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Melissa Riker

Articles by Melissa Riker

Disaster assistance is now available for Burlington County

Private nonprofit organizations located in Bergen, Burlington, Essex, Morris, Passaic and Somerset are eligible to apply. The U.S. Small Business Association annonuced on July 17 that Burlington County has been added…

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Find the road to resilience with Hoplite Resilience Center

The nonprofit is providing mental and behavioral health services to military personnel, veterans, first responders, first-care receivers and their families. Pictured is Brendan McNichol. Resilience is the ability to recover…

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Weekly Roundup: Lenape High School musical, JCC bus accident, state aid reductions

Catch up on what happened this week in Medford. “13 The Musical” will take the stage at Lenape High School “13 The Musical” is being performed at Lenape High School located at…

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Weekly Roundup: Women’s survey, JCC bus accident, state aid reductions

Catch up on what happened this week in Shamong. Burlington County women are invited to share their voice Burlington County Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs and Deputy Director Linda Hughes are inviting women…

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Weekly Roundup: Women’s survey, JCC bus accident, state aid reductions

Catch up on what happened this week in Tabernacle. Burlington County women are invited to share their voice Burlington County Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs and Deputy Director Linda Hughes are inviting…

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State aid reductions will hit the Lenape Regional High School District

Reductions are expected to total more than $7 million over the next seven years. At Wednesday night’s Lenape Regional High School District Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Carol Birnbohm said that…

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State aid reductions will hit the Lenape Regional High School District

Reductions are expected to total more than $7 million over the next seven years. At Wednesday night’s Lenape Regional High School District Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Carol Birnbohm said that…

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State aid reductions will hit the Lenape Regional High School District

Reductions are expected to total more than $7 million over the next seven years. At Wednesday night’s Lenape Regional High School District Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Carol Birnbohm said that…

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Assemblymen Howarth and Peters introduce a constitutional amendment

The amendment would limit a state spending increase to two percent above the previous year. Assemblymen Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters introduced a constitutional amendment on July 19 that would limit…

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Assemblymen Howarth and Peters introduce a constitutional amendment

The amendment would limit a state spending increase to two percent above the previous year. Assemblymen Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters introduced a constitutional amendment on July 19 that would limit…

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