Gibbstown News

When you spend your days surrounded by children, as Cheri Yanzuk does, you know how delighted children are by things that move, shine, or if it's just a little baby doll.

VFW Post 5579 Ladies Auxiliary will meet for a Christmas party luncheon Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring $10 gift to exchange.

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

Students from Guardian Angels Regional School in both Gibbstown and Paulsboro participated in their most recent philanthropic program by collecting food for those in need.

Melissa Byrnes is wanted by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office for failure to appear in Superior Court, Woodbury, on Oct.

The Paulsboro High School Class of 1984 is having a Night Out on Friday, Nov. 13. The class will be meeting at Babe's Bar and Grille in Gibbstown.

Harry Huber spent a summer studying on the same organ that Mozart once played a recital on before turning to his audience and saying, "Truly, the organ is the king of instruments." And so it is, Huber agrees.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, The Miss Gloucester County Scholarship Organization will present "A Tribute to the Emerald City" as they crown the 2010 Miss Gloucester County and the very first Miss Gloucester County's Outstanding Teen.

Firefighters from several different departments from around the county responded to a fire scene here on Ashton Drive just before 3 p.m. County Radio first reported that the dwelling fire at 200 Ashton Drive was confined to a bedroom and that the owner of the home had put the flames down with a garden hose.

A Hoagie Sale will be held Oct. 30, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, at the VFW, Gibbstown, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary.

In the 3rd Legislative District, voters face an unusual grouping of candidates. The Democratic incumbents -- John Burzichelli and Celeste Riley -- are a unified ticket.

ADRIANNA POLIMENI, daughter of Domenic and Marie Polimeni of Gibbstown and graduate of Paulsboro High School, was among 28 Goldey-Beacom College students recently inducted into the Delaware Beta Chapter of Alpha Chi, a national college honor society.

The Paulsboro High School Class of 1984 is having a Night Out on Friday, Nov. 13. The class will be meeting at Babe's Bar and Grille in Gibbstown.

GREENWICH TWP. Two Democrats and two Republicans are running for two open seats on township council this year.

Two Democratic 3rd District Assembly candidates said Monday that the state must find alternative ways to fund goverment other than property taxes and offered up their own ways to provide relief.

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Paulsboro and St. Michael's Church in Gibbstown will celebrate a "Heritage Day" for the two parishes on Saturday, Oct.

The Gibbstown Republican Club is sponsoring a Beef and Beer on Friday, Oct. 9, 7 to 11 p.m. at the I.O.W. Union Hall on Billingsport Road, Gibbstown.

GREENWICH TWP. It's another week and another arrest for Robert J. Cameli Jr. this time for allegedly stealing two trucks from the Valero Refinery and other items in a security breach that has authorities concerned.

WOODBURY A Gibbstown man got more than he bargained for when he sought a reduction in bail on Friday.

DEVON SIZEMORE of Gibbstown was among students at Shippensburg University who completed a research project with faculty members presenting the results of their research as part of the university's annual Student Research Recognition Day.