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🌱 Patch AM: Toll Hikes, Cashless Tolling Impacting Collingswood Drivers In 2026

Coming up on the Collingswood Patch calendar: For sale in Cherry Hill, NJ

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Good morning Collingswood! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Collingswood commuters face higher, mostly cashless tolls in early 2026
  • How Collingswood pushed Haddon Township’s young lineup in a tight opener

Also on today's calendar: For sale in Cherry Hill, NJ and 8 more events.

Find out what's happening in Collingswoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Collingswoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 49 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Friday: Windy; morning rain, temps: high: 60, low: 26.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, with a high of 40 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Toll Hikes, Cashless Tolling Impacting Collingswood Drivers In 2026 (patch.com) — Collingswood drivers will see higher tolls in early 2026 as the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway all implement 3 percent increases. The Expressway is also going fully cashless on Jan. 4, adding surcharges, administrative fees and potential late fees for motorists without E-ZPass accounts. Bridge tolls affecting local travelers will mostly stay flat until at least 2027.
   

• Callahan embracing increased role for Haddon Township girls basketball (courierpostonline.com) — Collingswood girls basketball opened their season facing Haddon Township, where lone Hawks senior Kiersten Callahan stepped into a bigger scoring and leadership role in a tight 41–37 win. The story highlights how she steadied a very young lineup, delivering key early points and calming teammates when Collingswood briefly took the lead.
   

📸 Around Collingswood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Collingswood

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Other local events
    Friday December 19
  • The Nutcracker
    Collingswood Grand Ballroom , 315 White Horse Pike , Collingswood
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday December 20
  • Silver Diner to Host Brunch with Santa
    Silver Diner , 2131 NJ-38 , Cherry Hill Township
    10:00 am
    • Saturday December 27
  • It's In the Wooder Tour
    Scottish Rite Auditorium , 315 White Horse Pike , Collingswood
    8:00 pm
  • Joe Matarese: It's in the Wooder Tour
    Collingswood NJ Collingswood, NJ 08108
    8:00 pm
    • Sunday December 28
  • Family Clay Day
    Markeim Arts Center , 104 Walnut Street , Haddonfield
    6:00 am
    • Wednesday December 31
  • Gift Certificate
    Scottish Rite Auditorium , 315 White Horse Pike , Collingswood
    11:55 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday December 18
  • Brewing Fundamentals with Melitta
    Melitta USA Inc , 1401 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd , Cherry Hill Township
    9:30 am
  • Parachute Play Time
    Maple Shade Library , 200 Stiles Ave , Maple Shade
    10:30 am
  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Free Senior Prize Bingo
    Wayne Bryant Community Center , 323 E Charleston Ave , Lawnside
    11:00 am
  • Promise Boys Basketball @ Winslow
    Camden's Promise Charter School District , 30 Cooper Folly Rd , Atco
    4:00 pm
  • Academy Girls' Basketball vs. BCIT Z(H) (Varsity Only)
    Camden's Promise Charter School District Camden, NJ 08105
    4:00 pm
  • Basketball: Boys JV vs. Moorestown (Away)
    Moorestown High School
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • MHS Lift Named a Top Workplace for Frontline Workers —NewJerseyNews4You Read on Patch
  • LOST CAT!
    Our inside cat at 201 Harding, Collingswood, Jasper, got out of our house this morning. He is friendly but can be skiddish sometimes. We would… (Nextdoor North Collingswood)
  • Collingswood Public Schools posted a job opening for CPS:Elementary Teacher - World Language - Spanish Preferred in Collingswood. Apply here.
  • Rutgers University posted a job opening for Associate Professor-Nursing (Tenured/Tenure-Track) in Camden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Collingswood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Haddon

  • Montrey Wright ready to get to work as Deptford's new football coach (courierpostonline.com)
  • Toll Hikes, Cashless Tolling Impacting Haddonfield, Haddon Twp. Drivers In 2026 (patch.com)
  • The Ritz Theatre Company presents "Company" by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth (newjerseystage.com)

Audubon

  • Audubon Officials Praise DPW After Snowstorm, Extend Leaf Pickup and U... (theretrospect.com)
  • Audubon's Mansion Avenue Elementary Celebrates NJ Blue Ribbon School H... (theretrospect.com)
  • 5 Most Affordable Philadelphia Suburbs (wmmr.com)

Haddonfield

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