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Mount Olive Reorganizes

Jan 31, 2023 11:01AM

On Tuesday, January 3, at the Mount Olive Town Hall, Mayor Robert J. Greenbaum presented his twelfth and final State of the Township Address. Pastor Matt Jones of Mountain Top Church gave the Invocation.

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Mount Olive Psychologist, Author of Psychological Thrillers, Pens Memoir of Grandmother’s Extraordinary Life

Jan 31, 2023 10:59AM ● By Alexander Rivero, Staff Writer

One of the most profound experiences in Dr. Michael Canzoniero’s early life was watching first-hand as many of his childhood friends descended into drug and alcohol addiction in his native Bronx. Wanting to do anything he could to help, he noticed a community priest doing the work to push these individuals into programs and grew inspired to follow suit. At first he thought the priesthood was for him, but figured that going into psychology would be a better idea. He earned his Ph.D from St. John’s University in Queens. He worked for decades as a school psychologist, and is now retired.

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Believe in Possible: How One Mount Olive Woman Chased Her L.A. Dreams

Jan 31, 2023 10:56AM ● By Chip M. O’Brien

Imagine the phrase “living the dream,” and you might picture Bianca Roman’s life today: an apartment in Los Angeles, acting credits that include two major TV shows, a contract with a pop R&B girl group, and opportunity around every corner.

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Annalee Smith Concludes a Successful Career as a Susquehanna River Hawk

Jan 31, 2023 10:51AM ● By Steve Sears

Mount Olive’s Annalee Smith recalls the comments she made to Susquehanna University River Hawks head field hockey coach, Allison Fordyce, and her teammates prior to the 2022 season.

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Mount Olive’s 2022 Christmas Tree Lighting

Jan 09, 2023 12:54PM

On Friday, December 9, Mount Olive Township hosted their annual Tree Lighting Celebration.

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Pastor Matt Jones Honored for 20 Years of Service to the Mountaintop Church Community

Jan 09, 2023 12:49PM ● By Steve Sears

Mountaintop Church Pastor, Matt Jones, has an envelope which he saved. The envelope some time ago contained a tithe offering, and the words on the front read, “Thank you. This church saved my life.” “I have seen so many lives changed, and I'm very blessed,” Jones says. “This is not about me, it's about the church, and what Christ does in people's lives. But I'm grateful that he's allowed me to be the pastor of it.”

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Operation Pajama Elf 2022 a Success

Jan 09, 2023 12:46PM ● By Steve Sears

Penny Vanemon-Chatterton recalls the childhood memory fondly. “The Pajama Elf would bring my sisters and I a new pair of pajamas on Christmas Eve,” she says. “Hence the name of what we do.” Now in its sixth year, Operation Pajama Elf has been gifting children who live at the Newark YMCA brand new pajamas every Christmas Eve.

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Mount Olive Blogger Recounts Hard-won Encounters with the Stars

Jan 09, 2023 12:39PM ● By Alexander Rivero, Staff Writer

The first thing you notice when you log into Mike Condon’s blog, Celebrity Encounters, is the impressive list of names and categories on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down the list and marvel at the hodge-podge array of A-list and D-list celebrities, astronauts, senators, comedians, even a few presidents.

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Business Community Food Drive is Resounding Success

Jan 09, 2023 12:33PM

This year’s annual Business Community Holiday Food Drive effort resulted in Gifts to the MO Pantry including many monetary donations as well as 1,000+ pounds of non-perishable food donations.

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Mount Olive Filmmaking Duo Remain Hard at Work

Jan 09, 2023 12:29PM ● By Coraline James

A couple things become apparent about Jack Thomas Smith and Mandy Del Rio when talking to them for the first time. They are very nice people and they love their work. They’ve made five documentaries for cable news company Newsmax in the last year and a half. Del Rio said of their expediency “the way we do it so quickly, we, Jack and I, we work around the clock.

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