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In public comments Thursday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said, “the reason I push it is that I truly believe it’s for the public health benefit of these kids.” The agency's final guidelines for reopening schools are still in flux after criticism from President Donald Trump. Friday,... Read more →

PART I: A Look at Gloucester City's Top Stories in 2019 Dave Pollander Jr., Owner of Dave's Auto Repair & Towing; Age 58 Monday, July 01, 2019 David F. Pollander, Jr. (GLOUCESTER CITY NJ )(July 1, 2019)--Surrounded by his loving family, on June 28, 2019. Age 58. Of Gloucester City. Beloved... Read more →

Do you need to borrow money from a bank or credit union? Whether it's a mortgage loan, a car loan, or a personal loan, you're definitely not the only one interested in filling out an application. The majority of Americans have taken out one (or more) of these loans, and much... Read more →

Two Massive Warehouses being proposed for Deptford NJ; 893,000 sq ft and 179,000 sq ft. Several weeks ago 42Freeway learned that new Ohio based owner of 100+ acres in Deptford Township located off of Rt 41 (wedged between the landfill, 55 and 41) is working on a massive 2 warehouse building... Read more →

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (May 12, 2018)--A new liquor store called Bottlestop is opening up very soon in Gloucester City on Rt 130 North. The building is located next to Cheerleaders Bar, and was recently completely remodeled. As you would expect, this a full beverage location offering Beer, Wine and Liquor. This... Read more →

Retail/Commercial blog 42Freeway.com is reporting that according to several people who attended a tenants meeting at Gloucester Premium Outlets, management recently told tenants a Dave and Busters Restaurant and Entertainment Arcade Center is being planned for the Blackwood NJ’s Outlets site. The location will be in the land still available around... Read more →

The long beloved Geets Diner in Williamstown NJ has reopened for limited hours this week (till 8pm), ahead of their Saturday March 24th Official Grand Opening! Geets Diner and it’s large front sign on the Black Horse Pike and Rt 322 have been a community landmark for decades. People were shocked... Read more →

By MARK MATTHEWS/www.42freeway.com GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ --The third Royal Farms convenience store has opened in South Jersey, in Gloucester City. The location is on Rt 130 (South) where Market Street crosses over. Many remember this location as the Gloucester Inn or the Holiday Inn. They took over half of the property,... Read more →

42Freeway.com Mark Matthews Historic in its designation as the “First African American owned golf course in America”, the Freeway Golf Course closed in 2016 and was put up for sale with an asking price of $2.4 million. Well earlier this year in January 2017, the sale of the 150 acre property... Read more →

DOYLESTOWN, PA (04/17/2017)-- Delaware Valley University is proud to announce that the following new students have enrolled for the fall 2017 semester. The University looks forward to welcoming the new Aggies to campus this fall! *This list is as of April 14, 2017 and does not include the full incoming class.... Read more →

42Freeway.com The official groundbreaking took place earlier in November for a new eatery called Wild Wing Cafe, to be located in Barrington NJ on the White Horse Pike next to the Super Wawa. Wild Wing Cafe is a newer, but growing national full service restaurant with a twist… they feature live... Read more →

Mark Matthews 42Freeway.com The Freeway Diner on Deptford’s Route 41 closed 18 months ago with immediate rumors of Starbucks and an auto retailer moving in. And then nothing happened. Well this week, Greg Wisnowski of Equity Retail Brokers has confirmed that Starbucks has signed the lease for a full Starbucks store!... Read more →

Mark Matthews - 42Freeway.com September 19 The August 9th Planning Board Meeting at Gloucester Township included a discussion on adding an Applebee’s to the Gloucester Premium Outlet shopping center, which would be the shopping destinations first restaurant offering alcohol. The new Applebee’s will not be in the main walkable section of... Read more →

Deptford's popular Filomena Lakeview Restaurant has been going through a transformation this summer, adding an outdoor patio (almost complete), an enlarged kitchen area... and a completely new and enlarged bar area. On the bar side, the owners have built an addition to the building which increases the bar area approximately two... Read more →

42Freeway Mark Matthews Back in November 2015, the Bellmawr Landfill redevelopers took ownership of the Pennant Rock Club’s liquor license. I see two big takeaways from this: Landfill: Despite many who think nothing is coming to the landfill, this purchase further confirms that the developers are intent on building something… and... Read more →

Earlier this year, several news outlets stated that one of the largest food retailers in the world (and based in Germany) was poised to make its move into the US, and was targeting locations in New Jersey as a key entry point. UPDATE: The map image and text was updated to... Read more →

