🌱 Pemberton’s cranberry bogs figure in a history of child labor

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• Pemberton’s cranberry bogs figure in a history of child labor

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Shopping Just Got an Upgrade at Deptford Mall.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 64 and low of 46 degrees.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 61, low: 43.
• Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 45 and low of 35 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 27 Jobs Children Did a Century Ago (go2tutors.com) — Crowded shacks near Pemberton’s cranberry bogs were among the working conditions photographer Lewis Hine documented during the child-labor era. A broader look at 27 jobs children once held connects that local history to harvests where entire families picked berries and children worked close to the low-growing vines.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pemberton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• Holiday Shopping Just Got an Upgrade at Deptford Mall →
  Deptford Mall,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday November 13

• Ms. Pemberton
  PTHS Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Friday December 4

• Tree Lighting →
  Mill Creek Park, 1 Mary St, Pemberton
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Visitor Center & Gift Shop Open →
  Pinelands Alliance, 17 Pemberton Road, Southampton
  10:00 am

Thursday November 12

• Weekday Bird Walk at Rancocas
  Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Mt Holly Rd, Mount Holly
  9:00 am
• Youth SpongeBob Summer Bowling Camp, Thursdays July 9 – August 27 →
  Fort Dix Bowling Center, 6054 Doughboy Loop, Fort Dix
  1:00 pm
• BoE Meeting - BoE Conference Room 7:30 p.m.
  Lumberton Board of Education, 33 Municipal Dr, Lumberton Township
  7:30 pm

Friday November 13

• Ms. Pemberton
  PTHS Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Mindful Hike
  Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Mt Holly Rd, Mount Holly
  11:00 am

Sunday November 15

• Caitlin Mullen Author Event →
  Pinelands Alliance, 17 Pemberton Road, Southampton
  1:00 pm
• ESCAPE ART JUNIOR--NATUREâS ORNAMENTS (ages 8 to 15)
  Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Mt Holly Rd, Mount Holly
  1:00 pm
• Ruotolo Memorial Bench Dedication
  Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Mt Holly Rd, Westampton Tow
  2:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Storytime →
  Muddy Paws Farm Rescue, 17 Retreat Road, Southampton
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Wrightstown. Apply here.
• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Mount Holly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pemberton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fort Dix

• Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' Prison Transfer Brings ‘Fresh Fears' (cheatsheet.com)
• A Soldier's Story:Vietnam Veteran, Sparta Husband, Dad and Friend John Clifford Ricker Laid to Rest in Arlington National Cemetery (TAPinto Sparta)
• Veterans Share Stories of War, Trauma and Healing at St. Johnsbury Town Hall (caledonianrecord.com)

Mount Holly

• Philadelphia, PA Weather: Rain Thursday, Poconos Snow Possible (newsbreak.com)
• Spooky Season Isn't Over Yet: Be On the Lookout for ‘Jersey Devil Horns' in Burlington County Parks (TAPinto)

Cinnaminson

• Family Of Man Shot Dead, Police Ask For Vigils To Be Postponed In Burlington City (patch.com)
• Man Dies, 2 Kids Hurt After Shooting Near McDonalds In Burlington City: Authorities (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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