Welcome to Merchantville! After 30 years, greeting visitors and residents to town, the Merchantville welcome sign on the circle was damaged and last June Borough officials asked residents to take this unique opportunity to unleash their creativity and inspiration and submit their ideas for a 2024 redesign. Submissions were accepted over six weeks and a winner selected. On Friday, April 19th, Mayor Brennan unveiled a fresh, new Borough of Merchantville welcome sign that both captures our Victorian roots and points towards
Come join the Great Merchantville 150th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt! Form your team, get the @Goosechase App and start hunting! The Great Merchantville Scavenger Hunt opens at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 19th. Form a team with your friends and neighbors and participate in the Scavenger Hunt during which you’ll learn fun facts about the town. Using your phone, you’ll visit twenty-five stops over a two-week period, answering questions, taking pictures, and scoring points. One member of your team must be 18 years or older.
Today, Merchantville School sends off their collected books to BookSmiles, knowing that each book will find its way into the hands of eager young readers, sparking imagination and curiosity. We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the Merchantville School Community's generosity. A huge shoutout to our amazing Student Government for spearheading this initiative and organizing the collection of books. Your dedication and leadership are truly inspiring. BookSmiles is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation that represents a coalition
Please join us on Saturday, April 27th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to celebrate Arbor Day with a FREE tree sapling/seed/plant swap sponsored by your Merchantville Sustainability partners! This event features gardeners and seed enthusiasts form our Garden Club, Incredible Edible, Green Team and Shade Commission sharing and swapping saplings, plants and seeds to start or expand your home garden with vegetation that's well-suited
Merchantville School is hiring substitute teachers at $150 per day and other summer and School Year 2024-25 positions. Current job postings: Certified Teachers from Dates: July 1, 2024- August 1, 2024 (Monday to Thursday), for Extended School Year, Summer Knights: Learning Acceleration Program, Algebra prep course and Music Program. School year positions start September 1, 2024, and are Full-Time unless otherwise noted: Certified Teachers for Special Education-Teacher
This is the second issue of Sustainable Merchantville, a publication highlighting efforts by our town – its Council, organizations, and residents – to make Merchantville a sustainable community. Sustainability means meeting the environmental, social, and economic needs of our community today in a way that considers the impact on future generations. Because of all the good work happening in our beautiful little borough, Merchantville continues to be recognized as a certified and bronze-awarded Sustainable Jersey community. (Learn more about Sustainable Jersey at www.sustainablejersey.com.)
Please join us at our first meeting to discuss our volunteer priorities and needs and determine working groups for the Merchantville grocery co-op. We will be gathering in the Pennsauken Public Library Community Room, 5605 N Crescent Boulevard, on Sunday, April 28th from 4:00-5:00 to continue the planning stages for the food co-op we envision for Merchantville and neighboring towns. Food co-ops are independent, community focused,
The Merchantville Mutt Strutt is back on Saturday, April 20th at 11:00 a.m. The Merchantville Business & Professional Association (MBPA) is teaming up with the Voorhees Animal Orphanage (VAO) for this special K9 event of 2024. Everyone is invited to participate. Have a pup you want to enter? Here are the details: Arrive at the Merchantville Bike Path (Centre Street & Chestnut Avenue) and sign-up between 10:00-10:45 a.m., pay the $5 entry fee