Old Hammonton

In 1966, the Town of Hammonton, co-founded by Richard Byrnes and Charles K. Landis, celebrated the centennial of its incorporation. The events and festivities were accompanied on May 9 by a special edition of the Hammonton News that featured a series of articles on the town’s history, including several pieces on what is now referred […]

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Thanks and Joy

Here we go! Everyone is getting ready to welcome the holiday season into our lives. There will be several events around the county for you and your family and friends. Thanksgiving weekend is host to two Christmas parades. Millville starts with its Friday night parade on High Street beginning at 7 p.m. Just prior to

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ABATE Donates to Project Thanksgiving

Colleen Cougdon and Chris Oshushek, vice president, of Southern Chapter ABATE of the Garden State, presented a check to Project Thanksgiving. ABATE (American Bikers Advocating Training and Education) is an organization of concerned motorcyclists advocating for the safety and rights of motorcyclists. Miss Eastern Shore Outstanding Teen Alyssa Peacock accepted the donation on behalf of

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NJDA Announces $10 Million to Go to NJ Food Banks

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher announced last week that $10 million from American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Funds is being distributed to emergency feeding organizations throughout the state. The funds were provided to the NJ Department of Agriculture through a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs

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Help Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Plan to Give Blood at Bridgeton Drive

When patients living with sickle cell disease face a sickle cell crisis, blood transfusions can make a lifesaving difference. That’s why the American Red Cross seeks to grow the number of blood donors who are Black to help patients with sickle cell disease, the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S. New Jersey donors can join this

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Sights Are Set

Jessica Fowler, a sophomore theater major at Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ), has performed in multiple plays on stage at the Luciano Theater in the Guaracini Performing Arts Center, on the Cumberland campus. In a couple of years, after she earns her bachelor’s degree, Fowler plans to play a major role on Broadway. “I

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