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Voorhees joins Evesham Saving Lives

The free designated driver program provides rides to residents from 28 alcohol-serving locations
By ZANE CLARK
The Sun
Evesham Township Mayor and
Baltimore Ravens kicking coach
Randy Brown said it might be one
team versus another in the NFL,
but when it comes to municipal
government, everyone is on the
same team with the same goal
keeping residents safe.
With that idea in mind, Brown
and Voorhees Township Mayor
Michael Mignogna have announced that Voorhees Township
will now also be participating in
the Evesham Saving Lives program.
For the past several months,
the initiative has allowed intoxicated Evesham residents to get
free rides home from all 19 alcohol-serving establishments in
Evesham rather than driving
home drunk.
Similar to how the program operates in Evesham, Voorhees residents who visit any of the nine establishments in Voorhees that
serve alcohol can now also request a free ride to their home in
Voorhees between the hours of 9
p.m. and 2 a.m. through the
smartphone applications of private taxi services Uber and BEMYDD, the latter of which can
also bring home a residents vehicle. When using the apps, users
will see a safe ride option at the

ZANE CLARK/The Sun

At a press conference in Voorhees on Dec. 15, Voorhees Mayor Michael Mignogna and Evesham Mayor
Randy Brown announced the expansion of the Evesham Saving Lives free designated driver program into
Voorhees Township through Jan. 15. Pictured, from left, are Voorhees Chief of Police Louis Bordi,
Mignogna, Evesham Police Lt. Joseph Friel and Brown.
bottom of their screen.
Additionally, the expansion of
the program between the two
towns also means Evesham residents who visit Voorhees establishments can now request a free
ride home during the programs
designated hours, and Voorhees

residents who visit Evesham establishments can do the same.

The program first started as a
pilot program in Evesham in September and has been lengthened
several times, with this newest
expansion running in Evesham
and Voorhees from Dec. 18

through Jan. 15.

Brown and Mignogna said the
initiative will be funded without
the use of taxpayer dollars, as has
been the case since the program
first started, with funding continuing to instead come from private
donations from businesses, com-

munity organizations and private

citizens.
According to Brown, more
than 800 Evesham residents have
used the program rather than
drive home drunk since the programs start.
Before the program started,
nearly 60 percent of those arrested for DWI in Evesham were Evesham residents, but now that
number has dropped to around 5
percent.
Of the 12 Evesham residents
who have been arrested in town
for DWI during the program's
first 100 days, only two of those
residents were driving from any
of the 19 locations in Evesham
where the program is available.
Although Brown said he is a
Republican from Evesham in
Burlington
County
and
Mignogna is a Democrat from
Voorhees in Camden County, any
list of differences between the
two communities would be
nowhere near as long as the list of
their similarities.
As such, Brown said it was
wonderful to expand the program
to Eveshams neighbor.
The leadership behind us, the
team that the mayor and I have
put together, to put this Evesham
Saving
Lives
Program
in
Voorhees is amazing, Brown
please see MIGNOGNA, page 11

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Eastern releases PARCC scores

By ZANE CLARK
The Sun

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Months after students last

school year took the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness
for College and Careers standardized test, the Eastern Camden
County Regional School District
was able to release the districts
scores at its Dec. 16 Board of Education meeting.
Last year, PARCC replaced the
former standardized High School

Proficiency Assessment exam for

those in grade 11, and the PARCC
was also administered to those in
grades nine and 10 as well.
PARCC, which is an entirely
computer-based exam, tested students in English language arts literacy and mathematics.
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Cloutier said the state was

