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INSIDE THIS ISSUEStudent success

RCBC plans new centeron Mt. Laurel campus. PAGE 3

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Kaitlyn Lai, left, and Sophia Palek follow along during Preschool Story Time at the Mount Laurel Library. The event consists of a fun-filled session of stories, songs, fingerplays and an art activity.

Story time funPolice

honorBy SEAN LAJOIE

The Sun

The Mt. Laurel Police Depart-ment was recognized at a councilmeeting on Nov. 23 for achievingre-accreditation from the NewJersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.

Of the more than 500 law en-forcement agencies in New Jer-sey eligible for accreditation, only146 achieved this honor.

It is an honor that is not newfor the force, as it has met the rig-orous standards in each of thethree opportunities it has hadover the past nine years.

This is a time-consuming, on-going process, Lt. StephenRiedener pointed out.

“We are already preparing forthe next one,” he said. “We haveto be constantly abiding by theseprocedures and walking thewalk.”

The MLPD’s operating proce-

please see DELGADO, page 6

Mt. Laurel PoliceDepartment receives

re-accreditation award

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RCBC to build Centerfor Student Success

on Mt. Laurel campusBy ZANE CLARK

The Sun

It’s been a big year for the for-mer Burlington County Collegeand its satellite campus in Mt.Laurel, the primary reason beingthe partnership with Rowan Uni-versity the college announced inJuly.

With that partnership, the col-lege transformed into what isnow Rowan College at BurlingtonCounty, and what was the Mt.Laurel satellite campus is now setto become the main campus by2017.

As the college moves from andeventually closes its current maincampus in Pemberton Township,which has had fewer students en-rolled than the Mt. Laurel cam-

pus for a decade, RCBC recentlyoutlined details of the college’stransition plan.

That plan includes as its cen-terpiece a new 75,000-square-footStudent Success Center to faceRoute 38 and create a quad withthe campus’ existing buildings.

Although the Mt. Laurel cam-pus already has the classroom

space necessary to accommodateany additional students whomight attend because of the Pem-berton campus closure, the Mt.Laurel campus is not equipped tohandle other services required tosupport an entire campus.

“I’d say it’s going to completethe campus,” said Greg Volpe, thecollege’s executive director of

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Elizabeth Saintil, LPN, Well-spring Village director atBrightview Mt. Laurel, andColleen Kerstetter, MSCCCSLP,speech therapist with BayadaHome Care, will present “Creat-ing New Meaning and Memories

During the Holiday Season,” adiscussion on how to make theholidays joyful and create newmemories with a family memberliving with or diagnosed with de-

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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.

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ow 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 yea r

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.

dures constantly have to match with theaccreditation principles, and the force hasto provide proof of this through docu-

menting things such as police reports andregular inspections.These principles consist of being in

compliance with 105 standards that also in-clude a number of sub-standards that rep-resent best practices accepted in law en-forcement.

Harry Delgado, accreditation programmanager for the NJSACOP, presentedChief Dennis Cribben with the certificateof accreditation at the meeting.

Delgado commended the Mt. Laurel Po-lice Department for being among an elitegroup of law enforcement agencies, not

only in New Jersey but also on a nationalscale.

“It’s an extreme sense of pride to be sin-gled out as a department that is considered

DELGADOContinued from page 1

Special to The Sun

The Mt. Laurel Police Department was recognized for achieving re-accreditation fromthe New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police at a recent council meeting. Pic-tured from left are Harry Delgado, Mayor Irwin Edelson, Lt. William Baskay, Chief Den-nis Cribben, Lt. Stephen Riedener and Lt. Judy Lynn Schiavone. please see DEPARTMENT, page 10

Delgado commends department for being elite

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On Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. onPemberton 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 HighSchool 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 whohave reached out to offer support

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

Two die in car that collided head-on with buscarrying Lenape High School swim team

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WE NES Y DEC. 9Crochet Anyone?: Adult. 1 p.m. at

the Mt. Laurel Library. Learn tocrochet or crochet with new

friends. Join craft enthusiasts forcrocheting and conversation.Novices and experts welcome.Instruction available if needed.No registration necessary. Pleasebring your own knitting materi-als.

Rotary Club of Mt. Laurel meeting:Noon at Laurel Creek CountryClub, 655 Old Centerton Road.For more information, visitwww.mountlaurelrotary.org orcall (856) 234-7663.

Storytime: 11 a.m. every Wednesday

at Kids Play Lounge in Mt. Laurel.Come hear a new story everyweek and then stay and play therest of the day! Call (856) 273-9500 or visit www.kidsplay-lounge.com for more information.

