The Woman’s Club of Merchantville will sponsor the second annual Taste of Pennsauken on Monday, March 31 at the Pennsauken Country Club, 3800 Haddonfield Rd., from 6 to 9 p.m. Tick- ets are $20 and attendees will have an opportunity to sample some of this area’s finest cuisine.Many of the restaurants from last year are returning and The Woman’s Club is looking to having more restaurants par- ticipate this year.Last year,over 100 peo- ple attended, giving restaurants the opportunity to promote their businesses.Proceeds will benefit Pennsauken’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a non- profit organization whose mission is to award grants up to $1000 to helpPennsauken residents who are strug- gling financially due to an unforeseen life crisis.For more information, to register your restaurant or catering business, or to order tickets, contact Geri Tabako at 856- 665-5468.
Commission meeting rescheduled
The Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission has rescheduled its regularly scheduled business meeting for the month of February, due to inclement weather. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the G. Burton German Meeting Room, 6751 Westfield Ave., Pennsauken, NJ.
School Closings & Delays
Camden Catholic High School, Merchantville School, St. Peter School, Pennsauken Public Schools, St. Stephen's School, Bishop Eustace, Camden County Technical School, Audubon School District and Paul VI High School.
Snow squalls expected today
This storm will not be a monster like the one our area experienced earlier this week, but, depending on where you live, you could see accumulations up to 5 inches, NBC10 First Alert Weather Meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz said. By lunchtime snow should be falling in the Philadelphia area with an accumulation of 1-3 inches expected. Track the storm.
Winter Storm Watch in effect
Winter Storm Watch in effect from Wednesday, February 12, 7:00 p.m. until Friday, February 14, 1:00 a.m. Precipitation should begin as mostly snow Wednesday night. The snow is forecast to change over to a sleet and freezing rain mix during the day Thursday before changing to snow and tapering off Thursday night. Snow accumulations are forecast to range from 4 to 8 inches, and ice accumulations are expected to range from a trace up to one quarter inch. Winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph will be possible on Thursday which could lead to power outages if significant ice accumulations occur by the time winds increase.
Design intervention for a vacant church
An interior designer saw vast potential in a former Merchantville church that sat vacant for years. Most people would have seen the former Wesleyan Methodist Church in the Georgian and Victorian Stick style (a term often used to describe a Victorian not of the gingerbread/ornamental variety), and not have given it a second look. But not Joe Miraglia, a seasoned commercial and residential interior designer with the ability to look at a vacant property in shambles and visualize beauty beyond decay. What he spotted was potential and good bones--the latter something typically used to describe fashion models, not houses. “I liked the lines and the bones of this house. I love older stately homes, but it wasn’t like the Queen Anne or Victorian style,” he said. http://bit.ly/1igpK3C
Murder remains a mystery
Thirty years after her husband’s murder, Nancy Groom makes clear what she wants. “I would like an answer before I die, for heaven’s sake.” Edward Bauer was found shot to death Jan. 23, 1984 in his Merchantville auto repair shop. His slaying remains the tiny borough’s only unsolved homicide. Merchantville Police Chief Wayne Bauer hasn’t written off the case, either. The 27-year veteran has come to know Groom and her family over the years; bringing them closure has become personal. http://on.app.com/1ix5k9l