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through eight also took the
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PARCC standards were new and
the test was their initial exposure
to them.
However, he conversely noted
the state recognized since ninth-,
10th- and 11th-grade students
have not have had exposure to the
standards their entire educational career, the state acknowledged
it would take more time for secondary educational scores to increase.
Scores on the PARCC exam fell
on one of five scoring levels, and
Cloutier explained anything in
levels four and five on PARCC is
equivalent to the old standards of
proficiency for the HSPA.
Cloutier compared Easterns
English language arts literacy
scores to those achieved at the
state level. For the English language arts literacy exam, Cloutier said 40 percent of Easterns
ninth-grade students scored
equal to level four or greater,
which was equal to the state.
For Easterns 10th-grade students, Cloutier said 38 percent
scored equal to level four or
greater, which was almost equal
to the 37 percent score from the
state. For Easterns 11th-grade
students, Cloutier said 15 percent
scored equal to level four or
greater, which was below the 24
percent score from the state.
Cloutier noted that as the district knew from last year, the majority of Easterns students chose
not to participate in the PARCC
exams. According to Cloutier,
more than 50 percent of Easterns
freshmen participated, less than
50 percent of sophomores participated and only 121 out 514 juniors
who could have taken the test did
so.
Just around 20 percent of our
juniors participated, but honestly,
watching our students taking the
test, they might have been in the
room, but I dont how many of
them committed to doing their
absolute best since they were in a
room for six days taking the test
for the first time, Cloutier said.
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DD program should expand

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Towns, counties, maybe even state should look at Evesham, Voorhees initiative
Dan McDonough Jr.

ince September, Evesham Township has been helping to save

lives quite literally, in its
words. That month, the township
launched a pilot program funded entirely through private donations from
businesses, groups and even citizens
that provided residents of the town
with a free ride home from a townshipbased bar or restaurant if they had too
much to drink.
The program, called Evesham Saving Lives, partnered with popular DD
services such as Uber and BeMyDD to
keep potential drunk drivers off the
streets.
The program worked well in the initial pilot stage, and so, it was expanded
another month. And then another. And
another. In the programs first 100
days, officials said 800 residents used
the service. Only two of the Evesham
residents arrested for DWI during that
time came from any of the 19 locations
in town where the program is avail-

Your thoughts
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program? Share your thoughts on this,
and other topics, through a letter to the
editor.

able. Before the program started, nearly 60 percent of those arrested for DWI
in Evesham were residents of the
town. During the program, that number dropped all the way to 5 percent.
Last week, Voorhees Township, Eveshams next-door neighbor but across
county lines, partnered with Evesham
to jump on board the program. Now,
residents of either township can get a
free ride home from any establishment
in either town to keep them from making the dumb decision of getting behind the wheel while they are impaired.
This new partnership is set to run
through Jan. 15, with donations funding it through that time. Evesham
Mayor Randy Brown, a Republican,

has said hell make sure it continues in

his town indefinitely, and Voorhees
Mayor Michael Mignogna, a Democrat,
is happy to offer the program as well.
The Saving Lives program is a wonderful example of bipartisan politics:
A Republican-controlled town government in one county partners with a Democrat-controlled town government in
the next county over to do what government is intended to do help keep
its constituents safe.
This is a highly commendable program one that works, both in theory
and in practice. The two town governments should be thanked, but so, too,
should the generous unnamed businesses, groups and residents who have
provided the donations to run it.
Now, the next step should be expansion again maybe with the help of
more towns, counties or even the state,
who could provide funding so private
donations werent needed.
Lets make this happen.

No tax dollars used for Evesham Saving Lives program

In an effort to make our community safer
by reducing the incidence of drunk driving,
Voorhees Township will join the Evesham
Saving Lives Program for a 30-day trial period through Jan. 15.
At a press conference on Dec. 15, members of the Evesham and Voorhees local
governments, police departments and business associations announced the partnership, the first of its kind in the country.
In September, Evesham Township and
Uber unveiled a new initiative which covers the cost, through a mix of contributions from local foundations, donors and
businesses, for Uber rides home from Eveshams restaurants and bars during the

hours of 9 p.m. 2
a.m. Two months
into the pilot program, DWI arrests
in Evesham have
dropped by more
than 66 percent.
No tax dollars
are used for the program.
Voorhees
will
have a reciprocal
arrangement with
Evesham. Uber vehicles will provide
free rides home to

Michael

Mignogna
MAYORS MESSAGE

either Voorhees or Evesham residents

from participating establishments in both
townships.
During the trial period, any Voorhees or
Evesham resident who opens the Uber app
at
one
of
the
participating
restaurants/bars will see a safe ride option at the bottom of the screen. A free
Uber ride home will be provided. The free
service will not be provided from one establishment to another.
Voorhees Police Chief Lou Bordi is a
strong proponent of the program since it
not only saves lives, but also saves our poplease see MANY, page 10

