People lined up 20 deep Monday evening to vent their anger at the Collingswood School District’s board of education and top administration officials, 20 days…
Collingswood announced late Tuesday its selection of a development company to continue its work on the development of downtown Collingswood — with affordable…
Haddonfield’s Board of Education meeting last Thursday featured multiple presentations, with the most important being the 2024-25 budget presentation headed by…
Check out what is happening at the Collingswood Public Library in the next few months. Go to collingswoodlib. org for further details and registration…
According to an anonymous source inside Collingswood schools, 12 current staffers will not be retained for the 2024-25 school year, caught in a budget crunch…
The Oaklyn Board of Education faced contention during their 2024-25 budget hearing on Tuesday. The Retrospect reported in March that Oaklyn’s district had…
All persons charged with criminal offenses are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. The police reports are public records,…
Staff in advertising and editorial hauled in nearly two dozen awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. Nine of the awards…
Last season, Collingswood was among the more improved baseball programs in South Jersey. The Panthers went 15-11 overall and earned a share of the Colonial…
Joey Loperfido can now officially call himself a big league player. The Haddonfield Memorial and Duke University grad got called up by the Houston Astros this…
A Perfect Outing
Audubon High School senior softball pitcher Emily Bobo can officially call April 29, 2024 a perfect day. In this particular case, we are…
Audubon baseball coach Rich Horan once asked Al Radano, who he served as an assistant coach from 1979 to 1985 at Gloucester Catholic, a simple question. “When…
Green Wave Lead Woodbury Relays Pack, Again
The word consistent is fitting when talking about recent performances by the Audubon High School girls track and…
With May right around the corner, the Haddon Township softball team is the one the rest of the Patriot Division is chasing. The Hawks are 8-2 overall, which…
The Haddon Heights softball team is looking for a three-peat and the Garnets certainly have the personnel to make it happen. Entering the season with two…
It might still be early in the season but scoring does not seem to be a problem for the Haddon Township girls lacrosse team. Besides a 5-1 record in the SJILL…
COLLMONT Ash Tray
This week’s featured ash tray, at center, is courtesy of our favorite reformed ash tray “borrower,” Dave Cosky. The self-described “light-…
This week we have not one, but two ash trays from Rohrer Chevrolet, a.k.a. Bill Rohrer’s Chevrolet City, once one of the largest car dealerships in South…
The Pub Ash Tray
Reader Dave Cosky admitted that since this ash tray feature was his idea, he had better contribute, so this week we have an ash tray from his…
Another call out to readers, this time for local ash trays, has brought a nice selection of local pieces. We imagine that most, if not all the establishments…
Part V-b 1964 Phillies World Series Program
Our latest topic in Memory Lane, a 1964 Philadelphia Phillies World Series program that was never completed or…
1964 Phillies World Series Program
Part I
Batting fifth in our Retrospect local memorabilia lineup is a very rare - possibly one-of-a-kind - baseball program…
Will’s Graflex Speed-Graphic Camera
Developing Story...
Continuing with our discussion of items found in the Retrospect display window, this week we zero in…
Part III-b
Woolworth Stencils
How Much is that Gorilla in the Window?*
Collingswood real estate broker Pat Ciervo remembers taking his kids into the SEM…
Frances (née Alvano) peacefully on April 29, 2024, at her home in Haddon Heights, surrounded by her family in the arms of her loving husband. She was 75 years…
Dennis “Denny” V., on March 21,2024,age32,ofHammonton, Austin, TX, and formerly of Haddon Township. Beloved son of Patricia Bowersfield and Dennis Gordon;…
John Patrick peacefully, with his family by his side on April 21, 2021, at the age of 81. He was a US Marine Corps Veteran and recipient of the Silver Star…
John J. , Jr. 'Duke' on April 26, 2024 surrounded by his loving family, age 84, a longtime resident of South Jersey and formerly of Westmont and Atlantic City…
Nanci (née Capner) Newhall
On April 26, 2024, of Pennsauken. Beloved wife of the late Art Newhall, she passed away peacefully in her sleep. A self-described…
Dolores F. 'Dee' (née Slimm), on April 26, 2024, age 85, a longtime resident of Audubon. Beloved wife of 66 years to the late Robert E. Phillips, Sr. Dear…
Adeline M. (née Matthews) went home to be with the Lord on April 26, 2024, age 96. Beloved wife to the late Daniel N. Santora, Sr. Loving mother of the late…
George S., Jr., peacefully, surrounded by his family, on April 12, 2024, age 86, of Marlton. George was the devoted husband of Barbara (nee Morgan); adoring…