By JULIET FLETCHER, Statehouse Bureau | Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 | 0 comments

Eight-term U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2nd, looks like he may face no party-backed Democratic opposition in his race for re-election this November.

Unofficial petitions filed Monday with the state Division of Elections show the only candidate to file as a Democrat for the congressional seat is Gary Stein, a Mullica Township resident who has run in past elections as a......Continue Reading

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Mullica Twp. --- "It's been a nightmare for me, but I'm hoping that it all goes away."

In the 11 years that Greg Cantrell has lived in his Elwood neighborhood, he says even an all day rain storm would leave

nothing more than a small puddle behind, if that. That was until last winter......Continue Reading

By LEE PROCIDA, Staff Writer | Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 | 1 comment

MULLICA TOWNSHIP - The longest stretch of dry weather so far this year has done little to evaporate the moat surrounding the Cantrell family's house on Reading Avenue.

"I usually drive up to the edge of the back driveway because it's not as deep back there," said Dawn Cantrell, 56, describing her new routine for coming home. "Then I get out, put my boots on and come across the lawn."

A week after a series of rainstorms, water ranging from.....Continue Reading with more photos

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By ROB SPAHR Staff Writer | Posted: Saturday, March 27, 2010 | 0 comments

MULLICA TOWNSHIP - Two school districts are about to begin a search for a new superintendent due to a single retirement.

Mullica Township School District Superintendent Richard Goldberg has notified the Board of Education that he plans to retire as of Sept. 30.

Goldberg, 62, has been an educator in the Mullica Township School District for 36 years - serving the past four as......Continue Reading

By ROB SPAHR, Staff Writer | Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | 0 comments

MULLICA TOWNSHIP — The Mullica Township School District plans to eliminate 12 staff positions and reduce two others from full-time to part-time.

Superintendent Richard Goldberg said the district notified a handful of employees prior to the state aid figures being released that they could be laid off if the district received flat funding.

The district’s aid actually was cut by about $260,000....Continue Reading

By ROB SPAHR Staff Writer | Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | 13 comments

HAMMONTON - Ten town workers were notified Monday by Mayor Steve DiDonato that they could be laid off.

The workers included four police officers, four administrative workers, one highway department worker, and one parks and recreation employee.

DiDonato said the decision was made based on the town's $330,000 reduction in state aid, which - when coupled with a $225,000 increase in health insurance costs, $300,000 in additional pension liability and a $200,000 drop in revenue - has the town facing a budget gap of more than $1 million....Continue Reading