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s the New Year comes and we look toward what 2017 may have in store, it is
important to take a look back at the
year that was.
Last year was a busy one for Shamong.
From the action-packed school year to
the numerous significant events handled by township committee, there is
plenty on which to reflect.
CLOCKWISE, FROM BOTTOM LEFT: Seneca's Brad Jankowski beats his defender off the
dribble and takes it to the hole. Camp counselor Jessica Lenzo, camper Johnelyi Contreras,
counselor Nicole Fahs and camper Christina Ruggia sit together during pottery making
time at Camp No Worries. Seneca High School students Maddie Graff and Krysten
Emenecker thank Lily Davis for her donation at Seneca's Indoor Safe Trick or Treat.
Township solicitor Douglas Heinold swears in Timothy Gimbel as mayor while his wife
Nancy holds the Bible. Seneca High School girls varsity lacrosse player Erin Kerstetter gets
control of the ball against Northern Burlington County Regional High School. Mark Oddo
and Danielle Pernice hit the runway at Seneca High Schools Once Upon a Time fashion
show. Kaylee Richardson shows off her bunny ears at Medford Sunrise Rotary's annual
Easter Egg Hunt. Seneca High School's JJ Scarpello carries the football in the game
against the Moorestown Quakers. The Seneca girls soccer team won its second-ever South
Jersey Group 3 title. Seneca High Schools Drew Gallagher, front left, and Eric Pierre, Carley
Samuel, back left, Cole Zinc and Emily Briscoe help to load the toys collected during the
schools annual toy drive. Seneca High School's Moenasha Kinlaw slams the volleyball in a
game against Cherokee High School. Tabernacles Adam Cunard asks the LRHSD board to
reconsider its policy on not allowing homeschool students to participate in extracurricular
activities.
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The good news is it doesnt take
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Volunteering can be as simple as
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At the first township committee meeting of the year, the group experienced a
changing of the guard.
Timothy Gimbel was appointed by his
fellow committee members as the townships new mayor, taking over for Kenneth
Long. Michael Di Croce was also nominated by the committee to become the new
deputy mayor.
Sean Gray and Michael Cooney were
then sworn in as committee members for a
three-year term ending on Dec. 31, 2018.
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new group.
The township put into action a 10-year
plan that prioritizes the roadway repairs
and resurfacing needed while not breaking
the bank and placing unrealistic tax burdens on Shamong residents.
Beginning around July 5, crews were
out repaving and doing cement work on
many of the townships roads including
Silver Lake Drive, Princeton Drive, Concord Drive, Lamplighter Drive, Cobblestone Lane and Candle Court. Despite already planning to repair more roads than
last year, the township also has a running
list of other roads that could use immediate maintenance.
The road program was amended to include repairs of damaged stormwater inlets.
The committee expects that this 10 Year
Roadway Repair and Resurfacing Plan will
help set the township on the right path.
At the Pine Barrens Festival, an individual or group from each town is identified for outstanding volunteer service and
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Superintendent Christine
Vespe announced the school district calendar for 2016-2017 would
be completely in line with the
Lenape Regional High School District calendar for the first time
ever upon ratification from the
STEA.
The board of education approved three-year contracts with
the Shamong Township Education Association and the Shamong Township Administrators
Association.
For the new contract, there is a
3.25 percent increase to the
money paid toward staff, allowing
for raises for each step in the
guide. There were health insurance changes as well, increasing
co-pays from $10 to $15, but the
board offered to pay for long-term
disability insurance for full-time
employees.
In the salary guide, a teacher
entering the district with a bachelor's degree makes just more than
$50,000. On the higher end of the
bachelor's scale, which includes
multiple years of experience, a
teacher can make about $84,500. A
teacher toward the top end of the
master's degree scale would make
about $88,500.
The STAA contract is similar
to the STEA contract, as it received the changes made to
health benefits, including the
long-term disability for full-time
employees. The only difference is
the STAA has a 2.75 percent increase over the next three years.
The contracts will run through
June 30, 2019.
Vespe was named the president of the Burlington County
Association of School Administrators for 2016-2017.
The BOE will see Jeffrey S.
Warner and Jeffrey Siedlecki filling the two open seats on the
board, as they both ran uncontested in the November election.
Eighth grader Shane Dunn
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South Jersey Meet of Champions,
but for every race he participated
in this season. It was also the first
time at Indian Mills Memorial
School a student came in first
place at the Meet of Champions.
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