One of sports’ biggest city rivalries takes center stage in professional lacrosse this Labor Day, as the Philadelphia Waterdogs face the Boston Cannons in the Premier Lacrosse League Semifinals on Monday, Sept. 7 at 5:30 p.m. ET at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah, streaming on the ESPN App.
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The Camden County Board of Commissioners is alerting residents and business owners of an ongoing investigation into fraudulent invoices sent via email by individuals posing as members of the Camden County Planning Board, Director of Public Works, and Director of Planning. In these emails, the individuals involved in the scam are attempting to solicit funds through wire transfer by directing recipients to send payment to illegitimate accounts.
Residents or business owners who receive a suspicious invoice are asked to contact their local police department.
The Camden County Planning Board, as well as all municipal Planning Boards, will not randomly solicit funds through email.
All New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) facilities, including agencies, road test sites, and inspection stations, will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of the state holiday.
The facilities will remain open for normal business hours the rest of this week, including Saturday, September 5.
Continue reading “NJMVC Facilities to Close for the State Holiday”The turtle squirms, waving its tiny legs and head in the air as if to say, “Put me down!” After a minute, the woman holding it obliges, releasing it into the marsh along with two of its compatriots. One of them scurries into the grass and muck, while the other two just sit there, perhaps unsure of what to do with their freedom. But after a few minutes, they too scramble away to begin a new life in the wetland. In the coming years, they will grow to maturity and hopefully mate, all the while being tracked by dedicated biologists.
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As South Jersey’s only Level I Trauma Center, Cooperpartnerswith EMS agencies and air medical programs to bring whole blood directly to critically injured patients before they reach the hospital
(CAMDEN, NJ) — Cooper University Health Care has reached a major milestone in trauma care, administering its 1,000th whole blood transfusion to a critically injured patient. As South Jersey’s only Level I Trauma Center, Cooper leads the region in advancing trauma care by expanding access to whole blood beyond the hospital in the field through partnerships with emergency medical services throughout the area.
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Gloucester City has always offered a fairly personal version of entertainment, where restaurants, local businesses, community activities, sports and nearby attractions can all fit into an ordinary weekend. However, the way people spend their free time is changing as digital entertainment becomes easier to access from home.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that Gloucester City had 11,643 residents in July 2025, so its relatively compact population gives local leisure choices a distinctly community-focused character. At the same time, New Jersey’s online casino market has grown into a substantial industry; internet gaming produced $2.91 billion in revenue during 2025, which was 22% higher than in 2024.
Continue reading “Gloucester City, NJ and the changing role of online casinos in local entertainment”Early Friday morning, the Mosquito Control Commission will be in the community spraying and surveilling areas throughout Camden County.
“It’s important for residents to be cognizant of any standing water on their property,” said Commissioner Jeffrey Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission. “Mosquitos need standing water to breed, so you can help keep them off your property by removing water from places like flowerpots and containers. Being proactive has a major impact on the mosquito population and helps the hardworking people at the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission in their efforts.”
Continue reading “Mosquito Spraying Throughout Camden County”GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. — A 39-year-old Gloucester City man is behind bars after police say he doused a Ridgeway Street home and two people inside it with lighter fluid early Thursday, then barricaded himself inside the residence and triggered a roughly two-hour standoff with law enforcement.
Eugene Jackson, of Gloucester City, was taken into custody without incident at about 2:36 a.m., according to the Gloucester City Police Department.
Officers responded to a home in the 600 block of Ridgeway Street around 1 a.m. following reports of a man pouring lighter fluid over the residence and its occupants. By the time police arrived, the two victims had managed to escape the house unharmed, authorities said. Jackson, however, remained inside and refused to come out, police said.
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TRENTON — Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a state grand jury indicted a defendant who formerly served as a fire chief and police officer in Ocean County after he allegedly forced non-consensual sexual contact upon employees he supervised and colleagues.
Robert M. Sinnott, Jr., 53, a former chief of the Silverton Volunteer Fire Company in Toms River and retired Island Heights police officer, was previously charged by complaint with four counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and one count of second-degree official misconduct. OPIA’s ongoing investigation yielded evidence of additional criminal conduct.
Continue reading ” Former Fire Chief, Police Officer in Ocean County Indicted “Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland in coordination with Chief Tracey Super of the Middle Township Police Department and Chief Donald Vanaman Jr. of the Lower Township Police Department announce that human remains found in Middle Township on March 3, 2026, have been positively identified as Benjamin J. Beason, 42, of Lower Township, New Jersey.
Mr. Beason was previously reported missing to the Lower Township Police Department on May 22, 2024