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Winslow Township is a
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in Camden County,
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. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,499, reflecting an increase of 4,888 (+14.1%) from the 34,611 counted in the 2000 census. Winslow Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the
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on March 8, 1845, from portions of Gloucester Township. Portions of the township were taken on November 26, 1867, to create Chesilhurst. In 1950, the township annexed a portion of Monroe Township in Gloucester County.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 201. Accessed May 12, 2012.
The township is part of the
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region of the state.


History

Winslow Township is Camden County's largest municipality at . The township got its name from the son of a 19th-century glass factory owner, William Coffin Sr., who bought large tracts of timber in Camden County about six miles west of Hammonton and with his son-in-law in 1929. Thomas Jefferson Perce and William Coffin Jr., built the Winslow Glass Works (his second one in 12 years) in the midst of a thick pine forest. The community was named for Senior Coffin's youngest son, Edward Winslow Coffin. Winslow Township was incorporated in 1845 from the Township of Gloucester. The township's very first meeting was held at Josiah Albertson's Blue Anchor Inn which was located on what is now Route 73 in the vicinity of St Lucy's Church. During its early years Winslow was known for its thriving glass business which developed as a result of the township's abundant resources of timber, clay, and sand, though by the start of the 20th century the glass industry died throughout Winslow. During the early 20th century, Winslow's population continued to grow until it peaked at a small 11,000 residents by the 1970s. During this time period the majority of Winslow residents were farmers. In 1965, Winslow township started to see an increase in population as the
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was completed with an interchange in Winslow at Williamstown Road. The proximity of the interchange drew developers towards the Sicklerville section of the township, where Levitt & Sons would build thousands of homes throughout the 1970s. Between 1970 and 1980, Winslow's population nearly doubled to 20,000 residents. As of 2006, 80% of the township currently sits in the Pinelands National Reserve, thus restricting future land development. Despite the restriction of development on the reserve, agricultural areas still persist in Winslow. The township is also served by two area codes, 856 and 609. When area code 609 was split in 1999, the southern/eastern end in the township (primarily with the Hammonton mailing address, Cedar Brook, and a small section of Sickerville) were left in the 609 code, while the other sections closer to Berlin and Williamstown received 856 as their area code. ;Landmarks *St Lucy's Roman Catholic Church, Route 73. It became a parish in 1961. The Rev. Edward McDaid is pastor. *Bates Mills Cemetery is a cemetery located on South Erhke Road in Blue Anchor, New Jersey. Today passersby can observe a number of very old grave stones with hardly visible faded initials engraved upon them. The stones seem to be made from iron ore. *Pinelands National Reserve *Levitt and Sons Incorporated built Winslow Crossing in the 1970s in Sicklerville. The complexes that were built at that time were Primrose Gate, Manor Hall, Victoria Manor, Eden Hollow, Lehigh Manor, Arbor Meadows and Ivy Meadows. *In 1972, the Lutheran affiliated Winslow Community Church opens in the Cedar Brook Hunting and Fishing Club. ;Historical timeline *1845: Winslow is incorporated from Gloucester Township. *1920: Albion School is built. *1923: Sicklerville School is built. *1925: St. Lucys Roman Catholic Church begins in the
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section of Winslow Township as a mission to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Berlin, New Jersey. *1928: Blue Anchor and Tansboro Schools are built. *1940: Closed Dunbarton and North Tansboro Schools are sold. *1955: A hospital is established at Ancora.


Geography

According to the
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, the township had a total area of 58.25 square miles (150.87 km2), including 57.42 square miles (148.71 km2) of land and 0.83 square miles (2.16 km2) of water (1.43%). Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located wholly or partially within the township include Albion, Ancora, Braddock,
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, Cedar Brook, Dicktown, Elm, Florence, New Freedom, Pen Byrn, Sicklertown, Sicklerville, Spring Garden, Tansboro, Waterford, Waterford Works, West Atco, Williamstown, Winslow Junction and Winslow Village. The Blue Hole is a body of water in the middle of woods that is clear blue and always cold, even in the summer, with a very steep shoreline and a maximum depth of approximately , though '' Weird NJ'' describes the water as "bottomless" and claims that it is a haunt of the Jersey Devil. The township borders Berlin Borough, Chesilhurst, Gloucester Township, Pine Hill, and Waterford Township in Camden County;
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and Hammonton in Atlantic County, and both Monroe Township and Washington Township in Gloucester County.


