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INSIDE THIS ISSUEGolfing for scholarships

Annual LRHSD golf tournamentapproaches. PAGE 5

ZANE CLARK/The Sun

Seneca High School varsity lacrosse player Erin Kerstetter gets control of the ball against Northern Burlington County Regional HighSchool during the quarterfinal round of the 2016 NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 Tournament at Seneca on May 24. An early and con-tinued dominance led Seneca to the win against Northern Burlington, 13-2. For another photo, please see page 11.

Seneca dominates quarterfinals, 13-2Committeeto vote

on budget

By MIKE MONOSTRAThe Sun

Tabernacle Township Commit-tee will hold a public hearing onchanges to its 2016 municipalbudget on June 1 in hopes of fi-nally adopting the budget aftermonths of discussions.

The committee will be voting tocut what was originally a 4-centtax rate increase for township res-idents to a 2-cent increase. Theoriginal township municipalbudget was tabled at the commit-tee’s April 25 meeting. Changes tothe budget were discussed in May,

and last Monday, the townshipcommittee held the first readingof the amendments to its budget.

Some small cuts were made tothe budget to help facilitate thelower tax increase, according toTabernacle Township adminis-trator Doug Cramer.

“Legal services and engineer-

please see CHANGES, page 14

The 2016 municipal budget may finally

be adopted at specialmeeting June 1


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By BRIGIT BAUMAThe Sun

The New Jersey primary elec-tions are next week, and the Tab-ernacle Township Committee hasa contested election for the Re-publican seats.

Four Republican candidateshave filed to run for their party’snomination for the two seats up

for election on the TabernacleTownship Committee. Residentswill have the chance to vote forwhom they believe should be theRepublican candidates in the up-coming primary election on June7.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to8 p.m.

According to the Tabernacle

Township clerk’s office, incum-bent committee members JosephYates and Stephen Lee will runagainst Tina Marie Coolidge andJason Litowitz for the RepublicanParty nomination.

Those who win the primaryelection will run uncontested inthe general election in November.

For the primary elections, vot-ers must be a registered party

member to vote in a party’s pri-mary election. Voters who arevoting in a primary election forthe first time are permitted to de-clare their party affiliation at thepolls.

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The following Seneca HighSchool girls’ lacrosse scores weresubmitted by varsity head coachMorgan Crothers.

Seneca defeated Absegami, 16-1,on May 19 in the first round of theSouth Jersey Group III tourna-ment.

Seneca cruised to a win afteroutscoring Absegami 12-0 in thefirst half. Erin Kerstetter led theGolden Eagles with four goals.Danni LeSaint scored threetimes.

Seneca defeated NorthernBurlington, 13-2, on May 24 in thequarterfinals of the South JerseyGroup III tournament.

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By ZANE CLARKThe Sun

Former Lenape Regional HighSchool District superintendentKereazis Kiki Konstantinos wasknown by district students and

staff for his dedication to foster-ing excellence in education.

More than 40,000 students re-ceived education under Konstan-tinos’ tenure as superintendent

from 1963 through his retirementin 1993, and the district saw itsschools grow from one to three.

Although Konstantinos passedaway in 2002 at age 74, educationis still promoted in his name tothis day through scholarships

awarded to district students everyyear by the K. Kiki KonstantinosScholarship Foundation.

However, foundation chairSteve Zeuli said the group can’t

do it alone, so he’s once againinviting members of the public toattend the foundation’s 24th an-nual Kiki Open Scholarship Golf Tournament fundraiser on Tues-day, July 19 at the Medford LakesCountry Club in Medford Lakes.

