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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. [...]

George Chen is driving the country in a motor home — and paying his own way — to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of China, based in Taiwan. He’s traveling to 30 major cities, carrying a battery–powered “torch of peace” and gathering Taiwanese–Americans together to celebrate their homeland. “We’re trying to promote Taiwan [...]

Gabrielle Billington reached into an aluminum bin of vegetables and pulled out a pink blob the size of her fist. “Oh my gosh — look at this radish!” she said. Purple, white and yellow onions rolled around in another tray, beets were in a third, and others were piled with arugula, lettuce and spinach. “I [...]

Matthew Schulock, 20, of Somerville, is one of three men charged in connection with a series of burglaries from May 29 to June 2. Police were called to St. John’s Episcopal Church on West High Street soon after 11:30 p.m. on June 1, when the pastor found the building open, Fazio said. Police found a [...]

(Reader submitted) Somerville Middle School Musicians directed by Mr. Steven Loreti competed in the Music in the Parks Festival hosted by Six Flags Great Adventure on Friday June 3.This was a two day festival for student choral, orchestral, and band ensembles from many New Jersey counties and the largest regional event in of its kind. The [...]

Michael Pestorius’ challenge to incumbent Township Council members Christine Henderson Rose and Matthew Moench failed to gain enough traction with voters to propel him through the primary. Pestorius won 525 votes, to Moench’s 858 and Rose’s 693. Pestorius had challenged Rose in particular, saying her votes to support a school district and fire district budget [...]

In Raritan Borough, Mayor Jo-Ann Liptak won the Republican nomination over challenger Pasquale Marago, a former Borough Council member. Liptak won 317 votes to Marago’s 101. “I think the voters are sending a message that they’re happy with what we’ve been doing, they’re pleased with the way the borough is moving and they like what [...]

Municipal gadfly Arlene Strege was narrowly defeated by Jim Schworn, the local Republican committee’s candidate for Township Committee, in Tuesday’s primary elections. Strege won 430 votes to Schworn’s 443. Township Clerk Sharon Brienza said Strege has already told her she intends to seek a recount. Schworn, a New Jersey Transit executive, will face Democrat Louis [...]

(Reader submitted) Raritan Mayor Jo-Ann Liptak received the prestigious 2011 Millicent Fenwick Award on June 5 at the Bernards Inn. The Millicent Fenwick Award is given annually to a Republican woman who exemplifies the late Congresswoman and Ambassador’s passion and energy. Millicent Fenwick was an extraordinary person in New Jersey and Congressional history. Always a [...]