Hammonton News

Low income Atlantic County residents aged 60 and older are encouraged to take advantage of the state's farm market produce voucher program coordinated through the Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services.

If you believe everything you read, eating blueberries may be just about the healthiest thing in the universe.

Cara McCollum, a 20-year-old Princeton University student, was crowned Miss New Jersey on Saturday night at the conclusion of a three-day pageant on the Ocean City Music Pier.

The Eagle Theatre, located at 208 Vine Street in Hammonton, NJ, premiered its Main Stage production of Urinetown: The Musical on June 7. Scroll down for a first look at the production! Sourcing talent from New Jersey, Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE to build its 16 member cast, the Eagle Theatre assembled some of the best actors in the region.

Like your ice cream with a cherry on top? Then it's the perfect week to visit area farmers markets, as cherries are at their peak until June 25. Merchantville Farmers Market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1 S. Centre St. Head down at 10:30 for a live cooking demonstration by Chef Carlo of Cafe BellaVita and as you shop, listen to live music by John Rossi of ... (more)

The combination of live music, children's amusement rides, arts and crafts, a classic car show run by Cruisin' Classics, food and blueberries in every shape and form has made this day a family favorite for visitors from all over the Delaware Valley.

The Hammonton Police Department, Hammonton Volunteer Fire Department and AtlantiCare EMS responded.

A group of Vineland High School students accepted what seemed a mission impossible and produced a short film featuring their own suit-wearing special agent.

A southern New Jersey man will serve two consecutive life sentences, without parole, for murdering his friend and the friend's mother.

A Deptford Township man has been sentenced to two consecutive lie sentences and no parole for the murder of his friend and his friend's mother in their Hammonton home, according to 6 ABC.

A man who in a jealous rage murdered his ex-girlfriend's lover and that man's mother will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

The sound of Billy Haley and his Comets rocked Landis Avenue when Claude Jones of Hammonton expertly backed his 1967 Plymouth Barracuda into a parking stall.

When a play has the name ''Urinetown: The Musical,'' it better have a strong appeal and something terrific to commend it.

Celebrate everyone's favorite summer fruit this weekend and next as Alstede Farms in Chester hosts its annual Strawberry Festival.

The Eagle Theatre's next project will be the hilarious production of " Urinetown the Musical ."

Photos must be taken from June 7 to 9 within the town of Hammonton. Images then must be uploaded to: http://wanww.photocontestpro.com between June 7 and 14. The fee for entry is $15 for three entries for nonmembers and $12 for three enries for members.

Lennox Warner, a mixed-media sculptor, plans to use this abandoned boat he found behind a gas station near Atlantic City as part of an art installation.

Imports via boat. Movement expected to remain about the same. Port of entry: South Florida.

Motorists drive past a flashing road sign on Rt. 22 in Mountainside warning them they are approaching a DWI checkpoint in 2003.

Ryan Armstrong of Clearview Regional High School watches one of the films screened during the competition at Washington Township's United Artists 14 theatre on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.