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INSIDE THIS ISSUEIt’s a celebration

Police swear in new officers,honor achievements. PAGE 6

SEAN LAJOIE/The Sun

Logan and Leah Johnson get their picture taken with Santa at the Medford Dickens Festival this past weekend. South Main Street wastransformed into a winter wonderland to ring in the holidays. Lights were strung on the buildings, Christmas tunes filled the air and anumber of local businesses set up shop for guests to purchase souvenirs. For more photos, please see page 16.

Celebrating Dickens FestivalBronzefor going

green

By SEAN LAJOIE

The SunOn Oct. 27 at the Atlantic City

Convention Center, TauntonForge Elementary School wasawarded a certificate that only 54of the approximately 2,500schools in New Jersey received.

The school was recognized as a“sustainable school” by the Sus-tainable Jersey for Schools organ-ization. It also contributed to theSustainable Jersey Bronze certifi-cation the Medford school district

received.It was one of five districts in

the state that had each one of itsschools recognized for the first-ever Sustainability Jersey forSchools certification.

The district has been pursuingthe effort to go green for morethan a decade by being a leader inutilizing solar projects in most of

please see SCHOOL, page 14

Taunton ForgeElementary School

earns Sustainable Jerseycertification with help

of Woodford Cedar Run

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On Fri. Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., 32Highbridge Blvd. in Medford willbe converted into the North Poleto host Santa Claus, Yukon Cor-nelius (the lovable arctic prospec-tor from the classic Rankin/BassTV special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”), reindeer,Christmas decorations, a nativitydisplay, and carolers fromShawnee High School.

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Band.Santa’s only request is that vis-

itors bring nonperishable fooditems that will be donated to theSt. Mary of the Lakes Conference

of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul, which serves the BurlingtonCounty communities of Medford,Medford Lakes, Browns Mills,Pemberton Township andMoorestown.

Dress warmly, bring a cameraand enjoy hot chocolate and cook-ies after your North Pole stroll.

During the last year, the St.Mary of the Lakes Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paulserved 10,313 individuals with

spiritual assistance and food,clothing, and financial help forhousing, auto insurance, utilities,and medical expenses valued at$660,931.

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The South Jersey Pops will beperforming old and new holidaystandards and other populartunes at Lenape High School onDec. 12 and at Marlton UnitedMethodist Church on Dec. 14.Those nights, Emma Gibbins, anelementary school music teacherin Waterford and an oboist in theorchestra, and Rachel Smith, anelementary school music teacherin Medford and flutist in thegroup, will each take the baton forportions of the concert.

Robert Schiavinato, the orches-tra’s conductor who has men-tored them, says this marks the

next step in the development of both longtime musicians.

Also marking her second con-cert with the orchestra and holi-day concert debut is BridgetKasinskas, the Pops’ new concert-master.

Featured selections in the Holi-day Spectacular include "TheChristmas Song," "Carol of theDrum," Trans Siberian Orches-tra's "Mad Russian's Christmas,"

featuring Rob Bradshaw on elec-tric violin, and Leroy Anderson's"Christmas Festival," popularizedby the Boston Pops under ArthurFielder.

Holiday Spectacular will beperformed at Lenape HighSchool, 235 Hartford Road, Med-ford, on Dec. 12, and at MarltonUnited Methodist Church, 2 Marl-borough Road, Marlton, on Dec.14. Both performances begin at 7p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tick-ets are $10 and can be purchasedat the door or online atwww.southjerseypops.org. Chil-dren under 13 are free.

Founded in 1969 as the Burling-ton County Pops, the 60-memberSouth Jersey Pops Orchestra is anall-volunteer community ensem-ble that presents several concertsannually. The orchestra providesmusicians of all ages an opportu-nity to express themselves musi-cally in a friendly environmentand provides its audiences an op-portunity to enjoy live music closeto home at moderate cost.

Pops sings holiday tunes

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At last week’s Medford Town Councilmeeting, the Medford Police Department

swore in two new officers and recognizedthe outstanding efforts of a number of ex-isting officers.

Before Police Chief Richard Meder gotstarted with a moment of silence to honorthe 116 law enforcement officers nation-wide who lost their lives in the line of dutythis year, he gave a special thank you to thesupport staff who play a vital role in keep-ing Medford safe.

