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Doing the right thing continues to pay off in Cherry Hill – particularly in regard to environmental efforts. Local officials have just been informed that the Township will be awarded a recycling tonnage grant by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in the amount of $105,603.41 for materials collected in 2008. It is the [...]

Need to report a pothole, overgrown grass, or another maintenance issue on a state highway? The NJ Department of Transportation now offers a website for residents to do just that. By going to http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/potholeform.shtm, residents can directly report pothole, tall grass, graffiti, deer carcasses, light or sign problems, maintenance issues, or guiderail damage on Routes [...]

The Cherry Hill Department of Engineering will begin a mill and overlay on a portion of Pearlcroft Road beginning on or about Thursday, July 29, as part of the 2010 Road Maintenance Program. The following letter was distributed to Pearlcroft Road residents on July 27. Questions and concerns about the project can be directed to [...]

NJ TRANSIT is in the process of constructing six new ADA (wheelchair accessible) parking spaces at its Cherry Hill Station. Once completed, the number of ADA spaces at the station will double from six to twelve. Construction will continue through mid-September in two phases: During Phase I, ADA customers will continue to use the existing [...]

The NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety (NJDHTS) announced that Cherry Hill Township, along with seven other municipal jurisdictions in South Jersey, have been selected to participate in the federally-funded Summer/Fall 2010 pedestrian decoy grant program. This program is designed to educate both motorists and pedestrians about safely sharing the roads. Known as the “Cops [...]

Tonight’s installment of “Music Under the Stars” is still on, despite the weather. Join us at 7 p.m. for the free show, featuring the sounds of the Jump City Jazz Band. Bring a chair, blanket, and even a picnic dinner, just don’t forget your appetite for great music! Enjoy the music and fun outdoors at [...]

On Friday afternoon, Mayor Bernie Platt was joined by U.S. Congressman John Adler, Cherry Hill Fire Department Assistant Chief Tom Kolbe, Councilman and firefighter Jim Bannar, and Councilwoman Jacquelene Silver to announce the launch of a smoke-alarm campaign targeting seniors. The federal grant funding the initiative, which Congressman Adler helped facilitate for Cherry Hill, allocates [...]

On Wednesday, Mayor Platt traveled to Trenton to testify before the Assembly Budget Committee. His testimony is below: “Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for permitting me to speak with you today. As this cap debate moves forward I want Cherry Hill residents to have their voice heard on this issue. First, I [...]

Municipal offices will close at 3 p.m. today and will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6, in observance of the Independence Day hoilday. Additionally, there will be no trash, yard-waste or recycling collection on Monday. Monday’s collections will be made on Tuesday, July 6. All other collection days will stay the same. To [...]

There will be no trash, yard-waste or recycling collection on Monday, July 5, for the July 4th holiday. Monday’s collections will be made on Tuesday, July 6. All other collection days will stay the same. To ensure proper RecycleBank crediting, recycling pickup may be delayed for a day. Please leave your RecycleBank can curbside if [...]

Law enforcement officers from the Cherry Hill Police Department will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and their passengers as part of the national “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Beginning May 24 and running through June 6, the annual initiative includes high visibility law enforcement seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local [...]

In observance of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, there will be no trash, recycling and yard-waste collections in the Township on Monday, May 31. Monday’s pickups will take place on Tuesday, June 1, along with Tuesday’s regularly scheduled collection. All other waste- and recycling-pickup days will remain the same next week. Note: To ensure proper [...]

Just in time for the annual Memorial Day commemoration at Town Hall, Mayor Bernie Platt and Township officials are pleased to announce that resident and decorated U.S. Army veteran Randle K. LeSure is taking on the volunteer position of Veterans Affairs Liaison. This post was admirably filled for many years by attorney Eric Spevak. “In [...]

Tonight Town Council finalized a new three-year contract with the Cherry Hill Police Department’s Superior Officers Association. The SOA membership, which has been working with an expired contract since Jan. 1, has agreed to a contract that will implement a wage freeze in 2010 and modest cost of living adjustments of 2 percent in 2011 [...]

Public Service Electric & Gas, New Jersey’s largest utility, is upgrading and replacing gas facilities in the Wilderness Acres development in Cherry Hill Township to ensure safe, reliable utility service for area residents and business owners. The work is being completed as part of the company’s two-year accelerated schedule of infrastructure improvements being undertaken to [...]

This Saturday, May 22, Town Hall will host the municipality’s first-ever Senior Summit in the Carman Tilelli Community Center (820 Mercer St.), from 10 a.m. to noon. In addition to connecting elderly residents with area businesses, service providers and facilities geared to meet their needs, it will also serve as the debut of the Township’s [...]

To Members of the Community: Last night, the township council fulfilled its obligations under state law, held a public hearing and passed a resolution regarding the defeated Cherry Hill School budget. When a school budget is defeated in New Jersey, the Township council decides on a dollar amount for which the budget is to be [...]

At a Town Council meeting on April 26, the governing body introduced an amendment to its solid-waste and recycling ordinance, prohibiting the use of plastic yard-waste bags. If adopted at a public hearing on May 10, Cherry Hill’s residential waste haulers will only collect curbside lawn and tree debris in biodegradable bags, such as paper, [...]

On Sunday, April 25, Mayor Platt joined other public officials, as well as friends and family of Jeremy Kane, for a two-mile memorial run to honor the fallen Marine Lance Corporal. The 22-year-old Cherry Hill native was killed in action in Afghanistan in January. Mayor Platt’s statement to the group assembled at Cherry Hill High [...]

This past Thursday, April 22, marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. This day for recognizing our role in the environment started in the United States and is now celebrated in 175 countries around the world by more than 500 million people each year. Many consider its inception in 1970 as the launch of the [...]