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YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMRROW 6 56525 11071 9 ■ Vineyard, goat farm get grant. Page A-3. ■ OBSP production. Page A-3. Annie’s Mailbox . . . . . . . B-6 BEN column . . . A-3 Classified. . . . . . B-7 Comics . . . . . . . . B-5 Community . . . . A-7 Crossword . . . . . A-6 Doctor K . . . . . . B-6 Horoscope . . . . . B-6 Obituaries . . . . . A-7 Police Blotter . . A-3 Sports . . . . . . . . B-1 Sudoku. . . . . . . . A-6 Television. . . . . . A-6 Viewpoint . . . . . A-4 Cloudy, High 51 Details, Page A-2. 20% chance of rain. WEATHER INSIDE TODAY INDEX Vol. 265, No. 18 For Home Delivery Customer Service, Please Call 1-888-686-0060 Jeanette Stephens-El Woman of the Year. A-5 nj.com/cumberland TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 75¢ JULIE STANGER Dominican family feeds Bridgeton A CLOSER LOOK AT PRIMO’S Staff Photo by Greg Adomaitis Members of the Primo’s Deli family business are, from left, Fiordaliza, Andres, Andrys and Rachel Garcia. Andrys holds the certificate for passing the food test. Julie Stanger thanks mentors By Dave Hitchner Special to The News Truly an Earth Day vegetarian, Julie Ashman Stanger is no stranger to the Hopewell Township School District. Completing her 22nd year teaching science and math to middle school students, Julie’s love of learning dates back to growing up in the Irving Avenue section of Upper Deerfield Township. Whenever she would come across something unusual in her small corner of the world, she would often be the one who asked “why” or “why not?” Born on Earth Day in 1967, Julie is the daughter of Marie and Perry Ashman, a real estate agent and N.J. State Police lieutenant (retired) respectively. She was active in gifted/talented and honors programs at Woodruff School and Cumberland Regional High School. She received her BS degree in Biology as a result of combining education opportunities between Ursinus College and Glassboro State College (now Rowan Uni- versity). Most recently, Julie has completed requirements for her Master’s Degree in guidance from Rowan. Looking back over her experiences preparing her for a future career, Julie credits CRHS staff members Andrea Kuhar, Scott Sheppard and especially Trish Husband with inspiring her to pursue a science-math teaching career. Julie and her husband, Joe Stanger, have been married for 11 years and have two children, Sarah and Perry. They reside in “The Eyrie,” a house on the edge of Sunset Lake. (See STANGER, Page A-5) By Greg Adomaitis g[email protected] BRIDGETON — A $141,000 state grant announced earlier this month will help a regional group market Cape May and Cumberland coun- ties as a single destination — where tourism is also recognized as the primary industry. The Southern Shore Regional Destination Marketing Organization (SSRDMO) was one of 16 tourism-related groups to receive a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism (NJDOTT). Financial support from the state to the SSRDMO now exceeds $1.8 million in funding with this most recent grant. “We were very excited to be funded again this year,” said Marianne Lods, execu- tive director at Glasstown Arts District and secretary for the organization. They had been funded annually up to $200,000 in the past, but a slight cut wasn’t the worst of news, Lods said. “Southern Shore really has done an amazing job maximizing dollars,” she added. In Cumberland County, the organization encour- ages trips to Bivalve and the A.J. Meerwald, visits to Greenwich and Fortes- cue, Bridgeton’s City Park and the attractions within, Hopewell’s Dutch Neck Vil- lage and Millville’s arts dis- $141K tourist grant for two counties (See TOURISM, Page A-5) By Stephen Smith [email protected] BRIDGETON — Police arrested three men Sunday who they said are responsible for several recent copper burglaries from abandoned homes as the department’s head detective warned vacant property owners to remain vigilant. Twenty-one-year-olds Shane Lamb and Michael Sand- ers Jr. were charged with burglary, attempted burglary and possession of burglary tools while 18-year-old Josh- ua Wolfe, who was not present at the latest burglary, was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief and conspiracy. “Residences which are vacant and are exposing a ‘For Sale’ or ‘For Rent’ sign continue to be opportune locations for these types of criminal events,” said Detective Lt. James Battavio. “I would urge those who have these properties to secure and check them regularly because we are seeing a high increase in these types of burglaries.” He said it is important that homeowners report the crimes quickly because of junkyard procedures regarding the metal. Chief Mark Ott said an alert citizen called police around 12:20 