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Committee Meetings Change of Venue and Date

Jenkintown Borough Committee Meetings will be held in the Community Room, Jenkintown School District, 325 Highland Avenue on Monday, April 22nd. Please use the entrance doors to your RIGHT facing the link.

Monday April 22nd – JSD Community Room
6:00 PM  – Jenkintown Borough Planning Commission
7:30 PM – Building, Zoning & Revitalization Committee 
    Administration & Finance Committee

The April Jenkintown Borough Design Review Board meeting has been canceled due to lack of agenda items. Next DRB meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 15th, 6:00 PM at Borough hall. The April 24th Borough Council meeting is expected to be held as regularly scheduled, 7:30 PM at Borough hall.

Additional information and agendas for these meetings are available on the Borough website at www.jenkintownboro.com

If you have any questions or would like clarification on any of the upcoming meetings please do not hesitate to contact Borough Hall at 215-885-0700.

Borough Hall Closed April 16 until April 18

Jenkintown Borough hall will be closed from this afternoon, Tuesday, April 16th until 8:00 AM Thursday, April 18th. The Structural Engineer was on site today, April 16th and has finished their site inspection and are completing their final analysis of the demolition at 610 Summit Avenue as it applies to the common wall with Borough hall.

The property owner of 610 Summit Avenue has been responsive and has communicated to the Borough their intent to do everything possible to make the site safe and complete the demolition expeditiously. The demolition of the common wall is scheduled to be completed by the end of the week, Friday April 19th. Read More »

Borough Hall has been closed for today Monday 4/15/19

Jenkintown Borough hall will be closed this afternoon, Monday, April 15th. The closing is to allow the Professional Structural Engineers to complete their thorough structural inspection of the demolition at 610 Summit Avenue as it applies to the common wall with Borough hall. The property owner of 610 Summit Avenue has been responsive and has communicated to the Borough their intent to do everything possible to make the site safe and complete the demolition expeditiously. The demolition of the common wall is scheduled to be completed by the end of the work day on Wednesday 4/17. The Borough is seeking  Professional assurance confirming that Borough hall is still safe to be occupied. Read More »

A reminder that JSD Red and Blue Fair and Color Day are just around the corner!!

Spring is in the air and that means the Jenkintown School District Red and Blue Fair and Color Day are just around the corner!! 

Back by popular demand is the “Forever Red” and “Forever Blue” Color Day Clothing design. 

Color Day Clothing is now available to order Color Day Clothing

  • Orders will be taken online only until Tuesday, April 16th!!
  • Orders can be picked up at the Red and Blue Fair on May 18th
  • Shipping is available

Dress up your garden, patio, or porch and help support the students of Jenkintown School District!! This wonderful plant sale is stocked by Kremp Florist. It includes gorgeous flowering baskets and urns, flats, pots of flowers, as well as veggies and herbs.

Pre-Order your plants and save money Plant Sale

  • Orders will be taken online only until Friday, May 10th!!
  • Orders can be picked up at the Red and Blue Fair on May 18th
  • Free delivery in Jenkintown Boro for orders over $100
  • Purchases can be made in person at the fair as well

Thank you for your support of the 2019 Red and Blue Fair and the students at Jenkintown Schools!!

Annual Spring Hunt This Weekend, April 13th

The 2019 Recreation Board season finally begins this weekend with the egg-citing annual Jenkintown Spring Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 13th beginning at 10 AM at the School Playground!

Children ages 4+ will begin their hunt around the Playground area starting at 10:15 AM, while the 3 and under children will have a separate hunt in the Baseball field.

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BAG OR BASKET!!!!

But, that’s not the end of the fun! Some eggs have special prizes inside donated by local businesses including White Horse, Sweet Escapes and David Arnold Salon. In addition, look out for a special guest appearance by the Bunny! See the flyer attached hereopens IMAGE file for more details.

We can’t wait to see you there!