Merchantville News

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MILLVILLE -- The city is developing its plan to attract more businesses to the Glasstown Arts District.

PLEASANTVILLE The cash for clunkers program may have been a shot in the arm for the auto industry, but Pete Quarelli, owner of Pistol Pete's Saloon and Steakhouse, has his own stimulus plan.

Among local elections Tuesday, voters ousted two incumbent councilmen in Stratford, narrowly returned a township committeeman in Waterford and split tickets between major-party candidates in Haddon Heights and Winslow.

Gloria M. and Walter H. Stridick of Mount Laurel celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Oct.

The township council has come to terms on a contract with its caterer at Indian Spring Country Club.

Dorothy Rosen, 75, was walking to the supermarket last Monday when she saw an aerial lift crashing into the roof of a Center City apartment building and falling toward her.

Two South Jersey workers died Monday in separate accidents -- one killed in a fall from a crane, the other fatally injured when a bus fell while being repaired.

A mobile crane working on a church steeple toppled near Rittenhouse Square this afternoon, killing the crane operator and injuring a woman standing nearby.

Authorities say a construction worker, who co-workers said was from New Jersey, has died after falling 125 feet when a tall construction lift toppled over and struck a downtown Philadelphia apartment building.

By law, the city of Camden can shut off the water if customers don't pay their bills.

TRENTON - Chris Christie's campaign for governor was endorsed Tuesday by the New Jersey Environmental Federation, the first time the group has backed a Republican for statewide office in its 27 years of supporting candidates.

Salvatore and Tonya DiMaio of Riverton are praying for a miracle. They are asking for everyone else's prayers, too.

The township's bustling downtown businesses and sense of history and community have captured the attention of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.

How many honey-do lists does it take to get a lightbulb replaced? If you're a woman whose patience chips away like bad paint, you may know that no list will inspire your significant other to complete a household task.

"I have been a car nut all my life," Jeff Brown confesses. The son of a physician, he probably inherited the car nut condition from his father.

Last week's leadership exodus from Camden raises questions that will be answered over time: What will happen to the seven-year-old state takeover? Will the governor appoint permanent replacements before the November election? For now, though, one thing is certain: Camden, perpetually poor and crime-ridden, is getting a new crop of leaders.

A $69 million, two-year project is under way to upgrade eight miles of Interstate 295 in Camden and Gloucester counties, state officials said Friday.

The clerk touched his pen to the ledger in 1861, his graceful handwriting cataloging daily life in what is now Cherry Hill Township.

Merchants are committing to space along the $300 million Rowan Boulevard retail corridor, attracted by the community's base of college students, office workers and residents within walking distance.