Saint Peter's Parish is hosting its first-ever Polish-American Festival on Saturday, September 28th. Held at 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. in Pastors’ Hall, the event features Polish food; performances by Polkadelphia, the Janosik Polish Dance Ensemble, and a guest appearance by the Aqua String Band; beer and wine; polka dancing; and more. Tickets are $40 per person and proceeds benefit parish initiatives. For more information, or to purchase tickets, e-mail Bobbie Bradley at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (856) 662-7577.

Red, White, and You! Merchantville's First Friday is back this week. Food trucks, Sister Act 2, Yoga on the Path, and more. Check it out! So far we have the following Food Trucks: Red's Rolling Restaurant, Rasta Kitchen and Dan's Waffles; Local & Handmade Vendors: Sparrow Lake Farm, Tara’s Cozy Kitchen, SoulFlower Yoga, The Flower Peddler, Kenzees Kloset, Elle Elle Craft Collection, Graceful Knit Knots, To the Rescue, Bear Soaps, Aradia's Treasure Metaphysical Shop, Tizzy's cupboard and Clark Family Breast Cancer Services. Live Music/Activities include: Movie "Sister Act 2" at 7:30 p.m., Bucolic / Unfolding / A Day Without Love ($10) at 7:00 p.m. at Eilandarts Center; Not Fur Longs/Strength (FREE) - 6:00 p.m. at Ryan's Retail Loading Dock, 22 North Centre and a donation based yoga class on the walking path hosted by SoulFlower Yoga. These Merchantville Businesses and Restaurants will be open late: Spirit to Sole Connection, Merchantville Antiques and Salvage, Ryan's Retail & Pop-Up Shoppe, Eclipse Brewing, The Station Coffee, The Juice Bar, Charlie's Crepes, Park Place Café & Restaurant, Pronto Pizza, Blue Monkey Tavern, Vincent's Pizza, Aroma Indian Bistro, Sakura Sushi and Hibachi, Grand China, Merchantville Diner, Play With This Toys, Aradia's Treasure and Castle of Beauty Salon.

The Merchantville Classic Car Show would like to thank and welcome our returning sponsors: Miller Subaru of Lumberton - 2019 Overall Show Sponsor, Cherry Hill Tri-Plex - 2019 Gold Show Sponsor, PSE&G - 2019 Best in Show Trophy Sponsor, Environmental Resolutions, Inc., Arnold’s Safe & Lock Co., The Pep Boys, and Greentree Mortgage of Gibbsboro. New sponsors for this year include: Wegmans Food Market of Cherry Hill, Flash Tax Certified Public Accountants, Prolong Super Lubricants. Online Registration is NOW OPEN!

There have been several deer sightings in Merchantville posted on social media during the past few days - Rosemarie Mocrytzki, captured a picture of one in her driveway off Lexington Avenue, and another was photographed crossing St. James and Somerset Avenues by Tim Mentzler. Last October, Marilyn Johnson spotted four deer grazing on Hampton Road across from the Merchantville Country Club, and a month later in her own back yard! NJ says that the deer population has become a public safety problem leading to thousands of car crashes, a public health problem with increasing cases of Lyme disease, and millions of dollars a year in losses for agriculture. Just a head's up to check for ticks and be careful when driving in and around the 'ville.

Soulflower Yoga has a new Summer 2019 Schedule to share. Effective Monday, June 10th there will be a new lineup of classes including a 1st Friday Walking Path session. More information on our various Friday evening classes and kids pop up classes to come - kids classes will not be every week. Have suggestions? Comment on our facebook page. We’re always looking for feedback #soulfloweryoga

A mama turkey and her 15 poults (chicks) were spotted in a backyard on Walnut and another mom and her babies on Frankin Avenue yesterday. Wild turkeys have staged a comeback in NJ since they were wiped out in the 1800's. Due to their adaptable nature and prolific breeding ability, they have thrived in NJ since the 1980's. They love sizable oak forests - and we have plenty - or patches of forest interspersed with suburbs. Males, or toms, are polygamous and often mate with several hens during the breeding season who can lay up to 17 eggs and may have multiple broods.