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INSIDE THIS ISSUEPolice consolidation

Committee representative

presents findings. PAGE 3

Junior

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BY HEATHER FIORE

The Montgomery Sun

One of Skillmans own resi-dents, 11-year-old Colleen Mc-Connell, was a part of The Storm-ing Robots Technology LearningCenters United States roboticsteam, Team Zulu, that won theRoboCup Junior World Champi-onship competition in MexicoCity in June.

Team Zulu, composed of Mc-Connell and her two teammates,11-year-old Sanjana Sastry of Edi-son, and 13-year-old Brenna Her-rity of Yardville, beat 20 teams ofstudents from countries all overthe world, including Germany,

Mexico, Japan, China, Taiwan, Is-rael, Iran and Australia.

The RoboCup Junior competi-tion involves three categories soccer, rescue and dance. TeamZulu competed in the dance com-petition, where it created five dif-ferent robots that revolvedaround one theme.

We had to create robots thatSpecial to The Sun

From left: Nicole Cochran, vocals, Stu Malakoff, guitar, Sam Stewart, bass, Eric Heller, drums, Garry Pearsall, vocals, and EdHermann, guitar, all members of the band Pi Fight, play a set at Elkapalooza at the Princeton Elks Lodge in Skillman on July 14.

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The partnership betweenMontgomery Township andMontgomery Friends of OpenSpace has once again assembled apreservation deal that raisedstate and county funds to pay for85 percent of the land acquisitioncosts, officials said.

I would like to congratulateeveryone who worked so hard toget this land preserved, Mont-gomery Mayor Ed Trzaska said.Acquiring this highly visibletract helps protect the rusticcharacter of Grandview Road and

gives us access to other protectedtracts of land.

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Present for the Potter property closing, now a parcel of open space,are Clem Fiori, Montgomery Township Open Space committee chair;Lauren Wasilauski, open space coordinator; Mary Penney, presidentof Montgomery Friends of Open Space; Henry Wittman, attorney;Keith Potter, property owner; and Michael Kennedy, First AmericanTitle Insurance Company.

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BY HEATHER FIORE

The Montgomery SunAt Montgomerys Township

Committee meeting on July 12, arepresentative from the PoliceConsolidation Advisory Commit-tee, Ernie Willson, gave a presen-tation about the conclusions thecommittee came to regarding theconsolidation of Montgomeryspolice force.

The Police Consolidation Advi-sory Committee was put intoplace more than two months ago

after Somerset County releasedan analysis completed by theProsecutors Task Force that eval-uated consolidating 21 towns po-lice forces into five differentprecincts to save the towns a col-lective total of $44 million over a10-year period.

When the study was presented,it was given to each of the 21towns to allow each town to de-

cide if joining forces was benefi-cial, since the ultimate decisionlies in the hands of each town. IfMontgomery were to participate,it was envisioned to be apart ofPrecinct 4, which would be com-posed of Hillsborough, Manville,Millstone and Rocky Hill.

Willson discussed the initialissue a regionalized police forcelowering the cost of police workand increasing the effectiveness while also commenting on thefindings of the committees twomonth-long study.

The study detailed each of thecommittees four meetings andtheir topics, as well as their con-clusions. The meetings, which in-volved Township AdministratorDonato Neiman, Police DirectorRobert Palmer and TownshipCFO Walter Sheppard, discussedthe issues, services, finances andgovernances involved with theconsolidation.

After really reviewing this, thepeople on our committee wouldrecommend to you [townshipcommittee] that we dont reallyconsider this, Willson said.

Willson went on to explain thatthere are a variety of cultural dif-ferences between different forces,which could potentially be anissue, as well as significant differ-ences in each of the towns policeservices.

The apparent difference withMontgomerys police force com-pared to other forces is the pres-

ence and inclusion of EMS serv-ices, which most towns do nothave and what will most likely be

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On July 11 at 4:10 p.m., Mont-gomery Police and MontgomeryFire Stations No. 1 and No. 2 re-sponded to the area of RosewoodCourt in Belle Mead for the reportof a brush fire, officials said.

On arrival, emergency person-nel observed a large stack of cuttrees engulfed in flames. Addi-tionally, an area of brush about ahalf an acre in size surroundingthe cut trees was burning. Thefire was on the property of 644

County Rt. 533, which is a farmthat borders Rosewood Court.

Due to the size of the fire, mu-tual aid was requested and the fol-lowing fire companies responded:Rocky Hill, Hillsborough, Grig-gstown and Hopewell. The NewJersey Forest Fire Service andMontgomery Township RescueSquad also responded to thescene.

Firefighters were able to con-tain and eventually extinguishthe fire. Fire departments beganleaving the scene around 8 p.m.The fire did not damage anydwellings or residential property.There were no injuries resultingfrom the fire.

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Megans Law was, if anything,

an extremely forward-think-

ing way of ensuring that

convicted sex offenders were easily

identifiable wherever they might live

after spending time locked away. Now,

if one state senator has his way, sex of-

fenders would not only have to register

their residential locations, theyd also

be required to identify themselves as

convicted sex offenders on social-

media websites such as Facebook.

