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Joseph Metz

Articles by Joseph Metz

Five seek board of education seats

Five candidates, including three incumbents, are vying for three open board of education positions. Voters will choose which three out of the five will get their votes. Name: Joseph McKenna…

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Two candidates vie for Mantua committee

Two candidates – one an incumbent – will compete for an open Mantua Township Committee position come Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The incumbent is Democrat John Legge and…

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Two candidates seek Harrison committee position

Two candidates, both running for the first time, are vying for one Harrison Township Committee seat come Election Day in November. The Republican candidate is Kevin French and the Democrat…

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Five candidates vie for board of ed seats

Five candidates, including two incumbents, are running for three open Harrison Township board of education openings in the Nov. 7 election. Each term is three years. The candidates are split…

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Four candidates vie for board of education

Four candidates, including two incumbents, are vying for positions on Mantua’s board of education come Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 7. All board members serve three-year terms. Incumbents Lori Kroeger and…

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Girls softball league celebrates 50 years

The Deptford Girls Softball League (DGSL) will host a celebration of its 50th anniversary on Friday, Oct. 27, at Stauffer Fields. The event will include a speech from Edna Stauffer,…

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Students of virtue

Mantua school district Superintendent Christina Trampe and the board of education presented eight district students with Stars of Character awards for September at the board’s Oct. 9 meeting, its first…

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Richwood UMC preps Thanksgiving pies

Richwood United Methodist Church will host its Thanksgiving pie sale on Tuesday, Nov. 21, two days before the holiday, at its Fellowship Hall. Anyone from the Mullica Hill community is…

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A ‘buffet’ of crafts

The Mullica Hill library will host a free event for teens interested in arts and crafts on Friday at 3 p.m. Teen Crafts: Choose Any is open to all teens…

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Dog treat: K-9 unit hosts Halloween beef and beer

The Mantua township police department’s K-9 unit will host its first Halloween beef and beer at the Church of the Incarnation’s Kernan Center on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m.…

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