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INSIDE THIS ISSUESmoking ban?

Possibility discussed atcommittee meeting. PAGE 3

HEATHER FIORE/The Montgomery Sun

Senior citizens helped pack 300 bags of candy at the Otto Kaufman Community Center on Jan. 24, which will go into care packages that aresent over to troops stationed overseas on behalf of Operation Shoebox NJ.

Packing goodies for Operation Shoebox NJBY HEATHER FIORE

The Montgomery Sun

There are soldiers all over NewJersey who have dedicated theirlives to serving this country andprotecting the land we call home.And, when they're overseas in aforeign land, thousands of milesaway from the people they love,receiving a tiny piece of homecan make a world of difference.

Providing that small reminderof home, what soldiers yearn tosee after being surrounded bysand or secluded on top of amountain for months, if not yearsat a time, is the mission of Opera-tion Shoebox NJ, and what drewaround two dozen seniors to theOtto Kaufman Community Cen-ter on Thursday, Jan. 24.

Founder of Operation ShoeboxNJ Rod Hirsch, and one of his vol-unteers, Earl Wilson, visited thecenter to explain a little bit moreabout the organization and en-gage the seniors in a packingevent to help support the cause.

Operation Shoebox NJ is an all-

volunteer, nonprofit, grassrootsorganization dedicated to collect-ing donated supplies and ship-ping care packages to U.S. troopsbased in Iraq, Afghanistan andother Middle Eastern countries.

It was created in 2005 and coor-dinates with friends and familymembers of soldiers stationedoverseas to maintain a relation-

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BY HEATHER FIOREThe Montgomery Sun

At the Montgomery Townshipcommittees meeting on Jan. 17, asmoking ban was discussed.

Health Officer Stephanie Careyintroduced coordinator for theRegional Chronic Disease/Can-cer Coalition (RCDC) of Morris

and Somerset counties LucilleTalbot and program coordinatorand health educator for the Uni-versity of Medicine and Den-tistry of New Jerseys (UMDNJ)Tobacco-Free for a Healthy NJCoalition Donna Drummond,who proposed the township passan ordinance banning smoking inall parks, pathways, athleticparks and playgrounds through-out Montgomery.

We are bringing this to theforefront since the Skillman Parkhas gone smoke-free, since ourschool grounds and athletic fieldsare smoke-free, and other munici-palities throughout New Jerseyhave gone smoke-free with theirparks, Carey said. We want topresent this opportunity to thetownship to show leadership and

to set a good role model for thekids in our community to choosehealthy lifestyles.

Although Montgomery Town-ship already has an ordinancethat bans smoking on all govern-ment-owned land, including thegrounds of the municipal build-ing, Talbot and Drummond pro-posed an ordinance that would ex-

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New Jersey is about one year

away from making history.

For the first time, the Super

Bowl will be played in an open air sta-

dium in a region that is, in early Feb-

ruary, cold. Really cold.

The 2014 Super Bowl is set for Feb. 2

at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.Its home to both the Jets and the Gi-

ants, so, in theory, and perhaps only in

theory, they could meet up for the big

game.

Area football fans have obvious rea-

sons to be excited. The trip up the

Turnpike, for example, is a lot easier to

make than one to Florida or New Or-

leans. Theres just something about

having the big game played in ones

back yard that also gets the blood to

pumping a little faster.

But even if you dont know Eli Man-

ning from Eli Whitney, you should care

about this game. The benefits to the

state are huge.

Most tangible will be the economic

impact. The 2014 host committee esti-

mates that about $550 million will be

pumped into the local economy fromtourism and other game-related activi-

ties. That number could fluctuate a bit

depending on which teams make it.

Local teams might not bring in as

many tourists.

Fans are going to stay at hotels, eat

at restaurants and frequent local busi-

nesses. That not only helps the local

businesses, it also generates tax rev-

enue.Theres also something to be said for

the positive national, and even interna-

tional, attention the game brings to the

region. It can make New Jersey more

attractive, for example, to large con-

ventions and other events that can

bring thousands of people to the state

to stay and spend money.

In any event, were excited about

New Jersey making a splash on such a

prominent stage. It means many good

things for the state.

in our opinion

One year, and countingA year from now, we will be having a Super time

Kicking off

In about a year, the NFLs biggest gamewill take place in New Jersey. Whilethats great news for football fans, itsalso enough to get non-fans excited.The economic benefits associated withhosting such a big event can have afar-reaching positive impact.

letters to the editor

Writer: Alimony not a genderissue; its time for reform

The alimony reform battle rages on. Suf-fering families vs. NJ Matrimonial Bar.And the Bar fights dirty.

