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2 N.J. towns are finalists in national main street competition

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Maple Shade is in contention for a best main street competition, as is Haddonfield, 

By Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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on May 02, 2017 at 1:42 PM

New Jersey is home to some of the country’s most beloved main streets and downtowns, according to an ongoing national contest.

Maple Shade and Haddonfield are both contenders in Independent We Stand’s America’s Main Streets competition.

The winner of the contest, whose goal is to “help promote the importance and strong economic benefits of these main streets and the small businesses that help them thrive,” gets $25,000. Business associations, improvement districts and main street groups were all invited to enter.

Independent We Stand is a national network of independent small business owners. The competition is sponsored by Stihl, a manufacturer of chainsaws and other outdoor equipment (the winner also gets a $1,000 certificate for Stihl products).

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Ridgewood Middle Schoolers Are Finalists For Statewide Immunization Contest

Susannah-Taylor Ridgewood Middle Schoolers Are Finalists For Statewide Immunization Contest

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Ridgewood Nj, Two George Washington Middle School students, Marin Kim and Susannah Taylor, were selected as finalists for the Protect Me With 3+ contest.

The Protect Me With 3+ poster and video contest is aimed at broadening awareness for the importance of adolescent immunization among pre-teens, teenagers, and their parents. It is a collaboration between The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Health.

Marin Kim

In its fourth year, the Protect Me With 3+ contest aims to raise awareness about the importance of adolescent immunizations among pre-teens, teenagers and their parents. The contest focuses on increasing vaccination rates for four adolescent vaccines: tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap), human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal conjugate and influenza (flu).

Entries this year represented middle schools and high schools from all over New Jersey. “We are delighted with the volume and diversity of entries this year,” stated Ilise Zimmerman, Executive Director of the Partnership. “We’ve received over 200 entries, a new record for Protect Me With 3+.”

Many teachers used the contest as an opportunity to teach their students about the importance of adolescent vaccines. “It is excellent to see teachers getting their students involved and to see New Jersey’s youth excited about raising awareness of vaccination,” said Dr. Tina Tan, State Epidemiologist and Assistant Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Health.

The contest offers prizes to the top three entries in the poster and video categories and the chance for winning entries to be used in statewide immunization awareness activities.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony Sunday and placed online Monday.

Learn more: https://protectmewith3.com/