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NJ man dies a hero after rescuing children from dangerous river
HAMILTON (Atlantic) — A man who rescued two boys from a river Wednesday afternoon died several hours later. Township police said the boys, ages 8 and 12, went swimming in the Great Egg Harbor River at Weymouth Furnace County Park around 1 p.m. on July 17. Swimming is prohibited.
This Awesome Indoor Pickleball Court is Coming Soon to Burlington County, NJ!
Pickleball really is becoming all the rage across the country, and New Jersey is no exception!. Grab your rackets! PickleRage, an indoor Pickleball club is coming soon to the Moorestown/Mount Laurel area! This will be their first location in New Jersey. Where will PickleRage in Moorestown be located?. Back in...
Class of 2025 guard Kaden Powers looking to set Rutgers official visit
Rutgers basketball is in race for class of 2025 shooting guard Kaden Powers of Rainier Beach (Seattle, Wash.) after extending an offer on Wednesday. Rutgers is the first high-major program to offer the 6-foot-5 Powers, who also holds offers from Idaho, Illinois-Chicago, James Madison, Montana, San Francisco, Seattle, UNLV and UT-Arlington.
Rutgers finishes midway through Big Ten Media Poll
With the first game of Rutgers' 2024 season set to kick off in 38 days, the Big Ten preseason media poll has been officially released this morning by Cleveland.com. Rutgers was picked to finish No. 9 out of 18 teams in the conference, with a total of 249 votes and an average ranking of 9.56 in the poll.
New Jersey’s Etsch Farms Donut Lady Is Back
When I moved to Monroe Township, I took a weekend to ride around and get to know the area. I noticed there were a lot of farms, farmers markets, parks and a couple of lakes. Much prettier and peaceful than the area of North Jersey I grew up in. Right...
Bruce Springsteen on the poetry of his classic album "Nebraska"
"I lived in this house exactly half a lifetime ago," said Bruce Springsteen. It may not look like much, but this small bedroom in Colts Neck, New Jersey, which still sports the original orange shag rug, is where Springsteen made what he considers his masterpiece: his 1982 album "Nebraska," ten songs dark and mournful. "This is the room where it happened," he said. I saw her standing on her front lawn just twirling her baton Me and her went for a ride, sir, and ten innocent people died From the town of Lincoln, Nebraska, with a sawed-off .410 on my...
4 women from Cheltenham, Abington & Upper Moreland named to Montgomery County Commission for Women
Shareese Nelson and Zoraida Cordero of Cheltenham, Melissa Osborne of Upper Moreland and Marquita Bolden of Abington have each been named to the Montgomery County Commission for Women, a body of 21 appointees who advise county officials on women’s issues under two-year terms. From their Mission Statement:. The Montgomery...
TCNJ to provide room and board to local community college students
EWING — Come the fall semester, the housing situation at The College of New Jersey will be different than ever before. TCNJ and Mercer County Community College have worked out a deal where TCNJ will provide room and board to its students, according to a release from MCCC. The partnership “for the Fall 2024 semester and beyond” will also offer MCCC students special rates for the accommodation.
Cinnaminson scientist earns lifetime award
Thomas F. Murphy, senior scientist for research and development at Hoeganaes Corp. in Cinnaminson, received the Kempton H. Roll Powder Metallurgy (PM) Lifetime Achievement Award from the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF). Murphy is among the few recognized experts in the field of ferrous PM microscopy throughout the world. He...
This 60-year-old N.J. ShopRite is finally getting a massive expansion
ShopRite is completely revamping one of its stores in central New Jersey, according to a new redevelopment plan proposed by officials. Holmdel-based Saker ShopRites, which owns and operates 39 ShopRite stores in Central Jersey and along the Jersey Shore, initially proposed building a brand new ShopRite in the parking lot of an existing store in Freehold Township.
RED BANK: AZALEA FINALLY SPROUTING
The developer’s rendering of how the project will look when it’s complete, from the Azalea Red Bank web site. ( Click to enlarge.) After almost two decades of stops, starts and returns to the drawing board, builders have begun construction on a project that will include 14 townhomes and two cottages on the block bounded by Harding and Hudson Avenues and Clay Street.
Man sentenced for illegal firearm discovered during traffic stop in Abington
Teon Sincere Gregory, 23, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 4 to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a handgun, the Pottstown Mercury reported. According to the article, Abington police stopped a car which Gregory was riding in on May 26, 2023, during which officers found and seized his Taurus 9mm firearm.
NJ restaurant receiving Guinness World Record for most tequilas
Last fall I shared the news about a place opening in Metuchen. Meximodo Cocina Mexicana & Tequila Bar opened in mid-November. Just like their delicious Mexican food, the name is a mouthful. Friends just call it Meximodo. In that article I mentioned how Meximodo would be proudly offering over 1,000...
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