
The Board of Education June 21 honored 30 retired township employees.
The employees ranged from teachers to office workers.
Special mention was made of Rick Goetz, a 36-year veteran who most recently served as supervisor of maintenance, grounds and custodial services, and Maureen Manning, the assistant business administrator for 12 years.
Those honored with a special plaque were:
Name, position, years of service
- John (Rick) Goetz, Supervisor of Building & Grounds, 36
- Adele Lauretta, Secretary, Central Office, 25
- Maureen Manning, Assistant Business Administrator/Assistant Board Secretary, 12
- Janet Grosso, Paraprofessional, Conerly Road School, 27
- Joseph Harris, Safety Officer, Conerly Road School, 24
- Robert Nemeth, Custodian, Elizabeth Avenue School, 11
- Gloria Albertalli-Wenson, School Psychologist, Franklin High School, 17
- Lisa Kaplan, Math Teacher, Franklin High School, 14
- Deborah Brown, English Teacher, Franklin High School, 12
- Ricky Weber, Safety Officer, Franklin High School, 13
- Ruth Mazza, Food Services Worker, Franklin High School, 13
- Christopher Davis, Physics Teacher, Franklin High School, 36
- Joseph Myatt, Health/P.E. Teacher, Franklin High School, 21
- Marianne Strickhart, Science Teacher, Franklin High School, 27
- Meghan Lordon, ESL Teacher, Franklin High School, 5
- Ellen Barnes, LDTC Teacher, Franklin High School, 16
- Bonnie Rich, Secretary, Franklin Middle School, 14
- Lawrence Weser, Science Teacher, Franklin Middle School, 12
- Lois Cody, School Psychologist, Franklin Park School, 10
- Victoria Bartizal, School Nurse, Franklin Park School, 21
- Karen Merlini, Pre K Teacher, Hillcrest School, 19
- Donna Geyer, Kindergarten Teacher, MacAfee Road School, 26
- Phyllis Majewski, Special Ed Teacher, MacAfee Road School, 43
- Elizabeth Tallmadge, Paraprofessional, MacAfee Road School, 28
- Jean Goetz, Elementary Teacher, MacAfee Road School, 21
- Janet Naman, Paraprofessional, MacAfee Road School, 16
- Renee Purrelli, Elementary Teacher, Sampson G. Smith School, 17
- Eva Baranowski, English Teacher, Sampson G. Smith School, 11
- Deborah Godbolt-Jackson, Bus Driver, 13
- Betty Lou Lewis, Transportation Coordinator, 17
Some of the retirees honored showed up at the meeting to receive their plaques: