Staff, community members clean up for 1st day of school
TRENTON -- Early next month when students arrive for the first day of classes at Gregory School in Trenton, the grounds will be green and clean.
School Principal Michael D. Rosenberg, Head Custodian Duane Anderson and several staff members cleared overgrown brush, trimmed the hedges and weeded the school's gardens Friday morning.
They partnered with the non-profit organization A Better Way NJ on the effort.
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Vice Principal Alicia Costanza said the staff wanted to assisting the custodial staff in the gardening and "just overall cleaning up of the school grounds before opening day."
Rosenberg connected with local resident Cameron Hunt, who is affiliated with A Better Way NJ and the organization loved it and they set it up, led led by Executive Director Perry Shaw III.
The first day of school for staff and students in Trenton is Wednesday, September 7.
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