Fridays
Straight… to Treatment
Those who are struggling with substance abuse and have been thinking about seeking help can do so at the Delran Township Police Department on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The program is available to everybody, regardless of residence. No appointment or insurance necessary. For more information please visit www.straighttotreatment.com.
Blood Center
American Red Cross Blood Donation Center – Southern New Jersey, 5029 U.S. 130, Suite 450, Delran
Tuesday and Wednesday: 11:45 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: 7:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Donating blood in March is part of Red Cross Month, a national campaign that encourages people to deliver support when help can’t wait by also making a financial donation, volunteering or taking a lifesaving skills class. Types O, A negative and B negative blood donors are especially needed now.
Red Cross offers free A1C testing as 1 in 5 donors have levels in prediabetic or diabetic range. Successful donations will receive free testing in March and a $15 Amazon gift card by email for coming to give through March 31.
If you’re unable to give blood or platelets, consider making a financial donation to support the organization’s lifesaving mission at redcross.org.
Burlington County events
For more information visit www.co.burlington.nj.us.
Child Safety Car Seat Checkup
- 1-3 p.m. – First Tuesday of the month – Weisman Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital in Marlton – appointments only.
- 1-3 p.m. – Third Tuesday of the month – Weisman Children’s Rehabilitation Center in Pennsauken – appointments only.
March 25 – 3-4 p.m. – Free Rabies Vaccine Clinic at Emergency Services Training Center.
March 25, April 1 – 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Chair Yoga at Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences.
March 25 – 7-8 p.m. – Board of Commissioners meeting at County Administration/Courts Facility.
March 26-29 – noon to 4 p.m. – The Narrative Experiment: Billy G. Harvey and Tiffany Ruocco Exhibit at Warden’s House.
March 26 – 1-3 p.m. – Geology Walk at Amico Island Park.
March 26 – 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Audiobook Spring Walk at Pennington Park.
March 27 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Senior Art Exhibit Intake at Smithville Mansion Annex.
March 27-29 – noon to 4 p.m. – 250 Years of Burlington County History at Worker’s House Gallery.
March 27 – 2-3:30 p.m. – Friday Forum: Migratory waterfowl at Delaware River Heritage Trail, Roebling Park.
March 27 – 7-9 p.m. – Mixed Media Masterpiece at Smithville Mansion Annex Gallery.
March 28 – 1-4 p.m. – Senior Art Exhibit Intake at Smithville Mansion Annex Gallery.
March 30 – 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Zumba at Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences.
March 31 – 10-11 a.m. – TOBATA by Toby at Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences.
March 31 – 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Country Line Dancing at Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences.
March 31 – 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Yoga at Burlington County Lyceum and Natural Sciences.
March 31 – 5:30-7 p.m. – Explore Drawing: Modern Masters Series 16 at Smithville Mansion Annex Gallery.
Friday, March 27 to Sunday, March 29
Delran Middle School Drama will present “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” at the Morris R. Burton Performing Arts Center. Showtimes are 7 p.m. March 27 and 28, and 2 p.m. March 28 and 29. For tickets visit https://delranms.booktix.com.
Saturday, March 28
Park Clean-Up Day will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Lake Lonnie and Swedes Lake or end of South Bridgeboro Street under the Route 130 bridge. Meet the Green Team and pickup gloves, a grabber and a trash bag.
Saturday, April 4
Egg hunt will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on the Summerhill Fields.
Saturday, April 18
Meet the Green Team at the Alboretum to help plant trees and shrubs at the Chester Avenue jughandle. Park at the Taco Bell and walk over.
Wednesday to Saturday, April 22 to 25
Public Works Yard is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from April 22 to 24 and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 25. Drop off tires, leaves, brances, paint, oil and electronics.
Thursday, April 23
Free Paper Shredding Event – four box limit per resident – will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the municipal parking lot. For Delran residents only. For questions call (856) 461-7737.
Riverfront Seniors
Riverfront Seniors, formerly Palmyra Seniors, is a non-profit, non-partisan organization for persons 55 years or over who reside in Burlington County and surrounding areas. Members from area towns meet at the Palmyra Community Center each month September to June. Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesdays. Doors open to the members at 9 a.m., the meeting starts at 10 a.m., and at 11 a.m., the program is presented. On first and third Fridays, members can enjoy Bingo, lunch and a movie at the community center. Anyone may attend one meeting free to meet everyone. For questions, contact President Barbara Nowicki (856) 829-5341.
Delran Green Team
Delran Green Team meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 in the Delran Municipal Building, 900 S. Chester Ave.
Delran Seniors Club
The Delran Seniors Club is a social club open to anyone 55+ from Delran and neighboring towns. Membership is $10 annually, with monthly meetings at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Bridgeboro Road in Delran.
The meetings begin at 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month except for December due to the club’s annual Christmas Party.
The club attempts to have speakers at each meeting to bring information relevant to “our lives and needs.”
Members enjoy two day trips a year supported by Delran Township, a fall trip and spring trip. For 2026, the spring excursion is to the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater for an afternoon production of “OKLAHOMA” and in the fall, the trip is to the Surflight on LBI to see Vanities with lunch at the Waterfront Cafe.
December is the organization’s annual Christmas Party (no meeting in December) the usual cost for Delran resident members is $10 and non resident/non members is $15. Dinner is a catered buffet meal, entertainment, dancing, with an open bar (wine, beer, soda). Other drinks will be available at a cost determined by the bartender.
There is an attempt to have speakers at each meeting to bring us information relevant to our lives and needs. In February, representatives from Senior Citizens United Community Services, Inc. came to discuss all the programs that are available to senior residents of southern New Jersey. It is an innovative, non-profit social service agency established in 1979 to improve services to senior citizens in our region to enhance the quality of their lives. They also provide transportation through Sen-Han Transit free of charge. Their phone numbers are: (877) 603—5111 (Burlington County) and (856) 456-3344 (Camden County) the website is www.scucs.org and email is scucs@scucs.org.
In April, the speaker will be from the Department of Aging and May’s speaker will be from the AARP. There is no speaker in June. The meeting in June will be a picnic and ice cream sundae party.
For more information about the club call Betty Jewell at (609) 713-4440.
Delran Historical Society
The Delran Historical Society meets on the third Tuesday of the month in these five months, January, March, May, September and November at the Delran Township Municipal Building located at 900 Chester Ave. The meetings are held in Community Room 3 and start at 7 p.m. We frequently invite speakers to address the membership. Light refreshments are provided. Come and check out what we have been up to and where we are headed! Also check out our website, https://www.delranhistoricalsociety.org/
Ongoing
The township is collecting dry dog and cat food for The Oaks Pantry at 770 Woodland Road Mt. Holly/Westampton. The Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter has partnered with the Burlington County Animal Shelter and Oaks Integrated Care to provide cat and dog food to the pantry.
To report a pothole, contact the Public Works Department at (856) 461 7737 or email lpalombo@delrantownship.org.
New Jersey American Water will perform the annual flushing of its water distribution system to continue to provide customers with high-quality, reliable water service. This will run into the fall months.
