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STAFFORD Rocky the bobcat broke out of his pen
again, this time wandering off to a neighbors house be-
fore its owner, township resident Ginny Fine, recap-
tured the notorious 38-pound feline, police said.
But now, Fine must go before the Municipal Court
judge on a charge that she let Rocky run loose again,
authorities said.
Rocky gained local fame in March after escaping
from Fines house and being on the lam for 12 days be-
fore Fine was able to lure him back home.
Animal control officers seized Rocky from Fine on
April 7 because his escape in March violated an agree-
See ROCKY, Page A8
Rocky the bobcat hybrid, seen in April, escaped from his
owner again Saturday. TANYA BREEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rocky road: Stafford
bobcat escapes again
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USA TODAY WORLD MARKS 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY PAGE 2B
TRENTON New Jersey could face a staggering $887
million shortfall with just five days left in its budget
year if public worker unions persuade a state judge to
prevent Gov. Chris Christie from slashing the states
pension fund payment.
State Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson, the as-
signment judge in the Mercer County vicinage, agreed
Thursday to consider a lawsuit that contends Christie is
violating a law he signed in 2010 by not paying three-
sevenths of the amount actuaries say ought to be put
into the deficit-riddled fund this year.
The statutory meaning and intent is unmistakable
and clear. It was designed to prevent skipping the
states annually required pension obligation or what is
more commonly referred to as taking a pension holi-
day, said the unions court filing.
The exact effect that such a hole would cause is un-
known and will hinge in part on how Jacobson rules. But
any shortfall, either in this budget year or next, could
cause a restructuring of the state budget, which could
affect a variety of programs.
The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 25. State at-
torneys have until June 18 to complete a written re-
sponse to the lawsuit.
The Christie administration had only a limited
Court to hear
lawsuit on cuts
to pension fund
Unions claim move by Christie
would violate law signed in 2010
By Michael Symons @MichaelSymons_
See PENSION, Page A8
S
eventy years after Kenvil resident Alfred Sippel first made his way to France, hes
back. The last time, as a 17-year-old boy barely shaving and barely trained he
arrived at Omaha Beach on a naval troop transport filled with other impossibly young
soldiers, many of whom would never return home.
This time, he made the flight with his youngest
son, Steve, and his granddaughter, Janet Lemma, as
an honored guest for the 70th anniversary of D-Day
in Normandy.
Years ago I made a little promise to myself that if
I lived long enough, Id want to go back and pay my
respects to the guys I still knew there, said Sippel,
87, a retired locomotive engineer who lives in Morris
County. I figure Im getting near the end of my rope,
and I just wanted to go back and pay my respects to
some of the guys who werent as lucky as me.
Lemma said her grandfather had talked about go-
ing back for previous reunions and, this time around,
He kind of looked to me to make it happen. Once I
started rolling with it, he was still iffy about going.
Then he was excited. He doesnt talk about it much.
He says nobody is interested, but I am.
It was different back then, Sippel said. Kids
those days couldnt wait to get old enough to go over.
They have a volunteer military now, and most every-
RETURN TO
NORMANDY
By William Westhoven @wwesthoven
D-Day veteran Alfred Sippel will participate in the 70th anniversary of the famed Allied invasion. Right: Sippel was
about 17 in this wartime photo. KATHY JOHNSON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER (LEFT) AND COURTESY OF ALFRED SIPPEL (RIGHT)
See WWII VET, Page A7
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World War II veteran William Spriggs, 89, of the 83rd Infantry
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