A bill to simply create a committee tostudy this issue sits in NJ Senate JudiciaryCommittee (Senator Nicholas Scutari, whois the Chairman), where it has languishedfor over a year.

Why? Because the Bar is threateningour representatives. Threatening to paintthem as anti-woman if they support al-imony reform.

We cannot let these lawyers stomp on de-

cent people. Our representatives need tomuster the courage to fight for us, notlawyers who want to keep their cashcow.

The Bar even went as far as to organize acontinuing education class entitled

Why Alimony Is Necessary. It shouldhave been renamed Shameless.

Permanent Alimony Payor Sheila

Taylor has formed the organizationNJWAR (New Jersey Women For AlimonyReform). Sheila, and many of her mem-bers are proof that alimony is not a genderissue.

I personally challenge Senator Scutariand his Judicial Committee to debate thecurrent bills addressing Alimony Reformand move them out of their committee.

Its time for democracy to work for peo-ple, not lawyers. The women of New Jerseydeserve nothing less.

Sherri A Kurtz

Inexpensive radon kitsa good idea for residents

In the Jan. 16-22 issue of The Sun, therewas an article titled Radon kits availablefor county residents. I believe that offer-

ing an easy way to access a radon kit isvery good idea.

Radon cannot be not be seen, smelled, or

tasted so the only way to see if you have itis to test. Offering them for $10 is also goodbecause it allows people to be able to affordit.

Given that radon is a big cause of lungcancer, I believe that people should buy thetest. The $10 could help them identify aproblem and fix it before they potentiallyget lung cancer.

Kyle ColemanLife Scout

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The Nassau Tennis Club ishosting a Presidents WeekendTennis Tournament from Satur-day, Feb. 16 until Monday, Feb. 18at Nassau Tennis Clubs indoortennis facility located at 1800Route 206 in Skillman.

The tournament is for adults 18and over. The event will includeDoubles and Singles events forMen and Women at USTA levelsranging from 3.0 to 4.0. The dead-line to register for the tourna-ment is Feb. 3.

Nassau Tennis Club is suggest-ing that players make a donationto support Montgomery First Re-sponders (Montgomery EMS, Po-lice Department, Fire CompanyNo. 1 and No. 2). For every dollardonated by tournament partici-pants, the Nassau Tennis Club

will match up to $2,000.Nassau Tennis Club is proudto be part of the Montgomerycommunity and appreciates thehard work and dedication of ourFirst Responders, owner andmanager of the Nassau TennisClub Benton Camper said. Thistournament is a great way to com-pete, have fun and give back to thecommunity.

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Riverside Quartet Sings Songs ofLove: 7 to 8:30 p.m. at MaryJacobs Library. Join us for anevening of classic love songs withthe Riverside Quartet. The River-side Quartet is a group of CentralNew Jersey vocal musicians.Formed in Montgomery Townshipin 1999, the quartet quicklygained a reputation as a qualityperformance ensemble. Registra-tion required; call (609) 924-7073, ext. 4.

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ship with their operating bases tosend over care packages through-out the duration of their deploy-ment.

"A lot of these men and womenare based at forward operatingbases, which are up in the moun-tains of Afghanistan," Hirschsaid. "The mountains are veryarid, dry, and it's a very rough ter-rain and a very unforgiving envi-ronment; a lot don't have running

water, are pretty stark, and prettybasic.""Our boxes are loaded with

stuff that theyre used to havingat their fingertips when theyrehome here in the U.S., but whenyoure there in that kind of a hos-tile environment, theres no 7-11'sor Shoprites or anything likethat, and the Army does providethem with food, but its Armyfood," he added.

While speaking to the seniors,Hirsch took out one of the care

packages, which contains a vari-ety of treats and necessities thatwe sometimes take for granted,but are life-changing for a soldier

whose only source of food hasbeen MREs (meals ready to eat).

"I've had some [MREs]." Hirschsaid. "They taste terrible."

In order to refresh their taste

buds from the mundane taste ofMREs, Hirsch includes some ofthe best treats for the soldiers ineach of the care packages.

