Enjoy a twilight tour
Experience the ship during the evening hours as the Battleship’s Curator will lead a unique tour to show the more “adult” side of our nation’s largest Battleship including areas of the Battleship not on the public tour. Hear interesting stories and check out some of the adult sailor art. You’ll even enjoy a cold beer, glass of wine or soft drink on the main deck after your tour. Twilight Tours are $34.95 per adult — over 21 only. Battleship members can get a half price tour of $17.50. For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.battleshipnewjersey.org or call 866-877-6262 ext. 108
Tree delight
There's always a chance to see something magical when strolling around the Borough and our community is chock-full of residents with creative ideas. "Villians and visitors will walk away with a smile on their face when they catch a glimpse of the artistic tree face and mouse house on a beautiful old tree on Linden Avenue. Stop by and take a peek!
Daffodil Fest Fotos
One of our goals at merchantville.com is to promote community awareness and cohesiveness by highlighting life events in and around the Borough - club, school, charity, municipal. These photos of the Daffodil Fest by Garden Club, Green Team and IE Merchantville member Dorothy Foley spotlight the family-friendly atmosphere of our town.
Salmonella melon recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the recall includes cut watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe produced by Caito Foods LLC. A total of 93 people in nine states have reported experiencing symptoms after consuming the fruitThe fruit has been sold under various brands or labels at Kroger, Walmart, Trader Joe's, Target and Whole Foods. Health officials advise consumers to check packaging to determine if the melon was distributed by Caito Foods, and, if so, not to eat it. They advise stores to pull the products from shelves.
Electric outages reported
The interactive PSE& G Outage Map showed that fewer than 5 customers had reported they were affected by the storms that blew through the borough a fer hours ago. The outages were first reported around 5:18 a.m. and electricity is expected to be restored by 10:30 a.m. The reports are from the east side of town on Franklin Avenue and west side on Springfield.
Social media outages
Facebook Inc’s social networking site has been inaccessible to some users across the world on Sunday since 6:28 AM EDT. Are you also affected? According to Downdetector.com, a website which monitors outages. The outage tracking website showed that there are more than 9000 incidents of people reporting issues with Facebook. Check Downdetector.com’s live outage map showed that the issues mainly cropped up in Europe. Downdetector.com also showed that there were issues with WhatsApp and Instagram, but with relatively lower count of outage reports.
Pennsauken Trails project
Disney+ $6.99, Netfix $12.99
Disney just showed everyone how it plans to beat Netflix. Create an exclusive home for some of the world's most popular movies, shows and characters, and charge a shockingly low price for it. On Thursday they unveiled their long-awaited streaming service, Disney+. It will cost just $6.99 per month — about half the price of a standard Netflix subscription. Disney+ has already sent waves through the media and entertainment world. "I'm sure this was a signal to Netflix and everybody else out there that's charging $4, $5, $6 more than this," said Trip Miller, a Disney shareholder and managing partner at Gullane Capital Partners. "They're here to take market share and eyeballs away from the competition."
Welcome pollinators
Stop by the Incredible Edible Merchantville table at the Daffodil Fest tomorrow. Help us pollinate the town landscape and learn about our project. Grab a clothespin from the basket and and a bee tag from the bin. Bee very sneaky . . . Just buzz around . . . Clip on a clothespin . . . Before you're found! With lots of kids . . . and adults we'll get this job done,
Multi-Family Yard Sale
Shop for you and your Easter basket, too. Stop by our huge multi-family sale on Saturday, April 20th, featuring household goods and decor, art/craft supplies, vintage books, tools, and clothing PLUS baked goods and Easter basket chocolates. All proceeds benefit the homeless pets at AWANJ the Animal Welfare Association in Voorhees, NJ.