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Court limits powers of DEP

On a shore boardwalk, Christie, critic have at it

Problems hindering recovery efforts

SATURDAY July 7, 2012 BREAKING NEWS: nj.com/south

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POWERING

RYAN’SCLUBPHILLIES BASEBALL I SPORTS B-1

HOWARD RETURNS BUT TEAM STILL STRUGGLES

AMERICA’S NATIONAL TEENAGER I NOW! A-6

2 FROM COUNTY IN SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT

Earl and Opal Pickles have returned to share their golden years with you.

A week ago, the Times solicited responses from its readers as part of a revision of the paper’s daily comics page.

If there was an overwhelming hue and cry, it was to bring back “Pickles.”

We listened.Thanks to those who took the

time to call and email to offer their opinions.

John Barnaeditor

‘PICKLES’ IS BACK

HEAT WAVE IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY

The Roast Office

SOUTH JERSEY STORMS

■ Instances of theft were among the hurdles utility crews faced

n Area eateries checked in wake of storm. Page A-9.

Staff Photos by Tim Hawk

Glassboro mail carrier Tyrone Nock dumps a bottle of water on his head between stops as temperatures rise close to 100 degrees on Friday.

TODAY’S FORECAST:102º

A sign is posted in the Glassboro Post Office to remind carriers to stay hydrated. Mail carriers have to find more creative ways to beat the heat as the summer months turn up the temperature.

DEPTFORD TWP. Site cleanups may be affected

■ The appointment of Joseph Wilson as board president was called political

Associated Press photo

Gov. Chris Christie addresses a crowd at a town hall meeting in Manchester in March. Thursday night he con-fronted someone on the Seaside Heights boardwalk.

By Matt Friedman

Times Statehouse Bureau

The YouTube governor is at it again.

In an angry moment caught on video, Gov. Chris Christie let loose on an identified critic on the Seaside Heights boardwalk Thursday night — gesturing with one hand as he held an ice cream cone in the other.

According to the website TMZ.com, which obtained the video, Christie was in Seaside Heights with his fam-ily on Thursday when a passerby made a “snide” remark about his education policy.

Christie, who relishes confronta-tion with protesters and hostile ques-tioners at town halls and rallies, did not shy away from the challenge.

(See CHRISTIE, Page A-9)

By Jessica Bautistanj.com/south

DEPTFORD TWP. — Parents are less than pleased with the appoint-ment of Joseph Wilson to the recently vacated posi-tion of board president after this week’s special board of education meet-ing.

Though the appointment was not on the agenda, it was the first order of busi-ness, after the public com-ment portion.

Wilson – a board mem-ber for a little more than a year now – was nominated by his fellow board mem-bers in front of a packed room of parents, residents and even members of township council, includ-ing Mayor Paul Medany.

Also nominated was Rachel Green, vice presi-dent and board member for more than four years.

In a 6-to-2 vote, Wilson was selected to replace Walter “Butch” Berglund as board president. Ber-glund abruptly resigned from the board last week, saying that his position on the board would be in con-flict with a career opportu-nity he is now pursuing.

“I guess I have to say I’m disappointed,” Green said Friday. “I wish they had elected someone who has more experience. It’s noth-ing against the individual.

Parents knock BOE’s choice

(See DEPTFORD, Page A-9)

By MaryAnn Spoto

Statehouse Bureau

In a ruling that could affect tens of thousands of contaminated sites in New Jersey, a state appeals court Friday said the Department of Environmental Protection does not have the authority to require owners or operators of industrial sites to certify the land is “clean” before they are sold and redevel-oped.

Environmentalists called the decision a “major setback” in cleaning up contaminated sites in New Jersey and said this was an unintended consequence of legis-lation that was supposed to help less polluted sites get cleaned up quickly.

Acknowledging the gravity of its decision, the three-judge appellate panel said no action can be taken on the sites for 30 days, giving time for a potential appeal to the state Supreme Court.

“We conclude that the depart-ment, despite its important regu-latory role and its expertise over environmental matters, acted in

(See DEP, Page A-9)

By Phil Davis

nj.com/south

GLASSBORO — While their uniforms might come standard with a pair of blue shorts, a day in the life of a mail car-rier is not easy when the temperature hovers in the high 90s.

The U.S. Postal Service’s woes have been well docu-mented over the past years. Everything from hundreds of thousands of layoffs to branch consolidation has taken its toll on one of this country’s longest-running organizations.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night ...but heat alone sure is tough on mail carriers

(See HEAT, Page A-9)

By Jason Laday

nj.com/south

VINELAND — More than 2,200 Vineland residents are were still in the dark as of Friday

afternoon, due to multiple problems municipal util-ity workers have been encountering this week, including instances of sto-len cables.

According to Cumber-

land County spokesman Troy Ferus, there were 627 county residents without power through-out the rest of the county on Friday, all customers of Atlantic City Electric,

as opposed to the Vine-land Municipal Electric Utility.

“We had a meeting with the Vineland util-ity people, and they are running into multiplying

problems – they can’t just fix one place and move one, because they’re dis-covering more problems as more things are fixed,” said Ferus.(See STORMS, Page A-5)