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Moorestown Christmas Tree Lighting Draws Massive Crowd

Several hundred Moorestown residents braved the bitter cold last Monday to witness the Moorestown Community House Tree Lighting Ceremony. The annual tradition has expanded its...

Santa Mailbox Open

  Santa's helpers dropped off his mailbox today. We don't have his email address and we're not sure that he accepts text messages, but if...

The gift of charity

In the spirit of the season ... That phrase is the way many appeals for helping the needy start out this time of year. After...

Where there’s smoke …

It may come as a surprise, but the American Cancer Society still sponsors the Great American Smokeout every year on the third Thursday in...

Helping students GEAR UP for college

There is good news for New Jersey students who want to get a jump on college. Late last month, the state’s already successful GEAR UP...

Two observances this month put emphasis on hunger in America 

Two observances are putting a spotlight on food poverty: October is Tackling Hunger Month and National School Lunch Week begins on Oct. 14. The school...

Are parents at their wit’s end? The surgeon general says yes

We recently took a look in this space at the issue of anxiety in kids and teens.  The topic drew nationwide attention with the March...

Letter to the Editor: Bryan Gallagher

Dear Editor, Imagine yourself in a park on a brilliant Autumn day. Though you’re only a ten minute train ride away from the hustle and...

Big trees, big benefits

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you missed the annual Big Tree Hunt put on by the New Jersey Forest Service this spring, the mammoth specimen you thought...

Loss of ‘hockey’ brothers is wake-up call for prevention of DUI

"A strong smell of alcohol."  It's one of the first signs a law-enforcement officer will recognize upon encountering a drunk driver. In the case of...

The value of grandparents in their grandchildren’s lives

Among some of our fondest memories as we age are those that evoke our past, and few things give us as much pleasure as...

Letter to the Editor: Bill Brown

Dear Editor, “HADDONFIELD SAYS GOODBYE TO JAPANESE STUDENTS” These words may be more prophetic than ever imagined. From the time that the first Haddonfield Japan Exchange students...

The library as a sanctuary for readers – and books  

As reported last week in The Sun, there are more than 30 library systems and four municipalities in New Jersey with book sanctuaries, Moorestown...

Child-care costs are high. Even higher is the cost for companies without it 

Is it possible that child care for employees benefits companies as much as it does the parents who work for them? The answer - according...

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