Here's why you should visit South Jersey, tourism chief says
Devon Perry, Interim Executive Director for Visit South Jersey, wants to build on recent success spurred by the craft beverage industry. HADDON TWP. -- A little over a year after she first started...
View ArticleBooker, Menendez tour Jersey Shore after storm: 'We have a lot of work to do'
Due to the weather, flooding was seen in on the Jersey Shore that rivaled Superstorm Sandy. Watch video SEA ISLE CITY -- With mops in hand, Jason Silipena and Laura Noble spent part of their day...
View ArticleN.J. man convicted of beating, strangling ex-wife
Adolphus Foster, 45, attacked his wife in her Glassboro home on Sept 22, 2013, prosecutors said. WOODBURY -- A former Glassboro man was convicted of aggravated assault against his ex-wife Tuesday, the...
View ArticleSouth Jersey hospital merger wheel spins again | Editorial
Plans to bring Kennedy Health System into the big Thomas Jefferson University Hospital tent raise the usual cautions. Keeping track of twists and turns in the South Jersey hospital landscape is like...
View ArticleDirty Dozen: The top tax scofflaws in N.J.
Hip-hop promotor Damon Dash, the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, is among the top 12 tax debtors to the state of New Jersey
View ArticleCan't make it to Broadway? Check out these 11 shows in South Jersey this winter
From the classic musical "A Chorus Line," to the fresh, new rock show, "Rock of Ages," theaters in and around South Jersey are gearing up for the winter season. From classic musicals like "A Chorus...
View ArticleThe storm's deadly toll: 5 lives lost
Five reported victims in New Jersey of the massive blizzard that pummeled the eastern part of the country last week were among at least 45 people who died in the epic storm nationwide. They hit the...
View ArticleWTHS girls basketball coach earns Hall of Fame distinction
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP – Washington Township High School graduate and current varsity girls basketball coach Jennifer Natale recently learned she will be inducted into the Gloucester County Sports Hall...
View ArticleInvestors Bank donates $7,500 for CTS Arts & Recreation Center
Abused and neglected children and youth soon will have another way to express themselves, thanks in part to two grants totaling $7,500 from the Investors Bank Foundation and the Roma Bank Community...
View ArticleGloucester County Institute of Technology Employees of the Year
DEPTFORD TWP. — The Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT) is a four-year vocational technical public high school located in the Deptford Township, operating as part of the Gloucester County...
View ArticleOscar buzz about racism rings hollow; Income equity op-ed ignored truths |...
George Anderson writes that the Academy Awards need to be color-blind when it comes to judging movie performances. To the Editor: I think the "racism" controversy over a lack of minority acting...
View ArticleTodd Herremans' Foundation donates $10,000 to local veterans
Todd Herremans, a former Philadelphia Eagle offensive lineman — No. 79 — presented the Gloucester County Veterans Advisory Council's Vets Helping Vets program with a $10,000 donation from the...
View ArticleCarol Ford, local author, featured at Barnes & Noble booksigning
DEPTFORD TWP. — Carol Ford is the author of "Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography," which was published in September 2015. Crane was the star of the popular 1960s situation comedy "Hogan's Heroes" and...
View ArticleStudent news: Local students honored for their achievements
DELSEA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Delsea Regional High School announces its January Crusaders of the Month PITMAN The W.C.K. Walls School announces its Students of the Month for December 2015:...
View ArticleCollege scholarship available for agricultural students
Each year the Gloucester County Board of Agriculture awards a $2,000 scholarship to Gloucester County residents who will be pursuing an education to prepare for a career in agriculture or a related...
View ArticleEx-Eagle donates $10K to veterans group
This is the football player's third donation to the organization. Former Philadelphia Eagle Todd Herremans presented a $10,000 check to the Gloucester County Veterans Advisory Council's Vets Helping...
View ArticleWashington Township school board approves redistricting plan
The Washington Township Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve its long-awaited plan for redistricting its schools. File Photo WASHINGTON TWP. --The Washington Township Board of Education voted...
View ArticleRacially charged posts sparks tension at N.J. high school
Racial tensions are high at West Deptford High School after a pair of social media postings. WEST DEPTFORD -- Tensions are running high at the township's high school after a pair of racial incidents...
View ArticleVintage photobooth pictures from N.J.
The photobooth, as it is popularly called, was invented by commercial photographer Anatol Josepho in 1921. In 2014, the Zimmerlli Art Museum in New Brunswick presented an exhibit titled "Striking...
View ArticleInside the N.J. town with a heroin death-rate 25 times the national average
Williamstown's heroin death-rate in 2014 was four times that of Camden's. Here's what the town is doing to make sure that doesn't happen again. Watch video One morning in late October, Charlene...
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