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PATRICK MCDAID

Articles by PATRICK MCDAID

Shelter Howl-O-Ween event this year is trunk or treat

The Animal Welfare Association’s annual Howl-O-Ween event this year is a trunk or treat on Sunday, Oct. 24. The shelter is currently accepting corporate and nonprofit sponsorships for the event. …

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Eastern girls soccer head McGroarty wins his 500th game 

“Winning breeds winning.” When the Eastern High School girls soccer team defeated Haddonfield in a convincing 4-1 victory recently, there was much to celebrate, notably that the team became the…

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Who let the dogs out! Woof Woof Woof

Calling all groovy pets and pet lovers! The Voorhees Animal Orphanage (VAO) is getting ready to bark and roll at their 26 Annual Woofstock Festival, a dog-friendly event open to the…

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Eastern event will increase fire prevention awareness

The township fire department will host its annual fire prevention awareness night on Wednesday, Oct. 12, a free event at Eastern High School that will offer the community an opportunity…

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Choosing from the talent pool

Have a special talent? Then get to the town center on Oct. 8 and 9 to audition for Voorhees Got Talent, a contest with a first-place prize of $1,000 from…

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Eastern holds first board meeting of the year

The Eastern Regional High School district held its first board of education meeting for the new year on Sept. 21, a session that had no major announcements but one in…

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Boys and Girls Club dinner returns after COVID pause

The Boys and Girls Club of Camden County will hold its annual Susan K. Asbell Sponsor A Child fundraiser dinner on Oct. 10. This year’s dinner will be held at…

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A night of remembrance for lost pets

The Animal Welfare Association’s second “Luminaries for Lost Love” event in the township last week, a night of remembrance for participants to honor their lost pets with bags lit from…

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Eastern grad wins distinguished Philadelphia Award

It isn’t often that missing an appointment by oversleeping is a good thing, let alone something that will result in a career.  Somehow, that’s exactly what happened to Margaux Murphy,…

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‘I love the way I live, no regrets’’

After 30 years as a teacher at Osage Elementary School, Christine Miller retired to a nomadic lifestyle in an airstream camper van with her dog and embraced a complete nomadic…

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