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Free SAT class at the library
The Cherry Hill library will hold a free class covering the new SAT from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. It is open to students in grades seven to 12. Students will learn valuable test-taking strategies specific to the new SAT, strategies that can also be applied to other standardized tests. Students will take a short sample of a few test-like questions.
Library accepts cat supply donations for strays
The Cherry Hill library will accept donations for the Stray Cat Relief Fund at a box in its library through Thursday, Jan. 31. Donors are asked to check library winter hours to schedule a dropoff of items. Items needed for cat supply donations include:. Cat and kitten food (wet and...
Alice Paul Institute meeting explores an alternate faith
The Alice Paul Institute in Mount Laurel will host an online meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, with the topic, “Spiritual But Not Religious (SBNR),” by Dr. Linda Mercadante. Estimates of Americans who claim to be SBNR range from 22% to as high as a third,...
Kindergarten, first grade in-person registrations begin
Cherry Hill will begin in-person kindergarten and first-grade registration for children entering school for the first time on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Lewis Administration Building, 45 Ranoldo Terrace. Dates and times are as follows:. Tuesday, Jan. 16 through Friday, Jan. 19, at 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan....
The year ahead in Cherry Hill schools
The Cherry Hill School District experienced a number of changes last year. Longtime Superintendent Dr. Joseph Meloche retired and Acting Superintendent Dr. Kwame Morton took the interim role; bond projects are underway; and the community has continued to protest hate, including antisemitism and Islamophobia. Board of education member Jenn Fleisher...
The year in review
As this week’s Sun newspapers focus on the top stories of the year in South Jersey, we thought we’d examine here some of the major national stories that got our attention, and what 2024 may portend. Let’s start with something we know about the new year already: Wars...
‘Worse than fruit cake’
You may have seen them on state roads run by NJDOT (Department of Transportation) beginning in October of last year, pithy sayings on highway signs meant to call attention to speeding, obnoxious road behavior and driving under the influence. Among them: “Nice car. Did it come with a turn signal?”...
Coffee With a Cop
Cherry Hill police and the township Starbucks at 480 Evesham Road will host their final Coffee with a Cop for this year on Thursday, Dec. 28, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The goal of the event is to encourage communication and positive interactions between law enforcement and the public.
The top stories of the year
As 2023 comes to a close, it’s time to review the year in the Cherry Hill Sun. This year, residents preserved an historic farm and said goodbye to a school stalwart, among other news. “A community project”. Fresh from the pandemic, one man’s passion project quickly evolved into a...
Tying shoes, wiping away tears
The Mantua school district will shortly bid farewell to James Fellon, its School Resource Officer, otherwise known as an SRO. The district shared the news while acknowledging that Fellon’s service went beyond protecting the township’s schools, from helping a child tie his shoe to wiping away tears. The SRO role isn’t just about safety and policing, though both are crucial. It’s also about being a familiar presence and source of comfort in school hallways.
Sitting pretty: Recognizing National Poinsettia Day
New Jersey Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Joe Atchison III visited the Bountiful Garden in Mercer County on Dec. 12 to highlight National Poinsettia Day. The holiday favorites area now being shipped by state greenhouses – in the case of Bountiful Gardens with locations in Somerset and Mercer counties – and nursery growers. New Jersey is number five in the U.S. for wholesale poinsettias sold in the USDA’s (U.S. Department of Agriculture) most recent horticulture census. The nursery sector is the largest commodity group in state agriculture, with an annual value of more than half a billion dollars.
Two local men charged with Cherry Hill bank robbery
Two men were arrested and charged with robbing a Cherry Hill bank on the afternoon of Dec. 12, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. Marlton resident Cory Amerman, 32, allegedly entered the PNC Bank at 803 Haddonfield. Road, took money after passing a note to a teller and...
‘More than just reading all day’
The New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) recently honored two Cherry Hill school disrict librarians, Carusi Middle School’s Erica Coonelly and Kingston Elementary’s Ana Hanneken. Coonelly got the Ruth Toor Media Specialist of the Year Award, which “honors a certified New Jersey school library-media specialist who, through...
Shin Angulo honored with portrait
Family and friends surprised outgoing Mayor Susan Shin Angulo at the township municipal building on Dec. 13 to unveil a portrait celebrating her four years in office. Prior to being mayor, Shin Angulo served on council from 2010 to 2015 and achieved two New Jersey firsts: the first Korean American woman elected to public office and the first Asian American to serve as a county commissioner, then known as a freeholder.
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