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Upper Freehold Regional school board introduces budget By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer

he Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has introduced a $43.1 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2021-22 school year. Property owners in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township will be asked to pay a $28.1 million local tax levy to support the budget. Following a discussion among district administrators and board members, the budget was introduced on March 17. A public hearing is scheduled for May 5. The budget, which may be revised until that date, may be adopted by the board following the public hearing. The $43.1 million budget includes $38.1 million in operating expenses, $4.23 million in debt service and $717,882 in special revenue. Of the $38.1 million in operating expenses for the upcoming academic year, $29.8 million (78.2%) will be spent on salaries and beneﬁts. The second most costly item is transportation at $2.27 million (5.95%), according to budget information posted on the school district’s website. Administrators said 12 staff members district-wide will be affected by reductions in the budget for 2021-22. Upper Freehold Regional is attended by students from Upper Freehold Township and Allentown. Residential and commercial property owners will share the cost of the $28.1 million tax levy. Upper Freehold taxpayers will pay 87% of the tax levy and Allentown taxpayers will pay 12% of the tax levy.

Students from Millstone Township attend Allentown High School through a send-receive relationship between Upper Freehold Regional and the Millstone Township K-8 School District. Millstone Township pays tuition for

the students it sends to Allentown High School. In 2020-21, the school tax rate in Upper Freehold was about $1.84 per $100 of assessed valuation. The average home in the township was assessed at $488,300. The

owner of that home paid about $8,984 in school taxes. In 2021-22, the school tax rate in Upper Freehold is projected to be about $1.86 per

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On April 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Monmouth County Park System will host its spring craft show at the Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, Tinton Falls. This seasonal craft show, with 50 local artists and crafters, will feature Mother’s Day gifts, spring decorations and more. Admission and parking are free. Attendees must wear a mask at the event. For more information, visit the website at www. MonmouthCountyParks.com or call 732-842-4000. For persons with a hearing impairment, the TTY/TDD number is 711.

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Spring ephemerals are getting their moment in the sun

ake a walk in the woods this month and check out the forest floor. There in the dappled sunlight, popping up through last year’s leaves, you may spot the short-lived flowers of native perennials known as “spring ephemerals.” Spring ephemerals are native woodland wildflowers that bloom during the brief window of time between snowmelt and tree leaf-out. As the spring sun warms the ground, these cute little plants grow quickly, flower, are pollinated and set seed. By June, when New Jersey’s forest floors are deeply shaded by a leafy tree canopy, the blossoms will be gone and the plants hard to find. The season is now for native ephemerals, including spring beauties, bloodroots, yellow trout lilies, rue anemones, Virginia bluebells, Eastern red columbines, Jack-inthe-pulpits, yellow marsh marigolds (cowslips), violets, wild geraniums, trilliums, flowering wintergreens, mayapples (wild mandrakes), Solomon’s seals, moccasin flowers (pink lady’s slippers) and more. Many of them are small and delicate compared to showy summer flowers, but well worth the search. Spring beauty blossoms, for instance, are not much larger than a fingernail and have lovely pink stripes on a pale background. Trout lily flowers are golden yellow bells speckled with spots, much like the fish for which they are named; even their mottled leaves resemble brook trout. If you are walking in a flood plain, you may see colonies of Virginia bluebells, whose magenta flower buds open into tubular blossoms of an exquisite sky blue.

