www.mtlaurelsun.com DEC. 17–23, 2014 FREE Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . 20–23 Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Police R eport . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INSIDE THIS ISSUE ‘The Nutcracker’ Local girl performs in upcoming ballet. PAGE 3 MIKE MONOSTRA/The Sun The Harrington Middle School seventh-grade string orchestra prepares to play ‘Happy Holidays’ to kick off its set during the school’s winter concert last week. The seventh- and eighth-grade orches- tras each performed four songs during the concert. ‘Happy Holidays’ from Harrington Middle School By MIKE MONOSTRA The Sun Amid a sea of vibrant displays commonly seen during the holi- day season is a hidden treasure residing in a small, white building at the corner ofMoorestown-Mt. Laurel and Hainesport-Mt. Laurel roads. Farmers Hall, a his- toric build- ing con- structed in 1866, opens its doors to the Mt. Laurel community each Decem- ber for its annual Holiday Open House. According to historical society president Fran Daily, the open house has been a great way to in- vite the community to the hall. “We’ve been doing this event for at least the past 10 years,” she said. The historical society partners with the Mt. Laurel Garden Club for this event each year. One ofthe garden club’s holiday projects is the decoration of open houses across the Mt. Laurel area, in- cluding at Farmers Hall, the Alice Paul Institute and Smithville Mansion in Mt. Holly. A different theme is presented at each year’s open house. This year’s theme is trees, with decora- tive pines of various sizes set up all around the first and second floor of the house. There are also other holiday-themed items. Daily said each year’s theme complements the character ofFarmers Hall. There are no flashy lights or extravagant dec- orations filling the hall. Instead, the style remains classic and blends well with the surround- Farmers Hall display showcases season Historical Society welcomes communityto an nu al H oli da y O pen Ho use Dec . 21 please see EVENT, page 15
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The Harrington Middle School seventh-grade string orchestra prepares to play ‘Happy Holidays’ tokick off its set during the school’s winter concert last week. The seventh- and eighth-grade orches-tras each performed four songs during the concert.
‘Happy Holidays’ from Harrington Middle School
By MIKE MONOSTRAThe Sun
Amid a sea of vibrant displayscommonly seen during the holi-day season is a hidden treasure
residing in a small,white building atthe corner of Moorestown-Mt.Laurel andHainesport-Mt.Laurel roads.
FarmersHall, a his-toric build-ing con-structedin 1866,opensitsdoorsto the
Mt.
Laurel community each Decem-ber for its annual Holiday OpenHouse.
According to historical societypresident Fran Daily, the openhouse has been a great way to in-vite the community to the hall.
“We’ve been doing this eventfor at least the past 10 years,” shesaid.
The historical society partnerswith the Mt. Laurel Garden Clubfor this event each year. One of the garden club’s holiday projectsis the decoration of open housesacross the Mt. Laurel area, in-cluding at Farmers Hall, the AlicePaul Institute and SmithvilleMansion in Mt. Holly.
A different theme is presentedat each year’s open house. Thisyear’s theme is trees, with decora-tive pines of various sizes set up
all around the first and secondfloor of the house. There are alsoother holiday-themed items.
Daily said each year’s themecomplements the character of Farmers Hall. There are noflashy lights or extravagant dec-orations filling the hall. Instead,the style remains classic andblends well with the surround-
Farmers Hall displayshowcases season
Historical Society welcomes community to annual Holiday Open House Dec. 21
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When she was younger, Mt.Laurel resident Maddie McCann-Colvard was an extremely activechild.
She participated in a numberof activities, including gymnas-tics, Girl Scouts and soccer.
However, Maddie’s No. 1 lovehas always been ballet.
Maddie, 11, will participate inthe South Jersey Ballet Theater’sproduction of “The Nutcracker”for the fourth time this winter.The show runs from Dec. 19through Dec. 21 at Voorhees Mid-dle School.
Maddie originally auditionedfor the show at the age of 7. How-ever, she has enjoyed ballet for along time.
“Just watching other people do
it, it looked like a lot of fun,” shesaid. “I just like getting ready for
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provided by the Mt. Laurel PoliceDepartment.
Mt. Laurel Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Gibbsboro onDec. 3 for theft. He was chargedwith the theft of med-ication from a medicalfacility on the 100block of Gaither Driveon Nov. 24. He wasserved with criminalcomplaints at the Camden Coun-
ty Jail where he is presently in-carcerated on unrelated charges.
