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MACKENZIE FITCHETT

Articles by MACKENZIE FITCHETT

Partners for protection

What started with an email ended with more than 250 Washington Township High School students getting COVID vaccinations on April 23 at an Inspira Health clinic on the campus. The…

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Monroe Township seeks girl power for flag football

Monroe Township wants girls between 5 and 18 to join its flag football team. Monroe Township Flag started in 2017 and is currently in its fifth season. More than 425…

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Spring festival returns after 2020 cancelation

History will come to life once again at the annual Gloucester County Spring Festival. After a cancelation due to COVID last year, the event returns from noon to 4 p.m.…

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Township library reopens with vaccinated staff

The Margaret E. Heggan Public Library in Washington Township will reopen on May 1 after a long pause caused by COVID-19. The library has offered curbside pickup of materials six…

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Monroe middle-school students donate blankets to needy families

  Students at Williamstown Middle School have created more than 50 tie blankets that a  mobile response unit will give to families in crisis.  The Monroe Township Education Association provides…

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County Women’s Club prepares for second clothing drive

The Gloucester County Women’s Club is preparing for its second clothing drive after raising $1,700 last August. The drive will be held on May 14 at Washington Township High School,…

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Karin Eckert-Carpenter named Gloucester County Counselor of the Year

After nearly 40 years of hard work and service in the field of education, Karin Eckert-Carpenter received the Gloucester County Counselor of the year award on March 19. “I don’t…

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Library will host Easter stay parade

The Monroe Township Library is gearing up for spring with its Bunny Hop Stay Parade on April 14. The parade offers families two separate times to bring children to the…

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Green Club pledges to save the ocean

Bells Elementary School Green Club is doing its part to save the endangered Humboldt Penguin through the school’s fourth annual Unless  Project. The project was created nine years ago by…

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Parks and rec department welcomes spring with Bunny Trail

Monroe Township Parks and Recreation Commission had most of its annual events canceled due to COVID. But on March 27, it spread Spring cheer with the  Bunny Trail. “We normally…

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