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By MIKE MONOSTRA
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he focus on Voorhees Township in 2013
revolved around not only moving for-
ward with existing initiatives, but also
making progress with new programs.
A new slogan and shopping rewards
program helped to continue the town-
ships economic growth. The township
looked to become healthier with a push
toward becoming certified sustainable and a ban of
smoking on township-owned properties.
The schools also made progress with new initia-
tives as Voorhees Public Schools implemented a new
teacher evaluation system, and Eastern Regional
High School volunteered to be a pilot school for the
new PARCC assessment.
Before the township forges into 2014, lets take a
look back at the progress that was made in Voorhees
in 2013.
Township continues push for economic growth
A new year brought a new slogan to the town-
ship in January.
Live Voorhees, Shop Voorhees was the new
tagline developed by the Voorhees Business Associa-
tion, the Economic Development Committee and the
Voorhees Retention and Expansion Task Force.
Optimism was abound about a resurgence of new
businesses in the township entering 2013. Voorhees
Director of Economic Development Mike Marchitto
said 88 new businesses opened in Voorhees in 2012,
creating 890 new jobs.
We have a lot of small business in town, and they
are the backbone of the business world, Marchitto
said.
One of the complaints Marchitto said was com-
mon in the township was the number of empty com-
mercial properties.
The companies that hold the leases on them have
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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: Easterns Max Reiter runs past defender Matt Patel
during an away match against Cherokee on April 4; Rutger Sochacki, 2, plays on the
jungle gym at John Connolly Park; Set design and construction architect Mike
Morgan is pictured making a few measurements on the Unistrut configuration on Feb.
26; Lauren Carl stops to pose with her son Daniel, 7, during the I Believe Santa
Arrival Celebration on Nov. 15 with a tree-lighting ceremony at Voorhees Town
Center; The Spot Teen Center, located in the Voorhees Town Center, offers different
activities and events to keep teens and middle school students occupied; Bandit stays
warm at the Animal Orphanage in Voorhees on Jan. 28; On April 15, the Eastern
Regional Vikings dominated the field at Shawnee defeating the Renegades, 13-5;
Relay for Life attendees participate during the event at Eastern Regional High School;
The Tabares family sleds down a hill at John Connolly Memorial Park on Saturday,
Feb. 9; Parade-goers pick out a pumpkin of their own from the Voorhees Business
Associations Pumpkin Patch during Halloween in the Park, held on Oct. 27 at John
Connolly Park; Doreen Orlich, owner of Doreen Petz Palz in Ocean County, gives her
dog Snoopy a kiss in front of her booth at the Animal Welfare Associations Paws and
Feet 5K Doggie Fun Day; and Cherry Hill resident William Harmer and his dog play
fetch at the park on Tuesday, March 5.
long-term leases, he said, adding
the companies hang on to the
lease while they operate in anoth-
er location.
Marchitto cited the vacant
property issue as something the
township would work on through-
out the year.
Meanwhile, township com-
mittee made some headway in
February on a program to reward
residents who shop in the town-
ship. A resolution was passed in
support of a tax rewards pro-
gram.
The program allows residents
to get a rewards card and earn
money toward their taxes when
the card is used at a participating
business. Residents who live in
apartments will receive a check
to go toward their rent instead of
a tax credit.
The rewards program will be
linked to the tax bill at the end of
the year based on how much the
business wants to reward, Mar-
chitto said.
Businesses would have to pay a
fee to participate in the program.
The programs goal was to keep
residents in the township to shop
and increase traffic at businesses
in the township.
Its a great program. We are
going to champion it. Its a pro-
gram to help people remember to
shop local and shop Voorhees,
Deputy Mayor Harry Platt said.
After months of fine-tuning,
the program was officially
launched in mid-October.
Voorhees residents were mailed
cards to keep track of their tax
credits. A full list of participating
businesses is available on the
township website.
Mayor Michael Mignogna said
that Voorhees was the first mu-
nicipality in South Jersey to im-
plement a tax credit program.
Voorhees efforts toward im-
proving their commercial dis-
tricts were recognized in the fall,
as the Camden County Board of
Chosen Freeholders decided to
recognize the township for its eco-
nomic improvement.
Voorhees Townships leader-
ship has resulted in the transfor-
mation of a shopping center and
the shopping center neighbor-
hood that was in decay into a vi-
brant neighborhood, Freeholder
Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said.