Mt. Laurel Police arrested an18-year-old man from Pembertonon Dec. 3 at 3:29 p.m. during amotor vehicle stop on Route 73near the New Jersey Turnpike.He provided a false identity to po-lice in an attempt to avoid arreston an outstanding warrant. Hewas charged with hindering and
released pending a court hearing.
A member of the Mt. LaurelTownship Baseball Associationreported a burglary and criminalmischief to the concession build-ing at Laurel Acres Park. The in-
cident occurred be-tween Dec. 2 and Dec.4. Entry was gained byclimbing a ladder andbreaking a second-story window to the
concession building. Nothing was
reported missing. Damage is esti-mated at $300.
Two residents of the unit blockof Amelia Court reported twomen stole outgoing mail fromtheir mailboxes on Dec. 4 at 12:40p.m. Both victims said they hadplaced letters containing checksin their mailboxes, intending
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Mt. Laurel Council wishes EveshamTownship the best, but it still isn’t interest-ed in moving forward with an offer fromEvesham to promote its township-ownedIndian Spring Country Club golf course onthe Mt. Laurel township website.
If accepted, Mt. Laurel residents, andother participating townships, would re-ceive a $5 discount on rounds of golf at In-dian Spring in exchange for promotionfrom those participating townships ontheir websites, social media outlets and
township events.Evesham Township Council recently
passed the resolution officially setting upthe offer, referred to as the “MunicipalPartner’s Program,” and townships suchas Tabernacle and Maple Shade have al-
ready agreed to the deal, according to Eve-
sham Township Manager Tom Czerniecki.Deputy Mayor Irwin Edelson was invit-ed to a meeting to discuss the deal severalmonths ago, and brought the offer to coun-cil where it was discussed and ultimatelydecided against.
Reasons for not moving forward withthe deal included concerns that no busi-ness, Mt. Laurel based or otherwise, is pro-moted on the township website, and wor-ries that Mt. Laurel’s own golf courses atRamblewood Country Club would losebusiness.
“We did not choose to move forward,”
Edelson said. “As a council, we felt that weshould really sponsor and take care of Mt.Laurel businesses. It wouldn’t be fair toRamblewood if we put Indian Spring onour website. You can call it ‘take care of your own.’”
Councilman Jim Keenan echoed Edel-
son’s sentiments, and said the decision topromote one business over another on thetownship website raised too many ques-tions.
“The question is how do you handle thaton the website?” Keenan said. “We wereconcerned if you do one, what about anoth-er?”
Upon adoption of the Municipal Part-ner’s Program, Evesham Mayor RandyBrown said he disagreed with Mt. Laurel’sdecision to not participate, and believedMt. Laurel should be promoting Ramble-wood and Indian Spring.
“If I can get some sort of bait or hook orlure to get me to a municipal course or pub-lic course that I haven’t been at before, whynot go?” Brown asked. “I don’t want some-
Mt. Laurel passes on golf discount dealTownship wishes Evesham well, but declines participation in Indian Spring proposal
please see EDELSON, page 17
As the holiday season begins to
wind to a close, we want to
take this opportunity to thank
everyone who stepped up to help those
in need. This time of year usually
brings out the best in people. Judging
from the number of announcements
we received from our readers regard-
ing donation drives, it looks like this
year was no exception.
Two years ago, Hurricane Sandy hit
our state, and there was an immediate
need for support, in the form of food,
clothing, supplies and shelter. While
there was no one major event like that
this year, and while our economy is im-
proving overall, there is still a major
need for help in our state, especially for
food.
The holiday season always results in
an uptick in donations, but the Com-
munity Food Bank of New Jersey says
what it’s receiving is still far short of
what it needs. The reason? A high cost
of living in our state coupled with
large-scale job loss in places such as
Atlantic City.
Based on the number of holiday
drives we published this year, though,
local organizations are doing their best
to help fill this need, and others.
Over the past few weeks, we have
had the pleasure of publishing stories
about efforts to lend a hand. Like al-
ways, there were the usual Toys for
Tots drives and more. We don’t keep a
formal count of the number of holiday
fundraising event stories we publish
from year to year, but it certainly
seemed that, in 2014, there were many.
So, we thank those individuals and
groups who organized these efforts.
And, on behalf of them, we also thank
everyone who picked up an extra can
of non-perishable food, an additional
bag of dog food, one more toy and
more. To all of those who reached a lit-
tle deeper into their wallets this year to
help out, your generosity truly made a
difference.
