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🌱 Patch AM: What’s behind Collingswood’s theater fight and new $4.56M school referendum?

Coming up on the Collingswood Patch calendar: Chris Botti

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Hello Collingswood! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's behind Collingswood's theater fight and new $4.56M school referendum?
  • Remember when Collingswood field hockey finished among New Jersey's best?

Also on today's calendar: Chris Botti @ Scottish Rite Auditorium and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • 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.
   

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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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🗓 Events Nearby

    Sunday August 23
  • 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.

🗞 Nearby News

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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)

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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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