🌱 How Virtua Voorhees’ revamped NICU space is comforting anxious local families

Hi Voorhees! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Virtua Voorhees’ revamped NICU space is comforting anxious local families
• Meet the award-winning Israeli educator shaping culture lessons in Voorhees classrooms
• How one killer “retire in Voorhees” guide could fill an advisor’s calendar

Also on today's calendar: New Jersey Renaissance Faire and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy; an afternoon shower, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 68, low: 51.
• Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 'I'm Just So Elated': NJ Mom Reflects On Time At Newly Renovated NICU Space In South Jersey (patch.com) — Families with babies in the NICU at Virtua Voorhees Hospital now have access to a newly renovated Ronald McDonald Family Room, complete with beds, showers, snacks, and computers. A local mom describes how staying just steps from her newborn’s bedside eased a frightening hospital stay, while Virtua highlights broader support for families across South Jersey.
   

• Einav Israel: Marlton Resident Finds Calling at Kellman Brown Academy (jewishexponent.com) — An Israeli-born Marlton resident has found her professional home teaching Judaic studies, Hebrew, and Israeli culture at Kellman Brown Academy in Voorhees. She recently earned a Jewish day school teaching award and now hopes to expand her immersive, Israel-focused curriculum from her Voorhees classroom to other schools and communities worldwide.
   

• Winning More Clients By Talking Less And Reducing Friction (kitces.com) — A marketing expert uses Voorhees as a concrete example of how financial advisors can attract local clients by answering ultra-specific questions like how to retire in town. She argues that detailed, empathetic content about Voorhees residents’ real financial worries can rank in search and even be recommended by AI tools, bringing more retirement-focused clients right to local advisors’ doors.
   

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📸 Around Voorhees

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Voorhees

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Wednesday May 13

• Lacrosse: G/V →
  Rancocas Valley Regional High School
  6:15 pm
• Lacrosse: Girls Varsity (Time Changed) vs. Rancocas Valley Regional (Away)
  Rancocas Valley Regional High School
  6:15 pm
• 7th & 8th Gr. Instrumental Concert
  Rosa International Middle School, 485 Browning Ln, Cherry Hill
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Café Connection - A Memory Café
  Katz JCC, 1301 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill
  10:30 am
• Lacrosse: B/V →
  Cherry Hill East High School Turf Field
  6:00 pm
• Lacrosse: Boys Varsity (Location Changed) vs. St. Joseph - Hammonton (Home)
  Cherry Hill East High School Turf Field
  6:00 pm
• Spring Concert 2 - Choirs and Orchestras
  Eastern Performing Arts Center
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Flagging of the Graves of our Veterans
  Harleigh Cemetery, 1640 Haddon Avenue, Camden
  9:00 am

Saturday May 23

• New Jersey Renaissance Faire →
  1990 Jacksonville Jobstown Rd, Springfield
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Electronics/Metal Collection
  Borough of Stratford 307 Union Ave, Stratford, NJ 08084
  8:00 am
• Toddler Time
  Haddon Heights Public Library 608 Station Avenue, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
  10:30 am
• JOIN US FOR THE 2026 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WORKSHOP—YOUR GUIDE TO CREATING STANDOUT AWARD SUBMISSIONS →
  Builders League-South Jersey, 114 Haddontowne Ct, Cherry Hill Township
  11:00 am
• ProPartner Appreciation BBQ - Cherry Hill, NJ →
  Avalon Flooring - Cherry Hill, NJ, 2030 Springdale Rd, Cherry Hill Township
  11:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Friendly's - AARK Enterprises posted a job opening for Cook in Voorhees. Apply here.
• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Voorhees. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Voorhees here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lindenwold

• PATCO Unveils New $19.4M Control Center In South Jersey (patch.com)
• Man Pleads Guilty In Killing Of South Jersey Deli Owner (patch.com)
• ICE fears are reshaping a generation of N.J. students. Inside the burdens they carry. (nj.com)

Berlin

• What Every Renter Should Know About Electrical Repairs (ifixit.com)

Cherry Hill

• 'Hidden Gem' Woodland Area Of Camden County To Be Officially Preserved (patch.com)

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Ok Voorhees! 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: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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