Firefighters from multiple companies responded to an apartment fire in downtown Collingswood in March 2025. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Collingswood Commissioners Split on Virtua EMS Services Bid
Collingswood firefighter-EMTs have been overworked amid call volumes that have spiked in the past decade and cratered morale, Fire Chief Geoff Joyce says. Virtua Health EMTs could ease some of that workload, but borough leaders are divided on bringing them in. Commissioner Jim Maley said Mayor Daniela Solano-Ward should have recused herself from voting on the contract after consulting her husband, a Virtua physician, prior to soliciting bids for the service. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
First announced last spring, the communal gathering space at the corner of Haddon and Woodlawn Avenues made its official introduction to packed crowds on a humid September Saturday afternoon. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
New restrictions on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water mean big-money investments in aging infrastructure. The borough is seeking sources to defray those costs, including grants, low-interest loans, and funding from a $10-billion settlement with manufacturer 3M. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…