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.
- In an effort to keep our community informed and build partnerships, the Cherry Hill Police Department has started a Facebook page. With this up to date information, the citizens of Cherry Hill can help deter and in some cases help solve crimes. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/pages/Cherry-Hill-NJ/Cherry-Hill-Police or call the CHPD at (856) 432-8838.
- Residents can deter thieves [11/21/11]
- The Cherry Hill Police Department Presents The Kid Card ID Program
The Cherry Hill Police Department’s Community Relations is proud to present this Child ID program to any child free of charge at township events. The Cherry Hill Kid Card is an identification card parents will have as a quick reference should your child be reported lost or missing. The card will include a photo and physical description of your child. Additionally, the information on the card meets the criteria needed for identifying and entering the child into the Amber Alert System.
Next Event Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012, Cherry Hill Library 10:00am-2:00pm
- Western Union Scam
The Cherry Hill Police Department has received several reports of a Western Union Scam. The unknown actor contacts a victim (usually elderly) and “hires” them as a Mystery Shopper. The victim then enters the identified store and sends a Western Union Money Wire Transfer (of their own money) to the unknown actor. Often the amount of money sent is in the Thousands. The victim believes this money will be returned and additional compensation will be sent, however this is not the case.
Please be aware of any suspicious phone calls especially when money is requested and keep an eye out for elderly residents who may talk about this “great” opportunity.
Be aware that money sent via Western Union or other wire transfer sites is NOT able to be recovered once it is picked up by the recipient (actor). These scams also usually require the money to be sent overseas which makes criminal or civil recourse impossible.
Call the police immediately if you suspect a scam or have been a victim of a scam. Call CHPD Dispatch at (856) 665-1200.
DO NOT send money to unknown persons without first ensuring it is legitimate. Legitimate businesses/organizations do not require “customers” to send money with a promise the customer will profit from the transaction.
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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:
Council Reorganization Meeting - Monday, January 2 - 2:00pm
Monday, January 9 - 7:00pm
Mondau, January 23 - 7:30pm
Zoning Board of Adjustment Meetings:
Thursday, January 5 - 7:30pm
Register of APPOINTED Volunteer Municipal Positions (updated 7/2011)
Register of VACANT Volunteer Municipal Positions (updated 7/2011)
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(See for links to minutes of meetings)
January 24, 2012 - Caucus - 6:00pm
Freeholder’s Conference Room, 16th floor-Courthouse, 520 Market St., Camden, NJ 08102
January 26, 2012 - Regular Meeting - 7:00pm
Brooklawn Community Center, 101 North 2nd Street, Brooklawn, NJ 08030
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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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- 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
- Tempers flare at Christie town hall [01/10/12]
- Burlington County freeholders, new Cherry Hill mayor sworn in [01/03/12]
- Fellow politicians offer views on Platt [12/17/11]
- Bernie looks back at service [12/17/11]
- Thefts lead Cherry Hill police to warn Honda drivers [12/15/11]
- Federal officials recommend ban on using phones while driving [12/14/11]
- Cherry Hill celebrates 50th anniversary [12/08/11]
- VACANCY: Cherry Hill seeks new tenants, uses for empty tracts [12/04/11]
- Boozy bears, bombs and eyeball shots: new ways teens are getting high [12/04/11]
- Cherry Hill gas station raided; 2 face drug charges [11/26/11]
- N.J. voters OK sports betting [11/09/11]
- Successor to Cherry Hill Mayor Platt savors win [11/09/11]
- Construction resumes on 200+ Cherry Hill apartment complex [10/28/11]
- Police warn Cherry Hill drivers to lock their cars [10/26/11]
- Tower OK raises little static [10/15/11]
