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🌱 Patch AM: What’s planned for Haddonfield’s Fall Festival on Tanner Street Saturday?

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Good morning to you Haddonfield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's planned for Haddonfield's Fall Festival on Tanner Street Saturday?
  • What Haddonfield parents should know about new K-5 screentime limits
  • How Haddonfield coaches may have saved a star runner's life

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

Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Nice with sun and clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
  • Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Local Event: Haddonfield Fall Festival 2026 (patch.com) — Haddonfield's big Fall Festival is coming up this Saturday, Oct. 3, with Tanner Street packed with more than 45 craft vendors, kids' activities, and live music from local groups. Nonprofits will line Kings Highway, downtown shops and restaurants will be open, and the Farmers Market will run that morning, making it a full day out in the borough.
   

2. Haddonfield starts school year with new K-5 screentime guidance (nbcphiladelphia.com) — Haddonfield elementary families should know the district has rolled out new K-5 screentime guidance that keeps Chromebooks in classrooms, prioritizes handwriting and printed texts, and makes recess completely screen free. Officials say the goal is to emphasize face-to-face interaction and active technology use, with similar guidelines for older grades now being developed.
   

3. When New Jersey High School Runner Needed to Stop, His Coaches Made Sure He Did (newsbreak.com) — A Haddonfield Memorial High School distance runner's life-threatening heart condition was caught because his coaches insisted he stop a tough summer workout and see a doctor. Their caution led to a diagnosis of Lyme carditis, a careful recovery, and ultimately a standout senior season that helped power Haddonfield to state and national success.
   

4. FOCUS founder to address ManUp South Jersey Conference (catholicstarherald.org) — Catholic men in Haddonfield and nearby towns are invited to the ManUp South Jersey Men's Spirituality Conference at Paul VI High School on Nov. 14, featuring nationally known speaker Curtis Martin. The daylong event includes Mass, talks on deepening faith and mission, and time for prayer and fellowship, with registration and breakfast starting after the early morning Mass.
   

5. Wallace, Plum lead No. 19 Cherokee boys soccer over Paul VI (nj.com subscription) — High school soccer fans in Haddonfield saw Cherokee, ranked No. 19 statewide, dominate Paul VI 6-0 on Tuesday at Paul VI's home field. Kyle Wallace and Connor Plum each scored twice as Cherokee stayed unbeaten, while Paul VI continued searching for its first win of the season.
   

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