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Primary Election, Tuesday, July 7

For this election, ballots were mailed to registered voters.

If you returned your ballot by mail, you do not need to go the your polling place on Tuesday, July 7.

If you did not return your ballot by mail, you have three options:

  1. Mail your ballot on or before Election Day. Ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received by July 14, 2020 will be counted.
  2. Go to your polling place (see list below) and vote a paper Provisional Ballot. Polling places will be open from 6am to 8pm.
  3. Drop off your ballot at any one of six locations in Camden County (see list below), by 8pm.

NOTE: You CANNOT drop off the ballot you received in the mail at a polling place. You MUST use one of the three options listed above.

Polling Places in Haddonfield:

  • Districts 1, 3, 5 — Methodist Church
  • Districts 2, 4 — Mabel Kay Senior Center
  • District 3 — Methodist Church
  • District 6, 7 — Elizabeth Haddon School
  • Districts 8, 9 — Lutheran Church
  • District 10 — Borough Hall

To find the location of your polling place, go HERE.

Ballot Drop-Off Locations in Camden County:

  • Audubon Municipal Building
  • Camden County Administration Building, Camden
  • Camden County Board of Elections
  • Camden County College, Cherry Hill
  • Chesilhurst Municipal Building
  • Gloucester Township Municipal Building

To find the addresses of these locations, and more detailed information, go HERE.

A message from the Mayor

An Independence Day message from Mayor Neal Rochford

This upcoming 4th of July will be bittersweet for me.

The Haddonfield 4th of July celebrations are something I hold near and dear to my heart. For me, it’s the little things like watching families with small children heading up to the parade with their decorated bikes, seeing the chairs put out before the parade so that people can get a great view, and feeling the energy from the community groups lining up for the parade.

When I had the pleasure to lead the parade with my fellow commissioners, it fills me with pride in seeing children sitting on the curb with the American Flag. The shout-outs and the waves from familiar faces make my day! I’ve even been called out for slowing down the parade because of my tendency to try and say hello to everyone.

I’ve always enjoyed the neighborhood floats, no matter what the topic. Does anyone remember the Martha Stewart in jail float? Or the time Roberts Ave had everyone dress up as Mayor Tish Colombi? In the 2000 year I had gotten a group together and we did a theme of the Y2K bug that no one understood. We came in last place but still had a blast!

My hometown pride is overflowing with appreciation that I can live and serve in such a wonderful community. To me, there is nothing like a parade to remind us to celebrate our past and to show our patriotism. Together, it’s a time for our residents to celebrate our independence.

This year, because of the Covid-19 virus, many events have been canceled. While it’s hard to imagine no parade and fireworks this year, the committee’s decision to cancel is the right one in my opinion, due to the large crowds. The traditional activities will be back in the future and better than ever.

As the governor continues to open the state back up, I would like to thank everyone during this very stressful period for your teamwork and patience. Please continue to support the Haddonfield business district, as they have truly suffered during the lockdown

.Lastly, I thank the Celebrations Committee for their work and dedication to organizing the events for over 50 years. This group works all year to bring the best parade and firework display in South Jersey, and deserve our heartfelt gratitude.

Four new COVID-19 cases (two are teens)

The Camden County Department of Health reported today that four Haddonfield residents have been confirmed positive with the novel coronavorus, COVID-19.

One is a male in his 50s; one is a female in her 50s; and two are male, ages 10 to 19. Until this report, the youngest Haddonfield residents identified as having contracted the virus were in their 20s. This is also the highest number of Haddonfield cases reported in a single day.

The addition of these four cases brings the Haddonfield tally to 63 confirmed cases, with 6 fatalities.

Stats for Haddonfield are updated each weekday on Haddonfield[dot]Today, under the COVID-19 header.

Change to Friday’s recycling, yard waste schedule

The article published on page 17 of the Haddonfield Today issue of June 26 to July 10 about trash, recycling, and vegetative waste pick-up on Thursday, July 2 and Friday, July 3 was incorrect. (Our apologies!)

The following is correct:

If you normally put your RECYCLING AND VEGETATIVE WASTE out on Friday, put it out in time for collection on Thursday (July 2) instead.

If you normally put your TRASH out on Friday, put it out in time for collection on Friday (July 3) as usual.

Two residents test positive for COVID-19

The Camden County Department of Health reported today that two more Haddonfield residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 — a female in her 40s, on June 27; and a male in his 50s, on June 29.

This brings the total of confirmed cases for Haddonfield to 59. The number of Haddonfield deaths remains unchanged, at 6.

The number of cases represents 5.09 per 1,000 of population. By comparison: Camden County 14.83; New Jersey 19.28.

A Patriotic Home Hunt for Fourth of July

The Borough is encouraging residents to celebrate Independence Day by decorating their homes for a Patriotic Home Hunt.

Judges will drive by on Saturday, July 4, and winners will be announced on Sunday, July 5. A list of entrants will be published, so residents can “drive, ride, or walk around town and enjoy.”

Townwide gift certificates will be awarded.

The sign-up deadline is June 30. To sign up, go HERE.

Markeim seeks financial support

The COVID-19 shutdown has dramatically affected the Markeim Arts Center’s ability to conduct classes, camps or galleries – all of which supply much needed funding to pay our staff and overhead operational costs. While our board of directors has cut back on everything we can, we find ourselves in dire need of funds to continue even skeletal operations at Markeim. Your support of the Markeim Arts Center today could save this community cornerstone.

We are calling upon our artists, current and former members, students, camp families and all our patrons to HELP Markeim continue our nearly 65 years as the heart of Haddonfield and the home to arts in our community. We appeal to you – if you’re in any position to do so at this time – please consider becoming a member or renewing your membership, or consider making a one time gift to Markeim. 

Membership starts at just $45 for individuals; members are given discounted rates for classes, camps and gallery fees throughout the year. Your financial support enables us to hire staff to conduct classes and run camps that are the backbone of Markeim as a community organization, as well as pay the overhead to keep our space functional for galleries and private rentals – all revenue streams that keep us afloat. We cannot tell you just how much your membership patronage and gifts mean for our organization.

During uncertain times, Markeim will continue to support the hope, inspiration and courage that the arts provide for our community. Some examples of how we have been fostering our community’s artistic spirit can be found on our Facebook page, where we regularly post children’s art tutorials, have launched a virtual art gallery and have just announced registration for an all new virtual Art of Beer summer series. We hope to bring more programming as we are able, both virtually and once we are able to safely reopen.

The safety and health of our staff and patrons of Markeim remains our number one priority, which is why we remain closed as of this writing. We will continue to comply with all government guidelines to reopen when it is safe to do so, as we continue to do our best to bring the arts to the residents of Haddonfield and all of our surrounding communities.
Your donation tells the world that you value the arts, especially in Haddonfield. Every membership and donation counts, no matter the amount!

We will continue to provide updates as the situation evolves. To learn more, information is available at markeimartscenter.org and on our Facebook page.
Thank you for your support!