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PATRICK MCDAID

Articles by PATRICK MCDAID

Stuff a Truck – with hope for the holidays

Gloucester Township police are asking residents to bring new, unwrapped toys to the department’s watch desk through Dec. 15 for its Stuff a Truck campaign The effort began as a…

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Camden project to upgrade truck route, expand access to Camden port 

The county board of commissioners joined Congressman Donald Norcross, Camden City Mayor Victor Carstarphen and community members to unveil a $36.5-million federally funded infrastructure project on Nov. 7.  The project…

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‘In for the Phillies’

Before the World Series, the Brookdale Evesham senior living community in Voorhees made a bet with residents at Houston-based sister community Brookdale Galleria.  If the Phillies won, Brookdale Galleria would…

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Warehouse proposal dropped from zoning board agenda

A group of about 200 residents packed the Gloucester Township municipal building for a regularly scheduled zoning board meeting on Sept. 28 to discuss proposed warehouses in Erial. The building…

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Eastern girls soccer ends season as ‘overachievers’

  The Eastern High School girls soccer team’s successful season came to an end after a 3-0 loss to Freehold Township. But the squad finished the season with a 20-2-2…

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An investment in Gloucester Township

Ground was broken Oct. 19 for the Lofts at Gloucester Township, a 28-acre site on Davistown Road that will be home to more than 300 apartments.  The township partnered with…

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County college hosts police expo for regional departments

The Camden County College police expo on Oct. 19 hosted representatives from more than 30  departments across the region, including Wildwood and North Jersey. While dominated by Camden County, Pennsylvania…

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The township’s Kellman Brown Academy recently announced a new middle-school program,    the Jewish Leadership Academy (JLA), what it calls a one-of-a-kind experience that will offer leadership skills to students…

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Homeward Bound hosts Tails Waggin’ and Draggin’ event

  Homeward Bound will host a Tails Waggin and Draggin’ drag show on Nov. 3 to  benefit the shelter, which is still operating at maximum capacity.    Guests can expect…

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Uneventful meeting leaves borough with questions on police

  Berlin Borough Council’s regular meeting on Oct. 13 saw greater participation from residents than usual, given that spring and summer sessions were often brief.  Councilman Andrew Simone thanked those…

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