Hello 08033! I am excited for you to check out our monthly edition magazine dedicated to the lifestyle and community of Haddonfield.
We start our issue with the fall season of sports at the borough schools. Lefteris Banos is the athletic director. “Interscholastic athletics is an extension of the classroom, and they learn so many lessons,” he says of players. “It’s what I call the unwritten curriculum – about becoming a good person, a contributing member of society. And really that’s what we try to do here at Haddonfield Athletics, make good kids better people.” Learn all about it on page 5.
Next, we head to Greenfield Hall for the annual Haddonfield Haunted Walking Tours hosted by the Historical Society of Haddonfield. The event is about an hour long and has been going on for more than 20 years. These tours are all about highlighting Haddonfield’s history,” explained Sarah Tambussi, the Historical Society’s administrator. The late William “Bill” Meehan, Jr., a long-time volunteer, was instrumental in creating the tours. Come hear the haunted history on page 8.
From “Rent” to “Fiddler,” we head to Haddonfield Plays & Players. With a rich 90-year history of 650 shows with high-level production values, the Haddonfield Plays & Players is eager to welcome audiences to its shows. The Players produce five regular shows throughout the season. We caught up with the recent production of “Rent” and we take a look at the holiday season, which includes “Fiddler on the Roof” and more. Check it out on page 12.
Midway we find ourselves at the annual Fall Festival hosted by the Haddonfield Lions Club. There was certainly plenty to do and learn as hundreds filled Kings Highway and Tanner Street for the six-hour-long event. A juried craft show and more than 50 vendors were on hand and several performers outside First Baptist Church provided live music. Fall fest on page 16.
We round our issue with Haddy the Dinosaur sculpture by Sculptor John Giannotti that still – after 22 years – draws visitors and the community. The bronze sculpture of Hadrosaurus Foulkii – or Haddy as it’s known – stands along the walking path of Lantern Lane. Haddy was a dinosaur fossil discovered in a borough marl pit in October of 1858 by William Parker Foulke. The first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton found in North America, its head was never located. October holds special significance for Haddy: Not only was it the month she was first discovered, her sculpted likeness was unveiled in the borough in October of 2003. Come see on page 21.
Haddonfield Happenings on page 22 gives you a glimpse of future community events and hear what your neighbors have to say, Pumpkin Spice or Apple Cider? on page 2. All of this and more awaits on the pages ahead!
Enjoy!