“Mr. Konstantinos, Kiki as hewas known, was the architect andthe vision for what we have here

Kiki Open Scholarship Golf

Tournament returns July 19Tournament raises funds for LRHSD scholarships in honorof former superintendent Kereazis Kiki Konstantinos

please see INTERESTED, page 9


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in our opinion

Would legalizing pot be good?Too many unknow ns exist for us to agree to that

The third annual Prom House 110 Car-ranza took place on the evening of Friday,May 20. About 190 students came to Senecadirectly after prom and stayed until 5:30a.m. The evening began with a breakfast,including an omelet station. After break-

fast, the seniors and their prom dates wentto see a show featuring Chad Juros, the ma-gician. The show ended with the levitationof a student who had volunteered. The stu-dents then moved on to the gym area,where they had the option to participate in

boardwalk games, a glow room or relax ina movie. Mrs. Bryan's decorations took theatmosphere to a new level. The studentsthen went to see an interactive mind read-ing show, featuring Larry and Raven.

The last part of the journey ended with

the prize giveaways. Seniors had the op-portunity to win a variety of prizes donat-ed by Seneca families, teachers, adminis-trators, advisors, coaches and local busi-nesses. They included gift cards, a varietyof basket donations, Keurigs, 32-inch TVs,

wireless speakers and headphones, AppleTV, Apple watches, an iPad and keyboard,luggage, college fridge and more. Themorning ended with a car giveaway. ChrisStahl won the 2005 Ford Focus donated byMedford Ford.

The Tabernacle Alliance and SenecaGoodness are huge contributors to the suc-cess of the event. The Seneca Family is sin-cerely grateful for all the support needed tokeep our students involved in good deci-sions.

Prom House a success for Seneca prom-goers

The taboo that hovered over

marijuana for years is rapidly

evaporating into a puff of

white smoke. Gone are the “Reefer

Madness” days with the belief that

marijuana does significant harm to a

person’s body. Gone, too, seems to be

the belief that marijuana is a “gate-way” to more serious drugs.

Across the country, marijuana laws

have loosened – from legal medical

marijuana in states such as New Jer-

sey to the decriminalization of it in

Philadelphia to the full legalization of

it for recreational use in states such as

Colorado.

Pot is now more of a socially-accept-

ed practice, and it’s becoming a big

business – one that advocates for its

legalization in New Jersey say could

reap $300 million in sales tax revenue

per year.

A joint report released by the New

Jersey United Marijuana Reform and

New Jersey Policy Perspective said al-

most 370,000 people in New Jersey 21

and older use marijuana illegally on a

monthly basis, according to federaldata. The consumption of 2.53 million

ounces of weed a year, at the street

price of $343 per ounce, nets about

$869 million in sales.

The report estimates that if New

Jersey were to legalize pot, control its

sale like that of alcohol and tax it at 25

percent, that could result in quite the

boost to the state’s economy.

Representatives from the group and

other weed advocates say it’s time for

the full legalization. Gov. Christie has

said for a long time that he will not be

the governor to sign such a bill into

law, but he leaves office after next year.

Starting in 2018, then, it’s at least a

possibility that legalized marijuana

for recreational use will come up for a

vote in the Legislature.

We’re glad that discussion is most

likely two years away, because we

don’t feel there’s enough solid infor-

mation on the effects of legalized mar-

ijuana to say the money is worth it.

At the forefront of this lack of infor-

mation, for us, is the absence of clear

knowledge of the effect of legalizingpot on impaired driving. Colorado, for

example, handles “stoned driving” as

a DUI, no different than being under

the influence of alcohol. But there are

no field tests to see whether a driver is

stoned, and blood tests only say the pot

was in a person’s system recently, not

necessarily at the time he or she was

driving.

There are plenty of other concerns,

too, such as the long-term effects of

prolonged use of marijuana, whether

it’s something we should be promoting

and whether we’re legalizing it just for

the windfall of cash.

There’s a lot to think about, a lot to

study and a lot to discuss.

We’re just glad we won’t have to do

that soon.

Share your thoughts

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The Sun is proud to announceits winners for the Mother’s DayColoring Contest. Published in all10 of our newspapers, childrenfrom around South Jersey andPrinceton colored a tea pot andtea cup and sent their creation tous.

