Rowan University Athletics has earned an 18th-place finish in the 2025-26 Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup, which recognizes the overall excellence of athletics programs based on the school’s finishes in up to 18 sports in the NCAA Championships.
Rowan, which totaled 679.50 points, owns the distinction of being the second highest-ranked public institution in the Division III standings. It also marks the second year in a row that the Profs have finished in the nation’s top 20, after garnering a 17th-place finish in 2024-25.
Among the highlights of the 2025-26 competition season for Rowan was the men’s track and field team winning the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship. It marked the 12th all-time national title for Rowan’s athletics program, and the first since field hockey’s championship in 2002. Additionally, the men’s outdoor track & field team was the NCAA runner-up at its championship in the spring while the baseball and softball teams each earned fifth-place finishes in their respective World Series appearances.
Rowan’s 2025-26 NCAA Team Finishes
Men’s Indoor Track & Field – 1st (NCAA Championship)
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – 2nd (NCAA Championship)
Baseball – 5th (NCAA World Series)
Softball – 5th (NCAA World Series)
Men’s Soccer – 9th (NCAA Third Round)
Women’s Lacrosse – 9th (NCAA Third Round)
Field Hockey – 17th (NCAA First Round)
Women’s Soccer – 17th (NCAA Second Round)
Men’s Cross Country – 32nd (NCAA Championship)
Women’s Swimming – 32nd (NCAA Championship)
Women’s Cross Country – 33rd (NCAA Championship)
Women’s Indoor Track & Field – 47th (NCAA Championship)
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Bill Strengthening Tenant Protections Advances
Legislation sponsored by Assemblymembers Gary Schaer, Eliana Pintor Marin, Ellen Park, and Gabriel Rodriguez that would strengthen protections for tenants facing intimidation based on their immigration or citizenship status cleared the Assembly Housing Committee today.
Known as the “Immigrant Tenant Protection Act,” Bill A4492 would prohibit landlords from using a tenant’s actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status as a basis for eviction, harassment, or retaliation. The bill would establish legal remedies for tenants whose rights are violated and clarify that immigration status is generally irrelevant in civil actions involving a tenant’s housing rights.
Continue reading “Bill Strengthening Tenant Protections Advances”Wanted: Suspects for Commercial Burglary
The PPD Northwest Detective Division is attempting to identify the individuals responsible for this commercial burglary.
On May 30, 2026, at 11:50am, on the 5300 block of Germantown Ave six black male offenders broke in and burglarized a business on that block. Philadelphia Police recovered local surveillance footage which showed two males break into the side door of the business. During the course of the next two hours these same two men and four additional men were seen coming and going into the business as they stole more items from an upstairs apartment and the business. They were seen driving two different style white vans during the burglary. Both have PA tags but that did not come back to that specific vehicle.
Continue reading “Wanted: Suspects for Commercial Burglary”MD Anderson at Cooper Earns FACT Accreditation
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper has earned accreditation from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) for its Blood & Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program—marking a major milestone for cancer care in the region and advancing access to life-saving treatment for patients across South Jersey.
With this achievement, MD Anderson at Cooper is the only provider of stem cell transplant services in southern New Jersey, giving patients access to these highly specialized therapies without the need to travel to Philadelphia or central New Jersey.
Continue reading “MD Anderson at Cooper Earns FACT Accreditation”Heat Advisory until 08:00PM Friday
* WHAT…Heat index values up to 103 degrees expected.
* WHERE…In Delaware, New Castle County. In New Jersey, Mercer, Camden, Gloucester, and Northwestern Burlington Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties.
* WHEN…From 11 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NEW CASTLE … MERCER … GLOUCESTER … CAMDEN … NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON … DELAWARE … PHILADELPHIA … EASTERN CHESTER … EASTERN MONTGOMERY … LOWER BUCKS
Continue reading ” Heat Advisory until 08:00PM Friday”NJ Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Admin. Over Total Energies Offshore Wind Deal
New Jersey joined several states in a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration over the Department of the Interior’s $1 billion buyout of TotalEnergies’ offshore wind lease back in March of this year.
Other states in the lawsuit include New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The seven attorneys general cited that the deal violates the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act on several fronts.
The lease buyout in March led TotalEnergies to abandon its U.S. offshore wind projects, including Attentive Energy Two located in the NY/NJ Bight. Attentive Energy was set to provide 1,342 megawatts (MW) to New Jersey, powering 650,000 homes and generating $3 billion in economic benefits.
In response to New Jersey joining the lawsuit, NJ Sierra Club Director, Anjuli Ramos-Busot issued the following statement;
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Fatal Shooting in the 15th District
The Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit is actively investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday evening in the city’s 15th Police District.
On June 7, 2026, at approximately 4:58 p.m., police responded to reports of gunfire on the highway along the 5198 block of Princeton Avenue. Upon arriving at the scene, first responders located an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medic 47 personnel pronounced the victim deceased on location at 5:07 p.m.
Continue reading “Fatal Shooting in the 15th District”Rowan Wins 2025-26 NJAC Cup
Rowan University Athletics captured the NJAC Cup for 2025-26, marking the sixth year in a row and eighth time since the award’s inception that the Profs have been the recipient. The honor was announced at the annual NJAC Awards Brunch on Sunday at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton. Rowan men’s soccer standout Johnny Troiano was named the 2025-26 NJAC Male Athlete of the Year, while the conference also recognized this year’s champions and major award winners.
Rowan claimed the 2025-26 Cup with a winning percentage of .905, the highest mark in the conference The Profs captured nine NJAC team championships and two regular season conference titles. Men’s indoor track and field claimed an NCAA team championship for the 12th national title in school history while Rowan became the 64th NJAC program in history to win a national title. The depth of Rowan’s national success extended further, with five individual national champions and four national runners-up, men’s outdoor track and field finishing as team runner-up at the NCAA Championships, baseball placing fourth at the NCAA Division III World Series, and softball placing sixth at the NCAA Division III World Series.
Continue reading “Rowan Wins 2025-26 NJAC Cup”Police Investigating Shooting at a local Hotel
The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating an early-morning shooting that occurred inside a hotel room, which left one man injured and a woman in custody.
On Sunday, June 7, 2026, at approximately 10:20 a.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting at a hotel located on the 200 block of South Christopher Columbus Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers encountered a 25-year-old female in the lobby who identified herself as the shooter and surrendered her firearm to police. She was taken into custody at the scene.
Continue reading “Police Investigating Shooting at a local Hotel”Mary Ann D. Trawka, 73, of Bayville
On May 17, 2026. Age 73, Of Bayville and formerly of Haddon Township and Audubon. Cherished daughter of Joseph Anthony Trawka and Genevieve Dolores (nee Zubrzycki) Trawka. Survived by devoted caregivers. Mary Ann was born in Camden and raised and lived many years in Audubon. She was a graduate of Audubon High School. Mary Ann was a devoted clerk typist for PSEG in Audubon for over 23 years.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to Mary Ann’s Catholic Committal Prayers on Friday, June 5, 2026 at Calvary Mausoleum Chapel: 2398 Route 70, Cherry Hill, NJ at 10 am. Entombment immediately besides her parents will follow the Catholic Prayers.
Condolences and Memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.com under the online obituary of Mary Ann D. Trawka.
Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCann – Healey Funeral Home: Gloucester City, NJ Ph: 856-456-1142
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