“I’d be remiss if I did not thank our out-standing civilian support staff for all thatthey do. They truly are the unsung heroesof the police department, and I can't thank

them enough,” Meder said.Officers Christopher “CJ” Walsh and

Andrew Morgan were accompanied bytheir families as they read the oath withMayor Charles Watson to solidify their newrole as police officers.

Walsh grew up in Medford and graduat-ed from both Shawnee High School andRowan College at Burlington County.

From 2003-2006, he volunteered as anEMT with Medford Township EmergencyMedical Services. He was hired as a full-

time communications officer with the Med-ford Township Police Department in 2004.He then went on to attend the GloucesterCounty Police Academy, where he graduat-ed at the top of his class.

In July 2006, Walsh was hired as a full-time police officer with the MPD but waslaid off in 2012 due to the economy. He wasquickly hired by the Burlington City PoliceDepartment, where he served for the nextthree years.

Walsh was appointed back to the MPD inOctober.

“CJ, on behalf of the entire Medford Po-

lice Department, welcome home,” Medersaid.

Morgan was born and raised in OceanCity, where both of his parents worked forthe Ocean City Police Department.

He attended high school in Ocean City

and later attended Rowan University,where he worked toward achieving a de-gree in criminal justice.

He began his career in law enforcementas a special law enforcement officer inOcean City. Morgan later attended the Cape

May County Police Academy Class TwoProgram.He was appointed as a member of the

MPD in October.“You are about to embark on one of the

noblest professions – one that is rewardingbut never in our history has it been so diffi-cult. The challenges that you will face inyour career will be many. Rise to not onlymeet those challenges, but to overcomethem,” Meder said.

Meder referenced Abraham Lincolnwhen discussing the power these menwould now possess as police officers.

“All men can withstand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, givehim power. The power bestowed upon youas a police officer is tremendous. Recognize

How many times have you seen

it: People driving around town

throwing caution to the wind,

as if they were on a NASCAR track?

You’d think someone was giving away

free $100 bills.

Do they not know we have children

walking around town? Do they notcare about the safety of other mo-

torists? Do they not care about their

own safety?

Seems like today, everyone is in a

rush at all times; it seems like it’s get-

ting worse with each passing year.

Somehow, by some miracle, New Jer-

sey drivers aren’t the worst in the na-

tion, at least according to an annual

study recently released by CarInsur-

anceComparison.com. Well, we’re al-

most the worst – we rank 45th on this

list of the nation’s worst drivers.

If we’re not the worst, we’d hate to

be on the road in Minnesota, whose

drivers were collectively ranked as the

worst in the nation.

Even though we’re not as bad as

some of our American brethren, it’s

worth repeating: Slow down out there!

Nothing can be of such importance

that you need to speed and drive errati-

cally ... every time you drive! It’s just

not possible that your wife is giving

birth for the fifth time this week.

Our children are walking our

streets. Our elderly are still behind thewheel. Our ready, willing and able are

out on the roads, trying to get shopping

done. And it’s going to be extra crowd-

ed like this for a few more weeks.

Let’s make sure everyone gets where

they’re going safely. Let’s all share the

road with each other, and let’s stop

being such maniacs –even if we’re not

the most maniacal in the country.

in our opinion

Slow down out thereUse caution when driving on the roads, especially this time of year

Your thoughts

How bad is the driving out there? How canwe get better? Should more regulationsbe put on New Jersey drivers to improvesafety? Let your thoughts be heardthrough a letter to the editor.

Police celebrate new officers, achievementsChristopher Walsh and Andrew Morgan sworn into township’s force at council meeting

please see DEPARTMENT, page 10

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Mon.- Sat. 11am to 8pm • Sun. 11am to 5pm

Dolores R. Shields Dec. 3, 2015

Dolores R. Shields (nee Rug-gieri), of Cherry Hill, passedaway peacefully on Thursday,Dec. 3.

Born in Philadelphia to the lateJohn and Susan Ruggieri, shegrew up in Philadelphia, living inNewtown Square, Pa., beforemoving to Cherry Hill in 1985. Areal estate broker and managerfor Century 21 Alliance inMoorestown, she worked with thecompany for 18 years.

