Cherry Hill Mall's Big Anniversary Celebration, 10/10!

October 10th: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

WOW! Celebrating 65 years of Cherry Hill Mall — and you’re invited to the party! Join in for an afternoon filled with music, giveaways, photos, shopping and plenty of fun as the celebrates 65 years of memories and everything that’s new at Cherry Hill Mall.

The festivities kick off at 12 noon with a special anniversary proclamation presentation.

Here’s what’s happening:

• Live DJ & Music – Enjoy music, entertainment and giveaways throughout the celebration.
• Spin to Win – Stop by the Center for Family Services prize wheel for a chance to win $65 retailer gift cards, anniversary tote bags and other prizes!
• FREE Custom Embroidery Bar – Win an anniversary tote and make it your own with complimentary embroidery! Guests can choose from special anniversary designs or select a design of their own. You can also purchase an item from a Cherry Hill Mall retailer and bring it to the embroidery station to have it customized for FREE.
• Strike a Pose – Snap a photo at the larger-than-life “65” balloon display and meet celebrity icons from the decades, including Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Cher and Diana Ross.
• Family Fun – Enjoy a face painter, a caricature artist, and a balloon twister
  
  
  
• Share Your Cherry Hill Mall Memory – Add your story to the mall's anniversary memory banner. First visits, first jobs, first dates, Santa photos, back-to-school shopping and favorite stores — we want to hear what Cherry Hill Mall means to you!
• Plus More Surprises – Look for special offers and participation from Cherry Hill Mall retailers throughout the celebration.

NJ Business Climate A Disaster Under Mikie

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that Burlington Coat Factory is closing their headquarters in New Jersey and making a $370 million investment to move operations to Philadelphia. The popular retailer is leaving the city it is named after and is another example of the failing economic agenda of Governor Mikie Sherrill and New Jersey Democrats.

Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco, who recently released a four-point economic plan to get New Jersey back on the right track, reacted to the news:

“Business friendly states like Pennsylvania are eating New Jersey’s lunch because Governor Sherrill and the Trenton Democratic Majority refuse to lower taxes—plain and simple. While New Jersey Democrats celebrate minor league soccer teams in expensive taxpayer funded stadiums, Pennsylvania is lowering taxes, encouraging new investment, and bringing Garden State companies with them.

“Don’t just take our word for it, the Burlington Stores CEO said Philadelphia had the energy, talent, and infrastructure that attracted them to make this move. Our business climate is suffering, and this is further proof of its decline. At what point is enough going to be enough for Democrats to take this seriously and work with Republicans and our business community; because it is clear that Governor Sherrill and the Trenton Democratic Majority do not have a plan.”

Michael Sullivan, the Burlington Stores CEO was quoted saying: “We are very excited to be relocating our corporate headquarters to Philadelphia. We are one of the fastest growing retailers in America, and as we evaluated different options for our new corporate home, we were strongly attracted to the energy, talent, and infrastructure that Philadelphia has to offer.”

Senator Bucco created a job loss tracker that can be viewed on the Senate Republican website, tracking all the jobs that have been lost under Governor Sherrill’s watch.

MORE on The Firing Of Maria Bartiromo . . .

 

President Chastises Fox News; Lauds Maria!

 

Bartiromo OUT At Fox: They're Losing Their BEST!

Fox Corp has parted ways with Maria Bartiromo. In other words, far as we can tell, she's been fired!

And WE are not amused. Not one bit! Maria has always been tops in our book.

In fact, anyone who knows her or has worked with her can tell you that she is/was the hardest-working journalist at the company -- in fact, she's one of the hardest working journalists anywhere where and she's been an absolute trailblazer for women.

Maria worked at CNN as a producer for five years before joining CNBC in 1993, where she worked on-air for 20 years. She was the first television journalist to deliver live television reports from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She has won numerous awards for her work on these programs, including two Emmy Awards. 

Maria has given everything to her 12 years of work at Fox Corp. And she certainly did not deserve the manner in which she was dismissed --abruptly and apparently without explanation. She worked six days a week and had a presence on their platforms seven days a week. She was always a class act and embodied what journalism should be.