New Covenant PresbyterianChurch Adult Bible Study: 2 to 3p.m. Church is at 240 Creek Road,Rancocas Woods, Mount Laurel.

THURS Y DEC. 10Movie Matinee: Tomorrowland: 2

p.m. at the Mt. Laurel Library.Bound by a shared destiny, a teenbursting with scientific curiosityand a former boy-genius inventorembark on a mission to unearththe secrets of a place somewherein time and space that exists intheir collective memory. 130 min.PG. No registration needed.

Pajama Pals: Ages 3-6. 7 p.m. at theMt. Laurel Library. Shake out thesillies and get ready for bed withfriends. Join the library for sto-ries, songs and fun in this specialevening story time. Siblings arewelcome. Kids and parents areinvited to wear their pajamas tothe event.

Planning Board meeting: 7 p.m. incourtroom, 100 Mt. Laurel Road,Municipal Building, 100 Mt. Laurel

Road. Visit www.mountlaurel.comfor more information and to con-firm meeting time.

S TUR Y DEC. 12Teen Lockdown- Movie Night –

“Jurassic World”: Grades 7-12.5:30 p.m. at the Mt. LaurelLibrary. Come on out for an after-hours movie and popcorn. Therearen't very many movies that aremore fun than Starlord fightingdinosaurs!

SUN Y DEC. 13Holiday Concert - Harmony Show

Choir: Adult. 2 p.m. at the Mt.

Laurel Library. Back by populardemand! Harmony Show Choir isan auditioned-only group of 52high school age performers fromthe Southern New Jersey area.They are professionally stagedand choreographed in a highenergy, family oriented musicalrevue for the holidays. Concertsare open to the public. No regis-tration is needed.

New Covenant PresbyterianChurch: Sunday worship 11 a.m. tonoon. Adult Bible study 9:30 to

10:30 a.m. Coffee and fellowshipafter the church service eachthird Sunday. Church is at 240Creek Road, Rancocas Woods,

Mount Laurel.

MON Y DEC. 14Book discussion group: Adult. 1 p.m.

at the Mt. Laurel Community Cen-ter in the craft room. The bookdiscussed will be "Bridge ofSighs,” by Richard Russo.

Friends of the Mt. Laurel Librarymeeting: 7 p.m. on the secondMonday of the month at thelibrary. For more information, vis-it www.mtlaurel.lib.nj.us or call(856) 234-7319.

TUES Y DEC. 15Intro to Meditation: Adult. 7 p.m. at

the Mt. Laurel Library. Join anexperienced meditation instruc-tor and achieve relaxation ofmind and body. Wear comfortableclothes, try not to eat a big mealbefore class and bring a mat ortowel. (Those who prefer not tosit on the floor may sit on a chair.)

Mt. Laurel Area Friends and New-comers: 7 p.m. every third Tues-day. Community Center, WaltWhitman Drive. For more infor-mation, email [email protected].

Mt. Laurel I BNI Chapter meeting:7:30 to 9 a.m. at Marco’s Restau-rant at Indian Spring C.C., 115 S.Elmwood Drive.

CALENDARPAGE 8 DEC. 9–15, 2015

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Those who want to improvetheir presentation skills in a sup-portive, learning environmentare invited to

the Toast-master’smeeting. Themeeting is held on the second andfourth Tuesdays of every monthfrom noon to 1 p.m. in Building770-VTC, Centerton Road in Mt.Laurel. Meetings are in the firstconference room to left of thelobby.

Guests are always welcome.Pre-registration due to security isrequired. For more information,

visit the club’s website atwww.histoastmastersvoice.org.

Christmas Open Houseset for Dec. 8, 13, 20The annual Mt. Laurel Histori-

cal Society Christmas OpenHouse will be held on Sunday,Dec. 13 and 20 from 1-4 p.m. andTuesday, Dec. 8 from 7-9 p.m. The

Historical Society is located atFarmer's Hall at the intersectionof Moorestown-Mt. Laurel Roadand Hainesport-Mt. Laurel Road.

All are welcome. Refreshmentswill be served. For further infor-mation, please call (856) 235-2334.

AARP now takingreservations for bus trip

The Mt. Laurel AARP Chapter4003 will hold its January meet-ing on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m.in the Mt. Laurel CommunityCenter, 100 Mt. Laurel Road.

"Healthy Winter Meals for Sen-

iors" will be presented by Kristi-na Snyder, R.D.Donations of non-perishable

food will be accepted for theWomen's Opportunity Center tohelp fill its pantry.

Reservations will be taken forthe Lancaster County bus trip tothe Rainbow's Comedy Playhouseon March 17 to see “Nana'sNaughty Knickers,” enjoy a buf-

fet luncheon and to browse thelarge gift shop. A charge of $80 in-cludes tax and gratuities. Forreservations or further informa-

tion, please call (856) 581-9340.A social hour follows the meet-

ing. New members are alwayswelcome.

