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Joseph Metz

Articles by Joseph Metz

‘We have to try everything’

For the third time this year, police and township officials from Mantua, Harrison and Wenonah   held a private roundtable discussion about improving the safety of schools in the area.…

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Some ‘Hocus Pocus’ at Halloween drive-in

The Harrison Township recreation commission will host its first Halloween drive-in movie with “Hocus Pocus 2” on Sept. 30 at Trinity United Methodist Church. “This is the first time we’re…

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A focus on school safety

In the wake of mass school shootings like that in Uvalde, Texas, security was a major topic of discussion at the township council meeting earlier this month. “We’re extremely passionate…

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A festival that touches on history

More than 25 businesses on Main Street in the township will host the 50th annual fall festival and living history weekend on Oct. 8 and 9. “A lot of what…

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‘Distinctly American’

In wet and cloudy conditions that evoked the day’s somber theme, the Patriot Day event in Mantua’s Chestnut Branch Park marked the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America.…

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LEGO club enables kids’ creativity

For kids 6 to 12 who have creative imaginations, the township public library has its own LEGO Club that meets every Wednesday at 4 p.m., and now, for the first…

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Richwood church’s inaugural carnival a success

The Richwood United Methodist Church’s first free Carnival for a Cause on Sept. 3 raised about $3,000 to help rebuild a Haitian school destroyed by a 2010 earthquake that killed…

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‘Treasure troves’

With a number of digital tools and databases at its disposal, the Deptford library will host an online resource seminar on Thursday, Sept. 29. “We have a number of really…

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Don’t trash all your trash

To help Mantua and other Gloucester County residents who don’t want to throw compromising documents like bills and financial statements in the trash, the township will host a paper shredding…

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After three years, galleria again celebrates artists

The Galleria Deptford will host its first free art show in three years on Sunday to mark the opening of a local artist exhibit that continues through Oct. 31.  “We’re…

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