Pennsville Township consists of 24.6 square miles of which local rivers and wetlands account for 12.6% of the area. It is located along the western edge of Salem County along the Delaware River and, with nearly 13,000 residents, it is Salem County’s most populated municipality. Some local place names and long-time communities include Churchtown, Central Park, Deepwater, Fort Mott, Harrisonville, Penn Beach, and Valley Park.
Serving as a major gateway to the region via the Delaware Memorial Bridge, Pennsville Township is a proud riverfront community defined by its scenic shores and strong local culture. It remains a deeply engaged community renowned for its historic coastal defenses, beautiful river sunsets, and treasured historical significance.
Long before the forts, the area known as “Churchtown” was established by early Swedish and Finnish settlers, whose legacy is still felt heavily today. Unaware of these settlements, John Fenwick claimed the area West Fenwick. This included Pennsville, Penns Grove, Carneys Point and Oldmans. After declining health and hard times, Fenwick sold West Fenwick to William Penn. It soon was known as Penns Neck and was established in 1701.
On July 10, 1721, Penns Neck was split into Upper Penns Neck (Penns Grove, Carneys Point Twp., and Oldmans Twp.) and Lower Penns Neck which included Pennsville. The Township was incorporated in 1798 as one of the first 104 original townships of New Jersey. In November of 1965, a referendum was held and the township became known as Pennsville.
Riverview Beach Park stands as the recreational jewel of the township, offering walking paths, breathtaking sunsets, and a gathering space for beloved local festivals. One of the communities largest and most popular events is the annual Septemberfest.
The township is a focal point of regional history, anchored by the post-Civil War coastal defense systems of Fort Mott State Park. It is also bolstered by a passionate local sports culture, and Pennsville thrives on community involvement and waterfront recreation.
Pennsville News and Articles
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Pennsville Police Department: September 2026 Totals
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 1,238 in August and 1,216 in June. (June’s department report used a shorter, differently formatted summary than August’s and September’s full call-type breakdowns.) Most of…
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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 with Penns Grove Friday night. Sometime during pregame warm-ups Pennsville seniors Danny Knight and Aiden Clark found a quarter in the grass around the 40-yard-line near the Penns Grove sideline. Just…
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32 Arrests in 14 Days: Guns, Heroin and Court-Order Violations Fill Pennsville’s Log
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 Pennsville Police Department’s arrest summary for Sept. 16–30 counts 32 arrests, 30 adults and two juveniles, whose details are not included here. The 35 adult entries below cover 29 named…
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New doubles team secures point that sends Pennsville tennis to next round
Eagles, Schalick, Woodstown all play in Thursday’s sectional tournament Round of 16 PENNSVILLE — They’ve only known each other since the start of tennis season. They’ve only been paired as Pennsville’s No. 2 doubles team for about a week. But Mariangela Rangel and Yasary Clemente Brito have found the formula to create some tennis magic together.…
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Salem Tech runners win first SJ tech schools title after securing division crown – Local Sports Results
Pennsville boys soccer scores first win over Pitman since 2017, and other sports results from around Salem County WESTAMPTON – Every bit of conventional wisdom would tell you the Salem Tech cross country runners should have been spent. Like sending a relief pitcher out to the mound for a third day in a row, there shouldn’t…
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Salem County sports schedule – Week of Sept. 28 – Oct. 3
Local High School and SCC Sports Schedule this Week (All events 4 p.m. unless noted) Monday’s Games – Sept. 28 WJFL FOOTBALL BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER FIELD HOCKEY GIRLS TENNIS Tuesday’s Games – Sept. 29 BOYS SOCCER GIRLS TENNIS Regular season SJ Group 1 Tournament CROSS COUNTRY VOLLEYBALL Wednesday’s Games – Sept. 30 BOYS SOCCER…
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Pennsville rallies in fourth quarter, but comes up one second short
PENNSVILLE – Pennsville nearly put together a comeback for the ages, but in the end it turned out to be another near-miss. The Eagles scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, made a big goal line stand and were setting up for the winning touchdown with one second to play, but they couldn’t complete that one final play they…
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Child Sex Abuse Material Charge, Assault on Corrections Officer, String of Thefts Mark Pennsville’s Early September Arrests
PENNSVILLE — Pennsville Police Department‘s arrest summary for the first half of September lists 21 total incidents between Sept. 1 and Sept. 15, all adults, according to the department’s report. Among the most serious: a 19-year-old Pennsville Township woman was charged with promoting obscene material and selling or receiving child sexual abuse material; a Willingboro…
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Freshman leads Woodstown girls to fourth straight win
MONDAY’S SCORES GIRLS SOCCER Woodstown 7, Audubon 1 Millville 6, Pennsville 1 Pitman 6, Salem Tech 0 BOYS SOCCER Audubon 1, Woodstown 0 Salem Tech 1, Paulsboro 0 FIELD HOCKEY Salem 2, Clayton 1 GIRLS TENNIS Schalick 5, Penns Grove 0 VOLLEYBALL Timber Creek at Salem Tech COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Atlantic Cape 3, Salem CC 0 (25-6, 25-9, 25-6) Woodstown…
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This week’s Salem County sports schedule – Sept. 21-26
MONDAY, SEPT. 21 BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER FIELD HOCKEY GIRLS TENNIS Schalick at Kingsway VOLLEYBALL COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL TUESDAY, SEPT. 22 (Power points cutoff for girls tennis) FIELD HOCKEY BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER GIRLS TENNIS CROSS COUNTRY VOLLEYBALL WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23 VOLLEYBALL WJFL FOOTBALL FIELD HOCKEY BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER GIRLS TENNIS COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL FRIDAY, SEPT.…
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Mixed results: Woodstown wins, Pennsville falls
WOODBURY – When Woodstown was relegated to the WJFL Independence Division in the latest shuffling of teams, it meant the Wolverines were headed into a brave new world of teams they hadn’t been used to playing. They seem to be adjusting just well, thank you. The Wolverines, forever fixtures in the Diamond Division before the…
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Freshman keeper stops two PK’s in Penns Grove win over Pennsville Boys Soccer
Rookie Keeper Ruben Torres Saenz shuts out Pennsville in statement win for PG CARNEYS POINT – Mano Massari had a big problem. His all-star goalie had graduated, leaving a big hole on the back line of his Penns Grove defense. He was just about resigned to promoting last year’s backup who had never played in…
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Woodstown football milestone noted, plus day’s scores, highlights
WOODSTOWN – While everyone involved in Friday night’s Schalick-Woodstown football game was – rightfully so – focused on recognizing the 25th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, another more celebratory milestone slipped under the radar. The game was No. 1,000 in the storied history of Woodstown football, according to a recently published list of all-time New…
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This week’s sports schedule – Sept. 14-19
MONDAY, SEPT. 14 FIELD HOCKEY BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER GIRLS TENNIS COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL TUESDAY, SEPT. 15 FIELD HOCKEY GIRLS TENNIS VOLLEYBALL WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 FIELD HOCKEY BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER GIRLS TENNIS THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 FOOTBALL FIELD HOCKEY BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER GIRLS TENNIS VOLLEYBALL COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 FOOTBALL BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER…