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🌱 How a Mount Laurel student’s road trip turned into a kitten rescue
Also, don't miss Move & Groove on the Mount Laurel Patch calendar
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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!)
- 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. 
📸 Around Mount Laurel
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Laurel
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★ Featured events ★
- Move & Groove →
Mount Laurel Library, 100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mt Laurel Township
10:30 am
Monday August 31
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Other local events
- Free Swim Assessment & Back-to-School Savings Event →
Goldfish Swim School - Mount Laurel, 2036 Briggs Rd, Mt Laurel Township
10:00 am - Storytime: Ages 2-5 →
Mount Laurel Library, 100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mt Laurel Township
11:00 am
Saturday August 22
Wednesday September 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - 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
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
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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)
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-- 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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