Woodbury Heights News

"Making A Difference" for Jimmy Rutter recovery. A wrestling benefit will be held Friday, June 1, 7 p.m. at Gateway Regional High School in Woodbury Heights .

WOODBURY HEIGHTS -- Memorial Day was a day for remembrance and dedication as dignitaries and veterans alike gathered at the Veterans Memorial Park in Woodbury Heights on Saturday.

Council members have adopted a resolution to authorize a written version of the litigation settlement agreement with the redeveloper to be reviewed by Judge Anne McDonnell in Gloucester County Superior Court during a fairness hearing.

Westville was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1914, from portions of Deptford Township and West Deptford Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 28, 1914.

Police Top Physical Challenge: New Jersey State Police recently visited Gateway Regional High School in Woodbury Heights to administer the State Police "Top Physical Challenge" to three boys and three girls from each grade who were selected using the results from the Presidents Council for Physical Fitness test administered earlier in the year ... (more)

Chief Financial Officer Vikki Holmstrom said the primary sewer pump in a Route 45 station "ceased," and "the back up pump is on its last leg." At last week's council meeting, members approved a $28,000 bond ordinance to rebuild the primary pump.

The GFWC Woman's Club of Westville will sponsor three delegates to Girls Career Institute being held on the Douglass College and Rutgers University campuses by the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs in June.

Cathy Baker, left, of West Deptford, and her sister, Carmella LaSpada, right, pose with Brigadier General Robert Decker at the Penn State football stadium.

The First Presbyterian Church of Woodbury Heights, 4th and Elm Ave. is having its annual Mother-Daughter Dinner on May 23 at 6 p.m. Following the dinner at 7 p.m., Stacey F. Roth will present, "Soldiers Without Guns:" Women Defense Workers in World War II.

What is your definition of a hero? These students from Ms. D'Agostini's Leo Club at Gateway Regional High School in Woodbury Heights are heroes to the residents of the Camden County Animal Shelter where they donated supplies from monies raised by various fundraisers.

Shape Club of Vineland High School and Dennis DeMatte of the Cumberland County Improvement Authority will be presented with Clean Waterway Awards at the 9th Annual New Jersey Clean Communities Council Seminar & Awards Banquet.

The service club, from St. Margaret School in Woodbury Heights, recently prepared 300 lunches for the Camden Cathedral Kitchen.

The woman, a former employee of the Wawa Food Market, allegedly stole $436 from the store, police said.

WOODBURY HEIGHTS - The borough is making preparations for a possible settlement with Woodbury Heights Development Company LLC, adopting two ordinances to address affordable housing issues here.

A judge is deciding whether to suppress evidence - including what authorities say is blood on the boot of the accused - in the December 2010 stabbing death of Thomas Carbin.