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Budget plan touches on the nation’s rising costs
Mayor Dave Fleisher and council have introduced a new 2026 municipal budget addressing increased costs for township services that mirror rising costs nationwide. “This budget also reflects the reality of rising costs outside of our control,” the mayor said, “just as families across the nation are experiencing in their own households: the soaring cost of…
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Budget plan touches on the nation’s rising costs
Mayor Dave Fleisher and council have introduced a new 2026 municipal budget addressing increased costs for township services that mirror rising costs nationwide. “This budget also reflects the reality of rising costs outside of our control,” the mayor said, “just as families across the nation are experiencing in their own households: the soaring cost of…
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District hears concerns on enrollment balancing
As the township grows, so does its student population. Most concerning is the expected increase in enrollment at the district’s 12 elementary schools. The issue became apparent after a March 2024 demographic study that identified five elementary schools at risk of overcrowding by the 2028-’29 school year: Clara Barton, Joyce Kilmer, Richard Stockton, Horace Mann…
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District hears concerns on enrollment balancing
As the township grows, so does its student population. Most concerning is the expected increase in enrollment at the district’s 12 elementary schools. The issue became apparent after a March 2024 demographic study that identified five elementary schools at risk of overcrowding by the 2028-’29 school year: Clara Barton, Joyce Kilmer, Richard Stockton, Horace Mann…
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Courtesy of the Cherry Hill Board of Education. Board members listen to the presentation on the budget creation process.
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How 50 years of Friends made Barclay Farmstead
Barclay Farmstead would not be what it is today without friends. One of the township’s most prominent historic and recreational sites came to be because of the Friends of Barclay Farmstead, an institution for decades. After the township purchased the farmstead as a historic site in 1975, the Friends restored the property’s home and eventually…
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Cooper Museum one
Courtesy of the Camden County Historical Society Children pose for a photograph at the turn of the 20th century outside of the historic Benjamin Cooper Tavern in Camden City, when it was the Tilton Boarding House. Built in 1734, the tavern has been renovated and will open as the American Revolution Museum of Southern New…