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Police consolidation
Committee representative
presents findings. PAGE 3
Junior
team
wins at
nationals
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 Learning
Centers United States robotics
team, Team Zulu, that won the
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onship competition in Mexico
City 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 of
students from countries all over
the world, including Germany,
Mexico, Japan, China, Taiwan, Is-
rael, Iran and Australia.
The RoboCup Junior competi-
tion involves three categories
soccer, rescue and dance. Team
Zulu competed in the dance com-
petition, where it created five dif-
ferent robots that revolved
around one theme.
We had to create robots that
Special to The Sun
From left: Nicole Cochran, vocals, Stu Malakoff, guitar, Sam Stewart, bass, Eric Heller, drums, Garry Pearsall, vocals, and Ed
Hermann, guitar, all members of the band Pi Fight, play a set at Elkapalooza at the Princeton Elks Lodge in Skillman on July 14.
Elkapalooza
please see TEAM, page 9
The partnership between
Montgomery Township and
Montgomery Friends of Open
Space has once again assembled a
preservation deal that raised
state and county funds to pay for
85 percent of the land acquisition
costs, officials said.
I would like to congratulate
everyone who worked so hard to
get this land preserved, Mont-
gomery Mayor Ed Trzaska said.
Acquiring this highly visible
tract helps protect the rustic
character of Grandview Road and
gives us access to other protected
tracts of land.
The latest property to be pre-
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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, president
of Montgomery Friends of Open Space; Henry Wittman, attorney;
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Title Insurance Company.
please see FINAL, page 6
BY HEATHER FIORE
The Montgomery Sun
At Montgomerys Township
Committee meeting on July 12, a
representative from the Police
Consolidation Advisory Commit-
tee, Ernie Willson, gave a presen-
tation about the conclusions the
committee came to regarding the
consolidation of Montgomerys
police force.
The Police Consolidation Advi-
sory Committee was put into
place more than two months ago
after Somerset County released
an analysis completed by the
Prosecutors Task Force that eval-
uated consolidating 21 towns po-
lice forces into five different
precincts to save the towns a col-
lective total of $44 million over a
10-year period.
When the study was presented,
it was given to each of the 21
towns to allow each town to de-
cide if joining forces was benefi-
cial, since the ultimate decision
lies in the hands of each town. If
Montgomery were to participate,
it was envisioned to be apart of
Precinct 4, which would be com-
posed of Hillsborough, Manville,
Millstone and Rocky Hill.
Willson discussed the initial
issue a regionalized police force
lowering the cost of police work
and increasing the effectiveness
while also commenting on the
findings of the committees two
month-long study.
The study detailed each of the
committees four meetings and
their topics, as well as their con-
clusions. The meetings, which in-
volved Township Administrator
Donato Neiman, Police Director
Robert Palmer and Township
CFO Walter Sheppard, discussed
the issues, services, finances and
governances involved with the
consolidation.
After really reviewing this, the
people on our committee would
recommend to you [township
committee] that we dont really
consider this, Willson said.
Willson went on to explain that
there are a variety of cultural dif-
ferences between different forces,
which could potentially be an
issue, as well as significant differ-
ences in each of the towns police
services.
The apparent difference with
Montgomerys police force com-
pared to other forces is the pres-
ence and inclusion of EMS serv-
ices, which most towns do not
have and what will most likely be
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tain and eventually extinguish
the fire. Fire departments began
leaving the scene around 8 p.m.
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dwellings or residential property.
There were no injuries resulting
from the fire.
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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 Facebook
State Senate bill would require sex offenders to self-ID on social-networking sites
Is the proposed law
too invasive?
A bill proposed by state Sen. Kip
Bateman, R-Somerset, would require
convicted sex offenders to identify
themselves, as such, on social-network-
ing websites. Would such a law be fair?
served is on Grandview Road across from
Sourland Hills Road and includes a bridge
over a Rock Brook tributary that was key
for the township to provide off-road park-
ing (in an existing clearing) for local resi-
dents to get out and enjoy hiking, bird
watching and fishing in the trout-stocked
Rock Brook, and serve as the trailhead for
public access to another 150 acres of pre-
served land and pathway easements in the
Sourlands.
The township owns the property and
will jointly manage it with Montgomery
Friends of Open Space (Friends). A new
sign will identify the property and the
groups have plans to install an information
kiosk with trail maps and information
about the Sourlands, as well as establish
trails that lead out to the surrounding open
space.
The Potter property is extremely signif-
icant as part of a larger contiguous forest
within the Sourland Mountain region. It
includes freshwater wetlands and a diverse
forest. Land management will be carefully
handled with sensitivity to the area and
improving the forest canopy, Friends
President Mary Penney said.
Montgomery Friends has also been re-
searching the historical significance of
this area along Hollow Road, once a tiny
community known as Rock Mill. There
are historic maps indicating the locations
of gristmills and sawmills along the Rock
Brook, 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 and
wildlife habitat, including a stopping
ground for migratory birds flying between
Mexico 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 their
support.
Montgomery Open Space Coordinator
Lauren Wasilauski commented, Mont-
gomery Friends of Open Space should be
credited with structuring the land deal and
as the primary force in negotiating with
the landowner. We could not accomplish all
that we do for open space in town without
them.
The former owner intended to develop
the property and had invested in state per-
mits and construction of a beautiful stone
bridge, which provides access to the prop-
erty, officials said.
The purchase price was $520,000, but
with grant funding, the final cost to the
township is $80,000. Funding partners in-
cluded Montgomery Friends of Open
Space, NJDEP Green Acres, and Somerset
County.
The closing occurred on June 26.
FINAL
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So, instead of improving,
Montgomerys police services
would probably suffer in terms of
policies, staffing and levels of
service, according to Willson.
