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A-7 Partners of Salem County 6 56525 11051 1 192nd Year, No. 110 USPS No. 358940 SERVING SALEM COUNTY, N.J., SINCE 1819, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2011 © 2011 Today’s Sunbeam 50¢ For breaking news visit www.nj.com/south 2011 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2011 The Associated Press The sky above Sydney Harbour lights up at midnight during the fireworks display to celebrate the New Year’s Day in Sydney, Australia, Satur- day. Read more about New Year’s celebrations from around the world on Page A-7. Associated Press photo Chris Sizemore, right, describes being thrown from his home by a tornado that tore through Cincinnati, Ark.. Staff photo by Britney Lillya A motorist fills up at the Sunoco located at the intersection of Hook Road and South Broadway in Pennsville Township. The world welcomes 20 11 Twisters kill 6 in Midwest By Michael Williams [email protected] The number of fatal motor vehicle accidents in New Jersey — including in Salem County — has continued a downward trend in 2010, with a decrease in fatali- ties of about 3.6 percent from the previous year. According to New Jersey State Police, there were a total of 10 fatal crashes in Salem County this year as Thursday, with a total of 12 fatalities. Numbers were down slightly from 2009 for the county — which saw 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities. For the state, there were a total of 536 fatal vehicle acci- dents with 561 fatalities in 2010 — a decrease from 2009, which saw a total of 549 fatal crashes and 582 fatalities. The numbers remain consistent with state police data showing a declining trend over the last 20 years, with an especially sharp drop from 2006 to 2008. This came after a fairly steady rise in vehicle-related fatalities from 2001 to 2006. Sgt. Brian Polite, a spokesman for the state police, said people seem to be getting the message about safe driving. “People are definitely getting the message to wear their seat belts, not to drink and drive, and about the dangers of distracted driving,” he said. “People are get- ting the message and it’s starting to show through the numbers.” The motor vehicle accidents resulting in fatalities for Salem County in 2010 were: • March 8 at 8:53 a.m. in Car- neys Point Township on Hawks Bridge Road, one fatality report- ed. • March 14 at 4:24 p.m. in Mannington Township on Route 540, one fatality reported. Fatal accidents fall in state, county (See.FATAL,.Page.A-5) By Ginger Gibson Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — At his first public event since a bliz- zard slammed the state, Gov. Chris Christie Friday praised state workers and his administration for their response to the storm and said he wouldn’t have done anything differently. Christie signed a letter in Freehold officially request- ing aid from the federal government and then took questions, blaming mayors for people being trapped in their homes and Demo- crats and the media for the attention being given to his decisions to remain in Dis- ney World in Florida on a family vacation while the state was inundated with snow. “I would give the folks in New Jersey state govern- ment and the county gov- ernment an A for the effort we put in,” Christie said Friday. “We probably get a B for results.” Christie said the state will review the cleanup effort and report to him and the public about changes that should be made to better respond to future storms. By Thursday 95 percent of state roads were cleared and the state Department of Transportation received no requests from mayors to help clear local roads, Christie said. Christie praises state’s effort (See.SNOW,.Page.A-5) By Kelly Wolfgang [email protected] Gas prices across the nation — and right here in Salem County — have taken a dramatic rise with no end in sight in the com- ing new year. On average, gas prices in the United States have reached $3.05 per gallon for unleaded regular. In New Jersey, that number has climbed to $2.97 per gallon, which is a 4.2 cents per gallon rise since last week. Patrick DeHaan, the senior petroleum analyst at gasbuddy.com, said that gas prices have been increasing all year. “The increase has to do with the improvement in the economy,” he said. “There’s been a lot going on. Supply for oil has dropped, while demand for oil has risen.” The analyst said that at this time last year, Ameri- cans were still unsure of which way the economy would go, but that this year, the population in general has seen a good improvement in the cli- mate. “After Christmas and the huge amount of retail sales that