GOP widens control on Salem freeholder board, pledges new progress
The Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders now has a 6 to 1 Republican majority. SALEM -- Republicans have widened their majority on the Salem County Board of Chosen freeholders in the new year,...
View Article4 disputed ballots in Salem freeholder race to be counted, decision on others...
Superior Court Judge Donald Morgan is expected to rule next week on how many other ballots that were originally disqualified should be counted. SALEM -- Four disputed ballots in the tight Salem County...
View ArticleTake the 1st NJ.com weekly news quiz of 2016
It's back with a vengeance after the holiday break. Miss me? NJ.com's weekly news quiz took a couple of weeks off for the holidays. Now that it's 2016, the quiz is back with a vengeance to test your...
View ArticleN.J. ballots still far from fail-safe security | Editorial
A Salem County recount case highlights the fact that New Jersey isn't prepared to fend off possible vote-count chaos in the hotly contested 2016 election. A current legal tussle over provisional and...
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Shep's opinion, YMCA programs, 'The Bloody Third:' BEN Column, Jan. 8
The column that says Fella the horse has been found and returned in Upper Deerfield. The column that says Fella the horse has been found and returned in Upper Deerfield. -- Good morning! -- "Story...
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Delaware River deepening project enters blasting stage
Work is under way to blast portions of the Delaware River bottom as part of the $300 million channel deepening project. Work is under way to blast portions of the Delaware River bottom as part of the...
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Salem County Correctional Facility names Officer of the Month
The Salem County Correctional Facility announces that Officer Robert Flinn has been selected as Officer of the Month for December 1015. Officer Flinn has been a member of the department since March...
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A few things you may have missed during bear season | Jim Bolton's Outdoors...
There have been black bears reported in all 21 counties. How about that! Jim Bolton One thing I just found out: There will be 510 less black bears in New Jersey in 2016. That's how many they have...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters receives grant from BNY Mellon
VINELAND — Recently, a representative from BNY Mellon's Charitable Trust Foundation presented Big Brothers Big Sister of Cumberland County & Salem Counties with a $12,000 grant to continue their...
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Police looking for Delaware employee who stole work van
Authorities are investigating the theft of a vehicle belonging to a company in Delaware that was reported stolen Monday morning. CARNEYS POINT TWP. -- Authorities are investigating the theft of a...
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N.J. ACLU creates its own religion; Ranch standoff unrelated to race | Letters
Paul Halley writes that this is demonstrated by the group's letter telling a Haddon Heights school to stop saying "God Bless America" in unison. To the Editor: Concerning the article "N.J. ACLU tells...
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Bring spring into a room with a window full of plants | Garden Column
y Lorraine Kiefer I eagerly watch for a little more sunlight each afternoon. Well with the new year each day has just a little a bit more daylight than the day before. Houseplants will respond to this...
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Area schools honor students of distinction | Student News
WOODSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL Bryanna Roberts and Harry Duffield have been chosen "Wolverines of the Month" for January 2016 at Woodstown High School. Bryanna Roberts is the daughter of John and Dana Roberts...
View ArticleN.J. native, rapper, returns home to mentor youth
A South Jersey native returned home to share an encouraging message of perseverance and anti-violence to youth in Cumberland and Salem counties. VINELAND -- A South Jersey native returned home to...
View ArticleBanning God Bless America, pup saves family from house fire | Cheers and Jeers
Every Saturday, the South Jersey Times cheers those who make our area a better place in which to live and jeers those whose actions merit derision. Every Saturday, the South Jersey Times cheers those...
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WATCH: N.J. woman stars in 1st music video with Howie Mandel
Pennsville's Amanda Dilks recently released a music video for her first single, 'Go Go Go.' Taking the driver's test is a big step in every teen's life. But when the driving instructor is comedian...
View ArticleGrants will aid 11 Salem County art and history projects in 2016
Eleven organizations received the grands this year from the Salem County Cultural and Heritage Commission. SALEM -- Officials have announced the 11 recipients of grants in Salem County that will use...
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The Scoop: King breakfast honors; remember the blizzard?; what a voice!;...
The Scoop offers news from around Salem County and a few surprises, too. Get your tickets now for the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards and Scholarship Breakfast. It's set for Monday, Jan....
View ArticleSalem County FOP prepares to take the 'Plunge' in Wildwood
Salem County FOP Lodge #6 will participate in the 2016 Polar Bear Plunge in Wildwood on Jan. 16. When Donald Rambo was in college, he and his friends would sometimes drive to the shore in the winter...
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'Omega Man,' lottery dreams, pet fostering: BEN Column, Jan. 10
The column that is so sick of being tired and so tired of being sick. The column that is so sick of being tired and so tired of being sick. -- Good morning! -- I would like to take this opportunity...
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