Area Gloucester County schools name Students of the Month
BILLINGSPORT SCHOOL PAULSBORO — The following students have been selected as Students of the Month for Billingsport School for the month of October. Kindergarten — Byron Thomas, John David III, Zadia...
View ArticleBroadway Theater presents ''Twas the Night Before Christmas'
The Broadway Theater of Pitman will be presenting "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" live on stage Dec. 12-20 and Dec. 24. Christmas Eve at Mr. Malcom's house is a bit unsettled — the children are...
View ArticleAward-winning art teacher and student artwork to be featured on NJEA'S...
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP – The creativity of Chestnut Ridge Middle School art teacher Jeff Hull and his eighth-grade talented art students will be featured in an upcoming episode of the New Jersey...
View ArticleMobile Mammography Van to screen at St. Matthew's in Williamstown
MONROE TWP. — The Dr. Jan Astin Mobile Digital Mammography Van will offer free screenings for women on Dec. 3 at St. Matthew's in Williamstown. In less than 30 minutes, woman can have a screening...
View ArticleWashington Township crimelog: Serial Lego thief charged with shoplifting
A 39-year-old Glendora man is facing shoplifting charges after employees of the township Walmart said he stole more than $300 worth of Lego toys on two separate occasions in November. WASHINGTON...
View ArticleShoplifting crackdown a matter of police resources | Editorial
Shoplifters should be defeated, but towns need to be realistic about how much in police resources to devote to this one crime. 'Tis the season when most retailers ring up a large portion of their...
View ArticleSixers are at 18 losses in a row and in high school we had 17 | Bob Shryock
Maybe we can arrange a benefit game between my high school team and the current 76ers. The 76ers might be slight favorites. Bob ShryockTimes file photo The years are fading fast. Too fast. Can it...
View ArticlePrimoHoagies donates $30,000 in gifts to local children's charity
WESTVILLE — On Dec. 3, the PrimoHoagies, Primo Cares Team consisting of local franchise owners, will converge at the Nellies Provisions Warehouse in Gloucester City to bring together over $30,000...
View ArticleWashington Township bus driver honored by county teacher's union
Chrissy Kosar was named the Educational Support Professional (ESP) of the Year by the Gloucester County Education Association. WASHINGTON TWP. -- Chrissy Kosar, like the rest of the educational...
View ArticlePolice show bias in 'Hispanic' description of floating N.J. body; Obama in...
John Lemon writes that the use of 'Hispanic' requires several qualifiers not present in this floating-body case. To the Editor: I read the tragic article about a body found near the Cohansey River...
View ArticleSix Kennedy health nurses receive DAISY Awards
VOORHEES — Six Kennedy Health nurses were recently honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, as part of the National DAISY Foundation's program to recognize nurses who go "above and...
View ArticleGlassboro students explore literature through a dramatic lens
GLASSBORO — Two Glassboro Intermediate School classes explored literature through a dramatic lens in November. Teacher Pat Schmus' eighth grade Honors Language Arts classes studied Edgar Allen Poe's...
View ArticleInspira Medical Center Woodbury opens Orthopedic Unit
WOODBURY — At the open house for the new orthopedic medical/surgical unit at Inspira Medical Center Woodbury, guests were encouraged to sit in the car simulator which is used to teach joint...
View ArticleOne library helps another get its letter back
Nobody is sure when it disappeared, but one letter on the Gloucester County Historical Society's building has been missing for some time. Bryan Bonfiglio, a member of the Historical Society board of...
View ArticleN.J. officials unite to insist Verizon maintain landline service
A group of 16 municipalities from four counties in South Jersey has filed a petition with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in a last-ditch effort to ensure Verizon New Jersey does not abandon...
View ArticleSouth Jersey students planted a seed for gardening at urban farm in Bridgeton
Students from Friends School Mullica Hill recently visited Mill Creed Urban Farm in Bridgeton to learn the art of greenhouse gardening. Once a seed is planted, the hope is that it will grow. On...
View ArticleMullica Hill woman sentenced for tax fraud
A daycare owner sent a phony form that prompted an agency to cancel a check for the IRS and send it to her instead. PHILADELPHIA -- A South Jersey woman was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in...
View ArticleGloucester County crossing borders for emergency dispatching
Gloucester County freeholders will vote Wednesday night on a resolution to continue handling all emergency dispatching services for Buena Borough. WOODBURY -- Gloucester County freeholders will vote...
View ArticleGloucester County ramps up DWI patrols for the holidays
Thirteen police departments around the county will receive state funding for increased DWI patrols. WOODBURY -- Police departments throughout Gloucester County will be stepping up drunk driving...
View ArticleN.J. man killed in South Jersey car wreck
A Pittsgrove man died in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on Waterworks Road File Photo QUINTON -- A Pittsgrove man died in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on Waterworks Road....
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