She is the beloved mother of Susan R. Pressler and her hus-band David of Medford, and Tri-cia Hammerquist of Cherry Hill.She is also survived by her sisterArlene Dowd of Cherry Hill, andher grandchildren Mark Muller,Jenna and D. Nicholas Presslerand Anthony, Christopher andNicole Hammerquist. She is thesister of the late Patricia Rug-

gieri.Relatives

and friendsare invited togreet her fami-ly on Friday,Dec. 11, from 7to 9 p.m. atBradley &Stow FuneralHome, 127Medford-Mt.Holly Road, Medford. A mass of Christian burial will be held onSaturday, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. in theSt. Mary of the Lakes Church, 40

Jackson Road, Medford. Inter-ment will follow in the ParkviewCemetery at Kirby’s Mill.

In recognition of her love forchildren, the family requests me-morial donations to St. Jude’sHospital for Children, P.O. Box1893, Memphis, TN 38101-9950.

Arrangements by Bradley &Stow Funeral Home,www.BradleyStow.com.

obituary

SHIELDS

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WE NES Y DEC. 9

Medford Sunrise Rotary Club: 7:15a.m. at MedPort Diner, 122 Route70. Call 354-8104 for informa-

tion. For more information, visitwww.medfordsunriserotary.org

THURS Y DEC. 10

Parachute Play: Ages 2-4. 10:30a.m. at Pinelands Branch Library.Join for a half hour of parachutegames and play time together.Must be accompanied by a care-giver. Registration requested. Vis-it www.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/parachute-play-6.

Lego Club: Ages 7-12. 4 p.m. at

Pinelands Branch Library. Jointhe Lego Club for creativity andimagination in action. Please donot bring your own Legos. Regis-

tration requested. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/lego-club-6.

Health and Wellness: 7 p.m. atPinelands Branch Library. Come

listen and learn the best ways toprotect yourself and natural waysto keep your immune systemstrong. Registration requested.Visit www.bcls.lib.nj.us/calen-dar/health-and-wellness-pinelands-branch-library.

Woman’s Club of Medford meeting:7:30 p.m. at Cranberry Hall. Forfurther information, email [email protected].

Knights of Columbus businessmeeting: 7:30 p.m. at EmmausCenter, Jackson Road. For more

information, visit www.medford-knights.org.

Medford Running Company grouprun: 6:30 p.m. Meet at Medford

Running Company, 62 S. Main St.All abilities welcome.

FRI Y DEC. 11

Paws to Read (Ocho): 3:30, 3:45, 4,and 4:15 at Pinelands BranchLibrary. Children are welcome topractice their reading skills andmake a new friend by readingaloud to Ocho, a registered thera-py dog. Sign up for a 15-minuteslot and see what it's all about.Registration requested. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/paws-read-ocho-20.

Medford Area Senior CitizensClub: Meets at VFW Post 7677on Church Road. For more infor-

mation, visit www.medfordtown-ship.com.

S TUR Y DEC. 12

Medford VFW annual Cookie Walk:Doors open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.at 317 Church Road Medford. Letus help you with your cookies forthe holidays. Treats are $8 perpound. Call (609) 654-9823 formore information.

Minecraft at the Library: Ages 5-17.11 a.m. at Pinelands Branch

Library. Join the PinelandsBranch Library for an afternoon(approximately two hours) ofMinecraft on the Xbox 360. Reg-istration guarantees you gaming

time, walk-ins are accepted. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/minecraft-library-0.

Star Wars Jedi Knight Academy:Ages 3-12. 3 p.m. at Pinelands

Branch Library. An engaging pro-gram by veteran family entertain-er David Engel. Kids 3 years andolder are encouraged to dress astheir favorite Star Wars charac-ter. Registration requested.www.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/ star-wars-jedi-knight-academy.

MON Y DEC. 14

Toddler Time: Ages 18-35 months.10:30 a.m. at Pinelands BranchLibrary. Join Ms. Danielle for sto-

ries, songs, and a craft or activity.Registration requested. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/tod-dler-time-8.

Chess Club: Ages 7-16. 4 p.m. atPinelands Branch Library. JoinMr. Rick and his young assistants,Michael and Ryan, for an hour ofplay and/or instruction. Pleasebring your chess set along if youhave one. If not, use one of ours.Registration requested. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/chess-club-2.

Medford Lodge 178 of Free &Accepted Masons meeting:Meets at 25 Bank St. For moreinformation, visit www.medford-lodge178.com or call (609) 694-

0678.

