Sunday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
Monday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 8/21/2026 (insidernj.com) — Collingswood is in the spotlight with a heated debate over the future of a historic theater and a Board of Education-approved $4.56 million ballot referendum that could affect local schools and taxes. The statewide briefing also tracks major New Jersey political, education, and infrastructure stories that frame the broader context for local decisions.
• 2013 N.J. field hockey final rankings: HS historical project (nj.com subscription) — Collingswood sports fans can look back proudly at the Panthers' 2013 field hockey season, when the team finished 20-3-1 and ranked 11th statewide. NJ Advance Media is republishing past postseason honors to help reconnect communities with standout high school sports moments.
Girls Night Out Clay (BYOB!) → Markeim Art Center Markeim Arts Center, 104 Walnut Street (Lincoln Ave & Walnut St), Haddonfield, NJ, 08033, United States 3:00 pm
Back to School Sunday Worship Hybrid St Pauls Community Center , 1018 Wallace St, Philadelphia, PA 19 11:00 am
Signs of Hope Program - Board of Health Borough of Barrington- Community Events Barrington Municipal Building, 229 Trenton Ave, Barrington, NJ 11:00 am
Monday August 24
Municipal Court Maple Shade Township 200 Stiles Ave, Maple Shade, NJ 08052, USA 5:00 pm
Atlantic & Seventh Playdate at the Park Seventh Avenue Elementary School Hoff's Playground 6:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Hello neighbors! I had a sewing and vacuum store for more than 30 years in Bucks County. I am now retired but I still work on sewing machines. I can pick up, repair… (Nextdoor North Collingswood)
McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager NJ in Collingswood. Apply here.
Cooper University Health Care posted a job opening for Food and Nutrition Hospitality Associate in Camden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Collingswood here.
WJFL '26 preview: National Division Players to Watch, predictions (courierpostonline.com)
Camden
Camden restaurateur combines community service with pay-what-you-can dining (6abc.com)
Jozina Molina once sat in LEAP's classroom, now she runs the school (courierpostonline.com)
UFC Fight Night 285 Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues odds, picks and predictions (courierpostonline.com)
West Deptford
Man Killed, 2 Injured In Route 55 Crash In South Jersey, Police Say (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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