Fox stripped Maria's name off every show she built. Mornings with Maria is now just Mornings with FOX Business. Her Friday night Wall Street show got the same treatment. Sunday Morning Futures is being handed to Jason Chaffetz this weekend while they figure out a replacement. We look forward to seeing what she does next.

BTW: there's even been some talk that Maria may become the new White House press secretary. We imagine she can pretty much have her pick at Newsmax or News Nation or any one of a number of other outlets that would be glad to have her.

Be sure of this: we will follow Maria wherever she goes. As for Fox -- shame on em!

Record investments, Record Sales, American Jobs!

Vice President JD Vance is in Michigan today to mark the comeback of American manufacturing under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has onshored production, restored factory jobs, and put vehicles back on Michigan assembly lines — while delivering tax relief that leaves more money in workers’ pockets and driving a sharp decline in crime across the state.

Record Investments. Record Sales. American Jobs. Michigan is locking in tens of billions in new capital and thousands of high-paying jobs as companies respond to the Trump Administration’s America First agenda. General Motors is investing $6 billion in U.S. manufacturing — including a major expansion at its Orion Township plant — and is onshoring more production to meet demand for American-built vehicles. GM is also adding an overtime shift at Flint as pickup demand surges. Ford Motor Company is investing $3 billion in its BlueOval Battery Park in Marshall, creating 1,700 new jobs. Ford added a third shift at the Dearborn Truck Plant as the F-series continues to dominate global pickup sales. Stellantis is investing $388 million in a state-of-the-art “megahub” in Van Buren Township, $140 million to expand its Detroit plant, and $100 million to add production at Warren. Detroit Diesel is recalling laid-off workers and adding a third shift. 2025 marked the strongest year for new vehicle sales since 2019. Ford posted its best annual U.S. sales in six years. General Motors delivered soaring overall volume and its strongest SUV performance in decades. Jeep sales rose for the first time since 2018.

A Broader Manufacturing Boom Across Michigan Michigan is winning in advanced manufacturing, energy, aerospace, food production, and the infrastructure of the AI economy. OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital are building a hyperscale data center campus in Saline Township — investing more than $7 billion, with thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of permanent positions. Pratt Industries pledged $5 billion to reindustrialize America, with thousands of jobs headed to Michigan workers. Corning is investing $1.5 billion in Saginaw County, adding more than 400 new advanced manufacturing jobs. Chobani is investing $567 million to expand its La Colombe plant in Norton Shores, creating hundreds of new jobs and sharply increasing purchases of Michigan milk. GE Aerospace is investing $60 million to boost aircraft engine and avionics production at its Michigan facilities. Saginaw Control & Engineering is investing $50 million to expand in Thomas Township. Adrian Steel is investing $43.4 million to significantly grow its operations. American Rheinmetall is investing $31.7 million in its Michigan facilities.

Historic Tax Relief for Michigan Workers and Families President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts put money back in Michiganders’ pockets. No Tax on Social Security: About 1.7 million Michigan seniors benefit from the new senior deduction. No Tax on Overtime and No Tax on Tips: Roughly a quarter of Michigan employees regularly work overtime and can benefit — so workers keep more of what they earn. Made-in-America Auto Loan Interest: Families who buy a vehicle assembled in the U.S. can deduct the interest — a tax cut that doubles as industrial policy. Bigger Refunds: Michigan taxpayers saw average refunds of $3,508. Rural Health Investments: Michigan secured about $173 million in first-year Rural Health Transformation Program funding. Protecting Jobs and Wages: The Working Families Tax Cuts safeguarded 170,000 Texas jobs, $30 billion in state GDP, and $15 billion in workers’ wages.

Michiganders are Safer The Trump Administration is making Michigan safe again — and the numbers tell the success. So far in 2026, violent offenses are down compared to the same period last year — with homicide down 19%, rape down 18%, and robbery down 17%. In 2025, violent crime and motor vehicle thefts all fell compared to the previous year. In 2025, Detroit recorded the fewest homicides since 1964 and the first time the city fell below 200 killings in six decades.

