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WILL PIPELINES IMPERIL to N.H. after
THE PINELANDS? announcing
run in N.J.
SAVING THE NEW JERSEY PINELANDS: SECOND OF THREE PARTS

BOB JORDAN @BOBJORDANAPP

Nearly 40 years after the

vast area won protection,
a host of threats emerge

TRENTON When Gov. Chris Christie made his first

visit of the year to New Hampshire in February, he told
several of the states business leaders that hed be coming back a whole lot more.
He wasnt kidding. Hours after Christie gives a
speech Tuesday at Livingston High School to announce
hes running for president, hell be in New Hampshire
hosting a town hall.
At this point Christie, who will remain in office during his campaign, is a long-shot presidential contender.
But New Hampshire, as the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state, provides his most viable pathway to the 2016 Republican nomination, said Matthew
Hale, a Seton Hall University political scientist.
Hale said the optics of jetting out of New Jersey
without delay after the 11 a.m. Tuesday announcement
are also telling. Christie has at least three days of
events in New Hampshire set.
Gov. Christie has to win New Hampshire to win the
White House. He might win a debate or two. Jeb Bush,
Marco Rubio and Scott Walker can all stumble badly.
But even if those things happen, Christie has to win
New Hampshire, Hale said. That is why he is going
there right after his announcement.
Hale added, Going to New Hampshire right away is
at least symbolically an indicator of how unimportant
New Jersey will be as long as Gov. Christie remains in
the presidential race.

See RUN, Page 7A

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The coal-fired B.L. England power plant at Beesleys Point in northern Cape May County would be rebuilt as a natural gas plant
if a controversial pipeline through part of New Jerseys protected Pinelands region is approved.

JERRYS JOBS
TODD B. BATES @TODDBBATESAPP

Tips for protecting the Pinelands

he New Jersey Pinelands, which takes up

about a fifth of the state, is home to a wide and
rich array of plant, animal and aquatic life,
some of it threatened or endangered.
A fresh concern is how many people will
call it home.
More than 300,000 live in the state-designated Pinelands and around 900,000 in the more expansive Pinelands reserve.
Pending proposals would add a pair of natural gas
pipelines to the Pinelands and thousands of acres to
sewer-service areas.
Environmentalists contend this can only mean two
things: more development and more people. They do
not regard these as positive developments not in a
region already showing signs of strain on water supplies.
Nancy Wittenberg, executive director of the New
Jersey Pinelands Commission, the independent state
agency charged with preserving, protecting and enhancing the Pinelands reserve, contends that the balance between growth and preservation is being maintained.

1. Conserve and protect water. Reduce impervious (hard)

surfaces to allow more water to filter into the ground. Dont
use pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. Properly dispose of
pet waste.

2. Preserve and maintain biodiversity. Preserve natural

habitat to provide food, water and shelter so local and migrating animals can survive.
3. Work with natural resources. Test your soil and plant
native plants. Use mulch. Amend soil only in targeted areas,
such as vegetable gardens, and use organic compost.

Being stablehand
at track is rough,
even just for a day
JERRY CARINO CARINOS CORNER

For videos, photos, interactive graphics and other information on the

WEST LONG BRANCH Racehorses

are majestic animals, but it really hurts
when they step on your foot.
I learned that the hard way during
my morning as a stablehand at Monmouth Park racetrack. To get a taste of
life behind the scenes in the horse racing industry, I joined longtime trainer
Patrick McBurneys crew at Barn 18 on
a recent Friday.
McBurney manages 27 thoroughbreds with the
help of 16 employees. There are exercise riders to put
the horses through their morning workouts. There are
grooms to clean and feed them. There are hot-walkers, who lead the horses through post-workout cooldowns.
It takes a village.

Pinelands rich past, present and future, go to

See CARINO, Page 10A

4. Keep stormwater on your property. Allow stormwater

to run off rooftops, driveways and other surfaces into yard
areas where water can soak into the soil.
5. Plan for less turf. Municipalities can adopt site design
standards for new development and redevelopment that limit
the amount of turf, reducing water demand.
Sources: N.J. Pinelands Commission;
New Jersey Audubon Society; New Jersey Future

See PIPELINES, Page 5A

http://bit.ly/NJPinelandsStress

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SPORTS

Knights plan
boardwalk blitz
Rutgers athletics R Shore Tour will hit all of New Jerseys
beachfront boardwalks this summer as part of a push to
promote their teams now part of the high-profile Big Ten
conference to the home crowd. Page 1D

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