Greater Kingston Civic Association - Cherry Hill, NJ
A Network of Neighbors
Welcome! This website was created by and for residents living in or around the Greater Kingston Area as an informational community resource. A site by neighbors for neighbors, we welcome your input for additional info or links. To be added to our confidential monthly updates and alerts list, or to send requests and/or ideas, please contact us at GKCA@comcast.net.
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About Us:
The Greater Kingston Civic Association was formed in the early 1960s. It included the Kingston Estates, Brandywoods, Deer Woods and Green Haven areas. The Association was active in advocating for community improvements such as sidewalk repair and protecting against unwanted "progress" such as access to Interstate 295 through the neighborhood. This group of concerned neighbors also held social events and neighborhood landscape contests! Over the years the GKCA has periodically come together to support area residents through communication and work with the Cherry Hill Municipal Government. The geographic range expanded to include North Woods, Forest Hills, Kingston East, and Three Oaks.The founders of this site hope that you will feel free to use this website to find out more about your neighborhood and to become involved in keeping this community strong! 
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Cherry Hill Police Department & GKCA
To report non-emergency suspicious activity,
please call CHPD Dispatch at (856) 665-1200
- GKCA posts monthly updates of police activity logged in the area. Most recent summary of area activity logged by the CHPD: [MAR & APR]
- In an effort to keep our community informed and build partnerships, the Cherry Hill Police Department has started a Facebook page, empowering the citizens of Cherry Hill to help deter and in some cases help solve crimes. Go to www.facebook.com/pages/Cherry-Hill-NJ/Cherry-Hill-Police or call the CHPD at (856) 488-7813. Residents can also follow the CHPD Twitter (@CherryHillPD) for daily notifications, events, traffic alerts and more.
- Region fights burglary wave [02/11/12]
- 3/19/12 GKCA General Membership Meeting Minutes: CHPD presentation on crime prevention tips, neighborhood safety measures and neighborhood concerns.
- South Jerseyans take a less formal approach to town watch [03/27/12]
- Police 'like' Facebook for catching crooks [04/02/12]
- Police probe theft at Cherry Hill store [04/23/12]
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Please note that not all roads in Cherry Hill are maintained by the Township. Residents can report issues on County-maintained roads by contacting Camden County’s Department of Public Works directly at (856) 566-2980. The following are County-owned roads:
Berlin-Haddonfield Road - Burnt Mill Road - Chapel Ave - Church Road - Cooper Landing Road - Cropwell Road - Cuthbert Road - Evesham Road - Greentree Road - Haddonfield Road - Hampton Road - Hinchman Road - Kings Hwy South of Rt. 70 - Kenilworth Ave - (Chapel to Rt. 38 ONLY) - Kresson Road - Lexington Avenue - Maple Avenue - Melrose Avenue - Old Borton's Mill Road - Old Marlton Pike - Park Boulebard - Springdale Road - Woodcrest Road
Route 38, Route 70, Brace Road, Cuthbert Road (between Rt. 70 & Rt. 38), and Kings Highway (North of Route 70) are maintained by the NJ Department of Transportation: (856) 795-4735.
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NJDOT offers Web site for maintenance requests
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.
residents can directly report problems or maintenance issues on Routes 70 and 38 and I-295 in Cherry Hill,
and on state roadways throughout New Jersey.
Residents can report municipal road pothole problems directly to Cherry Hill Township through their
DirectConnect form on the CH Twp. Website or by calling the Department of Public Works at (856) 424-4422.
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820 Mercer Street, Room 208, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Council Meetings:
Monday, May 14, - 7:30pm
Tuesday, May 29 - 7:30pm
Planning Board:
Monday, May 07 - 7:30pm
Monday, May 21 - 7:30pm
Zoning Board of Adjustment Meetings:
Thursday, May 03 - 7:30pm
Thursday, May 17 - 7:30pm
Register of APPOINTED Volunteer Municipal Positions (updated 9/2011)
Register of VACANT Volunteer Municipal Positions (updated 7/2011)
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(See for links to minutes of meetings)
May 15, 2012 - Caucus - 6:00pm
Freeholder’s Conference Room, 16th floor-Courthouse, 520 Market St., Camden, NJ 08102
May 17, 2012 - Regular Meeting - 7:00pm
Winslow Senior Citizens Center, 33 Coopers Folly Road, Atco, NJ 08004
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CHERRY HILL RECYCLING INFORMATION
Electronic waste and fluorescent bulbs can be recycled at the Department of Public Works at 1 Perina Blvd. in Cherry Hill
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Staff is available from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays to collect and store these items.
