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Samaritan honors employees for continued dedication to organization’s mission |
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| Samaritan recently honored its employees for service milestones and continued dedication to Samaritan’s mission at their 2024 Winterfest celebration – an annual event held by the organization to recognize the hard work, commitment to excellence and compassionate care given by valuable members of their team, as well as the dedicated efforts of their community volunteers. This year, Samaritan’s […] |
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Burlington County to host annual Resource Fair |
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| Burlington County’s Bring Health Home Resource Fair will be held on Friday, April 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Westampton. The event is organized by the Burlington County Commissioners, Burlington County Department of Human Services, Burlington County Health Department and Burlington County Minority and Equality Rights Task Force. It features free health screenings, fitness classes, mindfulness activities, a COVID-19 vaccine clinics, […] |
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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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‘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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Marlton Calendar |
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| Wednesday, April 17 Intro to Excel: Adult seniors. 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Evesham Library. Students will learn the basics of Excel, from getting familiar with the interface to using pre-made templates to setting up spreadsheets with simple functions and visual styling. Alternatives to Excel as well as how to set up and maintain […] |
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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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