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Mary Ellen Cagnassola

Articles by Mary Ellen Cagnassola

Do Something: Here’s what’s happening near Palmyra this weekend

Holiday craft shows and shopping opportunities abound ahead of Black Friday weekend There will be plenty of chances to get a jump start on holiday shopping this weekend, but craft fairs…

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How Palmyra’s native son found himself at the forefront of civil rights history

Nearly 60 years after Payton Flournoy was appointed the first black police chief in NJ — and possibly the United States — his children celebrate their father’s legacy and the progressive small town that…

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CMS students honor veterans with annual Take a Veteran to School Day

More than 50 students were accompanied by vets at the Nov. 13 assembly U.S. Army veteran Michael Coates attended the ceremony with his two daughters, Morgan and Mikayla Coates. At Cinnaminson Middle…

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Do Something: Here’s what’s happening near Cinnaminson this weekend

Holiday craft shows and shopping opportunities abound ahead of Black Friday weekend There will be plenty of chances to get a jump start on holiday shopping this weekend, but craft fairs…

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BTHS Future Business Leaders of America complete first in a series of service projects

As part of Chick-fil-A’s Leader Academy program, FBLA students will spend 10 months learning business skills that focus on community impact Ten students. One-hundred meals. Twenty minutes. For Burlington Township…

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Do Something: Here’s what’s happening near Burlington Township this weekend

Holiday craft shows and shopping opportunities abound ahead of Black Friday weekend There will be plenty of chances to get a jump start on holiday shopping this weekend, but craft fairs…

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Burlington Township Council members honor survivor Dominic Mazzio with Patient Courage Award

That and other items were presented at the latest council meeting Mazzio and his family stand with Mayor Brian Carlin and town council members The Burlington Township Council meeting kicked off Nov.…

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Passenger killed in Route 130 crash was Palmyra High School student

Fifteen-year-old Kassidy Bush was pronounced dead at the scene Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today that the passenger who was killed yesterday morning in a collision on Route 130 in…

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Passenger killed in Route 130 crash was PHS student

Fifteen-year-old Kassidy Bush was pronounced dead at the scene Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today that the passenger who was killed yesterday morning in a collision on Route 130 in…

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One dead, one in critical condition after collision on Route 130

A car crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer this morning near the Riverton Road intersection Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that one person was killed and another…

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