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ALYSSA BIEDERMAN

Articles by ALYSSA BIEDERMAN

Jill Biden’s visit to Burlington County ends with a stop on school playground

First Lady Jill Biden visited a Burlington County school on Monday, the only First Lady to visit the county since 1999. Biden toured Samuel Smith Elementary School in Burlington as…

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Shawnee junior publishes vampire novel

Shawnee junior Capri Mills, known for collecting books, wrote one of her own. “Shore Blood” is a paranormal thriller set in North Wildwood, New Jersey. Blood and the undead lurk…

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Construction is coming to Shamong this spring

New developments are in the works in Shamong. At a township committee meeting on March 2, members discussed a potential new crosswalk by Indian Mills School, a roundabout and new…

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Area Quakers work toward climate, economic and racial justice

When Margaret Mansfield was a young teacher in Cleveland, she experienced the Cuyahoga River fire firsthand. As floating debris covered in oil caught fire, Mansfield saw that many of the…

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Alpaca yoga is coming to Tabernacle

Several years ago, Rose and Frank Nash stayed at a bed and breakfast. When they woke in the morning, they were greeted by alpacas who lived on the property. When…

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Cedar Run ‘celebrity’ wins prestigious state award

Richard Jones has lived all over the country: San Diego, Napa, Syracuse, Ohio and now Medford. He’s well traveled, but feels most at home at Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge.…

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Medford schools provide plan for increased in person instruction

The Medford Township School District wants to bring students back for five day instruction by April 26. Parents say it isn’t enough. At a board of education meeting on March…

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TAA could face legal consequences if youth sports continue

In any other year, the Tabernacle Athletics Association (TAA) would be hard at work creating spring rosters for its young athletes. In 2021, though, it is tangled in an insurance…

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Shamong woman turns obstacles into opportunities

Amy Huber is a failure.  She failed out of college, then finished and failed out of law school. She failed the bar exam the first time she took it. She…

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Black mental-health crisis in America is focus of Rowan town hall

“Twenty-twenty was absolutely a tipping point for a lot of people, because it was just a pressure cooker.” Those were the words of Chanel McCord, a Cherry Hill therapist, during…

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