just worried about whatever budgetary year they were in. The one-hit wonders seem to have been very popular in the last 25 years.”

The only way the city can move forward is to look beyond the current year’s budget toward the future, he said. “That’s what I’m looking at,” he added. “New sources of revenue that will not only help us now, but will help the city in the future as it moves down the road. There isn’t any one simple solution to this.”

Beach fees are one part of a plan the city has for the future, Byron continued. “People need to know that we didn’t get into this position in the course of the last 15 months and we’re not going to get out of it overnight. What we’re trying to do as a Commission is to move this town in the right direction.”

Three Teens Arrested in Multiple Car BurglariesNORTH WILDWOOD

– Three teenaged girls, including two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old, were arrested Jan. 8 after an alert city police offi cer on patrol noticed two suspects standing next to parked vehicles with the interior

lights on. According to police,

at 2:58 a.m. Patrolman Daniel Schules observed the suspects in the area of 21st and Central Av-enues. Upon noticing the juveniles, Schules turned his patrol car around and

stopped two suspects who were walking away.

“He did a great job,” Deputy Chief Matthew Gal-lagher told the Herald.

A second offi cer respond-ing to the area checked the vehicle in question and stopped a third suspect who was found running through yards from an area near the vehicle.

An investigation con-firmed the vehicle had been burglarized.

“All of the juveniles provided addresses in the City of Wildwood,” stated police. “Two were wanted as runaways. One of the runaways was entered by the Wildwood Police De-partment and the second was entered by the Puerto Rico State Police.”

An investigation of the area revealed five addi-tional burglarized vehicles. Property recovered indicat-ed there may be as many as six of seven other vehicles

which were burglarized. Police stated all of the bur-glarized vehicles appear to have been left unlocked.

The three juveniles were charged with burglary and curfew violations. They were processed and re-leased to family members. According to Gallagher the 14-year-old runaway from Puerto Rico was released to family members liv-ing in Wildwood after her parents were notifi ed she was found.

Additional charges are pending as victims come forth, stated police.

Numerous items were recovered by police. They are asking anyone missing property from their vehicle to contact North Wildwood police at 609-522-2411.

“We returned a lot,” said Gallagher. “But we still have a lot of items.”

Police urged all residents and visitors to lock their vehicles when not in use.

Two Arrested for Aggravated Assault

CAPE MAY- Police Chief Diane M. Sorantino reports the arrest of two individu-als in connection with assaults that took place on Jan. 1.

Eric J. Bednar, 22, of Cape May, and Michael .J. Senger Jr., 25, of Erma were arrested Jan. 9.

Bednar was charged with three counts of aggra-vated assault that included the use of an imitation fi rearm.

Senger was charged with one count of aggravated

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Bednar and Senger were placed in the Cape May County Correctional Facil-ity in lieu of posting bail.

The investigation was led by Det. Doug Hender-son. Assisting in the in-vestigation were the Cape May County Regional Swat Team, Cape May County Prosecutors Office and Cape May County Sheriff’s Department.

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Lower Seeking Full Time EngineerBy JACK FICHTER

VILLAS- Lower Town-ship is seeking to hire a full time municipal engineer rather than issue yearly contracts with consulting engineering fi rms.

Township Manager Mi-chael Voll told the Herald the township was inter-viewing applicants. He said an engineer working as a township employee would look out for the best interests of the community rather than focus on the

bottom for a consulting fi rm.

“We’ve got a lot of proj-ects coming up,” he said. “The engineer will provide more constituent service especially with drainage issues.”

He said the township would be able to subsidize the salary of a full time en-gineer through capital pro-grams such as constructing a new police headquarters and grants.

The township engineer would do away with the

need to hire consulting engineers for the planning and zoning boards. Voll said that could produce a savings in cost to ap-plicants to both boards for reviews and inspection fees.

Voll said he expected he would submit a can-didate for the position to Township Council for consideration at its Jan. 23 meeting.

“He’ll be our eyes and ears to make sure we’re getting every bang for our

buck,” he said. It’s possible the town-

ship could hire an engineer away from a consulting fi rm that may already be familiar with the munici-pality, he said.

Voll said he believed a number of towns in the past wanted to hire an in-house engineer but that was sidetracked by politi-cal commitments.

He said a consulting engineer could be neces-sary for a large or special project.

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“Additionally, Mr. Krafczek’s rental lease agreement has a paragraph with bold-faced capitol lettered language about “Immediate Eviction,” said Friedman. “This is a well-known rental joke. We all know that such language has no teeth, it takes 30 days’ notice for an eviction.

Friedman said Borough Council must recognize that what is being attempted is the creation of a new “com-mercial model” that can be inserted within the restricted residential areas of Avalon.

“This is an assault on the traditional Avalon experi-ence,” he said. “If allowed to survive, it will destroy Avalon as we know and love it.”

Friedman said council must formally respond to Mr. Krafczek’s letter of Dec. 19 and “condemn the changes he is attempting to make to our current ordinances or it may be suggested at a future date that the Council gave tacit approval of these changes.”

In August, residents living in the 200 block of 48th Street and adjacent streets complained to Borough Coun-cil the rental house was playing host to large weddings, sleeping 31 tenants and violating the noise ordinance.

A resident complained the rental property was adver-tised with 11 bedrooms, concierge service that included limousine service, linen delivery, daily cabana set up and chairs and coolers delivered to the beach.

Borough Council passed an ordinance Oct. 24 that al-lows fi nes from $100 to $1,250-for rental homes violating occupancy or noise regulations.

(From Page A3)Avalon Residents

the unemployment rate are factors in, such as those who have given up looking for work, the rate is 14.4 percent. “That is an important measure of utilization or underutilization,” he noted.

Statewide, year over year job growth showed health and education grew the most, while in second place, busi-ness and professional jobs grew most. “Other services,” and government grew slightly. Job losses were seen in construction, manufacturing and information services.

Tilley said there was “really good news in the housing market.” That’s because there is evidence of a change in prices. Prices are edging upward nationally 10 percent, year over year, in New Jersey those prices were up about 15 percent, and at “the shore,” prices were up about 20 percent, he said.

It has been years since the “housing bubble,” then a decline in values. “We just started to see them going positive,” he said.

The all-important federal funds rate will, according to a slide, remain in “exceptionally low range” meaning zero to 0.25 percent as long as: Unemployment rate remains over 6.5 percent. Short-term infl ation must be expected to be no more than 2.5 percent. Longer term infl ation expectations must remain “well anchored.”

The Federal Open Market Committee “will consider changes in the unemployment rate within the broader context of labor market conditions.”

As it has indicated, the Federal Reserve will take actions that should “maintain downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, support mortgage markets and help to make fi nancial conditions more accommodative,” according to a Dec. 12 FOMC statement.

“The economy has been growing since 2009, and the Fed is committed to keeping infl ation in check,” said Tilley.

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Energy Coop Could Bring Cheaper Utility BillsBy JACK FICHTER

AVALON – Representa-tives of Commercial Utility Consultants Energy Coop-erative (CUC) pitched a plan to Borough Council to reduce electric and natu-ral gas rates to residents, business owners and the borough.

At a Jan. 9 meeting, Bor-ough spokesman Scott Wahl said the savings would come from the portion of cus-tomer’s utility bills of where the energy originates, not the delivery service. He said several other municipalities have expressed an interest in the energy cooperative.

The proposal asks local towns to join together to purchase energy in bulk to drive down the rates, said Wahl. A new state initia-tive allows companies to approach communities, he said.

John Fish, of CUC Energy, said the state deregulated energy 10 years ago allow-ing the supply to be sepa-rated from the delivery. He said Atlantic City Electric would continue to deliver electricity to local custom-ers “but the power can come from anywhere.”

Fish said Atlantic City Electric brings in power from third party sources and delivers it.

“If they do their own auction, why can’t we do an auction as well?” he asked.

As of 2011, only 13 per-cent of individual power customers had chosen a third party supplier. He said the goal of the rate payer advocate at the state Board of Public Utilities was for

all customers to use a third party supplier if the rate was competitive.

Fish said if Avalon wants to put together a power cooperative in the borough, it would need to pass an ordinance allowing CUC to approach Atlantic City Electric and ask for a list of power customers in the borough that were not re-ceiving electricity from a third party source.

“We would take that list and put their usage together and put it up for auction,” he said. “Then we would know what the rate would be.”

Once the rate was known, CUC would discuss with council the best method to contact residents such as sending letters and holding town meetings.

“You would have time to opt out of the program, 30 days by law…” said Fish.

If a power customer in the borough likes the rate offered through CUC, they do nothing.

“For residents that don’t want to be a part of it, they would send back the card that says ‘I opt out,’ go on the website or call a 1-800 phone number, he said.

Once that period is over, those who have not opted out would receive a letter from the borough indicating the winning bid and con-tract informing residents their energy source would be changed at their next meter reading.

Fish said by law, the opt out period is indefi nite even if a resident misses the ini-tial opt out period and the contract starts. Residents

can opt out at any time for any reason at no cost, he said.

The ultimate plan is to have Avalon in league with other towns for maximum energy savings, he said.

“The sweet spot is 30,000 meters up to about 100,000 meters, said Fish.

Councilwoman Nancy Hudanich asked how many energy cooperatives were in the local market. Fish said there were four com-panies.

The price CUC would be paid is measured in mils, one-tenth of a penny, amounting to about 70 cents per electric bill, said Fish. He said CUC would reimburse the borough for any expenses in reviewing or implementing the pro-gram such as the borough solicitor’s legal fees.

He said the borough would not receive any pay-ments from CUC. By passing an ordinance, a community aggregation program would be created to allow CUC to get bids for energy rates.

“It does not commit the borough to anything, it just says were going to open up the aggregation program that allows us to do this,” said Fish.

Hudanich said the plan would “expose every resi-dent” and if they did not like the plan, they would have 30 days to opt out by fi lling out a postcard.

“That’s another philo-sophical piece that we have to come to grip with be-cause that’s big,” she said.

Fish said energy agree-ments would run for one year and after that the pro-

gram restarts “as if we’ve never done it before.”

“The whole thing is re-bid,” he said.

Councilman Charles Covington said he was hav-ing a little diffi culty decid-ing “if whether it is really government’s role to be in this kind of business.”

“What right do we have to obligate 5,000 property owner of Avalon how to get their energy?” he said.

Borough Administrator Andy Bednarek said the matter should be referred to Avalon’s Green Team. He suggested a representative of the state Board of Public Utilities address borough offi cials on the topic.

Hudanich suggested CUC meet with the Avalon Home and Land Owners

Association. Nick Reynolds, of CUC,

projected a savings of over $105,000 per month or $1.3 million per year based on 70% of Avalon house-holds signing up with the company using an average of 709 kilowatt hours per month.

Council Vice President Dave Ellenberg asked for more time for council to digest the information.

Fish said there would be separate contracts for residential and business customers and the munici-pality.

“You don’t have to do all three at once,” he said.

Fish said it was the re-sponsibility of CUC to edu-cate the public on energy choices.

Al CampbellDr. Luke Tilley, regional economic advisor, Federal Re-serve Bank of Philadelphia explains economic data to Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce Jan. 10.


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Two Arrested in Rink VandalismBy DEBORAH McGUIRE

COURT HOUSE – Mid-dle Township police an-nounced Jan. 8 two local juveniles were arrested for the alleged vandalism of the hockey rink at Clarence Davies Sports Complex.

The vandalism occurred sometime between the hours of 8 p.m. Dec. 27 and 11 a.m. Dec. 28. In their investigation, police found profanities and obscene pictures spray painted on the inside and outside of

the rink. Several signs at the en-

trance of the complex were also vandalized with yel-low, red and blue spray paint.

According to a police report, detectives from the Middle Township Major Crimes Unit made the ar-rests. Both juveniles were charged with Criminal Mischief, a third-degree crime.

The estimated damage to the rink has been es-timated at approximately $8,000.

Both juveniles were re-leased to the custody of their parents.

All.” “One Judge-One School

is an effort to open the doors of the courthouse to the community, to teach about the law and the judicial system, and to have judges serve as posi-tive role models for the students. I am delighted with the energy, commit-ment and leadership of our judges and staff to expand our community outreach efforts. I am particularly pleased that Judge Mark Sandson will be leading us in this effort with the assistance of staff,” stated Mendez in a release.

Judges will work with schools to provide pro-

grams that complement the curriculum, such as class visits, assemblies, or mentoring. The judges will visit the schools at least twice this spring, and students will be invited to local courthouses to tour the facilities, meet court personnel, and observe court proceedings.

“This is going to en-hance our current com-prehensive community outreach program and ulti-mately continue our goal of educating our young adult community. The vicinage has formed strong partner-ships with schools and the community through the efforts of all of our judges

and staff,” said Trial Court Administrator Howard H. Berchtold Jr.

“The Atlantic Cape May vicinage is commit-ted to reaching out to our community. We are very proud of the One Judge-One School Program and hope to make this an an-nual program. Our goal is to have all high schools in Atlantic and Cape May Counties participate,” said Judge Mendez.

Contact community li-aison Kathleen Obringer at 609-594-3346 or [email protected] to learn more about the outreach pro-grams.

Man Arrested for Impersonating Offi cer, RobberyCOURT HOUSE – An

investigation into the bur-glary of an off-duty Middle Township police offi cer’s vehicle led to the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect from Rio Grande.

According to Middle Township police, on Jan. 2 they were alerted to the car burglary of the vehicle while it was parked in Rio Grande. Several items were stolen, including a police hat badge, rain coat and bag. No weapons were taken.

Later in the evening, patrol units were called to the Ocean Island Tanning Salon for a report of an attempted robbery. The suspect was described as a young male impersonating a police offi cer.

The suspect, later iden-tifi ed as Gregory Anthony, allegedly attempted to get money from the cash register, stated police. A patron asked the suspect for identifi cation, which he could not produce. The suspect fl ed the salon.

On Jan. 6, a suspect was developed and Anthony was arrested for imper-sonating a police offi cer. Stolen police-related items were recovered.

Anthony was charged with impersonating a po-lice offi cer and possession of stolen property. He was released on a summons, pending further investi-gation.

On Jan. 9, Anthony was charged with the robbery of the tanning salon. He was placed in

the Cape May County Correctional Center in lieu of $25,000 bail. He was also charged the same day with conspiracy and theft from an unrelated alleged purse snatching that occurred Dec. 20 (see related story).

“In the past week Mid-dle Township police have had two incidents of po-lice impersonation,” stat-ed Capt. John Edwards. “Arrests have been made in both cases. The police department advises the public that it is a reason-able request to ask for identifi cation from a plain clothes police officer. If you are suspicious, call 9-1-1 immediately to af-fi rm the identity. A bona fide public official will present identifi cation and will not make requests for money.”

Police Charge Two in Purse Snatching RIO GRANDE – A three-

week investigation by Mid-dle Township police of a Dec. 20 purse snatching at the Rio Grande Shop Rite yielded two arrests.

Police received a 9-1-1 call Dec. 20 of a report of an alleged purse snatching. It was reported that two male suspects followed a female customer around the store. After leaving the store the customer was in the parking lot where the two suspects allegedly ran by and snatched the

woman’s purse from her shopping cart.

The victim and a by-stander gave chase to the suspects. The purse was re-covered; however the sus-pects remained at large.

After an investigation, on Jan. 9 Middle Township Major Crimes Unit arrested Gregory Anthony, 18, of Rio Grande and Benjamin Torres, 18, of Del Haven. Both men were identifi ed as the suspects and charge with conspiracy and theft.

“It takes time to build a

case that will be suffi cient for prosecution,” said Capt. John Edwards. “These de-tectives are doing a fan-tastic job. They’re closing cases and making arrests. I’m proud of them.”

Anthony was remanded to the Cape May County Correctional Center in lieu of $1,500 bail. Torres was released on a summons.

Police urge citizens to be aware of their surround-ings.

“While shopping secure your purse to your body, especially in the store,” stated Edwards. “Leaving an unattended purse in the cart makes it an easy target for thieves. If you feel you are being targeted or see anything suspicious, don’t hesitate to report it to store management or contact the police immediately.”

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CREST HAVEN – At the Jan. 8 freeholder meeting the board approved the 2013 library tax of .00029 of a mil per dollar. That would be $29 annually to the owner of a $100,000 property.

In 2012, the library sys-tem, which serves 14 of the county’s 16 communities,

collected $8,667,988.74, according to the county Abstract of Ratables.

Other actions included:Extending the profes-

sional services agreement with Dr. Matthew Schw-ert, as veterinarian of re-cord for the county Animal Shelter and Sheriff’s K-9 Unit through Feb. 1.

Reappointed Jacqueline Henderson as member of

the County Library Com-mission for four years to expire Dec. 31, 2017.

Ratifi ed acceptance of a professional engineer-ing services proposal for $10,662 with Churchill P.C. for emergency inspec-tion of the Ocean Drive Bridge over Townsend’s Inlet fender systems. That timber fender system was struck by a barge

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Cape May County Sheriff’s Offi ce K-9 Unit obtained its fi rst new bloodhound in over eight years. West is a 5 month old pure bred bloodhound that was obtained at no cost from the ALIE Foundation in Colorado. West will join Ollie who has been with the unit for 5 years and will replace bloodhound Audrey who has served the K-9 Unit faithfully for over 7 years having fi rst come from the Vineland Police Department.

Sheriff Gary Schaffer said, “K-9 Officer Russ Norcross located the ALIE Foundation after extensive research and approached them about the possibility of supplying a bloodhound to our Sheriff’s Office. Undersheriff Robert Nolan followed through with the ALIE Foundation and bloodhound West was fl own in from Colorado to the Philadelphia Airport and is now a member of the K-9 Unit. West is cur-rently preparing for the rigorous training of the K-9 Academy.”

The ALIE Foundation was started in memory of Alie Berrelez who was a 10 year old girl who was abducted on May 18, 1993. When Alie disap-peared, family and friends searched door to door in the neighborhood. Alie was last seen eating pizza in the courtyard of the apartment complex. She was with her two brothers and three neighborhood children when the neigh-bor who was watching them briefl y stepped into her apartment to put away dishes. When she returned

Alie was gone.Alie was missing for four

days when a police blood-hound named Yogi tracked Alie's scent from the apart-ment complex 14 miles to a location in the canyon. Alie Berrelez's body was found yards away from where Yogi had stopped, her body was stuffed in a green duffel bag and tossed down a ravine in Deer Creek Canyon in Jefferson County.

The day after Alie Berre-lez's body was found Yogi returned to Deer Creek Canyon and traced the scent back to a neighbor-hood apartment in the Englewood complex where Alie Berrelez had lived, leading police to believe that a neighbor commit-ted the crime, according to the ALIE Foundation website.

Over the years, the investigation into Alie’s abduction and murder continued. Nicholas Ran-dolph Stofer, a neighbor remained a person of in-terest and a suspect but police could not arrest him because there wasn't suffi -cient evidence. Detectives traveled to Redlands, Calif. to take blood samples and hair samples from Stofer. However, DNA testing did not exist at that time.

There was considerable circumstantial evidence at the time that implicated Nicholas Stofer. Police sought murder charges against Stofer, but Arapa-hoe County prosecutors concluded that there wasn't enough evidence to proceed.

As advancements in technology emerged, evi-dence gathered in the

case has been re-submitted for additional t e s t ing and comparison, police said. En-glewood police said that DNA t a ken f r om Alie's under-wear, possibly from sal iva, belonged to Nicholas Ran-dolph Stofer, 4 1 . S t o f e r died of a drug overdose in his Phoenix apart-ment in Octo-ber 2001. The case was closed on September 13, 2011 iden-tifying Stofer as the person r e spons ib l e for the death of Alie Berrelez.

After Alie’s death, Rich-ard Berrelez, Alie’s grand-father was so impressed with the bloodhound’s work that the grandparents started the ALIE Foun-dation, which provides bloodhounds to police and sheriff's departments to help them in missing and abducted children cases. The foundation also reaches out to families concerning the dangers of child abduction.

The Cape May County Sheriff’s Offi ce will be run-ning a bloodhound acade-my in cooperation with the Cape May County Police Academy in mid Febru-ary. The academy will be working in cooperation with the National Police Bloodhound Association and the graduating offi cers and their partners will re-

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“There was quite a bit of planning that has gone into this bloodhound academy and I am excited about taking law enforcement bloodhound training to a new level in this state. I am very proud of our K-9 Unit and what has been accomplished in the last few years,” said Sheriff Schaffer.

If anyone would like to make a donation to the ALIE Foundation in the name of the Cape May County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit, donations can be sent to the ALIE Foundation, 5800 Tower Road, Denver, Colorado 80249.

For additional informa-tion contact Sheriff Gary Schaffer at 609-465-6430 or email at [email protected].

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SEA ISLE CITY – Calling all day-trippers, weekend-ers, weekly and summer-long vacationers. Cape May County is alive and well and chomping at the bit for their return.

In light of hard economic times, and an October hur-ricane that brought high winds, flooding and sand into streets, municipal and county offi cials want them to know that not only is the county open for business, but it awaits them with open arms.

During a Jan. 14 press conference, Sea Isle Mayor and Freeholder Leonard Desiderio stated “Cape May County is open and we are ready for business.”

With more than a dozen government officials, in-cluding county and mu-nicipal leaders by his side, Desiderio was adamant that the county had not only survived Hurricane Sandy but was ready to take on the busy tourist season at the same level it has in years past.

The mayor said his mu-nicipality will not only be ready for the summer on-slaught of tourists, Sea Isle City will have its kickoff to the upcoming summer season on Feb. 15 when it welcomes revelers for the annual Polar Bear Plunge weekend.

“We are ready and we have adopted a slogan for this summer, and it says just that,” said Desiderio as he held up a poster show-ing scenes from Sea Isle

with the words, “We’re Ready” emblazoned across the top.

The mayor said all busi-nesses in the city will dis-play the poster.

“All of us have gone through a very trying time after Superstorm Sandy,” said the mayor. “Each of the municipalities along with the county government have worked hard to get Cape May County, along with the municipalities, up and running.”

Sea Isle City will host what’s billed as the state’s biggest ribbon cutting dur-ing the Polar Bear Plunge weekend when it has a ribbon running about 1.5 miles, the length of the Promenade.

“We will offi cially cut the ribbon to start our 2013 summer season,” said De-siderio.

According to the mayor, 90 percent of the city’s busi-nesses will be open during that weekend along with 40,000 people in the city.

“This is not July,” noted the mayor. “This is Febru-ary. We’re excited about that.”

“The lifeblood of Cape May County is tourism,” said Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton. He cited statistics that showed the county generated $5.1 bil-lion a year in tourism.

“On peak weekends, we have more than 800,000 people in the County of Cape May,” Thornton add-ed.

Thornton said he spoke for all 16 municipalities throughout the county be-

cause all are affected by tourism.

“I think it’s extremely important that everyone know Cape May County has overall recovered from Hur-ricane Sandy,” said Thorn-ton, adding his condolences to more northern beach counties that were severely affected by the storm.

“We have tried to help them as much as possible with mutual assistance and aid,” said the Freeholder Director. “I can assure you, I saw the damage. I fl ew over those areas in Ocean and Monmouth counties and we were very, very fortunate here.”

Thornton added it is important for Cape May County to protect its tour-ism economy.

“Our beaches are open, our towns are open. Our ocean communities are open, our bayside com-munities are open. Our

campgrounds are ready to go. We will have a good tourist season here.”

Cape May Mayor Edward Mahaney told reporters his city was ready for the tour-ism season. With an almost-full schedule for the city’s newly-opened convention hall as well as other events, the mayor said the city of-fered something for every-one, including roller skating in Convention Hall.

“It’s very important to us that we entertain everyone as a thank you for the pur-pose of the taxpayers paying for all the costs of the city and our visitors for paying the costs of coming to visit. We’d like to say ‘Thank you, please come again.’”

Diane Wieland, director of Cape May County’s De-partment of Tourism, said while the county is open, getting the word out has been an arduous process. Many neighboring states, such as Maryland and Vir-ginia have been marketing in areas that have been traditional “draws” for Cape May County.

“Tourism is a percep-tion-driven industry,” said Wieland. “We realized im-mediately after the storm there was the perception out there that was not favor-able. We realized the fur-ther you got away from New Jersey, the more we were defi ned as the Jersey Shore. And the Jersey Shore was summed up in one photo – the roller coaster sitting in the Atlantic Ocean.”

Wieland said the county received calls from through-out the nation and Canada asking if the photo was Cape May County.

“We are open and we are open for business. We con-tinue to market that.”

She added the county

has taken advertisements in Philadelphia newspapers announcing the county is open and ready for busi-ness.

While most who come to the county live within a 300 mile, or one tank of gas, radius, marketing has now expanded to include Penn-sylvania cities including Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.

In addition to the usual visitors, with areas north of the county still reeling from the hurricane, Cape May County hopes to lure visitors who would set their compasses more northward to point their cars, and va-cation dollars to the state’s southernmost beaches.

“If our visitors are going south,” said Wieland, “we want this to be as south as they go. We want to be the catcher’s mitt.”

Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-1st) said he anticipates the upcoming summer season to be a very busy one for the county.

“I think what’s going to happen is a lot of folks who unfortunately aren’t going to be able to visit areas in Ocean County and Mon-mouth County like they typically do, will be coming south. As we’re repairing and fi xing and healing the northern shore, we’re ask-ing people to stay in New Jersey and come to the

southern shore.” Van Drew added that

tourism is the lifeblood of the county. “If we don’t do well in those 10 vital, im-portant weeks, it affects the lifestyle of all people who live in South Jersey.”

Norris Clark, deputy may-or of Lower Township, said his municipality was ready and waiting for tourists to return.

“We may be many differ-ent communities, but we are one tourism destination. We are that sandy tapes-try that we call Cape May County.”

Clark said sites such as

Naval Air Station Wildwood and Historic Cold Spring Vil-lage will be open and ready for visitors.

“I checked with the bird-ing community and checked with the birding popula-tion and the birds will be coming back this year. The horseshoe crabs will be on the beach as always and we will have a beautiful sunset at Sunset Beach,” said Clark.

In reference to Cape May Lighthouse, Clark added, “As we say in the hospital-ity community, we’re going to leave that lighthouse on for you.”

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Christie's 2013 State Address Lauds Bipartisan Action in Sandy's WakeBy AL CAMPBELL

TRENTON – In his State of the State Address to a joint session of the 215th Legisla-ture, Jan. 8, Gov. Chris Chris-tie focused on the bipartisan way the state is rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy. He singled out several citizens who performed extraordinary feats during that storm, and cited their resolve as being what makes New Jersey resi-dents unique.

The following is the speech as prepared for delivery:

Since George Washington delivered the fi rst State of the Union in New York on this day in 1790, it has been the tradition of executive leaders to report on the condition of the nation and state at the be-ginning of the legislative year. So it is my honor and pleasure to give you this report on the state of our state.

One year ago, we were scheduled to gather on this second Tuesday in January when our friend and col-league Alex DeCroce passed suddenly the night before, causing us to delay this re-port. I miss the hard work and kind spirit of Alex. I think of him often, but I am so pleased to see his wife Betty Lou here in this chamber as a duly elected member of the Assembly today. She contin-ues his work and does honor to his memory.

Just three months ago, we were proceeding normally with our lives, getting ready for a national election and the holidays to follow. Then Sandy hit.

Sandy was the worst storm to strike New Jersey in 100 years. 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Near-ly 7 million people and 1,000

schools had their power knocked out. 116,000 New Jerseyans were evacuated or displaced from their homes. 41,000 families are still dis-placed from their homes.

Sandy may have damaged our homes and our infrastruc-ture, but it did not destroy our spirit.

The people of New Jer-sey have come together as never before. Across party lines. Across ideological lines. Across ages, races and backgrounds. From all parts of our state. Even from out of state. Everyone has come together.

So today, let me start this address with a set of “thank yous” from me on behalf of the great people of this state.

First, I want to thank the brave first responders, Na-tional Guard, and emergency management experts who prepared us for this storm and kept us safe in its aftermath.

I want to thank the mem-bers of this Legislature for their cooperation in answer-ing Sandy’s challenges and for being by my side as I toured so many of the devastated areas of our state.

I want to thank the Com-munity Food Bank of New Jersey, the Southern Baptists, the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross – who helped us deliver over one million pounds of food and over fi ve million meals and snacks to families who need-ed them.

They are part of a network of organizations, a family re-ally, who make life better in New Jersey every day – and who really came through when the times were tough-est.

I want to thank the New

Jersey Business and Indus-try Association, the state Chamber of Commerce, the Commerce and Industry As-sociation of New Jersey and the National Federation of Independent Businesses -- for keeping us in touch with the needs of small businesses in the wake of the storm, so New Jersey can help get these businesses back on their feet.

I want to thank the 17,000 out-of-state utility workers who came to New Jersey from all over America and joined with 10,000 of our own to get power restored as quickly as possible – so that within nine days of this horrifi c storm, electric power had been restored to 90% of customers.

I want to thank the mem-bers of my cabinet and senior staff, who for days before the storm and weeks after it, put their own personal losses aside, worked 18 hours a day and slept very little. They led their departments and their dedicated colleagues in putting the safety and well-being of others ahead of their own.

To everyone who opened their homes, assisted senior citizens, fed their neighbors, counseled the grief-stricken, or pitched in to clear debris, remove sand, or get a school back opened, I say “thank you.” You have helped defi ne New Jersey as a community, one which – when faced with adversity – rolls up its sleeves, gets back to work, and in word and deed shows that it will never, ever give up.

And make no mistake. We will be back, stronger than ever.

The spirit of our New Jer-sey community was shown in

the days immediately after the storm. In Sea Bright, Mary Pat was by the side of one small businessman at the mo-ment when he was allowed to return to his business and see what Sandy had done to his restaurant, a pizzeria. As the plywood was removed, allowing him to see for the very fi rst time the destruc-tion of his means of earning a living, he turned and said without hesitation: “Don’t worry. We will build this back better than it was.”

His words were forceful. They were optimistic. And they were emblematic – cap-turing the indomitable spirit of this state.

And he was just one ex-ample of how New Jersey and its citizens were showing our whole country how to bravely and resolutely deal with a crisis.

Citizens like Frank Smith, Jr., the Volunteer Chief of the Moonachie First Aid Squad. His home was destroyed dur-ing the storm. His headquar-ters were destroyed during the storm. After securing the safety of his three young children, he did not take himself to higher ground. No, he led his team through fi res and flood waters, through buildings and trailer parks, and saved over 2,000 lives. Moonachie’s citizens were saved because he put them fi rst. Frank thanks for your bravery.

In Toms River, Marsha Hedgepeth, an emergency room technician, had the day off when Sandy hit her hometown. She could have gotten herself to safety and forgotten about her colleagues at the community medical center and most importantly her patients. Instead, facing several feet of water on her fl ooded street, she swam to higher ground, then hitch-hiked with a utility worker from Michigan and got to the hospital for a 12-hour shift treating her fellow citizens. Swimming through flood waters to save lives—thank you Marsha for setting such a great example.

In Brick, Tracey Keelen and Jay Gehweiler watched as the fl ood waters consumed their town. Concerned about Jay’s father, they tried to reach him and could not. Not content to wait, they put on their wet suits, got in their row boat and rescued Jay’s dad. In the process, they saw dozens of others stranded in their homes. They turned back around and, one by one, saved over 50 of Jay’s father’s neighbors along with their pets. Then, for those they rescued who had no place to go, they housed them as well. They admitted they did not know these neighbors that well before the storm, but they didn’t care—they put extending a helping hand in a

crisis ahead of social comfort. Thank you to Tracey and Jay for saving lives and making a difference.

New Jerseyans are among the toughest, grittiest and most generous people in America. These citizens are a small example of that simple truth. Our pride in our state in our moment of loss and challenge is refl ected in the eyes of these extraordinary people.

You see, some things are above politics. Sandy was and is one of those things. These folks stand for the truth of that statement.

We now look forward to what we hope will be quick Congressional action on a full, clean Sandy aid bill – now, next week -- and to enactment by the President. We have waited 72 days, seven times longer than victims of Hur-ricane Katrina waited. One thing I hope everyone now clearly understands—New Jersey, both Republicans and Democrats, will never stand silent when our citizens are being short changed.

The people of New Jersey are in need, not from their own actions but from an act of God that delivered a natural, human, and fi nancial disaster --- and we are thankful to the people of America for honor-ing the tradition of providing relief. We have stood with the citizens of Florida, Ala-bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Iowa, Vermont, California and Missouri in their times of need—now I trust that they will stand with us.

So make no mistake. New Jersey’s spirit has never been stronger. Our resolve never more fi rm. Our unity never more obvious.

Let there also be no mis-take: much work still lies ahead. Damage that comes only once in a century will take in some cases years to repair.

Here is some of what we have done already:

• We have created a cab-inet-level position to coordi-nate the State’s efforts across every agency – and Marc Ferzan is here today – ready to work with you on this restoration effort.

• We’ve requested the federal government to pay 100% of the costs of the significant debris removal that we require – and have already received $18 million for that task.

• We have secured $20 million from the Federal Highway Administration for emergency repair of our roads, bridges and tunnels – a down payment on a major infrastructure task ahead.

• We have directed our Department of Environmental Protection to streamline ap-provals for restoring critical infrastructure.

• We have overseen the

removal of over 2.5 million cubic yards of debris to date and counting. 17 towns have already completed debris re-moval. Over 1,000 trucks are working daily to continue dry land debris removal with 26 more towns moving towards completion. We are now removing debris from our waterways. New Jerseyans need to know—nearly 1,400 vessels were either sunken or abandoned in our waterways during Sandy. In Mantoloking alone, 58 buildings and 8 cars were washed into Barnegat Bay. We will remove this debris and dredge the bay to reduce the risk of fl ooding and to improve the health of the bay—beginning the very same week that this Administration furthers its commitment to the health of the bay by implementing the toughest fertilizer law in America.

• We have helped get tem-porary rental assistance for 41,000 New Jersey families, and where necessary, secured transitional shelters in hotels or motels or even in Fort Monmouth.

• We have worked with the Small Business Admin-istration to secure nearly $189 million in loans for thousands of home and small businesses, and through our New Jersey EDA, we have provided lines of credit for businesses awaiting insurance reimbursement, grants for job training, and benefi ts for displaced workers.

Our New Jersey DOT has been one of the busiest agen-cies – removing over 4,400 truckloads of debris from state and local roads, and cleaning another 4,300 truckloads of sand to restore and replenish our beaches.

Our Department of Edu-cation has worked night and day to get schools re-opened right away, and where that wasn’t possible, to get them restored by the next school year – all while maintaining our commitment to a full 180-

day school year of education for our kids.

Executive Order 107 makes sure that when insur-ance payments do come, they are not compromised by excessive deductibles and ensures that our citizens maximize their reimburse-ment.

While there are dozens of other examples of the never quit attitude of this Adminis-tration and our citizens, there is none better than the mira-cle of Rt. 35 in Mantoloking. At the Mantoloking Bridge, Rt. 35 had been completely washed away by Sandy—I stood at the spot where the Atlantic Ocean fl owed into the bay where Rt. 35 once carried thousands of cars a day to vacations down the shore. Within days, Com-missioner Jim Simpson, the Department of Transportation and our private sector part-ners had a temporary road built to allow emergency ve-hicles onto the island. Now, merely 10 weeks after our state’s worst storm, you see a permanent Rt. 35 already being rebuilt. That’s what an effective government can do. That’s what a determined people can do. That is how and where we will lead New Jersey in the months and years ahead.

There is no question that Sandy hit us hard – but there is also no question that we’re fi ghting back with everything we’ve got.

Sandy took a toll on New Jersey’s economy.

Just when we were coming back from the national reces-sion, Sandy disrupted our economic life: cars weren’t bought, homes weren’t sold, and factories couldn’t pro-duce. From those things we can catch up, and we are catching up. But make no mistake, as common sense would tell you, Sandy hurt New Jersey’s economy.

Some losses we will never get back – electric power that wasn’t produced, visitors who didn’t come to our casinos or our downtown centers.

In all, Sandy cost us over 8,000 jobs in November – mostly in our leisure and hospitality industries. But we were relatively fortunate. Louisiana lost 127,000 jobs after Hurricane Katrina.

