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Ryan's Retail, located at 22 North Centre Street, has a new vendor - Jess Chalks - who's a perfect fit for transforming your home into "Monsterville" 2020 haunt. Everything is handmade to perfection and impossible to forget. Her Chalk Transfers™, Chalkology™ Paste and Chalkology™ Ink will quickly turn any surface…
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Undeterred by the pandemic, "We've Been BOOed!" gift totes will be making their magical way from house to house in Monsterville soon! First one neighbor, then another - then, before you know it, it's your house! This enchanting tradition of friendly community fun surprises neighbors, friends or family with a…
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"I'll take a chocolate coke please." Sentiments like this can be found on the recently created Merchantville Neighbors Uncensored - one of an ever-growing array of community social media pages. This new FB page, managed by Adam Wallace, seems to have sprouted in reaction to an uproar on the Merchantville…
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Mayor Brennan would like resident to know that "there are plenty of options for dropping off Vote By Mail ballots. For Merchantville, each of our neighboring communities, Camden, Pennsauken and Cherry Hill have drop boxes. These are secure ways to vote by mail should you have concerns about voting through…
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The CDC director and several other government officials testified before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and reported that face masks may provide more protection than coronavirus vaccine. Face coverings are “the most powerful public health tool” the nation has against the coronavirus and might even provide better protection against it than a vaccine, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told…
Camden County has partnered with Touch New Jersey to bring FREE food distribution to those in need throughout Camden County every Friday at 10:30 a.m. Drive-up and walk-up options available. Everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Computers will be available at the food distribution events through September…
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The Camden County Library System is gradually reopening to the public, starting with limited services and hours at our larger locations the week of September 14th. We will continue to offer no-contact pickup at all branches, several times a week, for those who would prefer to get their materials that…
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Congratulations are in order for Merchantville School's newly-elected2020-2022 PTA Board members. President: Denise Wackes, Treasurer: Lori D'Ambrosia, Secretary: Liz Bairner, VP Public Relations: Mariaelena Beauchamp, VP Programs: Stacey Kerr, VP Ongoing Programs: Antisha Meisner, VP Ways and Means: Amanda Tennant and, VP Membership: Carrie Brown. Each year, up to 4…
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Hello, Merchantville parents! We already know you’re doing superhero jobs with ALL of the school changes and at-home learning. if you have a little more to give - and we realize that may be asking a lot right now - the PTA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee is wondering…
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Elementary
Hello Merchantville parents! This year, the Scholastic Book Fair will be done all online. For details, parents can look at the fliers through the PTA Konstella connection. The fair will start on Friday, 9/25 and will run until Thursday, 10/8. All book orders will be sent directly to your home.…
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Herd immunity is a key concept for epidemic control. It states that only a proportion of a population needs to be immune - through overcoming natural infection or through vaccination - to an infectious agent for it to stop generating large outbreaks. A key question in the current COVID-19 pandemic is how and when herd immunity can be achieved and at what cost. Herd immunity is achieved when one infected person in a population generates…
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