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Kevin Riordan: The upper Cooper River trail, a treasure that many miss

To walk the upper Cooper River trail is to discover a secret hidden in plain sight. Who knew so much woodsy, watery, almost-wilderness awaited visitors to this corner of South Jersey, where Cherry Hill and Haddonfield meet? "I've lived here all my life," says Bob Feltoon, an attorney from Voorhees. "I take Park Drive all the time. And I've never walked back here." Says Merchantville businesswoman Marilyn Axler, an active gardener and park patron, "I didn't know about this." http://bit.ly/Xdni6d

Decades-old business model works

“They were our first customer,” recalls Joseph Holman, Steward’s son and current chairman of Holman. Joseph’s daughter, Melinda (Mindy) Holman, is the company’s president and CEO. Today, ARI accounts for nearly half of Holman’s $3 billion in annual revenue. Headquartered in Mount Laurel, ARI manages more than 950,000 vehicles worldwide. Customers include FedEx, Union Pacific Railroad and Carrier Air Conditioners. http://on.cpsj.com/WUIgpb

Driver remains in rehab

A man remains in a rehab facility awaiting indictment on charges that he was high on PCP and driving the wrong way when he struck and killed a mother and her teenage daughter. Keith Johnson was allegedly driving his Dodge Durango 100 mph in the wrong direction when he struck a Honda Odyssey driven by Anada Medina at the intersection of Chapel and Russell Avenues in Merchantville, N.J. in January. http://bit.ly/WSi281

Jazz legend brings groove to kids

Buster Williams, 70, is a living legend of jazz, a sideman who has jammed with the likes of Miles Davis, Count Basie, Herbie Hancock, Sarah Vaughan, and Nancy Wilson. In 2009, Williams and his wife sold their brownstone in Harlem and moved to an apartment on the first floor of an old Victorian in Merchantville.
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Top six finalists named in the Southern Regional Spelling Bee

Junior Membership recently announced the top six finalists in the Southern Regional Spelling Bee. After many eliminations and a very tough competition, “orchid” was the winning word. The winners are listed as follows: 1st Place, Zachary Varela, West Deptford; 2nd Place, Roger Crane, Merchantville; 3rd Place, Isabella Turner, Medford; 4th Place, Henrik Hoeldtke, Woodstown; 5th Place, Carson Grabowski, Haddonfield; and 6th Place, Andrew Zappley, Greater Woodbury. http://bit.ly/WVCVxU

Resident stops alleged purse snatcher

Cherry Hill police report that a purse-snatcher wanted in multiple towns might’ve gotten away, had an alert Merchantville man not chased down the thief. The alleged thief, David Zane Jr., of Westville, was talking with a woman outside Pathmark on Church Road Sunday afternoon, when he suddenly grabbed the woman’s purse and took off running, police said. But Merchantville resident Gerald Smith, who was outside the supermarket waiting for his family, saw the alleged theft go down and chased down Zane, then held him until officers arrived on scene.

Giving Camden children a sporting chance

You don't have to travel thousands of miles to help those in need. That's the philosophy of Judyann McCarthy. A social worker who's volunteered with Blessed Teresa of Calcutta's Missionaries of Charity in India and Kenya, McCarthy found her true calling in the streets of Camden, a few minute's drive from her Merchantville home. http://bit.ly/XWNy3g

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