Gloucester County News

A 19-year-old New Jersey woman was killed yesterday when her car ran off Route 55, down an embankment, and into a line of trees along Route 55 in Gloucester County, police said.

A seventh case of swine flu has been reported in Gloucester County, the same day the state Department of Health and Senior Services has confirmed an additional three people across the state have died of the illness.

An assistant Gloucester County prosecutor is leaving after 10 years to accept an appointment to the New Jersey State Parole Board.

FRANKLIN TWP. A 62-year-old Franklinville man was sentenced Friday to three years in a New Jersey state prison after pleading guilty to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child specifically, possessing images on a computer of children engaged in sexual acts.

A span of Red Bank Avenue stretching about a mile between Tatum Road and Crown Point Road will undergo resurfacing scheduled to begin on - or around - July 6. Minor delays should be expected in the area as traffic will need to use alternating lanes.

Gloucester County has seen an average number of mosquitoes so far this year, but that could all change once the summer weather actually shows up, officials said.

About 40 percent of Gloucester County schools where state tests were administered in the spring failed to meet the standards of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to figures released Wednesday by the state.

A Mullica Hill man with some 100 animals on his farm has his eyes on something much bigger.

The Gloucester County Improvement Authority was justified in rejecting bids from two contractors who sought to do work on the Justice Complex expansion project, a court ruling states.

As the economy worsens and more and more people face reductions in hours and even job loss, the normally self-sufficient seek help from agencies like the People for People Foundation of Gloucester County.

PAULSBORO Creating patriotic flags, pounding out unique drum beats and perfecting their Dance, Dance Revolution moves, the children of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Gloucester County kicked off their summer camp on Monday with plenty of energy and laughter.

Matthew Ambrose is wanted by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office for failure to appear in Superior Court, Woodbury, on June 17 for a pre-arraignment interview on narcotics charges.

This week, fireworks displays across the region will rocket into the night sky, eliciting "Oohs" and "Ahhs" from far and wide as the mix of explosives go off with a bang.

Pressed to find ways to close funding gaps, two local colleges have focused their efforts in making cuts in areas that don't affect the main reason they exist education.

For years, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Gloucester County has catered to family members of the mentally ill.

Monday, June 29, 2009 By Jessica Beym jbeym@sjnewsco.com WASHINGTON TWP. Those call Gloucester County's largest municipality home affectionately refer to it as "Township." But the history of this once rural, farming community which sprung from the soil in the shape of many housing developments may not be well-known to all its residents.

As the economy tanks, hunger becomes a bigger challenge and Philabundance will soon bring out its "Emergency Relief Initiative" in Gloucester County to meet that challenge.

Several Gloucester County area residents are among the 104 members of the 150th New Jersey State Police class that graduated here Friday.

Both the Senate and Assembly voted Thursday to set up a program in Gloucester County that shifts tax assessments from the municipal governments to the county level.

WOODBURY With plans for light rail service unrolling in Gloucester County, safety concerns continue to trouble some residents.