Did You Know This About Buc-ees?

BLOCS Succeeds In PA, Could Do More, IF . . .

We've reported here before how the BLOCS program in Pennsylvania has had remarkable success.

BLOCS is Pennsylvania’s leading scholarship organization dedicated to the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) and has just announced a year of historic achievement in fundraising for private schools throughout the state. As BLOCS closes the end of their fiscal year, the non-profit organization reports they are on track to raise $250 million in need-based scholarships.

And BLOCS can do a lot more IF Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro opts into the new federal Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program. So far, the governor has not done so and that could cost schools and childen Big Bucks. In fact, Pennsylvania students could miss out on hundreds of millions -- up to nearly a billion dollars in private-donor-funded K–12 scholarships as funds flow to participating states.

Created under federal action, the new initiative offers dollar-for-dollar federal tax credits (up to $1,700) for individuals and businesses donating to non-profit organizations that issue K–12 scholarships for private and public school-related expenses. But, to let in-state residents and students participate and benefit, the state’s governor must formally opt in. As Pennsylvania's largest Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO), BLOCS currently relies heavily on state-level programs. The federal program opens the door to matching funds and an expanded donor base through smaller contributors, among other benefits. 

Currently, BLOCS estimates they will be able to serve more than 43,000 students in the coming school year. This is the largest population that BLOCS has ever served in a single school year in its 40+ year history. Think how much wore they could accomplish if Pennsylvania were to opt into the federal initiative!

BLOCS CEO Rob Delany celebrates these achievements with the community of donors, schools, students, and supporters of the EITC program. “BLOCS is proud to reach this milestone of serving over 43,000 students in the coming year,” Delany said. “We are incredibly grateful to our more than 150 corporate donors, thousands of individual donors, and hundreds of school partners who work with us in each facet of the EITC program to create opportunities for deserving students.”

BLOCS  ensures that children receive the greatest scholarship support possible. Thanks to the efficiencies of responsible management, more than 98 cents of every dollar contributed to BLOCS is directed to a student as a need-based scholarship.

As an independent charitable organization BLOCS provides access to high-quality, value-based education for children ages Pre-K through 12th grade across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Through the generosity of its donors, BLOCS partners with over 500 schools to provide over 40,000 need-based scholarships. More can be found at www.blocs.org.

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Under Sherrill NJ Loses Jobs At Record Pace!

Trump Makes 'Made In USA' Preferred Car Brand!

Ford Motor Company announced it will reshore production of its Lincoln models to the United States — phasing out imports from China and creating thousands of new American jobs.  This is the latest proof that President Donald J. Trump’s America First trade agenda is delivering exactly as designed: rewarding domestic manufacturing, protecting American workers, and rebuilding America’s supply chains. Ford CEO Jim Farley was unambiguous: “We made this decision as soon as the policy of the Administration was set.” Ford joins a rapidly expanding roster of automakers expanding their U.S. footprint and returning production to American soil: Toyota is investing $3.6 billion to shift Tacoma production from Mexico to its San Antonio, Texas, plant — creating 2,000 high-quality jobs and doubling the facility’s size.   Honda is producing its next-generation Civic in Indiana rather than Mexico to avoid tariffs — locking in approximately 210,000 units of annual U.S. output.   General Motors is investing $4 billion to move production of the Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox from Mexico to plants in Tennessee and Kansas, while shifting Buick Envision production from China to Kansas — boosting domestic capacity by hundreds of thousands of vehicles.   Mercedes-Benz is investing $4 billion to expand SUV production at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama, plant — citing tariffs as the key driver.   Volvo Trucks has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to launch production of the new VNR regional hauler at its New River Valley facility in Dublin, Virginia.   Stellantis is making the largest single investment in its 100-year U.S. history to expand domestic manufacturing by 50% — launching five new vehicles and creating more than 5,000 jobs across plants in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana.   Nissan is maximizing capacity at its Tennessee manufacturing plant — one of the largest and most productive in North America — adding models and sustaining thousands of American jobs.   Hyundai Motor Group is boosting annual capacity at its Metaplant America in Ellabell, Georgia, as part of broader multi-billion-dollar U.S. investments aimed at producing the vast majority of vehicles sold here domestically.   Rolls-Royce is investing $75 million to boost engine production at its Aiken, South Carolina, facility, and recently completed a $24 million expansion of its Mankato, Minnesota, plant.

