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Palmyra BID fills director postion with a Merchantville firm

Something has to change.With a slew of stores in the borough’s downtown vacant, members of the Palmyra Business Improvement District knew it had a problem that needed to be addressed soon.“It’s pretty heavy out there,” Joe Tomarchio said of the number of businesses that have had to shut their doors for good. “It’s a very difficult problem to fix.” http://bit.ly/qabSoe

Rockabilly Band

Enjoy this You Tube video of the Rockabilly Band Full Blown Cherry warming up for the 13th Annual Merchantville Cat Show and Sock Hop. The rockabilly trio Full Blown Cherry began as a surf band. They started dabbling in rockabilly as a side project, and now the band has grown into one of the most exciting and strongest acts on the Philadelphia music scene. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpXgrqM2cvk

Couple gives back to vets to honor father's memory

A state champion golfer at Camden Catholic and a graduate of Glassboro State College, Tom Scranton used his entrepreneurial instincts to become president and CEO of Patriot Environmental Services, a Wilmington, Calif.-based company that specializes in cleaning up oil spills. He built that company which helped clean up the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year into a $25 million-a-year business, more money than he could have imagined as a youngster growing up in Merchantville. http://bit.ly/p69DxU

Home .Car & bike show to stop traffic in Merchantville

Classic cars by the hundreds will roll into Merchantville, Camden County, Saturday for the borough's 13th annual Car & Bike Show. More than 800 vehicles, including motorcycles, and their owners will participate in the show, which runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. "We get a tremendous turnout of cars," said Jeff Brown of Merchantville, one of the show organizers. http://bit.ly/qaDWhh

Instructors calm fears of the road for both students and their parents

Merchantville student driver Madison Brandt says she's less anxious to drive alongside an instructor than with someone familiar. "It's a better way of learning," says the 16-year-old, in the middle of her first driving session with Sherlock. "It was someone I didn't know; I was less nervous with him." To handle student stress, Sherlock says, it's important for instructors to come equipped with an easygoing temperament. http://bit.ly/owegRO

Police: Man Steals TV, Sells in Camden for Drug Money

A Merchantville man walked out of Walmart Wednesday with 26-inch television and fled in his car before Cinnaminson Police picked him up at a local motel later, officials said.

Douglas M. Verschelde, 27, of the 100 block of Volan Street, was charged with shoplifting after he walked out of the Cinnaminson store with a Sanyo television valued at $278. http://bit.ly/odLz98

It's Not Always All Play at Community Theater

Glen Funkhouser of Merchantville, who has taken a role in many of the production company’s events, brought his professional carpentry skills to the plate. On a day last week, he was completing a sheet rock project in both restrooms and lending a hand on other projects.“We have a flat roof. Leaks happen,” said Funkhouser, 48. http://bit.ly/mqqhhU

Staten Island Kennel Club's 106th annual show draws an elite group of talented canines

Charles Marcantonio of Merchantville, N.J., is a judge for the obedience competition. He keeps a close eye out for those slight distractions that could spell disaster. "Basically, we're looking for the perfect performance," Marcantonio said. "So it's the dog being in unison with the handler." "You go in the ring with a 200 in my mind," Marcantonio said. "Every dog is a perfect dog until it lags, until it forages, 'til it starts sniffing, 'til it takes a whiz in the ring, 'til it runs around the ring out of control." http://bit.ly/jEzfJC

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