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PITMAN IS IN

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IN THIS ISSUE:

A Look at Local History: Alcyon Park Pitman Garden Club Borough Bites…and more!

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elcome back to the 08071, a magazine dedicated to the lifestyle and community of Pitman. We hope you enjoyed our first edition over the Winter season and have returned to see what the town will be offering this Spring.

We are NMG media group, proudly providing over 50 publications within New Jersey and Pennsylvania, specializing in original local content. Just recently we were given the opportunity to delve into all the wonderful and exciting things Pitman has to offer.

Coming up this season, the residents in and around the town can expect beautiful arrangements of flowers and well kept gardens thanks to Pitman Garden Club (pg. 10). They can also take in the seasons beauty during a walk in the historic Alcyon Park (pg. 12).

Another great resource mentioned in this article is a woman who created a youth-based community center to help

the younger residents learn more about themselves and how to become better leaders in the community.

If food is where your heart lies, stroll over to page 6 and take in the unique atmosphere of Milkweed Table and Market. Run by sister-in-laws, this place projects the feeling of love and family to any afternoon brunch or special event.

Residents can also read about the return of highly missed social event of 4th Fridays (pg. 4) and can see what their neighbors think about the best plants to have in their garden (pg. 16).

All of this and more awaits on the pages ahead. Enjoy!

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FRIDAYS in Pitman

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fter having to scale back the festivities last year due to COVID precautions, Fourth Fridays in Pitman are looking to be bigger and better than ever for 2022. That will include more music, more food, more vendors and more activities for all ages. Jenny Mazzola, the head of the committee responsible for putting the event together, spoke about some of the exciting new details that visitors will get to enjoy from May until September.

“All through COVID, of course we couldn’t have any events and we saw the negative impact of that on our businesses,” said Mazzola. “When we came back to event planning this year for 2022, Fourth Friday was something that was really important to bring back to the Uptown and to the businesses that had struggled through the last two years. And the decision to go bigger and bolder was certainly a committee decision, a board decision, to make it something that will attract more people than it had in the past.”

Fourth Fridays started over 10 years ago, with Mazzola initially joining the Pitman Chamber of Commerce five years ago as its treasurer. When Mazzola advanced to being the showrunner, she took over for former board of directors of the chamber, Lisa Morgey and Yvonne Giovanetti. The latter was responsible for starting the event and helping to make it what it is today.

“Yvonne was really instrumental in starting Fourth Fridays as a way to bring people into town at a time when the Uptown was really in need of patrons,” said Mazzola. “She’s very plugged into the local band and music scene so that was important to bring music into the Uptown. That was the first time we had really had outdoor music Uptown.”

Fourth Fridays has come quite far since then, with Mazzola saying that one of the biggest challenges for 2022 was actually screening through all the musicians that wanted to be featured. Only two acts are featured per event, and with the five events, that means only 10 musicians will get picked overall. But they received an overwhelming number of applicants who were enthusiastic to perform again after COVID took those opportunities away for so long. But that is a challenge Mazzola was happy to have, describing it as fun to try and outdo previous years.

As far as new features, Fourth Fridays is trying to do even more to make the event a great time for children. “We’re introducing a rock wall for the first time,” said Mazzola. “In May, we’ll be bringing in a portable mini golf course to one of the events that will be setup throughout the park.” That is in addition to popular favorites from previous years such as balloon artists and face painters.

Another aspect being added this year are vendors that can show off the artistry of Pitman. Mazzola explained how the area craft fair is another one of Pitman’s big events, so it felt natural to bring crafters into Fourth Fridays as well. And ultimately that is a continuation of the core impetus behind the fun, which is to draw attention to the businesses. In fact, the first ever Fourth Friday originally started as area shops trying to entice in customers with sales.

“It was mostly a shopping night,” Mazzola said.

“So it started as the businesses giving discounts, like ‘come shop Fourth Friday and take 10 percent off ’. It was kind of just a call to bring everybody together on a certain night and advertise what the businesses were doing and any kind of specials or things they were having.”

It has obviously come a long way since then, with each Fourth Friday typically attracting a few thousand visitors, rain or shine. Even with the 2021 edition being more scaled down due to pandemic precautions, people were still eager to come out. And that is something Mazzola is pleased to see. While she, of course, wants everyone to have fun, if the businesses weren’t seeing a positive financial impact, that would be a cue to her that they were doing something incorrectly.

