Category: NEW JERSEY

Looking Back and Marching Ahead: Three Years at Taylor’s Mill

“Someone called me and said there were stones in the road. I turned around, told them I was on my way, and asked my husband to grab the camera and meet me at the mill.”

Patricia Fisher-Olsen feared the worst after the Tewksbury earthquake in April 2024. The effort to save Taylor’s Mill was less than a year old: the site had been vandalized, a truck had run into the corner, and now parts of the mill building were lying in the middle of road.

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Jefferson Stratford Hospital to Host Free Food Pantry & Health Fair

On Saturday, August 22 from 9am to 11am, Jefferson Stratford Hospital will host a free community food pantry and health fair on their campus at 18 Laurel Road East, Stratford, NJ 08084.

Designed to help local families prepare for the start of a new school year, the food pantry and health fair will provide access to nutritious food boxes donated by the South Jersey Food Bank, free school supplies (pencils, notebooks, erasers, highlighters, scissors and rulers) donated by Jefferson-East employees and access to healthcare resources, including representatives from Jefferson Health’s departments of primary care, weight management, infection prevention, food and nutrition, obstetrics &  gynecology, Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centers.

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HAPPENING TOMORROW! National Night Out In Gloucester Township

National Night Out In Gloucester Township – August 4, 2026! 

THREE public locations in Gloucester Township will be at the following:

Blackwood Fire Company, Fire District 4, 14 West Central Avenue, Blackwood, NJ

Gloucester Premium Outlets, 100 Premium Outlet Drive, Blackwood, NJ

Erial Fire Company, Fire District 6, 1946 Williamstown Road, Erial NJ

From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on August 4, 2026 residents throughout Gloucester Township are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening outside with their neighbors and police. Also, several Neighborhood Watch groups will be hosting a variety of special events, such as block parties, cookouts, carnivals, dessert tasting parties, and pool parties. Visiting these many special events will be: McGruff the Crime Dog along with his nephew Scruff, Gloucester Township Police, and Gloucester Township Mayor and Council !

Sherrill Administration announces $165 million in FY27 County Aid

The Sherrill Administration today announced the release of $165 million in Fiscal Year 2027 County Aid to fund infrastructure improvements on the local level. The program is funded through the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund (TTF).

“Every New Jerseyan deserves safe roads, reliable bridges, and modern infrastructure,” said Governor Mikie Sherrill. “This investment gives counties the resources they need to repair the transportation networks that families, commuters, and businesses rely on every day. We are partnering with county leaders to deliver reliable travel, support economic growth, and keep New Jersey moving forward.”

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SCAM ALERT!

THE SCAM: The victim receives a phone call or text message from someone claiming to work for a bank’s fraud department. The scammer may say that bank tellers or employees are stealing money from customer accounts and that the victim must assist with a confidential investigation.

The victim is then instructed to:
• Withdraw a large amount of cash from the bank
• Lie to the bank teller about why the money is needed
• Keep the investigation secret from family members, bank employees, and police
• Place the cash inside an envelope, box, or bag
• Hand the package to a rideshare or delivery driver sent to the victim’s home OR drive to a convenient store and send the money through crypto currency.

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NJCIC awards $630,000 to NJ newsrooms

The New Jersey Civic Information Consortium has awarded $630,000 in renewal grants to 13 organizations supporting local news and civic information across the state. The funding will support community-centered reporting, education journalism, multilingual news, youth journalism, environmental coverage, and other efforts to expand access to trusted local information. Since 2021, the Consortium has invested more than $13.5 million in New Jersey local news and information projects.

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Joint Media Release From Gloucester County OEM: Grenloch Lake Investigation

On Thursday, July 30, 2026,  a complaint was filed to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) regarding a substance on Grenloch Lake in Washington Township, Gloucester County that was white and filmy in appearance. Officials from Gloucester County HazMat Response Unit, within the Office of Emergency Management, responded to investigate along with Washington Twp. Fire Department. The substance on the lake was discovered as described in the complaint to NJDEP. Through the investigation, it was later discovered that an accidental discharge of an ABC dry chemical fire extinguishing agent took place at the New Jersey Transit Bus Garage on SR42 (Black Horse Pike) which entered a nearby waterway, and later collected in a southern section of Grenloch Lake.

Officials on scene coordinated with NJDEP – Bureau of Emergency Response and environmental officials of NJ Transit during the investigation. Less than 25lbs of this low toxicity extinguishing agent was released during the incident, which is anticipated to have a minimal impact to aquatic life.

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EPA Proposes Arsenic Cleanup at Vineland Chemical Site

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing an interim cleanup plan to address arsenic contamination remaining beneath the surface at the Vineland Chemical Superfund site in Vineland, New Jersey. The proposed plan focuses on arsenic-contaminated saturated soil, which is soil below the groundwater table, that continues to act as a source of contamination to groundwater, sediment, and nearby floodplain areas.

“To protect human health and the environment, EPA is taking an important step to keep arsenic from spreading,” said EPA Regional Administrator Michael Martucci. “EPA’s proposed plan targets a remaining source of arsenic contamination at the Vineland Chemical site and builds on years of cleanup work already completed.”
 

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New Jersey Blood Services’ Annual “Blood For A Brew” Campaign Returns

New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) is kicking off its fifth annual “Blood for a Brew” campaign to encourage blood donations during the critical summer months. Expanded this year to include local coffee shops in addition to breweries, the campaign offers everyone who comes to donate at a NJBS donor center or mobile blood drive from August 1 through August 31 a voucher redeemable for a free beverage at a participating establishment.

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NJDOT Moves Outdoor Ad Permitting Online Aug. 1

Governor Mikie Sherrill today announced the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Outdoor Advertising Permitting process will become fully electronic beginning on August 1, 2026, with paper applications no longer being accepted. This change aligns with the Department’s Major Access Permitting process becoming fully electronic on August 1 as well, which Governor Mikie Sherrill announced on July 17.

The transition away from paper applications supports the Governor’s Executive Order 5 (EO-5) to simplify and modernize the State’s regulatory processes to save time and money, and improve affordability, accountability, and transparency.

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