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Month: March 2016

Schools

Phifer Middle School Supports Soldiers Serving Abroad

During the third week of December 2015, students at Phifer Middle School completed Christmas Cards to send to soldiers in Afghanistan. Students picked up cards during lunch, completed them with a brief note or poem, and then returned them to…

Schools

Photos From Pennsauken Schools

From ice experiments to jumping rope, there’s a lot going on in Pennsauken schools.

Revisiting The Issue Of Student Residency

By the Pennsauken Board of Education: Nick Perry, President; Allyson Meloni-Scavuzzo, Vice President; Cheryl Duffy; Michael Hurley; Diane Johnson; Leona Moss; Meg Snyder; Orlando Viera; and JoAnn Young As we approach spring, the Pennsauken School District is already planning for…

News

Gauging Interest In A Sport With A Funny Name

Have you ever heard of pickleball? Believe it or not, it’s an actual game that’s been steadily growing in popularity since it was invented in the 1960s. In fact, according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association’s 2015 Participant Report,…

Columns Wags World

Updates On Denim Shirts And Homeless Cats

By Bob Wagner, AAP Columnist My kids are dictating this month’s column. Apparently, friends and co-workers are clamoring for more information, and I have been called upon to update past stories. In particular, interest abounds regarding the fate of my…

Waterlines

Waterlines, March 2016

MPWC Water Quality Standards By, Richard Spafford, PE, Director of Engineering, Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission The town of Flint, Michigan is still reeling from the contamination of its water supply. By switching water supplies and introducing a more corrosive water into…

Columns Gray Matters

Remembering The Love And Kindness Of Mark Fillari

By Judith Kristen, AAP Columnist If you were a customer at the Merchantville Post Office, then you surely knew Mark Fillari. And not just because Mark was an exceptional postal worker for 30 years; it was because Mark was an…

Community News

Griffith Morgan House Hosts Second Annual Welsh Heritage Celebration

Though a tiny nation, Wales played an out-sized role in the settlement of the Delaware Valley and the founding of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Among the early colonists of West New Jersey was a Welsh mariner named Griffith Morgan, who…

Hop Down The Bunny Trail At Pennsauken’s Easter Egg Hunt

Pennsauken Township’s annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place Saturday, March 19 at the Walt Nicgorski Sports Complex, Powell and Collins avenues.

Senior Citizen Prom Held On March 13

By Sonny DiSabato, Senior Citizen Coordinator Hello fellow seniors. The Senior Citizen Prom is early this year! Sponsored by the Pennsauken Education Association, the Senior Citizen Prom will be on Sunday, March 13 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the…

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