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Photos courtesy NJ Honey Queen Program harvest 4-H students worked at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Bee Yard in Cream Ridge to understand the struggles facing pollinators. By Chris Lundy C R E A M R I D GE – The local student known as the Honey Bee Queen is being crowned with other titles and awards for her work in studying parasites that are impacting the bee populations. Kaitlyn Culbert, a
student in Toms River High School Nor th, was presented the President’s Youth Environmental Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It was given to her by the EPA Chief of Staff, Olivia Glenn, at the Honey Harvest in honor of
Kaitlyn Culbert will be using her status as NJ Honey Bee Queen to educate the public about the plight of the honey bee.
Pollinator Week at the from six counties who Rutgers Cooperative attended, she said. The 4-H members Extension Bee Yard in accompanied Chelsea Cream Ridge. The Honey Harvest Abegg from Rutgers that she organized was to the bee lab to learn a way to show other about different species youth the importance of and hives. They ended hive health. There were the day by extracting 18 teenaged 4-H mem- honey. They also got to bers and their parents (Bee Queen - See Page 4)
one of which was an attempt to appoint former Planning Board Chairman Bob Hudak to the Zoning Board. Councilwoman Jennifer Kuhn noted resolution 278-23 which was for Hudak’s appointment. “This is yet another example of lack of transparency from (Council - See Page 5)
School Facing Staff Reduction By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – The Township School District is coping with the loss of a dozen members of their staff and that is expected to result in student scheduling challenges and increased class sizes. At the center of the problem is the state’s new funding formula that has reduced aid to several suburban districts such as this. Residents came out to a recent Board of Education meeting to learn what the impact would be. Ber na rd Ba h na m asked board members whether they had the right legal guidance and if they were looking closely at a recent legal case which restored some state aid funding to Lakewood Township’s school district. “Lakewood just went through this lawsuit of
$100 million that took them eight years. It was started by a teacher, a law professor at Rutgers and they found this section about adequate funding. Lakewood went through this whole process of not having adequate funding and they made it easy for all other towns that are having financial problems to sue,” he added. “I don’t know if it is the best way to go but it is definitely an option you guys should look into,” Bahnam said. “With a district that is losing teachers and a case so big that is going on if your (law) firm isn’t informing the Board of what is going on that could potentially save our teachers and keep the classrooms small.” Another resident asked about the Board adding a liaison to communicate with the Township (Staff - See Page 4)
Former Superintendent Mourned
Council’s Transparency Questioned By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Accusations of ethics violations, breaches of transparency and exclusion of important communication to fellow council members were all part of heated exchanges at the latest meeting of the Photo By Bob Vosseller Township Council. Residents questioned Resident Raymond Cattonar, at the podium, a variety of subjects, questions the Jackson Council about transparency.
July 15, 2023
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By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – Township officials, Board of Education members, parents and former students are noting the loss of former School Superintendent Dr. Gerald Woehr. Dr. Woehr lived in
Marlton and he died on June 30, at the age of 72. He served the school district for many years before retiring more than a decade ago. He was a beloved figure to members of the school (Mourned - See Page 4)
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