We wish everyone a happy holiday
season and hope for a wonderful 2015.
in our opinion
Happy holidays! A ‘thank you’ to everyone w ho he lped to brighten the season for those in need
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Thank you to everyone who lent a helpinghand to those in need this holiday season.But giving shouldn’t stop just because theholidays are almost over. Tell us aboutyour donation drive throughout the year,and we’ll share it with the rest of thecommunity.
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The Alice Paul Institute willkick off the celebration of its 30thanniversary in 2015 with twomajor events.
The institute will toast AlicePaul’s 130th birthday by invitingthe public to hear ABC-TV newscorrespondent Lynn Sherr speakabout her new book, “Sally Ride:America’s First Woman inSpace.” Ride was honored by API
in 1985 as the first recipient of theAlice Paul Equality Award. Theevent takes place at MoorestownMeeting House on Sunday, Jan. 25from 2 to 4 p.m.
The 2015 Alice Paul EqualityAwards, honoring individualswho continue Alice Paul’s mis-sion of advancing women’s equal-ity, takes place Thursday, March19, at The Westin in Mt. Laurel.
Honorees include the Alice PaulInstitute’s founders, ChristineBorget of Vincentown, JudithBuckman of Mt. Laurel, BarbaraIrvine of Cinnaminson, PatriciaOwens of Philadelphia, JeanPerry of Moorestown, NancyQuinn of Lawrenceville,Janet Tegley of Savannah, Ga.and Patricia Williams of Haddon-field.
Other honorees are Lita Abele,president and CEO, U.S. Lumber,Inc. Woodbury Heights, PhoebeA. Haddon, chancellor, RutgersUniversity, Camden, and CandidaToccia Seasock, founder and pres-ident, CTS Associates LLC,Philadelphia.
For more information and toregister for both events, visitwww.alicepaul.org.
Crochet anyone: 1 p.m. at Mt. LaurelLibrary. Learn to crochet or cro-chet with new friends. Join craft
enthusiast Audrey Pache for cro-cheting and conversation.Novices and experts welcome.Please bring knitting materials.
Mad science: Grades three and up. 7p.m. at Mt. Laurel Library. Discov-er the strengths of triangles,cylinders and arches. Learn howcombinations of these shapesmake for sturdy homes and sky-scrapers. Use teamwork to buildyour own super structures andearthquake-proof buildings.
THURS Y
DEC. 18Paws for reading: Grades one to
four. 4 p.m. at Mt. Laurel Library.Practice reading skills with a cap-
tive canine audience in a privatesetting with Wilson, a registeredtherapy dog and his owner, Ms.Judy. Bring your favorite bookfrom home or pick one out at thelibrary. Sessions are in 15-minute
blocks.
Intro to meditation: 7 p.m. at Mt.Laurel Library. Join an experi-enced meditation instructor andachieve relaxation of mind andbody. Wear comfortable clothes,try not to eat a big meal beforeclass and bring a mat or towel.
Pajama pals: Ages 3 to 6. 7 p.m. atMt. Laurel Library. Shake out thesillies and get ready for bed withfriends. Come for stories, songsand crafts in this special evening
storytime.
FRI Y
DEC. 19
Kids can cook: Ages 6 to 10. 4 p.m.
at Mt. Laurel Library. Kids willmake their own delicious snacksduring this hand-on cookingexperience.
Teen MuVChat: Grades seven to 12.7 p.m. at Mt. Laurel Library. Comefor an after-hours screening of
the classic comedy “Rush Hour.”Bring your cell phone to text yourcomments and watch themappear on the screen. Popcornwill be served.
S TUR Y
DEC. 20
Abrakadoodle: Ages 6 to 10. 10:30a.m. at Mt. Laurel Library. Comefor an art adventure and explorestriking colors, exciting tech-niques and create masterpieces
of your own.
SUN Y
DEC. 21
Christmas open house: 1 to 4 p.m.at Farmers Hall. The Mt. LaurelHistorical Society is hosting itsChristmas open house. The eventis free. Refreshments will beserved. For more information, call(856) 235-2334.
Tween Minecraft challenge: Gradesfive to seven. 4 p.m. at Mt. LaurelLibrary. Use creative mode to
build. A challenge will be present-ed at the meeting. Laptops andsnacks will be provided.
Teen Minecraft meetup: Grades
seven to 12. 5 p.m. at Mt. LaurelLibrary. Use creative mode tobuild. A challenge will be present-ed at the meeting. Laptops andsnacks will be provided.