we haven’t seen since before the recession, the economy took a more firm footing,” he said. According to DeHaan, there has been pressure globally for crude oil. “Especially in China, there has been a real increase in demand. There continues to be uncertain- ty if there will be enough oil to meet the demands across the world,” he said. That pressure lead to a pressure for higher oil prices. At this time last year, gas prices were about Gas prices expected to keep rising this year (See.GAS,.Page.A-5) By Jill Zeman Bleed Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm weather pummeled the South and Midwest on Friday, kill- ing at least six people and injuring dozens more across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Forecasters said storms later in the evening could hit as New Year’s Eve celebrations begin along a stretch from (See.TORNADOES,.Page.A-5) By Kelly Wolfgang [email protected] PENNS GROVE — The Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District received $97,000 in state funds this year through the Special Education Medic- aid Initiative. Director of Special Ser- vices, Dr. George Shellem, said that the SEMI pro- gram is a federal initiative in which schools get reim- bursed for providing ser- vices to students who are Medicaid eligible. The services that are qualified to receive fund- ing include physical ther- apy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing services, and transporta- tion to and from therapy treatments. “The state actually gets reimbursed, but then they pass that money down into the school districts based on the different services they provide,” he said. Shellem said that in the past, the state kept 85 percent of the reimbursed funds and the schools only got 15 percent, but the school was still responsible for filing paperwork for claims. With the cost of paying someone to file the paper- work, the amount of money the schools got back was nearly negligible and the program wasn’t worth- while, said Shellem. P.G.-C.P. sees reimbursement (See.SEMI,.Page.A-5)
Transcript of 192nd Year, No. 110 SERVING SALEM COUNTY, N.J ...media.nj.com/salem_impact/other/TSFRONTJan.1.pdfThe...
■ The governor chided local mayors for snow removal failures
WeatherHigh 50
Details on Page A-2
Nation
Page A-7
New Mexico governor: No pardon for famous outlaw Billy the Kid
InsideBusiness..................B-6Classifieds...............B-7Comics.....................B-5County..................... A-3Dear.Abby............... A-4Editorial.................. A-6Entertainment....... A-4
Police.Log............... A-2Lotteries.................. A-2Nation...................... A-7Picture.from.Past.... A-3Sports.......................B-1State.&.Region....... A-8World........................ A-7
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192nd Year, No. 110 USPS No. 358940 SERVING SALEM COUNTY, N.J., SINCE 1819, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2011 © 2011 Today’s Sunbeam 50¢
For breaking news visit www.nj.com/south
2011 HaPPY New Year! 2011
The Associated Press
The sky above Sydney Harbour lights up at midnight during the fireworks display to celebrate the New Year’s Day in Sydney, Australia, Satur-day. Read more about New Year’s celebrations from around the world on Page A-7.
Associated Press photo
Chris Sizemore, right, describes being thrown from his home by a tornado that tore through Cincinnati, Ark..
Staff photo by Britney Lillya
A motorist fills up at the Sunoco located at the intersection of Hook Road and South Broadway in Pennsville Township.
The world welcomes 2011
Twisters kill 6 in Midwest
By Michael [email protected]
The number of fatal motor vehicle accidents in New Jersey — including in Salem County — has continued a downward trend in 2010, with a decrease in fatali-ties of about 3.6 percent from the previous year.
According to New Jersey State
Police, there were a total of 10 fatal crashes in Salem County this year as Thursday, with a total of 12 fatalities.
Numbers were down slightly from 2009 for the county — which saw 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities.
For the state, there were a total of 536 fatal vehicle acci-dents with 561 fatalities in 2010
— a decrease from 2009, which saw a total of 549 fatal crashes and 582 fatalities.
The numbers remain consistent with state police data showing a declining trend over the last 20 years, with an especially sharp drop from 2006 to 2008.
This came after a fairly steady rise in vehicle-related fatalities from 2001 to 2006.
Sgt. Brian Polite, a spokesman for the state police, said people seem to be getting the message about safe driving.
