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by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
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by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
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Haddonfield resident Bettiann Young is currently on the lookout for a living kidney donor and is reaching out through all means necessary to find one. Her current condition means that she will likely have to start dialysis treatments before the end of the year.
The Haddonfield commission on Monday afternoon approved the sale of historic Lullworth Hall to a real estate developer, Haddonfield Development Group LLC.
Same story, different year: charges of Collingswood High School students allegedly perpetrating bias crimes against fellow students the last week of March brings back memories of last year’s black student-led protest chant — “racist teachers gotta go.” That took place during a staged, peaceful protest walkout demanding district administrators take action to terminate allegedly racist teachers w
Even as the Haddon Township school district grapples with an $806,000, or 8.1 percent reduction in state aid compared to the previous school year, the current seven-point grading scale was once again the story of the school board meeting on April 18.
A GOOD NOTE: The Haddon Township School District received a Best Communities for Music Education award from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM Foundation) which according to their website, “recognizes and celebrates schools and districts for their support and commitment to music education and efforts to assure access to music for all students as part of a well-r
The Village Playbox brings to the stage a unique performance of the iconic musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, to take place in the sanctuary of The First Presbyterian Church of Haddon Heights May 3 through the 18. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, this rock opera is based loosely on the Gospels’ accounts of the last seven days of the life of Christ.
In honor of National Autism Acceptance Month, approximately 620 Collingswood students in kindergarten through high school celebrated neurodiversity, understanding, and inclusion by participating in a walk at Knight Park on Tuesday.
The election of 1800 brought about a constitutional crisis that almost split the nation and undermined our fledgling government. That election was the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another under the new United States Constitution. In the opinion of our third president, Thomas Jefferson, that made it the culmination of the American Revolution.
Given another chance to adopt legislation that opens the doors to cannabis businesses in Haddon Township, the governing body did not waver on Tuesday voting 3-0 to allow four classes of cannabis businesses to operate in two small commercial sections of town.
