Cumberland County News

The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a reckoning.

In the coming weeks, high schools all over South Jersey will honor outstanding students at award ceremonies and commencement programs as the school year draws to a close.

Anthony R. Martin, 29, of Main Street, in Cedarville, was arrested Wednesday on two failure to appear warrants out of Bridgeton Municipal Court and was released on $10,000 bail.

Officials are seen in this file photo touring damage from Superstorm Sandy in the Bay Point area of Lawrence Township along the Delaware Bay.

Cynthia Martin, 45, of Broad Street, was arrested Wednesday on three warrants out of Bridgeton Municipal Court and was lodged in the Cumberland County jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.

The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a reckoning.

Ellen Woolman of Salem said she has the "itchiest eyes ever," while Pennsville 's Dawn Marie Asher said her son Josh's allergies have been "horrible." "I feel so sorry for him," Asher said.

BRIDGETON - A Bridgeton man charged in 2010 with the shooting death of 23-year-old Millville resident Keith Wright was found not guilty Tuesday by a jury of his peers.

Remember the guy who wrote in saying there was somebody on a township committee who doesn't live in the township? "Any veteran who thinks they have not been invited to participate in the Memorial Day parade has not been reading the BEN column.

Law enforcement officers throughout Salem and Cumberland counties will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers next week as part of the "May 2013 Click it or Ticket" campaign.

MILLVILLE - The Cumberland County Guidance Center hosts a Mental Health Awareness Summit on May 23 to discuss mental health programs in the county in the hope of preventing tragedies like Sandy Hook Elementary School.

THE VINELAND High School Class of 1983 will hold its 30-year class reunion 7-11 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Merighi's Savoy Inn, Landis Ave.

EDMUNDS & EDMUNDS, INC., a training and counseling outreach center for children and adults is establishing a basketball team in Fairfield Township.

The Boy Scouts of America Garden State Council held their annual Distinguished Citizen of the Year Reception for Cumberland and Salem counties at the Centerton Country Club in Pittsgrove Tuesday evening, May 14, 2013.

Daniel E. Clark, 31, of Green Street, was charged Monday with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstruction.

This is the time of year Lawrence Township's Linda Quay and Greenwich's Shep team up to honor veterans in the township's Memorial Day parade.

VINELAND - Police are trying to determine what caused the suspicious injuries that led to a city man's death last week, authorities said Monday.

Harold Warfle, right, latest to be inducted into the Bridgeton Sports Hall of Fame, with Bulldog grid legend Duke Wuzzardo.

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey in Cumberland County will hold its 26th Annual United Way Golf Tournament at the Buena Vista Country Club from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13.

The Alzheimer's Support Group of Cumberland County will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the Genesis Eldercare Center, 54 Sharp St.