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Voorhees Mall Fire South Jersey Homeschool Association
The association estimates it needs $60,000 to clean up soot and smoke damage, replace unusable items, for legal costs and to secure a new location pending negotiations with the landlord. "The fire was contained to the food court area, but soot coverage has affected the entire mall, including our facility,"...
State confirms rabid raccoon found in N.J. neighborhood
The New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that a raccoon removed from a neighborhood in Gloucester Township last week had rabies, Camden County Officials said Wednesday afternoon. A resident in Gloucester Township reported the raccoon to authorities on April 25 after the person’s dog encountered the animal,...
Body of child found in duffel bag in West Philadelphia identified as Damari Carter
PHILADELPHIA (AP/WPHL) — A decomposed body found earlier this year in a duffel bag in Philadelphia has been identified as a 4-year-old boy who authorities say was beaten to death. The body of Damari Carter was found March 18 in the city’s Mantua neighborhood by a worker who was cleaning out an alleyway. Authorities initially could […]
Sicklerville Road Gloucester Township Crash
On Wednesday, May 1 at approximately 9 p.m., Gloucester Township police responded to Sicklerville Road near Kings Road for a crash involving two vehicles. Police found two vehicles in the roadway with severe damage. The drivers were taken to local hospitals with possible serious injuries, police said. Sicklerville Road was...
This new N.J. winery sits on historic land gifted by George Washington
America’s best-known wine regions may be in California, Washington, upstate New York and Oregon, but New Jersey is catching up with more than 50 wineries and counting. Saddlehill Winery in Voorhees just joined the ever-growing wine community, opening at the beginning of April by owner Bill Green and his wife Amy.
We have to break down the stigma of homelessness in New Jersey
Walking into Joseph’s House, a night shelter, in the Bergen Square neighborhood six years ago I was having a conversation with their executive director, John Klein, when I noticed a woman walk into the building. At first glance I thought she came to the facility as a social service provider inquiring about a client or doing some fact finding about the shelter, but my inclinations were wrong. She asked about the hours of operation and if her, and her son were able to spend the night at the shelter. She politely took some supplies from the facility and made her way back out to the parking lot, got back into her Subaru, and drove away.
Drivers seriously hurt in 2 vehicle crash in N.J. town
Two drivers were seriously injuries in a crash Wednesday night in Gloucester Township, officials said. The crash happened around 9 p.m. near the corner of Sicklerville and Kings roads, Gloucester Township police said. Both vehicles were badly damaged. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
Third man charged in daylight robbery that ended with shooting and crash on N.J. street
A daylight shooting and car crash that occurred last month in Gloucester County allegedly stemmed from an armed robbery moments earlier, prosecutors revealed during a court hearing Tuesday. Police responded to the 100 block of Adams Street in Paulsboro around 1:45 p.m. on April 6 for a report of someone...
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