Happy Spring! Easter is just a couple of weeks away and Aunt Charlotte's is working hard to make all the delicious candy you will need to make your Easter oh so sweet. The factory girls have spent hours making all these goodies for your little bunnies and the sales team has done a great job making the store beautiful! Aunt Charlotte's Candies is full of delicious Easter goodies, pretty giftware and many beautifully decorated baskets! Their Easter shopping hours are as follows: March 31st
No fooling! Shop Merchantville is hosting their first ever Restaurant "week" in town. Stop by one of our many great food establishments from Wednesday, April 9th, through Friday, April 11th. Many of our restaurants - including The Blue Monkey Tavern - dishing out pub food classics and great drinks, Omega's - plating up home cooked cuisine with a Southern flair, Sakura - offering the most delicious Japanese cuisine, Aroma Indian Bistro - the best North Indian restaurant serving South Jersey,
Hop on over to the Merchantville Community Center, at 212 Somerset Avenue, on Saturday, April 12th at 10:30 a.m., to hunt for some special Easter treats. Merchantville's annual Easter Egg Hunt returns in 2025 with more than 10,000 eggs to collect plus raffles and a special appearance by Mr. E. Bunny himself! Will you be the lucky one to find a GOLDEN egg? Don't miss out on this Merchantville family tradition. This event is FREE and is open to all kids form infancy to 10 years of age.
We are counting down the days until Memorial Day weekend! Coming off the heels of a very successful Tri-County Championship and a big Division win by our Woodbine Gators, we are working hard on planning our best summer yet! Thinking about becoming a member? Becoming a member is easy. Please refer to the payment information here and complete the membership application. New members in 2025 receive a 50% discount on dues for their first year. A super summer bargain for your whole family!
The Pennsauken Environmental Commission is hosting its annual resident-only shredding event at the Park Avenue School Campus, 8201 Park Ave., on Saturday, April 5th, from 8:00 a.m. to noon. This paper-only shredding event is solely for Pennsauken and Merchantville residents, not businesses; those who attend must bring an I.D. Items for shredding should be placed in the rear of the vehicle, such as a trunk, truck bed, or an unoccupied back seat. Things that can be shredded include anything that has your signature, account number, social security number, etc., as well as any type of medical or legal information; documents can range from bank statements and credit card offers to tax forms and utility bills.
Merchantville's Green Team is making it easy to GO NATIVE! Partnering with our knowledgeable experts at Collingswood Wild Roots on an exclusive spring native plant sale. Join others in the embrace of native plants, strengthening our local ecosystem and adding beauty and resilience to our landscape. This sale began on March 23rd and runs through May 3rd. 10% of all sales will go to the Green Team in support of its activities. Order early for best availability. Native plants are selling out quickly.
Congratulations to Merchantville's 2024 recipients of the Frank North Volunteer of the Year Award - the team who brings Merchantville's Market Off Centre to you every month from May - October, and, to our Business owners of the Year, Chris and Beth Mattern from Eclipse Brewing. This year's recipients received their awards from Councilperson Ray Woods on Wednesday, March 19th, before a crowd of volunteer organizers and businesses owners at the Borough's annual Community Roundup.
Hosts Eilandarts Center and The Station Coffee located at 10 East Chestnut Ave, Merchantville, invite you to attend an artists reception on Friday, April 11th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Joining us that evening are Maria Christopher, an artist who paints in oil on wood and enjoys teetering the line between the representational and the slightly abstract and teaches at SoHA, Haddon Township. Sarah Mello, a Southern New Jersey based artist working in multiple media retelling stories through 1960's photos (pictured above).