Sandy may have stalled New Jersey’s economy, but there is plenty of evidence that New Jerseyans have not let it stop our turnaround.

The direction is now clear.

Here is the latest economic report:

• Unemployment is com-ing down.

• 2011 was our best pri-vate sector job growth year in eleven years and 2012 is also positive.

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BEYOND the FLAMESBEYOND the FLAMESBY BRUCE KNOLL, JR.

The scene of a serious motor vehicle accident can be one of the most hectic and traumatic sights one could ever encounter. To be involved in such an ac-cident can be even more terrifying.

But throughout the pro-cess of a motor vehicle accident, there are often procedures taken by emer-gency personnel that may seem confusing to those involved in an accident. This column will attempt to clear up some questions about serious accidents and the actions taken dur-ing them, as well as giving some advice for if you’re involved in a serious ac-cident.

First and foremost, if the emergency dispatch center isn’t notifi ed, fi re, police, and emergency medical personnel won’t know to respond to the emergency. If you’re involved in an accident or witness one, don’t take a photo or send a tweet-- dial 911 immedi-ately. The swift dispatching could mean the difference between life and death for those involved.

When departments ar-rive, often times the fi re apparatus is placed on an angle away from the in-cident sight. This is done for a variety of reasons. The angle often provides the best access to equip-ment on the apparatus for crews, but it is also a safety technique. The apparatus is used as a mobile barricade, protecting the emergency crews and victims from the potential of a secondary impact.

It is not uncom-mon to see a road-way partially or completely closed for an accident that may be off the roadway. This is done to ensure the safety of the crews on scene. The last thing fi rst respond-ers want to do on scene is to have to worry about where they’re stepping while performing their du-ties because of traffi c. For those not involved in the incident, have patience. Chances are, wherever you need to go is certainly not more important than the lives of those involved in the incidents.

It’s important for by-standers to not move pa-tients from their original location unless absolutely necessary. Firefi ghters and emergency medical techni-cians are specially trained to take several precautions when moving a patient involved in a motor vehicle accident. Any premature movement may negatively affect the well-being of the victim, and could further complicate the treatment process.

A special neck brace, known as a cervical collar, is often applied to patients involved in motor vehicle accidents. This collar stabi-lizes the neck, preventing

an injury to the upper vertebrae during treatment and transport, or minimizing the po-tential damage to an injured neck.

The collar often severely l imits movement of the

patient’s head. If a collar is put on you, even if you don’t feel neck pain, allow the emergency person-nel to place the collar on anyway. This is for your own protection, and your neck could have underlying injuries not yet visible at this time.

One of the first steps often taken at the scene of the motor vehicle accident is to ensure the safety of the car. This step includes stabilizing the vehicle, con-taining any hazards such as leaking fl uids, and disabling the vehicle’s battery.

The vehicle’s battery is disabled to prevent an electrical current from negatively impacting the patient removal process, as well as disable any air bags or other safety mechanisms that may not have been activated. These mecha-nisms pose a serious threat to both responders and victims, and must be immo-bilized before the process can begin.

With new vehicle de-signs, especially since the introduction of alternative energy vehicles, the battery is not always located in the conventional position of under the vehicle’s hood. Often times, the battery is found in the rear of the vehicle, under the back seat, or in a variety of other places. Drivers should be aware of where the battery is located on their vehicles, so they can assist person-nel in quickly locating and disabling the battery.

When victims are en-trapped in vehicles, extrica-tion tools such as the JAWS of Life are used to remove them. For those inside the car, this can be one of the

scariest situations you can encounter. It is important to try and remain calm when inside the vehicle, and understand that the equipment is being used to make it easier to remove you. Often times, large amounts of the vehicle are cut and/or removed to gain access. This can be anything from simply popping a door open, to removing the entire roof of the vehicle.

Also, you might see crews breaking windows and removing the front and rear windshields of vehicles. This is done in a safe manor to prevent the shattering of glass during use of extrication tools. While some of the steps taken may seem to be caus-ing more harm than good, firefighters are specially trained in the use of such tools, and use documented techniques to remove the patient in the safest way possible.

It may not be the most appealing scene to bystand-ers, but it may be the quick-est way to gain access. In years prior, what was

known as a “roof roll” was a common technique to attempt to gain access to a patient, where crews would cut the front or rear posts and roll the roof halfway up, in front of or behind where the patient is trapped.

However, in recent years this method has fallen out of use, as the damage to a vehicle is already com-promised whether you cut two posts or all the roof’s posts, so it is now often to see a vehicles entire roof being removed. It’s com-mon for those not involved in incidents to believe that fi refi ghters just enjoy cut-ting vehicles up, and often make unnecessary cuts. But every cut on a vehicle has a purpose.

Finally, patients are often removed from ve-hicles by being placed on

a long-board. This piece of equipment is used to stabilize the patient during their transport. Patients are strapped to the board to ensure a safe and hazard-free transport for further medical care. Crews aren’t attempting to restrain you, but simply get you to the hospital in the safety means possible.

You can only hope that you’ll never be involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. But if you are, hopefully this column will provide you with the in-formation needed to be assisted as quickly and effi ciently as possible.

Knoll, 20, of Eldora, can be contacted by email at beyondthefl [email protected]. He is a student at Rowan University.

‘Don’t Take a Photo or Send a Tweet’

Last Minute 2012 RecordingBustle Aids County Coffers

By AL CAMPBELL

COURT HOUSE – Coun-ty Clerk Rita Fulginiti and her 18-member staff ended 2012 feverishly toiling to record a last-minute bar-rage of real estate transfers by Dec. 31.

Fulginiti said that week

between Christmas and New Year’s, generally a slack time when last vaca-tions of the year are taken, was so busy, days off had to be postponed and overtime paid to get the work done on time.

Because of that late-year activity, the number of transactions and the dollars they provide to the county coffers, helped bolster the bottom line.

The clerk explained many of the real estate transactions were in the $1-million-plus category, and they have been done in fear of what inaction of Congress might have done to income tax rates and other fi scal concerns stemmed by uncertainty.

Armed with a fi ve-year form showing County Clerk’s Offi ce transactions and revenues, Fulginiti’s words easily translate into a total for 2012 of $4,713,698. Compare that to the 2011 total of $3,988,171 and one can understand why freehold-ers were smiling when they heard the tally.

For the fi rst time since 2009, new mortgages were up, 9,909. Last year that number was 8,496. Still, it was a far cry from 2007, when there were 13,621 new mortgages, and that year, the clerk’s offi ce took in $5,785,299.

Last year there were 10,906 deed or proper-ty transfers compared to 9,620 in 2011.

The county’s portion of the 28.6 percent Re-alty Transfer Fee in 2012 was $1,605,017, com-pared with $1,362,586 in 2011.

“Other Realty Transfer

Fees” that went to the county totaled $1,147,953, while the prior year brought in $956,961.

Total receipts collect-ed by the Clerk’s Office were $23,952,569. In the prior year that total was $19,722,144.

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SCHOOLSCompiled by: Jen Campbell

Dennis TownshipA movie line once claimed, “Build it and they will

come.” Perhaps a better line would be, “Build it and they will learn.” The Gifted and Talented students of Dennis Township School District learned about micro-climates through constructing milk carton biomes as a part of participating in the ‘Made By Milk’ 2012 Carton Construction Contest. Their project repurposed 100-plus milk cartons, drained of their milk by DT students during lunch. The cartons were then painted and assembled into a tiered biome for growing herbs, including its own water supply and a plastic cover that encouraged a microclimate suitable for these plants. After a series of photos were taken to document their project and Ms. Flack describing it wrote a short essay, their biome was submitted to the ‘Made By Milk’ panel of judges.

G&T teacher Tony Pontari worked with his students to create this milk carton project and was thrilled that their idea was selected. “The kids put in hours of hard work on this project and their idea was all about fi nding ways to make those milk cartons give something life,” said Pontari. “ I’m really proud of their work and the fi nal product.”

This competition was nation-wide and offered signifi -cant amounts of prize money. The milk carton creation made by DT students was selected by a panel of judges as one of three middle school winners and they won $1,500! They plan to use this money develop their ideas for growing plants further by improving the ‘Renewable Classroom and Garden’ outside the school.

The ‘Renewable Classroom and Garden’ provides a place for learning about biology, physical science and social impact. Students will reuse tires for individual plantings of native fl owers and fruits, monitor weather instruments and use rain barrels. Some of these materials are available through community donations, but many of them require purchasing, so the ‘Made By Milk’ prize money will be put to good use.

In other Dennis news, the eight graders in Dennis Township Middle School traveled back in time to the 1960s recently in the Language Arts classrooms of teachers Cindy Leatherwood, Jamie Vanartsdalen and Beth Champion. After reading The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, the students decided to delve into the time period presented in the novel. They researched Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s, the role of muscle cars in teen culture, The Beatles and Elvis, Greasers, and stars of the era like Paul Newman. “This novel remains a student favorite year after year,” said Leatherwood. “They just

Margaret MaceFormer fourth grade students at Margaret Mace School

were very excited after receiving news that they were mentioned in a just-released book by author Lisa Funari Willever called Nicky Fifth Says Vote for T-Bone. They celebrated with a pizza party where they received a copy of the new book sent personally to them by the author. The cheers quickly turned to silence as Mrs. Weiser read the page in the book that referred to their project.

Last year’s fourth graders were inspired by Lisa Willever’s Nicky Fifth Series when they completed a combined social studies/computer project in Mrs. Way’s computer/technology class. The series books are about the history, economy, and culture of New Jersey from the perspective of elementary school friends, Nicky and T-bone, New Jersey’s Offi cial Junior Ambassadors.

After the students read the books they decided to create a book of their own about their town. Each student chose a favorite place on the island. They researched, wrote and photographed an historical, economic, or cultural site and used persuasive writing to encourage people to visit. The book is fi lled with informative articles of exciting places to visit, colorful pictures, and interesting facts.

The class book, The Island of the Wildwoods, will be found on Ms. Willever’s website www.nickyfi fth.com.

Glenwood AvenueTeacher, Harry Hagan, and his students Victor Diaz

Machado, Megan Sotelo and Gavin Day Coughlin proudly display some of the snowflakes made by Glenwood Avenue Elementary School’s students. The snowfl akes were sent to help students of Sandy Hook have a winter wonderland at their new school.

Cape TechFor the past 10 years, the Cape

Tech school family has reached out to brighten the holidays for those in need. This year, more than 30 students in Key Club volunteered to help provide a “Dream Come True Christmas” for fi ve local families in need.

Students and faculty selected a gift choice from the “Giving Wreath” and brought in an item for children and adults of all ages. Tech’s Key Club sorted and wrapped the gifts for each family. A bountiful holiday dinner complete with turkey accompanied the gift giving. The

5 dinners were donated to each of the5 families from Tech’s Student Council.

Members of the Key Club, advisor Ms. Sharon Lee Kustra, and Ms. Lisa Nelson coordinated the project. Ms. Kustra said, “While we did not visit the families themselves this year, the students had a wonderful time sharing in the joy of helping those local families in need. In total, we touched the hearts of 23 persons.”

Cape Caring for Kids collected the gifts from the school and made the deliveries.

Left, last year’s 4th graders are excited to receive their present from author Lisa Funari Willever.

The Island of the Wildwoods and the latest Nicky Fifth book, Vote for T-Bone, are shown here.

Alex and Helena show-off their new T-Bone book.

Brinnlyn, Tally, Ruby and Maya proudly display their new books.

MMS students reading the page that talks about their project.

love the feeling of being transported to another time and place where kids faced issues like they do.”

A culminating activity for the project was a themed party, “Greasers and Socs”. Students and teachers dressed as either Greasers (leather jackets, jeans and white t-shirts) or Socs (just-so dresses, cuffed pants and of course rolled socks). Their party was divided by railroad tracks running through the middle of the class-room, just like the town was divided in the novel. The Socs’ side of the room was decorated as the ‘right’ side of the tracks, with lace table cloths, while the Greasers’ side was decked out to be the ‘wrong’ side of the tracks, with picnic tablecloths. Students prepared themed food from the novel, like pulled pork sandwiches, chocolate cake and ice-cream sodas. They also listened to an Elvis cd throughout the party to create an atmosphere of the early 1960s. To keep it academic, the students played a trivia game using comprehension questions from the novel and the Greasers won!

“Dennis Township Outsiders”

“Dennis Township Outsiders”

6th & 7th grade D&T students, shown here are, Bridget Donohue, Isabella Roache, Tony Herouvis, Maggie Fossett, Tyler String, Michael Paluch, and Noah Fatale.

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Melissa Hutchison, MDPatrick Eye, APRN-BC210 South Shore Road, Suite 201* Marmora, NJ 08223

Stephen Bushay, MDMarna A. Cutler, DO802 Tilton Road, Suite 102* Northfield, NJ 08225

Richard A Renza, DO 3826 Bayshore Road* North Cape May, NJ 08204

Ronald Gelzunas, MDMary Ann Haflin, MD1200 New Jersey Avenue* North Wildwood, NJ 08260

Jason Chew, DOSteve Cozamanis, DO201 West Avenue* Ocean City, NJ 08226

Jon Slotoroff, DOChristine Ablett, APN 48 Ansley Blvd.Pleasantville, NJ 08232

Michelle Corrales, MD235 Shore Road, Suite C*Somers Point, NJ 08244

Absecon Medical Associates LLCManolito Cadacio, MDBrian Geraci, MDDuk Kee Kim, MDBrian Kirchner, MD408 Chris Gaupp Drive, Suite 100Galloway, NJ 08205

Atlantic Offshore Medical AssociationCarrie Kern, DORonald Soucier, DOChristine Daisy, APN5401 Harding Hwy, Suite 5Mays Landing, NJ 08330

AtlantiCare Physician GroupWilliam Berlin, DOArvind Patel, MDMarcel Stern, MD24 S. South Carolina AvenueAtlantic City, NJ 08401

James Atkinson, MD Harry Chaikin, MDAnnMarie Cwiklinski, NPCMonique Gaines, NPC353 Twelfth Street SouthBrigantine, NJ 08203

Kevin J. Kearns, MD9 Broadway* Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

Gregory Novotny, DOHector Paradela, MDJennifer Twardzik, DOPatrick Eye, APRN-BC2500 English Creek RoadBldg 900, Suite 907* Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

Claude Delaverdac, DOAlexander Lieberman, III, MDHolly Bennett, NPC310 South Chris Gaupp DriveSuite 102Galloway, NJ 08205

Robert L. Lipshutz, DOLeslie S. Rosenthal, MD7313 Ventnor Avenue* Ventnor, NJ 08406

Richard A Renza, DOSandra Esset, FNP-BCJolene R. Ganiel, APN6410 New Jersey Avenue * Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260

Cape Atlantic Internal MedicineGordon A Pieretti, DODonna Wilson, DO518A Sea Isle BlvdOcean View, NJ 08230

Harbor Family MedicineCharles Richwine, DOLori Richwine, DO3110 Ocean Heights AvenueHarbor Medical Center BuildingEgg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

Paul D. Hierholzer, DOLaura Janes, DO750 Shore RoadSomers Point, NJ 08224

John Kasper, DO6725 Ventnor AveVentnor, NJ 08406

Mercy Medical AssociatesMichael Lurakis, DODawn Mutchko, NPCDeborah Parlett, NPC1161 Route 50Mays Landing, NJ 08330

Mark Pernice, DO2106 New Road, Suite ALinwood, NJ 08221

Chona Santos-Miranda, MD204 Philadelphia Ave, Suite AEgg Harbor City, NJ 08215630 Bellevue AveHammonton, NJ 08037

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By request, we are offer-ing a list of food pantries and related assistance programs operated by sponsoring organizations in Cape May County. This list represents those reported to the Herald. If you note any errors or omissions, please email the following information to [email protected]: sponsoring organi-zation; physical address of the food pantry; days and hours of operation; any other helpful infor-mation.

CAPE MAY First Presbyterian

Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes Ave., Cape May, Second and fourth Friday 9-10:30 a.m. Ap-plicants must show proof of residency in Cape May, West Cape May, Cape May Point or North Cape May.

***COURT HOUSE

First United Method-ist Church, 1 Church St., Court House. Third Saturday 9:30-11 a.m.

***Our Lady of the An-

gels Church, The Hope and Help Outreach, Me-chanic Street and the Parkway, is open from 10 a.m. - Noon. every Thurs-day. They will be available on an emergency basis when necessary. For fur-ther information, call the help line at 536-8331.

***ERMA

Seashore Community Church of the Nazarene, 446 Seashore Road, Erma, Contact: Sue Hofstetter , 609-886-6196, Wed, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

***GREEN CREEK

Green Creek Meth-odist Church, 306 Route 47, Green Creek. Third Wednesday, 5-6 p.m. Coats may be available in winter.

***MARMORA

Church of the Resur-rection, 200 W. Tuckahoe Road, Marmora, Wed. 2-4 p.m. Infant formula avail-able, no diapers.

***OCEAN CITY

St. Peter’s Method-ist Church, Community Food Cupboard, Eighth and Central Avenue (Cen-tral and Wesley), Ocean City, Mon-Fri 1-3 p.m.

***RIO GRANDE

Family Success Cen-ter of Cape May Coun-ty, 1046 B, Route 47, Rio Grande, NJ 08242. Every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 6:00pm.

***SWAINTON

Holy Redeemer Home Care and Hospice, 1801 Route 9 N., Swainton.

(609-463-6027) Mon, Tue, and Thur., 9 a.m. to noon.

***VILLAS

St. Barnabas by the Bay Episcopal Church, 13 W. Bates Ave., Villas. The Saint Barnabas Cares Food Pantry provides food and personal care items to residents of Lower Township. If you are in need of assistance, please bring a photo ID and proof of residency (e.g., utility bill, copy of a lease) to the pantry during our open hours which are 6 to 7 PM on Tuesdays.

***WHITESBORO

Bethel Command-ment Church, 402 E. George St., Whitesboro, Mon-Fri 9.a.m. to 3 p.m. call fi rst 609-465-4574 (appointment preferred). Contact: Monica Farrow

***Cape Human Re-

sources, at Whitesboro School, 100 E. Main St., Whitesboro, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Applicants must have identification is-sued by a federal or state agency to get assistance. Also, certain residents who live near other food pantries may be directed there fi rst if that facility is open on the day of the request. Vera Smith is food pantry director.

***C h r i s t G o s p e l

Church, 2209 Route 9, Whitesboro. Tue-Thur 10 a.m. to noon. Coats available in winter. No food available.

***WILDWOOD

Angel Visit Baptist Church, 435 W Garfi eld Ave., Wildwood, has been a community food pantry for the past 7 years. Every 3rd Monday from 10am until noon. We pass out food to the community. For emergency, contact Pam Hills at 609-972-5207

***Notre Dame De La

Mer Parish, Lazarus House, Glenwood and New Jersey avenues, Wildwood, Contact 609-522-2709 or 522-2981. Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m.-12 noon. Island residents only.

***WOODBINE

Puerto Rican Action Committee of South-ern New Jersey, 604 Franklin St., Woodbine. Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1-4:30 p.m.

***St. Casimir's Thrift

Ship and Food Pan-try, 304 Clay St., be-hind church, Woodbine. Contact: 609-861-5592 Tue, Thur and Sat., 9 a.m.-noon.

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Driving across the country without a map may be alright for someone with no particular place to go, but when it comes to trying to improve your lawn, guesswork doesn’t pay.

Soil testing is the best way to learn more about what makes up your lawn.

It is important to know what is and isn’t available in your soil. A dependable laboratory soil analysis will discover what essential nutrients are available and those that are lacking.

A soil analysis will also identify its acidity or alkalinity, to ensure the level is favorable for plant growth and soil organisms. An out of balance pH can “tie up” naturally occurring nutrients, and make food from fertilizer unavailable to the plant.

The amount of organic matter your soil holds is also important. Adequate levels of organic matter will help hold moisture and nutrients during drought periods, insulate the lawn against extreme conditions and allow for continual feeding between fertilizer applications.

Soil testing periodically every three years is suggested by research universities. In New Jersey, it is mandated to apply specifi c nutrients. Periodic testing keeps you aware of changes in the soil and how treatments are interacting with the turf.

It also provides information to make adjustments to the lawn care program and allows for changing environmental conditions.

Treating the soil according to test results is the next step. Test results show how to match up the nutrient supply with the nutrient demand.

This allows for the proper decisions to add

soil conditioners to overcome any extreme acid or alkaline conditions. Remember, the soil is the lawn’s “lifeline” and exerts the greatest infl uence on desirable root development, good drainage, moisture-holding capacity, response to fertilizers, and all around richness.

Few soils have all the right nutrients in just the right amounts for an ideal lawn. Some may be defi cient in one element while others may lack several.

Your lawn is a dynamic and complex system of many living organisms. As your lawn matures, changes take place in the soil that affect its overall health and vitality.

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Contemporary design enthusiasts favor light-wood cabinet doors and drawer fronts with full overlays.

The goal is to create a simple but warm feeling that is thoroughly elegant.

With this minimalist approach to cabinet material and design, there is a novel variation that can be transformational.

Instead of arranging the grain of the wood in the cabinet doors and drawers in the usual vertical fashion, orient the grain horizontally. This idea is best used in homes with open fl oor plans, where the horizontally oriented wood grain serves to

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Who does not love a beautiful, unique and rare piece of jewelry?

We spend a great deal of time choosing the perfect diamond, sapphire or ruby for our earrings, rings and necklaces. So why should granite, marble or travertine be any different? It is, after all, a stone just like the diamond on an engagement ring or the emerald on a necklace.

There are many properties that make one stone better than the other and to most of us, we do not know them. Most families have a jeweler that they have been going to for years, passed on from

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generation to generation because they are trusted. Trusted to be honest about the quality of the stone you are purchasing and it’s pricing.

Just like when you are purchasing an expensive piece of jewelry, you must trust the company where you are purchasing your granite, marble and travertine. Natural stone such as granite can range in price anywhere from thirty dollars a square foot to hundreds of dollars a square foot.

There are several factors that create such a signifi cant price difference. One difference is rarity. How rare is the stone? How many other people will have a stone very similar to yours? The rarer the stone is, the more expensive it is.

Another is how unique the stone is. How much movement, variation and veining does the stone have? The more unique of a look, the more expensive the stone will be.

The quality of stone also plays an important role in its price. Does the stone have fi ssures that have been fi lled with epoxy?

The country it is quarried from can also impact the price for merely economic reasons. Being that the dollar is not worth as much in some other countries, the price can be higher depending where the stone is coming from.

These are all factors that should be considered when shopping for natural stone. A trusted fabricator such as La Terra Stone will be honest and true when conveying this information. Just as your trusted jeweler, you can trust La Terra Stone.

Come in to La Terra Stone to see the most comprehensive showroom in our area with granite, marble, travertine, onyx, limestone, slate and stone veneer. Whether you are remodeling a kitchen or creating an outdoor living space, our small staff of local employees will guide you through the exciting process of choosing natural stone.

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Writing my story today we are expecting 60 de-grees for January 10. Not bad, but by the time this gets in your hands I under-stand a return to winter is at hand. We do need rain again, and many will be happy if that is snow. I know I will be.

Seed catalogs in hand, a warm fi re and your favor-ite pet curled up next to you, let’s lay the ground-work for a successful addi-tion to our home outdoor environment.

One thing is for sure, our gardens always need some care, whether prun-ing or edging or changing grades to fi ll a low spot, much can be done during the dormant season. Ever-greens and summer bloom-ing plants can be pruned now still, trees removed without damaging fresh growth, so spend some time out there and start the kettle boiling for some new ideas in the garden.

Here are the top fi ve ideas we see folks ask for and succeed with:

• Create a getaway space. Whether a small patio, paved or decked with wood, stoned area, reshaping a small lawn or just a bench, fi nd a way to locate a destination in your yard so that you are drawn to the outdoors. Give it a view, a sculpture, a ba-sin of water, a feeder just something to entertain the mind and senses.

• Create privacy. This is often an earlier goal in people’s gardens and serves both sides of the fence. There are so many wonderful screening plants, natives such as Red Cedar/Juniper and Ameri-can Holly, or Evergreen privet and Chindo vibur-num to plant.

Just a well-placed bank of four to seven of these can create a windbreak and background and give you the sense of peace and privacy one needs from time to time.

• Create Shade. The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago. That being said, you better plant one now! A well placed oak, maple, elm, locust or native ash, hickory, sugarberry or sor-ghum will return its cost 100 times over in cooling, less watering and habitat provisions.

Whether you plant along the street, or on the south side of your lawns you will never regret adding shade (and screening as a bonus) to your plans.

• Add color. This is a dangerous one. People seem to lose control and do too much guessing when they piecemeal the additions to their garden.

A popular trend in the 90s and 2000s was to just throw every imaginable color of annual into the garden and hope for the best. People have become smarter. They are planting in masses now, using simi-lar colors or slightly vary-ing shades.

They are planting more perennials and they are doing their best to be orga-nized in planning a multi-season array of changes. Remember massed plants take care of themselves; they show up at a distance and are capable of balanc-ing large items in your yard.

• Hire a designer! When the above ideas seem daunting, or you re-ally don’t have the time or energy, call in the profes-sional.

Having designed over 500 gardens since 1980, I or my staff can cut through the trial and error, and bring results immediately without waste. We con-stantly study horticulture, attending schools, semi-nars, trade shows and visit national garden sites to hone our skills to be fresh, innovative and economi-cal for you.

Fees are generally low and if we become your contractor, the cost for most plans is absorbed into the job.

Understanding nature, and how we fi t in and the time spent doing so is the kind of healthy diversion modern folks can use! Designing and adjusting your garden’s layout to ac-complish this will be fun for the whole family. Give me a call this winter to see how I can help bring out the most in your garden, for play, education and car-ing for wildlife.

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Lay the groundwork now for a successful addition to your home outdoor environment.


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Speaking in theSpeaking in the

Déjà vu All Over Again!Last week I had to do

one of the hardest things that accompany the life of a pastor. I was asked to of-fi ciate the funeral service of a baby. This should not ever have to be. Birth should be a time of celebration and not a season of uncontrol-lable grief. And as long as I live as a human being, I cannot begin to explain why cruddy things like this have to happen to anybody. There are no words to aptly take away the immense pain that attempts to suf-focate a soul at moments like these. And as for the old cliché that says “Time heals all wounds,” well the person who said that had to have rocks in their head!

I do know how these two young people felt. Death right after a birth has happened to my wife and me three times! Actually, counting two other mis-carriages, Terri and I have five children already in Heaven in addition to our four living here on earth. And if you want to know the truth, even though I know that my children who have graduated to glory are much better off where they are now, I still wish I had all nine with me here right now.

After coming alongside that broken young couple the other day and the emo-tionally beaten up grand-parents, I reminisced a bit about what those feelings are all about. I thought that what I felt then might help somebody today who thinks that “faith” only works when life goes your way. Life has rarely gone my way and there have been many tears along with my blood and sweat and cries along the highway of my journey. Let me take you back to the actual “Speaking In The Light Ar-

ticle” I wrote right after my son’s Benjamin’s short stay here on earth back in March of 1999.

“On Sunday morning, March 7th at 9:27 in the morning, my son Benjamin Philip entered the world. His stay on this earth was not to be a long one. At 9:33, just six short min-utes later, he went from the arms of his parents to the Hands of God. That last statement describing Benjamin’s passing is not just wishful thinking. It is no way meant to be a passing cliché just said to make me feel better. The reality of God and the hope of heaven is what kept my heart beating and my blood fl owing in the midst of such brokenness.

The vast, infi nite depth of the love of God is the only thing that keeps us from drowning in the ocean of our own grief and suffocating from the huge amount of disappoint-ment that smacks us often and regularly right in the face. We can’t get away from the grim reality that we are not going to have the privilege to raise this beautiful little boy. God is very real for times such as these. Instead of blaming Him, we choose to lean on Him and plant ourselves fi rmly on the truth that God is our refuge and strength when the things of this earth prove to be fragile and incapable of holding any real weight.

Reason would tell you that it could never happen again. In April of 1995,

our little boy Nicholas Paul was born at 24 weeks and his stay too was limited to just 90 minutes. We spent a whole lifetime in an hour and a half. We grieved and mourned but looked above and received the grace we needed to carry on. My wife and I had the hope that in the days to come, we would have the joy of raising one more child. We had experienced two miscarriages prior to the birth of my son, Rudy III in August of 1986. In 1988, my daughter Leah was born and she would later be joined by her sister Ab-bie in 1991. We all prayed daily for the health of our new son to come and an-ticipated his arrival which was supposed to come this June 1999.

Quite suddenly, every-thing changed. Tragedy rarely makes an appoint-ment. Crisis moments are not the times to prepare; they are usually the times

that expose whether you have done any preparation in the fi rst place. Our faith was to be tested again. Many people are comfort-able enough to kneel at an altar but God truly desires you to get up upon the altar and say, “Whatever my sit-uation Lord, I will obey and serve You.” He wants all of you, not just your weekly words of allegiance. I could hear myself saying, “Not again Lord. You wouldn’t make us go through this again, would You?” I could not understand why this was happening. But why did Moses have to be res-cued from a river? Why did all those innocent babies have to die just to appease King Herod’s hatred? Why did the Holocaust have to happen? Why do so many innocent unborn babes die each day in the name of convenience while so many arms of willing parents-to-be go empty? Why did Jesus have to die such a cruel death for a world that mostly ignores Him and uses His name as a response to hitting their hand with a hammer? Why did Benjamin have to die?

The “Why’s” will be answered someday and

somewhere down the road. They will be answered by a loving God who is redeem-ing the mess left by a lost and hurting generation that chose their own way in the fi rst place. No an-swer would be an adequate substitute to having my son in my arms anyway. I do know that I won’t let the unanswered questions keep my spirit from the only hope to save my soul. I pray that you my readers who have faced fi erce trag-edy would not choose the road that ends in bitterness and hatred, but that you would humbly and gently come to the Lord. This is a Lord who will hold you when you can’t hold up any longer. He doesn’t give cheap answers and meaningless pep talks. He gives me a passion and homesickness for Heaven that drives me to minister on.”

I wrote those words back in 1999 and against all odds, God did bless Terri and I with one more son, Joel Thomas who was mi-raculously born in July of 2003. But even today in 2013, through it all, as God gives and takes away, all I can truly say is what Job said: “Blessed Be the Name of the Lord!” Life is precious, each and one, each and every day. Don’t miss it.

Monday, Jan. 21,Holiday!

Tuesday, Jan. 22: Hot turkey sandwich, gravy, candied sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, cole slaw, vanilla pudding.

Dinner: Liverwurst on rye, onions, macaroni sal-ad, applesauce, cranberry juice.

Wednesday, Jan. 23: Meatloaf, gravy, mashed potato, spinach, salad, man-darin oranges.

Dinner: Chicken salad, wheat roll, lettuce and to-mato, broccoli salad, cook-ies, apple juice.

Thursday, Jan. 24: Sliced ham, cabbage, boiled potato, applesauce, lemon crunch pie, Italian veg-

Next Week's menu of meals by theDepartment of Aging Home-Bound Meal Program

What’s What’s Cooking?Cooking?

Christ Child SocietyNeeds Baby Items

NORTH CAPE MAY -- The Christ Child Society is in need of hand-made afghans and sweater and hat sets in pink, blue or white for our layettes. If you can knit or crochet, we will provide the yarn. Lay-ettes are given to newborn babies in need.

Those having an inter-

est in helping children in need, please consider joining the Christ Child Society. No special talents are required, but some of our members sew, knit, crochet, shop, do computer work and have fun just helping with fundraisers. For more information, call 609-602-7862.

etable and bean soup.Dinner: Tuna salad on

hamburger roll, salad, diced peaches, vegetable juice.

Friday, Jan. 25: Stuffed pepper, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, pickled beets, pears.

Dinner: Turkey and cheese sandwich, wheat bread, celery sticks, jello, orange juice.

Army Pvt. Joseph Hunter, Jr., son of Clara Knocke and the late Joseph Hunt-er Sr. graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Hunter is stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio Tex. where he is studying to be a Combat Medic.

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With one eye glancing at Web sites and text alerts for the latest news on the Eagles’ coaching search, I had the recliner and laptop comfortably positioned last weekend for the NFL’s divi-sional round playoffs.

I was not disappointed.There’s something to be

said for not having your favorite team in the tourna-ment. I was able to enjoy ev-ery moment of every game while fans of the competing teams tossed and turned with every dropped pass or crucial penalty. These days I usually trade rounds of electronic communication with football friends dur-ing games. It adds another dimension to the enjoyment of the sport.

So while I heard more

new names in the head coaching search, I was fo-cused primarily on the ac-tion. Perhaps I did prefer to see Peyton Manning succeed, but the Broncos’ improbable loss didn’t both-er me much beyond my sadness for Manning. I’m not a Ravens’ fan, but I’m happy for John Harbaugh, a long-time former Eagles’ special teams coach. I’m also happy for his dad, a football lifer and, appar-ently, a pretty good father. John’s intense brother, Jim, is the head man in San Fran-cisco. The Niners will make their second consecutive NFC Championship game visit this Sunday.

The weekend featured more attention for the latest NFL gimmick, the so-called

“read option.” It is es-sentially a tool for athletic quarterbacks to become a double threat to defenses. Back in the day, when ven-erable Viking Fran Tarken-ton or lefty Chicago Bear Bobby Douglass would take off, it was called “scram-bling.” These days, when San Fran’s Colin Kaepernick or Seattle’s Russell Wilson go sprinting through the de-fense it’s part of a designed alternative to the drop-back passing game. Both young

signal callers were exciting last weekend and the league can always use more star quarterbacks.

As always, some interest-ing story lines developed in the four fantastic games. Atlanta’s Matt Ryan and his coach, Mike Smith, dodged the proverbial play-off “choker” label. There was, for me, a momentary nightmare when Falcon kicker Matt Bryant emerged from the sideline to boot the game-winner. It was announced that his career long was 62 yards. That amazing effort defeated the

Eagles at the gun after Brian Westbrook had performed late game magic to give the Birds an apparent victory.

In my aging eyes, Man-ning remains a better quar-terback and certainly a more accomplished leader than his brother, Eli. The Giant Manning has two rings to Peyton’s one, but Eli has always had better defenses to shorten his fi eld and make crucial stops. How Denver could allow a desperation 70-yard, game-tying touchdown pass with a half-minute remaining is astounding. Thank good-ness it wasn’t the Eagles. Suicide prevention hotlines would have short-circuited around here.

Perhaps it’s time to narrow the goal posts to give these young, strong-legged kickers more to think about. I’d consider

outlawing the “ice the kicker” time out which is invariably called before the game-winner sails between the yellow pipes. That sud-den stoppage before the drama is boorish and must be stopped. But perhaps a slimmer goal post width could at least give these power-legged guys more to sweat about. It seems as though the league has wel-comed a handful of young stud booters who need more of a challenge with milder winters and more domed stadiums around.

It was a great, great weekend of professional football. The NFL did nothing to dampen its stranglehold on American sports fans. Basketball, especially the local pro team, remains boring and hockey is only now lacing up the skates for a con-

Middle Township Boys Defeat Holy SpiritIn Jan. 7 boys’ basketball,

Sacred Heart stopped Cape May Tech, 61-53. Jake Hem-inway scored 26 points.

Wildwood Catholic ACIT, 63-39. Jordan Robertson scored 19 points.

In girls’ play, Wildwood Catholic defeated ACIT, 62-22. Olivia Rulon scored 20 points.

Sacred Heart downed Cape May Tech, 53-22.

In Jan. 8 girls’ action, Middle stopped Ocean City, 42-35. Lauryn Fields scored 14 points.

Pitman edged Wildwood, 41-40. Jess Freeman scored 16 points.

Lower Cape May defeated Hammonton, 55-30. Lauren Holden scored 22 points.

In boys’ action, Middle

defeated Ocean City, 70-49. Darrell Shelton scored 23 points.

Hammonton defeated Lower, 60-20. Josh Melo scored six points.

Pitman edged Wildwood, 47-42. Francis Christian scored 14 points.

In Jan. 10 boys’ basket-ball, Wildwood Catholic defeated Cedar Creek, 58-41. Clinton Freeman scored 15 points.

