Your chance for chili (or pie) glory is less than a few days away! The Jenkintown Recreation Board is proud to host the 2018 Chili Cook-Off and Pie-Baking Tournament on November, 10th at 1:00 PM in Town Square. In the event of rain, the cookoff will take place at Independent Fire Company located at 609 Greenwood Avenue.
A ticket to taste all chili is $5 a person. Tickets may be purchased at the Rec Board table by cash on the day of the event. Those who purchase a ticket for the event will be given 3 tokens at the Rec Board table to vote for their favorite tasting chili! (One additional token will be provided to tasters who donate one or more canned goods to Loaves & Fishes.) Read More »
Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 7th, the Borough’s subcontractor, General Asphalt Paving Co., will be reinstalling the Speed Hump on the 400 block of Hillside Avenue (between Walnut St. and Elm Ave.). The area in the direct vicinity of the speed hump has been posted as No Parking so the work can be completed quickly and safely.
During this construction there will be no through traffic on Hillside Avenue. This portion of the project is expected to be completed in one day and work will take place between 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
If you have any further questions or a special circumstance that may require accommodations, please feel free to call (215) 885-0700, email or stop into Borough Hall. Thank you for your patience and understanding while this project is completed.
Please join the Jenkintown Borough Environmental Advisory Committee in Town Square this Sunday,November 4th from 9:30 -11:30 AM to help remove weeds/ poison ivy, pick up litter and tidy up our community’s Town Square. Please feel free to bring trash bags, gloves and brooms if you choose to join! Head over to the EAC’s Facebook event by clicking here if you are interested in joining.
York Road will experience a Southbound lane closure between Greenwood Avenue and Washington Lane on Monday, November 5th from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Recently the portion of the sanitary sewer main in this area, that runs under York Road has been identified as having a clogging issue. The Borough has contracted with FRANC Environmental to perform jetting and video taping of this portion of the sanitary sewer main. Please make plans to take an alternate route during the time listed to avoid further disruption to your travels.
Thank you for your patience and understanding while these necessary issues are addressed.
Should you have any further questions, please contact Borough Hall at (215) 885-0700.
Join the Jenkintown Rec Board and Mayor Dobbs on Sunday, November 4th at 4:00 PM for the Annual Pumpkin Drop. With the help of Jenkintown’s volunteer firefighters, your leftover pumpkins will be ushered one by one aboard a custom-built pumpkin cage, and then hoisted up six stories high on a ladder truck. The crowd will count down and Mayor Dobbs will pull the trap door sending the pumpkins to the pavement at 50+mph, exploding in a shower of seeds and pumpkin meat. YUMMY!
Oh and don’t forget – in addition to The Pumpkin Drop, Scare on the Square will start at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 4th. So don’t forget to bring your bags for goodies and games! Also, feel free to wear your costume for this event! What’s better than getting to wear your costume at least one more time? We hope to see everyone there on Sunday! It will be a ton of fun!
