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Having Fun on the Bay No Matter What!

The Real MeaningOf Memorial Day

Arlington Succeeds in Its MissionWhile Vet Programs Miss Mark By JOHN M. IMPERIALE

One of my favorite lines of poetry is from John Miltons On His Blind-ness: They also serve who only stand and wait.

After spending the better part of a day at Arlington National Cemetery, my only thought is: No, they dont.

Not that way.I understand that Miltons line and his

beautiful poem are a tribute to the courage and fortitude of the disabled. As one who has worked with the disabled, both professionally and as a volunteer, I recognize that bearing ones yoke, as Milton says, requires a strength that most of us could never possess. So this is not a disagreement with Milton or a diminish-ing of the contributions and personal valor of all of us who could not or did not serve.

This is a tribute to those who did and those who do.

In 1968, I was denied enlistment in the Army because I was hard of hearing. I then tried to use my own standing and waiting for the betterment of society as best I could.

Miltons words rightly made me proud, as they have so many others.

But everything pales when you stand at Arlington and consider the men and women who served. Served in uniform. Risked their lives and, in too many cases, gave their lives for this country.

For you and me.They served us so that we could have our

democracy and our freedom. So that we could practice our religion and speak our minds. So that we could freely assemble, whether to protest a war in Southeast Asia in the 1960s or a bank on Wall Street in 2012. So that a free press could bring the truth to us and, in fact, many versions of the truth so that we could decide for ourselves what to believe. They served so that we have all of the rights that were laid out in our Constitution and we have the right to debate the interpretation of those rights openly and freely. For you and me, they served.

There are 300,000 men and women buried at Arlington. One morning spent walking the hallowed cemetery and you can get a history of our nations wars wars fought while many of us stayed home to debate the pros and cons of each con ict, wars fought while many urged that America ght while never putting themselves at risk, wars fought while many pleaded for a wars end without recogniz-ing that there are times in which we need to defend our country, and wars fought in which too many did ght and did die.

Walk Arlington and get a history of brav-ery and courage in America.

At Arlington are the remains of soldiers from every war this nation has ever fought, including those reinterred from the Revolu-tionary War. The soldiers who fought to create this nation lie side by side with those who fought to defend it.

The Civil War can be felt on every inch of

ground, not just on the grave sites of Union or Confederate soldiers, and not just in Section 27, where more than 3,800 former slaves are buried, but everywhere. For Arlington National Cemetery consists of the land owned by Robert E. Lee and his family. Lees wife, Mary Ann Rudolph Custis, was the grand-daughter of George Washington, through his stepson, George Washington Parker Custis. The Lees left their home as war was breaking out and the land was occupied by the Union Army, after being con scated by the govern-ment. The rst soldier buried there was Private William Christman, on May 13, 1864. He was buried in the rose garden in front of the Lee mansion. Pristine land became sacred ground.

And on that ground is a mass grave of 2,200 unknown Civil War soldiers. Two thou-sand, two hundred unknown soldiers, together it makes you shudder at the sacri ces made to keep this country together.

By VICTORIA GRAY PALMER

The scrubby pines, tall grasses and cattails hid the scrappy marina where the Penn-Yan was kept. From the big Causeway Bridge, it was nearly invisible behind the overgrowth of bushes and the broken-down advertising billboards for the Island ahead.

I was 10 years old and ready for a sea adventure with Grammy, Cap, Corinne and Dad on Barnegat Bay. Carefully, I crossed the arched, white, paint-chipped footbridge to the oating dock, and saw the Penn-Yan rocking cheerfully in its stall. The water sparkled like crushed ice catching the gleaming rays of the brilliant sun, as it proudly held the motorboat upon its swirling swells.

The air was crisp and clean and cooled my burning skin. I took in a deep breath but was jarred awake when my step-grandfather shouted, All aboard whos coming aboard,

mateys! He gave his bent, white Gilligan hat a yank, pushed his chunky, black-framed glasses closer to his bulbous nose, and sipped watery black coffee from his oversized L.B.I. mug. After meandering through the No Wake zone of the marina, Captain gave the engine some gas, and we took off on our journey.

Orange day-rental rowboats dotted the bay like the tops of lit matchsticks. We passed a tall, splintered channel marker that was home to a nesting osprey, several water-skiers and Jet Skiers, some shermen and scores of powerboats. Cap cut the engine, and the Penn-Yan swallowed the foamy white waves behind it. The back of the boat surged as if we were riding a roller-coaster backward, and we lobbed up and down in the jubilant sea. It was tradition to exchange a quick kiss for luck as we passed under the Causeway Bridge toward our destination, so we all did.

When we nally got there, Corinne and I

were displaced as Dad needed to get to the anchor beneath our seat. He lifted the giant, metal door-knocker and tossed it gently into the bay. The stern of the boat was now turned into a kitchen countertop with a slab of old oak plunked down as a cutting board, and a long, skinny knife with a worn, yel-lowed handle was placed on its top.

Chicken bones and squid are great bait! Grammy said, as she helped me with my line. She took the chicken bone and tied the damp, gray string around it. Then she smiled at me with her tanned face aglow with rosy cheeks, model-esque black eyebrows, and ruby red lipstick and said, Youre all set, baby, just drop the line into the bay!

I was eager to see what hidden creatures would come up to meet my face. It was a long time before I saw anything. A few menacing sea gulls were gawking near my

By GENE MOYNIHAN

Monday, May 28 will mark the obser-vance of Memorial Day. Originally it was known as Decoration Day, after the practice in the South of decorating the graves of soldiers who fought in the Civil War. In parts of the South, the day included the singing of hymns and dinner on the ground, the serving of foods on sheets or blankets spread on the ground.

Decoration Day was declared a holiday and rst observed on May 30, 1868, when owers were placed on the graves of Union and Con-federate soldiers at Arlington National Cem-etery. In 1967, after World War II, the name was of cially changed to Memorial Day. The traditional day of observance was changed in 1971 from May 30 to the last Monday in May, as an observance of the sacri ces made by American servicemen and women in the defense of our country. It also created a three-day weekend, the unof cial start of summer and a mega-shopping event.

While shopping this Memorial Day week-end, remember the combat casualties who made your shopping excursion possible. The statistics of the major con icts from World War I to the present are sobering: 623,243 dead and 1,070,087 wounded, for a total of 1,693,330. There are an additional 40,915 missing or remains that have not been identi- ed.

The dead dont suffer anymore, but the wounded do. Think of the heartbreak of the families of those who made the ultimate sac-ri ce. Consider the badly wounded, those who

Flawed Pinelands BillTo the Editor:

A bill (S-1785/A-269) has been introduced to exempt, for ve years, certain development activities in the Pinelands from compliance with the Pinelands Commission development approval process. The bills preamble makes clear it is based on the mistaken premise that the Pinelands protection plan hurts the regions economy and the Pinelands approval process creates a potentially devastating burden on those opening new businesses.

The bills economic premise is incorrect, so it is not surprising the bills provisions are also awed. The bills authors also seem to be unaware that the Pinelands Commission already has carefully designed programs to delegate its powers and avoid overlapping reviews by local boards and the commission in appropriate cases.

The bill would exempt new businesses from Pinelands review where they seek to improve or reconstruct an existing building or previously built site in any of the Pinelands areas de ned in the bill as commercial development zones.

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Continued from Page 6have lost one or more limbs, their eyesight or are badly dis gured, and the impact it has on their family life and the ability to earn a liv-ing. In addition, there are unknown numbers of troops who have combat-related mental issues. All of this comes into clear focus when you see a young man in the prime of life who had both arms and legs blown off by an IED (improvised explosive device). Just thinking about it is frightening enough, but seeing it well

Unfortunately, the commercialization of the three-day weekend has probably contribut-ed to a decline in the real meaning of Memo-rial Day. The Memorial (or Decoration) Day parade that was once an annual event in most towns seems to be disappearing. Although is it common to nd a statue of the WWI dough-boy or an old piece of military equipment in village squares across America, these dont mean much if the population has forgotten, or never learned, what they represent.

