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6 56525 11031 3 INDEX WEATHER Storms in spots, with highs in lower 90s, lows in upper 70s. PAGE A-2 Bridge ........B-6 Classified ...B-7 Comics .......B-6 Dear Abby .B-5 Dr. K. .........B-5 Economy ....A-7 Horoscope ..B-6 Nation ......A-10 Obituaries .A-9 Religion .....B-4 Sports ........B-1 State ..........A-4 Sudoku.......A-2 Television...B-5 Viewpoint ..A-8 World .......A-10 As talks go on, driver’s license plan delayed SATURDAY August 4, 2012 BREAKING NEWS: nj.com/south Gloucester County Times 115th year: No. 159 n Copyright 2012 Gloucester County Times n Woodbury, N.J. n SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS POWERING 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS Last Splash, First Dash ■ The Friends of Maple Ridge hoped to raise $125,000 to preserve the site; it got $141,000 ■ Joseph Foy, 41, strangled his girlfriend in Camden, then tried to disguise the death Above, Michael Phelps and South Africa’s Chad le Clos (top) take the start in the men’s 100-meter butterfly swimming final at the Aquat- ics Centre. Phelps won gold in his final individual event. At left, Janet Cherobon-Baw- com of the U.S. (right) and Portugal’s Sara Moreira com- pete in the women’s 10,000- meter final in Olympic Sta- dium in the first day of track and field events. Associated Press Photos WEST DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP PITCHINGCHANGE PHILLIES TRADE I SPORTS B-1 BLANTON DEALT AFTER DODGERS CLAIM HIM ON WAIVERS ‘MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING’ I NOW! A-6 SOUTH JERSEY MAN IN GROUNDBREAKING SHOW Associated Press photo Along the Jersey Shore in places like Ocean City (above), a persistent sea breeze makes the region, on average, the coolest part of the state during the day, but high humidity also makes it the warmest at night. Hot in N.J.? Yeah, but it really varies OLYMPICS COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE B-1 By Melissa DiPento nj.com/south WENONAH — The Friends of Maple Ridge may have enough green to pre- serve 113 acres of green. The group set a goal to raise $125,000 by June 30 to save the Maple Ridge prop- erty, a former golf course which abuts Wenonah but spans the border between Deptford and Mantua town- ships. By early August, Rich Dilks from the Friends of Maple Ridge said the orga- nization was proud to report that they had outdone them- selves, collecting $141,000 to add to the collective pot. Members of the organiza- tion – with the help of fund- ing from the state and coun- ty, a grant from the Frank H. Stewart Trust Fund, and contributions from countless donors – hope to be able to purchase the property from a Washington D.C.–based developer, IBG Partnership. The developer, Dilks said, has plans to build homes on the site in the very near future if a deal is not struck. The property could fetch more than $3 million. Dilks said the state performed two Group tops goal to save Maple Ridge (See RIDGE, Page A-9) By Jessica Beym nj.com/south A Woodbury man who strangled his girlfriend to death with a belt in Cam- den two years ago was sen- tenced to 12 years in prison Friday morning, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. Joseph Foy, 41, must serve 85 percent of that term before being eligible for parole, according to the terms imposed by Superior Court Judge Gwendolyn Blue. Foy pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaugh- ter in June and admitted to strangling Kathyleen Trimble, 35, formerly of Mantua, with a belt around 8 p.m. on Feb. 9, 2010, outside on South 4th Street between Whitman and Jackson streets in Camden. He then placed her body by a tree in an attempt to make her death appear to be a suicide. Trimble’s body was found near where she was killed, partially buried in freshly fallen snow from the blizzard the night before, about 11:46 a.m. on Feb. 11. Trimble’s mother, Rita Mills, brought her daugh- ter’s ashes to court and spoke at length about the cost of Foy’s killing. “I think of the horror and Woodbury man gets 12 years in belt slaying (See SLAYING, Page A-9) By Jason Laday nj.com/south WEST DEPTFORD TWP. — The township police force will soon have two new additions, as two Glouces- ter County natives were sworn in as patrolmen on Thursday. Justin Hilt, 24, born and raised in West Deptford, and Anthony Jiles, who grew up in Deptford and turns 25 later this month, were greeted with applause and back slaps as they walked through the