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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 Related articles Black Friday shoppers swarm Deptford Mall for deals starting at midnight -- Video Stay on Budget When You Stay in Burlington Football: Vote now for the South Jersey Times Game of the Week West Deptford train, car crash pushes vehicle 60 yards, police say | NJ.com 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 to 42Freeway.com to see two larger pics. And please like our Facebook page. Related articles Piston Diner (Review) by BlueJeanFoodCritic What Is Happening With the Brooklawn Diner? Does Anyone Know? Meandering w/ Mark Matthews: Brooklawn Iconic Eateries Weber's and the Brooklawn Diner Happenings Brooklawn baseball patriarch "Pop" Barth still center of attention Brooklawn New Jersey History | cnbnews.net Read more →

42Freeway.com provides updates on several new store happenings in the Deptford area, with the area around the Red Lobster/Olive Garden restaurants becoming very hot, possibly due to the new Christmas Tree Store center opening this year. Home Goods and Ulta Stores October opening dates determined. The stores are located in the Barnes and Noble shopping center on Almonesson Rd. Many seem very excited to have the HomeGoods store in Deptford, which is listed as a relocation of their Delran Store. Contruction fencing is up for Deptford's new Burlington Coat Factor store, to be located in part of the old Sam's Club location. Check the link to see how they are positioning the store in the center. The Outback Restaurant which sits in the corner of... Read more →

Image from NJ Dept of Health In an article covering the current state of New Jersey's Marijuana Treatment Center program, it mentions that the still unopened Bellmawr facility has not been licensed after almost 1 1/2 years, even while construction is almost complete. The article is credited to the Courier-Post, but the link presented here is from its sister newspaper, The Daily Journal Excerpt below is specific to Bellmawr, but read the entire article to get the full picture on medical marijuana in New Jersey: The owners of another facility, Compassionate Sciences, are still trying to get permission to open their center in Camden County. Nearly a year and a half after starting its review, the state Department of Health has yet to issue a... Read more →

Bellmawr's Mangia Bene Pizzeria is set for a re-opening at the end of August. The new ownership team was in the property today preparing it for a hopefully quick reopening. Additional commentary and details over at 42Freeway.com. Read more →

Regional Commerece website 42Freeway.com goes back to Gloucester Township Mayor, Dave Mayer to get the offical tax incentive deal for the upcoming $100 million dollar Premium Outlet Mall. The short answer is, nothing special was done for the project beyond the standard tax-incentive program outlined at the GT website. Check 42Freeway.com to get the details, and the exact quote on the project incentives from Mayor Dave Mayer. Read more →

42Freeway.com does its first featured interview and its with Gloucester Township Mayor, Dave Mayer. Gloucester Twp is huge... with the population approaching 70,000 it is SIX times the size of Bellmawr and really is more like several districts than one town. The big news in Gloucester Twp right now is the new Premium Outlet Mall going in off of 42, sandwiched between the Black Horse Pike. It will sit right at the newer College Drive exit of the 42 Freeway, and only a mile from our new home in Deptford. Mr Mayer and I also discuss several other retail districts including Cross-Keys and Blackwood-Clementon Rd. This first feature is a long one, and I probably should have split into 2 posts... but its the first... Read more →

So we moved. No longer residents of Bellmawr after being a resident my entire life. But we're still close by. More about that in a minute. I also started a new blog site called 42Freeway.com In short, 42Freeway.com is a commerce blog featuring stories on new retail developments, roadway improvements, and interesting area events all with the goal to inform and promote the towns along Rt 42. No sports, no politics (unless it specifically relates to a commerce story) Focusing on the towns of Bellmawr, Deptford, Gloucester Township, Washington Township, Winslow Township and Monroe Township... they really are all connected by one main artery, Rt 42 (and the AC Expressway). Let's face it, the road construction in Bellmawr affects them all. The new houses at... Read more →

Creek Rd Pedestrian Bridge 42Freeway.com was one of the first to walk across the new Creek Rd pedestrian bridge, which is a temporary structure to be used as the Creek Rd Bridge over Rt 42 is rebuilt. The new bridge travels over all lanes of Rt 42, providing an awesome view of the speeding traffic below and the ongoing construction. More details and video over at 42Freeway.com Read more →

