Haddonfield News

With all of the hoopla preceding July 4, it's easy to overlook Smart Irrigation Month.

If Haddonfield asks, I'm out walking the Appalachian Trail. But between you and me, my heart's been stolen by another South Jersey town -- the captivating spitfire that is Monroe.

Levittown - mzimmaro@phillyBurbs.comResidents of Burlington County made a festive day out of a beautiful afternoon with parades, cookouts and even a special visit from New Jersey Gov.

Once a remote Pinelands town, Evesham now has main roads clogged with traffic and rimmed by strip malls and shopping centers.

When Dorothy Peppard began working at the Haddonfield Public Library nearly 15 years ago, the library was a place where teenagers would come to read, relax and do research.

The school districts in such New Jersey hamlets as Hi-Nella , Teterboro and Victory Gardens will be history by the time schools open in fall 2010 under a bill signed by the governor Tuesday.

HADDONFIELD, N.J. - New Jersey's smallest school districts are going the way of the dinosaur.

Residents around the tri-county area are getting ready to celebrate Independence Day, with a full slate of parades, fireworks and other celebrations planned, despite the ailing economy.

In this season of thousands of high school graduates, 17-year-old Chenxi Lin stood as a salutatorian before 180 fellow classmates this month.

Marlboro resident Ryan J. Tetro, a third-year law student at Seton Hall University School of Law, in Newark, is among seven future lawyers participating in the Summer Associate Program at Archer & Greiner, P.C., in Haddonfield, South Jersey's largest law firm.

South Jersey needs more volunteers like Jim Vine of Barrington and Ann Herrmann-Sauer of Haddonfield to drop in on nursing homes and check on the health and safety of residents, state officials say.

By Monica Yant Kinney Inquirer Columnist When other sons follow their fathers into the family business, they wind up in nice offices having lunch with clients.

Allen A. Etish, a partner in the Bankruptcy and Litigation departments of the Haddonfield law firm of Archer & Greiner, was reappointed a trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting law-related education and giving all New Jersey residents a basic understanding of the legal system.

Gov. Jon Corzine is scheduled to accept an award from students today in Haddonfield.

Niesha Rey sang the songs she wrote, danced the dance she choreographed and wore the costumes she designed.

$185 at Crabtree & Evelyn 2. Chocolate-covered pretzels from Reily's Candy, Medford.

When the state Supreme Court last month shot down local residency restrictions on sex offenders in Cherry Hill and other towns, Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt didn't accept defeat.

CAMDEN -- The Delaware River Port Authority announced Wednesday it has given up hope that it will receive federal funding to build a diesel-powered, light-rail passenger service between the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden and Glassboro.

Drexel University and Haddonfield Memorial High School will announce tonight a first-of-its kind partnership that includes free college-level courses for high-achieving students and online classes, as well as mentoring and faculty-training programs.

The wedding industry is beginning to feel the pinch of the tight economy. The crowd at a Haddonfield, New Jersey bridal shop for a one-day sale, Friday, shows brides are willing to bargain hunt for a dress-- normally an item on which they like to splurge.