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Collingswood's Best Chefs, Structured Recess Concerns: Week in Review

Plus: send in your questions for the Commissioners candidate forum on Tuesday, check out video from opening day at Duck Duck Goose and don't sleep on the OMers.

'Structured Recess' Concerning to Tatem Parents

Tensions—or the perceptions thereof—on the elementary school playground have led administrators to enforce 'structured play' during recess, and some parents are upset.

What do the heads of El Sitio, Blackbird, Sapori and Nunzio's Ristorante Rustico think about being named to Best Chefs America?

Alon Adams reportedly phoned in six reports of bombs and shootings throughout Camden on Thursday, emptying buildings while police searched for explosives.

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Police Blotter: Don't Be There When I Get Home

An alleged copper pipe thief wasn't counting on company when he set to work in the basement of the Wayne Garden apartments complex.

Curriculum Upgrade Coming to Collingswood Schools

The district also honored a group of outstanding student-athletes and announced upcoming infrastructure improvements at its April 2013 board of education meeting.

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Free Play Kicks Off Duck Duck Goose Grand Opening

The children's play place launched its inaugural afternoon with a few free hours of play, and many Collingswood parents took advantage.

Have Questions for the Commissioners Candidate Forum?

The event kicks off at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Scottish Rite Ballroom. Got a question for the candidates? Send it in.

Odyssey of the Mind Team Headed for World Finals

In their first year, the elementary school state champs from Collingswood are bound for Michigan State University—but they need financial help to get there.

RIP Mabel Smith Cordier

Collingswood's oldest resident passed away just a few days after her 110th birthday.

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