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SJO has uploaded the Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for the relocation and replacement of 12 Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing units. Because of the acquisition of 1.29 acres of property for NJDOT’s Direct Connection project, suitable land was to be found within Bellmawr Park for the new units.
The Camden County Recovery Encouragement Athletic Leagues (REAL) is offering a series of free golf lessons Tuesday nights beginning at 7:00 p.m. through May 9. The golf lessons are geared toward individuals in recovery and are taught by a certified golf professional.
Tree clearing work has begun at the wooded area on Essex Avenue in Bellmawr in advance of the replacement and relocation of 12 Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing units due to the NJDOT’s Direct Connection project.
Effective April 21, 2017, a portion of Leaf Avenue in Bellmawr will be a one-way only. The change will impact motorists exiting onto Leaf Avenue from southbound Route 42.
Harry F. Laute, Jr., of Gloucester City, was arrested on April 13 on robbery charges. He was located on the roof of a nearby self-storage facility.
The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office and the Paulsboro Police Department are investigating the stabbing death of a 56 year old Paulsboro woman.
Construction of Bellmawr’s Batting Cages on Essex Avenue continues to progress with the targeted completion date expected to be on or about about May 1, weather permitting. The $564,000 building will include HVAC, but not bathrooms.
The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office and the Clayton Police Department are jointly offering a $4,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Kenneth B. Mosley in a Downs Street home in Clayton N.J. in the early hours of March 24, 2017.
Scott A. Coffina was sworn in March 31, 2017 as Burlington County Prosecutor and immediately identified gun violence and the illegal use of opioids as among the concerns that will be priorities under his watch as the county’s top law enforcement officer.
Gloucester City Police arrested a Glendora man and charged him with burglary, theft, and possession of hypodermic syringes. On March 29, Nicholas Larocca was working in the area of Morris Street and allegedly pried open the front door of a neighboring residence, removed scrap metal and personal property that belonged to the owner.