From the Favorites Facebook Page The long awaited "Favorites" off-track wagering and sports bar opens today in Gloucester Township. Their facebook page says the doors open July 2nd at 11:30am. The location is on Blackwood Clementon Rd, at the former Stone Grill location. The website lists: 130 flat screen TVs 50 seat bar 40 private wagering carrels Outside Patio The property will be managed by Penn National Gaming, who very recently dropped their bid for the remaining Philadelphia casino license. PNG also runs an off-track faciltity in Toms River. Like the Toms River faciltiy, the Gloucester Township facility will be under the Freehold Raceway license. According to the Courier-Post, a similar facility in Vineland generates $12 million a year in revenue, Toms River $32 million,... Read more →

Getting out of her car on Google Street View Maps Meandering with Mark Matthews CNBNews Bellmawr, the surrounding towns... well basically all of South Jersey... now seem to be covered by Google Street View Maps. If you aren't familiar, Google Street View is an add-on feature to their popular map website, which allows you to see images taken along the street. Google has been driving specially outfitted cars around the world to take pictures of the streets, and then they stitch them together so that you can virtually drive down the streets. As early as a few months ago, I noticed that while they had covered the eastern part of Bellmawr, the west side of Black Horse Pike was not covered, as well as most... Read more →

Meandering With Mark Matthews BROOKLAWN NJ (May 10, 2014)--Two well known Brooklawn eateries have significant changes coming, one for the better and the other... well only time will tell. First up is Weber's Drive-in. The well known drive-in eatery has been open since when my parents were kids. Over the years they've had trampolines, a skateboard park (please someone contact me with pics or video!), and they've always seem to have had minature golf courses. Well on June 18th, the Brooklawn Weber's Drive-in is up for auction! There are no details in the listing as to the reasoning for the auction, but it does show that it includes the building, golf courses, 6 acres of land, and there is additional land available for purchase. Ever... Read more →

A fire broke out Saturday early evening at the Bellmawr Manor Apartments. An entire unit appears to have been destroyed, which was on the side of the development closest to the Annunciation School. Around 5pm, emergency personnel closed Browning road starting at Annunciation School, and continued the closure for several blocks. Crews were on hand from several area fire departments, including Bellmawr, Barrington, Collingswood and Mt Ephraim No additional details at this time. We should have video from the scene shortly. Photos provided by Cheryl Meyers and Angela Kennedy Read more →

(C) Accuweather.com Keep an eye on the weather forecasts this weekend, as Accuweather.com just published an article saying we could be in for another rough commute Monday morning. From the article: The heaviest snow, ice and rain are likely Sunday night to Monday night. The storm will not only bring the potential for major disruptions to travel and daily activities, but also the risk of power outages. We share this warning now, but I'm sure if this starts to turn into a real storm we won't be able to escape it on the television news. Read the Accuweather article here: Philly: Potential for Major Travel Problems by Next Week Read more →

How about a little fun, and probably a smile, on this 6 degree morning? Nascar driver Jeff Gordon and Pepsi Max team up to pull a hilarious prank on an automotive journalist from the Jalopnik website. This is actually Jeff's second prank video. The first hit viral success last year hitting 42 million views, and many thought the video was fake (staged). My guess is this new version will also meet with the same "viral" success. Web automotive journalist Travis Okulski was one of the first to say that while the first Test Drive video was fun and entertaining, Jeff Gordon was not driving the car. So for the second Test Drive video, a new plan was hatched... to put the doubting journalist Travis into... Read more →

On a recent visit to Sam's Club in Deptford NJ, I stumbled on to a new promotion they are running... geared to helping out select area business and the two featured currently are Marlene Mangia Bene in Woodbury and Villari's Lakeside in Sicklerville. Since before the holidays, Sam's Club has been promoting national casual eating places such as UNO's and Don Pablos, by selling discounted gift cards in the store. My wife and I are big UNO's fans and have purchased several of them (Gluten Free products and Beer!) So this past Sunday I was in Sam's Club and was surprised to see that in the mix of large displays of discount cards, were the two local restaurants! They must have just put them out... Read more →

