Charming Christmas Towns + Steve Hackett: Collingswood Today

Good morning, neighbors! Anthony Bellano here with a brand-new copy of theCollingswood Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 59 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories in Collingswood today:

1. Camden County Government: Camden County Sheriff's Officers Honored During Award Ceremony (Press Release Desk)
2. 15 places to get party trays and platters in the Philly area (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
3. West Jersey Football League all-stars: Colonial Division, 2021 (nj.com)
4. Steve Hackett Announces 2022 North American Tour Dates (Ultimate Classic Rock)
5. Supply Chain Problems Have Small Retailers Gambling on Hoarding (The New York Times)
6. 7 Charming Christmas Towns in New Jersey (thedigestonline.com)

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Today in Collingswood:

• School Picture Day Makeup & Retakes (12:00 AM)
• Jazz Bridge presents Luke O'Reilly's Mini Q's Organ Band in Collingswood (7:30 PM)
• Swimming: Boys Varsity vs. Pitman (Away) (8:30 PM)
• Menorah Lighting - Collingswood NJ (11:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Borough of Collingswood: "✨ Get your Merry Mail delivered to the North Pole! 📩✨ Drop letters to Santa in the mailbox outside of Borough Hall (678 Haddon Ave) with a name and return address to receive a letter back from the big man himself! 📬🎅 The mailbox is ou..." (Facebook)
• Borough of Collingswood: "The Storefront Showdown in Collingswood is BACK!✨☃️ Collingswood's most creative businesses are competing for YOUR VOTE with the most breathtaking, whimsical, wacky and beautifully decorated seasonal storefronts in the region. **Vote by ..." (Facebook)
• Collingswood Cloud Lodge: "Excellent unofficial "official" Gold Collar Master Mason degree lastnight! Thank all the Brothers who practiced, participated, and attended 🤝 /G\" (Facebook)
• Collingswood Public Library: "This year's Friends of the Library Giving Tree donations help with purchasing books for the library's Graphic Novel Collections for children, young adults, and adults. If you would like to donate, please fill out a form at the circulatio..." (Facebook)
• The Retrospect: "#HaddonHeights High SChool class of 1951 celebrated their 70th reunion a few weeks ago. Alumni came from far and wide for the occasion, just as they did when they were students. Read more about the reunion in last week’s #Retrospect and ..." (Facebook)
• ExtraordinaryED: "Soooo cool! Soooo Collingswood! #whyilovecollingswood #collingswoodholidays #december2021" (Facebook)
• ExtraordinaryED: "The Christmas Countdown has begun, only 24 more shopping days to Christmas. Here are our top 5 stocking stuffers! #ChristmasCountdown #ShopLocal #stockingstuffers" (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update! If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Anthony Bellano