Spring ephemerals – and all native terrain of the Pine Barrens to the rugged plants – got great news last week when the hills of the Highlands. U.S. Senate voted unanimously to desigEach region has its own unique native nate April as National Native Plant Month. plant communities. Ask your elected offiThis bipartisan resolution, introduced cials to preserve native plant habitats, esby U.S. senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and pecially those supporting rare and endanMazie K. Hirono (D-HI,) highlights the gered species. importance of native plants in conserva• Urge your state legislators to bolster tion, environmental restoration and sup- protections for New Jersey’s native plants. porting a diversity of wildlife. The New Jersey Endangered and ThreatThe National Native Plant Month reso- ened Plant Protection Act (A-985) would lution notes there are more than 17,000 protect rare plants from intentional damnative plant species in the age and sale or transport, United States, including and would direct the New trees, shrubs, vines, grassGUEST COLUMN Jersey Department of Enes and wildflowers. vironmental Protection to • These plants prevent establish an advisory comMICHELE S. BYERS flooding, drought and eromittee to develop plans for sion, and can restore damprotecting and restoring aged ecosystems. They priority species. Another also provide nectar, pollen and seeds as bill (S-83) would encourage New Jerseyfood for native butterflies, insects, birds ans to plant native species. and other wildlife in ways that non-native • Incorporate native plants in your plants cannot. garden and landscapes. You will be reDozens of conservation organizations, warded with natural beauty and biodiverincluding the Garden Club of America, sity, including abundant birds, butterflies the North American Native Plant Society, and other pollinating insects. the National Audubon Society and the NaAnother huge benefit is that choostional Wildlife Federation got behind the ing the right native plants means much National Native Plant Month designation. less maintenance. For help in picking the Here in New Jersey, you can partici- right native plants for easy care, go to the pate in celebrating National Native Plant Jersey-Friendly Yards website at www.jerMonth. New Jersey has more than 2,000 seyyards.org/ native plant species, with nearly 700 con• Support efforts to control invasive, sidered rare. non-native plants that compete with naHere is what you can do: tives for soil, sunlight and water – but • Protect the habitats where native don’t provide their benefits. plants grow wild by supporting land conTo learn about invasive plants, how servation efforts. New Jersey has a wide they harm the environment and efforts to variety of ecosystems, from the flat, sandy eradicate them, visit the New Jersey Inva-

sive Species Strike Team website at www. fohvos.info/invasive-species-strike-team/ • Support the efforts of your town or county to reduce deer populations and protect meadows and forests from deer browsing. Overabundant deer herds have been proven to be the greatest threat to New Jersey’s forest regeneration for all native plant species, from trees to shrubs to wildflowers. The loss of natural forest structure, starting from the ground up, ruins the habitat value and the food chain for everything from butterflies to songbirds to amphibians to predatory birds. • Avoid using insecticides – especially neonicotinamide-based insecticides – on your lawn or shrubs. Insecticides harm beneficial insects as well as pests, and “neonics” destroy all pollinators, especially bees. Support legislative efforts to ban these harmful substances. • Teach your children, grandchildren and favorite young people about the importance of native plants. Plan a hike in the woods this month and see who can be first to spot beautiful spring ephemerals. Bring a field guide and see what other native trees, shrubs and plants you can identify. For help with identification, visit the Native Plant Society of New Jersey website at www.npsnj.org/pages/nativeplants_ Native_Plant_Gallery.html

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New Jersey’s June 8 primary election will be conducted in person

onmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising all registered voters that the June 8 primary election will have in-person voting at polling locations with the use of voting machines. According to a press release from Hanlon’s ofﬁce, Gov. Phil Murphy has said that all of the state’s “regularly operated polling places” will be “open for all voters who wish to cast their ballots on the voting machines.”

The option to receive a mail-in ballot is also available if a voter does not wish to vote in person, according to the press release. “Voting by mail provides a simple and convenient way to vote early,” Hanlon said. “Especially during this COVID-19 health crisis, it is important to remember that any registered voter can vote by mail for any reason.” Voters who are already on the permanent vote by mail list will automatically

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Council adopts ordinance to regulate invasive plants By MARK ROSMAN Managing Editor

ALLENTOWN – Members of the Allentown Borough Council have adopted an ordinance in a bid to regulate invasive species of vegetation in the community. The ordinance was adopted during the March 16 meeting of the governing body. The purpose of the ordinance “is to preserve and protect private and public property from the damaging spread of invasive plants and to protect indigenous plants and the wildlife they support from the spread of invasive plants from any neighboring property line.” Asked for a comment by the Examiner, Mayor Thomas Fritts said, “This ordinance is something that germinated organically from residents in our community. They participated in our meetings and asked for this. Our Shade Tree Commission volunteered to draft the ordinance and we are very pleased with the ﬁnished product. We believe residents will be pleased, also.” The ordinance deﬁnes invasive plants as “vegetation which, by its nature, grows beyond the property of its owner, and causes a neighboring property owner potential hardship due to the vegetation being overly competitive, poisonous, allergenic, illegal by state statute, or hazardous to the neighboring property’s structures and fa-