For membership information,please call (856) 439-0995.

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amongst the best,” Riedener said.“It gives confidence to the publicas well that we are doing our jobto the best of our abilities.”

According to Delgado, accredit-ed agencies are better able to de-fend against lawsuits and citizencomplaints; demonstrate a com-mitment to leadership, resourcemanagement and service deliv-

ery; are more confident in operat-ing efficiently; have a greaterability to meet community needs;and have adopted community-ori-entated policies that create an at-

mosphere of police and citizensworking together to prevent and

control challenges presented tolaw enforcement and provide aclear direction on community ex-pectations.

The MLPD got involved in thisprocess during its early stages,starting most of the work about10 years ago and still doing ittoday.

“We are constantly maintain-ing our policies and staying pro-gressive,” Riedener said. “Youhave to stay with the times.”

It is now the first state law en-forcement agency to do its full ac-creditation process through acomputerized accreditation sys-tem.

It uses technology called PowerDMS, a system typically used fortraining and standard operatingprocedures that can also be usedfor accreditation.

“Before that, we used actualhard files that would take up nu-

merous file drawers and make atedious process even worse,”

Riedener said.Mt. Laurel is now considered to

be at the forefront of all accredit-ed law enforcement agencies inthe state and serves as a model forall law enforcement.

In fact, when the MichiganState Association of Chiefs of Po-lice was looking for an accredita-tion model to bring back to Michi-gan, the Mt. Laurel Police Depart-ment was presented as the agencyto mirror.

Regardless of whom you talk toin the force, they attribute thesuccess it has had with its pro-gram to the next person, makingits success a true team effort.

“This honor was only achiev-able due to the extreme profes-sionalism of every member of the Mt. Laurel Police Departmentand their commitment to serveour community to the greatest ex-tent possible,” Cribben said.

DEPARTMENTContinued from page 6

Department now at forefront of allaccredited state law enforcement agencies

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The following reports are onfile with the Mt. Laurel Police De-partment:

On Nov. 24, a resident reportedbeing the victim of a “mysteryshopper” scam. He was contactedvia email by a company claimingto be hiring mystery shoppers. Heaccepted their offer and was senta check for $2,900. He was direct-ed to purchase three AppleiPhones valued at approximately$2,400 and ship them to a specificaddress. He would be able to keepthe difference as payment for histime. He purchased the phones

and shipped them to an addressin Maryland. Soon after helearned that the check and themystery shopping company werefraudulent.

On Nov. 27 at 3:23 p.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police conducted a motor vehi-cle stop on Route 73 near Ramble-wood Parkway. During the stop,officers arrested a female, age 23,of Medford Lakes and a female,age 22, of Medford. The MedfordLakes female was charged with

driving while intoxicated, posses-sion of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and beingunder the influence of narcotics.The Medford female was chargedwith possession of heroin andpossession of drug parapherna-lia. Both were released pending acourt hearing.

On Nov. 27 at 8:50 a.m., Mt. Lau-

rel Police responded to GreatClips, 52 Centerton Road, for aburglary report. The investiga-tion revealed that the suspect(s)

broke into Great Clips sometimeprior. The suspect(s)tried to break througha wall in an attempt togain entry into theSprint Wireless storein the neighboringsuite. They were unsuccessful butcaused damage to the wall andelectrical wires within.

A resident on Roberts Lane re-ported that a MacBook Pro laptop

was stolen out of her unlocked ve-hicle during the overnight hoursof Nov 23 into Nov. 24.

On Nov. 24 at 8:55 a.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police arrested a female, age41, of Westampton. She was ar-rested after officers screeningpeople entering the Mt. LaurelMunicipal Court located marijua-na in her purse. She was charged

with possession of less than 50grams of marijuana and releasedpending a court hearing.

On Nov. 24 at 1:15 a.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police conducted amotor vehicle stop onRoute 73 near I-295.During the stop offi-cers arrested a male,age 18, of Philadel-

phia, for possession of less than50 grams of marijuana. He wasreleased pending a court hearing.

On Nov. 23 at 6:30 p.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police responded to a hotel on

Diemer Drive on a tip that a want-ed person was staying there. Offi-cers located and arrested a male,age 32, of Vineland. He was want-ed by the Philadelphia Police forseveral counts of fraud. He wascharged with being a fugitivefrom justice with bail set at$75,000 with no 10 percent option.He was committed to the Burling-ton County Jail.

