Catch up on the biggest stories in Haddonfield this week.
A new sculpture came to town and Haddonfield high schoolers will graduate with an official state seal declaring them biliteracy. Catch up on everything from the past week in the Weekly Roundup.
Residents wonder where their two bronze ladies went
There has been an outcry to get the “Crossing Paths” sculpture back, according to Stuart Harting, chair of the Haddonfield Outdoor Sculpture Trust. But, the piece featuring two seated bronze ladies exchanging pleasantries by sculptor Seward Johnson was never meant to be a permanent fixture on Kings Highway. Since the two Seward Johnson pieces “Crossing Paths” and “Weekend Painter” left Haddonfield Friday, March 24, residents have contacted Harting to lament the sculptures’ departure, but the Crossing Paths piece costs approximately $150,000 to purchase.
Tests indicate lead in the water at four Haddonfield schools
Water sources at every school in the Haddonfield public school district except J. Fithian Tatem Elementary School tested positive for lead above the acceptable Environmental Protection Agency limits, according to a letter by John J. Deserable, the school district’s business administrator/board secretary. In the letter, Deserable said long-term solutions are still being evaluated, and the district will notify students, faculty and parents once those are decided.
Seal of biliteracy to adorn 61 Haddonfield diplomas
More than 60 of Haddonfield Memorial High School’s 2017 graduates are being recognized by the state of New Jersey. Sixty-one students at Haddonfield Memorial High School will graduate with the New Jersey State Seal of Biliteracy on their diplomas. This marks the first year Haddonfield will have graduates recognized by the state for their high degree of proficiency in speaking, writing and reading two languages.