Two World War I-era poets memorialized the dead of that war, but their words still ring true today. The locations of combat may have changed, but the consequences remain the same. Older Americans may remember John McCraes poem In Flanders Fields, which begins:

In Flanders elds the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark the place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing y Scarce heard amid the guns below. Moved by the simplicity and eloquence of

In Flanders Fields, Moina Michael penned We Shall Keep the Faith. She developed the idea of wearing poppies, now arti cial pop-pies, to honor those who had died in combat. A portion of her poem follows:

We cherish, too, the poppy red That grows on elds where valor led; It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies, But lends a lustre to the red Of the ower that blooms above the dead In Flanders Fields. Enjoy the holiday, and while youre

pondering the price of that Memorial Day sale item, keep in mind those who served our country with dignity and integrity, and the high price they paid for your freedom. Free-dom is not free. Y

Gene Moynihan lives in Manahawkin.

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In fact, economic data show the Pinelands region has outperformed non-Pinelands areas of South Jersey. With 30 years under its belt, the Pinelands leads the way in demonstrat-ing the positive economic outcomes of smart regional planning. According to the commis-sions 2010 Long-Term Economic Monitoring Report:

Pinelands municipalities consistently record a lower unemployment rate than non-Pinelands areas of South Jersey.

The average residential property tax of Pinelands residents is substantially lower than non-Pinelands residents in South Jersey and the state as a whole.

The median in ation-adjusted sales price for a home in the Pinelands was $242,000 in 2008, compared to $235,000 for non-Pinelands municipalities in South Jersey.

From 1998 to 2003 (the last year for which this data was reported), municipalities in the Pinelands added 1,000 new business establishments, an increase of 9.2 percent. The non-Pinelands region of South Jersey posted a slight decrease (-0.7 percent) in new business establishments during this time, while the rest of the state registered only a 6.3 percent increase in new businesses.

The Pinelands Comprehensive Manage-ment Plan, moreover, already exempts the construction of any addition or accessory structure for any non-residential use pro-vided said addition or structure will be located on or below an existing impervious surface and the existing use is served by public sew-ers and said addition or structure will cover an area of no more than 1,000 square feet. This would apply to regional growth areas and towns, but (unlike the bill) not to villages where public sewer service is typically not feasible due to surrounding forest or preserva-tion areas.

Pinelands villages are traditional com-munities and discrete settlements within the preservation, forest, agricultural development and rural development areas. These are places such as Chatsworth, Bamber and Lower Bank that must have development compatible with its existing character. Villages should not be treated the same as regional growth areas and towns.

The commission also has a program by which municipal construction of cers are designated to handle Pinelands reviews where the town shows its own of cer has the skills and capacity to handle the task.

The key is that these exemptions and delegation procedures are carefully limited and overseen by the commission to ensure Pinelands environmental standards are met. Under the new bill no one would enforce those protections.

The bill sets a poor precedent for skirting important regional environmental protections that work well, economically and environ-mentally, while providing no economic data to show it is needed. For these reasons the Pinelands Preservation Alliance opposes this measure.

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War soldiers buried at Arlington, but we all have heard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. To stand in front of it, to read the inscription, to watch the sacredness of the changing of the guard, is to know it at a com-pletely different level. To stand in front of it is to know that these soldiers, from World War I, World War II and the Korean War, represent the thousands upon thousands of unknowns unknown to you and me, that is. We honor what they did, without knowing their names. We honor not that they died, but how they lived.

Of course, many people, when they think of Arlington, if they think of Arlington at all, think of President John F. Kennedy and the eternal ame. When you stand in front of his grave, you understand that the ame is there because he was a symbol of an undying belief in the eternity of Americas greatness. He was assassinated, but his vision for America could never be killed. That is why the ame burns. But then you realize that he is there, at Arlington, rst and foremost, because he wore the uniform. He fought. Bravely. And then you remember that most of the other 300,000 men and women buried there are also there because they, too, fought for this country. Bravely.

You walk the lanes of Arlington and you see the brave everywhere.

Plaques mark the location of airborne units; monuments remind us of the Challenger disaster and PanAm Flight 103; those lost in the rescue mission in Iran lie together; the Marines killed in the terrorist attack in Beirut are honored there, marked by a simple Cedar of Lebanon tree. The Rough Riders have a monument; the Rough Riders lie in graves. The mast from the Maine is there; so are the sailors lost in the explosion that started the Spanish-American War. There is a section for nurses who served in battle, and one for chaplains. All are brothers and sisters together, for eternity.

