Hospital switch will kill Woodbury; Not smiley about all the Miley Cyrus |...
John Palimeno writes that politicians should have fought harder to keep a full-service Inspira hospital in the Gloucester County seat. To the Editor: We were recently informed that Inspira Health...
View ArticleHurffville fifth-graders set 9 butterflies free
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Hurffville Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Tracy Colligan is admittedly infatuated with monarch butterflies, so when her colleague, Julie Hull, a teacher at Bells...
View ArticleVictorious Secret Dragon Boat Team takes first place in Cape May
On Sept. 19 Victorious Secret, a Dragon Boat Team based out of Swedesboro, earned three Division A , first place medals during their first (ever) competition at the Cape May Dragon Boat Festival...
View ArticleRestaurant bites: 4 great dining deals for late September
From Wine Week events to Octoberfest, there are plenty of great events worth raising a glass and saying cheers among friends. All of the news this week seems to be centering on Pope Francis landing on...
View ArticleFranklin man charged in store burglary, truck theft
Following an arrest in two Franklinville crimes, police are seeking leads in similar incidents that occurred around the same time. FRANKLIN TWP. -- A township man has been arrested in connection with...
View ArticleDeptford woman indicted in township stabbing
A Deptford woman charged with stabbing a relative during a domestic dispute will face trial, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office has announced. WOODBURY -- A Deptford woman charged with stabbing...
View ArticleN.J. man sentenced to five years probation for reckless lake oil spill
A Gloucester County man was sentenced to five years probation on Monday for "recklessly causing an oil spill last year in Spring Lake and Mantua Creek in Washington Township, John Caldwell, 48, of...
View ArticleN.J. school not immune from whooping cough | Editorial
Days after a new round of anti-vaccine rhetoric was stirred up, a case of one of the preventable diseases has come to Clearview Regional. A single confirmed case of whooping cough at Clearview...
View ArticleMore room in the Arc tourney, memories from Manganello | Bob Shryock Column
There are still spaces available for the Arc Gloucester golf tournament. The golf tournament honoring the memory of Nancy Elkis and Jack Love, scheduled Monday, Sept. 28 at Scotland Run in...
View ArticleTimes wrong to call out N.J. police chief's 'vigilante' talk; Pitman...
Ken Frank writes that Robert Zimmerman is just doing his job by decrying interference with police. George I. Anderson has another view. To the Editor: The opening paragraph of the Times' Sept. 18...
View ArticleLibrary presents program on art, healing and medicine
The West Deptford Free Public Library presents Nancy Masters, a doctor of medical humanities, as she creates an interactive dialogue relating to the humanities, healing and medicine at 6:30 p.m. on...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble book signing features local author
Charles Heimlich, PhD., a personal development consultant and owner of Heimlich's Karate and Safety Center in Washington Township, will be signing his new book, "Thomas the Autonomous Hippopotamus, at...
View ArticleWant to avoid the pope? Here are 8 things to do in N.J. instead
If you're trying to avoid Philadelphia during the World Meeting of Families and Papal visit, here is a list of eight different events to check out instead. The fact that Pope Francis is coming to New...
View ArticleNo fights caught on camera, no gunpowder on N.J. cop's hand experts say...
Ballistics and forensics experts testified during the second week of trial for James Stuart, a Deptford police officer charged with murder. WOODBURY -- There was nothing on video to indicate that...
View ArticleN.J.'s best tattoo shop: Ink springs 'Eternal' in Williamstown (PHOTOS)
A shadow lurks in South Jersey. And for two decades he's doled out wonderful ink work to clients around the state and beyond. NJ.com is visiting each of the five finalists and spending a day at their...
View ArticleLogan Township fire displaces 3, is under investigation
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that displaced three individuals in the early morning hours today. A house on Blue Jay Drive int he Beckett section of Logan Township was destroyed by an early...
View ArticleUSDA commits $2.5 million to expand new farmer education
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden has announced that $2.5 million in grants is now available for projects to educate new and underserved farmers about more than 20 U.S. Department of...
View ArticleParkeBank presenting sponsor for Boys and Girls Club fundraiser
ParkeBank, headquartered in Washington Township, has recently committed to be the presenting sponsor for the Boys and Girls Club of Gloucester County's major fundraising event, "It's All About The...
View ArticleOpening of World Meeting of Families a 'special moment in time'
The moment Catholics from around the world have been waiting for has arrived. PHILADELPHIA -- It's been more than three years since an announcement let the globe know that The World Meeting of...
View ArticleJudge denies request from N.J. cop's lawyer to drop murder charge
The judge said a jury could rule that James Stuart's actions leading up to David Compton's death were 'purposeful and knowing.' WOODBURY -- One night, Andrew Gaano was out at a bar with his cousins...
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