by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
Inside these pages every week are numerous stories about the issues of our towns, triumphs of our people and, even, our losses. Under appreciated, perhaps, are the businesses that advertise. Not only do these advertisers look to serve your needs, their dollars support this independent, locally-owned newspaper’s service to all of us.
by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
This issue marks number 1,232 for me as publisher of The Retrospect and each edition still provides surprises. That’s the nature of originally produced and authentic journalism.
by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
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Plenty when you sign up for two years of award-winning journalism from The Retrospect.
That’s 104 weeks of original, hometown reporting! (See page 23 for our latest awards haul.)
The Audubon commission introduced a $13.2 million budget for 2024 at its caucus meeting held earlier this month via Zoom, the last local governing body to still conduct regular public meetings with the Covid-era procedure.
Kindergartners from J. F. Tatem Elementary School in Haddonfield started shouting guesses before a big reveal of the latest addition to the local zoo. “A tiger!” several youngsters proclaimed.
Indeed, as zookeeper Stuart Harting pulled back a parachute drape, a bronze tiger bared its fangs to squeals of delight. Prescient and precocious, perhaps.
It wasn’t just Haddon Heights teachers who had something to say at last Tuesday’s school board meeting. Tiffany Andrayo, a parent of two elementary school students and an elementary school media specialist in Mount Laurel, asked about the state of the district’s libraries.
To the Editor:
The April 5 issue of The Retrospect carried an article about Collingswood seeking to take full control of a parking lot from the owners of a successful business, Salon G.
Haddon Township Police Department received information about Theresa Paleczny Glab’s relatives and released this statement from chief Tim Hak, “The Haddon Township Police Departmet would like to extend our gratitude to those that assisted in identifying the relatives of Theresa Paleczny Glab. Working together to ensure support for all is what makes our community so great!”
Juvenile Crime Spree
Residents fed up with a perceived lack of communication from the borough over a recent rise in home break-ins and car thefts put out a call this week to organize under the “Haddonfield Safety Commission” banner, according to a post on the Facebook group Haddonfield United.
Haddonfield’s April 11 board of education meeting began with a presentation by psychologist and Temple University professor Philip Kendall on a research partnership with the district. Kendall spoke on behalf of the project’s leader, Dr. Johanna Jarcho, who attended the meeting by Zoom due to illness.
Crowds gathered at the Collingswood Community center on Tuesday night to ask the board of education questions regarding the recently proposed $44.5 million bond referendum. The plan would include the purchase of the former Good Shepherd school and the decommissioning of both James A.
