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.

A lofty plan to honor the musical legacy of Camden’s Victor building is being scrapped as a recycling firm, EMR Eastern, is moving in. Located at Front and Cooper Streets, the historic recorded music building is where the Victor Talking Machine Company built a music dynasty in downtown Camden, churning out records and legendary artists such as Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday recorded for the label. Entrepreneur Graham Alexander, who launched a Victor-themed musical venue and archive Vault at Victor Records in Berlin, was among the tenants who had hoped to lease space in the Victor building. Alexander now plans to open a manufacturing facility in Merchantville this spring.

Four popular big-box businesses will be added to The Shoppes at Garden State Plaza along Haddonfield Road next spring.The Cherry Hill Planning Board approved a dine-in restaurant with outdoor seating, two 13,000-square-foot retail buildings sharing a single footprint, a freestanding, 24,000-square-foot retailer, and 465 parking spaces. Elevations for a Shake Shack restaurant at the Shoppes at Garden State Park. Cherry Hill Mayor Chuck Cahn said he believes the additions will serve a regional need while supplementing the existing retailers in the area.Technical drawings of the retail buildings obtained by an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request revealed them to be a Trader Joe’s grocery store, TJ Maxx, and HomeGoods.

New schedule as of 2/18/19. AM Rush Hours: Two westbound Woodcrest local trains added. Due to these two added trains, the 7:38 a.m. & 8:29 a.m. westbound departures from Lindenwold will now operate as express trains. A 9:02 a.m. eastbound departure from 16th & Locust was also added. Weekday Daytime Service: Remains the same with no changes. PM Rush Hours: One eastbound departure from 16th & Locust between 4:55 p.m.-5:10 p.m. was added to the schedule. Departures from 16th & Locust between 4:32 p.m. 6:44 p.m. have been modified to allow for increased service to better meet ridership demands. Almost all departures have been modified between these times. The departure times of several westbound trains from Lindenwold have been altered. Evening Hours: Remains the same with no changes. Owl Service/Early: Remains the same with no changes. Weekends: Remains the same with no changes.

Camden County and Cherry Hill will host a public information meeting about Chapel Avenue roadway improvements on February 5th at Carmen Tilelli Community Center on Mercer Street. French & Parrello Associates was retained by Camden County to provide concept development, along with preliminary and final design for the improvements to approximately 2.1 miles of Chapel Avenue in Cherry Hill Township. The project required close coordination with local officials as two schools, a hospital, and municipal park were all located within the project limits. The project was coordinated with the replacement of an existing traffic signal at a school driveway being completed by Cherry Hill Township.

The Third Annual Back the Blue Jeep Ride will be taking place this year on Saturday, October 13, 2018. We will be meeting at the Cherry Hill Mall again this year in the back parking lot behind JC Penny’s and Macy’s around 8:00 a.m. and leave the mall parking lot by 9:30 am. Please be there early and ready to roll out at 9:30 am. Our plan again this year is to visit a few different police departments and just shake the officers hands and thank them for what they do everyday. This event gets bigger and better each year. Please share and pass this around to all your friends and let’s make this year even bigger than last year!