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Fake document ring smashed, Page A-3 nj.com/bridgeton THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011 50¢ 6 56525 11071 9 ■ Landscaping trailer stolen. Page A-7. ■ Woman hurt in shooting. Page A-7. Annie’s Mailbox ....... B-6 BEN column . . . B-4 Classified...... B-6 Comics ........ A-6 Community .... A-7 Crossword ..... A-5 Dr. Gott ....... B-6 Horoscope ..... B-6 Obituaries ..... A-7 Police Blotter . . A-7 Sports ........ B-1 Sudoku........ A-5 Television...... A-5 Viewpoint ..... A-4 Sunny, High 61 Details, Page A-2. Showers move in late Friday night. WEATHER INSIDE TODAY INDEX Vol. 263, No. 39 Get local breaking news 24/7 at nj.com/cumberland HARRY FREITAG County mourns death of Harry Freitag The Millville Woman’s Club is supporting Gild’a Club with a bra-decorating event at Bogart’s, on High Street, in Millville. The decorated bras pro- mote awareness of breast cancer and care of women’s bodies. For more information, con- tact the Woman’s Club at (856) 825-0066. — Staff Photos by Cathy Cramer Bras for a cause Pascale Sykes: Millions over 10 years By Jim Cook Jr. [email protected] BRIDGETON — One of Cumberland Coun- ty’s most dedicated residents died Wednesday morning at his home at the age of 82. But his legacy will live on. Harry Freitag Jr.’s life spanned more than half a century of contribution to politics and Boy Scouts in Cumberland County, dedication to the Freitag Funeral Home and memorably fun times spent with his friends and family. A cornerstone Republican, in his entire polit- ical career, he was beaten only once. Freitag served as the Cumberland County surrogate from 1984 to 2003, a freeholder dur- ing the 1960s, Cumberland County coroner from 1956 to1964, and the director of the Fre- itag Funeral Home from 1950 to 2000, among many other community and church service organizations. The reaction from fellow political figures and friends was a unanimous agreement that Fre- itag would be remembered for his kindness, honesty and willingness to help anyone he could. “It’s the end of an era. There are just no Harry Freitags left,” said Congressman Frank LoBiondo. LoBiondo came to first know Freitag long before he entered politics. “Harry is someone who has been in my (See FREITAG, Page A-3) By Lauren T. Taniguchi [email protected] MILLVILLE — The instability of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan is a frightening reminder to residents living nearby Salem County’s Artificial Island nuclear generating com- plex how quickly a safe situation can turn dangerous. Because of the potential for radiation exposure in an emergency, the Cumber- land and Salem County Health Depart- ments provide potassium iodide, or KI, pills to those living in close proximity the reactors, an area which includes parts of Greenwich and Stow Creek townships and the Borough of Shiloh. “Basically, the pill is used to prevent the thyroid from absorbing radiation,” said Annmarie Ruiz, director of health educa- tion for Cumberland and Salem Counties, explaining that the KI pill thus protects against the development of thyroid cancer when taken appropriately. Through and since the most recent Cumberland County KI pill distribution event held for residents within a 10-mile radius of the Salem complex on Jan. 18 in Greenwich, 442 KI pills have been pro- vided to county residents, Ruiz reported. Since the pills that have been distrib Suddenly, KI pills are on our minds (See KI PILLS, Page A-3) By Greg Adomaitis [email protected] VINELAND — It was a “who’s who” of Cumberland County, a phrase typically reserved for banquet dinners. But also applicable Wednesday after- noon. Exactly 106 figures of authority and leadership came to Cumberland Commu- nity College to hear the Pascale Sykes Foundation’s game plan. The Red Bank-based foundation announced its requirements, preferences and goals for the first round of funding they’re offering. Of the dozen county coalition members (the foundation has also partnered with Salem, Gloucester and Atlantic), three presented what the foundation has agreed to back financially. Goals of the “Southern New Jersey Strengthening Families Coalition” include making two adults responsible for family life and leadership, educating all levels of the community and building healthy relationships at home. For Cumberland County, a supportive family care system, transportation to strengthen families and enhancing edu- cation literacy to strengthen families was identified. (See MILLIONS, Page A-3) By Jason Laday [email protected] BRIDGETON — The county freehold- ers next week will vote on the first read- ing of an ordinance that would require all garbage collected in Cumberland County be disposed at the county land- fill. The new system, called “flow control,” is a high priority for the Cumberland County Improvement Authority, which is on course to lose an estimated $175,000 this coming year due to trash haulers taking waste out of the county instead of the county landfill in Deerfield Town- ship. “We hope to get (flow control) in place sometime in September,” said CCIA Executive Director Donald Rainear, who has stated the authority is losing a “sig- nificant amount” of waste to surround- ing counties despite having the lowest fees in South Jersey. In December, the executive director stated he believed some out-of-county landfills have entered into agreements with garbage haulers charging less than their normal rates. “We still need the approval of (the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection), but we’re hoping for a turn- around of 60 days after final approval,” added Rainear on Wednesday. A council of 14 mayors, or their rep- resentatives, from around the county along with representatives from the solid waste removal industry and envi- CCIA: Keep trash here (See TRASH, Page A-3) By Stephen Smith [email protected] SCRANTON — Carl Holliday, the former Bridgeton police officer who con- fessed to eight bank robberies when he was caught in White Haven, Pa., just minutes from committing another one, will be arraigned in the Pennsylvania Middle District court 9 a.m. today. Holliday will be read the charges against him and plead either guilty or not guilty. A grand jury indicted Holliday Jan. 25 on a single charge of robbing a PNC Bank branch in White Haven Nov. 18. Before taking up bank robbery as a pro- fession, Holliday had served as a police officer in Millville and most recently Bridgeton. He and his partner, Gregory Willis, allegedly assaulted and robbed a man named Rigoverto Diaz of his phone and wallet while they were on duty. In the process, they also picked up the brother of another police officer for driv- ing while intoxicated, transported him to a bar where they left him, and continued with their robbery. The duo eventually pleaded guilty to second-degree official misconduct for not having arrested the drunken driver, but never confessed to robbing Diaz. The City of Bridgeton still paid Holliday pleads today (See HOLLIDAY, Page A-3) By Jason Laday [email protected] BRIDGETON — The Cumberland County freeholders on Tuesday passed a resolution urging Gov. Chris Christie to “reverse his budget proposal” to close the Vineland Developmental Center, but not before two of its Republican members sought rewrites to the Trenton-bound legislation. Freeholder Tom Sheppard withheld his vote until a line was added stating that if the state must close the center, that a plan for moving residents should be in place, and that any group homes should be located in Cumberland County. Freeholder Sam Fiocchi questioned whether the resolution itself was impor- tant enough to vote on during a work session, citing the board’s practice of only acting on bills of great necessity outside of regular meetings. “I think it is improper to vote on this now,” said Fiocchi. “After saying that we would only be voting on important reso- lutions (during work sessions).” Freeholder Director Bill Whelan insist- ed the resolution was, indeed, important to the county, and that it was important the board go on record as oppos Save VDC resolution haggled (See VDC, Page A-3)
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Vol. 263, No. 39
Get local breaking news 24/7 at nj.com/cumberland
HARRY FREITAG
County mourns death of Harry Freitag
The Millville Woman’s Club is supporting Gild’a Club with a bra-decorating event at Bogart’s, on High Street, in Millville. The decorated bras pro-mote awareness of breast cancer and care of women’s bodies. For more information, con-tact the Woman’s Club at (856) 825-0066.
—Staff Photos byCathy Cramer
Bras fora cause
Pascale Sykes: Millions over 10 years
By Jim Cook Jr.
BRIDGETON — One of Cumberland Coun-ty’s most dedicated residents died Wednesday morning at his home at the age of 82.
But his legacy will live on. Harry Freitag Jr.’s life spanned more than
half a century of contribution to politics and Boy Scouts in Cumberland County, dedication to the Freitag Funeral Home and memorably
fun times spent with his friends and family.A cornerstone Republican, in his entire polit-
ical career, he was beaten only once.Freitag served as the Cumberland County
surrogate from 1984 to 2003, a freeholder dur-ing the 1960s, Cumberland County coroner from 1956 to1964, and the director of the Fre-itag Funeral Home from 1950 to 2000, among many other community and church service organizations.
The reaction from fellow political figures and
friends was a unanimous agreement that Fre-itag would be remembered for his kindness, honesty and willingness to help anyone he could.
“It’s the end of an era. There are just no Harry Freitags left,” said Congressman Frank LoBiondo.
LoBiondo came to first know Freitag long before he entered politics.
“Harry is someone who has been in my
(See FREITAG, Page A-3)
By Lauren T. [email protected]
MILLVILLE — The instability of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan is a frightening reminder to residents living nearby Salem County’s Artificial Island nuclear generating com-plex how quickly a safe situation can turn dangerous.
Because of the potential for radiation
exposure in an emergency, the Cumber-land and Salem County Health Depart-ments provide potassium iodide, or KI, pills to those living in close proximity the reactors, an area which includes parts of Greenwich and Stow Creek townships and the Borough of Shiloh.
