South Jersey ObserverLatest News from South Jersey Observer covering Bellmawr,Brooklawn, Gloucester City, Mt. Ephraim, Runnemede, Westville
The Bellmawr School Board held its re-organization meeting on January 4. Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Amy Capriotti, administered the Oath of Office to newly elected Board of Education (BOE) members, Eric Hoban and Patrick Murray. Both were elected to serve a three year term from 2017-2019. The BOE also voted Jody Mangus as its President and […]
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – Matthew Love, a Camden County Technical School (CCTS) senior and Gloucester Township resident, has received an early acceptance letter from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA. Love plans to attend MIT in the fall as a mechanical engineering major and is currently attending the Pre-Engineering Academy at […]
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – In an effort to provide affordable spay/neuter services for cats in Camden County, the Petco Foundation has awarded the Camden County Animal Shelter (CCAS). CCAS has been progressively working to reduce the stray and unwanted animal population in the region through low-cost spay/neuter services. “This grant will provide the Camden County […]
The Boroughs of Bellmawr and Brooklawn have entered into respective Settlement Agreements regarding a class action lawsuit where both Boroughs were named defendants. The lawsuit relates to the annual Certificate of Occupancy (C/O) for rental properties. The case is captioned William Brody & Kathleen O’Hara vs. Borough of Brooklawn & Borough of Bellmawr. The Complaint […]
The Gloucester City School District received one recommendation from its audit for fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The recommendation pertained to documentation for resident student transportation. The audit revealed no other recommendations. On page 7 of the Auditor’s Management Report on Administrative Findings, it indicates that 9 out of 102 transported students who were […]
With 2016 almost in the rear-view mirror, South Jersey Observer (SJO) is sharing some of its most popular posts from the past year. Royal Farms When SJO was the first to break the news in July that Royal Farms was eyeing the old Walgreens site, it earned the distinction of being SJO’s #1 post and […]
(Bellmawr, NJ) Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today demanded the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) immediately re-examine efforts to preserve an historically significant home in Bellmawr Borough. “The State of New Jersey has determined beyond doubt the historical significance of the Hugg-Harrison-Glover House. These new […]
(Camden, NJ) – Camden County Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer wants Camden County residents to be aware the New Jersey Adoptees’ Birthright law signed by the Governor in May 2014 will go into effect Sunday. The New Jersey Adoptees’ Birthright law gives adoptees access to their birth records, including their birth parents’ names. “Starting in the […]
George Myers, of Runnemede, has been arrested by the Camden County Sheriff’s office and charged with False Public Alarm with Immediate Police Response, which is a second degree crime. According to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, on August 3, 2016 a bomb threat was phoned into the Camden County Board of Social Services, located at […]
What a difference a year makes. As 2016 draws to a close, SJO takes a look back at the stories that featured organizations or people who are making a difference in our communities. In this post, SJO highlights some of those people – from students spearheading a homeless project, to police and fire personnel […]