By Jenny Cowan WOOLWICH TWP. – At their April 20 meeting, the Woolwich Township Committee adopted their 2015 municipal budget that includes a local purpose tax increase. According to Woolwich Township Chief Financial Officer William Pine, the municipal tax rate will go up 2.26 cents from $.4758 to $.4984. On the […]

WOOLWICH TWP. – Old Stone Church, built in 1793 and one of the oldest Methodist churches in South Jersey, will hold its annual anniversary service on Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. Old Stone Church is located two miles west of Swedesboro, just off Route 322 at the intersection of […]

EAST GREENWICH TWP. COMMITTEE Vote for 1 REPUBLICAN Dale L. Archer DEMOCRAT NO PETITION FILED LOGAN TWP. MAYOR Vote for 1 REPUBLICAN NO PETITION FILED DEMOCRAT Frank W. Minor COUNCIL Vote for 1 REPUBLICAN NO PETITION FILED DEMOCRAT Bernadine E. Jackson SOUTH HARRISON TWP. COMMITTEE Vote for 2 REPUBLICAN James […]

SWEDESBORO — Following a year-long search, the Swedesboro-Woolwich Board of Education on April 8 appointed Dr. Kristin O’Neil as its’ new Superintendent of Schools. Dr. O’Neil will succeed interim Superintendent Dr. Terry C. Van Zoeren, who has served the district for the past year as the search for the new […]

By Jenny Cowan WOOLWICH TWP. — At their meeting on Feb. 17, the Woolwich Township Committee approved a refunding bond ordinance. The ordinance states that this will provide for the refunding of certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the township dating back to 2006. The ordinance also states that due […]

By Jenny Cowan WOOLWICH TWP. — At their meeting on Jan. 20, the Woolwich Township Committee approved an ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits. According to Local Government Cap Law, municipalities are limited to annual budget increases of 2.5 percent. However, if authorized by an ordinance, municipalities can […]

WOOLWICH TWP. — According to ValuePenguin, Woolwich Township and Swedesboro were named as the fourteenth safest city in New Jersey. Because the Woolwich Township Police Department covers both the Township and Swedesboro, all the police data is combined so Woolwich and Swedesboro are considered Woolwich Township in this survey. East […]