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by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
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by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
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The estate of Theresa Glab, of Haddon Township, is seeking her relatives. Glab, a St. Joseph’s Polish Apostolate member, passed away on April 5, 2024 at the age of 80. She was the daughter of the late Clement and Helen (Paleczny) Glab.
Any relatives are asked to call the Haddon Township Police Department at 856-833-6200.
The Oaklyn American Legion Hoagie Sale will hold a hoagie sale on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. until they are sold out.
The sale will be held at the Legion Hall, 705 Newton Ave., Oaklyn. The cost for a freshly-made hoagie is $5 each. Proceeds to benefit our veterans, children and youth grants and the community.
A jury has convicted a Cherry Hill man for the 2020 murder of his ex-wife, announced Camden County prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Haddon Township police chief Tim Hak.
$87,000 Fraud
Oaklyn’s council meeting Tuesday evening featured the public hearing and approval of bond ordinance 05-24, which authorizes borrowing for improvements to the borough’s senior center, as well as repair and restoration of various streets and sidewalks in the municipality including Goff Ave.
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts announced in February that for 2024, $1.7 million in fellowship awards were handed out to New Jersey artists, and to no surprise, Collingswood is home to multiple winners. According to the council, “the fellowships are competitive awards to New Jersey artists in 12 rotating disciplines granted solely on independent peer panel assessment of work samples.
Less than a week after West Collingswood beauty salon owners Christina and Jamie Giordano say they were threatened by Collingswood officials over their refusal to sell their business’s parking lot to the borough, the commission made the threat reality at Monday evening’s regular business meeting.
The Haddon Township school board and administrators begin the hard work of now implementing the bond referendum projects after voters approved it 2-1 on March 12. Following interviews with three of the five interested construction firms last week, the district has a tentative pick, New Road Construction Management Co., Inc.
Most towns in New Jersey, to conform with state environmental regulations, have adopted tree replacement regulations on private property and Oaklyn will be among the latest, and last, to incorporate the standard by the state deadline in May.
Kings Highway from the border of Haddonfield to the border of Bellmawr, spanning Haddon Heights, Audubon and Mt. Ephraim, should be one smooth, repaved and re-striped road by the end of 2025 according to Camden County officials. On the morning of Friday, March 22, deputy county administrator Dominic Vesper Jr. convened a meeting at Audubon’s Francis J.
