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Burlington County Commissioners adopt fiscally responsible budget |
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| The Burlington County Commissioners adopted a 2024 County Budget that delivers programs and services essential to residents’ quality of life, health and safety, while extending the county’s streak of having the lowest average county tax in New Jersey. The $263 million spending plan was unanimously approved by the commissioners earlier this month, along with the […] |
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Attorney general: Township school leave policy violates law |
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| The Cinnaminson board of education policy that prohibits employees on leave from coaching or otherwise participating in extracurricular activities violates state law, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. The policy disregards both the state Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), Platkin said. Three women employed by the school […] |
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‘A taste of home’ |
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| Stokes Road in Medford was busy on the morning of Sunday, April 7, as hundreds of volunteers gathered in the Rose In December floral shop’s parking lot and filled buses with care packages for U.S. troops overseas. “It is so important for us to support our troops,” said Tom McElwee, an Operation Yellow Ribbon (OYR) […] |
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Cinnaminson Calendar |
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| April 17-24 Happenings at the Cinnaminson Library at 119 Riverton Road, Cinnaminson. For more information about the events below contact 856-829-9340. April 17 – 1 p.m. – Easy Painting with Acrylics. April 17 – 2 p.m. – Community Resource Navigators. April 18 – 10:30 a.m. – Tai Chi. April 18 – 2 p.m. – Intro […] |
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Bring your solar eclipse glasses to the Burlington County Earth Fair |
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| The latest total eclipse has come and gone, and some residents might now be wondering what to do with the protective eclipse glasses they used to safely watch the spectacle. The next eclipse over the United States isn’t until 2044 and the next one expected to be visible in New Jersey isn’t until 2079. For […] |
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Alarming trends |
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| The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveals alarming trends demanding urgent attention. With the number of Americans affected by Alzheimer’s steadily rising, the impact on individuals, families, and the healthcare system is profound. An estimated 6.9 million Americans aged 65 and older have Alzheimer’s. In New Jersey alone, 185,300 people were living with […] |
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Feel the Earth move? How rare events eclipse our daily routine |
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| Some say the ground shook. Others didn’t feel a thing. Lamps swayed and staircases shifted. Foundations of homes and buildings were damaged. The Washington Monument was hit hard enough to jostle tourists inside. Those were some of the effects Americans mostly on the East Coast experienced nearly two weeks ago, when a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck just […] |
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