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JAMES JACKSON

Articles by JAMES JACKSON

Decor business to host garden tour that benefits animal rescue

Every year, Farm House Design Home Decor in Mullica Hill hosts a taste of tea and garden tour and chooses a different animal charity for donations.  During the 4th annual…

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Zimmerman’s Country Market to host fundraiser supporting local animal rescue

Bane Barth and Gloria Lloren both bonded over their love for animals while working at Cooper University Hospital. They now work side by side for the nonprofit One Love Animal…

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Mantua Township students donate their spare change to benefit Mantua K-9 unit

  Since November 2017, third and fourth-grade students at J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School have participated in the annual VIP dance, with about $2,000 raised from the event each year.…

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Harrison Township school budget revised due to pandemic

From a budget and funding perspective, the Harrison Township school board saw a dip in student enrollment this year. During its April 26 session, the board announced that the number…

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Fundraiser planned for Deptford couple whose house was destroyed by fire

  Lifetime Deptford resident John Grabbe and his wife Jenn had their lives forever altered last month when they lost everything but the clothes on their backs to a devastating…

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Despite COVID, pantry volunteers are driven to keep giving back

  One evening during a Bible study at Trinity United Methodist Church, families participated in a community-service project by packing food donations and delivering them to needy families. Soon after,…

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How the community helped a Deptford house become a landmark

George and Lillian Willoughby moved to Deptford in 1954 with hopes of building a Quaker community. But even with the township’s 32 acres, it was not to be. Sixty years…

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Deptford Township council introduces budget with no tax hike

Deptford Township Council introduced a municipal budget at its April 19 meeting that contains no tax increase. And for the 10th consecutive year, council was also able to keep its…

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Mullica Hill Art Center to host annual arts and crafts festival

Lynne Hagerty Perez and her daughter, Chelsea Hagerty, originally opened the Mullica Hill Art Center so artists could display and sell their original pieces. When they couldn’t find nearby classes…

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Deptford Middle School’s PTO to hold virtual basket auction

The Deptford Middle School’s PTO will hold its first-ever virtual basket auction on Friday, April 30. Twenty baskets will be raffled off. The PTO, which stands for parent-teacher organization, is…

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