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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).
“Haddonfield Sings from Home”
The Haddonfield Memorial High School Choir will present “Haddonfield Sings from Home” on Wednesday, April 22 at 7pm.
The performance will be shown on YouTube Livestream on the HMHS Choir Channel.
Click HERE to watch”Take On Me,”: performed recently by the HMHS Show Choir. It’s had more than 5,500 views since it was uploaded on March 25, 2020.
Violent winds fell large tree
Winds that ripped briefly through Haddonfield on Tuesday afternoon brought down a large tree on W. Summit Avenue, between Warwick Road and Chews Landing Road.
The tree fell onto a car parked on W. Summit, opposite Evans Avenue.
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/
Environmental Commission meeting
The Environmental Commission will hold its April 22, 2020 meeting on Zoom. The scheduled start time is 7:30pm.
To log in, use the Zoom app or go to zoom.com and enter meeting ID 838 0055 1441 and password 579102.
To listen on a telephone, call one of the following numbers:
- 1-646-558-8656
- 1-312-626-6799
- 1-669-900-9128
- 1-253-215-8782
- 1-301-715-8592
- 1-346-248-7799
Shade Tree Commission meeting
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.
To listen on a telephone, call one of the following numbers:
- 1-646-558-8656
- 1-312-626-6799
- 1-669-900-9128
- 1-253-215-8782
- 1-301-715-8592
- 1-346-248-7799
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.
Girls’ basketball: Team and player of year
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.
Church livestream will feature 100-year-old retired minister
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.”