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SJM_SouthernExposure_0319_SouthernExposure_11_08 2 / 28 / 19 4 : 59 PM Page 2 by Grace Clevenger Tip a Voorhees police officer left for a pregnant waitress , even though $ 100his bill was under $ 9 . Number of Hepatitis A viral outbreak cases EIGHT Gloucester County has seen in less than nine weeks . The county typically sees fewer than 10 outbreaks in one year . $ 3.06 MILLION Grant Rowan University received from the Camden Health Research Initiative to be used for medical and bioscience research in Camden over the next 10 years . Ranking Shawnee High School placed in the state for the top 50 public schools 6th for sports in 2019 . On a national scale , the school ranked 50th . $ 1,203,077 Jackpot prize from a winning lottery ticket that was sold at a Burlington County convenience store . Average life expectancy for New Jersey residents . The state comes in ninth in the country for 80highest life expectancy rate . $ 64.5 million Amount of money Wildwood is asking to rebuild the 100 - year - old boardwalk . Donation made by Dunkin ’ Donuts of Greater $ 59,500 Philadelphia through its Roast Hunger and Joy in Childhood Foundation programs to the Food Bank of South Jersey . “ It is a great day DID YOU to make some history for New HEAR ? Jersey’s working families , and that’s just what we’re going to do . We’ve talked long enough about putting New Jersey on a responsible path to $ 15 an hour minimum wage . Today we start our way on this path . ” — GOV . PHIL MURPHY ON THE STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 15 issue 12 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 9
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SJM_SouthernExposure_0319_SouthernExposure_11_08 2 / 28 / 19 4 : 24 PM Page 3 SouthernExposure HIT OR MISS by Grace Clevenger An Atco resident found the Golden Eagles Ticket , as part of a contest , inside a Peanut Chews bar after visiting a Cherry Hill Wawa . As a result , the lucky winner secured a pair of Philadelphia Eagles season tickets for 2019 . A new bill was enacted letting workers take twice the amount of leave time following childbirth or to care for a sick family member . Evesham Township Council adopted a resolution in its school district to use school facilities for child care services during the day for children who are too young for school . A server at Under the Moon Café in Bordentown received a note on the back of a guest’s check that read , “ Don’t tip immigrants ! ” Bells , Birches , Wedgwood and Whitman elementary schools and Bunker Hill Middle School in Washington Township are being tested for mercury in gymnasium floors . Mark Lyczak of Burlington County was sentenced to 47 years in prison after being convicted for murdering three women , including his ex - fiancé and her stepsister last year . SPOTLIGHT by Grace Clevenger Relocating Petal the Elephant Petal , the former Burlington Center Mall elephant statue , took a journey before landing in its new home at the Burlington Riverwalk . More than 80 nonprofits requested the statue , which features a life - size elephant with a child on her back , but it ultimately was awarded to Arts Guild New Jersey . ( Photo courtesy of Moonbeam Capital Investments ) SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 15 issue 12 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 10 |