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Middle of nowhere NJ restaurant racks up accolades, now from NYT
Before you even try to understand what Sweet Amalia Market & Kitchen is all about, you need to know about a place called Newfield. It’s one of those blink-and-you-miss-it places. It’s a tiny borough in Gloucester County that has fewer than 2,000 people. It sits north of beleaguered Vineland. You could say it’s one of those towns in the middle of nowhere.
Wawa Comes Out on Top in First Customer Satisfaction Study
Delaware County-based Wawa comes out on top in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's first Convenience Store Study. Customers who have been professing Wawa’s superiority for years – especially against Sheetz – turned out to be right, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Delaware County-based convenience...
EPA removes NJ landfill from Superfund list
Lipari Landfill once topped the nation’s Superfund site list. The Lipari Landfill, a six-acre chemical cauldron in Gloucester County, topped the nation’s Superfund site list some 40 years ago after companies had dumped 155 carcinogens, heavy metals, pesticide residues and benzene. But alarmed Pitman residents organized and fought...
Former UD student ‘incel’ sentenced to prison for stalking and threatening women, fraud
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. This story was supported by a statehouse coverage grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A former University of Delaware student who identified with “incels” has been sentenced...
Delaware County community 'blindsided' by hiring of new police chief at public meeting
Despite opposition from community members, several council members, and the mayor, the Collingdale Borough Council voted Tuesday night to hire a new police chief.Pending a background check, the new chief of police in Collingdale will be Shanee Mitchell.According to her application for the job, Mitchell currently serves as the police chief in Selinsgrove Borough, Snyder County, and as an adjunct instructor for the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute.The application also states she served the Philadelphia Police Department, first as a sergeant and later as a lieutenant, from 2012 to 2017."At the end of the day, the FOP is willing...
Only One NJ Restaurant Makes NY Times’ Best Restaurants in America 2024 List
New Jersey has done it again. This time, a South Jersey local gem, Sweet Amalia Market & Kitchen, has been named one of the top 50 restaurants in the country by the New York Times. Located in Newfield, this restaurant has been getting serious buzz for its fresh, locally sourced...
Mockingbirds were once rare in N.J. | Gloucester County Nature Club
It’s October and all the leaves are off my winterberry shrub, leaving a copious crop of bright red berries. And here comes a mockingbird. If it’s the same individual bird, he (or she) shows up every year, establishes a presence on the berry bush, chases all other birds away, and spends the winter here.
See homes sold in the Vineland area, Sept. 23 to Sept. 29
The following is a listing of all home transfers in the Vineland area reported from Sept. 23 to Sept. 29. There were 18 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,522-square-foot home on Brookhaven Drive in Vineland that sold for $280,000.
Phillies fans stock up on merchandise in Broomall, Delaware County
Phillies fans are ramping up for Red October. Many of them are stocking up on new merchandise ahead of the Phillies' first playoff game this weekend.Delco Original Trading Company, a Broomall clothing store specializing in sports merchandise, is seeing an uptick in business."We absolutely love it," clerk Patrick Callahan said. "The economy's been tough everywhere, so any little boost we can get we're going to take."As the Phillies begin their third consecutive postseason run, customers like Rene Saldutti from Havertown are celebrating with new merch."I'm really liking this sweatshirt that I just picked up," Saldutti said. "Of course, I got...
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