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Dog park incident
Dog attacked, dies from
injuries. PAGE 3
KRISTEN DOWD/The Voorhees Sun
Bill and Ami Tabares watch their daughters fly down a hill at John Connolly Memorial Park on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Cherry Hill family
was out enjoying the few inches of snow that fell around the region.
Fun in the snow
Township
to adopt
Highlands
By KRISTINA SCALA
The Voorhees Sun
Hurricane Sandy left many res-
idents without homes and ap-
proximately 2 million people
without power. While Voorhees
was left relatively unscathed, oth-
ers were not so lucky.
On Monday, Feb. 11, committee
members approved a resolution
to adopt Highlands, N.J. a Mon-
mouth County shore town deeply
affected by Sandy.
According to township manag-
er Larry Spellman, Committee-
man Michael Friedman brought
up the idea to adopt Highlands be-
fore the meeting. Friedman said
Voorhees resident Pamela Brown
presented the idea to him the
morning of the meeting.
It moved quick, he said,
adding that Brown, like himself,
is originally from Monmouth
County.
She told me what devastation
the Highlands have been
through, Friedman said. Ap-
proximately 1,300 out of 1,500
homes were completely destroyed
or are deemed unlivable, he said.
After Sandy, the Highlands
please see COMMITTEE, page 14
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Tim Ronaldson, an eight-year
veteran of Elauwit, has been
named executive editor of
Elauwit Media, parent company
of The Sun newspapers.
He replaces Alan Bauer, one of
the founders of Elauwit Media,
who has been editor and general
manager since 2004.
Ronaldson recently has served
Elauwit Media as director of digi-
tal media. He now will lead The
Suns news department.
Alan is the most versatile
newsman Ive ever met, said Dan
McDonough, Jr., a co-founder of
Elauwit Media and the compa-
nys current chairman of the
board. Beyond that, hes been a
great business partner, too. His
fingerprints will long last on this
organization we built together,
and thats a great thing.
Ronaldson joined Elauwit
Media in March 2005 as The Suns
first managing editor.
He ascended the ranks as the
company grew larger, from one
weekly newspaper in Haddon-
field to a combined 14 in the
South Jersey and Central Jersey
markets.
Tim has the Elauwit spirit at
his core, McDonough said. Im
excited to see how he will leave
his mark while continuing our
tradition of being the go-to news
source for our readers.
Ronaldson also has served as
associate publisher for Elauwit
business publications in South
Carolina, and has worked for
Elauwits Networks division,
based in Columbia, S.C.
Im honored and humbled to
be named Executive Editor, and
am very excited about helping to
move this company forward,
Ronaldson said.
I thank Alan for his training,
leadership and support.
Ronaldson said he plans to
build off the solid community
news foundation that Bauer cre-
ated at The Suns, while focusing
on key areas that are necessary
for future success in the industry
such as a focus on online and
mobile content.
Tim can be reached at (856) 528-
4993 or by e-mail at
tronaldson@elauwit.com.
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Ronaldson executive editor
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By KRISTINA SCALA
The Voorhees Sun
Wendy Leung has frequently
taken her Yorkshire terrier,
Maido, to John Connolly Dog
Park since she adopted him seven
months ago.
I have been going to John Con-
nolly Park since August 2012
when I adopted Maido, Leung
said.
Leung made her usual trip to
the dog park on Sunday, Feb. 10,
around noon. But within a matter
of minutes, Maido was attacked
by another dog and died on the
way to the animal hospital.
Leung said the dogs were off
their leashes at the time, but the
owners of the dog that attacked
Maido did not leave any contact
information.
The owners of the dog have
not surfaced, she said.
It was difficult for Leung to de-
scribe the incident. Leungs
cousin, Cathy Yau, said Maido
usually plays on the dog park side
with the bigger dogs.
According to Erica Buchholz,
she and her boyfriend were at the
park with their dog. A grey and
white pit bull arrived with its
owners 10 minutes after Buch-
holz.
A few seconds after, Wendy
came in with Maido. The pit bull
turned and grabbed Maido's
whole midsection in his mouth,
she said in an email.
She said the pit bulls owners
were screaming and yelling at
their dog. The dog would not let
go of Maido, she said.
My boyfriend ran over and
Special to The Sun
Wendy Leungs dog Maido, shown
here, died from an attack at
John Connolly Dog Park.
Owner: Dog attacked at park
Wendy Leung whose dog died from its injuries wants
others to be aware of incident so it does not happen again
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started choking the pit bull. Even-
tually, he let go but then turned
and grabbed Maido on the neck.
My boyfriend choked the pit bull
again and he let go, she said,
adding Leung was trying to pry
open the pit bulls mouth with her
hands.
She had bite marks on her
hand, Buchholz said.
She wanted to save her baby,
Yau said.
After the pit bull released
Maido, Buchholz drove Leung
and her dog to the Red Bank Vet-
erinary Hospital in Cherry Hill.
Maido was alive up until a few
minutes from the hospital. We
went in and he was pronounced
dead, Buchholz said. The vet
said even if we got there on time
he wouldnt have made it.
A police report was filed and
animal control was notified after
the incident.
Leung and her family are also
posting fliers around the area to
inform others about the incident,
to try to prevent it from happen-
ing again.
We want people to know and
understand that accidents like
this can be avoided, Yau said.
