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FEBRUARY 16-22, 2023
Cement Worker of the Month: Dennis L. Cacciola, Keystone Cement
By ED PANY Dennis Cacciola was reared in Moore Township. At age 12, he and his mother, brother and sister picked potatoes on the Alan Scholl farm. He recalled, “I earned $1 an hour.” He was a student in the votech program while attending Northampton High School. Dennis was also a fine student of this writer. He worked for Fritch Fuel in the school co-op program. Upon graduation in 1978, Dennis was hired as a serviceman by Fritch Fuel, utilizing his training to work on heating installations and air conditioning.
He said, “I enjoyed the work but dreaded collecting back oil bills.” In 1984, Dennis started a cement career at Keystone Cement. Starting in the labor department, he has worked in every area of the plant, the quarry, crusher operator, loader, electrical department, welder, packhouse and millwright. Former co-workers Steve Hansler, Fred Schramel and Galen Wuchter shared their experiences and working skills with him. Presently, Dennis works with 13 skilled millwrights, who keep Continued on page 2
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Moore Township home Destroyed in fire By HOME NEWS STAFF A Moore Township home was destroyed in an early morning fire on Tuesday, February 14. The fully involved fire occurred at 5 Overlook Ln. in the Hickory Hills Mobile Home Park and was reported just after 1:30 a.m. No injuries were reported, however according to a Go Fund Me page that has been established for the family, all of their possessions are either damaged, destroyed or unusable. The Go Fund Me page states that Red Cross is currently working with the family to provide them temporary housing. A goal of $15,000 has been set to help provide support to the family effected by the fire. If you would like to donate, please visit www.gofundme.com and search for “The Kurz Family Fire.”
Photo contributed by Stephanie Kurz.
Moore Township Zoning denies all Requests from Water’s Edge at Wind Gap warehouse appeal By SAVANNAH BROWN The Moore Township Zoning Hearing Board met Friday, February 10 to deliberate on the Water’s Edge at Wind Gap LLC warehouse development proposal appeal. The ongoing appeal that began June 6, 2022 over the course of a six-part hearing challenged the substantive validity and requested relief of various sections of the township’s zoning ordinances as well as determinations made by the engineer and zoning officer. The Water’s Edge development
plans proposed the development of two industrial warehouse buildings on the 51.12 acres of land at 235 Moorestown Rd., which was acquired from Southmoore Golf Course on Dec. 28, 2021 for $2.63 million by Water’s Edge developer Jack Muschlitz. Then, in December 2022, the applicant submitted a revised concept plan to address some of the issues found by the engineer and zoning officer. The revised concept plan had several significant changes such as the buildings being rotated, a
narrower berm to maximize the benefit of the woodlands placed along Jones Road, the removal of the emergency egress on Jones Continued on page 3
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