Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Collingswood Board Moves Ahead With Garfield School Appraisa... (theretrospect.com) — Collingswood's school board has started the appraisal process to potentially sell the closed James A. Garfield Elementary School, which was shuttered amid budget cuts and a tax increase. Families of former Garfield students urged leaders to reconsider one child's new placement, saying the redistricting hasn't matched assurances about putting students' needs first.
• Collingswood restaurateur celebrates return from immigrant detention (courierpostonline.com) — A longtime Collingswood restaurateur has returned home after 15 days in federal immigrant detention, celebrating with supporters at his Haddon Avenue eatery. Neighbors and customers who rallied for his release packed the restaurant, which had been covered in paper hearts and "Free Iemad Saifo" signs, as his family reflected on the emotional toll and criticized federal immigration policies.
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
Saturday August 29
Chris Botti → Collingswood Grand Ballroom, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood 8:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Care Right There posted a job opening for CHHA Care Supervisor Home Care Agency Gloucester in Gloucester City. Apply here.
Pennsauken Public Schools posted a job opening for Night-Time Custodian in Pennsauken. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Collingswood here.
Camden has no grocery stores of its own. A pastor is giving free rides to residents to shop for healthy food in Cherry Hill. (inquirer.com)
Water UP! Returns to Camden to Connect the Next Generation to Careers in the Water Industry (tapinto.net)
First Amendment to Related Party Revolving Loan Agreement between (justia.com)
Cherry Hill
NJ Child Stabs Man To Death, Prosecutor Says (patch.com)
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