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A2 OCEAN CITY SENTINEL THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2003 Bruce Springsteen tickets sell out in. 15 minutes Continued from page Al chase the tickets they want, but with an artist in this much demand, it is impossible to ensure." Bracelets were distributed at the Boardwalk Hall box office on Thursday and Friday. Though some fans breezed through the process with little or no wait, noon Friday found an hour wait just to get the bracelet, with more than 100 people in line. One woman was seen pushing a baby not more than a year old in a stroller. Mother and child each wore numbered bracelets. "We've got to see Bruce. We shouldspread out, so our number range Fairness In Taxes- Continued from page Al reduce '^the^ci^'s budget in the year 20(53 by following the recommendations of the LGBR. Members particularly objected to part-time employees, even those working less than 20 hours a week, receiving full-time health benefits. Fairness In Taxes said this practice was unprecedented in the private sector. "The majority of taxpayers don't get those benefits," member Leo Burke said. The LGBR said the $40,050 could be saved by eliminating the health care benefit for five crossing guards. Additionally, Fairness In Taxes is asking the city to engage an to FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING EACH WEEK IN LOCAL CHURCHES, READ THE OCEAN CITY SENTINEL increases," said a fan identifying himself only as 'Jim' as he waited in Friday's bracelet line. "I can't give my last name," he explained. "I'm 'at a doctor's appointment' and I don't want my boss to read this." He turned to three of his buddies, explaining one had the day off, another was on an extended lunch break and the third was supposed to be making deliveries. "But this is Bruce. This is 'The Boss.' We have to be here," Jim said, laughing. Saturday morning found a lively line forming by 8 a.m. Each person in line appeared to have their own strategy, idea how the lottery should work, and many independent negotiator when negotiating labor contracts. The group said it was unfair for city employees, who will receive the health care package of the contract, to be negotiating that contract. "Right now, the department heads negotiate for the benefits they share," Fairness In Taxes president Marge Smith said. Members said they did not have a problem with any of the department heads, or city business administrator Richard Deaney, who Smith said is "a good administrator." In addition, the group said it is not trying to be adversarial, but it believes the city is over-spending, especially in the area of health care, which city financial officer John Hansen told City Council in December was costing about $100,000 a month in 2002. Fairness in Taxes said in a time when corporate America is deciding how much it will pay for health care benefits, the city has to follow the lead of Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell and say 'they aren't getting any more." More experience More solutions More to come \ Ho-atltfa. 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Part of the agreement that is three people going online, to try to get As soon as ticket sales started at 10 bringing Springsteen to town included tickets that way. I'm going to get tickets." a-m-, the Ticketmaster sight slowed to a no ties between the concert and local More than a dozen in line near Tony snail's pace. Several people trying to buy casinos. In many concerts at casinos confirmed they also had backup plans in tickets at the web site said the "word" around the city, blocks of tickets, usually place, the most popular being the verification step added to block automat- the best in the house, are set aside for Internet. As soon as the lottery bracelet ic programs would not display the word casino high rollers and preferred cus- number was called, several whipped out needed to move to the next step. tomers rather than made accessible to cell phones to put their online compatri- The internet site showed controls not the fans. "We would love to be able to add ots on notice that the lottery system had in place for most concerts. Tickets to the another date in the future to bring Bruce failed them. Atlantic City concert were limited to back in," McGonigal said. "He's Bruce "I can make it home in time to sign on," four tickets, and only orders being Springsteen. Every building would love a fan named Karen.explained. "I called mailed to New Jersey, Pennsylvania or an opportunity to host a concert." Continued from page Al Impulse. Trocki approached council again in late August to transfer the license to the Yacht Club. At that time, council was told failure to approve the transfer would leave Trocki no option but to actively market the nightclub. Trocki