Neighbors

Calling all nature lovers

Pennsauken’s second annual Nature Enthusiast Day will be held on Saturday, May 4th from 10:00 a.m. to noon, at Tippin’s Pond, 421 Cove Rd. Sponsored by Pennsauken Township’s Department of Parks and Recreation and Pennsauken’s Nature Enthusiasts, the event, open to children ages 7-13, is an opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors through a variety of fun activities including a nature-focused scavenger hunt; fishing contest (participants must bring their own fishing pole and bait); nature chalk art contest; and bird house decorating. Attendees are asked to dress appropriately for being outside in the woods. The event is free, but pre-registration is required, as there are only 40 spots available for participants. For additional information, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (856) 665-1000 x151.

Brewers Bowl today

Pinsetter Bar & Bowl has long embraced area craft beer lovers by providing taps for regional favorites and their first Brewers Bowl will take place today, April 18th, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the bowling alley. They've invited 10 craft breweries to send their best bowlers to face off in what it hopes will become an annual event. Participating breweries and the charities they represent include: Double Nickel, Pennsauken: CollaborAid, an in-house non-profit to aid food-insecure families, Tonewood, Oaklyn: Cathedral Kitchen, Devil’s Creek, Collingswood: Autism New Jersey, and Forgotten Boardwalk, Cherry Hill: National Kidney Foundation.

Neonatal golf outing

The 22nd Fitzy Boy Open celebrating the life of Mark Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. Funds raised from this tournament help support the Neonatal Department at Virtua Hospital and the various programs they have created to support the families of premature babies. June 6, 2019 at 11:45 a.m. to 7:00 pm at Pennsauken Country Club, 3800 Haddonfield Rd, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109. Please contact Mark F. Kennedy Sr. @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 609-320-9451 to receive information on how to participate.

PYAA looks to expand travel soccer

PYAA Soccer is always looking to grow our travel program. Although our Fall 2019 travel tryouts are not until May, its never too early to start to consider your daughter or son for our program. Tryouts for each travel team will be held in early May. Every exiting travel player must tryout out for their existing team each year. We are also looking to form new travel team for club. Travel soccer begins at age 7. The girls play all their games on Saturday afternoon and the boys play all their games on Sunday afternoon. Both the boys and the girls play clubs throughout South Jersey. In addition to players, we are always looking for coaches, assistant coach, managers and volunteers for our travel program. If you have any questions about participating in our travel soccer program, please do not hesitate contact us via Facebook or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Pennsauken Trails project

Opening Day for Trails is the national kickoff celebration for the spring trail season. Started by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in 2013 and encourages people to get outside and celebrate America’s exceptional trails and trail systems. On Saturday, April 13th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. Pennsauken will celebrate at Madison Park, 38th Street and Chestnut Avenue for a day of food, fun and festivities as we celebrate Opening Day for Trails along the future section of the Burlington-Camden Trail in Pennsauken. Mingle with Township Committeewoman Betsy McBride and elected leaders in the community. Learn about the developing trail project, including exploring renderings, its future footprint and connections to The Circuit Trails. Pennsauken is the site of a disused rail segment between Dudley Grange Park and the “Merchantville Mile,” a well-used rail-trail running through the neighboring community of Merchantville, New Jersey. If transformed into a trail, the Pennsauken segment could provide a safe off-road connection to the Ben Franklin Bridge and into Philadelphia. Jointly hosted by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, The Circuit Trails, UrbanPromise, Camden County Government, City of Camden Government and Pennsauken.

Earth Day giveaway

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22nd with events worldwide in support of the environment, and to raise awareness for the care of our planet. Pennsauken Free Public Library is celebrating Earth Day by giving-away Mini Terra Cotta Pot Grow Kits. The giveaway will take place all day while supplies last. The Pennsauken Free Public Library is located at 5605 N Crescent Blvd, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08110.

Three departments battle fire

Firefighters from three local companies fought against shifting winds and chilly temperatures to suppress a house fire in the unit block of Strawbridge Avenue in Haddon Township Sunday evening. Responders were dispatched to the scene at 10:34 p.m., and arrived to find heavy smoke and fire extruding from the rear of the home, said Westmont Fire Captain Dan Devitt. Working together, teams from Westmont Fire Company, Haddon Fire Company, and Collingswood Fire Department had the scene under control within half an hour, Devitt said.

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