New Covenant PresbyterianChurch: Sunday worship 11 a.m. tonoon. Adult Bible study 9:30 to10:30 a.m. Coffee and fellowshipafter the church service eachthird Sunday. Church is at 240Creek Road, Rancocas Woods,Mount Laurel.
Free Karate Session: Adults andchildren. The South JerseySchool of Korean Karate, 300Greentree Road, Meeting HouseSquare Plaza, Mt. Laurel, at 10a.m. until Jan. 1. Beginners and
experienced participants wel-come. For information contactJoseph Esposito at (609) 760-2003.
MON Y
DEC. 22
Snack attack: Ages 3 to 6. 1:30 p.m.at Mt. Laurel Library. Kids willmake their own delicious snacksduring this hands-on cookingexperience.
TUES Y
DEC. 23
Mt. Laurel I BNI Chapter meeting:7:30 to 9 a.m. at Marco’s Restau-rant at Indian Spring C.C., 115 S.Elmwood Drive.
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From Dec. 6 to Dec. 10, 20 students from Lenape High School teamed up to provide a magical vacationfor chronically and terminally ill children and their families at the Give Kids The World Village in Kissim-mee, Fla. While serving at Give Kids The World, the Lenape participants performed a wide variety oftasks. The students had many great opportunities to interact with the children and their families. Theyran the village’s carousel, coordinated activities, served meals and helped to make the wishes of the sickchildren and their families come true. Working together, the students were able to bring so much happi-ness to everyone in the Give Kids The World village.
them to be picked up by the mailcarrier. The suspects removed theletters and placed Walmart cata-
logs in the mailboxes. Witnessessaid the suspects were driving awhite four-door sedan bearingPennsylvania registration.
A resident of the 700 block of Cornwallis Drive reported theirresidence was burglar-ized on Dec. 4 between11:30 a.m. and 10 p.m.Entry was gainedthrough an unlockedfirst-floor window.Jewelry, valued at approximately$500, was taken.
A resident of the 500 block of
Willow Turn reported their resi-dence was burglarized on Dec. 5between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Entry wasgained by cutting a rear screenand entering an unlocked win-dow. Nothing was reported taken.Damage is estimated at $25.
On Dec. 6 at 12:42 a.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police responded to the reportof a vehicle that struck the
guardrail in the area of the 1100block of Route 73. Officers locatedthe vehicle and arrested the driv-er, a 40-year-old man from Mt.
Holly. He was charged with driv-ing while intoxicated and re-leased pending a court hearing.
On Dec. 6 at 2:15a.m., Mt. Laurel Policeresponded to the 100block of Carlton Lanefor a disturbance. Dur-
ing the investigation, a 27-year-old man of Maple Shade was ar-rested and charged with drivingwhile intoxicated. He was re-
leased pending a court hearing.
A member of LA Fitness onDearborn Circle reported some-one broke a window on her vehi-cle and stole her purse and itscontents, valued at approximately$500, on Dec. 6 between 7:15 and7:55 a.m. Damage is estimated at$200.
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it and doing the dances.”Maddie has gotten the opportu-
nity to play a variety of roles inthe show. In the past, she hasplayed a clown, sugar plum assis-tant, angel and party boy. Thisyear, she will perform as a partygirl and snow assistant.
Despite performing a differentpart each year, Maddie doesn’t getnervous. She enjoys performingunder the lights in front of apacked house.
“I may have been a little nerv-ous when I first started, but Idon’t think I would be nervous(now),” she said.
Maddie has been able to fine-tune her dancing skills as part of the Mei Mei dancers, a dancetroupe for girls who were adoptedfrom China. The McCann family
adopted Maddie as a baby.“It’s kind of like folk dancing,”
said Maddie’s mom, Susan. “All of the songs have different things
happening.”
Susan said Maddie joined thedance troupe a few years ago. Thegroup has given Maddie the abili-ty to be in touch with her roots.
“She sings about Chinese cul-ture, she took Mandarin lessons,”Susan said. “We celebrate Chi-nese holidays with this group. Wealways knew she was a dancer.”
Susan believes Maddie’s expe-rience in performing has some-thing to do with her courage.However, she also believes Mad-
die has a confidence unlike whatmany others have.“I think it’s amazing because
she really doesn’t get very nerv-ous,” Susan said. “A lot of peopleand adults still get jitters beforeshe goes on. She has a confidenceabout it that amazes me.”
