Friday, May 03, 2024
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| The Woodstown High School Communications Academy was featured on the front page of the May issue of NJEA Review. |
Hear ye, hear ye! O yez, o yez!
Catch me on the organ at First Baptist Church in Woodstown this Sunday. Hymns are "Revive Us, Again," "Blessed Assurance" and the Doxology. Rev. Tim Joyce is at the pulpit for communion Sunday and Lance Bird is leading the band.
GREAT NEWS:
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| The front page of NJEA Review, featuring the WHS Communication's Academy. |
Woodstown High School's Communications Academy was featured on the front page of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) Magazine. The publication also featured a fantastic report about the Communications Academy and all the great things they're doing. Click here to read it.
Some of my favorite times at Woodstown High were producing "A.M. Woodstown" a closed-circuit show that ran during the 1990s into the 2010s. The program has evolved by leaps and bounds since then and it's wonderful to see all the progress that's been made and the students who are learning critical skills that will benefit them in the future.
OVERHEARD:
• Gary Lincoln is returning home to Woodstown and he's brining his pizza with him.
• A new bar is opening where the old Theo's Tavern used to be (in the diner). Your Town Crier may be making an appearance at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
COMMUNITY
SATURDAY YARDSALES: A dispatch from Woodstown Mayor Joe Hiles:
Woodstown Spring Community Yard Sale Day is the First Saturday Day in May. 🌹Woodstown Mayor Joe Hiles & Borough Council added a Summer Community Yard Sale Day for the First Saturday August. 🌞
There is no rain date, there is no list of participating address, there is no need for a yard sale permit on these two days.
Other than Community Yard Sale Days a $5 permit is required and only authorized yard sale signs may be used. Permits and signs may be obtained at Woodstown Borough Hall.
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TRAFFIC: From Mayor Hiles: "RE Pierson Construction will begin a construction project on Marlton Road from North Main Street to McCoubrie Street. The project will involve reducing Marlton Road to one lane of travel while they mill, repave, and install curbing. Dates: 5/3/2024-5/24/2024"
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CHURCH SALE: The annual Church Yard Sale at First Baptist Church of Woodstown is this Saturday, May 4, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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WREATHS: The Squirrel's Nest Art Studio and Elegantly Loraine are hosting a workshop for making floral wreaths for Mother's Day. No experience necessary. Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. $45 per person with all supplies included. Pay in store or Venmo @Jennifer-Carll-Simon ... visit www.elegantlyloraine.com
Just a reminder ... Mother's day this year is Sunday, May 12 this year. Don't forget!
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FREEDOM RUNNERS: The annual 4th of July Firecracker 5K (for adults) and Sparkler Run (for kids) will take place on July 4 and begin at the Salem County Fairgrounds and will start promptly at 8 a.m. prior to the 10 a.m. parade. Sign up here.
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CAR SHOW: Street Rollers Cruise Night, every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., starting April 2 and running until October 1. Hosted at Wood Lanes Bowling Alley.
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CHURCH : Two dispatches from St John’s Episcopal Church in Salem
• May 5, 2024 at 4 p.m. we will have an Evensong Service. Evensong is an adaptation of daily evening prayer which is observed through out the Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church World wide, and is an ancient tradition which transcends time and distance. For more information you can visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/StJohnsSalemNJ/
• June 30, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. we will celebrate the Feast of St John’ the Baptist, our patron saint. We invite you to come and join us for Holy Communion weekly at 8 a.m., 10:30 am on Sunday and at 12 noon on Wednesday.
ENTERTAINMENT
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| Woodstown Middle School hosted its annual spring concert featuring outstanding performances by the Woodstown Middle School Choirs and Bands. Paula Gorman (above) directed the choirs and Shannon Sheridan (below) directed the bands. |
THEATRE: This week, I finished staging the first act of "Charlotte's Web" at the Blue Moon Theatre (Woodstown Opera House). We have a tremendous cast stacked with some of the region's best talent from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. And the show is led by many of Woodstown's finest actors. It's going to be a great show! Here is the cast below:
E.B. White/Lurvy - Alair Diremigio
Wilbur - Sam Williams
Charlotte - Hannah Lee DeFrates
Fern Arable - Cadence Laning
Martha Arable - Ariel Johnson
Avery Arable - Joseph DiBella
Homer Zuckerman - Jon Laning
Edith Zuckerman - Lori Thompson
John Arable - Jim Cook Jr.
Templeton - Brady Thompson
Goose - Donna Laning
Gander - Charlie Lai
Sheep - Crit Olmos
Lamb - Sophia Shipman
Announcer/Uncle/Reporter-Photographer - Gabriel Vereen
Performances are June 7, 8, 14, 15 at 8 p.m. and June 16 at 2 p.m. Link for tickets will be posted soon.
SPORTS
BASEBALL: Congrats to Brent Williams on his 100th career hit in Woodie Ball! His achievement occurred Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in a 14-2 win over Penns Grove High School.
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SOFTBALL: Congrats to Kayla Brown! On Friday, April 19, 2024, Kayla Brown pitched a perfect game in the Varsity Softball Team’s 13-0 win over Wildwood. Kayla struck out 13 of the 15 hitters she faced.
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The Woodstown Athletic Department released its new website, a hub for all things Woodstown High School sports. It can be found here.
GOVERNMENT
BOE: Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District will host a special Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. Location: William Roper School at 211 East Lake Rd. in Pilesgrove.
Woodstown Borough Council and Pilesgrove Twp Committee meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
WEATHER
SATURDAY: Rain (40%). High of 64F. Low of 48F.
SUNDAY: Rain (80%). High of 80F. Low of 48F.
Forecast: Cloudy all next week with rain on Tuesday. Temps in the 70Fs. Wednesday at high of 82F. Temps back down to the 60s with rain next weekend. Ugh.
Woodstown Crier: Where we all need to relax and drive slow this weekend for the yard sales.
Want to share your Woodstown-Pilesgrove news in the Crier Column? Email Jim Cook at WoodstownCrier@gmail.com
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