June 2013 Issue
What are your memories of your father? What lessons do you wish your kids could learn from you? What are the worst jokes you've gotten away with? Those are the questions we asked four South Jersey dads—a CEO, a landscape artist, an independent contractor,...
There’s good news: For South Jersey families with special needs children, help is all around.
Wherever you are today, you probably have a teacher to thank. Every day, they’re using their unique ability to tailor their teaching, reach out and make an impact, whether we’re sitting in the front row of class raising our hand or maybe quietly observing...
Whether they’re wrestling in the tot division, capping off a record-breaking high school season, or competing for a Division I university, South Jersey is full of remarkable athletes who are making their hometowns proud.
Moorestown Friends School senior Joseph Kiernan, a Haddonfield resident, will join three other students from the United States in Kyoto, Japan, this summer for the International Geography Olympiad. Kiernan qualified for the international competition...
Pooling their resources together, the four Lenape Regional high school softball teams—Lenape, Shawnee, Seneca and Cherokee—each raised money for four different cancer foundations by selling T-shirts. The combined total money raised was a whopping $5,690,...
Tracy Burkhart, in her 13th season as head softball coach at her alma mater, led the Minutemaids to the South Jersey Group IV championship. It was the fourth sectional title for Burkhart. She also guided the squad to the Group IV state title for the...
Maria Iannone, a Chestnut Ridge Middle School student, earned national recognition and a $5,000 college scholarship after winning the annual “Doodle 4 Google” competition in the sixth- and seventh-grade category.
With the growing number of people living longer and more active lifestyles comes another statistic on the rise: hip and replacements among younger patients.
Advancements in radiology have led to faster diagnoses—and less anxiety—for patients.
Radiology is a vast specialty that encompasses everything from X-rays that detect broken bones to long-term therapy for cancer. Driven by technology, the field...
Radiology is a vast specialty that encompasses everything from X-rays that detect broken bones to long-term therapy for cancer. Driven by technology, the field...
If you have trouble staying asleep and never seem to feel well-rested in the morning, it could be more than just a lot on your mind that’s preventing you from catching some Z’s.
Forget the myths. One look at the trends shows assisted living communities are nothing like what they used to be.
Stacy Gorodetzer’s second-grade class at Whitman Elementary School in Washington Township held a special Mother’s Day program in which they honored their moms.
Adventure Aquarium in Camden is encouraging local kids to participate in the “I’m a M.E.S.S.” coloring contest, which runs from May 17-June 30.
I know we tend to say this every year, but I really mean it when I say I can’t believe summer is here. We’re halfway through June already and I feel like spring breezed by completely undetected. It’s just the way life goes these days. My 5-year-old...