Platt attributed much of the
townships growth to the plan-
ning and zoning board for mak-
ing the township more business
friendly.
Its part of a balanced commu-
nity approach, Platt said. As we
get to the end of developed land
being used, its a good way to
move.
Sale of municipal building
Voorhees Township continued
the process for selling the old mu-
nicipal building, located at 620
Berlin Road, in 2013.
A resolution passed in June by
township committee set a mini-
mum bid price on the building at
$2.5 million. The sale of the prop-
erty included Kerper Lane, which
increased the assessed value of
the property by $250,000.
Kerper Lane is a driveway, but
we had heard from potential buy-
ers that access from White Horse
Road was a valuable asset to the
property, Township Administra-
tor Larry Spellman said. We
identified three different options
for the conversion of Kerper Lane
into an approved street.
The old municipal building has
been used strictly as storage
space since the township moved
to Voorhees Town Center in Sep-
tember 2011. The sale of the old
municipal property, combined
with the local tax revenue, meant
the project would pay for itself,
according to township officials.
The township had not received
any qualified bidders during the
summer, leading to the committee
passing a resolution on Nov. 12 to
send out requests for proposals
for a qualified property broker.
What our professionals have
told us is that we need somebody
who has the ability to adequately
market the property, Spellman
said.
Spellman added that other
properties similar in appraised
value to the old municipal build-
ing had sold in recent months,
leading to the township taking ac-
tion.
Spellman believed that getting
a broker would help the township
promote the property and allow it
to be sold at its appraised value.
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picked up on trash day. In light of
this buildup, the freeholder board
will be providing free E-waste dis-
posal throughout the week and on
some weekends.
To make recycling more con-
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said Freeholder Jeffrey L. Nash,
liaison to the PCFA.
By state statute, televisions can
no longer be disposed of in your
curbside trash pickup. The Cam-
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electronics for recycling at no
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The E-waste is accepted at the
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Wrapping paper can be placed
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Other paper goods accumulated
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Smoking banned on
township owned properties
Voorhees township committee
passed an ordinance in April that
placed a ban on smoking on all
township-owned properties.
Spellman said the ban extends
to parks, playgrounds, recreation-
al facilities, the municipal com-
plex and the Department of Pub-
lic Works. Smoking was previous-
ly banned on Voorhees Public
School property as well.
The goal of the ordinance was
to help protect the health and wel-
fare of residents from second-
hand smoke.
The ordinance listed fines of
$100 to $150 for a first offense, $150
to $250 for a second offense, and
$300 to $500 for three or more of-
fenses.
Its something that other
townships have done around us,
Platt said.
The ban will promote the gen-
eral health and well-being of our
residents since studies have
shown that breathing second-
hand smoke is a significant
health hazard, Mignogna said.
The new ban lined up with
Camden Countys no smoking
policy. Camden County banned
smoking in its parks in 2012, ac-
cording to freeholder Jeffrey
Nash.
Its a common sense good
idea. Hopefully all of Camden
County will be smoke free in all of
the parks, Nash said.
Sustainable Voorhees
A new mission was undertaken
in Voorhees Township in 2013, as
it looked to become a certified
sustainable town.
A sub-committee called Sus-
tainable Voorhees was created in
January to work toward becom-
ing certified with Sustainable
Jersey. A certification would per-
mit the township to be eligible for
various grants with Sustainable
Jersey and corporations affiliated
with the group.
The sub-committee follows the
creation of a Green Team in
2011 that has been a big part in
getting Voorhees close to sustain-
able certification.
A big part of the sub-commit-
tees goal began with informing
the community of simple ways
they can help be green and pro-
moting events such as the town-
ships farmers market at
Voorhees Town Center.
One thing we look forward to
is the partnerships that can be
created across the town, so we
can all work together to improve
our community from an environ-
mental and social perspective,
said Debby Schwartz, a member
of the Voorhees Environmental
Commission.
Township committee also
passed a number of resolutions to
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In September, the committee
took a further step toward certifi-
cation after approving a resolu-
tion to examine the townships
master place and consider adopt-
ing a natural resources inventory
and open space and recreation
plans.
All of these steps are not just
for the certification, according
Voorhees Environmental Com-
mission chairman Ed Hale. The
new programs and events are also
to make the township a better and
more efficient place to live.
Its nice that we are recog-
nized by Sustainable Jersey, but
what we are doing is for the bet-
terment of the community and
not so much that we have a
plaque to hang in the window,
Hale said.