Pleasantville stopped Cape May Tech, 59-26.

Salem edged Wildwood, 54-52. Christian scored 16 points.

In girls’ action, Wildwood beat Salem, 78-51. Freeman scored 34 points.

Cedar Creek toppled Wildwood Catholic, 52-

23. Morgan Mulholland scored nine points.

Cape May Tech routed Pleasantville, 62-33. Aras Walker scored 12 points.

In Jan. 11 girls’ action, Middle demolished Ham-monton, 73-30. Fields scored 26 points.

Ocean City downed Low-er, 49-29. Holden scored 15 points.

Wildwood downed Cum-berland Regional, 52-26. Freeman scored 18 points.

Atlantic Christian de-feated Cape May Tech, 43-25. Katie Ferrante scored 11 points.

In boys’ play, Ocean

City defeated Lower, 54-41. Cameron Freeman scored 10 points.

Schalick defeated Wild-wood, 78-53. Christian scored 19 points

In Jan. 12 boys’ basket-ball, Middle downed Holy Spirit, 51-34. Tom Feraco scord 11 points.

Cape May Tech downed Lower, 51-41. Heminway scored 16 points. Dennis Olson led Lower with a dozen points.

--Joe Rossi

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post-holiday fitness and getting into better shape, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs reminds everyone that health club operators are legally re-quired to make certain disclosures to prospective members, as well as meet specified operating crite-ria.

“We hope everyone ful-fi lls a New Year’s resolution to improve their health and want to remind any-one thinking about join-ing a health club to know their rights before signing a membership contract and making any payment,” said Eric T. Kanefsky, Act-ing Director of the State Division of Consumer Af-fairs. “Health clubs are required to register with our Regulated Business Sec-tion and our investigators

check for compliance with our consumer protection regulations by health club operators.”

Those shopping for a health club should be aware of the following:

• Clubs must be regis-tered and display the State-issued registration and State-issued statement of registration in a prominent location where consumers can see them;

• Consumers are en-titled to a written con-tract that lists the con-sumer’s total payment obligation (fees+monthly payments+tax) on the fi rst page of the contract;

• The contract must in-clude a ‘Notice to Custom-er’ informing the consumer of his/her right to cancel the contract within three days after receiving a copy of the contract;

• If a health club facility is closed for a period longer than 30 days through no fault of the buyer of the health club services con-tract, the buyer is entitled to either extend the contract for a period equal to that during which the facility is closed or to receive a pro-rated refund of the amount paid by the buyer under the contract; and

• A club must allow can-cellation of the contract by the consumer and provide a prorated refund if the con-sumer moves more than 25 miles from the health club or an affi liated health club offering the same or similar services, and may charge a fee not to exceed 10% of the total contract price.

Kanefsky noted that the Division received more than 70 consumer com-plaints about health clubs

last year.To learn more about

consumers’ rights before signing a membership agreement, please read the Consumer Brief available here: http://www.njcon-sumeraffairs.gov/brief/healthclub.pdf .

Before joining a health club, check the Division’s website and verify that the club is registered. The list of currently registered health clubs can be viewed online at: http://www.nj-consumeraffairs.gov/ocp/spa.pdf .\

For more information, or to fi le a complaint, contact the Division via its web site, http://www.njconsumeraf-fairs.gov or call 1-800-242-5846 (toll-free within N.J.) or 973-504-6200.

Go to capemaycounty-herald.com for more infor-mation.

densed season. The high-scoring, tight-fi nishing NFL is king.

The weekend also found more names appearing on the Eagles’ interview list. A thirsty media contingent is looking under every rock to fi nd some dirt or good gossip. I choose to sit back and enjoy the post-season and not worry about who the coach will be because none of us really has any idea how the new guy will turn out. Why stress over it?

While I’d certainly like to see the Eagles in this wild NFL tournament called the playoffs, it was nice to sit worry-free with some snacks, the sports pages, a laptop and a comfy recliner.

Reach Rossi at [email protected]

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ATV Riders Finally Enjoy Bumpy RideWOODBINE – The pub-

lic’s preview of the Mount Pleasant State Off-Road Ve-hicle Park took place Jan. 13.

The park will permit ATVs, dirt bikes and snow-mobiles to ride its bumps and hills. The one-day open-ing consisted of morning and afternoon sessions that accommodated 25 opera-tors for each session. Per-mits were issued on a fi rst come-fi rst served basis at the Belleplain State Forest Offi ce.

Those who rode had to obtain a permit which meant providing validation of identifi cation and current registration issued by the Motor Vehicle Commis-sion in addition to proof of insurance.

On Jan. 14, the park opened to the public; seven days per week from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

This property was ac-quired in November 2011 from the former Mount Pleasant Sand and Gravel Pit off Route 610 in Woodbine. The property was a former ¾-mile motor-cross track until it was converted into a paintball course in 2007.

According to a release, the terrain and course at the park is suited for begin-ner and intermediate-level off road vehicle users. The future private operator of the park will have the po-tential to expand the size of the course within the non-wetlands and threatened and endangered species acreage. Requirements for the use of

an ATV in the park:

Participants will be required to comply with all Motor Vehicle Statutes (Title 39) including, but not limited to the following:1. ATV must be registered; display the registration number and the registration certifi cate (card) must be in their possession.2. ATV must be insured and proof of insurance must be in their possession.3. Age Restrictions:

a. No person under the age of 14 will be permitted to operate an ATV.b. Persons less than 16 shall not operate an ATV with an engine capacity greater than 90 cubic centimeters.c. A person less than 18 years of age shall not oper-ate an ATV registered in this State unless the person has completed an ATV safety and training course and have in his/her possession a certifi cate indicating successful completion of the course.

4. Mandatory ATV equipment required:a. At least one headlight.b. At least one taillight.c. Brake system in good mechanical condition.d. Refl ector material of a minimum area of 16 square inches.e. A muffl er as supplied by the vehicle manufacturer without modifi cation.

5. Mandatory riding equipment required:a. A protective helmet approved for motorcycle use.b. Motorcycle/ATV goggles (not required if wearing a full-face helmet with shield).c. Long sleeve shirt and long pants.d. Over the ankle type leather boots fully laced and tied.e. Gloves, wrist guards and kneepads.

6. Accidents resulting in injury or death of any person or property damage must be reported to the New Jer-sey State Park Police. Please contact Trenton Dispatch at 1-800-WARNDEP.

Rules of the Off Road Vehicle Park:

1. All ATV riding is limited to the designated ATV track within the fenced area.2. All safety gear must be worn at all times while operating an ATV.3. Persons under 18 years of age must be accompanied at all times by a responsible adult while on the prem-ises. While the underage rider is on the track, parents and/or guardians must remain in the staging area.4. Vehicles used to transport equipment, riders and guests must remain on the grounds at all times (no drop offs).5. No reckless riding, including but not limited to, jumping, wheelies, donuts and double riding.6. Fueling or maintenance of vehicles is allowed in the staging area only.7. This is a Carry In/Carry Out Park. Visitors must carry their trash home with them.

Cape May County

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PHASES/POSITIONSThe Moon’s effect on the Tide is greatest when closest to the Earth (in Perigee) and when in direct align-ment with Sun & Earth (Full & New Moon phases). On and about these dates, low pressure systems and/or strong winds (depending upon direc-tion) may result in fl ooding and/or extremely low tides.

CORRECTION TIMESCompute approximate times of

high & low water for your area by adding or subtracting the following

number of minutes for eachtide phase in the Tide Table.

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see Correction Times.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY

MOON PHASEFull Moon ............................... 26Last Quarter ............................. 4New Moon ...............................11First Quarter ............................ 18Perigee .................................... 10Apogee ....................................22

Great Egg Harbor InletPlus 7 Minus 1

Ocean City (9th St. Bridge)Plus 31 Plus 11

Corson Inlet (Bridges)Plus 9 Minus 3

SEA ISLE CITY(Ludlam Thoro Bridge)

Plus 61 Plus 32Sea Isle City Beach

Minus 7 Minus 31Townsend Inlet

Plus 13 None

STONE HARBOR(Great Channel Bridge)

Plus 51 Plus 27Hereford Inlet (Anglesea)

Plus 24 Minus 2Wildwood Beach

Minus 18 Minus 31

WEST WILDWOOD(Great Sound Bridge)

0lus 50 Plus 23Cape May Harbor

Minus 2 Minus 1Five Fathom Bank

Plus 3 Minus 9Cape May Point

Plus 33 Plus 34McCrie Shoal

Plus 20 Plus 12Delaware Bay

Bayshore Channel

(Bay-Canal Junction)Plus 38 Plus 34

Miami Beach (Villas)Plus 67 Plus 51

Dennis Creek EntrancePlus 111 Plus 87

Brandywine Shoal LightPlus 58 Plus 51

Bidwell Creek EntrancePlus 87 Plus 54

JANUARY, 2013DATE HIGH LOW

A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. 16 Wed 11:16 11:52 4:56 5:25 17 Thu 12:06 5:52 6:13 18 Fri 12:46 1:00 6:50 7:03 19 Sat 1:42 1:57 7:52 7:55 20 Sun 2:40 2:57 8:53 8:49 21 Mon 3:36 3:55 9:52 9:40 22 Tue 4:28 4:49 10:46 10:29 23 Wed 5:16 5:38 11:33 11:15 24 Thu 5:59 6:22 12:15 11:58 25 Fri 6:39 7:03 12:54 26 Sat 7:18 7:42 12:39 1:31 27 Sun 7:54 8:19 1:19 2:05 28 Mon 8:29 8:56 1:58 2:39 29 Tue 9:04 9:33 2:37 3:14 30 Wed 9:40 10:12 3:19 3:50 31 Thu 10:19 10:55 4:04 4:29

FEBRUARY1 Fri 11:03 11:45 4:53 5:14 2 Sat 11:54 5:50 6:05 3 Sun 12:43 12:55 6:55 7:05 4 Mon 1:49 2:08 8:05 8:11 5 Tue 3:00 3:24 9:15 9:19 6 Wed 4:07 4:34 10:21 10:25 7 Thu 5:09 5:37 11:20 11:25 8 Fri 6:05 6:32 12:15 9 Sat 6:57 7:23 12:21 1:05 10 Sun 7:46 8:11 1:14 1:52 11 Mon 8:32 8:57 2:04 2:37 12 Tue 9:16 9:42 2:53 3:20 13 Wed 10:00 10:26 3:41 4:03 14 Thu 10:44 11:11 4:29 4:45 15 Fri 11:29 11:58 5:18 5:28

State Park Police Sgt. David Pearce, left, Offi cer Tom Liccione, center, and David Beard.

Spectators are the McGroartys, JT and Kaylee, with their father John of Dennis Township.

State Park and Division of Fish and Wildlife gather Sunday with Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky and members of the riding public to discuss the state’s fi re

Photos by Stephen Armstrong

all-terrain vehicle park located in the borough.


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Lower Township - I think the Herald should start a section called “Shout Out,” which could be used as more of a social thing (thanking contractors, acknowledging good deeds, etc.)

* * *Cape May County - I just read in the Herald that the City of

Cape May is now offering dodge ball for adults (over 18). Are you serious? Is that as creative as you can get? The best you can offer? How much does the director of recreation get paid to think up such creative recreational activities? Hasn’t that game been banned in many schools all over the country? How about adult leagues? Over-40 leagues? Basketball? Floor Hockey? Fitness classes? Team Building? Indoor Soccer? How about some real ideas already? I would run that department the way a recreation department should be run. You can take that to the bank.

* * *North Cape May - The spouter from Green Creek was correct

about DYFS. They took my child from me based on a false complaint. I have done everything I was told to do; they still will not return my child. DYFS is the worst agency in New Jersey.

* * *Wildwood ñ I’m responding to the spouter who knows nobody

who heard of “Fabulous Freddy,”: Well, I have. When computerized toys were new, “Fabulous Fred” was an electronic device that played nine games. Among them were Music Maker, Space Attack, Baseball, Roulette, and a “Simon” type game. A similar toy was Milton Bradley’s telephone shaped “Merlin.” It was also released in the U.K. by Pali-toy, and both are treasured collectibles today. Now, who remembers Texas Instruments’ “Speak & Spell”, and recalls seeing it in the 1982 blockbuster, “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial”?

* * *West Wildwood - Thank you, Spout Off. The borough fi nally,

after about one month, erected a pole for a proper stop sign at Lake and Venice avenues. The lean-to made with wood is gone. What an-noyed me was the fact that public works employees, three of them, erected the sign after hours and collected overtime pay. A month to do a routine job and the taxpayers paid time and a half for work that should have been done over a month ago? What a joke.

* * *Avalon - If guns don’t kill people, as the NRA contends, then

neither do the following devices: hand grenades; fl ame throwers; pipe bombs and other types of bombs; chemical or biological weapons, including, for example, sarin, the deadliest poison gas known to man. So, according to the NRA’s “logic” with regard to guns, there should be few or no restrictions on the sale of such devices to private citizens, or on the possesion of such devices by private citizens.

* * *Wildwood - The other day I was visiting a friend in West Wildwood.

On my way to her home I saw public works employees putting in a post at a curb. I can’t believe what I saw. I had to look away. While a man was in the backhoe bucket up in the air about seven feet or so the operator began to pound the post into the ground with the bucket the man was in. Someone could get killed or hurt. Who would pay for that accident? Who is in charge here? Someone better get it together.

* * *Dias Creek - What will it take to have Middle Township make

our neighbors on Route 47 South clean up their property? They look like a recycling yard but I am sure they are not licensed to be one so why won’t the township do something about this? Do we have to start a petition? Anyone interested? Please respond in next week’s Spout Off.

* * *Middle Township - Of all nights for the Ferris wheel not to be lit

-New Years. We made a special trip to Wildwood thinking there was just no way that the wheel would be left dark. What a disappointment. Not only was the Ferris wheel dark but the gates were open to the pier. Any kid could have gotton in there and been hurt. So we went to the police station and reported it and also told the dispatcher to pass it on how disappointed we were. This is a ditto in case she didn’t.

* * *North Wildwood - Wildwood does not need beach fees. If the

mayor cannot balance the budget then you’re simply not qualifi ed for the job. The beach, lifeguards and maintenance is easily covered by the room tax, parking meters, and tourism authority contributions. The mayor simply needs to learn how to manage the city and cut spending. If you need to lay people off you need to do that before hiking fees or property taxes any further. I am glad I live in North Wilwood, not that we don’t have our own political issues, at least

the property taxes on my single family home off the beach is less than my friend’s tiny condo in center city Wildwood.

* * *Wildwood Crest - As I was

running along the bike path this afternoon in the Crest I couldn’t help but notice the large amounts of trash along the dune fencing and in the street. I know the city has plenty of help and could give them the duty of picking up the trash instead of hiding. Also how long will it take Wildwood to fi x the manhole cover at Heather and the bike path? The Crest couldn’t have broken it since we have our own access to the beach and don’t use that one.

* * *Villas - I see Lower Township

Public Works must have really enjoyed their New Year holiday, unlike Christmas when they took all of our trash. Stop playing musi-cal cans. Didn’t we vote for Beck to stop this sort of thing?

* * *Middle Township - I can’t

believe these people trying to say beach tags for Wildwood would help taxes. Come on now, you don’t believe that do you? First, if it passes all these people will get big raises, they will hire someone to overlook this at a huge salary, pay people to check beach goers if they have a beach tag, and fence in the entire property. Remember these people only tell you what you want to hear. I know there will be a lot of families that won’t be visiting Wildwood this sum-mer if beach tags are required.

* * *Wildwood Crest - On Thurs-

day afternoon I was behind a Head Start bus that was dropping young students on New Jersey Avenue in Wildwood. I was shocked that the bus blatantly ran two red lights (Schellenger and Magnolia) and was speed-ing through North Wildwood. I wrote down the license plate, but was unsure of who to report the bus to (the school or police) anyone know?

(ED. NOTE: Start with po-lice.)

* * *Rio Grande - Yet another

pedestrian hit in Rio Grande on Route 47. Not surprising since 99 percent of the people I see crossing the street refuse to walk an extra 10 feet and use the designated crosswalks. They also rarely follow the traffi c signs that say when they should/should not walk. Incredible that more people have not been killed due to their own ignorance.

* * *Allentown - If Wildwood

enacts the beach fees my family and I will not return to Wildwood with the cost of motels and cost of the piers. Added beach fees will drive away tourists to another resort.

* * *Wildwood - Beach tags, beach

fees? That will cost taxpayers. It seems Wildwood is not capable of spending less than it gets. No matter what the gross receipts from these fees, payroll will be more. Hey, I like the beaches in the Crest and North Wildwood, much easier to fi nd parking.

* * *Wildwood ñ So the Demo-

crats win well over a million more votes for their candidates in the House of Representatives, but due to the gerrymandering “map tricks” used by the Repub-licans, we end up with a House of Representatives that is in no way representative of the will of the people as verifi ed in the last election. We basically have, in the House, a cabal of obstructionists who are not responsible to the will of the majority. Is there not

an irony in the fact that this behavior comes from the party of George W. Bush and the “neo-cons” who preached about spreading the seeds of democracy in developing nations throughout the world? How about some democracy in the House of Representatives.

* * *Wildwood Crest - I am against selling ice cream on the beach by

walking vendors. I live and go to the beach on Morning Glory Road and know the noise created by the ice cream vendors in Wildwood. They stand at Cresse Road and shout their list of treats. More often, they cross into the Crest and walk to Morning Glory and even But-tercup Road beaches shouting what they have on their carts. This can happen several times an hour. (Note: The lifeguards--even the ones driving around--look the other way and let the vendors sell in the Crest.) I hate to see noise pollution (and more trash) coming to all of Wildwood Crest beaches. Commissioners, if ice cream will help to stop tax increases please sell only from set beach stands not shouting peddlers.

* * *Erma - It is unfortunate that the children that attend Cape Christian

Academy (letters in the Herald) have to be subjected to “teachers” who spoon-feed them lies and distortions about science and history for the sake of their narrow religious beliefs. Thank God these teachers don’t work in public schools.

* * *Avalon - Who said spending $71plus million on overpasses in this

economy with a declining population base to solve a traffi c problem that’s only an issue maybe 12 weekends a year was good idea? I didn’t have a say.

* * *North Wildwood - To the North Wildwood parent who thinks

MMS dismissal is a free for all is sadly mistaken. How many times have you actually picked up your child? I know for a fact that the kindergarten kids have to wait for their respective family members to come get them. There is more than one teacher after school as well as police presence. You are being watched constantly. Miss Desiree is always on the ball. As long as your child knows whoever is picking them up it’s not the school’s or teachers’ responsibility to ask. However, they do make sure all kids are picked up and not left unattended. I’ve had kids in this school for over 10 years now and never had an issue. Just because your child is at school doesn’t mean you aren’t still ultimately responsible.

* * *Villas - Maybe you’re just jealous because the house across the

street has more real friends than you and maybe the house across the street should start spying on you and air out your dirty laundry.

* * *Wildwood - Why is Prosecutor Taylor still going after the former

mayor of Wildwood when a judge threw out/dimissed the case? Doesn’t he get it? Taylor is spending too much of our tax money going after someone he doesn’t want to win. He should look at the waste in his own offi ce before he goes after a local mayor for $300. Ask Taylor why all his agents and attorneys take cars home every night and use them for personal use. Now that is a crime/waste. How about hiring all your friends and family even though they are not qualifi ed for the job? Clean your own house before trying to clean someone else’s house.

* * *Court Eouse - Every American needs to watch this, Agenda:

Grinding America Down http://vimeo.com/52009124* * *

Wildwood ñ Really, beach fees? Instead of resort town make it a ghost town. This will surely run our visitors out of town and keep our low lifes in town. Thanks for another great idea. Why not try lay offs like we voted for in the last election.

* * *Avalon - Between Hurricane Sandy and a barge hitting it (second

time in three years) how much more can the T.I. bridge take?* * *

Villas - I think it’s time to remove the fl owers, candles and stuffed animals from the side of the road where the two young girls were killed by a drunk driver. It’s very depressing to see everyday and it upsets the children. I also lost a daughter and I understand the need to do something in their honor. That’s why we have cemeteries. There should be a limited time on how long you can put things on the side of the road for loved ones that have been killed on the highways. It’s not just on Bayshore Road there are many places in Cape May County that need to be cleaned up. No offense to the families who might not agree at this time.

* * *Philadelphia - No way will my famliy vacation in Wildwood if

the city has beach fees.* * *

Erma - Rare is the day when you travel throught Rio Grande on Route 47, east of Railroad Ave., and not have a jaywalker challenge you. Have sat at a light, had a Middle Police car in the pack, watched a pedestrian weave between cars, (more than once) and nothing is done. Even workers from the shopping center, running to catch the bus, go against the lights. If you are hit you should be alcohol and drug tested. The driver is the one who will take the heat, ticketed, insurance rises, or even dropped. Start ticketing the jaywalkers, please.

* * *Philadelphia - The commissioners of Wildwood are so bright. So

they want to have beach fees now. Hey Wildwood, my family and ev-eryone else will just spend the day in North Wildwood or the Crest.

* * *North Wildwood - In Rio Grande Dec 28 through Jan 7 gas

prices fl uctuated between 14 cents. If that isn’t proof that we live in a Democratic economic policy and not socialism then what does. You conservatives claiming so really do live under a rock.

* * *Avalon - There is a long black stick right behind your steering

wheel. When turning right push the stick up with your hand, turning left push the stick down. You learned this when you got your driver’s license. Nothing has changed. Just a friendly reminder as many of you have forgotten how do to this.

* * *Wildwood - Instead of beach tags and fees is there not a way to have

more concerts and events on the beach to make the money needed to support the beach? What about having more sporting events on the beach or anything that would bring money to the beach? Also would it be possible to have big name concerts in the fringe months to make money for the summer months?

* * *Philadelphia - Is there a way to get federal funding for the main-

tenance of the Wildwood beaches to keep them free and attracting visitors for the next few centuries?

* * *Court House - Mayor Lockwood, can you please immediately hire

more Middle Township police offi cers? Rio Grande is a total disgrace to the public. We have way too much crime going on down there with only one offi cer patrolling that area. We, the people of Middle Town-ship, are begging for more cops. This place used to be nice to live in. It is a total crime infested area now and needs to stop.

(ED. NOTE: If hiring happens, and taxes increase to pay the salaries and benefi ts, remember, you asked for it.)

* * *Wildwood ñ Don’t believe a word that the mayor says. He wants

to have a public vote on beach tags and will do what the public wants. Before he took offi ce we had a public vote for layoffs and won. The fi rst thing he did when he took over was reverse the public vote and voided the layoffs. He said he knew better than the public vote. If the mayor followed the public vote we would not have a $1.6 million shortage in the budget. This administration is clueless.

* * *Stone Harbor - A little birdie told me that the Sept. 11 memorial

will be a massive structure at the end of Second Ave. with LED lights, a big metal globe, benches, pavers, shrubs, bathrooms, a tressel, plaques, concessions, a guard along with a two-foot piece of steel. They’re kidding right? Who thought through this fi asco?

(ED. NOTE: “Little birdie” was a tad late. That story was published Sept. 4, 2012.)

* * *Wildwood Crest - Oh no you don’t, Crest mayor. Not so fast. Who

exactly decides whether to follow Wildwood’s lead for a beach fee election? Of all people you three are responsible for Crest’s outrageous property taxes, municipal debts, doing zero to curb outlandish school taxes, not lowering fl ood insurance premiums. Nothing to help seniors and retirees. And then you tell the media the Crest has no plans for beach tags. Crest residents will make the decision, not you three. Retirees, call the mayor’s offi ce.This is a election year.

* * *Wildwood - Beach tags in Wildwood only? Do you not see what

everyone else sees? I live here and even I would walk a block over into North Wildwood or Wildwood Crest to go to the beach. Beach tags in one municipality is only going to keep people off the Wild-wood beaches. How do you fi gure this is a solution to Wildwood’s budget hole?

* * *Villas - I visited one of the many beauty shops in town and one

of the hairdressers had Obama and union stickers plastered on her car. No big deal; it’s still a somewhat free country. But the owner of the car was doing someone’s hair and mouthing off her uninformed opinions to us, a captive audience. Since you have a problem with people playing by the rules and being prosperous, from now on, I’ll be having my hair done elsewhere. No need to upset you by helping to make your salon prosperous. I’ll make someone who believes in the free market happy too.

* * *Lower Township - What happened to the police blotter section

of the newspaper, where you could see the names of people and why they were arrested?

(ED. NOTE: Police in Ocean City and Middle Township supply that information, which is posted on the Herald website: www.capemaycountyherald.com.)

* * *North Wildwood - Janet Harkins retired as the city clerk in North

Wildwood this past December and she will be missed. I have to say she treated everyone the same. She did not care what party you were with only that she could help you with your problem. A person like that is hard to replace. I just hope the new clerk treats everyone with respect like Mrs. Harkins and not be another puppet for the administration. Good luck on your retirement and hope I don’t see you selling ice cream on the beach.

* * *Lower Township - Every time I click on the Cape May County

website I am thrilled to see the faces of Freeholders M. Susan Shep-pard and Kristine Gabor. These capable women may be members of the GOP, but they are defi nitely not “good old boys.” Kudos to you, ladies, as examples to the young women of Cape May County. We may be making progress after all.

* * *Avalon - A sheriff in Arizona plans to station armed guards around

the perimeter of every school in his jurisdiction. We could expand that plan to include every school building in the country but who will guarantee unequivocally that someone with mayhem in mind will not simply choose another site to massacre people? A shopping mall, perhaps, or an offi ce complex, convenience store, or place of worship. So we’ll have to have armed guards stationed around every structure in the United States. Of course, our country will resemble a gigantic prison or POW camp but I guess that’s a small price to pay for the right to keep and bear arms.

* * *West Wildwood - If Wildwood enacts beach tags the town would go

from very little appeal to absolutely none. If people wanted to pay extra they’ll go to a nicer, cleaner, less crowded resort city. No thanks.

* * *Philadelphia - No way, Wildwood, I will never bring my family

back if beach fees were imposed. We will go to a shore resort with no fees.

* * *North Wildwood - When Congress gave themselves a raise they

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Second Amendment rights to protect against tyranny.* * *

Dennis Township - This is a shout out to the DT rec staff. Keep doing what you do. Keep working hard. Keep taking care of the residents of DT. Let the politicians go around slapping backs, shaking hands and kissing babies. Those of us that believe in fairness and do-ing things the right way can see past all of that. You can put lip stick on a pig but he’s still a pig.

* * *Court House - When is the county going to start enforcing that

workers for the county have to live in the county? It was published but it’s not being enforced.

* * *Court House - Begorrah, we’re all rolling around laughing over

here. Thanks to female spouters angry over a disgusted husband get-ting a tool he felt was thoughtless. One even said other men would be dying for her. As a bartender here we see every day how lasses outnumber the gents in our area. They are doing the chasing, espe-cially single moms. Why give a tool, unless he’s a carpenter? Thanks again for a good laugh.

* * *Dennis Township ñ No more excuses. Now you can ride until your

heart’s content in Woodbine and stay out of the Wildlife Management Area and leave it to the deer and hunters.

* * *Villas - The Benghazi coverup suggests that we are returning to the

feckless defense years of Clinton when the terrorists felt they could attack us with impunity. But who am I to complain? That’s what the American people voted for.

* * *North Wildwood - Time for the shore resorts, aka North Wildwood

and Wildwood Crest, to put up walls to keep the City of Wildwood out. Hot fun in the city, not likely. Troiano says “it’s diffi cult to run this town” but its seems real easy to run it in the ground.

* * *North Cape May - If Wildwood and other beach towns’ residents

want me to pay to use beaches in their towns then I think it’s fair that in the winter time when it snows they pay Middle, Lower and Upper Township a fee to drive on their freshly-plowed roads. After all those residents pay property taxes for plowing the roads of snow. If out of towners are going to use them they should pay, right Wild-wood residents?

* * *North Wildwood - All children are born atheists. They only be-

come whatever their parents make them believe in because they’re not allowed to question it.

* * *Cape May ñ Obama’s slogan is, “Yes we can.” The Republicans

in congress slogan is, “Yes we can too. We pass bills but only if it pertains to abortion or birth control because why should we be do-ing anything else?”

* * *Wildwood - Gov. Christie said the Jersey Shore’s tourism as a whole

generates over $38 billion in revenue each year. If that’s the case then why can’t the state reimburse the shore towns for the upkeep of the beaches? Without the taxes collected from those tourism dollars the state would be totally broke.

* * *Avalon - Unfortunately we are considering a return to Pa. as we

seek a high school that concentrates on transferable skills as opposed to disjointed college, vocational, and trendy courses. Our older children are quite successful as a result of their high school education in Pa. It was nothing fancy, just practical, and it provided skills that helped them in college. It seems as though schools here are more worried about “one-up-manship”.

* * *Wildwood Crest - When giving examples of the (Obama) rhetoric

that inspires violence, the Lower Township spouter seems to have forgotten (or forgiven) the 2010 Sarah Palin political ads that showed which Democrats the Republicans should “target” in the 2010 elec-tion by displaying their heads in her “crosshairs“ posters. I don’t recall hearing from the right when that sort of campaigning led to the shooting of Sen. Gifford. To ignore that and complain now is unbelievably hypocritical.

* * *Townsends Inlet - Why is it that with a three-ton limit on the TI

Bridge they allow a Cat wheel loader weighing more than eight tons to cross the bridge? I thought the bridge was closed to all traffi c and when it was open that any vehicle weighing more than three tons wasn’t allowed to cross even ambulances. Of course the armored truck was allowed to pass with no problem. What’s up with this Cape May Co.? Just fi x it.

* * *Williamstown - Now that the cold weather has settled in I just

am thinking how good it will be to have some screaming seagulls on the beach this upcoming summer.

* * *Wildwood - As the New Year passes, many of us will make a New

Year’s resolution. As I never really follow through I thought that instead of a resolution I will try to live this year by incorporating a word into my daily life: TMAC ... Thankful, Magnanimity, Amiable and Courage. The winter months at the shore are long and harsh. I encourage all of us to prepare for the summer with TMAC.

* * *North Wildwood - To the spouter who wrote this last week “Why

do my taxes go to the beach for lifeguards, beach care and repair? The city should start beach tags and make the people using the beach pay for the beach. It’s time mayor and city council, stop living in the past and embrance the future.” I guess you never use the beach? If that is the case then all the people who have never used any of the schools in North Wildwood shouldn’t have to pay the school tax right? Please refrain from submitting these types of spouts. The beaches are a part of the shore resort community you chose to reside in. Pay the taxes. I’m sure at one point in your tenure, living on the island, you or someone in your family has used the free beaches.

* * *Dennis Township - The municipal complex looks awful. The

fence has been broken for months and the whole building needs some good old fashioned soap and water. What does township committee see when they drive up? How about someone takes a little initiative and have the guys at public works put in a few hours working on the property. No need to bring them in for overtime just have them do it during the regular work day since they are done their routes by noon but are being paid to work until 3 p.m.

* * *Avalon - To the person who put the article and picture of the garage

on his dock and threatened to sue the owner: First off if you can trace the meter why not do that fi rst and call the person? If I were him and you sued me because of a storm I would turn around and have you held for theft of stealing my garage.

* * *Sea Isle City - Elevating J. F. K. Blvd. is a waste of our money. It’s

already higher than most of the roads in town. You can’t get to the boulevard on a good fl ood now so what good will it do?

* * *Wildwood - The city needs to hire a full-time beach director who

can also work in other departments in the off season. There’s no reason why taxpayers should pay $37,000 for a few months work.

* * *Hershey, Pa. - Hopefully the NRA/Tea Party crowd that wants all

adults in school buildings armed will be willing to agree to the tax hikes that will be needed to reinforce (and make bulletproof) all the walls

in every school in America. The last thing we need are hundreds more bullets fl ying about as teach-ers and gun nuts hold shootouts in the school corridors. Assault rifles and most handguns will easily shoot through the paper thin walls separating our kids classrooms. Maybe it would be cheaper to equip each student in America with bulletproof vests to wear while in school.

* * *Stone Harbor - Stop the in-

fi ghting on council. Start working for the benefit of the citizens instead of yourself. Stop the fi nger pointing and back stabbing. Work together once and for all.

* * *Wildwood Crest - I hope my

fellow Republicans, especially those in New Jersey and New York, realize that the Tea Party Republicans showed their true colors when they refused to vote on aid to Hurricane Sandy victims in areas of those two states. Tak-ing out their political frustrations on victims of a natural disaster is a new low point even for these fanatical Congressmen. Gov. Christie has it right, there is no excuse for this this type of behavior. We need to get the “teabaggers” out of our party before they ruin it for the rest of us true Republicans. Ronald Regan would be embarrassed by their behavior.

* * *Villas - To the Wildwood

spouter about nepotisim and hiring at 4400; What does your spout have to do with property values? We fail to see the con-nection.

* * *Villas - As you can say that

I’m sort of a newcomer to Lower Township I’m impressed to see how many residents there are that know so much about running the township, to the county, to the country. We have the most brilliant minds right here in Cape May County. They know every-thing. And yet so it goes.

* * *North Cape May - My wife

and I are changing our political party from Republican to Demo-crat. We couldn’t live any longer with being associated with those greedy and inconsiderate all for themselves politicians.

* * *Philadelphia - All the big

Republicans in New Jersey are now looking for handouts from the federal government.

* * *Middle Township - Repub-

licans in Congress need to stop wasting our tax dollars buying expensive unnecessary new weapons simply because their production will create jobs in some state. Republicans are slaves to the military-industrial complex and regard the defense budget as a jobs program. The GOP keeps whining about cutting federal spending but won’t cut a cent from the bloated defense budget. We could all pay less in taxes if Congress stopped buy-ing new weapons we don’t need to defend against threats that don’t exist.

* * *Cape May Beach - The House

delay dust-up for Sandy aid can be equated with a Philadelphia bus accident wherein people come out of nowhere to jump on the bus and feign injury. Hats off to the House speaker who wanted to clean off the pork prior to approval, thus saving taxpayers from even more debt.

* * *North Wildwood - The NW

mom concerned that no one questions who is picking up her child after school; here’s a sugges-tion, pick your child up yourself and you won’t have to worry. The taxpayers do enough for your child. Try being a parent.

* * *Stone Harbor - The Court

House spouter who thinks county residents are the complainers has to realize the only complaints about replacing the parkway lights come from the relocators to that area. They are the offshore version of the coastline hom-eowners who think the dunes are blocking their view of the ocean. They don’t have a clue.

* * *Lower Township - All you

volunteer fi re people need to get over the sounding of the siren all hours of the night. There is absolutely no reason to wake up a whole neighborhood so they will know you are going to ride on the fi re truck tonight. Sirens served a purpose before they invented beepers, pagers and cell phones.

* * *Villas - It’s a shame that a bunch of big mouth know-it-alls that

don’t even live in New Jersey, let alone Cape May County, have taken over the interactive spout off. It’s so obvious they don’t know what they are talking about when it comes to local interests.

* * *North Wildwood - To the person who owns the white camper

trailer: You should be ashamed. We saw you on Jan. 2 dump your waste tank into the storm sewer. Unfortunately there is never a cop around when you need one.

* * *Wildwood - When did the town get the money to buy the new

trucks with plows? I guess if you hide them at the fuel depot nobody will see them. Why do we need more debt. The old trucks were fi ne. We have mechanics to fi x them. That’s the problem with this town. Spend and dream up gimmicks that never will work and raise or taxes again. Time for new leadership.

* * *Court House - The “Marzano” teacher evaluation program to

Middle Township Schools lets teachers evaluate their students based on whether their answers are right or wrong. It is unfair and absurd to evaluate teachers based on their students. No teacher gets to pick which students are in their class and you can’t force them to study. Some students simply aren’t that intelligent while others are just un-derachievers by choice. Who evaluates the evaluators? Who evaluates the evaluators of the evaluators? The Marzano evaluation program is utterly worthless and a waste of tax dollars.

* * *Ocean View - I think those who Spout Off should check on info fi rst

such as the spouter from Sea Isle who wants a better job done cleaning up the causeway going into Sea Isle. Well that is a county road and you should address your complaint with them not Sea Isle City.

