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Food, Fun, And Fireworks At Pennsauken’s Summer Kick Off
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
Music, food, and fireworks will be once again enjoyed by residents at Pennsauken Township’s Summer Kick Off celebration. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, June 8, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Pennsauken Community Recreation Complex, located at Westfield and Bethel avenues.
Fireworks Safety For Independence Day
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
While fireworks are normally associated with the Fourth of July, there are some people that take their use to the extreme.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 11,500 emergency room-treated injuries involving fireworks in 2021. Another sobering fact: 74 percent of the total estimated fireworks-related injuries for the entire year of 2021 occurred between June 18 and July 18.
Township Fireworks Display Held On June 12
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
Pennsauken Township and its Parks and Recreation Department are holding a fireworks display with music on Saturday, June 12, at the town’s Community Recreation Complex on Westfield Ave.
Community’s Help Needed In Stopping Illegal Fireworks
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
While fireworks are normally associated with the Fourth of July, there are some people taking their use to the extreme. For weeks now, communities throughout South Jersey are experiencing the excessive use of fireworks late into the evening. They’re coming from all over: Philly, Camden, Palmyra, Merchantville, and right here in Pennsauken. Not only are they disturbing the peace, their use is promoting dangerous behavior in our neighborhoods.
Festive Music, Food Trucks, And Fireworks At Summer Kickoff Bash
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
Great music, good food, and the return of fireworks will be the hallmark of Pennsauken’s upcoming Summer Kickoff Bash.
Leave Fireworks To The Professionals This Summer
By Fire Marshal Daniel L. Kerr Jr., Pennsauken-Collingswood Fire Prevention & Inspection Bureau
As we begin to enjoy the outdoor celebrations that summer affords us, residents may be tempted to include fireworks as part of backdoor barbeques and Fourth of July picnics. As enjoyable as this might seem, “consumer fireworks” are a very real safety hazard.
