Cumberland County News

Police have identified the woman stabbed Thursday evening on North 4th Street as 46-year-old Edna Garner.

Four Cumberland County municipalities are seeking $15.25 million in funding from the federal government to purchase and renovate abandoned properties.

Differences in politics and personality took a back seat Wednesday to what Freeholder Bill Whelan described as a "moral obligation" to preserve Cumberland County's natural resources.

Cumberland County Office on Aging and Disabled has moved its main offices from the County Administration Building to the first-floor wing of the Cumberland County Library at 800 E. Commerce St., in Bridgeton.

Police seized more than 670 pot plants from a North 10th Street home Wednesday afternoon, according to Millville Police Det.

VINELAND - A computer arts teacher at Delsea Regional High School in Franklin had an ongoing sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student, police allege.

An elderly Atlantic County woman died at a Vineland hospital following a one-car crash on Sherman Avenue Wednesday morning.

The Cumberland 4-H Youth Development Program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, is conducting a countywide food drive in partnership with the Cumberland County Cooperative Fair Association during the Cumberland County Fair from July 6-11. Residents of Cumberland County are asked to bring ...

Cumberland and its surrounding counties remain a relatively safe zone from the swine flu pandemic.

The New Jersey Division of Archives and Records Management announced Tuesday that it was awarding $675,323 from the Public Archives and Records Infrastructure Support program to Cumberland County.

The dog that was tied to the back of a pickup truck and cruelly dragged around the streets of Vineland, NJ ten days ago is still recovering, as the reward for her abuser's arrest is increased.

This week's Pick of the Litter is Dee. She is also featured in Monday's edition of The News on the SPCA page as one of the animals urgently in need of a home.

DOWNE -- Two people stranded on a personal watercraft in waters off Cumberland County were found uninjured by Coast Guard rescue crews.

He was released on his own recognizance. The charge stems from an alleged incident of domestic violence.

The deadline to enter the 22nd annual Delaware Bay Fishing Tournament, which offers over $12,000 in cash and prizes, is July 1. The tournament is scheduled for Saturday, July 11 .

The Cumberland County Office on Aging has announced the Monday, June 29, opening of the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the state Division on Aging.

The following people were indicted Wednesday by a Superior Court grand jury in Cumberland County: * Carrie Bruce, 32, and Gregory Elbertson, 28, both of Millville, for third-degree theft by deception.

MILLVILLE -- The Holly City could play host to a fireworks display next month after all.

A 19-year-old city man was formally charged with murder Friday afternoon in Superior Court in connection with the June 12 stabbing death of a Hampton Street teen in Bridgeton.

One hundred and four men and women graduated the 150th New Jersey State Police class at a ceremony Friday.