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Christine Harkinson

Articles by Christine Harkinson

Moorestown school district looks ahead to new year

Moorestown Township’s board of education approved the appointment of Joseph Bollendorf as interim superintendent at its Dec. 13 meeting. Bollendorf has 39 years of experience in public education, and recently…

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‘The words are what hit everybody’

Burlington County Parks’ curator Marisa Bozarth took residents behind the scenes of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the Moorestown Library on Jan. 5, noting the…

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County library hosts ‘courses for caregivers’

The Burlington County Library System (BCLS) held a workshop for caregivers on Jan. 5, led by caregiving consultant, caregiving educator, caregiving facilitator and dementia practitioner Deb Hallisey. Courses for Caregivers…

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Choir will ‘lift every voice’ during Martin Luther King Jr. event

The Moorestown Ministerium will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration and worship service at First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in Moorestown on Sunday at 3 p.m.  The Urban Promise…

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Moorestown board of ed still in search of a superintendent

Moorestown’s board of education elected members Mark Villanueva and Cheryl Makopoulos as president and vice president, respectively, at its reorganization meeting on Jan. 3.  Newly elected members Brooke Mailhiot, Danielle…

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The year in review: Looking back at Moorestown

Moorestown Township had a productive and bright 2022, with social gatherings and projects creating a new normal for the community post COVID. An exciting event was the completion of Percheron…

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Karen Reiner is Moorestown’s Citizen of the Year

Karen Reiner has been selected Moorestown’s 2023 Citizen of the Year, an honor that will be celebrated with an award ceremony and dinner at the Community House on Feb. 1.…

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Board of ed announces interim superintendent

The Moorestown board of education has officially accepted the resignation of Superintendent Michael Volpe, who will be replaced on an interim basis by Joseph Bollendorf. “It’s not my goal to…

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Public works department accepts e-waste of all kinds

Moorestown residents can now drop off any electronic waste – including all-in-one computers, printers and televisions – at the Department of Public Works yard, the result of a request from…

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‘A win win for everybody’

The Moorestown Fire Department and Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) have partnered for a program to benefit students looking for tuition discounts and college credits. The collaboration includes a…

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