“People are definitely getting the message to wear their seat belts, not to drink and drive, and about the dangers of distracted driving,” he said. “People are get-ting the message and it’s starting to show through the numbers.”
The motor vehicle accidents resulting in fatalities for Salem County in 2010 were:
• March 8 at 8:53 a.m. in Car-neys Point Township on Hawks Bridge Road, one fatality report-ed.
• March 14 at 4:24 p.m. in Mannington Township on Route 540, one fatality reported.
Fatal accidents fall in state, county
(See.FATAL,.Page.A-5)
By Ginger GibsonStatehouse Bureau
TRENTON — At his first public event since a bliz-zard slammed the state, Gov. Chris Christie Friday praised state workers and his administration for their response to the storm and said he wouldn’t have done anything differently.
Christie signed a letter in Freehold officially request-ing aid from the federal government and then took questions, blaming mayors for people being trapped in their homes and Demo-crats and the media for the attention being given to his decisions to remain in Dis-ney World in Florida on a family vacation while the state was inundated with snow.
“I would give the folks in New Jersey state govern-ment and the county gov-ernment an A for the effort we put in,” Christie said Friday. “We probably get a B for results.”
Christie said the state will review the cleanup effort and report to him and the public about changes that should be made to better respond to future storms.
By Thursday 95 percent of state roads were cleared and the state Department of Transportation received no requests from mayors to help clear local roads, Christie said.
Christie praises state’s effort
(See.SNOW,.Page.A-5)
By Kelly [email protected]
Gas prices across the nation — and right here in Salem County — have taken a dramatic rise with no end in sight in the com-ing new year.
On average, gas prices in the United States have reached $3.05 per gallon for unleaded regular.
In New Jersey, that number has climbed to $2.97 per gallon, which is a 4.2 cents per gallon rise since last week.
Patrick DeHaan, the senior petroleum analyst
at gasbuddy.com, said that gas prices have been increasing all year.
“The increase has to do with the improvement in the economy,” he said. “There’s been a lot going on. Supply for oil has dropped, while demand for oil has risen.”
The analyst said that at this time last year, Ameri-cans were still unsure of which way the economy would go, but that this year, the population in general has seen a good improvement in the cli-mate.
“After Christmas and
the huge amount of retail sales that we haven’t seen since before the recession, the economy took a more firm footing,” he said.
According to DeHaan, there has been pressure globally for crude oil.
“Especially in China, there has been a real increase in demand. There continues to be uncertain-ty if there will be enough oil to meet the demands across the world,” he said.
That pressure lead to a pressure for higher oil prices. At this time last year, gas prices were about
Gas prices expected to keep rising this year
(See.GAS,.Page.A-5)
By Jill Zeman BleedAssociated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm weather pummeled the South and Midwest on Friday, kill-ing at least six people and injuring dozens more across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Forecasters said storms later in the evening could hit as New Year’s Eve celebrations begin along a stretch from (See.TORNADOES,.Page.A-5)
By Kelly [email protected]
PENNS GROVE — The Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District received $97,000 in state funds this year through the Special Education Medic-aid Initiative.
Director of Special Ser-vices, Dr. George Shellem, said that the SEMI pro-gram is a federal initiative
in which schools get reim-bursed for providing ser-vices to students who are Medicaid eligible.
The services that are qualified to receive fund-ing include physical ther-apy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing services, and transporta-tion to and from therapy treatments.
“The state actually gets reimbursed, but then they pass that money down into the school districts based on the different services
they provide,” he said.Shellem said that in
the past, the state kept 85 percent of the reimbursed funds and the schools only got 15 percent, but the school was still responsible for filing paperwork for claims.
With the cost of paying someone to file the paper-work, the amount of money the schools got back was nearly negligible and the program wasn’t worth-while, said Shellem.
P.G.-C.P. sees reimbursement
(See.SEMI,.Page.A-5)