You probably already know that a featured location for this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition is our own "Jersey Shore". And its not any Swimsuit issue... it's the 50th anniversary issue! What I haven't seen mentioned, is that on the SI.com website, is a 3 and a 1/2 minute "behind the scenes" video of the the photo shoots as they took place up and down the Jersey Shore. Cape May features prominently in the video, which also includes Wildwood, Island State Park, Seaside Heights and other locations. The video makes for an awesome promotion for the Jersey beaches, as it full of great quotes from women who really know beautiful beaches! (C) Sports Illustrated 2014 The SI.com Swim Daily site lists several Swimsuit Edition staffers... Read more →

Mark Matthews/CNBNews BELLMAWR NJ (January 28, 2014)--With the temperatures hanging in the teens again on Tuesday morning, the Big Timber Creek looks more passable on foot then boat. Photo is from the Hargrove's Marina in Bellmawr, looking towards Westville and the Rt 47 bridge. Read more →

Two big changes taking place this weekend (Jan 10 - Jan 12) as part of the massive 295/42 road construction. One impacts this weekend, another is a temporary change that will last for years. Bell Road Weekend Evening Closures (Bellmawr to Mt Epraim): Evevings this weekend (January 10-12) the Bell Road bridge will be closed from 9pm to 6am, as workers install new sewer pipes. NJ.com New access road from 42 north to 295 North Also because of the ongoing project centered in Bellmawr, a new ramp goes "live" this Sunday, connecting 42 north traffic to 295 north. It will take the traffic around the core construction area making it easier to rebuild those roadways. This detour is set to last for several years. Its... Read more →

By Mark Matthews cnbnews.net I haven't posted in a while. Summer has been very busy for us, and we recently got back from a short 4 night trip to Disney World (which is just about the right amount of time). This is a ramnbling post. We have a wedding tonight, and making the last minute trip to the dry cleaners I noticed a few things around town I thought I'd write about... Green Olive, a new Bellmawr restaurant has opened, and the Wonder Bread store is down for the count. Oh, and a few other random thoughts, including the landfill. Update/Related: Wawa in-store fresh baked rolls come to Bellmawr Green Olive Pizzeria and Restaurant Entering into the crowded Pizza and Restaurant arena of Bellmawr, Green... Read more →

(cnbnews.net)--Over the last 4 or 5 years, Cleary's Notebook has had several stories on the wild turkey population that has been taking over Gloucester, Brooklawn and other areas... and earlier in the year GCN reporter Anne Forline published an in depth article on the local turkeys. So how about one last photo from today of a young turkey family in Bellmawr along McClelland Ave? The adult and 5 young chicks have become regulars in the neighborhood. They've seemed to have found a safe home in a nearby natural area behind the homes which is basically untouched by humans. I noticed a Bellmawr group back in 2008 over at New St Mary's Cemetary on Browning Road, and about a year or so ago we started seeing... Read more →

By Mark Matthews cnbnews.net A portion of the partnership which owns Brooklawn's Metro Diner is branching out into Gloucester Township. Remodeling is under way at the long closed Charlie Brown's Steakhouse building, located near Camden County College. The new location will be called Lamp Post Diner, and a family restaurant is a primary focus. Update: I spoke to Paul at the Metro Diner today (7/27/2013) to clarify the ownership of the new Blackwood location. While Paul is part of a partnership which owns The Metro diner... that same full group of partners are not opening up the Lamp Post Diner in Blackwood. Paul, who is a very familiar friendly face at the Brooklawn location, is taking on the Lamp Post Diner project outside of the... Read more →

By Mark Matthews cnbnews.net BELLMAWR NJ- Bellmawr's largest building, the former Harcourt book distribution center was recently sold, and indications are it will see new life as the home to Amoroso's Bakery... one of Philadelphia's most beloved signature companies. (see video below) UPDATE: Phillynews.com's Joe DiStefano has been in contact with bakery boss Len Amoroso who says "A real estate partnership, which we are part of, bought that [Bellmawr] building....". But Len then goes on to say "But we have not made any decisions yet". Head over to Joe DiStefano's PhillyDeals blog for more comments. Could this be a big play in the "which state is going to give me the best offer" gambit? A real estate partnership, which we are part of, bought that... Read more →

