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SJM_Masthead_1_23_Masthead 1 / 25 / 23 1 : 34 PM Page 1 PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER Gerry Haggerty GENERAL MANAGER Michael Lawless EDITOR - IN - CHIEF Peter Proko EXECUTIVE MANAGING EDITOR Matt Cosentino ASSISTANT EDITORS Katie Francis Madeleine Maccar CREATIVE DIRECTOR Hank Alspach PRODUCTION MANAGER Brian Mikulski DESIGNERS Alex Bianco Abby Lurty Lisa Zollinger ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Maryann Canal Laura Demaris Adam Lenggenhager Lindsey Mazzagatti Michelle Smith Erin Thomson STAFF ACCOUNTANT Max Haggerty SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL CONTENT COORDINATOR Amy Kodrich Annual subscriptions to South Jersey Magazine are available for a reduced rate of only $ 15 per year at SouthJerseyMagazine.com . You can also subscribe by phone at ( 856 ) 797 - 9910 or mail a check to : 110 Centre Blvd . | Marlton , NJ 08053 Telephone : ( 856 ) 797 - 9910 | Fax : ( 856 ) 797 - 9915 To view our media kit online , please visit SouthJerseyMagazine.com South Jersey Magazine and its contents are copyrighted . Content printed in the magazine may not be reproduced or reprinted , in whole or in part , by any other party without the express written consent of South Jersey Magazine . South Jersey Magazine is published by Del Val Media , LLC Publishers of : EXECUTIVE PARTNERS : Gerry Haggerty Ed McCartney SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 19 issue 10 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 5
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SJM_EditorsNote_1_23_EditorsNote 1 / 25 / 23 11 : 23 AM Page 1 EDITOR’S NOTE THERE’S NOTHING LIKE IT I was sitting in my office when my cell Jersey . Sure , my title as Editor - in - Chief of this magazine means began buzzing and when I looked that I generally have an opinion on these matters , but I hardly down at the caller ID , I saw a familiar think of myself as the arbiter of everything South Jersey , so it name ; although one I hadn’t spoken always feels a bit strange . with in a few years . I was intrigued why But one of the things it’s also made me realize is just how this person was dialing me up in the amazing this area truly is . The many communities throughout middle of the day , so I eagerly answered the tri - county region are each special in their own way , the phone . After some brief exchanging bringing a combination of charm and provincial pride . And to of greetings and salutations , the person lead this magazine and have the opportunity to constantly cel - reaching out cut right to the chase . The ebrate South Jersey is a real privilege . reason they were calling is that she had So maybe the next time I’m asked for a recommendation all of her children in town for the holi - for the best pizza spot or a place to grab a cocktail in a certain days and they wanted to know where geographic area , I’ll take it as a badge of honor while also using they could find the best cheesesteak in South Jersey . “ We came the chance to further illustrate why there’s no place like home . straight to the source , ” the voice on the other end of the line laid out for me . I was more than willing to oblige and offered my current three favorite spots and my reasoning behind each of them . After we talked some more , we wished each other well and the Kind regards , woman and her family departed on their quest . I was left at my desk chuckling to myself . After all , it’s not the first time I’ve gotten a call like that . Whether it’s family members , friends or folks I’m meeting for the very first time , inevitably I will be asked for a recom - Peter J . Proko , mendation on where to find the best ( fill in the blank ) in South Editor - in - Chief SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 19 issue 10 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 6 |