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🌱 How a Mount Laurel student’s road trip turned into a kitten rescue

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Tuesday August 18th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning Mount Laurel! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Mount Laurel student's road trip turned into a kitten rescue

Also on today's calendar: Free Swim Assessment & Back-to-School Savings Event.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Hot with clouds and sun, temps: high: 91, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Stray Kitten Survived a 800-Mile Road Trip Stuck in a Car (983thecoast.com) — A Mount Laurel college student's back-to-school drive to the University of Georgia turned into an unexpected rescue when she discovered a kitten trapped under her car after the 800-mile trip. Campus police and a local repair shop carefully freed the cat, refused payment, and the now-healthy kitten, named Jersey, is being prepared for adoption through a rescue group.
   

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    Monday August 31
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    Mount Laurel Library, 100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mt Laurel Township
    10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 18
  • Guidance College Workshop
    Eastern Regional High School Room 58
    8:00 am
  • Tuesday Talk
    Burlington County - Parks Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area - 515 Creek Road Moorestown
    9:00 am
  • TOBATA by Toby
    Burlington County - Parks Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences - 307 Hig
    10:00 am
  • Country Line Dancing
    Burlington County - Parks Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences - 307 Hig
    11:30 am
  • Business & Economic Development Commission Meeting
    Maple Shade Township 200 Stiles Ave, Maple Shade, NJ 08052, USA
    6:00 pm
  • Concert in the Park featuring Shine On
    Maple Shade Township Gazebo Park, Main St at, S Forklanding Rd, Maple Shade, NJ 080
    6:30 pm
  • Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting →
    Moorestown Township, NJ Calendar, 111 West Second Street, Moorestown
    7:00 pm
  • Wednesday August 19
  • Freshmen Origination Activity Fair
    Eastern Regional High School Voorhees, NJ 08043
    6:00 pm
  • Land Use Board Meeting
    Maple Shade Township 200 Stiles Ave, Maple Shade, NJ 08052, USA
    6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Holman Automotive Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Automotive Technician - Holman Lincoln Mt. Laurel in Mount Laurel. Apply here.
  • Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Worker and Receiver - Sr in Marlton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Laurel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Moorestown

  • A New Shield for the Indo Pacific: Inside Japan's First ASEV (marketscreener.com)
  • Senator Singleton Hosts 12th Annual Back-to-School Haircut Event (njbia.org)

Maple Shade

  • PGA of America Golf Professionals Perla, Shattuck, and Kogelman Co-Lead 105th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship Following Opening Round (pga.com)

Willingboro

  • Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 54, overshadowing Independence Day (wfmz.com)

Ok Mount Laurel! 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: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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