Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 1 1 September '85

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Sniff, Scratch, Sniff STONE HARBOR - The Sheriff Department's bloodhounds, Booker and Saide, will need to be sprayed for sandflies. They were called in about 10 p.m. Labor Day by borough police who lost a motorist they tried to stop for speeding on Second Avenue and 91st Street. John E. Parker of Pennsauken left his car at 90th and the beach and took off on foot. He returned to the car about 11:30 and was charged with a number of motor vehicle violations plus "eluding a police officer." Booker and Saide reportedly picked up Parker's scent several times, but not well enough to track him. Parker, who said he ran because he had beer in his car, was freed on his own recognizance. Builders Offer Bucks NORTH WILDWOOD - Kurt Johnson of Holly Beach Builders' Association told city councilmen last week that developers would be willing to pay assessments up to $3,000 a housing unit for improvement to the resort's overburdened sewage systems so that a building moritorium might be lifted. The city faces a $1 million bill for a sludge holding tank, $400,000 for an outfall line project and $500,000 to separate storm water from sewer lines in the wake of sanitary sewage overflows that helped close backbay waters and local beaches last month. Hit-Run Victim Critical SCHELLENGER'S LANDING - Donald Jennings, of Green Point, N.Y., was reported in critical but stable condition in Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital after suffering multiple injuries in a hit-and-run last Wednesday. Lower Township Police found Jennings lying in the northbound lane of the Route 109 bridge at 5:35 a.m. Critical But Stable SOUTH SEAVILLE — Wayne Lewis, 21, of Court House was listed in critical but stable condition Monday afternoon at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital where he was admitted to its critical care unit Saturday after a 5 a.m. crash on South Seaville Road (Route 628). Popular Place CREST HAVEN — Cape May County's jail here was overflowing with inmates last week because local police booked 46 suspects, 10 of them juveniles, on drug charges over the past two weeks. With cells for 132 prisoners, the jail population peaked at 137 on Sept. 3 with the overflow of inmates locked in a common holding area. The number of inmates dropped to 133 by last Wednesday morning, as some prisoners made bail, and to 129 by the afternoon. Indicted in Holdup WILDWOOD — County grand jurors indicted Joseph Caselli, 28, of Philadelphia last week for the Aug. 12 holdup of Marine National Bank on Pacific Avenue. Also known as Nicholas Marino, the suspect allegedly fled the bank with $11,862. Melvin Smith, 78, of Wildwood Crest reportedly chased the suspect for several blocks, tackled and captured him. Caselli was being held last week in lieu of $50,000 in the county jail. He also faces charges in connection with a Pittsburgh bank robbery, according to the county prosecutor's office, but details weren't available. 4th Fire This Year OCEAN VIEW - Fire Chief George H. Robinson has asked the county prosecutor to investigate a "suspicious" blaze Sunday night in a 100-year-old frame house on Route 9. It was the fourth fire reported there this year, Robinson said. Thirty firefighters from Dennis Township and Sea Isle City brought it

