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MATTHEW SHINKLE

Articles by MATTHEW SHINKLE

Community and organizations come together for dogs in need

The Voorhees Animal Orphanage received approximately 70 Kuranda beds for dogs that come through the shelter this winter. A few weeks ago as the Voorhees Animal Orphanage began to prepare for…

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Public’s help leads to arrest

After a male exposed himself to a woman on Jan. 3, Gloucester Township Police were assisted by the public through social media to locate the alleged man The following is a…

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President of BBEA calls for resignation of Superintendent

During the Berlin Community School Board of Education reorganization meeting, two women called for the resignation of Superintendent Kristen Martello while the Berlin Borough Police Deparment presented a new way…

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Gloucester Township Council reorganization discusses marijuana and ambulance switch

Continued problems with GT EMS has caused the township to switch to a different ambulance provider after it could not meet contract requirements Gloucester Township Council held its reorganization meeting…

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First Virtua Voorhees Baby of 2019

Baby Joe was born Tuesday morning at 4.24 a.m. The first baby born at Virtua in Voorhees in 2019 is a boy named Joe. He arrived at 4:24 a.m. on Tuesday,…

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Eastern Regional and BCS working together to better assist students

Stress and anxiety is a major topic that Eastern is looking to allocate additional resources to helping alleviate for students, while BCS is continuing to revise its curriculum and grading As…

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Voorhees students have plenty of resources coming in the New Year

Eastern Regional has plenty of goals circled to work on for the New Year, while the Voorhees Township School District searches for a new Superintendent and prepares to apply for…

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Gloucester Township looking to build into 2019

Mayor David Mayer spoke about continuing economic development in the township for the New Year, highlighting downtown Blackwood and new construction projects As 2018 came to a close, local governments…

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Berlin Borough redevelopment becoming physical in 2019

After approximately two years of resolutions and paperwork, Mayor Bilella says Berlin Borough is starting to be revitalized and there’s plenty to be excited about for the New Year As the…

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Two big projects at the top of the 2019 To-do list for Voorhees Township

The township has its mind focused on the redevelopment of the Voorhees Town Center and the hopeful-opening of a Jake’s Place near Connolly Park during the new year According to Mayor…

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