used the possibility of keeping Club Ice open as a coun- terpart to council approving the transfer. Following council's approval and the license transfer, a private party was held at Club Ice, at which alcohol was served. Several councilmen expressed frustration and anger at what they said was TrockTs deliberate skirting of the terms under which council approved the liquor license transfer. In September, council passed a ways, beach and neighborhood. resolution to make sure city- Trocki did not present his plan to owned lots along Bay Avenue council before filing the applica- were remaining free city lots, tion with the DEP. The final deci- after it was learned Trocki was sion on the dredging application, using city lots for valet parking however, will rest with the DEP. for Yacht Club diners, and charg- If approved, the project is ing for the valet service. expected to be completed in the Council is expected to discuss spring, with a price tag of more Trocki's latest request, to thethan $750,000. DEP, as well as its potential impact on the surrounding water- Christopher South/Ocean i_ity Sentinel Teardowns and new construction jction throughout through! Ocean City are evidence of a thriving real estate/development market. Two new construction projects, one at 13th and Central, above, and another ir in the (200 block of Asbury Avenue, below, are a stone's throw from each other. Economic Outlook Continued from page Al tourism. Saying people are still afraid to fly after 911, Brady said businesses and government should focus on regional economies. Brady asked Councilman Larry Carnuccio if he remembered last year's predictions, to which Carnuccio answered to the audience's amusement, "All thesame predictions you made today, but you added some." Brady summarized the economic picture for 2002 by saying the recession appeared to be over, but unemployment was still running at six percent and consumer spending was low, with the notable exception of the housing market. "Real estate had a banner year. Home sales, home values saw appreciation," he said. Brady said the real estate market was doing well nationally, with markets like San Diego and Long Island seeing an 80 percent increase in home values. However, he said the nation has still not completely recovered from Sept. 11, 2001. The airline industry has not recovered from the blow it was dealt by the attacks, and many Americans lost jobs as a result of the events of Sept. 11. "Hundreds of millions of dollars were lost, and still haven't been, recovered," he said, "but we're a very resilient people, and our economy is very resilient, and we're doing very well." Brady said nationally there was an unprecedented amount of refinancing during the year. Locally, he said, the Borgata casino, which is expected to provide several thousand jobs, is almost complete; construction of two new Atlantic City malls and Ocean City-Longport Bridge were completed in 2002; and the local .real estate market was booming. OCEAN CITY SENTINEL 1883 112 E. Eighth Street, Ocean City, NJ 08226-0238 UPS. 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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2003 OCEAN CITY SENTINEL A3 Upper Township CEUT operating at financial loss Administrators, school board members'say changes needed in community education i By MARY RUDLOFF Ocean City Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP - With the hiring of a new assistant principal at the Middle School, there are several issues regarding the community education (CEUT) program the board wants studied. One of the most pressing problems, according to School Business Administrator Charles Muller, is that the program is running at a deficit for the school district. Many of the instructors working iii the program are paid on a percentage basis of the money brought in for their particular course, Muller said. The average percentage split between the instructor and school district is 60-40. The posted hourly rate for CEUT instructors is $18.75 per hour, but Muller said during the past several years more instructors have moved to the percentage split. One key problem, Muller said, is the instructors of the most popular programs offered are making large amounts of money while the district continues to lose money in the program. "In some programs, 60 percent can be $500. In the really popular programs, 60 percent can be $2,000," Muller said. "There needs to be a limit on the actual Bereavement support group helps people cope with loss By CHRISTOPHER SOUTH Ocean City Sentinel OCEAN CITY - A bereavement support group started as an outreach ministry of St. Frances Cabrini Church is inviting people to participate in a 10-week program starting Feb. 5.The group, which will meet on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m., was started