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🌱 Patch AM: Collingswood football shut out at Deptford, with key senior injured.

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Hello again Collingswood! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Collingswood football shut out at Deptford, with key senior injured.
  • See what's new at Newton Lake Park's Collingswood fishing piers.
  • Leadership change at the nonprofit that runs Collingswood Manor explained.

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 73, low: 56.
  • Sunday: A chance of afternoon rain, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Deptford football blanks Collingswood (nj.com subscription) — Collingswood High's football team fell 34-0 at Deptford Thursday night, dropping the Panthers to 0-6 despite a hard-running effort from Terrance Goffney. The game also saw senior Isiaha Clement leave with a neck injury and go to the hospital, while Collingswood's defense still managed a sack, interception, forced fumble, and multiple tackles for loss.
   

2. Camden County Opens Seven ADA-Accessible Fishing Piers at Ne... (theretrospect.com) — New ADA-accessible fishing piers are now open along Newton Lake Park's Collingswood shoreline, giving residents paved paths and safer platforms to fish and enjoy the water. The $1.3 million Camden County project also fixed failing stormwater pipes and crumbling concrete, improving long-term water quality and park infrastructure that Collingswood neighbors use every day.
   

3. UMC Appoints Bob Peterson as Interim President & CEO (citybiz.co) — United Methodist Communities, which operates Collingswood Manor and a HomeWorks office in Collingswood, has named CFO Bob Peterson as interim President and CEO. The nonprofit says the leadership transition will be smooth, with outgoing CEO Mark Lenhard advising Peterson as they continue expanding senior living and in-home services across New Jersey, including here in town.
   

4. Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 10/1/2026 (insidernj.com) — Collingswood gets a brief mention in this statewide political roundup, noting that the borough's police chief currently leads the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. The rest of the briefing surveys New Jersey political news, legislation, local controversies, and community developments from towns across the state, offering context on broader issues that can still indirectly affect Collingswood residents.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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