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LAUREN LAMANTIA

Articles by LAUREN LAMANTIA

Get outdoors at Pinelands Adventures this month

With summer around the corner, Pinelands Adventures in Shamong encourages residents to get outside this summer with educational programs and self-guided tours throughout the month. “Every week, we’re doing a…

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Tabernacle moves municipal offices from town hall

Tabernacle Township Committee met last month to discuss relocation of all municipal offices from what it deemed an “unsafe’ town hall to a mobile building across the parking lot. Town…

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Proposed school budget totals more than $56 million

The Medford board of education met on April 25 and proposed a budget of more than $50 million for the 2022-’23 school year. The plan’s total is $56,099,389, with a…

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Democracy on the move

A traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of History in Washington, D.C., is now at Rowan College at Burlington County. “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America,” arrived last month…

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Residents raise concerns at Medford council meeting

Medford council heard multiple residents voice their concerns about the ongoing issue of speeding on Taunton Boulevard at its April 19 session. For months, residents have expressed to officials their…

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In-person poetry gatherings are back at arts center

In-person poetry gatherings are back at the Medford Arts Center and will continue  monthly until August.  The idea was started four years ago by Naomi and Vince Dispenza, after the…

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Foundation will hold annual golfing event fundraiser

The Shamong Foundation for Educational Excellence will hold its fourth golf outing at the Medford Village Country Club on May 9 to benefit Shamong schools. Event proceeds fund grant requests…

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St. Mary of the Lakes holds annual carnival and music fest

St. Mary of the Lakes Parish in Medford will hold the annual spring carnival and music fest at its school beginning May 16, a fundraising event that began in 2018…

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A ‘little bit of everything’ at Medford Arts Center

The Medford Arts Center will display its inaugural “Just Paintings” juried exhibit in the facility’s gallery and online through May 12.  The exhibit celebrates art created with oil, acrylic, watercolor,…

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Freedom Barks is the setting for Respect Your Park Day

Freedom Barks Dog Park will host a Respect Your Park Day cleanup on Saturday, the first of two this year.   Originally called Pup Day, the event was changed to emphasize…

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