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WEDNESDAY DEC. 23
Kennedy Eldermed Knitting and
Crochet Group: Seniors. 12:30
p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at
203 Laurel Road. A senior knitting and crochet group which
meets
through
Kennedy
Eldermed on the second and
fourth Wednesdays each month.
More information at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Crochet and Knit Club: Ages 10 and
up. 4 p.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road. Bring
a latest project and make new
friends as the group crochets and
knits together. Beginners are welcome; bring yarn and a size H
hook to learn to crochet. Register
at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Breath, Water, Sound Yoga: Adult.
6:30 p.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road.
Learn simple yet profoundly
effective tools to let go of emotional, mental and physical stress
easily from your system. David
uses a multifaceted yogic
approach involving breath, water,
sound, humor, postures, knowl-

edge and group dynamics to

access more energy and relaxation. No prior experience needed and very gentle.

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SUNDAY DEC. 27

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East, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. Or by email:
news@voorheessun.com. Or you can submit a calendar listing
through our website (www.voorheessun.com).

Ashland Church: Sunday service

and Kids Church at 10:30 a.m. Fellowship at 10 a.m. Childcare and
children services available. 33
East Evesham Road, Voorhees.
Community Gospel Chapel: Worship at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments
and fellowship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school at 10:45 a.m. Bible
hour at 11 a.m. Bible ministry
meeting at noon. 20 Bergen Ave.,
Voorhees.
Heritage Church: Worship service
at 10 a.m. Fellowship following
service. 110 Kresson-Gibbsboro
Road, Voorhees.
Hope United Methodist Church:
Worship services at 9 and 10:30

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a.m. Sunday morning prayer
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Kresson Bible Church: Morning
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Voorhees-Gibbsboro Rotary Club
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AAA sponsors annual essay

contest for high school seniors
AAA South Jersey is sponsoring its annual essay contest for
local high school seniors. The
winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship toward a two-or-four year
accredited educational institution.
The contest is open to all high
school seniors attending school in
Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester or Salem counties. Entry
forms are available at AAA South
Jersey offices, including its office
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Students can also download the
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AAA South Jersey is March

31.
Every student who enters the
contest will also receive a free,
one-year AAA basic student
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For the contest, students are required to write an essay of between 500 and 1,000 words in response to the question:
Cell phones are an integral
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while driving. What if any-

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you and your friends from texting
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AAA South Jersey. For the past
10 years, we have been extremely
proud to assist a deserving young
man or woman from South Jersey
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Have a safe and green

holiday season
By Freeholder Jeffrey Nash
Now that the holiday season is
upon us, I wanted
to share with you
some of the best
ways to dispose of
cards, wrapping
paper, trees and
old products replaced by new
presents.
This
time of year, the best gift you
can give is a clean and green environment for future generations.
Did you know that from
Thanksgiving to New Years Day,
household waste increases by
more than 25 percent? That adds
up to an additional 1 million
tons of waste a week in our nations landfills. That is why it is
important not to forget about the
environment as we celebrate
with family and friends.
We know that there will be a
critical mass of new electronics
purchased this year. As a reminder, state law prohibits municipalities from picking up
these items in the curbside
trash. To make recycling more
convenient, Camden County residents can drop off their unwanted televisions, computer
equipment and electronics at the
PCFA in Pennsauken every business day. If you are replacing
old electronics with new ones
this season, drop off your items
to be recycled at 9600 River Road
in Pennsauken, during the
PCFAs normal business hours
Monday through Friday from
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Recycling
these items will prevent harmful
materials such as lead, mercury,
cadmium and chromium from
being released into the environment.
Half of the paper America
consumes each year is used to
wrap and decorate consumer

products. The 2.65

billion cards sold
each year in this
country could fill a
football field 10 stories high. These
cards and wrapping paper can be
placed with your
paper recycling unless they are waxcoated or made of foil. Other
paper
goods
accumulated
around the house during the holidays can be recycled using the
same guidelines. Why not save
the larger pieces of wrapping
paper to reuse the next time you
need to wrap a present? This
method of recycling is not only
better on the environment, but
on your wallet as well.
Each year, 50 million Christmas trees are purchased in the
United States. Of those, about 30
million wind up in a landfill. To
determine the proper way to dispose of your Christmas tree this
year, please contact your municipality. If you compost, reduce
your tree into smaller sections
before adding it to the pile. As an
alternative, consider purchasing
a live tree with a root ball so that
it can be planted in your yard
and enjoyed by your family for
years to come.
We can all do our part to keep
the environment healthy and
green this holiday season.
If you have any items that are
in question, please call the Division of Environmental Affairs
at (856) 858-5241 or visit
www.camdencounty.com. If you
have any other questions about
County services, please call me
at (856) 225-5466, or email me at
j n a s h @ c a m d e n c o u n t y. c o m .
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Many township
restaurants support
pilot program
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lice department time and money

