Legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Margie Donlon designed to strengthen protections for hospital patients with developmental disabilities cleared the Assembly Health Committee today. This bill ensures a level of support for patients who are unable to advocate for themselves.
Bill A2259 would authorize patients with developmental disabilities to have a designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver to accompany them in accordance with hospital policies necessary to ensure patient safety, privacy, infection control and clinical care.
DNREC encourages Delaware non-profit organizations, conservation districts, community organizations and homeowners’ associations to submit project proposals to be considered for grant funds from DNREC’s Community Water Quality Improvement Grants program.
Congressman Van Drew highlighted the continued strength of U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May following the Coast Guard’s announcement that it plans to establish an additional training center in Alabama to help meet growing national training needs.
“This is good news for Cape May, good news for the Coast Guard, and good news for our country,” said Congressman Van Drew. “Cape May is the main training center for the entire nation, and that is not changing. With the $495 million in federal investments we have secured, the Training Center Cape May is thriving and stronger than it has ever been. This includes the single largest federal investment in the history of South Jersey, and the Coast Guard has given us a written commitment ensuring these funds come solely to our Training Center.
The Assembly Health Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Assemblywomen Shanique Speight and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson that would require the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Education and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, to develop and distribute comprehensive guidelines to help schools and colleges implement on-campus anti-vaping awareness campaigns.
Under bill A2195, the Department of Health would create and update guidance that equips school districts and institutions of higher education with research-backed strategies to combat the rising use of e-cigarettes among adolescents and young adults. The guidelines would be publicly available on each department’s website.
Several road construction projects are planned for the week of March 10-13, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The following roadways will be affected: Somerdale Road, White Horse Road, Burnt Mill Road, Cooper Road, Kresson-Gibbsboro Road, and Gibbsboro Road. It is advisable to avoid these areas if possible, to allow for additional travel time, and to follow all designated detour routes. For further information or inquiries, please contact Camden County Public Works at (856) 566-2980. Please note that dates and times are subject to change.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10th AND WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11th: White Horse Road & Burnt Mill Road – 7:00am to 4:00pm. Arawak Paving will be milling and paving. There will be a PARTIAL ROAD CLOSURE eastbound on White Horse Road between Burnt Mill Road & Lucas Lane, and a FULL ROAD CLOSURE of westbound White Horse Road between Lucas Lane & Burnt Mill Rd. Additionally, there will be a FULL ROAD CLOSURE of Burnt Mill Road between Chestnut Avenue and White Horse Road on Tuesday, March 10th, and a FULL ROAD CLOSURE on Burnt Mill Road between Linden Avenue and White Horse Road on Wednesday, March 11th. Please follow all designated detours.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11th: Cooper Road & Kresson-Gibbsboro Road – 9:00am to 4:00pm. CCG, on behalf of Comcast, will be performing stationary splicing. There will be alternating traffic with flaggers on Cooper Road between Kresson-Gibbsboro Road and the Voorhees Animal Orphanage, and alternating traffic with flaggers on Kresson-Gibbsboro Road between LasBrisas Boulevard & Bradford Way. Please follow all designated detours.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12th: Burnt Mill Road & Gibbsboro Road – 9:00am to 4:00pm. CCG, on behalf of Comcast, will be performing stationary splicing. There will be a LANE SHIFT on Burnt Mill Road between Polar Avenue & White Horse Road, and a LANE SHIFT on Gibbsboro Road between Walnut Avenue & Burnt Mill Road. Please follow all designated detours.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13th: White Horse Road – 7:00am to 5:00pm. Earle Asphalt, on behalf of Voorhees Township, will continue installing sidewalk; there will be a PARTIAL ROAD CLOSURE northbound between Burnt Mill Road & Haddonfield-Berlin Road. *For more information, please contact William Burke at 856-428-5914. Please follow all designated detours.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13th: White Horse Road & Haddonfield-Berlin Road – 9:00am to 4:00pm. CCG, on behalf of Comcast, will be performing stationary splicing. There will be a LANE SHIFT on White Horse Road at the intersection of Haddonfield-Berlin Road and a LANE SHIFT on Haddonfield-Berlin Road between White Horse Road & Voorhees Drive. Please follow all designated detours.
It’s the first full day of the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, as mushers and their sled dog teams ascend into the Alaska Range after departing Willow in the race restart on Sunday afternoon.
