Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22nd with events worldwide in support of the environment, and to raise awareness for the care of our planet. Pennsauken Free Public Library is celebrating Earth Day by giving-away Mini Terra Cotta Pot Grow Kits. The giveaway will take place all day while supplies last. The Pennsauken Free Public Library is located at 5605 N Crescent Blvd, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08110.

Firefighters from three local companies fought against shifting winds and chilly temperatures to suppress a house fire in the unit block of Strawbridge Avenue in Haddon Township Sunday evening. Responders were dispatched to the scene at 10:34 p.m., and arrived to find heavy smoke and fire extruding from the rear of the home, said Westmont Fire Captain Dan Devitt. Working together, teams from Westmont Fire Company, Haddon Fire Company, and Collingswood Fire Department had the scene under control within half an hour, Devitt said.

Cherry Hill National Athletic League (“CHNAL”) is excited to announce that it will be sponsoring a 10U Winter/Spring baseball travel team to participate in tournament play and select competitive games this upcoming 2019 Winter/Spring. In 2018 CHNAL’s 9U Travel team and District Team competed in and won several Top Tier tournament championships including completing the season with Titles in both the Cal Ripken 9U NJ State and Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships. CHNAL’s 10U team for the Winter/Spring season will be conducting try outs at Cherry Hill National, 701 Cooper Landing Road, on: Saturday, November 3rd at 9 a.m. Any questions about the 10U Winter/Spring tournament team can be directed to Jeff Christmann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 609-405-9593.

PYAA Soccer is always looking to grow our travel program. Although our Fall 2019 travel tryouts are not until May, its never too early to start to consider your daughter or son for our program. Tryouts for each travel team will be held in early May. Every exiting travel player must tryout out for their existing team each year. We are also looking to form new travel team for club. Travel soccer begins at age 7. The girls play all their games on Saturday afternoon and the boys play all their games on Sunday afternoon. Both the boys and the girls play clubs throughout South Jersey. In addition to players, we are always looking for coaches, assistant coach, managers and volunteers for our travel program. If you have any questions about participating in our travel soccer program, please do not hesitate contact us via Facebook or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Camden County and Cherry Hill will host a public information meeting about Chapel Avenue roadway improvements on February 5th at Carmen Tilelli Community Center on Mercer Street. French & Parrello Associates was retained by Camden County to provide concept development, along with preliminary and final design for the improvements to approximately 2.1 miles of Chapel Avenue in Cherry Hill Township. The project required close coordination with local officials as two schools, a hospital, and municipal park were all located within the project limits. The project was coordinated with the replacement of an existing traffic signal at a school driveway being completed by Cherry Hill Township.

Four popular big-box businesses will be added to The Shoppes at Garden State Plaza along Haddonfield Road next spring.The Cherry Hill Planning Board approved a dine-in restaurant with outdoor seating, two 13,000-square-foot retail buildings sharing a single footprint, a freestanding, 24,000-square-foot retailer, and 465 parking spaces. Elevations for a Shake Shack restaurant at the Shoppes at Garden State Park. Cherry Hill Mayor Chuck Cahn said he believes the additions will serve a regional need while supplementing the existing retailers in the area.Technical drawings of the retail buildings obtained by an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request revealed them to be a Trader Joe’s grocery store, TJ Maxx, and HomeGoods.