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Melissa Riker

Articles by Melissa Riker

Shamong schools raise money for Medford Lakes Lions Club food drive

Indian Mills Memorial Middle School and the Indian Mills Elementary School raised funds to focus on community issues. Over the past few years, the focus of many food drives has…

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Shamong schools raise money for Medford Lakes Lions Club food drive

Indian Mills Memorial Middle School and the Indian Mills Elementary School raised funds to focus on community issues. Over the past few years, the focus of many food drives has…

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Weekly Roundup: Golf tournament, Fair Funding Formula, Joe Joe’s Place Animal Rescue

Catch up on what happened this week in Medford. Knights of Columbus hosted its 11th annual golf tournament Former major leaguer and current Phillies announcer John Kruk (center left) is pictured…

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Weekly Roundup: Leadership program, Fair Funding Formula, little libraries

Catch up on what happened this week in Shamong. Shamong residents represented at week-long learn-by-doing leadership program Last week, 883 high school rising-seniors from New Jersey attended the 73rd session of…

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Weekly Roundup: Fair Funding Formula, Township adopts budget, book club celebration

Catch up on what happened this week in Tabernacle. School funding concerns arise due to the Fair Funding Formula Birnbohm discussed that there was a recently passed legislation regarding school funding…

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Joe Joe’s Place Animal Rescue is saving lives one dog at a time

The fifth annual BBQ fundraiser will be held on Saturday, July 14. All are invited to grab a bite to eat and unleash the fun at Joe Joe’s Place Animal Rescue’s…

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Little libraries, big change

Girl Scouts of Troop 24708 implemented two little libraries outside of Indian Mills Memorial School and Indian Mills Elementary School. Members of Troop 24708 stocked the little library with children’s…

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Tabernacle Township adopts budget after months of discussion

The budget includes multiple fund reductions to result in a zero percent tax increase. A municipal budget was adopted at last week’s committee meeting, resulting in no tax increase for…

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School funding concerns arise due to the Fair Funding Formula

State aid fund reductions for the Lenape Regional High School District will occur if the Fair Funding Formula is approved. As the school year has come to a close and…

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School funding concerns arise due to the Fair Funding Formula

State aid fund reductions for the Lenape Regional High School District will occur if the Fair Funding Formula is approved. As the school year has come to a close and…

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