The First Baptist Church of Haddonfield will provide a a 30-minute livestream of music by Robert Gardner on Friday, April 10 at 12n. The Facebook livestream may be accessed through the church’s website, HERE.
Audio-only version will be available on the website following the livestream.
A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30pm.
The meeting will be held electronically, through GoToMeeting.
To watch the meeting:
1. Well before the meeting, check your computer’s compatibility with the system HERE.
If you get the “Looks good! You can join a webinar.” message, click on “Try a test session” and follow the directions to download and test the app.
2. A few minutes before 7:30pm, go HERE to connect.
The next meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission will be held as scheduled on Wednesday, April 15 a5 7:30pm. The meeting will be held electronically, through Zoom.
To watch, go HERE. Enter Meeting ID: 906 941 448 and Password: 202678.
To listen, call one of three numbers – 646-558-8656, 253-215-8782, or 301-715-8592. Enter Meeting ID:906 941 448 and Password: 202678.
After closing its doors for about two weeks in response to Governor Murphy’s call for New Jersey residents to “stay at home,” the Oriental Pearl Restaurant has reopened, on a limited basis.
The restaurant will provide curbside pick-up for orders phoned in (856-427-6985), Tuesday thru Sunday from 11:30am.
The Bistro, which initially offered curbside service, recently joined a number of Haddonfield restaurants that have closed indefinitely.
UPDATE: This post initially reported that Nicky B’s Pizza had closed indefinitely. In fact, it remains open.
The Reverend Jenni Ovenstone Smith, the rector of Grace Church in Haddonfield, has reported that hackers posing as pastors are asking people to purchase gift cards to assist those in need.
She said that in at least two instance the fake emails purported to come from her.
“Scams in which hackers create false accounts posing as pastors are continuing,” she wrote in a message to her congregation. “These are not from me!”
She provided the following advice:
“Firstly, do not go out. Especially at this time when all advice is to stay home even from what might be considered an ‘essential errand,’ if possible. Don’t go to the store! And don’t respond to the email, or make purchases online. This is a scam.
“Secondly, even during ordinary times, you may expect requests for outreach assistance to come from direct Grace communication channels such as this ‘Grace Notes’ mailing, or on the web. Thank you to those who received these emails and knew to check first, as this request seemed unusual.”
Pastor Jenni concluded by writing: “While we realize that there are those exploiting our vulnerability and our compassion right now, I am grateful we have each other to strengthen and support the real efforts of love and care that sustain us in Christ at this time.”
The Haddonfield Area Lions Club has chosen three outstanding Haddonfield Memorial High School students to receive its William G. Hansen Youth of the Year awards. The honor is given to students showing empathy and compassion through their many years of volunteer service.
“The applicants were outstanding and we wish we could have chosen them all,” said Debra Nussbaum who chairs the Youth of the Year Committee with Ellen Ragone. “These students were all busy with academics and activities, but they made helping others a priority.”
The Lions also recognized four other HMHS students for their extensive volunteer work: Max Cass, Kyle Dailey, Carly Griffin and Rebekah Vielehr.
The awards will be presented at a Lions Meeting when the virus quarantine ends.
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.
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.
Starting on Monday, April 6, children throughout New Jersey will be able to tune into NJTV, New Jersey’s public television network, for NJTV Learning Live, a program featuring lessons taught by New Jersey teachers and hosted by Haddonfield’s own Kimberly Dickstein Hughes, the NJ State Teacher of the Year for 2019-20.
The initiative, designed to advance learning during the statewide school closures caused by the COVID19 pandemic, was created through a partnership between NJTV, the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE).
“This is a great example of how New Jerseyans are coming together, from educators to broadcasters, to help improve student learning throughout the state,” said Education Commissioner Lamont O. Repollet. “This partnership demonstrates the kind of commitment and idealism that epitomizes throughout New Jersey’s school community.”
Each weekday, NJTV Learning Live will offer four programs for grades 3 to 6. Third-grade instruction begins at 9aml fourth-grade programming is at 10am; fifth grade is 11am; and sixth-grade instruction begins at noon.
Subjects will include English language arts, math, science, social studies, and a “special” such as art, music or physical education. Each hour-long segment features a lesson recorded by a teacher from his or her home.
The NJEA is working with the NJDOE to invite teachers to participate in the broadcasts, with the initial outreach attracting more than 200 educators who volunteered to provide instruction.
“Nothing is better than face-to-face instruction given by a teacher in the classroom, but while we are all doing our part to flatten the curve, NJEA members are also looking for every opportunity to help students keep learning,” said NJEA President Marie Blistan. “These lessons will provide valuable enrichment and supplement what students are already getting from their own teachers. They will also showcase the amazing work that our educators continue to do every day, even in the middle of a pandemic.”
The NJDOE reviews and selects the teachers, and NJTV will provide its services to produce and broadcast the programs (locate your local channel on NJTV’s “Where to Watch” webpage).
“At this most unique time in our state’s and our country’s history, public media is poised to help more than ever before,” said NJTV General Manager John Servidio. “NJTV Learning Live perfectly aligns with NJTV’s mission to serve our community, and only our unique broadcast reach, which reaches into all 21 counties of the state, makes this possible. We can extend lessons from teachers’ homes to students across the Garden State.”
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes will serve as host and provide the intro and outro to each segment.
“I am truly inspired by collaborating with such extraordinary educators, who are not only meeting the needs of their own their students and families, but are going above and beyond to reach all students during this unprecedented time for our schools,” said Kimberly, who will go by the name “Miss D” on the program.
NJTV Learning Live is scheduled to run until May and can continue into mid-June if needed. The on-air classroom lessons will be livestreamed and archived on the network’s website, NJTVonline.org
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, April 14, from 12n to 5pm.
Blood supplies are critically low. To make an appointment, go HERE.