to help people come to terms with the loss of a family member or other loved one. "We have a bereavement ministry and one of its four components is the support group," said Vincent Trainer, a group facilitator. Trainer, who works with Dolly Brown and main facilitator Barbara Hansen, said the four components of the bereavement ministry are: liturgy, hospitality, outreach and support. Liturgy and hospitality, Trainer said, are performed at the time of the funeral. Outreach may take the form of sympathy cards, phone calls or personal visits. Support, he said, is at the end of the spectrum when the person is trying to cope with the natural emotions of grief or loss. Started about a year ago, a support group conducted in the fall drew 10 to 12 participants. Trainer said the support group uses a text called "Understanding grief" that identifies normal occurrences that are experienced at the time of loss. "It gives everybody hands on involvement - not just giving them a lot of fact or fiction," Trainer said. Trainer said although the bereavement support group is at St. Frances Cabrini Roman Catholic Church, the group is open to anyone. "We are not restricting it to members of the parish, or church, or denomination," he said. "Anyone is welcome." • . Trainer said the bereavement support group is not a means of proselytizing -just a way of showing caring to the community. The group meetings are held at the Holy Family House, 114 Atlantic Ave., in Ocean City. The session will run from Feb. 5 until mid-April. Anyone wishing more information should call Vincent Trainer at 609-391-7629. Reward posters a mystery to police and Crime Stoppers There have been break-ins; police say neighbors can be the difference in arrests By CHRISTOPHER SOUTH Ocean City Sentinel OCEAN CITY - Some signs being posted announced a $1,000 reward allegedly for information pertaining to break-ins of private homes during the Christmas holiday, is not the work of Cape May County Crime Stoppers or the local'police. Bill Plenge, president of Crime Stoppers, said he didn't know anything about posters and $1,000 is a little generous for the Crime Stopper budget. "We don't just do that out of hand," Plenge said. "A $1,000 reward? That would be for a murder." The reward poster, which was spotted around the Ocean City High School and in the 4th Street Wawa, reads: "S1000.00 REWARD for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the j criminals responsible for trespassing and vandalizing private homes in Ocean City." The poster continues, "A number of homes in Ocean City were vandalized over the Christmas holiday resulting in a significant loss of personal property as well as rendering the properties uninhabitable." Persons with information are asked to contact the Ocean City Police Division, and told they will be given a "reward claim code," which is how Crime Stoppers identifies reward recipients. However, Plenge said no one has contacted him to discuss offering a reward. "I haven't talked to a soul," he said. Lt. William Wilent of the Ocean City Police Division was also unaware of any reward being offered pertaining to break-ins or vandalism, and disputed the claims of "significant loss of personal property" and properties being rendered "uninhabitable", made in bold print on the reward posters. OCHS Art Club painting faces at b'Orios SOMERS POINT - Get your face painted with the Ocean City Art Club, and get in the spirit for Sunday's big football game The Art Club under the direction of teacher Ginny Mulford, will do its part for Eaglemania this Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. at Di'Orios Restaurant on the Somers Point Circle. This talented group of young artists will paint the appropriate Eagles' regalia on the faces of local football fans to get them fired up for the NFC championship game Sunday between our Birds and Tampa Bay's Bucs. SUBSCRIBE TO THE OCEAN CITY SENTINEL CALL 399-541 \ Wilent said in the past few months there were a.number of houses broken into and some small items were reported missing, but there were no reports of a place being uninhabitable. "We're not seeing that," Wilent said. "We have found some places where the water was turned off and someone used the toilet, and maybe cigarette burns in the rug." Wilent said houses being broken into is not an uncommon occurrence in the winter, but it's becoming less frequent. These days, he said, people who own a second house at the shore are less likely to close it up and not use it all winter. In the past, summer homes may not have been heated and there were few amenities. Instead, they use it as a second home where they can get away to anytime during the year. So if anything out of the ordinary happens, they tend to find it quicker. Frank Zuch, a law publisher in Philadelphia, said both units in the duplex