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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
View MoreCherry Hill BOE candidates call state aid loss top crisis at forum
All eight Cherry Hill Board of Education candidates identified shrinking state funding as the district's biggest challenge at a Tuesday, Sept. 15, forum, while also raising concerns about special education delivery, declining enrollment at West and falling test scores ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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View MoreCamden County sends 96,000 mail ballots to Cherry Hill area voters
Camden County mailed 96,000 vote-by-mail ballots starting Monday, Sept. 14, ahead of the Nov. 3 General Election; Cherry Hill voters can return them at two local drop boxes or by mail, and any signature problems trigger a cure letter with 48 hours to fix the issue.
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View MoreVan Drew demands NJ utility board resign over ACE overbilling
Rep. Jeff Van Drew demands the entire NJ Board of Public Utilities resign over its oversight of Atlantic City Electric, escalating his response to a federal audit that found the utility overbilled transmission customers during a five-year period.
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View MoreCherry Hill ballot mailing nears amid Caldwell probe
New Jersey's chief election officer, Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, is under internal investigation for alleged misconduct as the Sept. 19 mail-in ballot deadline approaches, raising questions for Cherry Hill voters about election oversight heading into the Nov. 3 midterms.
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View MoreBellmawr-bound NJ ballots landed in Memphis, USPS audit finds
A federal inspector general audit found that thousands of New Jersey primary ballots bypassed the Bellmawr mail facility serving Cherry Hill and sat in Memphis for nearly a week in April after a tracking label error at the Trenton processing center.
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View MoreVan Drew demands Atlantic City Electric refunds after audit
Rep. Jeff Van Drew is demanding customer refunds and calling for resignations at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities after a federal audit found Atlantic City Electric overbilled transmission customers from 2021 to 2025, a finding relevant to Cherry Hill ratepayers in the utility's service territory.
Local Government
View MoreEight Cherry Hill school board candidates face voters Sept. 15
Eight candidates for three Cherry Hill Board of Education seats will answer community questions at the first in-person forum since the pandemic, set for Tuesday, Sept. 15 at High School West.
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View MoreCherry Hill veteran Burti starts as Mount Laurel superintendent
Neil Burti, who spent 24 years in Cherry Hill Public Schools as a teacher, coach, East principal and director of secondary education, began his first superintendency at Mount Laurel Township School District.
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View MoreCropwell Road closes nightly as Kresson Road work shifts lanes
Overnight closures on Cropwell Road and daytime lane shifts, detours and signal work across multiple Kresson Road segments will affect Cherry Hill drivers through Friday, Sept. 4.
Local Government
View MoreBudget fights resurface at Cherry Hill board retreat
A resident raised school funding, courtesy busing and preschool funding at the Cherry Hill Board of Education's Aug. 22 retreat, the last board gathering before schools open Sept. 2.
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View MoreCherry Hill faces no local races on Nov. 3 ballot
Camden County's official ballot confirms Cherry Hill has no municipal race in the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election, though voters will decide a U.S. Senate race, a congressional contest and county commissioner seats.
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View MoreMeta settlement sends $525M to N.J., limits teen screen time
Meta's $17.1 billion settlement with 47 states sends at least $525 million to New Jersey and forces Instagram and Facebook to impose time limits, overnight lockouts, and school-hour restrictions on minors, adding a new layer of protection as Cherry Hill schools implement their own bell-to-bell device ban for 2026-2027.
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