Capt. Andrew DiSanto and community relations officer Mark Mroz spoke at last week’s 2nd Police District Advisory Council meeting. DiSanto spoke of two recent shootings, one on the 6500 block of Horrocks St. and the other on the 6100 block of Summerdale Ave. In both cases, the victims have been uncooperative with police. Mroz said […]

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The Jersey Shore is one of the crown jewels of this state we’re in. Think of the joys of spending a summer day at the beach! But our coastal paradise and the ocean that lies beyond is in peril. Sunday, June 8th was World Ocean Day, and the premiere of OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH – […]

President Frederick Keating celebrates the Rowan College of South Jersey–Gloucester Road Runners Men’s Soccer team after they defeated the RCSJ–Cumberland Dukes in a battle for the Rowan College Derby Shield in 2021. Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) athletics is a force to be reckoned with locally, regionally, and nationally. The College’s sports programs, which […]

Bordentown City is seeking community input on parking plan proposals that will help address both residential and business concerns, according to Mayor Jennifer Sciortino. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17 at Carslake Community Center. The city planner will provide a presentation on what officials have been discussing for the […]

Bordy may be Bordentown Township Police Department’s eagle mascot, but now he’s the township’s brand-new website chatbot. If you have clicked on the Bordentown Township website, you may have seen a prompt by Bordy. “Hi! I’m Bordy! Welcome to the Township of Bordentown chatbot! I answer questions using information from the website. How can I […]

Holy Unpaved Streets, Batman Let’s see. Mayor Parker had a $6.8 billion budget handed to her. So, please tell me why the streets department scraped the top layers off the streets in my neighborhood over two months ago and they haven’t repaved it since then. The current rains have caused deep holes to form in […]

State Rep. Sean Dougherty on Thursday morning held a news conference at SEPTA’s Fox Chase Station to argue for funding for the transit agency. SEPTA users joined him at the event. “SEPTA is the lifeline of Philadelphia and the surrounding area as nearly 1 million people use their services every day,” Dougherty said. “It was […]

From left: Club board member Larry Birch; Club Board President Carolyn Kaspar; Club executive board member Sandra Weber; and Club CEO Chris Volker. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County was named Non-Profit Organization of the Year by the Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce. The presentation was made at the Chamber’s Annual President’s Dinner […]

Two more Cumberland County Rite Aid pharmacies are expected to close soon. The Vineland location at 1889 S. Lincoln Avenue and the Millville location at 907 N.  High Street are on the most recent list of proposed closings. The embattled one-time pharmacy chain giant has announced it will be closing more than 200 additional stores, […]

Compelling “Freedom Rhymer” poet Tony “TJ” Jordan of Vineland recently captured first place in the second annual mental health edition poetry contest in Metuchen, NJ, run by Left Turn Village. Inspired by the “Freedom Riders” of the Black Civil Rights Movement, Freedom Rhymers is a collective of poets and verbal artists. . “My main goal […]