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Christine Harkinson

Articles by Christine Harkinson

Jadon Strong Foundation hosts winter gala

The Jadon Strong Foundation will hold its second annual Night of Hope winter gala on Saturday, Feb. 17. “We hope that people can recognize our passion and understand why we’re…

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First Methodist Church hosts health and wellness fair

First Methodist Church (FMC) in Moorestown will hold its second annual health and wellness fair at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27. “If people left just feeling more well equipped…

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Moorestown mayor looks to 2024

Moorestown didn’t slow down in 2023. Cooper University Health Care opened the first phase of its newest and largest outpatient campus at the Moorestown Mall last November, and a referendum…

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Interim school superintendent looks to 2024

The Moorestown school district’s interim Superintendent Joseph Bollendorf saw the focus for 2023 as a return to normalcy post-COVID. “People just reacquainting themselves with school as we remembered it was,…

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‘Connection is always the core’

Local Acts of Kindness Foundation’s 2023 Trim-A-Tree Challenge collected 26 gift card trees from the community last month, the most since its launch in 2019. “It’s just a beautiful thing…

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The top stories of the year

Field of dreams If you had to describe this year in one word, what would it be? There’s no doubt that Moorestown’s residents made joyous memories with their family, friends…

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‘Remember, honor, teach’

The nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) and its network of volunteers placed more than 2.7 million sponsored veterans wreaths on headstones of the nation’s service members at 3,702 participating locations…

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Perkins hosts photography exhibit

Perkins Center for the Arts’ annual photography exhibition will be held at its Moorestown location from Wednesday, Jan. 10, through Friday, Feb. 23. Artists can submit a maximum of three…

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Township council welcomes new member

Newly elected township Councilman Christopher Keating was officially sworn in by Mayor Nicole Gillespie on Dec. 18 to fill the unexpired term of Jake Van Dyken. Keating’s term will run…

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Smithville Park spotlights ’60s fashion

Historic Smithville Park is hosting a new art exhibit through Saturday, Jan. 13, that focuses on fashion from the 1960s and the career of local model Cheryl Marie Desch. “The…

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