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NJ high school mourns worker found dead in building
CAMDEN — Students and staff have returned to school, a day after the grim discovery of a maintenance worker’s body inside. Mastery High School of Camden was closed on Wednesday after the unresponsive woman was found around 7 a.m., NJ.com reported. The death was not considered suspicious, Camden...
NJ sues hospital for snitching on pregnant patients
TRENTON – State officials have filed a discrimination lawsuit against a South Jersey hospital network for secretly drug testing women as they arrived to give birth to newborns. Virtua Health — and its network of hospitals in Voorhees, Mount Holly, and Camden — were the focus of the suit...
New Facebook Post Proves Why You Don’t Mess With Deptford, NJ, Girls
2024 is a different world, man. Nobody can deny that. Times are definitely changing. Some situations have changed for the better. Others, not so much. If what was recently posted on Facebook is true, then this is one of those situations that has benefitted from the societal evolution, for sure.
NJ Kids Mercilessly Cyberbullied In 2 South Jersey Towns
It's one of the worst epidemics facing the adolescent social landscape in today's society. I'm talking about cyberbullying. The dreadful stories I've heard over the past few years from some of my friends who have kids in both middle school and the first two years of high school are just a few examples I could use to paint the picture of how bad it's really gotten.
Centenarians join '100 Club' at Lion's Gate in Voorhees, New Jersey
A small ceremony and luncheon was held today to recognize 13 individuals who are part of the "100 Club" at Lion's Gate Continuing Care Retirement Community.The club recognizes residents who have reached a milestone of turning 100 years old, with one resident, Don Fletcher, clocking in at 105."The first century is good, but the second century is better," he said.Lion's Gate has more than 300 units where seniors can find a new home, acquire the care they need, and also participate in various activities such as reading, art, and learning new languages.To learn more about Lion's Gate, visit their website.RELATED: 93-year-old man's garden helps feed community in Camden, New JerseyAntolino "Mr. Tony" Santiago turned a vacant lot across the street from his home into a garden to provide fresh produce to neighbors.
100+ year old South Philly Italian Festival returns in October
A South Philadelphia festival that has been occurring ever since the early 1900s is returning to South Philadelphia in October. The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival is scheduled for October 6th from noon to 8 p.m. on the 1700 Block of South 9th Street. The authentic Italian festival starts with the religious […]
Thanks to Stompings, Birds, Wasps, and Exhausted Food Sources, Philadelphia Sees Fewer Spotted Lanternflies
Many people are noticing the number of spotted lanternflies is going down, in part due to aggressive squishing efforts by residents as well as other factors. After years of spotted lanternflies being out in full force, their numbers have started to thin out – for multiple reasons, writes Emily Anthes for The New York Times.
WWII veteran receives medals of honor in Camden County
It's been more than 75 years since William George Schumacher served in World War II, and for the first time, he's becoming a member of the American Legion.His membership was presented as a surprise from Post 372 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Tuesday night along with a shadow box filled with several medals of honor, ribbons and patches the Navy and Marine veteran never received after returning home from Okinawa, Japan."It happened a lot to many veterans that they just separated from the service and never followed up on anything," said Daniel O'Pella, senior vice commander of American Legion Post...
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