🌱 How a local veteran turned Salem County bees into a booming business

Hello Lower Alloways Creek! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a local veteran turned Salem County bees into a booming business

Also on today's calendar: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications.

Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Pearce finds sweet spot in Swazey Farms (americanfarm.com) — Lower Alloways Creek Township is now home to Swazey Farms, a fast-growing honey operation run by National Guard veteran and Gloucester Township police officer Randy Pearce and partner Josue Feliciano. After relocating from Sicklerville about 18 months ago, they manage more than 100 bee colonies across the tri-county area, sell honey locally and at markets, and hope to expand into bee-based therapeutic programs.
   

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📸 Around Lower Alloways Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lower Alloways Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 5

• Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications →
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday June 11

• SHS C/O 2026 Graduation Ceremony
  Salem City School District Salem, NJ 08079
  6:00 pm

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📣 Lower Alloways Creek Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday June 2

• E-Sports Banquet
  Cumberland Regional School District Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  6:00 pm
• Real Story of Alice and Wonderland
  Cumberland Regional School District Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  6:00 pm
• WHS Chamber Choir Recital
  Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District Woodstown, NJ 08098
  7:00 pm

Wednesday June 3

• Annual Pre-Juneteenth Wolverine Walk
  Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District Woodstown, NJ 08098
  5:00 pm
• Building Bridges: Community Fair
  Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District Woodstown, NJ 08098
  5:30 pm
• APSHS Senior Awards & Scholarships Night (by invitation only)
  Olivet Elementary School Elmer, NJ 08318
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• Broad St: National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony
  Bridgeton City School District Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  5:00 pm
• BHS: Merit Awards
  Bridgeton City School District Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  6:00 pm
• WHS Senior Awards Night
  Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District Woodstown, NJ 08098
  6:30 pm

Friday June 5

• Pathways & Broad St: End of the Year Event
  Bridgeton City School District Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  4:30 pm
• Pittsgrove Arts & Education Foundation Basket Bingo Event
  Olivet Elementary School Schalick High School Cafeteria
  6:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Natural Kratom Powder Tea
  Natural Kratom Tea Available... (More info)

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🗞 Nearby News

Salem

• Salem girls bring home crown at Division III regional meet (vindy.com)
• 'Love Island USA' drops Salem salon owner for video of racist slur (registerguard.com)
• Fatal Shooting in Woodstown Apartment Under Investigation (thesunpapers.com)

Bridgeton

• May's top 10 headlines (dairyprocessing.com)
• The heartbreaking reason Japanese Americans are protesting ICE raids in this N.J. community (nj.com)

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Ok Lower Alloways Creek! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)
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