Woodbury Heights News

For more than 60 years, Jake Evaul has made model railroads his hobby. Evaul, 88, of Woodbury Heights is a member of the National Railroad Association's South Jersey Division 1, which will host two open houses in November.

Chris Daggett , Independent candidate for New Jersey Governor, and his wife, Bea Daggett talk to diner patrons ; Deptford ,NJ residents Chad Strauss , Megan Strauss and New Egypt resident Jerry Smith during a campaign stop at the Hollywood Cafe in Woodbury Heights, Gloucester County , New Jersey on Saturday morning.

Woodbury Heights Elementary School students in Grades 1 - 6 who have earned "Terrific Kid" honors for the month of October 2009 include: Carmela Brown, Brenna Packer, Patrick Fleming, Robert Chew, Salvatore Palo, Karly Santora, Samantha Gerbrick, Matthew Pitzo, Kristine Hagerthey, Nicholas Cooper and Karlee Fleming.

Odds are good that the winners of two Assembly seats in the solidly-Democrat 5th District are already known: Donald W. Norcross and Angel Fuentes, the party's newcomer nominees.

WOODBURY HEIGHTS Five candidates are vying for two open seats on borough council.

NOVEMBER 7 - Indoor Yard Sale, Bake Sale and Chinese Auction on from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbury Heights, Elm and Fourth Streets .

A "Haunted Trail" will be held on Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. Rain date is Oct. 25, 7 to 9 p.m. The trail is at the Woodbury Heights Elementary School on Academy Avenue in Woodbury Heights.

WOODBURY A Camden mainstay and a labor union president turned politician are the two Democrats running for two open 5th District Assembly seats in November.

St. Margaret's Women's Club goes to Broadway to see Radio City's Christmas spectacular starring The Rockettes on Sunday, Nov.

Woodbury Heights Seniors will meet at the fire hall on Monday, Oct. 5. Speaker will be Angelo Romeo of the Gloucester County Office of Veterans Affairs.

The play to be presented by Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Infant Jesus scheduled for Oct.

Swedesboro-Woolwich Day The annual Swedesboro-Woolwich Day will be held on Saturday, Sept.

The 3rd Annual FREE Hot Diggity Dog Day will be held at the Woodbury Heights Lake from 3-8 p.m. Saturday.

Vanessa Maldonado scored two of the first three goals for Burlington County College in a 6-0 win over Bucks County Community College in women's soccer Monday.

A speeding driver drove through the front porch of this house, completely destroying it, on North Main Street in Woodstown.

WOODBURY The city will save almost $40,000 on the construction of a new water reservoir, thanks to favorable soil conditions at the project's Woodbury Heights location.

Yvette Price, 41, of Salem, was arrested Aug. 20 at 6:34 p.m. on an outstanding warrant out of Woodbury Heights, police said.

SEPTEMBER 20 -- Change of Heart meets every Sunday evening at 7 at St Margaret's Parish, 3rd Street and Beech Avenue, Woodbury Heights.

Democratic Party committee members representing the state's 5th legislative district are scheduled to meet Saturday here to select a replacement for Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts on the November election ballot.

Gov. Jon Corzine met with local diners here Tuesday to find out what issues directly affect South Jerseysans.