a.m. and said he saw what appeared to be cellular phone lights in an abandoned residence on Sum- mit Avenue. Officers quickly responded and upon seeing the back door forced open checked the building’s interior, finding Lamb and Sanders Jr. within. Nearby there was some cut copper piping on the floor Bridgeton police solve copper thefts (See SOLVED, Page A-5) By Phillip Tomlinson [email protected] MILLVILLE — Fire and rescue squads closed the 100 block of High Street in Millville on Friday night because of a ruptured gas line. The leak comes follow- ing the removal of 3/4-inch sheet pilings around the perimeter of the recently re-erected Levoy theater on Thursday and Friday. Crews from South Jersey Gas repaired the leak, but questions remain about the ongoing restoration proj- ect’s long-term effects on subterranean infrastruc- ture and other buildings that surround the site. A fire department official speculated that vibrations from the removal of sheet pilings around the perim- eter of the newly re-erected building may have caused the leak. Commissioner Dale Finch, who oversees Mill- ville’s public works, said that while it was only spec- ulation, the vibration may have caused the leak to occur at a preexisting weak spot in the decades-old gas lines under High Street. “The contractor (Ogren) who is handling the renova- tions monitored the vibra- tions closely in accordance with state standards,” said Finch. Finch also noted that a representative from the city’s public works depart- ment was on hand to over- see Ogren’s monitoring of Guess gas leak cause (See LEAK, Page A-5) By Jack Hummel [email protected] BRIDGETON — She’s 18 years old and a student at Cumberland County College on her way to being a registered nurse. Andrys Carolina Garcia came out of the ExCEL pro- gram in the Bridgeton school system playing a violin. “I loved it!” she exclaimed. “I got to do so many things.” Including go to school on Saturdays. The family emigrated from the Dominican Republic. Her dad owns a deli. The sheriff eats there. The mayor eats there. The police department eats there. Bridgeton Health Center eats there. Indian Avenue School eats there. That’s what we told her to put on a sign in the win- dow. It’s called Primo’s and it’s on the corner of Laurel and Penn streets. Her dad speaks little English. Same with her mother. “But my mom is a great cook!” her eyes brightened. Just look at the people who eat there. (See PRIMO’S, Page A-5)
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YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMRROW
6 56525 11071 9
■ Vineyard, goat farm get grant. Page A-3 .■ OBSP production. Page A-3 .
Annie’s Mailbox . . . . . . . B-6 BEN column . . . A-3 Classified. . . . . . B-7 Comics . . . . . . . . B-5
Community . . . . A-7 Crossword . . . . . A-6 Doctor K . . . . . . B-6 Horoscope . . . . . B-6 Obituaries . . . . . A-7
Police Blotter . . A-3 Sports . . . . . . . . B-1 Sudoku. . . . . . . . A-6 Television. . . . . . A-6 Viewpoint . . . . . A-4
Cloudy, High 51Details, Page A-2.
20% chance of rain.
WEATHERINSIDE TODAYINDEX
Vol. 265, No. 18
For Home Delivery Customer Service, Please Call 1-888-686-0060
Jeanette Stephens-El Woman of the Year. A-5
nj.com/cumberland TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 75¢
JULIE STANGER
Dominican family feeds Bridgeton
A CLOSER LOOK AT PRIMO’S
Staff Photo by Greg Adomaitis
Members of the Primo’s Deli family business are, from left, Fiordaliza, Andres, Andrys and Rachel Garcia. Andrys holds the certificate for passing the food test.
Julie Stanger thanks mentorsBy Dave HitchnerSpecial to The News
Truly an Earth Day vegetarian, Julie Ashman Stanger is no stranger to the Hopewell Township School District.
Completing her 22nd year teaching science and math to middle school students, Julie’s love of learning dates back to growing up in the Irving Avenue section of Upper Deerfield Township.
Whenever she would come across something unusual in her small corner of the world, she would often be the one who asked “why” or “why not?”
Born on Earth Day in 1967, Julie is the daughter of Marie and Perry Ashman, a real estate agent and N.J. State Police lieutenant (retired) respectively.
She was active in gifted/talented and honors programs at Woodruff School and Cumberland Regional High
School.She received her BS degree in Biology as a result
of combining education opportunities between Ursinus College and Glassboro State College (now Rowan Uni-versity).
Most recently, Julie has completed requirements for her Master’s Degree in guidance from Rowan.
Looking back over her experiences preparing her for a future career, Julie credits CRHS staff members Andrea Kuhar, Scott Sheppard and especially Trish Husband with inspiring her to pursue a science-math teaching career.
