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Celeste Whittaker

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Covers:  We cover South Jersey from Bordentown down to Cape May. I cover a lot of restaurant, dining, entertainment and other human interest stories. We don't cover the PA or North Jersey market.
News features reporter for @cpsj and @USATODAYCo Former ball player at @UNC. @AJC & @BW alum. NYC is my favorite. @MariahCarey fan. #JerseyGirl #journalist
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Moorestown Friends student gets visit to White House

Moorestown Friends student gets visit to White House

MOORESTOWN - Calvin Bell III would like to be president one day. The Moorestown Friends School freshman is no…

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SJ author pens children's books about dog rescue

SJ author pens children's books about dog rescue

MOUNT LAUREL - Linda Greiner calls her late Shetland sheepdog Sashi her "heart dog." She loved Sashi from the…

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SJ family has 'new normal' after son's amputations

SJ family has 'new normal' after son's amputations

GLOUCESTER TWP. - Chase Merriweather is a typical 5-year-old boy in many ways. He's rough-and-tumble. He's a …

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$44M project gets final site approval in Evesham

$44M project gets final site approval in Evesham

EVESHAM - Township officials recently gave a $44 million redevelopment project the green light to move forwar…

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Marlton family bands together to fight Parkinson's

Marlton family bands together to fight Parkinson's

EVESHAM - Betty-Lou Ormsby remembers the phone call from her doctor's office the day before her 60th birthday…

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Activism started at a young age for Lenape graduate

Activism started at a young age for Lenape graduate

MOUNT LAUREL - Taylor Kane is a self-proclaimed feminist who started her activism at a young age. When the 18…

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SJ police solve paperwork problem with the cloud

SJ police solve paperwork problem with the cloud

DELRAN - Police Lt. Howard Davenport leans over from his desk and motions toward the long filing cabinet next…

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SJ police departments zone in with data-driven approach

SJ police departments zone in with data-driven approach

EVESHAM - The four men reportedly had tried to buy iPads using phony credit cards at a department store. The …

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'Everybody plans to live, but nobody plans to die'

'Everybody plans to live, but nobody plans to die'

My dad made it as easy on our family as he could when he passed away in July of 1997. Maybe he knew the "mild…

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Comforting signs can be light as a feather after loss

Comforting signs can be light as a feather after loss

The white feathers started appearing soon after my mother slipped away. The first time it occurred, we were s…

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Walmart opens training academy in Williamstown

Walmart opens training academy in Williamstown

WILLIAMSTOWN - Holly Ford is proud to say she's a graduate now. Ford was one of 50 Walmart employees who grad…

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Mount Laurel in line for major road project

Mount Laurel in line for major road project

MOUNT LAUREL - A large-scale, multimillion dollar road construction project is planned for a busy area along …

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Maple Shade teacher's art honors Orlando nightclub victims

Maple Shade teacher's art honors Orlando nightclub victims

MERCHANTVILLE - Like many others around the country, Jennifer Braverman was struck hard by the mass shooting …

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Residents don't chicken out as therapy hen visits

Residents don't chicken out as therapy hen visits

MOUNT LAUREL - Ella Nesbit considers herself a city girl. She couldn't believe she wasn't afraid to pet the c…

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Marlton boy, 10, saves his classmate from choking

Marlton boy, 10, saves his classmate from choking

EVESHAM - The quick thinking and instant action of a fifth-grade student literally saved his friend's life. L…

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No more tears: Evesham officer calms student's fears

No more tears: Evesham officer calms student's fears

EVESHAM - The tears would flow each morning from the time she woke up. Judi Shoemaker's daughter Olivia didn'…

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Students press to lower speed limit on deadly highway

Students press to lower speed limit on deadly highway

BURLINGTON CITY - Less than a half-mile from where his son was hit and killed by a drunk driver, Antwan Timbe…

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Lenape district's safe driving campaign going strong

Lenape district's safe driving campaign going strong

MEDFORD - Distracted drivers cause accidents. The person combing their hair, changing the radio station, text…

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Here's the scoop: Dessert spot Scoop DeVille to its ice cream brand to South Jersey

Here's the scoop: Dessert spot Scoop DeVille to its ice cream brand to South Jersey

Scoop DeVille has roots in Philadelphia but is expanding across the bridge with its first stop in Camden Coun…

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