Mazzola described her philosophy saying, “As the Chamber, the whole reason that we do this is because we want our businesses to be able to say ‘On Fourth Friday, we had a great night.’ We want it to be business-centered … we spread the event intentionally all the way down Broadway. So people have to walk past all the stores and restaurants and hopefully will stop to shop, grab dessert and have dinner. At the heart of it is the intention to really introduce people to new businesses they may not have seen and bring new people into town who may not know how great our Uptown is.”

If you are around Pitman at the end of one of the next several months, you can go enjoy Fourth Fridays for yourself, with each month having its own unique theme. Below are the dates and themes for each day: May 27th - Spring into Pitman • June 24th - Bingo!

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Milkweed Table & Market in Pitman is every brunchers dream

BY LAUREN LAMANTIA

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ne thing sister-in-laws Alexandra “Alex” and Elena Convery have always loved is the joyful experience of brunch. So much so that the duo decided to take matters into their own hands and open their own restaurant in August of 2021.

Milkweed Table & Market, located in the heart of Pitman, takes the brunch experience to a whole other level with its stylish chic interior, rooftop and a garden-like back patio to sit back and enjoy the spring season.

The idea to open the restaurant originally sparked when Alex Convery, a local realestate and Elena Convery, an occupational therapist, wanted to bring the brunch experience closer to the South Jersey area. In August of 2019, the two co-owners bought the property, in which the space was renovated and completed in the late summer of 2021, just in time to be open to the public after the pandemic.

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Market came alive with the help of Elena Converys’ brother and Alex Converys’ husband Robert Convery, who helped bring in specific designs the owners pictured, such as the crafted white flooring of the outdoor space.

“We were really just gunning for the garden, and very bohemian, very natural and just pulling things that made sense,” Elena Convery

said.

With their own personal flairs and style incorporated into the design of the restaurant, the name of the restaurant “Milkweed” also follows the garden theme. The name came from the flower which is commonly associated with caterpillars and butterflies, in which Elena Convery heard about for the first time from one of her patients.

“I just liked the meaning. The butterfly means growth, new chapter, new beginning from a caterpillar to a butterfly,” Alex Convery said. “It had a lot of layers, but more so it was something new for us, it was something we always wanted to do, it was like a new chapter in our lives.”

The Milkweed Table & Market menu was also developed with the co-owners favorites in mind, with iconic brunch dishes and farm-to-table flair, some of the dishes include homemade cherry pierogies, chicken and waffles, western omelet and banana blueberry pancakes. The executive chef also changes the menu seasonally.

Along with the menu food options, Milkweed Table & Market also has custom drinks such as iced or hot coffee lattes, macchiatos, matcha lattes, vanilla bean macaron tea and mandarin mimosa tea for guests to pair with their meals that are around all year.

Flavored options to add to your favorite drink include cookie butter, cinnamon bun, gingerbread and lavender with milk options available.

“We have so many flavors of lattes,” Elena Convery said “You can kinda be as creative as you want.”

With gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options for everyone too, the experience at Milkweed Table & Market is more than simply sitting down to eat.

“I would describe it as a unique brunch experience where you can come relax and enjoy yourself and try something different.”

Elena Convery said.

Despite the small space, with a limit of 40 guests inside, guests do have the option to rent out the restaurant and hold events at Milkweed Table & Market. These events can be held during normal restaurant hours, or after hours from 4p.m. to 7 p.m.. One of their most recent events included a baby shower.

Milkweed Table & Market’s future looks

bright as the co-owners are currently in the works to partner with Cedar Rose Winery in Millville, so that Milkweed Table & Market will be able to sell champagne and wines to guests. Milkweed Table & Market is also looking to open another location down the shore in Wildwood NJ, in 2023.

“Our design for this [Pitman] one is more garden and boho, and I think that one will be a little more beachy-boho,” Elena Convery said.

