Reasons To Visit + Sports Results: Collingswood Today

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Anthony Bellano, your host of the Collingswood Daily.

First, today's weather:

Intervals of clouds and sun. High: 46 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories in Collingswood today:

1. Latest: Check Hospital Capacity In Collingswood Area (Collingswood Patch)
2. 5 Reasons to Visit Collingswood, NJ (thedigestonline.com)
3. Collingswood Woman To Be Recognized With Freedom Medal (Collingswood Patch)
4. South Jersey restaurants offer more vegan options as guests turn to plant-based foods (Cherry Hill Courier Post)
5. Haddon Township over Collingswood - Girls basketball recap (nj.com)
6. Henry J. Bodalski Obituary (Cherry Hill Courier Post)
7. This Week's Upcoming Collingswood Area Events (Collingswood Patch)
8. Collingswood Area Job Openings: Browse The Latest (Collingswood Patch)
9. BOYS BASKETBALL: Panthers Hold off Haddon Township in 2022 Coaches vs. Cancer Shoot-Out (TAPinto.net)
10. Keep living on a prayer if you wanted to see Bon Jovi in NJ (New Jersey 101.5 FM)

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Today in Collingswood:

• Custodial Appreciation Day (PTA) - Haddon Township High School (12:00 AM)
• Lauren Leak - SoHa Arts Building and Arts Education Center (12:00 PM)
• Swimming: Boys Varsity vs. Triton Regional (Away) (8:15 PM)
• Neighborhood Meeting - Water Main Replacement Project (10:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Collingswood Police Department: "** Hiring Announcement - Full Time Officers and SLEO II Officers ** We are looking for people to make a difference in our community. If you are interested in joining our team, please visit https://bit.ly/3GcVSpq" (Facebook)
• NJ Pen: "Jamie Blanchard took Royal Mile Coffee Roasters from an artist's loft at the SoHa Arts Building to a standalone cafe on the White Horse Pike. Here's how his small-batch coffee roastery scaled up to connect #coffee drinkers in Haddon Town..." (Facebook)
• Borough of Collingswood: "Cold enough? Think warm thoughts. 🥶 #RobertsPool #DogDaysOfWinter" (Facebook)
• Collingswood Community Theatre: "Our production of “Something Rotten!” may have been postponed this past weekend — but that doesn’t change things for this coming weekend! THE SHOW MUST GO ON! The production crew and cast are taking all necessary precautions when it come..." (Facebook)
• Borough of Collingswood: "A message from Mayor Maley regarding Collingswood and the Coronavirus." (Facebook)
• The Retrospect: "For the past two weeks #MemoryLane has featured musings of Sattler’s Hobby Shop, a place our designer Mark Zeigler haunted as a kid and still enjoys visiting today. The store has been open for almost 70 years and offers just as many memo..." (Facebook)
• Borough of Collingswood: "Collingswood resident Shirley Conroy will be posthumously honored with the Camden County Medal of Freedom. Shirley was a passionate volunteer and activist in our community. It's nice to see her receiving this award for her selfless contr..." (Facebook)
• ExtraordinaryED: "We will be closed today. We'll be back at 10 a.m. tomorrow!" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, North Collingswood: "HELLO NEIGHBORS, - WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAD SOME INSIDE HANDYMAN TYPE WORK THEY NEED DONE? LIKE •DOORS INSTALLED ARE FIXED? •DRYWALL WITH HOLES THAT NEED TO BE FIXED/REPLACED? •TELEVISIONS HUNG? •INTERIOR PAINTING? •SMOKE DETECTORS R..." (Nextdoor)
• Chief of Police Christopher Trucillo, New Jersey Transit Police Department: "Extreme Cold Forecast - Good evening, I would like to share some important preparedness information with you regarding the extremely cold temperatures in the forecast for our State. With your safety in mind, the New Jersey Transit Police..." (Nextdoor)

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