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The MSC Saturday Stamp Bourse will be holding their next three events at Marlton Elementary School, 190 Tomlinson Mill Road, Marlton, NJ 08053. Bourse Hours: 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m. Bourse dates are Saturday, February 4, 2017; March 4, 2017; April 1, 2017. The following dealers are committed: Bruce Lord/Jim Chada; Gates Clarke/Cary Cochran; Bill Fisch/Manny Goldstein; Bob Heaton/Richard Marolda; Dick Miner/Chris Rouse; Bob Prive/Paul Schumacher; Dominic Sozio/Ryan Terlecky; Ross Wiessmann/Drew Wintringham; and Darrell Yeisley.
For further information, please call Roger Randall MSC Bourse Chair, 609-923-6618 or Bruce Lord 610-356-0867.
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Merchantville Little League is registering kids from the borough and neighboring towns for their 2017 baseball and softball programs. Programs are: Tee Ball: Ages 4-7; Coach Pitch Baseball and Softball: Ages 6-8; Minors Baseball and Softball: Ages 9-11; Majors Baseball and Softball: Ages 10-12; 50-70 Baseball : Ages 11-13; Junior Softball: Ages 12-14; Senior Softball: Ages 13-16; Softball Hitting with Coach Kelsi Carle: Ages 7-17. Registration fee: $40. Please use the following link to sign up for MLL 2017. https://active.leagueone.com/Olr/Pages/Welcome.aspx?ClubId=13119
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The Merchantville Woman’s Club Evening Membership Department is sponsoring a Local Authors Night on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Merchantville Community Center. Six authors from our area will speak on their experiences in writing and publishing. Come and meet historical romance novelist Terri Brisbin, mystery writer Ilene Schneider, resident Paul Stridick, for his wife essayist and poet Janice Wilson Stridick, children’s author Traci Dunham, non-fiction writer Patty Sheey and Courier-Post reporter and author Carol Comego featuring her historical book on the Battleship New Jersey? The authors will have their books available for sale and signing. The cost of the event is $10 and includes light refreshments. For tickets, contact Jan Hanson, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (609) 410-4650.
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To celebrate their 120th anniversary, the Woman’s Club of Merchantville will be hosting a special guest day on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 12:00 p.m. at the Merchantville Community Center, 212 Somerset Ave., Merchantville, NJ. The program will feature a brief history of the Merchantville Woman’s Club and its impact on our local community over the past 120 years. A special display of vintage clothing from Rebecca's Vintage Boutique & Consignment Shop of Bordentown, showing the evolution of women’s fashions from 1894 to 2014 will be presented. Light refreshments will be served. Anyone interested in the club’s activities and scheduled upcoming events may call Jan Hanson at (609) 410-4650 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Sign up for a class, and Jolynn Deloach will make you a star in your own kitchen. Sign up with your sweetie, and you'll find romance bubbling along with the salted water. Go with friends for an afternoon out and bring along a bottle of wine. You'll find her at her home in Merchantville and at The Farmhouse Kitchen at the Burlington County Community Agricultural Center in Moorestown, where the farmers market sets up on Saturday mornings from spring through early autumn. http://on.cpsj.com/1HboG1i
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Muriel Boushell Graham, 90, formerly of Pennsauken, a pianist for Haddonfield Plays and Players productions in the 1970s and 1980s, died at her home in Simpsonville, S.C., on Wednesday, March 4.
A memorial service has been set for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at St. Peter's Church, 1 Hartford Rd., Medford. Born in Merchantville, Mrs. Graham graduated from Merchantville High School.
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Merchantville is Laura Nickollof Panarello's hometown. Her son Connor, who attends Mercahntville School, was diagnosed with Hemifacial Microsomia at birth. In this video Connor and his mom, Laura, talk about growing up with a craniofacial condition and the care they've received at CHOP. Our community is so proud of you and Connor! http://bit.ly/1S0qigz
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4 Towns 4 Art presents the third annual Open Studio Tour. Eight South Jersey towns are highlighted -- Barrington, Collingswood, Haddonfield, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Merchantville, Oaklyn, and Pennsauken -- with 28 artists participating. Studio disciplines include painting, ceramics, fiber arts, drawing/illustration, photography, sculpture, mosaic, collage, and leather work.
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The Women’s Club of Merchantville is hosting a trip to see the play “Respect: A Musical Journey of Women” at the Penn’s Landing Playhouse on Wednesday, May 13th. Lunch will be at Fratelli’s Italian Bistro on Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. The cost is $100, which includes bus transportation, lunch, and the show. Please call Maryann Snyder at (856) 663-6270 or Suzie Wagner at (856) 662-8546 for tickets.
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Corinne G. Shirk, formerly of Merchantville, NJ and Heron Point’s oldest resident passed away Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 at the age of 105. She was surrounded by her loving niece, Joan, and her caregiver, Pattie. Corrine was a teacher and retired from the Education Department on 07/74 after serving 34 years. Her hobbies were line dancing, handwork, knitting.
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Merchantville resident, Brigid Brennan, AHP, CYT, CMT, will be giving a free talk on Ayurvedic Medicine and curbing the aging process at the Haddon Twp. Branch of the Camden County Library System on Wednesday, February 11th, from 10:30 -11:30 a.m. She will discuss herbal remedies as well as lifestyle and dietary practices which encourage the rejuvenative processes of the body and mind.
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