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downtown area, adding curbside composting pickup to trash and recycling routes, installing more solar panels and wind turbines, electric car charging stations at the station, more public transport, adding rent a bike stands, adding sidewalks to more neighborhoods, making Main Street for pedestrians only, and adding a dog park. Fort gave the children insight into several sustainability projects already under consideration in Readington and taught them about the many steps in the process required to move a suggestion from an idea to reality. The children and Pictured with Mayor Betty Ann Fort are Readington 2.0 Project Team members the mayor plan to keep in touch to (from left) Sadie Johnston, Ada Jackson, Angela Grillo, Laci Sova, Marcos allow the children to follow the Hernandez, Brooks Carlsruh, Maddie Christensen, and Jake Masterton. (Not progress of some of their suggespictured: Callum Suggit) tions. Readington Township Mayor aiming to enhance community —Submitted by Joyce McGibbon Betty Ann Fort attended a presen- feel, reduce environmental imtation “Readington 2.0: Our Town pact, reduce reliance on cars, crefor Our Future,” given by fourth ate healthier living opportunities, grade Gifted and Talented (GT) provide essential services for the students at Holland Brook School community, all while being fisSustainable Jersey for Schools on Friday, Jan. 25. cally responsible. and the New Jersey Education AsStudents were tasked with reThe mayor enthusiastically lis- sociation (NJEA) announced that designing the Whitehouse Station tened to their ideas which included Readington Middle School has Main Street area for the future, adding more recycling bins to the been awarded a Sustainable Jersey
Shannon Daley Memorial Basketball Event March 6
The Shannon Daley Memorial Fund will sponsor its 18th Annual Charity Basketball Event on Wednesday, March 6, at Hunterdon Central Regional High School Fieldhouse in Flemington at 7 p.m. The Readington Teachers and Readington Men’s All-Star Team will once again take on the worldrenowned Harlem Wizards. The Harlem Wizards basketball show offers a rare combination of individual athleticism, teamwork, and entertainment for every fan in attendance. The Shannon Daley Memorial Fund mission is to assist local families facing financial hardship due to a child battling a serious ailment. The first recipient is 7-yearold Rebecca Piro from Raritan Township who has stage 4 kidney
cancer. The second recipient is 1-year-old Domenica Scalzo from Green Brook who has Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). The third recipient is 4-year-old Trent Powers from Cranbury who is diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. A fourth recipient has yet to be identified. Tickets for the game are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 in advance. All tickets are $10 at the door. Donations can also be made directly to: Shannon Daley Memorial Fund, PO Box 1271, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889. For ticket information call 908-229 -5460 or go to www.shannonfund. org. If you would like to advertise in the program, call 908-528-2231 or email Paul.McGill@shannonfund.org.
of this project are numerous, and Mrs. Freeman is well prepared to help students make the most of this authentic experience. Mrs. Freeman instills a love of learning into for Schools capacity-building grant. our students on a daily basis and is The $2,000 grant is intended to as- an asset to the Readington Middle sist the school green team as they School Community.” lead and coordinate sustainability activities. Principal Sharon Moffat said, “Readington Middle School is proud to be a recipient of the Sustainable Jersey for Schools Grant for the Food for Thought project. This concept was developed by our amazing Gifted and Talented Teacher, Mrs. Betsy Freeman. Through her enthusiastic and passionate teaching practices, Mrs. Freeman assisted students in developing environmentally conscious attitudes and educated them in a variety of ways to minimize their carbon footprint. Barn Fire–Firefighters battle a barn fire on Brookview Road in White- The Food for Thought project enhouse Station on Feb. 1. According to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s ables our students to create their Office, the fire was reported at 6:40 p.m. and while not considered to be suspi- own smart and sustainable farming/ cious remains under investigation. A horse inside the barn was rescued and growing program within the school. was not injured. –Photo by John Painter The educational and practical uses
Proposals were judged by an independent Blue-Ribbon Selection Committee. The Sustainable Jersey for Schools grants are intended to help schools make progress toward a sustainable future in general, and specifically toward Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification.
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Readington Middle School Awarded Sustainability Grant