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 One application was withdrawn.The BOE appointed candidate will serve until the general election in November 2015.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,

The Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission is interested in your concerns about the water discoloration issues brought on by the increased level of road construction taking place all across the borough. They hear you and they are taking action. On Sunday, January 18th, the MPWC engaged in an aggressive form of hydrant flushing. This process targets select valves in the street, closes them in order to increase pressure directed to hydrants that were opened to flush out any mineral deposits that have gathered in the water mains. Further targeted flushing will take place in the following weeks. If anyone has any questions, comments and/or concerns please call the MPWC at (856) 663-0044 where an operator will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, to provide you with assistance.

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.

Merchantville.com wishes everyone a Happy and Safe New Year. We are excited to offer the best community and local news coverage available to all of you! We invite you to contribute to our news coverage through our FB site. When you browse to merchantville.com on your computer, phone or mobile device you will join more than 7,000 unique visitors each month. Have a great year and enjoy these fun ways to ring in 2015!