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"You do not have the right to fly through a stop sign without slowing down as required for safe operation of your vehicle.

BRIDGETON - Police responded to a report of a strong-armed robbery in the 500 block of North Pearl Street this morning.

Veteran Lawrence Tozer plays Christian music with his wife. Some of their music honors men and women of the Armed Forces.

BRIDGETON - Police are investigating another residential burglary involving a vacant property and stolen copper piping.

Clayton Mayor Tom Bianco talks about the vacant lot where PJ's Junkyard used to be located at the corner of Walnut Street and South Delsea Drive May 12, 2012.

Bob's the guy who launched the Bridgeton Folk Festival back in 1984, making a sort of history with his first endeavor.

Kristal D. Gocmez, 31, of North High Street, was arrested Thursday and charged with disorderly conduct.

BRIDGETON - A city man was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer late Thursday night, according to police.

When he was 14 years old, after supper on the farm, he would load 40 baskets of tomatoes on a truck with the help of two others.

"You've run that May 2011 article by Lauren Taniguchi about the Greenwich dikes twice in the past week or so.

Isamar Gonzalez, 21, of Hampton Street, was arrested Wednesday and charged with stalking, violation of a restraining order, simple assault and harassment.

"That is nothing new today, but she announced it at a meeting in the 1950s and it was printed in the Bridgeton Evening News .

On Memorial Day, the nation honors fallen soldiers. Here in Cumberland County, different communities plan on celebrating the last Monday in May their own way.

After a spate of drinking incidents, Princeton High School became the latest of a growing number of New Jersey high schools to implement mandatory breathalyzer testing before prom.

Following the announcement that the proposed 2012 Cumberland County budget will provide the county library with $172,975 more than it received last year, officials on Wednesday stated there are still ongoing talks regarding a possible merger with Bridgeton Free Public Library.

Kevin McCann, co-founder of the Bridgeton law firm Chance & McCann, has assumed the office of president of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Anthony T. Lindsey, 41, of Burlington Manor, was arrested Tuesday and charged with driving with a revoked license.

South East Avenue in Bridgeton was the scene of a shooting that left one man wounded in the arm.

The following students were named Crusaders of the Month for May at Delsea Regional High School: Kristina Handy, a freshman and the daughter of Barbara and Gilbert Handy of Franklin; Chris Romero-Hernandez , a sophomore and son of Vincente Romero and Rocio Hernandez of Elk Township; Erin Anderson , a junior and the daughter of Dorene Kerchak and ... (more)