Moorestown's Jersey Mike's Open for Business

The township's newest eatery starting serving up open-faced subs after a ribbon-cutting Wednesday.

With the snip of a blue ribbon, Moorestown's Jersey Mike's Subs opened to customers Wednesday morning. A large crew from Jersey Mike's, plus Mayor John Button, Burlington County Chamber of Commerce President Kristi Howell-Ikeda and Moorestown Business Association President Mark Morgan cut the ribbon on the shop, located near Five Guys in East Gate Square shopping center. Also on hand were the girls from Live Civilly, which is partnering with Jersey Mike's for community service work to address hunger issues locally. "We're tickled pink to have you in town," Button told the Jersey Mike's team. "I'll definitely be back." Read all about the new shop at Jersey Mike's Set to Open with Community Fundraiser.

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What's the Best Part of Moorestown Day?

Food, fun, friends, pie-eating contests? Tell us what you love best about Moorestown's big summer festival.

With the 36th annual Moorestown Day just 24 hours away, we want to know what your favorite part of the day is. Is it the food? Event chair Jeanette Habina said in addition to the traditional sweet and salty street festival treats (read: junk food) we all know and love, there'll also be some healthier snacks available, including a salad vendor. So if you're thinking ahead to beach season, maybe steer clear of the soft pretzels and hot dogs and head toward the greens. Is it the music? Local acts Buddy Rhodes and The Accords will perform in front of the Community House between 12-3 p.m. and Bob's Bandits will perform outside the library during its book sale from 10-11 a.m. From noon-2 p.m., MoorArts will put on musical numbers from its …

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'Literally Something for Everybody' at Moorestown Day

A pie-eating contest, an art exhibit, a book sale, music and more highlight Saturday's 36th annual Moorestown Day.

Correction: A previous version of this story contained an error about the start time of the Scott Coffee 8K Run. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. _________________ “More of the usual” isn’t typically a phrase that elicits excitement. But when the “usual” includes a “messy blueberry pie”-eating contest, musical entertainment, face painting, food and fun, exceptions can be made. Saturday marks the 36th annual Moorestown Day, and event organizer Jeanette Habina said attendees can look forward to all the same diversions they’ve come to expect from the festival—just more of them. She said the Moorestown Business Association (MBA), which runs the event, has registered more businesses—including many Moorestown restaurants—than ever before. All told, …

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Rob Scott

3:09 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012

Joanne, No rain date. It'll be held rain or shine.   more ›

Photo Gallery: Easter Egg Hunt

Take photos of your own? Share them with us!

Hundreds of youngsters braved the dank, dreary weather Saturday morning to hunt for Easter eggs on the front lawn of the Moorestown Community House. Turnout for the 19th annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Moorestown Business Association (MBA), was high as usual, according to MBA member and event photographer Tom Sheckels. Volunteers scattered the lawn of the Community House with about 5,000 Easter eggs, a select few stuffed with candy and prizes. The event, traditionally held on the Greenleaf property, had been moved because of ongoing construction for Moorestown Friends School's new building at the site of the former retirement home.  Did you take photos at the Easter Egg Hunt? Mind sharing them with Moorestown Patch? You can upload…

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Easter Egg Hunt Returns

The 19th annual event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday on the Community House lawn.

Normally you wouldn't be thrilled to find 5,000 eggs strewn about your property. But for the Moorestown Business Association's (MBA) annual Easter Egg Hunt, the Moorestown Community House is willing to make an exception. Traditionally held on the former Greenleaf property, MBA president Mark Morgan said the Easter Egg Hunt has been moved to the front lawn of the Community House because of the construction at the Greenleaf (for Moorestown Friends School's new building).  This is the 19th annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the MBA. Roughly 5,000 eggs and about 100 children between the ages of 2 and 8 will scatter across the lawn of the Community House Saturday morning for the annual event, which kicks off at 10 a.m., rain or shine. 

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Perkins Center Within Sight of Fundraising Goal

The arts center needs just $4,000 more to begin repainting the historic structure.