To follow Milkweed Table & Market on their journey visit milkweedtable.com ■

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DAWN WOLFSON: Sowing Seeds and Providing Safe Spaces

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eadership, mentorship, financial independence, community service and individuality. These five values are at the core of Renaissance Village Youth Center. The youth-based community center strives to prepare the youth to be socially and emotionally evolved to be solid leaders in their community. Originally, based in Camden, NJ in 2017, the founder and director Dawn Wolfson was searching for a place to hold a full center. Although she couldn’t open up a full youth center in Camden, she was able to plant seeds of leadership within the youth of Camden by hosting and curating youth leadership seminars. When discussing Wolfson’s journey on the phone, she explains how she arrived at Pitman with the help of Pastor Randy Van Osten, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Pitman and Director of The Lighthouse Community Center.

“When I moved to Pitman, I met a Pastor of a church that wanted to rebrand itself as a community center and asked me to run the youth center portion of it and that’s how we found our home. I’m very thankful for Pastor Randy and the Lighthouse.”

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with fervor; “Well, I’m a middle school teacher, exclusively 8th grade, like that’s my jam right there and I exclusively teach black and brown babies which are different from what we have in Pitman. But after the election in 2016, it just felt like it was now or never to do what I could to help kids outside of the classroom. I wanted to take the classroom setting and make it more fun, still educational and make it a safe place to be.”

There are two levels of Dungeons and Dragons nights led by community members (that have been cleared via background checks). There is also a Lego masters club that follows similar rules to the television show, where the kids are timed to complete/build an allotted Lego challenge. The Renaissance Village Youth Center is also doing its own Lego League. “We’re doing youth engineering and coding for Lego robots and we get to compete for that,” Wolfson mentions.

Wolfson’s mission to bring the youth of Pitman together while educating them does come at a cost. Just one season of Lego League costs thousands of dollars to run. With fundraising, grants and donations from the parents, Renaissance Village please see WOLFSON, page 9 08071

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Youth Center can provide kids the opportunity to enjoy Lego Leagues, Rainbow Rooms and Dungeons and Dragons nights.

“As a teacher who’s been leading for a decade in the classroom, it’s nice to see my young adults come in and they’re in their early twenties and be able to flex their mind muscles by inventing programs and making curriculums for programs.

And then, teach their youth how to do the same things and pass it on. So, I love watching each level pass the knowledge.

Everybody feels as though they can work together to expand and do more for the com-

munity and that’s all through teamwork.”

The biggest challenge Renaissance Village had to face was making a name for itself and standing out from already established programs through the school district.

“Having found South Jersey Robotics and the first Lego league that was everything for us because it’s the one thing that the district didn’t have and that the kids wanted.”

A safe space for the LGBTQIA+ young adults called The Rainbow Room is also available. Wolfson mentions how the Rainbow Room is the most popular program they have.

“Sometimes, we have those young people that stay until after hours, you know, just hanging out and having a safe place to just be…I believe in having a safe space for all

communities but especially for the youth as a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. I grew up in the 90s you know and growing up, I don’t think people were nice to people for having differences. And to see how the kids are now, the kids born after the early 2000s, they are so much more loving to each other and I wanna promote that and make room for that. “ Wolfson aims to push the educational aspect of her organization into business ownership “The idea is to open an employment center under the guise of a restaurant so that we can teach everyone how to run a small business by doing it through a restaurant. Hopefully, in the future, if a youth member wanted to open a restaurant that’s affiliated with Renaissance Village, they’d be trained and ready to teach their own the same thing and to keep the program going.”

You can check out their Facebook page, Renaissance Village (@RenVillage) to keep up to date with their events. Remember those youth leadership seminars? Well, some of those youth leaders will be camp counselors for Renaissance Village’s summer camp in July this year. ■

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Garden Club Helps Pitman

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pring is in full bloom in Pitman, thanks in large part to the efforts of the Pitman Garden Club, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization that has been working to beautify the community since 2006. As you stroll around town, you can see evidence of the group’s work throughout Uptown Pitman, outside of the shops and restaurants along Broadway, along First Avenue and at the Triangle entrance into town, in front of the Library and at the Veteran’s Memorial.

“We wanted to find a way to beautify downtown Pitman and keep the gardens around town looking nice,” says Guy Groff, the club’s vice president. “We currently have a group of about 30 volunteers, most ranging in age from 50 to 70 years old. We meet on a monthly basis to discuss the projects we’ll do throughout the gardening season, which typically runs from March to late October or early November.”

