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Navy, Air Force to fly over Haddonfield on Tuesday

Twelve jets from the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds will fly over Haddonfield on Tuesday (April 28), to salute frontline COVID-19 workers.

The flight is one of two the flight demonstration squadrons will make during the day. The first, scheduled to start at 12n, will be in the region of Newark and New York City. The second, over Trenton and Philadelphia, is scheduled to begin at 1:45pm at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

A map of the proposed route shows the straight-line flight path from Center City Philadelphia curving to the left at I-295, crossing Route 30, and then — apparently — following Route 41 (Kings Highway, west to east) over Haddonfield, turning left again to cross Route 70, and back over the Delaware River to north Philadelphia.

The exact time of the Haddonfield-area flyover is not known, but it is likely to be between 2:00pm and 2:05pm.

The Navy and Air Force urge residents to “observe the flyover from the safety of their home-quarantine and … refrain from traveling to see the flyover. Social distancing should be practiced at all times.”

The flyover concludes at about 2:15pm in the area of Wilmington DE.

The weather forecast for Tuesday is “mostly sunny,” with a high in “the low 60s.”

COVID-19 numbers stay steady

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).

Easter drive-by at Brandywine

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.

Seasonal fun: A virtual scavenger hunt

To help Haddonfield families celebrate the season, the Borough is sponsoring a Virtual Scavenger Hunt. The 18 items on the list range (in alphabetical order) from a birds’ nest to a yellow flower.

When you’ve completed the list, email your name, telephone number, and mailing address to Commissioner Colleen Bianco Bezich: [email protected]. The deadline is 12n on Monday, April 13.

One entrant, chosen at random, will win a town-wide gift certificate.

To share the Hunt with friends on social media, use #HaddonfieldHunt.

COVID-19 count stands at 14

According to Camden County officials, the number of Haddonfield residents diagnosed with the novel coronavirus as of April 4 is 14. Residents in 30 of the county’s 37 municipalities are infected. Haddonfield ranks 10th in the county, with 1.21 cases per 1,000 residents.

Second COVID-19 death with local link

A longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Haddonfield, Rachel Ann Avery, has died from what is suspected to have been the novel coronavirus COVID-19. A resident of Cherry Hill, she died on April 2, 2020, at age 75.

Click HERE to link to obituary.

COVID-19 tally now at eight

The Borough Commissioners have reported that as of March 31, 2020, there are eight cases of Haddonfield residents with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

In a statement the Borough’s Facebook page, the Commissioners said, “We ask all residents to recognize the critical importance of social distancing. While we may be physically isolated, we are together in spirit — including gratitude for all those on the front lines of this crisis, and the desire to keep our family, friends & neighbors safe.”

Information about COVID-19 is on the Borough’s website.

COVID-19 hits home

The Reverend Chris Heckert, pastor of the Haddonfield United Methodist Church, reported today that a longtime parishioner, Maria Fedele, died on Monday, March 30, a victim of the novel coronavirus.

She was the mother of Rosalie Fedele, a Haddonfield resident, and had been a member of the church since 1981.

A memorial service will be held on a date to be set. Gifts “in memory of Maria Fedele” may be sent to Haddonfield United Methodist Church, 29 Warwick Road, Haddonfield NJ 08033.