* * *Wildwood Crest - On 1-2-13 I was outside late afternoon doing

yard work. I noticed jets streaming long jet trails horizon to horizon. My eyes, throat and lungs burned late into the night. I went on YouTube and plugged in jet trails and it came back chemtrails. I was horrifi ed at what was posted by thousands of people. We are being gassed. Go on YouTube and plug in chemtrails. Who is doing this and why?

* * *Dias Creek - To the Court House spouter who does not like the

local sporting goods store giving away a box of ammo with a fi rearms purchase: Instead of criticizing a local businessman who did, in fact, build his own business, you should be happy that a local business can make it in this anti-business climate that our president has bestowed upon us. He is taking in local money and most likely spending it locally. I for one will go out of my way now to shop in his store whenever I can. Hopefully others will to. And no I don’t feel it is insensitive to the people of Conn. And yes Congress is pathetic and ineffective because we allow them to be, by reelecting them.

* * *Wildwood Crest - Thanks, governor, for letting us know that

Salem nuke plant released low levels of radiation for three days when fi ve of the six cooling lines got clogged during the storm Sandy. Why do I have to go on the Internet to get this info? I remember driving around after the storm looking west over Sunset Lake and seeing huge plumes of steam coming from Salem Nuke Plant 60 miles away. I did not know how dangerous it was until I went on the Internet. Well, I now have a good supply of iodine pills. Thanks again, governor. Now I know how well you look out for your voters.

* * *Wildwood Crest - Does anybody know why FEMA has built 842

camps throughout the country with the razor wire facing in? Maybe it’s for all those who support the Constitution. Why did FEMA buy 3 billion 40-cal bullets? It’s a matter of public record, look it up. People, it’s time we start getting together and start talking about what’s going on before, with the stroke of a pen, we wake up as felons. This may be the last chance we get.

* * *Wildwood Crest - Why do I have to go to the Internet to get any im-

portant worthwhile news? Oh that’s right, 99 percent of the U.S. news network is owned by the same group that owns our goverment.

* * *Sea Isle City - I agree with the spouter about the signs as you

enter Sea Isle. There were over 20 of those temporary signs lining the road last week and I am sure they are not legal. I suggest people stop and remove them and treat them as litter. If we keep removing them maybe they will take the hint.

* * *North Cape May - Last week a home that was listed for sale on

Scott Avenue was stripped of all the copper piping under the house. The thieves, no doubt, had their eyes on the property for some time before they made their move to commit this horrible act. As neighbors in the immediate area we have decided to keep a closer eye on anyone or anything that looks out of place. The Lower Township Police do a great job but can’t be everywhere so we will be their eyes. If you don’t belong in our neighborhood we will let the police know real quick.

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Spout Off!(From Page A24) Dennis Township - The poor reputation of Dennis Township is

a refl ection of its do-nothing elected leaders and not the majority of residents that live here.

* * *North Wildwood - With Mayor Henfey’s announcement that he

will retire another front man will now be needed so that the real mayor can continue his usual wheeling and dealing. Any other ocean front property selling the backyard for $1 million? Just wait and see.

* * *South Dennis - Committeeman DiCicco, why is nothing being

done about the howling dog that lives behind you? This dog is never walked by its owner, and it howls continuously every single night when it is put outside. People work hard and want to relax when they get home and enough is enough of the nuisance problems in your neighborhood. Your neighbors know you hear this and that this is another code enforcement responsibility that you neglect.

* * *Wildwood Crest - West Cape May sees some sort of irony in the

fact we pass laws governing who you can marry but not who can own an assault rifl e. There is no irony since everyone knows that the Bible talks about moral issues but it remains silent regarding assault weapons. Silence implies consent.

* * *Wildwood - After calling the Wildwood beach a dump site both

chambers of commerce should have a retraction coming from the mayor of Wildwood. Where are the mayor of Wildwood Crest’s com-ments about this?

* * *Court House - We want to thank whomever is responsible for put-

ting the Christmas tree in the middle of the lake outside of Dennisville. It is enchanting to come upon a colorfully lit tree surrounded by the impenetrable dark of a winter night. It’s also caused us to wonder and discuss how the heck the electricity gets out there. Thank you so much for this awesome treat.

* * *Wildwood Crest - This is in response to Joan Maloof who wrote a

letter to the editor trying to save the trees from construction that will eliminate the lights on the parkway. Maybe she should be brought out to each fatal and near-fatal accident and be made to stare into the faces of those killed and injured at the scene. Then, she should be the one to break the news to the families of the victims. If she can convince them that 26 acres of trees are more important than their family members, I’m on board.

* * *Wildwood Crest - For those spouters who believe the government

should not be allowed to charge for access to the beaches: I agree, as long as the services that are provided by the government are also eliminated. But ask yourself: Do you really want to go to a beach with no lifeguards, no overnight beach cleaning, no trash/recycle pick-up, etc.? It’s bad enough now, even with these services. After one Memorial Day Weekend without these services the beach would be unusable the rest of the summer. These things cost money. This money doesn’t come out of the thin air. It’s only right it comes from the people who use the beach.

* * *Town Bank - After reading the letters from the Cape Christian

Academy kids, they believe that the earth is a couple of thousand years old (wrong), the founding fathers were all Christian (wrong), that God personally spared Cape May County from Sandy (wrong), and putting back prayer in schools (theirs, of course) is the answer for everything (wrong--and violates the Constitution). Sorry kids, you are being fed ideology over facts. Think for yourselves.

* * *Cape May - When is the current city manager going to step up and

actually perform his job duties? The taxpayers and residents of Cape May deserve someone in offi ce that has the courage to stand up for what he believes not what the master puppet wants to happen.

* * *Swainton - When Gregg Arnold retired as recreation director, the

township hired someone because he had a degree. While he was in charge the recreation department slowly lost the respect and high standards it once had. They also lost their summer camp program. Just goes to show you, a degree may qualify you for the job but doesn’t mean you are capable of doing the job. Rob Matthews has not only brought public activities to the MLK Center but has been instrumental in decreasing drug activity at that center. He knows how to organize and run the sports programs and is highly respected throughout this township. Why are you looking elsewhere to fi ll the position?

* * *Ocean View - I agree with the spouter who states that litigation

is inevitable regarding the ATV situation in Dennis Township. It will be quite interesting to see how the township defends the right to blast noise and dirt into people’s homes and violate zoning laws. It will also be quite interesting to hear explanations at depositions by former Mayor Murphy and current Mayor Glembocki why these problems have persisted for years here with no action being taken by the township.

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Middle Township Hosts Business AdvocatesCOURT HOUSE - The

Middle Township Econom-ic Development Council hosted Lauren Moore, di-rector of Business Advo-cacy for the State of New Jersey and Lloyd Oxford, the representative for Cape May County from the same offi ce.

As part of an on-going initiative to attract and retain businesses in Middle Township, the Economic Development Council in-vited Moore for a tour of the entire township to view available land sites suitable for future development which included brownfi eld sites. The purpose of the tour was to keep the door open with the state and keep Middle Township in the forefront for any consideration of future development projects that would result in year-round jobs and income from tax ratables.

In attendance at this fo-rum were Mayor Dan Lock-wood, Middle Township, Carol Struett, chairwoman, Middle Township Econom-ic Development Council, Elizabeth Terenick, Land Use consultant, Bob Noel, president Middle Township Chamber of Commerce, Mike Zumpino, chairman Triad, Inc. and Council members Rick Rixey and Brian Murphy and Jill Becker, Middle Township Economic Development coordinator.

“The Middle Township Economic Development Council has aggressive initiatives planned for 2013” said Carol Struett, chair of the Economic Development Council, which include; a market analysis that is currently being worked on by Triad and will be completed in early 2013. “This mar-ket analysis will assess practical market targets in the context of retail/commercial/manufactur-ing opportunities in the township and create an economic development blueprint that provides

a clear message to exist-ing businesses seeking to expand and/or diversify as well as a tool to attract new developments into the area,” said Struett Also planned is a discus-sion with local businesses on ways to streamline the process of opening a busi-ness and make the process smoother; and in March (date to be determined) a workshop for residents who want to open a busi-ness which will include information about SBA Loans, Zoning in Middle Township, how to bid on government contracts and

how to apply for grants. More information will

be provided for this work-shop and the Economic Development Council en-courages anyone interest-ed in opening a business to contact Jill Becker, Middle Township Economic De-velopment Coordinator for more information about our initiatives, or go to www.MTEconomicDevel-opment.com. Additionally, if you have a commercial property you are trying to market for sale, con-tact Jill Becker at Middle Township to post it on the website free of charge.

From left: Middle Township Mayor Dan Lockwood, Lloyd Oxford, NJ Business Advocacy; Lauren Moore, Director of NJ Business Advocacy; Carol Struett, chairwoman, Middle Township Economic Development Council; Elizabeth Te-renik, Land Use consultant; Rick Rixey, council member; Bob Noel, president of Middle Township Chamber of Commerce

The residents at Victoria Manor Nursing and Rehab Center enjoyed a holiday performance from local children. The children ranging in age from 4 to 16 years old are members of the Art of Gymnastics and Cheer competition team. The performances in-cluded acro, contortion, gymnastics, lyrical and many other forms of dance. The intergenerational event was not only entertaining for all but very emotional for one resident in particular. Doreen Quinn, 101, was an acrobat who performed with her husband for the South African army. The kids enjoyed meeting her and Doreen smiled from ear to ear watching the performances.

Atlantic City Electric presented a $44,000 donation to The Arc of Atlantic County during an open house and retirement celebration of long-time Arc CEO Deborah Davies. “Atlantic City Electric’s gift of $44,000 makes it possible for The Arc to expand housing opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Atlantic County,” said Davies.. From left: Ellen Moskowitz; Ronnie Town, Senior Public Affairs manager, Atlantic City Electric; Ricky Gras, of Egg Harbor Township; Deborah Davies, the Arc of Atlantic County; Herbert Hummel, board president, The Arc of Atlantic County, and Howard Bank.

County Chamber Opposes BeachFee Legislation

COURT HOUSE — The Cape May County Cham-ber of Commerce Board of Directors opposes proposed legislation, S2368, which if passed would tie municipal beach fees to state and/or federally funded beach replenishment projects.

In a letter to Senators Sweeney and Doherty who are sponsoring this bill, Chamber President Vicki Clark stated, “beaches are the lifeblood of Cape May County’s tourism economy, and clean, healthy beaches are imperative to our $5.1 billion tourism industry. Municipal beach fees pro-vide revenue to individual

towns to guard and main-tain beaches during the summer season, providing a safe and enjoyable experi-ence for visitors.

“Eliminating beach fees would place the burden of beach safety and mainte-nance on local residential and business property tax-es. We believe this action would ultimately drive the price of a visitor’s experience higher than the price of a beach tag and seriously endanger the local economy. Beach fees apply only to individuals who visit the beach and therefore are a user fee,” she added.

Local municipalities al-ready share the cost of beach fi ll projects as well as provide life guards, beach cleaning, public restrooms, emergency services, trash collection from beach go-ers and more – all costs created by beach users.

New Jersey’s coastal communities face huge re-building and recovery challenges in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy. “While the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce does not feel that the elimi-nation of beach fees should be considered at all, doing so at this time is puzzling if not completely insensitive” stated Clark.

For more information, visit www.CapeMayCoun-tyChamber.com.

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Dentistry from the Heart to Host Free Dental Service Event

COURT HOUSE –Sun-shine Dentistry will host a free dental care event through ‘Dentistry from the Heart” (DFTH) supporting Cape May County residents by providing free dental services to the first 100 people Fri. Feb. 8. Each of the 100 attendees will have a choice of a cleaning, fi lling or extraction. Care will be provided on a ‘fi rst come - fi rst served’ basis for adults 18 years old and over by the team of dental professionals at Sunshine Dentistry.

There will also be several hygienists, dental assistants and other dental profession-als donating their time and resources, in order to pro-vide free dental care to as many residents in need as possible. This DFTH event will donate thousands of dollars in free dental care and provide much needed relief to people in need in the community.

The media is invited to join the teams of vol-unteers, patients, and of course Dr. Eric V. Thomas to spread free smiles across Cape May County through Dentistry from the Heart lo-cated at 109 West Atlantic Ave. Patients are asked to arrive early as the event is

a fi rst come, fi rst serve ba-sis. Event registration will begin at 7 a.m. and patients will be seen through 5 p.m. that day. Patients are also encouraged to dress ap-propriately for the weather, to bring chairs, blankets, water, snacks, etc. as they may be outside waiting to be seen.

This is the fi rst annual event for Sunshine Den-tistry owned by Thomas, and like hundreds of other Dentistry from the Heart members; it will not be their last. This sort of out-reach comes complete with improved smiles, relief from suffering and a warm sense of gratitude that pervades. The services provided by Dentistry from the Heart not only help a patient’s teeth and overall health, it gives them a re-newed reason to smile.

For more information v i s i t www.Dent i s t r y -FromTheHeart.org or call 609-465-5415.

County Chamber Sets January Meeting

COURT HOUSE — The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce will host its Jan. 17 membership lunch meeting at The Rio Station. This month’s guest speaker is Howard Miller from the Office of Customized & Literacy Training at the NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development.

Miller will inform busi-ness owners and managers

of three programs available through the Department of Labor, which include: Skills4Jersey, Opportuni-ty4Jersey, and Recovery-4Jersey. Pre-paid reserva-tions are required.

For more information about chamber member-ship or to register for the luncheon, visit www.cape-maycountychamber.com or call 609-465-7181.

Event to Help Support Local TalentWILDWOOD -- The

Spirit Parent Booster’s Or-ganization will be hosting a Beef and Beer on Sun. Jan. 20, from 2 p.m.-6 p.m. at the Bolero Resort. This will be a fun-fi lled event with door prizes, a Chinese Auction, 50/50, Themed Baskets, Large Ticket Chances and a Huge Bucket of Cheer.

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of Gymnastics & Cheer team has traveled to vari-ous destinations such as Las Vegas and Lancaster and will be traveling to Ocean City, Md in July for a National Dance and Gymnastic Competition. Help us keep “The Arts” alive and come out to support us on this special night.

Tickets are $25 per per-son and can be purchased at Jersey Shore Real Estate located at 5712 New Jer-sey Ave, Wildwood Crest or call 609-522-5800 to make arrangements. The Bolero Resort is located at 3320 Atlantic Ave.

Physicians Announce Announce New Offi ce

Doctors Amy Burhanna, and Monique Scally, of Cape Regional Physicians Associates.

COURT HOUSE – Doc-tors Amy Burhanna, and Monique Scally of Cape Regional Physicians Associ-ates, announced their new offi ce location at Cape Re-gional Medical Commons, 217 North Main Street, Suite 205.

“Dr. Burhanna and Dr. Scally have a busy, vibrant cardiology practice,” stated Joanne Vaul, executive

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To contact Cape Region-al Physicians Associates – Cardiology, please call 609-463-5440. For more information, visit their website at www.CapeRe-gionalPhysicians.com.

Musser Awarded Service Excellence Employee ofThe Month for December

COURT HOUSE – Me-lissa Musser, is the Service Excellence of the Month awardee for Dec., 2012.

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“To receive this recogni-tion is such an honor. As a Cape Regional Medical Center employee of the Physical Therapy depart-ment, this is the type of support we provide to our patients on a daily basis, so it means so much to me that I was able to provide comfort during a diffi cult time, and especially for such a great family,” stated Musser. “It is wonderful to be able to enjoy where you work and even better

when you know you really do make a difference in the lives of those you work with,” she continued.

Musser joined the Cape Regional Medical Center team as a Physical Thera-pist in March, 2009. She and her husband, Doug, live in Court House, and have two daughters, Ella and Chloe.

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• Personal income set a record high in New Jersey for the seventh quarter in a row.

• Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administra-tion’s projections for this fi scal year prior to Sandy.

• Sales of new homes are up.• Consumer spending is up.• Industrial production is up.Since I took this offi ce, participation in New Jersey’s labor

force is higher than the nation as a whole and the number of people employed has grown. That means that more people have the confi dence to be out looking for jobs, and more people actually have jobs.

In total, we have added nearly 75,000 private sector jobs in New Jersey since we took offi ce in January 2010.

I mention the words ‘private sector’ advisedly, because we have not grown government. Quite the contrary. We have gotten our house in order by keeping our promise to reduce the size of government.

In the last three years, we have cut more than 20,000 government jobs. In 2012, we had fewer state government employees than at any time since Governor Whitman left offi ce in January 2001. We promised to reduce the size of government and we have delivered.

We have also held the line on taxes. We have held the line on spending. We have made New Jersey a more attractive place in which to grow a business, to grow jobs, to raise a family.

This Legislature knows the history.In fi scal year 2010, we faced a $2 billion budget defi cit

with only 5 ½ months left in the fi scal year when we took offi ce. We cut over 200 programs and balanced the budget with no new taxes.

In fi scal year 2011, the picture was even worse: a projected $11 billion defi cit – on a budget of $29 billion – in percentage terms, the worst in the nation. In total, we cut 832 programs. Each department of government was reduced. An 8% cut in spending – in real dollars spent -- not against some phony baseline. But with this Legislature’s help, again we balanced the budget without raising taxes.

Because we had made the tough choices, last year’s budget was a bit easier – we were able not only to balance the budget, but to actually begin to reduce taxes by enacting the fi rst year of tax relief for job-creating small businesses in New Jersey. Meanwhile, we devoted a record amount in aid to schools in New Jersey.

And in the budget which governs the current year, even with growth in the national economy slowing again, we have been able to achieve balance with not only no new taxes, but with a second year of small business tax relief.

And let me make this point clearly and unequivocally. Despite the challenges that Sandy presents for our economy, I will not let New Jersey go back to our old ways of wasteful spending and rising taxes. We will deal with our problems but we will continue to do so by protecting the hard earned money of all New Jerseyans fi rst and foremost. We will not turn back.

Our handling of the budget is but one example of the change that I told New Jersey had arrived with our inauguration. I’ve come to this chamber in the years since that day urging us to do the big things to transform our state; to make the tough decisions we had avoided for far too long.

We asked this in the context of a state where only 27% of our citizens felt that government was moving our state in the right direction in January 2010. We asked this while the citizens of our country watched a dysfunctional, dispirited and distrustful government in Washington bicker and battle not against our problems but against each other. Against that backdrop, few would have bet on us; few would have bet on New Jersey leading the way to restore people’s belief that government could accomplish things for them. But here we are, three years later, and look at all of those things some called impossible in this town that we have made a reality.

A real 2% property tax cap. Interest arbitration reform. Pension and health benefi t reform. Teacher tenure reform. Higher education restructuring resulting in Rutgers now being in the top 25 in research dollars and the newest member of the Big 10. $1.3 billion in new capital investment in all our universities for the fi rst time in 25 years. A ground breaking teacher contract in Newark that fi nally acknowledges merit pay. Three years ago, a national reputation for corruption and division and waste. Today, a national model for reform and bipartisanship and leadership. Let’s review this new reality specifi cally, to remind our constituents and ourselves how far we have come and to resolve to never return to the old, dark days of our past in Trenton.

Four years. Four balanced budgets. No new taxes. New tax relief to create 75,000 new private sector jobs.

A far different picture from the prior eight years, which saw 115 increases in taxes and fees. It hasn’t been easy, but we have done it together. And the people of New Jersey are better off for it.

The story is the same on property taxes, maybe even better. They had increased 70% in the prior 10 years --- the most in the nation.

Together, we enacted a 2% per year cap on growth and the interest arbitration reform that was needed to make that cap work.

Many said it wouldn’t work, but the record tells a differ-ent story.

Last year, property taxes in New Jersey grew by only 1.7% -- the lowest rise in two decades.

And our pension system, which was on a path to insolvency, is now on much more sound footing. With your help, we tack-led the problem head on – modestly raising the retirement age, reducing incentives for early retirement, suspending COLAs until the plan is 80% funded, and yes, asking for something slightly closer to market in terms of employee contributions.

In total, the pension and health benefi ts reform package that you passed will save taxpayers over $120 billion over the next 30 years. Just as importantly, it will help make sure the pension is actually there when our public employees and school teachers retire. Other states have noticed: this reform is becoming a model for America.

When we combine this needed discipline on spending and taxes, with responsibility in addressing our long-term liabili-

ties, with pro-growth actions on the regulatory side, we have made New Jersey a bet-ter place to do business.

The combination of poli-cies that are not hostile to business, and an environment which actually welcomes new businesses and new jobs, is working.

It is clear. In a competi-tive world, policies matter. Companies have choices. Job-creators have choices. That is why our work is far from done.

That is why a top priority must be to continue New Jersey’s record of excellence in education, and to fi x prob-lems where we are failing.

In higher education, the task force led with skill by former Governor Tom Kean has helped us develop strate-gies for making New Jersey’s institutions more competi-tive. We need to turn New Jersey’s universities – includ-ing Rutgers – from good to great, because that will help us keep more talented New Jersey students in New Jersey, and will strengthen the link between higher education and high quality jobs.

At the heart of these re-forms we need, of course, is the plan to make sure that New Jersey’s critically im-portant medical and health sciences institutions remain world class. By merging Rut-gers and UMDNJ in the north and Rowan and UMDNJ’s Stratford campus in the south, we will enhance three estab-lished hubs of educational excellence in north, south, and central New Jersey. And we will bring Rutgers, and New Jersey medical educa-tion, into the 21st century. I thank you for passing this plan, and I was proud to sign it into law this summer.

In K-12 education, we have

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made great strides, but there is much more to be done.Who would have thought, just three years ago, in the face of

entrenched resistance, that I could stand here and congratulate us today for the following:

Ensuring accountability by passing the fi rst major reform of tenure in 100 years;

Establishing performance-based pay in Newark through hard-nosed collective bargaining so that we can reward and retain the very best teachers where we need them most;

Implementing inter-district school choice, which has tripled its enrollment in the last 3 years and will grow to 6,000 students next year;

Growing the number of charter schools to a record 86 in New Jersey;

Signing the Urban Hope Act to turn failing schools into Renaissance Schools in Newark, Trenton, and Camden;

And fi nally, investing the largest amount of state aid to education in New Jersey history-- $8.9 billion in this year’s budget, over $1 billion higher than in Fiscal Year 2011.

In New Jersey, we have combined more funding with needed reform. Both money and reform of our schools are essential, but neither alone is suffi cient. In New Jersey, we are leading the way for the nation by providing both.

As we assess the state of our state this afternoon, we should be proud of our record. The state is stronger today than it has been in years. We are recovering and growing, not declining and descending.

We are working together, not just as a people in digging out from Sandy and rebuilding our economy. Here in Trenton, in this chamber, we have had our fi ghts. We have stuck to our principles. But we have established a governing model for the nation that shows that, even with heartfelt beliefs, bipartisan compromise is possible. Achievement is the result. And progress is the payoff.

So I want to thank President Sweeney and Speaker Oliver, Leaders Kean and Bramnick-- for your hard work, for your frankness when we disagree, and for your willingness to come together on the truly important issues – on the big things.

Maybe the folks in Washington, in both parties, could learn something from our record here. Our citizens certainly have—now 61% of them believe our state is moving in the right direction—more than double the amount that believed it on that cold day in January three years ago.

Make no mistake; our work is far from fi nished.Rebuilding the homes and infrastructure damaged and

destroyed by Sandy is the next big challenge and it will take years. We will need to spend our funds wisely and effi ciently. We will need to cooperate. We will need to learn the lessons from past disasters and listen to each other.

The good news is that strong leadership and bipartisan cooperation makes all these things possible. Our work over the last three years proves that beyond argument. Having worked hard to tackle our most urgent legacy problems – having faced up to and corrected some poor decisions from the past – we now have more freedom to chart a course of excellence in the future.

As we begin this new legislative year, we can now look ahead from Sandy, ahead from the national recession, to a brighter day for New Jersey.

The author Bern Williams once said, “Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.”

For all I have seen and experienced as your governor in this extraordinary year, one experience will be indelibly etched in my memory. Her name is Ginjer.

As I walked around the parking lot of the fi re department in Port Monmouth in one of the days soon after Sandy had laid waste to so much of our state, I saw so many of the scenes that I had come to expect in the aftermath of the storm.

Neighbors helping neighbors. Food being prepared for the hungry. First responders helping the homeless. Then I met 9-year-old Ginjer. Having a nine-year-old girl myself, her height and manner of speaking was immediately familiar and evocative. Having confronted so many crying adults at that point I felt ready to deal with anything. Then Ginjer looked at me, began to cry and told me she was scared. She told me she had lost everything; she had lost her home and her belongings. She asked me to help her.

As my eyes fi lled with tears, I took a deep breath and thought about what I would say to my Bridget if she said the same thing to me. If she had the same look on her face. If she had the same tears in her eyes. I asked her where her mom was and she pointed right behind her. I asked her if her dad was ok. She told me he was. So I told Ginjer, you haven’t lost your home; you’ve just lost a house. A house we can replace, your home is with your mom and dad. I hugged her and told her not to cry—that the adults are in charge now and there was nothing to be afraid of anymore. Ginjer is here today—we’ve kept in touch—and I want to thank her for giving voice to New Jersey’s children during Sandy and helping to create a memory of humanity in a sea of despair.

In this year ahead, let us prove the truth of the words I spoke to Ginjer that day. Let’s put aside destructive politics in an election year. Let’s put aside accusations and false charges for purely political advantage. Let’s work together to honor the memories of those lost in Sandy. Let’s put the needs of our most victimized citizens ahead of the partisan politics of the day. Let’s demonstrate once again the resilience of New Jersey’s spirit. And let us continue what we have started:

• Rebuilding from Sandy with pride and determination;• Restoring our economy to growth and prosperity after a

decade of decline and high taxes; and• Reclaiming the promise of New Jersey for future genera-

tions – presenting to our children renewed excellence in our schools, a sound and balanced budget, and a vibrant economy with jobs for those willing to work hard.

That is our mission – to hurdle barriers no matter how high, to fi ght the elements of doubt or disaster, and to leave this place better than we found it.

Let us prove, once and for all, that what I said to Ginjer is undeniably true: the adults are in charge. Let’s accomplish the mission of rebuilding our battered state and restoring the hope and the faith and the trust of our people that government can work in a bipartisan way to restore our great way of life to all New Jerseyans.

In the year ahead, I look forward to working with all of you on that most important mission of all.

Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the great State of New Jersey.

Christie's 2013 State Address

Is Swing the Thing to Oust Dirty Dancing?By JACK FICHTER

ERMA — Teens don’t dance like they once did. What they do today could be described as sex on a dance fl oor. That bothered Lower Cape May Regional High School science teacher David Pacevich.

“I saw the need to change the culture of the school dances,” he said after chap-eroning one dance.

It bothered him enough to hire former national ball-room dance champion Tom Cupp to hold a class Jan. 15. Pacevich paid for lesson out of his own pocket. The evening class was open to students and public.

Cupp said the mission of the class was to introduce students to swing dancing as an alternative to how their now dance, “which can be considered a little bit too suggestive.” Cupp said teens imitate dances they see in music videos.

Dances could end at the school if students continue dancing in what has been described a “simulated

sex.”The type of dancing stu-

dents have engaged in made it diffi cult for the school to fi nd chaperones.

“It’s a little tough for people to watch at the high school age,” Cupp said.

“Are you ready to dance a little bit tonight?” he asked the student dancers.

They replied with a hol-ler.

Cupp said swing origi-nated in the 1940s and was once called “Jitterbug.”

“Swing is like playing tennis,” he said. “You stand with your knees bent and roll, there’s a lot of stops and a lot of spins.”

Cupp told students it was not something that could be learned in one night.

Pacevich said he can-vassed students who told him if they knew another type of dancing, they would do it. Dance instruction is no longer included in physical education classes, he said.

Cupp said some Hispanic students mentioned Bacha-da or Salsa. One student

knew the Bacha-da and danced with Cupp which brought loud ap-plause.

He said the term “swing” covered a num-ber of types of dances.

Cupp , who competed on the 70s television show “Dance Fever,” instruct-ed students in Single Swing, a four-step move set to music in 4/4 time. He has taught a number of local residents to dance includ-ing a fourth grade class at West Cape May Elementary School some years ago.

At first, boys occupied one side of the room and girls the other. They paired up as the class progressed. There were far more girls than boys in attendance.

Cupp told the boys the first thing to remember, they “have to smell good” and the second thing is “dancing is about kind-ness.”

He called dancing a part-nership and compared it to a rose. Cupp said the man was a stem and the woman was the fl ower.

David Hueber, 16, said he came to learn how to dance traditionally rather than how people dance today. He has not attended any dances but hoped to use what he had learned at the prom.

Hueber brought his girl-friend Livia, a sophomore at county Technical School.

Pacevich said he enjoys dancing but has not had lessons.

“My wife and I are the fi rst ones on and the last ones off the dance fl oor at weddings,” he said.

His wife and daughter attended the class. Pacevich expressed concerns about his daughter growing up and seeing inappropriate dancing in school.

Pacevich said girls were especially excited about the class because “they were not comfortable with the way they were dancing before.”

He asked attendees to fi ll out a survey in the hope that Cupp might return for more dance instruction.

Go to www.capemay-countyherald.com for more photos.

Veronica Holmes and Mike Holden

Former national ballroom dance champion Tom Cupp shows offhis steps. Photos by Jack Fichter

Boys practice proper hand position.


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SHERIFF’S SALE

By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Di-vision, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 5391 09 therein, pending wherein OCEAN CITY HOME BANK is the plaintiff AND DAVID MACLEAN & CONSTANCE MACLEAN, HUS-BAND & WIFE, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:

WEDNESDAY THE 23RD DAY OFJANUARY A.D. 2013

at one o’clock in the afternoon at the Court House Building located at 9 N. Main Street (Route 9) in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

The property to be sold is located in the City of Ocean City, County of Cape May and State of New Jersey

Commonly known as: 935 Ocean Avenue, Unit No. 635, Ocean City, NJ 08226

Situate on Tax Lot No. 23 in Block No. 901

Dimension of Lot Approximately: N/A

Nearest Cross Street: Ninth StreetBEING Unit No. 635 in the Ocean City Colony Condominium, together with an undivided .3654% interest in and to the common ele-ments appertaining thereto and an undivided exclusive interest in Parking Space No. 69 and 81 and in Storage Cubicle 173 being limited common elements appurtenant to the Unit and an undivided exclusive ownership interest in the balcony or patio attached to the unit as an appurtenance thereto as set forth in the Master Deed (and any amendments thereto), dated August 10, 1977

Prior Liens/Encumbrances: None

2012 – 1st Quarter Taxes Open: None

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may fi le a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stat-ing the nature and extent of that person’s claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information re-garding the surplus, if any.

A Full Legal Description of the premises can be found in the offi ce of the Sheriff of Cape May County

Amount due under judgment is $69,811.59 and in the second place, the sum of $71,896.83 with costs, interest and Sheriff’s fees to be added. At the time of the Sale cash, certifi ed check or treasurer’s check in the amount of 20% of the bid price is required.

The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice by publication. All publication costs are paid for by the plaintiff.

Attorney: MCCROSSON & STANTON, P.C.Sheriff: Gary G. Schaffer 7537684x Fee=$165.2412/26/12, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/13

______________SHERIFF’S SALE

By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUM-BER F 4249 11 therein, pending wherein SASS MUNI V, L.L.C. THROUGH ITS CUSTODIAN U.S. BANK N.A. is the plaintiff AND DONALD D. REAGAN AND REBECCA E. REAGAN, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



Property to be sold is located in the Township of Upper, County of Cape May and State of New Jersey

Premises commonly known as 100 Dennisville Petersburg Road, Petersburg, New Jersey

Being known as Block 476, Lot 17 on the of-fi cial Tax Map of the Township of Upper

Dimensions: (approximately) Irregular

Nearest Cross Street: White Pine Lane

Prior liens and encumbrances not extinguished by sale:

Open tax quarters and unpaid municipal charg-es due and owing to the Township of Upper: $5,273.53 as of November 29, 2012


Amount due under judgment is $47,683.16 with costs, interest and Sheriff’s fees to be added. At the time of the Sale cash, certifi ed check or treasurer’s check in the amount of 20% of the bid price is required.

The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice by publication. All publication costs are paid for by the plaintiff.

Attorney: GARY C. ZEITZ, L.L.C.Sheriff: Gary G. Schaffer 7538854x Fee=$111.7812/26/12, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Di-vision, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 16488 09 therein, pending wherein SLM FI-NANCIAL CORPORATION is the plaintiff AND 108 EAST RAMBLER AVENUE, L.L.C. are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



Street and Street Number: 106-08 East Ram-bler Avenue, Wildwood, New Jersey

Municipality: WildwoodCounty: Cape May

Tax Lot Number: Lot 22, Block 108

Dimensions: 40’ x 100 feet

Prior Lien(s):

*Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may fi le a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person’s claim and asking for an order direct-ing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.



The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to ad-journ this sale without further notice by pub-lication. All publication costs are paid for by the plaintiff.

Attorney: CAPEHART & SCATCHARD, P.A.Sheriff: Gary G. Schaffer 7538864x Fee=$145.8012/26/12, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 12083 10 therein, pending where-in WELLS FARGO BANK,N.A. is the plaintiff AND KIMBERLY A. ALBERTSON, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



The property to be sold is located in the Town-ship of Middle, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey

Commonly known as 1 Cypress Drive, Rio Grande, New Jersey 08242

Tax Lot No.: 14 in Block: 1431.03

Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) Approxi-mately 90 feet by 115 feet

Nearest Cross Street: Hemlock Drive

Subject to any open taxes, water/sewer, mu-nicipal or tax liens that may be due.

Subject to Tax and prior lien info: At the time of publication taxes/sewer/water information was not yet available. You must check with the tax collector for exact amounts due.

Subject to Prior Mortgages and Judgments (if any): None


“The Fair Housing Act prohibits “any prefer-ence, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin or intention to make such preference, limitation or discrimination” in connection with any aspect of a residential real estate transaction. Zucker, Goldberg and Ackerman, LLC encourages and supports the equal housing practices of the Fair Housing Act in the conduct of its business.”




Attorney: ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKER-MANSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer 7538874x Fee=$170.1012/26/12, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 41123 08 therein, pending wherein AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE is the plaintiff AND DONNA L. BRUNNER, ET ALS are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



The property to be sold is located in the Town-ship of Lower, County of Cape May and State of New Jersey

Commonly known as 811 Kathryn Blvd., Erma, New Jersey 08240

Tax Lot No. 5 & 6 in Block No. 508.02

Dimension of Lot Approximately: 120x100

Nearest Cross Street: Lee AvenueBeginning at a point in the northeasterly line of Kathryn Boulevard, 50 feet wide, said be-ginning being distant 307.855 feet, measured southeastwardly along said northeasterly line of Kathryn Boulevard, from its intersection with the southeasterly line of New Jersey State Highway Route #9, 50 feet wide and extending, thence;

Prior Liens/Encumbrances: NoneTOTAL AS OF November 6, 2012: $.00





Attorney: FEIN SUCH KAHN AND SHEPARDSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer 7538884x Fee=$145.8012/26/12, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 006166 11 therein, pending wherein NEWFIELD NATIONAL BANK is the plaintiff AND JAMES A WOODS; JOSEPHINE WOODS, ET ALS are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



The property to be sold is located in the City of Ocean City in the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, commonly known as 870 Seventh Street, Unit 401, Ocean City, New Jersey.

Tax Lot No. 15 C401 in Block No. 701

Dimensions of Lot: Condo

Nearest Cross Street: Atlantic Avenue

This sale is subject to any and all other unpaid taxes, water, sewer, municipal liens or any other charges which may be due and owing whether set forth herein or not. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding liens or en-cumbrances remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed hereby and, if so, to ascertain the current amount due thereon.





