Carneys Point News

Rob Trionfo, a candy maker at The Chocolatier in Woodbury, prepares a solid chocolate cosmo glass with pink sanding sugar for Valentine's Day.

If you are looking for something to wow that special someone on Valentine's Day weekend or just want to treat yourself to a cure for the winter blues, The Salem County Arts Alliance has just what you need.

Penns Grove High School Project Graduation will hold an all-you-can-eat shrimp dinner and Chinese auction, Saturday, at the Sakima Country Club in Carneys Point.

"All you need is love" according to John Lennon. Though Mr. Lennon is one of my favorites, I'm pretty sure that on Valentine's Day, people want just a little bit more.

The 40th running of the Salem County Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Finals will be held 7 p.m., Feb.

If you are looking for something to wow that special someone on Valentine's Day weekend or just want to treat yourself to a cure for the winter blues, The Salem County Arts Alliance has just what you need.

Carneys Point Fire Department and Rescue Co. responded at 3:24 p.m. Saturday to South Pennsville-Auburn Road for a motor vehicle crash.

The final count of a lawsuit brought against the township by a local developer over a proposed affordable housing complex has been dismissed, but the matter has not yet reached a full resolution.

The Carneys Point Police Department made two drug-related arrests here after executing a search warrant on a home in the early morning hours Thursday, authorities said.

Two new members were appointed to the Carneys Point-Penns Grove Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse, or MAPSA, on Wednesday by Mayor Wayne Pelura.

A Carneys Point-Penns Grove Police Explorer meeting will be held 6:30 p.m., Monday, at the Salem County YMCA, Shell Road, Carneys Point.

Penns Grove High School Project Graduation will hold an all-you-can-eat shrimp dinner and Chinese auction, Feb.

Drivers heading south on Route 295 can expect to see lane closures Tuesday morning, with water main repair work scheduled in Carneys Point.

A meeting of the board of education at the Penns Grove Middle School to discuss repairs to the building and other business here Monday night ended with the police being called.

City council voted nearly unanimously here Monday to reappoint Jason D. Witcher as the Salem Municipal Court judge, following a delay in making a decision on Witcher's fate due to internal debate among council members.

We expect more news on the 2012 county budget this week. Will unions agree to postponing raises? What other cuts are coming to close the budget gap? Stay tuned.

Damage to the home on Johnson Street in Carneys Point is seen on the outside of the building after the early-morning fire on Saturday.

Firefighters are on the scene of a dwelling fire here early this morning. The fire is reported at a dwelling at 257 Johnson St.