‘Summer camp’ for 55+ in Cherry Hill | Inquirer South Jersey
And a Pitman artist won the nation’s biggest cartoon award.
Good morning, South Jersey.
After 50 years of living in the house where they raised their children, Fred and Barbara Zucker felt ready to downsize and searched for an over-55 community. In 2020, they found their ideal new home that feels like a “summer camp” in Cherry Hill.
And a Pitman cartoonist finally won the prestigious Reuben award after his 13th consecutive nomination.
Plus, Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill doubled the size of its maternity unit, and more news of the day.
— Taylor Allen (southjersey@inquirer.com)
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In March 2020, Barbara was shopping at Nordstrom Rack in Cherry Hill when she saw a sign for an open house at the Plaza Grande.
It wasn’t long before she and her husband, Fred, took a tour and fell in love with a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment that had a den with a balcony, plus ample closet space for Barbara’s shoe collection.
The Plaza Grande is an over-55 community with 507 units among 16 buildings. It features many amenities — including an outdoor pool and a golf simulator — and is within walking distance of restaurants and shops.
Follow along as the Zuckers provide a home tour.
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Willingboro native and Pitman resident Mark Tatulli is the creator of the long-running comic strips Liō and Heart of the City.
He’s now, finally, a Reuben Award winner as the 2025 Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.
He received the honor after the National Cartoonists Society nominated him for one of the top honors in his field every year for more than a decade.
His other accomplishments include three Emmy Awards, becoming an internationally syndicated cartoonist, and authoring a graphic memoir and several middle-grade books.
“I’m going to keep drawing until I drop,” Tatulli said.
The Inquirer’s Sarah Nicell shares what Tatulli will be up to next.
What to know today
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill doubled the size of its maternity unit and opened the updated version this week. It’s part of a $257 million expansion project that includes a new five-level surgery tower, intensive care, additional parking, and education and residency programs.
The meal-kit company HelloFresh will close its distribution center in Logan Township and eliminate nearly 400 jobs at the end of September.
The Vineland planning board approved the second phase of a 300-megawatt data center, WHYY reports. The developer said at the start of the year that it expects it to be complete by November.
The commercial project along Black Horse Pike in Washington Township that is slated to bring a larger Turnersville Kia and America’s Tire will also add a Hertz, 42 Freeway reports.
A store manager of Cherry Hill’s Dick’s Sporting Goods disputed reports that the chain was placing official LeBron James Sixers jerseys behind the counter because of theft.
The Juice Pod, a franchise café founded in Avalon, is preparing to open in Moorestown on Main Street, according to South Jersey Food Scene.
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A) Wildwood
B) Cape May
C) Margate
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The home features a living room, family room, dining room, and a kitchen on the main floor, with three bedrooms upstairs. The highlights include a brick wood-burning fireplace and a fenced backyard with ample space for entertaining.
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Price: $400,000 | Size: 1,716 SF | Acreage: 0.38
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