Port Norris News

On 6/25/09, Faraji Robinson, age 28, of Riverside was arrested for an active warrant out of another jurisdiction.

The sounds of cows mooing and pigs snorting, and the aroma of juicy hot dogs and sweet funnel cake were loudly interrupted on the first day of the Cumberland County Fair.

The school board on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Port Norris School Principal Pete Koza, although some board members jokingly said they would not accept the resignation.

The school board on Tuesday accepted a resolution approved by the township committee approving the 2009-2010 school district budget.

MILLVILLE _ A TomTom GPS system was reported stolen Sunday from a vehicle on West Foundry Street.

State police confiscated more than a dozen marijuana plants from behind a Lummistown Road home Thursday evening.

MILLVILLE -- Frank Jackson Jr. worked hard to graduate from Millville Senior High School.

Two men were arrested early Friday after they allegedly broke into a home on Circle D Lane, in the township's Fairton section.

With so many competitive activities at the Bayshore Discovery Project's Delaware Bay Days last weekend, there were bound to be a lot of winners.

MILLVILLE -- Two budding careers were cut short late Sunday night in a one-car crash on Silver Run Road that killed a local man and a Florida woman.

A 2009 Millville High School graduate's life was cut short and another teen injured after the vehicle they were traveling in struck a tree and overturned on Ackley Road Saturday afternoon.

A Philadelphia woman died after a head-on collision at a bridge on Route 47 in Port Elizabeth Sunday morning.

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.

The Bayshore Discovery Project will offer sails for dads and graduates on the A.J. Meerwald from its home port, 2800 High St., Port Norris, this weekend.

COMMERCIAL -- The stewards of Cumberland County's history-filled Delaware Bay showed off the region's rich culture and resources to hundreds of visitors Saturday and Sunday.

Children of all ages participate in the annual "Blue Crab Races" during "Bay Days" at Bivalve Saturday.

The following students were selected as students of the month for May at Port Norris Middle School: Sixth grade: Emily Gifford and Joseph Garcia; seventh grade: Rebecca Purdy and William 'Rusty' Horton; and eighth grade: Darian Langston and Tyler Tussing.

WHAT: Bayshore Discovery Project's Delaware Bay Days Festival WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Bivalve, Port Norris, East Point Lighthouse, Lake Audrey and Mauricetown Fire Hall DETAILS: Festival to celebrate the rich maritime history, culture and natural resources of the Delaware Bay.

Willie Lee Kirkland, 24, of Holly Berry Lane, was arrested Friday on a contempt warrant.

MAURICE RIVER - A motorist ran away after crashing a car into a tree and injuring his pas-senger Sunday morning.