Medford Youth Athletic Associationboard meeting: Second Monday ofthe month with two parts, one pub-lic and one private. To attend, visit

www.myaa.net or email [email protected].

Helping Hand grief support: 7 to 9p.m. at Fellowship Alliance Chapel,199 Church Road. Educational hourand support sessions. Call 953-7333 ext. 309 for information.

TUES Y DEC. 15

Snack Attack: Ages 4-12. Noon and4 p.m. at Pinelands BranchLibrary. Join Miss Niki, DTR, fromthe Shop Rite of Medford for a

fun activity and a lesson on howto prepare a healthy snack. Reg-istration requested. Visithwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/chess-club-2.

Family Movie Night: “The Night-mare Before Christmas”: 6 p.m.at Pinelands Branch Library.Bring the whole family to thelibrary for this month's feature,"The Nightmare Before Christ-mas" (76 min.). Snacks and bev-erages may be served, but feelfree to bring your own goodies

and blanket to get comfy. Regis-tration requested. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/fami-

CALENDARPAGE 8 DEC. 9–15, 2015

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Burlington County Sheriff

Jean Stanfield is reminding resi-dents that free checks of childsafety seat installations are of-fered by the Sheriff’s Departmentevery Wednesday from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. in the park-ing lot of the County Administra-tion Building, 49 Rancocas Road,Mount Holly.

“It is important for our resi-dents to know that these servicesare available to them yearround,” Stanfield said.

Our Child Passenger SafetySeat Program conducts hands-ontraining for parents and care-givers to ensure that their chil-dren’s safety seats are properlyinstalled.

“We are very pleased that weare able to offer this additionalservice to busy parents,” Stan-field said. “The Sheriff ’s Depart-ment Child Safety Seat Team con-sists of state-certified technicians

who also check all child seats for

safety concerns and recalls.”The Burlington County Child

Passenger Safety Program has in-spected more than 13,000 childsafety seats since its start 16 yearsago.

During the last year, only 8 per-cent of seats checked were in-stalled correctly. This 92 percentmisuse rate is higher than the na-tional average of 73 percent re-ported by Safe Kids USA.

According to the National

Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration, research on the effective-ness of child safety seats showstheir use can reduce fatalities forchildren under 1-year-old by 71percent and for toddlers (ages 1-4)by 54 percent.

If used properly, a child safetyrestraint can reduce the need forhospitalization among children 4years of age and under by 69 per-cent.

Free child safety seatinstallation checks weekly

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AAUW Medford Branch LiteratureGroup: 7:30 p.m. Locations vary.For more information, visitwww.medford-nj.aauw.net.

Medford Township Council meet-ing: 7:30 p.m. at Public SafetyBuilding, 91 Union St. For more

information and to confirm meet-ing time, visit www.medfordtown-ship.com.

Medford-Vincentown Rotary Club

meeting: 6:30 p.m. at Braddock’sTavern. For more information,visit www.mvrotaryclub.org.

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it and don’t abuse it. Always re-spect it. Have strength of charac-ter, have integrity, be righteousand never forget the oath you’reabout to swear,” Meder said.

The MPD also held its annualawards ceremony during the

town council meeting, a traditionthat has been going on for 30years to recognize police officers’outstanding service throughoutthe year.

Numerous awards were dis-tributed for courageous acts by of-ficers during threatening scenar-ios.

DEPARTMENTContinued from page 6

Department holdsannual awards ceremony

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Rowan College at BurlingtonCounty students in the college’s

innovative undergraduate re-search program have helped toidentify a method that provides achemical fingerprint of wine,which can be used to predict sta-bility, compare varietals and re-solve cases of alleged counterfeitwine.

Their research was included ina paper authored by RCBC Assis-tant Professor of Chemistry Ter-rence Sherlock and RCBC Chem-istry Instructor and Undergradu-

ate Research Initiative Coordina-tor Dr. Laura Stewart that was re-cently published in the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Re-search.

“Our undergraduate researchprogram provides students high-quality experiences and opportu-nities that will help them succeedin the future. The opportunity toparticipate in hands-on originalresearch is one of many reasonswhy Rowan College at BurlingtonCounty distinguishes itself as a

national leader,” RCBC PresidentPaul Drayton said. “I congratu-late Mr. Sherlock, Dr. Stewart andtheir exceptional students.Thanks to them, I will never lookat a bottle of wine without won-dering what our chemistry stu-dents could tell me about what isinside.”