Maddie’s love of dancing ledher to eventually drop her otheractivities. She describes going toshows such as “The Nutcracker”when she was 3 years old and howmuch she enjoyed watching
them.“It was really cool because I
was watching what these olderkids did while I was in the audi-
ence,” she said.
In addition to dancing, Maddieenjoys art and tapping into thecreative side. She participates inthe STEP art program at HartfordSchool and likes to work on littleprojects when she has free time.
Maddie’s favorite type of art ismaking items out of other mate-rials.
“I went to a party recently andI found a bunch of things and wasable to make a coaster out of it,”she said.
“She likes to make projects outof things that she finds,” Susansaid. “She goes to camp all sum-mer, and she loves making thingsout of other things.”
Don’t expect Maddie to leavethe world of dancing for abstractart, however. She plans to keepdancing well into her high schoolyears.
Maddie can be seen in “TheNutcracker” on Dec. 19 at 7:30p.m., Dec. 20 at 1 and 4:30 p.m. andDec. 21 at 2:30 p.m. at Voorhees
Middle School. For tickets ormore information, visitwww.southjerseyballet.com orcall (856) 309-8282.
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Show hits the stage Dec. 19-20at Voorhees Middle School
The National Council of Jew-ish Women will hold its openingmeeting on Tuesday, Dec. 23 at12:30 p.m. at Adath Emanu-El.
Guest speakers will be IleneWright and Joan Treske. They aremembers of the Green Team andwill present a program entitled“It Ain’t Easy Being Green.” Thepresentation will help guestsmake their home a greener place.Kermit the Frog will assist in thepresentation.
The meeting is open to allmembers of the community.
Refreshments will be served.For more information, contact
On Dec. 6 at 2:25 p.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police responded to the Weg-mans on Centerton Road for ashoplifting. Officers arrested andcharged a 31-year-old womanfrom Trenton for shoplifting $398in baby formula and other mer-chandise. She was also chargedwith shoplifting of $530 in babyformula from Wegmans on Dec. 5.Bail was set at $5,000 for theshoplifting in addition to $4,500for warrants out of other jurisdic-tions. She was committed to theBurlington County Work Release
Center.
A resident of the 2300 block of
Denham Court reported someonestole a license plate off of their vehicle on Dec.6 between 2 a.m. and 2p.m.
On Nov. 9 at 2:55a.m., Mt. Laurel Police conducteda motor vehicle stop on Route 73near the New Jersey Turnpike.During the stop, the driver, a 45-year-old man from Cherry Hill,was arrested, charged with pos-session of drug paraphernaliaand released on a summons.Based upon information gatheredduring the traffic stop, the man’svehicle was seized so that a
search warrant could be ob-tained. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a quantity of
heroine, methamphetamine, ec-stasy, PCP, Percocetpills, a stun gun, pep-per spray and a black-
jack club. An arrestwarrant for the manwas obtained charging
him with possession of a con-trolled dangerous substance withthe intent to distribute, posses-sion of a controlled dangeroussubstance, possession of prohibit-ed weapons, unlawful possessionof a weapon and certain person’snot to possess a weapon. Bail wasset at $60,000 with no 10 percentoption. On Dec. 5 at approximate-ly 1:30 p.m., the man was takeninto custody by U.S. marshals inPhiladelphia. He was committedto Federal Justice Center for pa-role violations.
On Dec. 9 at 12:16 p.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police were dispatched to theBank of America Plaza on Route38 for a disturbance in the park-
ing lot. During the investigation,officers arrested a 27-year-old Mt.Laurel man for criminal war-rants out of Hainesport. Subse-quent to arrest, he was found inpossession of marijuana. He wascharged with possession of mari-
juana under 50 grams and com-mitted to the Burlington CountyJail in lieu of $1,500 bail.
An employee of Wegmans onCenterton Road reported an un-known male shoplifted $368worth of merchandise from thestore on Dec. 9 at 2:29 p.m.
A patron of Target on Center-ton Road reported her wallet, con-taining, cash and credit cards val-ued at more than $400, was takenfrom her unzipped purse on Dec.9 at approximately 3:15 p.m. Thevictim reported that she was dis-tracted by a female suspect whiletwo accomplices stole her wallet.
Mt. Laurel Police receivedthree complaints of counterfeit$10 and $20 bills being used atlocal eating establishments be-tween Dec. 2 and Dec. 9.