Winners of the contest re-

ceived a four-pack of tickets to Sa-hara Sams! The winners for Tab-ernacle are: Olivia Allen, 4; Is-abella, 7; Maya Warner, 9; andEmily Cutts, 12.

To see the winners’ entries,please visit our Facebook page,www.facebook.com/tabernacle-sun.

Registration is underway forthe Tabernacle Athletic Associa-tion Recreation Soccer fall pro-gram. TAA Soccer offers the op-portunity to participate in fivelevels of league play, from pre-kindergarten to seventh andeighth grade. All players must re-side in Tabernacle or a town with

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WE NES Y JUNE 1Bible Study: 7 p.m. at Church of

Christ, 160 Carranza Road, Taber-nacle.

Storytime: Ages newborn to 5. 10a.m. at Church of Christ, 160Carranza Road. Miss Peggy wel-comes children and their attend-ing adult to story hour. This is agreat opportunity for kids andadults to meet new people in thecommunity. Questions, call thechurch office at (609) 268-0576.

THURS Y JUNE 2Yoga Pretzels: Ages 6 to 12. 4:30

p.m. at Pinelands Branch Library.Kids will find their connection tothe universe with playful posessuch as rabbit, dog, camel, river,stone, star and more. Guidedmeditation at the end of session.Wear comfortable, breathableclothes. Registration required.Visit www.bcls.lib.nj.us.

Candlelight Yoga: 5:30 p.m. atPinelands Branch Library. Join

Babita Kapoor, registered ShaktiOm Yoga instructor, to learnbreath control and re-energizeyour body and mind. Wear com-fortable, breathable clothes.Bring a yoga mat if possible. Reg-istration required. Visit

www.bcls.lib.nj.us.

FRI Y JUNE 3Paws to Read: 3:30 p.m. at

Pinelands Branch Library. Chil-dren can practice reading skillsand make a new friend by readingaloud to Brooke, a registeredtherapy dog. Sign up for a 15-minute time slot. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us.

S TUR Y JUNE 4Minecraft @ the Library: Ages 5 to

17. 2 p.m. at Pinelands BranchLibrary. An afternoon (approxi-mately two hours) of Minecrafton the Xbox 360. Test skillsagainst other players while play-ing in survival or creative mode.Registration required. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us.

SUN Y JUNE 5Church of the Holy Eucharist:

Rosary at 8 a.m. Mass at 8:30 and10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Children’sWord. 520 Medford Lakes Road,

Tabernacle.

Church of Christ: Bible study at 10a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Devotionalat 6 p.m. Please call (609) 268-0576 before attending a Sundayevening devotional, as locationcan change. 160 Carranza Road,

Tabernacle.Tabernacle United Methodist

Church: Traditional service at8:30 a.m. Sunday school at 10a.m. Praise service at 11:30 a.m.166 Carranza Road, Tabernacle.

Lord of Life Lutheran Church: Wor-ship 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 1 Win-chester Court, Tabernacle.

MON Y JUNE 6Baby Time: Ages newborn to 18

months. 10:30 a.m. at PinelandsBranch Library. The littlest librarygoers can join Ms. Danielle forstories, songs, rhymes and playtime. Must be accompanied bycaregiver. Registration required.Visit www.bcls.lib.nj.us.

TUES Y JUNE 7Story Time with Miss Danielle:

Ages 3 to 6. 4 p.m. at PinelandsBranch Library. Join Miss Daniellefor stories followed by an engag-

ing and creative activity. Regis-tration required. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us.

CALENDARPAGE 8 JUNE 1–7, 2016

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The following Seneca HighSchool baseball scores were sub-mitted by varsity head coachJames Donoghue.

Seneca defeated Bishop Eu-

stace, 3-2, on May.Seneca won the game with two

runs in the seventh inning. ZachEvans was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.Brad Jankowski and BrettBarnes each singled twice.