On Nov. 22 at 8:40 p.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police conducted a motor vehi-cle stop on Route 38 near UnionMill Road. During the stop, offi-

cers arrested a male, age 55, of Camden, for possession of mari-

juana. He was charged with pos-session of less than 50 grams of marijuana and released pendinga court hearing.

On Nov. 22 at 3:45 p.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police responded to Route 38 atMarter Avenue for a motor vehi-cle crash. During the investiga-tion, officers arrested a female,age 52, of Burlington. She was

charged with driving while intox-icated and released pending acourt hearing.


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County has released its annual re-port to the community.

The community can relive ahistoric year for Rowan College atBurlington County that featureda new president who was recentlynamed a South Jersey Biz Execu-tive of the Year, a new identityand new path to a $30,000 degreefrom Rowan University.

“We have had such a momen-tous year that this report is essen-tially two in one,” RCBC Presi-

dent Paul Drayton said. “In addi-tion to highlighting significantaccomplishments of students,faculty and staff, there is compre-hensive coverage of the begin-ning of our transformation intothe modern community college.”

The report, “The Transforma-tion has Begun,” covers the 2014-2015 academic year, most notablythe partnership with Rowan Uni-versity and the path to a universi-ty degree that will cost studentsaround $30,000 for programs of-

fered online or on the Mt. Laurelcampus. It is available atrcbc.edu/2015-annual-report.

“This historic partnership willbecome the national model of higher education and this reportlooks at how it all started, as wellhighlighting our new leadershipteam and some of our accom-plishments, such as rankingamong the top 3 percent of com-munity colleges in the nation for

our ability to increase graduates’

earning power,” Drayton said.“This report comes at a perfect

time as we have just announcedthe exciting transition plan tomodernize the Mount Laurelcampus and are about to welcomethe first Rowan University cours-es to Mount Laurel in January,”Drayton added.

Drayton’s accomplishments atRCBC were recently recognizedby South Jersey Biz, whichnamed him one of 25 Executives

of the Year. Rhonda Feld, Esq., amember of the RCBC Founda-tion, was also recognized as ashareholder and member of Sher-man Silverstein’s managementcommittee.

“President Drayton is exceed-ing the very high expectations weset for him,” said George Nyikita,chair of the RCBC Board of Trustees. “His accomplishmentsare creating a new energythroughout the college and turn-ing Rowan College at Burlington

County into a shining example of affordable and accessible educa-tion.”

The report also includes visu-als from the partnership celebra-tion, data on the college’s commu-nity engagement, the evolution of the college’s logo and an overviewof major stories from the currentacademic year as the college im-plements the modernization of the Mt. Laurel campus.

RCBC releases annualreport to community

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strategic marketing and commu-nications. “Because the Mt. Lau-rel campus was originally built asa satellite facility, this buildingwill provide suitable space forthose types of services.”

Just some of those serviceswill include student success serv-ices, a bookstore, dining services,a food court and a library.

Another factor in the move was

a study by the college that re-vealed infrastructure improve-ments were needed at Pembertonand expected to cost around $50million.

“I wouldn’t say it was the mainreason, as the Mt. Laurel campusobviously just has so many morestudents, but it was a factor,”Volpe said.

As such, by the start of the fall2016 semester, most classes are ex-

pected to move from the Pember-ton campus, and at the same timeconstruction is scheduled tobegin on the new Student Success

Center.The college hopes to have that

building completed and ready toopen in fall 2017.

The Student Success Centerwill also serve as the onsite loca-tion for the university’s partnerinstitutions.

Although Rowan University isthe college’s main partnership,the college also hosts bachelor’sdegree completion programs forthree other universities with

Fairleigh Dickinson, Rutgers Uni-versity – Camden, School of Busi-ness and Wilmington University.

Another piece of the transitionplan includes the creation of divi-sion “colleges” throughout thecampus, in which all classes relat-ed to a particular school of studywill be housed together in thesame building.

Liberal arts will be focused inthe college’s Laurel Hall, the col-

lege’s science, math and technolo-gy will be in the college’s Technol-ogy and Engineering Centerbuilding, and health sciences

classes will be located in the col-lege’s Briggs Road facility.

Arts programs will move to thecollege’s center in Mt. Holly to

join with culinary arts.Some classrooms and adminis-

trative offices will move to the col-lege’s Enterprise Center, whileother administrative and publicsafety offices will occupy the for-mer Incubators building.

The college also hopes to add680 parking spaces, improved

roadway and walking paths, andcollaborative spaces to make thearea feel more like a college cam-pus than it may have in the past.

“The campus feel is very im-portant,” Volpe said. “There’salso going to be a lot of work withthe walkways … and everythingis going to be more connected andintegrated. There will also beseating areas where people can

just stop and enjoy the campus.”

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