Former resident honored
The Nantucket Council on Aging has named Michael Varbalow its 2014 Senior Citizen of the Year for their positive impact on the island’s elderly...
First town meeting
On March 4, 1965, Mayor Walter Kurkian, Russell Mutschler, planning board chairman and architect, Oscar Stonorov are pictured at the first town meeting in...
Philly soccer 100: Opening Day, 1913
There was a great deal of news for Philadelphia soccer fans before the start of league play on Oct. 4, 1913. Belmont Cricket Club,...
Remembering the Garden State Racetrack
On this, the 40th anniversary of Secretariat’s Triple Crown, I took a ride by the land where Garden State Park once stood, rising majestically...
Town by Town: Merchantville, a place with staying power
Merchantville is known as South Jersey's Victorian Secret. It is big on tradition but short on houses for sale. Why? People move in but...
Wyatt Tee Walker
Civil Rights Pioneer, Aide to Dr. King, Baptist Minister. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, in 1929, he stated unapologetically that his father was a “race...
Jazz legend brings groove to kids
Buster Williams, 70, is a living legend of jazz, a sideman who has jammed with the likes of Miles Davis, Count Basie, Herbie Hancock,...
Honeybees removed from attic
Honeybee populations may be shrinking around the world, but that wasn't the case at Victoria Clayton's circa 1866 house, where a bee expert spent...
Enjoy your dinner with a side of history
Diners get a little something extra with their meals at the Collins House in Merchantville. Call it a side order of history. Not to...
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Student Invents Microplastics Filter
Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water. A few years ago,...
Fire Put Out On Woodlawn
Merchantville Fire Department Niagra Fire Company firefighters were spotted in the roof of a home on Woodlawn Avenue in Merchantville, on Tuesday morning as smoke...
Standing Against Hatred
The Borough of Merchantville's Diversity Committee stands with the Muslim community following yesterday’s tragic attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. The ICSD...