You look for famous names, such as Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in World War II, or Gen. Douglas MacArthur, or Gen. James Doolittle. And then you read more names, names not famous, though heroes all.

And you wonder.You wonder how a nation that could devote

itself to creating and maintaining a na-tional cemetery to give its veterans a place of honor, valor, and remembrance could also be a nation that fails its veterans when they come home from war.

And make no mistake about it: We are fail-ing our veterans when they come home. We fail to give them proper treatment, suf cient training and adequate respect. After World War II, the G.I. Bill gave veterans a chance at an education and a new future. Today we have slogans urging the hiring of a vet. Today we debate the quality of health care without acknowledging that the best, nest, most mod-ern hospitals in America are not the veterans hospitals; they are private hospitals for the rich and the rich enough.

Arlington National Cemetery is magni -cent. But it should not be the best we offer our veterans. Something in this life would seem more appropriate.

So what can we, who stand and wait, do?We can serve, in our own way, as John

Milton would have us do. We can be advocates for better funding for veterans programs, from job training to medical facilities. The Vow to Hire Heroes Act was signed into law, but it is not enough. It is not nearly enough. There are many other bills waiting to be enacted, bills to address veterans compensation, military retiree bene ts, tax relief for disabled veter-ans, and on and on. Research into these bills is easy today; there is no excuse for not nding out what has been proposed, and where your representatives stand.

We should all be advocates for better treat-ment of our veterans. We should be active, constant advocates, calling our members of Congress, asking their positions on each and every bill before Congress dealing with veter-ans. We should demand to know exactly what they are doing for our veterans.

And when they talk budget, tell them to nd the money. Thats what they are paid for. And is there a higher priority? Shame on us if there is.

The most heartbreaking number of all is that there is still an average of 27 burials daily at Arlington. Twenty-seven men and women who served this country are laid to rest there every day, some veterans of long-ago wars, others sent home from Afghanistan. All heroes.

Arlington National Cemetery digni es all who have served. Let us, who stand and wait, also dignify those who serve. Y

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Later, Dad slipped into the bay to grab a couple of dozen clams. I watched as he slid his feet into his black, rubber, homemade slip-pers. He looked as if he had cat sh for feet, the uneven stitching holding the rubber scraps

together, reminding me of whiskers. It made me laugh. Next, the inner-tube was opped overboard, along with the worn, wooden basket that t inside it. Come on, girls! he said with an almost mouthwatering smile as if the bay were a pot of melted butter Lets get some clams! With that, he bounded down the ladder and disappeared into the water.

Since I was older, my sister tried to make me get in next. I stayed on the second step and peered through its honeycomb holes into the deep, dark-gray water. On the third step down, I was submerged to the waist, and back up the ladder I climbed.

Come on! Corinne shouted at me. Hurry up!

You do it, then! I said. And she did. Her golden-blond hair turned into murky kelp in one dip. She swam out to Dad as I watched anxiously from the boat.

Come over here, Dad! I yelled. So I can hold onto the tube! But he couldnt hear me. He was dancing up a storm, trotting backward on his toes and tossing clams into the basket. He nally made his way back toward the boat. Seeing my chance, I launched myself down the ladder, but insisted that he come and get me. I giggled with my sister and held on nervously next to her. Dad was spinning us around, and we were now part of his dance.

I kept waiting for a crab to surface and pinch me. Instead, little bits of gelatin grazed my skin. I soon began to relax in the soothing, salty water. My hair was like silk against my neck. My body felt as tough as the wrinkled skin of a pea. I looked into my sisters sky- blue eyes and heard her joyful laugh. We were happy. The bay was happy. It was our friend. It frolicked with us and caressed us with its hugging wavelets. And Dad softly plowed

the water with us, his strong arm keeping us safely connected. When we returned to the boat, I marched up the steps into a big, fresh, white towel baked by the sun, and wrapped around me by Grammy. My shivering body soon warmed. I took air liberally into my lungs, and I lay down on the seat, gazing into the cotton-cloudy sky, embraced by the secu-rity of the towel.

Cap called for Dad to haul in the anchor. He red up the engine and threw it screaming into reverse. Grass, he said, his weathered face showing his years of experience on the water. Once the seaweed was removed, we were headed for a special spot that only he knew to be great for shing. There we would eat lunch and sh for the rest of the after-noon.

