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Haddonfield’s John Crowe has completed two Ironman triathlons — the athletic endurance competition consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run. Crowe, 54, tooka grueling 12 hours to complete his first Ironman four years ago in Lake Placid. So, when he attended his first session at CrossFit Tribe in Pennsauken lastwinter, Crowe was [...]

A 43-year-old Cherry Hill woman was critically injured Monday afternoon when she was struck by a car on Church Road. Police said Alpa Patel was in the right lane of the road when she was struck by an eastbound 2009 Dodge Caliber. Patel was initially flung onto the vehicle’s hood but then dropped beneath the car and was [...]

TD Bank has raised more than $1 million for Special Olympics through TD Bank’s third annual “Be a fan” campaign. TD Bank surpassed its original $1 million goal through a combination of in-store donations, wristband sales at TD Bank store locations, and internal employee fundraising for six weeks during the summer. Bank customers and employees purchased more than [...]

A woman was in police custody Thursday after a bizarre incident that prompted a search of Newton Lake. It started around 4:15 p.m. when a 911 call reported a vehicle in the lake off the White Horse Pike. The emergency call was made by a woman in the parking lot of Newton Lake Park, official said. Acting Chief [...]

Volunteers of America Delaware Valley has launched Operation Backpack. The goal is to collect 1,000 backpacks and raise $10,000 to help kids in need start the school year on the right foot. Modell’s Sporting Goods and International Sports, Skating and Fun Centers are drop-off points for new backpacks and school supplies. Backpacks can also be dropped off at Volunteers [...]

Police are seeking a man who robbed a township bank on Wednesday. The holdup occurred around 12:30 p.m. at Haddon Savings & Loan on Route 70 near Kings Highway, police said. The robber approached a teller with a note, then ran away with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police are seeking a white man about 5-foot-10 and in [...]

Four people are accused of trying to shoplift items worth more than $1,200 from a township store in recent days. According to Cherry Hill police, the most recent incident at the Home Depot on Route 70 occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday. Two Pemberton Township residents — Brittany Doherty, of the 400 block of Ridgeview Avenue, and [...]

Borough officials here are exploring the possible use of red-light cameras. The Lawnside municipal clerk’s office on Aug. 24 is to receive bids from vendors interested in operating an “automated photo enforcement system,” the borough has announced. Potential sites for the cameras have yet to be assessed, according to the borough. Lawnside is not currently part of the state’s [...]

The school board will vote on a permanent contract for Maureen Reusche, now interim superintendent, when it meets Tuesday, 7 p.m., at Malberg Administration Building, 45 Ranoldo Terrace. The district had applied to the state Department of Education for a waiver to the superintendent salary cap that went into effect in February. Under the cap, Reusche could earn [...]

A 16-year-old lifeguard saved a fainting woman stricken by extreme heat at Woodcrest Swim Club Thursday. Garrett Clayman, who will be a junior at Cherry Hill East this fall, said he suspected something was wrong when he saw the woman holding on to a rope in the pool. When Clayman approached her, she told him it was too [...]

The Cherry Tree Corporate Center recently signed two commercial tenants, Raytel Cardiac Services and law firm Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst. Raytel, a subsidiary of Philips Electronics, has occupied Cherry Tree for three years as a subtenant, and recently renewed directly with the landlord at the complex at Route 38 and Cuthbert Boulevard. Nelson Levine de Luca [...]

State officials currently have no plans to expand a pilot program for red-light cameras, but that hasn’t stopped South Jersey towns from advancing plans to participate. So far this year, at least four local communities — Berlin Borough, Cinnaminson, Collingswood and Pennsauken — have approved measures needed to seek a spot in New Jersey’s five-year pilot program. [...]

Cherry Hill Police Chief Rick Del Campo has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with the township, Mayor Bernie Platt announced Wednesday. “In my nine years as mayor (appointing Del Campo) was probably the best decision I ever made,” said Platt. “In his time as chief he and his staff have saved the township more than $1 million. [...]

A Cherry Hill man has been arrested after allegedly exposing himself over the Internet to a sheriff’s officer. Officials with the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office said 35-year-old Danny Becker exposed himself on a personal webcam while chatting with a detective, who was posing as a 12-year-old girl. Sheriff’s spokesman Bill Maer said an undercover detective with the office’s [...]

Free seminars on how to expunge criminal records will be held here and in Camden in the coming weeks. A session will be held May 26 in the Multicultural Room at the Cherry Hill Library, 1100 N. Kings Highway. Another program will take place June 1 in Room 326 of College Hall at Camden County College, 200 [...]

1st Colonial Bancorp, Inc., holding company of 1st Colonial National Bank, reported net income for the first quarter of $170,000 or 5 cents per share, compared to $111,000 or 3 cents per share for the first quarter last year. 1st Colonial also reported $276.1 million in total assets and $240.6 million in deposits. These amounts reflect a [...]

The stately mansion at 351 Creek Road in Moorestown features spectacular moldings, cathedral-size stained glass windows, and a splendid great room that can accommodate 100 guests. Situated on eight exquisitely private acres, the home offers sweeping views of the Rancocas Creek, soaring ceilings and a lofty price tag of $4.99 million. “It is the most unique property in [...]

David Milsted, a member of Cherry Hill’s Emergency Medical Services squad, and his son, Adam, will get some bonding time over the next few days as they take a little bicycle trip together. From Boston to Washington, D.C. The Milsteds are taking part in the EMS Memorial Bike Ride, an annual event that takes place during National EMS [...]

TD Bank opened its first net-zero energy bank location in the United States in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday. The U.S. Department of Energy defines a net-zero energy building as a residential or commercial building that produces in a year at least as much renewable power as the total energy it uses. According to the DOE, a net-zero [...]

A lunatic approached David Kahn on a subway in New York City, brandishing a knife, wanting nothing more than to slit his throat. Kahn remained calm during the 2002 incident. The Princeton resident had spent years preparing for such a moment with Krav Maga, a hand-to-hand, self-defense system. “I consider you a mortal threat,” Kahn told the would-be [...]