NEWS BRIEFS The Allentown Senior Committee is actively recruiting new members for 2021. Individuals who are interested in helping senior citizens in the community are asked to consider volunteering. To get started, interested individuals may fill out a Citizen Leadership Form and return it to Municipal Clerk Laurie A. Roth. Responses may be emailed, mailed, faxed or dropped off in the mail slot at Borough Hall. Brookdale Community College President David Stout has announced that Nancy Kaari has joined the institution as vice president of advancement. Kaari began her new role in February. “Nancy has had a long and successful career in advancement and administration in the nonprofit sector with the American Red Cross and I am confident her expertise will allow us to build upon our past successes,” Stout was quoted as saying in a press release. Kaari will oversee and lead operations of advancement, including development, fundraising, alumni affairs, college relations, grants, strategic partnerships, governmental affairs and community relations, according to the press release.

cilities.” Allentown ofﬁcials said the most widespread examples of invasive plants in the area are Japanese Knotweed, Multifora Rose, Japanese Barberry, English Ivy, Purple Loosestrife, Canadian Thistle, Porcelain Berry, Mile-a-minute, Kudzu, Tree of Heaven, Running Bamboo and Wisteria. According to the ordinance, all property owners “must control the growth of invasive plants on their property, even if it originated from a neighboring property.

… Spread is significant when the invasive plants grow into the buffer zone of the property owner’s yard, or take over or undermine a neighbor’s fencing, building, driveway, plants or other landscaping.” All locations in Allentown may be subject to inspection by the code enforcement officer, however, an inspection may only be made if a neighboring property owner files a complaint alleging that any section of the ordinance has been violated. When invasive plants are found to be

growing in an area where they are not permitted, a notice will be given to the property owner, who will have 90 days to remove or abate the problem. The cost of the removal and/or abatement will be paid by the property owner. If the property owner fails to comply with the notice, the borough may remove or otherwise control the invasive plants and recover the cost of the work from the property owner by placing a lien on the property, according to the ordinance.

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n the late 1970s, I drove and owned a Ford Pinto. I generally liked this vehicle. It had a manual transmission and a cool racing stripe. It was also fun to drive. All that came to a crashing halt one day, though, when I was motoring along with it and a news report and came on the radio detailing how this particular model was prone to danger from rear-end collisions that could cause potentially fatal gas tank explosions. As Bob Dylan once wrote, “You don’t need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing.” I knew which way the wind was blowing immediately – right down to the nearest dealership where I could trade this Pinto in and drive out with a safer ride. Bye-bye Pinto. Hello, Renault Le Peter Perrotta Car. The Le Car, a tiny compact coupe with a four-speed manual transmission, was fun to drive. It stuck to the road like glue. However, it turned out to be a mechanical disaster. It frequently broke down and no one knew how to repair it properly. When the two-tone, orange and black 2021 Nissan Kicks SR showed up for me to test drive last week, I immediately thought of that Le Car. While I am sure the Kicks is nowhere near the mechanical disaster the Le Car was, it reminded me of the Le Car because of its appearance and smallness. While the Kicks isn’t a coupe – it’s a four-door, compact crossover or SUV – it’s small and athletic like the Le Car and not too powerful. You can scoot around town with the Kicks – much like the Le Car – weaving in and out of trafﬁc. And it’s very economical on gas. While the Le Car had a lawn mower like engine, all of 1.4 liters big, the Kicks features a 1.6 liter four cylinder engine that puts out all of 122 horsepower. But one is not going to buy a Kicks expecting it to have muscle car like performance.

