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Melissa Riker

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Weekly Roundup: Barry the Baron, book sale, BOE

Catch up on what happened this week in Tabernacle. Barry the Baron debuts as new costumed mascot for Rowan College at Burlington County ‘Barry the Baron’ debuted this week as…

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NJ special education funding and regionalization were discussed at BOE meeting

Gail Corey recapped the NJSBA delegate assembly. Tabernacle Board of Education member Gail Corey recapped the New Jersey School Boards Association delegate assembly at this week’s meeting. Corey touched on the…

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How did the community react to the discovered 130 dogs?

Ernie Lazos reports that concerns were first brought to the township in November 2017. Shamong resident Donna Roberts was arrested for keeping more than 100 dogs in “deplorable and inhumane conditions,”…

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Council discussed World War II and Korean War monument designs

The upgraded design plans were still not uniform with monuments in place. The discussion regarding the World War II and Korean War monuments continued at this week’s Medford Council meeting. Previously, the…

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Barry the Baron debuts as new costumed mascot for Rowan College at Burlington County

Barry the Baron gives some character to the school’s longtime mascot of The Baron. ‘Barry the Baron’ debuted this week as Rowan College at Burlington County’s new costumed mascot, giving character…

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Barry the Baron debuts as new costumed mascot for Rowan College at Burlington County

Barry the Baron gives some character to the school’s longtime mascot of The Baron. ‘Barry the Baron’ debuted this week as Rowan College at Burlington County’s new costumed mascot, giving character…

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Burlington County Library to host third annual benefit concert

The Philly POPS Ensemble will be performing live on Nov. 30. Just in time for the holidays, the Burlington County Library System Foundation is pleased to announce its third annual benefit…

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Burlington County Library to host third annual benefit concert

The Philly POPS Ensemble will be performing live on Nov. 30. Just in time for the holidays, the Burlington County Library System Foundation is pleased to announce its third annual benefit…

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Jersey Sound Chorus comes to Medford on Dec. 1

From 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., the all-woman chorus will perform. The Medford Quaker Meeting will host a free concert on Dec. 1, on the night of the Medford Village Dickens…

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Barry the Baron debuts as new costumed mascot for Rowan College at Burlington County

Barry the Baron gives some character to the school’s longtime mascot of The Baron. ‘Barry the Baron’ debuted this week as Rowan College at Burlington County’s new costumed mascot, giving character…

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