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Page 2 ALL AROUND PENNSAUKEN September 2012 SEPTEMBERCALENDAR Woman’s Club Evening Membership Department The Evening Membership Depart - ment of the Woman’s Club of Merchantville will kick off the new club year on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Merchantville Community Center. The evening will start with a covered dish dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by the busi- TOP CASH f o r Gold Silver ness meeting. For more information, contact Jan at janwh@aol.com. Composting Workshop A free Backyard Composting Workshop will be hosted by Plant Artistry and Pennsauken's Green Team at the Pennsauken Library on Saturday, Sep. 15 at 10 a.m. For more information or to register, contact Plant Artistry at 856-317-0611. Knights of Columbus Flea Market Immaculate Conception Council #3512 will be hosting a flea market on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at St. Cecilia's School Yard, 49th and Westfield Ave., Pennsauken. 302 HADDONFIELD ROAD (ACROSS FROM THE CHERRY HILL MALL) Vendor spaces are $15 and tables are available for $10 each. For more information, contact Lonnie Monaco at 662- 6049, or Larry Painter at 662-5927. Fall Faith Festival The Young People of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 8216 Park Avenue, are hosting a Fall Faith BUYING GOLD SILVER ESTATE ITEMS ANTIQUES REPAIRS SALES CASH FOR GOLD THE JEWELRY MALL AND ESTATE CENTER SELECT DIAMONDS ALL UNWANTED JEWELRY Even Broken TOP PRICES PAID Silver US Coins 1964 & Before CASH FOR ANTIQUES OPEN 7 DAYS Bring Us Your Best Price... We’ll Beat it!!! 856-356-2887 Cell 856-266-4171 With this ad receive an additional $10 on $100 Sales WE BUY ONE PIECE OR ENTIRE ESTATES TOP PRICES f o r Diamonds Platinum Estate Jewelry Quality Watches Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring a flea market, live music, food and more. For information on becoming a vendor for the event, contact Sister Mary Broadway at 609-835-7277. Pennsauken History Day The Burrough-Dover House, 9201 Burrough-Dover Ln., and the Griffith- Morgan House, 243 Griffith-Morgan Ln., are celebrating the “Tale of Two Houses” on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 12 to 4 p.m. There will be a free bus to take you from one house to another and back. Free parking is available at both sites. Historical re-enactors, musical performances, live animals, and food are all part of the family-friendly entertainment. Environmental Commission The next meeting of Pennsauken’s Environmental Commission will be held in the Public Meeting Room of the Municipal Building on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Are you interested cleaning and greening Pennsauken? Do you have environmental concerns in your neighborhood? Please attend. Flea Market/Mum Flower Sale Merchantville Masonic Lodge 119 will hold its annual outdoor flea market and mum flower sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Lodge Temple parking lot, 6926 Park Ave. Rain date is Sunday, Sept. 30. Contact Edna Frantz for table and space information at 856-768-2047. Proceeds will benefit the Lodge’s annual December Food Baskets Drive for needy families in the Pennsauken-Merchantville area. Golf Outing The 21st Annual Ike Willis Golf Outing will be held on Oct. 2 at the Pennsauken Country Club. This outing provides more than $8000 in scholarships and awards each year to Pennsauken High School and Phifer Middle School students. The cost is $ 75 per player and includes green fees, cap, cart, snack and dinner. Tee sponsorships are also available for $50. For more information contact Bob Buderman at 856-488-0871 or rbuderman@gmail.com. For advertising rates and information call 662-5100
September 2012 ALL AROUND PENNSAUKEN Page 3 MAYOR’S C O R N E R As you read this article, we have just celebrated another major holiday, and are enter- Mayor John Kneib ing into a new season of cooler weather and ibrant fall colors. I hope that everyone ad a good summer and enjoyed the eautiful, sunny weather. The fall season happens to be my avorite. To me, it starts a new cycle of he year. Fall brings the start of football, ith our state champion Pennsauken ndians trying to repeat their amazing ccomplishment from last year. The ownship also will be opening our new ootball complex at “The Pit,” on urwood Ave. The soccer fields along ethel Ave. will also see a lot of activity, Fall Brings Change, New Opportunities For Pennsauken now that they have been redesigned to rectify previous drainage problems. I encourage any interested parties to visit these complexes to see the spectacular transformations that have taken place. In the following years, you’ll be seeing a lot of great competitive matches on these fields, with the young people who participate learning some valuable life lessons, as well as having a lot of fun. Special acknowledgement must be given to Township Administrator Ed Grochowski, Amy Schmalbach from our administrative offices, and Parks and Recreation Director Elwood Martz, whose hard work and dedication helped to secure the necessary grants that helped fund these endeavors. And on a related note, additional