The Cinnaminson Sun

01/14/2025

Join The Sun Newspapers for the Kids & Camp Expo—a one-stop destination for everything your little ones need to have an unforgettable summer! Whether you’re looking for the perfect camp, fun activities, or expert advice, we’ve got it all under one roof! 🏕️🎨🤸‍♀️

We will be at the Deptford Mall on Saturday, February 1, 11-3. Pre-register for this FREE event at camp25.eventbrite.com

If you are interested in sponsor or vendor opportunities, contact us today at [email protected] for more information. Limited spaces remain.

01/13/2025

Are you or someone you know looking for full-time or part-time positions? Join The Sun Newspapers THIS FRIDAY, January 17 at the Cherry Hill Mall. We will be in the Nordstrom Corridor from 10-2. Pre-register for this FREE event at job23.eventbrite.com

If you are a hiring company interested in having a last-minute space at this event, email us at [email protected]. Spaces are limited.

01/10/2025

CALL FOR NOMINEES: In celebration of Women's History Month, The Sun Newspapers is looking for nominees for our 40 Fabulous Females event on March 7.

Do you know a local female trailblazer in their field? If so, go to southjersey.media/40-fabulous-submission to nominate them and tell us why they deserve to be recognized. Nominations close on January 31, and winners will be announced on February 7.

All winners will be invited to our celebration on March 6 at the Camden County Boathouse.

Sponsorship opportunities for this event are available; please contact [email protected] for more information.

Every March, The Sun Newspapers seeks to honor local female leaders during Women’s History Month. For 2025 edition, we want to honor more local leaders within our communities through our 40 Fabulous Females honoree event. Between November 20 and January 31, we will accept nominations for female co...

01/09/2025

VENDORS & SPONSORS WANTED: Join The Sun Newspapers at our Health & Wellness Fair, Presented by Weight Intervention Now - WIN at the Cherry Hill Mall from 11-3 on Saturday, February 15. We are looking for businesses seeking to improve a facets of wellness within the local community.

Email [email protected] for more information. Final deadline is February 5. There are limited spaces available!

If you are interested in attending this FREE event as a guest, pre-register at SJhealth25.eventbrite.com.

01/08/2025

VENDORS & SPONSORS WANTED: Join The Sun Newspapers at our Kids & Camp Expo at the Deptford Mall from 11-3 on Saturday, February 1. We are looking for businesses seeking to serve local families' summertime fun.

Email [email protected] for more information. Final deadline is January 22. There are limited spaces available!

If you are interested in attending this FREE event as a guest, pre-register at camp25.eventbrite.com

01/06/2025

HIRING COMPANIES WANTED: Join The Sun Newspapers at our next Job Fair Friday, January 17, 2025 at the Cherry Hill Mall from 10-2. For more information on how to get involved, email us at [email protected] before January 10th.

If you are interested in attending this event as a job seeker, pre-register at job23.eventbrite.com

01/02/2025

Are you or someone you know looking for full-time or part-time positions? Join The Sun Newspapers Friday, January 17 at the Cherry Hill Mall. We will be in the Nordstrom Corridor from 10-2. Pre-register for this FREE event at job23.eventbrite.com

If you are a hiring company interested in having a last-minute space at this event, email us at [email protected]. Spaces are limited.

01/01/2025

As we come to the end of 2024 and look forward to the new year, here’s a look back at the top three stories in Cinnaminson.

Photo by Kathy Chang/The Sun James Alturo started a counting effort in February he fittingly dubbed Jim's Cigarette Butt Challenge, collecting cigarette butts along Route 130 and Branch Pike. He donated 1 cent for every one picked up to the American Lung Association.

Counting cigarette butts

For James Alturo, it started with a challenge: How many cigarette butts would he pick up from last winter in 2022 through the end of 2023 along Route 130 and Branch Pike?

“My goal was 15,000,” the former Palmyra resident and retiree said in early 2024 about the counting. “I figured that’s a lot. I started in February with only 11 months. It’s 1,000 a month.”

For the count – fittingly dubbed Jim’s Cigarette Butt Challenge – Alturo decided to donate 1 cent for every cigarette butt collected to the American Lung Association.

As we come to the end of 2024 and look forward to the new year, here’s a look back at the top three stories in Cinnaminson.Photo by Kathy Chang/The Sun Ja

12/29/2024

Albert J. Countryman Jr./The Sun A young man rides his bicycle during the holiday break from school while a passenger in the background waits for the next train at the River Line’s Palmyra station on the day after Christmas.

Palmyra's big news in 1834 was the Camden and Amboy Railroad's construction of a train station at Broad Street and Cinnaminson Avenue that brought together individuals and businesses in an area of several large farms and very few people.

Then part of Chester Township, the borough along the Delaware River began as Texas, a small railroad junction. Entrepreneur Joseph Souder figured the railroad would transform the town, so he purchased land and mapped out streets and property lots. In 1849, he and other interested investors renamed the village Palmyra, after the ancient trading center in Syria.

The people came and the town grew quickly, along with others along the railroad, including Riverton, Cinnaminson, Riverside and Delanco.

Albert J. Countryman Jr./The Sun A young man rides his bicycle during the holiday break from school while a passenger in the background waits for the next train

12/22/2024

Photos by Albert J. Countryman Jr./The SunFoundations on Belleview Avenue in Cinnaminson are ready for the six modular homes (right) being built across the street. The pre-fabricated houses are part of an affordable-housing development.

Home ownership is a hopeful dream for many struggling families, especially with the high monthly cost of renting an apartment and high interest rates on mortgages.

Thanks to the efforts of Habitat for Humanity of South Central Jersey (SCNJ), that dream has come true for 385 people in Burlington, Camden, Mercer and Atlantic counties, as well as portions of Middlesex, over the past 38 years.

On Nov. 22, SCNJ broke ground on a new affordable-housing development on Belleview Avenue in Cinnaminson, marking the beginning of construction for six new homes. Three short weeks later, on Dec. 13, the new modular homes were placed on foundations.

"These are pre-fabricated modular homes we have been using for the past six years.

Photos by Albert J. Countryman Jr./The SunFoundations on Belleview Avenue in Cinnaminson are ready for the six modular homes (right) being built across the str

12/21/2024

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Building futures with township Habitat for Humanity homes

Photos by Albert J. Countryman Jr./The SunFoundations on Belleview Avenue in Cinnaminson are ready for the six modular homes (right) being built across the str

12/15/2024

Lunch duty

Cinnaminson Township Police Department After much success last year, SRO Tommy Campbell recently renewed his lunch duty program with students at Cinnaminson Mid

12/14/2024

https://southjersey.media/featured/no-more-teardowns/

‘No more teardowns’
Riverton Historical Society earns state preservation award

Albert J. Countryman Jr./The SunRoger Prichard (left) and John Laverty display the state award, which they received during a ceremony on Nov. 21 for leading the

12/13/2024

Legislators press federal agencies on drone sightings

Legislators who included newly elected U.S. Sen. Andy Kim and Sen. Cory Booker have sent a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - amon