After a little less than a year of fundraising, Perkins Center for the Arts is just $4,000 away from its goal of having enough money to repaint the historic building. Thanks to a recent $1,000 donation from the Moorestown Business Association (MBA), as well as a $5,000 gift from the Moorestown Lunch Rotary and other business and individual donations, the arts center has raised $35,950 of its $40,000 goal. Lee Bennett, Perkins’ project and special events manager, said they aim to have all the funds raised by April 1 so they can begin painting sometime in mid-April or early May. Bennett said the total scope of the project will include stripping the paint from both the carriage house and main building—which are both listed on the National and…

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Mayor Chats About Liquor Licenses, Main Street Improvement, Budget

Mayor John Button spoke to the Moorestown Business Association Wednesday morning on a wide variety of topics.

As the guest speaker at the Moorestown Business Association’s monthly meeting, Mayor John Button touched on several topics, ranging from liquor licenses to Main Street revitalization to the budget. The following are a few of the mayor’s comments. On PREIT's plans for the mall "We’ve invited (PREIT president) Joe (Coradino) to come to a council meeting to advise the public firsthand, and probably you’ll see that the first meeting in February … The idea is this: The restaurants all want street time on 38, just like as you see at Cherry Hill (Mall), so the custom at our mall will be the same … (PREIT's) not planning to add a parking garage. They’re planning to have valet parking for a couple of those restaurants, as they do at cherry hill." …

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Arch Fisher

1:34 pm on Monday, January 23, 2012

I agree... I've never had an intollerable experience finding a space. It may not have been infront of where I wanted to be however, I always found one. There is "on street" and "off street" parking in close proximity to everything.   more ›

Shop Local, Reduce Your Taxes

A groundbreaking new property tax rebate program has Moorestown officials intrigued—but only if it works.

How’d you like to get a rebate on your property taxes just for shopping at stores and eating at restaurants? Sounds like a no-brainer, right? That’s the idea behind Fincredit Inc.’s brand new property tax card program. Only one other town in New Jersey has (so far) jumped on board, but plenty are talking about it, and you can add Moorestown to the list. Here’s how it would work in a nutshell: The township issues special “Shop Your Town” cards to residents, while at the same time recruiting Moorestown businesses to participate in the program. If the business agrees to participate, Fincredit supplies the merchant with a dedicated “Shop Your Town” card reader. When a Moorestown resident patronizes a participating business, they pay as they …

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Photos: Moorestown Celebrates 35th Candlelight Night

Music, food, hot chocolate and holiday cheer draw many to Moorestown's Main Street Friday night.

Hundreds of Moorestonians (and plenty of out-of-towners) took to the streets Friday night to mark the 35th annual Candlelight Night. The event, sponsored by the Moorestown Business Association (MBA), is the MBA's longest-running festival, along with Moorestown Day, according to Association president Mark Morgan.  Candlelight Night is intended to be the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season in Moorestown and Main Street shops stayed open late Friday, many offering food, refreshments and entertainment to lure in shoppers. Carolers belted out Christmas tunes outside Beneficial Bank, the Merchant Street Jazz Band played out front of Prudential, TD Bank offered hot chocolate and sweets, and the intoxicating aroma of fresh baked goods seduced…

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Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town: Mark Morgan

The Moorestown Business Association president and producing artistic director for the Moorestown Theater Company shares which plays he'd love to produce, explains what makes Moorestown special, and why he wore a coconut bra at the Halloween Parade.

Moorestown Patch: There’s been a lot of debate lately about what makes Moorestown special, what gives Moorestown its character, as it relates to this whole debate over liquor. What, for you, gives Moorestown its character? Mark Morgan: Like most people who moved to Moorestown—I mean, I wasn’t born and raised here—the reason that we came here was because of the schools … You name it, this town pretty much has it. Whether it’s academics, or athletics, with great volunteer support organizations. The three As: academics, athletics and the arts. Very strong in all three. And you don’t often find that in a town that also has a Main Street. I grew up in a town—Lansdowne, PA—that was very similar. Had a Main Street, similar population, suburban …

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