The theme of this year’s national Summer Reading Challenge at public libraries is “Imagine Your Story” – a celebration of fantasy, mythology, and fairy tales.
The Haddonfield Public Library suggests that this summer is the perfect year to visit a land far, far away.
The fun will begin on Monday, July 6. The library will be using Beanstack to manage the challenge, and is offering “lots of great prizes.”
For more information and to sign up, visit Beanstack HERE.
The commissioners will hold a special work session on Thursday, July 9, 2020, at 2pm, to discuss the municipal budget.
The meeting will be held virtually, on gotomeeting.com. To register, go HERE.
The webinar ID is 800-919-523
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:
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:
To find the location of your polling place, go HERE.
Ballot Drop-Off Locations in Camden County:
To find the addresses of these locations, and more detailed information, go HERE.
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.
Did you know …?
The Civic Association has published Four Fun Haddonfield Facts for the Fourth … HERE.
A compilation video of the Rotary Club of Haddonfield in parades from 1989 to 2003. Shot and edited by Bob Parsons.
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.
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.
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.