The fall season brings the beautiful changing of leaves and yardwork.
The Voorhees Township Public Works Department offers two options for leaf collection.
The first allows loose leaves to be left curbside, but only during the designated dates listed below. Residents can find the scheduled pick-up dates on the Voorhees Township website (www.voorheesnj.com.) and on the Voorhees Township Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram and Next Door pages. Also, signs will be posted at the entrance of each development prior to your scheduled week. Leaves should be raked to the curb line in front of your home the weekend prior to the scheduled week for your neighborhood’s pick-up. Leaf piles should be free of branches and twigs since such items clog the vacuum chute. Residents should also continue to place their grass in cans or biodegradable bags and not use plastic bags as they will not be accepted at our recycle facility.
The second option allows leaves to be put in trash cans or biodegradable bags to be placed curbside on Sunday after 4 p.m. and by 6 a.m. on Monday for pick-up Township wide. Leaves should not be mixed with regular trash as the leaves will be recycled separately.
Please refrain from putting tree trimmings or branches at curbside during leaf season. The chipper service will not be available. Please do not put leaves, grass or vegetative waste in blue trash carts or green recycling carts.
Neighborhoods scheduled for leaf collection under the first option for pick up the week of November 4 and the week of November 25 include Acorn Hill, Ashland Terrace, Brian’s Run, Carriagebrooke Farm, Country Lane, Golfview, Franklin Square, Greenridge, Kirkwood, Lost Tree, Mews, Old Ashland, Osage, Ridgeview Ct., Rygate, Stafford Wold, Staffordshire Estates, Staffordshire Farms, Sunnyfield, Three Pond, Traditions, Turbridge, White Horse Road and Woodcrest Acres. Leaves must be at the curb by November 3 and November 24.
Neighborhoods scheduled for pick-up the week of November 11 and the week of December 2 include Alluvium Woods, Avian, Birch Hill Estates, Cherry Brook Farms, Christopher Tract, Colony, Hearth Stone, High Point, Huntington Ridge, Kress Acres, Lake Villa Dr., Las Brisas, Partridge Run, Rainwood, Ridgewood, Sturbridge Estates, Sturbridge Heights, Sturbridge Lakes, Sturbridge Woods, Terra Verde, Wilderness Lakes, Willow Oaks, Winfield Estates, Woodglen, right side of Gibbs/Kresson Road from Kresson Rd. to Cooper and Cooper to Centennial, right side of Cooper from Rt. 73 to Kresson/Gibbs Rd. and right side of Gibbs/Kresson to Kresson Rd. Leaves must be at curb by November 10 and December 1.
Neighborhoods scheduled for pick-up for the week of November 18 and the week of December 9 include Alluvium, Alluvium Lakes, Beagle Club, Braddocks Woods, Centennial Mills, Chateau Woods, Devonshire, Dutchtown Road, Elm Tree, Fairway Estates, Jillian’s Way Kresson Road, Lafayette Ave, Lafayette Hills, Lake Villa, Lippincott Ave, Old Egg Harbor Rd., Reserves, Royal Ct., Tylers Way, Woodbrook, right side of Gibbs/Kresson Rd. from 561 to Cooper and right side of Cooper to Rt. 73. Leaves must be at the curb by November 17 and December 8. As in the past, Public Works personnel will return to all areas of the Township for additional leaf collection as weather allows.
** The Animal Welfare Association will open its doors and campus for an afternoon of family fun at the Howl-O-Ween Trunk or Treat on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 1-4pm. Kids and furry friends can enjoy the outdoor activities, rain or shine. Enter the 50/50 cash raffle or participate in costume contests. Admission is free. Register to decorate a trunk at https://give.awanj.org/HowlOWeen-2024 For more information, contact Meggin Olivo at (856)424-2288 x113
**The Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club is now accepting nominations for Voorhees Business Person of the Year, Voorhees Citizen of the Year, Voorhees First Responder of the Year and Voorhees Selfless Student of the Year. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 25. The winners will be honored at a dinner on Jan. 23, 2025 at Lucien’s Distinguished Caterin in Berlin. For more information, contact Nick Colanzi at ncolanzi@bowman.cpa
** Voorhees Township will once again host its Annual Halloween & Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 1-4pm at the Voorhees Town Center. For information, please visit the township website voorheesnj.com, Facebook page, or email ssytnik@voorheesnj.com
** The Camden County Board of Elections needs poll workers for the upcoming election. This year the Board of Elections is hiring employees 16 and over. $300 for the day from 5am – 9pm, Tuesday, Nov. 5 (General Election). For more information, call (856) 401-8683