We applaud this bill, and hope it ulti-

mately winds up on the governors

desk to be signed into law.

In addition to having to publicly dis-

close sex-offense convictions, the bill,

sponsored by state Sen. Kip Bateman,

R-Somerset, would also require offend-

ers to list, on their public profiles,

home addresses, where crimes took

place and a self description.

While there will be some who say a

bill such as this one goes too far and

is an invasion of privacy we believe

its for the best.

Far too often, we hear stories of sex-

ual predators who use the Internet to

prey on the vulnerabilities of young

people.

A few years ago, the Dateline NBC

specials To Catch a Predator re-

vealed just how many people used the

Internet to set up what they believed

were trysts with young people.

The penalties for failing to comply

with the proposed law are swift, as

well. A sex offender caught with a pub-

lic profile that doesnt identify a

Megans Law status would carry with

it a potential fine of $10,000 and up to a

year-and-a-half in prison.

A similar law was adopted in

Louisiana recently.

We commend Bateman for propos-

ing this bill. And we hope other states

take notice and enact similar legisla-

tion. There is no doubt that by having a

law such as this one on the books, pred-

ators will think twice about preying

upon the young.

And the children of our state will be

that much safer because of it.

in our opinion

Taking Megans Law to FacebookState Senate bill would require sex offenders to self-ID on social-networking sites

Is the proposed lawtoo invasive?

A bill proposed by state Sen. KipBateman, R-Somerset, would requireconvicted sex offenders to identifythemselves, as such, on social-network-ing websites. Would such a law be fair?

served is on Grandview Road across fromSourland Hills Road and includes a bridgeover a Rock Brook tributary that was keyfor the township to provide off-road park-ing (in an existing clearing) for local resi-dents to get out and enjoy hiking, birdwatching and fishing in the trout-stockedRock Brook, and serve as the trailhead forpublic access to another 150 acres of pre-served land and pathway easements in theSourlands.

The township owns the property andwill jointly manage it with Montgomery

Friends of Open Space (Friends). A newsign will identify the property and thegroups have plans to install an informationkiosk with trail maps and informationabout the Sourlands, as well as establishtrails that lead out to the surrounding open

space.The Potter property is extremely signif-

icant as part of a larger contiguous forestwithin the Sourland Mountain region. It

includes freshwater wetlands and a diverseforest. Land management will be carefullyhandled with sensitivity to the area andimproving the forest canopy, FriendsPresident Mary Penney said.

Montgomery Friends has also been re-searching the historical significance ofthis area along Hollow Road, once a tinycommunity known as Rock Mill. Thereare historic maps indicating the locationsof gristmills and sawmills along the RockBrook, a past source of commerce.

Montgomery Twp. Open Space Commit-tee recommended this property for preser-

vation several years ago because the Sour-lands provide important water quality andwildlife habitat, including a stoppingground for migratory birds flying betweenMexico and Canada. But when negotia-tions stalled, the Friends rescued the deal,

bringing along additional grant money.Neighbors were also incredibly supportive,and came to public meetings to voice theirsupport.

Montgomery Open Space CoordinatorLauren Wasilauski commented, Mont-gomery Friends of Open Space should becredited with structuring the land deal andas the primary force in negotiating withthe landowner. We could not accomplish allthat we do for open space in town withoutthem.

The former owner intended to developthe property and had invested in state per-mits and construction of a beautiful stonebridge, which provides access to the prop-erty, officials said.

The purchase price was $520,000, but

with grant funding, the final cost to thetownship is $80,000. Funding partners in-cluded Montgomery Friends of OpenSpace, NJDEP Green Acres, and SomersetCounty.

The closing occurred on June 26.

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So, instead of improving,Montgomerys police serviceswould probably suffer in terms ofpolicies, staffing and levels ofservice, according to Willson.

Because of the fact that theoverall size of the force will po-tentially be smaller, we will prob-

ably suffer a disproportionateloss of police presence comparedto some of the smaller towns thatwould gain, he said. I dontthink that is in Montgomerysbest interest. We have a very goodpolicy here of keeping a lot ofcruisers on the road and having avery visible presence, and I be-lieve that keeps crimes out of ourtown.

In terms of financial consider-ations, Willson pointed out howthe expected savings for Mont-

gomery would end up beingaround $1.7 million over 10 yearswhich amounts to $17.63 perhousehold per year, and is signifi-cantly lower than what was pre-dicted by Somerset County.

Also, its possible for Mont-gomerys officers to see differ-ences in their salaries and bene-fits with the consolidation be-cause the 606 police officers that

serve in Somerset County all op-erate under 40 separate collectivebargaining agreements (CBAs).Since financial terms vary fromCBA to CBA, there is potential fordiscontent between officers serv-ing together, doing the same job,and receiving significantly differ-ent compensation, according tothe Consolidation Advisory Com-mittees report.

