Tag Archives: Independence Day
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.
Independence Day 2018 Municipal Service Changes
Both the Pennsauken Township Municipal Building and the Pennsauken Free Public Library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in observance of Independence Day. The Municipal Building will reopen on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. for normal business operations. The Pennsauken Free Public Library will open on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at 12:30 p.m., after a staff in-service that morning.
The Pennsauken School District’s Summer Enrichment program is closed on Wednesday, July 4, and will resume on Thursday, July 5.
The Pennsauken Township Department of Public Works reminds residents that Wednesday, July 4, 2018, is a “trash holiday.” Wednesday’s yard waste and white goods pickup moves to Thursday, July 5. Thursday’s trash and recycling collection moves to Friday, July 6. Friday’s trash and recycling collection moves to Saturday, July 7, beginning at 6:00 a.m.
