🌱 Patch AM: Will Collingswood students finally get a bus to school?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Collingswood students finally get a bus to school?
• How far back can you now search Collingswood’s hometown newspaper?

Also on today's calendar: Aligning Your Vision for 2026: A Vision Board Workshop and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A flurry in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 34 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy with some sun, temps: high: 34, low: 25.
• Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 34 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Collingswood High Senior Leads Push for School Busing for Woodlynne St... (theretrospect.com) — A Collingswood High School senior from Woodlynne is leading a push for school busing and schedule changes, arguing long walks and strict lateness rules hurt students’ safety and attendance. She’s gathering data comparing Woodlynne, Collingswood, and Oaklyn students, exploring funding for a van or bus system, and urging officials to experience the daily walk themselves before deciding on changes.
   

• 122 Years of The Retrospect Now Available at Collingswood, Audubon, Ha... (theretrospect.com) — Collingswood Public Library has completed a major digitization project, giving residents online access to more than 122 years of The Retrospect through local library collections. Funded by a state grant and support from neighboring towns, the archive now includes issues from 1902 through 2024, fully searchable by year and keyword, with staff able to provide PDFs for personal research use.
   

📸 Around Collingswood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Collingswood

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 4

• Aligning Your Vision for 2026: A Vision Board Workshop
  Here and Now Counseling, 210 Haddon Ave, Haddon Township
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• ChildrenSong Auditions
  Grace Church in Haddonfield, 19 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Gift of the Magi, a Family Friendly Opera
  First Presbyterian church of germantown , 700 E Chelten Ave , Philadelphia
  7:00 pm
• MANIA: The ABBA Tribute
  Scottish Rite Auditorium Collingswood, NJ 08108
  8:00 pm
• MANIA: The ABBA Tribute @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
  Scottish Rite Auditorium , 315 White Horse Pike , Collingswood
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Winter Environmental Day Camp
  Camden County Environmental Center , 1301 Park Blvd , Cherry Hill
  9:30 am
• Borough Reorganization Meeting
  Bellmawr, NJ Calendar , 21 E Browning Road , Bellmawr
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Wrestling: Girls Varsity vs. Williamstown (Away)
  Williamstown High School
  8:30 am
• Wrestling: G/V
  Williamstown High School
  8:30 am
• Wrestling: Girls Varsity vs. TBA (Away)
  Williamstown High School
  8:30 am

Monday January 5

• Township Council Reorganization Meeting
  Cherry Hill, NJ Calendar Cherry Hill, NJ
  6:30 pm
• Township Committee - 2026 Reorganization Meeting
  Pennsauken Township, NJ Calendar , 3800 Haddonfield Rd. , Pennsauken
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• OPEN HOUSE & MEMBER ORIENTATION SPONSORED BY THE BLSJ ASSOCIATE COMMITTEE
  Builders League-South Jersey , 114 Haddontowne Ct , Cherry Hill Township
  11:00 am
• Three Kings Day
  Cathedral of Immaculate Conception , 642 Market Street , Camden
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Camden County College posted a job opening for Temporary Part-time: CTE Game/Web Design/Virtual Reality Program Coach in Camden. Apply here.
• Haddonfield School District posted a job opening for Payroll/Benefits Specialist in Haddonfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Collingswood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Haddon

• Haddon Township Author Louis Bezich Writes Playbook for Men's Health O... (theretrospect.com)
• Camden Catholic's Spaulding gets his sea legs, 'The Bull' ready to run (courierpostonline.com)
• 2025 Year in Review for Camden County (camdencounty.com)

Audubon

• Arby's Closing Restaurants Across U.S. (eurweb.com)

Camden

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: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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