The article, “Developing NovelChemical Fingerprints of RedWine with High Performance Liq-uid Chromatography,” was pub-lished in the summer 2015 editionof the Journal of UndergraduateChemistry Research. Themethod, outlined in the articleand developed by the RCBC re-

search program, identified fourdistinct acids found in wine,

which gives researchers anotherway to characterize wine besides

just pH-levels or total acidity. Theratios of the acids they identifiedcan be used to potentially deter-mine counterfeit wine.

“Rowan College at BurlingtonCounty undergraduate researchstudents Justin Ryan and JanelleSantarsiero spent the academicyear with me, with assistancefrom Dr. Stewart, studying thechemistry of wine,” said Sher-

lock. “This is the third time ourchemistry students have hadtheir research published in thispeer-reviewed journal, and we arevery proud of the undergraduateresearch program and the stu-dents who are a part of it.”

Students in the program spendthe year working with faculty inthe science, math and technologydivision on challenging researchprojects in their fields of interest.At the end of the spring semester,students in the program present

their research at a symposium.The program has grown everyyear and participating studentshave gone on to some impressiveindustry internships at placessuch as Lockheed Martin and FoxChase Cancer Center.

“RCBC students who completean undergraduate research proj-ect have a definite advantagewhen transferring to four-yearcolleges or applying to highlycompetitive internships and sum-mer programs,” said RCBCBiotechnology Coordinator Dr.Katharine Milani, who hashelped oversee the program at thecollege. “Many also have taken

the skills developed in this pro-gram to advance to university re-

search programs, professionalhealth-care programs and suc-cessful baccalaureate studies.”

RCBC undergrad research program developsmethod to determine counterfeit wine

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Medford United MethodistChurch is continuing to move for-

ward to welcome our communityto participate in both worshipservices as well as informativeand inspirational gatherings.

It has recently constructed awheelchair and walker accessible

ramp in the front of the church toenable entrance to both the sanc-tuary and also the communityroom named Bowker Hall.

Bowker Hall is the location formany special events, meetingsand also the contemporaryservice held on Sunday’s at 9:30a.m.

The rear entrance is still an op-tion for both the 8:30 a.m. and 11

a.m. traditional services held inthe sanctuary, on the same level

as the rear entrance.There will also be handicap

parking in the front of the build-ing, along with the parking in therear.

For 100 years, the MedfordUnited Methodist Church hasbeen welcoming area residentsand guests to join in a communitychurch, delivering a traditionalservice with a relevant message.

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On Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. on

Pemberton Road in Southamp-ton, a Volkswagen Passat collidedhead-on with a bus carryingmembers of the Lenape HighSchool swim team, two coachesand the bus driver, during whichtime the driver and passenger of the Passat were killed, accordingto State Police.

Police said the crash occurredin the lane where the bus wastraveling, and the driver and pas-senger of the Passat were pro-

nounced dead at the scene.NJSP later identified the driverof the Passat as Michael Razzano,49, of Browns Mills, and the pas-senger as Sean McNaughton, 41,of Medford.

According to police, there were20 students on the bus, and eightof them along with one adultwere taken to Virtua Hospital inMount Holly with minor injuries.

According to a press release

from the Lenape Regional High

School District and district Su-perintendent Carol Birnbohm is-sued the day after the crash, med-ical personnel immediately evalu-ated all students and staff in-volved in the incident, and the in-

juries to the Lenape students andstaff were not believed to be seri-ous.

“I would like to acknowledgeand thank the many students,staff and administrators through-out South Jersey and beyond who

have reached out to offer supportto our girls swim team, coachesand bus driver,” Birnbohm said.“On behalf of the LRHSD BOEand administration, I would alsolike to extend our heart-felt con-dolences to the friends and fami-lies of Sean McNaughton andMichael Razzano.”

The release from Birnbohmand the district said the district is“following all protocols in place

for students and staff following a

traumatic event” such as thecrash, and the district is fully co-operating with the NJSP, Depart-ment of Transportation and theDivision of Motor Vehicles.

