🌱 Patch AM: How 375 new Pearl apartments could change life near Moorestown Mall

Good morning Moorestown! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How 375 new Pearl apartments could change life near Moorestown Mall
• How Moorestown's DJ Blake turned a school gig into community impact

Also on today's calendar: Trunks with Treats and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A touch of afternoon rain, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 73, low: 48.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 64 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 375 New Residences Join South Jersey Shopping Center (patch.com) — A major new 375-unit Pearl Apartments complex has opened beside Moorestown Mall, bringing resort-style amenities, a fitness center, and even a podcast studio to Nixon Drive. Built after a township rezoning of the 84-acre mall property, the project also reserves 75 units as affordable housing under New Jersey's Fair Housing Act, potentially reshaping local living options in Moorestown.
   

• New Jersey teen, 'DJ Blake,' brings the party to special needs community (6abc.com) — A Moorestown teen known as DJ Blake has turned a school discovery into a growing DJ career, including volunteering at Moorestown High School basketball games for five years. Now 19, he performs at parties and special needs events like Pennsylvania's Sunny Day Camp, using music to energize crowds and support families with disabilities across the region.
   

📸 Around Moorestown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Moorestown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 31
• Trunks with Treats →
  Converge Church, 802 N Lenola Rd, Moorestown
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Tidy Tombstones: One Man's Mission to Restore Historic Cemeteries →
  Moorestown Library, 111 W 2nd St, Moorestown
  9:00 am
• Becoming a Better Birder: Fundamentals →
  Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area, 515 Creek Road, Moorestown
  10:00 am
• Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Donut Room, 111 West Second Street, Moorestown
  7:00 pm
• Better Together Moorestown Committee Meeting →
  Library Collab Lab, Moorestown Library, Moorestown
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Sustainable Moorestown Committee Meeting →
  Meeting Room A, 111 West Second Street, Moorestown
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Autumn Moorestown - Scarecrows w/ American Legion
  Boy Scout Troop 44, 446 E Camden Ave, Moorestown
Wednesday October 14
• Free Lecture: Behind the Scenes of Artemis II →
  Red Dragon Canoe Club, 221 Edgewater Ave, Beverly
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Friends of Mt Laurel Library Gigantic Used Book & Media Sale →
  Mount Laurel Library, 100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mt Laurel Township
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• GSS Halloween Harvest Classic: Fall Fest & Horse Show →
  GrindStone Stables, 1418 Old Indian Mills Rd, Shamong
  9:00 am
• Lockheed Martin Moorestown Household Waste Collection and Paper Shredding Event →
  Lockheed Martin Moorestown, 199 Borton Landing Rd, Moorestown
  9:00 am
• Four Quarters FREE Family Trunk or Treat 2026 →
  705 US-130, Cinnaminson
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Panera posted a job opening for Team Member (NJ) in Moorestown. Apply here.
• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Delta Airlines Ramp Agent in Delran. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Moorestown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mount Laurel

• Mount Laurel Fire Dept. Welcomes 6 New Career Firefighters (TAPinto.net)
• This New Jersey Fun Park Combines a Waterpark, Go-Karts, Mini Golf, and Bowling (newsbreak.com)
• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 10/2/2026 (insidernj.com)

Cinnaminson

• WJFL football — Cinnaminson posts shutout at Camden Catholic (burlingtoncountytimes.com)

Maple Shade

• Maple Shade man named NJSBA School Board Member of the Year (thedailyjournal.com)
• South Jersey Friday Football Roundup for October 2 (thedailyjournal.com)

Ok Moorestown! 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: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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