Newport News

DOWNE -- Two people stranded on a personal watercraft in waters off Cumberland County were found uninjured by Coast Guard rescue crews.

Hannah Rose Wills, 61, of Newport, died suddenly on Friday, June 19, 2009, at the South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Vineland.

The packs of runners hitting New Jersey's competitive race circuit is up, the penny-pinching economy be damned.

Dorothy Tanner Smith Jamison, 79, of Millville and formerly of Newport, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at the South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center.

COMMERCIAL TWP. a ' The 2009 edition of Delaware Bay Days is a multi-faceted two-day festival: Saturday, June 13 will feature seafood & folklife in Bivalve/Port Norris & Heislerville; Sunday, June 14, highlights watercraft & wildA life outside of Mauricetown & New Hope.

Richard B. Pierce, 35, of the 300 block of Rainbow Lane, was charged Thursday with possession of drug paraphernalia and hindering arrest.

On Thursday, May 7, 2009, The Newport Country Store will host an arts and crafts sale.

Deborah A. Davis Deborah A. Davis, 51, of Newport, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2009.

Donald E. 'Don' Termin, 59, of Newport, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at the South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.

Judith C. Bennett, Judith C. Bennett, , 61, of Millville, died Friday at HospiceCare of South Jersey in Bridgeton.

Melvin J. Green Sr., 92, of Port Norris, died Thursday morning, March 19, 2009, at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home, Vineland, where he had been a resident for 10 months.

Here are the latest snowfall totals for towns our region, as reported by the National Weather Service: -- Vineland: 12.9 inches as of 8 a.m. -- Heislerville: 7 inches as of 7:20 a.m. -- Newport: 6 inches as ...

NEWPORT -- In memory of deceased artist and art educator, Connie Jost, the Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries is offering a $1,000 scholarship for an artist-student who plans to ...

State police are investigating an incident where a one-month-old Newport child suffered a fractured arm in Fortescue Monday afternoon.

COMMERCIAL -- Dominating the soggy landscape northeast of the small fishing community of Newport, Bear Swamp once was home to the last surviving pair of bald eagles in all of New Jersey.

School Superintendent Dina Elliott gave a presentation to the township committee at its February meeting to familiarize the committee with school activities.

LAWRENCE -- 'No ice is safe ice.' That is one old adage Chief Cliff Higbee, leader of the Downe Township Fire Rescue Dive Team, hopes the public will heed.

Annie Leah Baldwin, 54, of the 400 block of East Oak Street, was charged Wednesday with domestic violence simple assault, resisting arrest and possession of marijuana.

A missing duck hunter has been found safe in Fortescue Creek, according to local officials.