Roll up your sleeves with Merchantville resident and pizzaiolo, Thomas Woltjen, of Mercer Cafe. You're welcome to collect your own ingredients, purchase a pizza kit from Mercer, or just watch & learn. Contact Mercer Cafe to purchase $25 pizza kits that include two (2) 14 ounce dough balls, cheese, sauce, flour, and instructions. Mercer cafe is family owned and operated since 2000. Serving breakfast, lunch, brick oven pizza and dinner - also featuring a coffee bar and grab and go market. Call 267-457-5585 to order your pizza kit. Follow us on Instagram.

Jan Hanson, member of the Woman's Club of Merchantville, recently became the 57th President of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs of GFWC, taking over responsibilities from 2018-20 president Mary Wolfe from Vineland. Jan joined the JWCM in 1982 and the Woman's Club of Merchantville in 1994. She served as her club's President as well as a number of district and State Board positions before her election in 2018 as the NJSFWC President-elect. She is a Pennsauken resident and served as past PTA president, as well as, a PYAA girls' basketball, soccer and softball coach. Barbara McCloskey, from the Woman's Club of the Denville-Rockaway, was named second vice-president.

As a neighboring community, Merchantville appreciates the residents of Camden, Chief Joseph Wysocki, the Camden Police Department for the leadership they demonstrated by marching peacefully in solidarity to protest the killing of George Floyd this past Saturday. Since Camden’s police force disbanded and reformed in 2013 as a county agency, officers there have been hyper-focused on community policing. You will often see them walking beats or attending neighborhood block parties grilling up hamburgers and hot dogs. “We know that together we are stronger, we know that together, in the city of Camden, we can create a space where policing is focused on deescalation and dialogue,” Wysocki said. May 30th's peaceful protest and march in Camden was another example of their ongoing community engagement, and the very real dialogue that they are having with residents throughout Camden.

As a neighboring community, Merchantville appreciates the residents of Camden, Chief Joseph Wysocki, the Camden Police Department for the leadership they demonstrated by marching peacefully in solidarity to protest the killing of George Floyd this past Saturday. Since Camden’s police force disbanded and reformed in 2013 as a county agency, officers there have been hyper-focused on community policing. You will often see them walking beats or attending neighborhood block parties grilling up hamburgers and hot dogs. “We know that together we are stronger, we know that together, in the city of Camden, we can create a space where policing is focused on deescalation and dialogue,” Wysocki said. May 30th's peaceful protest and march in Camden was another example of their ongoing community engagement, and the very real dialogue that they are having with residents throughout Camden.

Gov. Phil Murphy allowed golf courses and parks to reopen Saturday, with some minor adjustments for safety, and golfers flocked back to the tees and greens in droves. Clubs throughout the region were packed to their newly reduced capacities, honoring pandemic safeguards while accommodating players. At the 127-year-old Merchantville Country Club reservations had sold out in about an hour, according to Bill Goodrich, president of the board. The fact that the club used scheduled tee times at all was an adjustment. At only nine holes, the course is played quickly, and members usually rely on WhatsApp to coordinate when to arrive and whom to play with, he said. “We’ve been given this great opportunity, allowing us to reopen,” Goodrich said. “Whatever guidelines we need to follow, we’ll follow. Our goal is to get back to full operation, but in a safe way.”

Please join the NJ Irish Society as we celebrate Irish Month in Gloucester City. First up is the 5th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 1, 2020 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Camden County Board of Freeholders, the parade begins at Martin's Lake (Baynes Ave and Johnson Blvd) and proceeds down Monmouth featuring String Bands, Bagpipes, Irish Dancers, Irish Music Bands, Community Groups and more. On Saturday, March 7th from 1:00-2:00 p.m. come down to Main Street in Mount Holly, New Jersey and join in the Saint Patricks' parade festivities. Bagpipes, kilts, floats, and Batman. And, Sea Isle City will celebrate its rich Irish heritage and culture all day long on Saturday March 14th with a parade including wearing of the green, live pipe-and-drum music, Irish residents, Municipal and County officials, Sea Isle’s “Irish Royal Family” and many other participants. Parade 83rd and 63rd St. & Landis Avenue begins at 3:30 p.m.