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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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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 Reorganizes Its Office of Emergency Management; Parking Lot Project to be Put Back Out to Bid After Award Rescinded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 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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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 ...
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Pemberton Officials Face Fierce Blowback for Having Considered Using Opioid Settlement Funds to Buy Tahoe for Rec Department

PEMBERTON—Another controversy broke out in Pemberton Township this past week, one over some township officials having considered a resolution authorizing the use Opioid Epidemic Settlement Funds to ...
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Vigil Held in Southampton for Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk, a National Figure Assassinated in Utah Last Week, But Who Left Profound Impact on Local Youth

SOUTHAMPTON—A secluded sports complex in Southampton Township on the early evening of Sept. 14, with a beautiful view of the evening sunset and miles of open field, became a spontaneous gathering ...