Seneca defeated Toms RiverEast, 10-8, in eight innings in thefirst round of the South JerseyGroup III tournament on May 23.

Seneca won the game on awalk-off two-run home run from

Nick Decker in extra innings.Decker also pitched five and one-third innings for the Golden Ea-gles, striking out eight batters.Evans went 5-for-5 with threeruns scored and a RBI.

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On April 29, students at St.Mary of the Lakes School in Med-ford spent the day participatingin a Diocesan-wide Day of Serv-ice.

Children made placemats, cen-terpieces and delivered lunches toCathedral Kitchen in Camden;collected canned food items forboth Cathedral Kitchen and St.Vincent’s; wrote letters to service-men and servicewomen; decorat-

ed cards for the “Cards4Kids”;made a banner and cards for alocal children’s hospital; pickedup trash and recycling at Free-dom Park; cleaned up thegrounds and trails of MedfordLeas and the Community Centerpark at Rancocas Trail; broughtbagged lunches, planted flowers,and sang songs to the seniors atMedford Senior Residence Apart-ments; collected toiletries andmade baskets for seniors; andparticipated in a

“Spring Cleanup” at Camp Ock-anickon.

The school community isproud of its students and theirdedication to service. This Day of Service was purposely schedulednear the day the Catholic Churchobserves the Memorial of St.Joseph the Worker. The project isa way for Catholic school stu-dents and other representativesto give back to their communities

and to put into action the Episco-pal motto of their bishop, Most.Rev. David M. O’Connell, C.M.:“To serve and not to be served.”

O’Connell affirmed the effortsof all who will play a role in theDay of Service, and underscoredthat acts of service make up an

integral part of the daily experi-ence in Catholic school.

“Having a day like this inwhich all of our schools partici-pate is so important because itdemonstrates what a significantdifference we can make together,”O’Connell said.

St. Mary of the Lakes Schooltakes part in Day of Service

Special to The Sun

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ZANE CLARK/The Sun

Seneca High School varsity lacrosse player Danni LeSaint takes the ball down the field against NorthernBurlington County Regional High School during the quarterfinal round of the 2016 NJSIAA South JerseyGroup 3 Tournament at Seneca on May 24. An early and continued dominance led Seneca to the winagainst Northern Burlington, 13-2.

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I have to begin by repeatingwhat I stated in my first submis-sion to The Sun; namely that ithas been years since we havehad a competitive election inTabernacle for township com-mittee.

Interestingly, this is the samefeedback I have received fromthe many residents and voters Ihave visited going door-to-doorthese past several weeks. Voterstell me they are pleased to have a

choice for a change. They likethe idea of new people and newideas. I’m gratified by the friend-ly chatter and their encourage-ment.

In conversing withthese folks, I have dis-covered just what I ex-pected: these are hard-working people whofeel isolated from deci-sions being made bytownship committee,local events, and vol-unteer organizationsand activities. Theywant to know what’sgoing on, and they

want to be heard.My running mate and I have

pledged to address all theseshortcomings. Our plan is justthat simple – and just that big!

I am putting my ex-perience in local activi-ties on the table alongwith my professionalbackground and givingvoters a real choice. Myrunning mate and Ioffer a positive plan forimproving townshipgovernment.

I look forward to thechallenge of long-termbudget planning, thus

to avoid unnecessarybig tax increases in the future. Ilook forward to reaching out toour emergency services volun-teers, addressing their concerns

and building a stronger workingrelationship. And I look forwardto improving communicationswith all our residents.

I am not radically differentfrom other residents in this won-derful town. My husband and Imoved here to raise our familyand meet new people. I am aworking mom who served on theschool board, the townshiprecreation committee, and havebeen a willing volunteer on such

organizations as our popularTAA program.

My running mate and I raisedour commitment to a new levelby pledging not to take a town-

ship committee salary, if elect-ed. No, we do not have the easyname recognition of the incum-bents. But we do believe thatholding elected office is a privi-lege, and not an entitlement.

