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Prospective homebuyers considering the real estate market had a range of options in various neighborhoods throughout the region between Aug. 5 and Aug. 11. In this article, we outline recent property sales in Salem County, all of which featured homes under $400,000. Below, we provide an overview of the top...

Wawa convenience stores will celebrate the opening of two new locations for South Jersey this month with Penns Grove opening August 15th (tomorrow!), and Logan Township opening August 22nd. Both locations are located along the southern portion of Route 130, not too far from the Delaware River. The Penns Grove...

A skunk found in a Gloucester Township neighborhood has tested positive for rabies, the Camden County Health Department says. According to officials, the skunk was found on August 13 when a Gloucester Township resident observed their dogs with a skunk in their neighborhood. Gloucester County Animal Control picked up the animal and it was submitted […]

A lawyer representing the Christina School District Superintendent who was indefinitely suspended last month has sent a cease and desist letter to the school board. Thomas Neuberger has been hired to represent Dan Shelton, who was placed on administrative leave during July's Christina School Board of Education meeting, and now likely replaced by Robert Andrzejewski, who was installed as Interim Superintendent at Tuesday's meeting.

MIDDLETOWN -- The 31st annual Middletown Olde-Tyme Peach Festival commences with a parade at 8:45 a.m., followed by several hours of activities.

There are several thousand small towns dotting the U.S. So it's a pretty big deal to be named as one of the 15 best in the entire country. A New Jersey township received that very distinction on June 11, when Smithsonian Magazine published the latest edition of its annual editorial feature, which listed the 15 best small towns to visit in 2024.

PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 ET. SEQ. WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A.40A:11-1 et seq.) requires the governing body of a. contracting unit to publish a notice in a newspaper authorized by law to publish its legal advertisements,. setting for the nature, duration, service and amount of the contract where...

Notice of Pending Bond Ordinance and Summary. The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Clayton, in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey, on August 8, 2024. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the Mayor and Borough Council to be held at the Clayton Borough Municipal Building, 125 North Delsea Drive, Clayton, New Jersey, on September 12, 2024 at 6:30 o’clock PM. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting copies of the full ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours, at the Borough Clerk’s office for the members of the general public who shall request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows: Title: BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITIONOF VARIOUS PIECES OF WATER/SEWER CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AND THE COMPLETION OF VARIOUS WATER/SEWER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AND FOR THE BOROUGH OF CLAYTON, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY WATER/SEWER SYSTEM;APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $639,000 THEREFOR; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES OF THE BOROUGH OF CLAYTON, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY, IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $639,000 MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND COVENANTS; AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING -Estimate Down Amount Period of Purpose/Improvement Payment of Usefulness Total Obligations Cost- A – Redevelopment of Wells #3, #5, and #6, $88,000 – $0 $88,000 40 years. together with the acquisition of all materials and equipment and completion of all work necessary therefor or related thereto B: Acquisition and Installation of a Fuel 27,500 27,500 15 years. Management System and Related Equipment, together with the acquisition of all materials and completion of all work necessary therefore or related thereto: Replacement of Various Water Mains, $181,500 – 0 – $181,500 – 40 years together with the acquisition of all materials and equipment and completion of all work necessary therefor or related thereto: D – Sewer System Replacement, together with $240,000 – 0- $240,000 – 40 years, the acquisition of all materials and equipment and completion of all work necessary therefor or related thereto: E- Manhole Repair and Replacement at $66,000- 0 – $66,000 – 40 years various locations in the Borough, together with the acquisition of all materials and equipment and completion of all work necessary therefor or related thereto F – Acquisition and Installation of Nitrate $ 36,000 – 0 – 36,000 – 5 years. Exchanger Media, together with the acquisition of all materials and completion of all work necessary therefor or related thereto Appropriation: $639,000 – Bonds/Notes Authorized: $639,000. Grants (if any) Appropriated: $0 – Section 20 Costs: $79,000 Useful Life: 36.95 years. CHRISTINE NEWCOMB, Borough Clerk. This Notice is published pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17.

The chain of custody is now clear for the proposed Glassboro-Camden light rail line, the commuter train project that has failed to leap from drawing boards to reality for two decades. A letter issued in June states NJ Transit will be the “Agency of Record” for the 18-mile rail line,...

Gloucester County Commissioners Nick DeSilvio and Chris Konawel presented proclamations to Angela Papadopoulos and Alex Kaganzev on behalf of Gloucester County Board of Commissioners. They were honored for the work they do with Kaganzev’s non-profit Project Thanksgiving, especially the assistance that they provide to local veterans and their families. As a fellow vet, Kaganzev understands the importance of providing as much help as possible, especially considering that many of the veterans are elderly and in frail health.

The Mullica Hill library will host “Neighborhood Nukes: A Presentation on New Jersey’s Cold War Nike Missile Program,” on Wednesday Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will offer insight on New Jersey’s Cold War past from local landscape photographer Richard Lewis, who discovered an abandoned Nike missile site in Lumberton. The site was demolished in 2015, according to Lewis’ website, but he was able to photograph it to preserve its historical significance.

Matt Meyer has the energy, experience and knowledge to be the next governor of his native Delaware, the new light to lead us.