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Scouts honor three Distinguished Citizens

Staff photo by Cathy Cramer

Wade Sjogran, left, and Mayor Albert B. Kelly. The Boy Scouts of America present Distinguished Citizen Awards to Albert B. Kelly, Edward Remster and Frank M. Hankins Jr. Thursday.

Former governor Whitman visits Bivalve for book launch

Staff photo by Lori M. Nichols

Ashley Barber (left), of Hopewell, turns her tassel during Rowan University’s 88th Undergraduate Commencement, Glassboro, Friday. (View photo gallery, video and list of graduates at nj.com/south)

‘Life on the Delaware Bay’

Boy Scout Nathan Manetas assists in the presentation of Distinguished Citizen Awards.

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The Bayshore Discovery Project hosted a launch party ofthe new book “Life on the Delaware Bay” with former gov-ernor Whitman invited to the signing on Friday in Bivalve.

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Millville Airport Administration Build-ing dedicated as the “Lewis B. Finch Jr. Administration Building.”

Administration Building renamed to honor Lewis B. Finch Jr.

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By Jason Ladaynj.com/south

BRIDGETON — A Long Island man was indicted Wednesday by a Cumber-land County Grand Jury for possessing 960 cartons of untaxed cigarettes, fol-lowing his arrest in a sting operation last December.

Stanislaw Kielczweski, 52, of Lin-denhurst, NY, faces one count of fourth-degree possession of untaxed cigarettes, one count of third-degree failure to maintain tax records and one count of fourth-degree evasion of taxes.

According to authorities, Kielczweski is accused of traveling from Long Island to Vineland in order to purchase the cartons of cigarettes, none of which had the required New Jersey tax stamp.

The seller was an undercover police officer.

According to the indictment, Kiel-czweski “did deal with persons not properly licensed or registered with

(See INDICTED, Page A-3)

By Phillip Tomlinsonnj.com/south

COMMERCIAL TWP. — Conservationists of all stripes gathered in Bivalve Friday morning to launch the new book, “Life Along the Delaware Bay,” a written and pictorial cel-ebration of the bay and the diverse ecosystems it sup-ports.

The party was made pos-sible by the joint efforts of the Bayshore Discovery Project, Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, the Conserve Wildlife Foun-dation of New Jersey and the National Park Service. Corporate sponsorship was provided by Sun National

Bank.Former New Jersey gov-

ernor and EPA administra-tor Christie Whitman gave the keynote address.

The book was produced by the joint efforts of three scientists, Lawrence Niles, Joanna Burger and Aman-da Dey, and is highlighted by the photography of Jan van de Kam.

“It is a magnificent book,” Whitman said. “It reaches out to people in their hearts, and I hope it will spur more people to understand and appreciate the diverse array of wild-life we have here in New Jersey.”

As governor, Whitman

(See WHITMAN, Page A-3)

By Jessica Driscollnj.com/south

GLASSBORO — Amber Pier Bullock said Friday that she hopes all of her fellow Class of 2012 graduates — all 2,000 of them — have the opportunity to pursue their dreams and get where they want to go in life.

“It’s bittersweet because I’m not real-ly ready to leave,” said Bullock, 22, of Wenonah, as she prepared to take her seat at Rowan University’s 88th Under-graduate Commencement. “I’m ready to start my life, but I’ll miss it here because I had such a great college experience.”

Bullock, a history major who currently interns for the American Institute for History Education in Swedesboro, said she hopes to stay true to her major — and passion — throughout her career.

David Calhoun, 21 — an electrical and computer engineering major from Beachwood — already knew what his next step will be.

“I’m going to graduate school at Colum-bia to get my doctorate in electrical engi-neering,” he said.

Calhoun said he ultimately hopes to work in the defense industry, most likely

(See ROWAN, Page A-5)

By Jim Cook Jr.nj.com/south

PITTSGROVE TWP. — It was a fitting night for three men who have found suc-cess in starting or maintaining a business in Salem and Cumberland counties, as they were honored by the Boy Scouts of America Thursday.

Mayor Albert Kelly, Edward Remster and Frank M. Hankins Jr. were all honored by the Southern

New Jersey Council of Boy Scouts of America Thursday evening at the Centerton County Club.

When the time came to present the colors (flags), the majority of men in the room gave the scout’s salute, then followed the pledge of allegiance with the scout oath and scout law.

(See SCOUTS, Page A-5)

By Jason Ladaynj.com/south

MILLVILLE — He’s known as the father of Millville Airport.

On Thursday, the airport was able to give something back.

In a ceremony that included officials from the Federal Avia-tion Administration (FAA), the municipal airport and the city, the Millville Airport Administra-tion Building was renamed to honor the facility’s late champion, Lewis B. Finch Jr.

For Millville Commissioner Dale Finch, the son of the former airport manager, it was an emo-tional day.

“It’s just so humbling; my fam-ily is very honored,” said Finch,

following the ceremony, nearly at a loss for words. “This place was something he dedicated his life tofor 27 years, and this is a tremen-dous honor.”

Lewis Finch served as man-ager of Millville Municipal Air-port from 1974 until his death in 2002 at the age of 75. Because of his work, the airport was over the years able to secure millions of dollars in federal funding to upgrade the runway, taxiway and lighting infrastructure at the avi-

(See FINCH, Page A-3)

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