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Merchantville's Farmers Market kicks off its second season on Saturday, June 1, 2013. This community market supports and promotes local farmers, growers and producers of agricultural products. Our focus is on natural, organic and sustainable foods and goods. Merchantville's Farmers Market features locally grown fresh produce, baked goods, and packaged…
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Boro
The annual Spring Beer Fest sponsored by The Blue Monkey Tavern will take place on Saturday, April 27th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It's a tented outdoor event with almost 100 different craft beers, a few wines and food for purchase. This is one of the best craft-beer bars…
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Boro
This week, more than 30 Metro Division Officers were deployed into streets of Camden City. These officers are beginning their eight weeks of field training. The field training is being given by former members of the Camden City Police Department now employed in the Metro Division. The practical field training…
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Neighbors
A Cherry Hill man was arrested for theft after Cherry Hill Police said an alert teen spotted him grabbing two bicycles Monday night from the back yard of a home on Spruce Street, on the Cherry Hill - Merchantville border. Brian Grayson, 50, of Wisteria Avenue, was caught after Cherry…
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Neighbors
It was just over a month ago when Merchantville resident Gerald Smith chased down a man he saw allegedly grab a purse from a woman outside Pathmark on Church Road. Monday night, Smith was recognized by the township council, who honored him at the start of their regular meeting by…
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Boro
The annual Spring Beer Fest sponsored by The Blue Monkey Tavern will take place on Saturday, April 27th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It's a tented outdoor event with almost 100 different craft beers, a few wines and food for purchase. This is one of the best craft-beer bars…
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Boro
Thanks to a $3.1 million grant from the Department of Homeland security, federal and local officials announced today that Newark Fire Department will hire 21 new firefighters. Voorhees, Trenton, Bayonne, Paterson, Farmingdale, Merchantville and Sewell were among the other departments to receive a total of $39 million in New Jersey…
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New Jersey
Within this budget all current programs are maintained and there are some enhancements to adhere with state mandates. 2013-2014 Budget Information Banked cap will be used in order to exceed the 2% cap plus 1.25% adjusted Health Care Cap. School Choice and Pre-School aid increases represent $278,475 which is 89%…
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Boro
We are excited to announce the opening of Eilandarts Center in Merchantville on April 14, 2013. It's a place where people of all ages can come to explore, learn, be engaged and grow. Our goal is to inspire and create a platform for a creative outlet in all the arts.…
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Boro
The Merchantville Board of Education’s expert report on the termination of the ending-receiving relationship with Pennsauken High School, authored by Statistical Forecasting, LLC, Peter E. Carter, and James L. Kirtland, CPA, was released today. The report is a supplement to the initial feasibility study completed in January 2012.
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High School
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 07:01
Kevin Riordan: The upper Cooper River trail, a treasure that many miss
To walk the upper Cooper River trail is to discover a secret hidden in plain sight. Who knew so much woodsy, watery, almost-wilderness awaited visitors to this corner of South Jersey, where Cherry Hill and Haddonfield meet? "I've lived here all my life," says Bob Feltoon, an attorney from Voorhees.…
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Camden County