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Wawa tract hearing tonight. Page A-3 nj.com/bridgeton MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 50¢ 6 56525 11071 9 ■ Maurice River Twp. budget. Page A-9. ■ SPCA volunteers. Page A-3. Annie’s Mailbox ....... B-5 BEN column . . . A-3 Classified...... B-6 Comics ........ A-8 Community A-9, B-5 Crossword ..... A-7 Dr. Gott ....... B-5 Horoscope ..... B-5 Obituaries ..... A-9 SPCA page .... A-6 Sports ........ B-1 Sudoku........ A-7 Television...... A-7 Viewpoint ..... A-4 Sunny, High 49 Details, Page A-2. Showers Tuesday night into Wednesday. WEATHER INSIDE TODAY INDEX Vol. 263, No. 36 Get local breaking news 24/7 at nj.com/cumberland At left, the group begins the day, painting a frequent spot for graffiti, at the intersection of Cohansey Street and Irving Avenue. At right, the Bertini building at Irving Avenue and Laurel Street has been a major target of graffiti. A team of volunteers hit the streets with paint rollers and paint. Greg Darden, also known as “Father Time,’’ tackles the eastside of the building. Bridgeton Graffiti Painting Over Party Staff Photos by Jesse Bair Participating Saturday were, from left, Danielle Spatafore, Greg Betterelli, Kaitlyn Loftus, Joe Williams, Kayla Dodge, and Chuck Havens. From left, D.J. Turney, Victoria Reigart, Jordan Mather, and Henry Durham. Start of Saturday’s Toad Fish Run from Seeley’s Law Office to the Toad Fish. At left, Dzmitry Wahorav, of Belarus Minsk, pushes his daughter, Damiil. At right, Pete Kelley, of Pittsgrove, at the finish line of the run to benefit fighting cancer. Staff Photos by Cindy Hepner The weekend graffiti painting over party in the City of Bridgeton kicked off Saturday under the direcftion of Dan Mourning, front row, right. Joining in were, front row, from left, Gloria Cortez, Gladys Lugardo-Hemple, Rick Dawson, Greg Durham and Mourning. Back row, Bob Thompson. Dennis Thompson, Celeste Riley, MIke Lister, Diane Cintron and Dean Dellaquila. Toad Fish St. Paddy’s Run By Jean Jones [email protected] BRIDGETON — The News has learned that the lease for the welfare office, located at 518 N. Pearl St., will not be renewed. B it is unknown whether the office will be relocated, consolidated or per- manently closed. Attorney Arnold Robinson, solicitor for the Board of Social Services, noti- fied Cathy Rodriguez, acting director of the office, in February that the lease, enacted in August 2008, would not be renewed. Harry Fiorani, of Equitable Realty, owner if the building, said he has no problem with the decision not to renew the lease. “I have no complaint. It was all done properly,” he said, “but I think the peo- ple should know.” If the local office is closed, clients would be forced to go to the Vineland office, which would be the only one left in the county. The only way to get there for many would be by taxi. Bridgeton welfare office moving By Jason Laday [email protected] BRIDGETON — While Cumberland County freeholders are set to introduce their county budget Tuesday, it still remains unclear what the final budget will look like. Freeholder Director Bill Whelan on Friday stated he and the other mem- bers of the board will continue to dis- cuss and make changes to the budget after it is introduced and perhaps right up until it is finally adopted. “There are still some differences of County budget unclear (See BUDGET, Page A-5)