under control in six minutes. The kitchen and second-floor bathroom were damaged while uninsured tennant William S. Hearon, his wife and four children were visiting neighbors. Bad Report Card COURT HOUSE - Middle Township Police Chief Edward Hansen is supposed to report to Township Committee next month on ways of reducing overtime on his 33-member force. Excessive overtime was one of several criticisms of the police department lodged by the Governor's Management Improvement Committee in its recent report on township operations. It calls for disciplinary action against cops who violate the department's chain of command and correcting uneven discipline policies in the department. The report faulted a lack of supervision on the midnight shift, on-duty extracurricular activities by cops, and management in the major crimes unit. Sequel to Sewers? WILDWOOD - Fire Chief Ernest Troiano notified state fire officials in May that his department would enforce the new state fire safety code. But city council last week unanimously rejected an ordinance that would have so designated the department. That came last week over the advice of council Solicitor Richard Goodkin. Louis Luibil, chief of the state Bureau of Fire Safety, called the action illegal. Its enforcement supervisor, Edward R. Hannaman, said the bureau would definitely take action against council. New Kind of Test COURT HOUSE — Middle Township High School students, who show signs of drug abuse, must be examined by a physician and have urine samples tested for drugs, according to a policy approved by the district Board of Education earlier this year. Principal John J. McVey estimates that 20-25 percent of the school's 950 students have used marijuana or other drugs and 50 percent have used alcohol. Ocean Claims Woman TOWNSEND'S INLET - Dorothy Venish, 65, of 92nd Street, was pronounced dead at the 93rd Street beach Friday where her body was recovered from the surf about 8 p.m. An autoposy was scheduled Monday at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital, Court House. Sea Isle City Detective Barry Grasso is investigating the woman's death. Reportedly despondent, she apparently walked into the ocean and drowned. Police Nab Teens NORTH WILDWOOD - Two teenage boys from Havertown, Pa., were arrested here last week and charged with car theft after they were stopped for running a traffic light at 7th Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Both youths held by Cape May County juvenile authorities were reported to have "criminal backgrounds." Pallanta Sentenced COURT HOUSE - Alfred Pallanta, who pleaded guilty to trying to kill his wife's mother in Cold Spring Cemetery in 1983, was sentenced to five years in prison last week in Superior Court. Judge James A. O'Neill said Pallanta must serve three years before becoming eligible for parole. Lucille Moss, whom Pallanta shot in the leg, arranged to leave money to Jane Sinclair, her daughter, in the event of her death, police said. Pallanta married Sinclair after the shooting. >v More on T-Shirts WILDWOOD — Mayor Victor Di Sylvester has persuaded the Cape May Department of Consumer Affairs to investigate sales techniques of boardwalk T-shirt merchants. The mayor and the merchants are at odds whether listed prices should reflect the overall cost of the garments.

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Radio Station WBNJ, 105.5 FM, made its broadcasting premiere last week. The new station is located in Court House and is looking forward to serving adults in all of Cape May County. The station will have three weather updates per hour along with news broadcasts at the top of each hour and a morning drive program in addition to a 11 p.m. news wrap-up, according to the station's operations manager, Jerry Littenberg. The news programs will include local as well as national coverage plus sports. MUSIC FROM such recording artists as Niel Diamond, James Taylor, Johnny Mathis, and Frank Sinatra can be heard on the new station. The station will play contemporary adult music throughout the day, geared toward mature listeners. Its broadcast day will begin at 6 a.m. and continue until midnight seven days a week. We wish our friend Kate Van Meter of Dias Creek a very "Happy Birthday!" She is the secretary of both the Mayor's Advisory Council and the Middle Township Democrat Club. MIDDLE Township currently has a drive underway to control the parking spaces reserved for the handicapped and disabled veterans. Several township residents have stopped by townshp hall and commended the Acme Market of Court House for doing an outstanding job of displaying signs and enforcing the parking codes. Township officials have also received a number of calls from citizens urging other stores to follow. Frank Murphy Jr. is the manager of the Court House Acme. SANDRA LOCKTEN of Burleigh has been selected by Mayor Mike Voll to be appointed to the Transportation Committee of Cape May County. Mary Rowe, who is the committee's director, asked Voll to select a resident of the township to serve on her committee. The transportation committee is responsible for the transportation programs for the county's elderly and disabled residents. Lochten is the program supervisor for the Association of Retarded Citizens. WE WISH Jimmy and Timmy Karaso of Court House very "Happy Birthdays!" Jenny is a student at the Middle School. Timmy began attending Elementary School last week. Mayor Voll is attending the First Statewide Conference Workshop of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve of New Jersey this week by invitation from the committee's executive director, Col. Harold W. Nutt. It is being held at Trump's Castle Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. This conference is in-

