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MADELEINE MACCAR

Articles by MADELEINE MACCAR

Year after year, LHS athlete sets — and breaks — own fundraising records

A player doesn’t have to score the most points or make the winning touchdown to stand out on Lenape High School’s football team. In fact, going above and beyond for…

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A new path for Delran’s Amico Island Park

BurlCo plans to build 4-mile path linking Delran, Delanco parks

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Food drive for Caring Corner Food Pantry set for Sept. 12

The food pantry at Masonville-Rancocas Methodist Church will once again be the beneficiary of a local food drive, as shelves at the church’s Caring Corner Food Pantry need to be…

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Mt. Laurel board of education welcomes community voices at Aug. meeting

The Mt. Laurel School District Board of Education met virtually Aug. 25 for its last regular session before the pandemic-modified school year begins. In his report, Superintendent Dr. George Rafferty…

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Suffragette Celebration strengthens sisterly solidarity

“Welcome, sister Suffragettes!” Phyllis Rodgers called out from her Riverton home’s porch, all decked out in early-20th-century attire and waving to the nearly 30 women who had convened on her…

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Evesham board of ed meeting invites community feedback

Amid plans for a teacher rally to address safety issues with the district’s reopening plan, Evesham Township’s board of education met at DeMasi Middle School but virtually broadcast its regular…

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Mt. Laurel to benefit from record-high funding for county’s municipal parks

Burlington County will distribute a record-high $5.2 million in municipal parks grants to 38 municipalities this year as part of the Board of Chosen Freeholders continuing efforts to assist local…

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Dads send off grads with guys’ night of golf

If ever a graduating class deserved one last hurrah, it was the class of 2020. And for one group of close-knit friends among Delran High School’s newest alumni, the goodbye…

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Rotary Club kicks off trio of local food drives

The Mt. Laurel Rotary Club hasn’t let a pandemic get in the way of its mission to deliver service above self. When newly elected president Darleen Blesi took office July…

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Marlton resident takes the reins at Evesham’s school district 

You could say Dr. Justin Smith was destined for education. With parents who met as teachers at the same boarding school — where they and their infant son lived during…

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