Franklinville News

Jennie and Adolph C. D'Ippolito of Williamstown celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary June 11.

A 62-year-old Franklinville man was sentenced Friday to three years in a New Jersey state prison after pleading guilty to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child -- specifically, possessing images on a computer of children engaged in sexual acts.

Posted by Around Our Towns , Gloucester County Times July 01, 2009 7:23AM Delsea Regional High School Junior Gabrielle Hassinger has been selected to receive the 2009 Student Sage Recognition Nomination from Russell Sage College.

John and Lisa Romeo announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan-Lynn Marie Romeo of Franklinville, to Peter Russell Wine of Millville, son of Sandra Wine.

Justin L. DiBiase, son of Louise and Ronald DiBiase of Franklinville, was named to the dean's list for the fall and spring semesters at Villanova University.

Chuck Palmucci has been successful at Bridgeport Speedway. The young man from Bordentown has won three races in the 270cc Micro-Sprint class on the quarter mile speedway in addition to a victory on the big 5/8th mile oval in the Limited Sprint division.

Kenneth J. Eaton, 80, of Vineland passed away on Monday, June 15, 2009, in South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center.

For Khara Murphy, it started with ecstasy. The synthetic drug with amphetaminelike and hallucinogenic properties was the then-15-year-old's drug of choice until she moved on to abusing over-the-counter drugs -- then Oxycodone and eventually heroin.

Habitat for Humanity's Restore location in Pitman travels all over the area to pick up donations, including Cumberland County, according to Larry Troth, store manager.

Change can be difficult, but with an open mind, doors can be opened and hearts changed.

Corin Neidigh, 18 of the 900 block of Landis Avenue, was charged June 9 with burglary, theft of a handgun by unlawful taking, and unlawfully selling a weapon.

Franklin Township Library, 1584 Coles Mill Road, Franklinville, will offer a summer reading program for children, "Be Creative @ Your Library." The program will run from July 6 to 31 and will feature preschool story times, juvenile programs and walk-in crafts for all ages.

Wawa, Inc. announced a milestone in their company's history -- the 25th anniversary of their Franklinville Wawa located at 2515 Delsea Drive.

Elmer Ambulance Corps responded at 7:58 a.m. Tuesday to Harding Highway for a motor vehicle crash and remained in the scene for 30 minutes.

Joseph Thomas 'Buzzy' Kane Jr., 66, of Franklinville died on Monday, June 8, 2009.

Posted by South Jersey News Online vwilliams@sjnewsco.com June 05, 2009 8:43AM File photo The Fourth Annual Delaware Valley ICS Regional Chili Cook-Off, Concert and Festival is set for Saturday, June 13 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. By Kaelin O'Connell koconnell@sjnewsco.com Chili aficionado John Taylor has a strategy to win this year's Chili Cook-Off: ...

Members of our Gloucester County Community Editorial Board were asked their thoughts on the DRPA moving forward with plans for a light rail line in Gloucester County that would go through several town centers on existing rail tracks and end in Glassboro.

Eric Marchione straightened a tomb stone that sank into the ground, and cleared old shrubbery and trees that covered the burial sites of six former Franklin Township residents laid to rest more than a century ago.

As we talk on the phone, he never comes right out and calls it his "dream house." Yet those two words, unspoken, come through everything Alex Gerena of Glassboro says about his first home - the one he's having built in Franklinville, Gloucester County.

Sean J. McIntire, 32, of Main Road in Franklinville was arrested Saturday at a traffic stop on two Franklin Township warrants.