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🌱 Patch AM: How Collingswood school notices just quietly moved almost entirely online

Also, don't miss Chris Botti on the Collingswood Patch calendar

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Greetings Collingswood! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Collingswood school notices just quietly moved almost entirely online
  • How a Collingswood market winner ended up on a Philly menu

Also on today's calendar: Chris Botti @ Scottish Rite Auditorium and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with showers around, temps: high: 76, low: 68.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• August 21, 2026 Government Notices of Electronic Publication... (theretrospect.com subscription) — Collingswood residents should now look online for Board of Education legal notices, meeting dates, and bid announcements, which are being published on the district's official website under a new state law. Similar electronic-notice changes are also taking effect for nearby school boards and municipalities, but Collingswood families in particular should bookmark the district's legal notices page to stay informed.
   

• Haddon Township Home Cook's Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Lands on P... (theretrospect.com) — A Haddon Township home cook's Blue Ribbon Apple Pie has made the leap from family kitchen to the menu at Recipe Philly in Center City. The pie earned its name by winning competitions at the Collingswood Farmers Market, turning a Collingswood-rooted tradition into a dish now showcased in a high-profile Philadelphia restaurant.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Collingswood

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★ Featured events ★

    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

  • Silver Diner to Host Annual Labor Day Car Show —NewJerseyNews4You Read on Patch
  • 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)
  • Cooper University Health Care posted a job opening for Unit Secretary - Med/Surg, Telemetry - Keleman 9 North in Camden. Apply here.
  • NFI Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable Coordinator in Camden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Collingswood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Haddon

Camden

  • Johnson & Johnson funds Rutgers-Camden nursing lab (courierpostonline.com)
  • Camden, New Jersey, educators go door to door to connect families with resources, answer questions (cbsnews.com)
  • Norcross, Partners Propose 78 Market-Rate Townhouses Near Camden Waterfront (tapinto.net)

West Deptford

  • Popular Chicken Joint Bringing New Location To South Jersey (patch.com)
  • Man Kills 2 People In Front Of Child In South Jersey, Authorities Say (patch.com)

Ok Collingswood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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