By Mark Matthews Mt Ephraim NJ - This week the Fantasy Showbar building was demolished to make room for a new Taco Bell. Even if you've never set foot in the building, everyone in the area knew of the Fantasy Showbar. Its large and somewhat graphically worded front roadside sign made it very clear what was going on inside. Some, like me, remember when it was originally a Thom McCann shoe store. But what many don't realize, is it was also the battleground for a legal case that made its way to the Supreme Court in 1981. Considering only about 80 cases are heard by the Supreme Court, and another 50 are decided without hearing arguments... it's amazing that this small town case made it... Read more →

By Mark Matthews BELLMAWR NJ --It looks as though the Browning Rd sidewalk and lighting improvements are complete. Lighting has been installed and is operational, and the town is already proudly displaying banners from the recently installed vintage styled lamp posts. The improvements include new sidewalks, benches, waste recepticles, lamp posts, grass, plants, and attractive retaining walls where the ground rises up higher than the sidewalks. The work and craftsmanship is of very high quality, which can be seen in the the block walls, sidewalk... the whole project. Plus the lamp fixtures have that vintage 1800s small town look. The top of the lamps even have a "B" monogram! The sidewalk runs the length of the cemetary, and the lighting and banners continue down to... Read more →

BY MARK MATTHEWS CNBNEWS.NET Updated July 7th at end of story I remember decades ago, going up to the Bellmawr recreation center to watch the fireworks. We'd bring a blanket, sit in the outfield of the ball field closest to the water tower... and have a great view of the fireworks that were fired along the back fence of the property. I can't remember when Bellmawr stopped sponsoring them. I have memories of being there as a young kid.. but can't quite remember if they were around for my own kids in the 90s. So I ask this quesion... 100% my own thoughts... Would the Bellmawr's residents support spending money on Fireworks again? Or is there enough interest that people would band together to raise... Read more →

Odd day for weather today. Watching the Phillies game on TV and see it was delayed because of torrential rain, while 5 miles away in Bellmawr I look out my window and the sun was shining. Later in the day, around 7:05 on Sunday night we caught this... Then around 8:20, sitting on the back deck... there was one patch of orange sky. Read more →

Runnemede Lake (C) Google Maps Philly.com is reporting that a small lake in Runnemede is being investigated by state biologists to determine the cause of 300-500 dead carp floating in the water. The small lake is located off of Singley Ave, not too far from the Deptford border. Any number of dead fish is cause for alarm, but considering the small size of this lake its of even higher interest. Read more →

Mark Matthews CNBNews Last month Philadelphia and the skater community completed a 10 yr effort to do something amazing. Something that works. Something that made me think "wow, how does this happen?". An awesome new skatepark... one like you've never seen before... opened in the city in a location that is as perfect as the park design itself. And its completely free. Ask anyone where the best skateboard locations were to be found, and most would probably say California. But if you had to pick an East Coast King, there is no doubt it is Philadelphia. Two locations became world famous decades ago, Love park and its at times taken over by skaters concrete walls, and FDR Park... the skater built, city seems to look... Read more →

Mark Matthews CNBNews.net The Bellmawr Park Housing division was originally developed by the US Government as a means to house the defense workers needed to build ships in nearby Camden. Because of the uncertainty of how long people would be there working, the units were built small. According to wikipedia, eight of these communities were built in the short 2 year project... and the all turned into private ownership, with the Bellmawr location converting last in 1952. Here are series of amazing photographs taken around October 1942, around the opening of Bellmawr Park, which at the time featured a day care center! I've known about these pictures for several years. Never posted because my intent was to take the "today" pictures and match them up..... Read more →

UPDATE: Grand opening is Friday June 14th. Website The shortest post ever... drove by the new bar / restaraunt on Rt 130 and noticed the signs are up. The Hog and Bull must be getting close to opening. I saw an SUV out front when I first passed, but I was late for an appointment and couldn't stop. When I came back an hour or so later, they were gone. Not really any clues to indicate a major construction. I am hoping the large stage that O'Malleys had a few years ago has still survived. Most recently it was called D'Place and the Facebook photo seem to show that the stage is still there, as well as the large center bar. Its a big place!... Read more →

