Recycling Bench Update: Our bins should arrive in a week. In the meantime, please start collection of the following items: Grocery bags, Bread bags, Dry cleaning bags, Newspaper sleeves, Ziploc and other reclosable bags, Bubble wrap, Cereal bags, Produce bags, Ice bags, Wood pellet bags, Case overwrap and Salt bags. Simply bag them up in a trash bag or a large grocery bag, and once the collection bins are placed in town, you can begin the drop-off. Our goal is 500 lbs. of materials between EARTH DAY (4/22) and October 22nd. Putting a collection bin beside your trash can at home can help your family make good decisions about waste disposal. BUSINESS OWNERS: We are in need of locations in town willing to host a collection bin for the 6 month period. Besides hosting the bin you will have no responsibilities, as volunteers will collect the materials on a regular basis. Please reach out to me on facebook or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to offer your space.

Collective Arts is launching in New Jersey. Join us at Blue Monkey on April 1st starting at 5PM for our New Jersey premier! We will have an artist pop up with New Jersey Artist Sean Lugo. Collective Arts Brewing is a grassroots craft brewery that aims to fuse the creativity of craft beer with the inspired talents of emerging artists and musicians. Collective Arts Brewing was founded on two beliefs: The first that creativity fosters creativity. And the second, that creativity yields delicious pints. We feature limited-edition works of art on our beer cans and labels, and we work to make sure the liquid on the inside is as diverse and creative as the artists we profile.

Saturday was a phenomenal day for Troop 119, Merchantville. Both the Girl’s Troop and Boy’s Troop worked hard to clean up the remnants of fall and winter to keep Merchantville the Borough beautiful. We're grateful for the participation of many service groups like the scouts in supporting the needs of our town.

In a season where it’s experienced ups and downs, the Camden Catholic High School boys’ basketball team looks to have taken a turn for the better. Winners in six of their last seven, including three straight, the Irish find themselves a much different team than the one that lost by 29 points at home against Shawnee on Jan. 19. http://ow.ly/zDoN308Tua7

Camden Catholic High School hoped to raise $50,000 during its first one-day giving event, based on a theme of the school's Irish roots and held on St. Patrick's Day. The luck of the Irish was with organizers, who reached that goal by early afternoon and went on to raise $63,302 by day's end. The school turned to alumni and current students and their parents about three weeks before the event. It collected "Irish Giving Day" donations through the annual alumni newsletter and letters to donors, in addition to phone and online donations. Irish "Giving Day" Thank You.htt p://bit.ly/1aqpy3e

On Nov 15, 16, and 17, Upper School students at Moorestown Friends School staged a production of Legally Blonde. Elle Woods is played by Pilar Martinez, a junior from Moorestown. Senior Maureen Kelleher (Merchantville) plays Paulette Bonafonté, a spunky beautician at the Hair Affair salon. Ex-boyfriend Warner is played by senior Roy Thorstensen (Haddon Township), and the Harvard rival for Warner, Vivian Kensington, is played by sophomore Skylar McClane (Medford).  http://moorestown.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/moorestown-friends-stages-legally-blonde

We encourage eighth-grade students to experience a day at Camden Catholic. Schedule "The Irish Experience"  by filling out a registration form. After the form is completed, you will receive a call from an admissions officer to schedule which day you would like to visit. Students should wear their school uniform if attending a Catholic school or if attending public school, boys should wear Docker-type slacks (no jeans) with a polo or button down shirt, and girls should wear a dress slack or Docker-type slack (no jeans) or modest length skirt and an appropriate top. (no tank tops or shorts) If you have any questions please call the Admissions Office at 856-663-2247 ext 136. Spaces are limited and fill quickly. Irish Experience dates are: October 29; November 7, 8, 12, 14, 19; December 3, 5, 10, 12, 17; January 7, 9, 28, 30; February 4, 11; and, March 11.