Paulsboro News

Six eager students in red Seeds to Success T-shirts stood behind a bounty of Jersey Fresh produce at a new farm stand here Tuesday.

GREENWICH TWP. On Sunday, Greenwich Township's Gibbstown section held a Fourth of July Independence Day parade and celebration.

Efforts to combat harassing consumer debt collection practices in New Jersey continue to advance in the state legislature.

PAULSBORO The long-touted Port of Paulsboro will not only be a thriving component of local industry, but experts say it could ultimately be the economic driver to help turn around the currently dire fiscal straits.

As a candidate for West Deptford Township Committee, I am writing to inform the residents about the legal fees paid to our township solicitor, Michael Angelini.

Posted by Around Our Towns , Gloucester County Times July 01, 2009 7:08AM Congratulations to the District "Students of the Month" from Billingsport School who were recently honored by the Paulsboro Board of Education.

PAULSBORO Residents say they can't wait for the long-touted Port of Paulsboro to come to town because it will bring jobs, bolster the community and provide tax relief.

PAULSBORO Two sanitation workers were taken to a hospital Monday afternoon one of them with third-degree burns after a gallon container of drain cleaner spilled out of the garbage truck where they were working and onto their skin.

Posted by Around Our Towns , Gloucester County Times June 29, 2009 2:40PM The Paulsboro Day committee is seeking volunteers to join our group.

A public forum on the Paulsboro Marine Terminal and access road and bridge project will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria at Paulsboro High School.

Both the Senate and Assembly voted Thursday to set up a program in Gloucester County that shifts tax assessments from the municipal governments to the county level.

Lawmakers were expected to pass an austere $29 billion state budget Thursday that would provide property-tax relief for most homeowners, but increase taxes on liquor, wine, cigarettes and residents earning more than $400,000 a year.

Paulsboro, N.J., linebacker Zach Greenwald hasn't garnered a lot of attention from scouts and recruiting analysts thus far, but plenty of coaches have inquired about him.

PAULSBORO The Paulsboro school district might soon restrict students who choose to go to GCIT from participating in sports and other extracurricular activities here an idea that has already garnered vocal opposition from some parents.

For Khara Murphy, it started with ecstasy. The synthetic drug with amphetaminelike and hallucinogenic properties was the then-15-year-old's drug of choice until she moved on to abusing over-the-counter drugs -- then Oxycodone and eventually heroin.

A state appeal's court ruled Thursday that Paulsboro was justified in its attempt to terminate an officer, who has since been named the officer in charge in another Gloucester County community.

Four agencies have each been awarded $2,500 grants by the freeholders for summer arts and nature programming for at-risk youth.

Prior to the start of the racing season at Bridgeport Speedway, Richie Pratt Jr.

Lawmakers this week will consider measures to enhance protections for assisted living residents in New Jersey to ensure they aren't discharged simply because they pay with Medicaid.

New Jersey survived the first round of state worker furloughs with minor annoyance, but no real discomfort yet.