Yau recently adopted her pit
bull, Walter. She said pit bulls
have naturally strong prey drives.
People will adopt pets because
they think they are doing some-
thing good, but they fail to do the
proper research and training for
their pets. Dog owners must be re-
sponsible and test their pets in
private with one or two other
dogs before going anywhere near
a dog park, she said, adding it is
a dog owners responsibility to
curb that instinct and train
them to be submissive and in con-
trol in public.
Leung wants the public to be
aware of the incident.
I most definitely would like to
prevent this from ever occurring
again, Leung said.
Just know that my heart is in
pain, and he was taken away from
me too soon, she said.
DOG
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Police report
was filed
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Special to The Sun
On Jan. 25, the Voorhees Business Associa-
tion held a fundraising event, Voorhees
Bowling for the Arts, to raise money for the
Theater Upgrade Project at Voorhees Middle
School. It was a collaboration between the
Voorhees business community and civic and
educational segments of Voorhees Township.
More than 200 people attended despite a
very snowy night, raising $5,000. RIGHT:
Voorhees Middle School Drama Club Director
Leta Strain, left, is pictured with Township
Committeeman Michael Friedman. ABOVE:
VBA Board Member Marty Long from Car-
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR Tim Ronaldson
VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES Joe Eisele
MANAGING EDITOR Mary L. Serkalow
PRODUCTION EDITOR Kristen Dowd
VOORHEES EDITOR Kristina Scala
ART DIRECTOR Tom Engle
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VICE CHAIRMAN Michael LaCount, Ph.D.
ELAUWIT MEDIA GROUP
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EDITOR EMERITUS Alan Bauer
Our Voorhees community has been very
active in the beginning of 2013.
On Jan. 14, local elected officials gath-
ered at Virtua Medical Campus to cele-
brate Teen Cancer Awareness Week and
honor the great work of the Alicia Rose
Victorious Foundation for improving the
quality of life of teens with life-threaten-
ing illnesses.
On the morning of Jan. 15, I attended
the Voorhees Township Public Schools Key
Communicators Roundtable. It is a discus-
sion of key opinion leaders in our commu-
nity who identify public opinion about the
schools and pass along accurate informa-
tion about the schools to the community.
We discussed the very important topic of
school safety and security. That same after-
noon, I attended a roundtable led by Sen.
Jim Beach involving area mayors and po-
lice departments to discuss specific ways
to improve and fund the safety of our
schools.
On Jan. 16, I was
honored to be the
guest speaker at
the Voorhees Busi-
ness Associations
monthly meeting
to discuss the state
of Voorhees busi-
ness. The VBA pro-
vides networking
opportunities for
businesspersons in
and around
Voorhees. The VBA
is an important
and vibrant part
of our community
and supports
many worthy
causes. Later in
the day, I was pleased to be part of the
grand opening of the Power-Back Genesis
Rehabilitation facility on Route 73. It is a
beautiful state-of-the-art complex that
brings many new jobs to Voorhees.
The following evening, I was happy to be
part of the fourth annual Voorhees Break-
fast Rotary Club Community Awards Din-
ner honoring Leta Strain as the 2012
Voorhees Citizen of the Year, Dr. Joseph
Perno as the 2012 Voorhees Business Per-
son of the Year and Heidi Cullen as the
2012 Voorhees First Responder of the Year.
The Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club has
worked passionately and tirelessly since
its inception in 2002 for the betterment of
the Voorhees community.
On Jan. 21, I helped welcome Mommas
Home Made to Voorhees. It is a family-
owned business specializing in delicious
soul food and famous applesauce.
On the evening of Jan. 25, I had a great
time at the Voorhees Business Associa-
tions Voorhees Bowling for the Arts. More
Active start to 2013 in Voorhees community
Michael
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MAYORS MESSAGE
I
f you sit on a school board or mu-
nicipal governing body, youre en-
tering the part of the year that
probably causes you the most
headaches. Its budget time. Its time to
do the impossible: provide outstanding
service for little or no money.
A few years ago, Gov. Christie made
headlines and more than a few ene-
mies when he slashed state funding
and eventually added a 2 percent cap
on tax hikes.
Since then, at least some of the
money has returned. Later this month,
the governor will release state funding
figures for this year.
But its safe to say that no district or
town will find itself rolling in dough.
Governing bodies will continue to face
decisions that involve reducing or
holding the line on services and/or
raising taxes.
One bright spot some would say
the only bright spot to come of this is
that many governing bodies these days
have made the budget process open to
the public. Transparent is the watch-
word today.
Its a smart move to involve the pub-
lic everyone from those who want to
cut taxes to the bone to those who
would like to see expanded services.
When the public is invited in, they
not only see the difficult choices lead-
ers have to make, but they also feel like
they have a voice. Leaders are listening
to them. Their input is valued. While
not everyone will be happy with every
decision, at least there is a sense of in-
clusion and ownership of the
process.
We encourage everyone to get in-
volved with their local budget process-
es this year. In most instances, there
will be hearings. Items will be posted
online. Its easy to offer your sugges-
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make the final decision.
And, chances are, your feedback will
be appreciated.
in our opinion
Budget time
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budget season, and most local govern-
ing bodies have ways to involve the
public in the decision-making process.
So speak up before the final votes are
counted.
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