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ings.Some of the items, from the
furniture to the antique tools ondisplay, harken back more than100 years in Mt. Laurel’s history.The event not only gives the com-munity a chance to see FarmersHall decorated for the holidays,but it also serves as exposure forthe place serving as Mt. Laurel’shistorical museum.
Daily said the historical socie-ty is dependent on the communi-ty to keep Farmers Hall goingstrong. Many of the items on dis-play came from residents’ dona-tions.
“We have some items that camein just last week,” she said. “All of the farmers’ tools upstairs are do-nated.”
Farmers Hall is the reason the
Mt. Laurel Historical Society wasoriginally formed. The buildingserved as town hall until the new
municipal building was con-structed in 1969. The historical so-ciety was formed to preserveFarmers Hall for future genera-tions. The house has undergoneseveral projects over the past fourdecades, including a major reno-vation in 2002.
Daily hopes residents willcome to the open house and be-come interested in helping thehistorical society, whetherthrough donations, coming tomeetings or volunteering for anevent.
“We’re more than happy totake donations at any time,” shesaid.
Farmers Hall’s open house willtake place on Sunday, Dec. 21 from1 to 4 p.m. Members of the histori-cal society will be on hand to an-swer any questions residents mayhave. There is no cost to attend,but donations are appreciated.
Residents are also invited tothe historical society’s monthly
meetings, held at Farmers Hall onthe second Tuesday of everymonth beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Reading, Writing and ArithmeticBy Carlo B. Melini, MD FAAP
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Students with reading problems make up at lease 80% of learning differences. They come under the diagnosis of Dyslexia.This is a broad category of reading deficits. The most common is an inability to decode words. That is to say, an inability to
associate the letter with the sound. So if I write the letters BA and then say BAA, the visual part of the brain sees the letters andthe phonemic bank stores the sound, so that the next time one sees BA the sound BAA automatically comes up. In dyslexics,
there is no connection between what one sees and hears. This seminal research done at Yale Child Study Center utilizing func-tional MRIs clearly demonstrates the difference in the anatomy of the dyslexic vs. the nondyslexic brain. Early on, childrenhave difficulty learning the alphabet s ong; confuse letters that look the same such as b, d, w, m, u, n, etc. Actually dyslexicstudents read the large words better than the small words, since the s mall words often look alike, while the large words do not.
So the confusion with saw and was, in and on, etc. Dyslexic students read by memorizing the whole word configuration. Thisis of course a very inefficient way to read; thus their limited word understanding in reading. Students who are struggling withreading in the early grades should be as sessed for dyslexia, since there are now a number of na tional reading programs available
for them, including Wilson, Orton Gillingham, Linda Mood, etc. Some students with dyslexia can decode fine but have difficulty comprehending what they read. This is related to language processing. They may hear a rhyming sound. For instance, if onesays “get me the broom,” it may be heard as “get to your room.” Students with reading comprehension issues should read the
questions first,, then read the material with a high lighter, underlining and writing in the margin to help with remembering.
Students with writing problems make up about 10% of learning differences. They come under the diagnosis of Dysgraphia.The category includes a number of subtypes. Some writing problems are related to fine motor deficits; the inability to inhibitand release small muscles in the fingers. They tend to hold a pencil very awkwardly. Others have difficulty with word retrievingand can’t come up with the words they want to write. They can say them fine but when writing develop a block. These students
should use a mechanical pencil which gives more traction when writing. Programs like Dragon are helpful software that transferthe spoken word to the page via a computer. Help from occupational therapists with programs like “Writing Without Tears”is often recommended.
Students with mathematics problems make up about 10% of learning differences. They come under the diagnosis of Dyscalculia. These students have difficulty knowing that 9 is 3 more than 6. They may also have trouble with calculating and
with concepts. Later, difficulty with abstract issues like resistance in physics is seen. Some students are adept in math in the
early grades but have much difficulty with higher ordered math, i.e. algebra, trigonometry, calculus. Teachers make a big dif-ference in math. A left brain mathematician is the best teacher. A right brain mathematician makes a good researcher but
often not a good teacher. Math tutors are helpful early on if dyscalculia is diagnosed.
(Now lets clasp our hands. Which thumb is on top? If your left is on top you are a left brained person; while those with
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Brown also said he wouldagree to a deal similar to the Mu-nicipal Partner’s Program with acourse in another township, suchas Ramblewood.
“If Ramblewood came to Eve-
sham and gave our guys $5 off, I’dput them on our website tomor-row,” Brown said. “I’d put Ram-blewood on tomorrow. I’d put anylocal public course if they wereoffering deals to us.”
