On August 10th, Austin Gilliss, age 28, died in an automobile accident. Austin is the son of Adam and Peggy and brother to Michael, Adam and Steven. He was born and raised in town, attended Merchantville School and Pennsauken High School and was a Health and Physical Education major at Camden County College and Rowan University. A Celebration of life gathering for Austin will be held next Friday August 22nd from 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Join us on Thursday, August 21st as we celebrate three wild, wonderful years at The Blue Monkey Tavern! The Collins Room will be with music by @goodmanfiskeband Duo from 6:00–9:00 p.m. Great beers will be flowing, giveaways will be happening, and yes - these shirts that our waitstaff are wearing can be purchased at the link: https://bluemonkey.itemorder.com/shop/home. Can’t wait to celebrate with some of our favorite people
Calling all garden lovers, bee friends, and bloom chasers…This year’s Merchantville Porch & Garden Tour features more than just private porches and hidden oases - you’ll also get a closer look at a few of the Borough’s beautiful public garden spaces, including the thriving Pollinator Garden! This year’s tour features 6 gorgeous private gardens and 4 inspiring public gardens, each with its own unique charm. From lush backyard escapes
Merchantville's Historical Society invites the public to bring your beach chairs and blankets and gather at Wellwood Park on Saturday, August 16th, at 7:00 p.m. to enjoy a concert by the 28th Pennsylvania Regimental Brass Band - a Civil War Era Brass band. On August 6th in 1861, three of the Beck brothers along with other Beck Band musicians, such as James L. Warwick (band leader), Franklin Boltz, Thomas Farrington, William IL Haines, Robert W. Levan and Samuel Murray
Looking for some friendly competition? The Merchantville Community Center will host its first Board Game Night on August 27th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Bring your own game or borrow one of ours. Need help with rules? No worries! We'll have a QR code to scan at each game station for any instructions you ned. FREE admission. Fuel your gaming marathon with lots of snacks for purchase for every imaginable craving. Learn a new game or play a favorite!
The Merchantville Music Fest 2025 team of Charlene Chamberlain, Matt Sutin and Jon Hoffman is back in action and gearing up to bring you a great day of music, food, beer garden and fun on Saturday, September 20th in downtown Merchantville. Music starts at 3:00 p.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. featuring Lackadaisical Lemon, Feinan Rams, Class of 84 and closing with the Discoteks. Come check out Lackadaisical Lemon. They play it all
Register by Monday, August 25th, for the Merchantville Town Wide Yard Sale on Saturday, September 13th! Registration fee is $10 and adds your address to the map published in All Around Pennsauken, The Retrospect and all Borough pages, newsletters and flyers. This is a great opportunity to promote our historic town and practice the Green Team's 3Rs - Reduce - Reuse - Recycle! Reduce the amount of consumables that need to be made or replaced.
We are one month out and almost sold out of vender spots for our 10th annual totally FREE Street Fair! This event is brought to you by Play With This Toys & Collectibles - seller toys and collectibles from the 1960’s to the present since 1992. We will have 70+ vendors of toys, comics and Pop Culture along Park Avenue and Centre Streets in beautiful downtown Merchantville, NJ. Discover a vast selection of vintage toys, action figures, dolls,