Medford man dies in head-on collisionwith bus carrying high school swim team

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its facilities to enable sustainabil-ity for cost savings to put moneyback into classrooms.

Environmental club advisorand Taunton Forge teacher MikeAhearn and district green teammember and Taunton Forgeteacher Pete Johnson set out tomake this a two-fold process thatnot only focused on saving moneybut also emphasized educatingstudents and their families.

“The students are the ones thatare going to be here 50 to 100years from now, so it’s really im-portant to employ sustainablepractices in them,” Johnson said.

Sustainable Jersey for Schoolsis a new nonprofit that certifiesschools in sustainability based onefforts in achieving environmen-tally “green” practices.

There are numerous require-ments these schools must achievethat the organization describes asrigorous.

“Becoming certified with Sus-tainable Jersey for Schools is asignificant achievement forschools and their school district,”co-director of Sustainable Jersey

Donna Drewes said. “They areleaders in implementing sustain-ability measures that save money,improve the learning environ-ment and prepare today’s stu-

dents to address the challenges of tomorrow.”

“I commend the schools thathave achieved certification fortheir demonstrated commitment

toward the long-term goal of asustainable New Jersey,” co-direc-tor of the Sustainable Jersey pro-gram Randall Solomon said.

Schools are required to collabo-

rate with their respective dis-tricts to complete various actionsand provide documentation to-ward certification. For instance,it is mandatory that every districtand school establish a “greenteam.”

Ahearn was responsible forstarting the Taunton Forge envi-ronmental club in 2009. It is a


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Members of Sustainable Jersey for Schools and the New JerseySchool Boards Association congratulate Jeanne Gural, executive di-rector, Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, third from left, andTaunton Forge Elementary School staff members: former PrincipalSherry Weinberg, holding certificate; Peter Johnson, green teammember, third from right; and Michael Ahern, fifth-grade-teacher andrain garden project member, second from right.

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School achieves ‘green’ practices

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weekend. Clockwise from left: Guests gather to watch MichaelDormer create a holiday sculpture out of a block of ice. April War-chol and Sarah Eddy sport festive headgear to ring in the holidays.Deven Del Rossi gets her picture taken with Santa Claus and Mrs.Claus. The Village Carolers sing a number of holiday tunes. Molly

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and play with their new beach balls. Jagger and Raina Raubertascheck out the festive train that was set up for guests to explore.

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group that conveys this greenteam initiative that has led to dif-ferent developments, such assolar panels on schools and nu-merous recycling projects.

Ahearn could not say enoughabout the enjoyment he gets fromseeing the community involved inone common purpose and hopesfamilies understand these prac-tices can potentially encourage alot of other places to go green,further helping to preserve theenvironment.

The school also attributed itssuccessful certification to theWoodford Cedar Run WildlifeRefuge and its executive directorJeanne Gural in particular.

Gural helped install a 1,000-square foot rain garden at theschool on a previously over-exca-vated patch of land during a peri-od of two years.

Since being completed lastyear, the garden has served asboth a functional pollinator habi-tat and an outdoor classroom for

the school. Run-off water fromthe school’s roof waters theplants in the garden.

“Working with the childrenfrom Taunton Forge Elementaryon their rain garden was one of the most rewarding projects Ihave had the pleasure to work onin my nearly seven years withCedar Run,” Gural said.

“Still to this day, when I runinto one of the students or theirparents, they comment on howmuch they learned and howmeaningful the total experiencewas.

“I could not agree more, as itwas the same and more for me.”

“The rain garden project thatJeanne worked on at TauntonForge Elementary School was in-strumental in adding points toour district’s goal in attainingSustainable Jersey for Schoolscertification,” Medford Superin-

tendent Joe Del Rossi said. “En-suring sustainability reinforcesthe message that we have to be asefficient as we possibly can with

adults and students, which sets apositive tone. It’s also cost-effec-tive and allows us to send moneyback into the classroom.”

Sustainable Jersey Schoolshonored the Medford TownshipSchool District at an awards cere-mony held in conjunction withthe New Jersey School Boards As-sociation 2015 Conference in Oc-tober, which also featured ses-sions on the certification pro-gram, along with NJSBA sustain-ability support programs for NewJersey schools.

Gural, Johnson, Ahearn andformer Taunton Forge PrincipalSherry Weinberg were in atten-dance to accept the award.

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