Each package contains a one-gallon plastic bag full of toiletryitems (lip balm, moist wipes, eyedrops, sunblock, and things relat-ing to the lack of moisture wherethey are); a one-gallon bag full offood items (pretzels, cough drops,granola bars, tuna, and whateverother items that are donated); two

big bags of assorted candy(Reese's, Snickers, Hershey's,etc.); a Beanie Baby; a box of GirlScout cookies; a personal letterfrom Hirsch detailing the organi-zation and why they do what theydo; and a "Hero Card," which is asmall, wallet-sized card distrib-uted to local students, who thencolor them in and write a littlenote or letter to the soldier(s).

"We want to make sure this boxis absolutely stuffed so there's noempty spaces left," Hirsch said.

"Anything that we can do to pro-vide them some sort of comforts

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rus featuring Cassandra MarieLambros, Soprano and violinistand The Riverside Quartet withpianist Beverly Weber on Feb. 10at 3 p.m. Many members of the

chorus are residents of Mont-gomery Township.

The concert will be held atHillsborough Reformed Churchat Millstone, which is located at 1Amwell Road in Hillsborough.The event is free and open to the

public. Donations are welcome.

Music of Love concert on Feb. 10

The Princeton Elks Lodgemonthly Veterans Day meetingand lunch will be held Feb. 14 atnoon. The luncheon will be opento all and free for veterans. All

veterans in our community areinvited to attend, and all Elks whoare veterans are especially en-couraged to attend.

This is the second meeting of

this new program for the Lodge toestablish a Veterans Day onceeach month during most monthsof the year. The initial meetingwas well attended by veterans,Lodge members and representa-tives from The Montgomery Vet-

erans Memorial Committee. Alarge part of the Elks VeteransService Committee mission is toprovide direct and personal bene-fits for veterans, especially home-less veterans and those withacute needs.

The event will be held at thePrinceton Elk Lodge located at345 Route 518 in Skillman. Formore information regarding thisevent or the veterans program,contact Hugh Dyer at (908) 359-7122.

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or some kind of reminderof home, thats so important;those are the things that theyneed."

Many may wonder, why is aBeanie Baby included in the pack-age? Well, Hirsch has found thatBeanie Babies which are lyingaround peoples homes in surplusbecause of the huge fad severalyears ago when they were sup-

posed to be worth hundreds ofdollars make a huge impressionon the residents of the countriessoldiers are stationed in.

"They [soldiers] pass themalong to the children in the vil-lages as little tokens of friend-ship, and they bring them to thehospitals and give them to thechildren there," Hirsch said."They [Beanie Babies] have a sec-ond life. Kids in Afghanistan havevery, very little; it's said. So thisbrightens up their day."

And, when it comes to GirlScout cookies, Hirsch explainedhow "there's nothing more Ameri-can," which is an affiliation Oper-

ation Shoebox NJ is particularlyproud of. The organization part-nered with Girl Scouts and their

"Gift of Caring" program, wherethe Scouts ask people to buy cook-ies for the troops overseas andthen donate the boxes to the Oper-ation Shoebox NJ.

"That's how we got the 10,000 or12,000 boxes of cookies that arecurrently in our office," Hirschsaid.

Hirsch detailed how OperationShoebox NJ also works with adental office in Manville,Manville Dental Group, which

they partnered with three yearsago."They have a program for Hal-

loween known as the 'Candy BuyBack' program, where they offeryoung customers $1 per pound ofcandy that they turn into the of-fice, so the dentists send all thatcandy over to us around Novem-ber," he said.

Along with Manville DentalGroup, Hirsch also created a suc-cessful relationship with 15 differ-ent Walgreens around New Jer-

sey, which is where OperationShoebox NJ obtains the majorityof its candy.

"Two years ago, Walgreens

started a program where they so-licited customers once they wereleaving asking them to buy a

candy bar to be sent overseas forthe troops," he said. "It was onlysupposed to last for a couple ofmonths, but two years later, we'restill doing it because it's been sosuccessfull. They're selling a lot ofcandy and they're donating all ofthat candy to us, and it just keepscoming."

At the packing event, the sen-iors helped assemble one of theone-gallon bags of candy thatgoes into each care package with

candy that was all donated fromthe Walgreens stores."What you guys are doing for

us is incredibly important; its in-valuable to the cause and it helpsso much," Hirsch said. "Everytime you pick up one of those lit-tle bags and put a piece of candyin it, youre being a real patriot."

