Official Barrington Borough News Holiday Issue, 2015
After you put away the turkey leftovers, hide your Black Friday bargains, and dig out some holiday ornaments, it’s time to bundle up the kids, grab a blanket, and head for your favorite parade-watching spot! It all starts on “Black Friday,” November 27th, about 6:30 pm. That’s when Santa switches on the lights in front of Borough Hall and Barrington will begin celebrating the Holiday Season. If you’ve never seen Santa Claus arrive in his noisy Firetruck Parade, this is the year to join in the fun! The parade will begin around 7:00 pm, and fire companies from all over the area decorate their emergency vehicles with thousands of lights and
parade them down Clements Bridge Road with horns and sirens blaring. They follow the traditional holiday parade route down Clements Bridge Road and Gloucester Pike to Reading Avenue, and back to the firehouse. The parade usually has marching bands and community groups, and the glow of the holiday lights is inspiring. The Jolly Old Elf arrives on a fire truck and everyone enjoys hot chocolate and cookies at the firehouse, compliments of Santa and Barrington Fire Co. #1. A perfect start to the Holiday Season! BREAKfAST WITh SANTA
On Saturday, December 5th, the children are invited
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to join Santa for breakfast at the VFW Memorial Hall on Shreve Avenue. Festivities start at 9am and finish around 11am. Kids can get their picture taken with Santa, and get a chance to chat with the Jolly Old Elf himself. Admission is free, but you are asked to bring a new unwrapped toy or a non-perishable food item for needy folks in town. TOYS fOR ThE NEEDY
Barrington Fire Company #1 will be conducting their usual drive for new, unwrapped toys and cash donations to benefit the less fortunate during the season of giving. On Saturday, December 12th, from 10am to 2pm, volunteer firefighters and EMT’s will be in
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front of the Rite-Aid at the corner of Clements Bridge Road and Gloucester Pike to run a Coin Toss and collection site for gifts. You can also drop them off at the Firehouse the during the following week. gIVINg TREE
There will also be a Giving Tree at Borough Hall again this year. Stop by and pick up a gift tag from the tree that will specify the age and gender of a person in need. When you shop for a gift, wrap it, and attach the tag to it, and return it to Borough Hall by December 18th. The A.B.L.E. Group will see that it gets to a deserving recipient by Christmas morning.
SPONSORS SOUghT fOR NEEDY fAmILIES
For many years, Mayor Klaus has organized the town’s Care & Share Program benefiting deserving families in Barrington and at the Osbourne Clinic at Lourdes Hospital in Camden. Businesses, organizations, and families volunteer to sponsor an entire family for the holidays. They receive the wish lists of everyone in the family –with first names, genders, and sizes only– and then go shopping. The gifts are returned to the Mayor’s Office by December 18th, and are delivered before Christmas. It’s guaranteed to give you that Holiday spirit! mORE hOLIDAY NEWS ON PAgE 4
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Mayor’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Harvest Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Government News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Around The Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Trash and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Parking Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 T-N-R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Community Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Senior Citizens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Places of Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17