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Community News, Pages B-4,6 nj.com/bridgeton SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011 50¢ 6 56525 11071 9 ■ Sushi Making Workshop. Page C-4 . ■ County’s Most Wanted. Page A-3 . ■ Man charged in sex assault. Page A-3. Annie’s Mailbox . . . . . . . C-6 BEN Column. . . B-1 Classified. . . . . . D-1 Comics . . . . . . . . C-5 Community . . .B-4,6 Crossword . . . . . C-4 Dr. Gott . . . . . . . C-6 Horoscope . . . . . C-6 Obituaries . . . . . A-6 Religion . . . . . . . A-5 Sports . . . . . . . . C-1 Television. . . . . . C-4 Viewpoint . . . . . B-3 Partly sunny and chilly, High 45 Details, Page A-2 WEATHER INSIDE TODAY INDEX Vol. 258, No. 11 Get local breaking news 24/7 at nj.com/cumberland FREE Salem Surgical Weight Loss Seminar Learn if weight loss surgery is right for you. To register, visit mhschealth.com/weightloss or call 856-339-6014. 811707 Staff Photo by Cindy Hepner Edwin Ramos drives a RV with a wrap around advertisement telling people Judge- ment Day is May 21, 2011. Concentrating on K’NEX Staff Photo by Cindy Hepner Blake Modri pushes real hard as he creates a spinning top out of K’NEX during the educational K’NEX program at the Bridgeton Free Public Library in Bridgeton. More photos on Page D-4. LESTER BROWN Staff Photo by Cathy Cramer Police officials search a wooded area in connection with a missing persons case. By Lauren T. Taniguchi [email protected] STOW CREEK TWP. — Environmental visionary Lester Brown, a Stow Creek native and 1951 Bridgeton High School (BHS) grad- uate, prescribes an action plan in response to the realities and consequences of climate change in the global-scale documentary “Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.” The 90-minute film is the twelfth episode of the award-winning PBS series “Journey to the Planet Earth” and will air on Wednes- day, March 30 at 10:00 p.m. on Philadel- phia WHYY/channel 12, with other air times on public broadcasting stations across the nation. “Plan A is business as usual, which we don’t think is a viable option,” Brown explained. “We call the response to the various trends and problems that are undermining our future Plan B, which includes stabilizing cli- mate, stabilizing population, the eradication of poverty and restoring economic systems, such as soils, aquifers, fisheries and so on.” Brown developed an appreciation for the natural sciences and the balance between humans and the planet while farming toma- toes in the 1950s with his brother in Stow Creek Township. This background was enhanced by his participation in a BHS voca- tional-agriculture program and Future Farm- ers of America before leaving town to pursue a degree in agricultural science at Rutgers University’s New Brunswick campus. Since then, Brown has earned numerous advanced degrees, wide-ranging awards and high-level board appointments, and he has traveled the world to explore innovative ideas on global climate change. Among his other publications, Brown has published four books in his “Plan B” series, with international prints in English, Japanese, Korean, Chi- nese, Hindi, Turkish and Italian. Narrated by Matt Damon, “Plan B: Mobi- lizing to Save Civilization” includes footage of Brown conferring with prime ministers and various national officials on global solutions to climate change. The film also features Local visionary’s film to air on PBS (See FILM, Page A-3) By Jason Laday j[email protected] BRIDGETON — Cum- berland County Human Resources Director Joe Rossi has had the unenvi- able task of handing out layoff notices this week. Personally. For as many of the approximately 130 Cum- berland County workers slated to lose their jobs under the proposed county budget as he can. He began Wednesday, and as of Friday afternoon, he was about half way through the list. “We been meeting with them — me and a depart- ment head — through Wednesday, Thursday and today,” said Rossi on Fri- day. “We’re trying to get a hold of as many as we can. “We’re trying to be as compassionate as possible about this.” Those who Rossi can’t meet with will receive their County layoff notices making rounds (See LAYOFFS, Page A-3) By Jason Laday [email protected] BRIDGETON — Police are continuing their inves- tigation into the crash that left Shiloh Borough Coun- cilman Everett Newkirk with serious injuries after a runway flatbed trailer hauling a sedan collided head-on with his vehicle Wednesday. Bridgeton Police Detec- tive Lt. Michael Gaimari on Friday stated investiga- tors are looking into every- thing from the riggings that attached the trailer to the pickup truck, to wheth- er speeding was involved, to the slippery condition of the road. Newkirk remained in stable condition at Cooper University Hospital, in Camden, Friday. Shiloh Mayor Harold Davis said he has been in indirect communication with the family, adding that Newkirk had been “banged up pretty bad” in the accident. “He’s pretty bruised up, he has some facial frac- tures, and