🌱 What Mount Laurel’s outgoing superintendent says about your schools’ future
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In today's newsletter:
- What Mount Laurel’s outgoing superintendent says about your schools’ future
- How new county trail grants could reshape walking and biking in Mount Laurel
Also on today's calendar: AMERICAN TRIAGE: Author Reading & Signing with Adam Axler and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a bee that can't make up it's mind? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
- Sunday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Retiring Mt. Laurel Schools Superintendent Reflects on 10 Years of Accomplishments, Difficulties, Should-Haves (tapinto.net) — Mount Laurel families are getting a new schools superintendent as George Rafferty retires July 31 after a decade leading the district through full-day kindergarten expansion, universal preschool funding, and the COVID-19 crisis. He reflects on early education gains, community resilience, and his wish to have spent even more time in classrooms as Neil Burti prepares to take over August 1. 
• Burlington County receives new regional trail grants (trentonian.com) — Mount Laurel residents could soon see major new trail connections as Burlington County uses nearly $500,000 in grants to plan and design Rancocas Creek Greenway segments starting at Rowan College at Burlington County and crossing town toward the Levin Nature Conservancy. The projects aim to improve safe walking and biking links between parks, downtowns, and neighboring communities across the county.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Concert: Homegrown String Band →
Mount Laurel Library, 100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mt Laurel Township
2:00 pm
Sunday July 12
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Other local events
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AMERICAN TRIAGE: Author Reading & Signing with Adam Axler →
Second Time Books, 114 Creek Rd, Mt Laurel Township
4:00 pm -
Storytime: Ages 0-2 →
Mount Laurel Library, 100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mt Laurel Township
10:00 am -
Healthy Me - Books, Balls and Blocks →
The Learning Experience - Mt. Laurel, 809 S Church St, Mt Laurel Township
5:00 pm -
Move & Groove →
Mount Laurel Library, 100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mt Laurel Township
10:30 am -
DJs Available Entertainment Showcase 7-27-26 →
Carlucci's Waterfront, 876 Centerton Rd, Mt Laurel Township
7:00 pm -
Adath Game Night →
Congregation Adath Emanu-El, 205 Elbo Ln, Mt Laurel Township
5:30 pm -
Storytime: Ages 2-5 →
Mount Laurel Library, 100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mt Laurel Township
11:00 am
Saturday July 11
Wednesday July 15
Monday July 27
Tuesday July 28
Wednesday July 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Construction Project- Auditorim OFFLINE →
Cherry Hill High School East East HS - Auditorium
6:00 am -
Crafternoon: Jurassic Junk Collage Party →
Maple Shade Library, 200 Stiles Ave, Maple Shade
11:30 am -
The Art of Lisa Hendrickson Exhibit
Burlington County - Main Events Warden's House Gallery - 150 High St. Mt Holly NJ 08060
12:00 pm -
LGBTQ+ Aging with Pride
JFCS of Southern New Jersey - Jewish Family & Children's Service Katz JCC, housed in the Gottlieb Center for Jewish Life, 1301 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08003, United States
1:00 pm
Friday July 10
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🗞 Nearby News
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Cherry Hill
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