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Joseph Metz

Articles by Joseph Metz

Township police earn their firearms qualifications

For the second time this year, township police are completing firearms qualifications to practice using weapons issued by the department. “So, we qualify twice a year, once in the fall…

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Veterans Day walk/run to benefit legion post

To help raise money for and honor its members, the township’s American Legion Post 452 will host a Veterans Day 5K run/1K walk on Saturday, Nov. 12. “This is our…

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Coffee with a Cop offers interactions with police

The township police department hosted its Coffee With a Cop Day on Oct 27, when residents got the opportunity to talk with officers and see the people behind the uniforms.…

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Exhibit highlights devastation and hope

The Harrison Township Historical Society currently features an exhibit on the shocking and destructive F3 tornado that blew through Mullica Hill in September of last year. Included are artifacts such…

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Winter festival to usher in township’s holiday season

For the second time since it was interrupted by the pandemic two years ago, Mantua Township will host its annual winter festival on Thursday, Dec. 1, at Chestnut Branch Park.…

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School district hosts Parents as Partners

The township school district hosted a Parents as Partners event at Centre City Elementary School to explain new developments in emergency response protocols. All district staff and parents from kindergarten…

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Library hosts free Special Olympics program

To help kids with intellectual disabilities stay in shape and come out of their shells, the township   branch of the county library system hosts the Special Olympics Young Athletes…

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Mayor’s weekly videos keeps residents informed

Deptford Mayor Paul Medany has kept township residents up to date on events in the last two years with weekly informational videos on Facebook and YouTube. DeptfordNJVideos started during the…

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Golf outing aims to ‘increase morale’ for baseball team

The township high school’s baseball team will host the Spartans Baseball Golf Outing at Valleybrook Country Club in Blackwood on Nov. 6 to pay for improvements to the program. “In…

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Richwood UMC to host its annual cookie sale

The township’s Richwood United Methodist Church will hold its annual cookie sale on Dec. 11 at its hall on Richwood Road. Proceeds from the sale of homemade and prepackaged products…

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