Trooper followed regulations when he mistakenly shot man, lawyer says
An investigation by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office continues into the July 29 incident in Cumberland County. When the investigation into the shooting of a 76-year-old Upper Deerfield...
View ArticleSeptember is Library Card Sign-up Month
A library card is the key to a lifetime of learning With back-to-school preparations well underway, the Gloucester County Library System (GCLS) joins public libraries nationwide to make sure that...
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Law enforcement members devoted to giving their professional best | Feedback
Residents should know that men and women in law enforcement are working to serve them, letter writer John Eastlack Jr. says. Law enforcement officers do their best every day to serve and protect the...
View ArticleLegislators invite residents to financial aid night
Discussion on financial assistance available for an affordable education MULLICA HILL -- Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assembly Deputy Speaker John Burzichelli, and Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro...
View ArticleNo tears for Aetna's Obamacare losses; Obama deals setbacks to race relations...
Lynda Sawyer writes that the insurer makes plenty of money by denying care to policyholders. To the Editor: This is in response to the recent article "Aetna abandons Obamacare marketplaces in all but...
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Popular Mullica Hill restaurant to close for renovations, reopen with $1 slices
Marino's restaurant in Mullica Hill will close for one month for renovations. Anthony Marino, owner of Marino's of Mullica Hill, takes out a Blanco Asparagus pizza made with fresh New Jersey asparagus...
View ArticleSt. Vincent de Paul Society hosts walk/run Sept. 10
All funds benefit local St. Vincent de Paul Society clients St. Charles Borromeo is hosting their 5th annual St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Society 2016 Friends of the Poor Walk/Run. This year's SVDP's...
View ArticleCardinal Village holds its own Senior Olympics | Photos
Residents competed head-to-head in some very unique events WASHINGTON TWP. -- As the nation cheers on favorite athletes in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the residents of Cardinal Village were busy...
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Target donates 2 laptops to Logan Township Police Dept.
Laptops will enhance the department's training and traffic safety functions LOGAN TWP. -- The Logan Township Police Department is pleased to announce that they have recently been awarded two new Dell...
View ArticleTake NJ.com's weekly local news quiz
A perfect score is elusive. Can you pull it off this week? Time to see how well you know New Jersey news. Take the quiz below based on the biggest stories of the past week on NJ.com. Once you;re done,...
View ArticleObamacare imploding for many New Jerseyans | Editorial
Flaws are revealed when any law has been around for five years, and failure to consider adjustments to the Affordable Care Act invites disaster. Insurance giant Aetna says it won't sell Affordable...
View ArticleRelative conned out of $6K in iTunes gift card grandparent scam
The victim was contacted by someone claiming to be a family member in jail. NEWFIELD -- A borough resident was scammed out of $6,000 after he was convinced that a relative was in trouble with the law,...
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Man wanted for skipping court on property damage charges
Anthony Hodges is wanted for failing to appear in drug court. Anthony HodgesGloucester County Prosecutor's Office WOODBURY -- A Glassboro man is wanted for failing to appear in drug court on charges...
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2 men indicted on charges of attempted murder
The incident is alleged to have taken place in Vineland on Feb.18 of this year, according to court records. BRIDGETON -- Two men have been indicted on charges of attempted murder, according to court...
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Appeals court holds up driving while suspended conviction
Aaron J. Hentz was convicted of driving while suspended in October 2012. He has 33 previous convictions for multiple offenses. Aaron J. HentzSalem County Jail WOODBURY -- An appeals court ruled...
View ArticleA lack of transparency and challenging perceptions | Jeers and Cheers
If you know of someone or something you would like to nominate for a cheer or a jeer, please send the information to sjletters@njadvancemedia.com JEERS: To a lack of transparency. The Gloucester...
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Bail reduction denied for alleged gas station robber
Malcom Tyson is accused of robbing two people at the Citgo station in West Deptford. Malcom TysonSalem County Jail WOODBURY -- A judge refused to reduce the bail for a Paulsboro man accused of...
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How to tell the age of a fish | Jim Bolton's Outdoors Column
A lady named J. Gill Lippincott of Woodstown apparently knows. Jim Bolton Did you ever know how to tell the age of fish? Well, a lady named J. Gill Lippincott of Woodstown sent me the following...
View ArticleReject uncaring policies of Democrat elites | Feedback
Barbara Essington writes that Democrats in power have no regard for "people like us." To the Editor: A recent Harris poll cited in the Washington Times states that 82 percent of Americans believe that...
View ArticleNanticoke Lenni-Lenape don't want to lose what they already have | Opinion
The powers that be in Trenton are trying to do away with that recognition retroactively By any measure, 12,000 years is a long time, but that's how far back you can trace the lineage of the Nanticoke...
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