Brooklawn News

Now you see it, now you don't. The snowfall that roared into the area last weekend bringing record snowfalls vanished in Saturday's rain, swelling creeks and closing some roads, mostly in New Jersey.

Whether you are looking for something fun to do with friends or want to take a loved one someplace unique, miniature golf courses are nostalgic and one-of-a-kind. While many courses are located down the shore or by the beach, here are three courses that are located in the South Jersey and Pennsylvania areas.

The state Senate's dramatic vote on gay marriage will have to wait. In a last-minute move, the Senate Wednesday called off today's planned vote as supporters scrambling for votes said the controversial measure would have a better chance by shifting it to the Assembly for more debate.

New Jerseyans could see a gas tax hike despite Gov.-elect Chris Christie's pledge not to raise taxes in the year ahead, property tax rebates might disappear and business owners should brace for an increase in unemployment insurance taxes that could amount to $200 to $1,000 per employee.

The second and largest wave of employees at the idled Eagle Point Refinery was placed on furlough Thursday.

Philip Rooney was unable to speak until he was in the third grade. The 19-year-old from Washington Township with autism is now a business major at Gloucester County College.

A Brooklawn woman who stabbed a 3-week-old boy, then threw him down a flight of stairs, admitted guilt under a plea bargain Tuesday.

A South Jersey woman has admitted she killed her ex-boyfriend's infant son three years ago.

James T. Norton Sr., 79, of Barnsboro, died on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, at home. Jim was born in Westville and resided in Brooklawn before moving to Barnsboro in 1965.

Coming into the year with the glow of Barack Obama's victory, New Jersey Democrats have had a tougher-than-expected campaign season.

BROOKLAWN, N.J. - Democratic leaders have tabbed a party official to fill the ballot slot recently vacated by New Jersey Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts Jr.

COLLINGSWOOD State Sen. Stephen Sweeney won't say it officially that he wants to be president of the Legislature's upper chamber.

Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts' announcement on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election set in motion an immediate leadership battle in both houses of the Legislature as top Democrats began jockeying to seize the levers of power.

TRENTON Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts is planning to announce Wednesday morning that he will not seek re-election this fall, ending a 22-year career in the Legislature, according to two top Democrats familiar with his plans.

PHILADELPHIA Across the Delaware River to hand out $1 billion in federal stimulus grants including funds to Paulsboro, Brooklawn and Salem Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday urged patience with the Obama administration's efforts to revive the economy and chided Republican critics to come up with an alternative.

PHILADELPHIA Across the Delaware River to hand out $1 billion in federal stimulus grants including funds to Paulsboro, Brooklawn and Salem Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday urged patience with the Obama administration's efforts to revive the economy and chided Republican critics to come up with an alternative.

CAMDEN Nearly $9 million will go toward a study that will determine what impact the new light rail line service into Gloucester County that is being planned for by the Delaware River Port Authority will have on the environment.

Early last month, the presidents of New Jersey's nine state colleges and universities reached a unanimous agreement that they would recommend to their boards of trustees tuition increases of no more that 3 percent, pending the anticipated outcome of the FY 2010 budget process.

The New Jersey DOT should continue eliminating outdated, unsafe traffic circles.

Nate Young hurled six innings of shutout ball Thursday as Conlin Baseball went to 12-0 on the season with a 5-2 victory over the Roughriders in a Tri-County League baseball game.