In other news, Superintendent Charles Earling announced Holly Glen Elementary School’s 2018 relocation plans at the Board of Education meeting on April 19.
Williamstown resident and RCGC softball coach Steve DePasquale earned his 700th win against Northland Community College, and registration is now underway for Gloucester County residents to register for a defensive driving course. Catch up on this week’s top stories in our Weekly Roundup:
Registration underway for defensive driving course
Gloucester County residents can now register for a defensive driving course that can save money on vehicle insurance and remove penalty points assessed for driving violations. A $10 processing fee is charged for class materials and the cost of removing up to two points from a driver’s record with the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission. Checks should be made payable to the National Safety Council. Vehicle insurers give a five percent premium reduction for completing the course, which uses lessons developed by the National Safety Council. Participants must be Gloucester County residents and have a valid New Jersey driver’s license. To enroll, e-mail Phyllis Covici at pcovici@co.gloucester.nj.us or call (856) 384–5534.
2018 relocation plans set for Holly Glen students and staff
Superintendent Charles Earling announced Holly Glen Elementary School placement plans for next school year at the last Board of Education meeting. Kindergarteners and first graders will be picked up at bus stops and bused to Whitehall Elementary School, where they’ll occupy classrooms at the school — two rooms for kindergarten students and five for first graders, second and third graders will remain at Radix Elementary School — five classrooms designated for the second graders and five for third graders, fourth graders will remain in the K-wing of Williamstown High School — occupying five classrooms — and special needs students will use seven classrooms at Oak Knoll Elementary School.
Class sizes, according to Earling, will remain at 25 students or fewer per class. Earling said the decision not to move students and staff to Open Bible Baptist Church was made due to an estimated total cost of $636,700 — money that Earling said could be put toward fixing Holly Glen.
“This was a plan that’s been devised for several months now, with principals involved in the entire process,” Earling said.
RCGC coach earns 700th win
In a 15–0 victory against Northland Community College, softball coach Steve DePasquale earned his 700th win. DePasquale, a Williamstown resident, said his love for the game stemmed from coaching his own two daughters in travel softball. “I’ve been lucky enough to coach all these amazing young ladies out of South Jersey,” DePasquale, whose in his 24th year coaching, said. “The 700th win is as big to me as the first one, as the 175th — just because I enjoy the moments with them.”
Saint Mary School students participate in science exhibit
Saint Mary School and the school board have partnered together to bring this science exhibit to students. The exhibit gave over 100 students in grades fourth through eigth an opportunity to explore the scientific method by planning, designing and conducting a scientific experiment in an area of interest.
Monroe Township man pleads guilty to aggravated assault
Francisco Sanabria pleaded guilty Monday, April 16, to aggravated assault and attempting to cause serious bodily injury in an April 20, 2017 attack that left his wife with two slash wounds to her throat.
In a negotiated plea to the second-degree offense, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Temperance Williamson will recommend that Sanabria be sentenced to ten years in New Jersey state prison. New Jersey’s No Early Release Act applies to the sentence, making Sanabria ineligible for parole until he serves 85 percent of his prison term.
Superior Court Judge M. Christine Allen-Jackson accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for June 1, 2018.
