Community Corner

Week in Review: Colls Coach Canned, Bistro Backlash

The Collingswood school board lets the basketball coach go amid a community uproar and racism allegations, plus we give you the rundown on all of the nearby fireworks.

The Collingswood board of ed sacked boys’ basketball coach Joe McLoughlinβ€”but the matter isn’t over as an investigation launches over claims of racial motivations and threats.

That investigation doesn’t have a deadline attached. β€œI can assure the folks in Collingswood that I will be diligent and persistent in seeking information…,” the attorney hired for the job says.

Borough resident Jamarvis Green admits his β€œmanagement” role in a Camden drug ring tied to the Bloods street gang.

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Our food columnist looks at the backlash against Collingswood’s newest eatery and asks why.

For the second year in a row, you won’t be able to rock out to independence at Cooper River …

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… But we have plenty of other nearby places (including Collingswood, of course) where you can catch a spectacular fireworks show.

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