Attorney: DEMBO AND SALDUTTISheriff: Gary G. Schaffer 7538894x Fee=$145.8012/26/12, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 5087 10 therein, pending wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. is the plain-tiff AND LANCE D. BAILEY, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



The property to be sold is located in the Town-ship of Lower, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey

Commonly known as 303 Fire Lane, North Cape May, New Jersey 08204

Tax Lot No.: 27.01 in Block: 496.14

Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) Approximately 126 x 142 x 55 x 71 x 142

Nearest Cross Street: Heron Way



Subject to Prior Mortgages and Judgments (if any):

The plaintiff has obtained a letter of indemnifi -cation which will insure the successful bidder at sale in respect to:Judgment #CB-033730-2002








By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 21582 10 therein, pending where-in WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. is the plaintiff AND ROBERT A DANIELS, ET ALS are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



The property to be sold is located in the Town-ship of Middle, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey

Commonly known as 14 Park Avenue, Del Haven, New Jersey 08251

Tax Lot No.: 5 in Block: 400

Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) Approximately 90 x 100

Nearest Cross Street: Millman Boulevard








The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to ad-journ this sale without further notice by pub-lication. All publication costs are paid for by

the plaintiff.



By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 03579 10 therein, pending wherein USDA is the plaintiff AND DANIEL GILBERT, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



County of Cape MayState of New JerseyTownship of Middle

Block 1427 Lot 12

57 Mimosa DriveRio Grande, New Jersey 08242

Lot Size: 110 x 110 Irr

Nearest Cross Street: New Jersey State High-way Route 47

Prior Lien(s):

*Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding in-terest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon.





Attorney: BONFRISCO LAW OFFICESheriff: Gary G. Schaffer 7538924x Fee=$150.6612/26/12, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 000345 12 therein, pending wherein CENTRAL MORTGAGE COMPANY is the plaintiff AND ROSEANN WILLIAMS, ET ALS are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



The property to be sold is located in the Town-ship of Middle Township, County of Cape May and State of New Jersey

It is commonly known as 21 Leonards Lane, Avalon Manor, New Jersey 08202

It is known and designated as Block 117.01, Lot 10 (f/k/a Lot 13)

The dimensions are approximately 83 feet wide by 104 feet long (irregular)

Nearest Cross Street: Avalon Boulevard

Prior Lien(s): None




Amount due under judgment is $926,624.96 with costs, interest and Sheriff’s fees to be added. At the time of the Sale cash, certifi ed check or treasurer’s check in the amount of

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Pursuant to Chapter 88 of the Code of the Township of Dennis, all residents are required to license their dog(s) and provide proof of valid rabies vaccination.

Instructions:

1. Complete registration form or enclose a copy of your 2012 license.2. Provide proof of valid rabies vaccination. (NOTE: Rabies vaccinations, which expire on or before October 31, 2013, can not be licensed without an updated rabies vaccination booster).3. Provide proof of spayed or neutered dog(s). License fees are $10.00 if spayed or neutered, $12.00 if not. A late fee of $5.00 will be assessed on all licenses renewed after January 31, 2013.4. MAIL-IN REGISTRATIONS ONLY: All licenses requested by mail will cost $0.50 extra per license. Enclose a check payable to the “Township of Dennis” in the amount of $10.50* if spayed or neutered, and $12.50* if not or enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope, the envelope must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2013. After this date, the fees will increase by $5.00 to $15.50* for spayed or neutered and $17.50* if not. (*PLEASE NOTE: All fees subject to change). 5: Mail to: Township of Dennis, Dog License PO Box 204 Dennisville, NJ 08214 NO LATER THAN February 1, 2013 TO AVOID LATE FEES.6. If you have any questions, please call (609) 861-9700.

TOWNSHIP OF DENNIS, COUNTY OF CAPE MAY, STATE OF NEW JERSEY

2013 DOG REGISTRATION FORM

OWNER’S NAME: ______________________________________________

OWNER’S ADDRESS: __________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP: ______________________________________________

PHONE NUMBER: _____________________________________________

DOG’S NAME:____________________________MALE:____FEMALE:____

BREED:_____________________COLOR:___________________________

AGE:______________________ HAIR LENGTH: S M L

SPAYED/NEUTERED: YES NO DATE:_____________________

VETERINARIAN NAME:__________________________________________

RABIES EXPIRATION:_____________VACCINATION TAG #:____________

TOWNSHIP OF DENNIS“FREE RABIES CLINIC”

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20% of the bid price is required.


Attorney: STERN, LAVINTHAL AND FRAN-KENBERG, LLCSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer 7538934x Fee=$155.5212/26/12, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/13

______________ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSBOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERSCAPE MAY COUNTY – NEW JERSEY

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals addressed to the Clerk of the Board will be received up to 2:00 P.M. prevailing time, on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at which time they will be publicly opened and read at the William E. Sturm, Jr. Administration Build-ing, 4 Moore Road, Crest Haven Complex, Cape May Court House, New Jersey, for the following:

“LANDIS AVENUE (CR 619) RESUR-FACING IMPROVEMENTS FROM 54TH STREET TO 63RD STREET IN THE CITY OF SEA ISLE CITY”

Information regarding the bid for this project may be obtained from the Cape May County Purchasing Department by going to Cape May County Procurement Portal at capemay-procure.org. Proposal forms, instructions to bidders, specifi cations, Special Provisions and other bidding documents may be ob-tained upon payment of a $100.00 charge(non-refundable) at the County Public Works Department offi ces in the William E. Sturm, Jr. Administration Building, 4 Moore Road, Crest Haven Complex, Cape May Court House, New Jersey, (609) 465-1035, during normal County offi ce hours.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals in whole or in part and to waive such informalities as may be permit-ted by law.

Bidders are required to comply with the re-quirements of N.J.S.A.10:5-31 Et.Seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27: 27.

Bids must be made on standard proposal form in the manner designated therein and required by the specifi cations, must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name and address of the bidder and marked “LANDIS AVENUE (CR 619) RESURFACING IMPROVEMENTS FROM 54TH STREET TO 63RD STREET IN THE CITY OF SEA ISLE CITY” on the outside, addressed to Clerk of the Board, Administration Building, 4 Moore Road, Crest Haven Complex, Cape May Court House, New Jersey 08210, and must be accompanied by a cashier’s or certifi ed check or a bid bond for not less than 10% of the amount bid, but not in excess of $20,000.00, drawn to the order of Cape May County Treasurer, and be delivered at the place on or before the hour named above.Gerald M. Thornton Director of the Board

3x Fee=$98.41 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 003323 11 therein, pending wherein CAPE BANK is the plaintiff AND OCEAN VIEW LAND CO., LLC, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:

WEDNESDAY THE 6TH DAY OFFEBRUARY A.D. 2013


This property to be sold is located in Dennis Township, in the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey

Property is commonly known as 2576 Route 9, Ocean View, Dennis Township, New Jer-sey 08230

Tax Lot Number 2.01In Block Number 241

Dimensions of Lot 2.01 Approximately 1.41 acres

Nearest Cross Street: Ocean View Drive




Attorney: PERSKIE MAIRONE BROG & BAYLINSONSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7538944x Fee=$102.0601/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 000067 12 therein, pending wherein INVESTORS BANK F/K/A INVES-TORS SAVINGS BANK is the plaintiff AND BRIAN EGAN, ET ALS are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



All that certain land and premises situated in the City of Wildwood, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

Lot: 4.02; Block: 17.01 on the Tax Map of the City of Wildwood

Nearest Cross Street: Bennett Avenue

Approximate Dimensions: property is a con-dominium

Being more commonly known as 5201 Ocean Avenue, Unit 3002, Wildwood, New Jersey 08260

Pursuant to a municipal tax search dated Oc-tober 25, 2012

Subject to 4th quarter taxes due 11/1/12 for $1,890.68 - open





Attorney: HILL, WALLACKSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7538954x Fee=$140.9401/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 57522 10 therein, pending wherein ONE WEST BANK, FSB is the plain-tiff AND JOSEPH S. DOLE, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:


at one o’clock in the afternoon at the Court House Building located at 9 N. Main Street (Route 9) in Cape May Court House, New

Jersey.

The property to be sold is located in the Town-ship of Dennis, in the County of Cape May and the State of New Jersey

Premises commonly known as 2662 Route 9, Ocean View, New Jersey 08230

Block 239 Lot 1

Dimensions of Lot: 252.70’ x 105’ (Irregular)

Nearest Cross Street: Washington Avenue

Subject to $0.00




Attorney: MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C.Sheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7538964x Fee=$102.0601/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 005762 12 therein, pending wherein CENTRAL MORTGAGE COMPANY is the plaintiff AND LORETTA BEAUDOIN AND CHARLES BEAUDOIN, SR., HER HUS-BAND are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



The property to be sold is located in the Town-ship of Lower, County of Cape May and State of NJ

It is commonly known as 34 Wildwood Av-enue, Villas (Lower Township), NJ

It is known and designated as Block 368.06, Lot 5

The dimensions are approximately 50 feet wide by 120 feet long (irregular)

Nearest Cross Street: Grove Lane

Prior lien(s): None


Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may fi le a

motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person’s claim and asking for an order direct-ing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.




Attorney: STERN, LAVINTHAL AND FRAN-KENBERG, LLCSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7538974x Fee=$155.5201/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 32358 08 therein, pending where-in SHORE COMMUNITY BANK is the plaintiff AND O.C.A., LLC; ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



(Tract 1)The premises to be foreclosed consist of two parcels as follows:

Parcel AThe premises commonly known as 3401-03 Asbury Avenue, City of Ocean City, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey

Said premises are also known as Block 3402, Lot 17

Approximate dimensions: 35 feet x 100 feet

The Sale is subject to outstanding real es-tate taxes due, which are assessed as liens against Parcel A (Lot 17), as of October 26, 2012, in the approximate respective amounts of $17,618.09 as to Certifi cate 08-00035 and $21,105.38 as to Certifi cate 11-00032, as well as additional accruing amounts associated therewith.

Parcel BThe premises commonly known as 3405-07 Asbury Avenue, City of Ocean City, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey

Said premises are also known as Block 3402, Lot 16

Approximate dimensions: 35 feet x 100 feet

The Sale is further subject to outstanding real estate taxes due, which are assessed as liens against Parcel B (Lot 16), in the approximate amount of $33,104.61 as of October 26, 2012, as well as additional accruing amounts associ-ated therewith.

A more complete legal description of said premises can be found in Deed Book 2963, Page 332

(Tract 2)

The premises to be foreclosed are com-

monly known as 640 A Asbury Avenue, City of Ocean City, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey

Said premises are also known as Block 605, Lot 10, Qualifi er C1 (Unit A)

Approximate dimensions of premises: 30 feet x 100 feet (23.2% of common elements)

A more complete legal description of said premises can be found in Deed Book 3037, Page 103 and further described in the Master Deed in Book 3207, Page 457 as to Unit A

The Sale is subject to outstanding real es-tate taxes due, which are assessed as liens against the subject property, as of October 26, 2012, in the approximate respective amounts of $3,425.20 as to Certifi cate 08-00010 and $6,264.91 as to Certifi cate 11-00008, as well as additional accruing amounts associated therewith.A Full Legal Description of the premises can be found in the offi ce of the Sheriff of Cape May County

Amount due under judgment is $2,505,359.72 with costs, interest and Sheriff’s fees to be added. At the time of the Sale cash, certifi ed check or treasurer’s check in the amount of 20% of the bid price is required.


Attorney: OSTROWITZ & OSTROWITZSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7538984x Fee=$204.1201/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 007553 12 therein, pending wherein PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION is the plaintiff AND BRUCE R. NOZISKO, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



Property to be sold is located in the City of Wildwood, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey

Premises commonly known as 210-12 East Hand Avenue, Wildwood, NJ 08260-4543

Being known as Lot 5, Block 32.02 on the of-fi cial Tax Map of the City of Wildwood

Dimensions: None given (Condo Unit)

Nearest Cross Street: None given (Condo Unit)


**If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

***If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may fi le a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person’s claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information re-garding the surplus, if any.

Advertise subject to priority condo lien: Pur-suant to NJSA 46:8B-21 et seq., this sale may be subject to a limited lien priority of the condominium association and any successful bidder at sheriff’s sale may be responsible for paying up to 6 months worth of unpaid con-dominium fees.

A Full Legal Description of the premises can be found in the offi ce of the Sheriff of Cape

May County



Attorney: PHELAN, HALLINAN & SCHMIEGSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7538994x Fee=$179.8201/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 40368 08 therein, pending wherein SLM FINANCIAL CORPORATION is the plaintiff AND CARL PALLADINETTI, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



Street and Street Number: 4924 Central Av-enue, 1st Floor in the Central Avenue Condo-minium, Ocean City, New Jersey

Herald Newspapers January 16 2013www.CapeMayCountyHerald.comA38 Classifi ed


(Page A39 Please)

Municipality: Ocean CityCounty: Cape May

Tax Lot Number: Lot 18 (C4924),Block 4902

Dimensions: Condominium style property-two units upstairs and downstairs

Prior Lien(s):






Attorney: CAPEHART & SCATCHARD, P.A.Sheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7539004x Fee=$155.5201/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUM-BER F 40248 09 therein, pending wherein STURDY SAVINGS BANK is the plaintiff AND CM PROPERTIES & INVESTMENTS, LLC, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



The property to be sold is located in the City of Cape May, County of Cape May and State of New Jersey

It is commonly known as 916 Queen Street, Unit 3 ONLY, Cape May, New Jersey (Lot 2 having been released from Plaintiff’s Lien)

It is known and designated as Block 1092, Lot 12 and 13 C03

The dimensions are approximately: N/A Con-dominium

Nearest Cross Street: Washington Street

Prior lien(s): None






Attorney: STERN, LAVINTHAL AND FRAN-KENBERG, LLCSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7539014x Fee=$160.3801/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 11070 10 therein, pending wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. is the plaintiff AND RICHARD J. ELICHKO, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



The property to be sold is located in the City of Ocean City, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey

Commonly known as 801 10th Street, Unit 24, aka Unit 360, Ocean City, NJ 08226

Tax Lot Number 24 in Block 901

Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) Condo

Nearest Cross Street: N/A


Subject to Tax and prior lien info: At the time of publication taxes/sewer/water information was not available. You must check with the tax collector for exact amounts due. The total amount due for past taxes is $0. These fi gures are provided solely for the convenience of our clients. They should be verifi ed against the report for accuracy.




ATTN: The Plaintiff may let the bid go for less than the judgment amount consistent with the adjusted FMV of the property at the time of sale. Plaintiff may also agree to a short sale. Please address any inquiries to: [email protected] use our File No. and ‘3rd Party’ or ‘Short Sale’ in your subject line.




Attorney: ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKER-MANSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7539024x Fee=$194.4001/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13


By VIRTUE of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, Cape May County, DOCKET NUMBER F 009503 12 therein, pending wherein SBI FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is the plaintiff AND FRANK MASSIMO A/K/A FRAN-CIS MASSIMO, ET AL are the defendant(s), I shall expose for sale at public venue on:



Property to be sold is located in City of Ocean City, County of Cape May, State of New Jer-sey

Premises commonly known as 17 Sunnyside Court, Ocean City, NJ 08226

Tax Lot Number 6, Block 3107

Nearest Cross Street: Bayland Drive

Approximate Dimensions: 50 x 100

The sale is subject to any unpaid taxes and assessments, tax, water and sewer liens and other municipal assessments. The amount due can be obtained from the local taxing authority. Pursuant to NJSA 46:8B-21 the sale may also be subject to the limited lien priority of any Condominium/ Homeowner Associa-tion liens which may exist.

All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interests remain of record and/or have prior-ity over the lien being foreclosed and, if so, the current amount due thereon. **If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall only be entitled to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.**





Attorney: MICHAEL MILSTEAD & ASSOCI-ATESSheriff: Gary G. Schaffer CH7539034x Fee=$170.1001/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/13

______________-NOTICE- PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSFERALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

TAKE NOTICE that application has been made to the Township of Lower to transfer to PM PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT CORP., intending to trade as 5 West Bar & Grille, for the premises located at 3729 Bayshore Road, Lower Township, New Jersey, the Plenary Re-tail Consumption License, No. 0505-33-010-007, heretofore issued to CJ Holdings I, LLC, trading as CJ’s American Grill, for premises located at 3729 Bayshore Road, Lower Town-ship, New Jersey.

The persons who will hold an interest in this license are:

William Massaro, President 38 Darby Road Havertown, PA 19083

Michael Penza, Secretary/Treasurer 30 Spruce Street Ocean City, NJ 08226

Paul Negro, Vice-President 113 Cedar Dale Avenue Villas, NJ 08251

Objection, if any, should be made immediately in writing to: Clerk of the Township of Lower, 2600 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ 08251.

2x Fee=$36.45 01/09, 01/16/13

______________NOTICE

Pursuant to state law, a sale will be held at A Safe Keeping Self Storage, 1007 Rt. 9 South, Cape May Court House, New Jersey on Janu-ary 24, 2013 at 10:00 AM. The following goods will be sold:

Wes Tommassello - Unit G135: 4 wheel cart, hope chest, curio cabinet, bureau, games, headboard, tool chest, desk, wood chairs, toys, dresser, dart board, tackle box, other/miscellaneous

2x Fee=$14.58 01/09, 01/16/13

______________NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Saturday, February 8, 2013 at 10:00 A.M., a 2004 39’ Breckenridge Park Model, VIN #5DJT-BOU2155000210 and its contents, owned by Nancy E. Martino and/or E-Trade Consumer Financial c/o E-Trade Securities, LLC, will be sold at Public Auction to the highest bid-der. The Trailer and its contents are currently being held in storage at King Nummy Camp-ground, 205 Route 47 South, Cape May Court House, New Jersey. (609) 465-4242.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Public Auction will take place at the aforemen-tioned Campground.

2x Fee=$19.44 01/09, 01/16/13

______________Spec. #3

ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPETITIVE CONTRACTBOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERSCAPE MAY COUNTY – NEW JERSEY

Notice is hereby given that sealed propos-als, addressed to Clerk of the Board, will be received up to 2:00 p.m. prevailing time, on February 13, 2013, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Caucus/Free-holders’ Meeting Room, Wm. E. Sturm Admin-istration Building, 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, New Jersey for the following:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR COM-PETITIVE CONTRACTING TO FURNISH, DELIVER, INSTALL AND MAINTAIN ONE (1) NEW INMATE TELPEHONE SYSTEM AND JAIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO THE CAPE MAY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL CENTER

Forms, instructions, specifi cations and other competitive contract documents may be ex-amined or obtained at the Offi ce of the Pur-chasing Agent, Kim Allen, during normal offi ce hours at the above address or the County’s Procurement Portal located at www.capemay-countygov.net .

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids in whole or in part and to waive such informalities as may be permitted by law.

Respondents are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27.

Proposers must abide by the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, P.L. 1963, Chapter 150.

GERALD M. THORNTONDirector of the Board

1x Fee=$23.08 01/16/13______________

SPEC. # 4

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERSCAPE MAY COUNTY – NEW JERSEY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED BIDS, ADDRESSED TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, WILL BE RECEIVED UP TO 2:00PM PREVAILING TIME, ON JANUARY 30, 2013 AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ IN THE CAUCUS /FREEHOLDERS’ MEETING ROOM IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILD-ING, 4 MOORE ROAD, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JERSEY, 08210, FOR THE FOLLOWING:

FURNISH AND DELIVER FAMILY PLAN-

NING DRUGS TO THE CAPE MAY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH- REBID

BID FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS, SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER BIDDING DOCUMENTS MAY BE EXAMINED OR OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THE PUR-CHASING AGENT, KIM ALLEN, DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS OR THE COUNTY’S PROCURE-MENT PORTAL LOCATED AT WWW.CAPEMAYCOUNTYGOV.NET.

THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS IN WHOLE OR IN PART AND TO WAIVE SUCH INFORMAL-ITIES AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 ET SEQ. AND N.J.A.C. 17:27.BIDDERS MUST ABIDE BY THE NEW JER-SEY PREVAILING WAGE ACT, P.L. 1963, CHAPTER 150.

GERALD M. THORNTON Director of the Board

1x Fee=$24.30 01/16/13______________

SPEC. #5


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED BIDS, ADDRESSED TO CLERK OF THE BOARD, WILL BE RECEIVED UP TO 2:00PM PREVAILING TIME, ON JANUARY 30 , 2013, AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ IN THE CAUCUS/FREEHOLDERS’ MEETING ROOM IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILD-ING, 4 MOORE ROAD, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JERSEY, 08210, FOR THE FOLLOWING:

FURNISH AND DELIVER TRAFFIC PAINT, REFLECTIVE GLASS BEADS AND THER-MOPLASTIC TRAFFIC MARKINGS TO THE CAPE MAY COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DE-PARTMENT.


THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS IN WHOLE OR IN PART AND TO WAIVE SUCH INFORMAL-ITIES AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW. PROPOSERS MUST ABIDE BY THE NEW JERSEY PREVAILING WAGE ACT, P.L. 1963, CHAPTER 150

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 ET SEQ. AND N.J.A.C. 17:27


1x Fee=$25.52 01/16/13______________

SPEC. #8


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED BIDS, ADDRESSED TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, WILL BE RECEIVED UP TO 2:00PM PREVAILING TIME, ON JANUARY 30, 2013, AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ IN THE CAUCUS /FREEHOLDERS’ MEETING ROOM IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILD-ING, 4 MOORE ROAD, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JERSEY, 08210, FOR THE FOLLOWING:

FURNISH DIGITAL POLL BOOKS TO THE CAPE MAY COUNTY ELECTION BOARD





1x Fee=$24.30 01/16/13______________

SPEC. #6


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED BIDS, ADDRESSED TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, WILL BE RECEIVED UP TO 2:00PM PREVAILING TIME, ON JANUARY 30, 2013, AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ IN THE CAUCUS/ FREEHOLDERS’ MEETING ROOM IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILD-ING, 4 MOORE ROAD, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JERSEY, 08210, FOR THE FOLLOWING:

FURNISH MAILING, PREPARATION OF DATA AND IMPRINTING ON SAMPLE BAL-LOTS FOR THE SCHOOL, PRIMARY, GEN-ERAL AND ANY SPECIALS ELECTIONS REQUIRED FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY VOTERS FOR THE CAPE MAY COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE.

BID FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS,

SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER BIDDING DOCUMENTS MAY BE EXAMINED OR OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THE PUR-CHASING AGENT, KIM ALLEN, DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS OR THE COUNTY’S PROCURE-MENT PORTAL LOCATED AT: WWW.CAPEMAYCOUNTYGOV.NET.




1x Fee=$25.52 01/16/13______________

SPEC. # 7


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED PROPOSALS, ADDRESSED TO CLERK OF THE BOARD, WILL BE RECEIVED UP TO 2:00PM PREVAILING TIME, ON FEBRU-ARY 6, 2013 AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ IN THE CAUCUS/FREEHOLDERS’ MEETING ROOM IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILD-ING, 4 MOORE ROAD, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JERSEY, 08210, FOR THE FOLLOWING:

COMPETITIVE CONTRACT TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ELECTION BALLOTS, EMERGENCY PACKAGE PRINTING AND THE PRINTING OF ENVELOPES AND OTH-ER ELECTION MATERIALS AND RELATED SERVICES FOR ALL SCHOOL, PRIMARY, GENERAL AND ANY SPECIAL ELECTIONS REQUIRED FOR THE CAPE MAY COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE.

FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIFICA-TIONS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE CON-TRACT DOCUMENTS MAY BE EXAMINED OR OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING, KIM ALLEN, DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS OR THE COUNTY’S PROCUREMENT PORTAL LOCATED AT WWW.CAPEMAYCOUNTYGOV.NET.

THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS IN WHOLE OR IN PART AND TO WAIVE SUCH INFORMALITIES AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW.

RESPONDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 ET SEQ. AND N.J.A.C. 17:27

GERALD M. THORNTONDIRECTOR of the BOARD

1x Fee=$26.73 01/16/13______________

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF Philip William Chatten

TO ASSUME THE NAME OFPhilip James Locuson

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:Take notice that the undersigned will apply to Cape May County Superior Court on the 4th day of February, 2013, at 9 o’clock in the morning, at the Court House in the City of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, for a judgment authorizing Philip William Chatten to assume the name of Philip James Locuson.

Philip William Chatten409 Park AvenueMarmora, New Jersey 08223

1x Fee=$9.72 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE NO. 896-12

The Ordinance published herewith was in-troduced and passed upon fi rst reading at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Wildwood, in the County of Cape May, New Jersey, held on January 25, 2012. It will be further considered for fi nal passage after Public hearing thereon, at a meeting of said Board of Commissioners, Wednesday, Janu-ary 23, 2013 immediately following the Board of Commissioners Work Session at 3:30 p.m., during the week prior to and up to and includ-ing the date of such meetings, copies of said Ordinance will be made available at the City Clerk’s Offi ce in said Municipal Building to the General Public who shall request the same.

CHRISTOPHER WOOD, CITY CLERKDATED: January 16, 2013

ORDINANCE NO. 896-12

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XIV ENTITLED “HOUSING CODE (PROPERTY MAINTENANCE) CODE” OF THE CITY OF WILDWOO IN THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY, STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

PLEASE NOTE: The complete copy of the Ordinance is on fi le in the Municipal Clerk’s Offi ce

Peter Byron, Commissioner - YesAnthony Leonetti, Commissioner – YesErnest Troiano, Jr., Mayor - Yes

The above ordinance was introduced and passed fi rst reading on January 25, 2012.

Attest: Christopher Wood, City Clerk

Dated: January 16, 2013

1x Fee=$23.08 01/16/13______________

TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLECOUNTY OF CAPE MAYSTATE OF NEW JERSEY

RESOLUTION 02-13

Date: January 3, 2013

Subject: AWARDING CONTRACTS UNDER FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS Introduced By: Mayor Lockwood Seconded By: Committeemember Donohue Vote-Aye: Committeemember DeLanzo, Committeemember Donohue, Mayor Lockwood Nay: WHEREAS, the Township Committee has previously instituted a Fair and Open Process for the award of contract pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et.seq., and

WHEREAS, the Township Committee has fol-lowed the procedures that it has previously set forth for the award of specifi c contracts; and

WHEREAS, the Township Committee has solicited proposals, and has publicly opened each proposal submitted, and has considered each proposal in light of criteria previously established by the Township, and has made a decision on each proposal submitted in light of those criteria;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Committee of the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey, that the following submissions shall be awarded as follows for a term effective Janu-ary 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013:

1. Municipal Solicitor – Marcus H. Karavan, P.C. – Not to exceed $175,000.002. Labor Solicitor Paul J. Baldini – not to ex-ceed $50,000.00 3. Municipal Auditor - Ford Scott Associates – Not to exceed $57,000.004. Municipal Prosecutor –Marian Ragusa - Not to exceed $30,500.005. Municipal Public Defender - Seth Fuscellaro – Not to exceed $17,500.00.6. Rent Leveling Solicitor - Loveland & Garrett – Not to exceed $4,500.007. Grant Application & Housing Rehabilitation Consultant – Blauer Associates – Not to ex-ceed $3,600.00. 8. Economic Development & Grant Admin. Consultants - TRIAD Associates – Not to ex-ceed $17,500.00. 9. Bond Counsel - McManimon & Scotland – Not to exceed $15,000.0010. Risk Management Consultant –Marsh & McLennan - Not to exceed $24,000.0011. Planning Consultant - Terenik Land Use Consulting – Not to exceed $20,000.00.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute contracts with each of the above-mentioned individuals as necessary, and the appropriate certifi cation of funds by the Chief Financial Offi cer shall be attached hereto.

I, Kimberly Krauss, Clerk of the Township of Middle, Cape May County, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of a Resolution adopted by the Township Com-mittee at a meeting of said Middle Township Committee, held on January 3, 2013 and said Resolution was adopted by not less than a two-thirds vote of the members of the Town-ship Committee.

Witness my hand and seal of the Township of Middle, this 3rd day of January, 2013.

Kimberly Krauss, Township Clerk

1x Fee=$43.74 01/16/13______________


RESOLUTION 6-13


Subject: AWARDING CONTRACTS UNDER NON-FAIR AND OPEN PROCESSIntroduced By: Committeemember DeLanzo Seconded By: Committeemember Donohue Vote-Aye: Committeemember DeLanzo, Committeemember Donohue, Mayor Lockwood Nay:

WHEREAS, the Township has determined that the value of the following contracts will not exceed $17,500.00 and are renewal contracts from previous years, and

WHEREAS, the Local Public Contract Law (N.J.S.A. 40A: 11-1 et seq.) provides for the award of contracts for professional services without advertising for bids, and

WHEREAS, these contracts are not therefore subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 or 20.5, and

WHEREAS, the Township of Middle requires said services, and funds are available for said purpose,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Committee, the Governing Body of the Township of Middle, County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, that the following contracts are hereby awarded as designated below for the calendar year 2013.

Code Maintenance – (ECode) General Code - $8,695.00Sunrise (RIM System Maintenance /Support) DELL Marketing L.P. - $1,900.00MDTS / Cameras / Voice Recorder Quality Communications - $12,800.00LiveScan Morphotrak - $2,146.00Info- Cop GTBM - $6,825.00Radar Equipment R&R Radar - $3,573.00Police Operating Software Enforsys - $14,680.00Police Time System - POSS Visual Computer Solutions $8,200.00“BEAST” Barcode System Porter Lee Corporation - $875.00Power DMS Innovative Data Solutions - $3,900.00“Robo” Call System (Global Connect Calls) Global Connect - $4,100.00Finance Software Edmunds and Assoc. - $8,744.00

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the fol-lowing proposal provided below indicates that the value of the agreement will exceed $17,500, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the follow-ing company has submitted a Business Entity

Disclosure Certifi cation, which certifi es that said entity has not made any reportable con-tributions to a political or candidate committee in the Township of Middle in the previous one year, and that the contract will prohibit the Quality Communications from making any reportable contributions through the term of the contract, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Busi-ness Disclosure Entity Certifi cation and the Determination of Value be placed on fi le with this resolution. A contract shall be awarded as follows:

Radio Equipment Maintenance Agreement ----- Quality Communications -- $25,800.00

FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Herald Times for publication.

FURTHER RESOLVED that these contracts are contingent upon the certifi cation of avail-ability of funds by the Chief Financial Offi cer, as attached hereto.




1x Fee=$55.89 01/16/13______________


RESOLUTION 7-13


Subject: AWARD CONTRACT AND RATIFY AGREEMENT THROUGH NON-FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS – TESTA, HECK, SCROC-CA & TESTA, P.A.Introduced By: Committeemember DeLanzo Seconded By: Committeemember Donohue Vote-Aye: Committeemember DeLanzo, Committeemember Donohue, Mayor Lockwood Nay:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the Township of Middle, the governing body thereof, that the Agreement between Testa, Heck, Scrocca & Testa, P.A. and the Township of Middle for Labor and Employment Counsel Services be and is hereby ratifi ed and the contract is hereby awarded through the Non Fair and Open Process as described in Pay-To-Play Statutes in the amount of $150.00/hr. not to exceed $17,500.00.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the appropriate offi cials are hereby authorized and directed to sign said agreement.

As the Chief Financial Offi cer of the Township of Middle, I acknowledge the sum of not to exceed $17,500 has been bid for the follow-ing service or items Police Labor Counsel. It is further certifi ed that suffi cient funds are available from the following appropriation or ordinance to cover this contract: pending 2013 budgetPO# pending 2013 budget

Tracey L. Taverner, CFO




1x Fee=$30.38 01/16/13______________


RESOLUTION 28-13


Subject: APPOINTING RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT – AWARDING THROUGH FAIR AND OPEN PROCESSIntroduced By: Committeemember Donohue Seconded By: Committeemember DeLanzo Vote-Aye: Committeemember DeLanzo, Committeemember Donohue, Mayor Lockwood Nay: WHEREAS, the Governing Body of Town-ship of Middle is a member of the Atlantic County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, a self insurance pooling fund, following a detailed analysis, and WHEREAS, the Township solicited for RFP’s under the Fair and Open Process, and WHEREAS, the Bylaws of said Fund require that each municipality appoint a RISK MAN-AGEMENT CONSULTANT to perform vari-ous professional services as detailed in the Bylaws, and WHEREAS, the Bylaws indicate a fee not to exceed six percent (6%) of the municipal assessment which expenditure represents reasonable compensation for the services required and was included in the cost consid-ered by the governing body, and WHEREAS, the township solicited for pro-posals for Risk Management Consultant via Resolution547-12, and

Herald Newspapers January 16 2013 www.CapeMayCountyHerald.com A39Classifi ed

1xFee=$291.60 1/16/13

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE

Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance was introduced at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, and passed on rst reading, and the same was then ordered to be published according to law; and that such ordinance will be further considered for nal passage at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners to be held at the Borough Hall in said Borough on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, or as soon thereafter as possible, at which time and place all persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.