In addition to receiving funding from Pitman Borough each year to host events and keep the town looking attractive with public gardens and flowers, the club hosts a variety of fundraisers throughout the year that help to attract visitors and showcase the beauty of the borough.

Pitman’s biannual Craft Show, held in May and September along Broadway, hosts hundreds of vendors and attracts thousands of visitors each year. The club sells herbs and vegetable seedlings at the spring show and sells flower bulbs and mini pumpkins in the fall. In addition, the annual calendar, featuring nature-related photos taken throughout Pitman, is distributed throughout the county and sells out every year.

“We’re not just a run-of-the-mill gardening club,” says Groff. “We plant and maintain many of the public gardens throughout the town, determine the best species of plants and flowers that will thrive in the area and attract butterflies and bees, and make the community attractive to residents and visitors alike.”

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fronts and restaurants along Broadway are just one example of the club’s efforts. Members can be seen walking up and down the strip pulling a self-designed wagon with a shower head sprayer that allows them to water the flowers in the baskets on a regular basis. They’re also responsible for cleaning up the dead leaves and debris left behind from the fall in the flower beds and among the rose bushes in front of the Library, and taking care of the decorative plantings around the Veteran’s Memorial.

The club’s Biennial Garden Tour, held in June, allows visitors to walk around town and view residents’ backyard gardens, as well as gardens outside of churches or in community centers. Participants have an opportunity to see a variety of different plants, flowers and decorations, and discover new ideas for their own gardens.

In addition, the club participates in the annual Independence Day Parade, one of the biggest parades in the South Jersey area.

“That’s always a fun event for our volunteers, and we’ve won a prize every year we’ve designed a float,” says Groff.

Right now, the club’s biggest challenge is attracting new members.

“Many of our members are older people and retirees,” says Groff. “A lot of the younger people in town are too busy with work and school to volunteer. We’re always looking for new members at the annual volunteer fair and we encourage anyone interested in helping out to reach out to us at any time.”

Michael Razze, Mayor of Pitman Borough, calls the Garden Club an asset to the community. “They’re a very dedicated group of volunteers who are always there to make sure Pitman looks its best. We love seeing the results of their dedication and hard work blossom year after year.” ■ Photos by Jamie Giambrone

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ustling green leaves and celebratory screams from sporting fields.

Hiking trails now blanket the once lively entertainment hub of Pitman, NJ. The beautiful Alcyon Park of today leaves no trace of rides, race tracks, or bathhouses, but after researching its history and speaking with Council member, Debra Higbee, Alcyon’s fanfare cannot be forgotten!

In 1888, George Washington “Wash” Carr and Dr. Henry Hudson Carr purchased 192 acres of land which included the Wyne’s Mill Pond. There, the two brothers decided to build Alcyon park, in which Wash Carr managed. Dr. Henry Carr was the master behind the name of the park: Halcyon, meaning peace was the original spelling of the park however, Dr. Carr believed that removing the “H” would be easier for people to pronounce. By 1892, Alcyon park and Lake were open to the public where a bathing beach and boating were available. The Carr brothers made sure there was a bicycle track, gardens, merry-go-round, a bowling alley and bathhouses for the Gloucester County residents to enjoy. There was a casino at Alcyon park, but not the casino we know of today.

“Not a casino like Atlantic City…like we think of today. A casino at that time was more like a theatre. They had programs there—it was for entertainment.”

As the years went on, the park constantly improved, with a boardwalk, more bowling alleys, and even a roller-skating rink.

In 1913, Atlantic City amusement company leased the merrygo-round building and revamped it to appear like an attraction on the Atlantic City pier. There was also a building called the Steeple Chase that had various attractions and activities. The Tabbagon slide, one of the main attractions, was a wooden roller coaster that many residents and out-of-towners enjoyed! please see ALCYON, page 13

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ALCYON

Eventually, a restaurant, a movie theatre and a race track were built.

The race track initially had bike races but eventually raced automobiles (after horse races).

“When I was a little girl, they were still racing. Now, they raced until the 1960s and you could hear it at night— you could hear the cars (she imitates the car sounds and chuckles) around the five-turn track. Usually, a track would have four corners, but we had five which made it a little more difficult.”

