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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.

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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

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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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

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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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

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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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

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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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Pop Shop competes for network titles

The Pop Shop is competing with other Philadelphia-area eateries for the title of Best Ice Cream and Best Breakfast in Nickelodeon’s Parents’ Picks Awards.
Users of Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect in 52 cities nationwide vote for their top picks online. Voting continues until July 15 and winners will be announced on Aug.15.
The 2009 award winners will be featured [...]
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Man aims to propagate community garden

By JULIA HAYS Courier-Post
When David Zuzga moved from Philadelphia to Collingswood with his wife and children, he wanted to bring his love for community gardening with him.
And now with the help of the cooperative extension at Rutgers University and the support of the town, Zuzga is gearing up for the first meeting of the Collingswood [...]
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Cappelli named planning commission chairman

By the Courier-Post
Camden County Freeholder Director (and Collingswood resident) Louis Cappelli, Jr., has been elected chairman of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, a bi-state federal agency with planning responsibility for Camden, Burlington, Gloucester and Mercer counties and nine Pennsylvania counties.
The 18-member, Philadelphia-based agency funnels federal money for transit projects, and provides guidance with regard [...]
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Motorists beware: S.J. police look to crack down on speeders

Going out and about in South Jersey? Drive carefully, as police plan to crack down on speeders this month.
“Eighteen municipal departments in the tri-county area are participating in the annual Obey the Signs or Pay the Fines initiative (PDF link).”
via Courier-Post (read the full article).
Watch out for more police patrols in the following areas:
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Speeders, beware: State readies crackdown

By GEORGE MAST Courier-Post
Police across the state will be cracking down on speeders in upcoming weeks.
Eighteen municipal departments in the tri-county area are participating in the annual Obey the Signs or Pay the Fines initiative (PDF link).
From Wednesday to July 31, about 75 municipalities will participate in the statewide effort. Each agency will receive [...]
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View

W. Rhodes wrote a new blog post: Hit man, prosecutors trade denials in rabbi case

By George Mast Courier-Post
The hit man who long claimed a Cherry Hill rabbi hired him to kill his wife more than a decade ago has now changed his story.
Leonard Jenoff, jailed since admitting Fred Neulander hired him to kill his wife in 1994, now claims Carol Neulander was beaten to death as part of a [...]
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  2 years, 7 months ago · View