SBA Opens Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Pennsylvania

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the opening of a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Philadelphia County to assist businesses, private nonprofits, and residents affected by severe storms occurring July 11.

Beginning Aug. 10, SBA customer service representatives will be on hand at the Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Philadelphia County to answer questions and assist with the disaster loan application process. Walk-ins are welcome and you can schedule in-person appointments in advance at appointment.sba.gov.

The hours of operation are listed below:

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

Disaster Loan Outreach Center

Daroff Facility

5360 Vine St.

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Philadelphia Police Provide Update on Investigation at 417 West Chew Avenue

The Philadelphia Police Department continues to investigate evidence recovered from 417 West Chew Avenue in the city’s Olney section.

As part of the investigation, detectives recovered a substantial volume of digital evidence, including hundreds of thousands of images and videos. During their review, investigators discovered recordings of two women who were shown alive and, in later footage, apparently deceased.

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CMC SHIELD Task Force Conducts Traffic Safety Detail

Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland announced the completion of the third enforcement operation conducted under the Cape May County SHIELD Task Force (Safety on Highways through Intensive Enforcement & Law Enforcement Deployment), a countywide initiative focused on reducing dangerous driving behaviors, preventing serious and fatal crashes, and improving roadway safety for residents and visitors.

The SHIELD Task Force was enacted by Prosecutor Sutherland in his capacity as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer for Cape May County. Through a formal Prosecutor’s Law Enforcement Directive, Prosecutor Sutherland established the countywide initiative and authorized participating law enforcement officers, while engaged in officially sanctioned SHIELD Task Force operations, to enforce the motor vehicle laws of the State of New Jersey outside of their normal municipal jurisdictions within the geographic boundaries of Cape May County.

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Route 44 Bridge REOPENED for Marine Traffic

The Route 44 Bridge over Mantua Creek between West Deptford and Paulsboro, Gloucester County REOPENED Wednesday, August 12 for marine traffic, resuming normal operations. The United States Coast Guard has been notified.

The bridge had been closed on Friday, August 7 because of excessive heat that caused the expansion of some components on the bridge, prohibiting it from opening to allow marine traffic to pass. Route 44/Crown Point Road was not affected and remained open for vehicles.

Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for construction updates and real-time travel information. For NJDOT news follow us on X (Twitter) @NewJerseyDOT, on the NJDOT Facebook page, or Instagram @NewJersey.DOT.

Katz Bill Package to Strengthen Online Protections for Minors

Legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Andrea Katz that addresses the growing youth mental health crisis and strengthens protections for minors online was signed into law by Governor Mikie Sherrill today. The three-bill package strengthens online privacy protections for minors, establishes a statewide Social Media Research Center, and advances research into strategies to reduce harmful and addictive online behaviors among young users.

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DNREC to Close Griffith Lake Boat Ramp in Milford Aug. 17 

DNREC’s Griffith Lake boat ramp will close Aug. 17 for an extended period while the DNREC Dam Safety Program reconstructs
the spillway at the lake (above). Anglers have other options in the area for launching their boats /Delaware DNREC photo

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close the Griffith Lake boat ramp in Milford for the foreseeable future starting Monday, Aug. 17. The ramp and adjacent parking lot will remain closed during reconstruction of the spillway at Griffith Lake Dam under the direction of the DNREC Dam Safety Program. The project is expected to be completed by the end of December 2027.

Anglers are encouraged by the DNREC Fisheries Section to utilize the Hearns Pond boat ramp or Blairs Pond boat ramp which are the nearest alternatives for fishing in the Milford area.

For more information about the spillway reconstruction by the DNREC Dam Safety Program, visit the Griffith Lake spillway improvement project webpage.

Wanted: Suspect for Commercial Burglary in the 14th District

The PPD Northwest Detective Division is attempting to identify the individual responsible for this commercial burglary.

On August 9, 2026, at approximately 2:30AM, at 6324 Stenton Ave an unknown male was observed breaking in and burglarizing the Citizens Bank at that location. Surveillance cameras from the bank show a black male wearing a black mask, hoodie, jacket, pants, shoes, and a black bookbag with “ENON Tabernacle Baptist Church” emblem break a door window using a red brick to enter the bank. While inside the male took several blank checks. The male was last seen walking north bound away from Stenton Ave toward Tulpehocken St. This offender is also a suspect of a commercial burglary at the same location and wearing all black but with a white partial mask that occurred on August 5, 2026.

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HOME COUNTRY: Leona was a good mule.

Leona was a good mule. She was in a fabled minority in the pack station realm of mules, as she was a riding mule as well as a pack mule. She was also  … well …

somewhat notional in nature. There was how Leona pictured her world, and there were the rest of us, who were wrong, of course.

  Mules are worth a lot more than a horse in the eastern California High Sierra, and there are reasons for that. They usually live longer than a horse, they learn fast and never have to be shown twice, and they won’t jump off a 300-foot cliff just because a 40-foot pine tree sneaked up on them.

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Winslow Township Family Day – August 22nd

Enjoy a summer afternoon at New Brooklyn Park for Winslow Township Family Day. Features local vendors, activities, and community fun for all ages.

  • When: Sat, Aug 22 | 2 PM – 7 PM
  • Location: 123 New Brooklyn Erial Rd, Sicklerville, NJ

Camden County concert at 6pm featuring Let’s Groove Tonight: Earth Wind & Fire Tribute Band

National Boxing Association to Award Continental Lightweight Championship

Photo credit to Teflon Promotions

Teflon Promotion’s will host their upcoming fight night, RePlay Volume 3, on August 22nd at The Grand Ballroom, 3801 Market Street, with local undefeated boxer Jibril Noble competing for his first world championship. 

Noble, an undefeated lightweight at 9-0 with 7 of the wins coming by knockout will face Wanzell Ellison (11-2-1, 5KO) of Newark, New Jersey for the National Boxing Association’s Continental Lightweight Title. 

“I am ready to put on a fight for Philadelphia,” says main event fighter Jibril Noble. “Philly is the city for boxing and I am ready to show the world why. I am not walking out of the ring without the belt in my hand on August 22.”

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