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The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Lawnside Police Department are searching for a man and two women who committed a robbery in Lawnside today. Three suspects (a man and two women) entered the Home Depot at 310 White Horse Pike around 11:00 a.m. The group proceeded to gather multiple power tools from the […]
On November 29, Superior Court Judge Kevin Smith administered the oath of office to Sarah Spanarkel, who was sworn in as an assistant prosecutor for the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office (GCPO). Spanarkel earned a bachelor’s degree from York College in York, Pa. and her law degree in 2015 from New York Law School. A Toms River […]
At its November 7, 2016 meeting the Bellmawr Planning Board unanimously approved a Resolution permitting a minor sub-division for 108 Worthington Avenue, according to the minutes uploaded by the Borough of Bellmawr. November 7, 2016 Planning Board Minutes The minutes indicate that the applicant, John Valenti, proposed a minor sub-division at the corner of […]
The Borough of Bellmawr has uploaded the Zoning Board’s Resolution of Findings and Conclusions regarding the replacement and relocation of 12 units within the Bellmawr Park residential community. The proposed relocation was necessitated by the State of New Jersey’s acquisition of a portion of the Bellmawr Park Property for the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s […]
Today, members of the Runnemede Bellmawr Glendora Rotary dedicated a pavilion in Green Acres Park in honor of Bartilo “Bud” Palmieri. Elected officials, along with friends and family of Palmieri, were also in attendance at the dedication. Palmieri was a member of the Runnemede Bellmawr Glendora Rotary and enjoyed attending Rotary meetings. He and his […]
Mays Landing – Atlantic City Electric (ACE) reminds residents of the importance of having working fire safety alarms throughout their homes and to test the alarms monthly to ensure they are working properly. ACE provided these life-saving devices to thousands of South Jersey residents. Through its Emergency Services Partnership Program, Atlantic City Electric recently donated […]
At its November 21 Special Meeting, the Bellmawr Board of Education (BOE) approved the withdrawal of funds from its capital reserve account in the total amount of $315,500 to fund emergent projects for Bellmawr Park School and Ethel Burke School. When reached by telephone, Board Secretary/Business Administrator, Amy Capriotti, confirmed that BOE approved the Resolution […]
For the second consecutive year, the Bellmawr School District has no corrective actions, as per the findings in the annual audit performed by Bowman & Company. At the November 16 monthly Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Board President, Jody Mangus, said: “This is two years in a row where our audits were clean, so much […]
On November 17, Gloucester County Superior Court Judge Robert P. Becker sentenced Christian Powell, 52, to 46 years in New Jersey State prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting his stepdaughter when she was between the ages of 8 and 14. During sentencing, Judge Becker said that any aggravating factors that warrant punishment substantially outweigh […]
There is a proposed, new site location for Bellmawr’s historic Hugg-Harrison-Glover House, Bellmawr Mayor Frank Filipek announced at Thursday night’s Caucus meeting. Mayor Filipek provided SJO with a copy of the Concept Plan that shows where the historic home would be moved from its present location in St. Mary’s Cemetery to a new site on […]