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Three local COVID-19 cases; County-wide numbers rise

The Camden County Department of Health reported today that three Haddonfield residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19: a male in his 10s, a female in her 20s, and a male in his 50s. This brings the total number of confirmed cases locally to 144, with five fatalities.

In Camden County, the total number of cases stands at 12868 (up 348 since Friday), with 580 deaths (no change). For New Jersey, 240,997 cases (up 4,474) with 14,564 confirmed deaths (up 46 since Friday) and an additional 1,793 probable deaths.

Rates per 1,000 of population are: Haddonfield 12.42; Camden County 25.05; New Jersey 27.13.

The transmission rate — a key metric — now stands at 1.28. (A transmission rate of 1.0 means that, on average, each new case will produce one additional new case. When the transmission rate falls below 1.0, it’s a good sign. When it rises above 1.0, it’s cause for concern.)

Statistics for Haddonfield, Camden County, and New Jersey are updated on Haddonfield[dot]Today most weekdays.

In commenting on today’s report, Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. said, “Spread of COVID-19 is continuing to increase, and we are seeing more new cases each week compared to the week before. We need everyone to return to the mindset we had in March. We can stop the spread of coronavirus without shuttering our economy again, but it will take the committed effort of each of us. Do not gather indoors, wear a mask whenever you are around others, maintain social distance at all times possible, and work with our contact tracers when they call. This is going to be another difficult period in this pandemic, but we can lessen its impact if we make the right choices.”

Haddonfield’s tally for October was identical to that for September: 28 cases. In October, however, the larger number of cases was in the 50s and above (10 in October vs 2 in September); the lower number was in the 40s and below (18 in October vs 26 in September).

The numbers recorded for those in their 10s and 20s dropped from a total of 20 (10 and 10 respectively) in September to 14 (7 and 7 respectively) in September. But for those in their 50s, the number increased dramatically, from 1 in September to 7 in October.

Haddonfield’s total of 144 cases is made up of 77 males and 67 females. The largest number of cases are in the 10s and 20s: 27 (11 male, 16 female) and 32 (17 male and 15 female) respectively. The next largest number of cases is in the 50s: 23 (17 males and 6 females).

Haddonfield has recorded only 5 cases for residents in their 80s (1 male, 4 females), and 1 case for residents in their 90s (1 female).

The most recent COVID-19-related death of a Haddonfield resident was reported on September 30.

If you haven’t voted yet …

Question: Are you registered to vote? To check if you are registered, go HERE.

If No. If you are not registered, you cannot vote.

If Yes …

Question: Do you have a ballot?.

If No. If you are registered but do not have a ballot, or if your ballot has been misplaced, torn, or incorrectly marked, you may apply for a replacement ballot in person at the Camden County Board of Elections, Elections and Archive Center, 100 University Court, Blackwood. Open Monday, November 2 from 8:30am to 4:30pm. On Tuesday, November 3 from 6am to 8pm.

If Yes. If you are registered and you have a ballot, you can return it in any one of the following five ways.

Option 1: Mail Ballot

You may mail your ballot to the address on the form. It must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, November 3 and be received by the Camden County Board of Elections on or before Tuesday, November 10.

Option 2: Place Ballot in Drop Box

You may place your ballot in a secure drop box at any of 13 locations in Camden County any time after you receive it, up until 8pm on Tuesday, November 3. (The locations are accessible at all hours, are well lit, and are monitored by video surveillance cameras.)

Drop boxes near Haddonfield:

  • Audubon — Municipal Building, 606 W. Nicholson Road
  • Cherry Hill — Camden County College-Rohrer Campus (rear of parking lot), 1889 Marlton Pike East
  • Cherry Hill — Municipal Building, 820 Mercer Street
  • Haddon Township — Municipal Building, 135 Haddon Avenue

Option 3: Deliver Ballot to the Board of Elections

You may deliver your ballot in person any time before 8pm on Tue Nov 3 to Camden County Board of Elections, Elections and Archive Center, 100 University Court, Blackwood. Open Monday, November 2 from 8:30am to 4:30pm. On Tuesday, November 3 from 6am to 8pm.

