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32 Arrests in 14 Days: Guns, Heroin and Court-Order Violations Fill Pennsville’s Log

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Pennsville police report 32 arrests during second half of September, including gun and heroin charges, nine court-order violations and repeat trespass cases. PENNSVILLE — The...

Aggravated Assault, Handgun Charges Top Carneys Point’s Sept. 14-28 Police Log

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Penns Grove man facing weapons and aggravated assault charges, a burglary and drug-disposition case, two DWI arrests, and five people taken into custody on...

Schalick sends message in SJ Group 1 girls soccer, blanks Woodstown

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By Brian TortellaSpecial to The News of Salem CountyWOODSTOWN -- After graduating a talented senior class that accounted for nearly half of the team’s...

Salem City: Missing Minutes, Major Bind

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No minutes since March 2026. We asked why on 9/24 — no response. We asked again after the 9/28 meeting — and got only...

Domestic Violence, Firearm Charges Lead Salem Police Arrests Sept. 15-30

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Salem Police recorded seven arrests of six people between Sept. 15 and Sept. 30, 2026, according to the department's media arrest summary. The log...

New day dawning for Salem football behind dynamic newcomers

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Thomas and Brown Make Their Debuts, and Salem Routs Overbrook 42-0 SALEM -- The alarm for school went off in Desmund Thomas' house Monday morning at...

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Sheriff’s Officer Charged with Recklessly Causing Deaths of K-9’s

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Pictured above from left to right U/S AJ Cumming, S/O Cody Henderson C/O Andrew Hecksher and U/S John Cuzzupe along with Boomer in the...
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Domestic Violence and Child Endangerment Charges Headline Early July Salem Arrest Log

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Police Report Seven Arrests Ranging from Local Misconduct to Felony Assault in First Two Weeks of July 2026 The Salem Police Department has released its...

Inspira Health submits Application to D.O.H. to Close ICU’s in Salem County

Carneys Point Police Department Crime Log: June 22 – July 13, 2026

Delaware Memorial Bridge to Close Northbound Lanes for Joint Replacement Starting Sept. 7

Carneys Point Twp. Police Department: July 2026 Crime Totals

Risen from the Ashes; the 1720 Darkin House a Fire Uncovered

Salem Police Crime Log: June 1 – June 15

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Pennsville Police Department: September 2026 Totals

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Property and School Checks Drive September's Jump Past 1,600 Calls PENNSVILLE - The Pennsville Police Department responded to 1,653 calls for service during September 2026 — a sharp jump from...
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Salem City Police Department: September 2026 Totals

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By the Numbers: Salem City Police release September Totals SALEM - The Salem Police Department handled 816 total incidents during September 2026 — up from 781 in August, though still...

32 Arrests in 14 Days: Guns, Heroin and Court-Order Violations Fill Pennsville’s Log

Domestic Violence, Firearm Charges Lead Salem Police Arrests Sept. 15-30

Aggravated Assault, Handgun Charges Top Carneys Point’s Sept. 14-28 Police Log

Woodstown Man Barricaded In Home After Firing Shot During Dispute, Charged With Aggravated Assault

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Salem County’s Historic Truss Bridges

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SALEM COUNTY, NJ — Salem County’s landscape is defined by its winding creeks and broad rivers, a geography that necessitates a vast network of...
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Salem County Cuts Ribbon on New Senior and Community Center in Sharptown

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Former Methodist church campus becomes central home for county health and human services programs SHARPTOWN — Standing in the shade of a building that...

Fox’s Mill & Daretown Lake: Where Nature & Industry once Grew Together

The History of Fox's Mill and Daretown Lake in Upper Pittsgrove Twp. The original spot of Joseph Elwell’s grist mill was located on the northwestern...

Risen from the Ashes; the 1720 Darkin House a Fire Uncovered

How a 1942 fire unveiled the oldest still-standing patterned brick home in Salem County. ELSINBORO — Drive down Amwellbury Road in Elsinboro Township today, and...

Salem County’s Historic Patterned Brick Homes: The Dickinson House, Alloway Twp., 1754

"Scarce see a house but the south-side begrit with hives of bees..." ALLOWAY - Set back from Brickyard Road in Alloway Township, one brick wall...

Daretown Day Returns: A 250th-Anniversary Homecoming for Upper Pittsgrove

UPPER PITTSGROVE — The last time Daretown Day happened, it was 2016. On Saturday, the little crossroads community in Upper Pittsgrove Township got its...

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WJFL, TCC standings for Salem County teams

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West Jersey Football League Diamond/Independence and TCC Diamond/Classic standings through Oct. 3 for Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis, and Field Hockey WJFL Football DIAMONDALLDIVINDEPENDENCEALLDIVSchalick6-03-0Woodstown3-33-0Paulsboro4-22-1Penns Grove4-12-0Overbrook2-42-1Clayton4-11-1Burlington City2-41-2Woodbury2-41-2Salem3-31-2Pitman2-30-2Pennsville3-30-3Buena2-40-3 Tri-County Conference Boys Soccer CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIVClayton5-54-0Schalick6-25-0Pennsville3-52-1Overbrook5-43-2Salem...

Salem County sports schedule for Oct. 5-10

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(All events 4 p.m. unless noted) MONDAY, OCT. 5 BOYS SOCCER Salem at Gloucester Catholic GIRLS SOCCER Gloucester Catholic at Salem Penns Grove at Pennsville, 6 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY Pennsville at Salem Tech GIRLS TENNIS Woodstown at Moorestown Friends,...

Salem’s ‘Blue Storm’ defense doesn’t rest against Woodstown

The combination of relentless defense and another big day from QB Thomas leads Rams in rivalry game SALEM – The bad weather cleared out right...

Pennsville survives late threat from Penns Grove to retain ‘The Boot’

PENNSVILLE — No football team likes leaving their fortunes to chance, but you could say fate was on Pennsville’s side in its annual rivalry game...

Purnell returns with a vengeance, helps Schalick reclaim Hars-Lake Trophy

BRIDGETON — All Dez Purnell could do was watch last week’s game from his living room on somebody’s Facebook Live. And he cried. He wanted...

All 5 Salem County football teams playing for a trophy this week

THIS WEEK'S GAMES Thursday: Schalick defeated Cumberland, 41-15 - Hars Lake Trophy Friday: Penns Grove at Pennsville, 7 p.m. - Wildman Willey Boot Saturday: Woodstown at Salem,...
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Bill would give $60M in state aid to NJ farmers who lost crops in April freeze

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by Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor (Link to original article on New Jersey Monitor)October 1, 2026 New Jersey farmers whose fruit crops were damaged or...
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Salem County 4-H invites families back for open house night

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Back to 4-H Night open house set for Sept. 30 at Ware Agriculture Building MANNINGTON — Salem County 4-H is inviting families across the county...

Daretown Day Festival to be Held on September 12th

2026 Salem County Fair Schedule – Virtual Version

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Fox’s Mill & Daretown Lake: Where Nature & Industry once Grew Together

2026 Salem County Fair – Week in Review & Photos

The Lakes of Salem County: Veteran Memorial Lake in Woodstown

The Salem River Runs Through It: A 35-Mile Journey Through History

Meet Manny the Marl Mastodon of Mannington: The Tale of New Jersey’s Prehistoric Icon

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