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An Update On Our Schools And End Of Year Celebrations
By Dr. Ronnie Tarchichi, MEd2., M.S., M.B.S., M.A.2, Ed.D., Superintendent, Pennsauken Public Schools
As I write this, we are currently in the sixth week of remote learning and everything is going very well in Pennsauken Public Schools. The Board of Education and I wish to thank all the parents, grandparents, and guardians for their hard work. We are going through the end of year motions like every other school district, but we know how hard you have worked, the time you have put in, and the sacrifices you have made. For that, we say thank you.
Local Food Trucks Feeding The Front Line
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
Three local food trucks have banded together to provide some great tasting comfort to those on the front line of the battle to stop COVID-19.
Pennsauken’s own Mary’s Mobile Diner, run by resident Mary Hilbert; Red’s Rolling Restaurant, run by Hilbert’s daughter Megan; and Sabrina Brill of Not Your Mama’s Tacos, have been serving staff at Cooper University Health Care in Camden for well over a year. When the coronavirus began affecting our region in March, the three came up with a plan to “Feed the Front Line” as a way to give back those in harm’s way who are helping others.
TODAY: Freeholders Provide a Status Update on COVID-19 Response
Information provided by Camden County
Today at 11:00 a.m., Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr., Freeholder Jon Young and Congressman Donald Norcross will be providing an update regarding the latest developments to combat COVID-19. Over the course of the pandemic the county has provided more than 50,000 meals to the vulnerable, thousands of tests through two mobile testing sites in Camden and Gloucester Township and delivered hundreds of thousands of personal protective equipment to first responders and long-term care facilities.
Executive Order Allows Tenants To Direct Use Of Security Deposit To Offset Rent
Information provided by Camden County
On Friday, April 24, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 128, allowing tenants to direct their landlords to use their security deposits to offset rent or back rent. The order waives provisions of statutory law that prohibit the use of security deposits for rental payments.
Rhoads Metal Works Creates Clean Air For Hospitals
Rhoads Metal Works needed to find a way to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of RMW’s loyal customers were forced to pull projects, defer maintenance or close completely. The business needed to respond quickly to the harsh reality of decreased revenues and the need to furlough many employees to assure survival. Rhoads would have to adapt to the changing needs of their customers.
Mayor Killion Provides Latest Update On Coronavirus Outbreak
In a video posted on social media, Mayor Tim Killion provides the latest update on the coronavirus outbreak in Pennsauken. To date, there have been 175 cases found in the Township and two COVID-19-related fatalities.
You can view the entire video below:
Freeholder Cappelli Hosts Virtual Town Hall for Small Businesses
Information Provided By Camden County Board of Freeholders
Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr., will be moderating a Facebook Live town hall event intended for small business owners navigating the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cappelli will be joined by Congressman Donald Norcross, New Jersey Small Business Association Director, Alfred Titone, and the vice president of the Southern New Jersey Development Council, Jane Asselta.
COVID-19 Testing Site Closed Due To Storms And High Winds
The COVID-19 testing site located at Cooper’s Poynt Waterfront Park in Camden will be temporarily closed today, Monday, April 13, due to a severe storm with high winds reaching 50-60 mph. Patients are asked to visit one of the other clinic sites operated by Cooper University Health Care or Virtua Health until the site reopens for its normal operating hours on Tuesday.
Pennsauken Township Provides Latest Update On COVID-19
Via social media, Mayor Tim Killion provided the latest update on the coronavirus outbreak in Pennsauken. The full video is below:
