(September 25, 1939 – September 15, 2013)

Beloved wife of Loren Rondeau, Sr. Devoted mother of Loren, Jr., (Charlene), Steven (Denise) and Vickie Lepor (Joseph). Loving grandmother of Loren, III, Felice, Deborah, Michael, Sarah, Daniel and great grandmother of Codey. Dear sister of Pete, Bernice, Blanche, Isabella, Olive, Marion and the late James and Katherine. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing from 9 to 11am Saturday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE.

Funeral Service 11am Saturday at the funeral home.

Interment Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson.

Donations may be made in Elizabeth’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Today in contrarianism: The Atlantic Cities has a post up by Columbia researcher Klaus Jacob arguing that trying to rebuild the Jersey Shore is a terrible idea. Trying to construct wildly expensive storm-resilient or storm-accommodating shorelines, as New York and New Jersey are trying to do, requires funding both states probably don’t have. Same goes for regular folks.

For individual homeowners, the options are bleak. The cost to accommodate, to raise a structure—if that’s even technically possible—normally far exceeds insurance claims. But to not raise it or otherwise adapt means increasing insurance premiums by factors of five or more, making flood insurance simply unaffordable for many (though it is mandatory for mortgage holders). Selling is not a viable option either, since many home prices have plummeted below half the original cost. Owners can become trapped with foreclosure as the only option—which is why governments need to take a leading role in developing other, more feasible, options.

Instead of rebuilding, he says, it’s better to \”retreat.\” New construction should be disallowed in low-lying areas, and the rebuilding effort should take place on safer ground.

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BY SIMON VAN ZUYLEN-WOOD

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Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America at ceremonies Sunday night held in Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City NJ

SEP 09, 2013

 

SEP 09, 2013

 

 

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Residents of Penn Township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania have received a reduction in their flood insurance premiums through increase of various floodplain management measures encouraged by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

press release September 12, 2013

 

VOORHEES, NJ – Sept. 12, 2013 — With the start of another school year, it’s useful to know how much reliable information younger students and parents can find to do homework from a home Internet connection through services offered by the Camden County Library System.

September 12, 2013