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🌱 How did an 11-vehicle Turnpike crash unfold in Mount Laurel?
Make time for Winter Wine Market & Holidays Tasting Event on the Mount Laurel Patch calendar
Hi Mount Laurel! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How did an 11-vehicle Turnpike crash unfold in Mount Laurel?
- Did you shop at this Mount Laurel ShopRite before the Powerball drawing?
- How a shuttered Mount Laurel nursing home ties into a $92M scandal
Also on today's calendar: Winter Wine Market & Holidays Tasting Event and 2 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Mount Laurelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 45, low: 23.
- Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 53 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 11-Vehicle Crash Closes Turnpike, College Student Abducted: NJ Weekend (patch.com) — An 11-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mount Laurel left six people with minor injuries and shut down traffic Friday afternoon, according to State Police. The statewide weekend roundup also highlights a fatal shooting in Jersey City, a deadly Ocean County crash, an abduction of a college student, and a serious pedestrian crash in Princeton. 
• Winning Powerball Tix Each Worth $50,000 Sold at Mt. Laurel Shoprite and Route 70 Wawa (tapinto.net) — A $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at the ShopRite on Union Mill Road in Mount Laurel, giving one local shopper a big holiday windfall. Another $50,000 ticket was sold at a Marlton Wawa, and the Powerball jackpot has now climbed to $1.1 billion for the next drawing. Residents can still buy tickets if they want a shot at the growing prize.
• NJ nursing home owners accused of draining at least $92M as residents suffered in dangerous conditions (wobm.com) — Mount Laurel residents should know a nursing home there previously run by these owners was shut down in 2017 after losing Medicaid certification, and state investigators now accuse the same operators of massive fraud at facilities in Deptford and Hammonton. The comptroller says they diverted tens of millions from Medicaid, leaving residents in dangerously understaffed conditions, and is urging lawmakers to pass tougher financial-transparency rules for nursing homes statewide.
📸 Around Mount Laurel
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Laurel
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★ Featured events ★
- Winter Wine Market & Holidays Tasting Event
Ryfe Restaurant, Bar & Event Venue in Moorestown, 400 NJ-38, Moorestown
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Hillside Winter Concert-Harrington Auditorium
Harrington Auditorium Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
6:00 pm - Xmas Crafts Including Gingerbread Houses
104 Walnut St , Haddonfield
4:00 pm - Jump Start Swim Clinics at Goldfish Swim School – Mt. Laurel
Goldfish Swim School - Mount Laurel , 2036 Briggs Rd , Mt Laurel Township
4:00 pm - Celtic Christmas Experience
Holbein School , 333 Levis Dr , Mt Holly
1:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 28
📣 Mount Laurel Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- State of NJ: Dept of Children & Families Information Session
Maple Shade Library , 200 Stiles Ave , Maple Shade
10:00 am - TOBATA by Toby
Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences , 307 High St. , Mount Holly
10:00 am - Mindfulness Meditation: A New Year & New Change
Maple Shade Library , 200 Stiles Ave , Maple Shade
2:00 pm - Swimming: B/V
St. Augustine Preparatory School
4:00 pm - Swimming: Boys Varsity vs. St. Augustine Prep (Away)
St. Augustine Preparatory School
4:00 pm - Swimming: G/V
St. Augustine Preparatory School
4:00 pm - Basketball: Boys JV vs. Cherokee (Away)
Cherokee High School
4:15 pm - Basketball: G/JV
Paul VI High School
5:15 pm
Tuesday December 16
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Mount Laurel PatchAM possible:
- Wright Choice Therapy, LLC — (856) 437-0575
Specializing in Feeding, Occupational, and Speech Therapy
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TJX posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Mount Laurel. Apply here.
- ALDI posted a job opening for Full-Time Store Associate in Mount Laurel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Laurel here.
🗞 Nearby News
Moorestown
- Crash In Moorestown Takes Down Pole, Closes Roadway (patch.com)
- Moorestown Restaurants Open On Christmas Day 2025 (patch.com)
- Maple Shade Woman Recognizes Husband For Help With Medical Struggles (patch.com)
Marlton
- Morris County player wins $1 million Powerball prize as jackpot climbs to $1.1 billion (wrnjradio.com)
- Impulse Dynamics: Over $158 Million Raised To Advance Next Generation Heart Failure Devices (pulse2.com)
- How much snow fell around NJ over this wintry December weekend? (nj1015.com)
Maple Shade
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-- The Patch AM Team
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