I cant see that thats going todo anything but create animosityand limit the way things general-ly work in the government, Will-

son said. I think thats really a ir-reconcilable difference. It seemsto be that it cant be straightenedout.

Mayor Ed Trzaska agreed withWillsons points, and noted hismajor concern, which the Consol-idation Advisory Committeehighlighted in its report.

If you think about some of thesmaller towns that dont have anypolice or the towns where theirpolice forces are very inefficient,obviously this would be an attrac-

tive plan, but thats definitely notthe case here, Trzaska said.Our police force is top qualityand run very neat and efficiently,so the delta of what we can reallysave and optimize is probablymuch smaller for us than othertowns.

Although the overall consen-sus of the Consolidation Adviso-ry Committee was that it would

be unwise for Montgomery toconsolidate police forces with thefour other municipalities, Trzas-ka suggested that the committeemembers study the report and itsfindings and discuss their finaldecisions at the next meeting.

Montgomery, along with theother 20 municipalities in thispropose plan, have until early Au-gust to submit a recommendationto Somerset County.

The one thing to point out the financial considerations andnumbers that I gravitated toward

we projected to see $1.7 millionin 10 years, Trzaska said. Thatsa lot different than what was orig-inally expected and proposed onthe concept plan a year or twoago, and we would have to consid-er if the risks outweigh the re-wards.

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Willson: Townships police services couldsuffer in terms of policies, staffing, service

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actually danced to a song, andthen we had to choreograph themand put on a performance, Mc-Connell said. We had a conceptof saving the environment, so wedid a safari presentation. We hadfive robots total. Four of themmimicked animals. One of themwas a lion, one was a wild boar,

one was an elephant, and one wasa meerkat. Then, the fifth one wasa safari bus that went on tour andviewed all of the different ani-mals.

Team Zulu chose to performThe Lion Sleeps Tonight, fromwhich the safari theme was de-rived.

McConnell explained that sheand each of her teammatesworked on one robot, and thenworked on the last two robots to-gether, which took nearly five

months to complete.We met once a week on Sun-

days for about two hours, shesaid. We started in late Decem-ber and we finished mid-April, soit took us awhile to build all ofthem.

McConnell also explained theproducts Team Zulu used to con-struct the robots for the competi-tion.

We used robot bricks and con-trols from the Lego Mind Storm

kit, but all of the designs werecompletely original, she said.We didnt follow any instruc-tions from any kits. Our instruc-tor, Elizabeth, helped us out withcertain engineering and pro-gramming aspects of it, andthen we designed our own con-cepts.

Elizabeth Mabrey, whom Mc-Connell is referring to, is the head

technical mentor of all teams at

The Storming Robots TechnologyCenter and of Team Zulu.Mabrey explained the mission ofThe Storming Robots.

The goal is to strengthen engi-neering intuition using roboticsas the main learning tool,Mabrey said. Our program em-phasizes the engineering disci-plines needed to capitalize cre-ativity.

McConnell explained thatMabrey only began entering stu-

dents into the competition fromThe Storming Robots of New Jer-sey last year. McConnell has beencompeting for the last two years,but explained how she went intothis years competition with moreexperience and expertise.

None of us really knew whatto expect, so we werent preparedfor the really intense competitionthat was at regionals, she said.But this year, we kind of knewwhat to expect, so we worked a lotharder and spent a lot more

time.Although Team Zulu went into

this years competition with a bet-ter understanding, it still took be-tween 15 and 20 drafts for them toperfect their robotic designs.

Theres a lot of de-bugging in-volved, McConnell said. Thatsthe hardest part when you haveto figure out whats wrong withthe robot and why its not work-ing. You need to figure out wherethe problem is, then you have to

figure out what the problem is,and then you have to figure outhow to fix it.

After Team Zulu competed sep-arately, it was placed with twoother teams fourth graders fromGermany and seventh gradersfrom Mexico for the SuperTeam part of the competition,which adds an aspect of difficultyto the competition that Mc-

Connell explained.

They randomly pick two otherteams to work with your teamfrom different countries so thattheres a large language barrierand that was a difficulty, shesaid. We all basically agreed on atheme, but it was definitely hardbecause they were from Germanyand Mexico and we didnt under-stand each others languages, sowe had to use hand gestures andwe even used Google translate tocommunicate.

Team Zulu and the two otherteams were given 24 hours to com-bine all of their robots and comeup with a completely new per-formance. They chose a remix ofI Like to Move it, Move It andAfro Circus from the new Mada-gascar movie.

We had one day to put it all to-gether, McConnell said. Oneday to do the choreography, re-design, reprogram, and rebuildthe robots, while also makingtheir costumes, and choreograph-

ing ourselves.McConnell thoroughly enjoyed

the experience overall, and notedthe most valuable thing that shehas learned from The StormingRobots Center.

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On July 16 at 8:33 a.m., policeresponded to a residence onVibernum Drive for a reportedsmoke condition coming from thefirst floor by the homeowner.

Montgomery Fire Companies No.1 and No. 2 along with Mont-gomery EMS also responded. Firepersonnel extinguished a small

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