The 2021 Nissan Kicks

The Kicks is a utilitarian-like vehicle good for scooting around town with and is easy on the wallet when it comes to gas consumption. The EPA fuel consumption ratings for the 2021 Kicks give it an overall rating of 33 miles per gallon – 36 mpg on highway driving and 31 mpg in city driving. The EPA estimates that the annual average fuel cost for driving a Kicks is an impressive $1,250, as it uses a miserly 3 gallons of gas per every 100 miles driven. Overall, after driving this Kicks for one week, I ended up liking it for what it is and putting up with it for what it isn’t. It’s a good-looking front wheel drive, compact crossover that lags in power, but makes up for it in its versatility for around town driving. The inside ergonomics are adequate. It’s a bit snug on the ﬁt – I am six-foot tall – but not so snug that it makes it an uncomfortable ride. The base price of the SR Kicks model I tested is $21,940. However, with added options my Kicks tester carried a bottom like sticker price of $27,075. Added options included: $1,200 or the

premium package; $495 for black alloy 17inch wheels; $575 for an ambient lighting package; $595 for the premium two-tone exterior paint; $460 for illuminated kick plates; $225 for carpeted floor mats and cargo mat; $435 for a roof rack and spoiler and $1,150 for destination charges. The premium package includes: an upgraded Bose, 8 speaker sound system; heated seats and steering wheel; security system; a tonneau cover; Sirius radio and a Wi-Fi hot spot. The Kicks overall rating in the government’s Five Star safety crash test ratings comes in at four stars out of a possible five. It received five stars on the side crash test but only three for the front driver test and four for the front passenger test. It got a four-star rating on the rollover test. The folks over at Car and Driver give the Kicks high marks for being peppy around town, having a spacious cabin and generous standard equipment. They gave it low marks for being anemic at highway speeds, having a noisy engine and in need of more storage cubbies. New added features for this year’s Kicks – a model that Nissan first introduced

in 2016 – include: Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; a standard 7-inch screen with a new 8-inch touch screen for the SV and SR models; a redesigned bolder front grille; new wheel designs; rear disc brakes for the SV and SR, and an array of bold new color options and two-tone combinations. The Kicks is available in three trim levels, the base S, mid-level SV and top of the line SR. I found the interior buttons and switches on the Kicks easy enough to operate. The infotainment system, while not all that sophisticated, was adequate, and the Android Auto system worked quite well for navigation. Like most of the cars these days, I found the voice command recognition system a bit frustrating at times as it made me repeat my commands sometimes. However, overall, I would recommend considering the Kicks if you are in the market for a fairly inexpensive compact crossover or SUV. Peter Perrotta’s On The Road column appears regularly. He may be contacted at pperrotta@comcast.net

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$100 of assessed valuation. On a home that is still assessed at $488,300, the owner will pay about $9,082 in school taxes. In 2020-21, the school tax rate in Allentown was about $1.80 per $100 of assessed valuation. The average home in the borough was assessed at $290,842. The owner of that home paid about $5,234 in school taxes. In 2021-22, the school tax rate in Allentown is projected to be about $1.83 per $100 of assessed valuation. On a home that is still assessed at $290,842, the owner will pay about $5,321 in school taxes. School taxes are one item on a property owner’s tax bill, which also includes mu-

