Penns Grove News

CARNEYS POINT TWP. - The search continues this morning for one of two suspects who opened fire on police during a stolen vehicle pursuit.

A lack of funding has forced the Food Bank of South Jersey to downsize its Hope Mobile program from 39 locations to five, severely decreasing the amount of families they are able to provide food to each week.

PENNS GROVE - Penns Grove Liberty Fire Co. responded at 2:02 p.m. Tuesday to North Broad Street to assist Penns Grove Ambulance on the scene of a motor vehicle crash and remained in service for 20 minutes.

SALEM - More than 4,200 Salem County residents are without power after a strong line of thunderstorms swept through the area late this afternoon.

Five Penns Grove High School seniors participate in anti-drinking and driving video for teens being produced by the South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance .

CARNEYS POINT TWP . - A photographer and friend is reaching out to help raise funds for the family of the 22-year-old Carneys Point man who died after being hit by a car while trying to cross the New Jersey Turnpike.

PENNS GROVE - Penns Grove Liberty Fire Co. responded at 9:46 a.m. Thursday to Denny Avenue for a wires call and remained in service for three hours.

LOGAN TWP. - Four people were taken to a hospital Wednesday morning following a two-car crash at Route 130 and Center Square Road.

SALEM - Liberty Fire Co. responded at 8:06 a.m. Monday to Grant Street to assist Carneys Point Ambulance on the scene of a motor vehicle crash and remained in service for one hour.

PENNS GROVE - The fire alarm system at the Penns Grove Middle School continues to remain offline, a full week after the entire system unexpectedly went down.

The Penns Grove-Carneys Point Board of Education and district staff recognized and honored retiring school employees on Monday, June 3, 2013.

PENNS GROVE - The fire alarm system at the Penns Grove Middle School has been completely offline since Monday, but school officials said they hope to have the system restored by some time Friday.

PENNS GROVE - Penns Grove Liberty Fire Co. responded at 2:33 p.m. Saturday to South Virginia Avenue for a building fire and remained in service for 15 minutes.

PENNS GROVE - Members of the Penns Grove FFA attended the 84th New Jersey FFA State Convention at Rutgers University and ranked first in the state.

No, there won't be corn at the Salem Farmers Market this week, but it will be here in a few weeks.

Ten-year-old Sara McKinney plays a mean trombone. Her skills have landed her in several bands in her school and in a New Jersey state band, where she excels even though she was born without hands.

Detectives from the Salem County Prosecutor's Office, officers from the Salem County Sheriff's Office and the Penns Grove and Carneys Point police departments converged on the scene.

Police and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the Penn Village Apartments at 200 South Smith Avenue at 8:40 p.m. for a shooting.

Instrumental Music teacher, Gary Schneider, left, points out some notes for Sarah McKinney, a 5th grade student at Carleton School in Penns Grove, to pay close attention to, while playing the trombone.

Fifth graders from Lisa Moffet's class at Pleasant Valley School in Mullica Hill celebrated Poem in My Pocket Day with members of the Penns Grove Rotary Club on April 18 at Salem Community College.