Unfortunately, the foot traffic decreased at Alcyon Park during the great depression and

by WWII, the number declined immensely.

With neighboring entertainment hubs that had upgraded rides and materials, people flocked to modern entertainment.

By 1944, a building inspector advised the Carr brothers to take down the wooden structures and buildings. A year later, the park was sold at auction. Shortly after, a flood knocked and destroyed the remaining memories of Alcyon Park. The bathing beach was still available however, but it didn’t last beyond the 1950s. The racetrack was re-sold to a private owner but that was also shut down in the late 50s-early 60s.

It was also learned that the park was downstream from an unofficial landfill that eventually contaminated the park from 1958 to 1971. In 1981, the borough closed the park to the public due to this contamination. The EPA added the unofficial landfill to Superfund’s National Priority List in 1983. After a major clean-up that took many years, reconstruction began. A new park was built: Alcyon Park (civic park). This time it included sporting fields, walking trails and a wildflower meadow to be enjoyed by Pitman residents. You can fish and ride a small boat in the lake as well.

Alcyon park is still the park to make celebratory memories and serene walks in nature. The thriving and entertaining past of Alcyon Park is not to be forgotten, but certainly cherished. ■

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Town Wide Yard Sale

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Would you like to join the sale? Register your yard for the Town Wide Yard Sale! Reach out to Councilperson Vanessa James (Vanessa. james@pitman.org) to add your address to the list.

May 21st

Lori Poisker Memorial Pitman Craft Show

June 16th

(9am - 4pm, Broadway) Our Spring Craft Show returns on May 21st. Over 200 hand craft vendors will line the streets of Uptown Pitman! Many Pitman businesses join in this time-honored tradition! We cannot wait to see you at the show! Parking shuttles will run from 9am - 4pm from the Sony Parking Lot (400 Woodbury Road).

May 25th

Fourth Friday: Step into Spring!

(6pm - 9pm Ballard Avenue) Fourth Fridays are back and bigger than ever! Our amazing farmers from Laurel Market will be moving Uptown, and joining them is a street filled with curated vendors and unique food trucks. All happening right alongside your favorite Uptown shops & restaurants. Spend Fourth Fridays in Uptown Pitman! Farm Market • Vendors • Food trucks • Live Music • Face Painting • Balloon Art • Games • And More!

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nesses. Our amazing farmers from Laurel Market will also be Uptown, and joining them is a street filled with curated vendors and unique food trucks. All happening right alongside your favorite Uptown shops & restaurants. Spend Fourth Fridays in Uptown Pitman! Farm Market • Vendors • Food trucks • Live Music • Face Painting • Balloon Art • Games • And More!

July 4th

Annual Fourth of July Race, Parade and Fireworks

(6pm - 8pm, Ballard Park) Bring the family Uptown every Thursday evening in the summer and enjoy FREE summer fun! Each Pop Up Park will be sponsored by a local nonprofit organization and will include games and activities for our youngest residents!

(8:45am, Broadway/10am, Broadway/Dusk, Alcyon Lake) There’s no holiday like Fourth of July in Pitman! Join over 1,000 runners as they take to the streets of Pitman for the annual Freedom Four Miler. Not a runner? Start your day with the parade down Broadway (donuts NOT optional) as the Pitman Hobo Band famously plays its way through town. After your picnic, set up your blanket or chairs around Alcyon Lake and take in the time-honored fireworks display.

For the best seats, a small donation puts you in the middle of it all in Alcyon Lake Park.

June 24th

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June 16, 23, and 30 Pop Up Park

Fourth Friday: BINGO!

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July 8th

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

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July 23rd

Fourth Friday: Christmas in July!

(6pm - 9pm Ballard Avenue) Join Santa and the Mrs. as they spend some of their summer vacation in Uptown Pitman! Our amazing farmers from Laurel Market will also be Uptown, and joining them is a street filled with curated vendors and unique food trucks. All happening right alongside your favorite Uptown shops & restaurants.

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SERVICES OFFERED • CORPORATE SET UP • CORPORATE TAXES

(6pm - 8pm, Ballard Park) Bring the family Uptown every Thursday evening in the summer and enjoy FREE summer fun!