Option 4: Deliver Ballot to Your Polling Place

You may take your ballot in person to your polling place between 6am and 8pm on Election Day, Tue Nov 3. 

Option 5: Vote at Your Polling Place

You may vote in person at your polling place between 6am and 8pm on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. 

BUT NOTE: You will be provided with a provisional paper ballot and your vote will not be recorded officially until after Election Day and until it has been determined that no other ballot was submitted in your name by mail, drop-off, or in person.

To check your District number and the location of your polling place, go HERE.

  • Districts 1, 3, 5 — Methodist Church
  • Districts 2, 4 — Mabel Kay Senior Center  
  • Districts 6, 7 — Elizabeth Haddon School  
  • Districts 8, 9 — Lutheran Church

Guess the vote … and win!

If at first you don’t succeed … guess again.

By David Hunter, Publisher

In the mid-1980s, my wife and I volunteered to run a booth at the Tatem School Fair. We called it “Guess Again!” and it was based on my memory of fairs at my elementary school – fêtes, we called them – thirty-odd years before. 

A parent would put a piece of string in a glass jar, tighten the lid, and stroll around the school grounds offering a big prize to anyone who guessed the length of the string. My friends and I lined up to pay our money and guess. If we failed, we went to the end of the line to try again. And again. When we decided we’d spent enough on that losing proposition, we moved on, to the parent with a glass jar filled with beans. 

I don’t remember who won any of the big prizes – if, in fact, anybody did – but I do remember that it was a lot of fun. And I remember being impressed by how confident my friends and I were that we would win on our next guess, despite repeated failures.  

In preparing for “Guess Again!” 

at the Tatem Fair, my wife and I saved 

up empty juice bottles for months, and entreated our neighbors to do the same. By the day of the fair we had about 50 bottles filled with loose candy, marbles, sticks of gum, barrettes, toy soldiers, plastic dinosaurs, and the like. 

Kids stood in line to pony up a quarter for three guesses. At each incorrect guess, we would say, encouragingly, “Good try! Guess again!” And, with supreme confidence, the children would – until they ran out of money. 

Occasionally, a contestant would hit the number. Everyone would 

cheer and we’d make a big fuss. We’d write the winner’s name on a card and staple it to the backboard for all the world to see. By the end of the day all of the prizes had been won, and “Guess Again!” had made a lot of money for the fair.

The experience of running “Guess Again!” and of being a contestant at my own school’s fêtes gave me insight into the addictive nature of games of skill and chance. Who among us does not believe, with a lucky penny poised over a brand new scratch-off, that we have a winning ticket? (After all, “Someone’s got to win.”) And who among us, even though our most recent ticket was a “non-winner,” is not willing to try again? 

Which brings us to The Election. 

To help cut the tension a bit, we’re inviting readers to participate in our “2020 Presidential Election Guess the Vote and Win a Chance to Win One Million Dollars!” contest. Simply guess the total number of votes that will be cast by Haddonfield registered voters for the two main candidates:

• Biden = ? • Trump = ? • Total (Biden + Trump) = ?

For this election, Haddonfield has 10,718 registered voters. 

Entering is easy, and free. Go HERE.

The big prize? A New Jersey Lottery “$1,000,000 Riches” ticket. But since your chance of winning a million is about one in a bazillion, we’ll add a $100 gift card to Denim BYOB, in Downtown Haddonfield.

Deadline: Tuesday, November 3, at 8pm. (Sorry, but you don’t get to guess again.)

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RECENT HISTORY: For the 2016 Presidential Election, Haddonfield’s official numbers were: 

• Clinton = 4,458 • Trump = 2,170 • Total (Clinton + Trump) = 6,628. (9,778 registered voters.)

Fine Print: One entry per person age 18 or older. The winner will be the entrant who guesses the closest to the Total, without going over. The tie-breaker will be the number of votes (closest, without going over) for the winning candidate and then, if necessary, the losing candidate. The numbers used to determine the winner will be those posted on the Camden County website, after the dust settles, under “Precinct Canvass By District.”

Last chance to enter Window Display Contest

Voting in the Halloween Window Display Contest, sponsored by Haddonfield Today, will end at 5pm on Sunday (November 1).

The goal of the contest is to help drive foot traffic to the downtown and into stores and restaurants.