KEVIN M. YECCO, Municipal Clerk

BOROUGH OF WILDWOOD CRESTCOUNTY OF CAPE MAY

NEW JERSEY

ORDINANCE NO. 1153

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 59-3 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF WILDWOOD CREST, KNOWN AS THE “SALARY ORDINANCE”, FIXING AND DETERMINING SALARIES AND COMPENSATIONS OF THE BOROUGH OF WILDWOOD CREST, IN THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE RAISING OF THE AMOUNTS THEREOF BY TAXATION AND FOR THE TIME AND METHOD OF PAYMENT

The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, in the County of Cape May, New Jersey, DO ORDAIN: SECTION 1: That section 59-3 Salary Schedule of the Code is hereby amended to said Salary Schedule: SECTION 2: Salary Schedule: The salaries and compensations to be paid said of cers and employees annually, unless otherwise indicated, shall be as follows: OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE ANNUAL SALARY RANGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM

Commissioner of Public Affairs & Public Safety $ 9,500.00 $ 17,500.00Animal Control Of cer $ 1,000.00 $ 5,000.00Assistant Beach Patrol Chief, season $ 2,000.00 $ 14,000.00Asst. Beach Patrol Chief., Temp., part-time, per day $ 50.00 $ 110.00Assistant Domestic Violence Advocate $ 10,000.00 $ 20,000.00Assistant Zoning Of cer $ 3,000.00 $ 20,000.00Attorney, Planning Board $ 2,000.00 $ 20,000.00Attorney, Zoning Board $ 2,000.00 $ 15,000.00Beach Patrol Chief $ 5,000.00 $ 29,000.00Beach Patrol Chief, Temp., part-time, per day $ 140.00 $ 250.00Chief Emergency Medical Technician $ 25,000.00 $ 50,000.00Clerk 1 $ 20,000.00 $ 44,500.00Clerk 2 $ 20,000.00 $ 46,000.00Clerk 3 $ 20,000.00 $ 47,500.00Clerk 4 $ 20,000.00 $ 49,000.00Clerk 1, Temp. or Perm. part-time, per hr $ 7.50 $ 14.00Clinic Director, temporary, per session $ 30.00Con ned Space Training Instructor $ 1,000.00 $ 3,000.00Construction Of cial $ 20,000.00 $ 50,000.00Dep. Municipal Court Administrator $ 20,000.00 $ 43,000.00Dep. Municipal Court Administrator, Temp., or Perm. p-t., per hr. $ 10.00 $ 18.00Domestic Violence Advocate $ 30,000.00 $ 45,000.00Emergency Medical Technician $ 20,000.00 $ 50,000.00Emergency Medical Technician, Temp., or Perm. part-time per hr $ 8.00 $ 15.00Fire Chief $ 1,500.00 $ 3,000.00Fire Of cial $ 1,000.00 $ 5,000.00Fire Prevention Specialist, Temp., or Perm. part-time per hr $ 10.00 $ 17.50Judge of the Municipal Court $ 25,000.00 $ 45,000.00Laborer, Temp. or Perm. part-time, per hr $ 7.50 $ 13.00Lifeguards, Seasonal: Salary, per day Lifeguard Captain $ 90.00 $ 195.00 Lifeguard Lieutenant $ 80.00 $ 190.00 Drivers & Lifeguards $ 50.00 $ 175.00 Medics $ 70.00 $ 170.00Maintenance Repairer $ 20,000.00 $ 42,000.00Municipal Code Enforcement Of cer $ 3,000.00 $ 20,000.00Mun. Code Enforcement Of cer, Temp. or Perm., pt, per hr $ 8.00 $ 16.00Municipal Court Administrator $ 30,000.00 $ 60,000.00Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator $ 1,000.00 $ 3,000.00Municipal Prosecutor $ 6,500.00 $ 18,000.00Police Chief $ 90,000.00 $ 137,000.00Police Captain $ 81,500.00 $ 111,000.00 Police Lieutenant $ 74,500.00 $ 106,000.00Police Sergeant $ 57,768.00 $ 97,000.00Police Of cer $ 30,000.00 $ 90,000.00Police Of cer, temporary, per hr $ 10.00 $ 16.00Principal Account Clerk $ 20,000.00 $ 45,000.00Public Defender $ 5,000.00 $ 15,000.00Public Safety Telecommunications Operator $ 20,000.00 $ 45,000.00Public Safety Telecommunications Op., per hr $ 8.00 $ 15.00Recreation Aide, Temp./Perm. part-time, per hr $ 7.50 $ 15.00School Traf c Guard, per day $ 15.00 $ 48.00 Plus Incentive pay, per day $ 2.00 Secretary, Boards and Commissions (annual) $ 500.00 $ 6,500.00Secretary, Boards and Commissions (per meeting ) $ 100.00 $ 250.00Special Law Enforcement Of cer ii, temporary, per hr $ 10.00 $ 16.00Sr. Maintenance Repairer $ 20,000.00 $ 45,000.00Supervising Emergency Medical Technician $ 20,000.00 $ 53,000.00Supervisor of Accounts $ 25,000.00 $ 46,000.00Supervisor of Data Processing Operations $ 25,000.00 $ 47,000.00 Violations Clerk $ 20,000.00 $ 35,000.00Violations Clerk, Temp./Perm. part-time, per hr $ 8.00 $ 13.00Zoning Of cer $ 5,000.00 $ 25,000.00

Commissioner of Revenue & Finance $ 9,500.00 $ 17,500.00Assessor $ 30,000.00 $ 64,000.00Assessor, part-time $ 12,000.00 $ 40,000.00 Assistant Chief Housing Inspector $ 500.00 $ 2,750.00Borough Attorney $ 12,000.00 $ 125,000.00Borough Clerk $ 50,000.00 $ 108,000.00Chief Financial Of cer/Treasurer $ 50,000.00 $ 80,000.00Chief Housing Inspector $ 5,000.00 $ 21,000.00Clerk, State Housing Inspection $ 1,000.00 $ 2,500.00Con dential Assistant $ 5,000.00 $ 40,000.00Deputy Tax Collector, part-time $ 1,000.00 $ 2,500.00Deputy Municipal Clerk $ 25,000.00 $ 65,000.00Deputy Tax Assessor $ 20,000.00 $ 40,000.00Housing Inspector, Temp., part-time $ 500.00 $ 2,750.00Housing Code Enforcement Of cer, per inspect $ 25.00Keyboarding Clerk 1 $ 20,000.00 $ 40,000.00Keyboarding Clerk 2 $ 20,000.00 $ 42,000.00Keyboarding Clerk 3 $ 20,000.00 $ 45,000.00Keyboarding Clerk 4 $ 20,000.00 $ 47,000.00Municipal Administrator $ 7,500.00 $ 95,000.00Purchasing Agent $ 25,000.00 $ 62,000.00Senior Account Clerk $ 20,000.00 $ 43,000.00Tax Collector $ 50,000.00 $ 75,000.00Tax Collector, part-time $ 12,000.00 $ 30,000.00Tax Search Of cer $ 1,000.00 $ 2,000.00Title Search Of cer $ 1,000.00 $ 2,000.00Tourism Information Clerk, temporary, per hr $ 7.50 $ 12.00

Commissioner of Public Works, Parks, and Public Property $ 9,500.00 $ 17,500.00Assistant Public Works Superintendent $ 30,000.00 $ 70,000.00Asst. Recreation Supervisor $ 20,000.00 $ 42,000.00Assistant Supervisor, Public Works $ 25,000.00 $ 50,000.00Assistant Supervisor, Motor Pool $ 25,000.00 $ 60,000.00Building Maintenance Worker $ 18,000.00 $ 30,000.00Carpenter $ 21,000.00 $ 52,000.00Carpenter, Temp./Perm. part-time, per hr $ 10.00 $ 16.00 Certi ed Pool Operator $ 300.00 $ 2, 500.00Equipment Operator $ 20,000.00 $ 54,000.00Equipment Op. Temp./Perm. part-time per hr $ 9.00 $ 15.00 Laborer 1 $ 20,000.00 $ 45,000.00Laborer 2 $ 20,000.00 $ 47,000.00Laborer 3 $ 20,000.00 $ 49,000.00Laborer 1, temporary, per day $ 50.00 $ 75.00 Plus incentive pay, per day $ 2.00Lifeguard $ 16,000.00 $ 33,000.00Lifeguard, Temp. or Perm. part-time, per hr $ 7.50 $ 14.00Mechanic $ 25,000.00 $ 50,000.00Playground & Tennis Court Attendant, seasonal, per hour $ 7.50 $ 12.00Public Information Of cer $ 3,000.00 $ 12,000.00 Public Works Superintendent $ 50,000.00 $ 85,000.00Recreation Leader $ 20,000.00 $ 35,000.00Recreation Leader, Dancing, Art, Gymnastics, Aerobics, etc., per hour $ 10.00 $ 30.00Recreation Leader (Disc Jockey), per hr. $ 25.00 $ 50.00Recreation League Director, Temporary $ 400.00 $ 3,000.00Recreation League Asst., seasonal, per game $ 20.00 $ 40.00Recreation Program Coordinator $ 2,000.00 $ 9,500.00Recreation Supervisor $ 25,000.00 $ 48,000.00 Recreation Supervisor, Temp., per hr. $ 7.50 $ 20.00Recreation Bookkeeper, Weekly, part time $ 30.00 $ 90.00Recycling Coordinator $ 3,000.00 $ 15,000.00Sanitation Driver $ 22,000.00 $ 43,000.00 Sanitation Supervisor $ 30,000.00 $ 58,000.00Sanitation Worker $ 20,000.00 $ 40,000.00Sanitation Driver, part-time, hourly $ 12.00 $ 15.00 Sanitation Worker, part-time, hourly $ 10.00 $ 13.00Sewer Repairer 2 $ 20,000.00 $ 50,000.00Sewerage Collection System Licensed Operator $ 2,500.00 $ 10,000.00Supervisor, Landscape $ 30,000.00 $ 65,000.00Supervisor of Motor Pool $ 30,000.00 $ 70,000.00Supervisor, Public Works $ 30,000.00 $ 68,000.00Tennis Courts Supervisor/Tennis Director, temp $ 1,000.00 $ 5,000.00Truck Driver $ 22,000.00 $ 43,000.00Truck Driver, Temp./Perm. part-time, per hr $ 9.00 $ 14.00

SECTION 3: The salary ranges, expressed hereinabove, are base salary scales and do not include compensation for: longevity, school pay, holiday pay, clothing allowance, reimbursable compensatory time, out-of-title pay, overtime and merit pay properly approved by the Board of Commissioners.

SECTION 4: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances amendatory thereof inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed insofar as inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after nal passage and advertisement thereof as required by law.

Dated: January 9, 2013 __________________________________ Carl H. Groon

______________________________ __________________________________Kevin M. Yecco, Borough Clerk Joyce P. Gould

__________________________________ Don CabreraIntroduced: January 9, 2013


WHEREAS, the proposal received by Marsh & McLennan Agency indicates not to exceed $24,000.00 WHEREAS, NJSA 4OA: 1 1-5 (1) (in), specifi -cally exempts the hiring of insurance consul-tants from competitive bidding as an extraor-dinary unspecifi able service, and WHEREAS, the experience, knowledge of public insurance and risk management issues and judgmental nature required of a Risk Man-agement Consultant are clearly an extraordi-nary unspecifi able service, which therefore render competitive bidding impractical. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the governing body of the Township of Middle does hereby appoint Michael McLaughlin, Marsh & McLennan Agency as its Risk Man-agement Consultant in accordance with 4OA: 1 1-5 in the amount Not to Exceed $24,000.00 for FY2013, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the govern-ing body is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Consultant’s Agreement annexed hereto and to cause a notice of this decision to be published according to NJSA 4OA: 1 1-5 (1), (a), (i). As the Chief Financial Offi cer of the Town-ship of Middle, I acknowledge the sum of $ 24,000.00 has been bid for the following ser-vice or items Risk Management. It is further certifi ed that suffi cient funds are available from the following appropriation or ordinance to cover this contract: pending 2013 budgetPO# pending 2013 budget

Tracey DeVico Taverner, CFO I, Kimberly Krauss, Clerk of the Township of Middle, Cape May County, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of a Resolution adopted by the Township Com-mittee at a meeting of said Middle Township Committee, held on January 3, 2013 and said Resolution was adopted by not less than a two-thirds vote of the members of the Town-ship Committee.


Kimberly Krauss, Township Clerk 1x Fee=$51.03 01/16/13

______________TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLECOUNTY OF CAPE MAYSTATE OF NEW JERSEY

RESOLUTION 37-13


Subject: AWARD CONTRACT AND RATIFY AGREEMENT THROUGH NON-FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS – JEFFREY R. SURENIAN AND ASSOCIATES, LLC. – SPECIAL COUN-SEL – AFFORDABLE HOUSING Introduced By: Mayor Lockwood Seconded By: Committeemember DeLanzo Vote-Aye: Committeemember DeLanzo, Committeemember Donohue, Mayor Lockwood Nay:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the Township of Middle, the governing body thereof, that the Agreement between Jeffrey R. Surenian & As-sociates, LLC. and the Township of Middle for Special Counsel - Affordable Housing be and is hereby ratifi ed and the contract is hereby awarded through the Non-Fair and Open Pro-cess as described in Pay-To-Play Statutes.


Jeffrey R. Surenian & Associates, LLC. – Spe-cial Counsel- Affordable Housing – Not to Exceed $15,000.00

As the Chief Financial Offi cer of the Town-ship of Middle, I acknowledge the sum of not to exceed $15,000.00 has been bid for the following service or items Special Counsel – Affordable Housing. It is further certifi ed that suffi cient funds are available from the follow-ing appropriation or ordinance to cover this contract: pending 2013 budgetPO# pending 2013 budget

Tracey DeVico Taverner, CFO




1x Fee=$32.80 01/16/13______________


RESOLUTION 38-13


Subject: AWARD CONTRACT AND RATIFY AGREEMENT – SJESP – NEW JERSEY OF-FICE OF CLEAN ENERGY, DIRECT INSTALL PROGRAMIntroduced By: Mayor Lockwood Seconded By: Committeemember DeLanzo Vote-Aye: Committeemember DeLanzo, Committeemember Donohue, Mayor Lockwood Nay:

WHEREAS, the Township of Middle applied for, and received, a grant from the New Jersey Offi ce of Clean Energy, Direct Install Program for repair and acquisition of a new HVAC Unit at Township Hall, and

WHEREAS, the Township of Middle also ad-opted Ordinance 1429-12 which authorized

the appropriation of the sum of $77,000.00 in funding from the Capital Improvement Fund ($37,200.57) and the Grant Fund (NJ Direct Install $37,799.43) for said project, and

WHEREAS, the Township of Middle has a 30% match for this project, which amounts to $17,056.90.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the Township of Middle, the governing body thereof, that the Agreement between SJESP and the Town-ship of Middle, in connection with the NJ Direct Install Program Grant, be and is hereby authorized.


SJESP – New Jersey Offi ce of Clean Energy, Direct Install Program - $17,056.90

As the Chief Financial Offi cer of the Town-ship of Middle, I acknowledge the sum of $17,056.90 has been bid for the following service or items SJESP – New Jersey Of-fi ce of Clean Energy, Direct Install Program. It is further certifi ed that suffi cient funds are available from the following appropriation or ordinance to cover this contract: pending budget rolloverPO# pending budget rollover

Tracey L. Taverner, CFO




1x Fee=$38.88 01/16/13______________


RESOLUTION 42-13


Subject: RATIFY CONTRACT – REMING-TON, VERNICK & WALBERG ENGINEERS – ENGINEERING SERVICES FY2013 – FAIR AND OPEN PROCESSIntroduced By: Committeemember Donohue Seconded By: Mayor Lockwood Vote-Aye: Committeemember DeLanzo, Committeemember Donohue, Mayor Lockwood Nay:

WHEREAS, on November 21, 2011 by way of Resolution No.572-11, request for proposals and qualifi cations where sought for the posi-tion of Municipal Engineer, and

WHEREAS, on January 1, 2012, reorganiza-tion, the position of Municipal Engineer was awarded to Remington, Vernick & Walberg Engineers, and

WHEREAS, said term was awarded for three years, with the certifi cation and award of con-tract set yearly.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the Township of Middle, the governing body thereof, that the contract between the Township of Middle and Remington, Vernick & Walberg Engineers, for FY 2013, shall hereby be ratifi ed in the amount not to exceed $40,000.00 for general engineering consulting services.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the appropriate offi cials are hereby authorized and directed to sign said contract.

As the Chief Financial Offi cer of the Township of Middle, I acknowledge the sum of not to

exceed $40,000 has been bid for the following service or items engineering services It is fur-ther certifi ed that suffi cient funds are available from the following appropriation or ordinance to cover this contract: pending 2013 budgetPO# pending 2013 budget

Tracey DeVico Taverner, CFO




1x Fee=$36.45 01/16/13______________


Notice is hereby given that the following or-dinance was introduced at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, and passed on fi rst reading, and the same was then ordered to be published ac-cording to law; and that such ordinance will be further considered for fi nal passage at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners to be held at the Borough Hall in said Borough on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, or as soon thereafter as possible, at which time and place all persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.


BOROUGH OF WILDWOOD CRESTCOUNTY OF CAPE MAYSTATE OF NEW JERSEY

ORDINANCE NO. 1154

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLE-MENTING CHAPTER 40, LICENSES, ARTI-CLE I, MERCANTILE LICENSES, SECTION 40-2, FEES; WHEN DUE, AND SECTION 40-4, FEES FIXED, OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF WILDWOOD CREST, COUN-TY OF CAPE MAY AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 244 ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1959, ORDI-NANCE NO. 282 ADOPTED JUNE 27, 1962, ORDINANCE NO. 460 ADOPTED FEBRU-ARY 13, 1974, ORDINANCE NO. 511 AD-OPTED DECEMBER 27, 1977, ORDINANCE NO. 1048 ADOPTED NOVEMBER 26, 2007, ORDINANCE NO. 1064 ADOPTED NOVEM-BER 24, 2008 AND ORDINANCE NO. 1070 ADOPTED MARCH 25, 2009

The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, in the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, DO ORDAIN as follows:

Section 1. Section 40-2, Fees; When Due, of the Code of the Borough of Wildwood Crest is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

40-2. Fees; when due.

All license fees shall be due and payable to the Borough Clerk at Borough Hall on or before the fi rst day of May in each year, and all such licenses shall expire on the 30th day of April the next succeeding year. If the license fees are not paid by June 1 a late fee equal to ten (10%) percent of the fees, but not less than twenty-fi ve ($25) dollars, shall be assessed. Fees not paid timely shall be assessed an additional thirty ($30) dollars administrative fee if a summons for a violation of Section 40-1 is issued. Said administrative fee shall not be waived.

Section 2. Section 40-4, Fees Fixed, of the Code of the Borough of Wildwood Crest is hereby amended and supplemented, in per-tinent part, as follows:

40-4 Fees Fixed.

A. The license fees to be paid annually, as above provided, to said Borough of Wildwood Crest for conducting the business or furnishing the service hereinafter named at the places to be designated in the license certifi cate issued therefor shall be as follows:

Business/Service Fee

Distributors and deliverers of commodities or services or both, i.e., fuel oil, coal, ice, bakery, dairy products, seafood, Tailors, dry cleaners, launderers, and vehicles soliciting, delivering, collecting dry cleaning, laundry, linen services and not otherwise classifi ed $200.00

Section 3. Should any section or portion of this ordinance be held to be illegal or uncon-stitutional, said section or portion only shall be severed and the remaining sections and portions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 4. All other ordinances in confl ict or inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such confl ict or in-consistency.

Section 5. This ordinance shall become ef-fective upon fi nal passage and publication according to law.Dated: January 9, 2013 Carl H. Groon, MayorJoyce P. Gould, CommissionerDon Cabrera, Commissioner

Kevin M. Yecco, Borough Clerk

Introduced: January 9, 2013

1x Fee=$58.32 01/16/13______________


Notice is hereby given that the following or-dinance was introduced at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, and passed on fi rst reading, and the same was then ordered to be published ac-

cording to law; and that such ordinance will be further considered for fi nal passage at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners to be held at the Borough Hall in said Borough on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, or as soon thereafter as possible, at which time and place all persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.



ORDINANCE NO. 1155

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUP-PLEMENTING CHAPTER 37, GARBAGE, RUBBISH, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, SECTION 37-6, REQUIREMENTS FOR RE-MOVAL – COMMUNITY RECEPTACLES, DUMPSTERS, CONTAINERS AND RECEP-TACLES, OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF WILDWOOD CREST, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 841 ADOPTED MARCH 16, 1998

The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, in the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, DO ORDAIN as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 37, Garbage, Rub-bish, Solid Waste Management, Section 37-6, Requirements for removal – commu-nity receptacles, dumpsters, containers and receptacles, of the Code of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

37-6. Requirements for removal – commu-nity receptacles, dumpsters, containers and receptacles.

E. Location. To the extent possible, all dump-sters, including but not limited to roll-off dump-sters and roll-off containers, utilized for the

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Compilation © 2013 Seawave Corporation Source Data: Cape May County Clerk's Offi ce Abstracts

Property Transfers Recorded In County Clerk’s Offi ceBetween January 1, and January 6, 2013

Seller Buyer Property Address Price AVALON Lawrence J. Cech Joseph F. & Mary L. Panunto 7751 Ocean Dr., C-H $ 360,000 A. Charles Peruto Jr. Mark G. Muller 46 E 17

th St. $ 1,672,000

James T. Kiernan Michael & Wendy Carbone 75 W 20th

St. $ 720,000 Christine C. Stone, et al Redfern Ocean LLC 1068 Avalon Ave. $ 888,750 Henry J. & Elizabeth King Allan & Lauren Campbell 121 38

th St. $ 1,500,000

John & Annemarie Haskins Richard & Gail Castafero 306 79th

St. $ 745,000 Bruce & Sandra Buckley Teresa Oliveria 2109 Dune Dr., Unit A $ 375,000 Jay S. & Donna A. Hagerty Valerie A. Harchuck 700 1

st Ave., Unit 207 $ 445,000

Average: $ 838,219 Total For Avalon: $ 6,705,750 CAPE MAY Joan & Eugene McCarthy Gary & Deborah Snyder 105 1

st Ave. $ 449,000

Jack Fein Helen V. Graves 1348 Missouri Ave. $ 525,000 Helen V. Graves Patrick & Annette Magri 1601 New York Ave. $ 1,175,000 Average: $ 716,333 Total For Cape May: $ 2,149,000 CAPE MAY POINT Jane & Monroe Haegele Peter S. Saulier 505 Alexander Ave. $ 459,000 Average: $ 459,000 Total For Cape May Point: $ 459,000 LOWER TOWNSHIP Douglas F. & Lucia Job Kirk A. & Elena B. Kendall 319 B E Raleigh Ave. $ 386,000 Gary A. & Maureen Saag Arthur L. & Maria K. Erk 616 Turtle Gut Cir. $ 520,000 Lisa A. Santoro Tullo A. & Karen L. Migliorini 106 Elwood Rd. $ 190,000 Estate of Richard Decker Eileen H. & Martin Coyle 107 Hughes Ave. $ 190,000 Average: $ 321,500 Total For Lower Township: $ 1,286,000 MIDDLE TOWNSHIP Suzanne J. Fredriksen Nicholas Schiazza 105 Delaware Ave. $ 380,000 Robert & Kathleen Moran Terence & Donna Flynn Sr. 103 Hand Ave. $ 120,000 3124 Route 9 South LLC BME 932 LLC 3124 Rte. 9 S $ 200,000 Average: $ 233,333 Total For Middle Township: $ 700,000 NORTH WILDWOOD Carl R. & Alanna J. Gaskill Michael Seidenburg 2301 Seaboard Cir. $ 505,000 Sea Breeze Development Scott Peter 815 New Jersey Ave. $ 208,000 Jerome & Wendy Sindoni James E. Sindoni 411 E 10

th St., Unit 101 $ 138,681

Average: $ 283,894 Total For North Wildwood $ 851,681 OCEAN CITY Daniel J. Ripp John K. & Nancy Moffett Jr. 908 Pleasure Ave. $ 265,000 Susan M. Nydick Sara K. & James L. Gowing 322 Boardwalk, Unit 1003 $ 350,000 Frank M. & Donna M. Rook George & Margaret Gehring 3108-3110 Simpson Ave. $ 535,000 William & Elaine Kershner Willard & Susan Morgan 5238 Central Ave., 2

nd Fl $ 746,250

Anita D. Bisetti Ann M. Ranieri 2116 Haven Ave., Unit A 1st Fl $ 537,000

James G. & Kerri Sullivan Thomas & Diana Visco 1332 Wesley Ave. $ 575,000 Robert & Bethann Parahus Brian & Linda Kelley 126 Pinnacle Dr. $ 885,000 Andrew B. Chase Jr. William M. & Anissa Berman 2115 Central Ave. $ 710,000 Estate of Margaret Kenney Duncan Real Estate 4020 Central Ave. $ 825,000 David G. Veit Douglas Grisbaum 4601 Asbury Ave. $ 800,000 Frank Mac Williams Marie B. Dolan 4322 Central Ave. $ 851,000 James J. & Donna Braccille Jerry & Lizanne Holbrook 2306 Central Ave., Unit 2306 $ 639,000 Elwood & Barbara Seybert William & Terri Hall 5147 Asbury Ave., Unit B $ 410,000 Estate of Lilla M. Yust Ocean City Development 320 Asbury Ave. $ 240,000 Mark & Frances Mainardi Joanne M. Jackson 534 Bay Ave. $ 355,000 Mark & Frances Mainardi Benjamin & Patricia Gardiner 536 Bay Ave. $ 365,000 Genevieve Flanagan, et al Vincent Canzanse 12 Kingston Ln. $ 875,000 Edward J. Dixon Jr. Bay Brothers LLC 200 Bay Ave., Unit 115 $ 115,000 Benjamin Gardiner Harry W. & Holly R. Crane 600 Pleasure Ave. $ 285,000 Jon D. Batastini, et al Robert Armstrong 3619 Oxford Ln., 3618 Bay Ave. $ 292,500 James & Robbin Lawson William E. & Donna M. Heap 3104 Wesley Ave. $ 3,000,000 Theodora B. Cozan Greg & Anna Fanelli 1205 West Ave., Unit B $ 340,000 Joseph & Dana Sheppard Jay A. & Michele B. Gillian 202 Battersea Rd. $ 410,000 Ralph & Ellie Statton James & Mary Gane 1745 Central Ave., 2

nd Fl $ 830,000

Average: $ 634,823 Total For Ocean City: $ 15,235,750 SEA ISLE CITY Nicholas Manzi Redfern Ocean LLC 126 48

th St. $ 650,000

Shawn D. Pulford Francesco S. Mattera 18 86th

St., Unit A $ 725,000 Tomas A. & Marie Manalo James & Teresa McCullough 3500 Boardwalk, Unit 512N $ 560,000 JF Builders Inc. Paul S. & Melinda R. Touhey 3514 Landis Ave., Unit 301 $ 450,000 Francis J. & Dolores Graff Joseph & Kelly Cappello 101 32

nd St., East Unit $ 618,000

Average: $ 600,600 Total For Sea Isle City: $ 3,003,000 STONE HARBOR Stephen Walker John F. Nardone 20 100

th St. $ 1,665,000

Thomas J. Welsh Jr. Anne G. Stulpin 223 24th

St. $ 940,000 Sara B. & Peter Biggs Marie F. Gavula 700 Ocean Dr., Unit E2 $ 650,000 Estate of Frank S. Adkins Thomas D. Smith, et al 222 118

th St. $ 1,350,000

James & Sharon McHugh Jason & Carey W. Maas 218 87th

St. $ 892,000 Bank of America, N.A. CMC Library Commission 9516 2

nd Ave. $ 750,000

Average: $ 1,041,167 Total For Stone Harbor: $ 6,247,000 UPPER TOWNSHIP Bank of New York Mellon John C. & Bette J. Yank Jr 1011 Mt. Pleasant $ 160,000 Average: $ 160,000 Total For Upper Township: $ 160,000 WILDWOOD Anna & Dominick Milano Ocean Rio Investments LLC 300 E Taylor Ave. $ 375,000 Edward & Susan Blaney Wesley & Annmarie Teszner 123 E Roberts Ave., Unit 200 $ 50,000 Gary & Cheryl Rutkowski Sunview Properties LLC 4014 Boardwalk $ 575,000 Average: $ 333,333 Total For Wildwood: $ 1,000,000 WOODBINE Housing Program Dev. Rebecca L. Sams 322 Washington St. $ 127,000 Average: $ 127,000 Total For Woodbine: $ 127,000

COUNTY TOTAL: $ 37,924,181

CORRECTION:The Dec. 26 average price for real estate transactions in Cape May was incorrectly reported. It was

$437,916. Upper Township’s average price, which was missing, was $168,000

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Cape May Court House

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ROOMS FOR RENT

Room For Rent-

NORTH CAPE MAY, Lg sin-

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ping center. $500/mo., all

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WILDWOOD &BURLEIGH Area

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WebID #: 252100

Rooms For Rent-

WILDWOOD CREST, sum-

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$2600/16 weeks. Call Linda

215-499-2077

WebID #: 252133

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WILDWOOD: Single rooms,

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Util. incl. Please call 609-

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SPACE FOR RENT

Space for Rent-

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1st fl oor retail/offi ce. 900

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7311.

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WebID #: 251878

Space for Rent-

NORTH WILDWOOD610 New Jersey Ave.(Formerly Shore Couture)

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1500 sq. ft. Prime location.

609-523-0104

WebID #: 251720

Space For Rent-

STONE HARBORRestaurant

Offi ce/Retail2000 sq ft., 300 Block 96th

St. 609-408-8906

WebID #: 251829

WINTER RENTAL

Winter Rental-

*****NORTH WILDWOOD JAN-MAY 2013 3BR fully

furnished condo, basic

cable, WIFI, and water in-

cluded $875/month. 215-

778-0517

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WebID #: 252109

Winter/ Year Round Rental-

WW CREST: Winter or year

round. 2 BR, SF, very nice,

everything like new, CA, gas

ht, W/D, DW. Furnished,

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9380

WebID #: 251751

YEAR ROUND RENTAL

Year Round Rental-

AVALON

2 - 3 BR, 1 Ba., 1st fl oor

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4659

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$1800/month + utilities. No

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garage, A/C & heat pump,

washer, dryer, refrig. Refs.,

1st month, last month &

sec. dep req’d. $1525/mo.

+ util. Call Maria, 609-886-

6035 ext 16

WebID #: 251905

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************Cape May Court House

Year-Round Rental. 3 Bed-

room, 2 Bath, 2nd fl oor unit

available Feb 1st. $1,100.00/

month + utilities. Security

Deposit $1,650.00. Washer

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WebID #: 252070

Year Round Rental-

CAPE MAY

LT Schools, 2 BR home,

screened porch, A/C, quiet

neighborhood, easy access

to GSP, Rt. 9, canal. No

pets. 1 1/2 mo. sec. Proof

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utils. 201-523-0343

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3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath.

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3823

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2 BR, 1 Ba., Central loca-

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Refs. 856-904-1308

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STONE HARBOR96th St

1 bedroom, living room,

kitchen, bath, rear sun

deck. Non-smoking prem-

ises. Refs. req’d. 609-729-

2929

WebID #: 252147

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WEST CAPE MAY2BR, 1BA, unfurn, $1150/

mo + utils, no pets, no

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4812

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WILDWOOD(2) 1 bedroom, 1st & 2nd

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$625/month.

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215-429-0519

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baseboard heat included,

C/A. $850 a month. Unfur-

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WILDWOOD CREST2 bedroom apartment.

$1200/month utilities in-

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and sec. deposit req’d.

Non-smoking premises, no

pets. 609-224-3839

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purpose of disposing of solid waste and recy-clables as well as construction debris, shall be located on private property rather than on streets, highways or public property. In such cases where the only practical location of a roll-off dumpster or a roll-off container is on a street, highway or public property, the Super-intendent of Public Works, or his designee, shall determine the location of all dumpsters and containers, whether roll-off types (or not) so as to not impede or impair public safety. All dumpsters shall have its wheels or skids, as the case may be, placed on timber materials, having minimum dimensions of not less than two (2) inches thick by twelve (12) inches wide by forty-eight (48) inches long, in such a manner as directed by the Superintendent of Public Works, or his designee, so as to pro-vide protection to the surface of the street, highway or public property upon which the dumpsters are to be placed.

F. Damage to street, highway and prop-erty prohibited. No person shall purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently damage any street, highway or public property or allow damage to be caused to any street, highway or public property by the place-ment of any dumpster or roll-off container upon a street, highway or public property. It shall be no defense to a prosecution for an offense under this section that a permit for placement of a dumpster or roll-off container was obtained from the Wildwood Crest Po-lice Department, or that timber material had been placed under the wheels or skids of the dumpster or roll-off container as required by this chapter, it being the responsibility of the property owner to provide for further protec-tive measures to the street, highway or public property if the timber material required by this chapter proves to be insuffi cient to adequate-ly protect the street, highway or public prop-erty from damage by reason of the weight of the dumpster or roll-off container or any other factor or cause.

Section 2. All other ordinances in confl ict with or inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such confl ict or inconsistency.

Section 3. If any section or sections, part or parts, word or words of this Ordinance is or are held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining section or sections, part or parts, word or words of this Ordinance which are deemed to be severable.

Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect upon fi nal passage and publication accord-ing to law.


Carl H. Groon, MayorJoyce P. Gould, Commissioner

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES(From Page A39) Don Cabrera, Commissioner


Introduced: January 9, 2013

1x Fee=$65.61 01/16/13______________


Notice is hereby given that the following or-dinance was introduced at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, and passed on fi rst reading, and the same was then ordered to be published ac-cording to law; and that such ordinance will be further considered for fi nal passage at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners to be held at the Borough Hall in said Borough on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, or as soon thereafter as possible, at which time and place all persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.



ORDINANCE NO. 1156

A CAPITAL ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS MU-NICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTIES AND ACQUISITION OF VARIOUS EQUIPMENT AND APPROPRIATING THEREFOR THE AMOUNT OF $242,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commis-sioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, County of Cape May, New Jersey (not less than two-thirds of all the members thereof af-fi rmatively concurring) as follows:

Section 1. The improvements and acquisitions described in Section 2 of this Ordinance are hereby authorized to be made by the borough of Wildwood Crest, County of Cape May, New Jersey and there is hereby appropriated the sum of Two Hundred and Forty Two Thou-sand ($242,000.00) Dollars from the Capital Improvement Fund, said amount now being available therefor in the General Capital Ac-count of the Borough of Wildwood Crest.

Section 2. The improvements and ac-quisitions hereby authorized are:

(a) Upgrades to the Existing 911 system to be utilized by the Department of Public Safety, to-gether with all equipment, work and materials necessary therefor or incidental thereto.

(b) Acquisition of one (1) all wheel drive police vehicle, together with all equipment, attach-ments and accessories necessary therefor or

incidental thereto.

(c) Acquisition of parking meters to be in-stalled along Atlantic Avenue, together with all equipment, attachments and materials neces-sary therefor or incidental thereto.

(d) Improvements to the Kayak Launch lo-cated at Miami Avenue and Sunset Lake, to-gether with all work and materials necessary therefor or incidental thereto.

(e) Acquisition and installation of various tech-nology equipment at Borough Hall, together with all equipment, work and materials neces-sary therefor or incidental thereto.

(f) Acquisition of one (1) four wheel drive pickup truck to be utilized by the Beach Patrol, together with all equipment, attachments and accessories necessary therefor or incidental thereto.

(g) Improvements to the Beach Patrol Head-quarter Building at Rambler Road, together with all equipment and materials necessary therefor or incidental thereto.

(h) Improvements to the Fishing Pier located at Heather Road and the Beach, including de-molition of the existing building, replacement of various wood planks and installation of new railings, together with all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto.

Section 3. The said purposes described in Section 2 of this Ordinance are not current expenses and are improvements which the Borough may lawfully make, under the pro-visions of N.J.S.A. 40A:2-1, et. seq. (Local Bond Law).

Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect fol-lowing its advertisement, public hearing and adoption in accordance with the requirements of law.

Dated: January 9, 2013 Carl H. Groon, MayorJoyce P. Gould, Commissioner Don Cabrera, Commissioner

Kevin M. Yecco, Borough Clerk Introduced: January 9, 2013

1x Fee=$60.75 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDED

The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, in the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a “Pro-fessional Service” in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a).

This contract has been awarded to Tri-County Animal Control Services, LLC, based on the

merits and abilities of said contractor to pro-vide the services as described herein. This contract was not awarded through a “fair and open process” pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4, et. seq. As such, the undersigned does hereby attest, based upon execution of the “Business Entity Disclosure Certifi cation” by said contractor that Tri-County Animal Con-trol Services, LLC, its subsidiaries, assigns or principals controlling in excess of 10% of the company, will not make a reportable contribution during the term of the contract to any political party committee in the Borough of Wildwood Crest if a member of that politi-cal party is serving in an elective public offi ce of the Borough of Wildwood Crest when the contract is awarded, or to any candidate com-mittee of any person serving in an elective public offi ce of the Borough when the contract is awarded.

The Resolution authorizing this contract and the actual contract are available for public in-spection in the Offi ce of the Borough Clerk.

AWARDED TO: Tri-County Animal Control Services, LLC SERVICES TO BE RENDERED: Apprehend-ing stray animals, removal of dead animals, enforcement of animal control regulations, and 24-hour emergency service for dog bites and injured animals; perform required Dog Census

COST: $625.00 per month for animal control services; $2.00 per dog license issued for the required Dog Census

PERIOD: January 9, 2013 through December 31, 2013 KEVIN M. YECCO, BOROUGH CLERK

1x Fee=$27.94 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDED

The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, in the County of Cape May, and State of New Jersey, has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a “Pro-fessional Service” in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a).

This contract has been awarded to Randolph Lafferty, Esquire, based on the merits and abilities of Randolph Lafferty, Esquire, to pro-vide the services as described herein.

The Resolution authorizing this contract and the actual contract are available for public in-spection in the Offi ce of the Borough Clerk.

AWARDED TO Randolph Lafferty, EsquireYoungblood Lafferty & Sampoli1201 New Road, Suite 230Linwood, New Jersey 08221-1159

SERVICES TO BE RENDERED Retention of legal services as Municipal Prosecutor

COST Not to exceed $18,000.00 per year

PERIOD January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013


1x Fee=$15.80 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED

The City of North Wildwood has awarded the following contracts as a professional service (or extraordinary, unspecifi able service) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1) (a). The contracts have been awarded through a “fair and open” competitive bidding process described at N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 et seq. These contracts and the resolutions authorizing them are on fi le and available for public inspection in the Offi ce of the Municipal Clerk.

William J. Kaufmann, Esq., & Andrew J. Cafi ero, Esq.of the law fi rm of Cafi ero & Balliette Purpose: City SolicitorAmount: As per contractResolution #18-13

Edward McManimon of McManimon, Scot-land & Bauman LLCPurpose: Bond CounselAmount: As per contractResolution #19-13

Ronald Gelzunas, Jr. Purpose: Municipal ProsecutorAmount: As per contractResolution #20-13

Lawrence Pepper, Jr. of Gruccio, Pepper, DeSanto & Ruth, PAPurpose: Labor CounselAmount: As per contractResolution #21-13

William G. Blaney of Blaney & Donohue, PAPurpose: Special Labor CounselAmount: As per contractResolution #22-13

Robert Sandman, Esq. Of Hankin, Sand-man & PalladinoPurpose: Special CounselAmount: As per contractResolution #23-13

Victoria Roach, Esq.Purpose: Public DefenderAmount: As per contractResolution #25-13

Marc DeBlasio of Remington, Vernick &

Walberg Engineers Purpose: Special Projects EngineerAmount: As per contractResolution #26-13

Engineering Design Associates, PAPurpose: Engineering Consultation on an As-Needed BasisAmount: As per contractResolution #27-13

MV Engineering LLC Purpose: Engineering Consultation on an As-Needed BasisAmount: As per contractResolution #28-13

Stuart Wiser of Remington, Vernick & Wal-berg Engineers Purpose: Special Projects PlannerAmount: As per contractResolution #29-13

Elizabeth Terenik Purpose: City PlannerAmount: As per contractResolution #30-13

Leon P. Costello of Ford-Scott Associates Purpose: City AuditorAmount: As per contractResolution #31-13

Triad Associates Purpose: Grants CoordinatorAmount: As per contractResolution #32-13

W. Scott JettCity Clerk

1x Fee=$47.39 01/16/13______________

REVISED

Cape May County Solid Waste Advisory Council (SWAC)2013 Meeting Schedule

January 9, 2013 9:30 a.m.April 10, 2013 9:30 a.m.September 18, 2013 9:30 a.m.

