Weekly Roundup: Internal Investigation, Religious Leader continuing his duty top this week’s stories
Check out this past week’s biggest stories in Cinnaminson!
The Rev. John Doll, continuing to do God’s work at Asbury Methodist Church in Cinnaminson
At the age of 3, John William Doll was close with his religion, pretending to preach from the pulpit inside of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Spotswood. His mother was very involved with the church, serving on altar guild by cleaning and polishing various brass pieces on the altar. Doll’s life changed in the second grade, when his father decided the family was going to attend church every Sunday. The East Brunswick native still remembers memories of being in Sunday School, learning the Ten Commandments and the parables of Jesus. Fast forward to 2017, the 58-year-old is now in his 26th year of service with Asbury Methodist Church in Cinnaminson. Despite having thoughts at a young age of joining the ministry, Doll put his calling on the “back-burner” of his life.
Internal Investigation headlines Sept. 25 Cinnaminson Committee meeting
A seven-month internal investigation was discussed in public at the Cinnaminson Township Committee meeting on Sept. 25. Committee now has a decision to make whether to refer one of its own members to either the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office or the state Division of Consumer Affairs for possible misconduct. Committeeman Donald Brauckmann was the subject of an internal investigation done by the township’s labor council led by lawyer Joseph Betley of Capehart Scatchard that began in March, relating to conversations and interactions with an employee in the Department of Public Works and an officer in the Cinnaminson Police Department. Lawyer Lou Garty prepared a summary of Betley’s findings and was present at Monday’s meeting to announce them. The 47-year-old previously worked with the police department for 10 years, the Cinnaminson school board for four years, and has served on Cinnaminson Committee since 2010.
In Verse Poetry at Cinnaminson Public Library on Oct. 12
Looking to get some feedback on your poetry? Stop by the Cinnaminson Public Library on Oct. 12 for a free group poetry session. In Verse Poetry is a free group open to the general public where poets can gather together and encourage one another with constructive criticism and different perspectives. This set up is similar to an open mic, where our guests are able to come up and share if they like, or just listen and write if they prefer. This program will also include workshops, so don’t forget your creativity. The point of this meeting is to give our poets and storytellers an outlet, audience feedback, and constructive criticism for their writing. If you find yourself in need of a community in which you can grow as a poet and a person, please don’t hesitate to stop by and join the libraries program!
High School Sports Roundup: Girls Soccer, Field Hockey remain atop of their respective divisions, and more
The Cinnaminson Girls Soccer teams are unbeaten in their last six games, and are 2–0–1 in their last three. The Lady Pirates defeated Burlington Township, 3–0 on Sept. 22 as Hailey Gutowski (2) and Candance Delio got on the scoresheet. Goalkeeper Maddie Ogden made 14 saves in the clean sheet. After going down 1–0 in their match at Rancocas Valley on Monday evening, the Lady Pirates fought back to draw 1–1. Gutowski scored the all-important equalizer while Ogden made five saves. Cinnaminson had a much-comfortable time on Wednesday, defeating Delran 4–1 at home. Emma Karch led the way with a hat-trick while Gutowski added a goal and two assists as well. The Lady Pirates are back in action on Monday, Oct. 2 at Northern Burlington with opening whistle slated for 3:45 p.m. A full breakdown of this week’s Cinnaminson Sports action can be found here.