Demographics


2010 Census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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was $68,169 (with a margin of error of +/– $2,425) and the median family income was $78,892 (+/– $4,026). Males had a median income of $53,815 (+/– $1,828) versus $44,860 (+/– $2,189) for females. The
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for the borough was $27,884 (+/– $974). About 4.1% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the
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, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.


2000 Census

As of the
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there were 34,611 people, 11,661 households, and 9,002 families residing in the township. The
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was 599.9 people per square mile (231.6/km2). There were 12,413 housing units at an average density of 215.1/sq mi (83.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 69.34%
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, 29.34%
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, 0.35% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.03%
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, 1.58% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 4.31% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Winslow township, Camden County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed May 11, 2012.
DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Winslow township, Camden County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed October 12, 2012.
There were 11,661 households, out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were
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living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.28. In the township, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $55,990, and the median income for a family was $62,045. Males had a median income of $43,320 versus $31,657 for females. The
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for the township was $21,254. About 4.5% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the
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, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.


Government


Local government

Winslow Township is governed under the
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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The governing body is comprised of a mayor and an eight-member Township Committee. The mayor is elected
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to a four-year term of office. Committee members are elected in partisan elections to three-year terms in office on a staggered basis in a three-year cycle, with one seat coming up for election from each of the four wards in two consecutive years as part of the November general election and no ward seats up for vote in the third year of the cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 33.
, the
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of Winslow Township is Democrat Marie D. Lawrence, who was appointed to serve the term of office ending December 31, 2023, that had been held by Barry Wright. Members of the Winslow Township Committee are Deputy Mayor Charles Flamini (D, 2023; Ward 4), Brandon Glikas ( R, 2024; Ward 1), Jacquelyn Lee (D, 2023; Ward 3 - appointed to serve an unexpired term), Charles Leps (R, 2023; Ward 1), Evelyn M. Leverett (D, 2023; Ward 2), Carlos Vascos (D, 2024; Ward 2), Raymond Watkins Jr. (D, 2024; Ward 3) and John A. Wilson (D, 2024; Ward 4).Winslow Township Officials
Winslow Township. Accessed July 2, 2022.
2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Election Results
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, update November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
2020 General Election November 3, 2020 Official Election Results
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, update November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.
Official Election Results 2019 General Election November 5, 2019
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, updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
In March 2022, Marie Lawrence was selected from a list of three names submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Barry Wright until his death the previous month. Lawrence will serve on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office. In April 2022, Jacquelyn Lee was selected from the three candidates submitted by the Democratic committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had become vacant when Marie Lawrence took office as mayor.


Federal, state and county representation

Winslow Township is located in the 1st Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
and is part of New Jersey's 4th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
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''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Winslow Township had been in the 6th state legislative district.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 66, New Jersey
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. Accessed May 22, 2015.


Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 24,975 registered voters in Winslow Township, of which 10,782 (43.2%) were registered as Democrats, 2,898 (11.6%) were registered as Republicans and 11,283 (45.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 12 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens. In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat
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received 70.6% of the vote (12,183 cast), ahead of Republican
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with 28.6% (4,937 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (137 votes), among the 17,355 ballots cast by the township's 26,855 registered voters (98 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.6%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 68.5% of the vote (12,630 cast), ahead of Republican
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, who received around 29.0% (5,355 votes), with 18,445 ballots cast among the township's 24,426 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.5%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat
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received 62.2% of the vote (9,305 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received around 36.6% (5,478 votes), with 14,963 ballots cast among the township's 21,944 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.2%. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
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received 51.8% of the vote (4,502 cast), ahead of Democrat
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with 47.1% (4,091 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (102 votes), among the 8,873 ballots cast by the township's 26,875 registered voters (178 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 33.0%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat
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received 56.5% of the vote (5,711 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 37.4% (3,775 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 3.7% (377 votes), with 10,102 ballots cast among the township's 24,894 registered voters, yielding a 40.6% turnout.


