Hot off the presses! On April 1st Mayor Brennan introduced The Borough Brief - a digital newsletter containing updates on Borough of Merchantville happenings. Please subscribe on the front page of the Borough's website. Articles in this first edition include conducting virtual Council meetings, how to track the spread of coronavirus across the state by county on the dashboard at NJ DOH, the re-opening of The Blue Monkey Tavern and some ideas on how you can support our businesses to keep our local economy going during this difficult time. Links are also provided to the coming virtual Council meeting, NJ 2-1-1 and Camden County Covid-19 updates.

Join us at our Open House on Saturday, March 23rd from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at 36th  St. and Rosedale Ave. in Camden to learn about the Burlington-Camden Trail and share your thoughts. When complete, the Burlington-Camden Trail will be a 10-mile trail that connects downtown Camden to Burlington County, by way of Merchantville and Pennsauken Township along Chestnut Avenue. Design for the trail segment from 32nd Street to 36th Street is currently being finalized by the City of Camden—and we want feedback from the

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Maple Shade Arts Council, an entertaining, inspirational, and educational programming for the arts is pleased to present "The Wedding Singer". Curtains go up on Thursday, January 18th, and tickets are on sale now! You have four opportunities to see this group of talented teens perform at the Grace Episcopal Church, 9 East Maple Avenue in Merchantville. Shows are Thursday, January 18th at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 19th at7:30 p.m.; Saturday, January 20th at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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The Pennsauken Township Environmental Commission is hosting its annual shredding event on Saturday, April 22, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, at Howard M. Phifer Middle School 8201 Park Avenue. This rain or shine event is a great way to safely and securely dispose of sensitive documents, such as legal or medical documents, old credit card statements, bills and more. No commercial documents, please. This event is open to residents of Pennsauken and Merchantville. Please remain in your car, have your I.D. ready and leave shredding items in the back seat or trunk of your car.

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The Camden County Board of Commissioners is proud to sponsor the NJ Irish Society’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Gloucester City! Join us on Sunday, March 3rd at 1:00 p.m. The parade begins at Martin’s Lake - Johnson Blvd. and Francis St. - and continues down Monmouth Street. The parade will feature String Bands, Bagpipes, Irish Dancers, Irish Music, community organizations and more. Before the Parade the Irish Person of the Year will be awarded

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The South Camden Theater Company is excited to announce their 2023 Season! Artistic Director, Dawn Varava, has worked to bring new and exciting theatre to our stage and to the region. All the plays’ protagonists have one outstanding common quality - each is unafraid to live their own truth – bravely and without apology. Although the story lines wildly differ, this one unique theme stands out brilliantly. From the quirkiness of Lettice and Lovage and, the selfless strength of the small town librarian in Alabama Story,

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The Pennsauken Township Police Department is accepting applications for their 7th Junior Police Academy class. The academy will be held July 10-14, 2023. This year’s class will be open to ages 10-13. The class is limited to 25 applicants so please have your applications submitted by May 1, 2023. Applications can be picked up at Pennsauken Townships PD, 2400 Bethel Avenue. Participants will explore firsthand various aspects of law enforcement, with a curriculum developed by the Police Department that will emphasize the importance of

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