A Memorial Day ceremony will take place in Wellwood Park at Maple & Linden Avenue on Monday, May 25th at 10:00 a.m. There will be a wreath laying, guest speakers and refreshments. The program will be conducted by the F.W.Grigg Post 68 Deputy Commander, The American Legion, Merchantville, New Jersey. In the event of inclement weather the service will be held at the Community Center, 212 Somerset Avenue.

The Merchantville Board of Education is proud to announce that the Commissioner of Education has affirmed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision to sever its sending-receiving relationship with Pennsauken and enter into a new sending-receiving relationship with Haddon Heights. The Commissioner concurred with the ALJ’s findings of fact and conclusion of law, and adopted the Initial Decision as the final decision in this matter, finding that – absent a showing of substantial negative financial, educational or racial impact herein – the Commissioner is required to grant the request.

The Merchantville Board of Education received six applications from residents who wish to fill the unexpired term of Jacquelyn Fuentes. One application was withdrawn.The BOE appointed candidate will serve until the general election in November 2015. The applicants include: Sean Fitzgerald, David Guertler, Richard James, Steven Kipp and Mary Noelle Rasi,

Mayor Edward Brennan will be hosting a quarterly forum in the Borough of Merchantville to encourage public discussion regarding hot button issues and interesting topics. The forums will take place in Wellwood Park, the Community Center and the old bank building. Please join him on Thursday, May 28th beginning at 7:00PM at Wellwood Park,

The annual Borough Easter Egg Hunt at Merchantville's Community Center last Saturday was a huge success! Kids, grandkids, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors and friends waited with their with baskets and bags in the cool morning air for the arrival of the fire truck to bring the guy with the Big, Floppy Ears! The Easter Bunny arrived to cheers and greeted eager egg hunters lined up in by age in rows throughout the parking lot. A boys and girls bike were raffeled off to two lucky children then, the happy hunters were lead by the EB to the fields where the egg hunting - or grabbng - got underway. And, one lucky child from each age group who found a "special egg" won a chocolate bunny courtesy of Aunt Charlotte's! 2015 Egg Hunt pictures.

Snow, heavy at times with falling temperatures expected today. Heaviest snow will be from 7am to 1pm. It will taper off to lighter snow from 3pm to 6pm. Totals: Best bet of 8" is central and northern Delaware into southern New Jersey. High: 32 early, then falling.