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Three South Jersey school districts -- Berlin Township, Edgewater Park and Palmyra -- will hold referendums on Tuesday.

Berlin Township officials will ask voters to approve $9.58 million to fund additions and renovations to the John F. Kennedy Elementary and Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle schools. If approved, the project will qualify for $3.3 million in state aid.

In Edgewater Park, officials seek $2.33 million to renovate the Mildred Magowan Elementary and Samuel M. Ridgway Middle schools. If approved, the district will receive $934,414 in state assistance.

Palmyra officials will seek $3.48 million to fund roof repairs or replacements at Palmyra High, Charles Street and Delaware Avenue schools, as well as stadium repairs. If approved, the project will qualify for $681,380 in state funding.

Send March entries for Student Voices

The deadline for the March Student Voices contest is Wednesday.

Student Voices, a monthly contest for seventh- through 12th-graders, is sponsored by the Courier-Post Newspapers in Education program. This month, we are asking students to write an essay or draw a cartoon on the topic: What makes the U.S. Constitution a model for many other democracies?

Winning entries will be published in the Courier-Post. All entries must have the student's name, grade and school, plus the teacher's name and phone number.

Entries, which must be original, may be sent by e-mail to lstuart@courierpostonline.com, mailed to Student Voices Editor Laurie Stuart, Courier-Post, P.O. Box 5300, Cherry Hill 08034, or faxed to (856) 663-2831, attention Student Voices.

Faxed cartoon entries will not be accepted. For more information, call (856) 486-2942.

Rowan to begin work on technology park

MANTUA -- Rowan University will break ground April 10 on the first building of the South Jersey Technology Park, a public-private venture that's expected to become an economic engine for the region.

The $11 million, 45,000-square-foot Innovation Center, being developed by the Dallas-based Lincoln Property Company, will include Rowan research laboratories, office space and an incubator area for very small start-up companies.

When finished, the 188-acre technology park is projected to encompass 1.5 million square feet. It is located on Route 322 near Route 55.

Mt. Laurel to hold residency hearing

MOUNT LAUREL -- Township Council will hold a public hearing March 20 on an ordinance that would restrict where registered sex offenders can live.

The measure would ban tier two and tier three sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of schools, libraries, child-care facilities, parks and playgrounds. Tier two is moderate risk and tier three is high risk for committing another sex crime.

-- Courier-Post staff