🌱 Patch AM: What’s changing with backyard hens and ambulance service in Collingswood?

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• What's changing with backyard hens and ambulance service in Collingswood?

Also on today's calendar: Philadelphia Sports Venue Furniture Liquidation | Hospitality Furnishings and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 9/14/2026 (insidernj.com) — Collingswood officials are moving forward with a backyard hen ordinance and reexamining whether to outsource ambulance services, two decisions that could directly affect daily life in town. These local moves appear in a broader statewide political briefing that also touches on school costs in nearby Camden County and various municipal debates across New Jersey.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Collingswood

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Philadelphia Sports Venue Furniture Liquidation | Hospitality Furnishings →
  Online Auction,
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Bouncing Baby Storytime →
  Collingswood NJ
• STEAM Cart →
  Collingswood NJ
• College Fair
  Haddonfield Memorial High School Haddonfield, NJ 08033
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Enchanted Apothecary: A Cozy Watercolor Workshop with Sharon Ann Smith →
  Markeim Arts Center, 104 Walnut Street (Lincoln Ave & Walnut St), Haddonfield
  2:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash Tribute →
  Collingswood Grand Ballroom, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Collingswood Secondary PTA Mum Sale
  Woodlynne School District, 424 Collings Ave, Collingswood
  8:00 am
• Collingswood's Hispanic Heritage Month →
  Pocket Park, corner of Haddon & Woodlawn Avenues, Collingswood
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Clover Market- Collingswood →
  735 N Atlantic Ave, Collingswood
  10:00 am
• Shibori Fabric Arts with Rebecca Arceneaux Miller at Markeim Haddonfield →
  Markeim Arts Center, 104 Walnut Street (Lincoln Ave & Walnut St), Haddonfield
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Scottish Rite Auditorium →
  Scottish Rite Auditorium, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 15
• Slow Flow with Steve Linhares →
  Eclipse Hot Yoga, 225 North Haddon Avenue, Haddon Township
  9:15 am
• Chair Yoga →
  Audubon Senior Center, 247 Oakland Ave, Audubon
  10:00 am
• iPhone and iPad Accessibility Features for Older Adults →
  Haddonfield Public Library, 60 N Haddon Ave, Haddonfield
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Audubon. Apply here.
• Spar, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Retail Merchandiser in Camden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Collingswood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Camden

• Camden County Miracle League celebrate opening day for fall season (camdencounty.com)
• Roads flooded, transit impacted after flash flood warning issued in Philadelphia region (cbsnews.com)
• NJ Transit commuters can finally board these buses in Philly again after safety concerns rerouted them (nj.com)

Haddonfield

• 57 N.J. field hockey games that matter most this week, Sept. 14-20 (nj.com)

Cherry Hill

• The fight against license plate readers (inquirer.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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