by reducing the number of DWIs
to be processed. This allows our
officers to spend more time on
other community policing measures.
On Dec. 4, a meeting was held
with representatives of all
Voorhees restaurants/bars who
expressed strong support of the
program. These include Catelli
Duo, Iron Hill Brewery, The Library II, Olive Garden Restaurant, The Mansion at Main Street,
Burger 21, Rodizio Grill, Applebees Neighborhood Grill and the

new Otts, which will soon be

opening at the former Friendlys
Restaurant site in the Ritz Center.
The initiative keeps customers
safe while encouraging residents
to frequent Voorhees and Evesham establishments, particularly during the holiday season.
If the pilot program proves to
be successful, we will look to
make the Voorhees Saving Lives
initiative a permanent part of
our community.
Santa Claus has arrived at the
Voorhees Town Center! He will be
available for photographs Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m., Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6
p.m. and on Christmas Eve from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about holiday events, visit
www.voorheestowncenter.com.

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Mignogna: We believe program will be successful

MIGNOGNA

Residents and families love the warmth &

hospitality of Voorhees Senior Living:
Mom absolutely loves life at Voorhees
Senior Living! With wonderful new friends,
and caring staff who go above and beyond
for residents, she quickly decided to turn
her 30-day respite stay into her permanent
new home. That was six months ago, and
now we are all one big happy family!

Continued from page 1

said.
Mignogna echoed Browns sentiments, calling the program a
great idea and one that would
help keep residents safe.
It takes police time that would
normally be spent on DWI arrests
and allows those cops to use their
time on other safety measures,
which I believe is very important
and is another reason why our police departments are so in favor of
this program, Mignogna said.
According to Voorhees Chief of
Police Louis Bordi, roughly 30
percent of Voorhees DUI arrests
per year involve Voorhees residents, and another 12 percent involve Evesham residents.
From seeing the results Evesham has had with the program,
Bordi said he and his department
were excited to have it brought to
Voorhees.
Anything steeped in safety

ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY

DAUGHTER OF A RESIDENT

ZANE CLARK/The Sun

Ana Mahony, the New Jersey general manager for private taxi service
Uber, discusses the expansion of the Evesham Saving Lives free designated driver program into Voorhees at a press conference. Uber is one of
the services that provides rides for the program. From left are Voorhees
Mayor Michael Mignogna, Voorhees Chief of Police Louis Bordi, Mahony,
Evesham Police Lt. Joseph Friel and Evesham Mayor Randy Brown.
like this and giving people options rather than driving after
theyve had some drinks or giving
them options when they dont
normally have them is a win for
us, Bordi said.
While the program is scheduled to last through Jan. 15,
Brown and Mignogna said each is
hopeful it would continue past
that date.

Based on what has happened in

Evesham, we believe that the program will be successful, and we
will find a way to continue with
that program, Mignogna said.
Specifically
for
Evesham,
Brown said the program would
last as long as he was mayor.
Ive made that commitment
now. We can make this program
work, Brown said.

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Voorhees police crack down

on drunk drivers this season
The following message comes
for the Voorhees Township Police
Department:

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Launched across the U.S. in 1999,

the program works to combat
drunk driving during the busy
summer travel season, including
the Labor Day holiday period.
More than 10,000 people are
killed in the United States each
year in alcohol-impaired driving
crashes, and these crashes cost
our society nearly $50 billion annually, said Gary Poedubicky,
acting director of the Division of
Highway Traffic Safety. There is
a zero tolerance message for this
campaign. If drivers are caught
operating their vehicle while impaired, they will be arrested.
In 2013, alcohol-impaired fatalities accounted for 27 percent of
New Jerseys motor vehicle fatalities. As part of the initiative, the
Division of Highway Traffic Safety provides grants to local law enforcement agencies throughout