Mark Matthews 42Freeway.com Inspira Health Network, more widely known in our area as the owners of Woodbury's Underwood Hospital, has purchased 30 acres of land in Deptford NJ. The undeveloped parcel is located on Clements Bridge Road, across from the shopping center that used to house the Pathmark Supermarket. The transaction... Read more →

42Freeway Hobby Lobby moves closer into our region, with the opening today (Oct 5) of a new store in Sicklerville NJ, on Cross-Keys Rd. Well, Monday is the official opening date, but those in the know realized that they have been in soft opening mode since Friday, and on a rainy... Read more →

42Freeway.com Gloucester Township continues its own streak of big openings, with the long awaited Tilted Kilt restaurant opening on Monday, October 5th at 11am. 42 Freeway was there for the VIP preview party on Saturday, and we have the exclusive preview photos of the beautiful restaurant and servers! At it’s core,... Read more →

Mark Matthews 42Freeway.com Several years ago it was touted as a new state of the art Movie Theater to be located in an area of Deptford NJ along Clements Bridge Rd (across from the closed Pathmark). According to variations of Deptford Township planning documents, those woods were to become Movies, a... Read more →

Mark Matthews Bellmawr's new Aldi Supermarket opens on September 14th! The store is located on the site of the former Bottom Dollar Food store, which was new construction and only in use for a short time before the company closed all locations. The billboard seen in the article photo is located... Read more →

The Brooklawn Shopping Center surprises everyone with the start of big construction taking place in both the remaining section of K-Mart, and the recently closed Radio Shack location across the parking lot! Our research shows that FOUR new tenants are coming in, including national retailer Petco, Davita Dialysis and a Hope... Read more →

The Bellmawr Super Wawa opened today, Friday June 19th. The Wawa is located on Creek Rd in Bellmawr, on the Northbound side of Route 42, replacing the old Wawa and a Luke Oil. We stopped in within the first 30 minutes of opening today to check the place out, and grabbed... Read more →

Mark Matthews UPDATE: Bellmawr's Italia Pizza has reopened! More information at 42Freeway.com Every silver lining has a dark cloud. Over in Bellmawr, the long awaited Super Wawa opens this week, and Bellmawr won the Aldi lottery which they hope to see opened this year… But sad news also comes this week... Read more →

The Spread - Mt Ephraim NJ New owners have taken over the ol' Spread Eagle Inn on Kings Highway Mt Ephraim, and instead of simply trying to clean up the local pub, they completely demolished the old tavern down to the basement, and they are building new. I drove by today... Read more →

Sitting empty for several years along a core Deptford retail road, the Bally's Health Club is next in line for redevelopment plans. The current owner of the property (Next Realty) was recently in front of the Deptford Planning board to present their initial plans to bring new life to the property...... Read more →

The Wawa official Grand Opening page states that June 19th is the Grand opening for the long-awaited Bellmawr Super Wawa, located on Creek Rd at the entrance to Route 42 North. On June 19th, the key times are: 8:00am store opening 10:00am Ribbon Cutting ceremony The new store replaces an older... Read more →

Mark Matthews The opening of the Brooklawn Diner has been widely covered by Bill here at ClearysNotebook. Today I stopped in for the Grand Opening, making it in during the first hour... and scoring a free breakfast! (Breakfast was free till 11am). I enjoyed a delicious Ham and Cheese omelet, checked... Read more →

by Mark Matthews CNBNews.net DEPTFORD NJ May 24, 2015--The rumors around Deptford are true, and after 37 years of business this weekend marks the end for the Freeway Diner in Deptford NJ. The For Sale sign has been up at least a year, and planned for the location is an iconic... Read more →

Mark Matthews 42Freeway.com A unique Gloucester City landmark located at King and Monmouth is back in business as a local tavern after some interior remodeling, thanks to a local family who has been doing business in the City for years. The King Street Pub opened recently in an interesting building that... Read more →

Mark Matthews At Deptford's February Planning Board meeting, developers presented a preliminary plan for two new hotels to be developed along Rt 41 (Hurffville), at the entrance to Rt 42 southbound. The property is currently several warehouses and businesses. And again 42Freeway.com is the first to bring you this news. This... Read more →

Mark Matthews Breaking News! Today (March 27) Aldi completed the purchase of the Bottom Dollar Food locations…. and they’ve announced that 30 Bottom Dollar Stores are being converted over to ALDI .. and BELLMAWR and Woodbury made the cut!! Read more in the Company press release. NJ.Com updated story The full... Read more →

Mark Matthews Gloucester Township is seeing a major retail development take place along Route 42, totaling more than 400,000 sq ft. Simon,one of the largest mall and outlet developers in the country is building an Outlet mall in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, between Route 42 and the Black Horse... Read more →

by Mark Matthews DEPTFORD NJ--In the land of retail stores and national chain eateries, Deptford last year announced that a new large pediatric health care facility is coming to a property on Almonesson Rd. The medical organization moving in is the Wilmington-based Nemours duPont Children’s Health System which is one of... Read more →