Finally, voters should knowthat no Democrats filed to runfor township committee. So thisRepublican Primary likely willdecide who serves on townshipcommittee starting in January.

Thank you to The Sun for al-

lowing us this opportunity to beheard. Learn more about usby visiting our website atwww.PositiveChangeForTaber-nacle.com

TINA MARIE

COOLIDGE

Working on this campaign thepast two months has been agreat honor. Meeting with moreof my fellow Tabernacle resi-dents and voters, and discussingtheir concerns about the cur-rent state of our town and itsleadership has been an incredi-ble experience.

Most disheartening, manypeople I spoke with feel disen-franchised. They feel their voic-es aren’t being heard, and thatdecisions are being made not

just without their input, butwithout them even knowingwhat’s going on. The single mostcommon theme I learned wasthat residents are happy finally

to have a choice, perhaps anecho of what is going on at thenational level of politics.

Those who know me wellknow that I do not like to rock

the proverbial boat. Itwas a difficult deci-sion for me to put myname on the ballot.However, the birth of my son last year pro-vided me with a newdrive to ensure thatTabernacle remainsthe wonderful townthat it has been, andwhere so many othershave chosen to live andraise their families.

As a regular at townshipmeetings, it never escaped methat our current officeholdershave gone virtually unchal-lenged at election time for sever-

al years. So I decided to stick myneck out, offer some freshideas, and work to change thesystem.

I have always been an advocate

of personal and fiscalresponsibility. The plat-form that my runningmate Tina MarieCoolidge and I have putforth reflects that influ-ence. The townshipneeds a financial planthat thinks not justabout the immediateneeds, but projects whatour needs will be in theupcoming years and hasan idea on how we will

handle it, so as to avoid large taxincreases.

My background makes meuniquely qualified to sit on thetownship committee. My degree

in physics from Cornell Univer-sity and my years of work in in-formation technology have pro-vided me with a very fact-based,detail-oriented thought process.

Furthermore, I went to lawschool at Emory University andpracticed law for a number of years, which refined my skills inlooking at the potential long-term impacts of decisions.

The Sun specifically asked usto address the controversial plan

– conceived by our opponents – that is aimed at merging or re-structuring our fire companyand rescue squad under a newPublic Safety Department andcoordinator. I am concernedabout the cost of this venture ina town of 7,000 people, as well asthe widening rift between thededicated volunteers on our firecompany and rescue squad that

this plan has created. My run-ning mate and I have pledged todo everything humanly possibleto foster a stronger relationshipbetween these folks who faith-

fully answer the alarm, evenwhile the rest of us sleep.

As we stated in our PositivePlan for Change, there are plen-ty of other organizations, not tomention businesses, in townthat could use the assistance of a more welcoming and forward-thinking township committee.We will work to hear their con-cerns and support them, but of course, not meddle or micro-manage them.

Finally, I would like to thankThe Tabernacle Sun for fieldingthis series of questions. Again,the entire experience has beennothing but an honor. I would en-courage any of your readers who

wish to learn more about TinaMarie and myself, and our plat-form, to visit our websitewww.PositiveChangeForTaber-nacle.com.

JASON LITOWITZ

Get to know the candidates in the June 7 Republican primary election forTabernacle Township Committee. In the weeks leading up to the election,The Sun asked each candidate questions pertinent to local issues. You can

find responses online at www.tabernaclesun.com. This week’s question:Make your final pitch. Why should you be elected to committee?

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Very simply, I would like tocontinue to serve on the Town-ship Committee because I bring

experience, passion for the com-munity and a desire to keep Tab-ernacle a safe, affordable placeto live.

Tabernacle has been and willalways be my home, and I wantit to continue to be a great placeto live and raise my family forgenerations to come.

