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Upcoming Events:
Activities Meeting - July 22nd at 6pm in the borough office
National Night Out Cook Out - Chambers Memorial Church August 4th 5:30-7:30PM at 2 Sylvan Avenue, Rutledge
Morton Rutledge Fire Company - Rita’s Fundraiser August 6th 5:30-8:30PM at 1550 Macdade Blvd.
Boardgame Night - August 12th at 6:30 PM in lower Borough Hall
Historical Committee Meeting - August 19th at 6:30 PM in lower Borough Hall
Community Yard Sale - Saturday, September 12th - 8AM to ~1PM. No rain date.
Morton Rutledge Fire Company - Drag Bingo Saturday October 10th, 7PM – 714 Belmont Ave, Folsom, Pa 19033
Rutledge ad hoc Historical Committee Free End of Year Grill Out – Saturday October 17th, 5-7pm, Lower Borough Hall
Great Pumpkin Grow and Glow/Happy Hour - Friday October 30th, 5-7PM The Gather Space at Triangle Park
Borough Council Meetings - First and Third Mondays at 7:30PM in Borough Hall
Planning Commission Meetings - 2nd Monday at 7:30PM in Lower Borough Hall
Yard Waste - First and Third Mondays in Apr-May-Jun and Sep-Oct-Nov. All other months only the First Monday of the Month.
Current Solicitor Permits: None
National Night Out at Chambers Memorial Church
National Night Out - Cook Out! Join us at Chambers Memorial Church on August 4th between 5:30-7:30PM for simply good barbecue and a celebration of community spirit.
Chambers is honored to welcome civic leaders and first responders from Rutledge and our neighboring municipalities. Come meet those who tirelessly serve our community. There is no charge to participate. Come and enjoy! Morton-Rutledge Fire Company, Rutledge Planning Commission, and Rutledge ad hoc Historical Committee will be present.
2026 Good Neighbor Awards
Thank you to everyone who nominated. Mayor Gamal Sherif presented the following neighbors with their awards on July 4th:
Jake Mergott - for kindness and extensive work with the ad hoc historical committee
Sid Misra - for co-founding of Night at the Triangle
Steve Weimar - for volunteering with the Rutledge Planning Commission
Henry Prusko - for cleaning up Triangle Park (7 years old)
He also recognized a special good neighbor for the Hall of Honor Award - Carrie Kozub:
People give back to the community in different ways; caring for their own property or their neighbor's sidewalks, not littering, watching out for our neighborhood safety, sitting on borough council, attending meetings, or letting our borough office know of issues.
Carrie has been giving back through community events. She has been a huge supporter of Rutledge for more than two decades. She has organized the Fourth of July parade contest since 2004 and, while she has passed on that baton, she continues to remain involved.
Carrie made these events memorable for all the children in Rutledge and fostered a sense of community and belonging that will live with them forever. It is no small feat to show up every year, and we want to recognize her commitment!
Activities Committee
A huge thank you to everyone who came out on the sizzling 4th of July. A big thanks to our small staff who made some adjustments due to the heat. The MRFC for the misting station. Chambers and Sharon Parker for their involvement. Along with all the volunteers who keep this tradition going.
As noted, we are only able to bring these events through the generous donations from residents, but donations have been noticeably down these last few years. While it would be great to just venmo a donation; we do not have the ability at this time.
However, checks can be made out to the Rutledge Activities Committee and dropped off at the borough hall office. Please consider donating so we can continue to fund events through 2026. Some of which include: Our Porch (our version of a Porchfest), Great Pumpkin Grow and Glow, Annual Tree Lighting and Luminaires, along with others.
Morton Rutledge Fire Company
Morton Rutledge Fire Company - Rita’s Fundraiser August 6th 5:30-8:30PM at 1550 Macdade Blvd. A flyer is attached!
Morton Rutledge Fire Company - Drag Bingo Save the date for this popular event! Tickets are not yet as of today but the date is locked: Saturday October 10th, 7PM – 714 Belmont Ave, Folsom, Pa 19033
Historical Committee
Visit the Rutledge Archives: Newly released, the Rutledge Digital Archives are now live! You can visit our archives and be a Rutledge Citizen Historian. We continue to scan and upload documents, with more than 14,000 pages across over 800 accessioned items, we’re just getting started. We’re looking for archivists to help with our projects.
Join us: We meet to plan projects and events every 3rd Wednesday at 6:30pm in the Lower Borough Hall, come join us! All are welcome.
eNews - Share your Milestones!
Do you have congratulations, achievements, graduations, or milestones that you would like to share with the neighborhood? Send a note to rutledgecom...@gmail.com with the details and we can add to an upcoming section in our news!
Sanitation Committee:
Next Yard Waste Collections are Monday, August 3rd and September 8th.
Please note, Yard Waste will only be collected on the first Monday in August. Twice monthly will resume for Fall Haul (Sep-Oct-Nov).
Adjusted Sanitation Collection: There will be no collections on Labor Day, September 7th. All collections will take place on Tuesday, September 8th.
Don’t forget we have worked hard to make recycling easier. Please consider using the Textile bin for household goods and clothing behind Borough hall and the Traveling Glass bin in Swarthmore’s Public Works yard for 100% recycling of glass.
Volunteering Opportunities:
Rutledge Activities Committee: Help coordinate and organize events! Please help come out and plan. To volunteer, please email ahead of time suehun...@gmail.com and/or amarqu...@gmail.com. Helpers are needed!
Rutledge Shade Tree Commission: Shade Tree Commission is always accepting volunteers to support throughout the year. Email rutledg...@gmail.com
Thank you,
Rutledge Communications
