All posts by George Locke

Reminder:  Curbside Trash & Recycling Collection will Take Place Saturday, May 30th due to the Observance of Memorial Day

Due to the observance of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 25th, the Borough’s curbside trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day and will be collected on Saturday, May 30th, instead of Friday’s regularly scheduled collection day.

The Jenkintown Environmental Advisory Committee, would like to remind all borough residents to cover their recycling containers. If the cardboard or paper recyclables become wet they are considered contaminated and may not be able to be recycled. Thank you for your continued enthusiastic support! 

Should you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact Jenkintown Borough Hall at 215-885-0700.

Hunger relief at Willow Grove Park Mall for tomorrow, May 28th

Jenkintown Borough continues to update the Borough website with the latest COVID-19 information and community resources that have been provided by County, State and Federal agencies.

State Representative Steve McCarter has provided the following message with information for COVID-19 hunger relief effort organized by the MontCo Anti-Hunger Network in collaboration with the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety. Read More »

Reminder: Jenkintown Borough Council Meeting will Livestream Tonight, May 27th at 7:00 PM

Jenkintown Borough would like to remind you that due to the COVID-19 Emergency and in strict observance of Governor Wolf’s “Stay at Home Order”, the Borough will livestream the regularly scheduled Borough Council Meeting tonight, May 27th at 7:00 PM on the Borough Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/jenkintownboro.  Meeting agendas and minutes can be found  opens in a new windowhere on the borough website. Read More »

COVID 19 Update: May 26, 2020 Governor Wolf Thanks Pennsylvanians for Their Part to Slow the Spread of COVID-19

Jenkintown Borough continues to update the  opens in a new windowBorough website with the latest COVID-19 information and community resources that have been provided by County, State and Federal agencies.

As part of a COVID-19 briefing, Governor Tom Wolf today thanked Pennsylvanians, including the Pennsylvania National Guard, for the many contributions to the pandemic response. Please see the latest updates from the Governor’s newsroom below as well as helpful Read More »