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Princeton Girl, 10, Who Died After Brain Injury, Seizure Memorialized With Fundraiser Princeton Girl, 10, Who Died After Brain Injury, Seizure Memorialized With Fundraiser
Princeton Girl, 10, Who Died After Brain Injury, Seizure Memorialized With Fundraiser A 10-year-old girl from Princeton, who suffered a fatal brain seizure, is being remembered for her community service. Her family has organized a GoFundMe in memory of Kelsey Morand to expand children's services at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. Kelsey died unexpectedly on July 3 after suffering a brain injury brought on by the seizure, her father said. "Kelsey was our community-building, cat-loving, art-commissioning, creative-baking, and stuffed animal-sewing little girl and we want to continue to celebrate all the things she loved and cherished," the GoFundMe page says. "We are raising m…

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Murphy Mourns COVID-19 Death Of 30-Year State Labor Employee, Trenton Soup Kitchen Volunteer Murphy Mourns COVID-19 Death Of 30-Year State Labor Employee, Trenton Soup Kitchen Volunteer
Murphy Mourns Covid-19 Death Of 30-Year State Labor Employee, Trenton Soup Kitchen Volunteer State officials are mourning another one of their own employees killed by coronavirus. "We remember Ruthie Saab, who spent much of the past three decades as a dedicated and recognized employee of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development," Gov. Phil Murphy said at a daily news briefing on Thursday. State Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo also offered words of praise for Saab and condolences to her family and co-workers.  She was a regular volunteer with the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, and a founding member and president of the Sisters Club in Trenton.  "Ma…

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Trenton Offers 'Grab And Go' Dinners For Children, Mercer Meals On Wheels Widens Delivery Trenton Offers 'Grab And Go' Dinners For Children, Mercer Meals On Wheels Widens Delivery
Trenton Offers 'Grab And Go' Dinners For Children, Mercer Meals On Wheels Widens Delivery The City of Trenton is distributing free dinners to children at these locations from 4 to 6 p.m.: Sam Naples Recreation Center, 611 Chestnut St.; West Ward Center, 351 Prospect St.; and the Ike Williams Recreation Center, 238 Clay St. The Trenton-Area Soup Kitchen, meanwhile, is encouraging volunteers to help Mercer County distribute meals during the coronavirus outbreak. Beginning this week, Meals on Wheels of Mercer County invites volunteers to meet at 10 a.m. at Daly’s Dining Hall on the Rider Campus. Food will be loaded into cars and also can be distributed by volunteers on foot. Colle…

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