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Two families are at least temporarily displaced after a fire ripped through one half of a duplex in Cherry Hill Sunday afternoon. Cherry Hill Fire Department called all hands to the fire around 12:30 p.m., at the dead end of Orchard Avenue near the Merchantville line. Assistant Fire Chief Chris…
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Neighbors
An upscale food market — once expected to arrive here by the spring of 2015 and again by early 2016 — is finally opening this week. The arrival of McFarlan’s Market fulfills a vision for its husband-and-wife operators — and for borough officials who have long sought to reclaim a…
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Neighbors
On Saturday, September 29th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the strut returns. It's been a couple of years since the last Mutt Strut, but several volunteers are working with Merchantville Task Force and Pennsauken-Merchantville Area Chamber Of Commerce PMAC to bring this wonderful event back to town. We would…
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Congratulations to fellow P.M.A.C. Member and Chairman, Matt Gaskill of Gaskill-Brown Funeral Home for receiving a well deserved award. The award for community service was presented to Gaskill on September 17th by the Camden County Freeholder Board and the Mayor and Borough of Merchantville.
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On September 22nd a lazy void of course Moon period impacts early risers. By mid-morning the Moon enters sensitive Pisces. Midday lunar alignments with Uranus and Saturn gracefully boost ambitions. A sense of possibility can be entrancing. Creative individuals find their muses close at hand. If a get together with…
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Boro
"Pumpkin Painting Party" on Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for kids of all ages. The library will provide the paint and the pumpkins. You provide the creativity. And, "Not All Brooms are Created Equal" on Monday, September 24, 2018 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. for…
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Library
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 05:04
Pennsauken first responders, residents remember lives lost in 9/11 attacks
A6 ABC News covered a South Jersey community puting on a touching display overnight to remember the lives lost in the September 11th terrorist attacks, 17 years ago today. First responders and Pennsauken residents prayed together at the 9/11 memorial on Route 130 and Merchantville Avenue. Before that, the volunteers…
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Beginning Wednesday, September 5 and Monday, September 10 and continuing until early 2019, NJ TRANSIT will continue the installation of Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on its rail fleet throughout the state. To accommodate this critical safety upgrade, all service on the Atlantic City Rail Line (ACRL) will be temporarily…
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Lydia B. Stokes, a township resident, was a champion for education and a lover of nature, among many other things. The advocate was active from the 1950s until her passing in the 1980s, according to the Lydia B. Stokes Foundation. Maria Montessori, the Italian founder of the education method that…
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Neighbors
Hello families! The long-awaited schedules are active in the Real Time Parent Portal!https://www.fridayparentportal.com/portal/security/login.cfm. Log in using the codes sent in the summer mailing to find out your children’s teachers. Don’t forget to submit a room parent request if you would like to be considered for a Room Parent position for…
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Elementary
Merchantville School, 130 S Centre Street, Merchantville, New Jersey is offering a summer program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame®, Camp Invention is an exciting, week-long summer adventure with lessons that explore connections between science, technology, engineering, and innovation. Children in kindergarten through 6th grade work together to seek…
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Elementary