By: centraljersey.com
Hillsborough PBA 205 would like to thank all those who purchased tickets and helped make the Friends of Joey Night at the Somerset Patriots TD Bank Ballpark a success. Joey is an 8-year-old who has been in a medically induced coma and battling seizures since April. With the public support, the Hillsborough PBA 205 was successful in selling over the 500 tickets they committed to selling. All proceeds from the ticket sales are going directly to the Mathewson family to help them with their expenses.
The Hillsborough PBA 205 would like to thank all the businesses and people that donated money toward this fundraising event that were not able to attend the game. The Hillsborough PBA 205 would like to make a special thank you to the Corporate Sponsors, Dave’s Disposal, TNT Pools, Kwik Response Towing, Epstein and Arlen LLC and Bagel Bop for their donations that offset the cost of the tickets for this event.
The Hillsborough PBA 205 would also like to recognize and thank the Bridgewater-Raritan Pop Warner for their huge support and purchasing over 150 tickets for this fundraiser. It speaks volumes about the sportsmanship of their program and it is a credit to the character of those who run it, when you see the overwhelming support the Bridgewater-Raritan Pop Warner program provided for a neighboring Pop Warner player in need.
The Hillsborough PBA 205 finally would like to recognize Community Relations Brian Cahill and the entire Somerset Patriots Organization for providing us with the opportunity to sponsor this fundraiser. In dealing with Brian Cahill and the entire Somerset Patriots Organization, it was easy to see why they are champions both on and off the field.
An upcoming All You Can Eat Buffet Fundraiser is being held Saturday, at the American Legion Post 12, 232 Union Ave., Somerville. Serving times are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the lunch, or dinner from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information contact Jenni Stoker-Shaw at 732-887-7525.
Brian McCarron Hillsborough Police Dept. PBA 205
DelCore earned re-election with land preservation
To the editor:
I am writing to commend Mayor Frank DelCore and the rest of the Township Committee for the excellent job they have done in preserving open space and farmland in Hillsborough, especially the 350-plus acres of the southern half of the former Belle Mead GSA Depot, which was targeted by K. Hovnanian for a massive residential development.
After the Township Committee’s efforts to preserve over 1,000 acres of open space and farmland the past eight years, we can take comfort that large tracts of Hillsborough, covering western Hillsborough, the South Branch area, the large area between Route 206 and Willow Road, and the southern half of the old Depot, are forever closed to the rampant overdevelopment that plagues our state.
With such successful efforts at preservation, the Township Committee has helped ensure that Hillsborough can remain a great place to live. I am going to express my appreciation for the excellent job they’ve done by voting to re-elect Mayor Frank DelCore on Nov. 2nd.
Jack Genchi Flemming Drive
‘Moronic’ cartoon revealed true bias
To the editor:
The left wing progressives seem to have come unglued over what to make of Glenn Beck and all his "rich, middle-aged white guys." Let’s see … I’m not rich, I’m not a guy but I have to admit I am middle-aged.
I was at the Restoring Honor rally in Washington on Aug. 28. Were you there? No, I don’t imagine you were.
Let me help you a little bit with the "ignorant and uninformed" that attended this rally. Yes, I understand that you are placing me in that category. So very classy of you to refer to your readers that way, don’t you think?
I stood with close to a half million people on that day. I met the most amazing people from every corner of this great land. I met active military members who are willing to take a bullet so that you can print garbage like this in your newspaper. I met disabled veterans who came in wheelchairs to be a part of this extraordinary day. The escalators at the Metro were not working and I met people who said they would pick up any veteran’s wheelchair and carry them to the rally if necessary. I met people of faith and compassion who opened up their hearts and their wallets to give generously to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation to be sure the children of the fallen would be guaranteed a college education. I stood next to a cardiologist from Hershey, Pa., who felt compelled to be a part of this event. Gee, how did this guy get through medical school?
You need to stop repeating the Rev. Al Sharpton’s talking points about "stealing the legacy of the civil rights movement." What does that even mean? Shouldn’t we be sharing the legacy of civil rights rather than be fighting over them? Who gave anyone "ownership" of civil rights? What a ridiculous argument.
Your moronic cartoon is racially motivated yet you judge this crowd as racist.
What cowards you guys are, sitting behind your desks drawing cartoons to insult decent, hard-working Americans. It really is pathetic.
Susan Anderson Hillsborough
Support volunteer EMS crews
To the editor:
On Sept. 11, 2001, New Jersey volunteer EMS squads dispatched more than 400 ambulances to New York City and North Jersey, all while continuing to staff ambulances and answer calls in their own communities. In the months following, volunteer EMS squads throughout the state noted generous donations, and increased support, respect and acknowledgment for their daily efforts.
Less than a decade later, much appears changed for New Jersey’s EMS volunteers, and not for the better. For example:
1) Former Gov. Jon Corzine took $4 million from the EMT Training Fund to help offset a budget shortfall. The fund now pays only part of the volunteer EMT’s educational requirements. Sources of reimbursable continuing education units (CEUs) also are scaled back. With few exceptions, the fund no longer reimburses elective CEUs, and renewing EMTs are reimbursed only if money remains after training for first-time EMTs is covered. That leaves some individuals paying to maintain their EMT certification and volunteer status.
2) Early this year, Mt. Olive’s mayor unsuccessfully waged a months-long campaign to replace the area’s long-serving EMS volunteers with paid EMTs.
3) Bills S818-A2095 in the New Jersey Legislature propose a major overhaul of the EMS system, which, if approved in their current forms, could result in a significant decrease in the number of volunteer squads, and dramatic cost increases for patients, communities and taxpayers.
Hopefully, it won’t take another mass casualty incident for New Jersey to realize the gems it has in its EMS volunteers.
For information on becoming an EMS volunteer, visit www.njsfac.org or call 800-390-8991.
Barbara Aras Little Silver
The writer is the president of the New Jersey State First Aid Council, which represents EMS volunteers statewide.