As of Monday afternoon, top competitors had reached the checkpoint of Rainy Pass, led by defending champion Jessie Holmes who arrived there shortly after noon. He was followed over the next few hours by several top teams, including Matt Hall, who finished second last year, Paige Drobny, who finished third in 2025, and Travis Beals of Seward.
The stretch of trail teams are currently navigating is among the most technically challenging of the entire route. There are several ice bridges that cross open creeks, plus a 200-foot downhill section into the notorious Dalzell Gorge. No teams had scratched from the race as of Monday. This year’s field has no shortage of tough competition. There are four previous winners, including Holmes, and a host of perennial contenders who have regularly finished in the top 10. [54th Iditarod officially begins, with stiff competition at the top] “Everybody who’s been in the top 10 before, been in the top five, everybody has a shot at winning. Everyone shows up here very hungry to do well,” 2019 winner Pete Kaiser of Bethel said ahead of the race. Mille Porsild of Denmark, Wade Marrs of Willow, Drobny and Hall, among others, are angling for strong finishes this year.
Defending Iditarod champion Jessie Holmes drives his dog during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow on Sunday. (Bill Roth / ADN) This year’s smaller field of 37 mushers reflects a trend of declining participation in the race over the last several years. Costs to run the Iditarod— both as a musher and from an organizational standpoint — have ballooned, making the race more challenging than ever. Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach said costs have doubled in the past three years. The organization continues to pursue new income sources (with this year’s inaugural Expedition Class being an example) and is working to stay solvent while making the race viable for a new generation of mushers. But it’s not easy. For mushers, training, transportation, gear, drop bags and more add up quickly, putting the total cost anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000. Some, like veteran musher Gabe Dunham, have ongoing concerns about how long they can sustain a race career.
On the organization side, the situation is much the same. Line items like fuel, insurance, aviation costs and the hundreds of bales of straw for dogs to rest on at trail checkpoints have gone up in price, according to Urbach. The Iditarod’s new Expedition Class program, which allows mushers to run the race noncompetitively and under a different set of rules, is one of the organization’s efforts to seek new streams of revenue. As the first musher in this category, billionaire businessman Kjell Inge Røkke contributed more than $300,000 to this year’s race. That helped lower the entry costs for mushers and also increased the race purse.
BROOKLAWN N.J. April 1, 2016 (Cleary’s Notebook News)--Gloucester Catholic Head Coach Adam Tussey (photo labove) notched his 1st win as the new coach by beating Kingsway High School 7 – 1 in the Rams home opener. Tussey who took over for Mike Rucci who departed for Rowan University was left a team needing to fill seven spots. The 2015 team loaded with future college players took not only seven fielding positions but Tussey needed to replace four pitchers.
The United States Senate has passed a bill submitted by Sen. Marco Rubio (R, FL) to make Daylight Savings Time permanent. Sen. Rubio made some valid points in his bill. During the standard time when evening comes at 5:00 p.m. crime rate is higher, people become depressed due to Seasonal Affective Disorder and for an unknown reason, people have more heart attacks. There is also the hope, optimistically, that with more daylight kids will spend more time outside getting exercise.
The Homicide Unit is attempting to identify and locate the suspect depicted in the following video compilation as part of an ongoing investigation into the shooting death of a 40-year-old Black male which occurred on the highway in the area of 6700 Upland Street on Thursday, February 26, 2026. THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA IS OFFERING A REWARD OF $20,000 LEADING TO AN ARREST AND CONVICTION FOR EVERY HOMICIDE. Suspect Description: Brown-complexioned male in his late 30s to early 40s, having a medium to stocky build, approximately 5’11 to 6′ tall. At the time of the murder, he was wearing a dark jacket with white fur around the collar, blue jeans and white-soled sneakers. He was last seen on foot fleeing south on the 2100 block of South 68th Street. To view this video and more, visit The Philadelphia Police YouTube Channel or https://phillypolice.com/newshttps://youtu.be/_0Z6w8pDfTE Note: This video has no audio.If you see this suspect do not approach, contact 911 immediately. To submit a tip via telephone, dial 215.686.TIPS (8477) Use this electronic form to submit a tip anonymously. All tips will be confidential.If you have any information about this crime or this suspect, please contact: Homicide Unit: 215-686-3334/3335 Det. Pearson #751 DC 26-12-015494
Three Camden County residents were arrested last month for crimes related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay.
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