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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That’s 104 weeks of original, hometown reporting! (See page 23 for our latest awards haul.)
Over 40 people were packed into the Haddon Heights Seventh Avenue Elementary School’s all purpose room Tuesday evening for the monthly school board meeting. Most came wearing red shirts reading ‘Heights Pride’ in yellow letters.
In a first pass through revising its 31-year-old parking code, Barrington’s mayor and council at last week’s caucus meeting said they were creating a subcommittee to revisit rules that currently only apply to the borough hall parking lot, not the many other public parking areas within the 1.5mile square borough.
After finishing an over 90-minute-long executive session on Tuesday evening, the Haddonfield commissioners voted unanimously to approve the redevelopment agreement and purchasing agreement between R&S Boxwood Hospitality LLC and the borough for Boxwood Hall.
SUN SPOTTED: Clouds rolled in during Monday’s partial solar eclipse but not before sun gazers, with proper eyewear, looked upward for the rare event. In this photo, taken by one of the pros at Edmund Optics in Barrington, sun spots can be seen at about 11 o’clock on old sol. According to NASA, the moon eclipsed a max of 88 percent of the sun in The Retrospect
Works by John Giannotti, sculptor of Haddonfield’s downtown dinosaur Haddy, are on display at the Markeim Arts Center, 104 Walnut St., Haddonfield, through Sunday, April 14.
On Sunday, April 7 Rohrer Middle School eighth grader Isabella “Izzy” Klawitter of Haddon Township spelled “A – P – P – R – O – P – R – I – A – T – E” properly at the NJ Knights of Columbus State Spelling Bee and took home the 2024 title.
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With the assistance of Woodland School eighth graders, Barrington mayor and council conducted April’s regular meeting on Tuesday night, which included authorizing raises for the police department and introducing the 2024 municipal budget.
Noah Waldron, of Collingswood, earned fall 2023 Dean’s List honors at Alvernia University. Waldron is currently enrolled as a finance major.
Chase Gilbert, of Audubon, Ethan Zook, of Collingswood, and Haddon Township residents Shannon Patterson and Cassandra Pietruszka were named to the fall 2023 Dean’s List at Cedarville University.
String bands will strut down Haddon Ave. for the second annual string band parade on Saturday, April 20. Leading the charge as parade grand marshall is former Philadelphia Eagle, Jon Runyan.