Weaving in between the channel mark-ers, we whipped the water into a milky froth. The air surrounded us, stroked us rmly and

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Suddenly, with no warning at all, the Penn-Yan came to a screeching halt. We ew everywhere. Everything stopped, even time, for a few moments. Luckily, we were all in one piece, but there were minor injuries.

Dad, who just minutes before was check-ing the tide using the depth marker, crashed into Captain, sending him into the dashboard. In the process, Captain broke the steering wheel into a three-pronged stub, which was now slightly bloody. He had cut his hands

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Continued from Page 15and bumped his chin and head. Dad had cut his leg in the joust with the marker. Corinne and I ended up on the oor, our arms and legs scraped. Gram had also landed on the oor. Her cheek was cut, and the wind had stolen her jet-black wig. It was snarling in the corner behind us like a miniature Doberman pinscher. Thankfully, she went to retrieve it. And, although it was wet, she promptly wrung it out over the side of the boat and fastened it back on her head so that she could think more clearly.

The suns wild rays distorted this picture. Everyone looked strange, and the seconds lasted forever. Looks of disbelief were carved on our faces. Shock entranced us into slow motion. And then, it was over and time re-sumed its normal pace.

Questions of concern were barked back and forth, and the thought of who would res-cue us arose. Abruptly, everyone left the boat except for Corinne and me. We were crouched on one side, acting as counterweights, as they tried to push the boat off the sandbar. Wading into the water, waving her hands and stopping in between to smoke a cigarette, Gram was busy trying to ag down our hero. From the back, she looked like a dismantled American ag with her white, button-down shirt apping wildly over her navy bathing suit and her scarlet-painted nails striking the pale-blue sky. She kept saying, Superman, come save us! Yoo-hoo! Hey, fellas! But the boats just sped by us in the distance.

My towel betrayed its comfort and instead began to choke me with its heavy, wet arms. The bay soured into the enemy, and its choppy wavelets were hands reaching out to grab me. My sister and I held each other tight as the others pushed and rocked the boat, trying to wiggle it out of the mound of sand that had disrupted our serenity.

Finally, someone did stop. A rope, whisked around like a lasso, was thrown to Dad on the bow. Our boat seemed inferior to the larger vessel, as if it were now nothing more than junkyard scraps.

With a little bit of hope from all of us and a lot of horsepower from the rescuing boat, the Penn-Yan was pulled from the densely packed sand. We were free again. Our dam-aged boat licked its wounds and sputtered about in the bay. But we were not heading toward the marina. We were not calling it a day. In fact, there were smiles and laughter. Dad joked about the accident, remarking about how unbelievable it all had been. Cap ashed us a smile, with a twinkle in his eye. Gram, her wig perfectly intact, spoke with a con dence that reassured us all. Corinne and I just sat there in amazement.

Soon, we were at the special shing spot and the anchor was dropped once more. Grammy passed out the tuna sh and egg salad sandwiches, and Corinne and I were again bickering over who had ordered which one. Dad handed us each an ice-cold can of Coke. Washing down my food with the sooth-ing drink satis ed me. I sat there with my sh-ing pole aboard the bruised boat, wary of the water beneath me, but buoyed by the Penn-Yan and my family its happy crew. Y

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Donations NeededTo the Editor:

Six years ago I made a request for articles for Vineland Developmental Center for the handicapped residents. I remember the re-sponse, as it was a blessing for six years.

Now I am working with New Lisbon Center for the handicapped residents. The center has 300 boys and 100 girls. The need is always there. New Lisbon is located at the end of Route 72 west.

We hope to set up a section for hospice care at this center. We have a hospital bed but need a bureau and easy chair and perhaps a bookcase. All must be in good condition. We are trying to make it homelike for the residents last days.

Please call me at 609-660-0405 for further information about picking up items. I now live at Fawn Lakes in Manahawkin and would be delighted if readers have any other items. We can use games, craft items, DVDs, CDs, color-ing books, soap products, jewelry, etc.

My memories of the help we receive will always be treasured.

Delores Hardman Manahawkin

Obamas Role LimitedThe following responds to Credit De-

served (5/16) by Barbara M. Imperiale. To Barbara M. Imperiale:

Thank you for reading and understanding my letter to Sen. Menendez.

