Pennsville News

PENNSVILLE TWP . - Carrying messages of hope and fighting cancer, the 2013 Relay for Life event will be held early next month.

Taylor Chew and Will Moriarty are the Pennsville Eagle's Parent Athletic Association Scholar-Athletes for the month of March.

PENNSVILLE TWP. - Pennsville Town Watch & Community Pride is sponsoring "The Refuse to be a Victim Program" on Saturday, May 25, at the Salem County Sportsman's Club on Route 40 in Carneys Point Township.

Teacher Jennifer Kraft received the district's "Traveling Eagle Trophy"from Dr. Michael Brodzik, superintendent of Schools, at the April 29 board meeting.

Pennsville holds annual Memorial Day Parade and wreath laying ceremony, May 18, 2013.

Salem County Clerk Gilda Gill, left, speaks, as Pennsville Memorial Parade Marshall Jim Wentzell looks on, during the annual wreath laying ceremony following the Memorial Day Parade in Pennsville, May 18, 2013.

The animated movie being shown features the voice of Antonio Banderas as the sword-fighting cat, Puss in Boots, and tells the story of his adventurous life up to his meeting with Shrek and his friends.

Rowan University Dean of Students Richard Jones hugs Robin Halstead as her husband John Halstead Sr.

"We will stop letting traffic onto Mayor Aitken Drive between Scholastic Drive and Washington Street at 7 a.m., at which time we will start to get ready for the parade line-up. "Only those that are helping with the parade or those that are in the parade will be allowed to past these points.

Ellen Woolman of Salem said she has the "itchiest eyes ever," while Pennsville 's Dawn Marie Asher said her son Josh's allergies have been "horrible." "I feel so sorry for him," Asher said.

Ellen McFarland and Cheryl Cooke, of Delaware, purchase lottery tickets at Rachel's Deli in Pennsville Township on Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Acting Chief of the Pennsville Police Department Allen Cummings speaks during the 53rd Annual Police Memorial Service at the Salem County Fraternal Order of Police Old Oak Lodge #6 in Pennsville, May 15, 2013.

Participants are seen in a previous Pennsville Memorial Day Parade. This year's parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Organizers of the Salem City Community Garden were seeking fresh topsoil so they could continue with their planting.

CARNEYS POINT TWP . - Pennsville Fire and Rescue Co. responded at 10:24 a.m. Monday to Hawks Bridge Road to assist Pennsville Ambulance on the scene of a motor vehicle crash and remained in service for 15 minutes.

MANNINGTON TWP. - The driver of a pickup truck lost control of the vehicle and crossed into the median before slamming into a utility pole at approximately 1 a.m. Sunday, according to officials.

Today's Picture From The Past shows late Pennsville Police Chief Bruce Maahs in October 1989 when he was a township patrolman.

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PENNSVILLE TWP. - Pennsville Fire and Rescue Co. responded at 4:54 p.m. Thursday to Supawna Road for an alarm system and remained in service for 20 minutes.

Law enforcement from all over South Jersey, as well as friends, family and members of the community, gather at the Christian Life Center to pay their respects to late Pennsville Police Chief Bruce Maahs.