Deptford News

Monday, June 29, 2009 By Jessica Beym jbeym@sjnewsco.com WASHINGTON TWP. Those call Gloucester County's largest municipality home affectionately refer to it as "Township." But the history of this once rural, farming community which sprung from the soil in the shape of many housing developments may not be well-known to all its residents.

A span of Red Bank Avenue stretching about a mile between Tatum Road and Crown Point Road will undergo resurfacing scheduled to begin on - or around - July 6. Minor delays should be expected in the area as traffic will need to use alternating lanes.

As a candidate for West Deptford Township Committee, I am writing to inform the residents about the legal fees paid to our township solicitor, Michael Angelini.

WOODBURY A defense motion to dismiss bias crime charges and downgrade assault charges against three men was denied Tuesday by Superior Court Judge M. Christine Allen-Jackson. Christopher L. Kurth, 21, Michael Esposito, 20, and Michael R. Laudenslager, 20, all of Sewell, are charged with assaulting a man at an Oct.

Levittown - An old landfill in a struggling town near the Jersey shore could get a new life.A company is looking at property in Cape May County's Woodbine for a plant that would turn algae into ethanol to be used as fuel.Garden State Ethanol has been trying to launch its first plant for seven years.It has looked at sites in Burlington Township, ...

DEPTFORD TWP. Mark Boucher Jr. lives his life with a backpack on him at all times, stocked full of juice boxes, fruit snacks, and insulin The 17-year-old has been living with Type 1 juvenile diabetes since he was just eight years old.

The Times reported June 21 that the proposed increase in local government taxes was reduced from 46 cents to 12 cents per $100 of assessed property value.

Eric Kummer, a 2009 Deptford High School graduate, will continue his athletic career at D'Youville College.

A 27-year-old city man accused of shooting another man in the face during a Feb.

TRENTON Certain errors made in hospitals such as surgery performed on the wrong body part or a medical tool left inside a patient after a procedure would have to be disclosed to the public, under a bill given final legislative approval by the state Senate Thursday.

Dr. Richard Sooy Jr., 49, of Pennsville, was arrested June 2 and charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct, police said.

A West Deptford man was sentenced to five years probation Friday for a child pornography offense.

WEST DEPTFORD TWP. After nearly a week of rain, the weather cleared up just in time for West Deptford High School to hold its graduation ceremonies at the school's football stadium.

What's in a name?, Shakespeare asked. "A lot," Deptford Township Mayor Paul Medany would say especially if that name is Deptford and it's divided by six different ZIP codes.

DEPTFORD TWP. Students at Good Intent School received a very special treat on Thursday to celebrate their charitable initiative for homeless animals a confectionery creation made by the famous pastry chefs of Charm City Cakes who are featured on the Food Network show "Ace of Cakes." The Baltimore bakery's own Geof Manthorne hand-delivered and ...

WOODBURY A 58-year-old woman was transported to Cooper University Hospital Tuesday after she was struck by a dump truck while crossing Red Bank Avenue in her motorized wheel chair, according to police.

WEST DEPTFORD TWP. A 16-year-old high school student fought the system and won, his attorney announced Tuesday.

Former Franklin Township municipal chairman Bill Fey, who's taking on Gloucester County Republican Chairwoman Loran Oglesby at the party's convention tomorrow night, said that Oglesby is doing everything she can to make it difficult for his faction to organize.

The next Network Connection Breakfast in Gloucester County will be held Thursday at The Adelphia in Deptford, beginning at 8:30 a.m. This event is held in partnership with the Gloucester County Office of Economic Development .

Students from West Deptford Middle School traveled to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. to participate in the 2009 Wheelabrator Symposium.