President Trump’s America First agenda is scoring a decisive victory over decades of offshoring. Companies that once chased cheap labor overseas are now pouring capital into U.S. plants — delivering vehicles Made in America, by American workers, for American consumers.

Trump Jawboning Private Sector On Prices

President Donald J. Trump inherited an economy battered by years of inflation that crushed working families. Through bold action to restore American energy dominance, slash red tape, and secure fair trade, the Trump Administration is quickly rebuilding the foundation for lasting prosperity.   That leadership is producing results. Across the country, private sector companies are responding to President Trump’s call by delivering tangible price reductions on everyday goods and services — putting money back in the pockets of American workers and families.

Groceries and Everyday Essentials Major retailers are cutting prices on staples that hit household budgets hardest — putting real money back in the pockets of American families. Giant Eagle reduced prices by an average of more than 10% on over 300 top products, including proteins, produce, and pantry favorites. Walmart lowered prices on thousands of everyday items nationwide, including ground beef, fresh corn, paper plates, beverages, and more. Sam’s Club cut prices on more than 250 household essentials. Meijer reduced prices on more than 1,000 popular grocery and household items on a rotating basis. Target reduced prices on thousands of groceries, household items, and other essentials. Kroger is planning its biggest price cuts in years on thousands of items. Albertsons accelerated targeted price reductions and launched its “New Lower Price” program, cutting base prices by at least 8% or $1 on items across meat, seafood, dairy, pantry staples, and other goods. H-E-B dropped prices on thousands of items across its stores. C&S Wholesale Grocers slashed prices on thousands of everyday items at Family Fare, VG’s Grocery, Martin’s Super Markets, and Piggly Wiggly locations across eight Midwestern states. Stop & Shop lowered prices on thousands of items across nearly every department in hundreds of stores throughout the Northeast. Cub Foods reduced prices by about 40% on dozens of grocery items across its Midwestern locations. Piggly Wiggly Food for Less cut prices on meat and other staples across its 14 stores. Costco dropped prices for many of its most popular Kirkland Signature items across multiple categories. PepsiCo lowered retail prices by up to 15% on major snack brands.

Prescription Drugs President Trump’s Most Favored Nation approach is delivering historic cuts to prescription drug prices, with 17 of the world’s largest drugmakers agreeing to bring U.S. prices in line with the lowest paid by comparable developed nations. Novo Nordisk slashed prices on Ozempic and Wegovy to as low as $199–$350 per month and reduced the price of common insulin treatments by 75% through TrumpRx. Pfizer offered average savings of 50% (up to 85%) on primary care treatments and select brands via TrumpRx. Amgen lowered prices on cholesterol drug Repatha, migraine drug Aimovig, and arthritis treatment Amjevita by 60–80%. Eli Lilly lowered the price of migraine treatment Emgality by approximately 60% and diabetes treatment Trulicity by approximately 61%. Multiple additional manufacturers — including Merck, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead, Sanofi, GSK, EMD Serono, Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, Regeneron, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, and Novartis — agreed to cut prices on key drugs, with discounts reaching 50–85% on many medicines.

Energy Key energy providers and local networks are delivering targeted savings that lower costs for consumers. The Freedom Fuel Network — a coalition of 25 gas stations across the greater Philadelphia area — lowered prices by approximately 50 cents per gallon. Georgia Power is lowering rates for residential customers by $50/year, delivering total savings of nearly $300 million for all customers. Alliant Energy implemented a five-year rate freeze for residential customers in Iowa. NiSource is set to return $1.4 billion to customers in Indiana through agreements with Amazon and Alphabet. Entergy is set to return $2 billion to customers in Mississippi through an agreement with Amazon. DTE Energy announced it will pause electric rate increases for at least two years.

