i • .•;. '•.v • Your Local Connection August 25, 2005 Nortntineh Brunswick • South Brunswick l 500 The buzz around town North Brunswick resident stuck on making honey BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer innie the Pooh would have a field day if he ever came to North Brunswick. Boys in blue W North Brunswick's Frank Locke, 51, is a 20 junior police graduate roofer by trade and a beekeeper by hobby. He stum- in North Brunswick bled upon honey harvesting by accident six years ago. Page 3 "A friend of mine had purchased some land not too long ago, and bees were abandoned on the prop- erty [by the previous owner]. I snooped around one day. I was always interested in bees, so this gave me a chance to go further. Online I read about beekeep- ing and how to start, and I found out all of the infor- mation I needed," he said. Locke contacted the apiary inspector of the state Department of Agriculture to find out how to use his knowledge. "He asked questions about the bees I found, and he said he was looking for those bees and wanted to inspect them. After the inspection, we made a deal to trade knowledge for labor, and it's worked to this day," he said. Locke purchased equipment and the bees from the inspector. He bought 12 colonies, each contain- ing 5,000 Italian bees, which has now expanded to 75 colonies with about 40,000-60,000 bees each. He I purchased a queen bee for every' colony through the mail from a queen breeder. He placed each colony on In full swing separate properties throughout Somerset Township, S. Brunswick youths have all within about three miles of each other. fun with a game of cricket The bees live about one-and-a-half months in the summer and three to four months in the winter. Page 27 There are nurse bees, guard bees and field bees. SCOTT PILLING staff (Continued on page !5) North Brunswick beekeeper Frank Locke uses smoke to deter bees to retrieve honey. Quote of the week: "All in all I Ihink people sbotild Designer honored memorial was chosen learn to respect animals and respect insects more than they goal of giving residents a place of reflection pieces never touch each other as they inter- do, and have more respect for Fountain dedication and peace. twine through space, but are bound togeth- Mother Nature. The planet won't Sept. 11; deadline to The sculpture incorporates three differ- er at the base, according to Batour. survive with just [people] here." ent pieces of interlocking granite, with a Batour, who has also submitted a buy pavers Friday reflection pool, which will remain illumi- memorial design to the World Trade Center •— Frank Locke nated at night. The three pieces of granite Memorial Competition, said when he heard cover story BY MELISSA CIFELLI . Staff Writer represent the three South Brunswick resi- about the township's competition, he dents lost in the attacks, while the reflec- thought the scale of the project would be onstruction on South Brunswick's tion pool is meant to symbolize the com- one that ho would enjoy working on. September 11 Memorial, called "The munity. The interlocking of the granite is "When I found out that they selected my Index C Remembrance Fountain," is under also meant to symbolize unity and remem- design, I was thrilled. ... I feel very lucky to Classified/Employment .36 way at the municipal building after brance. be allowed to do something like this in Crossword .22 months of preparations and donations. The design of the sculpture has particu- front of the municipal building," he said. Entertainment 20 Designer Amado Batour and architect lar significance for the South Brunswick And according to Batour, communities Opinion 6 Kevin Wilkes of the Princeton Design community. need more public displays of art and sculp- Guild have worked for the past several According to Batour, the design ture. Police Beat . 28 weeks in preparation for a dedication cere- expresses the conditions in South "Not just memorials, but work that Real Estate .31 mony planned for the fourth anniversary of Brunswick on 9/11. allows people to sit down, contemplate and Sports 30 the terrorist attacks. "The three people who were killed had enjoy the creative expression of others, Batour's design was selected out of an no relation or knowledge of one another. because in the end, that's what fuels all of original 28 entries submitted to the South The only thing that bound them together our creative process," he said. Brunswick Arts Commission. 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Youths learn police work from the pros BY JENNIFER AMATO Linwood Middle School designed to keep students members of the police department, the fire departments StalT Writer involved in school work and extracurricular activities in and the first aid squad. order to keep them safe and active, which was imple- "The cadets and the officers that work with them rep- NORTH BRUNSWICK - Left, left, left, right left. mented two years ago by Det. Bongiovanni. resent the best in our community. ... Every time I've seen Twenty Junior Police Academy officers graduated on "I think it's a great asset to the township and the them work this week has made me immensely proud to be Friday after an intense two-week training period coordi- township youth," Officer Craig Patton said. the mayor," Mayor Francis "Mac" Wornack said. nated by the North Brunswick Police Department. "It does wonders for our police department and the "Events in the township make you proud to be a mem- "It's fun. It's not like TV. Most people say cops are bad, youth of our community," Director of Police Kenneth ber of the community. Unfortunately, you read most of the and they're not," junior officer Christina White, 15, time about things that are negative but there are pos- said. itive things to concentrate on," Council Vice President The second annual graduation celebrated the com- Bob Davis said. pletion of 10 eight-hour shifts of training in first aid, The junior officers were able to elect one captain, drill marching, fingerprinting, arrest and processing, two lieutenants and three sergeants to their squad. bullying, terrorism, crime scene photography and the "It feels great because I'm a leader. People like me, U.S. Constitution. I'm very social," junior officer Mark Byrd said of his "The best part was the food and PR-24, the night- newly appointed rank as sergeant. "They kept us sticks. We were taught how to arrest people," White entertained.