Of the 15 Walgreens that Oper-ation Shoebox NJ works with,there is one hub in Middlesex

Borough, where Wilson visitsabout once a month or so to pickup all of the candy to drop off at

the organization's headquartersin Hillsborough.

"I go there with my Pathfinderand each time, the candy fills upthe entire back of my car," Wilsonsaid. "It's between 250 and 300pounds of candy, easily."

Before the care packages areshipped overseas to the soldiers,volunteers like Wilson have to col-lect the goods, which are donatedfrom individuals, schools, corpo-rate sponsors and other business-

es, and then bring them to vari-ous organizations like the seniorcenter for the goods to be baggedand packaged.

In a matter of only 15 minutes,the seniors diligently packed 300bags, a tribute to how quick andefficient they are, according toCommunity Resource ManagerDenise Crowley.

"The seniors are packing ma-chines," she said. "It's a perfect

marriage."Since its inception, Operation

Shoebox has managed to send

61,000 care packages to troopsoverseas.

"There are a lot of people over-seas who dont get mail, so we tryto make sure that if thats thecase, at least they get one of ourcare packages," Hirsch said.

While Hirsch was at the center,he also coordinated with Crowleyto hold a smaller-scale packingevent at the Otto Kaufman Centersometime in May, which will in-volve all interested seniors from

Montgomery and the surround-ing areas."It's a great program," Crowley

said. "They bring it, we pack it.It's a great partnership and I'm soexcited about it."

For more information aboutthe organization, to send a dona-tion of any kind, or to find outhow to volunteer for a futurepacking event, visit opshoe-boxnj.org.

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pand the ban on smoking, specifi-cally where children are present.

What we do is focus on tryingto achieve optimal life for every-one in the community throughthe Coalition and our activities,Talbot said. We want to increasethe number of municipalitieswith smoke-free ordinances.

Drummond added to Talbotscomments and noted how theCoalition hopes to improve so-

cial norms with ordinances suchas this.By that we mean wed like to

change social norms away fromchildren seeing adults smoking in

public, she said. If your kidsare at a soccer game or if theyreat a baseball game, it would be re-ally nice if we dont have a lot ofadults modeling smoking for

kids. We want to really de-nor-malize that.

Since 2012, Drummond de-tailed how 15 municipalities haveadopted some sort of smoke-freeordinance, including cities likePaterson, Atlantic City and As-bury Park.

However, she also describedhow theres also the option ofadopting a partial ordinance specifying when and where smok-ers can smoke, not banning it

completely which Raritan,Manville and Somerville just re-cently approved.

Its whatever you would finduseful to your township, Drum-

mond said. What you want andwhat meets your need. Were a re-source; if you need us at all, werehere to help, but its not reallyabout us, its about you and what

you like.Deputy Mayor Patricia Gra-

ham, who attended the town-ships Board of Health (BOH)meeting prior to the committeemeeting where Drummond andTalbot presented this ordinance,noted the main concerns associat-ed with adopting this ordinance,which were discussed amongstBOH members.

One point is, you cant alwaysfind a health justification for bar-

ring smoking everywhere in apark, she said. The other thingis smokers are residents of thetown; they pay taxes, and theseare public parks for their benefit

as well, so youre taking awaysomething from these taxpayers,and I think you ought to have agood justification for it.

Graham, along with commit-

teewoman Christine Madrid, alsoaddressed the issue of enforce-ment, which Drummond ex-plained as self-enforcing sinceno summonses have been issuedin any of the towns that have theordinance.

I dont think that you shouldbe adopting ordinances that youdont intend to enforce, Grahamsaid. There may be more limitedways to achieve the same goal.The primary concern, as I heard

it before the Board of Health andhere tonight, is not having smok-ing around children; so, couldntyou have a more limited ordi-nance that says, No smoking at

the playgrounds or no smokingwhile the soccer game is goingon? To me, thats a more reason-able measure. Or, putting up signsmay be just as effective as imple-

menting this ordinance.Committee member Chris Sug-

den echoed Grahams commentsand stated how signs are a morereasonable approach, opposed toimplementing a ban with no in-tent of legal enforcement.

Discouragement is the keyhere, he said.

Since the ordinance was justintroduced, the committee decid-ed to not make a decision until itsfurther discussed.

When it comes to an ordi-nance like this, more discussion,more time, and more thought isdefinitely better, Mayor Ed Trza-ska said.


ORDINANCEContinued from page 3

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