Automobiles American automakers are making vehicles more affordable for hardworking families. Ford extended employee pricing to all U.S. customers. Stellantis offered buyers 0% financing and deferred monthly payments for 90 days. Chevrolet revived its classic “Heartbeat of America” campaign, offering 90 days of deferred monthly payments and multi-year 0% APR financing options.

The Exasperating Conundrum That Is New Jersey!

Consider the conundrum of New Jersey.

The state is full of contradictions and can be at once fascinating and infuriating.

It's simultaneously a Garden State and an industrial state, a suburban state and an urban state, a beach state and a mountain state, one of America's richest states and one of its most heavily taxed, a place of extraordinary natural beauty and some of the nation's worst environmental disasters.

• New Jersey has the highest population density in America, yet nearly a million acres are preserved as forests, wildlife refuges, and state parks. In fact, one-fifth of the state is taken up by the vast emptiness of the Pine Barrens.
• New Jersey consistently ranks among the wealthiest states by household income. It has affluent suburbs, highly educated residents and major corporate headquarters. But many residents struggle with the state's high costs—especially property taxes, housing, insurance and commuting expenses and the state contains hugely distressed urban areas and major pockets of poverty.
• While the Jersey Shore is one of the state's most powerful cultural brands and New Jersey has one of America's strongest regional identities the state is simultaneously divided into fiercely competing loyalties: north vs south, urban vs suburban vs rural, New York oriented vs Philadelphia oriented, and on and on.
• New Jersey is rich in history and is often considered the Crossroads of the American Revolution. It's dotted with battlefields and historic sites but such places are often hidden behind office parks, shopping centers, strip malls, highways and abandoned industrial tracts. 
• New Jersey helped invent much of the modern world through Bell Labs, Thomas Edison, RCA, pharmaceutical research and telecommunications. Yet today it is often criticized for oppressive regulations, taxes, and a business climate that some companies say makes expansion more difficult. In fact, the state has often been cited as having the worst business climate in the nation.
• New Jersey has produced: governors who became national figures; powerful members of Congress; revered Supreme Court justices; beloved entertainers and sports figures and influential business leaders. But the state is also famous for: rampant political corruption scandals, unscrupulous public officials, merciless machine politics, the mob high-profile indictments and notorious criminals.
• Many Americans picture New Jersey as smokestacks, jammed highways, congestion and pollution -- a crowded, unpleasant corridor from one place to another. Indeed, two New Jersey cities recently ranked among the nation's dirtiest. Yet the state also has mountains, waterfalls, beaches, forests, lakes and rivers, vineyards, wetlands, wildlife refuges and Victorian Cape May where the entire pristine town is a national historic landmark. Incredibly, New Jersey is home to the longest-running weekly professional rodeo in the United States. On top of it all, New Jersey probably has more charming small towns per square mile than any other state in America. Sadly, the infamous industrial corridor along parts of the New Jersey Turnpike has shaped the state's image far more than its many scenic areas. And, the state has the most federal Superfund toxic waste sites in the United States. 
  
  
• Americans don't look upon New Jersey as an agricultural state but Hammonton NJ is the blueberry capital of the world and the state is one of the top cranberry-producing states in the US, harvesting roughly 580,000 barrels (around 20 million pounds) annually. New Jersey has fertile farmland, orchards, vineyards, cranberry bogs, blueberry fields, thousands of farms and countless roadside farm stands brimming with fresh produce, plants and flowers.
• When you think of horses you might think of Kentucky or Texas but, surprisingly, New Jersey plays a major role in the American equine community, boasting one of the highest numbers of horses per square mile in the country and maintaining thousands of active horse farms that preserve open green space. 
• On top of it all, New Jersey even has tulip fields (complete with windmills) that rival Holland and beautiful lavender farms. Who knew? See the photos, above, both take in New Jersey!