“Crumbling” roadway reported on Laurel Avenue

A new issue was reported on the SeeClickFix Web site yesterday, an online application where residents can report civic problems.

The issue report states:

"Laurel Ave off of Lincoln Ave is crumbling and is in need of resurfacing. Water collects in the center of the road when it rains, it needs to be graded so the water runs off the road."

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Litter lines South Park Drive

As the last snow piles melt following a hectic winter, residents anticipate the hint of spring blooms on what was hidden ground.

Something else that was packed beneath snow, and is now visible, is litter.

One issue reported on SeeClickFix, a web application where residents can report civic problems like pot holes and graffiti, is an area of litter along South Park Drive in Collingswood.

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Street corner prone to flooding

As many InJersey users are aware, citizens are able to report local civic problems on our "Fixer Upper" page by using the SeeClickFix application on our Web site.

Click here to view the Collingswood InJersey Fixer Upper page.

One problem that was reported six months ago and appears to be an ongoing issue is the flooding street corner at the intersection of Crestmont Terrace and Maple Avenue.

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Video: Tyrone Brown at last week’s Jazz in the Wood concert

Philadelphia bassist Tyrone Brown breaks it down. With improv performance footage from the Jazz Bridge Collingswood concert series featuring Tyrone with Doc Gibbs, Germaine Ingram and Randy Sutin.

via YouTube - Tyrone Brown.

#SJTweetUp tonight at restaurant

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Chef Mark Smith of Collingswood's Tortilla Press restaurant and Pennsauken's Tortilla Press Cantina will be hosting his third "South Jersey Tweet-Up" this evening.

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Hair-raising event benefits pediatric cancer research

By Shruti Mathur Desai, Courier-Post Staff

Every minute she had to wait was making Sharon Good more and more nervous.

Good, of Barnegat, was one of 250 people at the Scottish Rite Ballroom waiting to have their heads shaved to raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

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You go here, girl: Women’s History Month events

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March celebrates women's contributions to society, and many venues in South Jersey are planning special Women's History Month events.

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Volunteers needed for Collingswood greenhouse

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By Lavinia DeCastro, Courier-Post Staff

Collingswood is looking for volunteers to help build a greenhouse on a borough-owned plot of land off Route 130.

Construction of the greenhouse, which will be available to residents who want to grow their own plants, is expected to start by March 31 at a tract of land along Cattell Avenue between Dwight and Harrison avenues.

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Coupon Swap Group

Do you often have coupons in your stash that you know you won't use?  Do you wish you knew other people in the area that had that very same problem? (only their coupons were for things you regularly buy?)

Well, wait no-longer!  A Facebook group has been created to solve your conundrum.  And if you aren't on facebook, I'm sure we can work around that!  I hope to see you soon!  (And I also hope you saved your Blue Diamond soymilk coupon, 'cause that's on my wishlist.)

Winter storm watch issued for region

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for South Jersey and surrounding regions.

Conflicting weather reports call for just a few inches to well more than a foot of snow.

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‘Water Crew’ inspires Collingswood team

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By Kevin Callahan, Courier-Post Staff

The double doors swung open before him. Standing behind Joe Albertson, snaking down the staircase from the locker room, was the Collingswood High School boys' basketball team.

Albertson sprang through the doorway for a recent home game against Haddon Heights into a new world for him and the other two members of the "Water Crew," Carissa Schlichting and Michael Campos.

Each time those doors have swung open at the Collingswood gym this season, so have the narrow doors in the lives of the three water helpers. Joe is autistic, Carissa has Down syndrome and Michael is communication impaired.

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Gay rights touted in Collingswood

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By Lavinia DeCastro, Courier-Post Staff

This week marked the third anniversary of New Jersey's civil union law, and Garden State Equality observed the occasion with a rally in support of gay marriage.

About 100 people gathered at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood on Wednesday night for the first of four rallies to be held statewide this week.

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Storm sets new mark; more snow may follow

Chris LaChall/Courier-Post

Wednesday's blizzard, the second major snowstorm to batter the region in less than a week, sealed this season as the snowiest winter on record.

Read the rest of this story and view the Courier-Post's snow photo galleries at: Storm sets new mark; more snow may follow | courierpostonline.com | Courier-Post.

South Jersey braces for more snow

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South Jerseyans might not get a chance to rest after spending the weekend digging out from a major snowstorm.

Forecasters say another a storm starting late Tuesday is expected to bring a foot or more to most of the Garden State, with 18 inches or more in a swath across the middle of the state.

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Inch by inch, region digs out from snow

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By SHRUTI MATHUR DESAI
Courier-Post Staff

Doug Kelly was busy with his shovel Sunday morning. But he wasn't clearing the sidewalk outside his salon, Blue, in Haddon Township. He was creating a huge pile of snow to make into a giant snowman.

"During the last snowstorm I saw an eight-foot snowman in Collingswood," said Kelly, dressed in a long-sleeved shirt with a warm fleece vest. "I think that if Collingswood could have a snowman then Haddon should have a snowman."

South Jerseyans learned to cope with the winter storm that dumped record-breaking amounts of snow in the region, with parts of Cherry Hill seeing just over 27 inches.

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