Municipal taxes decrease
Voorhees Townships munici-
pal budget for 2013 resulted in a
decrease in taxes for residents,
but not all of the committee was
in agreement.
The budget was passed at the
April 8 committee meeting with
Committeeman Michael Fried-
man voting against it.
Where we are not doing as
good of a job in controlling cost is
in the area of certain profession-
al appointments, Friedman said.
Municipal taxes decreased by
$48 per year for the average as-
sessed home.
A number of factors allowed
the township to stay under the 2
percent tax levy cap, according to
township CFO Dean Ciminera.
Its always a combination of
grant revenues, miscellaneous
revenues and controlling expens-
es that allow us to stay under the
2 percent levy cap, he said.
The township anticipated a $1.2
million increase in revenues for
2013.
Voorhees school taxes drop;
Eastern taxes rise
The Voorhees Township Public
Schools Board of Education ap-
proved a budget that saw taxes de-
crease by $204 per year for the av-
erage assessed home.
The districts budget increased
to $51.94 million, according to Su-
perintendent Raymond Brosel.
The district also increased its tax
levy by the maximum 2 percent.
The budget was straightforward,
will all existing programs and
services being accounted for.
We are not cutting anything,
he said.
A lot of the districts resources
for 2013-14 were put into imple-
mentation of the Common Core
Standard curriculum and en-
hancing school security.
At Eastern Regional High
School, taxes for Voorhees resi-
dents increased by $69 for the av-
erage assessed home.
Superintendent Harold Melle-
by confirmed the districts gener-
al fund increased by 2 percent
after having no increases for the
past two years.
This budget allows us to main-
tain our current instructional
and athletic programs as well as
student activities and staffing,
Melleby said.
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Municipal, school taxes decrease
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"Every artist was first an amateur."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
We are proud to display the work of our
student artists in the 2014 Voorhees Town-
ship Calendar entitled Inspired Artists of
Voorhees Middle School. Each month
showcases a piece of art by selected
Voorhees Middle School students. We are
grateful to the following young artists for
allowing the township to display their
work:
January Cyrena Kokolis Grade 8
Voorhees Middle School
February Rachel Randell Grade 8 -
Voorhees Middle School
March Nusaiba Anika - Grade 8 -
Voorhees Middle School
April Bryn
Caren Grade 8
Voorhees Middle
School
May Emilie
Scher Grade 8
Voorhees Middle
School
June Marlee
Franden Grade 8
Voorhees Middle
School
July Maria
Brown Grade 8
Voorhees Middle
School
August Hay-
ley Beluch
Grade 8 Voorhees Middle School
September Jenna Garcia - Grade 8 -
Voorhees Middle School
October Rachel Waro Grade 8
Voorhees Middle School
November Andre Epps Grade 8
Voorhees Middle School
December Gabrielle Gilham Grade 8
- Voorhees Middle School
The calendar includes meeting dates,
bulk trash pick-up dates, a township direc-
tory and information about local
civic, community and sports organiza-
tions.
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Happy New Year!
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elcome to 2014! Another
year has come and gone, in
seemingly speed-of-light
fashion. Out with the old, in with the
new, as they say.
Its ironic that, on this first day of a
New Year, we are looking back at 2013
in this weeks Year in Review.
Throughout this issue, you will see
photos and a synopsis of the biggest
stories of 2013 in town. The end of a
year is a chance for us to reflect on all
that has happened over the last 12
months. It can be a sad time, a happy
time and a quizzical time all at once.
But the end also brings a new begin-
ning. With 2014 officially here, lets all
resolve to make our lives, to make the
lives of those around us, better. Lets be
a little more caring, a little more un-
selfish, a little more polite. Lets work
harder and smarter, instead of longer
and longer. Lets give a little more to
those who arent as fortunate as we
are. Lets learn from the mistakes of
our past, and make our future bigger
and brighter.
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The Freeholder
Board made 2013 a
productive year in
Camden County. We
accomplished nu-
merous goals, made
prudent invest-
ments in our com-
munity and
continue to move
forward on a bold
plan to enhance public safety for
our residents. Moving into 2014, Id
like to reflect on some of the ac-
complishments weve made in the
past year. Below are some high-
lights:
Camden County Police Depart-
ment
Since the Camden County Police
Department was launched on May
1, there has been a marked reduc-
tion in crime and homicides in
Camden. This is measured by the
amount of gun seizures, homicides
and day time shootings that have
taken place. This is a credit to the
determination and commitment of
the police officers who are assigned
to the streets and sidewalks of
Camden.
