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Joseph Metz

Articles by Joseph Metz

Recreation commission’s Monte Carlo Night a thank you to seniors

Intended as a thank you to the community’s seniors for their work, the Harrison Township Recreation Commission will host Monte Carlo Night at Ewan Fire House on Thursday, Sept. 28.…

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Harrison Township Recreation presents bus trips for active adults program

The Harrison Township Recreation Commission is hosting a series of bus trips in the fall and winter for active adults 55 and up in its programs. The trips, in order…

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Residents start petition to change ordinance on chickens

A group of Mantua residents wants to petition the township committee to make its ordinance on chickens less restrictive for current bird owners. A petition has been started by resident…

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Handicapped-accessible tables added to Chestnut Branch Park

Chestnut Branch Park has four new handicapped-accessible picnic tables that opened to the public on July 20. The wooden tables were added near the park’s playground. Each has a small…

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Fasola Park to be renamed Memorial Park

As part of the township’s plans to rebrand itself, Fasola Park is expected to be renamed Deptford Memorial Park in the near future. Council plans to make the official decision…

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Businesses and township hold crime prevention meeting to combat thefts

Deptford’s mayor and council hosted a crime prevention meeting on July 20 at the municipal building so government, law enforcement and businesses could discuss ways to combat thefts and other…

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Clearview Junior Wrestling to host Paint and Sip fundraiser

Clearview Junior Wrestling will host a Paint and Sip fundraiser on Thursday July 27 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at its Mantua building on Main Street, behind police headquarters. The…

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New district employees and promotions welcomed at Deptford BOE meeting

The Deptford board of education introduced attendees at its July 18 meeting to five school district employees – both promoted and new staffers – who will have different roles in…

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Portion of Delsea Drive to be renamed Officer Robert J. Shisler Memorial Highway

The New Jersey General Assembly has unanimously approved a bill that would rename the Deptford portion of Delsea Drive and Route 47 the Officer Robert J. Shisler Memorial Highway. Shisler…

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Mullica Hill residents start petition to save Ewan Lake

Mullica Hill residents are rallying to help save Ewan Lake and dam from being decommissioned and drained by the county in the near future, something they feel would cause more…

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