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Pandemic COVID-19

Police launch “Haddonfield Helps” initiative

The Haddondfield Police Department has launched a program that enables residents to request assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The program is intended to help alleviate hardships such as food insecurity, mobility/accessibility challenges, and isolation.

Residents may request assistance for themselves or on behalf of friends or neighbors.

Police officers will work in conjunction with Nancy McCrudden, the Senior Center Coordinator, to connect those seeking assistance with the appropriate social service agencies, volunteer organizations, Borough staff, or other sources of access and assistance.

To initiate a request for assistance, click HERE.

Alternatively, call the Police non-emergency number – 856-429-3000 – and mention the need for help due to the pandemic. As always, call 911 in case of emergency.

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.”

Haddonfield COVID-19 update

The number of Haddonfield residents identified as COVID-19 positive has remained unchanged for seven days, at 25. Over the same period (April 17 to 23), the tally in Camden County has risen by 624. from 1,808 to 2,432.

The highest number of cases reported is in Camden: 620 (8.02 per 1,000 of population). The highest number per capita is in Woodlynne: 12.09.

The deaths of two Haddonfield residents were reported on April 18. The fatality tally for Camden County stands at 97.

New Jersey cases are just 11 shy of 100,000, at 99,989. The state has recorded 5,368 deaths. New Jersey ranks second in both categories, nationwide, to New York (>263,000 and 15,740).

Commissioners’ COVID-19 update

OFFICIAL from the Board of Commissioners on April 19, 2020.

On the evening of April 18, 2020, the Board of Commissioners learned that two Haddonfield residents have died due to COVID-19. Sadly, one man and one woman, both in their 80s, have succumbed to the disease The Commissioners extend their deepest sympathies to the families of those who have passed away.   

As our community mourns, and many struggle with challenges such as caring for or being away from ill loved ones, financial burdens & limited social interaction, we remind everyone that NJ Mental Health Cares, the state’s behavioral health information and referral service, will now also offer help to anyone dealing with anxiety and depression related to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. Residents can call 1-866-202-HELP (4357) for free, confidential support between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., seven days a week. 

Additionally, local COVID-19 testing access will be expanding in the coming week, as the Rite Aid in Barrington will operate a testing site beginning Monday, April 20th The address of the location is 501 Clements Bridge Road, Barrington, NJ 08007. The site will be open for testing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. The site will utilize self-swab nasal tests overseen by Rite Aid pharmacists. Testing eligibility is based on guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which can be found via this link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/testing.html

The Borough will continue to provide updated information as it becomes available.  Residents can also access county & state-wide updates via https://covid19.nj.gov and https://www.camdencounty.com/service/covid-19-updates-and-preparations/

Two residents succumb to COVID-19

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.