“Basically, the pill is used to prevent the thyroid from absorbing radiation,” said Annmarie Ruiz, director of health educa-tion for Cumberland and Salem Counties,
explaining that the KI pill thus protects against the development of thyroid cancer when taken appropriately.
Through and since the most recent Cumberland County KI pill distribution event held for residents within a 10-mile radius of the Salem complex on Jan. 18 in Greenwich, 442 KI pills have been pro-vided to county residents, Ruiz reported.
Since the pills that have been distrib
Suddenly, KI pills are on our minds
(See KI PILLS, Page A-3)
By Greg [email protected]
VINELAND — It was a “who’s who” of Cumberland County, a phrase typically reserved for banquet dinners.
But also applicable Wednesday after-noon.
Exactly 106 figures of authority and leadership came to Cumberland Commu-nity College to hear the Pascale Sykes
Foundation’s game plan.The Red Bank-based foundation
announced its requirements, preferences and goals for the first round of funding they’re offering.
Of the dozen county coalition members (the foundation has also partnered with Salem, Gloucester and Atlantic), three presented what the foundation has agreed to back financially.
Goals of the “Southern New Jersey
Strengthening Families Coalition” include making two adults responsible for family life and leadership, educating all levels of the community and building healthy relationships at home.
For Cumberland County, a supportive family care system, transportation to strengthen families and enhancing edu-cation literacy to strengthen families was identified.
(See MILLIONS, Page A-3)
By Jason [email protected]
BRIDGETON — The county freehold-ers next week will vote on the first read-ing of an ordinance that would require all garbage collected in Cumberland County be disposed at the county land-fill.
The new system, called “flow control,” is a high priority for the Cumberland County Improvement Authority, which is on course to lose an estimated $175,000 this coming year due to trash haulers taking waste out of the county instead of the county landfill in Deerfield Town-ship.
“We hope to get (flow control) in place sometime in September,” said CCIA Executive Director Donald Rainear, who has stated the authority is losing a “sig-nificant amount” of waste to surround-ing counties despite having the lowest fees in South Jersey.
In December, the executive director stated he believed some out-of-county landfills have entered into agreements with garbage haulers charging less than their normal rates.
“We still need the approval of (the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection), but we’re hoping for a turn-around of 60 days after final approval,” added Rainear on Wednesday.
A council of 14 mayors, or their rep-resentatives, from around the county along with representatives from the solid waste removal industry and envi-
CCIA:Keeptrashhere
(See TRASH, Page A-3)
By Stephen [email protected]
SCRANTON — Carl Holliday, the former Bridgeton police officer who con-fessed to eight bank robberies when he was caught in White Haven, Pa., just minutes from committing another one, will be arraigned in the Pennsylvania Middle District court 9 a.m. today.
Holliday will be read the charges against him and plead either guilty or not guilty.
A grand jury indicted Holliday Jan. 25 on a single charge of robbing a PNC Bank branch in White Haven Nov. 18.
Before taking up bank robbery as a pro-fession, Holliday had served as a police officer in Millville and most recently Bridgeton.
He and his partner, Gregory Willis, allegedly assaulted and robbed a man named Rigoverto Diaz of his phone and wallet while they were on duty.
In the process, they also picked up the brother of another police officer for driv-ing while intoxicated, transported him to a bar where they left him, and continued with their robbery.
The duo eventually pleaded guilty to second-degree official misconduct for not having arrested the drunken driver, but never confessed to robbing Diaz.
The City of Bridgeton still paid
Hollidaypleadstoday
(See HOLLIDAY, Page A-3)
By Jason [email protected]
BRIDGETON — The Cumberland County freeholders on Tuesday passed a resolution urging Gov. Chris Christie to “reverse his budget proposal” to close the Vineland Developmental Center, but not before two of its Republican members sought rewrites to the Trenton-bound legislation.
Freeholder Tom Sheppard withheld his vote until a line was added stating that if the state must close the center, that a plan for moving residents should be in place, and that any group homes should be located in Cumberland County.
Freeholder Sam Fiocchi questioned whether the resolution itself was impor-tant enough to vote on during a work session, citing the board’s practice of only acting on bills of great necessity outside of regular meetings.
“I think it is improper to vote on this now,” said Fiocchi. “After saying that we would only be voting on important reso-lutions (during work sessions).”
Freeholder Director Bill Whelan insist-ed the resolution was, indeed, important to the county, and that it was important the board go on record as oppos
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(See VDC, Page A-3)