Each Pop Up Park will be sponsored by a local non-profit organization and will include games and activities for our youngest residents!

• PERSONAL TAXES • TAX PLANNING

175 W. Cohawkin Rd., Clarksboro NJ 08020

Ronald J. Davis Sr., CPA

www.daviscpagroup.com

NM-00491960

David Wible Jr. Owner Trained Arborist

Serving over 2,000 Pitman Residents Since 1984

David is a trained arborist and experienced tree care professional who has kept trees and property safe for over 30 years.

We take pride in what we do and how we do it.

No gimmicks, just great service.

August 13th

Summer Swelter Craft Beer Festival

(1pm - 5pm, Total Turf Experience) Summer Swelter is proud to partner exclusively with 40+ New Jersey craft breweries to bring ticket-holders a full day of the best beer in the state! The festival also offers on-site food trucks, live music, and curated vendors. VIP ticket holders can take advantage of an extra hour of early entry, smaller crowds and small-batch brews available first to VIPs! Purchase your tickets now at www.UptownPitman.com. ■

(856) 881-1600 (856) 627-2100 (856) 423-0535 102 High St. W. Ste 100, 1400 Chews Landing Rd, Ste 5, Glassboro, NJ 08028 Laurel Springs, NJ 08021

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August 4, 11 and 18 Pop Up Park

CPA GROUP, PC

• Pruning • Removal • Elevating • Evaluating

• Storm Damage • Stump Grinding • Spider Lyft and Bucket Truck Service

Serving all South Jersey 856-863-8792 Office | 856-404-1431 Mobile Fully Insured Free Estimates 24 Hour Emergency Service NJ.Lic # NJTC 904580

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PHOTO 1: Bill Lyko with his daughter Ella Lyko, 9 years old.

Ella says she prefers perennials because Tulips are her favorites.

PHOTO 2: Mike Sweigart with his 2 year old son Lane.

He prefers perennials because it is easier to plant them once and be done.

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Annuals or Perennials?

PHOTOS BY JAMIE GIAMBRONE

PHOTO 3: Donna and Barry Burkhardt (This photo was taken on their Anniversary!)

Donna prefers perennials “I’m not that much of a gardener and it’s less work and pretty!”

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PHOTO 4: Jim and Dawn McClaskey with their 2 month old baby Daniella They prefer perennials because you don’t have to re-garden every year, you know what is coming!

PHOTO 5: The Carmody and Defrehn family (Backrow parents) Bob and Sue Carmody (Front Row) Nick Defrehn, left, and Wes Carmody, right.

They prefer perennials because you only have to do it once. Tulips are a family favorite.

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Where Wellness, Healing & Soulful Bliss Meet!

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Our Booze-free Bottle Shop & Boutique is centered around well-being & self-care.

We take pride in the fact that you will find high quality natural, handmade & organic products in our Booze-free Bottle Shop & Well-being Bartique.

NM-00492603

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5 S. Broadway Pitman, NJ 08071 • 856-270-5195

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Made with love.

Specializing in Creampuffs, Patisserie Desserts, & 100% buttercream cakes!

We offer Vegan Cakes, Vegan desserts, & many more!

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Available for all size catering and events.

Custom Printed Apparel Birthday Parties • Family Reunions • Bachelor Party Special Occasions and more!

T-Shirts • Hats • Hoodies • Polos and more.

3 S Broadway, Pitman, NJ 08071

(856) 269-4985

La Serra

at 1401

La Serra . . . a multi-purpose venue offering wine tastings, private events and seasonal flowers, herbs & vegetables. w w w .Wa g o n h o u s e W i n e r y . c o m

7 EAST HOLLY AVE PITMAN NJ 08071

856.589.2919

Wagonhouse Winery

A family owned and operated small business in the heart of South Jersey.

Tasting Room Hours Saturdays, w w w ~.Wa g o n h o Noon u s e W- 6i npm; e r ySundays, . c o m Noon - 5 pm

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856-882-8421 SIDING & WINDOWS

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57-53 East Kings Hwy, Audubon

(856) 428-1911 • www.coletteoswaldphoto.com SPRING 2022

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856.904.0946

Saturday Hours Now Available 27 East Chestnut Ave., Merchantville

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