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Press release from the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders:

Freeholder Director Felicia Hopson announced a Coronavirus Task Force has been formed to coordinate measures appropriately and prepare for health hazards of COVID-19, or Novel Coronavirus.

The task force is charged with managing the county’s response as well as coordinating with state and local efforts. Burlington County Coronavirus Task Force will be led by Health Department Director Dr. Herb Conaway. Conaway is a practicing physician of internal medicine with more than 20 years clinical experience. He also serves as chairman of the health and human services committee in the New Jersey General Assembly.

The Coronavirus Task Force will consist of several members of the county Health Department, Public Safety and Office of Emergency Management. There will also be representatives from the Freeholder Office’s and Virtua Health.

Burlington County Health Department has been actively monitoring the COVID-19 situation since it emerged in early January. The task force will continue to work with all of its local partners on existing plans and control measures to prepare for further spread in Burlington County.

The task force will continually update hospitals, first responders, school administrators and other partners regarding their needs and protocols to ensure we are focused on limiting the spread of disease and are prepared for eventual cases.

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Put the electronics down and pick up a board game.

That was the message behind Rob Lyons’ creation of the Cinnaminson Memorial School’s gaming class. As Project Challenge Teacher at the school, Lyons wanted to teach his students how to emotionally think, make decisions and interact with each other through board games.

“I teach a gifted class for grades three to five, and in the afternoon I give them electives,” he said. “Some of the electives are filming, where they learn how to shoot movies and write scripts, or they can do gaming.

“Gaming has a lot of key aspects like reflective thinking, planning, problem solving, team work, logical thinking and emotional intelligence.”

Lyons said he wanted students to work together, and cited his own children’s use of phones as an incentive.

“I see my own children with their phones at home,” he said. “I want them to be able to interact with each other and be able to go without their electronics.” Some of the board games Lyons’ students play include Ticket to Ride, Scotland Yard, Forbidden Island, Splendor and Stratego. Each game allows Georgetti’s Pasta & Sauce Market

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Scotland Yard is a game Lyons played as a child. Four players work together as detectives to find Mister X in London, as the student playing him moves around the board invisibly and clues are given.

“It’s a group of them together; they are talking and interacting,” Lyons explained. “There’s always a lot of smiles going around.

“It’s really interesting to watch the first couple of classes,” he added. “They just jumped in and did what I wanted them to do.”

Playing games and thinking critically are not the only aspects of the gaming class: Lyons and his students also went on a class trip in February to retailer ExtraordinaryED in Collingswood.

“We visited the shop and the owner gave us a lesson on gaming theory,” Lyons noted. “She talked to us about what makes for a good game, the box cover of the game, what makes it sell or not sell and where to put it on the shelf.”

Lyons insisted the gaming class, while successful, would not have been possible without the Cinnaminson Education Foundation.

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“I received a grant from the Cinnaminson Education Foun dation earlier this year and they really helped a lot,” he said. “Without them, this wouldn’t have been able to get off the ground.”

CFD announce new email service The Cinnaminson Fire Department announces the creation of an email subscription service, CFD Bee Aware.

Any resident can sign up to receive pertinent information from the department by simply clicking on the link below and following the instructions.

The CFD looks forward to being able to share important safety information, events and notices with residents through this service. http://dashboard-cinnafire.org/. Police to host blood drive March 30 Cinnaminson Police Department will be holding an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, March 30 from 2 to 7 p.m.

The blood drive will take place 1621 Riverton Road in Cinnaminson. Appointments are preferred.

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