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And Asianfresh Food Market is coming to Cherry Hill.
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Chris Christie is best known for his political career as a former New Jersey governor, presidential candidate, and U.S. attorney. But his most lasting impact could be his role in setting the stage for the rise of sports betting in the United States.
And Asianfresh Food Market is set for the grand opening of its location in Cherry Hill next week.
Plus, the mayor of Barrington hopes the International Paper plant could turn into a cannabis business, and more news of the day.
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Former Gov. Chris Christie began his push for legalized sports gambling through state law in 2012. But he didn’t officially win his crusade until 2018, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal law that gave states the freedom to enact their own sports-betting laws.
In a recent interview, he said he did not foresee sports gambling’s evolution and the rise of prediction markets supported by the Trump family.
“I don’t think I could ever have anticipated that it would be in everybody’s pocket,” Christie said. “That’s a little bit disturbing to me, to tell you the truth, the proliferation of it. And obviously prediction markets have been very disturbing to me, particularly because they market to teenagers, which is strictly prohibited for the legal gaming companies.”
Chinatown’s Asianfresh Food market is set to open a location in Cherry Hill, 2 miles away from the recently revamped H Mart.
Just like the original location, the new store will offer specialty products and seasonal items imported from across Asia.
Its grand opening will be held Sept. 12. The international grocery store is planning to host giveaways, contests, and more to celebrate the new chapter.
Reporter Lacey Latch has the story.
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Barrington Mayor Kyle Hanson said recent legislative moves to expand, regulate, and tax sales for cannabis businesses aim to entice them to move into the International Paper facility that was set to close Monday.
A fire caused the second floor of an apartment in Deptford to collapse. Officials said at least nine apartments were damaged or lost to the fire, but no one was injured, NBC10 reports.
The Subaru of Cherry Hill dealership plans to move to the site that was once the corporate headquarters of Subaru of America until it moved to Camden in 2018, according to 70and73.
Camden County released its latest list of roadwork projects, and residents in Camden and Cherry Hill should be prepared to take the most detours this week.
New owners are taking over The Ice Cream Boutique in Bordentown.
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Abrams’ nonprofit, BookSmiles, outgrew its third location and is expanding into a 14,000-square-foot space in Cherry Hill. It will allow the organization to distribute 5 million books per year to schools and teachers.
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Originally from Burlington County, Jordan Gershowitz is a two-time Emmy-nominated writer and the story editor of Netflix children’s series Hot Wheels Let’s Race. Which township is he from?
A) Westampton
B) Pemberton
C) Woodland
D) Bordentown
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