Galloway Twp.

Grange names Mazetis Volunteer of the Year

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:32:36 GMT

GALLOWAY-- Time seems to be on the side of Louisa Mazetis of MullicaTownship, who eagerly spends it volunteering for area organizations and helping area seniors.

As a result, Mazetis, who is known as the township’s unofficial historian, was recently named the Cologne Grange Volunteer of the Year in praise of her tireless volunteering efforts.

EMTs aid police AED program

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Steve Prisament) — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:29:52 GMT

GALLOWAY – A campaign to raise $12,500 for 10 new automated external defibrillators for the Police Department was kicked off at the Tuesday, May 22 Township Council meeting.

Chipping in $1,250 to buy the first AED was the Galloway Township Ambulance Squad.

Memorial Day Events – Absecon, Galloway Editions of May 24-25, 2012

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Steve Prisament) — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:09 GMT

Chestnut Neck observance

The Daughters of the American Revolution General Lafayette Chapter will hold a Memorial Day observance 10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday, May 26 at the ChestnutNeckBattleMonument on Route 9 in GallowayTownship. There will be a presentation of a wreath by the family of the late Edythe Aldridge. Aldridge who died in March at age 89 was a longtime DAR member who annually presented the Memorial Day wreath. Boy Scout Troop 254 will present a flag folding ceremony. Public, family-appropriate event.

Call Susan Smith at (609) 909 5265.

Tutoring available for children of military families

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Steve Prisament) — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:16:40 GMT

GALLOWAY – Roland Rogers Elementary School third-grade teacher Terry Dougherty has been keeping busy, and the deadline to be part of her summer program is Friday, June 8.

Cell phone ticket leads to drug cache

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:09:16 GMT

GALLOWAY – Galloway Police Officer Jacqueline Crocker conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 30 near 3rd Avenue at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 22.

The driver, a 31-year-old Galloway woman, was stopped for using a cell phone while driving.

Christian music festival in Galloway

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Steve Prisament) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:55:07 GMT

GALLOWAY – National Christian recording artist Reilly will headline a list of 14 acts during an eight-hour Christian Music Festival on Saturday, May 26.

Getting the word out about lupus

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Steve Prisament) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:52:18 GMT

PORT REPUBLIC – Relief Postmaster Natalie Groff wore purple to work Friday, May 18.

Postmaster Lee White and many customers wore purple ribbons.

Senior center expected to open soon

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Steve Prisament) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:47:54 GMT

GALLOWAY – The township’s new senior center is expected to open the first week of June.

Township Manager Arch Liston said at the Tuesday, May 22 Township Council meeting that delays, including door operation and design problems, should be resolved quickly.

The center is the former American Legion Hall on the White Horse Pike at Carton Avenue.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was tentatively planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, June 9.

It’s taken a number of years for the project to reach fruition.

“I’m so excited for our seniors,” Mayor Don Purdy said. “They pay a lot of taxes, and it will be good for them to have a place to go.”

Bicycle stop nabs fugitive

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Steve Prisament) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:47:23 GMT

GALLOWAY – A man stopped for riding a bicycle against traffic ended up being held on multiple warrants and charges related to an alleged attempt to avoid arrest.

At 9:40 p.m. Sunday, May 13, Officer Jacqueline Crocker observed a suspicious man operating a bicycle on Chris Gaupp Drive, according to Information Officer Paul Dooner.

Galloway cleared of OPRA complaint

shaun.smith@shorenewstoday.com (STAFF REPORTS) — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:21:46 GMT

GALLOWAY – The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has cleared the township of wrongdoing alleged by a Woodbine blogger who has inundated the clerk’s office with Open Public Records Act requests since approximately the time Lisa Tilton left office in a negotiated resignation.