Furthermore, one of the most
identifiable indicators of the de-
crease in crime is the presence of
kids in the parks and playing in the
streets again. This, in itself, is what
every child in Camden County
should have the opportunity to do
and we are returning that inalien-
able right to the families that live in
the city.
New public safety radio commu-
nications system
In 2013, the Camden County
Emergency Communications Cen-
ter began dispatching all of the fire
and emergency medical services
from each of our 37 municipalities
and 33 police departments on a new
700 MHz radio system. This initia-
tive enables our first responders to
provide critical emergency serv-
ices in a more effective and effi-
cient manner than ever before to
our residents.
Cooper River
Park Improvements
In 2012, we made a
$5 million invest-
ment in Cooper
River Park to en-
hance and improve
Camden Countys
central park. This
year the project ex-
panded and refined the park to ben-
efit generations of residents and
create a sense of place for the pub-
lic. Since we started the construc-
tion it was named a Great Place in
New Jersey for 2013 by the Ameri-
can Planning Association and the
top Regional Environmental Pro-
gram of the Year by the Delaware
Valley Regional Planning Commis-
sion.
Bridge Improvement Projects
This year we opened Baird
Boulevard Bridge and State Street
Bridge in Camden to traffic. These
two historic spans will now serve
the needs of motorists for the next
100 years. In addition, we are open-
ing the West Park Boulevard
Bridge this coming week and an ad-
ditional investment was made in
the Cuthbert Boulevard Bridge
over the Cooper River in Haddon
Township. Also, work continues on
the full reconstruction of the
Broadway Bridge connecting
Brooklawn and Gloucester City,
which will be completed in 2014.
These initiatives represent just a
few of the items the Freeholder
Board worked on in 2013, but they
have all made a lasting impact on
our community.
For more information on these
any other projects, please call me at
(856) 225-5451, or email me at
louc@camdencounty.com. You can
always visit us online at www.cam-
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Year of progress in Camden County
By Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli
Voorhees schools approve new
teacher evaluation system
In accordance with other
school districts in New Jersey,
Voorhees Township Public
Schools were presented with a
new teacher evaluation system
for the 2013-14 school year.
The new system, called
Framework for Teaching, eval-
uates teachers on four different
domains: planning and prepara-
tion, the classroom environment,
professional responsibility and
instruction.
According to Osage Elemen-
tary School Principal Robert
Cranmer, teachers were previous-
ly evaluated on just the classroom
environment and professional re-
sponsibilities.
The new scoring system gives
grades that range from unsatis-
factory to basic to proficient
to distinguished.
The rubric outlines specifical-
ly what behaviors to show, Cran-
mer said.
The new evaluation system
was chosen over other ones be-
cause it will allow teachers to
evaluate their own performance
and also factor in their own com-
ments, according to Cranmer.
They have more of an input,
he said.
Pilot testing implemented
at Eastern
While a new teacher evalua-
tion system was being put into
place at Voorhees Township Pub-
lic Schools, Eastern Regional
High School volunteered to be a
pilot school for New Jerseys new
Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Ca-
reers test.
The new assessment, which is
being implemented at all schools
in the state for the 2014-15 school
year, is being tested at select
schools in 2013-14, with Eastern
being one of them.
Were looking forward to
being the pilot, director of cur-
riculum and instruction Patricia
Denholm said. The more we can
learn, the better off well be.
Denholms hope is that partici-
pating in the pilot program will
help Eastern officials evaluate
how strong the schools techno-
logical resources are for the test
and also look at how the students
score. The new test is an entirely
computer-based assessment.
They created this test that can
be used better and more diagnos-
tically, Denholm said.
Denholm confirmed that two
math classes would participate in
the class.
The PARCC test is used in 19
other states and is aligned with
Common Core State Standards.
This will allow results for New
Jerseys students to be compared
with other states who also use the
test.
Voorhees declines to join
Camden County Police
Voorhees Township echoed the
same statement as nearly every
other municipality in Camden
County as it declined to join the
Camden County Police force.
Cappelli stated that the high
crime rate in the city of Camden
was a regional problem that
needs to be solved with a regional
solution.
However, Voorhees Police Chief
Lou Bordi did not see a county
force as meeting the needs of
every municipality in the county,
including Voorhees.
