What does this tell you....WAKE UP Haddonfield with all its charm and little town feel does not draw the crowds like it used to...when will the Powers of Be and the locals realize that if you want the businesses to stay you need to SUPPORT THEM...the rents are out of line not to mention all the hoops you need to jump thru to not just open but to stay in business...they charge you for everything and still want more...when will all the associations, mayor, commisssioners etc etc realize that unless you step up and do something to support the Mom and Pop businesses that are struggling to maintain you will have a "charming ghost town". These businesses that are leaving were hard working people that did what they could to bring people into town but without the SUPPORT of the locals and yes I am talking to you and especially the Powers of Be (lead by example) then Haddonfield will become what downtown Medford has a ghost town. WAKE UP put some time into helping what you have left forget parking kiosks and how big a sign is or making sure the little lights are not in your windows past Jan..really...or wait lets put the efforts into a new field that you don't need....get your heads out of your $%^ and realize what is really important.

Frank's barber shop is closing as well. Today is their last day, I hear.

ihavehadit, I love your name as well as your message.The residents of Haddonfield are the ones that have to take care of change. The people in charge are going to keep on doing things just as they always have.
The future of the residents and our downtown is more important than turfed sports complexes. Vote no on the Bancroft bond and then vote in May for a new direction.
As a senior I was talking to the other day said, "It's time for this elitist Haddonfield yuppie, or Huppie mentality to go". The Huppies...thanks for that gem, Mr. Shaeffer!

Sad fact of the matter is that taxes in this town don't leave much room in the wallet for disposable income, which is the lifeblood of these businesses. And now with the impending rise in fed taxes associated with supporting Obama's Cloward Piven strategy, our Mad Max future is just around the corner.

Great comments, all! I also heard that auto and home owner's insurance are predicted rise in 2013 in New Jersey....it just never ends. As far as downtown, I remember Finney Woods, Talbots, Blocks Shoes....where you didn't have to sell a kidney to purchase an article of clothing. Another coffee shop?! Just what we need... I wish we still had a pet supply store, hardware store and a real bakery. Seems to me that the CVS, Acme and Harrison's are the only stores that cater to the real needs of the community. I love Mr. S's comment about the Huppies....but was he talking about the l980's Huppies....who were annoying; or their progeny...who are, if possible, even more annoying! It seems that beautiful, bucolic Haddonfield isn't about character anymore, but is all about image.

That is part of the reason I go to Jersey Java & Tea because I enjoy the coffee more but primarily because it is independently owned.

The Jersey Java is great. The staff is wonderful and the coffee is really good, no burnt Starbucks product there.
Talking about the town not looking out for businesses, on First Night the Java has all kinds of programs planned and they asked the Mayor if they could have the first Night trolly make a few trips to them during the evening. They were turned down.

On a positive note, A Taste of Olive is doing well. We thank all our friends and neighbors who came out to "Buy Local" this holiday season!