Im sure you will remember me advising that Congress put the photo op hold on the nal military action targeting Osama bin Laden, which you did not deny. In fact, Lt. Gen. Jack Keane, retired, has stated the military had bin Laden in their sights in September 2010 and awaited commander-in-chief approval (nod of the head). President Obama, in his recently disclosed Darwinian thought process, ultimately evolved to acquiesce to the multi-year operation, initiated several years before he took of ce.

During that Darwinian thought process, the White House requested actual photographs of the target, to con rm it was a successful conclusion of the search, which began several years before the Obama administration.

President Obama happened to be in the glory seat when the search and kill operation concluded.

Realizing you appreciate complete informa-tion, I hope this is of assistance to your thinking.

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Ever Wonder Why?To the Editor:

Only in America do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions, while healthy cus-tomers can buy their cigarettes at the front.

Only in America do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and then a Diet Coke.

Only in America do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.

Only in America do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway, and put useless junk in the garage.

Only in America do we buy hot dogs in packages of 10 and buns in packages of eight.

Only in America do we have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

And ever wonder ...Why the sun lightens our hair but darkens

our skin?Why women cant put on their mascara

with their mouths closed?Why you dont ever see a headline Psy-

chic Wins Lottery?Why abbreviated is such a long word?Why doctors call what they do practice?Why lemon juice is made with arti cial

avor, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?

Why the man who invests all your money is called a broker?

Why the time of day with the slowest traf- c is called rush hour?

Why they sterilize needles for lethal injec-tions?

Why the entire plane isnt made of that indestructible black box material?

Why they call the airport the terminal if ying is so safe?

And nally, if con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?

Sal Sorce Manahawkin

GOP MisstepsTo the Editor:

The antics of the GOP in recent months make people wonder if the Republican Party has a secret death wish. An article in The New Yorker is subtitled Can the GOP Save Itself? Its a fair question for a party that seems to be shooting itself in the foot at every opportunity.

For example, its opposition to a working peo-ples payroll tax cut played poorly in Main Street America, so poorly in fact that the GOP leaders in the Senate and House did an about-face.

The GOPs war on the labor movement alienated it from millions of working families.

Its hostility to the use of contraceptives turned off large numbers of women, irrespec-tive of party af liation.

Its closing of space between the religious and secular spheres didnt sit well with many Americans, nor does its eagerness to go to war against Iran.

The GOP, through its own doing, has hurt its chances in the November elections.

The party hopes to disenfranchise enough voters, especially youth, people of color and se-niors, to turn the election in its favor. This cam-paign, including the so-called voter identity laws, is hitting full stride and must be resisted.

The direction of the economy, as well as the unfolding events in the Middle East, introduc-

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Long Beach Township Beach ll On Schedule for June 15 Finish

The latest schedule from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. indicates that the beach replenishment project spanning 31st to 57th streets in the Brant Beach section of Long Beach Township is still on track for completion by the June 15 deadline, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public affairs specialist Stephen Rochette.

That includes the pumping of sand onto the beach, Rochette noted. There may be some additional work on the fencing and the dune crossovers that continues after that date.

He added, There have been some delays on the project due to mechanical issues with the pumps and a temporary breach in the subline (piping), but regardless the beach ll work should be complete in mid-June.

At last Fridays township Board of Com-missioners meeting, Mayor Joseph Mancini said he inspected the rst three dune walkovers at 32nd, 33rd and 34th streets and theyre great, very easy to walk over, very gradual.

The beaches are looking really good.The Army Corps awarded the contract

for the replenishment project to Great Lakes

State Police Investigating Eagleswood Fatal Accident

The state police fatal accident unit is continuing the investigation of a deadly motorcycle accident that oc-curred on Route 9 in Eagleswood on Friday, May 18 around 6:35 p.m. William Kolb, 24 of Barnegat was thrown from his Harley Davidson and killed when he collided with an SUV driven by Ocean County Freeholder Jack Kelly.

According to police reports, Kelly was turning into the West Creek Deli parking lot that he owns and runs with his son on Route 9. Kolb was returning to his lane after passing another car and collided with Kelly's vehicle. Kolbs motorcycle hit the right fender of the SUV and was thrown from his motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene.