efforts are currently in the works to secure even more funding so that the Township can begin upgrading its baseball fields in 2013. The change of season also brings about a new school year for all our Pennsauken children. I encourage par- HOME BUYER’S SEMINAR – Saturdays at 10:00am Tips on getting a good buy and prequalifying for a mortgage. Call for a reservation ents, guardians and family members to always stress the importance of a good education in their children. Our teachers are eager to teach our community’s youth, and our students can journey to All Around Pennsauken Looking For Memories of Central School All Around Pennsauken is actively looking for residents’ fond memories of Central School as part of an article that will coincide with the demolition of the building. If you, or one of your children attended the school, or if you at one time taught at Central, please e-mail your thoughts to aap@twp.pennsauken.nj.us. Selected submissions will be printed in an upcoming article. a whole new world of learning just by keeping an open mind in the classroom. Regardless of the season, let’s continue our commitment to make Penn - sauken a great place to work and live. PENNSAUKEN SEPTEMBER PUBLIC MEETINGS Township Committee: Agenda/Conference 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 & Sept.19 Regular Business 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 Zoning Board of Adjustment 7 p.m. Zoning Wednesday, Sept. 5 and Sept. 19 Planning Board: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 and Thursday, Sept. 27 All meetings are held at the Pennsauken Municipal Building 5605 Crescent Blvd. (At the corner of Route 130 and Merchantville Avenue) OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO ASSIST YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR HOME BUYING & SELLING PROCESS Cherry Hill – PRICED TO SELL QUICK!!! Fantastic rancher in the Locustwood section of Cherry Hill. Breezeway between attached garage and kitchen entrance.. NEW carpet in bedrooms and the first floor. Lovely large combined kitchen and dining area.. Vinyl replacement windows and siding. Amazing full finished basement with family room, custom bar, half bath, laundry and possible fifth bedroom. Don't miss out on this amazing property.$234,900 Pennsauken – Chadwick Well maintained, spacious four bedroom raised rancher. Beautiful stone fireplace. Massive basement, large sun room across back of house. Garage is very deep, you could fit 2 cars in it. Garage is accessible from the basement. Needs updating. Sits on large half acre lot with fruit trees. Being sold as-is. $139,900 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Edgewater Park – Spacious Colonial! Completely remodeled 4 Bdrm, 2 1/2 bath home with Brand New Kitchen with 42" Maple Cabinets, to the New baths with Ceramic Tile, 2 1/2 year old Energy Efficient Gas Heat & Central Air, Newer Electrical Circuit Breaker Box, The single layer roof is 6 years old with 30 year shingle guarantee! Roof Gutter system with helmet guards, Spacious Living Room for Entertaining. $219,900 Pennsauken – Bloomfield Very well kept home with 3 large bedrooms. Great location in a quiet family neighborhood; the yard is big enough for family barbeques or just for relaxing; comes with a covered deck and a full finished basement. $124,900 Pennsauken – Make an Offer! Beautiful Chadwyck Bi-Level on a private cul-de-sac. Kitchen features a Swansone island w/built in Jenn-Air cooktop/grill. Glass sliders leading to custom built deck w/built in gas grill & roll out awning. Cozy F/R w/ventless gas fireplace, Bar, and sliding doors leading out to the patio. Home has great size bdrms and a beautiful remodeled bath w/a sensored skylight that closes automaticall when it rains.. Bath also features an oversized whirlpool tub. $189,900 Pennsauken – Chadwyck One Story Living. Nice Rancher on a corner lot in the Chadwyck section of Pennsauken. Living room, dining area with sliding glass doors to the outside, eat-in kitchen, 3 bedrooms (Master bedroom has it's own bathroom). Full basement with high ceilings could easily be finished into several rooms. New HVAC Heater. Central Air, Fenced yard with shed. Schedule your tour today. $119,900. Merchantville – Enjoy Historic Merchantville Charming 4 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath in Historic Merchantville. This home features formal L/R and D/R, hardwood floors, eat in kitchen, family room with brick fireplace, large basement, deep lot with a beautiful in ground pool just great for those hot summer days! Well maintained home at a great price. Enjoy Historic Merchantville! $175,000 Free Market Evaluations! Find out how much you qualify for at today’s record low interest rates! Call Now - 856-663-9100 No Obligation See 1,000’s of Homes at www.pezeandcarroll.com Congratulations to Mary “Noel” Whelan for achieving over $1,000,000.00 in closed transactions for the months of June and July. We appreciate your efforts to satisfy your clients needs. GARY PEZE Broker of Record Gary Peze Robert Carroll 856-988-8900 2917 Haddonfield Road, Pennsauken 856-663-9100 www.pezeandcarroll.com
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