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Melissa Riker

Articles by Melissa Riker

Sun Editorial: Should the state implement depression screening for teens?

Or should it look elsewhere for a solution? We want to hear your thoughts. By Alan BauerThe Sun If you think you’re reading more stories about teen depression and suicide, you’re…

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Sun Editorial: Should the state implement depression screening for teens?

Or should it look elsewhere for a solution? We want to hear your thoughts. By Alan BauerThe Sun If you think you’re reading more stories about teen depression and suicide, you’re…

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YMCA Camp Ockanickon kicked off “The Gift of Opportunity”

The goal of the campaign is to raise $165,000 to provide scholarships and financial assistance to deserving children and teens. Cydnee Perman, a Medford resident and currently an art teacher in…

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CEO of YMCA Camp Ockanickon hosted a community leaders forum

Mark Dibble invited local leaders from government, law enforcement, education, business and religious institutions to the camp. Mark Dibble, CEO of YMCA Camp Ockanickon in Medford spoke to a group at…

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Free mammogram screeings are being offered on Oct. 23

All Burlington County women between the ages of 40 and 64 are invited to the Health Department from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In an effort to enhance the health and…

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Author Ali LaVecchia held a discussion at the Quaker Meeting House

The discussion was held on Oct. 4, where she highlighted her writing process, her book topics and current research. On Oct. 4, Ali LaVecchia addressed a room full of interested…

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Free mammogram screeings are being offered on Oct. 23

All Burlington County women between the ages of 40 and 64 are invited to the Health Department from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In an effort to enhance the health and…

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Shamong EMS to host CPR program

The program will be held on Nov. 3 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eighty percent of cardiac arrests happen in the home and though EMS get there as fast as…

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Free mammogram screeings are being offered on Oct. 23

All Burlington County women between the ages of 40 and 64 are invited to the Health Department from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In an effort to enhance the health and…

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Medford residents formed a lifelong bond through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Chloe Fetterolf and Hallie Githens will be participating in the JDRF One Walk taking place on Oct. 28. Hallie Githens and Chloe Fetterolf are pictured at the Fetterolf’s Medford residence on…

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