- Impatient drivers a danger to walkers [09/16/11]
- Cherry Hill gets $400,000 from HUD [08/20/11]
- Merchantville group OK'd to study merger [08/19/11]
- Exemptions cloud property tax cap [08/12/11]
- Cherry Hill reaps benefits of recycling [08/12/11]
- RecycleBank, library unveil joint venture [08/12/11]
- Cherry Hill, Camco public works units to pool resources [08/06/11]
- Mystery bidder pays $1.6M for Cherry Hill tract [07/21/11]
- Agencies fear more funding cuts for social services [07/19/11]
- Despite reform, N.J. faces pension woes [07/18/11]
- Rt. 70-Brace Road tract in Cherry Hill up for bid [07/08/11]
- Kresson Road - Route 561 project to tie up traffic for 6 months [06/27/11]
- Camden County GOP chairman puts party on track [06/26/11]
- Cherry Hill police agree to new contract through 2013 [06/23/11]
- Merger with Cherry Hill gains favor from Merchantville council [06/15/11]
- Cherry Hill hopes flowers reap savings [06/12/11]
- Countywide police force plan unveiled in Camco [06/08/11]
- In Camden, Christie joins Norcross in push for education [06/04/11]
- $350G deal OK'd in suit [05/28/11]
- Cherry Hill police chief signs 3 1/2-year contract [05/25/11]
- Christie tells Cherry Hill town hall he will comply with school-funding order [05/25/11
- Cherry Hill to begin property revaluation [05/15/11]
- Cherry Hill board gets to work [05/12/11]
- Four more South Jersey towns talk trash with their neighbors [05/10/11]
- Retirements dump more red ink on N.J. [05/10/11]
- Conciliatory tone helps at ballot box [05/03/11]
- New law eases municipal consolidation [04/28/11]
- State aims to cure accident-plagued South Jersey interchange [4/16/11]
- Democrats select mayoral candidate in Cherry Hill [04/11/11]
- All in the Family: Nepotism rears head yet again in N.J. politics [04/11/11]
- Christie stymies enemies [04/03/11]
- Platt won't seek re-election in Cherry Hill [04/01/11]
- Camco GOP elects Booth as its new chairman [04/01/11]
- Study: Camco ranks near bottom in N.J. for healthiness [03/31/11]
- Cherry Hill raises stakes in battle over 130-foot cell tower off Route 70 [03/30/11]
- Camco GOP election may be put off [03/30/11]
- 260 layoffs coming next week in Camden County government [03/30/11]
- Family beaten in Cherry Hill home invasion [03/28/11]
- Where to find help in Camden County [03/27/11]
- Members of committees to regionalize Camco police, fire forces ID'd [03/26/11]
- Camco GOP delays chairman election [03/25/11]
- Christie: 'Seize the moment' with regional police force in Camco [03/25/11]
- Appeals surge on property taxes [03/22/11]
- Camco Freeholder Jeff Nash tamps down talk of running for mayor of Cherry Hill [03/20/11]
- Utility upgrade work to affect local roads [03/12/11]
- Camco GOP chief resigns [03/04/11]
- Police arrest pair suspected in 15+ burglaries in Cherry Hill, ..., other towns [02/28/11]
- 2 seek to fold district fire vote [Newspaper Article 02/18/11]
- Natural gas pipelines: Does aging system put South Jersey in danger? [Newspaper Article 02/18/11]
- S.J. fire departments get federal funding [Newspaper Article 02/17/11]
- 10 of 11 Camco fire marshals expected to be laid off [Newspaper Article 02/17/11]
- Sweeney talks up plan to consolidate police, fire units in Camden County [Newspaper Article 01/26/11]
- Camden County furlough plan faces challenge by union [Newspaper Article 01/26/11]
- Redd responds to mass layoffs [Newspaper Article 01/25/11]
- Uncertainty grows after city layoffs [Newspaper Article 01/23/11]
- Camden Layoffs: Nervously, nearby towns offer backup [Newspaper Article 01/19/11]
- Countywide police, fire coverage proposed for Camco [Newspaper Article 01/14/11]
- Local officials expecting more from Christie in 2011 [Newspaper Article 02/12/11]
- Cherry Hill re-hires 2 more officers previously laid off [Newspaper Article 01/05/11]
- Big changes coming to Rt. 70 business corridor [Newspaper Article 01/03/11]
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]
Schools
- 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]
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Website Updated: 1/22/2012
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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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