Julie and her husband, Joe Stanger, have been married for 11 years and have two children, Sarah and Perry.
They reside in “The Eyrie,” a house on the edge of Sunset Lake.
(See STANGER, Page A-5)
By Greg [email protected]
BRIDGETON — A $141,000 state grant announced earlier this month will help a regional group market Cape May and Cumberland coun-ties as a single destination — where tourism is also recognized as the primary industry.
The Southern Shore Regional Destination Marketing Organization (SSRDMO) was one of 16 tourism-related groups to receive a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism (NJDOTT).
Financial support from the state to the SSRDMO now exceeds $1.8 million in funding with this most recent grant.
“We were very excited to be funded again this year,” said Marianne Lods, execu-tive director at Glasstown Arts District and secretary for the organization.
They had been funded annually up to $200,000 in the past, but a slight cut wasn’t the worst of news, Lods said.
“Southern Shore really has done an amazing job maximizing dollars,” she added.
In Cumberland County, the organization encour-ages trips to Bivalve and the A.J. Meerwald, visits to Greenwich and Fortes-cue, Bridgeton’s City Park and the attractions within, Hopewell’s Dutch Neck Vil-lage and Millville’s arts dis-
$141Ktouristgrantfor twocounties
(See TOURISM, Page A-5)
By Stephen [email protected]
BRIDGETON — Police arrested three men Sunday who they said are responsible for several recent copper burglaries from abandoned homes as the department’s head detective warned vacant property owners to remain vigilant.
Twenty-one-year-olds Shane Lamb and Michael Sand-ers Jr. were charged with burglary, attempted burglary and possession of burglary tools while 18-year-old Josh-
ua Wolfe, who was not present at the latest burglary, was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief and conspiracy.
“Residences which are vacant and are exposing a ‘For Sale’ or ‘For Rent’ sign continue to be opportune locations for these types of criminal events,” said Detective Lt. James Battavio.
“I would urge those who have these properties to secure and check them regularly because we are seeing a high increase in these types of burglaries.”
He said it is important that homeowners report the
crimes quickly because of junkyard procedures regarding the metal.
Chief Mark Ott said an alert citizen called police around 12:20 a.m. and said he saw what appeared to be cellular phone lights in an abandoned residence on Sum-mit Avenue.
Officers quickly responded and upon seeing the back door forced open checked the building’s interior, finding Lamb and Sanders Jr. within.
Nearby there was some cut copper piping on the floor
Bridgeton police solve copper thefts
(See SOLVED, Page A-5)
By Phillip [email protected]
MILLVILLE — Fire and rescue squads closed the 100 block of High Street in Millville on Friday night because of a ruptured gas line.
The leak comes follow-ing the removal of 3/4-inch sheet pilings around the perimeter of the recently re-erected Levoy theater on Thursday and Friday.
Crews from South Jersey Gas repaired the leak, but questions remain about the ongoing restoration proj-ect’s long-term effects on subterranean infrastruc-ture and other buildings that surround the site.
A fire department official speculated that vibrations from the removal of sheet pilings around the perim-eter of the newly re-erectedbuilding may have caused the leak.
Commissioner Dale Finch, who oversees Mill-ville’s public works, saidthat while it was only spec-ulation, the vibration may have caused the leak to occur at a preexisting weak spot in the decades-old gas lines under High Street.
“The contractor (Ogren) who is handling the renova-tions monitored the vibra-tions closely in accordance with state standards,” said Finch.
Finch also noted that a representative from the city’s public works depart-ment was on hand to over-see Ogren’s monitoring of
Guessgasleak cause
(See LEAK, Page A-5)
By Jack [email protected]
BRIDGETON — She’s 18 years old and a student at Cumberland County College on her way to being a registered nurse.
Andrys Carolina Garcia came out of the ExCEL pro-gram in the Bridgeton school system playing a violin.
“I loved it!” she exclaimed. “I got to do so many things.”
Including go to school on Saturdays.The family emigrated from the Dominican Republic.Her dad owns a deli.The sheriff eats there.
The mayor eats there.The police department eats there.Bridgeton Health Center eats there.Indian Avenue School eats there.That’s what we told her to put on a sign in the win-
dow.It’s called Primo’s and it’s on the corner of Laurel
and Penn streets.Her dad speaks little English.Same with her mother.“But my mom is a great cook!” her eyes brightened.Just look at the people who eat there.
(See PRIMO’S, Page A-5)
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