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Buena Vista man drowns in creek (The Daily Journal, by Melissa Pileiro, 6/30/10) Daniel Favretto of Buena Vista drowned when thrown from a boat while crabbing on Gibson Creek Monday. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Commission must enforce rules and protect Pinelands (The Daily Journal, Opinion, 6/30/10) Opinion on Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan modifying requirements for development. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
CORBIN CITY - State police recovered the body of a man who was ejected from his boat in Gibsons Creek near Estell Manor on Monday. Police identified the man as Daniel Favretto, 39, of Buena, after recovering his body at about 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Police located the body about half a mile from Gibson Landing Road, where police were launching rescue boats that searched the area along the western edge of the Tuckahoe-Corbin City Fish and Wildlife Management Area. The rescue team used side-scanning sonar to detect the location of the body, according to Stephen Jones, public information officer for the New Jersey State Police. After police recovered the body, a medical examiner was brought in to positively identify Favretto. State police, the U.S. Coast Guard, and local fire and rescue crews responded on Monday shortly after 11:00 am after the incident was reported by Daniel's brother Carlo, 42, of Richland. Both men were setting up crab traps in the water when their 16-foot-long skiff boat hit a mud patch. Carlo landed in the mud, but he saw Daniel go underneath the water. Jones said neither of the Favretto brothers was wearing life jackets at the time of the accident. He described Favretto as "an intermediate swimmer." The crews conducted searched by boat and by plane. The search had to be called off on Monday shortly after 5 p.m. because of severe thunderstorms that ripped through the area. A member of the Ocean City Police Department reported the accident at 11:38 a.m.
Football field gets Buena's approval (The Daily Journal, by Phillip Davis, 6/29/10) A new football field was recently approved for development at the Michael Debbi Park in Richland by the Buena Vista Township Committee. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Sheppard bus drivers care about the kids (The Daily Journal, Opinion, 6/28/10) Opinion on Buena Regional school bus drivers who have lost their jobs. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Buena educator says goodbye after 41 years (The Daily Journal, by Joseph P. Smith, 6/28/10) John Walsh educator at the Buena Regional School District is retiring after 41 years. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
A State Police Trooper was hospitalized after a Sunday night accident on Route 54. The accident happened at milepost 4 southbound on the state highway in Buena Vista, as the trooper was trying to pass two vehicles - a black Dodge pickup in the left lane, and a red Toyota Scion in the right lane. The Scion pulled over as the trooper tried to pass. According to police, the driver of the black pickup didn't pull over - instead turning left onto Norman Road. The trooper swerved to avoid hitting the pickup, and sideswiped the Scion. The driver of the pickup is unknown. The trooper was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus in Galloway Township with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Scion declined medical treatment at the scene.
A 9-year-old boy was expected to recover Friday evening after he was pulled from the lake at the Buena Vista Campground in Buena Vista Township, State Police said. The boy, whose name was not released, was rescued from the lake at 7:06 p.m., State Police at the Buena Vista barracks said. The child was taken by SouthStar medical helicopter to Cooper University Hospital in Camden for observation, police said.
Trustees make bid to save Friendship Church (The Daily Journal, by Deborah M Marko, 6/26/10) The Friendship Cemetery board of trustees is gaining momentum on savings the historic Friendship United Methodist Church. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Cranberry Run to hold 5th annual contest (The Daily Journal, by staff reports, 6/25/10) Residents of Cranberry Run are getting ready for the annual beautification project to spruce up their properties. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Buena Vista Township will be holding their annual fireworks festival on Saturday, July 3, at the Michael Debbi Park in Richland. The festival begins at 3 pm and ends after the fireworks. The fireworks were paid for by donations. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Saying goodbye to the children I have cared for (The Daily Journal, Opinion, 6/23/10) Opinion regarding the article "Buena Regional to cut $324,000 from budget". Regarding Buena Bus Drivers. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Poem from a bus driver on being let go by the Buena Regional Board of Education. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Mayors shun 2.5% cap on spending (The Daily Journal, by Joseph P. Smith, 6/22/10) Legislative action is pending for Gov Chris Christie's effort to battle property taxes. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
The New Jersey League of Municipalities Monday announced it wants to see other segments of Gov. Chris Christie' 33-bill package that is designed to control government spending acted upon before his proposal to limit property tax hikes and state spending increases to 2.5 percent. The League declared it will support the 2.5 percent cap "if and only if it is amended, and moved as the final piece, not the centerpiece,'' of property tax relief initiatives. "On Friday, we made the Legislature's leadership aware of this position‘' Clifton Mayor Jim Anzaldi , the League president, said, ‘'We are gratified by the fact that Senator Sweeney's alternate cap proposal appears to address a few of the League's concerns. But before any cap proposal advances, state policy makers need to advance management reforms and mandates relief initiatives that will allow municipalities to continue to deliver vital services and programs to their citizens and