an eye-socket fracture,” said Davis. While the mayor has yet to meet with the other members of the borough council, Davis stated he is sure officials will organize a show of support in the near future. “He’s been a long-time council member here and a member of the commu- nity,” said Davis. “I’m sure we’ll be doing something.” According to police, shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a 1991 Chev- rolet pickup truck driven by 23-year-old Pennsville Township resident Mat- thew W. Sturdivant was traveling west on Shi- loh Pike, towing a 1991 Oldsmobile sedan on a flat- bed trailer. The trailer, with Oldsmo- bile, detached from the pickup truck, crossing over into oncoming traffic. Newkirk, 77, was driv- ing his 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier east on Shiloh Pike when the trailer and sedan struck him head-on in front of the Agway Farm and Garden store. The Oldsmobile was ejected over Newkirk’s vehicle, police said. It land- ed in the eastbound lane. Shiloh Mayor: Newkirk ‘banged up pretty bad’ (See NEWKIRK, Page A-3) By Stephen Smith [email protected] BRIDGETON — “It’s the end of the world, ahhhh!” screamed one of a trio of teenage boys from the IGA parking lot as they walked by Edwin Ramos’ RV. “That happens more than you would expect,” said Ramos. Ramos has wrapped the RV in a shrink wrap that boldly predicts the world will end May 21, 2011. He has also placed his message on six bill- boards around Cumberland County. Ramos has been driving his RV up and down the East Coast in an effort to spread the message, which he says is God’s and can be discovered through a careful reading of the Bible. He said the story in which Noah is given seven days to build his ark, if one were to accept Saint Peter’s state- ment that one day with God is a thou- sand years, is supposed to represent Vineland man travels coast proclaiming Judgment Day (See RAMOS, Page A-4) By Jason Laday j[email protected] MAURICE RIVER TWP. — State Police in Port Norris announced Friday they now con- sider the disappearance of 37- year-old Ervin M. Harper, miss- ing since Jan. 20, to be foul play. In a released statement, state troopers said they are continu- ing their investigation, but have now deemed the disappearance to be “suspicious.” State troopers spent Friday conducting searches in wooded areas along County Road 548 in Maurice River Township. “Police are following up leads and tips form various sources,” read the statement. “At this time, police consider (Harper’s) disappearance suspicious and Foul play considered in disappearance (See HARPER, Page A-4)
Transcript of SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011 Local visionary’s film to air on...
Community News, Pages B-4,6
nj.com/bridgeton SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011 50¢
6 56525 11071 9
■ Sushi Making Workshop. Page C-4 .■ County’s Most Wanted. Page A-3 .■ Man charged in sex assault. Page A-3.
Annie’s
Mailbox . . . . . . . C-6
BEN Column. . . B-1
Classified. . . . . . D-1
Comics . . . . . . . . C-5 Community . . .B-4,6 Crossword . . . . . C-4 Dr. Gott . . . . . . . C-6 Horoscope . . . . . C-6
Obituaries . . . . . A-6 Religion . . . . . . . A-5 Sports . . . . . . . . C-1 Television. . . . . . C-4 Viewpoint . . . . . B-3
Partly sunny and chilly,
High 45Details, Page A-2
WEATHERINSIDE TODAYINDEX
Vol. 258, No. 11
Get local breaking news 24/7 at nj.com/cumberland
FREE Salem Surgical Weight Loss SeminarLearn if weight loss surgery is right for you.
To register, visit mhschealth.com/weightloss or call 856-339-6014.
811707
Staff Photo by Cindy Hepner
Edwin Ramos drives a RV with a wrap around advertisement telling people Judge-ment Day is May 21, 2011.
Concentrating on K’NEX
Staff Photo by Cindy Hepner
Blake Modri pushes real hard as he creates a spinning top out of K’NEX during the educational K’NEX program at the Bridgeton Free Public Library in Bridgeton. More photos on Page D-4.
LESTER BROWN
Staff Photo by Cathy Cramer
Police officials search a wooded area in connection with a missing persons case.
By Lauren T. [email protected]
STOW CREEK TWP. — Environmental visionary Lester Brown, a Stow Creek native and 1951 Bridgeton High School (BHS) grad-uate, prescribes an action plan in response to the realities and consequences of climate change in the global-scale documentary “Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.”
The 90-minute film is the twelfth episode of the award-winning PBS series “Journey to the Planet Earth” and will air on Wednes-day, March 30 at 10:00 p.m. on Philadel-phia WHYY/channel 12, with other air times on public broadcasting stations across the nation.
“Plan A is business as usual, which we don’t think is a viable option,” Brown explained. “We call the response to the various trends and problems that are undermining our future Plan B, which includes stabilizing cli-mate, stabilizing population, the eradication of poverty and restoring economic systems, such as soils, aquifers, fisheries and so on.”
