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01/15/2026

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01/14/2026

It’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship! The Retrospect is thrilled to be partnering with Voorhees Animal Orphanage (Now known as Animal Orphanage) to spotlight adorably adoptable pets every week in our FREE weekly newsletter AboutTown. Subscribe today to get this week's edition in your email later today. Sign up here: https://www.theretrospect.com/sections/abouttown
This weeks spotlight is Hawk, the terrier/pit bull mix who will steal your heart.

01/13/2026

After Oaklyn Police Promotions, Residents Ask Who Is Policing Tree Removals on Kendall Blvd

After Oaklyn honors police promotions, residents turn heated focus to unpermitted tree removals on Kendall Blvd and gaps in the borough’s new tree law.

01/13/2026

Barrington Borough Honors New Council, Top Cop and Longtime Clerk at Festive Meeting

Barrington swears in two council members, honors its top cop and retiring clerk, and eyes a Paris-themed winter festival with skating, vendors and open-container debate.

01/12/2026

Haddon Heights Star Emma Harris Hits 1,000 Points in Rivalry Win Over Haddon Township

Haddon Heights junior guard Emma Harris hit 1,000 career points in a rivalry win over Haddon Township, cementing her role as a three-sport star and leader of a young Garnets squad.

01/12/2026

Haddon Heights Board of Education Names Board President, Weighs Special Education Staffing

Haddon Heights BOE taps Erin Miller as president, keeps Lisa Long as VP, welcomes a new member and debates shifting special education staff as enrollment grows.

01/09/2026

Over 180 people joined a live communal reading of MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” turning prayer, history, and tough conversation into a renewed call for action on racial justice.

Over 180 people joined a live communal reading of MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” turning prayer, history, and tough conversation into a renewed call for action on racial justice.

01/09/2026

Headed by Cooper River Indivisible, a walk and flashlight Vigil was held on Haddon Ave. in Collingswood last night for Renee Nicole Good, a woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on January 7. CRI member and vigil organizer Craig Strimel from Haddon Township spoke with attendees and the vigil ended with the crowd singing a verse of Amazing Grace.

01/09/2026

Three New Members Sworn In as Oaklyn Board of Education Shifts Monthly Meetings to Thursdays

Oaklyn school board seats three new members and keeps its leadership, while shifting most monthly meetings from Tuesdays to Thursdays to ease schedule conflicts.

01/09/2026

Haddon Township Board of Education Swears in Three Members, Reorganizes at Stoy Elementary

Haddon Twp school board swore in three members at its Jan. 6 reorg meeting, unanimously re-electing its president and VP and making key district and committee appointments.

01/06/2026

Judge halts Collingswood’s Virtua EMS deal amid conflict-of-interest claims.

Judge halts Collingswood’s Virtua EMS deal amid conflict-of-interest claims, revenue concerns, and residents’ anger over secrecy as officials rethink how to staff emergency care.