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Pinelands Library
Freeholders reject townships
agreement. PAGE 2
SHANNON CAULFIELD/The Shamong Sun
Seneca jazz band director Doug Barber led the selection of Blues in Hoss Flat, Minuano and Mercy Mercy Mercy during Lenape
High School's jazz festival on Friday, Feb. 15. This was the second show in the Lenape Regional High School District jazz festival se-
ries. On Feb. 22, the band will host the final jazz show before heading to Boston with Shawnee High School to compete at the Berklee
College of Music. For the complete story, please see page 5.
Jazz festival Renovation
resumes for
Dr. James
Still office
By SHANNON CAULFIELD
The Shamong Sun
The renovation of the Dr.
James Still office, located on
Church Street in Medford, has re-
sumed renovation.
The structure, dated to 1839,
was originally purchased by the
state in 2006. Renovation of the
property was halted due to lack of
funding.
Recently, the Medford Histori-
cal Society, donations, educational
grants and volunteers have
stepped up to resume restoration.
The project is very important.
The property has been sitting
there, county historian Joe
Laufer said. We were all excited
when it was purchased.
Plans for renovation include
herbal gardens designed by
Jeanie Francis, an herbalist pas-
sionate about Dr. James Still,
said Janet Carlson-Giardina proj-
ect manager for the renovation.
According to Carlson-Giardina,
many of the professional services
needed to complete the project
will be donated.
Additional gardens are slated
to be designed by Jack Harmon
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Burlington County freeholders
recently rejected the Pinelands
Library Branch Agreement draft-
ed by the Medford Township
Council.
On Feb. 13, Freeholder Leah
Arter sent a letter to the council
citing the unacceptable offer
made by the township.
The letter does a few things, it
responds to the written agree-
ment we sent them and a proposal
to refurbish the library, said
Medford Township member Jeff
Beenstock.
The agreement the township is
currently working on is a tri-
party agreement including Med-
ford, the county and the Medford
Library Association, an organiza-
tion that no longer exists, accord-
ing to council member James
Randy Pace during the Feb. 5
council meeting. Its one of the
reasons the agreement was not
originally signed last April.
Additionally, the township ob-
jected to continuing to pay the
mounting maintenance costs, the
second reason the contract was
not signed, according to Been-
stock.
The agreement they sent us
was asking us to reimburse ven-
dors directly, which was never
part of the agreement, Arter
said. They also asked us to hold
the insurance for the building as
well.
Freeholders are willing to re-
imburse the township up to
$30,000 for any renovations made
on the building.
Im glad theyve acknowl-
edged us for the $30,000 for the
year, Beenstock said. I think we
can reach an agreement on where
the reimbursement goes.
The branch offers services to
Medford, Shamong, Tabernacle,
Southampton and Woodland.
The facility is considered out-
dated and inadequate to provide
services by the county, according
to Arter.
Recent history will reflect that
Medfords unsuccessful efforts to
provide a larger, more sustain-
able library were not solely cost-
driven. There was also a varied
option in Medford about the loca-
tion of the library and some who
were concerned about relocating
from the downtown area, the let-
ter said.
Arter realizes the financial
challenges the township is cur-
rently facing, noting the multiple
attempts over the last 15 years to
organize a plan to upgrade.
According to the letter, the plan
involved complete renovation in-
side, including a restructuring of
Library agreement rejected
Freeholder calls offer from township unacceptable
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Tim has the Elauwit spirit at
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Ronaldson also has served as
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Im honored and humbled to
be named Executive Editor, and
am very excited about helping to
move this company forward,
Ronaldson said. I thank Alan for
his training, leadership and sup-
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Ronaldson said he plans to
build off the solid community
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on key areas that are necessary
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such as a focus on online and
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for educational purposes and will
be used to grow vegetables and
fruit that will be donated to local
food banks.
We believe we can do this
through donations, she said.
Well be working off a grant and
hopefully support from Burling-
ton County College.
The property was recently up-
graded during the Martin Luther
King Jr. Day of Service.
Carlson-Giardina expected 30 to
35 volunteers to come out and
clean the area around the office.
The organizers were pleasantly
surprised when approximately
100 people showed up.
The restoration project will
take more than [the MLK Day of
Service], but were excited about
the community involvement,
said Valerie Still, the great-great
granddaughter of the famed
physician.
The historic site will be a desti-
nation for residents in the area
and across state lines.
Its really very exciting to
know were part of an activity
that will have such an impact,
Laufer said.
According to Laufer, Dr. James
Still is considered the first black
doctor of the pines. He is known
for practicing an unorthodox
herbal method of treatment dur-
ing a time when African-Ameri-
cans were still fighting for their
freedom.
He was able to practice medi-
cine and excel in a hostile envi-
ronment, Valerie said.
According to Valerie, the prop-
erty is the first African-American
site not directly related to the Un-
derground Railroad the state pur-
chased.
To a point, it was related to the
Underground Railroad with Dr.
Stills brother, William, involved
in the movement, but overall the
property was dedicated to Dr.
Stills practice of medicine, Va-
lerie said.
Dr. Still was born to former
slaves in Shamong on the Saw
Mill by Willow Grove Road.
His father, Levin, was a freed
slave from Maryland who traveled
to Shamong to create a life for
himself and his wife Charity, a
twice-captured slave, before her
final escape to freedom and even-
tual arrival in Shamong, Laufer
said. The couple moved to Stokes
Road and had 16 children, three of
whom are recognized for their ac-
complishments.
Currently, there are markers
where the house was in Shamong.
In June, students from the Sha-
mong school district dedicated the
previously unmarked graves of
Levin and Charity.
In addition to marking and
honoring the Still gravesites, stu-
dents from Lenape Regional High
School District created a docu-
mentary on Dr. James Still and
the family.
The fact that its coming from
young people makes me believe
there is hope to continue teaching
the history of the area, Laufer
said. Its important to show the
history right in our backyard in
Burlington County.
Dr. Still was a self-taught pro-
fessional, overcoming lack of edu-
cation, race and going against the
norms in his field.
According to Valerie, he only
received a few weeks of schooling,
and she often references his auto-
biography for inspiration and
guidance.
His autobiography is awe-
some. His book is really an em-
powerment guide, she said. For
me, it meant that no matter what
the circumstance you find your-
self in, if you have a dream and
the drive, you can achieve any-
thing.
Valerie expressed the impor-
tance of education for children on
Dr. Still.
This isnt about some old guy
from the 1800s, this is about every-
body, Valerie said. It crosses
age, race, gender and economic
lines. It breaks all the socially con-
structed boxes people create.
Thats what its all about.
A symposium will be held Feb.
23 to benefit the restoration proj-
ect at Medford Leas. Valerie will
be a featured speaker at the event,
in addition to Laufers presence
on the panel.
Valeries company, Still Publi-
cations, recently released Dr.
Stills autobiography. It is avail-
able for purchase for $20 on
stillpublications.com and Ama-
zon.
The book will be sold at the
symposium. For more informa-
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tickets, visit medfordhistory.com.
For questions on Dr. Still, email
Valerie Still at
ValerieStill1@gmail. com.
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