Regardless of the decision notto enter into the agreement, Edel-son said he and council wishedEvesham the best.
“Some towns are going to do it,some aren’t,” Edelson said. “Ithasn’t stopped me from playingthere. It’s a great concept, but wehave to take care of Mt. Laurel.”
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“Right now if a home is pricedright, it will sell,” Alyce Klaus,broker/sales representative withWeichert Realtors Moorestown,said.
As the real estate market con-tinues its slow recovery, morehouses are popping up for salearound the region. According toTrend MLS, for the first half of 2014, the average settled salesprice was $240,232 for BurlingtonCounty and $194,213 in CamdenCounty.
“Annually, it is normal to expe-rience a relatively strong wave of buyers prior to Thanksgiving andChristmas/Hanukkah,” AngelaBarnshaw, CEO of Haddonfieldreal estate agency Agent06, said.“The reality of real estate is thatlife motivates people to buy orsell, not weather. Life is happen-ing at all times, and as we allknow, life knows no season!”
Barnshaw – like other area Re-altors – expects a healthy marketthrough the end of the year.
“The best folks can control it,they will press their efforts toclose before major holidays,”Barnshaw said, “hence our expec-tations for the coming month.”
Once someone decides to selltheir home, it’s time to find a realestate professional.
“Obviously you want to meetwith a Realtor,” Dave Lewis, bro-ker/owner of B.T. Edgar and Son
Realtors in Moorestown, said,“and you want to get a realisticasking price.”
The real estateprofessional’s role
“I’m an impartial third party,”Anne E. Koons, sales associatewith Berkshire Hathaway Home-Services Fox & Roach, Realtors,in Cherry Hill, said. “So when weget an offer, I know what the
comps are, I know what the houseshould sell for. The seller is some-times too emotionally attached.You have to treat it like a businesstransaction and not an emotionaltransaction.”
Koons recommends meeting
with two or three real estate pro-fessionals before choosing whomto use.
The initial consultation will de-termine the home’s value intoday’s market.
“They can price it two ways,”Klaus said. “They can make rec-ommendations for staging, house-keeping, gardening – where thehouse can show better. If it showsbetter, it will sell quicker. Or theycan price it exactly how they seeit.”
The value range is going to de-pend on comparable sales andprice trending from the agent. De-pending on that price, a prospec-tive seller can then determine if it is worth it to sell, or if theyshould stay.
The importance of a Realtor isdifficult to encapsulate, but it’sclear many people recognize thevalue. In an annual survey of re-cent home sellers by the NationalAssociation of Realtors, 91 per-
cent of home sellers used a realestate agent to sell their home.
“The value of a Realtor – that isthe crux of everything,” Barn-shaw said. “How learned are you?How academic are you approach-ing the profession? To be able tosay, not only have I sold this manyhomes or done this for this manyyears, but I can show you marketdata. I can help you understandas a homeowner or a buyer howthis market data works for you oragainst you. That’s how we nego-
tiate.”
NegotiatingKoons says sellers should con-
sider any offer.“I always tell my seller, ‘Let’s
counter with something.’ It sendsthe message you’re willing to ne-gotiate,” Koons said, adding sell-ers shouldn’t be offended with alow offer. “One of two things hap-pen (with a counter offer) – theyeither go away, or they come up.”
Klaus agreed that every offershould count.“Often, I find a seller becomes
insulted by a low bid. Respect it asan opening bid and respond to it,”she said. “People will initially
offer what they want to pay, notwhat they truly feel it’s worth.”
As far as selling price versuslisted price, Koons said it’s oftenwithin 5 percent.
“As long as the seller listens tothe comps in the area, listens tothe Realtor about the comps anddoesn’t list for more than 5 per-cent over what the comps have,then it’s a pretty close sellingprice,” she explained.
Sometimes, negotiating can goback and forth several times. Inother cases, it’s one or two offersbefore an agreement is reached. Areal estate professional will guidesellers every step of the way. Infact, according to a National As-sociation of Realtors profile, buy-ers ranked negotiating as one of
the most important services theiragent provided, second only tofinding the right property.
TimelineAfter a house is sold, the
amount of time before the sellermoves out and buyer moves in isnegotiable. The average is 60days, Lewis said.
For an estate sale, the house isvacant, so a seller doesn’t need tomove out and a buyer can moveright in.
