• ABSECON - Tickets remain available for the Absecon Republican Club’s annual awards dinner when the organization will honor its Citizen of the Year and the Absecon Fire Department.

    The dinner is 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 19 at the Gourmet Italian at the corner of Pitney and Jimmie Leeds roads in GallowayTownship.

  • Submitted / Allison Travers said the six words to best describe her dad, Catamaranmedia Publisher Rick Travers, are unpredictable, eccentric, bosshog, witty, generous and humanitarian.

    Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.

    A wise man once told me, “The key to a successful life is to be happy with what you are doing.”

  • Absecon’s concerts

    ABSECON – Let the music begin!

    Absecon’s annual free Concert in the Park Series begins its eight-week run of song-filled weekly Sunday-night concerts on June 23.

  • Jersey gumbo and music fest set for Saturday June 15 in Somers Point

    SOMERS POINT – New Orleans is a little more than 1,200 miles away and will take 19 hours behind the wheel to get there. But, when you need the tastes and sounds of the French Quarter what is a person to do?

    Carmen Marotta came up with a solution that will have patrons at the first ever Jersey Gumbo Cook Off and Music Fest this Saturday in Somers Point smacking their…

  • Submitted/Cicada wasp

    The cicadas that have emerged around South Jersey help feed many other creatures, including ants, birds, other insects, mammals and even turtles. There is one predator that specifically targets the large bugs, called the cicada killer wasp.

  • Claire Lowe / Miss New Jersey contestants parade down the Ocean City Boardwalk Wednesday, June 12.

    OCEAN CITY — Miss New Jersey contestants made their way down the Ocean City Boardwalk Wednesday, June 12 during the annual parade, which precedes the three-day contest at the Ocean City Music Pier.

    The theme this year was “Villains Down the Venue.” Leading the parade was reigning Miss New Jersey Lindsey Petrosh.

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Jimmie Leeds Road Delays Today

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Written by Steve Prisament Friday, June 14, 2013 11:16 am

Traffic delays Traffic delays

A traffic advisory has been issued for today on Jimmie Leeds Road at 8th Avenue.

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Rigid Plastic Recycling

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Last Updated on Friday, June 14, 2013 11:14 am Written by Steve Prisament Friday, June 14, 2013 11:04 am

Recycling Recycling

GALLOWAY - Rigid plastic recycling is accepted from residents 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays at the Galloway Road Convenience Center.

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‘Annie Get Your Gun’

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Last Updated on Friday, June 14, 2013 10:49 am Written by Steve Prisament Friday, June 14, 2013 10:40 am

Presentation Presentation    

Soujourn Productions will present “Annie Get Your Gun” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 28-29 and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30 in the Absegami High School Performing Arts Center off Wrangleboro Road in Galloway.

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Galloway Offices closed July 4 and 5

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Last Updated on Friday, June 14, 2013 10:49 am Written by Steve Prisament Friday, June 14, 2013 10:18 am

Fourth of July Fourth of July

Galloway Municipal Offices will be closed Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5, allowing for a four-day Independence Day Weekend. 

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Stockton to host bike ride honoring G. Larry James

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Last Updated on Thursday, June 13, 2013 05:25 pm Written by Steve Prisament Thursday, June 13, 2013 04:48 pm

Bicycle Bicycle

A record number of riders will pedal through the Pinelands in remembrance of an Olympian and longtime Richard Stockton College administrator at the Fifth Annual G. Larry James Legacy Fund Bike Ride. 

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Tip of the Week: How to buy palm oil

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Last Updated on Thursday, June 13, 2013 04:29 pm Written by MEGAN FORNUTO Thursday, June 13, 2013 04:24 pm

Go Green Go Green

Have you been using your consumer muscle to Go Green? The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil makes it easy for you to purchase sustainably certified palm oil products using their consumer shopping guide.

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U.S. Marines land in support of families of fallen, children of law enforcement

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Last Updated on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 01:58 pm Written by Steve Prisament Wednesday, June 12, 2013 12:27 am

From left are former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Al Gray, former FBI agent Thomas Cattone and former Marine Ike Rucker of Galloway. (Steve Prisament) From left are former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Al Gray, former FBI agent Thomas Cattone and former Marine Ike Rucker of Galloway. (Steve Prisament)

ATLANTIC CITY – Some people seem to have an aura – attracting attention the instant they enter a room.

There was a room full of them at Bally’s Atlantic City Saturday, June 8 as the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation held its annual fundraising banquet.

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Galloway Police Blotter June 13, 2013

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Last Updated on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 10:21 pm Written by Steve Prisament Tuesday, June 11, 2013 10:09 pm

blotter blotter

Police Blotter information is supplied by local police departments and other law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

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