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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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View MoreCherry Hill SNAP recipients face Oct. 20 EBT card deadline
Cherry Hill families receiving SNAP or Work First New Jersey benefits must activate their new chip-enabled EBT cards before Tuesday, Oct. 20, when old cards stop working statewide.
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View MoreNJ Assembly sends History Day bill to governor's desk
The New Jersey Assembly unanimously passed a bill designating Dec. 18 as "New Jersey History Day," permitting school districts including Cherry Hill to dedicate a day or week to state history education. The bill now awaits the governor's signature.
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View MoreCourt ruling bolsters Cherry Hill's aquifer protections
A New Jersey Appellate Division panel upheld the Pinelands Commission's stricter limits on water withdrawals from the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer, reinforcing the legal ground beneath Cherry Hill's recent data center ban.
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View MoreCherry Hill opens early voting Oct. 24 at Mercer Street site
Cherry Hill voters can cast ballots early at 820 Mercer St. from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1, with hours running 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays, ahead of the Nov. 3 General Election.
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View MoreCherry Hill board approves 2026-27 goals in 6-1 vote
Cherry Hill's Board of Education approved 2026-27 district goals on a 6-1 vote Sept. 22, with Miriam Stern dissenting, and heard reports on chronic absenteeism and state funding reform.
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View MoreCherry Hill ballots carry Camden County open space tax question
Cherry Hill voters are finding a Camden County Open Space Trust Fund referendum on their mail ballots, asking whether to raise the open space and water quality tax by one cent per $100 of assessed value to fund a $400 million water quality initiative.
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View MoreCherry Hill sends $240K in opioid funds to schools for clinician
Cherry Hill Township Council voted to allocate $240,000 from the township's opioid settlement fund to place a licensed mental health clinician in the high schools for two years, Mayor David Fleisher announced at the Sept. 22 Board of Education meeting.
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View MoreCherry Hill rent board takes up Parc Apartments, decrease petition
The Cherry Hill Rent Review Board meets Thursday, Sept. 24, to vote on a Parc Apartments resolution tied to a 4.3756% rent increase request and hear a tenant's rent decrease petition.
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View MorePoll shows Bennett leading Kean in Cherry Hill's congressional race
A new StimSight Research/InsiderNJ poll puts Democrat Rebecca Bennett ahead of Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. 47-42% in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, which includes Cherry Hill, with Kean's 55% unfavorable rating and a Democratic enthusiasm gap flagged as key factors.
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View MoreCherry Hill voters face Camden County open space tax hike
Camden County voters, including Cherry Hill residents, will decide on Nov. 3 whether to raise the Open Space Trust Fund tax from two cents to three cents per $100 of assessed value, funding a $400 million water quality initiative to reduce flooding and restore waterways.
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View MoreWeinberg Commons residents challenge Cherry Hill over rent hikes
Residents of Weinberg Commons, Cherry Hill's 160-unit affordable housing community for seniors and adults with disabilities, raised concerns about rent increases outpacing fixed incomes at a May council meeting, and Rep. Donald Norcross toured the Springdale Road complex in September.
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View MoreCamden County commissioners weigh $371K for Cherry Hill trail, lease
Camden County commissioners will vote Thursday on an $83,424 engineering contract amendment for the Grove Street Connector trail project and a $287,797 lease amendment for Superior Court office space at 3 Executive Campus, both in Cherry Hill.
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