South Jersey Observer
Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton announced on November 1 a new Recovery Coach Program for addicted persons. He called this program the first step in helping individuals on the road to recovery. Dalton was joined by several municipal police chiefs and executives of Gloucester County’s two hospitals as he made the announcement. As […]
A Spruce Avenue resident asked Bellmawr Mayor Frank Filipek and Council at the October 27 meeting if a three-way stop sign could be installed at the corner of Spruce and Glenview. Cars on Spruce Avenue travel down the street at a high speed, the resident said. He brought a petition that had been signed by […]
The Bellmawr Zoning Board approved a Resolution at its October 18 meeting granting preliminary and final major site plan approval for the replacement and relocation of 12 Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing units. The 12 impacted units are located on Hickory Place, Willow Place, and Victory Drive.
Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo announced a non-fatal police-involved shooting by a Haddon Township police officer occurred this morning at approximately 9:41 am. A preliminary investigation revealed that the shooting occurred after the officer stopped a vehicle on North Route 130 near Alabama Road. While the officer attempted to identify the driver, the driver […]
The Resolutions* for Bellmawr Council’s October 27 meeting have been uploaded on Bellmawr.com. Among the Resolutions that Council approve are: A shared services agreement with the Borough of Woodlyne for the maintenance of their Public Works equipment through October 12, 2018. A shared services agreement with East Greenwich Township for the maintenance of their […]
At its Special Meeting on October 20, Bellmawr Council approved the Best Practices Worksheet.
In a statement released from the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s office today, Stephen H. Dempsey, of Deptford, 40, entered a guilty plea to a second-degree charge of endangering the welfare of a child by distribution of child pornography. In a negotiated plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor, Alec Gutierrez, will recommend that Dempsey be sentenced to five […]
The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s office charged a Cherry Hill man and a Westville man on October 20 with selling drugs that caused the deaths of two 22-year-old men. One of the deceased was a Newfield resident and the other lived in Voorhees, but died in Glassboro. According to a statement from the Gloucester County […]
The Camden County Historical Society is taking its “Save the Hugg-Harrison House” campaign to Fort Mercer Field Day at National Park. Sunday, October 23, is Field Day at Red Bank Battlefield and there will be tours of the Whitall House and craft demonstrations. At 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Hessian, British, and Loyalist re-enactors will […]
On Wednesday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m in the Gloucester High auditorium, there will be a question and answer session with several of the candidates who are running for a spot on the Gloucester City Board of Education. The Gloucester City High School PTO and the Gloucester City Education Association are presenting this event and […]