Pitman News

PITMAN Katelyn Eystad said she was inspired by moments in her own life all 13 years of it to create the Angels of God clothing closet for those in need.

PITMAN The borough will welcome a famous North Pole resident on Saturday when he brings up the rear of the annual Christmas Parade and meets with all the good boys and girls in Ballard Park.

The Pitman Santa Parade will kick off at Lambs Road on Broadway at 6 p.m. Saturday and end at borough hall, where residents can enjoy hot chocolate.

PITMAN Watson and Judy Lohmann have enjoyed watching their small town grow and develop and are glad to have played several roles in that evolution.

Today Harlem Rockets Basketball Game, sponsored by the Vineland Police Athletic League, features the Harlem Rockets comedy basketball team versus the Vineland Police Team, 7 p.m. today, Vineland High School South Gym, tickets $8 in advance or $10 at the door for adults; and $5 in advance or $6 at the door for ages 17 and younger.

WASHINGTON TWP. A high school cafeteria on a Friday morning is supposed to smell like hot, bubbly pizza in the hour before the doors open and hundreds of hungry teenagers come rushing in.

PITMAN Ever since Ron Zold's house burned down in 2002 and he received a shower of community support, he has been looking for a way to give back.

PITMAN The Hotel Pitman has closed its doors due to foreclosure and will go to sheriff's sale on Dec.

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at Route 70 and Hartford Road, police said Wednesday.

Join members of the Pitman Woman's Club on Wednesday, Dec. 9, as they tour the historical estate and official residence of New Jersey's Governor, Drumthwacket.

PITMAN a ' William Paterson senior middle hitter Kelly Helfrich, a Clark resident and graduate of Arthur L. Johnson High School, was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, the league office announced Nov.

World War II Navy veteran George Diem said the most frightening experience he had in the war was when two kamikazes hit the aircraft carrier he was on in the Pacific Ocean, killing 300 and wounding 1,000 on board.

CLAYTON More than 100 volunteers will spend Saturday cleaning, landscaping, painting and putting the finishing touches on four homes in the borough being constructed by Gloucester County Habitat for Humanity.

Chuck Bennett realizes that a fairy tale can be told in about five minutes. That's one reason why Little Red Riding Hood made an appearance in his version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," he said.

The Woman's Club of Pitman will meet on Monday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Highland Terrace and Wildwood Avenue, Pitman.

For the third year, the office of Charles K. Montecino, CPA will participate in the Toys for Tots collection drive.

Though the Broadway Theatre and biannual craft fairs have been staples of Pitman, the borough is just now beginning to emerge as an arts destination in southern New Jersey.

WHAT: Comedy: What are You Laughing At? WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday WHERE: The Broadway Theatre of Pitman, 43 S. Broadway, Pitman DETAILS: Features comedians Dennis Malloy, Steve Trevelise , Jimmy 'Roundboy' Graham and Uncle Floyd.

To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mantua Township residents for electing me to the township committee last year for a one-year unexpired term.

Political control of 10 Gloucester County towns is at stake Tuesday when voters consider candidates for municipal office.