What works in Camden might
not work in [other towns]. Polic-
ing in the city is different than in
the suburbs, Bordi said. Polic-
ing is just different.
Municipalities such as
Voorhees that did not want to con-
solidate their police forces were
offered other county services to
alleviate expenses in other areas
that do not affect patrol officers.
Voorhees Township Committee
also approved new, four-year con-
tracts with the Voorhees Police
Officers Association, Senior Offi-
cers Association and the town-
ships Sergeant Association in
May.
The new contracts increased
the size of the departments pay
scale to 16 steps, but decreased
salaries at both the lower and
upper levels.
The township also hired nine
new officers in January.
First same-sex marriage
Voorhees Township had the
privilege of being one of the first
municipalities in New Jersey to
grant a same sex marriage li-
cense upon its legalization on
Oct. 21.
Kathie Goldhahn and Donna
Dobie were the first same sex cou-
ple to be married in the township.
They recited their vows before
Mignogna at a ceremony per-
formed at Voorhees Town Hall.
The couple was wed after a
mandatory 72-hour minimum
waiting period.
It was fated, Dobie said.
The couple originally planned
to have a civil union on Oct. 21,
prior to a superior court judge
ruling that the state must recog-
nize same sex marriages on that
same date.
The township called Dobie and
Goldhahn down to the municipal
building after the ruling to fill out
additional paperwork for a mar-
riage license.
Im marrying my best friend,
Dobie said prior to the ceremony.
The couple held a private get
together with Dobies children at
home following the ceremony.
TOWNSHIP
Continued from page 5
Township declines joining
Camden County Police
OBITUARIES
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THURSDAY JAN. 2
MOMS Club of Cherry Hill East and
Voorhees meeting: General
membership meeting. For details,
email membership@mom-
sclubcherryhill.org or visit
www.momsclubcherryhill.org for
information.
MONDAY JAN. 6
Voorhees Toastmasters meeting:
7:30 p.m. at Heritage Church, 110
Kresson-Gibbsboro Road. Visit
voorhees.toastmastersclubs.org
for more information.
Exercise Class for Active Seniors:
8:30 to 10 a.m. every Monday.
Led by Fox Rehabilitation exer-
cise physiologist at Fox Rehabili-
tation, 7 Carnegie Plaza, Cherry
Hill. Call (877) 407-3422, ext.
5795 for more information and to
register.
TUESDAY JAN. 7
Mothers of Preschoolers meeting:
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Hope United
Methodist Church, 700 Cooper
Road. Childcare available. For
more information, visit
www.momshope.com.
Breast Cancer Support Group:
6:30 to 8 p.m. at Cooper at
Voorhees, 900 Centennial Blvd.,
Building One, Suite L. Support
group for women with breast
cancer and those who care about
them. Free, but registration
required at www.events.cooper-
health.org.
Voorhees-Gibbsboro Rotary Club
meeting: Filomena's Restaurant,
Berlin. 7 to 8:30 p.m.For more
information call (856) 534-3384.
Senior Citizen Club Social: 11:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at Lions Lake Park Ban-
quet Facility, 101 Dutchtown Road.
For more information call (856)
429-4703.
Free Exercise Class for Active
Seniors: 2 to 3 p.m. every Tues-
day. Led by Fox Rehabilitation
exercise physiologist at Emeritus
at Voorhees. Call (877) 407-3422
for more information and to reg-
ister.
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www.Balletnj.org
Ballet NJ will hold the audition for Swan
Lake on Sunday, January 12, 2014 from:
12:30pm until 6:00pm at the Academy of
Ballet NJ, 401 Bloomfield Drive, West
Berlin, NJ. This audition is open to dancers
ages 4 years of age to 18 years of age.
This production of Swan Lake will feature
sets and decor by Michael Stockton of
Quinlans Scenic Studio, costumes by
Internationally known costume designer
A. Christina Giannini and guest artists
from the Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet X,
Washington Ballet and Louisville Ballet.
Please go to: www.balletnj.org or call:
856-768-9503 for more information or to
reserve your childs audition time. Dancers
currently dancing en pointe and at least 13
AUDITION FOR BALLET NJS
Photos by Julie Jeffrey
www.balletnj.org
years of age and wishing to dance in the
Swan Corps de Ballet are asked to
audition between 4:30pm and 6:00pm.
Do not miss this opportunity to
perform in what will be the highlight of
the spring dance season in South Jersey.