NJ Accreditation Assessment Team Visiting Gloucester Township PD; Public Invited to Submit Comments

Gloucester Township —A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) on January 23, 2023, at 8:00 AM, will examine all aspects of the Gloucester Township Police Department policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services Chief David Harkins announced today.  Additionally, on January 24, 2023 at 8:30 AM,…

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Blackwood Multi Alarm House Fire Displaces Family

  BLACKWOOD, NJ (CNBNEWS)–On Tuesday, January 17th at approximately 5:42 pm, GTPD responded to Locust Drive in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, New Jersey for a report of a dwelling fire. Arriving officers found smoke and flames coming from rear of the residence. As Gloucester Township Fire Departments were arriving, officers ensured that the residence and…

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Westville Mayor Fritz Sims Jr. State of the Borough Message

Welcome to all in attendance tonight. I want to acknowledge a few dignitaries who are in attendance tonight. NJ State and Assemblyman William Moen. Special thank you to Assemblyman Moen for swearing us all in tonight. Gloucester County Board of Commissioners, Director Frank DiMarco and Deputy Director Heather Simmons. I’d like to congratulate Councilman Lawrence…

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Honoring Gloucester Veterans – By Making The Township A Welcoming One

Gloucester does a lot to honor its veterans, which is a reflection of the long military history of the township and wider NJ. This was seen in early December, when Patch reported an additional wreath-laying ceremony, outside of the normal memorial schedule. While Gloucester does right by its veterans, it is also the case that, at…

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A MIND-BOGGLING STORY: Gloucester City Fireman Sets Coworker’s Pants On Fire

OPINION: The information used to report this article is from the 50- plus page document entitled  State of New Jersey Final Administrative Action of the Civil Service Commission.  Some of the pages from that ruling appear in the article below.  This is about some of the employees of the Gloucester City Fire Department who routinely play pranks…

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