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FIRING BACK AT
TROPHY HUNTING

Jackson
may beef up
no-knock
ordinance
Residents complain of
pressure to sell homes
MIKE DAVIS @BYMIKEDAVIS

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A lions head and skin from an East African safari expedition, donated to The Explorers Club in New York by Theodore Roosevelt.
Such trophies remain popular with some hunters but have drawn public outcry.

State lawmakers propose bills to ban bringing

threatened animals into New Jersey or its ports

JACKSON It begins with a knock at the door and

could end with 90 days in jail.
The visitor is identified as a representative of a business group or simply as a private investor. After a few
minutes, his purpose becomes clear: Have you ever
considered selling your home?
Here I am enjoying my weekend, and Ive got someone knocking on my door asking if they can take a tour
of my house, said Jessica Court resident John Fordham, recalling his own encounter with a solicitor.
There are (strange) practices going on, some wheeling-and-dealing real estate negotiations. And you dont
even know if theyre real estate agents.
The Township Council tonight is expected to introduce its revamped no-knock ordinance, which would
establish strict canvassing and solicitation rules and
guidelines, along with fines of $1,250 and 90 days in
county jail for violators.
Currently, violations can cost the solicitor $500 to
$1,250 without any jail time. Residents on the townships no-knock list are given a window decal to tell solicitors to stay away.
Proponents of the measure are at times vague or
opaque in articulating what solicitations, or whose, they

See NO-KNOCK, Page 5A

MICHAEL SYMONS @MICHAELSYMONS_

TRENTON State lawmakers, with the worldwide
uproar over the hunting death of Cecil the lion fresh in
their sights, are considering legislation prohibiting
such trophies from being possessed in New Jersey or
transported through its ports.
The measures would expand a state ban enacted last
year on the importing, sale or possession of ivory, designed to protect elephants and rhinoceros. The move
stems from last months killing of the popular lion in
Zimbabwe by an American recreational hunter, Walter
Palmer, who has become Public Enemy No. 1 on the Internet, thanks to publicity about Cecils death.
Cecil the lion is sort of our hero, said the Sierra
Clubs Jamie Zaccaria, and he didnt die in vain because were going to keep pushing for legislation like
this to protect other animals and to stop our role in the
killing of endangered and threatened species.
Two bills were advanced Monday by a Senate committee. One prohibits possession, transporting, importing, exporting, processing, sale or shipment of species
threatened with extinction. The other prohibits their
possession and transportation through Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey airports and ports, extending the would-be laws impact into New York if
New York lawmakers concur.
Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, said a state-level
law in New Jersey can have an impact by cutting off a
transit point.
Because its New Jersey, it will have a huge impact
because our ports are often used to bring these trophies

Two Sayreville
players cleared
SERGIO BICHAO @SBICHAO

Cecil the lion is sort of our hero,

and he didnt die in vain because
were going to keep pushing for
legislation like this.

See PLAYERS, Page 5A

JAMIE ZACCARIA
SIERRA CLUB

See HUNTING, Page 7A

SAYREVILLE Two of the seven former Sayreville

High School football players charged in a hazing scandal that made national news last fall have been found
not guilty.
The Sayreville football program made national
headlines after authorities charged seven players in
hazing incidents involving freshman players.
Three of those players were charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact,
conspiracy to commit aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal restraint and hazing for engaging in an
act of sexual penetration upon one of the juvenile victims.
One of those players and the four remaining players
were charged with various counts, including aggravated assault, conspiracy, aggravated criminal sexual contact, hazing and riot by participating in the attack of the
remaining victims.

SPORTS: Sayreville football team gets set for return. Page 1C

FERGUSON, MO., UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY AS VIOLENCE FLARES PAGE 1B

Local

A change for
Monmouth Mall
Kushner Cos., the company that owns Pier Village in Long
Branch, has bought out control of Monmouth Mall from its
partner at the shopping center, Vornado Realty Trust. The
move could set the stage for an upgrade. Page 3A

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