The store that gets the most votes will win advertising in Haddonfield Today. But one lucky shopper (voter) will win as well – a Trick-or-Treat bag filled with $475 in gift certificates from the 19 participating businesses:

  • A Little Whimsy 
  • Ahead of the Pack
  • Edible Arrangements
  • Haddonfield Donut Company
  • Haddonfield Fine Jewelers
  • Haddonfield Floral
  • Haddonfield Theater Arts Center
  • Happy Hippo Toys
  • Home on Haddon
  • Inkwood Books
  • Jay West Bridal
  • Maison Marcelle
  • Melange Boutique
  • Meserall Vision and Hearing
  • Mirano’s Barber Shop
  • Norris Barber Company
  • Pizza Crimine
  • Sweet T’s Bakeshop
  • The Paper Trail

Stop by these stores to check out their window displays. Note that some have embraced the “Haddyween” theme by incorporating dinosaurs into their displays.

To vote, scan the QR code on the poster in the windows of participating stores. (Note that you need to be age 18 or older to participate, and that you are limited to one entry per email address.)

Two males (40s, 50s) test positive for COVID-19

The Camden County Department of Health reported today that two Haddonfield residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19: a male in his 40s, and one in his 50s. This brings the total number of confirmed cases locally to 141, with five fatalities.

In Camden County, the total number of cases stands at 12,520 (up 95 since yesterday), with 580 deaths (up 5). For New Jersey, 236,523 cases (up 1,976) with 14,539 confirmed deaths (up 7) and an additional 1,793 probable deaths.

Rates per 1,000 of population are: Haddonfield 12.16; Camden County 24.37; New Jersey 26.63.

The transmission rate — a key metric — now stands at 1.26. (A transmission rate of 1.0 means that, on average, each new case will produce one additional new case. When the transmission rate falls below 1.0, it’s a good sign. When it rises above 1.0, it’s cause for concern.)

Statistics for Haddonfield, Camden County, and New Jersey are updated on Haddonfield[dot]Today most weekdays.

Two new COVID-19 cases: Juvenile, teen

The Camden County Department of Health reported today that two Haddonfield residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19: a male juvenile, and a male in his 10s. This brings the total number of confirmed cases locally to 139, with five fatalities.

In Camden County, the total number of cases stands at 12,425, with 575 deaths. For New Jersey, 234,547 cases with 14,539 confirmed deaths and an additional 1,793 probable deaths.

Rates per 1,000 of population are: Haddonfield 11.99; Camden County 24.19; New Jersey 26.40.

The transmission rate — a key metric — now stands at 1.25. (A transmission rate of 1.0 means that, on average, each new case will produce one additional new case. When the transmission rate falls below 1,0, it’s a good sign. When it rises above 1.0, it’s cause for concern.)

Statistics for Haddonfield, Camden County, and New Jersey are updated on Haddonfield[dot]Today most weekdays.

Drama Club: “The War of the Worlds”

The Drama Club at Haddonfield Memorial High School will present “The War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script” on Thursday, October 29, Friday 30, and Saturday 31.

Written by Howard Koch and originally directed by Orson Welles, “The War of the Worlds” is the dramatic tale of an invasion of Earth by extraterrestrials from Mars.

In its filmed recreation of this infamous radio play, the Drama Club will take viewers inside the studio of New York’s Mercury Theatre on the night of the original broadcast, October 30, 1938.

“When faced with the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we had two options: either cancel the fall production altogether or get creative and find a new way to give our students opportunities in the arts,” said director Matt DiDonato.

“This is totally different from anything we have done before, and the students really rose to the occasion.”

Tune in Halloween weekend to find out why “The War of the Worlds” has gone down in history as the broadcast that panicked the nation.

The production is available for streaming online on October 29, 30, and 31. For instructions on how to access the production, go HERE.

Trick-or-Treat signs for residents

The Borough has designed signs that residents can place at the front of their homes to indicate whether they are participating in trick-or-treating of not.

The signs can be downloaded here for printing, and also obtained at the Borough Hall, on the table in front of Room 101.

For the PARTICIPATING sign, click HERE to download.

For the NOT PARTICIPATING sign, click HERE.