Category Archives: Community
Pennsauken’s Historical Houses Part Of County History Week
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
The biggest historical event in Camden County in many years is coming in October, and both Griffith Morgan House and Burrough-Dover House in Pennsauken are part of it!
Harvest Festival Celebrates Pennsauken’s Rich Culture
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
The Pennsauken Township Public Events Committee, in association with the Pennsauken Firefighters Association, will host the fifth annual Pennsauken Harvest Festival, a celebration of heritage, arts and community.
Map For This Saturday’s Town Wide Sale
Pennsauken is holding its first-ever town wide yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For an online version of the map for the yard sale, click here.
To download a PDF of the yard sale map, click here.
“Dine Out for Hunger” At Local Restaurants To Support The Food Bank Of South Jersey
The Food Bank of South Jersey invites the local community to participate in Dine Out for Hunger, a region-wide public awareness and fundraising campaign that unites restaurants and consumers in the fight against hunger.
Third Annual Toy And Collectible Street Fair Held On September 22
Special appearances from some superhero favorites are hallmarks of the annual Toy and Collectible Street Fair, held this year on Sept. 22.
Play With This Toys & Collectibles is presenting the third annual Toy and Collectible Street Fair on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Held along West Park Ave. in Merchantville, the event showcases a variety of new and vintage toys, games, and collectibles for sale. In addition, the toy and collectable street fair features food, including the Pop Shop A Go Go food truck; special appearances from some superhero favorites; and more. The rain date is Saturday, Sept. 29.
For more information, visit “Play With This Toys & Collectibles” on Facebook.
Food Truck Friday Benefits Food Bank Of South Jersey
As part of its Hunger Action Month campaign, the Food Bank of South Jersey invites the local community to enjoy a taste of the best food trucks in the area at Food Truck Friday on Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Food Bank of South Jersey is located at 1501 John Tipton Blvd., Pennsauken, NJ 08110.
Historical Society Hosts Fall Festival On September 15
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
Autumn will arrive one week early at historic Burrough-Dover House, off Haddonfield Rd., when Pennsauken Historical Society welcomes all to its Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15, from noon to 4:00 p.m. This fun, family event will include a return visit by the Lenape interpreters from Churchville Nature Center of Bucks County, Pa. The Native American people who resided in the Delaware Valley before the coming of the European colonists, the Lenape lived in a different relationship with their environment and the seasons; and autumn was a time of preparation for the harsher season to come. The skilled interpreters of Churchville Nature Center will illustrate and demonstrate the lifeways of the Lenape through the tools, clothing, food, and culture of the people who lived on this land and gave Pennsauken its name.
Fifth Annual Pennsauken Harvest Festival Held On October 6
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
The Pennsauken Township Public Events Committee, in association with the Pennsauken Firefighters Association, will host the fifth annual Pennsauken Harvest Festival, a celebration of heritage, arts and community.
A Place Called Nam Celebrates One Year In Business
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
Vaughn Frye began his fascination with the martial arts in Vietnam, where a military scout from the Republic of China (Taiwan) taught soldiers some techniques. He was hooked.
“The techniques and training stuck with me,” explains Frye, a longtime practitioner of Hung Gar White Crane Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chaun. “Ever since then, I’ve been on a mission.”
Capital Improvements Underway For Pennsauken School District
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
Work is currently underway to change the face of Pennsauken Public Schools. In March 2018, Pennsauken residents overwhelmingly passed an almost $36 million bond referendum, proposed by the Pennsauken School District to make significant capital improvements to every public school in the Township. In the months that followed the vote, District officials have been hard at work to move several of the referendum projects, as well as several other initiatives, forward.