Education

The Winslow Township School District is a public school district that serves students in
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through
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s. The district operates four elementary schools (grades Pre-K–3), two upper elementary schools (grades 4–6), one middle school (grades 7–8) and one high school (grades 9–12). The district was formed in 1998, after voters approved a split from the
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, creating the Edgewood (later renamed Winslow) middle and high schools in 2001 to accompany the previously existing K–6 operation. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,650 students and 456.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 10.2:1.District information for Winslow Township School District
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. Accessed April 1, 2020.
Schools in the district (with 2018–2019 enrollment data from the
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) are Winslow Township Elementary School No. 1 (with 350 students; in grades Pre-K–3), Winslow Township Elementary School No. 2 (349; Pre-K–3), Winslow Township Elementary School No. 3 (390; Pre-K–3), Winslow Township Elementary School No. 4 (508; Pre-K–3), Winslow Township Elementary School No. 5 (566; 4–6), Winslow Township Elementary School No. 6 (483; 4–6), Winslow Township Middle School (720; 7–8) and Winslow Township High School (1,180; 9–12). Students from Chesilhurst attend the district's schools as part of a
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with the Chesilhurst Borough School District. The Chesilhurst district had served public school students in
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through
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at Shirley B. Foster Elementary School until the completion of the 2008–2009 school year, after which the district was no longer operating any schools and began sending all of its students to the Winslow Township schools as part of an expansion of the pre-existing sending/receiving relationship that commenced in the 2009–2010 school year.


Transportation


Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Camden County and by the
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and by the South Jersey Transportation Authority. Winslow is criss-crossed by several major roads. The most prominent of these, the
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, passes through the southwestern part of the township with four interchanges: Exits 41, 38, 33, and 31. Other major roads include U.S. Route 30, Route 73, and Route 143.


Public transportation

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bus service is available on the 316 with seasonal service between Cape May and
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and the 400 route between Sicklerville and Philadelphia. Local service is available on the
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bus between
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and the Avandale park-and-ride and the 463 route between Woodbury and the Avandale park-and-ride. Service to
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is offered on the 551 route between Ocean City and Philadelphia and on the
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route to the
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. There are no buses that provide service within reasonable walking distance to the Municipal Building.
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bus service is located within the township at the Avandale park and ride, which offers 322 parking spots for NJ Transit passengers.


Recreation

Great Times Day Camp is a summer camp for young children and teenagers located in the Waterford Works section of the township. It was founded in 1976 and is situated on Hobb Lake, one of Camden County's major reservoirs.


Wineries

* Amalthea Cellars * Sharrott Winery


Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Winslow Township include: * Quinton Alston (born 1993), football linebacker who signed with the
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* Bill Belton (born 1992),
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* Jessica Boyington (born 1985), Miss New Jersey USA 2006 and on-air television news personality at
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(born 1988), Olympic Gold Medal wrestler * Lee DeRamus (born 1972), former wide receiver who played for two seasons in the NFL with the
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*
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(born 1964, known as NJWeedman), Rastafari cannabis rights and free speech activist who has been a frequent candidate for public office *
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(born 1985),
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for the
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* Andrew K. Hay (1809–1881), represented
New Jersey's 1st congressional district New Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district, which includes Camden and South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia, has been represented by Democrat Donald Norcross since November ...
in the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
from 1849 to 1851 * Gordon Hill (born 1993),
American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly di ...
* Kyle Hines (born 1986), professional basketball player who plays for
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
of the
VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it ...
* Tyler Hines (born 1990), professional basketball player * Brandon Jones (born 1989), football
cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...
* Tziarra King (born 1998), professional
soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player who plays as a forward for
National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federati ...
(NWSL) club Utah Royals FC * Brendan McHugh (born 1990),
swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
who specializes in
breaststroke Breaststroke is a human swimming, swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and ...
events * Leroy Smith (born 1969), college football defensive end who played for the
Iowa Hawkeyes football The Iowa Hawkeyes football program represents the University of Iowa in college football. The Hawkeyes compete in the West division of the Big Ten Conference. Iowa joined the Conference (then known as the Western Conference or Big Nine) in 1899 ...
team * Hakeem Valles (born 1992),
tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Lik ...
for the
Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play th ...
* Max Valles (born 1994),
defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is p ...
for the
Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division ...
Weinberg, David
"St. Joseph grad Max Valles is NFL's youngest draft prospect"
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The Press of Atlantic City ''The Press of Atlantic City'' is the fourth-largest daily newspaper in New Jersey. Originally based in Pleasantville, it is the primary newspaper for southeastern New Jersey and the Jersey Shore. The newspaper designated market runs from Ware ...
'', April 25, 2015. Accessed October 20, 2016. "Max Valles plans to watch the NFL draft next week with friends and family from his home in the Sicklerville section of Winslow Township."


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