Catch up on what happened this week in Shamong.
Sun Editorial: New Jersey isn’t even close to the best place to retire
The kids have been out of the house for a while now. You’ve put in decades of hard work. Now, finally, you’re ready to enjoy your golden years. You’re ready to retire and take it easy. You’ve earned it.
Just one thing: You might want to think about where all of this is going to take place. According to a recent study, New Jersey isn’t the best place to retire. It’s not even close.
The financial services website WalletHub recently released its “Best States to Retire” list, and New Jersey came in near the bottom.
The full story can be found here.
Burlington County Republican Committee drops support for Eighth District Assemblyman Joe Howarth
It’s another political shocker regarding one of the elected officials representing Shamong Township at the state level.
About a week and a half after state Sen. Dawn Addiego (NJ-8) announced she was switching from Republican to Democrat, the Burlington County Republican Committee announced the organization would not be endorsing incumbent Republican Assemblyman Joe Howarth (NJ-8) for re-election later this year.
In a Feb. 8 statement from Burlington County Republican Chairman Sean Earlen, Erlen said he and other party officials believed Howarth had made an “apparent attempt” to join Addiego in “defecting” when Earlen said Howarth cut off contact with Republican leaders in the days following Addiego’s announcement.
The full story can be found here.
Seneca students took the stage for the thirteenth annual fashion show
Seneca High School students took the stage to model the latest formal styles at the 13th annual fashion show held on Feb. 7.
The show is put on through the high school’s DECA club that prepares students as emerging leaders, helping them to create a foundation for future careers.
DECA adviser Grace McCloskey is also a sales and marketing teacher at the high school, who gets her students involved in the show as a way to introduce valuable skills and allows them to apply them to real world situations.
The full story can be found here.