Swedesboro/Woolwich Crime Log
* A Franklin Street resident reported that someone entered their vehicle overnight and stole several items. The victim was unsure if their vehicle was locked. * A 20 year old Woolwich Township man was arrested subsequent to a theft investigation at CVS. The CVS employee activated two $500 Visa gift cards without purchasing them, and made several purchases with same at other locations. […]
County Launches GC2040: Let’s Talk
WOODBURY — Gloucester County Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger and Freeholder Heather Simmons announced that the county has launched GC2040: Let’s Talk, a public survey to guide how the county should grow over the next 25 years. The results of the survey will be used by Gloucester County to update the Land Use and Transportation […]
Charles G. Harker School Nurse Brings New Awareness To Cardiac Health
By Jenny Cowan It was a typical December day in the nurse’s station at Charles G. Harker Elementary School. Veronica Snyder, the school nurse, had applied band-aids to hands skinned in gym class, ice packs for knees bruised in recess, and a place to rest for children not feeling well that day. However, the day […]
Martin Luther King Jr., “A Man of Conscience” Performed
LOGAN TWP. — American Historical Theatre presented Martin Luther King Jr., “A Man of Conscience” on Jan. 15 at the Logan Branch of Gloucester County Library System. The program is sponsored by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Swedesboro Woolwich Parks and Recreation Upcoming Events
WOOLWICH TWP. — The 2015 Calendar year is underway- and do we have a wonderful line-up for you! Follow us (like us) on FACEBOOK or on the Woolwichtwp.org site under the Parks and Recreation page. Father-Daughter Dances (for daughters in Swedesboro or Woolwich): Yes, we have expanded to THREE dances! Dance # 1 will be […]
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY FUND CHECK-OFF AVAILABLE TO NJ TAX FILERS
TRENTON — New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher reminded New Jersey taxpayers about an opportunity to assist those in need in the Garden State through a fund that pays for food purchases at the state’s food banks. Contributions to the Community Food Pantry Fund can be made while filling out the 2014 New […]
Cleanse, Purge, Fast….We’ve Heard it All
Cleansing, purging, and fasting. We’ve heard all about it, but you haven’t heard my story. As the holiday season winds down and we reach New Year’s Eve, no matter how many times I tell myself that I won’t indulge as much as in the past, I end up feeling like a beached whale again. This […]
Woolwich/Swedesboro Named as 14th Safest City In NJ
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 Greenwich ranked of 93, Harrison […]
Crossword Puzzle February 2015
CLUES ACROSS 1. Fashion dandy 4. Cycles per second 7. Strikebreaker 11. Aquatic reptile (informal) 13. Express pleasure 14. Swiss river 15. Contains cerium 17. Ribonucleic acid 18. On top 19. Taxis 21. Banking machine 22. Small salamander 23. Voltage 25. Pointed summit 27. DWTS host 33. In a way, smoked 34. Peat moss source […]