Kelly was not ticketed. P.J.

EVER WIDENING: Beach replenishment begun this past March and currently in progress in a section of Brant Beach is on track for completion by the mid-June deadline.

Jack Reynolds

Dredge & Dock, of Oak Brook, Ill., in late September of last year, and work began this past March.

The base contract comprises the placement of 1,200,000 cubic yards of sand, as well as construction of dune crossovers, sand fencing and dune grass plantings in the designated stretch, at a cost of $16.7 million. If the ad-ditional contract options are awarded, the total contract could be $17.9 million and include an additional 175,000 cubic yards of sand.

In other township news, the police depart-ment has submitted two grant applications to the state. The first, for approximately $100,000, will, if approved, allow the police department to replace their aging backup power generators to ensure police operations continue in the event of an electrical power failure, Mancini explained. The second, for $2,500, would help enforcement of under-age drinking laws through the Cops in Shops program.

The commissioners next meeting is Friday, June 1, at 4 p.m.

Juliet Kaszas-Hoch

Rallying the Opposition To Atlantic Oil Drilling By PAT JOHNSON

Clean Ocean Action and a coalition of more than 130 organizations an-nounced Tuesday a New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone initiative to educate the public about threats to the Atlantic coast.

Through a 15-day summer campaign from Aug. 10 to Aug. 24 they will rally the public in an effort to create federal protection for New York and New Jersey from industrialization of the ocean.

The Clean Ocean Zone would reduce pol-lution by prohibiting ocean dumpsites and new wastewater discharge outfalls. Marine ecosystems would be protected by prohibiting industrialization such as strip mining, oil and gas drilling and development and the con-

struction of non-renewable energy facilities.Last month, the Department of the Inte-

rior held a public hearing on plans to allow seismic testing for oil and natural gas in the Mid-Atlantic. At that time, a coalition of conservation organizations spoke out against the proposal that they said could harm marine mammals and seagoing turtles and ultimately open the door to oil drilling off the coast.

Seismic air gun tests, underwater explo-sions of air and the resulting noise, harms marine animals by disrupting their communi-cations, causing hearing loss and strandings as they become disorientated. Many environ-mentalists believe that the cause for thousands of dead and dying dolphins that have washed up on Peru's beaches this year can be traced

to seismic testing by oil companies.Cindy Zipf, president of Clean Ocean Ac-

tion, said what the Department of the Interiors Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pro-poses in its environmental impact study is so outrageous its unbelievable. She said, They are allowing the companies to take, and this means harm or kill, thousands of marine mam-mals a year. They say they dont expect to kill any animals but if they do, its OK.

Also, the bureaus permission to allow up to 11 companies to troll the oceans, blasting the heck out of the oceans over a 10-year pe-

They are allowing the companies to take, and this means harm

or kill, thousands of marine mammals a year. They say they dont expect to kill any animals

but if they do, its OK.

riod, means the ocean will never get a break. The shermen are furious.

Zipf said she realizes that people some-times feel overwhelmed by issues both per-sonal and global but that the people who love the Atlantic Ocean and want it to remain free of industry must make their opinions known, and soon. The deadline for comment on the plan is May 30.

Zipf is joined by Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, urging people to send their comments to the Interior Depart-ment before the May 30 deadline. I think people dont see the immediate threat by this activity. They think, Oh, its only a test. But the testing itself harms sea mammals. There is a connection. Also, the testing makes the moratorium on oil drilling in the Atlantic less meaningful and makes the possibility of drill-ing off our coast more real. These companies wouldnt be spending all this money to map the Atlantic if the potential for making money from the oil companies wasnt there.

We havent heard from the governor on this, when in the past he has been opposed to offshore drilling. He has been pretty quiet on this, Tittel added.

He said the argument that offshore drilling in the Atlantic would decrease U.S. depen-dence on foreign oil is weak since the oil companies are not nationalized and sell their oil to the highest bidder. We sell gas to Saudi Arabia. Production of domestic oil is up to its highest level and prices at the pump remain high they sell it overseas. The only way to cut our dependence on foreign oil is to create fuel-ef cient cars. The last time gas was over $4 a gallon people dropped their consumption 5 percent and prices started coming down.

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