by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
Inside these pages every week are numerous stories about the issues of our towns, triumphs of our people and, even, our losses. Under appreciated, perhaps, are the businesses that advertise. Not only do these advertisers look to serve your needs, their dollars support this independent, locally-owned newspaper’s service to all of us.
by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
This issue marks number 1,232 for me as publisher of The Retrospect and each edition still provides surprises. That’s the nature of originally produced and authentic journalism.
by Brett Ainsworth, Publisher
What does $75 buy these days?
Plenty when you sign up for two years of award-winning journalism from The Retrospect.
That’s 104 weeks of original, hometown reporting! (See page 23 for our latest awards haul.)
According to an anonymous source inside Collingswood schools, 12 current staffers will not be retained for the 2024-25 school year, caught in a budget crunch district leadership called “a structural budget deficit,” put at $2.8 million by business administrator/assistant superintendent Beth Ann Coleman.
The Oaklyn Board of Education faced contention during their 2024-25 budget hearing on Tuesday. The Retrospect reported in March that Oaklyn’s district had received a devastating state aid cut of $611,000 or 17.1 percent, and since then has been scrambling to piece together funds to carry them through the next year.
All persons charged with criminal offenses are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. The police reports are public records, published pursuant to New Jersey statutes with the cooperation of local police departments.
Sweet on Shoplifting
Staff in advertising and editorial hauled in nearly two dozen awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. Nine of the awards came in the advertising category and 14 in editorial.
On Monday, the Barrington Board of Education presented the public with a breakdown of current plans for the 2024-25 budget, due to be approved at the May 13 meeting. The Retrospect reported in March that the district had received a devastating cut in state funding of $787,000, a 17.3 percent drop. This left the district with $3.77 million in state aid.
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
