Church compiles hygiene kits to aid in disaster relief

SWEDESBORO — First Baptist Church of Swedesboro continues to live out the mission of Jesus Christ, as a missional church. “We literally ‘flipped the script’ for our 126th Church Anniversary on November 4th.  Instead of feeding ourselves a celebratory church dinner, we all gathered after service and worked hard to aid the victims of natural […]

Logan Township Council Introduces Opportunities to Help Residents

BRIDGEPORT — At their meeting on Nov. 21 Logan Township Mayor Frank Minor announced that the township would be launching the Logan Township Employment Portal, designed specifically to connect qualified Logan residents with township businesses. Minor noted that Council had been working closely with Logan Township businesses to customize the job portal to meet the […]

East Greenwich Promotes Three Local Police Officers

MICKLETON — During the East Greenwich Township Committee meeting on Nov. 13, three local police officers were officially recognized for promotions. East Greenwich Police Department Officers Brett Pfeiffer, Officer Dave Forand, and Officer Michael Robostello received promotions to sergeant. East Greenwich Mayor Dale Archer swore in the three officers. “We honor you for the dedication […]

Woolwich Celebrates Youth Baseball, Softball Champions

WOOLWICH TWP. — At their meeting on Nov. 19, the Woolwich Township Committee honored performances in baseball and softball by its young people. The town’s 10/11 year old 2018 Boys Baseball team received an award for becoming the New Jersey District 15 and Section 4 Champions. That marked the first time this has occurred in […]

Christmas Eve Day Services at Old Stone Church

WOOLWICH TWP. – If you want to enjoy a nostalgic experience to savor your Christmas Eve Day, then plan to come out to the Old Stone Church on Dec. 24 at 3 p.m. This experience will transform you back over 200 years as you sit on the same benches where your ancestors may have worshiped. […]

The Many Meanings Of Christmas

  To The Editor, We often see photos of different species of animals that are snuggled together – a deer and a cat, a dog and duck – and are amazed that they can be “friends”. There are times in our lives that if we look close enough, we have those friends already around us. […]

Enjoy Mullica Hill’s 45th Annual Christmas House Tour, Dec. 8

MULLICA HILL — The holidays are here And what better way to slow down and enjoy them with family, than with an evening on Main Street in Mullica Hill for the 45th annual Christmas House Tour held Dec. 8. The house tour will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Shops in the historic down […]

Kingsway Band Wins Championship

WOOLWICH TWP. — Congratulations to the 2018 Kingsway Regional Marching Band on being named TOB Group IV A ACC Champions. This was a final competition of the season for the band. The band attended the ACC Championships with top bands from a seven-state region to receive this honor. This year’s production entitled, ‘The Bride of Frankenstein’, was […]

Board Of Education Election Results

WOOLWICH TWP. – There were election contests for board of education seats for the Swedesboro Woolwich Board of Education as well as seats representing Woolwich Township on the Kingsway Board of Education in November’s election. The South Harrison School District also had a school safety public question on their ballot that was approved. S/W BOE […]