MADDY VITALE,OCNJDaily; Ocean City Man Wills Nearly $150,000 to Library
"There was one reason that stood out why Haines may have left funds to his local library, Barse said. Haines spent his career as a librarian.
According to his obituary, Haines served as an academic librarian in colleges in New York and Chicago, retiring from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y.
Barse emphasized what a kind thing Haines did to remember his local library.
“It is a very generous gift,” Barse said, adding that Haines did not even ask that his name be placed on anything in honor of his contribution.
Ocean City Interim Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott McCartney, a representative to the library board, asked if the funds were restricted or unrestricted.
Barse said that they were unrestricted.
Haines only wished that those who received the funding do as they see fit to benefit the charities, he pointed out.
“He was just a good person,” Barse added."
