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Week in Review: Holiday Break-In, Trader Joe's, and the Best of 2012

Also: remembering Ralph Daugherty, meeting Linda Murphy of PFLAG and asking Collingswood its Christmas wish.

 
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Damaris Medina (right) says she will do anything she can to keep her daughter in the Collingswood school system.
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Jo Ann Fabric moving out of the Westmont Plaza.
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Did you miss any of these top news stories in the past week? We've got your week-in-review recap right here.

Family Victimized by Burglary, Served with Eviction Notice

A stunning apartment burglary left a Collingswood woman without Christmas and birthday presents for her daughter, and heat and hot water for six days. The kicker? It coincided with an eviction notice from her landlord.

Could Collingswood Get a Trader Joe's?

Mayor James Maley had been in negotiations to bring the offbeat grocery store to Collingswood years ago, and for a number of reasons, it just didn’t work out.

Jo-Ann Fabrics to Leave Westmont Plaza

Customers expressed shock and sadness when told of the move, which comes on the heels of the imminent closing of the Superfresh market next door.

I Am Collingswood: Linda Murphy

Yes, Virginia, an activist can be polite. Meet the mild-mannered Minnesota mom who is the president of Collingswood PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays).

The Best Movies, TV, and Comics of 2012

Entertainment writer Jonathan Elliott takes a look back at the tops in pop culture of the past year. Does your list match his?

What is Your Christmas Wish for Collingswood?

We asked a handful of folks around town if they had a wish for Collingswood this holiday season. Here's what they said. 

R.I.P. Ralph H. Daugherty, 91

The longtime Collingswood resident was a decorated veteran, Boy Scout leader, and led the charge to erect a monument to those lost in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Related Topics: Best Pop Culture of 2012, Best of 2012, Damaris Medina, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Ralph H. Daugherty, Trader Joe's, and linda murphy

C Beck

11:52 am on Sunday, December 30, 2012

It is so sad to see another super market leave the area; there are some who still feel
sorry when we had to see CLOVER leave....and now JO ANNS too...it will be hard for
many local people to lose this convenience .

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