The meetings are held in the Front Confer-ence Room of the Cape May County Munici-pal Utilities Authority’s Main Offi ce located at 1523 U.S. Route #9 North, Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

1x Fee=$8.50 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Goodman’s Self Storage; 75 South Route 47, Cape May Court House, NJ at 11:00 am the following items will be sold at public auction pursuant to state law. Operator reserves the right to bid and set minimum bids.

FOR SALE ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013:

Contents of storage unit:E-22 -- Joseph Benedetto

2x Fee=$17.01 01/16, 01/23/13

______________CAPE MAY COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PRO-FESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR 2012 EMERGENCY NORTH ABUT-MENT SLOPE PROTECTION OCEAN DRIVE (CR621) BRIDGE OVER MIDDLE THOROFARE TOWNSHIP OF LOWER

The County of Cape May is seeking to engage the services of a consulting engineering fi rm to provide professional engineering services for emergency slope protection construction about the north abutment of the Ocean Drive (County Road No. 621) over Middle Thorofare in the Township of Lower. The October 29, 2012 storm eroded the slope about the north abutment exposing the underside of the foot-ing. This emergency work program is expect-ed to be funded through the Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief program. The work program shall include securing all approvals required for the use of federal funds for the project, securing all regulatory approv-als and permits, designing and developing the details, preparing contract documents, and answering requests for information during the advertisement and construction phase. The design of the project shall be fast-track so that the construction can be completed by April 26, 2013.

Copies of the Request for Proposals can be obtained from the Cape May County Purchas-ing Department by going to Cape May County Procurement Portal at capemayprocure.org. Sealed Proposals addressed to Clerk of the Board, will be received up to 2:00 p.m.prevailing time, on Wednesday January 23, 2013, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the William E. Sturm Ad-ministration Building, 4 Moore Road, Crest Haven Complex, Cape May Court House, New Jersey, for the following:

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES2012 EMERGENCY NORTH ABUTMENT SLOPE PROTECTION OCEAN DRIVE (CR621) BRIDGE OVER MIDDLE THORO-FARE

Four (4) copies of the Technical Proposals (one copy shall be unbound) and four (4) cop-ies of the Cost Proposals (one copy shall be unbound) in a separate sealed envelope and both proposals (Technical and Cost) must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the

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name and address of the Firm and marked “Professional Engineering Services For 2012 Emergency North Abutment Slope Protection at the Ocean Drive (CR621) Bridge over Mid-dle Thorofare” on the outside; and addressed to the Clerk of the Board, William E. Sturm, Jr. Administration Building, 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210; and delivered to the Clerk of the Board’s offi ces before the time noted above.

Proposers are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27).

This project has a Disadvantage Business En-terprise/ Emerging Small Business Enterprise participation goal of 15.6% of the total fee.

The Request for Proposals is intended solely to obtain competitive proposals from which the County may choose a vendor(s) that best meet(s) the County’s needs. It is the County’s intent to award any contract(s) for these services pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i). The County reserves the right to waive any informalities in and to reject any or all proposals.

1x Fee=$43.74 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

PLEASE BE ADVISED that the Commission-ers of Fire District No. 3 in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May shall hold a spe-cial meeting on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Green Creek Firehouse, 14 Bayshore Rd., Green Creek, NJ 08219 to discuss the 2013 budget. Formal action shall be undertaken.

BY: COMMISSIONERS OF FIRE DISTRICT NO. 3TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLE, COUNTY OF CAPE MAY

1x Fee=$8.50 01/16/13______________

NOTICE

THE RE-ORGANIZATION/REGULAR MEET-ING OF THE CAPE MAY COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT NOON ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 AT THE SOCIAL SERVICES BUILD-ING LOCATED AT 4005 ROUTE 9 SOUTH, RIO GRANDE, NJ 08242. THIS MEETING WILL INCLUDE A CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND LEGAL IS-SUES.

CAPE MAY COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES

ALICE WASHINGTON,SECRETARY TREASURER

1x Fee=$9.72 01/16/13______________

CAPE MAY COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSFOR PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOREMERGENCY 2012 STORM REPAIR AND RESTORATION WORK AT VARIOUS LOCA-TIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY

The County of Cape May is seeking to en-gage the services of a consulting engineer-ing fi rm to provide professional construction engineering services for emergency 2012 storm repair and restoration work on various County roads and bridges. The work program consists of providing construction oversight and documentation of said federal-aid con-struction projects. Daily inspection reports, material testing and material certifi cations are to be provided by the Consultant along with preparing as-built construction plans.

Copies of the Request for Proposals can be obtained from the Cape May County Purchas-ing Department by going to Cape May County Procurement Portal at capemayprocure.org. Construction plans of the project will not be provided to the Consultants until after award; however they can be viewed during normal business hours by making an appointment with the County Public Work Department at (609) 465-1035. Sealed Proposals addressed to County Administrator, will be received up to 2:00 p.m. prevailing time, on Wednesday January 23, 2013, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the William E. Sturm Administration Building, 4 Moore Road, Crest Haven Complex, Cape May Court House, New Jersey, for the following:

PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICESEMERGENCY 2012 STORM REPAIR AND RESTORATION WORK AT VARIOUS LOCA-TIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY

Four (4) copies of the Technical Proposals (one copy shall be unbound) must be en-closed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the Firm and marked “Profes-sional Construction Engineering Services For Emergency 2012 Storm Repair and Restora-tion Work” on the outside; and addressed to the Cape May County Administrator, William E. Sturm, Jr. Administration Building, 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210; and delivered to the County Administrator’s offi ces before the time noted above.

Proposers are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27).

This project has a Disadvantage Business En-terprise /Emerging Small Business Enterprise participation goal of 15.6% of the total fee.

The Request for Proposals is intended solely to obtain competitive proposals from which the County may choose a vendor(s) that best meet(s) the County’s needs. It is the County’s intent to award any contract(s) for these services pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i). The County reserves the right to waive any informalities in and to reject any or all proposals.

1x Fee=$40.10 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDPROFESSIONAL SERVICES

The Borough of West Wildwood on January 2,

2013 awarded a Contract without competitive bidding as a Professional Service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i). The Contract and the Resolution authorizing it are on fi le and available for Public Inspection in the Offi ce of the Municipal Clerk, West Wildwood Mu-nicipal Hall, 701 W. Glenwood Avenue, West Wildwood, N.J. between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday, excluding Municipal Holidays.Awarded to: Andrew J. Cafi ero, Esq.Duration: To December 31, 2013Nature and Type of Contract: Municipal SolicitorAmount of Contract: Per Fee Schedule

Donna L. FrederickActing Municipal Clerk

1x Fee=$12.15 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED

This notice is being published in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.5(g), Competitive Contracting or Fair and Open Process and N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i), Professional Services. At a regular meeting of the Cape May County Board of Chosen Free-holders held on January 8, 2013, the County entered into contracts/agreements as follows:

1. Agreements with Cape May County Board of Social Services for various projects from 1/1/13 through 12/31/13: Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC) $67,157.00; County Interagency Coordinating Council (CIACC) $39,825.00.2. Agreement with LeGore & Jones Appraisal Services in the amount of $4,800.00 for ap-praisal of Jonathan Sachar property known as Block 163.01, Lot 268, Township of Middle for the Open Space Program.3. Agreement with LeGore & Jones Appraisal Services in the amount of $4,800.00 for ap-praisal of Mainland Associates property known as Block 94, Lot 79 and Block 215, Lot 4, Township of Middle for the Open Space Program.4. Acceptance of Professional Engineering Services proposal in the amount of $10,662.13 of Churchill, P.C. for the emergency inspec-tion of the Ocean Drive (CR619) Bridge over Townsends Inlet Fender Systems.

The contracts/agreements and resolutions authorizing the above are on fi le and available for public inspection in the offi ce of the Clerk of the Board of Chosen Freeholders. Elizabeth BozzelliClerk of the Board

1x Fee=$21.87 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN BY MIDDLE TOWNSHIPZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

The following action was taken by the Zoning Board of the Township of Middle at a meeting held on December 13, 2012.

1. The application of William and Tracey Labrum regarding the property located at 700 Route 9 North, Cape May Court House (Block 126, Lot 1) seeking a use variance to convert an existing accessory structure into a nursery school in conjunction with a single family resi-dential use on the same lot and for site plan waiver, was granted. 2. The application of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Inc. regarding the property lo-cated at 106 Courthouse South Dennis Road, Cape May Court House (Block 99.02, Lots 137 and 138) for a use variance to locate a sign which is not accessory on a lot currently occupied by medical offi ces and one free-standing sign, along with bulk variances for various additional signage along with various waivers from site plan standards and site plan waiver, was granted. 3. The memorializing resolution granting the application of Gerald and Frances Davis re-garding the property located at 561 Avalon Boulevard, Cape May Court House (Block 117.04, Lot 4) seeking bulk variances for minimum front and rear yard setbacks in connection with the construction of a single family dwelling on an existing vacant lot was approved.

Upon adoption by the Middle Township Zon-ing Board of Adjustment, Memorializing Resolutions referenced above or concerning the above matters will be on fi le at the Middle Township Clerk’s Offi ce and the Middle Town-ship Zoning Offi cial’s Offi ce at Middle Town-ship Hall, 33 Mechanic Street, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210.

David L. May, SecretaryMiddle TownshipZoning Board of Adjustment

1x Fee=$24.30 01/16/13______________

CITY OF WILDWOODCape May County, New Jersey

RESOLUTION

Resolution Authorizing the Award of an Alternate to Fair and Open Contract WHEREAS the City of Wildwood has a need to acquire certain goods and/or services as an alternate to a fair and open contract pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 or 20.5 as appropriate; and, WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has de-termined that the value of the acquisition will exceed $17,500; and, WHEREAS, the anticipated term of this con-tract is one year; and, WHEREAS, Triad Associates has submitted a contract indicating it will provide services in connection with “the administration of the USDA loans for the Wildwood Water Utility 26th Street water main replacement project”, not to exceed Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) dollars; and

WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Offi cer for the City of Wildwood has certifi ed that there are suffi cient funds to retain the services of Triad Associates, and, WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the above-referenced contractor to submit a Business Entity Disclosure Certifi cation which certifi es that the contractor has not made any report-able contributions to a political or candidate

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES(From Page A41) committee in the City of Wildwood in the

previous one year, and that the contract will prohibit the contractor from making any re-portable contributions through the term of the contract; and, WHEREAS, a Purchase Order shall be is-sued by the Purchasing Department encum-bering funds prior to order placement in ac-cordance with N.J.A.C.5:30-5.4. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Commissioners of the City of Wildwood authorizes the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with the above described contractor described herein; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Busi-ness Disclosure Entity Certifi cation and the Determination of Value be placed on fi le with this resolution; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if Affi rma-tive Action Language be required and/or Busi-ness Registration Certifi cates be required, they be attached as addendums herein; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if required, by state law, Notice of their award shall be published in the appropriate edition of the Atlantic City Press and/or Cape May County Herald newspapers.

Submitted by Gary J. Ziegler, P.E., P.P. Di-rector

Peter Byron, Commissioner Anthony Leonetti, CommissionerErnest Troiano, Jr., Mayor

I, Christopher H. Wood, City Clerk for the City of Wildwood, do hereby certify that the fore-going Resolution was adopted at the Regular Meeting of the Wildwood Board of Commis-sioners, held the 9th day of January, 2013 and in witness whereof I have hereunder set my hand and offi cial seal on this date written.

CHRISTOPHER H. WOOD, CITY CLERK

1x Fee=$43.74 01/16/13______________


BOND ORDINANCESTATEMENT AND SUMMARY

ORDINANCE STATEMENTAND SUMMARY

The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, has been fi nally adopted by the governing body of the City of Wildwood, in the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey, on January 9, 2013 and the 20-day period of limitation within which a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such ordinance can be commenced, as provided in the Local Bond Law, has begun to run from the date of the fi rst publication of this statement. Copies of the full ordinance are available at no cost and during regular busi-ness hours, at the Clerk’s offi ce for the mem-bers of the general public who shall request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows:

Title:ORDINANCE REAPPROPRIATING $53,200 OF PROCEEDS OF OBLIGATIONS NOT NEEDED FOR THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR THE VARIOUS ACQUISI-TIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF WILDWOOD, IN THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY

Purpose(s):Re-appropriates $53,200 from Bond Ordi-nance No. 917-12 for the purchase of a sports utility vehicle for the Police Department, the purchase of vehicles (excluding passenger cars and station wagons) for the Department of Public Works and improvements to the life-guard building in the City, including all work and materials necessary therefor or incidental thereto.

Appropriation: $53,200

Bonds/Notes Authorized: N/A

Grants (if any) Appropriated: N/A

Section 20 Costs: N/A

Useful Life: N/A

Peter Byron, Commissioner - YesAnthony Leonetti, Commissioner - YesErnest Troiano, Jr., Mayor - Yes

Attest: Christopher H. Wood, City Clerk The above ordinance was introduced and passed fi rst reading on November 28, 2012.Second Reading/Public Hearing on the above ordinance was held on January 9, 2013.The above ordinance passed second reading on January 9, 2013.

CHRISTOPHER H. WOOD, CITY CLERKDated: January 16, 2013

1x Fee=$35.24 01/16/13______________


NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF SPECIAL EMERGENCY ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 900-12 OF THE CITY OF WILDWOOD, FINALLY ADOPTED MARCH 14, 2012 PRO-VIDING FOR THE PREPARATION OF A TAX MAP AND REASSESSMENT PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZING SPECIAL EMER-GENCY APPROPRIATIONS OF $415,000 THEREFORE AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL EMERGENCY NOTES.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinance published herewith has been fi nally adopted by the governing body of the City of Wildwood, in the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey on January 9, 2013.

Peter Byron, Commissioner- YesAnthony Leonetti, Commissioner - YesErnest Troiano, Jr., Mayor - Yes

Attest Christopher H. Wood, City Clerk The above ordinance was introduced and passed fi rst reading on November 28, 2012.Second Reading/Public Hearing on the above ordinance was held on January 9, 2013.

The above ordinance passed second reading on January 9, 2013.



1x Fee=$20.66 01/16/13______________


BOND ORDINANCESTATEMENT AND SUMMARY

ORDINANCE STATEMENTAND SUMMARY

The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, has been fi nally adopted by the governing body of the City of Wildwood, in the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey, on January 9, 2013 and the 20-day period of limitation within which a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such ordinance can be commenced, as provided in the Local Bond Law, has begun to run from the date of the fi rst publication of this statement. Copies of the full ordinance are available at no cost and during regular busi-ness hours, at the Clerk’s offi ce for the mem-bers of the general public who shall request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows:

Title:ORDINANCE REAPPROPRIATING $70,500 OF PROCEEDS OF OBLIGATIONS NOT NEEDED FOR THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPAIRS OF SANI-TARY AND STORM SEWER MAINS IN THE CITY OF WILDWOOD, IN THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY

Purpose(s):Re-appropriates $70,500 from Bond Ordi-nance No. 914-12 for major capital repairs of sanitary and storm sewer mains, including all work and materials necessary therefor.

Appropriation: $70,500 Bonds/Notes Authorized: N/A

Grants (if any) Appropriated: N/A

Section 20 Costs: N/A

Useful Life: N/A

Peter Byron, Commissioner - YesAnthony Leonetti, Commissioner - YesErnest Troiano, Jr., Mayor - Yes

Attest: Christopher H. Wood, City Clerk The above ordinance was introduced and passed fi rst reading on November 28, 2012.Second Reading/Public Hearing on the above ordinance was held on January 9, 2013.The above ordinance passed second reading on January 9, 2013.



1x Fee=$34.02 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE NO. 949-13

The Ordinance published herewith was in-troduced and passed upon fi rst reading at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Wildwood, in the County of Cape May, New Jersey, held on January 9, 2013. It will be further considered for fi nal passage after Public hearing thereon, at a meeting of said Board of Commissioners, Wednesday, Janu-ary 23, 2013 immediately following the Board of Commissioners Work Session at 3:30 p.m., during the week prior to and up to and includ-ing the date of such meetings, copies of said Ordinance will be made available at the City Clerk’s Offi ce in said Municipal Building to the General Public who shall request the same.

CHRISTOPHER WOOD, CITY CLERKDATED: January 16, 2013


AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10-2 ENTITLED “WATER SUPPLY” OF THE CITY OF WILDWOOD IN THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY, STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

PLEASE NOTE: The complete copy of the Ordinance is on fi le in the Municipal Clerk’s Offi ce

Peter Byron, Commissioner - YesAnthony Leonetti, Commissioner – YesErnest Troiano, Jr., Mayor - Yes

The above ordinance was introduced and passed fi rst reading on January 9, 2013.

Attest: Christopher Wood, City Clerk


1x Fee=$23.08 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETINGS OFTHE GREATER WILDWOOODS TOURISM IMPROVEMENTAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

In compliance with the terms and provisions of N.J.S.A. 10:4-18, schedule of regular meet-ings of public body; publicity; revision, proce-dure, notice is hereby given that the following schedule constitutes the schedule of Regular Meetings of The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority which have been scheduled for the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. January 17, 2013 July 18, 2013February 21, 2013 August 15, 2013March 20, 2013 September 19, 2013April 18, 2013 October 17, 2013May 16, 2013 November 21, 2013June 20, 2013 December 19, 2013 The Regular Meetings, which have been scheduled above, will be held in the Executive Meeting Room #4 in the Wildwoods Conven-tion Center, 4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood, New Jersey 08260 at 6:00 p.m., prevailing time. Formal action may be taken at any of the above-scheduled meetings.

The within Notice has been posted and will remain posted throughout the 2013 calendar year on the Municipal Bulletin Board, in the Municipal Halls of the City of North Wildwood, The City of Wildwood, and The Borough of Wildwood Crest, and copies of the same have been fi led with the Municipal Clerks of The City of North Wildwood, The City of Wildwood, and The Borough of Wildwood Crest.

Robert Mc NicholasThe Greater Wildwoods TourismImprovement and Development Authority

Dated: December 20, 2012

1x Fee=$24.30 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION

Pursuant to state law, the following items will be sold at public auction ON FEBRUARY 2nd AT 10AM AT BURLEIGH STORAGE, 663 Shunpike Rd, Burleigh, N.J. 08210. Opera-tor reserves the right to bid and set minimum bids. Call (609) 465-8088 to confi rm sale. Purchases must be paid in cash only. All pur-chased items sold as is, where is and must be removed at time of sale. Sale subject to can-cellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.

BRENT ROACH: UNIT E-3 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS & FURNITURE

TIMOTHY EDWARDS: UNIT 320 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS & MISC

2x Fee=$21.87 01/16, 01/23/13

______________TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLECOUNTY OF CAPE MAYBOARD OF HEALTHMEETING SCHEDULE

The regular meetings of the Middle Township Board of Health for the year 2013 will be held as follows:The meetings will be held in the Meeting Room of the Middle Township Municipal Build-ing, 33 Mechanic Street, Cape May Court House, New Jersey 08210.

MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON the following third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM as designated below. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there will be no meeting held on January 21, 2013 or February 18, 2013 due to the observation of holidays. There will be a meeting held on Wednesday January 23, 2013 and Wednes-day February 20, 2013 to make up for meet-ings missed due to the holiday schedule.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013Wednesday, February 20, 2013Monday, March 18, 2013Monday, April 15, 2013Monday, May 20, 2013Monday, June 17, 2013Monday, July 15, 2013Monday, August 19, 2013Monday, September 16, 2013Monday, October 21, 2013Monday, November 18, 2013Monday, December 16, 2013

1x Fee=$18.22 01/16/13______________

SPEC. #11


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED PROPOSALS, ADDRESSED TO CLERK OF THE BOARD, WILL BE RECEIVED UP TO 2:00PM PREVAILING TIME, ON FEBRU-ARY 13, 2013 AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ IN THE CAUCUS/FREEHOLDERS’ MEETING ROOM IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILD-ING, 4 MOORE ROAD, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JERSEY, 08210, FOR THE FOLLOWING:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR COM-PETITIVE CONTRACTING FOR THE PRO-VISION OF PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATION-AL THERAPY SERVICES FOR THE CREST HAVEN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER.

FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIFICA-TIONS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE CON-TRACT DOCUMENTS MAY BE EXAMINED OR OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THE PURCHASING AGENT, KIM ALLEN, DUR-ING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS OR THE COUNTY’S PROCUREMENT PORTAL LOCATED AT WWW.CAPEMAYCOUNTYGOV.NET.

THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS IN WHOLE OR IN PART AND TO WAIVE SUCH INFORMALITIES AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW.

BIDDERS MUST ABIDE BY THE NEW JER-SEY PREVAILING WAGE ACT, P.L. 1963, CHAPTER 150

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 ET SEQ. AND N.J.A.C. 17:27


1x Fee=$26.73 01/16/13______________

PLANNING BOARD OFTHE TOWNSHIP OF LOWER

RESOLUTION #13-7

BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Board of the Township of Lower, Cape May County, New Jersey, that:(a) Pursuant to statute, this notice is submitted to advise the public of the times and places at which the Planning Board of the Township of Lower shall meet to consider the business of the public body.(b) The days, dates, times and places at which the Planning Board of the Township of Lower shall meet on a regularly scheduled basis dur-ing 2013 are as follows: January 17, 2013 July 25, 2013February 21, 2013 August 15, 2013 March 21, 2013 September 19, 2013

April 18, 2013 October 17, 2013May 16, 2013 November 14, 2013June 20, 2013 December 12, 2013 January 23, 2014 The work review sessions, at which time the business of the public body will be discussed, and formal action may be taken, will be held on the following days:January 10, 2013 July 18, 2013February 14, 2013 August 8, 2013March 14, 2013 September 12, 2013April - No Meeting October 10, 2013May 9, 2013 November - No MeetingJune 13, 2013 December - No Meeting January 16, 2014

The fi rst, fourth and fi fth Thursday of each month shall be the regular planning sessions of the Planning Board, unless otherwise noted.

The fi rst meeting of the Planning Board held in 2014 shall be the re-organization meeting.(c) The meetings will be held at the Township of Lower Municipal Building meeting room, 2600 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ at 7:00 PM prevailing time.(d) Unless otherwise specifi cally provided by law, the meetings identifi ed herein shall be open to the public.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be published as a legal ad-vertisement in the offi cial newspaper of the Township of Lower within ten (10) days from the date of its adoption.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event of an emergency, meetings may be called on forty-eight (48) hours notice thereof to the media.

William J. Galestok, PP,AICPDirector of PlanningDATED: January 10, 2013

1x Fee=$32.80 01/16/13______________


RESOLUTION #13-6

WHEREAS the Planning Board of the Town-ship of Lower, Cape May County, New Jersey is a contracting unit as defi ned by the Local Public Contracts Law, NJSA 40A:11-1 et seq; and

WHEREAS there exists a need for engineer-ing services for the Planning Board’s business from time to time, which services are “profes-sional services” as defi ned in said law; and

WHEREAS funds are available for this pur-pose; and

WHEREAS the Local Public Contracts Law requires that the resolution authorizing the award of contracts for “professional services” without competitive bids must be publicly ad-vertised;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Board of the Township of Lower, Cape May County, New Jersey as follows:

1. The Chairmember and Secretary of the Planning Board are hereby authorized and directed to enter into a month to month verbal agreement with Hatch, Mott, MacDonald for engineering services in such compensation as may be reasonable for such services, during the calendar year 2013. The Planning Board may cancel or rescind said agreement, at any time, upon written notice of cancellation or rescission to the other party. 2. This contract will be awarded without com-petitive bidding as a “professional service”, under the provisions of the Local Public Con-tracts Law because it is a contract for services performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and that it was not possible to obtain competitive bids.3. A copy of this resolution shall be published in the offi cial newspaper of the Township of Lower as required by law within ten (10) days of its passage.4. A copy of this resolution and any contract pursuant hereto are on fi le and available for public inspection in the offi ce of the Clerk of the Township of Lower.

The foregoing is a true copy of a resolution adopted by the Planning Board at its meeting held on January 10, 2013.

William J. Galestok, PP, AICPDirector of Planning

DATED: January 10, 2013

1x Fee=$31.59 01/16/13______________


RESOLUTION #13-5

WHEREAS, the Planning Board of the Town-ship of Lower, Cape May County, New Jersey is a contracting unit as defi ned by the Local Public Contracts Law, NJSA 40A:11-1 et seq; and

WHEREAS there exists a need for legal ser-vices for the Planning Board’s business from time to time, which services are “professional services” as defi ned in said law; and

WHEREAS funds are available for this pur-pose; and

WHEREAS the Local Public Contracts Law requires that the resolution authorizing the award of contracts for “professional services” without competitive bidding must be publicly advertised;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Board of the Township of Lower, Cape May County, New Jersey, as follows:

1. Chairmember and Secretary of the Board are hereby authorized and directed to enter into an agreement with Avery S. Teitler for the performance of legal services at such compensation as may be reasonable for such services, for the calendar year 2013. 2. This contract will be awarded without com-petitive bidding as a “professional service” under the provisions of the Local Public Con-tracts Law because it is a contract for services performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and that it was not possible to obtain competitive bids.3. A copy of this resolution shall be published in the offi cial newspaper of the Township of Lower as required by law within ten (10) days of its passage.4. A copy of this resolution and any contract pursuant hereto are on fi le and available for public inspection in the offi ce of the Clerk of the Township of Lower.

The foregoing is a true copy of a resolution adopted by the Planning Board at its meeting held on January 10, 2013

William J. Galestok, PP, AICPDirector of Planning

DATED: January 10, 2013

1x Fee=$30.38 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN BYMIDDLE TOWNSHIPZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

The following action was taken by the Zoning Board of the Township of Middle at a meeting held on January 10, 2013.

1. The Board completed its reorganization for 2013.2. The application of Richard Valente regard-ing the property located at 37 Seabreeze Lane, Avalon Manor (Block 177.04, Lots 25 and 26) seeking a bulk variance for rear yard setback for a deck, was granted.3. The memorializing resolution granting the application of William and Tracey Labrum re-garding the property located at 700 Route 9 North, Cape May Court House (Block 126, Lot 1) seeking a use variance to convert an exist-ing accessory structure into a nursery school in conjunction with a single family residential use on the same lot and for site plan waiver, was approved.4. The memorializing resolution granting the application of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Inc. regarding the property located at 106 Courthouse South Dennis Road, Cape May Court House (Block 99.02, Lots 137 and 138) for a use variance to locate a sign which is not accessory on a lot currently occupied by medical offi ces and one freestanding sign, along with bulk variances for various ad-ditional signage along with various waivers from site plan standards and site plan waiver, was approved.

Upon adoption by the Middle Township Zon-ing Board of Adjustment, MemorializingResolutions referenced above or concerning the above matters will be on fi le at the Middle Township Clerk’s Offi ce and the Middle Town-ship Zoning Offi cial’s Offi ce at Middle Town-ship Hall, 33 Mechanic Street, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210.

David L. May, SecretaryMiddle TownshipZoning Board of Adjustment

1x Fee=$25.52 01/16/13______________

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD

The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority has awarded a contract as a pro-fessional service without competitive bidding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law. The contract and the resolution authorizing it are on fi le and available for public inspection in the Author-ity’s Administrative Offi ce, 1523 Rt. 9 North, Swainton, New Jersey.

Awarded to: Hatch Mott MacDonald

Duration: One (1) year from date of execution of Agreement

Nature and Type of Contract: Professional Construction Inspection Service regarding Garden State Parkway Improvements – RFP-01-13

Amount of Contract: Total not-to-exceed amount of $75,738.00 in accordance with schedule of rates

By: Patricia A. CallinanCorporate Secretary

1x Fee=$14.58 01/16/13______________

Pursuant to the requirements of the “Open Meetings Act”, the Cape May County Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Board will meet on January 28, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at the Jury Management Room, Court Building, 9 N. Main Street, Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

1x Fee=$4.86 01/16/13______________

Special Notice

Pursuant to the recent request to amend the Master Deed provision restricting rentals from a minimum of three (3) nights to permit one (1) night rentals, the Board of Directors in accordance with Article 3 section 3 of the By-Laws is calling for a Special Meeting of the Members of Surf Song Condominium As-sociation to be held on Saturday February 2, 2013 at 10:30am – 11:30am at the J Byrne Insurance Agency located at 5200 New Jer-sey Avenue in Wildwood NJ 08260 to vote on this measure.

1x Fee=$8.50 01/16/13______________

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The Herald publishes brief death notices free and paid obituaries for $2.36 per line. Obituaries are submitted by funeral homes; family members

ObituariesObituarieswho submit information must provide the funeral home name. Obituaries are posted to the Herald website at various times during the day.

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BANDY, DOROTHY A., 79,

of Sea Isle City, January 8,

2013. She served in the US

Navy.

BOGAN, ELIZABETH (BET-

TY) H., 84, of Cape May

Court House, January 13,

2013.

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CALLEN, MARIAN HUNT,

79, of Ocean City, January

4, 2013.

COSTELLO, JOSEPH A.,

Jr., 84, of Wildwood Crest.

February 12, 1928-

January 7, 2013

Joseph passed away peace-

fully on January 7th after a

long battle with cancer. He

died the way he lived with

quiet strength and dignity,

humor, and love.

He was a US Naval veteran,

serving for ten years. When

he left the service he con-

tinued working for the gov-

ernment as an Air Traffi c

Control Supervisor for the

FAA from 1955-1978. After

his retirement he attended

Immaculate Conception

Seminary in Huntington, NY

for Permanent Diaconate

Training.

He was ordained as a Cath-

olic Deacon in 1981 for the

Rockville Center Diocese in

NY. He continued his ser-

vice after relocating to Wild-

wood Crest as a Deacon for

the Assumption and St. Ann

parishes up to his death.

Joseph is survived by his

wife of 59 years, and the

love of his life, Catherine

Costello (nee:Groark); His

children Jay Costello (Do-

ris) of Rocky Point, NY.

Bette Ann Towler (Johnny)

of Wildwood Crest; grand-

daughters: Cassie, Alison,

Natalie, and Melissa; his

brother William Costello

(Lorraine); special friends

Gil and Connie Gonzalez

and many loving nieces,

nephews and cousins.

A viewing held at Ingersoll-

Greenwood Funeral Home,

1201 Central Avenue, North

Wildwood on Friday Janu-

ary 11th from 5-10 PM. A

mass of Christian burial

held at Assumption Church

on Saturday, January 12th

at 9AM.

In lieu of fl owers, dona-

tions can be made to the

Alzheimer's Association

or Holy Redeemer Home

Care.

CREAMER, ARTHUR W.,

63 of North Cape May who

passed away on December

12, 2012. A celebration of

Arthur’s life will be held on

January 20th, 2013 where

relatives & friends are in-

vited to gather with his fam-

ily to share their memories

at the VFW Post 6257, 556

Woodbine Ave., Belleplain

at 1pm.

DUNN, ELEANOR M. (NEE

STRING), of Clermont, Jan-

uary 4, 2013.

FIELD, MARY P., 93, of

Ocean City, January 8,

2013.

FRAIZER, JAMES EVER-

ETT, age 80, of Cape May


2013. He served in the Air

Force. www.radzieta.com

GUMMEL, JANE L., 70,

of Wildwood Crest, NJ.

passed away on Tuesday,

January 8, 2013. Born in

Philadelphia, she was a

longtime resident of the

Wildwood’s. Member of

the 4 H Club of Cape May

County and retired Real Es-

tate Broker.

Survived by a daughter,

Valerie Saffran (Michael), 2

sons, Charles Gummel (Eliz-

abeth) and Robert Gummel,

4 grandchildren, 1 great

grandchild. Services will be

announced later. Arr. Inger-

soll-Greenwood FH

JAEP, DORATHEA B., of

Cape May Court House,

January 8, 2013. www.

radzieta.com

KEENAN, ROSEMARY

BARBARA, 60, of Cape

May Beach, January 11,

2013. She was a Unit Sec-

retary for Cape Reg. Medi-

cal Center.

www.evoy

funeralhome.com

KELLY, NORMA L., 81, of

North Wildwood, January 6,

2013. Arr. Ingersoll-Green-

wood FH

KRAEMER, IV, THOMAS

E., 28, of Stone Harbor,

January 11, 2013. He was

a member of Our Saviour

Lutheran Church.

www.radzieta.com.

KROTHE, IV, BENJAMIN,

82, of Ocean City, January

11, 2013. He served in the

Marine Corps during the

Korean War.

www.radzieta.com

LOGAN, THOMAS ELLIOTT,

66, of Swainton, January 8,

2013. He served in the US

Army and was a member of

the First United Methodist

Church.

MARSHALL, DOROTHY J.,

87, of Whitesboro, January

10, 2013. She was a mem-

ber of St. Stephen’s A.M.E.

Church.

www.radzieta.com

McCARTHY, STEPHEN

NOEL, 72, of Cape May


2013. He served in the US

Navy.

MOORE, CHRISTOPHER

E., 54, of Cape May, Janu-

ary 8, 2013. He was a Cape

May area resident for 15

years.

www.evoy

funeralhome.com

NACHTIGALL, MARGARET

A., 84, of Ocean City, Janu-

ary 9, 2013.

www.radzieta.com

NELL, MARY E. (nee GAL-

LAGHER), 68, of Ocean

City, January 5, 2013.

PETROSKI, JOSEPH E.,

November 28, 1928 to Jan-

uary 1, 2013. Age 84. Be-

loved, devoted partner to

Jean M. Marcy. Mentor and

treasured friend to Kathleen

and Jean E. Marcy and chil-

dren. Survived by four sons

& grandchildren.

He was a WWII Marine,

retired Philadelphia police-

man and former waterfront

security director, Philadel-

phia.

Memorial donations to:

woundedwarriorsproject.

org

RIXEY, DOROTHY, 89, of

Cape May Court House,

January 10, 2013. She was

a member of Our Lady of the

Angels Catholic Church.

www.radzieta.com

STEINEL, RONALD ER-

NEST, 70, of Rio Grande,

Wednesday, December 19,

2012. He was an Army Vet-

eran of the Vietnam War.

TEES, RICHARD, 66, on

January 10, 2013. He was a

US Army Veteran.

www.spilker

funeralhome.com

TENENBAUM, NANCY

ANN, 86, of Cape May,

January 9, 2013.

www.spilker

funeralhome.com

THOMAS, BARBARA MA-

RIE (nee DICKERSON), 68,

January 9, 2013. She was

a member of St. Casimir

Church in Woodbine.

SOTTER, JANE STEWART

(DILLER)

Surrounded by her family,

Jane Stewart Sotter passed

away on January 9, 2013 at

Jefferson Hospital, Phila.

from pneumonia.

She was born in Philadel-

phia, Pa. in 1945. Jane was

the middle child of Albert

and Martha Stewart Jr.

