{"id":2328,"date":"2026-05-26T15:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/plant-a-seed-blog\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:05:49","slug":"dr-antonia-pantoja-school-no-27-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/plant-a-seed-blog\/2026\/05\/26\/dr-antonia-pantoja-school-no-27-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#06786d\">Elizabeth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Pantoja Gardens<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">On today&#8217;s visit, Groundworks Board Chair Sergio Granados was in attendance. 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