Pomona News

Scout conducting food drive Absegami High School sophomore Will Flournoy will conclude a canned food drive at Absegami and Oakcrest high schools on Thursday, Nov.

VINELAND -- Rising concerns about the spread of swine flu has prompted South Jersey hospitals to re-evaluate their visitation policies.

A Cape May Point woman escaped serious injury Wednesday when her car jumped a guardrail along Route 563 near Friendship Road.

Hoof care workshop The Atlantic Riding Center for the Handicapped will hold an Introduction to Natural Hoof Care workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP A 64-year-old local man was injured Wednesday morning, Oct. 7 when a station wagon struck the bus shelter in which he was standing.

ARTS & CRAFTS Nov. 7: The Cologne Firehouse's 24th annual craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the firehouse on Cologne Avenue.

The federal government will spend $3.5 million to improve weapons handling facilities for the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing.

In this 2008 Star-Ledger file photo, spectators watch the fountain show at The Pier Shops at Caesars, an upscale shopping mall on the boardwalk in Atlantic City.

Atlantic County Life Chain From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday Oct. 4, Atlantic County area Christians will line the sidewalks of Route 9 from Absecon to Linwood; Shore Road in Somers Point; Route 30 in Pomona and South Egg Harbor Road in Hammonton to form a "Life Chain." This stand of solidarity by Atlantic County area Christians will be made to ...

Two Lower Township women were injured in a crash in on the White Horse Pike, Route 30, in Galloway on Wednesday, Sept.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Lenox has opened a new warehouse store in Egg Harbor Township, filling a southern New Jersey void left after the longtime Galloway Township factory store closed for good in March.

Grants for Arthritis Pool Classes at Bacharach Seniors who live in Atlantic County, have a doctor's diagnosis of arthritis, and are eligible for Medicaid, the PAAD program or Senior Gold, may apply for an Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program grant offered by the County Division of Intergenerational Services.

POMONA, N.J. - The Federal Aviation Administration is considering requiring more safety measures for low-flying aircraft in the New York City area after a mid-air collision last week killed nine people, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said Thursday.

Incoming freshmen at Rowan University already are facing their first test -- an online program that addresses drinking habits.

Political Columnist Next Thursday, Aug. 6, the anniversary of the date that the United States dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945, the Coalition for Peace and Justice will present its annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration.

Sleep apnea support group The Bacharach Sleep and Neurodiagnostics Center will hold a meeting of its sleep apnea support group, Alert, Well and Keeping Energetic, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23 in the Pomona Room at the main campus in Galloway Township.

Robert George Macrie Sr., 64, of Sweetwater died July 7 at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Pomona.

Two motorists -- one from Ocean County and another from Camden County -- were seriously injured Friday afternoon in an intersection crash on Route 30, police reported today.

Current Cultural Arts Center exhibit The Galloway Cultural Arts Center exhibit "The Wonders of Water" will run until Saturday, July 11 at the Galloway Township branch of the Atlantic County Library behind the Municipal Complex on Jimmie Leeds Road.

I went to Ocean City, N.J., with an open mind, trying not to feel pressured by the thousands of people who recently voted it the best beach in New Jersey.