Trinity BBQ & Wine Tasting, Oct 6.

SWEDESBORO — Trinity “Old Swedes” Historic Preservation Foundation’s annual BBQ dinner and wine tasting will be held at Rode’s Barn located on 533 Kings Highway in Woolwich Township from 3:30 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. The dinner includes BBQ chicken, pulled pork, coleslaw, mac & cheese, cornbread, homemade desserts, tea, coffee and domestic […]

East Greenwich Shred Event, Saturday Oct. 19 

MICKLETON — The East Greenwich Township Environmental Commission and Green Team in cooperation with the Board of County Commissioners, are sponsoring an open shredding event on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Public Works Garage located at 96 East Rattling Run Road, Mickleton. Reduce clutter, clean out and purge your personal records. […]

Blair Named Miss Gloucester County

Woolwich Township Resident Haley Blair will be heading to the National All-American Miss Competition as she has been named Miss Gloucester County Jr. Teen at the National American Miss NJ State Competition in August. Haley, a Kingsway Regional High School Junior, was a New Jersey State Finalist and placed in six categories at the New […]

October 2024 Issue

LEMKE — Mark D. Lemke Sr. age 64 years of Bridgeport passed away on Aug. 23 in his home. He was born in Camden, raised in Bridgeport, lived in Swedesboro for a few years and returned to Bridgeport in 1989. Mark worked as a truck driver for Lacy’s Express in Pedricktown. He was a member […]

October Library Programs

For more information or to register, visit our website at www.gcls.org. Glassboro Library 101 Rowan Blvd. — 856-881-0011 Children’s Programs Baby Storytime: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Toddlers, babies, and their adults enjoy songs, rhymes, movement, and stories as we build developmentally appropriate early literacy and kindergarten readiness skills. Best for ages 0 to 2. Please register.  Storytime: Mondays […]

Swedesboro’s 9/11 Memorial Dedication

Swedesboro held a 9/11 Memorial Dedication in downtown Swedesboro yesterday. The memorial contains two pieces from the rail tracks that ran under the Twin Towers. One is symbolically 9 feet long and the other 11 feet long. It is in a Pentagon shaped container and is situated on Kings Highway across from Swedesboro Borough Hall. […]

Swedesboro Woolwich Day – a celebration of community & togetherness

SWEDESBORO — As the leaves begin to change color and the air carries the promise of autumn, the community gears up for its most anticipated event of the year, Swedesboro Woolwich Day Held on the last Saturday of September in downtown Swedesboro, this year’s festivities fall on Sept. 28, with the promise of uniting over […]

Autumn is more than pumpkin flavor

Let’s be radical. You see advertising for pumpkin this and pumpkin that. Why not use pumpkin’s cousin instead, the butternut squash. Trivia: although most people consider pumpkins and butternuts a vegetable, technically they are berries. Butternuts are easily found at your farmer’s markets, and if the market has closed for the season, you can find […]

Fall Craft Fair, Oct. 19

WOOLWICH TWP. — The Aged to Perfection senior group is announcing their Fall Craft Fair on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Woolwich Township Municipal Building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost for all vendors is $10 per table and $5 for each additional standing display. Please make checks payable to “Aged to Perfection”. […]