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SJM_SouthernExposure_0619_SouthernExposure_11_08 5 / 31 / 19 3 : 42 PM Page 2 by Sarahjane Massaud $ 6,500,000 Expected amount to repair Medford Lakes ’ aging sewer system which hasn’t been upgraded since the ’ 60s and ’ 70s . Number of tips that have been received through the 200 STOPit App , Camden County Police reports . The anonymous option allows citizens to provide tips via smartphone . Years since the last hotel was built in Camden . A Hilton Garden Inn is expected to open at the end of 2020 . 50 $ 6 , 14 629 Grant awarded to Gloucester County from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for litter cleanups . Pounds of unused or expired prescription drugs collected by Haddon Township police on Drug Take Back Day — a day used to help local residents rid their 35 0 cabinets of any opioid or unneeded prescriptions . $ 50,000 Donation from American Water and the American Water Charitable Foundation to the Camden County Police Foundation that will be put toward advanced training and building a safer community . Acres of property Jean and Ric Edelman purchased to further 40 propel the goal and vision of the Edelman Fossil Park at Rowan University . $ 87,500 Amount in scholarships that were awarded to 32 New Jersey students from Comcast NBCUniversal for the 2019 - 2020 school year . “ I realized that DID YOU you can have a tremendous HEAR ? impact in the classroom in the lives of young people , but I also recognized that by moving into areas of administration that you can have a greater impact . ” — SUPERINTENDENT HAROLD MELLEBY JR . ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE EASTERN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 3 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 11
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SJM_SouthernExposure_0619_SouthernExposure_11_08 5 / 31 / 19 2 : 12 PM Page 3 SouthernExposure HIT OR MISS by Sarahjane Massaud Voorhees native Devin Smeltzer , a Bishop Eustace graduate , made his MLB debut against the Milwaukee Brewers in late May . The Min - nesota Twins pitcher and cancer survivor is the fourth starter in the team’s history to throw six shutout innings in his major - league debut . The Mount Laurel Township Police Department’s K - 9 unit earned top honors at the U.S . Police Canine Association’s National Detector Dog Trails , making them one of the top units in the nation . Nonprofit group Leapfrog announced their spring 2019 state safety grade rankings and three Camden County hospitals received an A grade : Jefferson Cherry Hill , Jefferson Stratford and Our Lady of Lourdes . New Jersey ranks second to last in a social media survey of 1.5 million ranking the “ sexiest ” accents in America . A man was arrested for allegedly interrupting service for Verizon customers in South Jersey . He was charged with stealing copper wire to sell as scrap and for interrupting service . SPOTLIGHT by Sarahjane Massaud Philly Pops President Frank Giordano visited Howard Yocum Elementary School in Maple Shade for the second year in a row as a part of the school’s Distinguished Reader program . The program encourages local volunteers to discuss their careers and read a book of their choosing to students . Giordano , a Moorestown resident , read Marvin Makes Music to a first - grade class and presented the students with a board game called Philly - opoly , highlighting Philadelphia attractions including The Philly Pops . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 3 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 12 |