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Tabernacle Approves New Contract with Tabernacle Rescue Squad After Years’ Worth of Feisty Negotiations, But Shamong’s Decision to Now End Its Arrangement Leads t…

TABERNACLE—The Tabernacle Township Committee has awarded a new contract to the Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS) after more than ...
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Shamong Mayor Challenged on Township Residency After Reports of ‘Tenants’ Seen Living at Address Cited in His 2025 Election Filing; Residents Also Claim Mayor Has …

SHAMONG—Allegations have surfaced over the past two months over the actual residency of Shamong Township Republican Mayor ...
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Friends of the Pemberton Library Celebrate Library’s 25th Year

Members of the Friends of the Pemberton Township Library gathered in recognition of National Friends of the Library Week (Oct ...
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Shamong Committee Votes to Serve Tabernacle Rescue Squad with Termination Notice in Approving Medford Shared Service

SHAMONG—The Shamong Township Committee has decided to terminate the services of the Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS), effective ...
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Pemberton Township Council Meeting Erupts into Physical, Verbal Row as Mayor, Up for Re-election, Charges, Curses at, and Audibly Threatens Frequent Critic Before Bei…

PEMBERTON—An Oct. 21 Pemberton Township Council meeting descended into absolute mayhem when township Republican Mayor Matthew ...
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Washington Twp. Reorganizes Its Office of Emergency Management; Parking Lot Project to be Put Back Out to Bid After Award Rescinded

WASHINGTON—A restructuring of the Office of Emergency Management in Washington Township to apparently bring it up to current-day standards is underway, with officials running the office having had to ...
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Pemberton Township Mayor Faces Renewed Calls for His Ousting from Elected Office

PEMBERTON—The Republican mayor of Pemberton Township is facing renewed calls for his ousting after attendees of a Feb. 5 Pemberton Township Council meeting arrived to find new railing bolted into the ...
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Arrest of Husband of Pinelands Regional Superintendent, Attempted Ouster of Board President Rattle School District

LITTLE EGG HARBOR—As an apparent “investigation” that started last month and saw a number of top Pinelands Regional School District administrators placed on temporary leave apparently continues, there ...
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New Directive from Pemberton Mayor Curtails Council Members’ Ability to Speak to Employees on Town Business, and Vice Versa

PEMBERTON—Contributing to years’ long-tensions boiling over at the Pemberton Township Municipal Building this past week is a memorandum put out, and that then leaked out on social media, addressed to ...
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Shared Administrator Arrangement Opens Up Pandora’s Box in Southampton over Personnel Related to Committeemen

SOUTHAMPTON—The highly-controversial “shared administrator” arrangement that took effect last month between Southampton and Medford townships, with Southampton sharing its administrator, Brandon Umba, ...
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JCP&L Says Running Powerlines Underground in Southampton Is Not ‘Silver Bullet’ in Having to Weigh ‘Many Considerations’

SOUTHAMPTON—A major focus of the second resident meeting held last Thursday in Southampton Township with Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) representatives, facilitated by state Senator Latham ...
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Pemberton Council President Issues Public Apology to Resident Following His Threat to Have Her Removed from Meeting by Cop

PEMBERTON—Republican Pemberton Township Council President Joshua Ward has issued a public apology after threatening to have a township resident, who is a regular council meeting attendee and ardent ...