Law enforcement officers from

the Voorhees Police Department
will be cracking down on drunk
drivers as part of the 2015 Year
End
Holiday
Crackdown
Statewide Drive Sober or Get
Pulled Over campaign. Running
through Jan. 1, local and state law
enforcement officers will conduct
sobriety checkpoints and roving
patrols, looking for motorists who
may be driving while intoxicated.
Drive Sober or Get Pulled
Over is a national campaign designed to raise awareness about
the dangers of drinking and driving through high-visibility enforcement and public education
tools, including posters, banners
and mobile video display signs.

the state to run the two-week campaign.

Law enforcement agencies participating in the Drive Sober or
Get Pulled Over 2015 Year End
Holiday Crackdown offer the following advice:
For those who plan to drink,
designate a driver, someone who
will not drink alcohol, before
going out.
Take mass transit, a taxi or
ask a sober friend to drive oneself
home.
Spend the night where the activity is held.
Report impaired drivers to
law enforcement. In New Jersey,
drivers may dial #77 to report a
drunk or aggressive driver.
Always buckle up, every ride,
regardless of seating position in
the vehicle. Its the best defense
against an impaired driver.
If intoxicated and traveling
on foot, the safest way to get home
is to take a cab or have a sober
friend or family member drive
one to their doorstep.

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De works for Camden

County Library System
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ed as the literacy/adult education
coordinator for the library.
Camden County Freeholder
Ian Leonard, who has championed education and literacy,
talked about the importance of
Des work and the impact it has
on the public.
This is another example of
our employees and librarians
going above and beyond and dedicating themselves to the very best
of public service, Leonard said.
Helping someone to earn a high
school diploma or learn how to
read is imperative for them to be
successful, and I believe this
recognition solidifies the significance of her work.
Since becoming a librarian in
2007, De has been actively involved in providing education
programs for the customers of
Camden County Library. She initiated a number of successful
adult programs including a series

of best-selling author visits, writing workshops, large-scale outreach services to assisted-living

communities and popular ESL
conversation classes that she facilitates on a weekly basis.
Her work includes developing
and conducting a U.S. citizenship
prep course in partnership with
the state Department of Immigration, and an oral biography project at some of the local senior citizen centers in South Jersey.
I am really proud to accept
this award on behalf of the library, De said. So many dedicated staff members have worked to
make our Career Online High
School a success for those who enrolled. We have five graduates
thus far and the rest of the students have over a half-year left to
complete the program. So we are
expecting more success stories as
time passes.
WHYY recently interviewed De
at its TV studios in Philadelphia,
and she will be featured in a program about her and other American Graduate Champions that the
station plans to air.

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Cloutier also compared Easterns mathematics scores to those
achieved at the state level.
At the high school levels, students were tested in either algebra 1, geometry or algebra 2. For
the algebra 1 exam, Cloutier said
23 percent of Easterns ninthgrade students scored equal to
level four or greater, which was
less that the states percentage at
36 percent. For Easterns geometry students, Cloutier said 35 percent scored equal to level four or
greater, which was above the 22
percent score from the state. For
Easterns algebra 2 students,
Cloutier said 41 percent scored

equal to level four or greater,

which was also above the 24 percent score from the state.
Once again, however, you see
that we're just barely above 50
percent participation in algebra
1, only again around 50 percent in
geometry and then far below 50
percent at algebra 2, Cloutier
said.
Regarding participation rates,
Cloutier said the state has passed
regulations stating districts cannot be punished financially for
high numbers of students choosing to not take the PARCC.
Cloutier said the federal government also recently followed
suit when it passed the reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, which
used to be known as No Child Left
Behind and is now called the
Every Student Succeeds Act.

Cloutier said the act states the

federal government wont punish
schools for test participation
rates and believes that high
school level students should only
take one test, not three years of
tests as with PARCC, meaning the
federal government does not support that aspect of what is being
done in New Jersey.
Cloutier also said the schedule
where assessments other than
PARCC, such as the SAT or ACT
exams, can be used as a high
school graduation requirement
has also been extended.
That alternative assessment
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the way through the class of 2019,
so the very first year where
PARCC, if it remains, becomes a
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