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ALYSSA BIEDERMAN

Articles by ALYSSA BIEDERMAN

Seneca student gains recognition from state lawmaker

For Grace McGowan, a lifetime of community service began when she took part in Girl Scouts at age 5. “From there I realized how easy it is to make such…

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Tabernacle considers building new solar farm on defunct landfill

There could be a new farm in Tabernacle that won’t produce tomatoes or flowers. Instead, the township committee is considering replacing its now-defunct landfill with a solar farm. CEP Renewables…

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Shamong mayor wants 2021 to be a year of growth

Mayor Michael Di Croce has made headlines in the past year with his ambitious vision to make Shamong the “pot capital of the world.” Though bringing cannabis agriculture to the…

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Seneca’s newspaper gets a boost from sophomore editor

How do you keep up to date with everything going on at Seneca High School? You need a Bird’s Eye View. The school’s newspaper had been largely ignored by Seneca…

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Medford mayor wants to keep the ‘culture’ in 2021

At Medford Township Council’s reorganization meeting last week, Charles “Chuck” Watson was reelected mayor. Watson has served as mayor for several years. He’s been a part of the township’s COVID-19…

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Tabernacle’s decision makers go mostly unchanged in 2021

For Tabernacle’s board of education and township committee, status quo is the way to go. At both groups’ reorganization meetings, many familiar faces were reelected to the positions they held…

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Shamong committee elects Tim Gimbel mayor, discusses cannabis

Shamong’s Township Committee reflected on a difficult 2020 at its first meeting of the new year and vowed to move forward with new initiatives in 2021. At the Jan. 5…

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Two Seneca students engineer a career for themselves

In the United States, less than 30 percent of engineers are women. Seneca High School and Lockheed Martin are trying to change that through opportunities with Project Lead the Way…

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Special needs families create community with new group

In a time when we’re often logged in, it’s harder to really connect. For Medford’s special needs students and families, that means fewer  opportunities to find resources, learn and meet…

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New role is “homecoming” for incoming Medford school administrator

Keira Scussa has deep roots in Medford. She was part of the first graduating class at Cranberry Pines Elementary School, graduated from Shawnee High School, bought a house and gave…

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