a T he Serving our Community Fresh eating. Since 1888 The Millburn Farmers Market June 14, 2007 opens Tuesday for the season. 75 cents weekly Page A 3 . www.theitemonline.com of Millbum and Short Hills MILLBURN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY 200 GLEN AVENUE SO. MOUNTAIN RESERVATION WE LOVE A PARADE! MILLBURN, NJ 07041 deer damage By Patricia Harris ing, “We’ve got to do something.” of The Item Suell, who serves as liaison to the township’s deer management Approximately 20 leaders from task force, said he hopes the walk will spur a deer management plan of environmental groups partici­ for the reservation. The township pated in a walk Sunday morning in has been urging the county to the South Mountain Reservation adopt a plan to cull the deer in the during which they saw firsthand parkland, most recently with a res­ the devastation caused by an over­ olution passed in February, and abundance of deer, Township task force members have been Committeeman Jim Suell said speaking with officials in other Monday. towns to generate consensus. For such a plan to take place, tion for the Scherman-Hofiman the county would have to grve its Wildlife Sanctuary of the New Jer­ approval and individual towns sey Audubon Society, organized within whose borders the reserva­ the educational walk and invited tion lies would have to submit their interested parties. Among these own deer management plans to the who took part in tire two-hour state’s Fish and Game Council for walk around the old deer paddock approvaL on Crest Drive, in addition to SudL “We need a cooperative effort,” were town council members from Suell said. Maplewood, South Orange, West Essex County press representa­ Orange and Livingston and mem­ tive Anthony Puglisi said last bers of the South Mountain Con­ servancy and the Rahway River Coalition. Essex County Freehold­ er Linda Lordi Cavanaugh, who represents the township and has In the meantime, two groups been actively trying to bring opposed to deer culling in foe municipalities involved with the reservation held a rally June 3 in reservation together with county the reservation. administrators to create a deer The two groups were Save management plan, also was in South Mountain Deer, headed by attendance. Carol Rrrielle of West Orange, and Suell said County Executive HUMANE Essex County, headed Joseph DiVincenzo had been expected to come, hid had an The rally, which drew about 50 participants from communities minute. abutting the reservation, according Suell said it was “eye opening” to Piszar, was held because orga- will soon implement a plan for deer management using lethal inated the understory of the forest, means, where new trees could grow. She said she hoped to influence The only vegetation growing DiVincenzo to consider nonlethal below tire browse line of six feet alternatives, noting deer immuno- are foreign, invasive plants. contraception will soon be HARRY TRUMBORE/THE ITEM Existing trees are expected to die possible, as the contraceptive within 40 or 50 years, and erosion GonaCon is expected to be Children Saturday afternoon cheer marchers passing by in the Sesquicentennial Parade as the procession winds down Milt- vnH only continue to worsen unless approved for bum Avenue. The parade marking the township’s 150th birthday capped a day of games, rides, food and drink downtown and use in 2008. preceded an evening rock 'n' roll concert in Taylor Park. See pages B5-B8 for photo coverage of the day's events. “Ilfs not too late to save the for­ est,” the Committeem an said, not- SEE WALK, PAGE A7 CUSS OF 2007 Graduation ceremony taking place Wednesday By Harry Trumbon? see an illusion,” Alex said. “They Anina Bose of The Item ward with his own equipment and will see us as their children, not as Andrew Robert Bosonac “When h works outside, it’s saved the evening for his friends, the adults we are. I want than to Kristen Marie Brasil On Wednesday, 304 members beautiful,” Neigel said Alex said. realize we’ve grown up now. Jeremy Barrett Brown of the Millbum High School Class This year’s graduation ceremony O n the o ther hand, she said the They’ve given us values and Travis Nelson Brown of 2007 will join foe ranks of the is scheduled to begin at 530 pun. death last year of classmate morals. TheyVe done their job." Brett Evan Buchalter school’s alumni during com­ Senior Noah Levin, vice presi­ Colleen Hamm, who suffered from The following members of the Melanie Rose Buck mencement exercises held at the dent of the student government, cystic fibrosis, continues to touch Class of 2007 are scheduled to Samuel Fraser Budish Richard J. Codey Arena at South wiQ lead ffie audience in the Fledge receive their diplomas Wednesday : X iaoC ai Mountain in West Orange. of Allegiance. ing efforts by the students to figjht L James AbeQa GabrieOa Constance Cammarata This is the second time in two Speaking for the senior class the disease. years the high school graduation during the ceremony will be class The students care about each JiB E Adler Alexandra Nicole Casner ceremony has been moved to a president Alex Gutman who said other, she said, adding that while Paul Samuel Adler Bradford King Cebula location outside the township. Last this week she hopes to get two the senior class is sometimes criti­ Emma L. Anderson year; graduation was held at Drew ideas across with her address to cized for not being as spirited in Timothy James Arnold Jeffreys. Cheung University in Madison. HARRY TRUMBORE/THE ITEM students and parents. Nicholas Scott Asch. Diana Chiang “Drew did n o t work out for us," “I also want people to recognize lent Olivier Jacques Baladi Pei-Han Chou Senior class president Afex es, Alex takes it as a said Keith Neigel, who is retiring at how fortunate they are” Alex said. As an example, die efforts Justin Matthew Barabander Jennifer Haemi Choung Gutman reviews the speech the end of the school year as prin­ Laura A Bariso Andrew Chung cipal of Millbum High SchooL she wiH deliver during the students to remember how impor­ ing of underclassmen. “They treated us nice, but it was Miliburn High School gradua­ ta n t it is to give back to the com- “I don’t think our class can be Matthew Craig Bavosa Abigail Sara Cohen hot and small and there were park­ tion ceremony set for defined,” Alex said. “I don’t think Kelly Ann Bednarski Alek Matthew Cohen ing issues” Wednesday at the Richard J . She also w ants students to Look we get caught up in silly trends. It’s Charles Hayden Bendvenga Johnmack Cohen The problem facing school offi­ Codey Arena at South Moun­ batik at the events made them hard to express how proud I am of O rr Benjamin Kylie Alexandra Cohen cials is the large size of recent grad- tain in West Orange. what they are today. Alexandra Hope Berkowitz Jason Samuel Cphn “My speech is a ' i th e parents Stephanie Allisan Cole ation is held at the high school and die said. ‘I t’s happy and sad.' watch their children recireceive their Jeremy Sean Bernstein Samuel Hamilton Collingwood it rains, only three family members na will allow a larger audience to For instance, she recalled how a G arett D ockstader Blake Nicole Shana Coyne per student can be allowed inside attend the ceremony, Neigel said y e a ra g o lth e junior prom almost that they have done their job and it Alex Michael Blumenthal Anna Wilson Crabbe the gymnasium. school officials are considering the turned to when tiie disc Matthew N.Bobrow f i the West Orange are- idea of once again holding gradua- jockey canceled at the last minute. “When they look at us, they will Allison Paige Bodack SEE GRADUATION, PAGE B1 Vol.120 No. 24 CLASSIFIED D6.D7 ENTERTAINMENT D3 For more dassifieds, see pages D6.D7. New vice principal. 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