Bellmawr School District’s Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Amy Capriotti, tendered her resignation effective January 16, 2017. At the December 21 meeting, the Bellmawr Board of Education (BOE) “reluctantly” voted to accept it. Capriotti is leaving the district after four years to take a position with Gloucester County Special Services/GCIT (Gloucester County Institute of Technology). Since Capriotti […]
Advertisement
Category: Recent News
Latest News from South Jersey Observer covering Bellmawr,Brooklawn, Gloucester City, Mt. Ephraim, Runnemede, Westville
A Brooklawn man was arrested and charged with alleged child abuse (cruelty/neglect) and simple assault. The Brooklawn Police Department and investigators from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office arrested Robert M. Valent, 25, of Brooklawn, on November 2 stemming from an investigation with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency. Woman Charged With Aggravated Assault on Law […]
In Camden City, it wouldn’t be Christmas Eve without New Covenant Ministries. The organization, known for its pop up Christmas Eve Day events, also marked two milestones recently. Its president, Tommy Williams, has been in ministry for 50 years and this year, New Covenant Ministries marked its third decade of bringing joy and hope to Camden […]
The Bellmawr Midgets football team is pictured in this throwback, hand-dated photo from 1961. The photo was printed in The Times. The team posed for the picture just prior to a “tough game.” The caption states that the coaches and members of the team wish to express their thanks to all those who contributed […]
The West Deptford Police Department announced today the apprehension of Christian A. Capacchione, 23, of National Park and Taylor K. Nestor, 19, of Gloucester City, New Jersey on burglary and other related charges. Officers from the West Deptford Police Department responded to a residence on Lincoln Avenue in National Park on December 9, 2016, for a report […]
In preparation for the new Royal Farms store that is slated to be built at the closed Walgreens site, Bellmawr Council passed a Resolution at its December 13 meeting restricting left turns out of and into the Royal Farms’ driveway on the Black Horse Pike. The left turn restriction was required by the State, explained […]
At the December 12, 2016 Mt. Ephraim Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Principal Michael Hunter announced the students of the month for December. Mr. Hunter presented the students with Certificates and acknowledged the students for all of their hard work.
(This article is the first of two parts.) Editor’s note: SJO is splitting up the report for council’s December 13 monthly meeting into two parts because of length. This was David Spector’s last meeting as Bellmawr Councilman and Mayor Frank Filipek and all of the other Councilmen acknowledged his service. In addition to the agenda […]
On Saturday afternoon, Brooklawn United Methodist Church’s mobile Living Nativity made its rounds around town and was spotted on Pennsylvania Avenue in Brooklawn. The mobile Living Nativity is an annual tradition for the church. The wise men were all smiles as they walked behind the trailer that carried Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. There were […]
Old Salem Pike in Brooklawn, N.J. will be closed beginning 7:00 a.m. on December 19 from Route 130 to Creek Road, as the Brooklawn Circle Improvement Project advances. Freeholder Susan Shin Angulo has been informed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) that the work will continue for several months. Detour Information The following […]