businesses. "Our property taxpayers deserve to see action on meaningful reforms,'' Anzaldi said. "And they need to see it now. There is a danger that the governor's constitutional cap question could be advanced to the voters, prior to Legislative action on the other vital reforms. Likewise, the Senate president's statutory proposal could be enacted, while all other meaningful reforms remain mired in the Legislature." "It is imperative for other toolkit and mandates reform bills to be on the Governor's desk, before the Legislature votes to advance the proposed caps," Buena Vista Mayor Chuck Chiarello, the League's first vice president, said. "We note that in the proposed cap on some state spending (ACR-130/SCR-103), the state intends to allow itself much greater flexibility than it would allow local officials," Anzaldi said. "The cap should affect all levels of government equally. The state's ability to exceed the cap by a two-thirds vote of both houses should be mirrored by a two-thirds vote requirement of the municipal body at the local level." "We are committed to working with the Legislature and the administration toward levy cap reform," Chiarello said, "so long as certain considerations are satisfactorily addressed. These would include statutory reforms relating to binding arbitration, civil service, public employee pensions and benefits, disciplinary procedures, school and special district elections and mandates relief. These must be enacted before the voters are asked to approve the Constitutional caps or the Legislature advances new statutory caps." The League's position was outlined after Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker Monday endorsed Republican Chirstie's proposed 2.5 percent cap. The governor's office said Booker joined 206 other Democratic and Republican mayors in endorsing the proposal. "For far too long, our state's ever growing property taxes have plagued New Jersey families, driving them from their homes and communities or out of the state altogether," Booker said at a press conference in Newark where he was joined by Christie. "The property tax problem is at the center of New Jersey's affordability crisis and the people of this state are calling for their leaders to join them in pursuing – and finally enacting – a real remedy. Governor Christie, with his clear focus and determined drive, is putting meaningful and potent property tax relief within reach. "I am proud to join the bipartisan and growing list of state and municipal
leaders who are advocating for deep and durable reform – reform that stitches a
2.5% property tax cap into the fabric of our state while providing a critical
toolkit capable of preventing key municipal costs from ballooning,'' Booker
added. "This is a moment for all of us, Republican and Democrat, state and city,
executive branch and legislative branch, to listen to the people of our state
and get the job done on this critical issue." Christie welcomed Booker's endorsement of his version of a cap. "Even as we face extraordinarily difficult times together as a state and a people, elected officials at every level must show the leadership and discipline expected of us from the voters who demanded us to bring real relief and reform," Christie said. "Mayor Booker is a dynamic leader who is bringing his leadership to bear every day to address his city's most pressing issues.'' On May 10th, Christie outlined a 33-bill package to believes would solve New Jersey's property tax crisis and control spending at every level of government. The centerpiece of the plan is a constitutional amendment creating a 2.5 percent cap on property tax increases. Christie wants to see the Legislature approve his version of a cap before June 30 in order to meet the deadline for the bill to be moved to the floor and approved for placement on the ballot and consideration by the voters in November.
Another season of dancing to big band sounds (The Daily Journal, Opinion, 6/19/10) Opinion on summer concert series in local parks. Everyone should try to attend. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Former Buena Regional school board member Tobin Nilsen was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of a minor on Tuesday morning. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
with a 6-year-old girl but found detectives waiting for him, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said Wednesday. Tobin G. Nilsen, 57, of Lorraine Avenue in Buena Vista Township, was arrested Tuesday after he arranged a sexual encounter with a detective posing as the mother of a 6-year-old girl, Molinelli said. Nilsen was charged with attemped aggravated sexual assault, child luring and attempt to endanger the welfare of a minor, Molinelli said. He was being held in the Bergen County Jail on $100,000 cash bail. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office's Computer Crimes Task Force conducted the investigation along with police from Maywood, Montvale and Upper Saddle River, Molinelli said.
Racers honor Ricky Wilcox (The Daily Journal, by Anthony Coppola, 6/14/10) The memorial charity event in memory of Ricky Wilcox was held on Saturday, June 12, 2010. There were almost 500 people in attendance. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Booby trap suspects ask judge for break (The Daily Journal, by Joseph Smith, 6/12/10) Four defendants in the setting of booby traps on Atlantic County roads last year are seeking to enter a pre-trail intervention program or PTI. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - A 22-year-old Philadelphia man lost a leg in a motorcycle crash Tuesday evening, State Police said. Keith Saxon, 22, was traveling north on Cains Mill Road about 0.3 miles south of Lake George Drive when he left the roadway on the east side, police said. Saxon hit several trees and mailboxes alongside the road, police said, suffering multiple serious injuries to his legs and feet. Police were called at 5:48 p.m., and said Saxon was alert and conscious when they arrived. A medical helicopter transported Saxon to Cooper University Hospital in Camden. The road was closed for several hours as police investigated the accident, including why Saxon left the road. Police said the investigation is continuing.