During off-hours, a drop-off station is set up outside the building.
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Cherry Hill Township Municipal & Schools Info, Police Reports, & Camden County Info
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- 3/19/12 GKCA General Membership Meeting Minutes: CHPD presentation on crime prevention tips, neighborhood safety measures and neighborhood concerns.
- Get involved! Municipal boards, commissions, and advisory committees make possible the participation of citizens in the daily business of community government [info link]. For more info, contact GKCA@comcast.net or Cherry Hill Township. See Register of APPOINTED Volunteer Municipal Positions (updated 7/2011), Register of VACANT Volunteer Municipal Positions (updated 7/2011) and Info about Township Boards for Community Volunteers
Community News
- Rutgers panel nixes merger plan [05/04/12]
- Greenwald sees merger pros, cons [04/19/12]
- Garden State Park complex on road to growth [04/14/12]
- University merger up to lawmakers, advisory agency says [03/28/12]
- S.J. officials blast Lautenberg for raising concerns over proposed merger [03/28/12]
- University merger talk dominates budget meeting [03/26/12]
- Debt questions remain in merger of three universities [03/01/12]
- Camden County disburses almost $1 million in FEMA relief [02/28/12]
- Scammers out in full force in South Jersey [02/28/12]
- Rabid raccoon strikes in Cherry Hill [02/23/12]
- Most fire budgets approved [02/21/12]
- Residents teed off by cell tower plan [02/18/12]
- Tempers flare at Christie town hall [01/10/12]
- Burlington County freeholders, new Cherry Hill mayor sworn in [01/03/12]
Schools
- District to review educator training [05/04/12]
- Special ed programs may lack needed skills [04/28/12]
- Teacher not in classroom, lawyer says [04/28/12]
- Staffers in bullying case no longer on the job, Cherry Hill says [04/25/12]
- Cherry Hill dad - Educators verbally abused autistic boy [04/24/12]
- Cherry Hill proposes budget for school year [03/11/12]
- District expansion for charter is denied [03/02/12]
- Most school districts to move elections [02/21/12]
- Regis Academy still planning September opening [02/11/12]
- Districts quick to move elections [02/06/12]
- Assembly panel passes two bills restricting charter schools [02/02/12]
- Mixed news on state student test scores [02/01/12]
- Don't force taxpayers to fund charter schools [12/03/11]
- Supporters gather to hail Regis Academy Charter in Cherry HIll [11/16/11]
- Cherry Hill: Charter school uses 64% of cap [11/15/11]
- Charters apply for more suburban schools [10/20/11]
- Cherry Hill averse to charter school [10/12/11]
- Charter school to open in Cherry Hill [10/03/11]
- Christie visits Cherry Hill elementary school [09/14/11]
- School groups joining forces to save [08/24/11]
- New education advocacy group claims to be political equalizer [08/14/11]
- CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS [07/28/11]
- Waiver OK'd, Cherry Hill school board approves superintendent at $180K salary [07/27/11]
- Increased aid for schools on the way -- with strings attached [07/13/11]
- New Cherry Hill schools chief thinks big [07/05/11]
Route 70 (This highway is a major thoroughfare through our town and of importance locally and regionally. Visit this link for more information on proposals and community input and reaction to proposals.)
- Additional safety measures needed [CP Editorial 12/21/09]
- Activists take on clogged roads [Newspaper Article 12/17/09]
- Another plan for Route 70 [Newspaper Article 10/31/07]
- Cherry Hill officials must look at latest Rt. 70 plan [Courier-Post Opinion 10/24/07]
- Cherry Hill mayor outlines plans for Route 70 [Newspaper Article 07/03/07]
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Website Updated: 5/9/2012
Publication of organization names or links does not constitute GKCA endorsement of any associated individuals, groups or their activities.
Publication of organization names or links does not constitute GKCA endorsement
of any associated individuals, groups or their activities.
All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)
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