Houses and Farms Damaged by Tornado

MULLICA HILL – A powerful tornado cut a patch of destruction through neighborhoods and farms during dinner time on Sept. 1 in the Mullica Hill area. PICTURED ABOVE: A damaged home in the Josephine and Marvin Lanes area in Harrison Township. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado touched down in the Mullica Hill […]

Shop Rite Expected To Break Ground This Fall

WOOLWICH TWP. – Woolwich Township officials have said that the new Zallie’s Shop Rite located on Center Square Road has received full approval by the township and is expected to break ground this fall with an expected opening in the Spring. According to Woolwich Township Deputy Mayor Natalie Matthias, the store will be over 77,000 […]

74% of faculty already inoculated at Kingsway

WOOLWICH TWP. – In light of Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order requiring all members of a school’s faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, as of Aug. 22, according to Dr. James J. Lavender, Superintendent of Schools of the Kingsway Regional School District, 74 percent of the faculty and staff there are […]

Get ready for a good time! S/W Day, Sept. 25

SWEDESBORO — Swedesboro Woolwich Day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 25 along Kings Highway in beautiful downtown Swedesboro. After having to cancel last year due to the pandemic, event organizers started planning early on how to safely host this beloved annual tradition. This year’s event focuses on supporting local business owners. In fact, exhibitors […]

Swedesboro’s recycling truckloads still being rejected

SWEDESBORO — Council Member George Weeks stated at the Swedesboro Council’s Aug. 16 virtual meeting that even after a full year, most recycling truckloads are still being rejected. Trash and plastic bags in the recycling cans are being cited as the main reasons for refusal.Under Public Works, Keith Lamb announced that the Swedesboro water tower […]

900 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL SPILLED IN WOOLWICH

WOOLWICH TWP. – On Aug. 17, an operator error while filling above ground tanks used for fueling trucks at the Erdner 3PL on Davidson Road led to an overfill of 900 gallons of diesel fuel. According to a press release issue to residents from both Woolwich Township and the Borough of Swedesboro, upwards of 900 […]

Kingsway arrival time changed 30 minutes to promote better sleeping habits

WOOLWICH TWP. – Students at Kingsway Middle and High School on Sept. 2 should be better rested, at least that is the goal of the administration change in arrival times for students. Students at Kingsway have their start times pushed back by 30 minutes. According to Dr. James J. Lavender, Superintendent of Schools of the […]

Back to School and In-Person Instruction for Kingsway Regional

It’s the first day of school for students at Kingsway Regional and after a year and a half of virtual learning behind them, they are more than ready for it.            With the unusual course that the past two years have taken, many argue that the school year will have two years’ worth of freshman […]

KINGSWAY CRAFT FAIR IS BACK, NOV 6!

WOOLWICH TWP.  – The annual and always popular Kingsway Holiday Craft Show will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kingsway Regional High School. It will feature handmade crafts and Kingsway apparel. Show your support for the vendors by shopping small businesses this holiday season. Galleries can be viewed […]