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🌱 Patch AM: Could Collingswood hand ambulance calls to a private provider soon?

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In today's newsletter:

  • Could Collingswood hand ambulance calls to a private provider soon?
  • How Collingswood's star goalie is keeping the Panthers in every game
  • Pedestrian safety upgrades are now underway on Collingswood streets

Also on today's calendar: Balance, Bones & Breath and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Warmer with variable clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 77, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Collingswood could privatize ambulance services to help overworked firefighters (inquirer.com) — Collingswood officials are weighing whether to privatize ambulance transports to relieve an overworked, 19-person fire department that handles about 4,000 calls a year. A $40,000 study says outsourcing EMS could cut overtime costs and improve staffing, but commissioners are split, a past lawsuit derailed an earlier Virtua deal, and some leaders prefer a longer-term regional fire service merger.
   

• Collingswood's Sophia Albright Builds on 217-Save Season in ... (theretrospect.com) — A standout Collingswood High goalkeeper, senior Sophia Albright, is back in net after a 217-save season and is already piling up 92 saves in eight games this fall. Her play has kept the Panthers competitive in the Colonial Conference despite recent rebuilding years, and her coach credits her with single-handedly keeping Collingswood in many tight matches.
   

• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 9/28/2026 (insidernj.com) — Pedestrian safety improvements have begun in Collingswood, according to a brief mention in this statewide political roundup, signaling new attention to local crosswalks and streets. The rest of the briefing surveys major New Jersey stories, from a lieutenant governor's resignation and storm damage to education debates and municipal decisions across dozens of towns.
   

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  • Cooper University Health Care posted a job opening for Unit Secretary PRN - Hospital Pool in Camden. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Haddon

  • Necessary wellness Jasmine, Jasmine stole $250 from me and failed to provide service paid for 856-389-6688 Haddon Township New Jersey (ripoffreport.com)

Camden

  • Gorillaz Camden New Jersey 2026: The Mountain Tour at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (blogspot.com)
  • Camden County Boosts Monarch Butterfly Habitats With Milkweed Plant Event (wjrz.com)
  • How a Camden teacher won a nationwide grant for school supplies (thedailyjournal.com)

West Deptford

  • 2 Homes Shot In Bridgeton, Authorities Say (patch.com)
  • Gun-Wielding Man Confronts Driver In Bridgeton Road Rage Altercation, Police Say (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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