“Another scenario is, ‘I’m sell-ing my house, you’re going to buymy house and I’m going to buythe Smiths’ house.’ We all try tohave the same settlement date,”Lewis said. “Nine times out of 10,it works out fine.”
Some sellers, Lewis explained,make a contingent on the sale of their home for finding suitablehousing.
“In other words, you don’t haveto sell to a buyer who gives you
your price because you haven’tfound another house,” he ex-plained. “Most of the time youhave three or four houses and
Selling a home: What to expectRealtors discuss realistic asking prices, negotiating and a general timeline
REAL ESTATE SERIESThis is part three of a three-partseries on the local real estatemarket.
Staging: What’s the value?By KRISTEN DOWD
The Sun
You’re ready to sell, butyou’re not sure if your home islooking its best. Would movingfurniture around help empha-
size the size of a room? Shouldthose family portraits comedown? What about the crayonmasterpieces plastered all overthe fridge?
These are the types of deci-sions a stager can help with. Aprofessional stager will comeinto your home and prepare itfor the real estate market,cleaning up, clearing out and,in some cases, bringing furni-ture and accessories into thehome to showcase it best.
But what’s the value of stag-ing a home, and is this addedexpense necessary?
Agent06 is a boutique real es-tate agency in downtown Had-donfield. For CEO AngelaBarnshaw, staging a buyer’shome is just part of the pack-age.
“Every day when you driveout of your driveway, you’regoing to feel like your house isthe best house on the market,”
Barnshaw said with a smile.“We have a unique systemcalled the ‘Six Steps to Sold.’”
It’s a concierge servicespackage that caters to each
client, and part of that packageincludes complimentary stag-ing and professional photogra-phy.
“Selling your house is al-ways a painful process. It’s nofun. No one wants to do it. We
try to take some of that painaway,” Barnshaw said.
More than anything, Barn-shaw said, is helping the home-owner detach.
“When we step into that stag-ing process, it does help theseller detach. At the same time,it’s also helping a buyer – anybuyer – attach,” she explained.
According to some area Real-tors, more important than stag-ing is simply decluttering anddepersonalizing a home.
“Get rid of anything you’renot taking with you,” Anne E.Koons, sales associate withBerkshire Hathaway HomeSer-vices Fox & Roach, Realtors, inCherry Hill, said. “Freshen uppaint-wise. And also make surethe outside of your house is ingood shape.”
Alyce Klaus, broker/salesrepresentative with WeichertRealtors Moorestown, saidcleanliness is more important
than staging.“In some cases, we may rec-ommend a professional stager
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to come in, but there’s an expenseto that,” Klaus said. “In mostcases we want to work in thehomeowner’s budget, work withwhat they have. We recognize thatwe have more vision and moreimagination than the averageconsumer.
“You’re showing the rose andbloom,” Klaus said. “People want
to see light and they want to seeclean. There’s no substitute forsparkle.”
Klaus said there’s also no sub-stitute for a property that smellsfresh. The smell of air freshenersor candles suggests a hidden odor,but there are some smells thatcould enhance a seller’s property.
“When you talk about sensoryperception when you’re touring aproperty – baking bread or cook-ies – it takes you to a comfortabletime. It makes you feel at home,”
Klaus said.As far as big investments, the
best areas to consider are kitchenand bathrooms.
“If you want top dollar for yourhouse, you better make sure yourkitchen and your bathrooms areup-to-date,” Koons said, addingthat the roof, heating and air con-ditioning, hot water heater andappliances are other top areas of concern.
“Most young buyers today, allthey want to do is buy the house,walk in and hang up theirclothes,” she continued. “Theydon’t really want to do any work.”
Dave Lewis, broker/owner of B.T. Edgar and Son Realtors in
Moorestown, said in his experi-ence, staging isn’t usually neededin the local market.
“What I find most of the time,especially in Haddonfield,Moorestown, Medford – they’renice houses. They’re mid-level totop-management-type folks. Thehigher percentage of those folksdo not have messy houses,” Lewissaid. “You don’t really spend a lotof time staging it.”
For the best showing, Lewissuggests turning on all the lights,
pulling back curtains and makingthe house as bright as possible.
“And bake a pie,” he added witha laugh.
think, ‘Yeah, I could move intothese houses.’ So when you sellyour house, hopefully those hous-es are still there.”
The timeline for selling a homeis a balancing act – one withwhich real estate professionalscan help.
“Having a good real estateagent who represents you on bothsides, if you can, is a marvelousthing,” Klaus said. “It keeps us upat night instead of the consumer.”
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