She is survived by her hus-

band David R. Sotter, two

sons Jamie Diller of Avalon,

NJ, William Diller III (Shan-

non) of Beaufort, N.C., and

her fi ve grandchildren Cole

Diller, Aubrey Diller, Camryn

Diller, Chase Diller, and Finn

Diller. She also has two

stepchildren Bradley Sotter

(Rochelle) of Avalon Manor,

NJ, Arden Sotter, and one

grandchild Alexandrea Al-

len. She is survived by two

loving siblings Suzanne

Krause of Lake Wyle, SC,

and Rick Stewart of Wayne,

Pa.,

Jane graduated from Cen-

tenary College, and pur-

sued a career in television

in Philadelphia. She married

William Diller Jr., and lived in

Avalon for many years. Jane

and David were married in

1980 and she worked in

their insurance agency (J R

Sotter Agency) and restau-

rant (Skippack Roadhouse).

After they were sold she

went to work for her brother

Rick at his company, Stain-

less Steel Services. She

returned full time to Avalon

NJ with David 10 years ago

to eventually work as a real-

tor for Diller & Fisher.

Her family and countless

friends will miss her unfl ag-

ging gracious and joyous

spirit, and sense of humor.

Jane adored her grandchil-

dren and dedicated much of

her time to them. She loved

gardening, baking, her ani-

mals, and fi shing (she was

an award winning sports

fi sherwoman).

A memorial service will be

held at Radzieta Funeral

Home, 9 Hand Ave., Cape

May Court House, NJ on

Saturday January 19, 2013

(9-11am will be the visita-

tion with family and the

service will be at 11am).

Donations in lieu of fl owers

should be sent to the Hel-

en L. Diller Vacation Home

for the Blind, PO Box 338

Avalon, NJ, 08202.

Condolences at

www.radzieta.com

TRETTIN, WALTER H., 87,

of West Wildwood, Decem-

ber 31, 2012. He served in

the US Air Force in WW II.

Arr: Ingersoll-Greenwood

FH

WILSON, CLIFFORD A., Sr.,

93, formerly of Wildwood

Crest, January 9, 2013.

www.spilker

funeralhome.com

ZANE, MAE, 77, of Cape

May, January 12, 2013. She

was a resident for 30 years.

www.evoy

funeralhome.com

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that touched us deeply, leaving indelibletraces that cannot be erased by time.

Call Janet or Rachel at886-8600 ext. 33 or 34to place your remembrance.

In Loving Memory

Erin Lynn West

06/28/71- 01/07/96

17 years it’s hard to believe and still we question why you had to leave. A beautiful girl with so much to off er, you were kind and sweet and so funny too, everyone loved being with you! It’s been a long time but seems like yesterday you said I’ll see you tomorrow, we’ll spend the day but that didn’t happen, it wasn’t to be. In the still of the night, while everyone slept a man stole you from us. We will never forget!You’re with Mom Mom & Pop Pop and now Rennie too. Your own little family to take care of you.And so we go on our way until we are together again one sweet day.

Love, Your family and friends

Cape May County’s Beloved Family and Friends

In Loving Memory ofNorma L. Small

When we look up at the sky

We know we are here on earth

Where you are always a part of us

And we hold you close to our hearts

A place where we often think of you

Wondering, and wishing you were here

A place where you would want to be

Where we feel you with us in every way

In ways that can’t always be explained

But in ways we can find some comfort

Love Always and Forever,Your Family

CapeMay County’sBeloved Family & Friends

Would you like to thank all those

who were kind to you and your family during a recent loss

or eulogize your loved one?

Call Janet or Rachel886-8600

exts. 33 or 34

Happy 34thBirthday Nicole!Miss & Love You, Mom, Jim, Kaitlee

& Family xoxoIn Loving Memory

Tyller Christopher Camp

9-23-97 1-21-04A raindrop landing on

your cheek is a kiss from someone that lives in

heaven and is watching over you!

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From the Publisher’s WifeLife is Good…But Real

It is well into January and all the Christmas things are put away except the wreath I forgot on the side door. Isn’t that the way it always is? Something from Christmas always gets overlooked in the 1,000 and one trips I make to the third fl oor to store our glitter and glitz until next December.

Just before leaving for the family farm, I wrote a column fan-tasizing about the Christmas on the farm with all of our kids and

grandchildren. Seldom do fantasies match real life and this day’s dreaming excursion was no exception.

After driving pretty relentlessly for two days, we drove up that little country road that goes in front of our farmhouse.

After all these years, trips and life, I still get that same thrill that I remember as a child of high anticipation: “Something good is just around the bend.”

We all piled in the house with suitcases being stowed in the familiar places, to fi nd Benjamin and Sol busy frying a whole fl ock of chickens with my grandmother’s old iron skillet.

Sol tries to entice us into the world of healthy eating and we repay her with three inches of deep fat frying and chocolate pie. Guess who looks beautiful with her 5-foot, 9-inch frame and size 4 dress! Not this struggling Mama who never passes up a buttered biscuit or deep-fried anything. (Don’t give up, Sol, we really like the quinoa, Greek yogurt and salad greens -- it just doesn’t seem right on the farm.)

Meredith, Paul, Emma and their two dogs were already there helping to set the table and open the house. The dogs assisted by taking up permanent residence on the kitchen fl oor. Did I mention that they are not small dogs and the kitchen is not large?

When we fi nally went to bed that night, only one family was missing: Celeste, Aaron and their fi ve children. They were due in late the next day. My fantasy of quiet coffee on the front porch in the early morning light was only a fantasy. Our usual warm Loui-siana weather had been kidnapped and replaced by weather that would have been familiar in North Dakota or Michigan. Coffee was had in quick gulps as we tried to pretend it was warm and sought sunny patches in the yard. Now I know how people feel who go to Florida in January hoping for that respite from the cold and fi nd frost, or rain or both.

==========When 20 people gather to sleep, play and eat

in one four-bedroom house, there is nopicture-perfect fantasy but something much better

==========Children however have a magic coating on their skin that

keeps them from noticing cold so the kids had a grand time on the trampoline, riding bikes and in their new fort-style swing set. We hardly saw them until the bonfi re was roaring and hot dogs were cooking on sticks.

When 20 people gather to sleep, play and eat in one four-bed-room house, it doesn’t matter that there are 310 acres outside; it is the cramped real estate inside that really sets the tone. I don’t want you to think our kids are all saints (but you know I secretly think they are – don’t you think that about yours?) because when the second set of two large dogs arrived with Aarron and Celeste, the non-dog people began to feel a little queasy. It was especially noticeable when two of the dogs got involved in a loud, snarling,

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There May Be a Badge WaitingEver sit back and wonder what your life would have been like

had you chosen a different road, another career? Some may nod their head and say, “Man, if only I would have taken that job in Tulsa, I’d be a millionaire today.” Others might shake their head and do just the opposite. “No, I wouldn’t trade my life for all the gold in China.” (You know they are building a big repository for the gold that once belonged to us, but that’s fodder for another time).

Many releases cross the old computer screen. The most recent deals with seeking candidates for the county Police Academy’s “Alternate Route.” As with life itself, the program comes with absolutely no guarantees. However, to a young man or woman who is physically fi t, and has a bit of self-starting fi re, and who is casting about, wondering whether it would be better to move out of the county to seek their fortune or stay here and pump gas or sell beach tags, the program offers promise.

According to a release Cape May County Police Academy is ac-cepting applications “from aspiring police offi cers for the Alternate Route Training Program scheduled to start the Basic Course for Police Offi cers on Aug. 26, 2013. Applications will be available March 1, 2013 through April 30, 2013.”

For those who may be unaware, this county offers to police recruits a really terrifi c local place to learn a new career. Many have already taken training there, and are in patrol cars even now. It has been told to me among other academies, the one in Crest Haven is very highly rated, so why go outside the county for a gem that’s right under your nose?

According to Wildwood Crest Police Chief Thomas DePaul, president of the county Chiefs Association, “The program saves tax dollars by allowing aspiring offi cers to pay their own tuition. The Alternate Route Training Program has no guarantee of employment, but increases a civilian’s chance of making it into certain departments.”

If only there could be a similar academy for aspiring journalists, the next generation would be left in excellent hands. However, there is a disparate differential in salary between police offi cers and journalists. Any young person who is fi lling out applications would have only to breeze over the pay resolutions of local

governments of police offi cers to make a determination, should money be the sole factor on choosing one’s career, which ought not be the only decision in career selection.

“The program is the only residential based academy in the State of New Jersey for municipal offi cers requiring them to live ‘on base’ while they train. The tuition cost is $3,300 which includes instruction, lodging, meals, am-munition, and textbooks,” states the release from the county.

Sounds expensive, but stack that price against one semester at any state college. You’ll see it’s bargain basement priced for a job that, should a graduate land a seat in a patrol car after graduation, which most do, would pay monetary rewards almost instantly without suffering with obscene student loans.

Those without some college need not apply. Alternate Route applicants must be 18 or older and have 60 college credits by September 2013 or two years of full time military service. To be eligible for selection, candidates must pass written, physical, oral and psychological exams as well as a background check.

Couch potatoes would fi nd the rigors of training harsh, but anyone who is in decent physical shape would probably fi nd the training almost enjoyable. That’s easy to say, like looking back on boot camp and thinking that was a breeze.

Starting March 1, applications will be available Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Public Safety Training Center, 171 Crest Haven Road, Court House.

Applicants must pick up their own application and bring photo identifi cation and a fee of $75 which may be paid in cash, check or money order, made out to County of Cape May. For informa-tion call 609-465-1134.

It’s a dangerous fi eld that will never disappear. Crime’s grow-ing by leaps and bounds, and it’ll only get worse. That means job security, and good pay, for those willing to wear a badge and strap on a gun.

Author Says ‘No Need for a New City Hall’To The Editor:

I have taken on a word-of-mouth campaign to get the people of Sea Isle City to stand up to the city administrators, and stop this ridiculously expensive $13 million proposal for a new City Hall building. We got a few inches of water, eight inches I think, in the Public Safety building and possibly a foot in City Hall during super storm Sandy. The city’s knee jerk reaction is “Build a whole new City Hall complex.”

They strutted out a Power Point display at a council meeting and e-mailed it to almost everyone else, to show the foolishness of re-pairing the old buildings, as opposed to a new, all-in-one, building. I saw it and I don’t buy it. Meanwhile they moved all of City Hall and the Police Department into the vacant school on Park Road. This building did not get water. The presentation manages to point out over $11 mil-lion of upgrades at exaggerated costs is needed to bring the school up to speed. All this when City Hall and the police are already operating in the building.

They paid to have the other existing buildings cleaned up by people whose slogan is, “like it never happened,” so I’m sure they could be used to some degree with minor renovation. They paid to have all of city hall and the police moved into the building. Granted, it may be

less than perfect at this point, but it can all be improved in a timely manner. There are a couple of ADA issues but there is no elevator needed. A temporary handicap ramp is in place already and I’m sure there is room for the handicap restroom issues. There is also a fairly large parking lot, the old playground.

I am proposing a referendum vote to halt this nonsense. Hopefully, mayor and council will see the light before such a petition can be launched. As a better use of funds, I am suggesting that the Promenade be raised several feet and extended to First Street as a sea wall and tourist attraction. It could also serve as an emergency avenue for police and fi re apparatus during tidal emergencies. With modern bulkhead materials and concepts I see this as cost-effective beachfront protection.

We were very lucky in this storm, in that the tide didn’t breach the dune north of town as it has many times since 1962. If this third inlet had been opened, we would have seen a lot more tide in town. If Sandy had gone ashore 50 to 100 miles south of us, we could have suffered this fate just like Long Beach Island and northward. Avalon has a sea wall on the north end, and North Wildwood has one too. Sea Isle has a manmade sand dune. I’ve seen the sand dune disappear in storms, time and time again.

RONALD VANSANTSea Isle City

VIM Needs HelpTo The Editor:

Volunteers in Medicine is a

privately funded charity that provides medical help for the poor and uninsured of Cape May County. They rely on doc-tors donating their time and services, even if only for a few hours a month.

As a VIM patient, I see that they provide quality and caring medical services, doing their best with what resources are available. It has come to my attention that VIM is having difficulty providing services, and has a long wait list for new patients. The reason for this is a shortage of doctors willing to donate their time.

I fi nd this appalling. There are many doctors in our area making a very good living. Yet VIM has to put patients on a waiting list because of a short-age of volunteers. This situation is unacceptable. I would think that more doctors in Cape May County would be willing to show their support of those in the community in need of medical help.

This is a clarion call to the medical community to give something back. Also to the people of our county to urge their doctors to help out as much as they can. VIM can use primary care doctors, as well as specialists, nurses, techs, and clerical help.

If you are ready to answer that call, contact VIM at 609-463-2846. Or you can contact me at the email below and I will get you in touch with the appropriate people.

ANTHONY VARANO Wildwood Crest

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice

everywhere.”

- Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail,

April 16, 1963

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yipping, biting fracas to establish “Who’s boss.” Mimi, who has a cute little name but a very bossy personality, won over Evie who is bigger but a little cowed. The two dogs had this same discussion another time but it oc-curred outside where the argument seemed less threaten-ing. There are two dog families and two non-dog families among our children. We parents just observe; having paid our dues with pets as they grew up. This was not a part of my pre-Christmas fantasy.

Christmas morning came and after the obligatory chants of “Hurry up” to all the adults by the children, even the teenagers, we assembled in the large family room to open our gifts. The children were willing to wait while Emma recited the Christmas story from Luke, chapter two, and Collin and Isabella recited the prophetic verses from Isaiah. Adeline sang “Away in the Manger” and the only adult brave enough to prolong the wait, Benjamin recited a poem.

After paying homage to The One whose birthday we were celebrating, the children opened their gifts as the adults took delight in their excitement. Afterwards, we enjoyed a late breakfast and made certain no gifts went out with the trash. There was no burning (usually a country ritual) because Louisiana weather again turned fi ckle and caused our second power outage of the trip. The rain came down in buckets.

Christmas dinner, my fantasy again spoiled, could not be cooked. Candles were rounded up and expectations for a feast put on hold! That dinner I had so carefully planned ended up being on a small table moved where we could catch the most daylight and consisted of sandwiches made in the semi-darkness of a stormy day. My brother and his wife Betty joined us and we ate helter skelter as we could get around the table. So much for a magazine-perfect meal served with my mother’s china.

The other fantasy almost came off – the anticipated family brunch the day after Christmas. Uncles, aunts and cousins showed up, but I was off my game – perhaps because of the sandwich Christmas dinner the day before. Brunch was an hour late so family visiting fi lled the gap and we all declared “Let’s do this again next year.” Maybe then I’ll be ready to try again.

Many of my Christmas daydreams did not materialize, but our family was together, we all love each other and life is real. There is no picture-perfect fantasy but something much better; a family in all its glorious messiness.

Patricia Hall

Life is Good(From Page A44)

Making Life Work!

By DR. JUDITH COCHE

What is a therapy dog? Can petting a dog promote health? How? How can a well-trained dog augment the clinical skills offered by members of the healing profes-sions? How hard is it to train a dog? My new series educates readers about canine assisted therapy, a fast growing and powerful healing tool in physical and mental health treatment.

Therapy dogs are personal pets who meet certifi ca-tion requirements. They must be well behaved, remain calm under stressful situation, ignore odd smells and sounds, be healthy and well groomed, and be sanitary. Clinical research indicates that interacting with therapy dogs helps hospital patients lower their blood pressure and pain level so the work therapy dogs do is health inducing to both physical and emotional wellbeing.

This week we discuss Oakley’s tale on her fi rst day at work. Welcome to the warm and wonderful world of canine-assisted therapy, one of the most widely growing and least understood forms of patient intervention methods for chil-dren and adults everywhere.

Oakley Anderson, at fi ve months, is a sweet but mischievous fuzzy Portuguese Water Dog munchkin with white chest and tail tip. Her soft black hypo-allergenic hair begs to be touched. When cuddled she literally melts into the hand that pets her. We brought her home as a baby and are just begin-ning to introduce her to her life as a working therapy dog. Her training will take two to three years.

The white plume at the tip of her very long black tail waved wildly as Oakley pranced to greet a tall, sad look-ing man in our offi ce waiting room. She looked fi rst to the sad man, then to Angie, his wife, who sat on pins and needles across from him. Oakley met his glance square on. “Hi, I’m Oakley,” she seemed to say. “I came to say hello. Would you put your hand on my head so we can chat?”

Saul could not help but respond to her charm. He looked at me and said, “She is really soft. She has huge chocolate eyes.” I smiled and walked towards my of-

Do Child Labor Laws Apply to Puppies? Oakley Starts Work

prospect of a dog to soften the anger between them. In my offi ce, Angie took her usual spot on our couch while Saul perched awkwardly on a fi rm black leather Barcelona chair. Oakley wanted to visit Angie on the couch so I said, “If I let her go, she may jump on you.” I wanted Angie to decide whether she wanted a puppy on her lap, since Oakley is not yet trained to ask for permission to jump into laps. Angie beamed and Oakley took the cue. She bunny-hopped effortlessly from her sitting position into the large friendly lap in front of her, jutting her nose into Angie’s neck. Angie’s hands embraced the pup as she accepted nose licks from the lively tongue in front of her eyes. “She seems to have found a friend,” I said quietly. Angie’s radiant face beamed with appreciation as her body calmed from its prior anger. The softness of the full body of black hair under her hand felt sensuous, luxurious and wonderful. As Angie gave the puppy a deeply appreciated ear massage, it was hard to determine which of the two was happier. Saul has been fond of saying, having a therapy dog at The Coche Center was a “mitzvah,” a gift to all who understood the value of dogs as therapeutic agents.

The Coche Center began using a therapy dog in 1985, long before it was popular. We offer two types of pet therapy sessions with Oak-ley, as we did with her predecessor, Whitby. Patients like Angie and Saul will be able to pet and hold her, and invite her onto their lap. Petting an animal relaxes and opens the lines of communication with others. At times she may also come into the therapy groups at The Coche Center, where her skills and antics can delight small groups of adults working on improving their lives. Whitby would lie on his back, kicking his legs in the air, providing

comic relief for clients deeply engrossed in solving their life concerns.

Oakley is heavily involved in training already. We began when she was 10 weeks old, teaching her basic English words to allow her communication with us…”sit, stay, down, leave it, come.” She loves her clicker training and loves to learn.

Stay tuned next week for more Oakley tales.

To consider: Do I know or own a dog that would benefi t from basic training so that the lives of patients can be enriched? If so, do I want to learn more?

To Read: Angel on a Leash. David Frei. Bow Tie Press. 2011

fi ce. “Do you want her in

your session?” I turned to Saul and Angie, and Angie nodded, eyes bright at the

By JACK FICHTER

When I’m not feeling too well I resort to my emergency supply of old VCR tapes. I have two types I watch which I fi nd as comforting as eating a plate of macaroni and cheese or a bowl of chocolate pudding topped with Reddi Wip.

They are the Three Stooges and the Monkees.

Sally Starr introduced me to the Three Stooges more than 50 years ago on Channel 6’s Popeye Theater. Like many Stooge fans, I prefer their short fi lms that fea-ture Jerome (Curly) Howard.

Jan. 18 is the anniversary of the death of Curly in 1952. As serious Stooge fans are aware, Curly had a stroke on the set of the fi lm “Half Wits Holiday,” in 1946 which ended his career. Curly had been in decline for two years before his debilitating stroke.

Ardent Stooge fans can see his deepen-ing voice and slower actions in his fi nal fi lms. He lasted until 1952 although he was in and out of hospitals and nursing homes toward the end of his life. Various published accounts indicate Curly had high blood pressure and ate and drank to excess. He died at the age of 48.

Curly was replaced by his brother Sh-emp who was not quite a funny.

Curly made 98 short fi lms, which are considered to be the best of the Stooges’ career which stretched from the 1930s through the 1960s.

I am enough of a knucklehead to have made a trip to the Stoogeum in Ambler, Pa., the world’s only museum of Three Stooges memorabilia. It is only open on Thursdays and contains close to 100,000 pieces of Stooge memorabilia.

To me it was well worth the driving trip from Cape May County. Google “Stoo-geum” if you are interested in a visit.

The 10,000-square-foot, three-story building museum houses “anything and everything Stooge.” Artifacts from 1918 to the present are on exhibit, including several interactive displays. The Stoogeum also contains a research library, a 16mm fi lm storage vault and an 85-seat theater used for fi lm screenings, lectures and

special presentations.I also have to admit that I have been

a fan of the Monkees for 46 years. I was lucky enough to have tickets to the Mon-kees’ concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pa. last December. The Mon-kees were on a 15-city tour featuring the return of Mike Nesmith.

The Monkees lost one of their mem-bers, Davy Jones, when he suffered a heart attack at the age of 66 last February. For many Monkee fans, like myself, I fi gured that would be the end of the band.

The Monkees toured as a three-piece band with Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork on and off in the 80s and occasion-ally in the 90s. Nesmith rejoined the band in 1996 to record a

new Monkees album entitled “Justus,” fi lm a television special and play a few shows in England before departing the group for 16 years.

Nesmith, Dolenz and Tork gathered together at Jones’ memorial service and apparently agreed to a short tour in his honor.

The audience at the Keswick Theatre went nuts for the Monkees from the second the house lights dimmed and they walked on stage after a number of video clips played on a big screen includ-ing a group of commercials they did for Rice Krispies, Kool Aid and Yardley Black Label.

Nesmith in particular seemed to be adored by the audience, who were mainly in their 40s and 50s. He did not wear his well-known green wool hat, although some audience members wore such an adornment.

While the Monkees have aged in ap-pearance as one may expect, they may actually be better musicians today than they were in the 1960s. An additional 40 years of playing will improve any musician.

The show lasted two hours and was the most complete history of their music from their introductory album through their unsuccessful movie “Head.” They played most their “Headquarters” album which

Throwing Pies and a Green Wool Hat

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Polite ConversationNever talk religion or politics in polite conversationHas risen to new levels in our now broken nation.

We can no longer civilly debate one anotherWithout personal attacks, even to your Mother.

Rush, Anderson, Rachel, just entertainers allYet we’re being led by their ‘Beck’ and call.

They really have no connection to me or to youMoney is the only reason they do what they do.

But so many will echo all that they sayAs they spew their hate messages every day.

They probably end up sharing a drink,Him driving his Benz, she wearing her mink.Sitting nicely together, involved in no fuss,Quietly sipping a cocktail, laughing at us.

They defi ne me as left and defi ne you as right,We call each other names;

have a knock ‘em down fi ght.Yet there are many good reasons we do not agree,

This is exactly the thing that keeps us free.It’s really quite healthy to have some debate,

Just not when it rises to a level of hate.So let’s keep exchanging, hope this never ends,Sure we could get fi ery, still we should remain

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was the fi rst Monkees album that gave them control of the songwriting and most of all, allowed them to play their own instruments.

The concert was dominated by Nesmith songs which began appearing on the Monkees fi rst album. Interest-ingly enough his songs were country rock before music the genre existed.

Nesmith played a 12-string hollow body Gretsch “Country Gentlemen,” through most of the December concert. If you are a Monkee fan, you may have attended the Micky Dolenz concert in Wildwood in 2006. The audience that night was treated to an impromptu appear-ance on stage of Tork, who was hired to visit Cool Scoops Ice Cream in North Wildwood as part of the Sensational 60’s weekend.

I never met or interviewed a Beatle, but I had the opportunity to spend a half hour interviewing Dolenz and Tork.

At fi rst Dolenz seemed bored with my questioning. I suppose I was hitting him with the same questions he had heard a million times like “Did you enjoy being a child actor on the television series ‘Circus Boy?’”

Then I asked him why his drum kit was set up for a left-handed drummer but not quite correctly. That broke the ice. He explained he held his sticks like a right-handed person but needed to use his left foot to play the bass drum pedal because that was his dominant foot.

I asked him if he would play drums during the Wild-wood show and he told me “You know, I think I will, I love to play the drums.” I felt partially responsible for Dolenz playing drums during that concert since I had suggested it.

I’ve never interviewed any of the children of the Three Stooges but I am on the lookout for their email addresses. Stay tuned.

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Veterans Hospital Task Force Works to Improve AccessBy SEN. JEFF VAN DREW

Our servicemen and women are asked to put their lives on the line so that we can live the way we do in this country – so that we can be free. Yet, when they return home to South Jersey, at times with broken bodies, broken hearts and broken minds, they are asked to travel for hours for a short appointment at a VA hospital so that they can get the medical care they need. This is unacceptable and morally wrong.

To address this issue, I sponsored a law to create a task force, along with Sen. Christopher Connors, a Republican from Ocean County, as well as my colleagues, Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matthew Milam. The legislation was supported by both sides of the aisle. And I was honored to be chosen to chair the panel along with Connors, as the co-chair.

We held public hearings throughout South Jersey and heard from veterans from Ocean, Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland counties. We heard heartbreaking and humiliating stories of what they had to go through at times to get care. The core of the problem is that no federal De-partment of Veterans Affairs inpatient veterans’ medical center exists in southern New Jersey. While the VA has small clinics in Northfi eld, Cape May and Vineland, they are only equipped to perform certain types of outpatient medical services, and often are overwhelmed. As a result, veterans are often forced to travel long distances for their health care needs, including to East Orange, Wilmington, Delaware, or Philadelphia, Pa.

After a year of study on the lack of health care options available to local veterans, the New Jersey Veterans’ Hospital Task Force issued recommendations that would greatly expand access. Under our plan, area veterans would be given an eligibility card by the VA that would allow them access to any of their local community hos-pitals. This is a novel, out-of-the-box answer that would take pressure off of the VA system which has adamantly refused to build a full service hospital in South Jersey.

In fact, the VA says there is a lack of need for such a facility, but their method for assessing our need in the region is fl awed, as they do not include Ocean County which is home to the largest number of veterans in the state in the count of South Jersey veterans. The task force has also recommended addressing this issue and is calling on the federal government to include the county

within the boundaries of South Jersey, so that veterans no longer need to travel more than 100 miles round-trip to see a doctor.

Our proposal makes sense, and it is the right thing to do. Moreover, our local medical facilities are ready and willing to pitch in to help South Jersey veterans, which include Ocean County residents, in any way they can. A number of health care facilities have already expressed an

interest in participating in the program, including Cape Regional Medical Center, the Virtua System, Atlanticare, Shore Memorial Hospital, the South Jersey Health Care System and the Meridian Health Care System. I have no doubt that we will bring additional facilities on board in the coming weeks and months.

The next step in the process is for the entire state Legislature to give backing to the proposal.

I am drafting legislation along with my colleague in the Assembly, Matt Milam, as well as Connors and Assembly-woman DiAnne Gove, all of whom served on the panel that urges the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to support the recommendations of the New Jersey Veterans Hospital Task Force. Upon approval, the measure would be sent to the Secretary of the federal Department of Veterans Affairs.

I am optimistic that our Congressional delegation will support us and that the VA will accept our recommenda-tions, which come from a panel of experts on these issues, including Diana Pitman, who served in the military as a nurse and now heads Cumberland County Veterans Affairs, Richard Pitman, a retired executive of Shore Memorial Hospital who has tremendous experience in the health care fi eld, as well as Brigadier General (Ret) Frank Carlini, who serves as director of the Division of Veterans Healthcare Services for the NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, just to name a few.

And the bottom line is this: The men and women who have fought for this country, and risked their lives for all of us, deserve to be taken care of. And if we can provide quality care right here in the community, we absolutely should. The lack of health care access for our veterans is an issue that we cannot ignore. It must be resolved, and I will keep fi ghting until it is.

Senator Jeff Van Drew represents the 1st Legislative District, which includes portions of Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May counties.

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Rebirth of Nazism?To The Editor:

It is incredible how history has a way of repeating itself. We are the most educated and wealthiest society that has ever prevailed, only to be collectively the dumbest. It is amazing how our parents and grandparents were less formerly educated, knew when to stop pushing political issues, and contributed in various ways to make this country the greatest in the world. All we had to do was follow the path, and drive the machine, not re-invent the wheel.

Every elected offi cial, especially the president, when sworn in, takes an oath to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution, not to change it. For Obama to state that the document, traditions, or beliefs are antiquated should be recognized as an insult instead of being applauded.

The left-wing progressives, along with the Obama Administration and Democratic Party, are making it their agenda to dissolve our Second Amendment. I share the overwhelming emotional resentment toward guns due to the recent tragedies; I resent, however, the situation once again being twisted to serve some political agenda.

Experts have recently stated the situation in no way should justify undermining and destroying the Second Amendment. The problem is the failure to deal with negative behavior, not the instrument involved. Some believe that eliminating guns will stop the violence. Nothing could be farther from reality; it’s human behavior. Firearms by design are destructive, but are also defensive in the hands of law-abiding citizens, and serve as a form of national and personal defense.

The recent tragedies resulted from no security to very little at best. The victims lacked the ability to defend themselves, or escape the situation, not the Second Amendment. I agree that police offi cers should be placed in all schools. The same politicians who are objecting to this recommendation are well protected in their offi ces and homes. What’s even more disturbing is that many of those children and staff would have been saved by a well-constructed wall along with bullet resistant glass. It’s Security 101 to design an area that would have contained the shooter and prevented him from getting to the children.

Prior to the November elections, the Obama Ad-ministration, the NRA, and the U.N., along with other sources were entrenched in a legal battle over the U.N. Gun Ban Treaty. Fortunately Congress did not agree to this treaty back in July. It was said that President Obama once re-elected, would continue going after the Second Amendment, since it’s a necessary step of fi nalizing a larger purpose.

The purpose of Nazism was to create the perfect society or one world order. While there are some advantages to global unifi cation, I resent it as an excuse to overthrow our nation. It is an insult to every vet that we have some-how returned to a pre-WWII mindset worldwide.

Active law enforcement and the military are being led to believe that they will be immune from the gun grab that is being planned. Where they are being misled is that once the legal citizen is disarmed, there will be no one able to help him should we be attacked by some foreign source or criminals within the country. They are also failing to recognize that they will eventually be disarmed by the very group they now serve.

The purpose of our Second Amendment and our U.S. Constitution was to prevent tyranny in any form. Those legal gun-grabbing people are failing to recognize that this same constitution that gives them the right not to have guns, along with the freedom to speak their views or enjoy freedom of worship will disappear once they succeed.

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By MATT MAHER

I’m pretty certain that most people have already packed up the last remnants of their Christmas decorations—after all, we are now into the New Year. But this is prison, and since I didn’t have any lights to take down or ornaments to put away, the demagnifi cation of the holiday season doesn’t exist—and frankly, that reality alone puts things into a deeper perspective.

Often in our culture, the spirit of Christmas gets packed away with all our yuletide emotions of “peace and good will.” Instead of delighting in Christmas by carrying the birth of Christ into the New Year, we succumb to the de-lighting of our joy and the quenching of our lights; and we carry the birth of New Year’s resolutions right into the death of those same short-lived commitments, temporary passions, and holiday props.

Three years ago, my Christmas celebration heralded my impending incarceration—a prison sentence that of-fi cially began on Jan. 7. But something happened in my dingy prison cell on that seventh day of January, 2010, that only the Christmas story can explain. You see, God had already closed off all doors for comfortable housing options prior to Mary and Joseph’s arrival in the little town

Prison Talk: Left Behindof Bethlehem. Such closed doors led them to a stable, where animals were lodged. Here, in these unsanitary and foul-smelling quarters, Jesus was born. Lacking a crib or cradle, his parents placed him in a feeding trough; a manger was his bed.

This dismal location was predetermined by God to bring His Son into the world for not only the eternal salvation of man, but to instantly set man free. Of all the places in the world for a King and Savior to be born—a dirty, stink-ing barn inhabited by livestock. Remarkable! Why would God choose to place His Son in such lowly circumstances? In order for God to become fl esh and partner with mankind to see His will worked out through us.

In my desolate, dreary cell on Jan. 7, 2010, the Christ-mas story came alive to me for the fi rst time in my entire life. I mean really alive. I had left Christmas behind in December, but a closed cell door brought me to my own type of stable. It was right there in that dank, secluded prison cell that I re-birthed and re-committed my life to

my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Like peace and joy that only the beholder can explain, my manger instantly had light. I knew I was facing over 2,000 days in this

dark environment, but I had been set free—and no prison cell was going to put out my light.

Over 1,100 days later, with three Christmas seasons in prison, I have learned that to partner with Jesus is to use my incarceration as an incubator—and not because of any-thing that I can do for myself, but because Jesus walks with me, one day at a time. The growth in this

incubated time will only be demonstrated in time. Even Jesus, the newborn babe celebrated at Christmastime, had to grow before He could speak out.

“And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, fi lled with wisdom; and the grace

of God was upon Him” (Luke 2:40). I consider myself nothing more than

a lowly servant, but I’m a Christ-carrier and in Him I have my liberty. Without the birth of new life, I would remain confi ned in an unlivable stable—unstable.

I may be confi ned for a reckless reason, but the Christmas story for me is no longer confi ned to a time or season. Happy is he who brings Christ into every aspect of the New Year.

(ED. NOTE: The author and profes-sional athlete of Court House is serving fi ve-and-a-half years in state prison after pleading guilty in October 2009 to man-slaughter and driving while intoxicated. His blogs have been read by over 500,000 people in every state, 121 countries, and in 67 different languages. You can learn more at www.themattmaherstory.com.)

By Jean BarracloughBy Jean Barraclough

On the WayOn the Way to Cape May to Cape May

Yes, that is Willie Nelson you’re listening to, and that’s just what some of us here at Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) will be doing shortly.

I used to think that January was a slow time of year; it certainly was at the newspapers where I once worked. But here at MAC, it’s one of our busiest because of our travel show schedule.

We are partners in a group spearheaded by the Cape May County Department of Tourism, which has years and years of experience in ably promoting the county, including attending travel shows. Other partners include the City of Cape May, the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA), the Southern Shore Region Destination Marketing Organiza-tion, and the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce. Together, we attend 20 or more shows each year, promot-ing tourism here in Cape May County.

OK, put down the old shoes and rotten tomatoes. Tour-ism is a necessary fact of life throughout the county. We at MAC certainly count on out-of-town visitors to help us keep our historic sites open and operating. We, in turn, help our local businesses by providing lots of tours and activities as reasons for those visitors, as well as locals, to come here, so that’s another aspect of the power of part-nerships. Tourism helps keep our business communities here in the county healthy and vital, and we all benefi t from that.

Over the past years that we’ve been attending these shows, we’ve faced a number of challenges. Gas prices… job loss… reduced spending for travel… you name it and we’ve battled it at travel shows as we tried to convince people to come to us for their vacation.

This year we face yet another challenge: We need to let people know that Cape May County is still open for business after Hurricane Sandy. I shouldn’t be, but I am surprised when I get a response from someone who thinks that our county’s shoreline – from Ocean City to Cape May – had been decimated by the storm. Unfortunately, that’s the image that people from out of the area have, thanks to media coverage.

The damage to our neighbors to the north of us was devastating and continues to be heartbreaking. Not a day goes by that I do not express gratitude for our reprieve, or send up a prayer for those trying to rebuild shattered lives.

We need to go out to the travel shows and let people know that they don’t have to give up their seashore vaca-tion this year. If they do, because of what they’ve seen and heard through the news, it could have a devastating effect on us here in Cape May County, as well as the towns to the north when they are once again ready to welcome visitors. Most family vacations tend to become traditional: You go to the same place every year. We did that as New England residents in coming to Wildwood Crest every summer. We occasionally thought about going somewhere different, but this was our tradition, something we enjoyed and with which we were comfortable. That’s a feeling that many families have who vacation at the shore, whether it’s in Sea Isle City or Seaside Heights, and we need to reassure them, through our attendance at these shows that they don’t need to disrupt their summer plans. We have to keep that tradition of a seashore vacation going.

So, we’ll be on the road again, heading out most every weekend in January through April, to tell people that the shore is still here. So, go ahead. Get ready to grumble again about summertime traffi c on the roads or in the stores. But just remember that it’s one of the reasons that we’re all able to live here as comfortably as we do. And, hey, it is great to be here. Don’t you think we should share?

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PorkRegular Retails: .99 lb. to 6.99 lb.

Sale Prices: .69 lb. to 4.89 lb.Price on package reflects Sale Retail

(Excludes Fresh Suckling Pigs, MarinatedPork Products & Fresh Pork Sausage)

Fresh, Regular or Tender Choice

PorkTenderloin 299

lb.

WTC AND PRICE PLUS CARD

Limit 4 Per Variety

4 to 12-ct. pkg., Any Variety Bars, Cones or

Skinny Cow Sandwiches 2 for

$7

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