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Data shows seat belt use on rise
The New Jersey’s seat belt usage rate has risen significantly following the state-wide Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign last year, according to the state’s annual observational survey. The survey – submitted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety – showed that nearly 95% of front-seat occupants wear…
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Data shows seat belt use on rise
The New Jersey’s seat belt usage rate has risen significantly following the state-wide Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign last year, according to the state’s annual observational survey. The survey – submitted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety – showed that nearly 95% of front-seat occupants wear…
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Funds address ‘staggering’ need in food deserts
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority Board last month approved more than $9.3 million each in grants to 23 organizations under its Food Equity and Economic Development in New Jersey pilot program. The approvals mark the second round of awards in the $30-million program and will expand the board’s support for food-security projects in New Jersey’s 14…
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Abigail Twiford/The Sun Families ring in the new year 12 hours early at the library.
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Historic Benjamin Cooper Tavern gets new look
After a nearly 300-year history as a bar, hotel, shipbuilding company headquarters and boarding house, the Benjamin Cooper Tavern has been repurposed after a damaging roof fire. Thanks to the efforts of the Camden County Historical Society (CCHS), the facility will open June 20, just two weeks before America’s 250th anniversary. The society has raised…
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Historic Benjamin Cooper Tavern gets new look
After a nearly 300-year history as a bar, hotel, shipbuilding company headquarters and boarding house, the Benjamin Cooper Tavern has been repurposed after a damaging roof fire. Thanks to the efforts of the Camden County Historical Society (CCHS), the facility will open June 20, just two weeks before America’s 250th anniversary. The society has raised…
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“A great way’ to usher in the holiday season
To ring in the season and celebrate the holidays, the township held its winter festival on Dec. 7 at Croft Farm. Activities and vendors were spread throughout the grounds, with a section of games and activities for children and families set aside toward the back of the farm. Food trucks lined up in the parking…