Merchantville School stresses the importance of reading to the students. This week is designated "Read Across Our Community" where our students will participate in a variety of activities to promote reading. Today classes

Jill Horner speaks with Edward Brennan, Mayor from the Borough of Merchantville, about Downtown Redevelopment. Follow us on Twitter: @mayortedbrennan and Facebook. Recorded on: 11/16/2016. For more videos and information about your community, go to ComcastNewsmakers.com. http://comcastnewsmakers.com/2016/11/21/nj161116-7/

In Camden County, when the general election takes place Nov. 5, voters in some South Jersey municipalities won’t find a choice on the ballot.In almost 40 municipalities, a single party’s candidates are running unopposed for posts in the municipal governing body:Democrats face no GOP opposition in local campaigns in 15 towns, including Berlin Township, Merchantville, Oaklyn and Runnemede. Republicans are the only council candidates in Berlin Borough. http://on.cpsj.com/HdF3vZ

On January 14th at the first Borough Council meeting of 2019, Marie Hanna and Rita Lammey were presented with proclamations by Mayor Brennan for their many years of dedicated service to the Borough on the Historic

 Public service is a family thing, says Ted Brennan, the newly-appointed mayor of Merchantville. Brennan's father, Patrick, served as the borough's mayor from 1995 to 2006. "And my uncle Michael was mayor of Collingswood for 20 years," adds Ted.

Got Game? The Wellwood Park tennis court refurbishment project that started on April 9th was recently completed and is just waiting for you to grab a racquet, rally your partners and try them out!  This project included replacing and restoring the fencing, acrylic resurfacing of the courts and new netting. JA Cuzzupe and Company, 650 Park Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, was contracted for this project. In addition to new tennis court lines, this rehabilitation project added