To accomplish this, we needto manage the town and its re-sources in a way that deals withthe challenges we face, putting

this long-term goal in the fore-front. In my six years on com-mittee, I’ve utilized my leader-ship skills from my previous ex-periences, but never forgotten

the life lessons learnedfrom my parents,grandparents and ex-

tended family. Beingraised in Tabernaclehas been instrumentalin my experience as apublic servant becauseI have some personalconnection with mostof the residents who Iam charged with repre-senting. It takes strongleadership skills to bewilling to question if there is abetter way, solicit input from our

stakeholders and then make thedecisions that best representTabernacle’s needs. Knowingand understanding our commu-nity has helped me to make

these decisionsLiving in a relative-

ly small town like Tab-

ernacle has always hadincredible benefits.The outpouring of loveand support for ourfamilies during tragictimes is an excellentexample of that. It re-minds us how fortu-nate we are to call Tab-ernacle home and howstrong our community

truly is in times of need.What sets us apart from other

communities is our level of vol-unteerism. Each part of ourcommunity organizations arevolunteer-dependent and suc-cessful because of our collective

desire to maintain the quality of life in Tabernacle. Our volun-teers in Scouts, the school, TAA,

church, first responders and his-torical society, just to name afew, are the backbone of ourcommunity and take their re-spective responsibilities very se-riously.

As your representative on thetownship committee, we havemade real progress in manyareas, including the construc-tion of a new emergency servic-es facility, maintaining a lowmunicipal tax rate, producing

responsible budgets, strengthen-ing the review process and in-creasing transparency. We arelooking at all township servicesfor ways to lessen the burden on

the taxpayers and have institut-ed and are enforcing ordinancesto combat abandoned properties

and the problems they cause. Weare continuing to look at sharedservices with adjoining towns,and taking advantage of grantsto make improvements to ourroads.

As a lifelong member of ourcommunity, it has been an honorto serve on the Township Com-mittee. I am thankful for our“Tabernacle Strong” communi-ty that reminds me how fortu-nate I am to be able to serve all

the residents of Tabernacle.Tabernacle has and will alwaysbe part of my heart and soul,and I hope to continue to servein that capacity.

STEPHEN LEE

Candidate Joseph Yates did not submit an article by deadline. See all four weeks of candidate responses at www.tabernaclesun.com.

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ing were both reduced by $2,000each,” Cramer said. “Gasolineand fuel were reduced by $15,000.”

The amendments include theuse of $105,000 of surplus funds tohelp balance the budget. Thetownship is also electing to defer$160,000 worth of school taxes.Townships are permitted to usecollected school taxes not yet dueto be paid to the local schools dis-tricts to help balance the munici-

pal budget.One cosmetic change in the

budget includes the shifting of categories for the Tabernacle FireCompany. The original budgethad $150,000 listed under the “aidto volunteer fire company” cate-gory. That amount was decreasedto $90,000 in the amendments,with the other $60,000 moved to anew category named “fire depart-ment other expenses.”

Tabernacle Township Commit-tee is trying to put the finishingtouches on the budget aftermonths of discussion. In March,the committee was presentedwith two options for the budget.One included no tax increase andno school tax deferral, but numer-ous budget cuts. The other includ-ed a tax increase and use of school tax deferral, but muchfewer budget cuts. On April 25,township committee tabled the

proposed budget to try to findways to lower the 4-cent tax rateincrease further.

If the amendments are adopt-ed, the new municipal budgetamount will decrease to $4.11 mil-lion. The original adopted budgethad a total amount of $4.13 mil-lion.

The special meeting to adoptthe budget will begin at 6:30 p.m.on June 1 at Tabernacle TownHall.

In other news:Township committee is mak-

ing changes to its meeting sched-ule for June and July. The com-mittee’s meeting on June 27 hasbeen canceled. The meeting onJune 13 will be the township’s ac-tion meeting for the month. InJuly, the township committee isshifting its action meeting fromJuly 25 to July 18. All of the meet-ings will be held at 7:30 p.m.

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