🌱 How a Mantua parish teen turned pony rides into a vet dream

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Mantua parish teen turned pony rides into a vet dream

Also on today's calendar: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 91, low: 67.
• Sunday: Hot with some sun, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Paul VI graduate, equestrian to pursue studies in animal science (catholicstarherald.org) — A West Deptford teen who worships at Incarnation Parish in Mantua is heading from Paul VI High School to Colorado State University to study animal science on a pre-vet track. Lifelong equestrian Julia Dodson reflects on her bittersweet graduation, her deep love of horses, and how her faith community and school prepared her for a future in large-animal veterinary medicine.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mantua

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 12

• Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications →
  Webinar,
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 12

• CRMS Grade 8 Dance
  Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center Sewell, NJ 08080
  6:00 pm
• WTHS Last Dance
  Wedgwood Elementary Sewell, NJ 08080
  6:30 pm

Saturday June 13

• Convenience Center Drop-Off
  Mantua Township Park Office NJ
  10:00 am
• Child Safety Seat Technicians
  Mantua Township Park Office NJ
  10:00 am
• WINE & BBQ EVENT
  Washington Twp Police Department 1 Mc Clure Dr, Sewell, NJ 08080
  12:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Citizen Science Sundays →
  Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University, 66 Million Mosasaur Wy, Sewell
  9:00 am
• WINE & BBQ EVENT
  Washington Twp Police Department 1 Mc Clure Dr, Sewell, NJ 08080
  12:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Early Dismissal for Students
  Pine Acres Early Childhood Center Wenonah, NJ 08090

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Summer Hours: Municipal Offices Closed
  Mantua Township Park Office NJ
  8:30 am
• CRMS Grade 8 Dance
  Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center Sewell, NJ 08080
  6:00 pm
• Harrison Twp. Little League
  Clearview Regional High School District Multiple Locations
  6:00 pm
• WTHS Last Dance
  Wedgwood Elementary Sewell, NJ 08080
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Night Crew Clerk (Zallie NJ) Salary Range $18.00 - $18.00/hr in Mantua. Apply here.
• Rhoads Industries posted a job opening for Welder - Submarine Building in Mullica Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mantua here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pitman

• Center for Ambulatory Care Nursing Innovation and Excellence launched by AAACN (roi-nj.com)

Glassboro

• Celebrate Community Milestone at 30th Annual Glassboro CommUNITY Day (glassboro.org)
• Park Place South - Glassboro, NJ Apartments (realtor.com)
• BAFFA Orchestra performs ‘Enchanted Overtures & Epic Fights' (trihamletnews.com)

West Deptford

• 12-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing In South Jersey, Officials Say (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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