The BERKELEY Times Vol. 30 - No. 26
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Photo by Chris Lundy The Manitou Park home was one of several in the area provided for families by the Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The Clanton family is dedicated. Dedicated to each other and dedicated to restart their new life together, and recently they were welcomed into their new home during a dedication ceremony. The Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity built their 23rd home this year, and the beneficiaries were Laniece Clanton and her boys, Ahmad and
Mahki. It was a “hand up not a hand out,” as Habitat says, because the future homeowner puts in a ton of sweat equity. They hammer nails, paint, and do whatever they can to make it their own, right alongside volunteers. In calling the assembled to worship, Chaplain Barbara Miles thanked God for all the blessings that made this day possible. “It’s the simple things in life that we take for granted but you have given unto us.” “The dedication was not just about handing over the keys, but celebrating the hard Photo courtesy Northern Ocean work” that brought Habitat For Humanity Laniece to this point, The Clanton family steps out of their home after Habitat Executive Dithe ribbon cutting. rector Kristine Novakowski said. A home is more than just four walls, she said. It’s safety, and it’s a place to grow and flourish. “Thank you to everyone who donated the time and energy,” Laniece said. “We have something stable in a neighborhood we recognize and it means (New Home - See Page 4)
Unidentified Drones Draw Concern Across Tri-State Area By Bob Vosseller JERSEY SHORE – Amid many reports of car-sized drones flying at night across areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York and lukewarm responses from federal and state authorities, people are still asking who put them in the air and why? Speculation by the public has ranged from the drones being a new military technology being tested by the government for surveillance purposes to others feeling the devices are being operated by a foreign power for more sinister purposes.
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Mayors from throughout the state were called to the New Jersey Regional Operations & Intelligence Center recently. They were told by state authorities that there was nothing to worry about. However, they didn’t know what they were. This didn’t answer everyone’s questions. “How can you say there’s no need for concern when you don’t even know where they come from and where they go or who owns them?” Berkeley Mayor John Bacchione said the following day. (Drones - See Page 5)
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Rezoning At Industrial Park Held Off By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Township officials hoped to allow more variety in an already-developed piece of land by the airport but an environmental agency would not approve it. The Township Council tabled an ordinance that would have changed zoning for the industrial park which is west of the Robert J. Miller Airpark. Tabling it means that it is not going to be acted on right now. Zoning describes what can be built in a given area. This particular zoning is Forest Area – Light Industrial Zone, and it’s the only part of Berkeley that has this zoning. At a recent Township Council meeting, Township Planner James Oris said that the Pinelands Commission – which oversees development in the Pinelands area of the state - were “very resistant” to adding any further uses for that property. Town officials were thinking of adding such uses as an athletic center or horse training area. Mayor John Bacchione said that the land near the airport only has septic, and is not hooked up to sewer pipes. For this reason, the Pinelands Commission doesn’t want any business there that would have a high volume of people. If the septic system fails, it would impact the aquifer. Berkeley would welcome more businesses to that area, but since it resides in the Pinelands area, development is limited to the regulations of the Pinelands Commission. Businesses allowed there would only have a small number of employees and a limited number of customers, such as a warehouse. “It’s a great ratable for us. It’s in a great location, but it has to adhere to the laws of the Pinelands,” he said. The New Jersey Pinelands Commission is an independent state agency that protects forested area throughout New Jersey that amounts to almost 1 million acres. (Rezoning - See Page 4)
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