ZION COMMUNITY CHURCH VBS, JULY 10-14

CLARKSBORO — Vacation Bible School will be held at Zion Community Church from July 10 to 14 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. All children ages 4 through entering 8th grade are invited to come learn about Jesus with songs, stories, crafts and fun. Register in person at VBS, or save time by […]

July 2017 Issue Obituaries

LODGE — Joseph Carey Lodge Jr. passed away in Mariposa, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2016. — MILETTA — Betsy J. Miletta (nee DuBois), 47, of South Harrison Township and formerly of Hopewell Township passed away May 25 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia after a courageous and hard fought struggle against […]

EG School’s Hoops for Soup Recognized by Character.org

MICKLETON — The East Greenwich Township Schools’ annual Hoops for Soup service project was recently recognized by Character.org as a 2017 National Promising Practice. Hoops for Soup is organized by the Lunch Bunch at Samuel Mickle School, a 2016 Promising Practice recipient. Lunch Bunch is a student-run organization that promotes and organizes philanthropy projects, service […]

East Greenwich Fire & Rescue Log

Dwelling Fire: 4; Building Fire: 1; Vehicle Fire: 1; Rubbish Fire: 1; Motor Vehicle Crash: 6; Medical Emergency: 1; Fire Alarm: 5; Carbon Monoxide Alarm: 2; Fumes: 1; Cover Assignment: 1; Assist Police: 1 May 19: 219 Democrat Road for a motor vehicle crash. Crews arrived to find a minor MVC in the parking lot […]

Letters To the Editor

To The Editor, I would like to express my gratitude to the Woolwich Township Police Department, Gloucester County EMS, and the fire departments of both Woolwich and Each Greenwich Townships. My husband and I just moved to Woolwich three weeks ago with our one year old son. On Wednesday evening, my husband had been feeling […]

Sharptown UM Welcomes New Campus Pastor

WOOLWICH TWP. — The United Methodist Church has appointed Rev. Beth Caulfield as the Campus Pastor of Sharptown North United Methodist Church in Woolwich Township and as Associate Pastor at Sharptown UMC in Pilesgrove. She follows Rev. Michael Bill in her role who has been reappointed to St. John’s UMC of Turnersville. She will be […]

It Took 70 Years To Win Recognition But She Proves That Talent Wins Out

For many of the previous generations of farm families in South Jersey whose labor went into the land and whose income came out of it, Mary Sorbello’s story is routine, unremarkable, an ordinary expectation for the times. Mary expected it, and accepted it. Still does. But while Sorbello carried on with the routine and the […]

VBS – SAVE THE DATE – AUG. 7 – 11

CLARKSBORO — Become a Galactic Starveyor and discover the God of the Universe at Evangelical United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School, Aug. 7 through Aug. 11. The fun will be begin at 9 a.m. and continue until noon.  Children ages 4 to 12 are all invited. Register at www.eumchurch.net or call 856-423-0289. The church is […]

ICE CREAM & CLOWNS, JULY 21

CLARKSBORO — Join the fun at the Evangelical United Methodist Church on July 14 for ice cream and a Shobo and Shady Clown Show from 6 to 8 p.m.  Rain date is Friday, July 21. This is a family event, all ages are welcome. The event is free but donations accepted for our mission work. […]