tended to mobilize support of the National Guard and t Reserve Forces, s **• 1 MIDDLE TEACHERS began their news school e term Sept. 3 with a convocation program in the e high school's cafetorium r that morning. Assistant s Superintendent Tony Ferf rante made the welcoming I remarks while principals i Charlotte Haron, Elementary School 1; Henry 5 Kobik, Elementary School / 3; Ed Webb. Middle School; and John McVey, > Middle Township High » School, introduced their new staff members along i with Edie Ludlam, who inI troduced the new members of her Compensatory i Education Staff, grades » kindergarten through five, i SCHOOL Superintendent i Dr. Ted Johnson spoke to » the teachers and introduc- ; ed the keynote speaker, Dr. ' Herman James gave a I speech regarding his t philosophy on education and teaching. Johnson closed the program. Then Art f Cornell, president of the i Middle Township Education Association, met with i the association's members. Teachers then returned ! to their assigned buildings faculty meetings with their principals. The school term began Sept. 4 for students. THE CAPE May Court House Neighborhood Association's Fall Festival, held last Saturday in the Jamesway parking lot, was a success, according to the association's cochairperson, Sue Karaso. Home-baked pies and cakes, along with a large supply of flea market goods, were sold. Local craftsmen also participated. The CMCHNA T-shirts with their specially designed logo of historic buildings were featured. All proceeds will go into the CMCHNA Fund The Middle Township Chamber of Commerce will hold its third annual Seafood Dinner 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Methodist Church Social Hall, Route 9 and Church Street. Court House. This fund-raiser is held in conjunction with the Wetlands Institute's Wings n Water Festival Tickets can be purchased from any chamber member. THERE ARE four new Basic Skills Staff members at Elementary School 1. according to Edith Ludlam. who is the coordinator of supplemental instruction for the entire local school district. The new members are: Kim Bardsley of Sea Isle City, who graduated with a I Bachelor of Science Degree ] from Shippensburg State. i Her hobbies are skiing, ! racquetball, aerobics, and cooking. Vicki Counliss of Court House, who graduated from West Chester with a Bachelor of Science < Degree. Her hobbies are ' horses, reading, skiing, f tennis, and racquetball. - KATHLEEN HAND of r Stone Harbor, who I graduated with a Bachelor *

of Science Degree from the University of Delaware. Her hobbies, are tennis, piano, and sports. Antoinette Ludwig of Pleasantville, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Glassboro State. Her hobbies are camping and antique collecting. The returning, Basic Skills Staff members at Elementary 1 are Wendy Brooks, Harriet Field. Wilma Greisman, Jeanann Oat, Pamela Sherman and Gail Wood. The returning Basic Skills Staff members at Elementary School 3 are Joyce Ackerman, Wendy Finley, Joanne Raab, and Tracey Robinson. THE TOWNSHIP'S Historical Commission will hold its monthly meeting in the meeting room at Township Hall 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 The selection of officers will be made. The goals of the commission are to do a complete study of the township's history, develop a township flag and logo, and dedicate a room in township hall to display the historical artifacts of all 16 communities in the township. This would be done after the expansion project at township hall is completed. The commission is looking for new members, especially from the Rio Grande, Whitesboro, Swainton, and Del Haven areas. Practically all of the commission's current members reside in Dias Creek, Goshen, and Court House. SEVERAL local organizations had to change their meeting places due to the sale of the former Cape May County Democratic Headquarters in Court House last month. The Cape May Court House Kiwanis now meets at the VFW Headquarters on Poplar Street, Court House 6:30 p.m. every Thursday. The Middle Township High School Kay Club will be meeting on the second floor of the Methodist Church, on Route 9 and Church Street in Court House 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday The Middle Township Democrat Club will meet at the Riding Club on Dias Creek Road, Court House 8 p.m. the second Monday of each month. The Cape May County Democratic Organization will meet at the Old Court House Building on Route 9 at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month. The Middle Township High School Marching under the direction of Richard P. Ludwig will march in the New Jersey Firemen's Parade in Wildwood Saturday. We send our condolences Jim Blackmore of Green Creek and his family on the passing of his wife Nancy. She was involved in a number of youth organizations in our community and will be deeply missed.