Carneys Point News

Roughly a dozen residents came out to the planning board meeting here Wednesday night to complain about the new developments proposed in Woodstown.

When explosive sounds filled the air and the ground began to rumble along the Delaware River towns in Salem County yesterday, residents could only pray it was an earthquake.

Deputy County Administrator Robin Weinstein, third from left, speaks on behalf of county officials during a press conference at the Salem County Office of Emergency Management about this morning's earthquake felt throughout the area.

Kordell Mills, 26, of Kingsberry Lane in Woodstown, was arrested June 15 at 10:45 a.m. for alleged simple assault, criminal mischief, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.

Not all children go to summer camp to do arts and crafts and learn sports, some go to camp to get law enforcement training.

A Delaware resident who shot a man through the pants, barely missing his leg, in a botched robbery last December in Carneys Point has been indicted by a grand jury here on a first-degree attempted murder charge.

Brian C. Peele, 22, of Woodbury, was arrested June 24 at 1:05 a.m. on an outstanding warrant out of West Deptford with a bail amount of $124, police said.

Just when the residents of Lakeview Woods thought their retention pond would be up and running, stolen power meters have left property owners without working fountains for the third year in a row.

Gov. Jon S. Corzine, in recent days, has nominated a number of Salem County residents to serve on boards and authorities in the state.

It takes honor and desire to serve one's country as a soldier as one local resident has done for nearly 11 years.

A Salem man observed allegedly attempting to kick in a door at an Anderson Drive residence here while armed with a loaded .357 magnum was taken into custody recently, police said.

Pennsville Memorial High School senior Olivia Jennings will not be walking across the stage at graduation Friday night, instead she will forego her commencement ceremony to walk the stage during the Miss New Jersey Pageant.

The Historical Society of Penns Grove, Carneys Point and Oldmans.will officially dedicate its Veteran's Memorial Brick Walk of Honor on the front lawn of the museum here Sunday at 1:30 p.m.. What better way to celebrate Flag Day than by honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice by serving in our nation's military in times of war and times ...

Elmer Ambulance Corps responded at 7:58 a.m. Tuesday to Harding Highway for a motor vehicle crash and remained in the scene for 30 minutes.

Ronald Smith, 67, of Sack Avenue, was arrested June 6 at 5:31 p.m. and charged with allegedly making terroristic threats.

Some of the most highly-sought employers around spent Wednesday morning in recruiting mode here at the Salem County Career Expo.

BUENA VISTA - A trio of suspects seeking money for drugs robbed five banks in the region since last month, State Police said this afternoon.

Investigators have linked three people arrested Monday following a bank robbery in Hopewell Township to four additional bank robberies committed in southern New Jersey since mid-April. The trio, already suspected in bank robberies over four South Jersey counties, was under surveillance when two of them conspired to rob Newfield National Bank's ...

After starting work on a shared municipal courts feasibility study in 2008, the Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders have now released the report to municipalities around the county.

The Carneys Point Industrial Commission has sold four acres of riverfront property here which will allow for the building of 27 age-restricted homes on Delaware Avenue.