🌱 How a Mantua floral hub is shaping tomorrow’s horticulture classrooms
Mantua, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Mantua! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Mantua floral hub is shaping tomorrow’s horticulture classrooms
Also on today's calendar: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny; very hot, humid, with a high of 100 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 98, low: 75.
- Sunday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Highlights from Seed Your Future's Seed to STEM 2026 (greenhousegrower.com) — Mantua gets a spotlight in Seed Your Future’s Seed to STEM 2026, as educators toured DVFlora to see how flowers move from farms to local florists. Over four days in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 34 teachers explored horticulture careers, from public gardens to greenhouses and native plant nurseries, bringing back fresh, plant-focused lessons for their students. 
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Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications →
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Haddon Township July 3, 2026 Fireworks →
Haddon Township High School, 406 Memorial Ave, Haddon Township
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July 4th Collingswood Parade and Fireworks 2026 →
Collingswood High School, 424 Collings Ave, Collingswood
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Moorestown July 4, 2026 Parade →
East Main Street, E Main St, Moorestown
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Expression Session →
Whole & Grounded Café, 5 Delaware St, Woodbury
4:00 pm
Friday July 3
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Other local events
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July 2, 2026 Cherry Hill Fireworks →
Cherry Hill West High School, 2101 Chapel Ave, Cherry Hill Township
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July 2026 – Bulk Pick Up
Mantua Township Park Office NJ
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WTHS-Summer Theatre Camp (8-12)
Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center Sewell, NJ 08080 -
Board of Health Meeting
Mantua Township Park Office NJ
7:00 pm -
Movie at the Park – Lilo & Stitch
Mantua Township Park Office Chestnut Branch Park, 545 N. Main Street, Mantua, NJ, 08051, United States
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Summer Hours: Municipal Offices Closed
Mantua Township Park Office NJ
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Neck of the Woods Brewing →
Neck of the Woods Brewing, 614 Lambs Rd #7, Pitman
7:30 pm
Friday July 3
Monday July 6
Tuesday July 7
Wednesday July 8
Friday July 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There are 6 spider plant babies on the corner that need homes.
They will be there today then not again till the 6th. Get yours today, they are free, planted and need homes. (Nextdoor Mantua Heights)
- Wend American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Crew Member in Woodbury Heights. Apply here.
- TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandise Associate in Woodbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mantua here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pitman
- Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents Moody McCarthy, Kyle Mara, and Paul Carson (newjerseystage.com)
- NJ arborist never charges to save cats — and the calls keep coming (wchram.com)
- Adventure Aquarium set to kick off 'Shark & Ray Summer' (thedailyjournal.com)
Mullica Hill
- County Library Programs for July 2026 (newtownpress.com)
- July 2026 Issue (newtownpress.com)
West Deptford
- 'Armed And Dangerous' Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says (patch.com)
- Boy Stabbed To Death After Fight In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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