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he New Jersey Natural Gas Com- New Egypt, and there have been at least pany has filed a rate case with the nine proven inadvertent returns and 10 New Jersey Board of Public Utilities more potential leaks or spills from con(BPU). The petition would increase rate- struction on the Southern Reliability Link payers’ monthly bills by 24.8%. pipeline. According to New Jersey Natural Gas, There could be more leaks since they this rate increase would help pay for costs started back up two weeks ago. associated with the Southern Reliability The BPU should not even look at this Link pipeline which runs through portions rate case until they put a stay on the Southof Monmouth and Ocean counties. ern Reliability Link pipeline that we have Grab your wallets, New Jersey Natural sought. Gas is coming after your money. What’s New Jersey Natural Gas is trying to worse is that they don’t care about hurting rush through construction and it will cost the environment in the process. ratepayers more to take the pipeline out if They want to raise gas bills by almost we win in court. They want us to fund their 25% to pay for their damaging and danger- destruction of our environment, cutting a ous Southern Reliability Link pipeline. scar through the Pinelands, open space and This is simply impossible for some preserved farmland. families, especially durOut of the 28 horizontal ing the financial downturn directional drillings for the GUEST COLUMN Southern Reliability Link from the coronavirus pandemic. pipeline, the New Jersey • This rate hike is even Department of EnvironJEFF TITTEL more disgraceful because mental Protection (DEP) of all of the damage the has cited nine inadvertent Southern Reliability Link pipeline has returns. caused so far. Residents living along the route have It is shameful New Jersey Natural Gas identified 10 more suspected Southern wants the ratepayers to pay for this pipe- Reliability Link incidents in Monmouth, line, especially with all of the destruction Ocean and Burlington counties about probthey have already caused from horizontal lems with the building of the pipeline. directional drilling. So far, they have deThe BPU needs to tell New Jersey Natstroyed homes, blown through wetlands ural Gas to take a hike. This rate hike is and infiltrated chemicals into the ground unconscionable. They are asking people to water. pay more money, some who can’t afford to There have been reports along the do so, so they can pollute our water and deSouthern Reliability Link pipeline route in stroy our environment with their pipeline Monmouth, Ocean and Burlington coun- that may never be used. ties about problems with the building Gov. Murphy also needs to put a stop of the pipeline. These include suspected work order on the entire pipeline and pull spills, sinkholes and materials from drill- the permits. Since Gov. Murphy, the BPU, ing in streams and ditches. the DEP and the Pinelands Commission The Pinelands Commission is currently have allowed New Jersey Natural Gas to investigating why spills and violations by continue construction of their pipeline at the New Jersey Natural Gas Southern Reli- their own risk, there have been many probability Link in the Pinelands Preservation lems and a home has been destroyed. Area were not brought to the commissionThis administration has been siding ers’ attention. with New Jersey Natural Gas. Now they It is outrageous that New Jersey Natural need to step up and protect the environGas wants to increase rates to pay for the ment and the residents living along the Southern Reliability Link pipeline when it Southern Reliability Link route. has caused so much damage. A house was condemned in Upper FreeJeff Tittel is the director of the New Jerhold Township, they caused a sinkhole in sey Sierra Club. Letters to the editor may be sent to news@njexaminer.com. Letters should be limited to 250 words. Your Turn columns about issues of local interest should be limited to 750 words. All submissions may be edited for length, grammar, content and libelous statements.

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T WO C H A M P I O N S H I P CO U R S E S Our legendary Banks Course is renowned for its signature bunkers and our scenic Palmer Course for its picturesque bodies of water.

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Elections Office at 732-431-7790 to request an application, according to the press release. Voters who are currently on the permanent vote by mail list and do not wish to receive a mail-in ballot may opt out by completing and returning the Vote by Mail Opt Out Form, which can be downloaded at monmouthcountyVotes.com. Voters may also call the Clerk of Elections Office at 732-431-7790 for more information. Pursuant to state law, the primary election in New Jersey is a semi-closed election. As such, unaffiliated voters may participate in the partisan primary election of their choice, and voters who are already affiliated with the Republican Party or the Democratic Party can vote only in that party’s primary election, according to the press release from Hanlon’s office. Hanlon advised voters that in-person early voting by use of a voting machine will not commence until the 2021 general election in November in accordance with state law. For information, visit monmouthcountyvotes.com, download the free Monmouth County Votes Mobile App, or call the Clerk of Elections Office at 732-431-7790.

DATEBOOK

• Area residents are invited to join The Allentown Village Initiative for a few hours of “spring cleaning” to clean up the community and celebrate Earth Day. All are welcome to participate on April 24 beginning at 9 a.m. Register at https://www. allentownvinj.org/ to pitch in at a location convenient to you, anywhere in Allentown or Upper Freehold Township. Individuals and groups will be assigned areas of their choice and free supplies will be provided.

Call Membership for more information about a 2021 Golf Membership! 732-656-8921 375 Forsgate Dr., Monroe Township, NJ 08831 forsgatecc.com

• The Millstone Township Environmental Commission will hold the 2021 stream cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon April 17. The event is sponsored by Millstone Township and the Watershed Institute. Volunteers will meet at the municipal court building, 255 Millstone Road, and head out to collect trash from around the community. Rain or shine; a mask must be worn; children must be accompanied by an adult; bring a reusable water bottle and gloves. Pre-registration required. Visit thewatershed.org/stream-cleanups

Items for the Datebook may be sent to news@njexaminer.com. Please submit items at least two weeks prior to a scheduled event.