Brown developed an appreciation for the natural sciences and the balance between humans and the planet while farming toma-toes in the 1950s with his brother in Stow Creek Township. This background was enhanced by his participation in a BHS voca-tional-agriculture program and Future Farm-ers of America before leaving town to pursue a degree in agricultural science at Rutgers
University’s New Brunswick campus.Since then, Brown has earned numerous
advanced degrees, wide-ranging awards and high-level board appointments, and he has traveled the world to explore innovative ideas on global climate change. Among his other publications, Brown has published four books in his “Plan B” series, with international prints in English, Japanese, Korean, Chi-nese, Hindi, Turkish and Italian.
Narrated by Matt Damon, “Plan B: Mobi-lizing to Save Civilization” includes footage of Brown conferring with prime ministers and various national officials on global solutions to climate change. The film also features
Local visionary’s film to air on PBS
(See FILM, Page A-3)
By Jason [email protected]
BRIDGETON — Cum-berland County Human Resources Director Joe Rossi has had the unenvi-able task of handing out layoff notices this week.
Personally.For as many of the
approximately 130 Cum-berland County workers slated to lose their jobs under the proposed county budget as he can.
He began Wednesday, and as of Friday afternoon, he was about half way through the list.
“We been meeting with them — me and a depart-ment head — through Wednesday, Thursday and today,” said Rossi on Fri-day. “We’re trying to get a hold of as many as we can.
“We’re trying to be as compassionate as possible about this.”
Those who Rossi can’t meet with will receive their
County layoff notices making rounds
(See LAYOFFS, Page A-3)
By Jason [email protected]
BRIDGETON — Police are continuing their inves-tigation into the crash that left Shiloh Borough Coun-cilman Everett Newkirk with serious injuries after a runway flatbed trailer hauling a sedan collided head-on with his vehicle Wednesday.
Bridgeton Police Detec-tive Lt. Michael Gaimari on Friday stated investiga-tors are looking into every-thing from the riggings that attached the trailer to the pickup truck, to wheth-er speeding was involved, to the slippery condition of the road.
Newkirk remained in stable condition at Cooper University Hospital, in Camden, Friday.
Shiloh Mayor Harold Davis said he has been in indirect communication with the family, adding that Newkirk had been “banged up pretty bad” in the accident.
“He’s pretty bruised up, he has some facial frac-tures, and an eye-socket fracture,” said Davis.
While the mayor has
yet to meet with the other members of the borough council, Davis stated he is sure officials will organize a show of support in the near future.
“He’s been a long-time council member here and a member of the commu-nity,” said Davis. “I’m sure we’ll be doing something.”
According to police, shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a 1991 Chev-rolet pickup truck driven by 23-year-old Pennsville Township resident Mat-thew W. Sturdivant was traveling west on Shi-loh Pike, towing a 1991 Oldsmobile sedan on a flat-bed trailer.
The trailer, with Oldsmo-bile, detached from the pickup truck, crossing over into oncoming traffic.
Newkirk, 77, was driv-ing his 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier east on Shiloh Pike when the trailer and sedan struck him head-on in front of the Agway Farm and Garden store.
The Oldsmobile was ejected over Newkirk’s vehicle, police said. It land-ed in the eastbound lane.
Shiloh Mayor: Newkirk ‘banged up pretty bad’
(See NEWKIRK, Page A-3)
By Stephen [email protected]
BRIDGETON — “It’s the end of the world, ahhhh!” screamed one of a trio of teenage boys from the IGA parking lot as they walked by Edwin Ramos’ RV.
“That happens more than you would expect,” said Ramos.
Ramos has wrapped the RV in a shrink wrap that boldly predicts the world will end May 21, 2011. He has
also placed his message on six bill-boards around Cumberland County.
Ramos has been driving his RV up and down the East Coast in an effort to spread the message, which he says is God’s and can be discovered through a careful reading of the Bible.
He said the story in which Noah is given seven days to build his ark, if one were to accept Saint Peter’s state-ment that one day with God is a thou-sand years, is supposed to represent
Vineland man travels coast proclaiming Judgment Day
(See RAMOS, Page A-4)
By Jason [email protected]
MAURICE RIVER TWP. — State Police in Port Norris announced Friday they now con-sider the disappearance of 37-year-old Ervin M. Harper, miss-
ing since Jan. 20, to be foul play.In a released statement, state
troopers said they are continu-ing their investigation, but have now deemed the disappearance to be “suspicious.”
State troopers spent Friday conducting searches in wooded
areas along County Road 548 in Maurice River Township.
“Police are following up leads and tips form various sources,” read the statement. “At this time, police consider (Harper’s) disappearance suspicious and
Foul play considered in disappearance
(See HARPER, Page A-4)
