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ISLANDS continued from Page 11 ted groups of adults and children play-
Attorney at Law to legally track game and leave behind ing ball and barbecuing near the area
shotgun shells glowing gold and red in where they pulled their inflatable rafts
the shallows. ashore. Nearby young men and women
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This all got me to wondering how the came ashore in kayaks and disappeared
Evening and Weekend Appointments island was monitored, and I contacted into the woods.
the state Department of Environmental And at another point of the island,
RICHARD W. • Traffic Violations Protection to find out how it was main- a group of adult men and women had
tained and if there were any plans for its raised several tents and were cook-
Ask about our
• DWI future. The answer is “not much.” ing. As my wife and I came closer, the
Specially Priced
SMITH, • DMV Hearings Package which includes: An email from the state DEP noted, “islanders” stepped back into the trees,
“Due to its location and lack of facilities, watched us, and waited for us to pass—
Esquire • Slips & Falls • Will the island is a passive use recreational all in eerie silence.
• Power of Attorney
• Municipal Court space only. As such, the island is not What makes Blaugard Island even
• Health Care Directive/
2109 Pennington Road • Wills Living Will staffed by (Washington Crossing) State more of a puzzle is that despite having
Ewing, New Jersey 08638 Park personnel. The DEP does not have no water, electricity or signage, it is a pri-
• Small Claims Court any plans for Rotary Island.” vately owned city property and is up on
Off ice (609) 538-1515
Cell (609) 647-0377 • Real Estate Closings I also got to thinking about Trenton its taxes.
people hunting and returning to the wild According to a City of Trenton offi-
on the islands, but I discovered that it was cial, the island changed hands several
not a new idea. times in the 1900s with a paper trail
In fact, it was something already con-
showing William Wychoff acquiring it
Wet Basement? nected with the next and very close in 1928, James Russell Clark in 1948,
island, Blaugard Island. The name, Joseph Coccia Jr. in 1970, and then Phil-
APS Call a. PennaCChi & SonS. Co. according to “Paddler’s Guide to the lip and Genevieve (Coccia) Nicastro of
Delaware River,” refers to the island’s old Whippany, New Jersey, in 1999.
Mercer County’s Oldest Waterproofing Contractor
“Dicastro is still listed as the owner,”

Deal Directly with Owner/Operator time reputation as “a favored resort of says James Capasso in the Trenton Divi-
indigent gentlemen of leisure.”
waterProofing Email: A.Penna@comcast.net • Web: www.APennacchi.com Quick research shows the name as sion of Economic Development. “The
teChnologieS Contractor Lic. #13VH01138400 a derivative of “Blackguard”—or a bad owner is current on taxes which are
person—and another variation is the col- about $1,000 per year total (municipal
(609) 584-5777 loquial “blaggard.” and non-municipal).
Shorter in width and length (just
The property is assessed at $16,600
short of 9 acres), less lush, and more for tax purposes. This would put the
• All Phases of Waterproofing • Foundation Restoration easily approachable than Rotary, Blau- property value roughly estimated at
Above & Below Grade • Wall & Floor Coatings gard, on this particular afternoon, was about $20,000 although you would prob-

• French Drain Systems • All types of Masonry repairs attracting visitors whose comings and ably have a hard time doing an accurate
goings indicated they were mostly from appraisal given few or no comparable
• Structure Repairs • Sump Pumps Installed & Serviced the Pennsylvania side. sales.”
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