Elmer News

Donald Lee "Donnie" Hunter, 54, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 16, 2013, at White Oak Manor after a three-year battle with cancer.

Also, Joseph Patti started last week as the new director of the Vern Riffe Center For the Arts on the campus of Shawnee State University and said he is excited about the new season and job.

The state announced more than $2 million in grants this week that will help advance street, safety and transportation projects throughout the local region.

Late spring is the start of festival season in South Jersey. The region has celebrations of music, crafts, art, farms and food in abundance beginning in late May and running through the summer.

* Joshua Slater, 20, of Vineland was arrested on a warrant Tuesday and held in Cumberland County Jail on $1,701 bail.

MIDDLETOWN , Del.- Delaware State Police say a 21-year-old man is facing drunk driving and related charges following a crash in Middletown that caused a tanker trailer hauling latex paint to overturn.