munici- pal meeting room as newly minted police officers. “I’m excited, and I feel great, and I can’t wait to start serving this great city,” said Jiles, accompanied by his family, including his cousin, West Deptford police officer David Jiles. “It’s going to be cool working with family.” Hilt also has a family connection with the township police depart- ment – his father, Russell, served on the force for 15 years. “It’s kind of surreal; I’ve always wanted to be a police officer,” he said. “This is probably the biggest day of my life. “This has been my dream my whole life.” Township welcomes 2 new officers (See OFFICERS, Page A-5) By Mike Frassinelli The Star-Ledger of Newark An injunction block- ing the state from issuing new driver’s licenses with stricter requirements will continue for at least seven more weeks while the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and state Motor Vehicle Com- mission discuss a compro- mise. Voicing concerns over privacy and the lack of a public hearing on the proposed driver’s license changes, ACLU-NJ three months ago won a court order blocking the state from implementing the new standards. The tougher rules would require 6 mil- lion New Jersey drivers to show Social Security documents as proof of ID and would no longer per- mit primary identifica- tion documents such as a (See LICENSE, Page A-5) By Stephen Stirling The Star-Ledger of Newark There’s no question sum- mertime in New Jersey is hot, but a short drive in any direction can mean a world of difference in just how much you might sweat from June to August. Start in Newark, where a valley of asphalt and brick traps heat and push- es the mercury to the high- est average temperature in the state. Drive 60 miles northwest, to High Point, and the temperature can drop 10 degrees. At Sandy Hook, 50 miles south of the Brick City, a sea breeze might take off 15 degrees, but at night, it’s likely to be much warmer. The Star Ledger of Newark, sister paper of the Times, analyzed data from more than two dozen weather stations in New Jersey collected since 1980 to calculate the highest and lowest average tem- peratures from June to August. The Garden State is just over 200 miles long from High Point to Cape May, but more than 30 years of data shows New Jersey packs a myriad of climates into its compact frame. “You don’t have to drive 60 miles to see a difference. Sometimes you just have to drive six,” said David (See HEAT, Page A-5)
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INDEX WEATHER Storms in spots, with highs in lower 90s, lows in upper 70s.
PAGE A-2
Bridge ........B-6Classified ...B-7Comics .......B-6Dear Abby .B-5
Dr. K. .........B-5Economy ....A-7Horoscope ..B-6Nation ......A-10
Obituaries .A-9Religion .....B-4Sports ........B-1State ..........A-4
Sudoku.......A-2Television...B-5Viewpoint ..A-8World .......A-10
As talks go on, driver’s license plan delayed
SATURDAY August 4, 2012 BREAKING NEWS: nj.com/south
Gloucester CountyTimes
115th year: No. 159 n Copyright 2012 Gloucester County Times n Woodbury, N.J. n SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS
POWERING
2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS
Last Splash, First Dash
■ The Friends of Maple Ridge hoped to raise $125,000 to preserve the site; it got $141,000
■ Joseph Foy, 41, strangled his girlfriend in Camden, then tried to disguise the death
Above, Michael Phelps and South Africa’s Chad le Clos (top) take the start in the men’s 100-meter butterfly swimming final at the Aquat-ics Centre. Phelps won gold in his final individual event. At left, Janet Cherobon-Baw-com of the U.S. (right) and Portugal’s Sara Moreira com-pete in the women’s 10,000-meter final in Olympic Sta-dium in the first day of track and field events.
Associated Press Photos
WEST DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP
PITCHINGCHANGEPHILLIES TRADE I SPORTS B-1
BLANTON DEALT AFTER DODGERS CLAIM HIM ON WAIVERS
‘MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING’ I NOW! A-6
SOUTH JERSEY MAN IN GROUNDBREAKING SHOW
Associated Press photo
Along the Jersey Shore in places like Ocean City (above), a persistent sea breeze makes the region, on average, the coolest part of the state during the day, but high humidity also makes it the warmest at night.
Hot in N.J.? Yeah, but it really varies
OLYMPICS COVERAGE STARTS ON
PAGE B-1
By Melissa DiPento
nj.com/south
WENONAH — The Friends of Maple Ridge may have enough green to pre-serve 113 acres of green.