Because of the fact that the
overall size of the force will po-
tentially be smaller, we will prob-
ably suffer a disproportionate
loss of police presence compared
to some of the smaller towns that
would gain, he said. I dont
think that is in Montgomerys
best interest. We have a very good
policy here of keeping a lot of
cruisers on the road and having a
very visible presence, and I be-
lieve that keeps crimes out of our
town.
In terms of financial consider-
ations, Willson pointed out how
the expected savings for Mont-
gomery would end up being
around $1.7 million over 10 years
which amounts to $17.63 per
household 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 collective
bargaining agreements (CBAs).
Since financial terms vary from
CBA to CBA, there is potential for
discontent between officers serv-
ing together, doing the same job,
and receiving significantly differ-
ent compensation, according to
the Consolidation Advisory Com-
mittees report.
I cant see that thats going to
do anything but create animosity
and limit the way things general-
ly work in the government, Will-
son said. I think thats really a ir-
reconcilable difference. It seems
to be that it cant be straightened
out.
Mayor Ed Trzaska agreed with
Willsons points, and noted his
major concern, which the Consol-
idation Advisory Committee
highlighted in its report.
If you think about some of the
smaller towns that dont have any
police or the towns where their
police forces are very inefficient,
obviously this would be an attrac-
tive plan, but thats definitely not
the case here, Trzaska said.
Our police force is top quality
and run very neat and efficiently,
so the delta of what we can really
save and optimize is probably
much smaller for us than other
towns.
Although the overall consen-
sus of the Consolidation Adviso-
ry Committee was that it would
be unwise for Montgomery to
consolidate police forces with the
four other municipalities, Trzas-
ka suggested that the committee
members study the report and its
findings and discuss their final
decisions at the next meeting.
Montgomery, along with the
other 20 municipalities in this
propose plan, have until early Au-
gust to submit a recommendation
to Somerset County.
The one thing to point out
the financial considerations and
numbers that I gravitated toward
we projected to see $1.7 million
in 10 years, Trzaska said. Thats
a lot different than what was orig-
inally expected and proposed on
the concept plan a year or two
ago, and we would have to consid-
er if the risks outweigh the re-
wards.
WILLSON
Continued from page 3
Willson: Townships police services could
suffer in terms of policies, staffing, service
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actually danced to a song, and
then we had to choreograph them
and put on a performance, Mc-
Connell said. We had a concept
of saving the environment, so we
did a safari presentation. We had
five robots total. Four of them
mimicked animals. One of them
was a lion, one was a wild boar,
one was an elephant, and one was
a meerkat. Then, the fifth one was
a safari bus that went on tour and
viewed all of the different ani-
mals.
Team Zulu chose to perform
The Lion Sleeps Tonight, from
which the safari theme was de-
rived.
McConnell explained that she
and each of her teammates
worked on one robot, and then
worked 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, she
said. We started in late Decem-
ber and we finished mid-April, so
it took us awhile to build all of
them.
McConnell also explained the
products 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 were
completely original, she said.
We didnt follow any instruc-
tions from any kits. Our instruc-
tor, Elizabeth, helped us out with
certain engineering and pro-
gramming aspects of it, and
then 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 Technology
Center and of Team Zulu.
Mabrey explained the mission of
The Storming Robots.
The goal is to strengthen engi-
neering intuition using robotics
as the main learning tool,
Mabrey said. Our program em-
phasizes the engineering disci-
plines needed to capitalize cre-
ativity.
McConnell explained that
Mabrey only began entering stu-
dents into the competition from
The Storming Robots of New Jer-
sey last year. McConnell has been
competing for the last two years,
but explained how she went into
this years competition with more
experience and expertise.
None of us really knew what
to expect, so we werent prepared
for the really intense competition
that was at regionals, she said.
But this year, we kind of knew
what to expect, so we worked a lot
harder 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 to
perfect their robotic designs.
Theres a lot of de-bugging in-
volved, McConnell said. Thats
the hardest part when you have
to figure out whats wrong with
the robot and why its not work-
ing. You need to figure out where
the problem is, then you have to
figure out what the problem is,
and then you have to figure out
how to fix it.
After Team Zulu competed sep-
arately, it was placed with two
other teams fourth graders from
Germany and seventh graders
from Mexico for the Super
Team part of the competition,
which adds an aspect of difficulty
to the competition that Mc-
Connell explained.
They randomly pick two other
teams to work with your team
from different countries so that
theres a large language barrier
and that was a difficulty, she
said. We all basically agreed on a
theme, but it was definitely hard
because they were from Germany
and Mexico and we didnt under-
stand each others languages, so
we had to use hand gestures and
we even used Google translate to
communicate.
Team Zulu and the two other
teams were given 24 hours to com-
bine all of their robots and come
up with a completely new per-
formance. They chose a remix of
I Like to Move it, Move It and
Afro Circus from the new Mada-
gascar movie.
We had one day to put it all to-
gether, McConnell said. One
day to do the choreography, re-
design, reprogram, and rebuild
the robots, while also making
their costumes, and choreograph-
ing ourselves.
McConnell thoroughly enjoyed
the experience overall, and noted
the most valuable thing that she
has learned from The Storming
Robots Center.
I think they taught me how to
analyze problems and how to be-
come a lot more analytical and
look at things in a different way,
she said. You have to really have
a flexible perspective when youre
programming and you have to be
able to look at things from differ-
ent angles.
The Storming Robots Technol-
ogy Learning Center is located in
Branchburg and is focused on
teaching children about all as-
pects of STEM (science, technolo-
gy, engineering, and mathemat-
ics). For more information, visit
www.stormingrobots.com/prod/
default.html.
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with The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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