The Shade Tree Commission will hold its April 22, 2020 meeting on Zoom. The scheduled start time is 8:30am.
To log in, use the Zoom app or go to zoom.com and enter meeting ID 822 6110 6249 and password 863879.
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Among the 22 new deaths reported by the Camden County Department of Health on Saturday (April 18) were those of two Haddonfield residents, a man and a woman both in their 80s. No details are available at this time. (A Haddonfield woman in her 80s was reported on April 5 as having contracted the virus; a connection with the resident who died has not been reported publicly.)
The total number of fatalities reported in Camden County now stands at 80. The spike yesterday was the result of a catch-up in reporting over the past several weeks, since the first death was reported on April 2. The county uses three sources for its notifications.
Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. responses to the significant loss of life this pandemic has caused the residents of Camden County.
“I’m at a total loss for words today. The fatalities reported from our county Medical Examiner, the state electronic death records and funeral home directors was hard to process based on the toll it took on our community. The families impacted will be in our thoughts and prayers tonight and into the future as this pandemic grinds on,” Cappelli said. “Right now it is important to remember that we need to continue to fight this virus with the best tools we have, in other words, we need to double down on our mitigation efforts so we can flatten the curve and we need to work hard to flatten the curve of this virus. Even though the news is grim today I believe our efforts are yielding real results.”
The Department of Health also announced 100 additional positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).That number does not include any Haddonfield residents. The Haddonfield total stands at 25.
NJ.com announced recently that Haddonfield is its Colonial Conference girls’ basketball team of the year, and that Keegan Douglas is its player of the year.
Of Douglas, NJ.com said she “averaged better than 20 points per game … and helped lead Haddonfield to the South Jersey, Group 2 semifinals.”
With respect to the team, NJ.com wrote: “Haddonfield put together a perfect season (10-0) within the Colonial Conference [and] tested itself in non-conference losses to Franklin, Eastern, Moorestown Friends and Middle Township.”
The Bulldawgs ranked in the top 50 teams in the State.
Read the full story HERE.
Among the participants in the Haddonfield United Methodist Church’s livestreamed services on Sunday, April 19 – 9am (contemporary) and 10:30am (traditional) – will be The Rev. Dr. Charles A. Sayre, the retired senior minister of the church. One reason he’s been invited to participate? April 19 will be his 100th birthday.
Dr. Sayre served as senior minister for 25 years, retiring in 1990. He has remained involved with the church during the past 20 years, and also with the Rotary Club of Haddonfield, which he joined in 1965. (Prior to that, he was a Rotarian in Asbury Park for more than ten years.)
Among Dr. Sayre’s many legacies is Respond Inc., in Camden. The program began in 1967 as a daycare center at the State Street Methodist Church. Respond now owns and operates seven childcare centers with the capacity to serve more than 1,000 children, infants to 4 years old, and has branched out into housing, homeless shelters, counseling programs for adults and teens,and drug and alcohol addiction programs.
Respond also offers job training programs in culinary arts, automotive technology, and lawn care and outdoor property maintenance at a center at 8th and Erie Street, named for Dr. Sayre.
The party the church was planning for Dr. Sayre will take place online, as will a family-and-friends celebration during the afternoon.
Click HERE to connect to the livestream.
And HERE for Dr. Sayre’s “Meditation on my One Hundredth Birthday.”
… at least.
On Thursday, April 16, NJ Gov. Phil Murphy ordered schools in the state to remain closed until Friday, May 15. His order covers public and private schools, preschools, and colleges.
Murphy first ordered schools to close on March 18, for at least two weeks. Later, when extending that closure to April 17, he said he would not reopen schools until medical experts tell him it’s safe.
The governor said he’s heard from parents of high school seniors about academics, sports, and other experiences students are missing.
“I have nothing but complete sympathy,” Murphy said, “[but we] cannot be guided by emotion. We need to be guided by where the facts on the ground, science and public health take us.”
A prolonged decline in infections and fatalities would be required before crowded buildings such as schools can reopen.
Haddonfield public schools are scheduled to end the 2019-20 school year on Friday, June 19.
The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a devastating impact on small businesses in Haddonfield. Many have closed temporarily; others are operating at greatly reduced levels.
To help keep some cash flowing, several business owners have created “Haddonfield Here For Good!” It’s a way for residents and others to support and show appreciation for their favorite businesses.
The concept is simple: Go online and purchase a $20 tee-shirt. All shirts have the “Haddonfield Here For Good!” graphic on the back, while each participating business has its own logo on the left chest. (Haddonfield[dot]Today is one of the participating businesses. Order our shirt HERE.)
If you can’t decide which business you want to support, order the generic “Haddonfield” shirt, or make a donation.
$10 from each sale goes to the business. The more shirts sold, the more money the business gets. 100% of proceeds benefit the small businesses of Haddonfield and all monies collected in the general fund will be divided equally among participating businesses.
When Downtown Haddonfield gets back to normal and retail returns, there will be special events where everyone will be invited to wear their Here For Good shirts.
Shirts can be purchased online at HaddonfieldHereForGood.com.
During their special meeting on Tuesday, April 14, the Borough commissioners set the interest rate at 0% for property taxes paid after the due date of May 1, 2020 but on or before May 31, 2020.
Their action was in recognition of the financial difficulties some residents are experiencing, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The due date for second quarter tax payments is May 1. The Borough grants a ten-day grace period and does not charge interest on payments received during the grace period. The commissioners’ action effectively increases the grace period by 30 days – but only on property taxes for the current period. The 0% rate does not apply to any back taxes.
Property taxes that are not paid by May 31, 2020 will be subject to interest at the rate of 8% per annum up to $1,500 and 18% per annum over $1,500, calculated from the due date (May 1) until the date the payment is actually received.
Although the Borough Hall is closed to the general public, payments can still be made “in person” by placing them in the black mailbox in front of the building. Place the tax bill and check in an envelope marked “Tax Office.” The box is emptied daily.
Paying by mail? The address is 242 Kings Highway E, Haddonfield NJ 08033.
Camden County health officials today adjusted the number of Haddonfield residents who have tested positive to the COVID-19 virus from 22 to 21. Haddonfield has not had a new confirmed case for three days.
Haddonfield’s rank, compared with other Camden County municipalities, dropped dramatically today — from 17th to 24th. Haddonfield has 1.81 confirmed cases per 1,000 of population. The county average is 2.44 (1,255 confirmed cases and 29 fatalities).
For more than an hour and a half, more than one hundred cars looped the circular drive of Brandywine Living on Warwick Road on Friday, April 10.
Why? So dozens of residents, unable to leave the premises or receive visitors at Easter because of COVID-19 regulations, could wave to children, grandchildren, pets, pedestrians, and perfect strangers who came with decorated cars and handmade signs.
A local online organization, Haddonfield Parents, lead by resident Megan York Parker, partnered with Brandywine’s director of community relations, Kim Fasolo, to develop the event. Haddonfield resident and nearby school administrator Erica DeMichele dressed in her own Easter Bunny costume for the occasion.
Photos by Debbie Troy Photography. Access photo gallery HERE.
Statues in downtown Haddonfield are now protecting themselves and others from the spread of COVID-19. One example: “Stanley the Witness,” at 137 Kings Highway East.
Stuart Harting, founder and chair of the Haddonfield Outdoor Sculpture Trust (HOST), which has placed more than two dozen sculptures around the town, has outfitted a number of sculptures with protective masks. In addition to “Stanley” … “The Mailman,” outside the Post Office, and “Steadfast and Loyal,” at 116 Kings Highway East.
Check them out … from a safe distance.