The group set a goal to
raise $125,000 by June 30 to save the Maple Ridge prop-erty, a former golf course which abuts Wenonah but spans the border between Deptford and Mantua town-ships.
By early August, Rich
Dilks from the Friends of Maple Ridge said the orga-nization was proud to report that they had outdone them-selves, collecting $141,000 to add to the collective pot.
Members of the organiza-tion – with the help of fund-
ing from the state and coun-ty, a grant from the Frank H. Stewart Trust Fund, and contributions from countless donors – hope to be able to purchase the property from a Washington D.C.–based developer, IBG Partnership.
The developer, Dilks said, has plans to build homes on the site in the very near future if a deal is not struck.
The property could fetch more than $3 million. Dilks said the state performed two
Group tops goal to save Maple Ridge
(See RIDGE, Page A-9)
By Jessica Beymnj.com/south
A Woodbury man who strangled his girlfriend to death with a belt in Cam-den two years ago was sen-tenced to 12 years in prison Friday morning, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.
Joseph Foy, 41, must serve 85 percent of that term before being eligible for parole, according to the terms imposed by Superior Court Judge Gwendolyn Blue.
Foy pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaugh-
ter in June and admitted to strangling Kathyleen Trimble, 35, formerly of Mantua, with a belt around 8 p.m. on Feb. 9, 2010, outside on South 4th Street between Whitman and Jackson streets in Camden. He then placed her body by a tree in an attempt to make her death appear to be a suicide.
Trimble’s body was found near where she was killed, partially buried in freshly fallen snow from the blizzard the night before, about 11:46 a.m. on Feb. 11.
Trimble’s mother, Rita Mills, brought her daugh-ter’s ashes to court and spoke at length about the cost of Foy’s killing.
“I think of the horror and
Woodbury man gets 12 years in belt slaying
(See SLAYING, Page A-9)
By Jason Ladaynj.com/south
WEST DEPTFORD TWP. — The township police force will soon have two new additions, as two Glouces-ter County natives were sworn in as patrolmen on Thursday.
Justin Hilt, 24, born and raised in West Deptford, and Anthony Jiles, who grew up in Deptford and turns 25 later this month, were greeted
with applause and back slaps as they walked through the munici-pal meeting room as newly minted police officers.
“I’m excited, and I feel great, and I can’t wait to start serving this great city,” said Jiles, accompanied by his family, including his cousin, West Deptford police officer David Jiles. “It’s going to be cool working with family.”
Hilt also has a family connection with the township police depart-ment – his father, Russell, served on the force for 15 years.
“It’s kind of surreal; I’ve always wanted to be a police officer,” he said. “This is probably the biggest day of my life.
“This has been my dream my whole life.”
Township welcomes 2 new officers
(See OFFICERS, Page A-5)
By Mike Frassinelli
The Star-Ledger of Newark
An injunction block-ing the state from issuing new driver’s licenses with stricter requirements will continue for at least seven
more weeks while the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and state Motor Vehicle Com-mission discuss a compro-mise.
Voicing concerns over privacy and the lack of
a public hearing on the proposed driver’s license changes, ACLU-NJ three months ago won a court order blocking the state from implementing the new standards.
The tougher rules
would require 6 mil-lion New Jersey drivers to show Social Security documents as proof of ID and would no longer per-mit primary identifica-tion documents such as a (See LICENSE, Page A-5)
By Stephen Stirling
The Star-Ledger of Newark
There’s no question sum-mertime in New Jersey is hot, but a short drive in any direction can mean a world of difference in just how much you might sweat from June to August.
Start in Newark, where a valley of asphalt and brick traps heat and push-es the mercury to the high-est average temperature in the state. Drive 60 miles northwest, to High Point, and the temperature can drop 10 degrees. At Sandy Hook, 50 miles south of the Brick City, a sea breeze might take off 15 degrees, but at night, it’s likely to
be much warmer.The Star Ledger of
Newark, sister paper of the Times, analyzed data from more than two dozen weather stations in New Jersey collected since 1980 to calculate the highest and lowest average tem-peratures from June to August. The Garden State is just over 200 miles long from High Point to Cape May, but more than 30 years of data shows New Jersey packs a myriad of climates into its compact frame.
“You don’t have to drive 60 miles to see a difference. Sometimes you just have to drive six,” said David
(See HEAT, Page A-5)
