Waterlines September 2015
MPWC To Participate In 9/11 Heroes Run On Sunday, Sept. 13 at 9:11 a.m., the Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission, along with our family, friends and community members, are joining together to give back! Join us at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken for…
Pennsauken Police Hires New Officer
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor At the Township Committee meeting on July 22, Director of Public Safety John Kneib swore in Linnette Ramos as one of Pennsauken Township’s newest police officers. Ramos is a longtime resident of the Township, who…
Patricia McHugh, First Editor Of All Around Pennsauken
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor Patricia McHugh, the first editor of All Around Pennsauken, passed away on Aug. 12 at the age of 80. McHugh was part of a handful of residents who banded together in 1997 in order to…
Food Bank of South Jersey Prepares For Busy “Hunger Action Month”
The Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ), the area’s largest emergency food provider headquartered here in Pennsauken, announced a series of local fund and food raising events in support of Hunger Action Month – a nationwide, month-long campaign that raises…
Papal Visit, World Meeting Of Families To Impact Pennsauken
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor This month, Pope Francis will make his first visit to the United States, culminating with a papal mass on Sunday, Sept. 27 during the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. While this is a once-in-a-lifetime…
When Silence Truly Is Golden
Board of Education members must follow strict rules when it comes to discussing certain issues in public. There are several topics that are subject to strict confidentiality. For this purpose, often the Board will convene an “executive session,” where the…
Meadowbrook Memories
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor Today is one of those fondly nostalgic yet undeniably somber days. After the Labor Day weekend, Meadowbrook Swim Club, which has been part of the Pennsauken community for 51 years, will be locking the gate…
The Father of Labor Day And His Pennsauken Monument
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian In Arlington Cemetery in Pennsauken, N.J. there stands two monuments to Peter J. McGuire. The older of the two marks the resting place of the man and his family, but includes the…
Pennsauken Township Supports Dine Out For Hunger
By Rick Taylor, Mayor of Pennsauken Township September’s known for a lot of things: the last, hazy days of summer; Labor Day celebrations with family and friends; and much to the dismay of children throughout Pennsauken, the start of school….
Library Patrons Can Borrow Passes To Local Museums
Enjoy family time at area museums and more when you use the Library’s new Museum Pass Program, courtesy of the Friends of the Pennsauken Free Public Library.