Bellmawr native Jason Nark has won 5 awards from the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, as reported at Philly.com. Jason is a Daily News reporter (previously with the Courier-Post) and is currently living in Blackwood... ...but he was raised in Bellmawr, NJ! The article goes on to say that Jason's 5 awards included two first-place prizes. Jason grew up in Bellmawr, attending Annunciation School, and then Gloucester Catholic. He went on to Rutgers for his bachelor's degree and the University of Penn for his Masters. Very impressive for anyone... and even more awesome when it's a Bellmawr guy! Jason started his working career in Bellmawr at the Bellmawr English Pizza, which he recently commented "got paid to fold boxes there when... Read more →

The cold and rain has given way to a beautiful Memorial Day in Brooklawn NJ. Each year the town of Brooklawn and the American Legion Post 72 put together a touching ceremony to honor those who served for our country, and who gave the ultimate sacrifice in support of our freedoms. Several touching speeches were given, and in the audience was Assemblyman Angel Fuentes. A few pictures are in this post, but head over to Facebook to see more (70 total). God Bless America and those who serve for us and our freedoms! Enjoy the beautiful day with family, friends, and loved ones. And before you take that first bite of your hot dog... take a moment to thank those who serve in our Armed... Read more →

BY MARK MATTHEWS (cnbnews.net)BELLMAWR NJ--There is still time for fun at the St Joachim Bellmawr carnival, as this weekend closes out an amazing week with fun, sun and music. This weekend, area cover band Stage 3 takes over the beer garden again, bringing with them their full stage production. They bill themselves as a "Rock and Roll Party Dance Band", and their set list backs that up, from AC/DC's Shook me all Night Long to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance. Two days of excitement left, but Friday night looks like the "go to" night as the temperature is set to hit 83 and stay sunny all day! Get to the carnival early to grab your spot in the beer garden, which is located around the side... Read more →

CNBNews Mark Matthews The first trailer for a new major movie set in Ocean City, NJ has been released. The trailer also shows a scene taking place in Atlantic City. Unfortunately media sites indicate the film was shot in New York. Are State Tax Credits to blame? Kristen Wiig scored huge with Bridesmaids, and this summer she is back in a romantic comedy called "Girl Most Likely" co-starring Glee's Darren Criss and also featuring well known actors Annette Bening and Matt Dillon. I make this assessment only from viewing the trailer, but the movie seems to have a clear common theme with another movie set in this area "Silver Lining Playbook". Both have the storyline of "Adult child needs to live back at home after... Read more →

by Mark Matthews CNBNews.net BELLMAWR NJ--A yearly tradition going back to since when I was a kid, Bellmawr's St Joachim (Annunciation) Parish carnival starts Monday May 6th, and continues through Saturday May 11th. The carnival is located directly on the parish grounds, 601 West Browning Road in Bellmawr, NJ. Tuesday and Wednesday are listed as Family nights. Following the "If it works, why mess with it?" philosophy, this year's carnival again features exciting rides, games, delicious food and snacks... and the legendary Bellmawr beer garden! Friday and Saturday night brings back area cover band, Stage 3. More than just musicians, they are true entertainers and really put on a great show. I stopped over on Sunday afternoon and took a few pics of the set-up.... Read more →

Al Jo's Curve 295 (c) Google Maps As reported in the South Jersey Times, State transportation officials have announced that a major traffic pattern shift on the Interstate 295 southbound Al-Jo Curve ramp under Interstate 76 is expected to be implemented this weekend as part of the Direct Connection project in Bellmawr and Mt. Ephraim Beginning Friday night, contractor PKF Mark III plans to shift both travel lanes on the ramp to the outside, up against the existing curb line. The shift - which will require overnight lane closures and will be fully in place Saturday morning Full article and additional details available at the South Jersey Times Related articles Two I-295 crashes in South Jersey cause traffic delays Al-Jo Curve at I-76/Route 42 interchange... Read more →