As many visitors to the New Jersey shore make their way east, they pass several red-and-yellow signs promoting Cape May Seashore Lines, a tourist attraction for people seeking old-fashioned fun at the shore. But patience is wearing thin as mayors, business owners and tourists wonder when and if the railway's trains will be running this year, despite an investment of more than $1.3 million in public money. Tony Macrie, president and general manager of Cape May Seashore Lines, said a bad winter is to blame for missing a number of early events, including an Easter celebration in the Richland section of Buena Vista Township and the start of the summer tourism season on Memorial Day weekend. "We just came off of the harshest winter we have ever gotten," Macrie said, noting that all of the maintenance on the cars and tracks has to be done outdoors. "We really lost a lot of time." Macrie's trains, and the railroad tracks they run on, are funded through his own money as well as transportation grants, which were awarded to Macrie in return for freight cars to use the tracks - if necessary. In 2003, his rail line received $851,355 from the New Jersey Department of Transportation State Rail Plan to rehabilitate a section of track between Tuckahoe and Woodbine as a way to open up the tracks to freight cars. An additional $500,000 in public money went toward establishing a line to a local propane supplier and constructing a public team track, or secondary track. Macrie said he has been in touch with freight lines about using the tracks - though that has not yet happened, meaning the line has not generated any income, except for when it makes one of its infrequent runs. Additionally, the state regularly pays to maintain some aspects of the rail line, such crossing lights and bars as part of a state plan throughout New Jersey's railroad system. As far as the cost of operating the trains since 1986, Macrie doesn't have a specific figure - he said it's been a "labor of love" and that a lot of the project has been done through volunteering - but he guessed that he's spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the project over that time, and possibly more. There are two different rail lines. One runs from Richland to Tuckahoe in Upper Township. The other runs through a region of Cape May County that extends through Middle Township, down through Lower Township and into Cape May. The trains only ran a couple of times last year, including the annual Santa Express, which runs annually in November and December. If Macrie sticks to his schedule, he said the trains are "likely to be ready in the middle of July." As of Friday, the rail line's website has not been updated with ticket information for 2010. Macrie's trains were in the news last year, when he moved a couple of deteriorating trains that were sitting idle in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township. The trains were moved, and once they were, Middle Township sent Macrie a letter saying that the township "supports efforts to secure funding for the rehabilitation of the tracks, signals, switches, right-of-way and other improvements to the rail line." Many people are anxious to see the trains running again, especially since many are left wondering when the trains will pass through. "It's one of the most popular questions (we get)," said Chuck Chiarello, mayor of Buena Vista Township. "People really like the trains." Over the past few years, the Richland section of the township was revitalized in an effort to draw tourists to the area. New shops and restaurants opened in the downtown along Route 40, and all of them are centered around the train station where the seashore line stops. A billboard that appears on Route 40 has changed multiple times in the last couple of years, but each time it has prominently featured pictures of the trains running through town. Chiarello hoped to have an Easter event featuring the Easter bunny much like the Santa Express does around Christmastime. That was canceled due to the trains not being ready, and Chiarello expects that they will not be ready in time for another town-wide event happening on June 20, 2010. "There's still a great deal of interest," Chiarello said. "But it's been very, very frustrating." Towns and villages with stations frequently get asked questions about the trains, even though they have nothing to do with whether or not they run. At the Historic Cold Spring Village on Route 9 in Lower Township, the operators of the recreated 18th and 19th century town had to leave a message on their answering service saying that they could not provide updates or information on the trains. The message was prompted by many people asking - sometimes, not in the nicest manner - and the village not having any updates for them, since the trains have not passed through in a number of years, according to Anne Salvatore, executive director at Cold Spring Village. While they want to avoid questions about the trains, Salvatore said that visitors to the village would get excited every time the trains came through. "We would love it if they came back," Salvatore said. However, Salvatore also said she would be very surprised if that happened. Situated by the train station in Richland is a building maintained by the Patcong Valley Model Railroad club. The club moved its large model railroad setup from Egg Harbor Township to Richland in order to be closer to the railroad. "We have 6,000 to 10,000 people coming out to our display every year," said John Dunn, president of the club. Dunn said attendance to the club's display has not been affected by the trains not running as frequently as promised, but he said that he frequently runs into people who visit the station and are disappointed by the absence of the train. Dunn, who has been friends with Macrie for decades, said that Macrie's effort to keep older trains running and get new generations of families interested in the railroad history of New Jersey is something that Dunn and many other railroad enthusiasts admire. "It would be very disappointing to see anything happen to the train," Dunn said.
Democrats will continue to work hard for voters (The Daily Journal, by Opinion, 6/3/10) Opinion on not re-nominating Committeeman Mike Rivera to Township Committee. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
Festival in Buena (The Daily Journal, 6/3/10) Fourth annual Kite and Color Festival, Saturday, June 5th, 12 to 8 pm. at the Buena Vista Camping Resort, 775 Harding Highway, Buena. Admission: $10 for ages 3 and older in advance or $12 at the gate; $9 discount tickets available for groups of 25 or more. For complete details go to: www.thedailyjournal.com
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