he shares on 3rd Street were broken into recently. In one case, the perpetrators broke in the front door and took a small television. Thieves later returned to the same unit and took the door off its hinges - leaving it on the living room floor. The owner was. alerted by a $300 heating bill. Zuch, who has owned his property for about a year and a half, said the thieves also kicked in his door and took a Sony CD player and went through his cabinets. Wilent said what is needed is for year around residents to remain alert for suspicious activity. On Saturday, Jan. 11, a neighbor in the 2400 block of Wesley Avenue did call police at around 4:25. p.m. to report seeing two youths climbing in through the window of a neighbor's house. Upon investigation, Patrolman Daniel Dubbs found two 17-yearold males, one of the unit block of Ocean Avenue, and the other from the 5200 block of Asbury Avenue hiding in the house. Both were charged with burglary and released to parents. One of the juveniles was also charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) and possession of CDS paraphernalia. Wilent credits the neighbor's call to police with the arrest of the suspects. "That's what we really need," he said. Wilent said neighbors should be on the lookout for unusual occurrences, lights on in homes where no one should be, people coming and going, unusual car traffic for that location. Anyone who observes anything unusual should call the Ocean City Police Division at 609-399-9111. AARF party depends on Eagles Sunday SEA ISLE CITY - A representative of the Sea Isle City chapter of AARP stood up at Tuesday's Commissioners meeting to announce that the community lodge now had a new, widescreen TV and was planning a Super Bowl Party. Public relations director Irene Jameson, however, was quick to point out a contingency. "That's only if the Eagles are in it," she said. "That's right," said Mayor Leonard Desiderio. "Who wants to watch a Titans-Tampa Bay Super Bowl?" -CHRISTOPHER SOUTH There is cash hidden in your attic. Sell unwanted items with a Sentinel classified ad. Call 399-5411 J Travel Ser¥ie©5 inc Extra Leg Room and Seat Back Entertainment System With Hostess Jan. 26-Feb. 4 Orlando Florida Senior $aver - $595pp Jan. 26-Feb. 4 Florida Treasure Island - $795pp Feb. 2-Feb. 27 Orlando Florida Senior $aver - $595pp Mar. 11-25 Southern Florida Key West -14 Nights Mar. 11 -25 Florida and 7 Night Cruise -14 Nights Mar. 21-28 Georgia - Savannah, Macon, Atlanta & Golden Island Mar. 29-Apr. 12 Texas Roundup - 14 Nights Apr. 13-16 Washington D.C. - Deluxe Apr. 21-25 Pigeon Forge, TN - Bollywood Apr. 30 - May 2 Foxwoods casino Resorts May 5 -10 Holland, MI - Tulip Time May 8-24 Myrtle Beach, SC - 5 Shows CALL FOR FREE BROCHURE! • www.seniortravelservice.com amount of money paid." Muller did not specify the amount of money the district has spent in maintaining the CEUT program. He also stressed that, for instructors working on a percentage basis, every expense related to that course should be paid from the instructor's percentage. "The district should not reimburse a dime for those programs," Muller said. Board members agreed the school board would need to clarify specific issues for newly hired assistant principal Vincent Palmieri to study. "These are all issues we need to clarify to the new administrator from the beginning," Board President Fran Newman said. Muller encouraged the board to make no decisions regarding changes in the program until Palmier! has had time to familiarize himself with the program. Palmieri will have overseeing the CEUT program as one of his duties. Formerly the program was run by Supervisor of Special •Projects Scott Read. Read resigned, effective Jan. 2, to become a vice principal in Little Egg Harbor Township district. "Right now the CEUT program is losing money. We need to make it clear to the assistant principal that we should not be taking a loss," board member Pat Forsstrom said. "Some people are making so much money in their programs. This shouldn't be happening while the district is losing money." Part of the problem in changing the existing system board, vice president Audrey Eichenberger Sana**- Fox &JACOBS HOMES n.d"iHi said, is that some instructors will not teach their courses for the hourly rate or for any less money than they are currently being paid. , Superintendent of Schools Frederick Donatucci said Palmieri would be brought up to speed on the operation and problems with the CEUT program, and would make recommendations to the board. "We don't want to lose good teachers," Donatueci said. "But the system needs to be a little more practical." To FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING EACH WEEK IN LOCAL CHURCHES, READ THE OCEAM CITY SENTINEL Models Now Open! 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