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🌱 Patch AM: What’s happening at today’s Fall Festival in downtown Haddonfield?

Also, don't miss Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale on the Haddonfield Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • What's happening at today's Fall Festival in downtown Haddonfield?
  • How Haddonfield field hockey stayed atop the Liberty Division standings.
  • Haddonfield community remembers longtime resident Nancy Levering Bowman

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 66, low: 58.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Local Event: Fall Festival Sponsor Offer (patch.com) — Haddonfield's Fall Festival takes over downtown today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with crafters, kids' activities, and performances by local groups like the Haddonfield Pick-Up Band. Visitors can also check out sponsor Cherry Hill Imports' display at Kings Court and even enter for a chance to win a one-year Audi Q5 lease.
   

2. No. 14 West Deptford, Haddonfield battle to draw in key field hockey division matchup (nj.com subscription) — A tightly contested Colonial Conference Liberty Division field hockey match in Haddonfield ended in a 2–2 tie between Haddonfield and No. 14-ranked West Deptford, keeping Haddonfield atop the division standings. Local standout performances included goals from Evangeline Rosa and Reese Corbett, plus 10 saves in goal by Connolly Cassin as Haddonfield preserved its first-place position.
   

3. Nancy Weir 'Nance; Mimi; Gram' Bowman (thesunpapers.com) — A former longtime Haddonfield resident, Nancy Levering Bowman, is remembered for helping establish the Elizabeth Haddon Elementary School library and for her work with the Haddonfield Garden Club. Family and friends recall her as a devoted gardener, animal lover, and creative force in community and family life, and invite memorial donations to wildlife and animal charities.
   

4. Jubilee Mass honors St. Francis' legacy of mercy, humility (catholicstarherald.org) — Local Franciscans connected to Christ the King Parish in Haddonfield were among those recognized as Bishop Joseph A. Williams led a Jubilee Mass honoring Saint Francis' legacy in Mantua. The celebration highlighted the work of Secular Franciscans across South Jersey, including the Haddonfield fraternity, who focus on humble service, reconciliation, and support for the poor and marginalized.
   

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