Treasurer/Board of Trustees: Jenkintown Library

Do you have an interest in helping libraries cultivate literacy, community, and social interaction? Would you like to be part of an organization that helps create a sustainable future for the Jenkintown Library?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, consider applying to become Treasurer of the Jenkintown Library’s Board of Trustees.

Board members terms shall be for three (3) years or such other period as may be designated by the Jenkintown Library’s Board of Trustees. Board members serve on a volunteer basis. Continue reading Treasurer/Board of Trustees: Jenkintown Library →

A reminder to all Jenkintown Residents that the 29th Annual Jenkintown Sunset 5K Run will be held today, Thursday September 9th at 6PM at the Town Square, presented by the Jenkintown Kiwanis Club. This is a rain or shine event!

Come on out and join us celebrating a Jenkintown tradition. We have capped the run this year to 250 participants so there will be no day of registration, as we are completely sold out!  The race will start at 6PM. Join us at the town square to cheer them on, or if you live along the course cheer them on as they run by, as I am sure you will see plenty of your neighbors running. Let’s show everyone what makes Jenkintown so special. Live music by Acoustic Keys featuring Jenkintown’s very own Joe Mahoney and Lisa Rountree Ridenour at the gazebo from 5-7PM will be provided as well. I you do come over to the town square please mask up for everyone’s safety!

Please be aware that there will be 250 runners on the roads that evening, so please be careful if driving at that time. Anticipate some delays, so please be patient. Also, please be aware that certain roads will be closed to traffic throughout the borough and especially around the Town Square that evening starting at 4:00PM.  The route map for the race can be found here. The runners should all be off the roads by 7:15PM.

To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Jenkintown Borough will observe a silent vigil at Jenkintown Town Square from 8:30 am to 10:30 am, Saturday, September 11, 2021. 

The vigil honors the memory of the firefighters, police, emergency medical personnel, and other first responders who lost lives and health during their efforts to protect and rescue others affected by the events of that day.

The vigil also acknowledges the long shadow that the 9/11 events continue to cast on the United States and the world.

After brief introductory remarks, the silent vigil will begin at 8:46 am, the time that American Airlines flight 11 was flown into the World Trade Center North Tower. The vigil will end at 10:28 am, the time of the collapse of the North Tower.

While this will be a silent vigil, participants who are moved to speak about the events of 9/11 in some way are encouraged to do so. However the purpose of the vigil is not to conduct discussion or conversation.

The Borough Emergency Management Team, which is led by Chief of Police DiValentino, adivalentino@jenkintownpd.org and Fire Marshal Lynch, klynch@jenkintownboro.com , have been tasked with compiling an “Estimate of Damage to Private Property” and reporting that number to Montgomery County Emergency Management. This is a very important estimate as it ultimately affects many decisions by the County and State.

This estimate must be provided expeditiously so it can be counted in the report to the County. If your Private Property suffered any damage due to the Severe Storms that passed through the Borough yesterday (wind, water, structural, any…) please email that information to Chief DiValentino or Fire Marshal Lynch or call Borough hall and speak with one of them to add your property damage to the list. They will need your name, address, contact, estimate of damage and may need to make a follow up call for details.
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SEVERE STORMS are moving through the area. MOVE INDOORS NOW. Montgomery County has issued tornado warnings in certain areas with one being reported in Willow Grove and winds capable of producing a tornado as near as Plymouth Meeting. If you are inside, stay away from windows and officials say avoid large rooms like gyms and auditoriums. If outdoors, seek shelter immediately in a sturdy building. Do not trust smaller structures like sheds, tents or storage facilities.

The Borough Emergency Management Team met with the County and have coordinated efforts within the Borough. They have been meeting and monitoring the storm and planning for an appropriate storm response. Continue reading EMERGENCY STORM WARNING →