Image (C) Philadelphia Eagles by Mark Matthews CNBNews.net Just when everyone was scratching their heads over Chip Kelly's recent moves for the Philadelphia Eagles, he pulls a deal that has everyone this morning calling him a genius. I was curious to see what the national sports media had to say about... Read more →

(42Freeway.com) Construction has started on a new Dunkin Donuts on Rt 47 (Delsea Drive), down by the North-Bound entrance to 295. The location is a long closed bank, which on the other side of it has the entrance to the Inverness Apartments. Many think this is Westville, and its referenced several... Read more →

by Mark Matthews CNBNews The long awaited Burlington "Coat Factory" store in Deptford is scheduled to open March 20th, according to the property management website. I had heard from a store associate the same date, but waited for something more official before posting. The store is located in the same shopping... Read more →

by Mark Matthews CNBNews The surprises continue to roll in for the Almonesson Rd area of Deptford, with the signing of Hobby Lobby coming to join the new Burlington Coat Factory at the Court at Deptford! Hobby Lobby seems to have a huge fan base, as the Facebook post for this... Read more →

by Mark Matthews CNBNews.net DEPTFORD NJ--A popular Facebook group for Deptford residents was buzzing recently with news of stolen packages from a home located along a busy road in town. NJ.com reports on the arrest in the case of Turnersville woman, Jeanette Montanez, 47. Interestingly, what was picked up by a... Read more →

Bellmawr Super Wawa - 42Freeway.com Work has been taking place on the new Super Wawa on Creek Rd in Bellmawr since earlier in 2014, and just a few weeks ago the steel frame of the new building appeared. It gives residents and commuters a clear indication of the store size and... Read more →

Hobby Lobby Gloucester Township - 42Freeway.com The five year old Shoppes at Cross Keys in Gloucester Township (Texas Roadhouse, Buffalo Wild Wings and Bertucci’s) recently received approval for an 85,000 sq foot retail addition, and the big fish they’ve landed to fill a large portion of that space is Hobby Lobby.... Read more →

Deptford Gas Drops Below $2. 42Freeway.com We've all noticed the prices dropping all around the area, but 42Freeway.com reports what it thinks is the first gas station(s) in the CNBNews and 42Freeway region to drop below the $2 a gallon price. There are two stations near the same intersection that throughout... Read more →

Mark Matthews CNBNews Incumbent Mayor Frank Filipek has won the hotly contested Bellmawr Mayoral race, which will extend his time as town leader to 18 consecutive years. Filipek and his family ran a very clean campaign, focusing on his many years of service and achievements in the community, which started long... Read more →

by Mark Matthews CNBNews.net Tuesday November 4th is Election Day, and this year in Bellmawr brings us a hotly contested Mayoral race. The internet forums and social media are really buzzing this election year for the Bellmawr Mayoral race. Two main factors have converged; One obviously is the impact of having... Read more →

Mark Matthews CNBNews Next Tuesday (11/4) is election day, and this year offers several candidates for the Mayoral seat. Its the most competition I remember seeing! Of course it's awesome to see so many people want to get involved, but a lot of choices brings tougher decisions. My simple idea is... Read more →

Mark Matthews CNBNews If you went through the Bellmawr School system and it's Bell Oaks Middle School, you undoubtedly know of the small cemetery across the street from the school at the corner of Anderson Ave and Bell Rd.. No sign to identify the cemetery. No office. Simply a cemetery that... Read more →

BY MARK MATTHEWS Deptford continues its hot-streak of bringing in new businesses, with locally based Forman Mills set to to take over Deptford's closed K-Mart. The location is on Rt 41 (Hurffville Rd), in the same shopping center as the McDonald's and AC Moore. Even though it seems Forman Mills is... Read more →

It has quickly become one of our area's premier town festivals... The Bellmawr Octoberfest rolls into town Saturday October 18th, at the town Recreation Center on Creek Rd!!! While most area town festivals are setup on long streets, the Bellmawr Octoberfest is more of a town fair... like it was pulled... Read more →

Originally published by the South Jersey Times (NJ.COM), it appears the new Burlington Store being built in Deptford will be open before the Holiday shopping season. Very impressive considering we just heard about the new store, and only weeks ago saw the first signs of construction. 42Freeway.com and South Jersey Times... Read more →

We saw this earlier in the week over at the Brooklawn Facebook page, and stopped over tonight to take a look ourselves. The Brooklawn Diner owners have turned on the exterior lights and the colors look amazing. It will be an awesome welcome to one of Brooklawn's key entrances. Click over... Read more →