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Lavinia DeCastro wrote a new blog post: Camden divided on fire injuries

A short-staffed city fire department continues to lead South Jersey in firefighter injuries.
And top fire officials there have different opinions on what can be done, if anything, to stop that trend.
Camden, the region’s busiest fire department, reported the second-most firefighter injuries in the state last year with 49 [...]

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Lavinia DeCastro wrote a new blog post: Police training assists cases of mental illness

Officers Jared Bradley and Kristen Cassario-Smith took the call Thursday for a frantic woman standing in the middle of Haddon Avenue in Collingswood.
The duo coaxed and pleaded, trying to calm the hysterical woman. The woman was determined to stop traffic because she thought motorists were driving in [...]

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Lavinia DeCastro wrote a new blog post: Police hand out 728 tickets to drivers for failing to yield to pedestrians

Careless motorists racked up fines and lectures in the past month as area cops went undercover to enforce crosswalk laws.
And while the state’s Division of Highway Traffic Safety initiative ended on Monday, some area police departments that participated say they will continue visiting the crosswalks in the future.
“We are going to continue [...]

  2 years, 4 months ago · View

Lavinia DeCastro wrote a new blog post: Band Bash 2009

Marching bands from all over the Delaware Valley will invade Collingswood on Saturday for the high school’s 6th annual Band Bash.
Band Bash is a high school marching band competition and it starts at 10 a.m. at the high school.
For more information, contact Karen Hartung, Band Booster President, at karenjean2@hotmail.com

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Lavinia DeCastro wrote a new blog post: Gear Up for Restaurant Week!

Restaurant Week starts on Monday, with various participating eateries offering multiple courses for $30.
Restaurants participating in Restaurant Week are Bistro AmericanA, Bistro DiMarino, Blackbird, Cafe Antonio, Casona, IndeBlue, Joe Pesce, LoBianco, Nunzio’s, Sapori, Thai Basil, The POP Shop, Tortilla Press, Woksabi and Word of Mouth. Check out Restaurant Week specials below.
Call your favorite restaurant and [...]

  2 years, 4 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Sportz Dogz closes

After less than a year in business, Sportz Dogz at the LumberYard in Collingswood has closed. No word yet on a replacement.
PHOTO GALLERY: A look at the eatery’s fascination with hot dogs.

  2 years, 6 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Recycle Bank is good for environment and your wallet

By ANDREW SCHETTER For the Courier-Post
Those big blue recycling bins in Cherry Hill are having a significant impact on the environment and the wallets of Cherry Hill residents.
Dan Keashen, the communications director for the township, said that the 96-gallon blue bins have helped the Recycle Bank program divert more than $600,000 of waste into recycled [...]
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  2 years, 6 months ago · View

Lavinia DeCastro wrote a new blog post: Nunzio’s In the Running for Top Chef

Nunzio’s has advanced to the second round of South Jersey Magazine’s Top Chef Contest.
The Haddon Avenue restaurant gathered enough votes in June to move forward in the contest by featuring a dish with blueberries.
Restaurants receiving the most online votes on the magazine’s website are invited to the next round until the final two [...]
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

Lavinia DeCastro wrote a new blog post: Community Garden Meeting

Title: Community Garden Meeting
Location: Library
Link out: Click here
Description: Community Gardens meeting. Master Gardener John Wiberg of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County will give a talk on vegetable gardening which will be followed by a question/answer session. Also get an update on the development existing open spaces into community gardens.
The Community Garden club is [...]
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W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Flying Fish brewery releases Exit 11 ale

Flying Fish Brewing Company in Cherry Hill releases the second in its series of beers honoring the turnpike July 15. Exit 11, a Hoppy American Wheat Ale, follows the recent debut of Exit 4, the first in the series.
Exit 11 will be available only until it sells out across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, as [...]
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W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Despite PATCO construction, Farmer’s Market same time, same place

The Collingswood Farmer’s Market will move out from under the high speed line tracks this weekend to make way for PATCO construction.
Market enthusiasts will still find the event between Collings and Irvin Avenues, said Betsy Cook, Market director. The 20-foot shift may continue after this Saturday.
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W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Corn comes late, but well worth the wait

By MATT CHIMENTO Courier-Post
Corn is something you can imagine being sold during a late night info-mercial, sandwiched between ShamWow and the Snuggie.
“It has a million uses!”
“It’s great for all ages!”
“It comes in a can and can double as a doorstop!”
Realistically, as the Jersey crop goes, “It’s just so versatile,” says Mark Smith, chef and owner [...]
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Post your July 4 photos

Send your Collingswood Fourth of July photos to wrhodes@gannett.com to share them with the InJersey community. (Or post them to Flickr with the “collingswood” tag.)
Check out these related photo galleries:
South Jersey Celebrates July 4th
Oaklyn’s Fourth of July parade
On the beach in Brigantine
On the beach in Wildwood
On the beach in Atlantic City
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Four courses for $28 in Collingswood

Here’s a homegrown deal that’s hard to resist: A dozen Collingswood eateries will offer Farm Fresh Restaurant Week from July 12 to 16.
The restaurants will serve four courses for $28, and the meals will incorporate ingredients from the Collingswood Farmers Market.
All restaurants are BYOB, and reservations are recommended.
Here are the participating restaurants and their menus:
Bistro [...]
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Rounding third and headed for home …

(By Tammy Paolino | Read more Mama Drama from Collingswood here.)
We had a glorious Fourth. We stayed in South Jersey, away from the crowds, but did it up right.
A little Collingswood Farmer’s Market – featuring the fantabulous Dave Kelly on guitar and the first corn of the year (omigod it was good!), a little Camden [...]
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W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Farmers: Enough already with rain

By JIM WALSH Courier-Post
Forget Jersey Fresh. For local farmers and gardeners, the recent run of rainy weather seems more suitable for Jersey Fish.
“This is probably one of the wettest summers we’ve had in recent years,” said John Ebert, whose strawberry crop was off by about 10 percent at Springdale Farms in Cherry Hill. The number [...]
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Collingswood widens effort on plastics

By LAVINIA DeCASTRO Courier-Post
If Collingswood has its way, there will be fewer milk and orange juice caps in the landfill.
The borough recently became the first town in Camden County to offer residents a chance to recycle plastics numbered 3 through 7. That means a variety of common household items that would normally end up [...]
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