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The borough council here welcomed back veteran Councilwoman Carol Mincey and newcomer Joseph E. Venello Jr.

The borough here and county were recently commended by the U.S. Department of Justice for progress made in the November election to make voting more accessible to the Spanish-speaking community.

SCARFACE ISN'T named after the famed thug in the Miami-based gangster movie. The little, fawn-colored pit bull wasn't given that tough title so that his owner could pump up his own street cred.

Residents here are headed for the revaluation home stretch. A process that has been delayed for nearly 18 years is now nearing completion after being order by the Salem County Board of Taxation.

Karen Gerber has been making her own beaded jewelry for four years. Recently, she transformed it from a solo hobby into a group hobby with friends.

According to the New Jersey Department of Education , nearly 26 percent of schools in Salem County failed in 2008 to meet the Annual Yearly Progress standards set forth by the No Child Left Behind Act .

"How beautiful it is tonight to see this one family of different backgrounds come and worship Jesus," said Deacon Bill Johnson of St.

The state Office of Attorney Ethics, which once had local lawyer Judith A. Karr serve on its district ethics committee, announced her disbarment here Monday after she pleaded guilty to theft in October.

As the temperature drops, the homeless of Salem County have very little resources to keep warm.

Peter Tourison, a New Jersey municipal judge who drove while intoxicated, told an ethics committee at a hearing Wednesday that the proper quantum of discipline is a reprimand, nothing more.

Sheriff Chuck Miller announced that the Salem County Sheriff's Department participated in a statewide roundup targeting delinquent parents owing child support.

Poetry sizzles and snaps over a giddy audience of charged children at the elementary school here, who move and shout along with performers giving a living lesson on the spoken word.

With the holidays around the corner, it warms the heart when people come together to provide for families in need.

A Penns Grove man accused of sexually assaulting his girlfriend's daughter around her seventh birthday and for months thereafter has been indicted by a Salem County grand jury here.

Borough Council President Anthony "A.J." Crescenzi has resigned from the governing body here, allowing his successor to get an early start on the council.

Three people have been charged with allegedly operating a pit bull fighting ring on Lanning Avenue after abused and injured dogs were found at the home, according to police.

Three people were taken in by police and six pit-bulls confiscated after authorities say they discovered what may be evidence of a dog fighting ring, 6ABC reports.

November 16, 2008 -- On Sunday afternoon around 5:00 p.m., Penns Grove Police came upon a possible dog fighting ring on Lanning Avenue.

Hector J. Concepcion, 44, of Penn Village Apartments, Penns Grove, turned himself in at police headquarters Wednesday on a warrant.

A certified social worker, John Desparrois brought expertise and experience in business when he became associated with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Camden in 1989.