More than four miles of deteriorated pavement to be improved (Trenton) - The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced a project to resurface more than four miles of Route 30 (White Horse Pike) in both directions from the vicinity of London Avenue in Berlin Borough to just west of Brand Avenue in Lindenwold, Camden County. NJDOT’s contractor, South State, Inc., is scheduled to start preliminary construction activities including site mobilization and sign installation this week, requiring shoulder closures. The $2.6 million project will resurface Route 30 in both directions with a new surface course of asphalt pavement. The project will improve motorist safety and extend the pavement lifespan along the full width of the roadway at each location, including all travel lanes, turn... Read more →

BY MARK MATTHEWS (cnbnews.net)This week's Gloucester City News is out, and it brings a few surprises! The most notable being, this issue brings us full-color on 4 pages (front/back/Interior). Well, at least I never noticed it being full color print before. I imagine this is in part due to the recent move to a new printer. Another ongoing surprise, is that each week the Gloucester City News seems to be adding more content, and more authors. Anne Forline of Bellmawr has become a prominent reporter, doing an awesome job covering local town meetings and general community interest stories for all of the GCN region. Something else I just noticed this week, is a Council meeting summary from Runnemede... expanding the reach into other communities. Some... Read more →

Carmen's Cheesesteak. Image (C) blog http://itsnotevennoonsomewhere.blogspot.com/ (CNBNews)--The South Jersey Times newspaper has been conducting a contest to find the best cheesteaks in South Jersey. Their approach is to use a reader poll to identify the 2 best sandwiches in 5 regions, and then visit each location for the final showdown. Two very local restaraunts are in the finals representing the Camden/Burlington County region. Gaetano's in Brooklawn, NJ Carmen's Deli in Bellmawr, NJ Carmen's Deli, which originally established its reputation with amazing hoagies, has come on strong in the Cheesesteak category since adding them years ago (sometime after I was a kid, but not too recently!). Their website mentions 25 overall awards, but one of the most notable awards was when the Food Network's Aaron McCargo... Read more →

Bellmawr's Sauter Park on Park Drive in the Crescent Park section of town is in the final stages of having new playground equipment installed. Thanks in part to a grant from the Camden County Freeholders plus the hard work of Bellmawr's employees, the project includes tough timber borders, rubber mulch, new climbing equipment, and is positioned to reuse the existing swing frames. On a visit today (4/20/2013) the only things that seemed to remain are putting the swings in place, and some surrounding landscape work. Saturday turned out to be a beautiful spring day, and many young families and children were already out taking full advantage of the new playground equipment. Like most pubic gathering places, Sauter Park has experienced some night time vandalism over... Read more →

As previously reported on the Bellmawr Police Facebook page, a burglary suspect was apprehended early morning of 4/10. Mt Ephraim and other departments provided assistance in securing the neighborhood perimiter, and searching for the suspect. The Bellmawr Police have updated their Facebook post to include the following additional information: Update: Suspect information. Name: Lee M. Beckett 29 y.o. male Runnemede, NJ To date there have been 15 victims identified and charges of burglary (to a vehicle(s)) and theft have been filed. The suspect remains in Camden County Correctional Facility on $30,500.00 bail. The full Bellmawr Police post is available here. If you are a Facebook user, consider "liking" the Bellmawr Police page as they do a great job of using this platform to keep residents... Read more →

BY MARK MATTHEWS CNBNews.net While we didn't see much snow this winter, the cold weather seemed to hang around a little too long this year. Now that weather has finally gotten warmer, we are all happy to see the start of new life... Birds are chirping, grass is greener, flowers are blooming and we have the first swings of Little League bats this season. And this year spring brings us something very new to the Bellmawr Little League fields on Essex Ave... Our first signs of the start of the long awaited "Direct Connection" project, which as you should know, will redesign the crossroads of 295/76/42, including taking a lot of the curve out of the Al-Jo's curve in Mt Ephraim. What originally was a... Read more →

CNBnews File Photo Details from the Bellmawr Police Facebook page: On 04-10-13 at 3:48am officers were dispatched to the area of Grant Avenue and Park Drive for a report of a suspicious male attempting to enter vehicles. While en route to the call, further information was provided indicating that an off-duty officer from another jurisdiction had witnessed the event after paying particular attention to his dog barking because he had seen the recent post by this Department in reference to vehicle burglaries. The suspect fled from the off-duty officer but officers from this Department and surrounding towns were able to quickly set up a perimeter thereby preventing the suspect from escaping the area. A thorough search of the area on foot led to an assisting... Read more →

SS United States - Image Public Domain Wikipedia BY MARK MATTHEWS CNBNews.net If you've been to the Ikea in South Philadelphia, next to the Walt Whitman Bridge, you've definitely noticed the SS United States docked directly across from the shopping center. On its maiden voyage in 1952, it broke speed records for crossing the Atlantic Ocean.. records which stills stand today. It's been sitting at the dock for 17 years, at a cost of $80,000 per MONTH, waiting for a grander plan to form. Now its getting too costly to keep. According to a new CNN.com article, the scrap heap looms very soon... Two months, to be specific. If you google the ship, you'll find a LOT of articles and publicity on the ship over... Read more →

Route 168 bridge deck replacement over I-295 nearing completion in Camden County NJDOT to restore highway to normal lane configuration this weekend. (Black Horse Pike) (Trenton) - NJDOT officials today announced that the Route 168 bridge deck over Interstate 295 - located at the borders of Bellmawr, Haddon Heights and Mount Ephraim in Camden County - has been reconstructed and is scheduled to be fully reopened to traffic in the normal four-lane configuration this weekend. Full Press Release at NJDOT Read more →

BELLMAWR NJ--There was an overturned tractor trailer on Rt. 76 at exit 1B (Rt. 295 NB) causing extreme traffic delays in the area earlier this evening. Traffic is back to normal at this hour. Bellmawr police issued the following warning four hours ago on their Facebook page... Congestion has moved rush hour traffic onto the local roadways so please plan to be met with heavy volume if traveling in the immediate area. Pedestrian traffic is also unusually high in the area of the W. Browning Rd. overpass. Please watch for people crossing the roadway. All Rt. 42 north traffic must either take the express lanes to the left of the Rt. 76 split or you will be forced onto Rt. 295 north bound at exit... Read more →

The Philadelphia Inquirer has a report this morning regarding the untimely delivery of sample ballets for the Bellmawr School Roof Referendum vote. I can confirm that yesterday when I voted, I had gone from work straight to the voting location, and when I got home I was amused and confused to see my sample ballot had arrived the same day as the vote... in effect AFTER I had voted. I'll be the guy to say it.... Could this delay have affected the vote outcome? The ballots which were dropped off at the Bellmawr Post Office (SJ Regional Center), and primarily needed to be delivered to the same town of Bellmawr... took a week to deliver after going on a tour of New Jersey. The Inquirer... Read more →

Bell Oaks School (School District PDF) The Courier-Post is reporting that Bellmawr voters "easily" passed the $3.1 million dollar referendum to put new roofs on the three School district buildings. Beyond the more obvious "we don't want water leaking into the buildings", School officials and Board members have been touting energy efficiencies, and solar-panel opportunities. The short piece in the Courier also quotes School Board President Bruce Darrow as saying "The project will be completed without any impact in taxes"... but isn't Bruce Darrow the Brooklawn School District President, and not Bellmawr? Read more at the Courier Post Read more →

BY MARK MATTHEWS CNBNEWS.NET The special vote on replacing the Bellmawr Schools roofs is today, Tuesday March 12, 2013. According to the school district, the total cost of the project(s) is $3,093,750 and the average tax impact is $22.54 The School District Website offers the following voter information: VOTE REMINDER 3/12/2013 3/12/2013, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Please remember to vote, Tuesday March 12 in the roof referendum. The polls are open from 5-9. Voting places • DISTRICTS 1 & 7 ARE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON BROWNING ROAD • DISTRICTS 2 &3 ARE AT THE VFW 7410 ACROSS THE STREET FROM BURKE • DISTRICTS 4,5,& 6 ARE AT THE MUTUAL HOUSING AUTHORITY ON ESSEX AVENUE I've grabbed a few links of interest: Roof Referendum... Read more →